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In the end, it was Shen Huanzhi's men who found Zheng Peiru, so the information was also given to her by Shen Huanzhi. The letter said that Zheng Peiru would be arriving at Tianjin Port in three days, but Zheng Peiru refused to return home, so in order to prevent any mishaps from happening while she was in the process, Shen Huanzhi's men would temporarily guard her, and before that, Xie Jingxi would need to enter the palace to give the Imperial Consort Shen a comforting gift.

In the morning of the next day, Xie Jingxi and Gu Yun would have to fast for the sake of entering the palace. His Majesty, as a sign of sorrow, raised an extremely high standard of respect for all Imperial Consort Shen's funerals, and even bowed to the empress, although it was a bit unreasonable, but when people die, no one would dare cause trouble, not to mention his brother Shen Rui who had rushed over from Yongping Palace early in the morning to guard the funeral.

However, when they heard that Shen Rui was overburdened with grief, they immediately dismounted and ran into the palace. In any case, the amount of guards that followed after him did not conform to the rules, and His Majesty only frowned slightly, he did not say anything, but the arrogant and despotic nature of Shen Family caused even more people to be dissatisfied.

However, when Shen Rui came to the capital, he brought a concubine from his family and entered the palace. He heard that this concubine was extremely favored by the family, and when she was at home, she was called the Second Madam. When this Second Madam entered the imperial harem, she was together with the other wives.

The dizziness from a few days ago had assaulted him and he had to endure the discomfort he was feeling from time to time. After being howled by the Second Madam, his scalp started to go numb, but the Second Madam was not done crying yet, and he still had to care about whether other people were crying or not. From time to time, he would glance at the crowd, making him feel uncomfortable.

It was one thing for the second wife to have no rank, but she was even in a concubine's room, with the look of a caretaker at home. Anyone who felt comfortable would feel this way too, thinking that Shen Family could kill a person, causing the whole world to be covered in mourning.

Those with a discerning eye could see that this Second Madam was obviously here to cause trouble. As she cried, she muttered, "Our imperial concubine, imperial consort, actually went off like this at such a young age, what kind of world is this? We just gave birth to the little prince, yet she lost her mother so early on. What should we do in the future …"

The empress and Imperial Noble Consort Shen did not look too good on their faces as they said that was the Imperial Concubine. Those who did not know this were all taken away as Imperial Noble Consort Shen and there were still Imperial Noble Consort Shen in the palace.

However, Imperial Noble Consort Shen was a capable person, she would never let her discomfort show on her face, and even went to support her Second Madam, who was crying uncontrollably. "Don't ruin your body by crying, your little sister's spirit in heaven can't bear to do that, right?"

"Imperial Consort imperial consort, when our master heard the news, he almost fell off his horse. Our mother and father also fainted several times, how could they not be sad? They are not like some people who stand here pretending to be righteous.

When she said that, the Second Madam intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Lady Sun, causing the people from the Zheng Family to feel awkward, but the Lady Sun only pretended not to see it, and continued to use her handkerchief to cover her eyes. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, the Second Madam started to howl again. When it was noon, everyone had to eat and rest, so the second wife of the Shen Family walked over and sat in front of Lady Sun and asked: "Why haven't we seen your Miss Pei Ru, I heard that she has been suffering from some kind of illness recently, and that this kind of body isn't suitable for her to marry into another, and that having children in the future is a problem."

This Second Madam was from Sichuan and had a strong accent that attracted attention the moment she opened her mouth. Many people wanted to know more about this topic, so they all listened attentively.

Zheng Peiru had indeed not shown up for a long time, what kind of sickness could cause him to feel better, and since she did not see the Zheng Family to look for a famous doctor, then whether this disease was serious or not, could it be that she suffered from some sort of shameful illness? In fact, there had always been women who ran away from home. They would usually find excuses to cover things up, like getting sick or not at all. Those who heard this would understand tacitly, and those who were unaware of this would inevitably think this way.

From then on, Zheng Family's young lady seeking a wife would be affected a little, and it was an enormous humiliation to her entire Zheng Family. Not only that, Zheng Family had no face, the Queen had also suffered as a result, which was normal enough, but once it was exposed at some sensitive point, it could very likely become the key to causing trouble.

Lady Sun did not recognize her, "Second Madam, you do not know that my family's Pei Ru has typhoid fever in the past, and that it is too cold in the capital this year. Seeing that she could not take it, I sent her to her parents' place to recuperate, and when the weather is warmer, I will naturally have to bring her back.

Zheng Peiru was from the second brother's family, which meant that she was the daughter of Zheng Fengqing and the Queen's twin brother. It was reasonable for Zheng Peiru to go and reunite with her parents, but those people who knew how to listen could understand the meaning behind their words. Shen Family finding trouble with Zheng Family at this critical moment, was definitely not an empty talk, which meant that Zheng Peiru leaving home was definitely something else.

Xie Jingxi was a little anxious in her heart, she had not expected that the Shen Family would break this layer of window paper at this time, and provoke them so blatantly. If one were to say that this Shen Family person was truly arrogant, and had even humiliated the Zheng Family in front of the empress, it was clear that they did not place them in their eyes.

Furthermore, it seems like it is not just a matter of returning, since the Shen Family was exposed in public, it means that they must be aware of the inside information. Whether they guessed or they really knew, what happened in the few months that Zheng Peiru was away, could it be that someone leaked out?

Originally, Gu Yun did not want her to go, but if she did not go, then Zheng Peiru would not be able to take her back. He felt that it was not that simple and that if he did not personally go and see Zheng Peiru, he would not be able to rest easy.

Gu Yun wanted Zhao Zhang to follow along, but Xie Jingxi did not agree, because once Zhao Zhang appeared, everyone would know that it was someone from the Gu family. She did not want anyone to know about this matter, so he planned to leave quietly, without even disturbing the people from Marquis Mansion.

Although Xie Jingxi had thought of a perfect way to deal with all these, things went far beyond her expectations. Just as she rushed to Tianjin on her horse, Zheng Peiru had already left.

Shen Huanzhi's men had taken care of her in a small house. Although there were people watching her both in the light and in the dark, a living person like Zheng Peiru shouldn't be able to tie her up and not move her at all, right? Furthermore, Zheng Peiru had accumulated a lot of experience while escaping from home, so he was able to sneak her into an opening and coincidentally ran away the night before Xie Jingxi came.

Xie Jingxi was so angry that she almost fainted, thinking why did she meet such a stubborn girl? If she didn't do it, she would definitely act like a fugitive, and this place was so close to Tianjin Port, with so much effort, she could leave on a boat. If she ran away again, it would be difficult to find her, and even Zheng Family Elders would have to bring her into the ditch.

"Fang Yu, bring a few more people with you to find her. Even if you have to bring them back to the ship!" Xie Jingxi explained Zheng Peiru's appearance to Fang Yu in detail, "If she doesn't want to come back, then knock her out and bring her back with me!"

"Yes, Madam. You don't have to worry about that. I'm good at finding people, but you have to be careful."

Others were secondary, if something were to happen to Xie Jingxi, then none of them could even think about living. Waiting until the sky turned dark, Fang Yu finally managed to carry Zheng Peiru back. As expected, Zheng Peiru had a stubborn temper, if she was not obedient, she would be knocked out and brought back.

Madam, I found her near the pier. I sneaked in to bring her out. I've noticed her on the way.

Xie Jingxi's heart could not rest at ease, but she had to quickly bring Zheng Peiru out of this place, which was not far from the Eternal Ping Manor. If anyone from the Shen Family was watching her, it would be troublesome, but she looked at the current Zheng Peiru, and found it hard to say anything. This girl had left home for a few months, and would be wearing the most ordinary of coarse clothes.

Xie Jingxi personally brought a bowl of cold water over, and used the handkerchief to wipe her face while pinching her cheeks. Not long later, Zheng Peiru's eyelids began to move, it was unknown what kind of mood she had as she opened her eyes, the moment she saw Xie Jingxi, her expression was filled with fear, and even her eyes were flickering. It was as if she was facing an unforgivable bad guy.

Xie Jingxi suppressed the anger in her heart, "Miss Zheng, long time no see, do you still recognize me?" Seeing that she did not dare to look at him, Xie Jingxi laughed, "Don't say anything about recognizing the wrong person. The reason I came all the way here is not to save a lady who does not know what's good for herself."

Zheng Peiru took a deep breath with her eyes tightly shut, then looked at Xie Jingxi again, "Mrs. Gu, how have you been?"