Bringing Her Back

It was a rare occasion for Lin Yunwan to visit Old Madam Lu, and the Old Madam was overjoyed. She even put on airs, telling Nanny Yan, "Finally, she's come to take care of me. Tell her to wait a moment."

When Nanny Yan went out to take a look, she saw that Young Madam had come empty-handed, and her expression didn't seem like that of someone who had come to take care of someone who was ill.

Without telling Lin Yunwan to wait, she turned and went inside to tell Old Madam Lu, "Young Madam seems to have something important to tell you."

"What's up?"

Old Madam Lu frowned and reluctantly got out of bed.

Nanny Yan said she didn't know.

With the Lu family in such a state, what important matters could they possibly have?

Old Madam Lu didn't think there was anything urgent.

She changed her clothes, put on a headband, and went out. When she saw Lin Yunwan, her expression was not good.

This granddaughter-in-law, she's been waiting for far too long!

If we just keep going, the Lunar New Year is almost here.

"You've come."

Old Madam Lu's tone was still very kind. After all, her granddaughter-in-law had given in, so she would give her another chance. It wouldn't be impossible for everyone to get back on their feet in the future.

As soon as she stepped outside, she lectured, "A woman obeys her husband after marriage and considers him her heaven. You've been making a scene for so long; it's time you thought it through."

He even said, in what he thought was a kind gesture, "Yun Wan, please don't do that again!"

The Old Madam is overthinking things.

Lin Yunwan her head, her face extremely cold, and said, "Old Madam, I've come to tell you something important."

Old Madam Lu sat down, still not taking it to heart, until Lin Yunwan said, "Nanny Yan, you should go out too."

The Old Madam then realized that something serious might actually be happening.

Nanny Yan went out with Lin Yunwan's maid.

A cold wind was blowing outside, and they waited outside for almost half an hour before the door to the house was finally opened.

Lin Yunwan remained unmoved, while Old Madam Lu's face was as cold as if it had been frozen in an ice cellar, completely stunned.

"I'll take my leave."

After Lin Yunwan left, Nanny Yan quickly followed her in and asked Old Madam Lu, "What's wrong? What did Young Madam say to you?"

Old Madam Lu's eyes widened, and she grabbed Nanny Yan's hand, saying, "Quickly! Go investigate! Is there any prominent family in the Capital that lost their Di Daughter twenty years ago? Go investigate!"

"What? The Di Daughter is lost?"

Nanny Yan confused.

Old Madam Lu was extremely flustered. It seemed like there was such an incident twenty years ago, but she couldn't remember it clearly!

"Go now if I tell you to!"

Nanny Yan said, "Very well, this servant will send someone to investigate immediately."

He let his son go, and also instructed someone to tell Lu Zhengliu to have his men investigate when they had time.

Within two days, Old Madam Lu would know everything.

Nanny Yan said, "The Duke Xingguo's Residence did indeed lose a Di Daughter, twenty years ago during the Lantern Festival."

The age matches.

Old Madam Lu was pounding in her chest. She asked Nanny Yan, "What else did you find out?"

The investigation was very thorough, but these were things that couldn't be kept secret once someone inquired.

"The current Duke Xingguo is that young lady's father. The Heir Apparent of Duke Xingguo is that young lady's brother. I heard that the Duchess Xingguo has been depressed and ill for many years because of this lost daughter!"

"The Duke Xingguo has always doted on his wife, and even now he often asks the maidservant by her side about her taking her medicine."

Nanny Yan sighed deeply, "It's all about fate. She was born into the womb of the Ducal Madam, and yet she got lost!"

"If this young lady were still alive, she would probably be so pampered in the Duke's Residence that even the Princess couldn't compare!"

While that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's pretty close to the truth.

Old Madam Lu's face remained stiff, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or unhappy.

Nanny Yan bent down and asked, "Old Madam, why did you ask me to investigate this?"

Old Madam Lu moved her stiff fingers and asked Nanny Yan, "Tell me... if Ge Bao'er were the missing Di Daughter the Duke Xingguo's Residence, would it be a good thing or a bad thing for the Lu family?"

"Aunt Ge... Concubine Ge?"

Nanny Yan was stunned. "Old Madam, are you kidding me!"

I'm not kidding!

Old Madam Lu gritted her teeth and said, "Yun Wan didn't say it explicitly, but that's what I heard her mean. In the entire the Capital, besides the Duke Xingguo's Residence, which other family has lost a daughter and Wuding Marquis Residence and the Lin Family?"

Only the Duke Xingguo's Residence could do that!

It took Nanny Yan a long time to understand what Lin Yunwan meant.

"Old Madam, you believe what Young Madam said?"

She thought it was impossible; how could it be such a coincidence?

Old Madam Lu glanced at Nanny Yan and said, "I didn't believe it at first either. But Ge Bao'er's background does match up. Have you forgotten? She was abducted to Liyang by beggars and later redeemed and raised by someone."

"She was a lost child, not her adoptive parents' biological child."

Nanny Yan thought for a moment, then said softly, "No wonder, Concubine Ge doesn't look like a village woman at all. Although she grew up in the countryside, she has delicate skin and is really pretty. Could it be that she really is..."

After thinking it over, Old Madam Lu also felt it was very likely.

She said with a mixture of disdain and forced admission, "Look at her character. Is she some kind of docile village woman? I think she has the blood of the Duke Xingguo's Residence in her very bones."

"She was just born in the wrong place. If she had grown up in the Duke's Residence, she would have been born with the life of a young lady."

It's too late to say this now!

Clutching her handkerchief, Nanny Yan exclaimed in horror, "Old Madam, Concubine Ge is at the estate, still taking her medicine!"

"Tsk!"

Old Madam Lu slapped her thigh. "How could I forget! Quick, quick, have someone bring her back and stop the medication immediately!"

She can't die now!

Nanny Yan was also covered in a cold sweat. "What if she really is a young lady from the Duke's Residence, and the people in the mansion find out how we've treated her..."

They should be wiped out by the Lu family!

"And..."

Nanny Yan said worriedly, "Old Madam, we've treated Concubine Ge like this. If she really is the daughter of the Duke of Duke Xingguo's Residence, do you think she can still help our Lu family?"

After a moment of silence, Old Madam Lu said, "Bring her back first. We'll know once she meets Qing."

If Ge Bao'er can't bear to part with Qing, then everything is negotiable.

If she were willing to do that, she would be a menace.

Before leaving for the estate, Nanny Yan asked one last important question, "Old Madam, Young Madam didn't tell you this for nothing, did she? What's Young Madam thinking?"

Old Madam Lu sighed and said, "What could Yun Wan possibly want? She truly wants to leave the Marquis's Residence."

She gave a magnanimous smile, "I'm not the kind of person who's so easily swayed. Two tigers can't share one mountain, there's no reason to keep two mistresses. If Ge Bao'er is truly the legitimate Di Daughter of the Duke's mansion, and is willing to stay in our Lu family, then let Yun Wan leave if she wants."

Nanny Yan didn't say anything aloud, she muttered to herself, "This matter isn't that simple!"