Yun Shang was surprised at his words. She immediately turned around and said, "go and bring the little beggar here. I'll ask him myself."
The Butler answered yes and left. Soon he led a boy about the age of seven or eight with him. The boy was plainly dressed and didn't even wear shoes in such cold weather.
Seeing this, Yun Shang hurriedly asked Qian Zhuo to select a coat and shoes of a servant for him to wear. Then she asked him, "you just told the Butler that you saw the woman who asked you to sent the box the other day. Where did you see her just now?"
The little beggar looked at Yun Shang timidly and answered in a low voice, "just now in the street outside. There is a funeral there. And I saw the woman follow the group of people not far away from the man who was holding a wooden sign in his hands."
Yun Shang squinted her eyes and sorted out the little beggar's words. He meant that he saw the woman who asked him to send a box at the funeral group, who was not far behind the man holding the celestial tomb.
There were funeral procession near the Prince Rui's mansion just now. It was lady Liu's funeral, and the woman was following the funeral procession. It was not far behind the man. So she must be someone who was very close to lady Liu.
Perhaps the woman sent the hairpin to her under Lady Liu's instruction.
The butler said that the second day after lady Liu passed away, the hairpin was sent to Yun Shang.
A few thoughts flashed through Yun Shang's mind quickly. She quickly raised her head and ordered the Butler, "take him to identify that woman, and arrange for some people to create some turmoil. Take that woman back here in the mansion in a hurry."
The Butler answered yes. Hearing Yun Shang's tone, he knew that she must be in a hurry now and it was urgent. He hurriedly held the little beggar in his arms and walked out of the room quickly.
Yun Shang stood up and began to pace back and forth in the room. She felt like she was in a hurry as she failed to figure out the key to the secret. She couldn't help but be very anxious.
Qian Zhuo saw Yun Shang's action and didn't dare to disturb her, so she made a cup of tea for her. Yun Shang frowned and looked at the plum blossoms in the vase. She was silent for a long time before saying, "Lady Liu went to the palace to see the empress and then came to our mansion to see me. What did she come for?"
Of course Qian Zhuo didn't know the reason why. When Yun Shang asked about it, she was stunned and hesitated for a while before asking, "is it possible that she came for the eldest princess?"
"The eldest princess?" Yun Shang shook her head at her words, not knowing what she was denying.
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