Nanny Duan's face was as pale as paper. In all her years at the mansion, the First Lady had never scolded her like this. Nothing she said would matter now; she could only protect the Fourth Miss's secret: "I don't know either. I only overheard that the Fourth Miss and Sixth Miss quietly left the courtyard, saying they were going to see something interesting in the bamboo grove. They didn't let me follow, and it wasn't my place to ask details."
"In the bamboo grove?" The First Lady pointed at Nanny Duan and said, "I'll settle this account later." She then turned to the maidservants, "Hurry and go look for them!"
The maidservants filed out of the courtyard and conducted a thorough search of the East Cross Courtyard. When they returned, they reported to the First Lady, "We didn't see the Fourth or Sixth Miss."
