After Duanyang heard his sister talk about the situation in the mansion, he hurried to the Guozi Jijiu Palace. On the day his wife gave birth, his sister was separated from the hospital. What she knew was limited, so he still had to ask his wife and the maid who was serving in the room that day.
The Guozi Jijiu Palace is not far from the Zhenbeihou Palace. They are both in Le'anfang. The two palaces are separated by four streets. It takes about half an hour for adults to walk there. If you go by carriage or horseback, it will only take a quarter of an hour or two.
Duanyang had something on his mind and was in a hurry, so he arrived at the Guozi Jijiu House in just over two-quarters of an hour. All the disciples of Guoziji Winery knew him, so Duanyang didn't need to wait outside the door. He went straight in and waited outside the second door as a familiar person.
In the boudoir before getting married, the crown prince’s wife Ning, who was in confinement, was looking sad with tears in her eyes. Her mother, Mrs. Cui, was standing by to comfort her. But these gentle words of comfort had no effect, and Ning was still in a bad mood.
Mrs. Cui was coaxing her daughter softly when she suddenly heard the little maid report outside the door: "Go back to the old lady, my aunt, Duanyang is at the second door asking for an audience."
Hearing the little maid report Ning's eyes became a little brighter at the words, and she hurriedly said: "Mother, Zi Xiu Ming must have come back during Duanyang. Please arrange for Duanyang to come over quickly. I have something important..."
Guozi Mrs. Cui, the wine-offering lady, sighed softly after hearing this, "Okay, mother will make arrangements now, but Xian'er...can't tell Duanyang that the little girl is not your child..."
A flash in Ning's eyes With a touch of stubbornness and pain, she gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, mother and daughter are connected. If she is really my biological daughter, how could I deny her!"
Mrs. Cui sighed helplessly. , said in a low voice: "This... we have to verify it before we talk about it. Your mother came to you less than two hours after you gave birth to the baby, and the maids were all staring at you, so why... alas... It's unclear now. If I tell my uncle, wouldn't it distract him? Listen to me, just tell Duanyang that everything is fine, and don't let your uncle worry. He is going to fight on the battlefield, so he must not worry about two things. . Your father and your brothers are concerned about this matter and have sent people to investigate. Can we wait until we have the results?"
Ning lowered his head and thought for a while before replying in a low voice: "I listen to you, don't say anything yet."
Old Madam Cui felt relieved and ordered Duanyang to come in and reply.
Mrs. Ning was in confinement, so naturally she could not see Duanyang, so she could only order Duanyang to reply outside the window.
Duanyang saluted outside the window and asked Ning a few questions about her husband. During this period, Mrs. Cui kept holding her daughter's hand to prevent her from speaking out that very unreliable idea.
Mrs. Ning is a person who keeps her word. Since she promised her mother, she didn't say anything about the fact that the little girl was not her own. She just asked why Duanyang suddenly returned to Beijing? But what does the prince have to say?
Duanyang told Xuan'er about flying to Yongning Pass overnight. He said that the prince was worried about the family and ordered him toCome back and say hello.
Ning had just escaped from death in the past few days and did not pay attention to Xuan'er at all. She thought that Xuan'er was still being served by someone in the Hou Mansion. Hearing that Xuan'er suddenly flew to Yongning Pass, he couldn't help but be surprised. She immediately asked in shock: "Why did Xuan'er suddenly go to Yongning Pass? What did it...bring there?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cui frowned helplessly and called out softly. He shouted: "Xian'er, don't think too much or worry about it carefully."
When Duanyang heard his wife's question, he told her in detail what happened to Xuan'er when she flew over in the early morning four days ago. .
When Mrs. Ning heard that Xuan'er was holding a piece of green embroidered lotus brocade on her feet, she immediately became excited.
"Mother...Mother...the swaddling clothes I embroidered by myself are green for the little girl..." Because she was too emotional, Ning gasped quickly before she could finish her words.
"Xian'er, don't worry...relax...relax..." Mrs. Cui said hurriedly while rubbing her daughter's back.
"Huh... Huh... Mom... I'm... okay..." Ning said intermittently, forcing herself to calm down.
Mrs. Cui looked at her pale daughter with distress, shook her head helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "Go and invite the uncle over, and all the servants in the yard should leave."
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Today is Xiu Mu, and Ning Jingyan, the son of the state, went to offer wine to the emperor early in the morning for an appointment with Master Huitong, the abbot of Ci'en Temple. Ning's eldest brother, Ning Yuande, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was at home. He is extremely good at reasoning and solving cases.
In the past, Mr. Ning always said that the little girl was not her biological child. Mrs. Cui only thought that she was in a trance and did not take it seriously. Therefore, she did not mention it in front of her family and just dealt with it perfunctorily in front of her daughter. Now after listening to Duanyang's words, Mrs. Cui also felt that something was wrong, and then she took it seriously.
After a while, all the servants in the courtyard retreated, and the uncle Ning Yuande also hurried over.
Duanyang stepped forward quickly and saluted. Ning Yuande raised his hand casually and said: "Get up, Duanyang, why are you back? But your general has something wrong?"
Duanyang has not yet After replying, Mrs. Cui's voice came from the room: "Boss, don't ask yet, listen to your sister and Duanyang."
Ning Yuande bowed slightly towards the direction of the room and responded, then waited for the servants He sat down on the chair that had been moved long ago.
"Brother, after I gave birth that day, Mrs. Hou asked me to take my little girl out for a look. The one she took out was my little girl, but the one she brought back was not her." Ning cried and shouted. .
Ning Yuande was shocked, stood up, leaned sideways to the window, and asked in a deep voice: "How do you say this, A-Xian, what's going on? Weren't you surrounded by trustworthy people at that time? Man, how could my little girl be transferred? Did she have any birthmarks when she was born? Can you see it with your own eyes?”
Ning shook her head, her face was filled with tears, and she said sadly: "Brother, I didn't see the little girl at that time, but Ruixue told me that the little girl is not like an ordinary little baby, her whole body is pure white, and there is not a single birthmark on her body. "Although that baby was born fair, she was only fair."
"Then how did you know that the little girl was transferred?" Ning Yuande asked in confusion. If it is said that the mother and son are connected, that is a bit too mysterious and cannot be used as evidence.
Mrs. Ning cried: "Before, I personally embroidered two swaddling clothes, one red and one green. When I gave birth to a baby, I used red and used green for girls. I gave birth to a little girl. Ruiyun personally used green satin. The swaddling clothes wrapped up the little girl, but...but...when Mrs. Hou saw the little girl and sent it back, although the swaddling clothes were also green, they were not...made by me..."
一Before she finished speaking, Ning fainted in her mother's arms because she was too emotional.
Mrs. Cui was shocked and called for the imperial doctor. Ruiyun, who stayed in the room to wait, hurried out to find the housekeeper, while Ruixue hurriedly brought the awakening ointment and applied it on the Ning family. After a while, Ning's body was awakened by the cool stimulation that shot straight up to the sky.
"A-Xian, you are too excited right now. I won't ask you questions for now. Please calm down. My little girl's affairs are all on my eldest brother. As long as he is here, don't worry. I'll go check it out right now." "Ning Yuande thought for a while and said loudly to the room.
Mrs. Ning held her mother's hand tightly and said with tears: "Mother, you believe me..."
Mrs. Cui nodded seriously and said: "Xian'er, Mom, I trust you. You are in good health and you are not allowed to shed any more tears. Don’t worry, your elder brother will definitely investigate this matter for you.”
Ning nodded feebly and said in a low voice outside the window. Duanyang, don't rush back to Yongning Pass, wait until you find out everything before you go back and report."
Duanyang quickly bowed in response, then looked up at Ning Yuande and said, "Uncle, little one. I still have something to report."
Ning Yuande nodded and lowered his voice, "Follow me."
Duanyang bowed and reported to the room: "Madam, please. Madam, I will rest in peace and take care of myself. The younger one left first."
A soft "hmm" came from the room, and then Duanyang left in a hurry with Ning Yuande.