When Qin Yining thought of Duchess Ding, she couldn't help smiling. Even her eyes became soft.
"Actually, I haven't contacted her during this time. But when grandma handed over the Qingtian Alliance to me and led the family to the south, she told me her plan. She also left some people in the old capital. She asked me to contact her if I had any difficulties. "
Master Zhong was filled with emotion. He couldn't help but say with admiration, "Duchess Ding has great foresight and has always been good at planning. It's really admirable."
Qin Yining nodded in agreement, "Grandma not only has brains, but also courage. If only I could be like grandma. "
Qin Yining could never forget the tragedy of the Sun family when Duke Ding's Mansion was destroyed. When the womenfolk lost hope, Duchess Ding not only became their backbone and led them to survive, but also joined the Qingtian Alliance and became the leader. She also avenged the men of the Sun family.
Qin Yining naturally didn't want anything to happen to the Pang family.
But Pang Xiao's current position was really comparable to that of the Sun family, which was famous on the surface.
Qin Yining was very worried. She was afraid that something would happen to her family and Pang Xiao. She was also afraid that she didn't have the courage and perseverance to support the whole inner residence.
Therefore, Duchess Ding had always been Qin Yining's role model.
Master Zhong laughed, "Princess, why are you so modest? Aren't you the same as Duchess Ding now? "
"I'm still far from it. I'm not as strong as grandma in my heart. "
"But you're only 28 years old. Duchess Ding may not have your ability at your age."
Qin Yining smiled and waved her hand. Master Zhong's praise made her feel ashamed.
Obviously, Qin Yining didn't have such strong confidence in herself.
"There's something I need you to do in person."
"Princess, just tell me."
Qin Yining leaned close to Master Zhong and whispered, "Go and find out if there's a Zheng's textile shop in the old capital. If you find it, go in and find the shopkeeper. Tell him that Madam Zheng's granddaughter wants to find her grandmother and has something to discuss."
Master Zhong immediately understood that Duchess Ding's maiden name was Zheng.
"Yes, I'll go out now."
Qin Yining nodded with a smile, "You can take the people you trust with you. Pay attention to change your clothes and don't be found out..
Master Zhong immediately nodded, "Yes, I understand...
. "When Master Zhong went out to find Zheng's textile shop, Qin Yining went back to the inner room to breastfeed the baby.
Zhao Ge 'er and Han Ge' er had different temperaments.
Zhao Ge 'er was quieter and didn't make a lot of noise. He slept more than Han Ge' er. Even when he woke up, he just opened his eyes wide and looked around curiously. When he saw Qin Yining, he would grab Qin Yining's long hair and play with it. The little red mole between his eyebrows made his small face look as cute as a baby in a New Year's painting.
Han Ge 'er was more lively and liked to act like a spoiled child. Even if the wet nurse was by his side all the time, he would still babble and make noises to attract the attention of the people around him. When he saw Qin Yining, he would even grin until his saliva flowed out. He was also very clingy. When he reached Qin Yining's arms, he wouldn't let go.
The two children were like carved jade. Qin Yining reclined on the soft couch and played with one, then the other. When she reached out a hand, one child grabbed her finger and the other grabbed her light blue brocade sleeve.
Qin Yining turned around and smiled at Bing Tang: "Look at them."
Bing Tang handed the warm handkerchief in his hand to Qin Yining and then supported himself on the edge of the bed to look at the two children in swaddling clothes.
Qin Yining gently wiped the children's small hands and sighed softly.
"Wangfei, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just that Wang Ye likes daughters. Next time, he will try to give Zhao Ge 'er and Han Ge' er a little sister."
Bing Tang was speechless. His lips moved, but in the end, he just nodded: "There will be. The future is still long. "
"Yes, it's still long." Qin Yining handed the handkerchief back to Bing Tang and continued to lie on the couch and play with the two children: "Does Zhao Ge 'er like little sisters? What about Han Ge 'er? "
Bing Tang dragged the cold handkerchief and retreated. He stood in the corridor and took a deep breath of the cold air. After holding it for a while, he exhaled.
Wangfei still didn't know that Wang Ye had decided not to have children in the future.
Bing Tang touched the porcelain bottle in his sleeve and his fingers gradually clenched.
The medicine that Pang Xiao wanted had already been made. If they took this medicine, who knew if they would have the chance to have children in the future.
In Bing Tang's view, sterilizing a man was as cruel as depriving a woman of the right to have children.
Perhaps she could weaken the medicine's effect and do some research to make it into a short-term sterilization medicine. That way, when Wangfei was older and more mature, Wang Ye would still be in the prime of his life. If they wanted to have a daughter, it would be possible.
Thinking of this, Bing Tang immediately made a decision and planned to reconfigure it.
Thinking about how Pang Xiao was worried that Qin Yining would suffer during childbirth, he didn't plan to use external help and completely cut off the "hidden danger" from himself. He didn't even want a concubine's son or daughter. Such deep love moved her, the only person who knew.
For Pang Xiao's health and their future as husband and wife, Bing Tang decided to try again.
Qin Yining naturally didn't know what Bing Tang was going to do. She had always been generous to the people around her. Bing Tang, Ji Yun, Xian Yun, Qiu Lu, and Lian Xiaozhou all took their own shifts. Bing Tang was often immersed in medical research, so she never asked them how they took their shifts.
Qin Yining accompanied the two children for a while. Not long after, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door. A servant girl responded: "Wangfei, Master Zhong is here."
Qin Yining sat up in surprise: "So fast?"
She quickly walked to the front hall. Just as she lifted the bead curtain hanging down from the floor, she saw Master Zhong standing there with a strange expression on his face.
The person who had been in high spirits and full of smiles when he came out was now pale and his eyes were slightly red.
"What's wrong? Did things not go well? "Qin Yining worriedly walked closer.
Master Zhong nodded. His throat was so dry that it was like sandpaper. He forced himself to swallow a mouthful of saliva to moisten his throat before saying with difficulty: "Wangfei, something happened at Zheng Ji's Textile Shop."
Qin Yining's pupils shrank slightly: "What happened?"
"The Textile Shop has put up white linen and mourning flags. All the workers who come and go are wearing mourning clothes. When I went there, their shopkeeper wasn't there. I don't know what happened. I carefully asked around, but their workers are all very tight-lipped. I couldn't find out anything.
"Later, I went to the backyard of their shop. There were also mourning flags flying. After waiting for a while, I finally found an old farmer who was delivering vegetables to them. I heard that their old master passed away."
Qin Yining's heart jumped when he heard this. His body swayed and he grabbed the armrest of the chair beside him. He forced himself not to fall and forced himself to remain calm: "You said their old master passed away? Who is the old master they are talking about? "
Master Zhong's complexion wasn't much better than Qin Yining's. He looked at Qin Yining with a bit of fear in his eyes. He shook his head and said: "Wangfei, I, I can't be sure."
Qin Yining slowly sat down in the round-backed chair behind him. His knuckles gradually turned white as he gripped the armrest of the chair. His eyes stared unblinkingly at Master Zhong as he said in a low voice: "It can't be. It can't be maternal grandmother. Even though maternal grandmother is old, her body is healthy. But she's healthy, so she should be fine. She should be fine … "
His voice became lower and lower until it fell on his lips like a mosquito.
She didn't believe that something would happen to someone as strong as Duchess Ding.
However, it was normal for people to get old and die of illness. No matter how powerful maternal grandmother was, she wasn't an immortal. Who could bear such a big thing that happened in Duke Ding's Mansion? In one night, her husband, son, and grandson all died an unnatural death. The future of all the weak women in the family was on her shoulders. Even a person made of iron wouldn't be able to bear it, right?
Qin Yining's nose was sour and her eyes were covered with a layer of mist. She bit her lower lip to stop her tears from falling.
She couldn't panic. She couldn't panic.
Now that Pang Xiao wasn't by her side, the whole family was waiting for her to take charge of the situation. If she panicked first, what about the others? She still had two children to protect!
After taking several deep breaths, Qin Yining suppressed the surging tears.
Now that the situation was unclear, she had to find out for herself to be at ease.
However, she couldn't let others find out that she was involved with Zheng's Textile Shop.
Thinking of this, Qin Yining stood up and said, "Master Zhong, please wait here for a moment. Let me change my clothes. Later, you and I will go and take a look together."
"Yes." Master Zhong nodded heavily. Seeing that Qin Yining was as calm as usual and didn't panic at all and was still full of confidence, Master Zhong was slightly relieved.
No matter what, as long as she didn't panic, everything would be fine.
Qin Yining went to the inner room and ordered Xian Yun, "Prepare my male clothes." Then she looked at Bing Tang, "I'm going out. I'll leave the two children to you."
"Yes."
"Princess Consort, don't worry."
Seeing that Qin Yining was so serious, everyone also became anxious. They put away their thoughts of sitting and laughing together and helped Qin Yining change his clothes.
Qin Yining tied her chest with a white cloth, put on a loose Taoist robe, put on a cloak with a black sable fur collar, and put on a mole at the corner of her left eye. With only a slight change, Qin Yining turned into a feminine and handsome young master. Half of her face was buried in the sable fur collar. If she was not standing in front of someone who was very familiar with her, no one would be able to recognize her.
Qin Yining only took Jing Zhe with her. She went out to find Master Zhong and left through the back door. She went out and took a carriage to Zheng's Textile Shop.
The atmosphere in the carriage was extremely tense. Master Zhong had been familiar with Duchess Ding for a long time, and they got along well. Who knew that something like this would happen? Thinking of the past, Master Zhong felt very uncomfortable.
Qin Yining forced herself to be calm, but in fact, she was very worried. She couldn't show her fear too obviously, so she could only worry in her heart.
Jing Zhe sensed the atmosphere inside and urged the driver to speed up.
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