The one who spoke was Sanniu. She rubbed her eyes, yawned, and fell on Ding Youtian.

"Daddy~" Erniu also woke up, yawned, looked around, and asked, "Where is Mommy?" After asking, she fell into Ding Youtian's arms.

Looking down at the two babies lying on him, Ding Youtian felt a tenderness in his heart. He thought that if Jian Ning had not traveled through time, their family would not know what situation they would be in now. He became more and more concerned about Jian Ning's safety.

No, he had to spread the word that Jian Ning had quelled the smallpox epidemic in the capital, and she was the legitimate daughter of Prince Pingnan who had been living among the people. They knew along the way that Jian Ning now had a high reputation among the people, and some people even called her the Commoner Princess.

If the people heard that Princess An Ning and her husband had come to Yanzhou County, and then they wanted to take action to separate and eliminate them, it would be difficult for them to shirk responsibility afterward by claiming ignorance.

Yes, do it!

I'll let the people with the Ding brand spread the news later.

Having made up his mind, Ding Youtian didn't hide it from the two of them when Sanniu asked about Jian Ning again, "Mom was kidnapped by bad guys last night, but your mom will be fine because Daddy won't let her get into trouble."

When Erniu heard this, she burst into tears and pushed Ding Youtian, "Daddy, go and save Mommy, go and save Mommy!"

"Don't cry. Daddy said nothing will happen to your mother. Don't cry. Wipe your tears."

"Daddy, I won't cry. I'll listen to you. Daddy, go and save mommy!" Sanniu said she wouldn't cry, but big tears rolled down her face.

She wiped her face with her backhand, "Daddy, I will listen to you, I won't cry, the tears will fall down on their own..."

Ding Youtian hugged them both and said, "Believe in Daddy, Mom will definitely come back safely, okay?"

Tong Bajin sighed inwardly outside and hurried downstairs to get some hot water. After Ding Youtian and the others washed up, he was about to leave, but Ding Youtian stopped him, gave him some instructions, and told him to have breakfast before leaving. He couldn't wait, so he rolled up a pancake, grabbed it, and hurried off.

Ding brand businesses are spread across all counties and prefectures of Dayan Dynasty. It can be said that wherever there is a well, there is a flag of Ding brand. The news from the capital had already been passed down layer by layer to each branch of Ding brand in Yanzhou County. After Tong Bajin arrived and showed his token, the waiter immediately invited out the boss Guo Murong.

In less than half a cup of tea, the streets and alleys were in commotion. Soon, people could be seen whispering to each other everywhere in the streets. Everyone was saying that Princess An Ning and her husband had arrived in Yanzhou County, and that the princess's husband was the new top scholar. The people did not know that the new top scholar had been appointed as the county magistrate of Danyang County in the north.

Such news about a county magistrate was originally insignificant, but Danyang County was a border town, and it was rare for a newly crowned top scholar to be appointed as a county magistrate in a remote county. What's more, the wife of the newly crowned top scholar was Princess An Ning, who had the great figure of King Pingnan, who was deeply loved by the people in the north, behind her.

The people were all wondering, why shouldn't there be any warning about such explosive news beforehand?

There is only one possibility for the silence: the news was deliberately blocked by someone with ulterior motives. Ding Youtian walked around the street yesterday and asked around intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't hear any news about himself and Jian Ning. He already had an idea in his mind.

At this moment, when he was listening to the discussions in the lobby downstairs in the inn, Prince Rui led his men to beat the drums of the provincial government office. When the prefect Yang Minzhi heard the news, his new concubine was helping him change clothes.

"The person beating the drum you just reported was from Prince Rui's palace. Prince Rui has also come. Did I hear it right?" He casually glanced at the servant who came forward to report.

"In reply to your question, Master, that's right. Prince Rui has also come, saying that several of the palace soldiers have gone missing, and he's clamoring for you to intervene and severely punish the murderer."

Yang Minzhi raised his eyebrows, "Murderer? Tell me the details."

He still didn't know what happened last night.

The servant called in the yamen runner who had come to report. The runner stood at the entrance to the hall and recounted what had happened at the inn last night. Finally, he said, "The two prisoners are now in custody in the prison."

"You just said it was a man and a woman?" the concubine interrupted, "How old are the man and woman, and what do they look like?" The concubine's voice was a little hoarse.

The yamen runner was stunned for a moment, and seeing that the prefect didn't say anything, he described Jian Ning's appearance. This yamen runner had also followed the Tongpan to the inn yesterday. He had just finished describing the concubine when she fell to her knees and called out in tears, "Master!"

Upon seeing this, Lord Yang flicked his sleeves, and the servant hurriedly waved his hands, signaling the bailiff to withdraw and close the door.

"Stand up and speak. What's going on? Do you know the criminal?"

"I have an irreconcilable feud with them! God have mercy on them, they have come to this day. I hope the master can help me!" The concubine raised her eyebrows and said through gritted teeth.

This concubine was none other than Ding Zhu, the daughter of the eldest brother Ding Youwang.

After being sold by Wu Fengfu, Ding Zhu changed hands several times before entering the brothel. Her beauty quickly made her mark in the entertainment industry. Initially, Ding Zhu was happy; life had opened a new window for her, allowing her to experience a completely different lifestyle from her past.

She didn't have to work every day, just dress up beautifully. However, she came from a farming family and had no other talents besides her looks. After a few days of novelty, she became anxious as no one paid attention to her. Fortunately, she had a good voice, was young and had a good understanding, and was willing to work hard on it. She learned a few erotic songs and lyrics, and became famous.

After becoming famous, Ding Zhu gradually became a little arrogant. She didn't know the rules of the industry. Not only was she not humble at all, she also showed her Meng family style. Not only did she openly steal other girls' customers, but she also spread bad words about other girls in front of the customers. This caused public outrage, and she was ganged up on by several famous girls, which damaged her voice.

Because of her broken voice, other girls would not tolerate her and united to boycott her. The madam would not give up her entire garden for a flower, let alone a withered one. She was sold several times and finally sold to a brothel, where her daily customers were boatmen, hawkers and other low-class people.

Not only was she dirty, but she also had so many cheap customers and endless work every day that she was tortured half to death.

A month ago, she jumped into the river in grief and anger after being beaten by a pimp for offending a customer.

Ding Zhu was also a good swimmer. She held her breath in the water. Perhaps because she was becoming less and less popular with customers and the brothel owner had already made back her money, she fished for her for a while but when she disappeared, she ignored her.

Maybe Ding Zhu was lucky. She didn't want to live at first, but she didn't drown. Instead, she was washed ashore by the river and was rescued by the prefect who was patrolling the river.

Ding Zhu had learned some seductive tricks, and knowing she'd met the official, she used all her skills to charm Lord Yang, successfully seducing him into taking her as his concubine. He even had a doctor heal her throat. She had no desire to return home, nor did she dare to, fearing Wu Fengfu would get wind of her and arrest her and sell her off. So she fabricated a story about her past and contentedly became the official's concubine.