Upon hearing this, Madam Ning was greatly alarmed and immediately stood up, saying, "I will arrange for someone to go there right away."

Chen Zhaoci quickly stopped her, saying, "Sister-in-law, we really need to think this over carefully. There are so many servants around Fourth Miss, why didn't any of them stop her from taking care of her pregnancy like this? There are also several older servants around Fourth Miss, why didn't any of them think to remind our Fourth Miss to send a message home? Besides, if we send someone over now, it will be the New Year soon. What urgent matter could it be that requires us to go at this time? We need to come up with a good reason for all of this, otherwise, it will be our Fourth Miss who suffers."

Ning was so anxious that she paced around the room for a long time before finally stopping and saying, "Let's send someone over and say that Grandmother misses the children and insists that something be sent to each of the married daughters. We can't disobey the old lady's orders. I'll send my capable nanny over. Third sister-in-law, I also need you to give me two people so that I can have a good look at my fourth daughter."

Chen Zhaoci readily agreed, "Of course, there's no problem with that. I'll go back and arrange for people right away. Once you've packed your things and found the right people, get them on their way as soon as possible. Make sure they've met our Fourth Sister."

Thinking of this, Ning Shi considered whether to send a few more guards from the manor to go with her. With that thought, she didn't care about anything else and got up to go to the front yard.

Ning went to the Marquis's study. The Marquis found it strange; his eldest daughter-in-law, who was in charge of the household, rarely came here. Her hurried arrival must mean something was wrong.

After listening to Ning's words, the Marquis frowned and pondered for a long time before saying, "Time is of the essence. The maids around your third sister-in-law have all been to the battlefield with her. Ask your third sister-in-law for them. I'll give you a few guards. Go to Gaoqing as fast as you can and find out what's going on. If it really is something to do with the Lin family, have someone bring Fourth Sister out and take her to Jinan by land. Our family has a large shop in Jinan. I'll send someone there to make arrangements first. Everything is for the safety of Fourth Sister and her child."

With tears in her eyes, Ning nodded, curtsied to thank the Marquis, and then went to Chen Zhaoci to ask for the person back.

The two most skilled doctors around Chen Zhaoci were Bai Wei and Bai Mi. Bai Wei was skilled in surgery, while Bai Mi was skilled in gynecology and pediatrics. Chen Zhaoci went to his backyard, where Bai Mi was organizing medical records. Chen Zhaoci told her about his plan to send her to Gaoqing. Bai Mi immediately began packing her luggage. By the time the Marquis had decided on the person, Bai Mi had already packed her luggage and, along with several guards from the manor, rode a fast horse to Gaoqing.

After everyone in the household went to Gaoqing, Ning Shi felt unwell and couldn't do anything right. However, the Spring Festival was just a few days away, and there were so many things to do in the household that Ning Shi was exhausted. So she invited her sisters-in-law over and, without hiding anything, explained the situation and asked them to help her hold on for a few more days.

Upon hearing about Xu Yao's situation, although it was possible that Xu Bai was overthinking things, pregnancy is a life-or-death matter for a woman. Even if there was no such thing as Xu Bai, Ning Shi would still send someone to check on her. Only when the person returned and said that everything was alright could Ning Shi feel at ease. Everyone had daughters, and they naturally empathized with each other. So, they divided up the tasks that Ning Shi had and busied themselves with the New Year's preparations in the mansion.

In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year, Xu Zhi spent most of her time at the Yongning Marquis's residence, except for sleeping at the Zheng residence at night. This made her married sisters quite envious. Before the New Year, the sisters living in the capital would sometimes bring their children to the Marquis's residence to have a meal and chat with Xu Zhi. However, it was very inconvenient to go back to her parents' home at this time. It wasn't as simple as just wanting to go and setting off. She had to tell her mother-in-law first, and then prepare gifts for the visit and ask her family to provide transportation. Everything else was fine, but having to report to her mother-in-law was quite frustrating. Any daughter-in-law who frequently visited her parents' home would make her mother-in-law unhappy. It was at this time that Xu Zhi's advantage of not having a mother-in-law or elders to pressure her became apparent.

Xu Zhi is now the person in charge of the Zheng family. She can go wherever she wants. She originally planned to take Zheng Yuanyuan with her to make her happy. Zheng Yuanyuan has been staying in her room for the past few days, busy packing her things. She really wants to leave the capital and stay somewhere else for a while. Although the capital is prosperous, there is no one here who she cares about anymore. It would be better to leave now and avoid the sadness of seeing things that have changed and thinking about people.

Seeing the boxes and trunks scattered all over Zheng Yuanyuan's room, Xu Zhi laughed and said, "What are you doing? We don't know how long we'll be staying in Luzhou. Judging from your appearance, it seems like you're planning to stay there permanently."

Zheng Yuanyuan was so busy that her hair was a little messy. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll take this opportunity to sort through my things for you. Look, these pieces of jewelry don't fit me anymore. I'll take them out and either keep them as gifts for someone later, or I'll take them to a jewelry store to have them melted down and have new ones made. It's such a waste to just leave them to collect dust. And these clothes are all too small for me. I'll see if I can give them away or have them altered. They're just sitting there in boxes and boxes, taking up so much space."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "That's true. But the New Year is almost here, so shouldn't we think about what to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Zheng Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is easy. The mothers in our kitchen are all very capable. We can just ask them to make a menu for us. We can just pick out a few dishes we want to eat and ask them to make them. We're going to Luzhou after the New Year, so there's really no need to prepare too much food. It would be a waste if we couldn't finish it all."

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