The first thing Song Ning did after returning was to go home.
Although she had informed her family in advance, her parents must have been extremely worried and probably haven't been eating or sleeping well these past few days.
Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan knew that the army was returning to the capital, so they went out early this morning, but they didn't see their daughter.
Song Ning's carriage took a shortcut instead of following Xie Linzhou's group along the main street, so naturally they didn't see anything.
Yunniang reminded her, "Sister, let's go back first. Er Ya will definitely go home first when she comes back, and she might take a shortcut."
Liu Yuelan just realized what was happening: "You're right, let's go, let's go home quickly, lest Er Ya goes back and we're all gone."
The family hurried home, and Song Ning's carriage had already arrived.
There were only two maids and two cooks at home. When they saw Song Ning return, they quickly bowed. Only then did Song Ning realize that everyone in the family had gone out to greet her.
"Please sit down, Miss. I'll go and call Madam back right away."
Before the maidservant could even leave, Liu Yuelan rushed in, shouting, "Er Ya, it's my daughter!"
Liu Yuelan rushed forward first, pushing Song Dahai aside.
"Er Ya, your mother missed you so much! Why didn't you tell us beforehand? We were terrified when we found out you went south."
"The matter was urgent, and I didn't have time to write back. I'm sorry to have worried you."
Grandma Liu said with a smile, "Don't stand there anymore. Er Ya is pregnant now. She must be tired from the journey. Lie down and rest."
"Yes, lie down quickly. You can't be tired at all right now."
The family hurriedly took Song Ning to the room, and they all moved stools around Song Ning to talk.
"Boss!"
An excited voice rang out from outside the door; Xiao Cui was back.
She had originally planned to go out and look around today, but she couldn't leave the shop. So, as soon as she finished her work, she rushed back.
As soon as Xiao Cui came in, she excitedly tried to rush over, but Yun Niang stopped her.
"She has a child now, she can't take this kind of abuse from you."
Not long after Xiao Cui arrived, the Zhou family also arrived.
It was Zhou Ling'an and Ma Chunyan who arrived.
After not seeing him for several days, Zhou Ling'an looked much better.
Song Ning looked at him and smiled, "I heard you got into high school. Congratulations! Don't forget what you promised me."
Zhou Ling'an's mental state has been poor ever since Song Ning got married. Now that Song Ning is pregnant, he knows that he has completely lost hope.
People should always look forward. Since he didn't have the courage to speak out, what's missed will never come back.
As long as she gets better, that's all that matters. With time... she'll probably forget about it.
"Don't worry, I won't forget. I will definitely be a good official in the future and be your support."
Zhou Ling'an and Ma Chunyan sat for a while and then left. Zhou Ling'an now had a job to do and had to go to work in the afternoon.
As soon as the Xie family returned, Princess Jianing began arranging for Song Ning to be assigned a nanny and maid.
I've had them before, but I wasn't comfortable with that, so I always wanted to find someone with experience.
Miss Xie and Miss Xie had already received the news and came to the Song family. They grabbed Song Ning's hands and cried.
Madam Xie also sent her a lot of things and told her to get some rest.
And then there's Jiang Shuyue. She came back the day after she returned and even stayed at the Song family's house for one night.
To Song Ning's surprise, Mu Xuerong also came.
Moreover, they presented a very formal invitation, and Madam Mu brought Mu Xuerong to pay their respects.
Mu Xuerong is now doing very well in her clothing shop, and it has even boosted the business of her clothing shop.
The Mu family doesn't care anymore, as long as things are alright. Besides, the clothes Mu Xuerong made have been praised by the ladies in the palace, which makes Mu Xuerong very proud.
This time, Mu Xuerong also brought some drawings she had made herself, which she presented to Song Ning like a child showing off a treasure.
Song Ning was somewhat surprised after seeing it; it was actually quite well drawn.
Mu Xuerong was a little nervous: "It's okay, just tell me if it's good or bad. If it's not good, according to you, it means I still have room for improvement."
"Not bad, did you show it to Master Tian?"
Mu Xuerong smiled and said, "Not yet, I wanted to show it to you first."
"Let's show it to Master Tian another day. If he agrees, we can start construction."
Mu Xuerong jumped up: "Really? Then I'll go find it right now."
After saying that, he ignored Madam Mu and ran out.
"Oh, this child."
Turning her head apologetically, she said, "Young Madam, please don't mind. This child is just impulsive and has a fiery personality. It's not meant to be disrespectful to you."
"It's okay, I know."
Sitting in front of Song Ning, Madam Mu felt terrified as she recalled how rude the Mu family had been to Song Ning before.
Back then, Song Ning wasn't yet the wife of the Duke's family. She brought him here without saying a word, and many people in the mansion gossiped about her behind her back. It's quite audacious to think about.
How can just anyone make up stories about the daughters-in-law of the Duke's mansion?
Whenever Princess Jianing went out and met those ladies and young women, she would always praise her daughter-in-law. It was obvious to everyone that Her Highness valued her daughter-in-law and would not allow anyone to say a bad word about her.
He immediately said, "Young Madam, the Mu family has been very negligent towards you in the past, and it was all our fault. Xue Rong is also an unruly child who has offended you many times. I am here to apologize to you."
As he spoke, he stood up and bowed to Song Ning.
Although Song Ning didn't particularly like what happened before, she let it go because Mu Xuerong had earned her a lot of money.
"Madam Mu, you're too kind. It's all in the past, let's not dwell on it."
Seeing Song Ning's calm expression, Madam Mu smiled, thinking, "What a magnanimous girl."
......
Xie Linzhou did not emerge from the palace until the evening of the fourth day after returning to the capital.
I heard that Song Ning is currently at the Song family's residence. She left the palace and came here before she even had a chance to go home.
It's cold outside, and I was afraid of bringing in the cold air, so I lingered at the door for a while after entering the house before going in.
Seeing this, Liu Yuelan wisely went elsewhere.
"Is everything settled in?"
"Almost. There are still some trivial things to take care of. I'll come back to be with you once everything is arranged."
Song Ning's eyes widened in surprise. No, she thought it was a good idea.
"You're busy, so go ahead and do your thing. I'm going back to the Duke's mansion in a couple of days. There are so many people at home, I don't need you to come with me."
Somehow, Xie Linzhou understood what Song Ning meant. He rested his head on her shoulder and sighed, "Heartless."
"I'm just being considerate and understanding. Do you really want me to keep you tied to my side and confine you so you can't go anywhere?"
Although Song Ning was incapable of doing such a thing, Xie Linzhou was more than happy that Song Ning could restrain him.
But let alone restraining him, if he were to go out, Song Ning would want to kick him out.
"Tang Xinghuai has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and I believe there will be results soon."
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