The eldest brothers were filled with regret, especially the eldest. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian had just given him three hundred taels of silver, but he hadn't been able to prepare for his parents' move. He stamped his foot and called out to the second and third brothers, who all rushed forward with their wives, scrambling to pull Old Ding and Meng apart.
Many villagers also came forward to help.
Old Ding and Mrs. Meng cursed and roared, but they couldn't withstand the crowd's strength. They lifted them up and ran towards his house. Old Ding's hands were bound, and he struggled to raise his head and glance at Ding Youtian. His eyes were just like the way Ding Youtian had looked at him before he left the family, hoping to see a hint of warmth in his eyes.
However, Old Ding was also disappointed.
Ding Youtian's eyes were like a cold pond. These past few days, he had only been learning the piano to dispel his worries. In fact, he really wanted to bring his parents to the capital and let them have a glorious time so that he could fulfill his filial duty as a son.
But these days, all he has been hearing is what his parents have done in recent years. Even though they have severed their relationship, his parents still rely on his power to bully the villagers and do not take the head of the village and the clan leader seriously at all.
Late at night, Ding Youtian weighed the pros and cons again and again. Their relationships in the capital were now complicated, and the current empress was Huo Jincheng's sister. Whether it was Dabao or Da Niu, if they really had a pair of children with Huo Jincheng and they became husband and wife in the future, plus the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, they would be extremely powerful. But the greater the power, the more lonely it would be.
After all, the world belongs to the emperor, and the imperial family has always been the most ruthless. His parents will never change their temperament until they die. When he was a newly crowned top scholar, powerful people wanted to curry favor with him. Now that he has become a guardian, those who can't get through to him and Jian Ning may not set their sights on his parents.
He couldn't take such a risk. There were many such examples throughout history. The emperor was in his prime, and there would be more concubines in the future. If anything happened to the empress, it would affect the entire body. He couldn't let the lives of several families be destroyed by his parents.
"Now that you've made up your mind, don't dwell on it. They've been living in the countryside for quite a while and have nothing bad to offer. Bringing them to Beijing will surely cause chaos. After a while, they'll get bored and won't want to go back to the countryside. Maybe they'll even bring my eldest brother and his family all to the capital."
"People are always more fragrant when far away than stinky when close. If they are close, they will quarrel every now and then. But if they are apart and the grudges fade, they will miss each other again. After all, we are connected by blood, and even broken bones are connected by tendons. I don't dislike my eldest brother and his family. If they live with us for a long time, it is inevitable that they will be greedy. You should just think about the Min siblings."
"I don't want my children to go through the same thing Xin Ning went through."
Ding Youtian had been thinking about what Jian Ning had said the past few days. Their large mansion in the capital had already been completed, and this trip to the capital would inevitably require the hiring of servants to help with all matters at home. His parents might abuse the servants if they went there, and if things got too long, they might even take the entire eldest brother's family away, which would be a huge threat.
"Madam, you are absolutely right. It is precisely because of these considerations that I had to be so cruel." Ding Youtian fell on Jian Ning's legs and rubbed his forehead. "Madam, please massage my head for me. It hurts a lot."
Jian Ning knew that he hadn't slept well in the past few days, so she adjusted her sitting position and concentrated on massaging him.
Erniu and Sanniu took their Silver Fox and Duan Xinyan and her son in a carriage. Duan Xinyan rode in the carriage from the palace, which was more spacious and comfortable. The two little ones were very close to their aunt. Pei Zitong rode in a carriage with Xiuqin and her son. Xu Dali's mother Cao rode in a carriage with the mothers in the palace.
There were also several carriages loaded with mountain products that the villagers brought to Prince Pingnan, the Grand Tutor and Weidong, and another carriage was presented by the villagers to the emperor. When the village head and the clan leader told Ding Youtian about this, he was resistant in his heart. He didn't want to flatter the emperor, but Jian Ning had a different opinion.
The emperor is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, and he might be very pleased to eat the food of ordinary people occasionally. Moreover, the people have surplus food to present to the emperor, which indirectly reflects that under the emperor's benevolent rule, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and it can also inspire the emperor to implement the benevolent rule to the end and be loved by the people.
After she said that, Ding Youtian agreed.
The carriage team traveled for nearly two months before arriving in the capital. After two months, with Duan Xinyan, a half-baked master, Ding Youtian actually mastered the coordination of his left and right hands to perfection.
Jian Ning and her family went directly to the villa they had bought before. The emperor had already bestowed the Wuwang Mansion on the Tian family, which was still under renovation, so her family still lived in the villa.
"Sister, I've been waiting for you!" Tian had become extremely thin. When she saw Jian Ning, she slapped her hands on her legs, rushed towards her crying, hugged her and burst into tears.
Jian Ning hugged her, stroking her shoulders, and softly comforted her, "Sister-in-law, look how thin you are. If Captain Wu knew about you, he would be heartbroken and might even criticize me for not taking good care of you."
"Stop crying, come with me, let's go inside and talk."
There were people in the courtyard, and Tian's second sister-in-law was also helping to make wine. Jian Ning didn't bother to greet the others and pulled Tian to the house where she and Ding Youtian lived.
"That heartless man, don't even mention him!" Tian burst into tears and cursed as soon as she entered the house, "He's gone and never even had a dream. I'm afraid he's forgotten us by the time he saw his wife over there!"
After saying that, she sobbed and cried on Jane Ning's shoulder again.
Jian Ning followed her words and cursed, "He is indeed heartless! Let's ignore him. We can live well without him. If we don't have rotten eggs, we can just make trough cakes, right?"
"How dare you call your captain a rotten egg?" Tian got angry, her face falling. "You can't say that to him!"
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you. He's a great hero, a man of integrity, a rare good man in the world, okay?" Jian Ning smiled and grabbed her hands. "My dear sister, you have to listen to me. Take care of yourself quickly. Don't forget you have five sons. I'll make a menu for you tonight. If you don't follow the doctor's advice and eat well, I'll scold him! I'll scold him every day! I'll scold him so much that he can't rest in peace over there. If I make you angry, I'll make a stuffed doll and poke him with it!"
Tian was so angry that she laughed. She raised her wrist and punched her on the shoulder, wiping away her tears and said, "If you were really my sister, I wouldn't allow you to really scold him. I know in my heart that it's not up to him whether to go back or not. If he wakes up over there, he'll have to go back even if he doesn't want to. Besides, his wife over there is having a hard time too. I know the reason, but I can't bear the pain in my heart!"
She was crying as she spoke, which made Jane Ning feel very sad.
"Don't worry, Captain Wu has instructed me that even if he refuses to explain, given our friendship, I can't bear to see you lose your appetite and torture yourself like this because of him. From now on, no matter what happens, I will be with you through it all. You don't have to be afraid, okay?"
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