"Oh, mother! You should stop worrying about this. When Xiaomai's father got into trouble, which of his uncles, aunts, and cousins ever came to our house to ask about his condition? Not to mention asking them to bring something to take a look, even sending someone to bring a message was just a token of their consideration. It's nothing!"
Tian had no intention of taking the initiative to interact with the Ma family. When her family was in trouble, none of Ma Fuquan's brothers and sisters helped her. Now that their family is doing well, she would not take the initiative to show kindness to them.
"If anyone wants to provoke me, go ahead. I won't see it anyway. In the future, if Xiaomai and the others want to claim their relationship, I won't stop them. If they really have any difficulties and come to me, I won't ignore them if I can help. But not everyone can help. Isn't the incident with the Chang family a lesson for us?"
Ding Sheng, having lost his conscience, could not bear the psychological shock and pressure after realizing his mistake. He suddenly became demented and remains so to this day. All he can do is wait and see if he can gradually recover as time goes by.
Tian then told her mother about the harm done to others by the Min siblings. "It was Princess Pingnan's one thought of kindness that caused all this trouble. Not everyone in this world deserves help, and I, your daughter, am not a ruthless person. I remember everything your mother taught me. Some people are too shy to offer anything to visit you, so they bring a message, but they're afraid I'll take offense. I understand all this. I'm just complaining a few words in vain. Don't worry, mother. If they really come asking for help, I'll see to it."
The old lady knew about Ding Pingshun's family, and after hearing her talk about the Min brothers and sisters, she didn't say anything else.
On the other side, Jian Ning and her mother, Princess Pingnan, were also talking about the Min family. The princess believed that it was the Min brothers and sisters who did not do good deeds, which led to Duan Xinping becoming a widow and the child becoming a posthumous child who could not even see his own father.
Duan Xinping was coaxed by her mother to be close to the princess' mother since she was a child. Princess Pingnan also loved her and her son from the bottom of her heart. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian had visited Duan Xinping and her son at Zhuo's house. Although Zhuo Qingmu was gone, Duan Xinping gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Zhuo family. Zhuo Qingmu was posthumously named King of Yong'an. Xinping's son inherited the title and became a little prince. The mother and son will have a good life in the future.
It’s just a pity for Zhuo Qingmu.
As a concubine, Concubine Li was neither competitive nor aggressive, and had also made military achievements. Who would dare to look down on her just because she was a concubine back in the capital? Min Shi couldn't harbor evil intentions or harm anyone, and with her abilities, she was actually quite good at management. This included Yunniang from the Huo Mansion. Both of them had ulterior motives, and wanting too much often led to losing everything, even their lives!
If both of them were good, they would already have the management talent to manage the ginkgo paste and winery. Recently, accompanied by Old Madam Huo, Jian Ning had visited many women and young ladies in the capital. With her example, some of the young ladies in Yanchao were eager to try their luck and were interested in stepping out of the inner chambers to pursue a career of great success.
Looking at the past and present, no matter in which aspect, there are many women with outstanding talents, but they are bound by feudal dogma in the backyard, and are firmly bound by the idea that women's virtue lies in their lack of talent. They have talents but no place to use them.
Jane Ning already had several candidates in mind. She decided to hire as many women as possible to take up the position, and gradually use her influence to promote female doctors and establish women's schools in Yanchao, so that more women can be independent and have complete personalities, and no longer rely on men.
Time passed in the busyness, and soon it was the day for Qiaofeng to get married. The Ding Mansion had already decorated the house with lights and colorful decorations a few days in advance. The ones who were most happy about Ma Xiaomai and Qiaofeng's marriage were Ma Xiaodou, Erniu, Sanniu and a group of other little kids.
Although Dabao's face was as expressionless as usual, he was a very serious person. Every day when he got home from college, he would go to find Xu Dali's son, carry the little guy on his back and learn the wedding etiquette under the guidance of his mother. He was meticulous and even his mother who taught him would smile and praise him in front of Jian Ning.
"My dear brother, you are a very careful and reliable person. You will ask for details clearly. You are a capable person. It is obvious that Madam has put a lot of effort into your brother. That is why he is so steady today."
Jian Ning also smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my mother, and I'm not trying to brag about my own child. My Bao'er is really good. He's the least worrying of the kids, and he does things in a very organized way."
All mothers in the world are the same. Even if they know that the other party is somewhat flattering, they can't help but feel happy when they hear others praising their children.
Jane Ning is no exception.
Besides, she was telling the truth. Whether Dabao went to study in Jin County or came to Beijing to study, he never gave her any worries.
So does the big girl.
The two little ones, Erniu and Sanniu, are really more troublesome, especially Erniu, who has more problems. Fortunately, Jian Ning has always been very careful during their growth, not letting them make friends with people with bad intentions. He often tells them stories and teaches them how to be a good person.
Erniu and Sanniu have more or less inherited some of Old Dingtou's stubborn streak. Sanniu, for example, refuses to suffer any loss and will not stop until she's made up for it. Erniu, on the other hand, is selfish, boastful and eager to show off, sometimes even sacrificing the interests of others to achieve her own goals.
If these two children were raised in the countryside, they might become the second Meng family when they grow up.
Human nature is good, no child is born bad, and the two of them were just over three years old when they followed Jian Ning. Over the past few years, they have been restrained by Jian Ning and have gradually changed. They fight less and less. Although they still do it occasionally, they always do it behind Jian Ning and Ding Youtian's backs.
The two little girls are now studying in a private school in the palace with the eldest girl. When the eldest girl brought her back, she ran into A'man and Dajun outside the palace gate. Also coming with them were Yuechan, who was driving the coach, as well as Qiaofeng and Yue'e Qinglian.
Da Niu and Da Jun looked at each other, and both felt sweet in their hearts. When they entered the backyard, they saw a row of boxes with big red wedding characters and big red silk tied on them. Da Niu couldn't help but glance at Da Jun, but she didn't want to bump into Da Jun's dark eyes, so she lowered her head in shame.
Fortunately, Erniu and Sanniu jumped up and down excitedly and screamed, attracting everyone's attention.
"Don't touch it!" Da Niu saw Er Niu reaching out to touch the red silk on the niche, so she quickly stepped forward to stop her and slapped her on the back of her hand. "Ouch." Er Niu touched the back of her hand, not caring that it didn't hurt. She turned around and called Qiao Feng, "Come and see, Sister Qiao Feng."
Qiao Feng stood on the corridor, looking at the generous dowry that Jian Ning had prepared for her. Thinking that everything she had today was given by Jian Ning, a warm feeling surged in her heart and her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.
A pair of hands reached out and took hers. She glanced sideways and met Ah Man's gaze. Ah Man smiled at her lightly, "Sister Qiaofeng, tomorrow is your lucky day, so don't cry. Tomorrow you and Brother Xiaomai will be married, and from now on I can call you Sister Princess. It's great."
"Well, I won't cry." Qiaofeng nodded.
Dabao came over with Jian Ning and Ding Youtian. When he saw Ah Man, he paused slightly and his eyes dimmed a little.
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