Knowing that the Duke of Wei was a skilled physician, the midwife felt much more at ease.
At the very least, having a doctor nearby will make the rescue process much faster.
Ning Zixi struggled for a day and a night, and finally gave birth to a son in the early hours of the morning.
She fainted immediately after giving birth.
Ning Hong quickly took her pulse; it was still strong, but she was exhausted.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The original owner of this body was generous, and Ning Hong was naturally the same.
He immediately rewarded the midwife with two gold ingots.
The ten taels of gold made the midwife beam with joy, her eyes practically popping out of her head.
This trip was absolutely worth it!
"Xiao Tao, Xiao Liu, take good care of Miss." Ning Hong's legs felt weak, not from exhaustion, but from fright.
There was so much blood being lost.
shocking.
Thankfully, everyone is safe and sound.
He glanced at the wrinkled baby held in Xiaoliu's arms and couldn't help but gently curl the corners of his lips.
Ning Hong is a woman of her word.
On the third day after Zixi gave birth, he visited the Seventh Prince's Mansion again.
Upon seeing Ning Hongze, the Seventh Prince subconsciously touched his calf.
The Duke of Wei really knows how to hit people hard.
Ning Hong then placed the divorce papers on the table.
"Seventh Prince, once you sign this, you'll be single again, and then you can marry whomever you want."
It was a very simple matter, but Ning Hong simply couldn't understand why he wouldn't just divorce Zi Xi directly, and instead wanted to force her to her death...
He glanced silently at Su Yuan, who was standing beside the Seventh Prince.
Su Yuan's eyes also showed a hint of shock.
She never expected that Ning Hongze, who had been so gentle and eager to confess his feelings to her, would now be looking at her with such a cold gaze.
This shocked Su Yuan. "Brother Ning, I—"
"Alright, from now on call me by my name. I don't think my sister would want to be your sister anyway."
Ning Hong glanced at Song Zhi meaningfully.
Seeing Song Zhi sign his name, Ning Hong put away the divorce agreement. He invited the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture to witness the divorce. The divorce agreement was made in triplicate, one copy for each person, and the third copy would be kept on file at the government office.
In this way, the two of them are completely cut off from each other.
"Very well, that's enough. You prepared the dowry yesterday and sent it over. As for those disloyal maids, I don't need them."
Of the maids Ning Zixi brought with her that day, only Xiao Tao and Xiao Liu remain. As for the others, no one knows where they went. However, maids who betray their masters like these are of little use.
"Brother Ning, are you blaming me?"
Su Yuan bit her lower lip and took a step forward.
"Otherwise what? If it's not your fault, is it my own?"
Ning Hong replied matter-of-factly, "Actually, I should also blame myself. I shouldn't have married Zixi to you back then."
Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was shocked.
He also recalled how he had pestered the Duke of Wei that year to finally marry Zixi, but—
When did his feelings for Zixi become so distant?
Ning Hong glanced at them again, then turned and left.
They also took the prefect away with them.
The Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was a fairly decent person.
Now, the Duke of Wei's mansion has fallen into decline. Those who fawned over him in the past now avoid him like the plague. Only the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture treats him with a relatively normal attitude.
It's alright. By tomorrow, the Duke of Wei's mansion will no longer exist.
Ning Hong knew that he owned a manor in the suburbs. As soon as he returned home, he asked the butler to take Ning Zixi, who was wrapped up tightly, to the manor first.
"Brother, what are you planning to do?"
Ning Zixi saw that her brother was staring blankly at their parents' memorial tablets, so she couldn't help but go up and ask him.
"Why did you come here? This is ridiculous. You didn't take proper care of yourself during your postpartum period. You'll suffer from health problems later."
"I'm bundled up very tightly." Ning Zixi shook her cloak. "I just want to know, brother, what are you planning to do?"
"I will use the Duke's iron certificate to bring Changxi back."
He couldn't possibly ignore his own daughter, his only child.
"Does His Majesty also like Su Yuan?"
What's wrong with this world?
Ever since Su Yuan appeared, everyone has become obsessed with her, even her brother before—
“Yes.” Ning Hong nodded, but seeing Ning Zixi looking at her with a serious expression, she quickly waved her hand, “I don’t like her anymore. I was blind before.”
Ning Hong hurriedly explained.
"Um."
She could tell that her brother had regained consciousness.
The next day, after the court session, Ning Hong did not leave, but instead went to see Emperor Song Zhuo.
Song Zhuo didn't really want to see him and intended to have the eunuch send him away, but then he heard the eunuch say that the Duke of Wei had brought a certificate of merit. Song Zhuo was taken aback.
"Then please invite the Duke of Wei in."
What does "Duke of Wei" mean?
Do you want him to release Ning Changxi?
Impossible—
Ning Hong slowly walked into the Imperial Study, feeling somewhat sentimental. There was a time when he used to be busy in this place every day, guiding the young emperor's studies.
Now, the child has grown up; the little bean from back then is now a grown-up.
My relationship with him has become increasingly distant.
"What business does the Duke of Wei have with me?"
Ning Hong sighed, lifted her robe, and knelt down.
Song Zhuo was taken aback and subconsciously wanted to help him up, but his fists clenched and he still didn't reach out.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to release the Empress."
"The Empress's crimes are heinous and cannot be pardoned."
They really came for the Empress.
"Your Majesty, don't you really know what kind of person the Empress is?"
The two grew up together and were inseparable since childhood.
Otherwise, why would he have sent Changxi to this cold and indifferent palace?
Changxi is in love with Song Zhuo.
Song Zhuo remained silent. Of course, he knew that Ning Changxi wasn't that kind of person, but so what? Ning Changxi had been targeting Su Yuan and had even hurt her.
Seeing that Song Zhuo remained silent, Ning Hong shook her head and presented the iron certificate, which also contained a death-exemption token.
"These were bestowed upon me by the late Emperor. I wish to use these two items to exchange for Her Majesty the Empress."
"Duke of Wei, you've gone mad."
Song Zhuo looked at Ning Hongze in disbelief.
"you--"
"I beg Your Majesty to return my Changxi to me. I promise that Your Majesty will never see Changxi again."
What does it mean to say that we will never see Changxi again?
Song Zhuo was stunned.
"Duke of Wei, what do you mean by this?"
"I am retiring to my hometown and will never appear in the capital again."
He will find a good place and leave this place of trouble with his sister and daughter.
Now is the most sensitive time. He needs to leave first, and then make a long-term plan.
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