Half an hour later, guessing that the messenger had arrived, she stood up and went to find Consort Jia.
Consort Jia was staying by Anan's side at all times, thinking that if he saw her the first thing he saw when he woke up, he would definitely regard her as his savior. At that time, with the child in her womb, her status would definitely be further improved.
As she was lost in thought, she heard footsteps outside. She turned around suspiciously, thinking to herself, "Didn't I tell them not to disturb me?"
Unexpectedly, it was the Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo who came out. She stood at the door and nodded to Consort Jia, signaling her to come out and talk.
Consort Jia hesitated for a moment, glanced back at Anan one last time, and then walked out, since it was still unknown whether Anan would wake up.
...
"What?" After Consort Jia and the Duke of Zhenguo arrived at the next room, the Duchess of Zhenguo recounted what the Duke of Zhenguo had told her earlier.
Consort Jia was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then she began to go berserk, hysterically shouting, "Sister, don't you want me anymore?!"
Seeing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo sighed, quickly clapped her hands, and several servants rushed in, firmly restraining Consort Jia, fearing that her commotion would harm the child in her womb.
Jia, however, believed that the Duchess of Zhenguo was planning to abandon her. Her emotions were already unstable, and this assumption only made things worse. She continued to struggle, but unfortunately, there were too many servants around her, so they didn't give her a chance to hurt herself.
“Consort Jia, please calm down. My sister never said she didn’t want you. She was just worried about implicating you. After all, you are carrying His Majesty’s child. If something happens to you, we can’t bear the responsibility.” The Duchess of Zhenguo patiently explained to Consort Jia.
However, Consort Jia still refused to listen, believing that the Duchess of Zhenguo no longer wanted her, and coldly snorted without saying a word.
Seeing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo glanced outside a few times, wondering why they hadn't arrived yet.
However, it seemed that the mention of the child in the womb by the Duchess of Zhenguo had some effect, as Consort Jia's fuss subsided, and she sat down and began to sob softly.
Seeing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo felt a pang of tenderness and was about to step forward to comfort her when a sound came from outside.
"Imperial decree! Consort Jia, come out immediately to receive the decree!"
Lady Zhenguo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; they had finally arrived.
She waved her hand to signal Jia Pin to release her. The servants inside the room released Jia Pin and she hurriedly went out. Because she was pregnant, the eunuch did not demand that she kneel, but handed the imperial edict directly to Jia Pin.
She took it and glanced at it, her expression changing drastically. Although it contained only a few words, every sentence urged her to return to the palace.
Consort Jia turned around and looked at the Lady of Zhenguo incredulously, but she avoided her gaze.
"Consort Jia, let's go. His Majesty is still waiting for you in the palace." The young eunuch reminded her at the right time. Consort Jia gave a faint "oh" and followed the young eunuch back to the palace.
Although she wanted to cause another scene, the heavy imperial edict in her hand was telling her not to.
Lady Zhenguo sighed as she watched Consort Jia's departing figure, thinking to herself: Sister, I'm doing this all for your own good.
Consort Jia is currently pregnant and cannot travel by carriage, so she can only ride in a sedan chair. After getting into the sedan chair, she hurried towards the palace without stopping.
When Consort Jia passed by the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, she heard a lot of noise and commotion inside, but she didn't pay attention and hurried past towards the palace.
The Ningyuan Marquis's residence was indeed bustling with noise.
The guards who had been watching the dungeon were all kneeling on the ground, along with Zheng Bo and the servant boy.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings! You can't even keep an eye on a person, what use are you to me?" Marquis Ningyuan roared in his mansion.
After cursing, he rushed up to the servant, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted, "You too, you can't even catch a child? If you had caught him, would the later events have happened?"
"And you, Uncle Zheng, why did you bring Jiang Shichen along? If he hadn't come, would any of this have happened?"
Marquis Ningyuan rubbed his throbbing head, knowing that it was no use scolding them now. He sat down on the steps and said in a low voice, "Bring Xu Mingzhi here."
He spoke very softly, and the servants nearby didn't hear him clearly at first. So they mustered their courage and stepped forward again to ask, "My lord, what did you just say?"
"I said bring Xu Mingzhi to me, did you hear me clearly?" Marquis Ningyuan jumped up and shouted as if he had been stepped on.
"Understood, understood!" The servant, his heart pounding in his chest, replied repeatedly and hurried out.
Zheng Bo's eyes darted around, and after glancing at the panting Marquis Ningyuan, he quietly followed him out.
He took some things and then followed the servant to find Xu Mingzhi.
...
"Get lost! Don't disturb my sleep!" Xu Mingzhi was sleeping when he heard the noise outside and was very unhappy. He muttered something under his breath, then turned over and covered his head with the covers.
Unexpectedly, the door was kicked open, and Xu Mingzhi peeked out and smelled the aroma of food. He immediately changed his attitude, got out of bed, and got off.
"Isn't this Uncle Zheng? What brings you here? You're such an honor to my humble abode," Xu Mingzhi asked with an embarrassed smile, reaching for the mutton on the plate as he spoke.
"Hmph, so you're not calling yourself 'I' anymore?" Zheng Bo slapped his hand away and said.
"No, no, I wouldn't dare," Xu Mingzhi replied, swallowing hard.
"Keep this safe, come with me to see the Marquis first," Zheng Bo casually tossed a money pouch into Xu Mingzhi's arms. Seeing that he was still staring intently at the leg of lamb on the table, he sighed and added, "Eat it when you get back! Don't keep the Marquis waiting!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Mingzhi then looked away, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, put the money bag under his pillow, and followed Zheng Boxing out.
...
"My lord, the person has been brought here," Zheng Bo replied, and Marquis Ningyuan gave a faint "hmm."
Xu Mingzhi looked at the person kneeling on the ground and knew that something must have happened.
Marquis Ningyuan called the man over and briefly explained the current situation to him.
"My lord, there's nothing I can do about it. Since the person has already been rescued, they certainly won't be returned," Xu Mingzhi replied, waving his hand.
“I know, I didn’t ask you to do anything, did I? I just asked you to go to Tianxiang Tower to apologize, gain Zhou Wan and San Niang’s trust, and then come back and tell me whatever news you find out.” Marquis Ningyuan patted Xu Mingzhi on the shoulder as he spoke.
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