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âI hope so. Are you going into the palace early tomorrow morning to look for grand empress dowagerâs jade pendant?â Ning Yue asked Jiang Ying.
Jiang Ying nodded. If it werenât for the fact that it was inconvenient to go at night, he would have already left.
âIn that case, rest early. Go to the palace tomorrow to check on the situation,â Ning Yue said.
Jiang Ying nodded. The two of them continued chatting for a while before returning to their rooms to rest.
The next morning, after Ning Yue woke up, she did not see Jiang Ying again. He must have entered the palace.
Ning Yue brought the two children to the dining room and saw that Old Master Ning did not look too good.
She asked, âDid something happen to Grandpa? 1 think you look a little pale.â
âDo you know? Everyone says that the Grand Empress passed away after visiting our family so it has something to do with our family,â Old Master Ning told Ning Yue.
Ning Yueâs eyes widened in disbelief. âGrandpa, where did you hear that?â
âI was going to go outside in the morning for exercise, but I didnât expect to hear those people whispering behind my back.â
âI vaguely heard the Ning family, so I went forward to eavesdrop. 1 didnât expect them to really be talking about our family. They actually pinned such a big crime on us. Theyâre really cruel!â
Seeing that Old Master Ning was angry, Ning Yue quickly said, âGrandpa, donât be angry. We all know that this has nothing to do with us.â
âWhatâs the use of knowing? Even the emperor knows. Iâm worried that the emperor will believe such rumors,â Old Master Ning said worriedly.
Hearing this, Ning Yue smiled and told Old Master Ning, âGrandpa, donât worry. The emperor is Jiang Yingâs cousin. No matter what, he will take care of him. Besides, if he didnât trust us, why would he confer you the title of Marquis Dingyuan?â
âOur family still trusts the emperor to a certain extent. Besides, the emperor is a wise monarch. He wonât accuse people casually. These groundless accusations will never be imposed on us.â Ning Yue kept comforting him, hoping that the old man would think it through.
Otherwise, Old Master Ning would get sick from holding it in.
Hearing Ning Yueâs comforting words, Old Master Kingâs expression softened a little. He took a deep breath. âWhat you said makes sense. 1 was thinking too much.â
Seeing this, Ning Yue couldnât help but laugh. âHow can that be? All Grandpaâs considerations are for our familyâs own good. Why would we say that youâre thinking too much?â
âBy the way, 1 forgot to tell you something. Jiang Ying went out early this morning. He said that you should bring what he needed when you woke up,â Old Master Ning said.
Ning Yue was stunned. He wanted her to go to the palace? Couldnât he have just said it last night? The two of them could go together today. Also, the old man had said that she would bring what he needed. He should be referring to the two jade pendants given by the Empress Dowager, right? n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Seeing Ning Yueâs stunned expression, Old Master Ning thought that he had misunderstood and said to her in frustration, âLook, 1 was so angry that 1 almost forgot about serious matters.â
Ning Yue came back to her senses and said to Old Master Ning, âGrandpa, donât worry.
Itâs fine. Jiang Ying told me last night. I will go over later.â
âSince Jiang Ying has already instructed you, go on time. Donât be late. There might be something important. Thatâs the palace. It wonât be good for you to be late,â Old Master Ning said.
Ning Yue nodded. âAlright, Grandpa. 1â11 remember.â
With that, Ning Yue handed the two children to Aunt. âAuntie, 1â11 have to trouble you again.â
Aunt smiled at Ning Yue and said, âWe re all family. Thereâs no trouble. Besides, the two babies are very obedient. 1 like them very much.â
Recently, Madam Liuâs stomach had been getting bigger and bigger. Calculating the time, she was about to give birth. Ning Yue did not want Madam Liu to work too hard in case she hurt the baby, so if anything happened these days, Xiaobao and Xiaobei would be entrusted to Aunt. Aunt was also willing to take care of the two children.
âThank you, Aunt. 1 still have to go to the palace to look for Jiang Ying,â Ning Yue said..