This year's Capital City.0
A bit desolate.0
Yet with a certain flavor.0
In the western part of the city, people used to think living next to the Goddess would bring them so spiritual aura, making them smugly content as property values rose even higher.0
A while back, a house two doors down from the Goddess sold for a full six percent higher than last year. Given how high prices already were in the west, that six percent increase ant a fortune.0
But ever since Old Madam ng brought people to splash that huge bucket of urine, it was as if the Goddess's filter had been washed away.4
The Goddess's servants scrubbed for three days and nights, but the sll still lingered.0
When the Goddess was in her glory, no one dared say anything, fearing she might claim their fate was poor if they did.0
But once soone opened the floodgates, the gossip ca pouring in.0
There had long been those who resented her.0
There was a young woman with a fiancé, but when the Goddess read another girl's love fortune, she actually said that girl's destined match was that very man - the first girl's fiancé.0
Sohow, it ca to pass that the man actually broke off his engagent and married the other girl.0
It seed the prophecy had brought about a happy union, while simultaneously destroying another engagent.0
Those who enjoy the benefits of fa are always accompanied by slander.0
There was no shortage of jealous people either.0
The nobles of the capital already had various professional frauds surrounding them. Jiang Wan's sudden rise was essentially stealing their rice bowls.0
It was said The Emperor was about to summon Goddess Liu, but after Old Madam ng's bucket of urine ca down, there was no follow-up.0
Moreover, Goddess Liu beca a laughingstock.0
Then more gossip spread that Liu Tong, the Liu family's eldest son, was desperate to avoid marriage because of his adopted sister the Goddess. He even went before his fiancée Miss Dong, kneeling and begging her to let him go...4
Miss Dong broke off the engagent, also becoming the joke of the Capital City.0
However, the Goddess proved worthy of her title by unexpectedly saving the Crown Prince's only son.0
The Crown Prince is currently the prince with the loudest calls to beco heir apparent.0
Though not born of the main wife, he is the eldest. The Crown Prince himself is valiant and handso, tall and brave, with an generous personality that many admire.0
It's just that he had children late, with daughters coming first. He finally had a son, which is one of the reasons he's a strong contender for Crown Prince. After all, without an heir, the position of Crown Prince would be essentially out of reach.0
So the Crown Prince was extrely grateful to Goddess Liu, especially the Crown Prince's wife, who personally invited Goddess Liu as an honored guest. The winds of the Capital City shifted once again.0
Rumors and gossip quickly subsided.0
Rumors always have the wings of power, fearing the strong and bullying the weak.0
On this day.0
Many people were queuing at the city gate.0
The travel-worn old soldier was also in the queue.0
He held the ng family token, already in the noble VIP line, but there were so many nobles in the Capital City that even the VIP priority channel still required so waiting.0
It was still much better than the regular channel. The regular channel to enter the city moved at a snail's pace, sotis taking one or two hours to get through.0
The old soldier waited about half an hour before finally passing the inspection and entering the Capital City, then galloped towards the ng mansion.0
Although Madam ng had regained consciousness, for so reason she was sotis confused. She had been frightened by a dream where her son died in battle and her daughter-in-law hanged herself. She was so scared she didn't dare close her eyes.0
She didn't dare speak of it, fearing it would worry others.0
She could only keep it bottled up inside, making herself miserable.0
Her spirit seed much diminished.0
When the old soldier finally rushed ho, dusty and travel-worn but with a joyful expression.0
"My lady, master, Old Madam, great joy! The young mistress has given birth - twins! Two young masters!"4
The old soldier hadn't even taken a sip of water, his words coming out dry and hoarse.0
But when Madam ng heard this, she suddenly sat bolt upright.0
"She really gave birth? And twins? Two sons? Hahahahaha!"0
"Giving birth to two at once? As expected of my son, with twice my valor." ng Qingshe also laughed heartily.0
Old Madam ng's eyes turned red as tears suddenly fell.0
Her hair was now completely white.0
That day when she wore her heavy official robes and went to splash urine at the so-called Goddess Liu's door in front of the whole Capital City, Old Madam ng was smiling on the outside but feeling utterly desolate within.0
"The general dies in a hundred battles, the hero returns after ten years."0
Her old man had not yet returned, and might never return.0
Now even upstart clowns dared to spit flowery words above their heads.0
Upon hearing the good news, Old Madam ng imdiately wanted to go to the ancestral hall to burn incense and kowtow to the ancestors.0
The ancestors had blessed them - the ng family had heirs now, two at once. They would never again have to worry about watching helplessly as the ng family dwindled, unable to continue the line.0
With her snow-white hair, Old Madam ng wanted nothing more than to kneel before the ancestor tablets and have a good cry.0
She also wanted to search through her storerooms - she had to send gifts to her granddaughter-in-law.0
When Madam ng heard the news, she suddenly felt free of all illness and pain, free of all disaster and difficulty, light as a feather.0
She also wanted to search her storerooms, wishing she could move everything to her daughter-in-law.0
Little Yu'er had given birth to two sons in one go. From now on, whatever the daughter-in-law wanted, she would get. They could even enshrine and wait on her - she was too praiseworthy.0
If the ssenger hadn't said they were already on their way to the Capital City, just needing to complete the month of confinent first, Madam ng and Old Madam ng would have set off for Jingzhou overnight.0
"The young mistress nearly t with disaster. Soone tried to poison her, but fortunately the young mistress was clever and saw through it. However, she was frightened into early labor because of it. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise - she gave birth to two big, healthy boys. If it had been any later, the babies would have been too big and difficult to deliver."4
The old soldier caught his breath, drank so tea to wet his throat, and continued to describe the scene.0
The listeners' hearts leapt in shock.0
"Then what happened?" Old Madam ng asked anxiously.0
"Was the poisoner caught?" asked ng Qingshe.0
"They should be cut into a thousand pieces!" Madam ng cursed.0
"The waiter who delivered the food killed himself."0
Madam ng frowned, "Then there's no way to verify anything, and it happened on the road too."0
Old Madam ng also felt frustrated.0
ng Qingshe said gloomily: "I hear my in-law is an upright and honorable man. Although he was forced to rebel before, he never actually fought or killed anyone, just helped maintain order in the county. In Jingzhou he's also been diligent and conscientious. Even soone as impartial as Inspector He praised Commander Jiang as a good official after returning from Jingzhou. In this world, the kind are bullied by others. They're taking advantage of our ng family having no one around."0
The old soldier was also furious, but there was nothing to be done. He had rushed back to report as soon as he got news of the young mistress giving birth.0
But there was no help for it. That Lord Jiang looked too handso, the typical scholarly official who would probably faint at the sight of blood, unlike their ng family. That Madam Jiang also looked kind and gentle. Young Master Jiang also appeared to be a very well-behaved youth.4
No wonder the whole family wanted to keep their young master at ho. Without the young master, they'd probably all be bullied to death.0
"Oh right, these are the young masters' first hairs. The young mistress cut them and asked to bring them back." The old soldier produced two identical pouches.0
Old Madam ng opened them to find two locks of hair, which she couldn't stop fondling lovingly.0
The two ordinary pouches were passed around between two generations of the family.0
Madam ng's heart grew even fonder of her daughter-in-law. She really was considerate, knowing they would miss the children and sending these first hairs. Even gold, jade and other treasures couldn't compare to how precious these two pouches were - they had captured their hearts.0
"Mother, I'll go check again if there's anything else to prepare. When Little Yu'er returns, we should add so more things for her."0
"Go ahead. Take that large coral from my room and move it to my daughter-in-law's room. It's auspicious."0
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