After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 603 Old Affairs

The carriage rushed swiftly to save lives.

The bearers from the Prince Ning Mansion were running behind with the sedan chair.

They did not fall behind.

When Su Jin alighted from the carriage, Princess Consort Ning was retching while leaning on the soft sedan chair, and the maid worriedly said, "Princess Consort..."

"I’m fine," Princess Consort Ning waved her hand dismissively.

Su Jin looked at her.

The maid helped Princess Consort Ning walk over.

Su Jin asked, "How long has the Heir’s wife been in premature labor?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Our Heir’s wife just reached seven months half a month ago," the maid promptly replied.

This premature birth was quite severe.

Su Jin’s expression was solemn.

"Lead the way," she instructed.

Su Jin had never seen the Princess Consort Ning.

Upon entering the room, she saw the Heir’s wife’s belly.

If it weren’t for the maid saying she was only seven months pregnant, she would have thought she was full-term.

Because the belly was so large.

The Imperial Physician was in the room already and immediately made way upon seeing Su Jin.

Su Jin quickly took the pulse of the Heir’s wife.

Her situation was different from that of the Eldest Madam Yan last time.

The Eldest Madam Yan had a full-term obstructed labor, laboring for a whole day and night without giving birth.

The Heir’s wife’s water had broken before dawn and it hadn’t been long.

Due to the early premature labor and the large fetus, the Imperial Physician was uncertain, so he asked Princess Consort Ning to bring Su Jin to ensure everything would be fine.

Princess Consort Ning asked Su Jin, "How long until the baby is born?"

"It looks like it will take at least another hour," Su Jin replied.

Princess Consort Ning also knew that childbirth wasn’t that quick.

She was just anxious.

Time passed the slowest while waiting.

It wasn’t just the Prince Ning Mansion, but also the Great Buddha Temple.

The Old Madam had gone to the Great Buddha Temple, and after burning incense and praying, she couldn’t sit still.

She hadn’t come to the Great Buddha Temple just to offer incense; she had also arranged to meet with the Old Madam of Duke Chong Mansion here.

The Old Prince wouldn’t let her interfere with Yongcheng Bo Mansion’s affairs, and she couldn’t just go to Duke Chong Mansion.

But if they "coincidentally" met at the Great Buddha Temple, the Old Prince would have nothing to say.

But she waited and waited without seeing anyone from Duke Chong Mansion.

This waiting turned into an hour.

The Old Madam’s patience wore thin, and she guessed the Old Madam of Duke Chong wasn’t planning to come.

If Elder Yong Cheng really embezzled Duke Chong’s items, Duke Chong Mansion would be angry with him, let alone help him.

She wrote a letter and handed it to Lanzhi, saying, "Deliver it personally to the Old Madam of Duke Chong."

Lanzhi dared not delay and hurried down the mountain to deliver the letter.

This trip took another hour.

When Lanzhi returned, she reported to the Old Madam, "The Old Madam of Duke Chong said she would come soon; I suppose she is already on her way now."

Good, she was coming.

The Old Madam continued reciting scriptures and praying.

After seventy-seven repetitions, the Old Madam raised her arm, "Help me up."

Mrs. Wang happened to enter and quickly helped the Old Madam up.

Mrs. Wang assisted the Old Madam to the Great Hero Hall.

From a distance, they saw a housekeeper leading two maids, followed by eight servants carrying two large chests into the hall.

As they approached, a pilgrim came out, saying while walking:

"Prince Ning Mansion is truly generous," said a woman.

"They donated a thousand taels of incense money at once."

"I heard there is a great joy at Prince Ning Mansion, as the Princess Consort Ning gave birth to two young daughters at once," said another woman.

"She had twins, the Princess Consort Ning is truly blessed."

"Indeed a blessing, for this is her first childbirth. If they were sons, one would be the heir, and having two sons means one would have to be given up, and no mother would bear that," said the woman.

"This time she had twin daughters, next time could be a son, and she is still young."

"True, having two children looking alike might be problematic, easy to mix up..."

The two women’s voices grew faint as they walked away.

But Mrs. Wang stood there, pale-faced.

Her body trembled.

She was terrified.

Something the Old Madam never mentioned, a matter she’d forgotten for over thirty years.

Nobody knew the Old Madam was actually one of twins.

Nobody knew she had a sister.

Even the Old Prince didn’t know.

Because it was a disgrace to the Old Madam.

Thirty-six years ago, the Old Madam’s twin sister was seduced and eloped with someone.

The news leaked—

The Wang family became a local laughingstock.

The Wang family’s ancestor was angered to death.

The Grand Old Master and Madam could not hold their heads high.

The Old Madam was pointed at and gossiped about wherever she went.

The Wang family’s twin beauties had so many suitors they almost broke down the door.

But after the eldest eloped, the suitors disappeared.

The Old Madam languished until she was sixteen and still wouldn’t marry off.

To avoid scandal, the Wang family moved from the north to the south entirely.

The maids and servants serving the Wang family were all dismissed except for a few trusted elders.

Upon arriving in Huizhou, the Wang family finally shook off the elder sister’s influence, and the Grand Old Master favored the Old Prince, so the Old Madam married him.

Though the Wang family wasn’t prominent, it had some local renown, and wouldn’t have sold off properties to relocate unless necessary.

But settling down in an unfamiliar place wasn’t easy.

Hence, the Wang family declined.

And Mrs. Wang was rescued on the way to Huizhou with the family.

The Grand Madam was soft-hearted; after all, the eldest was her own flesh and blood, so she secretly sent aid more than once.

Once, Mrs. Wang accompanied the Old Madam back home and overheard the Grand Old Master and Grand Madam arguing.

That was how she first learned the Old Madam had a twin sister.

She was curious and asked further.

The Old Madam covered her mouth and pulled her away.

The Grand Old Master didn’t want anyone to know.

The Wang family couldn’t handle any more trouble.

The Grand Old Master forbade the Grand Madam from sending support to the eldest, as if she never had that daughter.

Two years later, the Grand Old Master passed away.

The Grand Madam sent someone to find the eldest, only bringing back news that her husband had died and the eldest and grandson were missing.

The north was chaotic, plagued by natural disasters and wars.

That year, many died from an epidemic.

No one knew if the eldest died or escaped.

At that time, if a family was separated, they might never find each other again in life.

Since then, there was no more news of the eldest.

But the words of those two women reminded Mrs. Wang of that ancient matter.

In this world—

Someone looked exactly like the Old Madam.

Places in the past that didn’t make sense clicked into place in an instant.

The eldest ran off with someone whose family name wasn’t Chen, but Cheng!

She remembered the Old Madam mentioning that the eldest had a son, whose pet name was Yuanyuan.

That day, Elder Yong Cheng fainted.

The Old Madam blurted out "Yuanyuan"!

This conjecture made Mrs. Wang tremble uncontrollably.

The Old Madam became aware.

She feared this secret being uncovered most.

Mrs. Wang’s reaction made her uneasy.

The Old Madam didn’t dare probe whether Mrs. Wang knew about this old affair.

Since Mrs. Wang never brought it up, she lowered her guard.

But from her reaction, she must have known.

She guessed who she was.

Feigning calm, the Old Madam said, "Let’s return for now."