Traveling through ancient times, the spy princess had everything going smoothly

Qing He and Bai Li Ye stopped Pang Ziqian and discussed countermeasures with him. Pang Ziqian took a deep breath, took Huang Yuting's hand, and said to her:

"Ting'er, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Huang Yuting shook Pang Ziqian's hand and said, "We'll wait for you to come back."

Pang Ziqian took a deep breath, turned around and left the palace, and walked back to the Duke's Mansion with firm steps.

The moment he stepped into the Duke's Mansion, a servant ran to report.

When we arrived at the main hall, the Duke's wife was sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face.

Seeing Pang Ziqian coming back alone, she frowned slightly and said in a bad tone:

"You still remember to come back? I thought you didn't even want your family because of that woman."

Pang Ziqian bowed respectfully, then straightened his back, looked at the Duke's wife with a firm gaze, and said:

"Mother, I don't agree with you marrying me a concubine for another reason.

Originally, my son didn't want to make you worry, nor did he want to ruin his cousin's life because of himself.

However, the son was also afraid that his mother would be dissatisfied with Yuting because of this matter, and the son did not want her to be wronged. "

The Duke's wife snorted coldly and said, "Every man has three wives and four concubines. Didn't your father have several concubines? How is it unfair to her to let you marry a concubine?"

Pang Ziqian took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Mother, my son and Yuting have not had any more children in these years. It's not Yuting's fault, but my son is in poor health."

The Duke's wife widened her eyes in shock, looked at him in disbelief, and said, "What did you say? What's wrong with your body?"

"Mother, do you still remember that when Yuting was pregnant, she was kidnapped by Concubine Xue's sister? At that time, my son was stabbed by the kidnapper and the knife was poisoned, which caused Yuting to not get pregnant in all these years."

After listening to his story, the Duke's wife's face kept changing, she was shocked and distressed, "Qian'er, you are so confused, why didn't you tell mother before! You are going to make mother sad to death!"

As she spoke, the Duke's wife beat Pang Ziqian while looking him up and down.

"Qian'er, have you seen a doctor for your illness?"

"To my mother, I have consulted someone in Tailai County, but the doctor said that the chances of recovery are slim for my condition."

The Duke's wife sighed slightly and said to the servant beside her, "Mammy, please arrange for Doctor Zhang to come and see the prince."

"Yes." The nanny took the order and went down.

Soon, Doctor Zhang arrived at the hall with the servants.

The Duke's wife stood up and stepped forward, "Doctor Zhang, could you please check on Qian'er's health?"

After bowing, Imperial Doctor Zhang began to carefully take Pang Ziqian's pulse.

Everyone looked at Doctor Zhang nervously, not daring to breathe.

After a long time, Doctor Zhang slowly withdrew his hand and frowned slightly.

The Duke's wife asked anxiously, "Doctor Zhang, how is Qian'er's health?"

Doctor Zhang hesitated for a moment and said:

“The injury that the prince received back then did indeed damage his foundation, and the toxins remain in his body, affecting his fertility.

Now, the possibility of recovery is very slim, and I am powerless to help. Please forgive me, Madam Duke."

After hearing what Doctor Zhang said, Lady Guogong's face turned pale instantly. She trembled slightly and asked in disbelief:

"Doctor Zhang, is there really no solution?"

Doctor Zhang shook his head helplessly:

"Madam, the prince's condition is really difficult, and I really can't think of a better solution at the moment.

However, perhaps we can look for some extraordinary people with superb medical skills among the people, and there might be a glimmer of hope."

Pang Ziqian seemed very calm at this time. He stepped forward to support the Duke's wife and said:

"Mom, don't be too sad.

My son has prepared himself mentally, and he won't be sad even if he can't be cured.

What's more, my son already has a son, so the family line is not cut off.

It’s just that my son cannot marry anyone else because it would hurt Yuting’s heart. My son only wants to be with Yuting for the rest of his life and will not marry anyone else.”

The Duke's wife looked at Pang Ziqian's determined eyes and knew that her son would never remarry.

She sighed and said:

"Never mind. Originally, mother wanted to find someone for your cousin to rely on because of your aunt's request.

After marrying you, I will bear children for you. This will not only expand the Duke's Mansion, but also allow your cousin to live a worry-free life for the rest of her life.

Since you have made up your mind, mother will not force you. But your body...sigh."

Pang Ziqian comforted him:

"Don't worry, mother. Your son will take good care of himself. And Yuting will always be by your side.

But as for my aunt, I still need to trouble my mother to speak up for her."

The Duke's wife patted Pang Ziqian's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother knows what to do. Go to Chen Wangfu and bring Yuting and Rui'er back!"

Pang Ziqian smiled and said:

"Mother, my son and Rui'er both like the food in the palace, and my son has business dealings with Prince Chen, so we can discuss things after the New Year together. My son plans to stay in the palace for a few days before coming back."

Thinking of the tea her son brought back and the booming teahouse in Beijing, her brows relaxed a little and she said, "Okay, you guys can stay a few days longer and come back! Mother will sort things out in the next two days."

"Yes, son, thank you mother.

My cousin is now widowed and has returned home. Mother should try her best to find a good marriage for her, so as not to waste her best years."

Afterwards, Pang Ziqian bid farewell to the Duchess's wife and returned to the palace.

After the Duke's wife had rested for a while, she sent someone to invite her sister and niece.

When her younger sister, Madam Lin, and her niece heard that the Duchess's wife had invited them, they came with great joy, thinking that good things were about to happen.

"Second sister, how is it? Has Qian'er agreed? When are we going to get engaged?"

Madam Lin said, taking Madam Guo's hand,

"If you ask me, it's just fate. If we weren't in the capital at the beginning, Shuang'er wouldn't have met the wrong person and wouldn't have lost her husband so early.

Second sister, now that we are even closer relatives, Shuang'er is able to give birth, so we must let her give birth to more children for Qian'er in the future, and we will definitely be able to expand the Duke's Mansion."

After hearing what the Duke's wife said, he was reluctant to say what he wanted to say, but his sister's words about giving birth to an heir blocked his words, and he felt sad.

The Duke's wife pulled her hand away, looked at her, sighed slightly, and said slowly:

"Third sister, I called you here today precisely for this matter. I'm afraid Shuang'er's marriage to Qian'er as his co-wife won't work."

When Shuang'er heard this, his face turned pale instantly, and his eyes were full of shock and loss:

"Aunt, why is this happening? Didn't we agree on this before?"

Mrs. Lin also recovered from her shock, stood up and said:

"Second sister, didn't we agree to become closer relatives?

Does Qian'er dislike Shuang'er because she has been married?

Or is it that Qian's daughter-in-law doesn't want her to marry a concubine?

This is too jealous, isn't it? Every family has three wives and four concubines, so why can't she do that?"

Mrs. Lin was extremely irritable and burst out crying.

The Duke's wife originally agreed to let her sister in because she begged her to do so. Now that things have come to this, she no longer hides it.

He told his sister the truth about Pang Ziqian's physical condition and said:

"Qian'er is in poor health now because of the injury he suffered that year, and I'm afraid he won't be able to have children again.

Today I asked Doctor Zhang to treat Qian'er, but the chances of recovery are slim.

He felt guilty towards Yuting and didn't want to marry again to make Ting'er sad. He just wanted to be with Yuting for the rest of his life.

I can't miss Shuang'er either. A woman must have a child by her side so that she can have a stable life in the second half of her life.

Shuang'er is still young, so my sister should find a suitable family for her as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Shuang'er burst into tears, feeling unwilling in her heart.

She knelt on the ground, holding the Duke's wife's hand, and cried:

"Aunt, is there no other way? I don't care whether my cousin can have children, I just want to be with him.

How can I find a good family now?

Aunt, please have pity on me. I only want to marry my cousin. Please help Shuanger!"

The Duke's wife looked at Shuang'er and shook her head helplessly:

"Child, why are you doing this? Qian'er has made up his mind and will not marry again.

Besides, Qian'er's current situation has already made him feel guilty towards Yuting. If you marry in, it will definitely affect their relationship. You have no children in the mansion.

While I'm alive, I can still protect you a little. But when I'm gone, you won't have a son to support you, and your old age will be miserable.

You should find someone else."

Shuang'er continued crying, "Aunt, doesn't my cousin have a son? Shuang'er will definitely treat him like my own son. As long as I treat him well, he will definitely repay me."

Mrs. Lin was also anxious: "Second sister, please persuade Qian'er again! Where can we find such a good child like Shuang'er?"