Chapter 37 Soft-hearted
Ning Yunxi healed Yu Ze's injury.
Yu Ze received a large sum of money and returned home contentedly.
A few days later,
Ning Yunxi agreed with Qiu Bi to go for a stroll in the back garden of the Ning Mansion together.
Passing by Xianyiju,
I saw Ran Ci carrying a food box and walking hurriedly towards Xianyi Residence.
Ran Ci is Ning Hanwang's personal maid.
Ning Yunxi was puzzled when she saw this, so she called her.
"Ranci."
Upon hearing this, Ran Ci stopped and bowed respectfully.
"The servant is here."
"What do you want, Miss Three?"
Ning Yunxi's gaze fell on the food box in her hand.
"Are you... sending food to your mother?"
"Did your father order you to do that?"
Logically, after her plan, her mother should have fallen out of favor.
Why would my father let his personal maid come and bring food to my mother in person?
Something is fishy.
Ran Ci lowered his eyebrows and smiled, but did not say anything explicitly.
"It's not the Lord's order."
"That's what Madam meant."
"Madam asked the Master to prepare some snacks, saying that she wanted to give them to the Consort Xian."
Ning Yunxi felt suspicious.
"Ok?"
"To the Consort Xian?"
"Xianyiju has no shortage of chefs who can make dim sum."
"Why did mother ask father to help prepare snacks?"
Ran Ci was calm and generous, and did not show any emotion.
"This slave doesn't know."
"I am a humble servant and I dare not guess the intentions of the Master and Madam."
"I hope Miss San will forgive me."
Ning Yunxi became even more suspicious, took two steps forward, reached out to open the food box and took a look.
Just one glance and I was stunned.
Her thoughts raced as she carefully considered the implications of Ran Ci's words.
After a moment, I guessed the truth.
"Is this snack really mother's idea?"
"Instead of your father's order?"
Ran Ci insisted.
"Yes."
Ning Yunxi understood what she meant.
"Does father ask you to deliver snacks to Xianyiju every day?"
Ran Ci responded calmly.
"Madam has instructions every day."
"Of course the master will deliver it every day."
Ning Yunxi nodded.
It seems that mother has not entered the palace yet.
So my father would send snacks over every day to urge me.
"It's okay, go ahead and do your work."
Ran Ci took his leave.
"Yes."
After watching Ran Ci leave, Qiu Bi became curious.
"It's strange."
"Why would Madam send snacks to the Concubine Xian?"
"The Lord's actions are even more puzzling."
"Did our plan fail?"
Ning Yunxi's eyes were long and vague, with a hint of deep thought.
"Those snacks were all stuffed with dream-breaking pills."
Qiu Bi was horrified.
"Dream-breaking Pill?!"
"Isn't that something that harms people?"
"Madam, how could you..."
"Could it be that she wants the virtuous concubine..."
She stopped abruptly, not daring to continue.
Ning Yunxi corrected him.
"A mother would not commit suicide."
"That must be what Father meant."
"The intention is to borrow the hand of the virtuous concubine."
"I didn't expect my father to have such deep affection for Liu."
Qiu Bi smiled happily.
"I see."
"That's great."
"This time, the girl finally complied."
Ning Yunxi couldn't laugh.
"Strange."
"After so many days, mother still hasn't thought of a solution?"
"In theory, this matter shouldn't be life-threatening."
Qiu Bi's smile disappeared, and she looked confused and puzzled.
"Girl, what do you mean?"
"Could it be that the purpose of the young lady's plan is not this?"
Ning Yunxi answered truthfully.
"I have a thousand plans and a thousand thoughts. One is for the Liu family, and the other is for the Zhong Mansion."
"How could I possibly hurt my mother?"
"At most, it's a defensive measure."
"I thought that if she fell out of favor and had less support, she would be quiet."
"It would save her from thinking about how to plot against me every day."
“I didn’t expect the situation to be so serious.”
"By the way, big brother is also helpless?"
Qiu Bi held her chin and thought for a while.
"I seem to have heard that the eldest son entered the government and became the governor of the state."
"Then, I was sent out to other places."
"I haven't seen you back yet."
"It should have been many days."
Ning Yunxi was slightly shocked.
"So, what about the imperial concubine aunt?"
Qiu Bi patted his head.
"Oh, by the way, I actually forgot about this."
"A few days ago, I passed by the main entrance and heard Xianglu say to the housekeeper,"
"The Imperial Concubine has been confined by the Emperor, and the Zhaoyi Palace has also been sealed off. The Imperial Concubine is not allowed to have any contact with anyone."
"Xianglu bribed the people at Tongshitai and was able to sneak out of the palace."
"Afterwards, I wanted to tell the girl immediately."
"Unfortunately, the girl took a nap."
"When the young lady wakes up, the servant will have forgotten it."
Ning Yunxi was filled with shock and could not calm down.
"I didn't write in the letter that I sent my elder brother away or confined my aunt the imperial concubine."
"Brother, why didn't you tell me and just did all this?"
"My mother is in the back house, so it is inconvenient for her to do things. In addition, she is isolated and helpless, so her life is naturally in danger."
Qiu Bi nodded.
"Maybe it was because the situation was urgent, so I didn't have time to discuss it with the girl."
"So this is what the prince meant."
"Your Majesty is extremely wise, and his reputation is well-deserved."
"Don't think about this anymore."
"Girl, let's go to the back garden."
Ning Yunxi did not respond and went straight to the main gate of the Ning Mansion.
Qiu Bi was shocked when she saw this.
"Girl, the back garden is not over there, you are going in the wrong direction!"
"Young lady, please wait for me."
Qiu Bi jogged all the way and caught up with him.
……
Emperor Jin's Palace.
Without waiting for the notification, Ning Yunxi rushed in directly.
"Brother."
Yan Yu is reading a medical book.
Hearing her voice, he immediately looked up.
"Ok?"
"Why are you so anxious?"
"What happened?"
Ning Yunxi took a deep breath.
"Brother, why did you send Big Brother away?"
"Why did you design to confine the imperial concubine aunt?"
Yan Yu was completely puzzled by the question.
"This is the only way to ensure that Mu Rong has no power to fight back."
"The meaning is clear, how come you don't understand it?"
After getting the answer, Ning Yunxi felt unbelievable.
"Brother, are you going to deal with my mother?"
Yan Yu finally understood what she meant, and his eyes turned cold.
"I thought you meant the same thing."
"Don't you know yet that they are not your biological parents?"
Ning Yunxi answered truthfully.
"I know."
"In my previous life, my brother did a paternity test for me."
"Then, I didn't want to believe it, so I took it upon myself to do it a few more times."
"The result is confirmed without a doubt."
"I have never mentioned it in this life, how did you know about it?"
Yan Yu put down the medical book, his face gloomy.
"Yao Ruopian told me."
"As for how she found out, I don't know."
"Besides, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Confirm, are you soft-hearted?"
Ning Yunxi hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Yes."
Yan Yu stared at her with worried brows.
"Let's not talk about the past life for now. I don't know the details."
"I'm only talking about the present."
"For twenty-two years, she has treated you poorly."
"A wedding has left you penniless."
"This time, she teamed up with the Zhong family to plot against you."
"If it weren't for me, do you know what would happen to you after you went deep into Tinghetai?"
"How can you still be soft-hearted towards this person?"