Chapter 917: Thoughts
Shuying County, a simple and elegant residence.
The spring breeze was blowing on the Yishui River, and Gu Yuanqiong indulged himself freely. He enjoyed the beauty to the fullest and fell asleep peacefully.
Mi Yao endured the pain and sat up with difficulty. She lowered her eyes and looked at the scars on her body, feeling extremely ashamed.
Afraid of waking up the prince and getting bullied again, she got out of bed quietly, put on her clothes, sat by the window, and looked towards Shengjing. Her thoughts flew to Prince Dijin's palace.
How great it would have been if the person I met last year was not His Royal Highness Prince Li, but Prince Dijin.
I heard that Prince Dijin is kind and benevolent, which is a huge difference compared to Prince Li who is ruthless and fierce.
If I could marry him, I wouldn't have to endure humiliation and pain every day, be forced to flatter and please, go through suffering, and feel like I'm in purgatory.
In her early years, my mother was abandoned by Ning Hanwang, and she was pregnant, lonely and helpless.
She was a quiet and peaceful person, never quarrelsome or noisy. She gave birth to me on her own and raised me with great difficulty.
Although we found out that Ning Hanwang was from a noble family in Shengjing, my mother never thought of asking for a legitimate status, and I never thought of returning home to recognize my relatives.
We have no intention of making friends with those who cruelly abandoned us. Mother cannot fall into the quagmire again, and I am unwilling to acknowledge a thief as my father.
However, fate played a trick on me. Mu Rong became pregnant at about the same time as my mother, so my identity was replaced by Ning Jiewei, the daughter of a criminal.
Not only did she take away my father's love and my honor, but the three of them, mother and son, also wanted to kill my mother and me.
Hatred must be avenged.
I may not want my things, but I will never allow others to take them away.
Ning Jiewei is trying to become the Fourth Miss Ning and sit on the throne of Madam Mei, unless I die!
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Gu Yuanqiong turning over.
Mi Yao was startled and looked back quickly.
Seeing that the prince was sleeping soundly, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued to look at Shengjing from afar.
All my thoughts are about King Di Jin.
I don't know what he looks like, but I have heard that he is otherworldly and looks like a god from heaven.
He is probably much more handsome than His Royal Highness Prince Li, right?
I still remember last year, Lan Tong went out alone to buy medicine and was spotted by a son of an aristocratic family, who acted recklessly and had evil intentions.
Lan Tong swallowed her grievances and kept silent. She didn't want her daughter to offend the nobles because of her.
However, Mi Yao caught all traces of her escape and the fear in her eyes.
Having roughly guessed what had happened, Mi Yao found out everything, collected evidence, changed into men's clothes, and went to the Yinsitai of Tongrou County to seek justice for Lan Tong.
With her intelligence and talent, the other party was no match for her at all. After only one court session, Yin Sitai directly convicted her.
Unexpectedly, when she took out the civil registration document and wrote down the plaintiff's identity, she was told by the official Yin Sitai that her nationality was not correct and there was no such person in the provincial governor's office.
In this case, since the identity of the plaintiff is unknown, the defendant cannot be convicted for the time being.
Mi Yao guessed that maybe the family of this nobleman had taken action to cancel her citizenship in order to buy time to rescue her.
To cancel a person's nationality without permission is a serious crime. Once she finds evidence, she will sue the whole family and make them pay the consequences.
Just as Lord Yin Sitai announced the adjournment of the court, a man walked out from the back hall.
Lord Yin Sitai, everyone called that man "Prince".
That man was Gu Yuanqiong.
He admired Mi Yao's talent and intended to recruit her under his command, so he appeared as a hero to save the beauty and win her favor.
Gu Yuanqiong requested that the case be re-investigated as the plaintiff.
The county magistrates and secretaries did not dare to go against the prince's wishes and all agreed to a retrial.
In this way, the son of a noble family was convicted and Yin Sitai was imprisoned.
Mi Yao was very happy, smiling sweetly, and trotted over and stood in front of him.
She had not learned the etiquette of the nobility and bowed stiffly.
"Greetings to the prince."
Mi Yao's disguise concealed her graceful figure just right, and without careful observation, one could not tell that she was a woman.
Gu Yuanqiong wrote down the identity of the plaintiff and took a look at her plaintiff's document. He then realized that she was a girl and her maiden name was Pan Yuzhi.
He thought she disguised herself as a man to avoid being coveted by bad guys, so he didn't expose her to avoid scaring her.
"Your Excellency is polite."
Mi Yao spoke modestly and carefully.
"Excuse me, which prince are you? I would like to remember your name and repay your kindness in the future."
Gu Yuanqiong pretends to be nice and does good things without leaving a name.
"It's just a small favor, no need to repay."
"I came here in a low profile, not wanting to attract attention, so please don't ask any questions."
Mi Yao realized her mistake and lowered her head.
"Sorry, I'm sorry for being so presumptuous."
Gu Yuanqiong smiled faintly.
"You are so kind."
"I have something else to do. We will meet again later."
Mi Yao nodded, but was a little slow to react and remembered to salute.
"Okay, see you later."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The matter of deregistration should not be taken lightly, Mi Yao should go and investigate as soon as possible.
Gu Yuanqiong hid in the dark, inquired about her situation, further confirmed her talent, and provided some help when appropriate.
After finding out the truth, Mi Yao was shocked and ran back to the pavilion as fast as she could.
"Mother, Tong'er, something bad has happened!"
Pan Xiangru walked quickly towards her beloved daughter.
"Tong'er went out shopping and hasn't come back yet."
"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"
Mi Yao in a nutshell.
"Madam Ning's men are here to cause trouble again."
Pan Xiangru sneered.
"Oh, it's just Madam Ning, why are you panicking?"
"Her people are very easy to deal with. After our tricks, they even have a hard time meeting us. To this day, they don't know what we look like."
Mi Yao was terrified.
"This time, she sent her son again."
Pan Xiangru was horrified.
"Is it Master Ning who caused you to fail so many times last time?"
Mi Yao nodded.
"Yes, that's him."
"I was lucky enough to escape the last confrontation."
"His methods were very powerful. I still feel scared when I think about it now."
"This time, he somehow plotted to remove our citizenship."
"Mother, he is obviously going to be ruthless. He won't return to Beijing until he gets rid of us!"
Pan Xiangru was solemn and calm in her work.
"Go to the market quickly, find Tong'er, protect her, and hide together."
Mi Yao's heart was shocked.
"What do you mean, mother? Do you want to face Young Master Ning alone? I don't agree."
Pan Xiangru reprimanded severely.
"Child, don't be willful, be obedient."
Mi Yao has an irregular square head.
"I won't listen!"
"Mother, I won't let anything happen to you."
Pan Xiangru remained calm in the face of danger.
"Young Master Ning is ruthless and will not stop until someone is killed."
"They are just worried that I will go to the capital and take away their love."
"As long as I die, they will stop, and you and Tong'er can live a peaceful life."
Mi Yao held her mother's hands tightly.
"They are ruthless and will definitely not let me go."
"Mother, we will be together through life and death, and we will never be separated."
"Let's go to the market together, find Tong'er, and help her hide somewhere safe."
Pan Xiangru pretended to agree, but in fact she was thinking about finding an opportunity to get rid of her daughter along the way.
Seeing what her mother was thinking, Mi Yao did not say it out loud, and tried every means to prevent her from finding a chance to escape.
At the gate of the county government office, a minor official was posting a notice on the signboard.
Mi Yao passed by and took a subconscious glance. She happened to see the words "civilian registration", so she stopped.
"Mother, wait a moment."