Chapter 289: Ji Yunnuo's bitter past

Shen Ningyuan naturally saw that Ji Yunnuo was hesitant to speak.

But so what.

It was because she knew better than anyone else how cold-hearted the Ji family was. Thinking of this, she sneered in her heart.

Now I am in a difficult situation and I can't even save myself.

How can you have the extra energy to care about others?

I have done my best to remind Ji Yunnuo a thing or two.

The rest, no matter how much, she could do nothing about it.

Just as Ji Yunnuo was about to turn around, Shen Ningyuan seemed to suddenly think of something, slightly opened her red lips, and asked in a soft voice.

"Ji Yunnuo, do you really not care about the Ji family at all?"

Only the huge An Ning Marquis Mansion not only represents the title, but also represents the intricate network of personal connections within it.

And he is from a noble family.

The title of Marquis An Ning was hereditary and unruly, but Ji Yunnuo gave it up so easily. Shen Ningyuan always felt it was a bit strange.

This is tremendous power.

Is Ji Yunnuo really willing to give up so easily?

Shen Ningyuan asked herself in her heart.

Because of this, she stared intently at the handsome young man in front of her, waiting for his answer.

Ji Yunnuo raised his hand and gently rubbed his eyebrows, as if to dispel the sadness in his heart.

Ask yourself.

If he, a mere bastard's son, could inherit the title of Marquis An Ning's Mansion, he would definitely be soaring to fame.

Anyone with a normal mind would know how to make the decision.

But……

When Ji Yunnuo thought about the past, a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.

The confusion in his eyes was gradually replaced by determination, and he looked at Shen Ningyuan openly.

At this moment, he had thousands of words he wanted to say in his heart, but in the end they all turned into a sigh and dissipated in the wind.

Then he resolutely took his steps and hurriedly left the hall.

There was no pause at all.

Shen Ningyuan narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at his slightly embarrassed back, and the curve of her lips froze instantly.

There was a deep look in his eyes.

But on second thought, no matter what Ji Yunnuo thought, he had already been expelled from the clan.

It is really not right to want to inherit the An Ning Marquis Mansion.

In other words, Ji Yunnuo had many means and back-up plans, but in the end it was all in vain.

If that's the case, then why bother yourself with trouble?

Shen Ningyuan thought about this clearly, and the matter was over for her.

As Ji Yunnuo left Xiyuanju with his back straight, his steps slowed down and his shoulders drooped.

The strong momentum dissipated in an instant.

His face was filled with a gray look.

There was a look of deep fatigue between his brows.

Looking at the winding road in front of me, I sneered in my heart.

But it only took him a moment to adjust his mood.

Just because he saw the servants and maids coming towards him, he naturally could not show his fear in front of outsiders.

Especially the servants in the mansion.

He held his head high and strode back to his courtyard.

The courtyard where Ji Yunnuo lived was in a relatively remote place in the An Ning Marquis Mansion. The scenery in the courtyard was extremely shabby, not to mention the precious flowers, plants and trees.

And this small courtyard holds all his memories from birth to the present.

Sitting on the steps under the corridor, Ji Yunnuo had a blank and blurred look in his eyes.

Looking at every plant and tree in the yard.

It's a completely affectionate touch.

In this small courtyard, it seems as if there is endless time and space.

I can see that I was a young kid curled up in a small ball, relying on my mother for everything.

I couldn’t eat enough and I couldn’t sleep well. There were just a few more mosquitoes in the summer, so life was pretty good.

The most difficult time was winter. There was not even a charcoal fire in the house. Outside, the wind was howling and the snow was white. We were hungry and cold every day.

At that time, the mother humbly prayed to Chen and his nominal father, but the final result...

Forget it, let’s not talk about it!

All of this is over.

But deep in his memory, in this courtyard, especially on that bleak winter day, what was left to him was endless cold and frostbite.

Within this thick wall, there is prosperity and loneliness, warmth and abuse.

And his mother died early because of the daily torture she suffered from Chen.

Mother waited a lifetime, complained a lifetime, and suffered a lifetime.

In the end, my father could only say, "If he's dead, then he's dead! Just find a random place on the outskirts of the city to bury him. Why are you bothering me with such a trivial matter?"

Ji Yunnuo was just outside his father's study and heard it clearly.

It was also from that moment that the last bit of admiration he had for his father completely disappeared.

At some point, a colorful bird landed on the steps not far from him.

Chirping.

Ji Yunnuo's thoughts were instantly pulled back to reality. When he saw the cute little thing in front of him, the corners of his lips twitched stiffly.

He had never been given any warmth in this mansion.

Naturally, I have no attachment to this place.

Even if everyone in the Marquis' Mansion died in front of him, he probably wouldn't feel sad at all.

Ji Yunnuo didn't know why, but Shen Ningyuan's voice and appearance suddenly appeared in his mind.

Especially the questions she asked just now in the flower hall.

Are you willing to give up this wealth that is within your reach?

How could I not be willing to give it up!

I have long wanted to escape from this cage-like place.

In the past, he was too weak, cowardly, and inferior, and he didn't dare to take even a single step.

Of course, another part of the reason was that he wanted to watch with his own eyes those in the Marquis' Mansion who had wronged his mother die one after another.

Only then can the hatred in his heart be buried in the long river of time.

The bird flapped its wings and flew away.

Ji Yunnuo's gaze followed the bird's figure and slowly moved to mid-air.

It was not until the bird completely disappeared that the irritability in his heart gradually dissipated a little.

I still remember when I was a child, I squatted on the steps, looking at the birds flying freely in the sky, feeling longing in my heart.

I even fantasized more than once how great it would be if I could turn into a bird and fly out of this cage-like place!

And now, I am finally going to get rid of that place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. It’s really great!

It’s a pity that my mother was trapped in this small world until her death.

That’s all!

So much time has passed, there is no point in thinking about these things anymore.

Ji Yunnuo slowly stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.

He came into the house and took out a stack of letters from the secret compartment.

Ji Yunnuo's eyes stayed on the letter for a long time.

These letters were exactly what he had secretly collected over the years, and they contained information about Ji Yunchuan's violations of the law.

Deliberately occupying the people's fertile land, accepting bribes and perverting the law, and taking human lives.

Everything Ji Yunchuan did is too numerous to list.

There were also a few evil things that Chen did in the mansion.

He beat and killed maids and servants for no reason and secretly embezzled money from the household.