Chapter 889 On the Road to Exile 17

He wasn't interested in the chair, but he and his three children couldn't let it go to someone else because their father had suffered so much.

"Aunt Ning, thank you."

Ning Yan ruffled his hair and said, "Nephew, don't forget me when you become rich and powerful."

Chu Yu's scalp felt hot from being stroked, but he didn't flinch. "I won't forget. I will protect you."

Ning Yan's eyes lit up. "Then you're such a good girl! My future and your brother's future depend on you."

Chu Yu assured him, "I will definitely take good care of Lin-ge'er as well." For Aunt Ning's sake, that position must be his!

Is he really that determined? Then he wouldn't mind helping this kid out!

"Then don't be upset. We'll make chicken hot pot tonight. Go find Brother Lin and kill a chicken together."

"Okay, I've never killed a chicken before, I'll give it a try today."

Seeing that he was leaving as soon as he got off the kang (heated brick bed), Ning Yan quickly added, "Remember to save some chicken blood for me. We can make blood tofu soup tonight."

"Okay, keep them all."

In the yard, Chu Lin and Yu Zhu had already caught an old hen. Children are always curious about catching chickens and pigs, and Chu Lin was no exception.

Ning Yan could hear his happy laughter even while sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed).

That evening, the mother and her two children enjoyed a delicious hot pot of free-range chicken, along with freshly made chicken blood tofu. Chu Yu ate until he was sweating profusely and raved about the flavor of the chili peppers.

"This stuff is perfect for people from the north; it's very warming."

Ning Yan nodded, "I have some more seeds here. I'll give them to you when you're ready to plant them."

Chu Haoxuan has already contacted the Chu family, so he should be able to act quickly. He might even be able to return to Beijing to farm this year.

When the time comes, she will also bring out the three divine seeds, which can be considered as accumulating some prestige for this kid.

"Then I'll thank Aunt Ning in advance."

After dinner, it was already dark when Chu Yu said goodbye and returned to the low stone house.

The Crown Prince's wife was sewing clothes. "You're back. Did you eat at your fourth aunt's?"

"Mother, Aunt Ning and Fourth Uncle have divorced!"

"Oh dear, child, I'm just used to calling you that."

I didn't mean to force her to be associated with your fourth uncle, Lin-ge'er's mother, is that alright?

Chu Yu was a little irritated again, but remembering Aunt Ning's reminder, he suppressed his irritation. "Fourth Aunt specially stewed chicken. Brother Lin wouldn't let me leave, so I ate it and came back."

The Crown Prince's wife smiled and said, "Lin's mother is truly devoted to you brothers. Just a couple of days ago, she sent your sister a new set of clothes, and Yan'er loves them."

Chu Yu smiled and said, "Aunt Ning is indeed very kind."

"Alright, you should go back to your room and rest too."

Fortunately, it's close to the military camp, only a quarter of an hour away; otherwise, they would have had to rush back to the camp tomorrow.

Chu Yu obediently returned to his room, quickly washed up, and lay down on the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed).

However, he couldn't fall asleep tonight, his mind racing with thoughts, until he drifted into a dream in the middle of the night.

The Duke's mansion was raided, and Aunt Ning chose to divorce him, but he never saw her again after that. The road to exile was difficult, and one thing after another happened to his family. He couldn't even make it to the north.

The scene shifts, and this time Aunt Ning didn't choose to divorce. However, this Aunt Ning was very different from the Aunt Ning I knew, and she seemed foolish in every way.

Then, they went to Zhangzishan. This time, he died again, and so did "Auntie Si".

This time, however, he survived as a soul. He saw what would happen in the future: his mother was almost humiliated, had a scar on her face, and was seriously injured, but she managed to survive to the north.

My father sat on that chair, and my mother became empress. But soon my father's harem was filled with people. Although my mother was empress, she forced a smile and died after only a few years of good life. Later, my father also died, and Emperor Wenchang ascended the throne.

Chu Yu had this dream all night long. When he woke up, he was still a little groggy and had a feeling of not knowing what day it was.

It took him a while to come to his senses; everything in the dream made him feel cold all over.

His life, the lives of his brothers, and his sister—who also suffered a terrible fate in her previous life—were all saved by Aunt Ning.

He had a feeling that Aunt Ning and "Fourth Aunt" were not the same person.

Aunt Ning values ​​family ties more than the "Fourth Aunt" in the first life, and is more decisive and resolute than the "Fourth Aunt" in the second life. In fact, there should be three different people.

He would protect such a good Aunt Ning, he would protect her for life, because she was the one who saved his life!

In the next room, on the kang (heated brick bed), when the Crown Prince's wife opened her eyes, they were filled with hatred.

Yes, she had the same dream, but she felt even more pitiful and ashamed in it, since everything in the dream was based on her own experiences.

Her two sons died, and her daughter suffered such a terrible fate. After returning to the capital, she thought everything would turn around, but what awaited her was her husband's disgust and betrayal.

She hated him so much; her last thought before she died was to kill that unfaithful man.

At the breakfast table that morning, the Crown Prince's wife was exceptionally warm towards her two sons. In her dream, they had died long ago, and she would treat them better from now on.

And her daughter, she had to keep a close eye on her, and she absolutely could not let Yan'er suffer the same pain she had in the previous life.

The next morning, the Crown Prince's wife personally saw her eldest son off, and the old lady even joked that she spoiled her child too much.

The Crown Prince's wife didn't care. She always felt that people might overhear her when she spoke at home, so she specially saw her son out of the house. After her brothers-in-law had gone far away, she gave them a few instructions: "Be careful when you return to the military camp. Also, if anyone contacts you again, ask them more about your father's side. Train hard. Only by being strong can you protect yourself."

Ning Shi is like that; if their positions were reversed, she would never have ended up in the same situation as him.

Chu Yu felt that his mother's words had a hidden meaning, but he didn't ask, because they were indeed being watched.

"Mother, you can go back now. I've written everything down."

The Crown Prince's wife watched her two sons leave, but her mind was already wandering to other things.

In her dream, her son was gone, but men could choose countless women to enter the palace and give birth to new ones.

In this life, her children are all still alive and well, and she will not give him that chance again!

Ning Yan noticed that recently, the Crown Prince's wife had been particularly fond of chatting with her, and every time she came, she would send Lin Ge away to learn martial arts from Zhang Qing.

Of course, she provided the martial arts manual; Zhang Qing was just the one who trained him.

We don't expect this child to fight on the battlefield in the future; we just want him to be healthy and strong.

The Crown Prince's wife mainly felt that the two of them had found men like that, and they were in the same boat.

She used to feel sorry for Ning Yan, thinking that the fourth prince was spoiling his concubine and not giving his wife any face.

And what happened? The guy she ended up with was even more despicable—

To make room for his new lover, that man actually poisoned himself!

Just you wait, they'll all have to wait!

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