Zhuangzi had several places in the dowry of the wild geese returning south.

She went to the most exquisite spot. It wasn't the biggest, but it was the spot that Lan, Yan Nangui's birth mother, loved the most when she was alive.

It's called Shuiyun Manor, and it's situated by water on three sides, with a flowing spring. Therefore, the Lan family built it exceptionally well in the past. Since the Lan family had no sons and never adopted one, this place was given to their youngest daughter, Lan Jingyi, as part of her dowry.

When Yan Nangui and her entourage arrived, the manor had been waiting to welcome them for several days.

The people here are quite loyal.

At least most of them are still people left behind by the Lan family.

They escorted her into the manor in her carriage, then carried her in a sedan chair and took her to the main house.

The dozen or so old women were very capable, and together with the people from the Marquis of Xinyang's residence, they settled Yan Nangui in.

After all, she had a serious illness and wasn't fully recovered yet; she also needed to rest and recuperate after childbirth.

She had managed to escape the Meng family while still physically strong, and in everyone's eyes, she was already at her last gasp.

So she didn't refuse, rested for a while, ate a hot meal, and then went to sleep.

The rest is just waiting; there's no rush.

The Meng family, naturally, refused to give up and immediately sent a delegation to the general's mansion.

The General's Mansion was unaware of this matter, and Princess Rongning was greatly shocked upon learning of it.

But it was getting late, and it was winter, so there was no time to leave the city.

We can only wait until tomorrow.

“You must not send that divorce agreement. Divorce is such a serious matter. Without the parents’ consent, how can she be allowed to do it?” Princess Rongning said.

Unfortunately, the Meng family dared not speak of those letters and those threats, and only gave vague answers.

As for the divorce papers, they've already been sent, but I'm afraid we won't be able to get them back.

At this point, all we can do is tell Yan Nangui to shut up.

But why did it take seven days for the geese to return south? Oh, today is the eighth day.

Even eight days ago, when she wasn't feeling well, her mouth was always fine.

The reason for the wait is that she is making arrangements.

To protect herself, she needed to contact her aunt. Fortunately, she still had an honest old woman here.

She naturally didn't see her aunt, not wanting to disturb the Meng family, but she could have written a letter.

Her aunt had always doted on her, but due to many reasons, they rarely saw each other.

These letters were collected by my aunt over the years with great effort, her only wish being to make her life better and, in turn, find a way to seek justice for her sister.

Unfortunately, as Meng Junxian said, the Marquis of Xinyang was just a minor marquis with no official position.

Her aunt also has a mother-in-law, so she doesn't have much freedom in doing things.

However, geese still have their own methods for returning south.

for example……

Several days ago, she had already made arrangements for her future.

Neither bringing down the Meng family nor seeking justice for the original owner and her birth mother is an easy task.

Princess Rongning is the current emperor's younger sister, and the one he loves most.

So how can one take revenge without going to the center of power?

Fortunately, she wasn't in a hurry; someone else was more anxious than her. Sure enough, early in the morning, a grand eunuch from the palace stood inside Shuiyun Manor.

The imperial edict read aloud was from the Empress. Skipping over a string of effusive praise, the gist of it was that Lady Yan was to return south and become a concubine in the Crown Prince's residence.

Yan Nangui kowtowed to express his gratitude for the Empress's grace, then rose and waved his hand.

An old woman will deliver the reward.

The head eunuch accepted the money with a smile: "You're too kind, Lady Consort."

"You're too kind, Father-in-law. May I ask when Her Majesty has chosen this auspicious day?" The imperial edict referred to choosing an auspicious day.

But it didn't say when. A good wife isn't anything special, and there's no need to make a big fuss about it. Just choose someone of average age.

"Her Majesty the Empress pities your suffering and knows your health is not good. She wants you to rest and recuperate. The eighth day of next month will be an auspicious day, what do you think?" The eunuch said this, but this was the Empress's intention.

“That would be excellent, then so be it. I also have a few things to settle. I’ll stay here for the time being. But things are different now; we need some manpower for things inside and outside the estate,” Yan Nangui said.

"No problem, no problem, just send a pair of Imperial Guards." The eunuch was very satisfied. That's fine, just don't cause any trouble.

After seeing off the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree, the general's carriage arrived shortly afterward.

It turned out that her princess stepmother had condescended to do so.

Yan Nangui smiled and said, "What's meant to come will come. Make the room warmer; I'm not better yet, and I don't want to die young."

Someone responded when I was busy.

When geese fly south, one should still pay respects to them.

She never had a good relationship with her stepmother; it was just that in public, the princess would pretend to indulge her.

Princess Rongning frowned before she even got out of the carriage: "Is that Song Liangcai from the Empress's quarters?"

The maid glanced at it and frowned: "That's right."

"What is he doing here?" Rong Ning asked uneasily, and helped herself down from the maid's arm.

Once inside the estate, Yan Nangui didn't come out to greet her, but she was used to it.

This spoiled attitude was something she fostered.

Upon entering the main room, Yan Nangui stood up and said, "The princess has arrived."

"You..." Rong Ning only managed to utter one word before she saw the imperial edict placed on the table and paused, "What is this?"

An old woman stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this is the Empress's decree."

He then took down the imperial edict and showed it to her.

Rong Ning held the imperial edict for a long time without being able to utter a word.

"You're being ridiculous!" She didn't bother to say anything more and immediately left.

She wants to go to the palace to find her brother, the emperor. How can this possibly happen?

"Give the order that I don't want to see her again."

The old woman agreed.

In the eyes of the people of the Marquis of Xinyang's mansion, Rong Ning deserved to die; if it weren't for her, Lan Jingyi wouldn't have died, and the young lady wouldn't have ended up in this predicament.

Lady Lan Xiangyi, wife of the Marquis of Xinyang, arrived a little late and did not meet Rong Ning.

As soon as she came in and saw Yan Nangui, she burst into tears: "My son! You have suffered so much."

Yan Nangui's eyes were also red.

Having been raised with a spoiled personality, and during her rebellious phase, she always felt like the whole world didn't care about her. Back then, only her aunt consistently believed she wasn't like that. Even now, only her aunt has helped her through her most difficult times.

The mother and daughter cried for a while, and Lan Xiangyi helped her lie down: "Your health is the most important thing. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, you just need to rest and wait until you enter the Crown Prince's residence next month. But... my child, I won't be at ease even if you enter the Crown Prince's residence."

"It's alright. Since things have come to this, we'll just have to take it one step at a time." Yan Nangui smiled and said, "I've been through life and death this time, and I've figured everything out. I have to take revenge. I can't let myself be harmed like this in a muddle, and my mother can't die without knowing why."

When Lan Xiangyi spoke of her younger sister who died young, she broke down in tears again.

Unlike Yan Nangui, who was observing other people's lives, she was the one whose own younger sister had suddenly died.

"It's hateful that my Lan family has no one to rely on, allowing us to be bullied like this."