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 can't even save myself.
How can you have the extra energy to care about others?
Being able to remind Ji Yunnuo a thing or two has already been a great kindness.
There was nothing she could do about the rest, no matter how much more there was.
Just as Ji Yunnuo was about to turn around, Shen Ningyuan seemed to suddenly think of something, opened her red lips slightly, 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 relationships within it.
And he is from a noble family.
The title of Marquis of An Ning was hereditary and irrevocable, 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.
He is just a bastard's son, but if he can inherit the title of An Ning Marquis, he will definitely soar to fame.
Anyone with a normal mind would know what to do.
But……
When Ji Yunnuo thought about the past, a bitter feeling rose in his heart.
The confusion in his eyes was gradually replaced by determination, and he looked at Shen Ningyuan frankly.
At this moment, he had thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to say, but in the end they all turned into a sigh and dissipated in the wind.
Then he resolutely took up his feet and hurriedly left the flower 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 glint 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 for him 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, why bother yourself with trouble?
Once Shen Ningyuan figured this out, the matter was over for her.
Ji Yunnuo straightened his back as he left Xiyuanju, but his steps slowed down a bit and his shoulders drooped.
The momentum that was forced to be maintained disappeared in an instant.
His face was even more gray.
There was a deep look of fatigue between his brows.
Looking at the winding road in front of me, I sneered in my heart.
But in a moment, he adjusted his mood.
Just because he saw the servants and maids coming towards him, he naturally couldn't 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's eyes were empty and blurred.
Look at the plants and trees 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 young at that time, curled up in a small ball, relying on my mother for survival.
I can’t eat enough and I can’t sleep well. There are just more mosquitoes in the summer, so life is not bad.
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, his mother humbly begged Chen and his nominal father, but the final result was...
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 these thick walls, there is prosperity and loneliness, warmth and abuse.
His mother died early because of the daily torture she suffered from Chen.
My mother waited, complained, and suffered all her life.
In the end, all he could do was to ask his father, "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 his last bit of admiration 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 brought back to reality. Seeing 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's Mansion died in front of him, he probably wouldn't feel sad at all.
For some reason, Ji Yunnuo suddenly remembered Shen Ningyuan's voice and appearance.
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 self-deprecating to dare to take even a single step forward.
Of course, another part of the reason was that he wanted to watch with his own eyes those who had wronged his mother in the Marquis' Mansion 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, and felt 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 is 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 trivial things.
Ji Yunnuo slowly stood up and patted the dust off 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 were about Ji Yunchuan's violations of the law.
Deliberately using means to seize the people's fertile land, taking bribes and perverting the law, and taking human lives.
Everything Ji Yunchuan did was too numerous to list in words.
There were also a few evil things that Chen had done in the mansion.
He beat and killed maids and servants for no reason and secretly embezzled money from the household.
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