After settling Ning Yao and Ning Ze in the courtyard, Fen Ling relayed Su Rong’s words and then left.
Ning Ze looked at Ning Yao, "Sister, did Su Rong tell us to sleep at ease?"
It had been a long time since he had a good night’s sleep, living in fear every day, terrified for his life, unable to find peace even in meals and sleep.
Ning Yao nodded and said to Ning Ze, "We are at least safe for now. If she tells us to sleep at ease, then let’s do as she says!"
Ning Ze was still unsure, "Sister, what does it mean to be safe now? Does it mean we are still in danger?"
Ning Yao nodded, "If Yan Li and Yan Lin find out we are here with Fen Ling, they will certainly not spare us. On the way back to Nanping, knowing them as I do, they will surely send someone to eliminate us."
Ning Ze, who had just regained some color, turned pale again, "Sister, what should we do?"
"There is no way, we can only trust that Su Rong will protect us." Ning Yao said: "The only one we can rely on now is Su Rong."
Ning Ze was skeptical, "Will she protect us?"
"Yes." Ning Yao looked at him, "I betrayed Yan Li and Yan Lin, and definitely cannot go to their side. Rather than letting them threaten our father using us, perhaps torturing us in the process or killing us after they are done with us, it’s better to follow Su Rong. The Crown Prince is now in power, Yan Li has been demoted to a commoner, and Yan Lin, he is a pure villain, very cautious, vengeful, not a kind ruler."
Ning Ze was puzzled, "Sister, you said you betrayed Yan Li and Yan Lin, but Yan Lin is still all right."
"The reason Yan Lin is all right may be due to the Crown Prince’s other plans." Ning Yao placed her hand on her belly, "We only want to return to Nanping safely, and just stay alive."
Ning Ze nodded.
Ning Yao looked at her brother, who no longer had the slightest hint of nobility or pride, her heart aching. She gave him a preemptive warning, "Once we return to Nanping, let’s live peacefully! You should also stop fighting with our elder brother for the position of the heir. Now that the Crown Prince has been exposed, and we are in this situation, life is hard enough to preserve, we have already suffered a lot, competing will only be a waste of life."
Ning Ze was dejected, "Sister, even if I don’t fight, will he spare me?"
Ning Yao shook her head, "I don’t know, we can beg him, after all, we are blood relatives."
Ning Ze was on the verge of tears, "Sister, how did we get to this point? You slipped up, Yan Li didn’t even have the strength to resist, and was exposed. It’s like a dream."
Ning Yao calmly said, "It takes more than one cold day for the river to freeze three feet deep. I didn’t see the situation clearly and acted too hastily."
She sighed softly, "Regardless, we have reached this point, if we stop now, we can save our lives. Otherwise...I will die, the child in my womb, and you, we will all die."
Ning Ze immediately said, "Sister, I don’t want to die."
Who would want to die if they could live?
Ning Yao looked at him, "Since you don’t want to die, from now on, be content with your lot! Don’t fight for the title anymore, just live a peaceful life."
Ning Ze nodded with a gloomy face. After going through the ordeal of the Ghost Gate, he didn’t want to experience it again. Seeing Ning Yao constantly placing her hand on her belly, he asked, "Sister, are you really going to give birth to this child?"
Ning Yao did not answer.
Ning Ze continued, "Even if Yan Li hates you to death, the child in your belly is his flesh and blood. Can he really bring himself to do it?"
"He has already been taken to the Second Prince’s Residence by Yan Lin, which proves that he is not willing to give up. The reason why he is in this situation now is very much related to my revelation of the things he has been doing behind the scenes. It’s just one child, he can find other women to have children, as many as he wants, the one in my belly is not the only one. He doesn’t care. He is ruthless and unscrupulous, he can even kill his own father, let alone his own flesh and blood."
Hearing this, Ning Ze said, "Sister, just abort it, keeping this child is also a risk."
"If it is to be aborted, it should be done after we return to Nanping." Ning Yao didn’t really want to keep the child either, but now was not the time for an abortion, she had to hit the road.
Ning Ze thought it made sense.
The siblings talked for a while and after calming down a bit, they were both tired and went to rest separately.
Ning Ze fell asleep quickly.
Ning Yao couldn’t sleep. She lay in bed, thinking that since she had made the decision, she wouldn’t regret it. It wasn’t wrong to save her brother, her sibling of the same mother, who was her true reliance. Even if he couldn’t handle things, as long as he was alive, they were family, bound by blood. They would not hurt each other. But Yan Li was different. She had been married to Yan Li for several years and was very clear about his nature. He would push her out to take the blame for himself even if he could save himself, let alone his current state. Now it was merely that she revealed him and didn’t take the blame for him. Otherwise, her fate might have been death, and her brother would have been finished
Now she and her brother were both alive, and she believed the Crown Prince was sparing their lives in consideration of her turning in Yan Li and Yan Lin.
So, she did not regret saving herself and her brother.
That evening, Su Rong went to the Eastern Palace, taking the wet nurse Zhao and Yuewan with her.
Upon seeing Yan Huisheng, Wet Nurse Zhao immediately teared up and was about to kneel to pay her respects.
Yan Huisheng quickly reached out his hand to help her up, "Wet Nurse, you don’t need to pay your respects when you see me."
Wet Nurse Zhao thanked him and then looked at Yan Huisheng, "Crown Prince, when I left the capital, I never thought I would be able to return one day. At that time, I thought I would never see the Crown Prince again."
Yan Huisheng smiled, "I’m relieved that Wet Nurse, thanks to my cousin, has the opportunity to come back."
Wet Nurse Zhao wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Isn’t it? When I saw the seventh young miss, she really looks like Princess Zhenmin. I always knew that the Dowager Empress still worried about the Princess even on her deathbed. Now that I am with the seventh young miss, it helps to put the Dowager Empress’s mind at ease in the afterworld."
Yan Huisheng nodded, "My cousin has already spoken to me. Wet Nurse and Yuewan will stay in my Eastern Palace for the time being, accompanying the young miss from the Ye Xiang Residence. Feel free to stay and have peace of mind. When she returns from Jibei, you can then follow her."
Wet Nurse Zhao nodded, "I can also do some things for the Crown Prince. I’m not too old to move, and these old bones still serve a purpose. If there’s anything in the Prince’s residence, just instruct me."
Yan Huisheng smiled, "Wet Nurse, rest assured, I know your abilities, I won’t be polite."
Yuewan stood aside, listening to their conversation, looking at this one and then at that one, then tugging at Su Rong’s sleeve and whispering in her ear, "Miss, the Crown Prince is so handsome."
Su Rong glanced at her, "Shall I send you to him? Don’t go with me to Nanchu?"
Yuewan shook her head decisively, "No."
Even the handsomest of men could not compare to her mistress. She would be helping her mistress manage the household in the future, being the person in charge of the internal affairs of the royal palace of Nanchu, she couldn’t afford to waste her time in this Eastern Palace because of a pretty face.
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