Chapter 648 Han An
Although Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao had already walked far away, they could still hear the conversation behind them. However, their expressions did not change at all.
Only after he had walked away and completely disappeared from the sight of the young woman did Lu Yichen look at Zhong Nianyao and ask, "Do you know that person?"
Although it is a question, it has an affirmative tone.
"Yeah!" Zhong Nianyao nodded, then smiled and said, "Well, how should I put it? She should be considered my former apprentice!"
If it were before, she might have felt a little sad when talking about this matter. But now her memory has been awakened. Now, when she thinks about what happened in Li Country, her heart has long been as calm as water, and she can even watch it from the sidelines like an outsider.
"Once?" Lu Yichen obviously didn't miss these two words, "That is to say, it wasn't the case anymore."
"She's quite ambitious!" Zhong Nianyao shook her head and continued, "Come to think of it, I was the one who gave that girl her name! At that time, she was probably still a pretty little girl around ten years old. Her parents planned to sell her to a brothel to get money for their eldest son to marry. At that time, although I was still young, I had already become the Imperial Preceptor of the Li Kingdom. I happened to pass by and saw this happen."
"I saw she was quite gifted at fortune-telling, so I took her in as my apprentice and named her Han An. It was the coldest time of the year when I took her in. My original plan was to train her to be the successor to the Imperial Master, and then I would resign from the position and travel the world while I was still young."
"However, this girl was very ambitious and couldn't stand the loneliness of the Imperial Master's Palace. In the end, she was seduced away by the Emperor's fifth son, Prince Yu. And also—"
When she said this, a hint of confusion flashed in Zhong Nianyao's eyes. "I think that when I was forced by the royal family to sacrifice myself to heaven, it must have been partly because of her."
"She betrayed you." Lu Yichen said this with an affirmative tone, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Han An, who was on her way home at this moment, shuddered involuntarily. She then looked around but found nothing.
"It's not really a betrayal!" Zhong Nianyao shook her head and continued, "At the beginning, I calculated that as long as I sacrificed myself to the heaven, the drought in Li Kingdom could be relieved. However, she and I were the only ones who knew about this. The reason why the Li Kingdom royal family knew about it must be because she told them!"
"Ungrateful bastard." Lu Yichen spat out three words coldly.
"She's truly ungrateful." Zhong Nianyao nodded in agreement. "Not only is she ungrateful, she's downright stupid. She probably thought that by sharing my fortune-telling results, she could curry favor with Prince Yu. It's a shame she doesn't understand one thing: an orphan like her, how could she possibly deserve to be Prince Yu's consort?"
Han An was indeed naive enough, truly believing that Prince Yu truly loved her, and that was why he married her. However, she didn't really think about it. If she wasn't the Imperial Master's apprentice, how could an orphan like her possibly hold the position of Princess Yu?
Doesn’t the maid’s attitude just now explain everything?
"I can't believe you didn't have such good taste before!" Lu Yichen said jokingly, "How come you chose such a fool as your apprentice?"
"Alas, I was young and ignorant back then!" Zhong Nianyao shrugged and said indifferently, "Besides, she may not be very good in other aspects, but she does have a certain talent in divination and fortune-telling. If she had been trained well, I could have retired early."
If Han An had no outstanding qualities, she would have looked down on him. Unfortunately, she chose the wrong person and chose a love-brained man. Of course, perhaps it was also because of her ambition and unwillingness to stay in the Imperial Master Palace forever!
"So what are you going to do now?" Lu Yichen asked, "Are you going to let her continue to be free like this?"
"Free and easy?" Zhong Nianyao shook her head in amusement. "Even a maid dared to yell at her like that. Do you really think her life is that easy?"
Although Han An did threaten the maid in the end, this maid was the first, but not the last. It's true that as she said, she could have dealt with the maid. But Prince Yu's biological mother, Concubine Wan, had always loved her. Even if this maid was gone, there would definitely be another one.
Without the support of his master, the imperial teacher, Han An's life in Prince Yu's mansion is not easy.
"So, you're just going to let it go?" Lu Yichen raised his eyebrows, "This isn't like your character!"
In his memory, although Zhong Nianyao was not a vindictive person, she was not a tolerant person either. Now, when facing the disciple who betrayed her, how could she remain calm and indifferent?
"That's because I don't care anymore!" Zhong Nianyao smiled and shook her head. "The relationship between her and me as a master and disciple has long since completely disappeared. Let's forget about everything that happened before!"
Since there is no longer any affection between them, she and Han An are just strangers. No one would think of doing anything to a stranger.
Seeing that Zhong Nianyao had completely let it go, Lu Yichen didn't say anything else.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Zhong Nianyao took Lu Yichen's hand and said with a smile, "Bringing up some irrelevant people is really a bummer. Since we've come here by chance, let's take a good look around! I'll also let you get to know my past life."
Lu Yichen looked at Zhong Nian Yao with full doting, letting Zhong Nian Yao pull him around.
The two of them just wandered around aimlessly, stopping to chat from time to time, or taking a break at a roadside stall. Without any pressure, they seemed particularly comfortable.
At this time, the two of them were just like an ordinary couple. Fortunately, they hid their true identities, otherwise they would definitely attract a lot of attention.
However, even though they had hidden their true identities, their extraordinary temperament still attracted some people's attention.
It was not until the evening that the two returned to the inn.
After walking around for a whole day, Zhong Nian Yao finally decided to have dinner in the inn.
This inn is similar to modern hotels, with guests staying upstairs and dining downstairs.
Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao were eating at a small table at the edge of the hall in this somewhat noisy environment.
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