Lin Hairu was shaking with anger. She squeezed Ruixiang's hand and said, "Yining, that child, must be so sad... What should she do?"
Ruixiang followed Lin Hairu in tears. She held Lin Hairu's hand tightly and said, "Madam, there's still a long way to go. If things don't work out, there's still the Third Young Master. You should think about the child in your belly and don't worry... Miss Seven's problem can always be solved!"
Lin Hairu was choked with sobs and could not speak.
Luming Hall was a bit run-down, but after some cleaning, it was still habitable. It was close to the ancestral hall and rarely visited. Only a few of the masters of the second house and the more prominent maids around them knew about Yining's affairs, but the maids in her own house had more or less heard some rumors. They didn't necessarily know about the Seventh Young Lady's background, but they just thought she had made a serious mistake and was disliked by the master, and she was so lazy when moving things.
Yining looked at the big tree in the courtyard of Luming Hall, and she suddenly felt very glad that it was herself.
If that seven-year-old Yi Ning were alive today, how would she have been able to endure all this? Yi Ning turned around and said to Mother Xu, "Mother Xu, do you think the ancestral hall is open at this time?"
Mother Xu's eyes welled up. Yining had always been pampered. But now she was in a place like this: "It's still open, but it's too late..."
"I want to go to the ancestral hall and take a look," Yining said. "Maybe he won't let me in tomorrow."
Mother Xu wanted to cry even more when she heard this. How could she object? Mother Xu still took her there, and she waited outside the ancestral hall. Yining walked into the ancestral hall alone and walked to the tablet of Old Lady Luo. Old Lady Luo was the best person to her in these two lives, the person she cared about the most. Thinking of what Luo Chengzhang said today, the hidden pain in her heart could not be ignored.
"Grandma." She gently brushed away a little dust and said, "Is it really because I'm not the Luo family's biological child that you got sick?"
Yi Ning felt a lump in her throat. "Grandma, I've never met someone as kind as you. If you're sick because of me, what should I do..." She hugged Old Lady Luo's chair, a sudden surge of resentment washing over her. She remembered how Old Lady Luo had protected her, how she'd let her hold her and act like a spoiled child, how she'd smiled at her with such helplessness yet kindness. Yi Ning's sobs gradually choked. "Don't be like this... Grandma. You're the one I love most, the one I remember most deeply... He insisted on saying that, he insisted on saying you died because of me..."
"Meimei." Someone called her softly from behind.
Yi Ning raised her head with tearful eyes and saw him approaching as she said, "Grandmother already knows you're not her biological child. Before she left, she asked me to help hide it. She told me to protect you... Meimei, don't be sad, Third Brother is here."
Before she could react, she was suddenly embraced by this man. She grabbed his clothes and finally burst into tears, crying breathlessly.
Luo Shenyuan hugged her tightly and let her lean against his chest: "Be good, don't worry, just cry peacefully. Everything will be fine tomorrow." He was still half-kneeling on the ground, but he was bearing Yining's weight, allowing her to cry peacefully in his arms.
Mother Xu, standing outside the ancestral hall, watched the scene in shock. After a moment, she took a deep breath and stepped aside.
After sending Yi Ning back to Luming Hall, Luo Shenyuan wrote a letter overnight and had it delivered to the Governor's Office. Luo Chengzhang was furious, no doubt because Concubine Qiao had told him some lies that were distorted. So he asked Mother Zheng to confront them. Even if Yi Ning's situation was irreversible, he couldn't stand by and watch Concubine Qiao's lies. Of course, this letter wasn't addressed to Mother Zheng.
Yining shouldn't stay in the Luo family anymore.
Luo Shenyuan had known for two weeks that the Duke of Ying had been secretly spying on Yi Ning in the area. He even knew that the Duke of Ying was currently living in the Governor's Office, waiting. But now there was no need to wait. It was good for Yi Ning to leave the Luo family. She deserved to return to her true home, not be bullied by the Luo family.
*
Luo Chengzhang slept alone in his study that night without asking anyone to serve him.
Aunt Qiao was lazily helped up by the maid. It was already noon. As she was being helped to dress, she asked Luo Yilian, "Why did your father call you over so early in the morning?"
"Tell me about my schoolwork." Luo Yilian helped Aunt Qiao up. "Yining moved to Luming Hall last night. His own daughter has become someone else's. He must want to feel better."
"If Luo Shenyuan hadn't been here, your father would have really gotten angry and kicked Luo Yining out of the house, telling everyone she died suddenly of an acute illness. The Gu family wouldn't have been able to open the coffin and perform an autopsy..." Aunt Qiao said lazily, "She's in such a bad state now, isn't she?"
"She's down and out." Luo Yilian said softly, "I saw that the food the kitchen sent over this morning was just rice porridge and a few plates of bread. She didn't eat much, so she just gave it to her as is."
"Others may not know what exactly happened, but seeing her move to Luming Hall, they naturally knew she had made a big mistake. Those people outside are always flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak." Aunt Qiao looked at her daughter in the mirror and smiled. "She's been lucky. She's lived as a young lady for over ten years. It's clearly a lowly fate. If she were born outside, she would be sewing all day to help support the family. After getting married, she would have to take care of her parents-in-law and children. It would be a good fate if she wasn't looked down upon."
"My son," Aunt Qiao patted Luo Yilian's hand, "you are destined to be a precious person. You can't be bad at finding a husband in the future. As long as your father is here, he will definitely find you a successful Jinshi."
Just as she said this, someone suddenly came in and reported, "Auntie, the master said that the mistress is pregnant and asked you to help organize the banquet. There are distinguished guests coming to the mansion, and the master has ordered that everything must be the best."
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