Chapter 73
The room was quiet for a moment.
"Indeed, she is in your residence." Wei Ling sighed. "More than ten years ago, I made a big mistake in a moment of confusion, which led to the cause and effect today. I have been thinking about her all these years. When I heard the news about her, I immediately came to your residence. Whether Lord Luo blames me or hates me, I am determined to take Yi Ning away. The child is innocent, and she cannot stay in Lord Luo's residence under any circumstances."
Luo Chengzhang's smile froze and he didn't react at all.
The Duke of England had already calmly put down his teacup, lifted his robe and knelt down.
"Master Luo, please bring my daughter out. I'll take her away today. I heard that Master Luo banished her to the side yard. I guess he doesn't want to see her anymore." Wei Ling looked up, his eyes bright. "Master Luo, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask. As long as it's not against morality, Wei Ling will never argue back."
Duke of England Wei Ling would only kneel to those in the Forbidden City. He was a fourth-rank civil servant, so what virtue did he have to make the Duke of England kneel to him!
But Luo Chengzhang completely forgot about helping him and murmured, "It's you... with Gu Minglan, is it you?"
"I didn't know who she was at the time." Wei Ling said slowly, "She didn't volunteer, so Lord Luo doesn't need to blame her..."
"I don't blame her?" Luo Chengzhang sneered subconsciously. "She's unfaithful and had an affair with someone else. What's there to argue about? You... you too, you are of a noble status, how could you act like this!"
Wei Ling already knew what would happen when he came to the Luo family. Seeing Luo Chengzhang shaking with anger, he didn't say anything.
After all, he was the one at a loss for words. He drank deer blood and became unconscious... and that was a fact. Let him have his say.
When the Duke of England's carriage entered the Luo family's house, someone ran to tell Luo Shenyuan.
Luo Shenyuan closed the book, a little stunned. He sent a letter to Wei Ling, but he didn't expect him to come to his house the next day. But at least it proved that he really valued Yi Ning and would not let her suffer any grievances in the future.
He turned his head and asked the guard, "Has Mother Zheng arrived?"
"After hearing this, Madam Zheng was extremely anxious and boarded a carriage that very night. She arrived in Baoding without delay... I have arranged for Madam Zheng to stay in a house in the nearby alley. Do you want to invite her over now?"
"Go and invite them." Luo Shenyuan threw the book on the table and stood up.
Right and wrong are inherently unclear. Let Mother Zheng tell Father what happened back then, and let Father make the final decision. With the Duke of Ying here, there's nothing to worry about. He won't let Yi Ning suffer any more injustice. Even if Luo Chengzhang disagrees, he'll still be taken away by force. Otherwise, why would he have brought five hundred elite soldiers?
I just want to use courtesy first and then force.
Yining was leaning against the edge of the bed and writing. It was her usual habit to write three large characters in the morning.
Seeing her writing seriously, the little maidservant beside her couldn't help but grumble, "Miss, why are you still practicing calligraphy at this time..."
"What's the point of not practicing calligraphy?" Yi Ning said lightly. She sat upright and wrote another stroke.
Xuezhi stepped forward and said to the little girl, "Go outside and help tidy up the yard." After sending the girl out, she walked over to Yining and lowered her head and said, "The second wife wanted to come in to see you, but the guards at the door stopped her. She cried for a long time..."
Yi Ning raised her head and said, "She's still pregnant. Please tell her not to come over..."
Now she was down and out, and Chen had even told Luo Yixiu not to visit her. Normally, her courtyard was frequented by so many servants and maids, it was never as deserted as it was now. Yining looked up at the tall locust trees in the Luming Hall courtyard, their leaves completely shed. The weather was growing colder. The bedding she had brought in wasn't enough to keep her warm, and she didn't know how she was going to get through the winter.
From a legitimate daughter to a child born out of wedlock, Luo Chengzhang was already doing her a favor by allowing her to stay. But in truth, Yi Ning had no desire to stay. Even in her previous life, even if no one loved her, she had lived a respectable life. Unlike now, she was being severely punished in the Luo family. The maids and servants would look down on her if she left. But leaving was simply unrealistic. So, no matter how humiliating it was, she had to act calmly. She had been the first to despise herself, so others would trample on her even more relentlessly.
Yining let out a light breath and continued practicing calligraphy.
Songzhi came in looking pale. Xuezhi saw her coming back and walked over to her and asked, "Did you get the stove and charcoal?"
Songzhi shook his head, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself, and motioned Xuezhi to go to the side room to talk.
Yi Ning looked up and said, "Just talk about it here. There's nothing I can't bear to hear now."
Songzhi glanced at Xuezhi before saying, "The master had the young lady's storeroom sealed up. I wanted to argue... but the guards there said that the things there no longer belonged to us. I wanted to bring some more bedding back, but I found the room empty. There was nothing inside..."
Xuezhi was so anxious after hearing this that she couldn't help but say, "Master, what does this mean? Are you going to let us freeze to death?"
Songzhi tugged at Xuezhi, who subconsciously turned to look at Yining. She sat upright on the large kang by the window, her soft, tender face reflecting the light filtering through. She seemed to be listening to their conversation, yet it seemed as if she wasn't. After a moment, she said, "Then sell the jewelry in your makeup box and buy some cotton wicks to make it yourself."
Xuezhi felt heartbroken. The granddaughter raised by the old lady was the daughter of the former second wife. Even if she no longer had Luo family status, she shouldn't be treated like this... If that was the case, it would be better for Yi Ning to go back with the Gu family. It would be better than staying in the Luo family!
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