Xie Min and she were in the same boat, and Yi Ning's understanding of Xie Min might be even deeper than Xie Min herself. So she decided to give her some advice. Yi Ning beckoned Xie Min to go with her to the side room. The room was cramped, with only a few red sandalwood armchairs. She didn't sit down, but turned her back to Xie Min and said, "Madam, the Deer Mother Sutra says: All love and affection are impermanent and difficult to last. Life is full of fears, and life is as dangerous as the morning dew."
"Madam, if you continue to dwell on the past, it will only hurt you and harm your body. It would be better for you to leave the Lu family and find a farm to live on. Live a peaceful and stable life there. Madam, you don't need to care about other grudges."
Xie Min's eyes lit up slightly. She had only guessed earlier, feeling that this person's aura was remarkably similar to that person's. Their ages matched, and since she was a Buddhist, she had entertained the idea of reincarnation. She often prayed before the Buddha, begging for Yi Ning to be brought back to life, or at least to let her know the truth. Now, hearing her words, as if she knew something, she became agitated. "You... I never told you who I was. How did you know about the Lu family?"
Yi Ning smiled faintly, "Madam, please don't worry about it anymore. Second Miss Xie calls you aunt, and the only aunt I know of Second Miss Xie is Madam Lu. I'm only saying this because I see that Madam is feeling depressed and want to help her relieve some of the pressure. I have no other intentions. We are strangers."
"If you are her...if you are really her!" Xie Min stood up and said, "Just pretend I never said what Yun'er said just now."
Yi Ning had already opened the door and left, though she was also feeling agitated. She walked for a while in the pomegranate grove below the theater before she calmed down. She vaguely heard someone talking nearby.
In the adjacent flower hall, a well-dressed man was talking to Xie Min. Xie Yun ignored him and seemed reluctant to talk.
The man kept pestering her and continued to talk. Xie Yun was impatient and wanted to leave. The man tried to grab her hand, but she pushed him away: "Are you annoying?"
The maid who followed Xie Yun stepped forward to stop the man, and Xie Yun was able to escape.
Zhenzhu, the maidservant beside Yining, said, "Madam, this is Xu Yong, the youngest son of Duke Xu. I heard he fell in love with Miss Xie Yun at first sight and is always obsessed with her. Duke Xu dotes on his youngest son, and no one can do anything to him..."
As he was speaking, Xie Yun was already walking towards Yining. Xu Yong, the youngest son of Duke Xu, who was quite good-looking and dressed in luxurious clothes, followed closely behind him.
Xie Yun was displeased when she saw Yining, and she felt even more uncomfortable when her aunt wanted to talk to her alone. She gave Yining a cold look, and Yining didn't give her a good look either, walking straight to the back.
Xu Yong saw Yi Ning walking towards the backyard, but he didn't get a clear look at her face. He pulled one of Xie Yun's maids over and asked, "Who is that person? Why does Miss Xie look like she doesn't want to see her?"
"It was she who upset our young lady." The maid whispered, "Otherwise why would the young lady be so impatient with the young master? I should leave now."
Xu Yong was the youngest son in the family, doted on by the old lady, and had always been lawless. Hearing that someone had upset the beauty, he immediately frowned and smiled at the girl, "Since she's the one who upset Miss Xie, I'll help her out this time. Tell Miss Xie later that I'll give her credit." Then, waving his folding fan, he followed her to the backyard.
Another maid said to the one who had spoken, "How bold! Xu Yong is a fool! Who knows what he will do? Mrs. Luo's family is also powerful. Her father is the Duke of Yingguo, and her husband is the Minister of Works, Mr. Luo. If something goes wrong and it is blamed on our young lady, I wonder what you will do."
The girl who spoke didn't take it seriously: "What could happen? I see there are other girls following us."
The two of them walked away while talking.
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