After entering the house, he put the child on the couch and then took Zhao Yunzhu to the main room to talk.
"Miss, what happened?"
"Didn't I hear that you were married to Prince Du of the Yong'an Marquisate?"
Nanny Li held Zhao Yunzhu's hand tightly.
Zhao Yunzhu didn't reply in a hurry, but glanced around the room.
Although the furnishings in the house are old, they are very clean.
"Madame Li, where are your family members?"
When Zhao Yunzhu was ten years old, after her birthday, Nanny Li resigned because her husband was always too busy taking care of a pair of children at home and could not take care of them.
Nanny Li couldn't bear it, even though the Zhao family wanted to bring Nanny Li's family to Chang'an.
But Nanny Li flatly refused.
We haven't had any contact since we parted.
Nanny Li's originally bright eyes suddenly dimmed.
She sighed softly, her eyes filled with sadness.
"Not two years after I returned home, my wife died of illness. My eldest daughter got married two years ago and moved to another province with her in-laws."
"Youngest son..."
Nanny Li's eyes were red. Zhao Yunzhu took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her own hands.
"One year, my youngest son secretly went down to the river and never came up again."
Nanny Li sighed several times in succession.
"By the way, Miss, why did you come here so suddenly? Is this child yours or your uncle's?"
Nanny Li sniffed, suppressed her emotions, and instead asked why Zhao Yunzhu came here.
"The Zhao family is gone—"
"What?"
Zhao Yunzhu only said one sentence, and Li Ma stood up suddenly, her face full of shock.
Zhao Yunzhu pulled Nanny Li to sit down and talk.
"The Crown Prince was deposed, and my father, in order to protect him, allowed the Zhao family to..."
"The emperor's grace is great, and he pardoned married women, but the prince died in battle, and my in-laws couldn't tolerate me and kicked me out."
Just a few words made Li Ma's heart sink to the bottom.
"Madame Li, I'm in Chang'an now, and it's very inconvenient to take care of a child. Right now, I can only shamelessly hope that Madame Li can take the child in temporarily for the sake of our past friendship."
As Zhao Yunzhu spoke, she took out a hundred taels of silver from her bosom. It was the silver that Qin Zongzhi had quietly left by her pillow early this morning.
"Ah, Master and Madam have such a hard life..."
"Miss, this is absolutely not allowed. It's not easy for you to live alone in Chang'an now. This child, come with me. Don't worry, I will definitely not let this child starve or freeze."
"When the young lady is able to do so in the future, she can take the child back home."
Nanny Li refused to accept the money and tried to persuade him earnestly.
She did not ask why the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion could not even accommodate a child.
What happened in Chang'an, the villages at the foot of the mountain had no way of knowing about these major events, and no one cared. It was not easy for people in the mountains to make a living, and the most important thing was to survive.
"Madame Li, please accept this money. When Chun'er grows up, I hope you can send her to school to learn how to read. It would be a shame to have her come to this world in vain."
After some thought, Nanny Li decided to keep Zhao Yunzhu's money.
"Madame Li, I hope you can keep this child's identity a secret and not let anyone else know."
Zhao Yunzhu looked at Chun'er who was sleeping soundly on the bed with reluctance. Even though she was reluctant in her heart, she could only make this decision at the moment.
Although Nanny Li didn't know the inside story, she could tell that the Zhao family treated her with the same kindness they had shown the eldest lady.
She absolutely cannot treat this child unfairly.
In Nanny Li's mind, the eldest lady must have encountered some difficulties. How could she entrust the child to her unless it was absolutely necessary?
"Don't worry, Miss. Even if it costs me my life, I will protect you."
She did not ask where Zhao Yunzhu lived now. If the eldest lady was willing to tell her, she would naturally tell her.
If the eldest lady doesn't want to say it, then she doesn't want to ask any further questions.
"Madame Li, Chun'er will be your granddaughter in the future. If I am unable to take her back, when she comes of age, please help her find a suitable family and let her live a stable life."
"Chun'er will be like your own granddaughter in the future. You don't have to spoil her too much."
Zhao Yunzhu's eyes reddened and her heart was filled with sorrow.
Suppress the turbulent emotions.
After saying the last sentence, she quickly walked out of the yard and left without looking back.
She was afraid that if she looked back, the reluctance would overwhelm her reason again and make her make a wrong decision that she would regret for the rest of her life.
She followed the same route and got on the carriage back to Chang'an.
When the second carriage arrived in Chang'an, the sky gradually darkened.
Just wait for the carriage to arrive at the back door of the Ninth Prince's residence.
She got off the carriage, and the old woman who was waiting at the door woke up immediately when she saw her come back.
He stood up and walked forward to greet her, "Madam Yun is finally back. His Highness was very angry at home today."
"Your Highness hasn't eaten all day. Madam Yun's return is just the right time for her to have dinner with Your Highness."
The old woman smiled apologetically and welcomed Zhao Yunzhu into the house, then closed the back door.
"Your Highness didn't go to court today?"
Zhao Yunzhu took off the veil on her head, looked at the old woman suspiciously and asked a few questions.
The old woman sighed twice and said helplessly, "This morning, His Highness took sick leave, so he didn't go to court or leave the house."
Zhao Yunzhu unconsciously quickened her pace.
The maid at the back door did not follow her, but called out from behind her, "Mrs. Yun, His Highness is in Lanxiang Garden."
How could Zhao Yunzhu not understand in her heart that Qin Zongzhi's abnormal behavior today was probably because of her.
When we entered Lanxiang Garden, we saw the maid Xiaomin anxiously looking back and forth at the gate.
Seeing Zhao Yunzhu's figure, he quickly stepped forward. "Aunt Yun, you are finally back."
"Your Highness had a great outburst of rage all day long, then locked himself in his room and never came out again, nor said a word."
Zhao Yunzhu looked towards the main room, "Where are Chun'er's wet nurse and the two maids?"
"Your Highness has sent his servants elsewhere. Now, I am the only one serving in Lanxiang Garden."
Zhao Yunzhu nodded and said, "Tell someone to prepare some food. I'll go see His Highness."
She went straight to the main house.
He raised his hand and tried to push the door open, but it didn't budge at all. It was obviously locked from the inside.
She raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door twice, saying softly, "Your Highness, it's me, I'm going back—"
Crash!
Before she could finish her sentence, the door was opened with a loud bang.
What caught his eye was an extremely haggard face. After just one day's absence, Qin Zongzhi seemed to have become much more mature.
She reached out to his face, trying to smooth away the strands of hair that were blocking his forehead.
Qin Zongzhi suddenly opened his arms and hugged her tightly.
She was so suffocated that she had difficulty breathing.
Just as she was about to push him away, she heard Qin Zongzhi's hoarse, low voice, tinged with sadness, "I thought you wouldn't come back..."
Zhao Yunzhu's heart sank, Qin Zongzhi had put so much thought into this.
How could she not understand?
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