On the cliff edge, Old Master Ning nearly fainted. He had only one son, and his son also had one son; if his grandson died, his lineage would end! "Quick! Go down and save him!"
The guards all knew their young master was beyond saving, but knowing it was one thing, they still had to go down there.
That young master of theirs, he had a perfectly good life but insisted on trying to kill himself over a woman. And now, he's really dead.
Sigh! The other families must be ecstatic.
The guards ran into Madam Ning halfway there.
While leaning on her maid's arm and panting, Madam Ning asked, "Why did you come down? Where is the young master?"
The guards dared not speak, for doing so would only add to the list of deaths.
The guards said, "The old master told us to come down," and then quickly ran off.
Old Madam Ning's eyelids twitched several times. "Why did the old master ask them to come down? Huh? Why?"
The maids also sensed something was wrong. But...
Everyone in the Ning family knows that young master Ning Yirong is the lifeblood of old lady Ning. If Ning Yirong dies, old lady Ning won't be able to live either.
Madam Ning asked again.
The maids quickly started making excuses.
"Madam, the old master must want to have a private conversation with the young master."
"Yes, madam, let's not go up and disturb the old master and young master."
"Madam, let me help you down the mountain."
...
The maids tried to persuade her for a long time, but Old Madam Ning insisted on going up the mountain. "Don't say anything more, I feel very uneasy. I won't come down the mountain until I see the young master. Let's go."
The maids had no choice but to continue supporting Old Madam Ning as she walked up the mountain. As they went, they prayed silently that Ning Yirong would be alright.
If something happens to the young master, the old lady won't be able to handle it either. If the old lady can't handle it, then who knows who will end up with them?
On the other side, the guards ran into Commander Ning again when they were almost down the mountain.
Commander Ning disliked his son for being disappointing, but he only had one son. "Why did you all come down? Where is the young master?"
Commander Ning was not Madam Ning, so the guards dared not deceive him.
Commander Ning nearly fell off his horse upon hearing this. If his son were gone, all his hard work in this life would have been for nothing! And if his son were gone, his father and mother would go with him!
Commander Ning turned his horse around and charged towards the cliff!
The guards and Commander Ning's personal soldiers quickly gave chase.
Soon, they reached the bottom of the cliff.
But there was nothing at the bottom of the cliff!
Commander Ning grabbed the head of the guards and pulled him over. "Didn't you say the young master fell from up there? Where is he? Where is he?"
The head nurse was also puzzled. The young master had clearly fallen. Could it be that his body had been dragged away by wild animals in the mountains?
Thinking of this, the head nurse began looking for drag marks on the ground.
However, the head nurse searched for a long time but couldn't find it.
Commander Ning, clinging to a sliver of hope, peered up the cliff face...
As he watched, Commander Ning chuckled. "You brat, how does it feel to be stuck in mid-air, unable to go up or down?"
The Emperor Jinfeng of his past life, Ning Yirong of this life, smiled at Commander Ning. "Not bad."
If your son didn't know martial arts, would I need to be shaking this protruding rock around like this? You're supposed to be a commander, how come you raised your son to be such a weakling?
Commander Ning crossed his arms and looked at Ning Yirong, saying, "Since it's still alright, let's keep hanging up there."
Ning Yirong glanced at Commander Ning. Now you're thinking about disciplining your son? Why didn't you do that earlier?
Ning Yirong raised his head and shouted loudly towards the cliff: "Grandfather, my father won't save me. My father wants me to fall."
Upon hearing his grandson's voice, Old Master Ning immediately rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked down. Seeing his grandson clinging to a rock and dangling in mid-air, Old Master Ning wished he could transform into a monkey and climb to his grandson's side.
"Rong'er, you scared your grandfather to death! Rong'er, hold on! Ning Zhenying, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and save Rong'er."
Commander Ning was helpless. "Father, I want Rong'er to learn a lesson."
"What do you mean 'long'? If you don't save Rong'er right now, I'll jump down."
No sooner had Old Master Ning finished speaking than Old Madam Ning arrived. Seeing Ning Yirong hanging on the cliff, she nearly died of fright. "Ning Zhenying! You unfilial son! If you don't save Rong'er, I'll jump down too!"
Commander Ning was very frustrated. His son was spoiled rotten by his father and mother. "Go and get that brat down here."
"yes."
The guards and stewards were already prepared.
Commander Ning gave the order and they immediately sprang into action.
They quickly rescued Ning Yirong.
When Grandpa Ning and Grandma Ning saw that Ning Yirong had landed safely, they both collapsed to the ground.
"I was terrified. I wouldn't want to live if anything happened to Rong'er. How did Rong'er fall?"
After a pause, Old Master Ning said, "Rong'er said she wanted to go find that girl from the Yu family. I told her that the Yu family said that if our family doesn't help the Seventh Prince with them, they won't agree to a marriage alliance with us."
"Rong'er immediately said that we should support the Seventh Prince. I said that this was a big deal and his father might not listen to me. Rong'er got anxious and said that if his father didn't help the Seventh Prince, he would jump off this building."
“I thought he was just trying to scare me, so I tried to reason with him. But he wouldn’t listen at all and turned around and rushed towards the cliff.”
"I tripped over a stone bucket as I rushed over and fell backward."
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