"Don't worry... I'll find her a good home!" Rong Ning looked at the little girl in her arms, feeling bad too. "But she'll never know her background, let alone who her father and mother are. Once she leaves this prison, she'll have no connection with the Zhu family or your mother's Zhao family. In fact, for the sake of stability, she won't be allowed to appear in Nanyang City for the next few years."
Although the girls are kept in seclusion, there are always some people who have seen them. If they are discovered, it will not be good for the child, nor for Rong Ning.
Rong Ning didn't want anyone to have any leverage over her.
The Seventh Madam understood the reasoning and nodded with difficulty, "Your Highness, this humble woman understands. Please take A-Yu away quickly..."
After she finished speaking, she clasped her hands together and bowed deeply on the ground covered with hay, saying, "Your Highness's great kindness will be forever unforgettable!"
Rong Ning moved her lips and exhaled, but in the end she didn't let her get up. She picked up the little girl and quickly left the cell.
Not watching helplessly as you are separated from your daughter is one of the few acts of kindness you can show.
Ah Ying draped a black cloak over her shoulders. She was tall, and the child was completely hidden inside the large cloak.
After leaving the prison, Rong Ning boarded the princess's carriage as usual and headed to the Red Lotus Pavilion. As she had done many times before, Rong Ning asked Mo'er for a ride, and the two of them entered the most luxurious courtyard in the entire pavilion together.
Nothing special about it.
It would be difficult for those who had been watching Rong Ning from the outside to sneak into this courtyard. They went into the room and left two people of similar build to Rong Ning and A Ying inside with Mo'er, while the two of them escaped through the secret passage.
This secret passage leads to a teahouse behind the Red Lotus Pavilion. Although this street is connected to the Red Lotus Pavilion, it is not very lively. The teahouse is not big either, and business is usually neither good nor bad. No one would guess that this is one of Rong Ning's strongholds.
In the backyard of the teahouse, there were several horses, a small carriage, and three people waiting there. Upon seeing Rong Ning, the leader stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness... everything is ready!"
"Alright! Leave the city immediately!"
Rong Ning carried the child onto the carriage. Seeing that the child in her arms was not moving, she felt a little guilty and couldn't help but check the child's breathing.
Warm...
Thank goodness!
The group quickly left the city, using the Imperial Guard's token as they exited the city gate!
Yes, it's from Luochuan!
I stole it from Luo Chuan when he wasn't looking today!
Luo Chuan must have realized his token is missing by now and is searching the whole world for it.
But these are not things to consider right now.
After leaving the city, the group quickly headed towards Linghua Temple.
Ayu is a special child, so it's definitely not appropriate to leave her in Nanyang City, nor can she be sent back to her maternal grandfather's Zhao family. Rong Ning is currently hated by many people, and there aren't many people she can trust or entrust with her affairs. Her master is one of them.
Furthermore, her master had no connection with Nanyang City, and Linghua Temple was very quiet, making it the perfect place to hide a child.
The horse galloped swiftly, and Rong Ning arrived at the gate of Linghua Temple at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM). The temple gate was tightly closed, but Rong Ning knocked on it. Soon after, someone opened the gate a crack, and it was Little Radish Head!
She darted out and hugged Rong Ning's leg, whimpering and crying, "Senior sister!! Senior sister!! You've finally arrived! Master told me to wait here, but he didn't say how long I had to wait. I was left standing in the cold wind behind the door all night!"
They come here and immediately start complaining!
Rong Ning was both amused and exasperated, and kicked her away, saying, "Keep your voice down, don't disturb the child!"
Upon hearing this, Little Carrot Head slowly raised his head and saw Ah Yu sleeping sweetly and pink in Rong Ning's arms. His eyes immediately brightened. "Senior Sister, whose little sister is this!"
"I don't know, but it'll be yours from now on!" Rong Ning replied casually.
Is this yours?
What does that mean?
Little Radish Head hadn't reacted yet.
Rong Ning didn't say anything more. Men weren't allowed to enter Linghua Temple; that was the rule. She left the three people who had come with her outside and led A-Ying through the mountain gate. "Where is Master?"
"I'm waiting for you inside!" Little Radish Head followed. "Senior Sister, did you bring back a junior sister for me?"
"I guess so..."
"Oh my god!"
The little radish head shot up three feet tall, exclaiming, "From now on, I'll have a junior sister too!"
She was the youngest in both seniority and age at Linghua Temple, so anyone in the temple could pinch her cheeks, stroke her smooth head, and tease her from time to time. Later, when she had a junior sister, she could pinch her cheeks too!
Little Radish Head was so excited that she didn't notice they had arrived at her master's room. She followed Rong Ning and was about to push the door open when Rong Ning pressed her head down, stopping her. "Go back to sleep. Children need to sleep more so they can grow tall and strong!"
Little Carrot Head blinked, looked at Ah Yu, and asked, "Can I sleep with my sister?"
"Dream on!"
Rong Ning smiled and pushed her away, then pushed open the door and went into her master's room.
"Senior sister...you're so mean!" Little Radish Head shouted from outside!
Hearing the noise, Lü Yuanfei raised her head slightly, then lowered it again as if nothing had happened, continuing to play chess against herself.
Ignore Rong Ning!
Having been master and disciple for many years, Rong Ning naturally knew that her master was angry!
I'm angry that she gets too involved in court politics; I'm angry that she's brought me trouble!
Sigh... it's understandable that I'm angry!
Rong Ning sighed silently, holding A Yu and observing her master's expression. She slowly approached, and seeing that her master still didn't react, she made up her mind, knelt down with a "plop," and then wailed without any regard for her image, "Master, please save your disciple!"
She knelt down decisively and without hesitation, which startled Lü Yuanfei. She threw down the chess piece, took a few steps over, grabbed Rong Ning by the ear, and lifted her up, cursing, "You've grown bold, haven't you? You acted first and asked for permission later, and now you've even learned to play the victim to threaten me, haven't you?"
"Ouch...ouch..."
"It hurts...it hurts...it hurts!"
She struggled but couldn't break free, so she could only continue to beg for mercy, "Master, please be gentle, I'm still holding the baby, don't hurt the baby!"
Speaking of the child, Lü Yuanfei glanced at her in her arms, snorted coldly, released Rong Ning, took the child from her arms, checked her breathing, took her pulse, and examined her whole body. After confirming that she was just asleep and that there was no problem, he carefully placed her on the couch next to him and covered her with a thin blanket.
"How much medicine did you give her? She didn't wake up even after all that trouble you've caused!"
"I don't know! Her mother fed her the medicine, and it was you, Master, who gave it to me!"
Lu Yuanfei rolled her eyes at her and, without beating around the bush, said directly, "You only said in your secret letter that you were going to send a child over, but you didn't explain the child's origins. Aren't you going to explain that to me?"
"Of course, an explanation is needed!"
Rong Ning chuckled twice and recounted the whole story.
After she finished speaking, Lü Yuanfei fell silent!
She remained silent for a long time before slowly uttering, "I really don't know what sins she committed! Such a good girl, to run into this murderous family."
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