“I don’t know what the world will be like if the Zhang family rebels, but the capital is definitely not a place for our Ning family to stay. Given Empress Zhang’s hatred for my eldest sister, if they gain power, the Ning family will be the first to be targeted.”
"Dad, it's time to move to a different place."
Ning Wenyi looked at the girl in front of him, who was both strange and familiar, and thought of what his wife had said that night.
"My lord, I feel that Yao Yao is not as close to me as before, as if she has become a different person."
Ning Wenyi was initially suspicious, but later, as Ning Yao became closer to them, he realized that his wife was overthinking things.
Now it seems that their Yao Yao is really quite different.
He is intelligent, decisive, courageous, resourceful, far-sighted, and capable of analyzing the political situation in the Central Plains.
Why is that?
Ning Wenyi said with a complicated expression, "Yaoyao, you weren't like this before."
Ning Yao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her Duke father had figured something out?
"I……"
Ning Wenyi's expression was very varied, sometimes conflicted, sometimes relieved, sometimes incredulous, and sometimes as if to say, "I knew it would be like this."
Ning Yao felt uneasy: If they knew that I, a soul from another world, had taken over their daughter's body, they probably wouldn't be able to accept it, right?
Ning Yao had come to regard the Ning family as her own home over the past six months, but now, the thought of this possibility filled her with bitterness.
She laughed self-deprecatingly. Oh well!
"Master Ning..."
"Just as I expected! Just as I expected!" Ning Wenyi exclaimed, looking as if he knew it would be like this.
Then, he mysteriously pulled Ning Yao aside and quietly asked, "Are you going to say next that I'm not your daughter, even though I'm also named Ning Yao, we just have the same name?"
Ning Yao was stunned. What was going on? Wasn't that her line?
Seeing her stunned expression, Ning Wenyi became even more certain.
"So that's how it is. Are you still going to say you're a soul from another world?"
Ning Yao was not only stunned, but also felt a chill on her back.
Am I the ghost, or is this old man the ghost?
Seeing Ning Yao's dumbfounded expression, Ning Wenyi then began to explain.
"Where's that black jade Buddha? Are you wearing it? Let Dad see it."
Ning Yao didn't move. The jade Buddha had already merged into the secret realm when it opened, so where was the jade Buddha now?
Ning Wenyi nodded mysteriously: "Can't produce it, right? That's normal. It means Yao Yao's opportunity has arrived."
Ning Yao couldn't stand it anymore; this person's words were completely nonsensical.
"What exactly happened? Can you explain it all at once?"
Ning Wenyi was yelled at, but instead of getting angry, he laughed even harder: "That's exactly how it should be!"
Ning Yao gritted her teeth: "Speak now!"
It was only then that Ning Wenyi began to explain.
It turns out that there was also a reclusive Ning family in this era, and Ning Wenyi was the heir of the Ning family.
When Ning Wenyi was ten years old, he was kicked out of his home.
"If you can't find the person destined for the Jade Buddha, don't come back."
Ten-year-old Ning Wenyi entered the secular world with two pancakes, a jade Buddha, and the Ning family's inheritance.
Without any instructions, he had to wait patiently.
“Not just anyone can wear this jade Buddha. Your eldest sister and second brother wore it for a while and nothing changed. In the end, only you were able to wear it. Now that you can’t produce the jade Buddha, it means your time has come, right?”
"According to the Ning family's ancestral precepts, this jade Buddha is a supreme treasure, and it cannot be opened by anyone but a person with the right destiny. Daughter, can you tell your father what this thing is used for?"
Ning Wenyi looked on with curiosity, his mind completely focused on the jade Buddha he had been waiting for all these years, and he didn't suspect Ning Yao's intentions at all.
Ning Yao breathed a sigh of relief. If there was a reclusive Ning family in this era, then in a sense, she could be considered a member of the Ning family.
The opening of the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm requires a soul connection. Does this mean that the reclusive Ning family here is waiting for her?
"Daughter? Daughter? Can't you talk to your father about it?" Ning Wenyi was a little disappointed.
"Alright, my daughter has forgotten her father now that she has a baby. I've waited all these years after coming down the mountain, and in the end I didn't even get a single thing. My life is truly miserable!"
Ning Yao was speechless. Why was her Duke like this?
She's over forty years old, why is she still crying and whining?
"Stop howling!" Ning Yao scolded him as she pulled his arm and led him into the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm.
The scene before his eyes instantly changed, and Ning Wenyi opened his mouth wide enough to fit a goose egg.
"This...this..."
"As you wish."
"This...this...this is inside the Jade Buddha space?" Ning Wenyi's eyes widened with excitement, and he ran around like a little boy.
Ning Yao covered her eyes, not wanting to look; it was too offensive.
"This is exactly like what's described in storybooks! Such things really exist in the world!"
"Daughter! Daughter, pinch your dad right now, am I dreaming?"
Ning Yao did as he wished, using all her strength on the soft flesh of his waist.
"Ouch! That hurts! Honey, go easy on me!!"
Ning Yao was speechless: "Am I dreaming?"
Ning Wenyi's eyes were filled with tears: "It's not a dream. After being away for thirty years, I can finally go home!"
Going home? To the reclusive Ning family?
"Forget it, I'm not going back." Ning Wenyi calmed down.
Ning Yao asked in confusion, "Why aren't we going back again? Aren't we taking Mother back with us to familiarize ourselves with the place?"
Ning Wenyi was a little embarrassed: "I don't remember the way."
Ning Yao rolled her eyes.
Currently, only Ning Yao and Ning Wenyi know about the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm.
Ning Wenyi was so excited that he almost worshipped Ning Yao after she unlocked the secret of the jade Buddha.
Ning Wenyi no longer had any questions about stockpiling food; he would never go against Ning Yao's wishes.
“Daughter, I think that little bit of money isn’t enough. Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. Give me some more money, and I promise I’ll handle things perfectly for you!”
Without saying a word, Ning Yao immediately pulled out ten boxes of gold.
"The silver notes are gone, is that alright?"
Ning Wenyi swallowed hard. Having served as an official for many years, he had never seen so much gold before.
Who can blame him for being an incorruptible and good official!
"Okay, okay, okay!"
After having lunch at home, Madam Ning clearly sensed something was off between the father and daughter, but she didn't think much of it, assuming that her daughter was leaving after lunch and that her father was reluctant to let her go.
What she didn't know was that Ning Wenyi was eager for Ning Yao to return to the palace so he could take advantage of the harem.
Who knows what treasures I'll bring him next time I come back!
Ning Wenyi touched the secret stash of money his daughter had given him, feeling a surge of joy.
Madam Ning glanced at him and said, "What are you showing off for? As if no one else has one!" She then revealed a top-grade imperial green jade bracelet on her wrist.
Ning Wenyi didn't argue with her, after all, his daughter had told him that the ten boxes of gold and the things they had conspired to do were probably not to let his wife know.
hey-hey……
Ning Yao returned to the palace by carriage, unaware that shortly after she left, the Ning family welcomed guests.
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