Upon hearing this, Ning Wenyi drew back the curtains and looked behind him.
Not far behind, a horse could be seen following.
There were two people on the horse, both women.
"It's Zhilan! Stop the car!"
"Hoo..."
The carriage stopped, and the people inside got off.
Madam Ning, clutching her arm, also waited by the carriage.
As the horse drew closer, Madam Ning could clearly see Zhilan on its back.
"It's Zhilan! It's Zhilan!"
Ning Lang stepped forward to help lift Zhi Lan down and then put her into the carriage.
"How is Zhilan? Is she alright?"
Hua Yan replied, "Don't worry, Madam, she's fine."
Madam Ning's heart immediately settled, and she quickly thanked Hua Yan, "Thank you, Miss, thank you so much!"
Hua Yan sidestepped, avoiding Madam Ning's thanks.
"Madam, there's no need to thank me. Someone else saved her and should be arriving soon."
Madam Ning was taken aback. So that's how it is.
Ning Wenyi stepped forward: "No matter what, I still want to thank you for bringing Zhilan over."
Ning Jin stopped the carriage and walked over with Shen Cile.
"Mother, you're injured!" Shen Cile exclaimed in alarm, extremely worried.
When Hua Yan looked up and saw Ning Jin, her pupils suddenly contracted.
At the same time, Ning Jin also saw her.
Ning Jin frowned. He felt that this person was somewhat familiar, both in terms of his figure and his words.
However, the other person's clothes were now dirty and disheveled, and their face was smeared with black grime, making it impossible to recognize their original appearance.
Hua Yan tidied her hair, covering her profile.
Ning Jin stopped worrying and looked at Madam Ning along with Shen Cile.
"I'm fine, just a minor injury. But how are you, Jin'er?"
"Mom, I'm fine. I'll just need to change the dressing a few more times."
Seeing that there were no refugees nearby and that they were temporarily safe, the group rested on the spot.
"Please have something to eat, young lady. You must be tired from your journey." Madam Ning instructed Zhimei to bring food to Huayan.
Hua Yan stared blankly at the food in her hand.
It's a big meat pie.
Since leaving the capital, she hasn't had a proper meal in a long time.
The food was all coarse and dry, bland and tasteless. Without water, it was so hard and dry that it was almost impossible to swallow.
This is the first time I've ever tasted anything with flavor.
Ning Jin glanced at Hua Yan from time to time, and Shen Cile also noticed it.
What are you looking at?
Ning Jin opened the kettle in her hand and handed it to her: "Don't you think she looks familiar?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Cile also turned her gaze over and said, "Eh? Yes, I have seen you in the capital."
Ning Jin shook her head: "If I can't see her face, I don't know either."
A rapid sound of horses' hooves approached from afar.
"They're here!"
As Hua Yan's voice faded, everyone looked up.
"It's Yao Yao!"
"It's Third Sister!"
"The Third Miss has arrived!"
"Hey! My daughter's here! My daughter's finally here!"
"Wait a minute, why do those two next to me look so familiar?"
“It’s Father and Brother!” Shen Ci’an stood up excitedly.
Ning Wenyi said sarcastically, "Wasn't this old bastard not leaving? Why is he back again? And with my daughter no less?"
"Whoa..." The horse stopped, and the three of them dismounted.
"Father! An'er!" Shen Ci'an rushed over excitedly, and the three of them were reunited.
Ning Yao quickly went to Madam Ning's side, saw her arm in a sling, and asked worriedly, "Mother, are you injured?"
Madam Ning, overjoyed, cried as she pulled her close: "It's not serious! It's not serious! Did you save Zhilan just now?"
"Yes! I had Hua Yan bring Zhi Lan over first, and we've also dealt with those refugees."
Upon hearing this name, Ning Jin's expression instantly turned somewhat strange, and she stared at Hua Yan for a long while.
"Then you should go and check on her quickly. That girl is still unconscious, and we don't know how she is. We don't know how to treat her either."
“Zhilan is fine, I’ve already checked her. Mother, please sit down, let me take a look at you.” Ning Yao helped Madam Ning sit down.
Ning Yao touched her forearm, a trace of worry appearing between her brows: "It's a broken bone, quite serious, it needs to be set, we need to find a quiet place."
"And second brother, your injury is also quite serious. If it's not treated properly, it will cause problems later."
Ning Yao glanced around at everyone and made up her mind: "Everyone was injured to varying degrees during the fight against the refugees. We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's get in the car and leave."
With Ning Yao around, everyone felt more at ease.
The group mounted their horses and boarded their vehicles, continuing their journey.
On the carriage, Ning Yao treated Ning Jin's wounds and took out pills specially made with spiritual spring water, giving each person one pill.
"It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, so it's probably going to take a while for Mother's arm to heal."
Madam Ning patted her hand: "It's alright. Anyway, the journey south will take a long time, so we can recover slowly. The most important thing is that our family is reunited."
The atmosphere inside the car was harmonious, and so was the atmosphere outside.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming? Why are you with my daughter?"
Shen Wei, without looking to the side, said, "Can't I come? My daughter is here too."
"Okay, I can come!"
Ning Wenyi sighed and continued, "I don't know what Licheng is like, and I don't know if going to Licheng will be a blessing or a curse."
"Is Consort Rong also in Licheng?"
Ning Wenyi was taken aback and said, "Consort Rong has passed away and should be in the imperial mausoleum. How could she be in Licheng? You old fool, don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Wei scoffed: "Stop pretending, I know everything. I also know that His Majesty is probably in Licheng as well."
Ning Wenyi?
"What is he doing in Licheng? Now that he's here, why doesn't he return to the capital to take charge?"
Shen Ci'an smiled slightly: "Uncle, you may not know this, but my cousin did not go missing. The claim that he went missing is just a pretext. In fact, he had already set off for Licheng. As for why he chose Licheng, we do not know."
Ning Wenyi remained silent.
Ning Qiong's entanglement with His Majesty began even before his ascension to the throne.
Years ago, they were bound by a debt of gratitude for an arrow, and pledged their lives to each other, only to later discover each other's true identities.
For Shen Ce, the fact that his beloved was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family was incredibly good news. He could keep his promise and marry her as his principal wife, and his father would not object.
The same applies to Ning Qiong. Her beloved is a prince, the crown prince, and possibly the future ruler of the world. Marrying him would be a blessing, as it would win his love.
The only ones who are worried are both sets of parents.
The Prime Minister's residence had long been eyeing Shen Ce, and the Prime Minister's eldest daughter, Zhang, also admired Shen Ce and had already asked Prime Minister Zhang to request the late Emperor to grant them a marriage decree.
The Zhang family held great power in the court. If Shen Ce hadn't also petitioned for an imperial decree to grant them a marriage, the late emperor would have favored the Zhang family.
With Shen Ce having thwarted their plans, the imperial decree for the marriage was delayed, causing the Zhang family to become increasingly uneasy.
Ning Wenyi felt that his daughter was too naive and would definitely suffer if she went to that cannibalistic harem in the future.
Given the Ning family's status, finding a virtuous young master from a prominent family would be easy.
Before Ning Wenyi could make a choice, news spread that Shen Ce was having an affair with the eldest daughter of the Zhang family.
The eldest daughter of the Zhang family had died, but Mingzhi was rescued, and this caused a great uproar throughout the city.
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