Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Empress Dowager analyzed all the problems seriously.
âAt that time, will Ning Yue still choose to get married as part of the Generalâs Residence? Of course not. If you go back, it will be different. With your name, Ning Yue will care no matter what.â
The Empress Dowager did not explain everything clearly. With Ning Yueâs current status as a farmerâs daughter, it was impossible for her to marry into the Prince Jinâs Residence.
An Ning fell silent. She hadnât thought about these questions.
She could tell that Jiang Ying liked the two children and Ning Yue. Ning Yue was more or less interested in Jiang Ying.
Otherwise, she wouldnât have tacitly agreed that Jiang Ying would enter and leave the house every day.
âLet me think about it,â An Ning said, frowning.
On the one hand, it was for Ning Yue. On the other hand, she really did not want to return to that sad place.
âIâm not asking you to go back. What I mean is that when you go back, you can tell the outside world that you want to go sightseeing. When the time comes, no one will say anything about you whether youâre really going out for fun or to live with Ning Yue.â The Empress Dowager felt An Ningâs heart waver a little, so she added fuel to the fire.
âIn addition, thereâs one more thing about your An family. The emperor suspects that the An family is an informant sent by a certain prince to the capital.â
The Empress Dowager said a piece of heavy news that shocked An Ning so much that her eyes widened.
âNo, no, no. I grew up in the An family. Why didnât I notice that the An family was in contact with any prince?â
The Empress Dowager sneered. âThere are many things you donât know. You and your sister are both pawns of the An family. Itâs just that your sister is more useful to them, so they kept her until now.â
âI found out from the emperor that at that time, the An family had issued a must-kill order on you. It was your sister who hid it from the An family and gave you the medicine to fake your death, which allowed you to live. Of course, all of this was investigated recently.â The Empress Dowager was worried that An Ning would misunderstand something, so she explained further.
âIn that case, I have to thank my good sister.â Thinking of the suffering she had suffered during that period, An Ningâs entire body trembled.
âYour sister didnât want you to die so easily, so she asked you to stay. The An family doesnât know about this. Now that the truth has been exposed, the An family should be preparing to find you.â
An Ning did not answer. She had seen some hidden hints recently, but she wanted to ignore them.
âYouâre also pretending to be crazy, right?â the Empress Dowager asked.
âYes, or she would have tortured me with even crazier tactics,â An Ning said.
âAnd you didnât think to escape?â the empress dowager asked again.
âAt first, I just wanted to wait for my husband and son to save me. Later, she told me that she was pregnant with Ning Zhengâs child and was going to marry him. From then on, she would tell me about their loving relationship. At that time, I almost went crazy.â
âI really didnât want to hear it. I really wanted to run away. Iâve tried to run, but Iâve never succeeded. Every time I fail, Iâll be beaten badly. Iâm afraid. In the end, I choose to pretend to be crazy. You know what happened after that.â
Hearing An Ningâs statement, the Empress Dowager sighed again.
âWhat do you think of my suggestion? Are you going back to the Generalâs Residence?â the Empress Dowager asked her.
âI-Iâll go back for Yueyue,â An Ning said firmly.
âBy the way, I need to trouble you with something,â An Ning said to the Empress Dowager.
âOh? What is it? Weâre good friends. Iâll help you as long as I can.â
An Ning smiled. âI want the emperor to release An Yuan. After all, weâre sisters. If thereâs anything, we can settle it privately.â
âAlright, I promise you on behalf of the Emperor. On the day you return to the Generalâs Residence, Iâll personally send her there,â the Empress Dowager said domineeringly.
No one else knew about the secret conversation between the Empress Dowager and An Ning.
Everyone only knew that not long after the Empress Dowager left An Ningâs room, An Ning asked to return to the Generalâs Residence.
Ning Yue looked shocked. âDidnât Grandmother say that you werenât going back? What made you change your mind?â
âNothing. Grandmother just figured it out. Iâm going to take back what I lost before I take revenge on the people who made me suffer,â An Ning said with a smile.
Ning Yue frowned. Her grandmother was not such a vengeful person. At that time, she had told Ning Feng that she did not resent them. Why had she changed in just a few days?
Ning Yue was about to say something when Jiang Ying stopped her. âDonât persuade her. She has already decided. The only thing we can do is support Grandmother.â
Only when Jiang Ying said this did Ning Yue calm down, but she still felt that something was amiss. She secretly decided that she had to ask An Ning about it later.