She didn't mean to harm her child either, she also had her difficulties... Who told Gu Ying to have such bad luck tonight, just to run into her.
She sat by the fire for a while, then turned around to fetch her medicine box and took out brush, ink, paper and inkstone to write a prescription by the firelight.
Yin Lan took it and Gu Ying looked at it under the firelight. It was a prescription to activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, nothing wrong with it.
Besides, they didn't directly give her medicine to take either, only asked her to fetch the herbs herself. She was slightly relieved and told Yin Lan to take the prescription, planning to find an herbal medicine shop to get the medicine once they entered Yueyang City.
Yin Lan carefully folded the prescription and put it inside her inner garment, patting it with her hand.
Shen Ruxu watched their movements between mistress and servant. Her expression was calm but a storm raged in her heart.
I'm sorry...
That child cannot be kept...
Tormented inside, she really could not sit any longer. She got up and squatted on the ground to pack up her medicine box.
Gu Ying looked up and saw Shen Ruxu's actions. "Miss Shen, are you leaving?"
Shen Ruxu's actions froze slightly, but still put on a smile. "Madam, I came here today to gather herbs and have received your kind help... I don't know how to repay you. I only wish madam's health will recover soon. Now it's getting late, I shall take my leave first."
Perhaps she couldn't bear to look at Gu Ying's extremely beautiful face even without makeup, or perhaps she couldn't face her own guilt, she didn't want to stay here a moment longer.
Gu Ying asked her to stay, "It's already late, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for Miss Shen to go out now?"
Ning Si said, "That's right, Miss Shen, please stay with us and leave tomorrow morning when it's bright."
Shen Ruxu forced a smile. "To tell the truth, I'm working for the government. With the snow disaster in Yueyang, many people were injured. I'm responsible for treating those victims. Usually my s...er...superior would send people to protect me specially. But today when I went out to gather herbs, there weren't enough people, so I encountered this danger... But don't worry madam, people will come to receive me soon."
The Prince cares about her. As soon as he finds her missing, he would definitely search for her soon.
She can't let Gu Ying be seen by the Prince's people. It's better to leave quickly.
Gu Ying knitted her brows. Seeing that Shen Ruxu insisted on leaving, she didn't keep persuading her.
She let Huai An send Shen Ruxu off and didn't relax until she saw Shen Ruxu was safely received away.
...
The next day at first light, Gu Ying couldn't fall asleep anymore.
She really couldn't rest well sleeping in the worn-down temple. She was also worried about the Prince. As soon as the fish's stomach white appeared on the horizon, she urged everyone to set off.
With the carriage, they hurried towards Yueyang City nonstop.
Finally they arrived at the city gate before sunset.
Once they entered the city, Ning Si pulled Gu Ying's hand. "Ying, just stay at my grandmother's house directly. Our Ning family has some power in Yueyang. Even the Yueyang Prefect has to listen to my grandfather. My grandfather's people can also help investigate news."
Gu Ying thought about it. Currently there seemed to be turmoil in Yueyang. The situation in Yueyang City was slightly better but they also lacked money and food due to the natural disaster, with disturbances everywhere.
They came from other places without much money with them either. Nothing was better than staying at the Nings.
She sincerely said, "That makes sense. Then please trouble Elder Ning."
Ning Si smiled. "What trouble. You're like my sister. Your business is my business. My grandfather is a hospitable old man. Seeing you come as a guest will liven up the house. He might even be very happy."
Gu Ying looked at Ning Si thoughtfully. After what happened at the broken temple, she could feel Ning Si's fear of her. But Ning Si still didn't abandon her and wholeheartedly brought her to Yueyang.
She couldn't form a rift with such a nice girl. So Gu Ying stopped standing on ceremony with Ning Si and directly stayed at the Ning residence in Yueyang.
Everyone in the Ning family was very surprised seeing the young miss who had just gone to Bianjing so soon come back.
The servants quickly brought them inside.
Entering the main hall, Elder Ning took one look, seeing the 3 girls' faces pitch black like little beggars, blew his moustache angrily. "What are you waiting for, hurry and bring them in to get cleaned up! How can you let them remain so indecent!"
Maids swarmed over and swarmed away.
Soon, Gu Ying with her true visage revealed dazzled the eyes of everyone in the Ning family.
"This is the Prince's Madam, Second Miss of the Gu family?" Elder Ning asked. "This old man only heard that the prince's wife is as beautiful as a goddess. Now seeing her, it is true indeed."
Gu Ying's entire body felt uncomfortable standing in the middle of the great hall with everyone staring at her. She had no choice but to smile embarrassedly. "Elder flatters me too much."
"You can call me grandfather, just like Si." Elder Ning's eyes gleamed as he looked at Gu Ying's unparalleled clear and beautiful little face. He truly liked her very much. "It's not this old man flattering you. The Prince himself has said before that his wife is the number one beauty in the world. That's why the people of Yueyang were so curious."
Gu Ying's heart tightened. She immediately stood up from her chair anxiously. "Grandfather, has the Prince been in Yueyang City before too? I wonder where he is now. I came here specially to look for him! Please tell me the Prince's whereabouts!"
Upon hearing this, Elder Ning saw the young girl's anxious expression and knew that as a newly wedded young couple, they must be reluctant to part from each other. He glanced around and quickly called over his grandson.
"What a coincidence! Ying, my grandson Changan works under the Prince. It's perfect. You can ask him anything you want to know!"
Very soon, a youth was pushed into the inner hall. Before he could ask what had happened, he saw the smiling face of his cousin Ning Si and an exquisite face he had never seen before yet was so beautiful it was unbelievable.
He was stunned for a moment, standing in the doorway. "Grandfather, this young lady is—"
Elder Ning smiled. "She's the Prince's Madam who rushed over specially from Bianjing. Changan, come quickly pay your respects."
The youth was startled for a moment, then quickly walked up and bowed to the woman as beautiful as a painting. "The Prince's Madam? Why would the Prince's Madam be here?"
Ning Si pulled her grandfather's arm happily. "I brought her here from Bianjing."
Ning Changan helplessly smiled, the corners of his lips arching indulgently. "You, don't you understand proper etiquette at all? The Prince's Madam's status is noble. How could she suffer such displacement and disorder from your nonsense."
Ning Si said, "What does brother know? Ying came specially for the Prince this time. We received bad news about the Prince in Bianjing. We couldn't wait and came ourselves to investigate."
Only then did Ning Changan lift his head, though he didn't dare look straight at Gu Ying's eyes either. "Did the Prince's Madam come to meet His Highness?"
Gu Ying was anxious throughout the journey. The moment she heard that Ning Changan had seen the Prince, she looked at the refined youth opposite her with unconcealed pleasant surprise. "Master Ning, I wonder if His Highness is well now?"
She didn't mean to harm her child either, she also had her difficulties... Who told Gu Ying to have such bad luck tonight, just to run into her.
She sat by the fire for a while, then turned around to fetch her medicine box and took out brush, ink, paper and inkstone to write a prescription by the firelight.
Yin Lan took it and Gu Ying looked at it under the firelight. It was a prescription to activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, nothing wrong with it.
Besides, they didn't directly give her medicine to take either, only asked her to fetch the herbs herself. She was slightly relieved and told Yin Lan to take the prescription, planning to find an herbal medicine shop to get the medicine once they entered Yueyang City.
Yin Lan carefully folded the prescription and put it inside her inner garment, patting it with her hand.
Shen Ruxu watched their movements between mistress and servant. Her expression was calm but a storm raged in her heart.
I'm sorry...
That child cannot be kept...
Tormented inside, she really could not sit any longer. She got up and squatted on the ground to pack up her medicine box.
Gu Ying looked up and saw Shen Ruxu's actions. "Miss Shen, are you leaving?"
Shen Ruxu's actions froze slightly, but still put on a smile. "Madam, I came here today to gather herbs and have received your kind help... I don't know how to repay you. I only wish madam's health will recover soon. Now it's getting late, I shall take my leave first."
Perhaps she couldn't bear to look at Gu Ying's extremely beautiful face even without makeup, or perhaps she couldn't face her own guilt, she didn't want to stay here a moment longer.
Gu Ying asked her to stay, "It's already late, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for Miss Shen to go out now?"
Ning Si said, "That's right, Miss Shen, please stay with us and leave tomorrow morning when it's bright."
Shen Ruxu forced a smile. "To tell the truth, I'm working for the government. With the snow disaster in Yueyang, many people were injured. I'm responsible for treating those victims. Usually my s...er...superior would send people to protect me specially. But today when I went out to gather herbs, there weren't enough people, so I encountered this danger... But don't worry madam, people will come to receive me soon."
The Prince cares about her. As soon as he finds her missing, he would definitely search for her soon.
She can't let Gu Ying be seen by the Prince's people. It's better to leave quickly.
Gu Ying knitted her brows. Seeing that Shen Ruxu insisted on leaving, she didn't keep persuading her.
She let Huai An send Shen Ruxu off and didn't relax until she saw Shen Ruxu was safely received away.
...
The next day at first light, Gu Ying couldn't fall asleep anymore.
She really couldn't rest well sleeping in the worn-down temple. She was also worried about the Prince. As soon as the fish's stomach white appeared on the horizon, she urged everyone to set off.
With the carriage, they hurried towards Yueyang City nonstop.
Finally they arrived at the city gate before sunset.
Once they entered the city, Ning Si pulled Gu Ying's hand. "Ying, just stay at my grandmother's house directly. Our Ning family has some power in Yueyang. Even the Yueyang Prefect has to listen to my grandfather. My grandfather's people can also help investigate news."
Gu Ying thought about it. Currently there seemed to be turmoil in Yueyang. The situation in Yueyang City was slightly better but they also lacked money and food due to the natural disaster, with disturbances everywhere.
They came from other places without much money with them either. Nothing was better than staying at the Nings.
She sincerely said, "That makes sense. Then please trouble Elder Ning."
Ning Si smiled. "What trouble. You're like my sister. Your business is my business. My grandfather is a hospitable old man. Seeing you come as a guest will liven up the house. He might even be very happy."
Gu Ying looked at Ning Si thoughtfully. After what happened at the broken temple, she could feel Ning Si's fear of her. But Ning Si still didn't abandon her and wholeheartedly brought her to Yueyang.
She couldn't form a rift with such a nice girl. So Gu Ying stopped standing on ceremony with Ning Si and directly stayed at the Ning residence in Yueyang.
Everyone in the Ning family was very surprised seeing the young miss who had just gone to Bianjing so soon come back.
The servants quickly brought them inside.
Entering the main hall, Elder Ning took one look, seeing the 3 girls' faces pitch black like little beggars, blew his moustache angrily. "What are you waiting for, hurry and bring them in to get cleaned up! How can you let them remain so indecent!"
Maids swarmed over and swarmed away.
Soon, Gu Ying with her true visage revealed dazzled the eyes of everyone in the Ning family.
"This is the Prince's Madam, Second Miss of the Gu family?" Elder Ning asked. "This old man only heard that the prince's wife is as beautiful as a goddess. Now seeing her, it is true indeed."
Gu Ying's entire body felt uncomfortable standing in the middle of the great hall with everyone staring at her. She had no choice but to smile embarrassedly. "Elder flatters me too much."
"You can call me grandfather, just like Si." Elder Ning's eyes gleamed as he looked at Gu Ying's unparalleled clear and beautiful little face. He truly liked her very much. "It's not this old man flattering you. The Prince himself has said before that his wife is the number one beauty in the world. That's why the people of Yueyang were so curious."
Gu Ying's heart tightened. She immediately stood up from her chair anxiously. "Grandfather, has the Prince been in Yueyang City before too? I wonder where he is now. I came here specially to look for him! Please tell me the Prince's whereabouts!"
Upon hearing this, Elder Ning saw the young girl's anxious expression and knew that as a newly wedded young couple, they must be reluctant to part from each other. He glanced around and quickly called over his grandson.
"What a coincidence! Ying, my grandson Changan works under the Prince. It's perfect. You can ask him anything you want to know!"
Very soon, a youth was pushed into the inner hall. Before he could ask what had happened, he saw the smiling face of his cousin Ning Si and an exquisite face he had never seen before yet was so beautiful it was unbelievable.
He was stunned for a moment, standing in the doorway. "Grandfather, this young lady is—"
Elder Ning smiled. "She's the Prince's Madam who rushed over specially from Bianjing. Changan, come quickly pay your respects."
The youth was startled for a moment, then quickly walked up and bowed to the woman as beautiful as a painting. "The Prince's Madam? Why would the Prince's Madam be here?"
Ning Si pulled her grandfather's arm happily. "I brought her here from Bianjing."
Ning Changan helplessly smiled, the corners of his lips arching indulgently. "You, don't you understand proper etiquette at all? The Prince's Madam's status is noble. How could she suffer such displacement and disorder from your nonsense."
Ning Si said, "What does brother know? Ying came specially for the Prince this time. We received bad news about the Prince in Bianjing. We couldn't wait and came ourselves to investigate."
Only then did Ning Changan lift his head, though he didn't dare look straight at Gu Ying's eyes either. "Did the Prince's Madam come to meet His Highness?"
Gu Ying was anxious throughout the journey. The moment she heard that Ning Changan had seen the Prince, she looked at the refined youth opposite her with unconcealed pleasant surprise. "Master Ning, I wonder if His Highness is well now?"
