“What should we do? Your clothes are all wet, and in weather like this no less. You’ll have to be careful of catching a cold,” Mrs. Ji said, feeling quite worried.
“No worries. Go and have a change of clothes.” Of course, Princess Yong An was also afraid that Xiao Anning would catch a cold, and instructed him to go and change his clothes. Whenever Xiao Anning went out, the guards following him would always bring along a lot of things. A few sets of clothes for backup were definitely necessary.
“Mm. I’ll be right back.” No one noticed that Xiao Anning sounded a little down.
When Xiao Anning went out, no one noticed the gloomy, cold look in Ji Liruo’s eyes, as she still had her head lowered.
But Xiao Anning still didn’t return after quite some time. Princess Yong An found this a little strange.
“What’s keeping Ning’er?” Princess Yong An muttered to herself, puzzled.
“Yes, it’s been quite a long time.” Mrs. Ji was also a little puzzled. Then she asked worriedly, “Nothing’s wrong, right? After all, the Young Marquis’s eyes… And this isn’t a place he’s familiar with,” Mrs. Ji speculated. She dared not speak about the problem with the Young Marquis’s eyes so bluntly.
At this point in time, Ji Liruo, who hadn’t said anything this whole time, also felt a little worried, and spoke up. “Yes, the Young Marquis’s been gone for a really long time. Why isn’t he back yet? Should we send someone to look for him?”
Princess Yong An got that strange feeling again inside.
“No need. I’ll go and look for him myself.” Princess Yong An got up and walked out of the room with a frown.
“Mother, let’s go too,” Ji Liruo whispered to Mrs. Ji.
When Mrs. Ji heard what Ji Liruo said, she couldn’t help but tease her daughter. “Look at yourself. You’re not even married to him yet, and you’re already so worried about him. Alas, a married-out daughter is like split water…”
Ji Liruo shook Mrs. Ji by her arm, then pouted. “Mother, what are you saying,” she asked somewhat shyly.
“All right, all right. We’ll also go and see what’s going on.” Mrs Ji smiled. Together with Ji Liruo, the two followed behind Princess Yong An.
Princess Yong An had just arrived at the door of the house where Xiao Anning was changing clothes when Mrs. Ji and Ji Liruo arrived. The moment the guards at the door saw that Princess Yong An had actually come in person, the expressions on their faces changed slightly.
“What’s wrong? Where’s Ning’er? Why is he taking so long to change and still hasn’t come out after so long?” Princess Yong An asked.
“Young, Young Marquis…” The guard hemmed and hawed, as though the situation was difficult for him to report.
“What’s wrong?” The uneasiness Princess Yong An had felt earlier returned again.
“Young Marquis, he…” The guard felt himself flush a little, as he didn’t know how to explain the situation.
Right at this time, a woman’s voice was heard coming from inside the room, and it sounded suggestive. Any grown man or woman would know what this sound meant.
It was commonplace for a man and woman to be engaged in a passionate act of love.
But it wasn’t common at all for it to happen in a nunnery. That would be scandalous.
“How could it be? How could the Young Marquis?” Ji Liruo’s face turned pale, and she started shaking all over. She looked as though she were about to fall at any moment. She clasped her hands to her chest. She was heartbroken.
Princess Yong An turned livid with anger, but her mind was spinning fast as she mulled over what exactly was going on here. It was very obvious that there was something not quite right going on.
“This, this…” Mrs. Ji was also dumbfounded.
“How could the Young Marquis do something like this…” Ji Liruo’s vision was blurred by the tears in her eyes as she leaned against Mrs. Ji, feeling void of strength, repeatedly muttering the same line under her breath.
“Shut up!” Princess Yong An was burning with rage. Who was it? Who dared to scheme against her Ning’er?
Ji Liruo, after being yelled at by Princess Yong An, didn’t dare to speak again. She simply buried her face in Mrs. Ji’s shoulder and wept. Mrs. Ji’s face was filled with embarrassment, but her eyes were filled with great displeasure. Although the Young Marquis was someone of high social status, this was outright bullying, and it was simply diabolical, was it not?