Originally, Ning Yi was worried that the Su family would come looking for trouble again, so the personnel arranged by Wen Ren'er might have been withdrawn. After taking some of the things they needed to bring, Yun Zhu and Jin'er got into the carriage, driven by Kou'er, and slowly drove out of Jiangning City. The carriage passed through the mist, and the willow trees along the Qinhuai River occasionally appeared in sight. The boats moored in the river and the occasional pedestrians were soon left behind. Jin'er lifted the curtain and looked out. Yesterday, she was distraught that Yun Zhu was going to get married. When Yun Zhu suggested leaving, she was overjoyed. But this morning, the concept of leaving Jiangning became a real feeling in her heart. For some reason, as she watched many familiar things being left behind, she suddenly felt a little empty, as if she was saying goodbye to something forever, and she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

In fact, on many, many such mornings, what they were familiar with might have been something else: they sat on the steps in front of the small building, watching the man's figure appear in the distance through the thick fog, and then gradually run closer...

"Yun Zhu, what... what is it really...? Has Ning Yi been treating you badly?"

Only now could she ask this question softly. Yun Zhu was sitting there as if she was thinking about something, but when she looked up, Jin'er noticed that her eyes were bright and glistening, and she already had tears in them. She sniffled.

"I... I met Liheng a little late. At that time, he already had a wife, and he was a *Son-in-Law*, Jin'er, you know that too."

Jin'er nodded: "I know."

Yun Zhu said: "I knew these things when I met him. Later, when I fell in love with him, I was clear about these things in my heart. Since I loved him, of course I didn't mind these things. At that time, I felt that his family didn't treat him well, and others didn't know his talent. I... even if I gave him my body, without asking for any status, as long as he had a place for me in his heart, that would be enough..."

"But Yun Zhu, you still hope to have a status..." Jin'er said softly.

Yun Zhu looked a little sad, her eyes seemed to be tearing up, but she smiled on her face: "Of course I want a status. I'm not a woman who doesn't care about anything. I also hope... that someone will be by my side when I'm old, that I can have a home. I've been thinking about these things for many years..."

As she said this, her voice choked up. After a while, she tried to restrain her emotions: "I originally thought that I was the only woman in the world who treated him like this, but not long ago I went to the Su family and saw how the Su girl was crying. I suddenly realized that his wife also loved him so much. She bore him children, and her feelings for him were the same as mine. Liheng is not a cold-blooded person. He treats well whoever treats him well. I told you before, Liheng... is in a dilemma..."

She paused: "If he were a bit more domineering, who could do anything about it? But he's in a dilemma about these things, and that's why I like him even more. Actually, I know what Liheng is thinking in his heart. He didn't want me to enter the Su family before because he was afraid that I would be bullied by the Su family. After this incident, he felt that he could only marry me, but he would still worry about my relationship with the Su girl. Actually, Jin'er, how can a wife and a concubine get along well? And he will feel sorry for the Su girl in his heart. Actually, marrying him, I... I also thought about it... But after figuring these things out, I've thought it over these days. I'll give him my body, and then... I'll just leave..."

Yuan Jin'er was stunned for a long time: "How... how can you do that? Isn't that very selfish? You won't feel good in your heart, and he won't feel good either!"

Yun Zhu smiled: "Who isn't selfish? But in this way, Liheng's problem is gone. He didn't fail the Su girl, and I will come back in the future. Maybe I already have his baby in my belly. When I come back then, my body will still be his. I just... don't want him to be in a dilemma, and I don't want him to feel... sorry for me..."

"How... how can it be like this..." Jin'er murmured. Only now did she understand Yun Zhu's desire for perfection. When Ning Yi would feel sorry for someone no matter what, she chose to leave. She would rather wrong herself than let her lover feel guilty. However, although this made sense, she still felt that there were some problems in her heart. But after a while, she stopped thinking about it. Anyway, Yun Zhu had already made a decision, so she wanted to liven up the atmosphere on the journey.

"Then let's do it this way. It's best if you already have Ning Yi's child, so we can raise him together. In the future, we'll tell him that I'm his dad and you're his mom, hehe..."

Saying some playful words like this, they went out of Jiangning City Gate. The fog came in waves. They watched the Jiangning city walls disappear into the fog, and the road flashed out in sections. Suddenly, Kou'er, who was driving in front, gave a soft "uh" and then said: "Mi... Miss... that... that..." Yuan Jin'er was telling jokes, but at this time she lifted the curtain of the car and looked out: "Ah!" she exclaimed, Yun Zhu also poked her head out, and then

was stunned. They saw a figure sitting on a fallen tree trunk by the roadside, propping his chin, seemingly waiting for a long time, and getting a little bored. When he saw the carriage coming, the man got up and walked towards them with a frown. Who else could it be but Ning Liheng?

"...Quick, quick, quick... rush past."

Jin'er reacted immediately and ordered Kou'er to whip the horse faster. Kou'er said "oh" and waved the whip to make the horse run faster. However, the horse they used to drive the carriage was not a fiery horse at all. Ning Yi had already walked closer and grabbed the reins with one hand: "What on earth are you trying to do..."

The carriage had not stopped, but only slowed down. Ning Yi had already walked to the side of the carriage and said, "Come." He reached out his hand. Yun Zhu was originally stunned, and tears poured out like a dam burst, but she also subconsciously stretched out a hand. Ning Yi grabbed her hand and pulled her body out violently. With a soft "ah," Jin'er hadn't reacted yet, but Yun Zhu had already been hugged out of the carriage by Ning Yi. The carriage and Ning Yi and Yun Zhu passed each other. When Jin'er leaned her head out to look, she only heard two "pa pa" sounds, which seemed to be... the sound of spanking. Ning Yi walked straight away with Yun Zhu in his arms. Yun Zhu hugged Ning Yi's neck, lowered her head, and was too shy to move.

"You acted like that yesterday, but you're leaving today. If things get out, it won't be good for my reputation, and it will bother me a lot..."

Vaguely, it seemed to be what Ning Yi said. Jin'er's mind had already turned around at this time, and she shouted: "Ning Liheng, put down Yun Zhu! She's mine!" Then she told Kou'er to turn the carriage around. Kou'er was not very skilled at driving the carriage, and she was flustered. Jin'er grabbed the whip and turned around in a fit of anger, causing the two horses to flutter on the road for a long time before they turned in the right direction and drove all the way over. When they found the two figures, they saw Ning Yi sitting in a pavilion at the end of the mist with Yun Zhu in his arms, talking. Yun Zhu seemed to want to struggle, but Ning Yi held her and prevented her from moving.

In this day and age, even couples would not hug in broad daylight. Although there was a fog and few pedestrians would walk on the road, there was still a risk of being seen. This Ning Yi was really shameless. Jin'er got out of the carriage, looked from afar, and scolded a few words in a low voice, but in the end, she did not go forward to disturb the two of them. Yun Zhu's original idea of leaving was not necessarily firm. Now that she had met Ning Yi, it was even more impossible. She didn't dare to speak after being spanked, and she didn't know how many times she had been spanked at this time...

Jin'er was annoyed in her heart, but she could probably guess what the two of them were talking about. It was nothing more than Ning Yi asking her why she wanted to leave, and she would repeat those words again, and perhaps she would cry while thinking about it. Just as she was thinking this, Yun Zhu did seem to be crying - in fact, Jin'er only knew part of the reason why Yun Zhu wanted to leave. She also felt confused in her heart just now, but then she didn't delve into it. And part of the reason why Yun Zhu wanted to leave was because of her.

"...Besides you, there's also Jin'er. If I get married, what will happen to Jin'er? Liheng, don't think she's usually careless, but in fact, except for me and Zhu Ji, Jin'er has nowhere to go. She's not the kind of person who can be happy by herself all the time. She came out of Jin Feng Lou because of me. Liheng, I couldn't be with you before, and Jin'er has always been by my side, as if it's a matter of course. But that day I thought, I already have you now, and Jin'er is very important to me. I... I can't abandon her..."

Yun Zhu said this with tears in her eyes because the things she thought she was about to lose had suddenly returned to her eyes. She was gentle on the outside but firm on the inside. Perhaps the two most important people in her life were Ning Yi and Jin'er. If it were only for Ning Yi's matter, she might have married him directly. But adding Jin'er's consideration, it was what really made her decide to leave. Ning Yi hugged her: "Then let her go to the Su family with you. What's wrong with me taking care of her..."

"But she won't be happy either..."

Ning Yi frowned: "Anyway, I won't let you go. We can discuss things slowly. At worst, I'll find a man to marry her off..."

"I... I'm not leaving..." Yun Zhu said with tears and tried to smile, "I didn't want to leave in the first place, how can I leave now..." She said: "Liheng, keep me outside..."

Ning Yi frowned. Yun Zhu hugged him tightly, letting her tears fall on his neck, and her voice choked: "Liheng, keep me outside... I'll stay with Jin'er and manage Zhu Ji. Maybe one day, Jin'er will get married, and I'll be familiar with Tan'er and the others. Then you can marry me in, okay... You... you can just keep me outside..."

"You can just keep me outside..."

Ning Yi raised his head and could understand what kind of weight this sentence had... But in this way, the things that had been decided suddenly seemed to become something else...

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I'm going to be in a car for a long time, so I'll post this chapter first.

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