Jiangzhou …
Ever since Zhao Ning overheard Zhao Xin's conversation with someone in the restaurant, she stopped talking to Zhao Xin. She could not express her anger in any other way, but she wanted to let Zhao Xin know that she was not so easily manipulated.
"We've already been here for two days, why haven't we set off?" Zhao Ning realized that Mo Rongyi had not instructed them to set off, and she felt suspicious.
Mo Rongyi smiled and said, "The mountain has collapsed, and it's rained for two days, so it's hard to travel. I'm afraid we'll have to wait another two days."
If they waited any longer, the man who talked to Zhao Xin that day would already be in Qi. She would not have the chance to show her face in front of her father. By the time she got to Qi, everything would be over.
"Is there no other way?" Zhao Ning frowned and asked.
"It's a mountain road, and it's not easy to travel. Besides, the weather is not good recently, let's wait another two days," Mo Rongyi said.
Zhao Ning was a little anxious. She just wanted to get back to Qi as soon as possible, "Then what should I do? If … if I get harmed, I'll find you!"
Mo Rongyi smiled helplessly, "It's not my fault. Are you worried about what Zhao Xin said the other day? Actually, that Marquis Anning is not bad. He's a little older than you, but he's a famous general in Qi."
"Hehe, he's a wife-cursing man," Zhao Ning laughed coldly, "It's my own business who I want to marry, I don't need someone else to arrange it for me."
"Fine, fine, fine. If you don't like it, then don't." Mo Rongyi saw that her eyes were red and was at a loss, "How about I accompany you to take a look? Maybe the road is already clear."
Actually, he did not understand why his brother wanted him to stop and not go to Qi. The landslide could only delay for a few days, and he did not know where his brother was now.
"Alright," Zhao Ning nodded. She had not left the guest house for two days, and she really did not want to see Zhao Xin.
The official road was indeed blocked, and those who were in a hurry to leave had taken the small path. Zhao Ning hesitated, wondering if the small path could be used. She did not bring a maid, and it was just her and Mo Rongyi. After walking for a while in the forest, it started raining.
"Look, we definitely can't walk on this kind of road. It's too small, and it's not easy for a horse carriage to pass." Mo Rongyi held up his umbrella as he tried to persuade Zhao Ning to go back.
"When I was in Hua Village, I had walked on an even more difficult path," Zhao Ning said angrily. Why was she so unlucky? She had finally recognized her biological father, but before she could even see him, she had already been schemed against for the rest of her life. The more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged. Was she wrong?
When she was about to leave Hua Village, Grandma Hua had once warned her that the outside world was not as simple as she imagined. She thought that as long as she found her father, everything would be different. She had forgotten that her father had long forgotten her mother, so why would he care about her existence?
"You … Why are you crying?" Mo Rongyi was frightened by her tears and stopped to look at her.
"None of your business!" Zhao Ningzhi waved his hand away and turned to run into the rain.
Mo Rongyi was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed. "Miss Zhao, wait a moment!"
Zhao Ning did not want to suppress her tears anymore. "Grandma, I regret it, I want to go back … I want to go back …"
"Miss Zhao …" Mo Rongyi caught up to her and saw her curled up body crying in the rain. He did not know what to do, but a certain part of his heart softened because of her crying.
"Go away, don't care about me!" Zhao Ning shouted.
Mo Rongyi laughed softly. "How can I ignore you like this?"
Zhao Ning stood up and wanted to push Mo Rongyi away. Who knew that she would accidentally step on a stone, and because it was too slippery, she almost fell down.
"Be careful!" Mo Rongyi grabbed her hand and held her in his arms. "You are so sad, are you afraid of marrying Marquis Anning? Since you don't like it, then don't marry him. What's there to cry about?"
"I have no one to rely on when I go to Qi. If others schemed against me, what can I do?" Zhao Ning's ankle was in so much pain that she could not stand. She cried again. "If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have recognized my father. It's so good being in Hua Village, no one would harm me!"
Mo Rongyi did not know whether to laugh or cry. "But you are no longer in Hua Village. You are a princess of Qi!"
Zhao Ning shouted, "I don't want to be a princess!"
"But you are already a princess!" Mo Rongyi placed the umbrella in her hands and lowered his head to check her ankle. Her ankle was twisted, and it was already red and swollen. "Sometimes, people can't choose everything. Even if they don't like it, they have no choice but to continue."
"Don't say it as if you don't like being a prince!" Zhao Ning cried.
Mo Rongyi was using a handkerchief to tie her ankle. When he heard her say this, he paused for a moment and smiled faintly. "Even if I don't like it, can I not be?"
Zhao Ning looked at him, and the tears on her face stopped. "What's wrong with you? You have an elder brother who loves you dearly. Everyone treats you well, unlike me. Before I even returned to Qi, I was already schemed against by my sisters."
"Does your ankle hurt? Can you still walk?" Mo Rongyi stood up and asked.
Zhao Ning tried to walk, and the pain almost made her fall again. "It hurts!"
Mo Rongyi supported her and said helplessly, "Let me carry you."
"Can you carry me?" Zhao Ning asked doubtfully.
"Don't look down on me," Mo Rongyi said. "I have been to the battlefield before."
Zhao Ning looked at him in surprise. "You have been to the battlefield?"
Mo Rongyi carried her on his back. "Of course!"
"Weren't you pampered since you were young? You can still go to the battlefield, and your elder brother doesn't care about you?" In Zhao Ning's mind, the battlefield must be difficult every day, and it was hard to say whether you would live or die. How could Mo Rongyi have been to the battlefield?
"I was indeed pampered since I was young, but it was all earned by my elder brother's blood and sweat. I can't accept such glory and wealth as a matter of course," Mo Rongyi said in a low voice. "My elder brother and I … we didn't have a good time in the palace. At least you were just used by others to arrange a marriage. My elder brother almost lost his life, and was poisoned and blinded. If not for his luck, he might not even be here now."
This was the first time Zhao Ning heard about Mo Rongzhan's past. She was even more surprised. Mo Rongyi looked like a hedonistic prince, but he had actually personally gone to the battlefield. He seemed to be a little different from her.
"You …" Zhao Ning looked at the back of Mo Rongyi's head. "Weren't you afraid on the battlefield?"
Mo Rongyi smiled. "I was afraid the first time I killed an enemy, but I got used to it." Thinking of the days in the wilderness, he smiled again. "I don't want a prince who lives like a prince, but a prince who can make contributions. Life is your own. What kind of princess do you want to be? Do you want to be manipulated by others, or do you want to make your own decisions? It's all up to you!"
Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment. She actually felt that what he said made sense.
(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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