Siyu Nunnery
The carriage of the Ji Mansion stopped in front of Siyu Nunnery.
The young novice nun guarding the gate was so frightened that she rushed inside to inform Zhao Luoning.
How did the people from the Ji Mansion find Siyu Nunnery?
Zhao Luoning was now heavily pregnant. She couldn't run or hide. So she ordered Zixin to go and receive the guests while she herself hid behind the Buddha statue.
The one who came was not Ji Shisu.
It was a woman covered by a cloak. Her face was not visible.
Zixin put on the air of an abbess and flicked the whisk in her hand. "May I ask, benefactor..."
"Come on. You don't need to be so formal in front of me."
The woman took off her cloak, revealing a face that looked extremely similar to Zhao Luoning's.
"Where's my sister?"
Zixin was a bit dazed by this face. At this moment, Zhao Luoning walked out, supporting her back.
Zhao Luyu was also stunned when she saw Zhao Luoning's movements.
"Sister?"
"Luyu, why did you come here like this?" Zhao Luoning poked her head out and looked outside. She wondered if Zhao Luyu had been followed.
"Sister, don't worry. Chen Chuliu came to the door today. Ji Shisu has no time to send people to follow me. Besides, I'm here to collect debts from the estate on the order of the old matriarch. He won't suspect me."
Zhao Luyu was bold. Unlike Zhao Luochun, she didn't have to take a long detour to get rid of the tail every time she came to see Zhao Luoning.
She came here openly, without bringing anyone else.
At first, Ji Shisu's people would follow her.
Later, when they found that she really seemed to have no contact with Zhao Luoning, they gave up following her.
Ji Shisu's people probably never thought that Zhao Luyu and Zhao Luoning had always been in touch.
The messenger was someone they would never have thought of - Ji Jianhui.
Zhao Luochun would either use the excuse of selling candied haws or giving snacks to Ji Jianhui to bring Zhao Luyu news from Zhao Luoning. Each time, Ji Jianhui would convey the message.
Little Jianhui had a really hard time being the messenger.
In just half a month, he had gained a lot of weight.
The little guy was pinching the flesh on his belly, looking very distressed.
Of course, Zhao Luyu had no time to care about the little boy's distress now.
She looked at Zhao Luoning and her not-yet-prominent belly and asked, "Sister, is this child Ji Shisu's?"
Zhao Luoning gave her a sideways look.
"Could it be someone else's?"
"Look at me. I'm so confused."
Zhao Luyu just found out about Zhao Luoning's pregnancy. She was as surprised as a child.
She was even more excited than when she was pregnant herself.
She gently touched Zhao Luoning's belly and greeted the little life inside. "Hehe, I'm going to have a little nephew."
Zhao Luyu had a silly smile on her face. She didn't look like the child's aunt but rather the child's father.
Zhao Luoning knew that Zhao Luyu must have something to say when she came here. So she invited Zhao Luyu to the pavilion behind the nunnery.
"Sister, I think Ji Shisu seems to want to leave the Ji family."
"Ji Shisu wants to leave the Ji family?"
Zhao Luyu nodded. "I heard that he's already looking at houses. And it seems that he wants to give the position of the head of the family back to Shijun."
Zhao Luoning never thought that Ji Shisu would plan to leave the Ji family.
When she heard that he had refused all the rewards and returned to Huang City, she thought that he just didn't want to be an official and just wanted to be the second young master of the Ji family.
Unexpectedly, he didn't even want to be the second young master anymore?
Then what did he want to do?
"Ji Shijian hasn't come back either. The burden on your shoulders is too heavy."
Zhao Luoning felt very sorry for her. She held Zhao Luyu's hand.
"Luyu, I've always been wondering if it's right for me to let you stay in the Ji Mansion. I don't want you to suffer the same pain as I did."
Zhao Luyu and Zhao Luoning had completely different views on this matter.
"Sister, you're just too kind. If I were in charge, I wouldn't care whether they like me or not."
What did it matter to her whether the Ji family was good or not?
If she didn't like it, she would just take care of it!
The Ji family had bullied her sister so much. It was time for her to get back at them!
Zhao Luoning knew Zhao Luyu's temper. Hearing her say this, she sighed and said, "Since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you."
"Sister, don't worry. I came here this time just to remind you. If Ji Shisu really leaves the Ji Mansion, he may come looking for you with all his might in the future. If you really don't want to see him..."
As she said this, Zhao Luyu lowered her head and glanced at Zhao Luoning's slightly protruding belly. "Sister, you need to make a plan early."
Zhao Luoning nodded.
Ji Shisu's informants were all over the country.
Even Fei Xing, who was so cautious, almost got discovered by Ji Shisu's people several times.
Fei Xing even suggested that Zhao Luoning should go abroad to find Caixue.
At least in Budda Country, it was Caixue's world. Ji Shisu's influence couldn't reach there.
Zhao Luoning was reluctant to leave her mother and elder brother. She had been hesitating these days.
Hearing the news from Zhao Luyu, she had to think about this matter again.
Was she really going to flee to Budda Country?
Zhao Luoning lowered her head.
Zhao Luyu sighed. She knew that the matter of Ji Shisu would make Zhao Luoning upset. She stood up and wanted to find another topic to ease the atmosphere. But accidentally, she caught sight of a carriage coming towards Siyu Nunnery.
She was very familiar with the color of the carriage.
Wasn't this the carriage from the Ji Mansion?
She quickly grabbed Zhao Luoning.
"Sister, look!"
Zhao Luoning looked in the direction she was pointing with a puzzled look on her face. She also saw the carriage from the Ji Mansion.
"What? Did you bring someone here?"
Zhao Luyu quickly packed up her things. "Even if I bring someone, I won't bring someone from the Ji Mansion! Could it be that Ji Shisu is so smart that he guessed that I was leading him on a wild - goose chase?"
Because of her pregnancy, Zhao Luoning's mind was a bit slow. She just realized what was going on.
"Ji Shisu's people?"
"Sister, don't panic. I'll leave now. If they really come for me, my leaving should divert them."
Siyu Nunnery was once again on high alert.
Zhao Luyu got on the carriage and left Siyu Nunnery in a hurry.
As soon as Zhao Luyu left, Yu Chi drove the carriage to the gate of Siyu Nunnery.
He looked at the messy carriage tracks in front of the gate and was very surprised.
Such a remote nunnery actually had visitors?
Yu Chi pulled the reins, jumped off the carriage, and bowed to Zidou, the novice nun guarding the gate. "Please inform the abbess for me."
Zidou was very smart. "This nunnery does not receive male guests."
Yu Chi explained, "I'm sorry to bother you. I'm here for my master's matter."
Qiu Ling, who was hiding behind the door, was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe.
When Zhao Luoning asked her to come and listen for news just now, she said that the man driving the carriage was Ji Shisu's close attendant.
Could it be that the young master had really found them?
Qiu Ling didn't dare to delay. She quickly ran into the inner room to inform Zhao Luoning.
And Zixin had to open the door and go out to deal with Yu Chi.
"May I ask what brings you here, benefactor?"
Seeing Zixin, Yu Chi recognized from her clothes that she must be the person in charge of this nunnery.
So he bowed and explained his purpose.
"My master would like to ask your nunnery to take in a person."
Take in a person?
Zixin was confused.
What was this Ji Shisu up to?!