TICIEC Chapter 2.3

Peng Qin accepted the order and withdrew, having become accustomed to poison testing.

Ning Wanyin would ask the doctor to test anything that was sent to her, even if it was from her parents.

Because she hadn’t known how many hands this thing had passed through.

Of course, she had secretly learned medical skills from Doctor Ge, but she still asked the doctor to check it for her every time and never revealed herself.

If everyone knew something, it wouldn’t be called a secret.

Ning Wanyin then instructed another second-class maid holding a chess piece, “Send someone to find out what happened to Tang Miaoling last night and this morning.”

“Yes.” Peng Qi obeyed.

A short while later, Zhou Mama came over and asked Ning Wanyin to go to Mingzhao Hall again.

Just now, in front of everyone, Cheng Shi hadn’t had time to say something to Ning Wanyin. Tang Miaoling had been pestering her for a long time to ‘reminisce about the past’ before finally leaving.

Ning Wanyin went to Mingzhao Hall again.

“Wan’er…”

Looking at Ning Wanyin, Cheng Shi’s tears welled up before she could speak.

Before the decree came down, she was worried that her daughter would not be selected. Now that everything had been settled, she was worried about her daughter entering the palace.

Once you enter the palace, it feels like a deep sea.

From then on, she could never see Ning Wanyin again.

Ning Wanyin’s birthday is in June. Cheng Shi had calculated the time, thinking that if her daughter were chosen, she wouldn’t be able to celebrate her birthday this year, so she prepared the birthday gift in advance.

“I am an unfilial daughter and will no longer be able to serve at Mother’s side. Please take care of yourself and don’t worry about me.”

Ning Wanyin lifted her skirt and knelt in front of Cheng Shi.

“Wan’er, my Wan’er…”

Cheng Shi hugged Ning Wanyin and burst into tears.

“You must take good care of yourself when you enter the palace this time. Nothing else matters, your life is the most important!”

Ning Wanyin had always been calm and composed, but when facing her mother, she nodded with red eyes.

The Ning family had fallen into decline, leaving only the ancestral title of Count. In the early years, before her father inherited the title, the various branches of the Ning family had often plotted against the eldest branch in their quest for the title.

Ning Wanyin grew up amidst this kind of calculation. She treated blood relatives with indifference. However, her mother, who had protected and spoiled her since childhood, was her only sore spot.

“This year, I can’t be with you on your birthday. Please keep this birthday gift.”

Cheng Shi helped Ning Wanyin stand up and handed her a brocade box.

Ning Wanyin was slightly startled, “I have already accepted the fan…”

“Tang Miaoling has a different mindset every now and then. I don’t know what she’s up to. If she asks for it again, don’t be reluctant to give it to her or you’ll offend her…” Cheng Shi said worriedly.

Tears welled in Ning Wanyin’s eyes. Her mother was always afraid that she’d offend someone, afraid she’d suffer.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”

She would never let Tang Miaoling take away the birthday gift her mother prepared for her, but if Tang Miaoling got into trouble in Count’s mansion, her own uncle’s house, it would bring trouble to her mother.

She had originally planned to wait until she left the Count’s Mansion before taking action.

“Wan’er… My dear Wan’er, the harem is not a good place. Mother knows you are attracted to His Majesty, but you must remember clearly: he is His Majesty first, and your husband second. You must never lose your composure because of love.”

Cheng Shi carefully advised, holding back tears.

She wished that she could pass on all her experience to Ning Wanyin, so her daughter could avoid taking a few wrong steps.

Ning Wanyin listened quietly. She was no naive child. Growing up in the intrigue-ridden Count’s mansion, she had already learned many truths through osmosis. But she was willing to hear it again.

In this world, meeting each other is rare.

See, hear, and cherish.

 

 

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