Chapter 429 - How Can There Be A Perfect Ending If I Dont Marry You? 2 (2/2)
Dismounting from the horse, Nie Qingyun patted her shoulder and said, ”I've already done as Steward Qian requested by doing my best to search for the heir. There's nothing else we can do. You don't need to feel too bad for Yuxuan. You should go and catch up with Errong.”
Ji Man mechanically turned around and headed inside. Why was Nie Sangyu's life so full of frustrations and dashed hopes? She had just been about to have a blissfully perfect ending, but now something had happened to her son again.
If she hadn't misheard those palace servants, then Haohao was probably in the palace.
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Errong brought her son with her when she came to see her friend. Looking at the child that was wrapped up in swaddling clothes, Ji Man felt even worse. She forced herself to play with Errong's child for a bit before saying that was feeling unwell and wanted to rest.
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Ning Yuxuan had stayed outside to search for Haohao himself. By the time he returned, it was the middle of the night.
Ji Man was lying in bed. She was still awake.
“What should I do if Haohao is in the palace? Ji Man asked him. ”Can you search the palace to find Haohao?”
Ning Yuxuan's gaze was somewhat complicated. He lightly shook his head. ”If there was conclusive evidence, I can ask the emperor for Haohao. If there's no evidence, doing so would be considered rebelling against the emperor.”
Ji Man closed her eyes. ”Why didn't you sent Haohao away to a safe place?”
Ning Yuxuan bitterly smiled. Since the day he had brought Haohao out of the palace, he had been too focused on having Haohao meet his mother when she was dressed in a woman's attire. Otherwise, he might grow up not even knowing his mother's real appearance. However, right after he had dropped Haohao off at the estate, there had been a succession of events that needed his attention, so he was too busy to take care of Haohao.
The two of them were silent for a long time before Ning Yuxuan suddenly said, ”If you think Haohao is in the palace, how about we go to the palace together tomorrow? I'll request an audience with the emperor, and you can go ask Consort Shen if she can help us.”
In order to keep Nie Sangyu out of the palace, Shen Youqing would be willing to agree to any requests. Ji Man nodded. This was a good idea.
It was already late at night, and Ning Yuxuan seemed as if he wasn't planning on leaving her room. He took off his outer robe and lied down next to Ji Man. Ji Man didn't feel as if she needed to be guarded against him. She s.h.i.+fted a bit. This wasn't any different from when they were in the imperial prison. There just wasn't a railing separating them.
In the darkness, Ning Yuxuan softly asked her, ”If I can bring Haohao out of the palace, would you... be willing to marry me again?”
Ji Man nodded. ”How can there be a perfect ending if I don't marry you?”
No matter what Nie Sangyu's wish was, it was definitely related to Ning Yuxuan loving her and being together with him. Once all the difficulties were resolved, Nie Sangyu's wish should be completed, right?
Then, it would be time for her to go back.