- Lin Zhengyang did not separate the family after Ning Jing’s death because Ning Wan Wan is also his flesh and blood. Old Lady Ning wanted to ensure Ning Wan Wan did not lose both her mother and father.
2: Lin Zhengyang, who remarried He within a year after his wife’s death, has sparked controversy. Traditionally, there is a one-year mourning period for husbands and three months for wives. Lin Zhengyang married He more than a year later, which was not against etiquette, but emotionally, he may have appeared callous. Old Lady Ning held strong grievances against him.
3: Old Lady Ning had already divided the Ning family’s property, retaining control over the most important matters.
4: Ning Wanwan was motherless from birth. After He joined the Ning household, she realized that being “good” to Ning Wanwan would stabilize her position. In her previous life, Little Wan grew up under He’s false kindness, which blurred her ability to discern right from wrong. It’s important to view characters as emotional beings rather than from a detached perspective.
Chapter 3: Probing
Old Lady Ning frowned upon hearing “Yi Wang.” “What is he coming for?”
Liu Nanny replied, “He says he’s been ordered to see the young miss.”
Ordered? As a royal prince, his orders could only come from the Emperor. Why would the Emperor summon him to see Wanwan, especially before her coming-of-age ceremony? He must have ulterior motives.
Yi Wang Si Zhan, courtesy name Huai Jin, was the son of the late Shu Guifei and the Emperor’s youngest son, merely one year older than the current Crown Prince and still unmarried.
At that time, Shu Guifei was favored by the Emperor, who deeply loved Si Zhan. There were rumors that had Shu Guifei not died early and Si Zhan not been diagnosed by palace doctors with a short life span—expected to live no longer than 24—he might have ascended the throne. Unfortunately, his condition caused many to keep their distance.
Old Lady Ning asked, “Have the Empress and Crown Prince set out?”
“The master just informed us that the scouts haven’t found the Empress’s phoenix carriage leaving the palace,” someone replied.
