Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 870: Chapter 870: Gan Miaoruo’s Request

“Elder Sister, you have no idea! Just now they were so detestable, two against one! It was me by myself!”

Liu Sisi raised an eyebrow, “They? The two young misses from just now were…?”

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Gan Miaoruo’s face showed utter contempt, “Heh! Relying on Dad’s favor, they never stopped giving me a hard time. But now… well, let’s not talk about that for the moment, let’s go find a quiet place over there and talk.”

Gan Miaoruo pointed with her finger to the other side.

“That sounds good. Let’s head over.”

…

Liu Sisi didn’t object in the least, and they all proceeded grandly to the other side.

This was a suspended loft tucked away in a corner of the temple, where standing by the railing allowed for a clear view of the enchanting scenery and the mist that hung in the air, beautiful as if it were a fairyland.

Of course, this was if one could ignore the relentless cold wind blowing.

Liu Sisi linked arms with Gan Miaoruo, and the two walked slowly into the suspended loft. Naturally, Liu Sisi would not inflict discomfort upon herself; instead, she chose a corner protected from the wind to sit down.

Looking at Gan Miaoruo beside her, blossoming like a flower bud, Liu Sisi had a face full of sympathy: “Our homes are not far apart, so why did you only send someone to deliver a letter instead of coming to see me yourself?”

“Send someone with a letter? When did I send anyone with a letter to you? I didn’t, today it was my Second Sister who said she wanted to come out to offer incense, and she dragged me along with her…”

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Gan Miaoruo seemed to realize something suddenly, stopped speaking abruptly, and then shot up to her feet, unable to contain her hands on her hips, seething.

“Well, isn’t that nice! I knew she wasn’t in tune with me, but today she acted all sweet and dragged me here to Water Cloud Nunnery to offer incense. It turns out she was up to her little schemes behind my back! Hah, really now, always liking to treat people as monkeys for her amusement. It seems she will never change in this lifetime!”

“This… what exactly happened?” Liu Sisi couldn’t quite keep up.

“What else could it be? It must be one of Second Sister’s brilliant ideas!”

Gan Miaoruo grabbed Liu Sisi’s arm and started giggling: “I’ve told you about it before. Remember my half-sister who was betrothed to the Seventh Prince? It must have been her doing!”

With that, Liu Sisi also laughed!

“How could I forget? You told me that it was because of your Second Sister that you were sent back to your old home in Macheng County.”

Gan Miaoruo’s lips curled in disdain, “Exactly! Not long after I returned to the capital city, His Majesty punished the Seventh Prince by sending him to the Imperial Mausoleum, and my Dad sent her to Water Cloud Nunnery. Half a year later, the Seventh Prince died of a cold, and my Second Sister became a widow before she could be a bride. At first, I even felt sorry for her, but who could have imagined… Heh heh!”

Liu Sisi still remembered Gan Miaoruo telling her that the Seventh Prince originally fancied her, but was later stolen by her Second Sister’s schemes, forcing her to return to her old home in Macheng County. If it weren’t for the palace’s sudden decision to choose a studying companion for Princess Ruwan, Gan Miaoruo might never have returned to the capital in her lifetime.

“What exactly is going on?” Liu Sisi was somewhat confused.

Gan Miaoruo did not directly answer Liu Sisi’s question, but instead, she asked back, “Do you know where I have been these days?”

“Where?”

Liu Sisi suddenly felt an ominous premonition rise within her heart.

“I’ve been living in the Water Cloud Nunnery for the past few days.”

Gan Miaoruo pointed to the back of the temple, “Not long after we parted last time, something happened to Yang Yikun. I was so happy at that moment that I couldn’t hold my tongue and blurted out that it was karma, which led my dad to ground me. Two days later, Second Sister deliberately provoked me, and I couldn’t help but have a few words with her birth mother, Third Aunt Jin, which just so happened to occur in front of my father who had just returned from outside.”

How coincidental everything was!

Her father, who typically would not show up in her courtyard once in half a year, just so happened to appear at that very moment!

Gan Miaoruo’s face was full of sarcasm, “My father was furious! He scolded me harshly, and the next day he sent me to this Water Cloud Nunnery, saying it was for me to meditate and pray to Buddha and to learn the virtues of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame that a woman should possess. Following that, I’ve been living in the backyard of the nunnery until the day before yesterday when they finally took me back from the Water Cloud Nunnery. I hadn’t even had the chance to pack my belongings, how could I write to you and ask you to meet me here?”

Liu Sisi suddenly realized! So there was this backstory going on.

“What about your Second Sister? Were the two individuals who spoke to you earlier, did one of them include your Second Sister?”

“Yes, the one in the red-garment smoky skirt is her! She’s the best at dressing herself up.”

Gan Miaoruo curled her lips, looking disdainful, “I absolutely detest this nunnery. Even if I truly wanted to meet up with you, I definitely wouldn’t come to this place that imprisoned my freedom for nearly two months, right? Wouldn’t that just be causing trouble for myself? Yet, such acts are precisely what my dear Second Sister excels at…”

Liu Sisi nodded; indeed, the woman in red from before was quite beautiful.

Although she had only glanced at her from a distance, she felt that the girl in red was probably not an easy opponent.

Thinking about it carefully, Gan Miaoruo had been sent to the nunnery more than two months ago, probably around the time the Yang Family came into power. Gan Jiayou sending Gan Miaoruo to the Water Cloud Nunnery might also have been to curry favor with the Yang Family by showing the right attitude. As for taking her back from the Water Cloud Nunnery the other day, that might have been Gan Jiayou’s reluctant decision. His Majesty was looking to target the Gan Family, and nowadays, the one who could save the Gan Family…that might also be the reason Gan Jiayou took Gan Miaoruo back from the Water Cloud Nunnery.

As for the deliberate ploy of using Gan Miaoruo’s name to lure her to the Water Cloud Nunnery, perhaps, as Gan Miaoruo thought, it was indeed an act of intentional provocation!

Although this was merely Liu Sisi’s speculation, it was likely very close to the actual situation.

“Do you know why your dad took you back to the mansion?”

“Of course I do, how can I not? They treat me as if I’m just a kid and try to cajole me, not realizing that I’m just humoring them.”

Gan Miaoruo proudly winked at Liu Sisi, “I’m still the legitimate daughter and the one who grew up by my dad’s side. If he can treat me like this, what kind of regard can you, who were raised outside, possibly expect from that princess with over a dozen names under her belt?”

She suddenly reached out and held Liu Sisi’s hand, looking at her sincerely, “Mr. Liu, Sister Liu, do you remember when I took you as my teacher, you said, ‘Once a teacher, always a father.’ I, your apprentice, may not be talented, but if one day my dad and grandmother come begging to you, and it makes you uncomfortable, then you absolutely must not agree to them. Understand?”

Liu Sisi smiled!

Ruo Ruo was still the Ruo Ruo of the past, with her innocent heart not yet tainted by the dirtiness of the inner courtyard.

“Why? You really wouldn’t want to extend a helping hand to save them?”

She lightly gathered Ruo Ruo’s long hair, gently touching the pearl hairpin on her head.