The Southern borders
Zhongshan Ling stayed back for a few minutes before giving an excuse and leaving the Chu family's cottage. The journey back to the watchtower unlike the much earlier trip to the Nanny's cottage was more Quietly. His men didn't know what Zhongshan Ling had talked about with his mother's Nanny but base on his current mood the result didn't look good.
His conversation with Nanny Chu replayed in his mind non-stop as they rode out of the small village.
"Young Mistress was poisoned by the Empress, she had been poisoned for years."
"she begged her to adopt you, your mother was willing to relinquish her rights over you just to keep you safe.
