Ning Qing: A Life Rewritten

Three days later, after filling the carts and carriages with necessities, Ning Xuanyuan took the rest of his family to the Eastern Border. He asked the housekeeper to take care of the mansion in case his grandson wanted to visit his parents’ graves in the future. Ning Xuanyuan’s convoy consisted of four carts and two horses. He also hired bodyguards to take them to the Eastern Border City, fearing that someone might rob his property along the way. The emperor who had caused the Ning family to fall had also sent shadow guards to help them and check on their living conditions in the border city before returning to report to the emperor. After all, he was the one who had done this, so he could not ignore it. Ning Zheng did not complain at all on this long journey, which relieved Ning Xuanyuan and his wife. As for Ning Jing, he had become much more reserved since the incident. He knew that Ning Jing still had a grudge against the bandits, so he did not want to say anything to his grandson. The reason why he brought everyone to move to the border was because he was tired of the competition in the imperial court. Now that he had no more children, he wanted his grandchildren to live peacefully in their later years, so he chose to do this. His wife agreed. She didn’t want to live in the manor where her children died in front of her. She wanted to forget the pain of losing her children that day, so she wanted to change to a new place from the beginning. When her husband asked her to move, she immediately agreed. Ning Xuanyuan, whose hair turned white in a single day, could only admire his wife who had always been by his side. She had never disappointed him even a little. Ning Xuanyuan wanted to teach his grandchildren to not be as ambitious as his children. However, they were now far from the power of the imperial court. And now, the treasures that were stolen were returned after the emperor sent people to look for them. Except for the blueprints, which could not be found. Ning Xuanyuan, who had been in the imperial court for so long, how could he not know what exactly was going on? It was just that he didn’t want to complicate things since he still had two heirs. So he decided to resign from the civil service. Ning Jing was the only one who liked handicrafts like his father. He could still remember what he had created with his father when he was five years old. He also brought back many of his father’s ancestral books. These would be useful to him in the future when he went to get revenge on the emperor’s men who killed his parents. Ning Zheng, who was still young, did not know what death was. However, his grandparents loved him just as much as his parents, so he did not think much of it. Moreover, he had his brother Jing with him. This was enough to make him feel at ease. If he were to be separated from everyone suddenly, he would have cried and fussed long ago. Ning Xuanyuan’s group did not rush this long journey. He just asked the guards to travel safely. Whenever it got dark, they would find a place to sleep without thinking too much. The children also enjoyed hunting with the guards. They wanted to learn martial arts, but unfortunately, their family was all inventors. There were no martial arts manuals in the Ning family’s mansion before. The guards saw that the children were interested in this matter, so they asked Ning Xuanyuan for permission to teach them a few moves to protect themselves on the way. Ning Xuanyuan saw that his grandchildren were happy, so he allowed them to teach them freely. They even paid for the tuition of the grandchildren's teachers in return. Because Ning Xuanyuan didn't like to owe people anything, he asked to use money as compensation. His wife also agreed to let his grandchildren learn some martial arts so that in the future, they would be able to take care of themselves. Otherwise, if there was another robbery, they would probably die before they even fought. The guards who came with him saw that the customers didn't mind, so they enjoyed teaching the two children very much. This trip wasn't too boring. During the trip, Ning Jing continued to read the books he brought with him outside of his time studying martial arts. He had been able to read and write since he was five years old, thanks to his father's teachings. However, he didn't tell his grandparents. He knew that they were worried about him being quiet. However, he didn't know what to talk about with them either. He was still at a growing age, and most of the time he talked, he was used to only talking to his father. In Ning Jing's carriage, there were many books brought from the Ning family. As for Ning Zheng, he rode in the carriage with his grandparents because he was still young. When the guards taught them martial arts, Ning Jing would always ask about things he didn't understand, and he practiced very diligently. The guards also liked Ning Jing's patient nature. As for little Ning Zheng, he just wanted to have fun. He cutely imitated his brother, so sometimes when he couldn't practice, others didn't blame him because he was still very young. Traveling slowly like this, the convoy traveling to the eastern border took more than two months before they reached the border city. Ning Xuanyuan also asked them to send him to Ning Kai Village, which was located in the west of the border city. This village was the origin of his Ning family. Before he went to the capital to take the exam, he didn't return. It had been more than ten years since he had returned to this village due to work and the distance. However, he still wrote a letter to the village leader long before he arrived here, saying that he wanted to find a new house or buy a new plot of land to build a new house. In this new house, he will create mechanisms to protect his little family so that everyone can live happily and not have to worry about thieves anymore.