The sudden voice shocked Ning Ziyan. She looked back, and saw a man in a light blue robe and a snow white fox-furred cloak walking along the road, followed by two young male servants. His black hair was tied up with a hairpin. He was handsome and elegant and had endured the hardship of a long journey.
"Brother!" On seeing the comer, Ning Ziyan jumped up excitedly, eyes brightening. The man walking to them was her brother, the Eldest Young Master of Lord Protector's Manor, Ning Huaiyuan.
Ning Huaiyuan said to his sister with a smile on his face while looking at her, "Sister, I didn't come back when you got married. I'll give you a gift as my compensation!"
Then he said to Xia Yuhang, "Yuhang, sorry for my absence!"
Ning Huaiyuan and Xia Yuhang had known each other since childhood, and studied together later. They were very familiar to each other. Xia Yuhang and Ning Ziyan's marriage was held in a hurry, so Ning Huaiyuan did not
In Ning Huaiyuan's room, Ning Ziyan asked with a gloomy face, "Brother, why don't you mention mother anymore? If you put a good word for mother, she would be released." Just now, she was stopped by Xia Yuhang who warned her not to interfere in the affairs of the Lord Protector's Manor by great strength. A woman had to obey her husband after getting married. And Xia Yuhang had been neither enthusiastic nor indifferent to her, so Ning Ziyan dared not disobey Xia Yuhang. Xia Yuhang had left first, and there only were Ning Ziyan and Ning Huaiyuan in the room now, so Ning Ziyan straightforwardly asked Ning Huaiyuan, ignoring taboos. She believed that her brother was also concerned about mother, otherwise, he, who had always been courteous, would not go to the Buddha Hall first instead of greeting grandmother first as soon as he heard that something had happened to his mother. Ning Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Sister, how are you and Yuhang doing recently?"
Ning Qingshan used to pick red plums for Madam Dowager. These days Madam Dowager mentioned it from time to time. She talked about the filial Third Young Lady Ning Qingshan, as if she was talking about her biological granddaughter. She spoke highly of her and also asked Ning Xueyan to clean the Foggy Courtyard. All the appliances were replaced with new ones, several of which were given by Madam Dowager. And that dazzling glaze screen given by Madam Dowager was Madam Ming's dowry! It seemed that not only Madam Ling, but also Madam Dowager privately took possession of Madam Ming's dowry, otherwise, Madam Dowager would not be so generous and send things to Ning Qingshan's Foggy Courtyard. Madam Dowager mentioned Ning Qingshan and red plums again and again. How could Ning Xueyan not understand that? So today she specially came out to pick red plums for Madam Dowager. Qingyu walked away while carrying the vase with the red plum in it
There were many gifts, including satin and clothing. Even there was a set of head-ornament of pearls. All of the gifts were placed on the table, occupying a whole table. "Fifth Young Lady, these are all sent by the Third Young Lady. These are for girls. Madam Dowager said that there are only you and Fourth Young Lady, so she asked me to send these gifts to your place. In a moment, the Fourth Young Lady will come, and you two can choose." Mother Qin said that with a smile on her face while pointing to the gifts on the table. Ning Xueyan picked up a piece of snow satin on the table, looked at it, and asked with a smile on her face, "Did Third Sister come back?" Such delicate and smooth snow satin was made in somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River. Ning Ziying grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, so she knew how precious this kind of snow satin was. Even in the place of production, most of it would be sent to the capita
"Miss, you must beware of Third Young Lady. She is the daughter in name of Madam Ming, but she didn't respect her at all! Look, the brocade she gave Madam Ming is pink. The color is for concubines!" seeing everyone leave, Mother Han said angrily. She was brought to the manor by Madam Ming, so she had always stood on Madam Ming's side and she couldn't restrain her anger when she saw the insulting brocade Ning Qingshan sent here before she had returned to the manor. "Miss, what does she mean?" Lanning was a thoughtful girl, but she couldn't help asking now. "She is flattering Madam Ling by suppressing Bright Frost Garden!" Ning Xueyan took the tea cup from Lanning and took a sip of tea. Her feathery eyelashes trembled in the floating mist. Her jet-black jade like eyes were too beautiful to be true, but there was a trace of irony in them. To flatter Madam Ling and suppress Ning Xueyan! Although they hadn't seen Third Young Lady ye
Everything in the room was quiet. The fragrance ball on the table emanated light and fresh smell. Lanning didn't want to interfere with her young master to check the account books, so she prepared a cup of tea for Ning Xueyan and then left the room. For those account books that she hadn't finished checking in the day, Ning Xueyan would continue to check after supper. With the fire burning in the oven, it wasn't cold in the room. Being afraid of the room too stuffy, Lanning opened the window a little to let the fresh air in before her leaving. Rubbing her forehead, Ning Xueyan closed the account book which she had finished checking and pushed it to aside. Suddenly, she heard a faint sound close to the window. She raised her head cautiously and saw a man stand in front of the window, wearing a black robe with bright-red lycorisradiata embroidered on it. He was extremely handsome, but on his face, there was a cold and aggressive aura which woul
Ning Qingshan returned to the Lord Protector's Manor in the morning the next day. It caused a sensation because Third Prince came to the Lord Protector's Manor to visit her. Ning Qingshan had always enjoyed a good reputation among the noble ladies in the capital. All the noble families praised her when they talked about the young girl of both loyalty and filial piety. Moreover, although she had been meditating in the nunnery, she would have written some poems occasionally, so she was also famous because of her talent. Even though she was only an adopted daughter of the Lord Protector's Manor, she enjoyed a higher reputation than the daughters who were born by the principle wives of Lord Protector. Besides, Third Prince and Honored Consort Ya paid special attention to her, so few ladies among the noble families could be as famous as she was. In her last life, Ning Xueyan had no connection with Ning Qingshan, so she didn't know m
The moment they walked out the gate of the courtyard, Ning Qingshan pulled Ning Xueyan to the side. When they came to a quiet place, she lifted her skirt hem and was going to kneel down. Ning Xueyan was cautious and she stopped her immediately. "What are you doing, Third Sister?" she asked. "Fifth Sister, mom treated me like her biological daughter, but I couldn't serve her when she was alive. What's more, I didn't see her one last time after she passed away. I was in the nunnery, so I didn't know what had happened outside. But I shouldn't take it as an excuse. Anyway, I should be blamed. I only hope that you won't be mad of me and our sisterhood won't be influenced because of this." Ning Qingshan said sincerely and her attitude would make everyone think that she was admitting her mistake and asking for forgiveness from the bottom of her heart. But it reminded Ning Xueyan what happened to her in her last life. "Sister Ziying, w
What she said seemed natural and reasonable. Before Ning Qingshan returned to the mandor, Madam Dowager had known that Ning Xueyan was scalded the night before, so it couldn't be false. A small burn wouldn't be a big deal if Ning Qingshan didn't grab her hand forcefully. Compare to Ning Xueyan, Ning Qingshan seemed exaggeratedly warm and it even felt like she was making a fuss. Everyone would think that she did it deliberately, and when they thought further, they would be more confused. What did Ning Qingshan mean? Thinking about what Ning Xueyan had acted and spoken, they vaguely felt that Ning Qingshan had gone too far! Madam Dowager's face went dark, and Ning Huaiyuan looked at Ning Qingshan with suspicion. Third Prince frowned. Ning Qingshan seemed to have changed a lot from three years ago! "Sorry! I'm sorry, Fifth Sister! I really didn't know you got injured last night. I thought that you were