"Noble Young Ladies?" Ao Chenyi glanced at all the female guests, and suddenly pointed at a Young lady with a sneer. "Can the outstanding Third Young Lady from the Lord Protector's Manor be taken as a noble Young Lady?" he asked.
Since Ning Qingshan returned to the manor, news about her had been widely spread. Besides, Third Prince had visited her in person at the Lord Protector's Manor, so everyone had thought that she was Ao Mingyu's woman. Now Ao Chenyi talked about her in such a cold and frivolous voice, having no more respect for her than for a prostitute.
Ao Mingyu was the distinguished prince with pure royal blood, he had never been humiliated like this. When he heard that the woman he had a crush on had been despised like this, his smile froze, and a strong sense of killing appeared in the depth of his eyes.
Ao Chenyi was so powerful that even Ao Mingyu's father, the emperor, dared not to be in conflict with him openly.
Ning Xueyan pulled Heng Yuqing's hand and stopped her. She nodded with a smile and removed a jade bracelet from her wrist. She passed it to the palace maid and said, "Thank you very much for telling me about this. Please accept it as my thanks." "Thank you so much, Fifth Young Lady!" From the precious gem set on the bracelet, she could tell the bracelet was very valuable. The palace maid hadn't expected that she would get this benefit by conveying a note for others. She took the bracelet joyfully and bowed to Ning Xueyan. Then she put the note into Ning Xueyan's hand and turned to leave. Ning Xueyan turned her head and said something to Lanning. Lanning nodded and then walked toward a palace maid who was standing behind the banquet table with a smile. She whispered in the palace maid's ear, looked a little embarrassed. Then the palace maid nodded and led Lanning out. Ning Xueyan spread the note in front of her and Heng Yuqing, and began to r
Following Lanning's finger, Ning Xueyan saw another man appeared in the Graceful Moon Pavilion after Xia Yuhang had just left. From behind, he looked quite similar like Xia Yuhang, and at first glance, they looked about the same height, the same size, and even the same standing posture! If she had not been too familiar with Xia Yuhang in her last life, Ning Xueyan must have mistaken that man for Xia Yuhang. A cold smile appeared on her pale lips. "Ning Qingshan is really a vicious woman! In order to get rid of me, she has tried every means!" she thought. "It must be because Xia Yuhang happened walked into the pavilion, that man did not show up just now. That man must be hiding somewhere nearby, so I would have been found out if I showed my face in the pavilion," Ning Xueyan thought. She was sure that there was something odd about that yard behind the wall. Xia Yuhang had just gotten down the artificial hill and gone to that yard.
Ao Mingyu turned the corner and strode toward the artificial hill with a dark face, without taking anyone with him. Suddenly, a person appeared in his way. He stopped and looked at this person coldly. To his surprise, it was Ning Xueyan, who had a graceful smile on her jade-like face. "Sorry, Third Prince. I was playing with my maid, and got in your way by accident," Ning Xueyan stood still and apologized, her beautiful eyes misting. After a little dressing up, she was softer and less cold than usual. She had come from the exit of the Plum Garden which was close to the female seats. Looking at the frightened maid who stood behind her, Ao Mingyu believed that they were in a panic. "Why didn't you rest there, but came here?" His face softened and a smile appeared on it. "It's my first time to the imperial palace, so I wanted to come out and have a look at the beautiful scenery around here. I was thinking about going
"Eee? Which manor is that Young Lady from? She is so unruly that she was even dating Li Zhiwen, the playboy! Does she have a crush on him?" "From her look, I can tell that she isn't a well-behaved woman. I wonder what she likes Li Zhiwen about." "They even dare to date secretly in the imperial palace. Maybe they've been having an affair for a long time!" "Definitely! From the happiness in her eyes, I can tell that they have an affair. It's a pity that such a beautiful lady likes a scum! It's said Li Zhiwen has already gotten married, and his wife is very aggressive. So this Young Lady can only be his concubine." "She is so beautiful, but she has no self-respect and has fallen to this degree. It's easy for her to marry a noble childe as his wife, but it seems she prefers to be a concubine. How shameless!" The noble childes behind the wall discussed, looking at Ning Xueyan with disdain and contempt. Th
The paper of the two notes was the same, and if someone compared them in detail, he would find that they were torn from the same piece of paper, and the only difference between them was that one had a name on it, and another one did not have. The crumpled note was broken, but they could vaguely recognize the words 'Third Young Lady of the Nings'. Ao Mingyu combined the two notes together and stood in the pavilion with his hands clasped behind his back. He looked at Ning Xueyan, who was walking down the rockery, and frowned. The slim and weak girl in snow-white imperial gown still stayed calm, and did not show alarm or surprise even something unexpected had happened. But she was a little cold when she left just now. It seemed that she did not want to spend any more time with him. She was a smart girl, and she must have already figured out who wanted to set her up! A playboy had come here after receiving a note from
The banquet started officially. The empress came here to have a look. Since she had no children, of course she was no interested in the banquet at all. She showed her face for a while, then left the principle seats to Honored Consort Ya and Honored Consort Shu. The main hostess of the banquet was Honored Consort Ya, and Honored Consort Shu would help her to host. Both of them had an adult son. Third Prince and Fourth Prince were the most outstanding princes among all the adult sons of the emperor. Honored Consort Ya and Honored Consort Shu sat on the principal seats among the female guests, and Prince Yi sat on the principal seat among the male guests. Because the emperor was not feeling well, he did not show up. Ning Qingshan came in with Honored Consort Ya. Then she went to her own seat quietly, did not seem to be arrogant because of Honored Consort Ya. Seeing her gentle smile, Honored Consort Ya liked her even more. "Only such a woman is
The palace maids and eunuchs were very cooperative, so after a short while, the investigation of them was over. That hair-pin was not on them! "Do I really have to search these Young Ladies for the hair-pin?" Honored Consort Ya was in a dilemma. Her face darkened. All the Young Ladies were from noble families, and it would be an insult to them to search them. But if She did not ask people to search them, she did not know how to solve the problem. Furthermore, the palace maids and the eunuchs had already been searched. "Are all the palace maids and eunuchs who were present just now here? Could any of them haven't been searched yet?" None of the Young Ladies would like to be searched, so someone could not help asking. "Sure enough. There were many palace maids and eunuchs bustling around here just now. Maybe someone has passed by here occasionally and took the hair-pin away," another Young Lady said, following the first one. If t
[Thanksgiving Special Updates][In the folllowing 3 days, we will update 2 chapters each day on this novel,thank you for your continued suppport for TapRead!]"Third Sister, so you think the bracelet is of no importance?" Ning Xueyan asked, pointing at the bracelet. She sneered inside, but did not show it on her face. From the appearance of the bracelet, one could tell it was valuable. And all the gems on it were precious. Ning Qingshan had not expected that Ning Xueyan had such a valuable thing. But she was not that surprised. Since she had been in the imperial palace for some time, and seen many valuable jewels of Honored Consort Ya, she certainly would not make a fuss about a fine bracelet. "Fifth Sister, don't be naughty. The bracelet is really beautiful. But don't worry. I have a pair of bracelets similar to this one. I'll give them to you when we're back," Ning Qingshan said generously. It seemed in any case, she was