Ning Xueyan laid on a bed with a pink curtain. Her shoulder wound had been wrapped with gauze. It was in winter, and her clothes were thick, so nobody could find out that she had wrapped with gauze on her shoulder. The medicine was very effective, and now her wound no longer burned, but she still could not raise her arm.
A palace maid who was in charge of serving her had changed the clothes for her. This palace maid was none other than the woman who had sat beside Ao Chenyi, pretending to be his favorite concubine just now.
After putting on the last dress for her, the palace maid walked out the room slowly.
Ning Xueyan sat up and touched her left shoulder. Fortunately, when she rushed toward him, Ao Chenyi had pulled her forcibly. Otherwise, her injury would be much more serious. Although her physical conditions were much better than before, she was still weak. She looked into the bronze mirror beside the bed and saw a pale face, without a t
In the shockingly accident happened in the imperial palace, not only Prince Yi had been assassinated, those noble Young Ladies and childes who had come for the party were scared too. A few of them even hurt their hands or feet. Fortunately, none of them died. Even so, the officials were all filled with apprehension. The Young Ladies and childes who had visited the imperial place this time were all the daughters and sons of the principal wife of the officials who were much more distinguished than the children of the concubines. Their families had put a lot of effort in training them, so if something bad happened to them, it would be a heavy loss for their families. The officials all requested the emperor to punish those assassins. However, since all the assassins had been killed by Prince Yi's guards on the spot, the emperor could not find any of them. He had to kick the ball to Prince Yi, and asked him to investigate the accident. Thus, a blood storm was
Bright Frost Garden was the most cheerless among the three courtyards. By now, no master of the manor had visited Ning Xueyan. Madam Dowager had only asked a servant to bring several kinds of medicines to her, and Ning Zu'an had done nothing at all, as if he had forgotten that one of his daughters at the Bright Frost Garden was ill out of panic. Of course Ning Xueyan had little hope that they would come to see her. She had fallen into ill because she was injured and she was too weak. The first night she was carried back to the manor, she had been delirious with fever. In her semi-comatose state, she felt as if she were in her mother's arms, so gentle and tolerant. Therefore, after midnight, she had slept soundly. The next day, although she was still feeble, her fever had gone down. The medicine Ao Chenyi had given her was very effective, and her wound scarred quickly after using it. Lanning carefully applied the medicine powder on her wound. Ning Xueyan f
"What happened?" Ning Xueyan asked. Seeing Mother Han waving her hand, Qingyu walked out cautiously. Although it was impossible for Madam Dowager to come now, it would be better to be cautious. "Miss, the plaques of the two shops in the name of Young Lady Ziying were replaced by those of the Xia Manor. It was said that these two shops were Eldest Young Lady's dowry. The two shopkeepers were newly hired and even all the shop assistants were replaced. None of them knew who Young Lady Ziying was." The Ning's shops were Ning Ziying's property in the capital. They were neither big nor small, and were profitable enough for all Ning Ziying's expenses at the Lord Protector's Manor. When they were going to get married, Xia Yuhang had told her that the two shopkeepers seemed to have stolen something from the shops, and asked her to punish them. Ning Ziying had thought that she would marry Xia Yuhang sooner or later, so she had left the m
It only took Mother Han less than two hours to return. As Ning Xueyan had expected, she brought back the gifts Ning Qingshan had given to her. Two maids with the gifts in their hands and several other servants followed Mammy Luo to Bright Frost Garden with Mother Han. Mammy Luo walked to the bed and asked Ning Xueyan about her health. Ning Xueyan had rested for a while after Mother Han left, so she recovered some of her energy. With the help of her maid, she sat up. She asked about Ning Qingshan and specifically about how she had been injured. Mammy Luo only said that Ning Qingshan had been in panic and got her leg injured after seeing the assassins, but the wound was not that serious, and she would recover after a few days. Mammy Luo brought greetings from Ning Qingshan and told Ning Xueyan that Ning Qingshan would come to visit her after her injury was healed. She then asked the maids to present the gifts to Ning Xueyan and hinted that these gifts were
The window opened quietly and a person in black, wearing a mask darted in. He swiftly turned and looked at Ning Xueyan. Ning Xueyan looked calm and distant and there was nothing in her expression of a noble Young Lady startled. "You're a noble Young Lady. How could you not be afraid to see a man come in at night?" The man in black removed the black cloth from his face after he and Ning Xueyan had stared at each other for a while. It was Ming Feiyong's son, Ming Yuanhua! "If fear worked, I would have been!" Ning Xueyan answered with a frown. "Of course it will work! You can at least cry for help. Although this place is remote, after all, it is in the Lord Protector's Manor. Maybe Ning Zu'an has never taken you as his daughter, but if there is something bad happen to you, he will feel humiliated," Ming Yuanhua said impatiently. He had made an appointment with Ning Xueyan, but Ning Xueyan failed to meet him. After that, he could not find an opp
"Third Sister, I, I'm engaged!" Ning Lingyun answered shyly, her face blush. As a whole, a daughter of a concubine like her was not good enough to marry Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li, so she was satisfied with her engagement and had not made any trouble recently. "You are engaged, Fourth Sister? Why nobody told me about this. What a pity! Third Prince mentioned you to me the day before yesterday. He said that you were the most obedient and adorable Young Lady in our manor. He also said that you were unforgettable at the first sight," Ning Qingshan said with a sigh. She looked surprised at first, and then she smiled. "Third Prince said I was the most obedient and adorable Young Lady in our manor and he was impressed with me at the first sight?" Ning Lingyun's heart thumped, a look of utter joy on her face. She had been longing for Third Prince for a long time. "Could Third Prince really like me?" she wondered.
"Xinmei, have a look at the Buddha Hall after supper. First Madam has chanted the Buddhist scriptures for a long time, and I think she should have calmed down!" Ning Xueyan said casually with an elegant smile, sitting by the soft couch and leaning against a soft cushion. Madam Ling had been so quiet in the past few days that she seemed to be a different person. She would have tried to stir troubles at Buddha Hall even before her son returned. Now, her son had come back, how she could become so quiet, as if she was sincere to seek the peace of mind at Buddha Hall. Ning Xueyan had not figured out what Madam Ling was thinking, but now she was enlightened by what Ning Qingshan said. "I see!" She had thought of the possibility before, and now she was very certain about it. "Got it! Miss, I'm going to visit First Madam, who devoted to Buddhist meditation, right now. Do you want me to drop in Third Young Lady's courtyard
Everyone present had thought that Third Young Lady was so kind that she had already known to feed her younger sister medicine at such a young age. Only Mother Han saw that Ning Qingshan had slipped some drug into Ning Xueyan's medicine bowl. But all the medicine in the bowl had gone, so she had no evidence. Besides, nobody would believe that a child of six years old had done something so vicious. Moreover, after being found out by Mother Han on spot, Ning Qingshan had not been in a panic, but handled this matter perfectly. When Madam Ming and Mother Han walked into the room, they found Ning Qingshan still looking naive. She repeated that she had spilled the medicine soup onto her clothes by accident when she tried to feed her younger sister. Looking at her wet clothes, naive face and guilty expression, Mother Han could not help feeling chilly. No matter how cunning, slippery, or even vicious a person was, at least, he or she should be naive