"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
"Fifth Young Lady, please, please save me! Please!" Seeing Ning Xueyan walking out, Concubine Ma suddenly knelt on the ground at the gate and said with tears in her eyes. "Concubine Ma, what are you doing? You can just tell Fifth Young Lady if there's anything she can help. Seeing you kneeling down here, other people will think our master is bullying you!" Mother Han was experienced. She took a few steps forward and stood between Ning Xueyan and Concubine Ma. She comforted and persuaded Concubine Ma. "Fifth Young Lady! Fifth Young Lady, if you don't help me, I will kneel here until I die!" Concubine Ma managed to get rid of Mother Han's hands and began to cry loudly. "Mother Han, since Concubine Ma doesn't want to say and likes to cry here, just let it be!" Ning Xueyan said indifferently and stopped Mother Han. She then turned and was about to walk into her room. Concubine Ma was a little surprised when she saw that Ning Xueyan
What Caifen said reassured Concubine Ma. She suddenly felt relieved and her face lit up. If she escaped from the Lord Protector's Manor, the affair between her and that actor would be nothing. Since the marquis could not find them, even if he knew what they had done before, he could do nothing to her. No matter how capable the Fifth Young Lady was, she could not do anything outside the manor. However, the Third Young Lady was different from the Fifth Young Lady. She would be the Third Prince's concubine in the future, so she had to be able to find a way to help Concubine Ma leave. Then Concubine Ma would go everywhere at will, and she would have nothing to do with the Fifth Young Lady in the future. "The Fifth Young Lady has no advantage against the Third Young Lady, so she will have a problem even protecting herself. Of course, she won't have the time and energy to deal with me!" Concubine Ma thought. "Fine! I'll do as the Thi
Everything in Cloud Reflection Courtyard was more decaying. Weeds sprang up at the corner and on the path. Obviously, no one had been here for a long time. When Ning Xueyan pushed open the door of the master bedroom, the wind blew in and the dust on the floor was stirred up. It had been full of laughter here not long before, but now, no laughter could be heard any more. She walked into the room and came to the bed. She narrowed her eyes slightly when she pushed away a needle and thread basket. Obviously, someone had rummaged here carefully. Although that person was cautious, Ning Xueyan still found out. Because the thin blue thread hanging in front of the needle and thread basket had gone, and the left and right sides of the red thread tied at the back of the basket was no longer completely equal as Ning Ziying had put it on purpose. Ning Ziying had been so cautious, because her mother had repeatedly reminded her that she shoul
"Third Prince, you're kidding!" Ning Huaiyuan did not know what Ao Mingyu meant, so he had to find a pretext for not answering him directly. "Third Brother, I'm scared! I wondered how you could marry both of the two wonderful girls. At least you should leave one to me! Now I know that you were just joking!" Ao Mingwan said in response to Ao Mingwan's words with a smile and then shifted the topic quietly, "Third Brother, have all the assassins after the party been caught? Our uncle is urging us!" This caused hatred flashing on Ao Mingyu's mild face. He clenched his fists and the look in his eyes turned icy. Ao Mingyu had been too busy recently because some assassins had tried to kill Prince Yi after the imperial banquet and also injured a number of high-rank official's children. Ao Chenyi had killed all the assassins and ordered people to pile up the corps to publicize the assassination's failure. However, he still kept asking Ao Mingyu to ca
"Everything can only be decided by Grandmother? Fourth Sister, what a thorough understanding you have! Grandmother will definitely say that you are more considerate and sensible than before when we meet her later," Ning Xueyan said in a soft voice, her delicate face full of peace and gentleness. Hearing that, Ning Lingyun shivered unconsciously, her face immediately pale. If Madam Dowager could decide everyone's marriage, how could Ning Lingyun be engaged to Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li? Ning Lingyun realized that if she talked about this in front of Madam Dowager, Madam Dowager would not be happy with her. Maybe Madam Dowager would slap her on the spot and accuse her of hypocrisy. Although Madam Dowager had not found any evidence to improve that Ning Lingyun plotted to engage herself to Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li, Ning Lingyun knew that what she had done had offended Madam Dowager. After thinking it over, she fell into a
"I'm not talking about you. Why are you thanking me?" Ning Qingshan's smile froze at the words. Being mercilessly mocked by Fourth Prince, Ao Mingwan, she could not even sit calmly. Her face turned pale and she felt both humiliated and angry. Her eyes immediately turned reddish with tears. She did not know why Fourth Prince, who had been sparing no efforts praising her with a look of adoration on his face had suddenly spoken these. How could she stand this? Hearing what Ao Mingwan had said, Ning Qingshan was not the only one to be shocked. Everyone wondered what Fourth Prince meant? Why had he said that he was not talking about Ning Qingshan? Could there be anyone else he was talking about? Ao Mingyu looked at Ao Mingwan silently. His eyes flickered, but he said nothing. Ning Xueyan glanced at Ao Mingwan in confusion, then at Ning Qingshan. She lowered her head again and was ready to wait and see. It was really an