"You will die at our manor if you can't escape?" Ning Xueyan repeated what Concubine Ma said, a relaxed smile on her face.
"Yes! Third Young Lady's maid, Caifen, promised me that if I could give this jade pendant to you and let you send me out the manor, Third Young Lady would help me to leave the capital and get rid of the hunting from our manor. Besides, she also promised me that she would give me a new identity and the departure certificate..."
"And a large sum of money?" Ning Xueyan cut her off and said with a laughter.
"Yes, yes! Third Young Lady did promise me that!" Concubine Ma said, trembling a little.
"If your life is at stake, money and freedom will mean nothing to you!" Ning Xueyan's eyes turned cold and she satirized Concubine Ma indifferently, "Concubine Ma, are you so confident that Third Sister will let go of you easily? Xia'er of Foggy Courtyard was her henchman, but you know what happened to her. Do you think
"Fifth Young Lady, how dare you help Concubine Ma escape? You're trying to dress her as an ordinary maid and bring her out our manor. How could you... be so unfilial and immoral?" Mammy Luo decided to put things straightforward. She shouted, pointing at a shivering maid in the last row, whose face could not be seen clearly at all. "Concubine Ma?" Ning Qingshan looked like being scared. She stared at Ning Xueyan and murmured, "Impossible! How could that happen? Fifth Sister, Concubine Ma is our father's concubine and everything about her should be decided by our father. You, you know how serious the consequence will be, don't you?" Hearing what she said, the two older female servants following behind Ning Qingshan turned to the maid in the last row and looked at her with gleaming eyes. Concubine Ma's maid had reported that Concubine Ma was missing in the morning. She said that Concubine Ma had been very upset recently and she could not fall asleep at midni
Third Prince, who was outside, straightened himself up, and walked in slowly, with his hands clasped behind his back. The doorman did not dare to stop him when he saw it was Third Prince, and he immediately stood aside. Two guards followed Third Prince in, one following him closely, empty-handed, the other one a few steps behind them, with a leash in his hand, and at the end of the leash was a small hound. The maid who hid herself with the other maids behind Ning Xueyan, looked up nervously. She looked as ordinary as the other maids, and it was obvious that she was not Concubine Ma, which was what everyone thought. Ning Qingshan's head buzzed, as if she had been struck heavily by something. Staring at the maid, who looked so plain and bore no resemblance to Concubine Ma at all, Ning Qingshan's brain went completely blank. She could not believe her own eyes. She looked at the maid blankly, and the handkerchief in her hands was almost ripped t
Looking at the beautiful lady's wronged face and tearful eyes, no man could bear to put the blame on her for those matters that had nothing to do with her. Ao Mingyu frowned and walked closer to Ning Xueyan and Ning Qingshan, as if he had something to say. The two guards behind him followed him closely. "It's weird that Third Sister's wet nurse's misunderstanding has led to a series of coincidences! When I was about go out, she stopped me, and before I could say anything, she began to accuse me, saying that I was going to take Concubine Ma away from the manor secretly. If Concubine Ma had not been found at our grandmother's Lucky Garden, I would have died because of this 'wonderful' misunderstanding! Of course, it had nothing to do with Third Sister, and everything was caused by the bold and arrogant wet nurse." Ning Xueyan smiled slightly and raised her childish face, her feather-like eyelashes fluttering, as if she was sighing inwardly about her surviva
Third Prince left and took away Ning Qingshan's maid. Seeing him off, Ning Huaiyuan walked toward Lucky Garden, ignoring Ning Qingshan, who had collapsed on the ground, and could not get up for the moment. He had to talk to his grandmother about this, and ask her to make a decision. Now, nobody would care about the little episode about Concubine Ma! "Fifth Sister..." Seeing that Ning Huaiyuan did not talk to her, Ning Qingshan immediately turned to Ning Xueyan, with a sad look. She realized that the situation was turning out to be disadvantageous to her. Many outsiders had seen what had taken place, from the gate just now. Even though they did not know what was going on, they could tell from her bedraggled look, that something bad had happened to Ning Qingshan. Both Third Prince and Ning Huaiyuan had given her the cold shoulder. If even Ning Xueyan did not want to talk to her, what would the others think of her? They might think that she mus
"Everyone thought that the marquis loved Madam Ming from the bottom of his heart, and Madam Dowager also promised that the marquis would not marry any other woman except for Madam Ming. Finally, the minister agreed on their marriage. After marrying Madam Ming, the marquis was promoted quickly. Afterwards, there was a coup at court and to everyone's surprise, the marquis opened the gate of the city he was guarding and surrendered with his men. After the regime change, your grandfather died in the battle and your uncle was arrested. He refused to surrender, so the marquis was arranged to persuade him. The marquis threatened him with Madam Ming, so your uncle had to agree with him. Madam Ming was very sad about this. However, what surprised her more was that not long after, the marquis brought his mistress to our manor. That woman was Madam Ling. She had already had a son and a daughter by that point." Speaking of the past, Mother Han could not hold back her
Suddenly, the cart stopped, as if it bumped against something. "Have I reached my destination?" Concubine Ma wondered. Soon, the barrel began to shake again, as if being lifted by someone. Sensing this, Concubine Ma became more assured. She held her breath in the barrel and did not dare to move at all. The barrel landed firmly, as if being placed on a cart. Then the cart was pulled away. At the beginning, the barrel shook a little, but not seriously. Based on the distance they had traveled, Concubine Ma estimated that they had left the Lord Protector's Manor. She felt a little relieved. It was really convenient to come out of the manor at this point! After some time, the cart stopped and the barrel was lifted again. Concubine Ma listened carefully, but heard nothing. It seemed everything was extremely quiet outside. Then something very heavy was hung over the barrel and Concubine Ma felt that under the weight of it, the barrel was likely to
"Mother, don't worry. I'll inquire Fourth Prince about it at the right time. But since Yan'er's status is not that high, I'm afraid that Honored Consort Shu wouldn't let Fourth Prince marry her. No matter how Fourth Prince likes Yan'er, he can't disobey his mother's will." Ning Zu'an knew what Madam Dowager was thinking, and he could not help frowning after thinking for a moment. The problem was still Ning Xueyan's identity. As her mother was just a co-wife, she was not worthy of a prince. "I don't think so! Madam Ming used to be your principal wife, and she was your first wife, so Yan'er is your principal wife's daughter, and she is much more distinguished than Ziyan and Yuling!" Madam Dowager snorted and defended Ning Xueyan. She seldom spoke for Ning Xueyan. No matter how low Ning Xueyan's status was, for Madam Dowager, she was of noble blood. "Mother!" Ning Huaiyuan cleared his throat and cut her off awkwardly.
"Miss, Fourth Young Lady asked her maid to convey a message to Commandery Prince Li just now," Caifen walked into the room and reported to Ning Qingshan. After bringing the fruits to Ning Lingyun, she had not left but hidden near Ning Lingyun's courtyard. Seeing Ning Lingyun's maid leaving in a hurry, she returned to Foggy Courtyard triumphantly. Everything was undergoing as her master had expected! "Ask that man to wait near Third Prince's suburban courtyard. I wonder what methods he will use to get my fifth sister's attention." Ning Qingshan sneered triumphantly. She was patient this time, and she would make Ning Xueyan fall into her trap step by step. Anyway, the idiot, Ning Lingyun, was willing to be taken advantage of by her. Even if it were exposed, nobody would be suspicious about her. Qingyu ran into Bright Frost Garden in a hurry and whispered in Ning Xueyan's ear for a moment. Ning Xueyan nodded and put down the book