"Your Highness, do you want Fifth Young Lady of Lord Protector's Manor to enter your manor?" At this time, an elegant young man was sitting in the Third Prince's private room. He picked up the chess pieces and slowly put it down. It seemed that he asked this question nonchalantly.
"My father will choose a legal wife and two co-consorts for me this time. It should not be difficult for me to ask for another concubine." Sitting opposite the young man, Ao Mingyu looked relaxed, as if he was talking about a mere dog or a cat. Of course, in his eyes, it was not difficult.
She was a co-wife's daughter. Since he took a fancy to her, he was determined to marry her.
As a prince, he could have a consort, two co-consorts, and two concubines. At most, the women in his manor were only madams and maternal aunts. These positions had always been vacant. He would not sell them off if he did not derive anything from it.
The ones in the running for th
Even though there were no other outsiders here, these guards and coachmen had all witnessed the terrible scene. If this tragic thing happened to her, Ning Xueyan knew that it would be effortless for Ao Mingyu to threaten her with it.Just now, she felt very strange because Ao Mingyu's guards specially told her to sit in the last carriage. However, it was common knowledge that the last one was the easiest to be left behind. Ning Xueyan didn't know what Ao Mingyu meant by doing this, but she was sure about one thing—next, at least Ning Qingshan's carriage would be safe.After the farce caused by Ao Xian today, Ning Qingshan‘s reputation was on the edge of being ruined now. If anything more happened to her, she could not even join the Beauty Contest. But how could Ao Mingyu allow such a thing to happen? Thus, Ning Qingshan must be in the safety zone. It was also the reason why Ning Xueyan struggled to send herself into Ning Qingshan's carriage."W
Seeing Madam Ling's serious face, Ning Huaiyuan knew what Madam Ling was thinking about. He advised her again, "Mother, you have a son and a daughter. Why are you afraid of a concubine, one of a maid origin? Even if she is the most favored concubine now, she is just a plaything. After a while, when my father does not like her anymore, you can beat and scold her. It's all up to you, Mother. Why are you unhappy now?""That little bi*ch, I wanted to keep her for you before, and she agreed. I did not expect that she would hook up with your father only a few days after I went to the Buddha Hall. What a shameless bi*ch!"When Madam Ling talked about this, she wanted to scratch Yu Lian's enchanting face. She had known that this bi*ch would have an affair. To prevent her from serving Ning Zu'an in bed, she specifically told her that she would give her a title when Yuan'er came back if she went with him. Unexpectedly, she was still so dissatisfied with her lot. Mada
Hearing that the back door may not be sealed, Ning Huaiyuan hesitated for a moment, then walked to the back door which was just round the corner.The back door of the Ningying Courtyard was facing the direction of the Bright Frost Garden. But when one came from that direction, one could not see the back door directly, because of a side room that was located there. Part of the room jutted out and hid the back door from one's view. Only when one walked round the side of this room, then could one see the entrance of the backyard.Most of the people came through the main entrance. Only the maids and the older female servants went through the back door due to the convenience.Ning Huaiyuan had orders from Xia Yuhang today, so he had to go to the Cloud Reflection Courtyard to do a search. Xia Yuhang did not say what it was. He just asked Ning Huaiyuan to send Ning Ziying's books to him. Ning Ziying liked reading books. These books were nothing specia
What happened next scared those servants who initially did not believe in the stories told.As soon as they passed, a servant jumped in and slipped. Then they saw a dark, red bloodstain under the door. Some people said that it was the place where the young male servant had hit his head. How could the bloodstain darken so soon after his fall? It was certainly a strange phenomena.When another servant pushed the door open and entered, a few bricks fell from it. Although they did not hurt their heads, they were hit on their arms and screamed in pain.In theory, no matter who had left the bricks, it had already injured many people. How could such a thing happen? Thinking about this, they all had an eerie feeling about the place.After that, everyone was trembling with fear. They were afraid that if they were careless, they would get into trouble. However, there was still a servant who had been hit by another brick. This was quite norma
The book was an old book, but Ning Xueyan had never seen this line of small characters before. If this was the case, had they ever been seen by anyone before?It was the Book of Family Names, a very common book, and a child's primer. In her previous life, her mother had personally imparted knowledge to her. The Book of Family Names was the first book she learned from. She was familiar with everything in it, and she even knew which page had some creases on it.She brought this book to the capital in memory of her mother.So, this book meant a lot of her, as it was something she treasured from the past.However, such a book was a little different from the usual books. If Qingyu had not accidentally sprinkled water on the book, the handwriting would not have appeared. And she never thought that there would be so many characters in this ordinary book.The characters gave her a creepy feeling.Ye:
"It's my good fortune that Madam Dowager and First Madam think so highly of me. However, I'm green and inexperienced. If I can't make the decision, I will be mocked." Junior Concubine Xu looked vexed, as if she did not have the confidence to handle the situation."Ha, ha, ha." Seeing her timid look, Madam Dowager laughed. She pointed to her forehead and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I'll help you. Nobody will dare to make fun of you."Madam Dowager was in charge and did not need to check the accounts every day. This was also the reason why Ning Xueyan was able to check the accounts. After all, Junior Concubine Xu was not Ning Xueyan, so she could not be compared with Ning Xueyan, whether in identity or status. Therefore, Madam Dowager was bothered about this.After the Lunar New Year, when Ning Xueyan left, it was inevitable that Madam Ling would be the one in charge. She would arrange for her to take over some things, so that Mad
"What do you mean, Third Sister?" Ning Huaiyuan's face suddenly turned cold and harsh."Eldest Brother, I don't mean anything. I... I don't want you to be sad. From now on, no matter where I am, you will always be on my mind." After saying that, Ning Qingshan's eyes were filled with tears, and she seemed brokenhearted. Suddenly, she pushed Ning Huaiyuan away, turned around, and trotted back to the Foggy Courtyard.Caifen, the maid, had intended to turn around and go out. Hearing the sound of her running feet, she quickly chased after her.Ning Huaiyuan stood there and looked at the direction where Ning Qingshan disappeared to. He frowned and turned to his courtyard, after a while.In the past three years, a lot of things had changed. When they met again, both of them had changed almost beyond recognition. That pure and gentle sister was no longer the same. Furthermore, he had been a little obsessed with her. How could it be possibl
After Mother Wang, who was "dying of illness" had moved away, Madam Dowager was in a good mood. She specifically asked Ning Xueyan to come to Auspicious Fortune Hall, trying to comfort her. After talking to Ning Xueyan for a while, she asked people to bring some clothes and ornaments which were all newly made. The Beauty Contest would last for a long time. Since every candidate's conduct and character needed to be examined carefully, the competition would take at least a month.All the candidates were all noble Young Ladies. It was said that some of them would be chosen as the wedded wives and co-consorts of the two most powerful princes. Therefore, they should be more careful. The Lord Protector's Manor would send Ning Qingshan and Ning Xueyan to attend the contest. Madam Dowager was very confident that they both would marry the two princes in the way she thought was best for the Lord Protector's Manor.Madam Dowager was planning to marry one of them to Th