Ning Xueyan went to the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard with Qingyu. Before she arrived at the gate of the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard, she saw the maid, who had blocked her way previously, running away quickly. Ning Xueyan recognized this maid because she was Ning Ziyan's second-class maid. She had seen her before when she went to Ning Ziyan's courtyard. Later, she heard that the maid had gone to the Xia Manor with Ning Ziyan.
Madam Ling wanted to see Ning Xueyan, but she asked Ning Ziyan's maid to come over and stopped Ning Xueyan in a rude manner. However, she was not like the Fifth Young Lady from before.
Standing by the lotus pond in the corridor of the courtyard, Ning Ziyan raised her head and stood there, with two maids. She was dressed in an outfit with a bright red phoenix pattern. She looked at Ning Xueyan with an unfriendly face.
"Is this Fifth Sister? It's so hard to invite you here. Mother is ill, but you were still wandering about wit
"Fifth Young Lady, you're finally here. The First Madam has been talking about you these days, saying that you have not been here for a long time." Mother Chen came out and welcomed Ning Xueyan with a smile, before she stepped into the room.Madam Ling was sick. Ning Qingshan and Ning Xueyan were both her daughters, so they should be taking care of her when she was in bed. However, Madam Dowager did not like Madam Ling. She only said that the two Young Ladies were going to marry into the royal family and now had noble statuses. They were also in a hurry to prepare their dowries, so they did not have time to accompany her. She was even afraid that they would get sick, so she told them not to go to the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard.Madam Dowager was the oldest person in the manor, so they had to listen to her. Besides, Madam Ling did not like Ning Qingshan and Ning Xueyan. She felt annoyed when she saw them, because her two biological daughters were a disappoi
"The Third Prince seemed strange today. He asked about Sister Ziying of the Cloud Reflection Courtyard and took out a picture scroll. He asked us if we had seen Sister Ziying before. Later, he went over there by himself and said that he was going to check something out. He also asked Lanning about it just now."Ning Xueyan smiled indifferently, but her beautiful eyes fell on Madam Ling's face.As expected, Madam Ling's face paled. She clutched the quilt and then loosened her grip intermittently. "A picture scroll? What is it?""I'm not too sure either. My grandmother looked very surprised. She even said that it's a 'butterfly pattern.' It was indeed a butterfly-shaped birthmark. I have never seen Sister Ziying before. Although Lanning used to be her maid, she was not her personal maid. She had never bathed her, so she said that she had never seen it before."Ning Xueyan replied. This matter could not be hidden from others. Although
When Ning Xueyan came out of the room, there was no one in the lotus pond. Knowing that Ning Ziyan had been helped out, she went out along the corridor. When the older female servant at the gate of the courtyard saw Ning Xueyan, she nodded and bowed to her with great respect. She even made way for Qingyu."Young Lady, I got it." When they went outside and looked around, Qingyu stepped forward, took out her handkerchief, and spread it in front of Ning Xueyan. There was a small piece of joss stick in it. Qingyu had secretly broken off a piece, when everyone was busy and hid it in the handkerchief.Before entering the manor, Ning Xueyan had hinted to her to do that.The incense was not lit, but when one came close to it, it still had a strong fragrance. Smelling the scent made one flush and have palpitations. "Pick it up, wrap it up, and send it to the pharmacy outside to get someone to check what it is."Although Ning Xueyan had made
"Prince Yi, are you also looking for the former princess?" Ning Xueyan looked up and asked with a smile. Since he had no intention of hiding it from her, she asked him directly, without attempting to hide anything as well."I heard about the news of the former Great Elder Princess in regions south of the Yangtze River. Everyone thought that she had been in regions south of the Yangtze River all that time. Nobody expected that she had come to the capital and lived here for three years. The Lord Protector's Manor's protection was very adequate. My two nephews have made a great effort to try and find her."The corners of Ao Chenyi's thin lips lifted slightly. His gaze fell on Ning Xueyan. He said those words figuratively."Does this have anything to do with the Lord Protector's Manor?" Ning Xueyan's heart skipped a beat, and her long eyelashes fluttered like a feather fan. She asked in surprise, "Isn't this something that no one should be aware of
The air suddenly became frosty, as if something was weighing on their minds. It was frigid and frightening. Ning Xueyan pulled at the corner of her sleeve with her hands, and then she became silent, together with the others.Ning Qingshan felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. She felt a cold gaze falling on her, and the blood vessels all over her body seemed to have been constricted."Is she the co-consort you have chosen?" His decadent sound was pleasing, but it made people shiver for no reason, especially when he questioned Ning Qingshan. Ning Qingshan held the fan in her hand tightly, not daring to move. Beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She did not think that it was unusual to lower her head, but now she felt so weighed down.She wanted to see Ning Xueyan's reaction, but it was hard for her to turn her head sideways."Yes, she is the co-consort my father chose for me," Ao Mingyu answered, with a gentle smile on
"Third Sister, get up. The princes have gone," Ning Huaijing, the only man there, said to Ning Qingshan, who was still kneeling on the ground.Ning Qingshan stood up silently. But when she stood up, her legs seemed to weaken and she almost fell. She did not get up until she held on to a pillar beside her. She looked gloomy, and exuded an air of strong malice. Having suffered such a great shame for no reason, Ning Qingshan was overwhelmed with hatred now.She did not expect that her fear would be exposed in front of these people whom she despised the most, ordinarily. Moreover, she had torn the fan in her hand. How could she not be angry? She would vent her anger on Ning Xueyan. If there was nothing wrong with Ning Xueyan's betrothal gifts, this high-ranking Prince Yi would not have appeared in the Lord Protector's Manor.She could not make a fool of herself in front of the Third Prince and the others."Third Sister, it has nothing
In Foggy Courtyard.Ning Qingshan came back with a cold face. As soon as she entered the room, she picked up the flower vase and smashed it on the ground. The vase shattered into pieces.Hearing the noise, Mammy Luo came out of the room and saw Feilian, who was with Ning Qingshan. Feilian frowned and hurriedly followed Ning Qingshan into the room."Bi*ch! Bi*ch!" Ning Qingshan cursed in a low voice, with a ferocious look on her face. She tore off a section of the beaded curtain in the inner room. The crystal beads scattered all over the floor. Mammy Luo followed her into the room. After thinking for a while, Feilian stayed outside. She picked up all the beads on the ground, but at the same time, listened attentively to what they were saying inside."Young Lady, what happened? When you left, you were in such a good mood. Why did you come back in such a bad mood?" Ning Qingshan dressed up so beautifully and had rushed out excitedly.
On the beautifully carved box, there was something that looked like another layer. It was very thin, and it was also an open tier that had a folded note enclosed within.If this note had not been only half-hidden outside, one would not have been able to see that there was such a thin tier there. It was unexpected that there was such an interlayer in such a delicate box. It was something out of the blue.When Ning Xueyan took the note, she was not in a hurry to read it. Instead, she took out the pair of jade Ruyi Sceptre from the box and looked at the box with interest. The jade Ruyi Sceptre was not very big, and it fitted well in the box. The box was not thick when she touched it. The end of the interlayer was carefully set at the edge of the box.There were two dark sides, and the patterns on both sides of the dark side looked exactly the same. However, the opening of the interlayer was right there. Who would have thought that this flower patt