Ning Xueyan guessed right. The Third Prince held a great feast in his own manor for the ministers who supported the Fourth Prince, but suddenly there was a blazing fire there. This news was sent to the palace urgently and the emperor was rudely awakened from his sleep. He immediately summoned the two princes to his side and scolded them severely. To be specific, his lecture was divided into three aspects: their country, their father and son, the emperor and his minister.
The Third Prince said that he had done nothing except for talking and drinking with those ministers. Unexpectedly, someone could not stand it and deliberately set fire to his manor. Hence, he aired his grievances in front of the emperor and kept begging him to find the arsonist to seek justice.
However, the Fourth Prince said that he did not know anything. He even had no idea that his people were invited by the Third Prince to have a drink. How would he know that it had something to do with
These days, Ning Ziyan really had a hard time and was more miserable than ever. She took her maid's hand and returned to her courtyard, then found that her knees had swelled and resembled steamed buns. In the morning, she had not served Madam Xia well, so Madam Xia ordered her to kneel till now as a punishment. After such a long time, it would be odd if her knees were not swollen."Young Madam, don't be sad, it will all be better soon. A few days ago, the Eldest Young Master sent you a letter. He told you to take it easy and to hold on for a few more days." Ning Ziyan's personal older female servant was her wet nurse–Mammy Shen, who had taken care of her from childhood. She had come to the Xia Manor with Ning Ziyan. At the moment, when she saw her precious Eldest Young Lady being tortured like this, she was very angry."The Eldest Young Lady is not a principal wife's daughter now, so Madam Xia intentionally tortured her and said the Eldest Young Lady did no
Ning Xueyan was allowed to meet guests a few days later. Of course, Ao Chenyi had left early, but he left two guards there. They stood there like two pillars in front of the door with a fierce look, and looked at anyone else with cold eyes as if looking at a dead person. Madam Dowager was deeply alarmed after glancing at them. Such guards must have fought on the battlefield and were incomparable to those from an ordinary family.A glance from them seemed to make others feel cold from the bones and feel gloomy all over.In the room, Ning Xueyan leaned on the bed with a pale face. Her lips were originally much paler than those of an ordinary person, and they looked ashen at the moment.Seeing Madam Dowager come in, she struggled to get up. However, as soon as she straightened up, she fell down heavily again. Two maids hurriedly helped her up. There was a thin layer of cold sweat on her forehead, indicating that she was so weak."Xuey
She was dressed in a light blue peacock dress embroidered with morning glow patterns, and the hem was embroidered with patterns as gorgeous as clouds. The hem moved with her as she walked, making her look extremely beautiful. In addition, she had a fair and elegant figure, a gentle smile and a face as bright as a piece of nice jade. Commandery Princess Xianyun was undoubtedly a pretty girl who was demure and gentle with impressive bearing."Madam Dowager, I heard that sister Yan was injured. I wonder if she has got better now." After saluting Madam Dowager, Commandery Princess Xianyun asked softly, "May I go to see sister Yan now?""Thank you for your concern. Xueyan is taking medicine now. Please wait for a moment and go in after she finishes taking medicine and the smell of medicine is gone," Madam Dowager said politely with a smile.Commandery Princess Xianyun was the future consort of Prince Yi. It was strange that she came to see Ning Xuey
Both of her granddaughters, whom she had bet great hope on, were seriously injured. Fortunately, they were out of danger now. Nevertheless, Madam Dowager was still worried. One of them had internal injuries, and the other one had broken her leg. Now it was hard to tell which one was in a worse state, but they were both in a wretched state anyway. Thinking of this, Madam Dowager felt worried.There came Ning Zu'an's message after investigation from the bottom of the mountain. He only said that those involved in the accidents were all dead. No one knew what had happened. Maybe they were really accidents. It was hard to believe that both of her granddaughters had such accidents. But so what? With the facts in front of her, Madam Dowager had to accept bad luck without complaint.Commandery Princess Xianyun had only stayed at the Cold Mountain Temple for a night. After all, she was going to get married soon, so it was impossible for her to stay here longer. Ther
In fact, the door of the hall was not close to them. Nevertheless, as old ladies, Madam Dowager and Mother Qin couldn't see something nearby clearly, but could see something from a distance clearly. If they paid more attention, they would find that it was Xinmei, Ning Xueyan's maid, who stood at the door of the hall. But even if they saw her, they wouldn't believe that Xinmei could see what they had done.It was because it was impossible for an ordinary person to see something clearly from such a distance. However, as a martial arts practitioner, Xinmei had better eyesight than ordinary people. So everything Madam Dowager and Mother Qin had done after they got out of the hall came into her view. She saw Mother Qin pick up the jade pendant in a panic, Madam Dowager's face change and then them leave in a hurry.She waited for another while. As she expected, she saw a maid, who served Madam Dowager, show up there, look around carefully and leave after finding
After having lunch and resting for a while, Ning Xueyan went to Ning Qingshan's yard with Xinmei. It was Ao Chenyi's request that she should take Xinmei with her wherever she went in order to avoid any other accidents.The courtyard, where a patient lived, was usually very quiet. Like Ning Xueyan's courtyard, Ning Qingshan's courtyard was full of the smell of medicine. As soon as Ning Xueyan entered the courtyard, the strong smell of medicine came to her nose. Seeing the four guards in the courtyard, Ning Xueyan frowned and stopped. Ao Mingyu was here?"Fifth Young Lady, you've just arrived. My master has asked me about it several times. I was thinking about coming over to help you in. Unexpectedly, you've arrived."Mammy Luo came out from the room. Seeing Ning Xueyan standing in the courtyard, she immediately came over affectionately and reached out in an attempt to help Ning Xueyan in, seeming to afraid that Ning Xueyan would leave.
"Fifth Young Lady, please, His Highness has been waiting for you in the house for a long time. Fifth Young Lady, you are just playing hard to get and it only makes things difficult for the old servant." Outside the house, Mammy Luo now stopped putting on an act. Her words even skimmed past Ning Qingshan and directly mentioned Ao Mingyu, with added disdain, which tightly pressured her with every word. In her opinion, Ning Xueyan now had no choice but to enter.Ning Xueyan stood up straight. Behind her was a protruding stone amongst the fake mountains, and she reached out for the stone. Her complexion was calm, and her vision leisurely landed on the stone. "Mammy Luo, if I was forced to hurt myself with the stone in Third Sister's courtyard, what would happen to her?"A dainty young lady, with a flowery smile and a gentle voice, disregarded the four unsightly imperial bodyguards and the older female servant who followed her closely, as if she did not realize
Ning Xueyan involuntarily shook a little, and felt a surge of weakness after relaxing. A moment ago, she struggled to confront Mammy Luo and the four hostile guards, for fear that any slight relaxation in will would put her in that catastrophic situation. At this moment, as soon as she relaxed, she felt everything in front of her went black and she went weak and limp.Xinmei intended to reach out, but saw a dark figure flash in front of her. She took two steps back and stood aside with her hands down. Feeling relived, she put the flying needles back into her sleeves and secretly wiped the sweat on her forehead. Prince Yi had come. It didn't matter even if the Third Prince played others tricks.She was at present and certainly knew that the crunch was on the verge of breaking out just now. If Ning Xueyan hadn't threatened with her life, the Third Prince never would have come out to meet her. Of course, even if the Third Prince came out, it didn't mean that t