Although Consort Ning was fine, she had suffered some shock, so Prince Yi had gone to her place to comfort her. However, her mistress was his princess, so why wasn't he visiting her instead?
"Where is His Highness?" Commandery Princess Xianyun directly asked, lowering her eyes.
"Princess, I heard that Consort Ning has fainted. Her health has always been poor and she also suffered a great shock today. His Highness is worried, so he has gone to check on her." A sympathetic Qiuhuan reached out to massage her mistress' legs. Her mistress had been sitting for so long that her legs and feet must have gone numb.
Commandery Princess Xianyun had kept her body very still from the moment she sat on the marital bed. It had been such a long time since. Moving her legs and feet now brought on a wave of numbness that nearly made her cry out in pain.
"She fainted? On the first day of her marriage?" A sneer appeared on Commandery Princess Xianyun's
"Who's targeting me? You can give me your opinion, prince." Biting her lips, she suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in her eyes and looked to the side as if she was distracted by something. Now she always felt that something was different from the past, so that she had the feeling that she was a little lowlier in momentum, but she did not know if it was because she and he now had a perfectly justifiable relationship."Ao Mingyu is so good! He even dares to take a fancy to my woman." Ao Chenyi snorted coldly. Today's jubilant color made him look more superbly handsome.Although he had an unpleasant expression, Ning Xueyan realized something inexplicably, feeling a little uncomfortable. Although it was true that she was married to him now and could be counted as a member of his... mansion, she still felt that this was a little... different."Who was the person in the sedan chair?" Lying in Ao Chenyi's arms, she blinked her watery eyes and asked
Ning Xueyan did not expect that she did not spend her wedding night in the Pear Flower Garden, but in the Fragrance Garden, which was the courtyard of the mysterious favored concubine of Prince Yi's Manor. No one but Ao Chenyi and his henchmen could enter this place.As for the princess and the consort who stayed in the bridal chambers of the Great Wisdom Garden and the Pear Flower Garden respectively, both of them lost the favor, and the lonely candles in their chambers were on throughout the night.Others only saw that Ao Chenyi left before staying too long in the Pear Flower Garden. Although Prince Yi did not go to the Great Wisdom Garden of Commandery Princess Xianyun, there was nothing to be proud of for the Pear Flower Garden that Prince Yi visited but left. In contrast, the Fragrance Garden, where the most mysterious favored concubine of Prince Yi lived, was said to be brightly lit. After coming out of the Pear Flower Garden, Prince Yi went straight
It was a sleepless night in Prince Yi's Manor.Having married two brides simultaneously, one would usually visit the princess' place at night, but Prince Yi was no ordinary person. No one knew which bride he would visit. When they saw him head to Ning Xueyan's courtyard, they thought that he would be staying there instead of Commandery Princess Xianyun's place.To their surprise, the so-called favorite concubine of Prince Yi sent her maid to Consort Ning's place to invite Prince Yi. That left the candles in the two bridal chambers lit all night. On the contrary, it was the concubine's courtyard that looked like it had just celebrated a joyous occasion.It was said that several concubines argued so much that they even kicked up a fuss at Consort Ning's place. Consort Ning's maid had to chase them away. Later, a housekeeper came and punished the trouble-making concubines with 20 rod-beatings. If the manor wasn't having a celebration, they would h
A woman in white stood behind the man. Having seen everything that had occurred from the window, she lowered her waist and carefully asked, "Master, should I infiltrate Manor Ya and find out what's going on?""No need. As expected, it was Ao Mingwan's handiwork. Unfortunately, he inadvertently became a victim of his own ingenuity and dragged his own cousin in." A beautiful, enchanting smile appeared on the man's face as he picked up a cup of wine and drained it. He then reached out for the jar of wine."Master, drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health," the woman in white said cautiously, glancing at the jar of wine with a worried look."It's all right. I'm happy today." He grabbed the jar and poured the wine into his cup, splashing some on the table and leaving some stains on it."Master, do we still have to protect Third Young Lady Ning?" The woman in white didn't dare to persuade her master anymore. She lowered her head
Commandery Princess Xianyun looked at Ao Chenyi while biting her lower lip, feeling ashamed and furious. What had just happened made her too embarrassed to see anyone. It was humiliating to have her, a prince's consort, and wedding night stolen by an untitled concubine.Ao Chenyi came this morning and casually tossed the bridal veil that the palace was supposed to retrieve on her bed while she was sleeping. When she was awakened drowsily by her maid and saw that veil thrown carelessly, she felt wronged, ashamed, and resentful."Bring that cup of tea to the Princess!" Ao Chenyi raised his chin, his delicate lips curving into a flippant smile that was enchanting but frighteningly cold at the same time.Ning Xueyan looked around in confusion before discovering the said cup of tea on the table. There was no steam coming from the tea as if it had been placed there for a while. It didn't feel right to offer the Princess such tea. After thinking about
Ning Xueyan met the reigning Emperor for the first time in the Empress' palace.She kowtowed to the Emperor and Empress together with Commandery Princess Xianyun, with Ao Chenyi following suit with a lackadaisical attitude. The Princess was dressed in a bright red robe while Ning Xueyan was dressed in purple. Ao Chenyi wore his usual black gown embroidered with crimson red spider lily patterns.Ning Xueyan took care to take a step back when the Princess was greeting the Emperor and Empress and knelt behind her.Ao Chenyi had long found a seat for himself on the sidelines. He had only bent his waist ever so slightly earlier, having been stopped by the Emperor when he tried to kneel.The Emperor, seated high on the platform, was smiling. He didn't look as solemn and dignified as expected, but his attention wasn't on the women. After casually nodding, he waited for Ao Chenyi to speak.The Empress appeared to be in her thi
Ning Xueyan didn't stay long in the Empress' palace before being excused. The Empress told her to drop the courtesy and take a stroll around the palace on this rare visit.Commandery Princess Xianyun lowered her head and glanced sideways at her, asking if she needed to be accompanied.Despite her offer, Ning Xueyan knew that she couldn't leave with the Princess in the middle of her happy conversation with the Empress. Moreover, she was a consort while the Princess was the legal wife. It didn't make sense for the Princess to keep a mere consort company while she strolled around the palace.Ning Xueyan tactfully declined the offer and walked out of the Empress' palace, where Lanning had been waiting at the door all along. Seeing her, Lanning naturally walked behind her. Ning Xueyan had told the Empress that she was just taking a walk, so the Empress didn't assign any servants to her.Hundreds of flowers in the imperial garden were in
After finishing speaking, Honored Consort Xia turned her head sideways, had two low coughs, covered her face with her handkerchief, and spoke with a little embarrassment to Ning Xueyan. "Please don't laugh at me, Consort Ning.""You are in poor health, Your Highness?" Ning Xueyan herself was a person who had been ill for a long time. At this time, she found that the complexion of Honored Consort Xia was indeed not good, and her eyebrows and eyes were even a little paler."I've been unhealthy. No matter how much medicine I take in normal times, it is useless. This is an old illness," Honored Consort Xia exposed somewhat self-ridicule and said softly."Were you discussing Buddha dharma with Senior Nun Jing Kong just now, Your Highness?" Honored Consort Xia did not seem to want to further continue this topic, and Ning Xueyan didn't think that it was good to have a deep talk with someone unfamiliar, so she raised another topic cleverly.