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Chapter 497 The Farce in the Third Prince's Other Courtyard
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It 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
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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.
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Ning Xueyan avoided her quietly, smiled, and stepped aside. "Please go first, princess.""It's not a big deal. Since we are now members of the prince's mansion, we should naturally call each other sister, and there is no need to show so much courtesy. During the time you left, I was afraid that you would go the wrong way and especially asked Her Highness the Empress to look for you." Commandery Princess Xianyun, who seemed to be in a good mood, showed that she did not care about what happened last night at all and deliberately talked to her with a friendly attitude. Her eyes and brows were relaxed, and her manner was dignified and generous."Thank you, princess." Ning Xueyan nodded meekly. Knowing that Commandery Princess Xianyun had something to tell her, she walked side by side with Commandery Princess Xianyun sensibly.Seeing her coming in with her sensibly, Commandery Princess Xianyun showed a slight satisfaction on her face. "Fifth Young L
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Ao Chenyi didn't try to persuade her this time. This had bothered her for so long that she would continue to suffer for it if she didn't cry it out now. He held her tighter and allowed her to wet the front of his robe. She didn't brawl. All she did was close her eyes and let her tears stream down her face. When her tears finally dried, she sat quietly in Ao Chenyi's embrace for a long time.It was so quiet inside the room that she could finally calm down.Her hands were being held so tightly in Ao Chenyi's hand that she could feel the callus in his palm. He was Prince Yi, the late Emperor's beloved prince who grew up to be the infamous Demon King. Those who mentioned his name would often be frightened and alarmed. Only she knew how difficult his life had been.Ao Chenyi was still young when he drew his elder brother's jealousy and suspicion. He was framed, imprisoned, and nearly died. His fiancee abandoned him at his lowest point, sought shelte
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"It was and wasn't an accident. He could only blame himself. No matter what, he was the one who forced my hand and cornered me to this state. He ruined my everything. Him dying in my hands could be considered as his retribution."The Empress began to look calm again. She turned her head and stared at Ning Xueyan with a trace of sadness in her eyes. "I invited you here to ask you to let go of my family. It's all my fault and has nothing to do with my family. They're just a small and useless noble family. In exchange for their safety, I'll tell you a secret."Her voice had lost her previous agitation and anger, leaving only a sense of helplessness. She had never put any hope in her family. She thought that she would be able to help her people after gaining power but now that she was in trouble, she was worried that her family would be implicated and sentenced to death.She had resented her family countless times for marrying her off to the Empero
