"Mistress, Liu Feng says that the eldest concubine of the Xia Manor basically doesn't leave her room. On the whole, she is in the room all day long. Only a maid waiting on her stays with her. As for her trousseau, Liu Feng looked around but did not seem to find it in her place," Xinmei entered the room and reported.
Liu Feng visited Minster Xia's Manor last night and came back today.
Later, Ning Xueyan thought of the fact that the trousseau was not in Ning Ziyan's place. Ning Ziyan was now the concubine of Xia Yuhang, so she had to move to another courtyard. But no matter where she moved, she was still Xia Yuan's woman, so the trousseau sent to the Xia Manor was unlikely to be moved to another place.
Based on this way of thinking, the trousseau should still be in its original place. Most likely, it was in the courtyard where Ning Ziyan lived previously. Although Xia Yuhang had lowered Ning Ziyan to a concubine's status, now he did not have a wi
When Chen Qing's situation was mentioned, Mother Chen followed Xinmei down the mountain as expected. She just had such a younger family member, and she planned to ask him to nourish her in her old age and bury her dead body. If something bad happened to Chen Qing, she would die of sadness, so without wasting any time, she simply abandoned the more-dead-than-alive Madam Ling lying on the bed and went down the mountain.It was not suitable for Ning Xueyan to meet people in Prince Yi's Manor, so she informed Ao Chenyi of her tour very early and then went to meet Mother Chen in Yuyan Shop.In the shopkeeper's room of Yuyan Shop, Mother Chen met Ning Xueyan. Although she found that Ning Xueyan was still plain and neat, she looked proud and refreshed. Mother Chen had bitterness in her heart. No one could expect that Fifth Young Lady Ning, who could not even save her life at that time, would trample on Madam Ling someday.And now the quite noble Eldes
"Madam Ming's matter, Madam Ming... is the daughter of the minister of the previous dynasty… was married to… to the marquis and gave birth to Fifth Young Lady…" Mother Chen stuttered."Mother Chen, if you just know such things, then you'd better go back!" Ning Xueyan said with a cold smile. The black jade-like eyes were so deep that they could seem to swallow humans up. Seeing that, Mother Chen trembled and did not dare to hide anything anymore. Now she found that Fifth Young Lady was the most scaring one. "How could the people of the mansion of the past think Fifth Young Lady was the timidest one?" "Fifth Young Lady, Madam Ling has some ornaments, which were Madam Ming's in the past. It is said that they are from the palace of the previous dynasty." She gritted her teeth and knew that she had no choice but to disclose important information because Fifth Young Lady seemed not a soft-hearted person. "If I don't tell her anything useful today, it is possible
Ning Xueyan did not return right away but went to the teahouse of the Ming Manor. But Ming Yuanhua was not there and she was free, so she simply asked for a box and sat in it, drinking tea quietly and pondering things.Mother Chen had told her lots of things, but she could not think them through in a short time. She had been feeling that she seemed to have neglected something important in them.Sitting at the window with her thin, curved brows knitted, she was carefully thinking as she fiddled with the teacup at her hand."The reason why Ning Zu'an was so merciless toward Madam Ming is that he suspected that I was not his child. Of course, this is also because Madam Ming had lost the value she once had. If Madam Ming's father had still been Minister Ming, Ning Zu'an would have never treated her so mercilessly. "Surely, Ning Zu'an was not a good man in the past. In fact, he had raised Madam Ling as his woman outside the family, and
Ning Xueyan clearly knew that she was now the consort of Prince Yi's Manor. If she died of an attack, no matter whether Ao Chenyi liked her or not, he would investigate the case undoubtedly. No one could dare to confidently say that they had the ability to not let Ao Chenyi find their responsibility for the crime. If he found their responsibility, he would make a move even if he just aimed to save the reputation of Prince Yi's Manor.If he made a move, it would be possible that blood would be shed and people would die, so Ning Xueyan believed that even the emperor was afraid of Ao Chenyi. Then it was impossible for them to kill her with an attack. When thinking in this way, she found that apart from making her lose her status and ruining her reputation, they didn't seem to have a second choice.Due to this reason, it was not easy for them to destroy her because she was now the concubine of Prince Yi's Manor. When she went out in normal times,
Ning Xueyan did not expect that she could even so soon meet the Princely Heir of the Feudal Prince of Yunnan, who had an affair with Ning Yuling but was the future brother-in-law of Third Prince.Commandery Princess Mu Ling was the princess of Third Prince during this granted marriage. Ning Xueyan still had an impression of Commandery Princess Mu Ling, whose previous wish showed that she was deeply in love with Wen Xueran. Unexpectedly, she was granted to Third Prince as his princess.Later, when Ning Xueyan, a favored concubine, met Commandery Princess Mu Ling, although the decree of the emperor had not been announced, the princess should have known the situation, so she was depressed that day and did not have the slightest wish to get involved, not in the mood at all.Commandery Princess Mu Ling came together with her eldest brother, Princely Heir Mu. When Ao Chenyi sent someone to invite Ning Xueyan to go over, she was even stunned for a mom
The princess was the official wife. Surely, he married this one, but the consort was different. Although her name was also on the royal list, she was not the official wife, so how could he use the word "marry"?Commandery Princess Mu Ling knew Ning Xueyan's status. Now she could not help looking at her a little longer. Since the prince used the word "marry", he didn't seem to only treat her as his consort. Initially, she thought that the one who came out to receive her from the prince's manor would be Commandery Princess Xianyun, but she did not expect that it was Ning Xueyan, who was said to have passed out twice on her wedding day and would possibly pass away sometime in the future.As for the character of her brother, others might not know it, but she knew it. Never before had he been forced to smile a little stiffly when he only uttered a few words."Consort Ning, I'm happy to hear you like the customs and practices of Yunnan. When I came t
This was Prince Yi's Manor, not her homeland of Yunnan. She couldn't just do whatever she wanted here.This was Prince Yi's Manor. Even if she married the Third Prince in the future, this was still his uncle's manor. The people here were ranked higher than her.This was Prince Yi's Manor. Only they had ever caused trouble for others, never someone else troubling them.This was Prince Yi's Manor, a place that had always represented power. Although the status of a Commandery Princess was high, a princess with a foreign surname was still beneath the rank of Prince Yi's consort, so why was she scolding the consort?...One simple sentence, yet its meaning was multitude. It was enough to render Commandery Princess Muling speechless. No matter what, it seemed that she had no right to scold Ning Xueyan. The person in front of her wasn't just the unfavored Fifth Young Lady of the Lord Protector's Manor. Who knew if she would e
Ning Xueyan was having lunch when she received Madam Dowager's letter.She pulled out the letter and read it with a thoughtful smile. She would be checking out the Imperial Examination Ranking tomorrow and visiting the Lord Protector's Manor while she was at it. This was a good excuse to gather the family and worship their ancestors together. Even though the excuse was somewhat forceful, it made sense.She put down the letter with a slight smile and a calm expression. "Qingyu, reward the messenger. Tell her I'll check out Brother's ranking tomorrow and will return to the Lord Protector's Manor in the afternoon to worship the ancestors together."The Imperial Examination Ranking was usually announced in the morning. If she wanted to check it out, she would have to visit at that time. Many impatient people would keep watch outside the building, while the bigwigs in the capital would choose to visit during the morning."Yes," Qingyu a