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
The Emperor had summoned Ao Chenyi to discuss Annan. Little did he expect Ao Chenyi to be so irresponsible as to suggest that Annan hadn't revolted yet. He was so angry that he was on the verge of coughing up blood."It'll be too late by the time they revolt." He looked at Ao Chenyi with a sullen expression."It won't be too late. Brother, they'll naturally retreat if we kill enough of them," Ao Chenyi said nonchalantly. His almond-shaped eyes carried a trace of hostility.His words sounded so blood-thirsty that Ao Mingyu, who sat opposite him, shot him a cautious look and kept quiet."All right. You two should return. If you have any news, inform me immediately." The Emperor waved his hand to indicate for them to leave. He could feel his head hurting. This discussion had been completely pointless."Excuse me then.""Excuse me, Imperial Father."The two of them left.After leaving
The carriage stopped in front of the Literature Recourse Institution. Most people who wanted to see the Imperial Examination Ranking would wait here as this place offered amazing tea and liquor. It was still early when they arrived. Since it didn't make sense to wait inside the carriage, they exited the carriage with their maids and entered a nearby teahouse. They wanted to go upstairs and request a private room directly opposite where the ranking would be announced.They had just entered the teahouse when they heard a voice from behind. "Fifth Sister."Ning Xueyan stopped walking and turned around. She saw a surprised-looking Ning Qingshan standing beside a carriage with Caifen. She was surprised that Ning Qingshan would come so early. She noticed that there weren't many carriages on their way here, and Ning Qingshan's carriage had been stopped before they got here. It seemed that Ning Qingshan had been waiting here a long time ago."You're he
Ning Yuling was feeling smug as she took a carriage to the Lord Protector's Manor with her maid.Of course, the manor wouldn't have invited a mere concubine like her, but she was Ning Huaiyuan's biological sister, and the manor didn't say that it would kick her out of the family records. Even if Madam Dowager wasn't happy with her attending the ancestral ceremony, she wouldn't say anything in front of everyone. On the surface, at least, she was still a lady of the Lord Protector's Manor.Moreover, she had someone backing her up now. When she left her manor earlier, a man dressed as a guard respectfully saluted her by the road. She immediately relaxed. With a guard who knew martial arts, there were no other possibilities for what she was about to do next.Today would be the day of Ning Xueyan's ruin.She returned to the Lord Protector's Manor in high spirits. Even if the guards at the gate weren't enthusiastic about her return and M
All of Ning Xueyan and Xinmei's attention was on the dark, indistinguishable objects. There seemed to be words written on them.They walked until they were about five steps away from the well platform and stopped moving forward. They started at the well from a distance for a while before turning around and walking away in disinterest.Someone abruptly emerged from a big rock on their left and charged at Ning Xueyan. Everyone was well aware of how weak Ning Xueyan was. If she were knocked over, she would surely fall on the well platform. Even if she didn't fall into the well, she would still fall on the side of it and wouldn't be able to get up.If someone else pushed her again at this time, she would fall directly into the well.The other silhouette who charged at Xinmei didn't try to bump into her but reached out to lift her. If Xinmei were just a regular maid, she wouldn't be able to dodge the figure but she wasn't. She evaded th
A scream emerged from the dilapidated courtyard, alarming everyone. Ning Zu'an was the first to arrive as his study was the closest to this place. Looking at the well amidst the ruined stones and broken tiles, he saw Ning Yuling holding onto the side of the well and crying so hard that she was about to faint, as well as Ning Xueyan watching everything unfold quietly with her maid."Father! Father, please save Mother! Please save her! She pushed Mother into the well! Please save her," Ning Yuling sobbed, kowtowing to Ning Zu'an with a face full of tears and snot. She looked panicked, fearful, and sad.Ning Xueyan pushed Madam Ling into the well? Ning Zu'an was shocked but now wasn't the time to worry about that. He turned around and ordered the servants to save Madam Ling.A flurry of turmoil later, the servants managed to get Madam Ling out of the well. However, there was no more life left in her. She laid on the wet ground, cold and stiff. Nin