An anxious-looking Heng Yuqing was pacing around the shopkeeper's room in Yuyan Shop. When she saw Ning Xueyan push the door and enter, she immediately pulled her to the chairs on the side and made her sit still.
"My family is going to send me to Prince Yi's Manor." Heng Yuqing was so panicked that her eyes had turned red.
Heng Yuqing would be entering Prince Yi's Manor? Ning Xueyan was stunned for a moment. Ao Chenyi had only gotten married, and no matter how one put it, Heng Yuqing ought to be the last person to be sent to him.
"Yuqing, calm down and tell me what is going on." Ning Xueyan took the anxious Heng Yuqing's hand and pulled her to the chair beside her.
Lanning retreated from the room, closed the doors, and guarded outside with Heng Yuqing's maid.
"Concubine Yun told my father that Prince Yi looked at me a few more times the last time he saw me. She said that he seemed interested in me and that his current
"What do you mean now..." Ning Xueyan thought for a while, raised her jet-black eyes to look at Heng Yuqing and asked.Before she figured out what Heng Yuqing was thinking about, she did not think that she should voice her opinion first.Now that things had developed to this point, everyone could see that there was something fishy about it. Heng Yuqing was straightforward, but she was not stupid. Concubine Yun's behavior was so different. After thinking about it for a while, Ning Xueyan could sense that there was something going on. Commandery Princess Xianyun stayed in Prince Yi's Manor every day as if she did not care about anything. Ao Chenyi had apparently neglected her.She was neither happy nor angry, but remained calm and composed. However, inwardly she was not as cool as she looked.Since Ao Chenyi told her about Commandery Princess Xianyun's family background, as well as the matter about the Empress Dowager and the Lord Pe
When Heng Yuqing returned to the Lord Guardian's Manor, she met Heng Yuwan, who had just returned from outside.Heng Yuwan was wearing a light yellow top, which came with a long pink skirt. She was beautiful and was more graceful than Heng Yuqing. Her charming eyes made her look gentle, but her coquettish behavior made people feel that she was somewhat frivolous.Just like now, when she saw Heng Yuqing coming back, she stood at the door and fanned her face with her handkerchief, looking enchanting. She did not look like the Young Lady of a noble family, the Lord Guardian's Manor, at all."Oh, it's my eldest sister? Didn't they say that you have been taking care of your mother in bed and is very filial? Why did you sneak out to play? Is there something fun going on that is so tempting that you even left your mother, who was ill in bed?"Heng Yuqing did not expect to see Heng Yuwan at the door. When she heard what she said, her face
"No one has sent me any message. I went to see Heng Yuqing. She was very anxious. Her father's concubine had no good intentions." Thinking of Heng Yuqing's situation, Ning Xueyan sighed. She was in the same situation that she used to be in. At least, her mother was ill, but she could protect her. What happened in the Lord Protector's Manor was more terrible."It seems that Xianyun is really anxious!" Ao Chenyi said with a faint look in his eyes, "If it were not for Xianyun stirring up trouble behind our backs, how could a concubine dare to mention such a thing?"Ning Xueyan poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip. Her long eyelashes fluttered and she asked in confusion, "Why is the Empress so kind to Commandery Princess Xianyun? Why did she help her with such a thing?"The competition between a wife and a concubine was a taboo for all families. As the Empress, who had no children, she should be dignified and self-respected. A motherly model
Ning Xueyan leaned against his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeats and feeling his hands gently stroking her hair, and then she had an uncontrollable smile on her lips.People always have greedy hearts. In her previous life, she died so miserably, so she didn't want to mention love anymore.But when he loved so passionately that she had to respond, she then realized that he was not doing this attentively alone.She said that if he lived, she lived!He said that he would not leave her in life or death!Both of them understood the meaning of it. They just cuddled together like this silently for a long time. A wind came inside through the window, making some of her hair fall. He extended his thin long hand over, gently rolling up her…This lasted for a long time, and then there was a knock on the door, which finally brought the two hugging people back to reality.Eunuch Zhu stood at the d
"What? Consort Ning will invite several good young ladies having close relationships with her to a banquet held in the mansion tomorrow?" Commandery Princess Xianyun hardly believed what she heard. She suddenly put down the handkerchief in her hand and glared at Qingyu in front of her, shocked.She only had one thing in her mind. "Ning Xueyan is crazy. She was reprimanded by Ao Chenyi when she went to the Moon-embracing Tower, but she even dared to do this. This is really crazy!""Outsiders do not know about the situation of Prince Yi's newly married princess and consort, but don't we know about it ourselves?"All the people in the mansion know that the prince really doesn't have much interest in me, his princess, and Ning Xueyan, his consort. Besides, we have just been in the mansion for a few days. Before she gets familiar with all the people here, she even wants to think about holding banquets. What on earth does she want to do?
She remembered how she had been scolded when she tried to stop Concubine Yun from letting Heng Yuqing marry into Prince Yi's Manor. Concubine Yun said that a man of Prince Yi's temper would never fall for Heng Yuqing. Now that she had seen what great beauties Commandery Princess Xianyun and Consort Ning were, it was obvious that Heng Yuqing was far inferior to them.If even such charming and beautiful women failed to win Prince Yi's heart, Heng Yuqing wouldn't stand a chance.Still, she was worried. Lord Guardian's Manor was a great example. Heng Yuqing's mother was much prettier than Concubine Yun, but the latter still won Lord Guardian's favor. She had once overheard her nanny secretly telling others that appearances were important when it came to liking someone, but other factors were too.Who knew if Heng Yuqing would somehow get Prince Yi to fall for her?Thus, upon receiving Concubine Yun's order to follow Heng Yuqing to the
Ning Xueyan and Heng Yuqing took the left road, where the flower garden was. The road to the right led to the Princess' courtyard while the middle road led to the Prince's study.Heng Yuwan's forehead was sweating again.She stared squarely at the middle road. For a moment, she couldn't move her feet."Second Young Lady, let's go. We don't want to let my master and the First Young Lady wait for too long," Lanning said politely, smiling."You all can go ahead. I need to take a break. My feet hurt." Unexpectedly, Heng Yuwan shook her head and held onto a nearby tree to stand still."I'll stay here and accompany you then, Young Lady." Seeing that Heng Yuwan couldn't walk anymore, it went without saying that her maid would stay with her."It's all right. You can go first. I'll join you after a short break." Heng Yuwan shook her head, rejecting the maid's offer. She didn't want anyone to follow her.
"Consort Ning brought you here, right?" A thought sparked in Commandery Princess Xianyun's mind as she immediately caught the key message in her words."Yes. After she brought me here and vanished, I accidentally came in here," Heng Yuwan insisted.Regardless of what Ning Xueyan and Heng Yuqing's maids would say, she was convinced that her maid would eventually side with her and corroborate her testimony once she was out. They could insist that Ning Xueyan and Heng Yuqing had tricked her into coming here."Straighten your clothes first. I'll go inform His Highness." The Princess nodded after hearing the certainty in Heng Yuwan's words and led Xiangrong out of the room.Appearing before Ao Chenyi once again, the Princess saluted and said, "Your Highness, it was Consort Ning who invited Second Young Lady Heng to the manor today. According to Second Young Lady Heng, she came here with Consort Ning earlier but Consort Ning and First Yo