"What's the matter? Third Young Lady Ning, you really know how to act. I can't believe you'd run all the way here to find men on your lame foot. You should've told me earlier; I could have prepared you eight or ten for you so you could fulfill your lust." Ao Xian looked Ning Qingshan up and down while clicking his tongue twice. He spoke bluntly without giving her any face.
When he remembered that Ning Qingshan had ruined an engagement that he was happy with and harmed the woman that he wanted to marry to the point that their engagement was broken off, he felt anger rise in him. Having learned about Ning Qingshan's handicapped foot from Ning Lingyun, he held no qualms about saying whatever he could to hurt Ning Qingshan.
"What are you saying, you playboy?" His words sent Ning Qingshan panicking. If such a rumor about her were spread, she wouldn't be able to hold her head high again.
"Did I say something wrong? Hadn't the Third Prince catch us re
Everyone saw a surprised-looking maid of Prince Yi's Manor behind them.Seeing that Third Young Lady Ning had been warned earlier, it became apparent that her motive in coming here wasn't so pure. There was also the fact that the Third Prince decided to return in the middle of their stroll. Could it be that they had planned for a rendezvous?And at the Prince Yi's Manor, at that! The Third Prince wasn't acting in a way that befitted his status."Third Sister insisted on coming here, saying that there might be a place we can rest in. She said her foot isn't well," Ning Lingyun explained on her sister's behalf. Her explanation, however, made everyone look at Ning Qingshan's legs and made the latter feel like her secret had been exposed. She even felt that they were giving her extra glances because they noticed that her foot was lame."Shut up! Stop talking!" Ning Qingshan retorted angrily. She wanted to strangle Ning Lingyun to death
"Is Second Young Lady inside?" Commandery Princess Xianyun stood at the window and looked in the direction of the Moon-embracing Tower. From here, she could see the tall building in the distance."She's inside. I saw her saying something to the guards before going in. I waited outside for a while but didn't see her come out," Qiuhuan said, bowing her head.A gloomy smile appeared on Commandery Princess Xianyun's face. "Is the Prince inside?""Yes. The Prince went out early in the morning but came back. He hasn't come out since." Qiuhuan had asked a few people and got the same answer."Good!" Commandery Princess Xianyun said. Her face, which had been gloomy for the past few days, revealed a sinister, smug look.It didn't matter if Yun Luoluo truly entered Ao Chenyi's room. As long as Ao Chenyi was in the Moon-embracing Tower, as long as Yun Luoluo come out with her clothes disheveled, he would have no choice but to bear
The more Yun Luoluo spoke, the more ambiguous she made things seem. It was as if she had admitted to her affair with Prince Yi. Otherwise, she wouldn't have referred to herself as a younger sister when she was older than Ning Xueyan. And look at her flustered state; she looked so weak and pitiful when kneeling to Ning Xueyan.But none of the young ladies and mistresses present dared to say anything. They had heard how Ning Xueyan reprimanded Madam Censor-in-chief Chen. Princess Ning wasn't as even-tempered and easily bullied as rumored. Her cold face was enough to tell them that anyone who spoke now would be in for a bad time.Thus, all of them pretended that they didn't see how pitiful Yun Luoluo looked and allowed Ning Xueyan to punish Yun Luoluo as she wished. They wondered if Ning Xueyan was just putting up a fierce front but not actually achieve anything."Third Young Lady Yun, why are you bringing up His Highness? Are you going to make hi
Yun Luoluo were in tears, who looked plaintive and seemed to have forgotten to struggle, but no one present was sympathetic to her while seeing that.Prince Yi was not in the courtyard but in the palace, where he was being with the emperor. Earlier, Yun Luoluo had said that Prince Yi had specially asked her to come here. What did that mean? Besides, her clothes were so in disarray, and there were red marks seemingly caused by intimate touches on her neck. What did this suggest? Moreover, just now, she had said righteously that all this was the idea of Commandery Princess Xianyun. What was the meaning of it then?Yun Luoluo would surely not have illicit intercourse with a servant, nor would she have relations with Prince Yi.The most possible reason was that Commandery Princess Xianyun and Yun Luoluo had intentionally made such a show, aiming to force Prince Yi to accept the claim that he had relations with Yun Luoluo, but Prince Yi was never a
Having felt her reliance and trust, Ao Chenyi took her hand away from his face, held it gently in his hand, and had a small doting smile in his constantly eerie, cold eyes.He loved to see that she was like a little wild cat with her hair standing on end and that she relied on him wholeheartedly, and he more loved that she trusted him absolutely. It seemed that no matter what she was like, he loved her, so he reached out to hold her tightly in his arms, feeling her softness.Previously, he had thought that no woman could enter his heart, but he hadn't expected that he had become interested in such a small woman so silently...Prince Yi's Manor had held the banquet quite smoothly, so all the people thought that Princess Ning had behaved naturally. Although she was still young, either her bearing or her words or other aspects of her had shown that she was like the real princess of Prince Yi. In contrast, due to the matter of Yun Luoluo, all mansi
"Qiu Huan, Commandery Princess Xianyun's maid, hit the wall and killed herself?" Ning Xueyan looked at Eunuch Zhu, astounded."Yes, it happened just now. Princess Yun sent a servant here to report, but I didn't see her," Eunuch Zhu answered respectfully. Ao Chenyi sat at the table, leaned back against the back of the chair, showed a little meaningful coldness, but didn't say anything."Why did she end her life by hitting the wall?" Ning Xueyan had to ask further."I heard that it is related to Second Young Lady Yun's matter. It seems that such a thing happened to the second young lady because of Qiu Huan's instigation, but I don't know the detail. That maid coming to report trembled and didn't say it clearly."Ning Xueyan was speechless. She really felt quite speechless. Last time, Yun Luoluo's case had ended up with Xiangrong's death; this time, Yun Luoluo's case had made Qiu Huan dead. The two maids Commandery Princess Xianyun ha
The palace had heard of the news by the time Prince Yi's carriage arrived. Yun Luoluo was escorted out of Prince Yi's Manor, but brought to the palace by the Empress' servants on her way home.Ning Xueyan and Ao Chenyi separated on their way to the palace, with the former heading to Chenyuan Palace and the latter to the Emperor's study.One of the Empress' old eunuchs received Ning Xueyan at the door and led her in with a smiling face. Xinmei walked beside her.The old eunuch appeared to be an easygoing one. While leading the way, he said, "Princess Yi, I heard Second Young Lady Yun got into trouble at your manor today. She's just young and reckless. I once met her when she was still a child, when Empress Dowager was still around. She has a lot of growing up to do, it seems."A thought occurred to Ning Xueyan and she asked, "You've served the Empress Dowager in the past?""Yes. I served in the Empress Dowager in the pa
Ning Xueyan becoming Prince Yi's consort could be said as a complete accident. The Empress recalled that there was another lady that Prince Yi favored, but the unlucky lady had the nerve to upset him. Ning Xueyan ended up being the only choice left.Ning Xueyan becoming Princess Yi was even more incidental. The Emperor agreed to promote Ning Xueyan to calm Prince Yi's anger as well as to punish Commandery Princess Xianyun. It had nothing to do with her as a person. It could only be said that Ning Xueyan was a very lucky person to not only escape unscathed after the death of Prince Yi's favorite concubine, but also gain benefit.A princess who got her position purely from luck and didn't have Ao Chenyi's love shouldn't be this confident. Where did Ning Xueyan find the confidence to confront Lord Peace's Madam so aggressively?"Princess Ning, now that things have come to this, we have to come up with a solution, don't we? Yun Luoluo has undoubted