But she was just a maid. No matter how fast she was, she was not faster than the guard's hand. A guard beside Yun Luoluo instantly caught her sleeve, took her back, and threw her on the ground.
"Guards, take them." Ao Chenyi put on an evilly cold expression. As he waved his hand, a few ferocious guards came and took away these concubines who came here to give testimonies, Yun Luoluo, and Xiangrong. Commandery Princess Xianyun was about to say something when two eunuchs came over.
"Princess, please go back to your courtyard." A eunuch raised his wooden face, looking at Commandery Princess Xianyun expressionlessly. The expression was not respectful at all and even aggressive.
Commandery Princess Xianyun had been used to being respected, so she became sullen, ready to fly into a rage.
"Please go back to your courtyard, princess." Another one looked at Commandery Princess Xianyun with the same wooden expression as if he was looking at
"Blessed by God, the emperor says in his edict, 'Consort Ning of Prince Yi is humble, virtuous, pure, and graceful... so she is specially granted the title 'Princess of Prince Yi'. Over!"A eunuch finished reading the imperial edict with a long voice. First, he took a look at Consort Ning, who was kowtowing to express her gratitude on the ground. No, she should be called Princess of Prince Yi now. But then he concentrated on the extremely handsome Prince Yi sitting on the only chair in the great hall.The late emperor gave the order that Ao Chenyi could choose not to kneel to the incumbent emperor when seeing him. Since he didn't need to kneel to the emperor himself, he didn't have to stand respectfully when meeting such an imperial edict. Moreover, he even had a seat either in the emperor's study or the throne hall."Prince, do you think..." the eunuch said with a flattering smile, afraid that the prince was not satisfied. However, the imperia
The favored concubine of Prince Yi was assassinated. Besides, the princess, the consort, the second young lady of Lord Peace's Manor, and a few concubines given by the palace were involved. When this news was spread, almost no one believed it.But the major move Prince Yi's Manor conducted next made all the people so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.At first, the concubines of Prince Yi's Manor given by the palace died or were sent back to the palace. No Beautiful Lady given by the palace was left in Prince Yi's Manor. After that, Commandery Princess Xianyun got sick. To better help her recuperate, Prince Yi moved her to the quieter Bright Mind Garden.Most people had no idea about the layout of Prince Yi's Manor. The Bright Mind Garden, which even sounded quite abnormal, was indeed a bit quiet and secluded place. It was said that the day when Commandery Princess Xianyun was married into Prince Yi's Manor, Prince Yi did not spend the wed
"What? She has become a princess? That woman has even become a princess?" In the Bright Mind Garden, Commandery Princess Xianyun hit the table hard with her palm, and her face had turned dark. Only two days passed since she showed up the last time. But all her momentum and air seemed to have changed—she was no longer the gentle and charming woman."You are unwilling to accept the fact that she has become a princess, right? This is what you deserve. You harmed others as well as yourself. If you hadn't thought of such a thing, would Lord Peace's Manor have forced and sent me here? You were bitchy, and you dragged me down. Look at your 'good end' now! Why don't you go to die? If you are dead, I don't have to come here anymore."Yun Luoluo, who was sitting at the other end of the table, stared at Commandery Princess Xianyun with a sullen face, her eyes showing faint insanity and despair.She had come to her senses this time, and she wished to tear
Ning Xueyan didn't expect to see Xia Yuhang, much less here in front of her store. She was speechless when she saw Xia Yuhang turned his head around in astonishment. How could she run into him so coincidentally?She didn't think he had a hobby of buying cosmetics."Princess Ning." Xia Yuhang saluted her with a complicated look in his eyes. This woman was no longer the neglected Fifth Young Lady of the Lord Protector's Manor nor the consort with relatively low status in Prince Yi's Manor. The Emperor's imperial decree had made her Prince Yi's princess. Princess Xianyun might still be around, but she had fallen ill and couldn't handle any of harem's matters anymore.It was clear who wielded true power in Prince Yi's Manor.Ning Xueyan didn't think Xia Yuhang had anything to say to her. Ning Ziyan was just a concubine now. As in-laws, they couldn't be considered proper relatives. It was inappropriate for her to call him brother-in-law
Sapphire-colored embroidered brocade, white jade crown atop the head, handsome and elegant appearance, an amorous smile—this man was the very picture of a bewitching demon when he curled his lips. When he smiled enchantingly at her, his almond-shaped eyes were slightly narrowed.Though stunned, Ning Xueyan quickly calmed down. She walked to the table in the room and sat down. "Princely Heir, why did you invite me here? Do you have business with me?"She was certain that the one who summoned her was the Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Min. In her past life, she had seen how extraordinarily ruthless this man could be.In the beginning, she was perplexed as to who would want to meet her, and in such a mysterious way too. When she ran into Xia Yuhang outside the store, she nearly thought it was him. She quickly dispelled the idea because Xia Yuhang wasn't that capable and he wouldn't act so mysteriously either.It was evident from h
"Who are you?"That was Ning Xueyan's biggest question today. What he said was true, but they weren't things that he should be privy to. How old was he then? He must have been fairly young, so he wouldn't be so clear about it, especially about her mother's relationship with the Empress.If he was merely the Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Min, she didn't think he had any reason to know all these secrets.Moreover, she was the only one speculating about this matter. She hadn't told anyone, not even Lanning and Qingyu.It wasn't because she didn't trust them; she simply preferred they didn't get involved. The more people knew about it, the more troublesome things would be. She was roped into this unwillingly and didn't want the people around her to get involved."I'm your maternal cousin. You can also call me your paternal cousin," Wen Xueran said, looking calmly at Ning Xueyan. He didn't give her any chance to avoid
Ao Chenyi left Yuyan Shop ahead of Ning Xueyan. He had no choice but to leave because his robe was dirty from being used as a handkerchief for her tears. Besides, even if he wanted to show some respect to the Lord Protector's Manor, he couldn't let Madam Dowager and the rest obtain it so easily. When it came so easily, it would lack solemnness.It was best to show the Lord Protector's Manor grace and majesty at the same time.Ning Xueyan stayed behind a little longer to calm her emotions. Lanning and the other maids only relaxed after they saw Ao Chenyi walk out with a calm expression. When they heard Ning Xueyan summoning them, they went in to help her freshen up."Young Lady, Shopkeeper Han brought this earlier. Aunt Xiang sent it from the palace. I think it's a prescription." Once Ning Xueyan was all cleaned up, Lanning took out a letter from her bosom. Such letters would come from the palace every once in a while.This was a pr
"Xueyan, you're here. Come here, come here so I can take a look at you and see if you've gotten thinner." The moment Madam Dowager saw Ning Xueyan step in, her face was immediately full of smiles as she beckoned her over. Ning Xueyan had never experienced such a warm welcome from her before.Moreover, they had indirectly turned their backs on each other because of Ning Yuling's incident.She wasn't very polite when she left the last time, but Madam Dowager's big smile was devoid of any grudges as if she was truly just returning to the Lord Protector's Manor. It was like the previous incident had vanished like smoke and no one cared about it.Madam Dowager was indeed snobbish.Suppressing the coldness in her eyes, Ning Xueyan put on a slight smile as she walked over to Madam Dowager and gave her a deep bow. She still needed the Lord Protector's Manor at the moment. Ao Chenyi had arranged for this manor to be her backer and this mano