Chapter 360 Madam Dowager's Plot Failed
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“Fifth Girl, I heard that Prince Yi asked you to go with him on the boat?” Madam Dowager asked with a smile . Since Ning Xueyan failed to be chosen, Madam Dowager had not smiled at her . Now, she had a broad smile . She was not as gloomy as she had been a few days ago .
“Yes, Commandery Princess Xianyun was there . ” Ning Xueyan nodded . She knew what was the meaning behind Madam Dowager's words . However, it was a foregone conclusion . Madam Dowager would know it, so she might as well reveal something first . In this way, she could offset Ning Ziyan's incident this time . After all, she mentioned what had happened in the past on purpose . From Madam Dowager's reaction, she guessed that Ning Yuling had not said anything about it .
She did not believe that Ning Yuling deliberately covered up for her . There must be some reason why she did this . And, this reason was definitely not good for her .
Ning Yuling was not as troublesome as she used to be, but she was depressed . At first glance, she looked gloomy . She was like a viper that was waiting for a chance to strike at people . She was more dangerous than before .
“Did Prince Yi say anything to you after you got on the boat?” Madam Dowager was in a good mood today and had a kind look on her face . She looked at Ning Xueyan with satisfaction . She did not expect that Prince Yi would take a fancy to the Fifth Young Lady . It was terrific .
Madam Dowager was different from Ning Zu'an . She had once thought of sending her granddaughter to Prince Yi's Manor . However, Prince Yi was famous for being cold and cruel . He had no compassion for women . What's more, he was ruthless . Even for the beauties sent by the imperial palace in the name of the emperor, he killed them or beat them to death, at will .
If her granddaughter was sent in, she would not even have a chance to live .
Madam Dowager did not care about these things . Anyway, she had a lot of granddaughters . It did not matter whether Ning Xueyan died or not . However, the most important thing was that she was afraid when Prince Yi vented his anger on others . If so, the loss outweighed the gain .
Therefore, no one dared to send beauties to Prince Yi's Manor, except for the emperor and the empress . The reason was that Prince Yi was capricious and hard to please . What's more, Prince Yi would give the toadies no benefit, but instead vented his anger on them .
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But now, things were different . According to the situation, Fifth Young Lady was to be the co-consort . There had been rumors in the palace that Commandery Princess Xianyun would be Prince Yi's consort, and there would be a co-consort, according to Prince Yi's request . Nobody knew who she was for a while . If one took the initiative, it could be seen that he treated Fifth Young Lady differently .
Thinking of this, Madam Dowager looked even more amiable . She had thought that the Third Young Lady and the Fifth Young Lady had failed to attain her hopes . Beyond her expectation, the Fifth Young Lady played hard-to-get and managed to attract Prince Yi's attention . She had never heard of Prince Yi taking a fancy to any woman before .
“Nothing… nothing, he warned Commandery Princess Xianyun in a few words . I don't know what he meant by those words, what that has to do with me, and why he wanted me to hear that . There seems to be a favorite concubine in Prince Yi's Manor . Prince Yi doesn't want Commandery Princess Xianyun to hassle her . ”
Ning Xueyan certainly understood what Madam Dowager meant . She pretended to be confused . What she said was half true and half false, which was very in line with her current situation . She knew what Madam Dowager wanted . She did not want Madam Dowager to have too much “expectations” on her and set about plotting .
“Warn you?” Madam Dowager interpreted warning Commandery Princess Xianyun as warning Commandery Princess Xianyun and Ning Xueyan . The smile on her face faded, and she asked with a serious look .
“Yes, Grandmother . Look, Prince Yi even hurt my hand . ” Ning Xueyan aggrievedly stretched out her wrist, which had a circle of red pinched marks on it . It was evident that the person who pinched her did not show any mercy .
“What happened? Did you offend Prince Yi?” Seeing that, Madam Dowager's face changed . She hastily asked, with a look of disbelief on her face .
Initially, she thought that she could hoard Ning Xueyan as a rare commodity, because Prince Yi took a fancy to Ning Xueyan . But before she got any benefits, she heard the news and was shocked . Prince Yi was not easy to deal with .
“Maybe I was absent-minded when His Highness was talking . ” Madam Dowager's face changed, which was what Ning Xueyan wanted . Seeing that, she bit her lip and explained with hesitation .
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“You, why are you so ignorant? How can you not listen to Prince Yi? No matter what he says in the future, you must listen carefully . Don't irritate Prince Yi . ” Madam Dowager growled, and she did not look well . She thought that Ning Xueyan was smart and good-looking, so perhaps she managed to win Prince Yi's favor .
Thinking about it, how were those good things possible? He chose her as a co-consort because she was cowardly and ignorant . Only in this way, the favored concubine of Prince Yi's Manor would not suffer a loss . Thinking of this, she felt terrible .
Initially, she wanted to ask about the happenings at that time, but now she was not in the mood . Without saying anything else to Ning Xueyan, she waved her hand and asked her to leave .
Just now, because the Fifth Young Lady would marry into the Prince Yi's Manor, she felt comfortable . But now, she heard that Ning Xueyan was not attractive to Prince Yi at all . He had given her a warning even before she married into the Prince Yi's Manor . Moreover, because she was disobedient, he left a mark on her hand . Knowing that Ning Xueyan was a less favored person, she immediately became spiritless .
What happened yesterday immediately came to her mind again . Junior Concubine Xu used witchcraft to curse others for no reason, and her son kicked her dear grandson and hurt him badly . He had just seen a doctor and taken some medicine . Initially, she was happy about Commandery Princess Xianyun's invitation, because the Second Young Lady had the chance to show her face again .
However, she did not expect that the Eldest Young Lady would fall into the water, and the Second Young Lady had to come back in advance .
In the end, she was happy that the Fifth Young Lady had gained Prince Yi's favor . But now, she did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse . Ning Xueyan had displeased Prince Yi before she even officially married Prince Yi . He even became angry and pinched her hands, causing them to swell . It was not a good sign . If she married into the Prince Yi's Manor, the Fifth Young Lady would have bad prospects .
As a thousand thoughts came to her mind, Madam Dowager felt annoyed and confused . Even her head ached so much that she kept crying out in pain . Therefore, the Lucky Garden was in chaos again .
When Ning Xueyan returned to the Bright Frost Garden, Mother Han had already received the message . She stood at the door and waited . When she saw that Ning Xueyan had come back safe and sound, Mother Han breathed a sigh of relief and took Ning Xueyan into the Bright Frost Garden .
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After sitting down, Ning Xueyan thought for a while and asked, “Mother Han, do you know if I have ever had any personal item that went missing?”
Commandery Princess Xianyun's words were not baseless . Ning Xueyan could not think of any of the so-called personal objects . She was confident that after her rebirth, she had not lost any of her personal stuff . Lanning handled all her things . Lanning was aware and cautious, and Xinmei was smart so that she would not lose something personal .
Moreover, the so-called “personal object” must not only be close to her, but there must be a mark on it . Only in this way could it be identified as hers . However, she knew that she had not lost anything . She had been thinking about it for a long time, on the way back, but she could not recall anything .
“Personal things?” Mother Han asked . She knew that this kind of thing could not be taken lightly . After thinking carefully, she shook her head and said, “Young Lady, you do not seem to have lost anything personal . In the past, Madam dealt with all your clothes . Madam paid great attention to your clothes, so you have never lost anything . ”
“I remember that you did not lose any of your personal stuff . Few people came to the Bright Frost Garden when Madam was alive . After Madam died, Lanning and I were in charge of your clothes . Except for us, no one else came to this room . It's impossible to lose something like that . ”
Qingyu thought for a while and said with certainty, “All Young Lady's belongings are well-arranged . There's no way you're missing one . In the manor, no one is kind to you, and many people want to harm you . We pay special attention to this aspect, because we're afraid that someone will frame you with that . ”
Ning Xueyan believed Mother Han and Qingyu, but Commandery Princess Xianyun would not lie . Since Commandery Princess Xianyun had helped Ning Ziyan, she must have some evidence . Ning Ziyan showed her sisterly love toward her over and over again, so she must also have some untoward intentions .
When she pretended to be close to Ning Xueyan, she would say that Ning Xueyan had an affair with Xia Yuhang . Moreover, she was willing to prove that by using Ning Xueyan's object . Even if Ning Xueyan was set to be Prince Yi's co-consort, the imperial edict had not been issued yet . Besides, the royal family would not marry a woman who had an affair with someone .
At that time, she would marry Xia Yuhang as a concubine . Besides, as a notorious concubine and the daughter of the principal wife, she would not be as good as Ning Ziyan . On the one hand, Ning Ziyan could suppress her with this . On the other hand, other people's focus would be on her, rather than on Ning Ziyan .
If Madam Ling and her daughter spread some rumors again and said something terrible about Madam Ming and her, maybe even the scandal that the funeral-to-be-wedding could be reversed .
Ning Ziyan would never lie about such a multiple-purpose thing, so Ning Ziyan must have something of Ning Zueyan's in her hands . Moreover, this thing must be very personal, which would render her speechless as soon as Ning Ziyan took it out .
But now, no trace could be found . She frowned slightly, hooked the handle of the cup with one finger, and touched it unconsciously . There must be something, but she could not remember what it was, at the moment .
“Young Lady… I think there is an object . It should be your personal item… If there is…” Lanning came in with an ointment for Ning Xueyan . Looking at the three people who were frowning as they were deep in thought, she hesitated for a while and said this uncertainly .
Her words made all their faces change!
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