The Favoured Medical Princess

by Usui Takumii

not mine, the novels i read blogspot. Beware the translation is kinda iffy on the beginning but gets better. Waiting for the translator to update.

5. 81 to 104

081: Marriage

After leaving Rong'an Hall, the two sisters went their separate ways. Nangong Yue and Yi Mei did not go straight back to Mo Chu Yuan, but planned to go to Lin Shi's Qianyun courtyard first. She knew that her mother was probably still worried about her at this time.

Walking along the long corridor, Nangong Yue remembered what had happened today at the Duke of En Guo's residence. She had already put in enough bait today, and she was sure that the Duchess of En Guo would let the maid continue to massage her. When she finds that her head disease is being relieved and gains the benefit of it, she will be convinced that she is indeed capable of saving the Fifth prince, and then everything will be self-evident.

As long as the Fifth prince survives, as the Empress's first son, with the Empress and the En Guo Gong House as the strong backstage, it is possible that the throne will fall on the Fifth prince's head in most cases.

As long as Han Lingfu did not become emperor, then the tragedy of the Nangong family in the previous life would not be repeated!

As she thought of this, Nangong Yue could not help but coldly curl her lips and said: Han Lingfu, with her Nangong Yue around, you are destined to have no chance with the throne!

Nangong Yue had a lot of thoughts on her mind, but she didn't know that Nangong Heng, who was in the back, suddenly stopped and turned to look at her back. Her mind was a little complicated: On the way back to the house, she was worried that Yue Jie Er would be punished by her grandmother for hiding her talents at the flower viewing party,

But what she didn't expect was that with just four words, Yue Jie Er had settled the matter.

Is this really the Yue Jie Er she knew?

Her eyes were slightly downcast, and she felt a little uncomfortable. She must work harder, she must not be outdone by Yue Jie Er !

After that, Nangong Yue went to Lin's Qianyun yuan, answered a series of questions from her mother and brother, and accompanied them to finish dinner before returning to Mozhu yuan.

As soon as she entered her house, Nangong Yue called Que Er to ask, "What happened in the manor today?"

"I was just about to tell Miss." Que Er hurriedly reported, "Eldest Mistress has gone out, and is said to be visiting the Changping Hou Shizi's wife."

"Changping Hou Shizi's wife?!"

Nangong Yue's eyebrows moved, suddenly remembered something. In her previous life her Fourth Uncle Nangong Cheng married the third girl of the Gu family, and the third girl of the Gu family was the Shu mei concubine younger sister of the wife of the Shizi of the Changping Hou.

Thinking of this, Nangong Yue thought of a certain possibility. In her previous life, could it be that the fourth uncle had abandoned Su Qingping because he wanted to marry the Gu family's third girl, so that Su Qingping eventually turned her attention to her own father, Nangong Mu?

Nangong Yue secretly gritted her teeth and thought:In this life, Su Qingping would never have a chance to repeat the same trick to become her father's concubine!

Nangong Yue waved to Queer and whispered in her ear. She told her to find a way to pass on to Su Qingping the news that the First Furen was looking for marriage purposes for her Fourth Uncle.

Although Que'er didn't understand Nangong Yue's intention, she still nodded, "Yes, Third Miss."

After she was alone in the room, Nangong Yue finally took out the note that the youngster Xiao Si had asked Yi Mei to pass over. The note was indeed written by Guan Yubai ...

Nangong Yue's eyes flickered for a moment as she read the note in ten lines, her expression uncertain ...

She put the note on the candle flame, and the white paper turned into ashes in the blink of an eye, scattering in the air ...

The next morning, although Su had asked her not to go to pay her respects, Nangong Yue still went, but she deliberately arrived at Rong'an Hall about an incense stick later, staggering the time with her other sisters.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Dong'er and a little maid guarding outside the corridor.

Nangong Yue slowed down and asked politely, "Sister Dong'er, is grandmother here?"

"Third Miss." Dong'er bowed and said softly, "The old Furen is talking to the second Furen, so Third Miss please wait here for a moment."

What could be so important that grandmother would need to talk to her mother alone? Nangong Yue's heart slightly raised, could not help but worry for her mother, in her heart secretly speculated, could something have happened again? She did not show it on her face, nodding calmly.

Nangong Yue waited quietly for a while, and then she saw Lin Shi come out of Su Shi's house with a calm face. She was followed by two pretty maids, both aged sixteen or seventeen, one plump and tall, the other slim and petite, each young and beautiful with their own characteristics.

"Mother." Nangong Yue hurriedly greeted her.

"Yue Jie Er!" As soon as Lin Shi saw Nangong Yue, a smile appeared on her face and she said softly, " Are you here to greet your grandmother, go inside."

"Yes, Mother." Nangong Yue nodded obediently. Although she was eager to know what her grandmother had said to her mother, this was really not the place to talk, so she had to go in first.

After Nangong Yue finished greeting the Su Shi, as soon as she left the Rong'an Hall, she hurried to the Lin Shi's Qianyun Courtyard

On the way, Yimei talked about the news she had just inquired in Rong'an Hall: "Third Miss, those two maids were originally from the old Furen's courtyard, one is called Hong'er, the other is Cui Er... they were given by the old lady to be the second master's concubine maids." As she said this, Yi Mei's face was blushing. In her position, she should not have said this, especially to the unmarried master.

Hong'er, Cui'er?

Nangong Yue sarcastically hooked her lips. It seems that her good grandmother is eager for her father to snuggle up to "Hong(red)" and lean on "Cui(fresh)", to enjoy the blessings of everyone*! Just mother ...

Note:the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom); fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners,

Nangong Yue faintly wrinkled her eyebrows, remembering that her mother looked very calm just now, whether this calmness was just an illusion that her mother had forced herself to make, or whether her mother had really accepted this cruel truth?

With this doubt in her mind, Nangong Yue arrived at the Qianyun Courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Mama Liu standing under the corridor, talking to Hong Er and Cui Er, and when she saw Nangong Yue coming, she hurriedly left them and greeted her.

"Third Maiden, you are here to see the Second Mistress and the Second Young Master." Mama Liu looked kindly at Nangong Yue and tried to show her the way, "The Second Mistress and the Second Young Master are in the main room."

Nangong Yue nodded, "Mama Liu, you don't need to greet me, I'll just go in by myself." After speaking, she left Yimei in the corridor and entered the main room by herself.

In the room, Nangong Xin was sitting at a desk by the window, holding a nine-link chain in his hand, which he skillfully unfastened and put on, put on and unfastened, and that familiar movement seemed to have been done countless times... and Lin Shi was sitting on a black lacquer three-circle Arhat bed, with a cloisonné enamel incense box on a table beside him. Holding the embroidery shed in her hand, she was dazed, apparently absent-minded.

Seeing this, Nangong Yue's heart couldn't help but feel sour. It seemed that Mother's heart was not as calm as she appeared on the surface.

Lin Shi's heart was indeed not at peace. After all these years, she had not been able to conceive another child to give her husband and her second House a male heir. She had understood in her heart that the old Furen was already very unhappy with her. It was just that she had always avoided the issue, and now she had to face it head on!

This time it was just a maid room, and the next time it might be a concubine room.

Although she understood it in her heart, the thought of sharing her husband with another woman, watching another woman give birth to her husband's children, filled her with bitterness. But what could she do? Who would have thought that her body was not well enough to bear another child?

"Mother." A soft voice suddenly entered Lin Shi's ears.

Lin Shi came back to her senses and saw her daughter looking at her worriedly. She smiled immediately, "Yue Jie Er is here, why didn't you go to school today?"

"Sister!" Nangong Xin put down the Jiu Lianhuan in her hand and stood up abruptly, looking at Nangong Yue's eyes sparkling.

"Mother forgot." Nangong Yue hugged Lin Shi's arm and sat beside her, and said coquettishly, "I told you yesterday that my school is on vacation today."

Lin Shi put down the embroidery shed in his hand and patted his head, "Look at my memory, I forgot about it."

"Sister, let's go play!" Nangong Xin unwillingly moved to the other side of Nangong Yue and took her little hand.

"Okay." Nangong Yue said with a smile, "Brother, I want to play Cuju, go get it."

"Okay!" Nangong Xin ran excitedly when she heard that her sister was willing to play with her.

After sending her brother away, Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi with a serious face and persuaded: "Mother, Yue Er knows that her mother is uncomfortable, but I still hope that you will take care of your body for Yue Er."

Lin shi looked at Nangong Yue in a daze, and sighed softly, "You know..." Then she sighed suddenly, "Yes, how long can you hide this kind of thing?"

At the same time as she spoke, her eyes were stained with wet water, and Su Shi's stern words seemed to be still in her ears: "...Everyone says 'There are three unfilial children, and no children are the greatest'. You and second son have been married for more than 10 years, but you have only a few children. You two don't know how to behave, but I, as a mother, can't watch you make a fool of yourselves. Now I have found two housemaids for the second, they are my former servants, they are not bad in appearance, you can take them back ..."

Su Shi's words were reasonable, how could Lin Shi object, she could only bring the two maids back.

"Mother ..." Nangong Yue saw that Lin Shi was lost in thought, and called out again, her eyes revealing a strong concern.

Lin shi came back to his senses, looked at his daughter, and hurriedly warned with a serious face: " Yue Jie Er, this is a matter of the adults, you must not mention it to others, let alone interfere!" Her daughter had recently become very opinionated, and Lin Shi was afraid that she might do something inappropriate - being a daughter who embarrassed her father's concubine was always a bad thing to hear and tarnished her reputation.

"Mother, I understand." Nangong Yue nodded her head repeatedly, she naturally understood Lin Shi's meaning, "But please give me a guarantee, Mother." In her heart, she was planning to go against the rules, if the two concubines were to behave themselves, so be it, but if they dared to play any tricks, she would have plenty of ways to deal with them.

Lin Shi laughed dumbly, "Fine, Yue Jie Er, what kind of guarantee do you want?"

"Mother!" Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi with a serious face, her big and bright eyes not blinking:"I hope Mother will promise me that even if Father takes in a maid room, takes in a concubine and gives birth to concubine sons and daughters in the future, you must still take care of your health for Yue Er and Brother!" With that, she grabbed Lin Shi's hands with a slight urgency, and for the first time a crack appeared in her always perfectly disguised facade.

Lin Shi looked at her daughter incredulously, and was a little ashamed that she had let her young daughter worry about her because she usually acted too softly.

Chapter 82 - The ChamberMaids

" Yue Jie Er, don't worry, even if I'm sad, I still have you and your brother. I will definitely live long enough to see my Yue Jie Er married and happy for the rest of her life." Lin Shi assured solemnly, with a touch of sadness in her heart, Xin Ge Er's marriage ... she was afraid she would never see it in her lifetime.

After calming down herself, Lin Shi once again warned Nangong Yue: "Yue Er, it's fine for you to say these words to your mother, but don't say them outside."

"Don't worry, Mother. I understand." Nangong Yue leaned her head on Lin Shi's soft shoulder and pouted,"Mother can also trust Yue Er, even if Yue Er is not a male, I will still be filial to mother and take care of brother! Yue Er will make mother and brother proud of me and honoured of me!" As she spoke, she glanced faintly out of the corner of her eye at a figure who had just left the door.

Halfway through their conversation, her father, Nangong Mu, appeared at the door, and although she had noticed this, she deliberately pretended not to know, just to see how her father would behave.

What will he do? Will he let down myself and my mother completely, as he did in his previous life, or will ...

Even if father did nothing, she had already figured out how to deal with that Hong Er and Cui Er!

After that, Nangong Xin came with the cuju, Nangong Yue played with him in the courtyard for a while, and had lunch together before returning to Mo Zhu courtyard.

Later that evening, Que Er brought her the news that her father, Nangong Mu, had personally gone to her grandmother and returned the two chambermaids to her.

Nangong Yue's heart was complicated. Father actually did this much!

Nangong Yue breathed a sigh of relief. Although Nangong Mu's move might have angered Su so that she could make things more difficult for Lin, at least she could now be sure that Nangong Mu had no intention of taking a concubine for the sake of an heir.

With a little more time to heal my brother, take care of my mother's health, and give birth to my siblings, many things will be solved.

Nangong Yue was touched in her heart and felt that she might have become really bull-headed after a series of blows in her previous life. Her father might not be as heartless as she thought ...

The next morning, after everyone had paid their respects, Su Shi asked Lin Shi to stay and talk to her.

Nangong Yue knew in her heart that it should be for the matter of the heir, but it was not convenient to say anything, So she went with the others and left to go to the school at the Jingxing Residence.

"Mother ..." Lin Shi looked at Su Shi with a little apprehension, her heart already prepared to be embarrassed. The fact that her husband had returned the housemaid that her mother-in-law had given her must have angered her mother-in-law.

Su Shi looked at Lin Shi intently and was happy to see her anxious. Lin Shi was not one of her preferred daughters-in-law, but when her second son met her, he became obsessed with her and wanted to marry her. If it had been her, she would never have agreed to the marriage, but the Old Master was still alive at the time, and when the second son begged him, he agreed to it.

In her opinion, what's so good about this Lin Shi's, she comes from an ordinary background. In officials, a farmer, a businessman and a doctor, This doctor is even worse than a merchant! This is her face, her eyes are like autumn water, her face is like a peach blossom ...

If it weren't for this face, how could the Second son be so fond of Lin!

Really a foxy girl!

Su cursed in her heart, her face was even more gloomy, and her tone was unpleasant as soon as she spoke: "Lin Shi, yesterday Lao Second sent Hong Er and Cui Er back ..."

She spoke slowly, then her tone changed suddenly, in a hostile manner, "Did you instigate this?"

Not only was Su Shi's tone stern, but her eyes were also very sharp, and Lin Shi shrank back in fear as she said, "Mother, please understand, my daughter-in-law didn't!"

Seeing her like this, Su Shi waved her hand impatiently and said, "Yes or no, it's out of my hands. Lin Shi, I'll give you another deadline, within half a year, if you're not pregnant within half a year, it's useless even if the second son comes to return her!" The more she said, the more ruthless her attitude became, "By then, I will choose a girl from a good family and give the second son as a good concubine."

This good family can be different from the slave girl. The slave girl's contract of sale is firmly in the hands of the master. whether to fight or sell is something that the master opinion, there is nothing wrong, and even so much that let the mother go out leaving the son is also a common thing

But a concubine((Shiqi) is different, because she has been registered with the authorities. If anything happens, the parents can report the matter to the authorities. Generally speaking, in order to avoid disputes between the Di and Shu families, it was rare for them to have concubines.

Since Su Shi had even said "good concubine", it was obvious that she was not just talking about it, but was giving an ultimatum.

Lin Shi took a deep breath, her face slightly pale, there is still half a year deadline, half a year ...

Is this the ... deadline ...

Lin Shi's breathing stuttered, then she gently closed her eyes, a trace of loss flashed in her eyes, and said meekly, "Yes, mother, my daughter-in-law understands."

"I'm tired, you go back." Su Shi pinched her brow and waved her hand, signalling that she could go back.

At this time, Nangong Yue and the other girls were having a lesson at the Jingxing Residence.

After a two-day break, Fang Ru began to revise her previous lessons as soon as the class started. Her lecture was on the female precepts and the content was naturally very boring, but the girls were in awe of her so they listened intently.

Only Su Qingping seemed preoccupied, seemingly haggard, with a dull gaze and a look of distraction.

Fang Ru was standing at the lecture table and could see everything in the classroom, of course she also saw Su Qingping's strange behaviour, she couldn't help but frown slightly, her already serious face looked more and more severe.

"Miss Su." Fang Ru called out.

Su Qingping stared straight ahead, her eyes unfocused, still sitting in a daze, not reacting at all.

Fang Ru simply walked up to Su Qingping's seat with a displeased face and said, "Miss Su, if you think my class is unpleasant to the ears, you can stop coming!"

Su Qingping still looked indifferent.

Fang Ru was furious: "Miss Su, from now on you don't have to come to class!"

"..." At this time, Su Qingping finally came back to her senses, just in time to hear Fang Ru's angry rebuke, she felt so aggrieved that she burst into tears and ran out of the courtyard of the Jingxing Residence. Liu Rong rushed to follow her.

Fang Ru quickly calmed down, she had been teaching boudoir in the house for many years and had seen all kinds of students, so how would she be in common knowledge with Su Qingping? She looked around at the girls and warned them, "If you don't want to learn, don't come in the future." After saying that, she began to lecture again.

Nangong Yue was laughing coldly in her heart. Looking at Su Qingping's depressed appearance, she must have already learned that Nangong Cheng is going to discuss marriage with the third girl of Gu Mansion. The third girl of the Gu family is the daughter of assistant minister in the Ministry of Works and the concubine sister(Shu mei) of the Marquess of Changping. If the marriage is successful, the Nangong House will have a relationship with the Yongping Marquis House and the Gu House.

Nangong Yue smiled playfully, if Su Shi knew about her niece's scandalous affair with her own concubine son, she didn't know how she would decide.

Is it better to choose the family's interests and let Fourth Uncle continue to climb the ladder with the Gu family, or is it better to fulfil Su Qingping's wish and marry Fourth Uncle?

At the same time, Su Qingping ran all the way back to her house from the Jingxing Residence, and threw herself on the bed and cried.

"Damn it! How dare Fang Ru treat me like this! It's because she despises my Su family's decline!"

She pounded the blanket hard, one after another, and said hatefully, "It's really a dragon trapped in the beach and being played by shrimps, a tiger being bullied by dogs in a treeless plain! When I marry into the Nangong family, I will definitely make her look good ..."

She wanted to say something cruel, but then she suddenly thought of the rumour she heard yesterday that Zhao was going to help arrange a marriage for Nangong Cheng with the third girl from the Gu Mansion ...

When Liurong looked at her own girl's face, she probably knew what she was thinking, and she felt grieved for her: It was so easy for the girl and the Fourth Master to fall in love, but then there was the matter of the Fourth Master's marriage proposal with the third girl of the Gu Mansion. How can she not be sad?

The last time the First Furen introduced such a bad marriage, the Old Furen did not say anything which is why the girl is so anxious every day. I only hope that the Fourth Master is a reliable man and will not disappoint the girl's affection. Otherwise, what will the girl do in the future?

Although she thought so in her heart, she still comforted her master with her mouth: "Miss, don't be sad, the Fourth Master will definitely not fail you. Besides, there is still the old Furen, she will definitely make decisions for you ..."

Su Qingping's emotions finally stabilised under Liu Rong's comfort. She gritted her teeth with hatred, "I won't just give up and admit defeat! No matter how bad the Su family is, at least it was once a family, could it be that I am not even worthy of the Nangong family's concubine son?"

Liu Rong naturally agreed with a couple of words with a look of approval.

Su Qingping's face gradually became firm and she said to herself that her aunt must not know that Zhao Shi had introduced her to such a marriage! No! I have to think of a way, I can't just sit there and wait for death!

After the class was over, Nangong Yue was worried about Lin Shi's condition and rushed to Lin Shi's Qingyun courtyard from the Jingxing Residence.

"Third Maiden has finished her lessons?" As soon as she entered the courtyard, Liu Mama immediately greeted her, seemingly in a good mood, "Old slave, greeting Third Maiden."

Nangong Yue was half relieved, looking at Liu Mama's appearance, it was obvious that her grandmother should not have made things difficult for her mother.

"Mama, excuse the ceremony." Nangong Yue hurriedly said, then pulled Liu Mama to the side and asked in a low voice, "Is my mother okay? Sister, do you know what the old lady said to my mother today ..."

Nangong Yue obviously meant what she said, Liu Mama then thought of what happened to Hong'er Cui'er before, and expected that Nangong Yue also knew a lot about it, so she said tentatively, "It seems that Third Maiden has also heard about it?"

"Mama, you don't have to hide anything from me, this House is so big, there is nothing that can be hidden." Nangong Yue said.

Liu Mama's smile faded and she sighed, "The old Furen left the second Furen to talk today, saying that she would not blame the second Furen for the matter of the concubine, but that if the second Furen could not conceive a child within six months, she would choose a good concubine for the second master."

Nangong Yue was not surprised by Su Shi's decision, in her previous life, this was how Su Qingping became her father's good concubine and was able to be corrected after her mother's death(concubine promoted to main wife) ... What she cared about was the time Su Shi had given, six months, she had six months to change her mother's fate! Her mother's health was much better now, these six months should be enough for her to nurture her and conceive a child!

Chapter 83 - Becoming Awkward(self defeating)

Nangong Yue nodded, "I know, I'll go and talk to Mother." With that, she turned around to walk towards the main room, but was stopped by Sister Liu.

"Third Miss, the Second Master has just arrived and is talking to the Second Madam in the house." Sister Liu hurriedly said.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he heard Nangong Mu's gentle voice coming from inside the house, "It's Yue jie Er, come in quickly."

Nangong Yue answered and entered the main room, only to see Nangong Mu and Lin Shi sitting face to face on the Luohan bed across from each other with a small table on which a mahogany chess board was placed, the black and white pieces on the board were already half occupied, the two were obviously playing chess.

Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows and glanced at Lin Shi, seeing that Lin Shi's face was like a peach blossom and she looked very well, so she finally put her mind at ease.

"Yue Jie Er, come here quickly," Lin Shi waved at Nangong Yue and said joyfully, "Mother has good news to tell you."

"What's the good news?" Nangong Yue hurriedly walked over and snuggled up to Lin Shi's side.

"Your father has just said that he will take us to the ranch in a few days to have fun." Lin said with a smile on her face, "Your brother has just gone to the garden to play, he will be so happy when he finds out!"

"Really? Father!" Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Mu in surprise.

Nangong Mu smiled and nodded his head.

"But what about boudoir studies? Will grandma agree?" Nangong Yue asked, a little worried.

"Yue Jie Er don't worry, Father will convince your grandmother." Nangong Mu smiled and assured.

Being able to be together as a family of four was something Nangong Yue could only dream of! Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi and then at Nangong Mu, and a bright smile appeared on her face, "Thank you, father!"

On one side, Nangong Yue's family was happy and harmonious; On the other side, Su Qingping was planning for her own life event. She came to Su's bedroom with her own handmade mountain yam and jujube cake, and Liu Rong naturally waited on her.

"Miss Donger." Su Qingping had a slightly ingratiating smile on her face, "Is my aunt up?"

Su Shi had a habit of taking a nap, and Su Qingping had already made enquiries before coming here, so at this moment Su Shi was already up. However, when she arrived here, she naturally had to ask.

"Old Madam is already up." Dong'er respectfully replied, "Please wait for a moment, slave servant will go in and inform her." After saying this, she went inside.

In a short while, Donger came out, "The old madam invites you in."

Su Qingping smiled and nodded as she entered Su Shi's house.

"Ping'er, come here." Su Shi's smile was affectionate as she waved at Su Qingping.

"Greetings, Auntie." After Su Qingping had paid her respects, she hurriedly brought the mountain yam and date cake to Su Shi, "Auntie, this is made by my niece, try it and see how it tastes."

Su Shi picked up a piece and took a bite, then put it down, wiped her mouth and said, "It's sweet but not greasy, it melts in your mouth. I didn't expect Ping'er to have such good skills."

Su Qingping hastily flattered, "If you like it, Ping'er can make it for you for the rest of your life."

Su Shi smiled, "Ping'er is so filial and virtuous, I don't know which family will benefit from it in the future."

"Ping'er won't marry!" Su Qingping blushed like a boiled shrimp and said blushingly, "Ping'er is willing to stay with her aunt for the rest of her life and serve her, please make it happen." With that, she fell to her knees with a thud, "Auntie, please don't drive Ping'er away."

"You silly child, auntie never said anything about kicking you out, so why are you kneeling? Su Shi hastened to scold Liu Rong, who was behind Su Qingping, "Help your girl to get up!"

"No, Ping'er won't get up." Su Qingping looked at Su Shi in a pitiful manner, "Please promise to let Ping'er stay by her side for the rest of her life, before she gets up."

"Ping'er, you are ..." Su Shi wrinkled her eyebrows and her face sank, "Did someone give you a hard time, or did someone say something to drive you away?"

"No, no one said that." Su Qingping repeatedly denied, "It's just that Ping'er wants to serve her aunt for the rest of her life, she doesn't want to leave her aunt, that's why ..."

Su Shi's face cleared up a little, suddenly she thought of Su Qingping's stepmother, her sister-in-law, and thought to herself: this child is so reluctant to leave this place, could it be that she is being treated badly by her stepmother at home? It's also true that if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather.

Thinking she had understood, Su Shi patted Su Qingping soothingly and said:

"I understand your filial piety. Don't worry, I will find a good match for you. By the way, I think the scholar introduced by Zhao Shi last time is not bad, I will ask Zhao Shi to arrange a match right away, you don't need to rush, good girl, get up."

"Yes, girl, get up quickly." Liu Rong could only help Su Qingping up, "The old lady will make the decision for you."

At this moment, Su Qingping only felt that the dumb person was eating the yellow lotus and could not say anything. She had repeatedly said that she wanted to stay by Su Shi's side, and if Su Shi had any intention, she could have thought of letting herself marry Nangong Cheng, so that she could stay in the Nangong Mansion in the future. But Su Shi didn't even think of that direction, instead she let her marriage process speed up.

But she couldn't say anything to stop Su's arrangement, so in the end she could only pretend to be shy and forced a smile to accompany Su to chat for a while ... until she saw Su Shi's face showing fatigue, then she had the good sense to say goodbye and leave.

Su Qingping looked depressed and left Rong'an Hall, her heart was burning like a fire, it was uncomfortable ...

In the Mo Zhu courtyard, Nangong Yue practised her writing for a while, and had just put down her pen when Yi Mei entered the room to report, "Miss Third, Que Er is here."

"Let her in."

Not long after, Que Er came in, and she bowed to Nangong Yue before talking about the matter.

"Third Miss, Hanxia has just sent news that the First Madam will take Miss Ping Cousin to see a prospective match in a couple of days. The marriage match is with the same man, Mr. Wang."

Nangong Yue nodded, "You think of a way to reveal this news to the Fourth Master."

"Yes, Third Miss." Que Er answered, and then retreated under Nangong Yue's gesture.

"Rumble!"

Outside, thunder suddenly rumbled, and Nangong Yue looked out through the window, revealing a smile of uncertainty.

In the morning, the blue sky was as clear and cloudless, but in the afternoon, the sky suddenly changed, the grey sky was filled with dark clouds, and it was terribly gloomy, as if the heavens had sensed something ...

Inside Rong'an Hall, Su sat on the Luohan bed, her face as sunken as water, her eyes like sharp blades shooting at the man kneeling on the ground below.

"Old Fourth, what did you just say, say it again!"

"Mother, my son ... son wants to marry cousin Qingping, I beg mother to make it happen." Nangong Cheng mustered up the courage to say it again. Since he found out the news of Su Qingping's marriage negotiation last night, he hadn't been able to sleep the whole night, and after a night of thinking, he finally decided to beg Su Shi.

Su Shi stared at Nangong Cheng and spoke in a cold tone, "Did Ping'er agree with you?"

"No, no ..." Nangong Cheng shook his head repeatedly and said with a sincere face, "It's just that my son adores Miss Qingping and wants to marry her, and Miss Qingping doesn't know anything!"

Su Shi's expression eased, it seemed that it was only the fourth's wishful thinking, Ping'er knew nothing.

"Old Fourth, you listen carefully, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. I already have plans for your marriage." Su Shi refused Nangong Cheng's request.

"Mother, mother, I love cousin Qingping with all my heart, if you are worried that my son will treat her badly, my son can swear to the heavens." If you are worried that your son will treat cousin Qingping badly, I can swear to the heavens." Nangong Cheng pleaded with Su again, undeterred.

Su Shi's face was gloomy and she said coldly, "Old Fourth, it seems that I have been too indulgent these past few years and made you forget the rules!"

"Mother, don't be angry." Nangong Cheng hurriedly explained, "My son did not mean to disobey my mother, my son just wanted to marry ..."

"Shut up!" Su Shi was furious, "Get rid of your thoughts as soon as possible." Then she shouted, "Someone, send the Fourth Master to the ancestral hall to kneel for the day."

"Fourth Master, please." Two maids walked to Nangong Cheng's side, one on the left and one on the right.

Nangong Cheng did not move a muscle, looking at Su Shi stubbornly.

Su Shi said sternly, "Old Fourth, why are you still not convinced? Do you want me to use the family rules to deal with you?"

"My son does not dare." Nangong Cheng's face was ashen, if the family rules and regulations were used, he would have to kneel for at least three days and nights, and he would only be allowed to drink water and not eat. In fact, Su Shi's so-called punishment was light, probably because she didn't want to make a big deal out of it and ruin Su Qingping's reputation.

Nangong Cheng left Rong'an Hall with a downcast look on his face.

At this moment, outside Rong'an Hall, there were a few people standing in twos and threes, and Su Qingping was among them. She was wearing a short jade-coloured butterfly jacket and a light green pleated skirt. Her face was as white as jade, and her eyes were full of emotion and desire to speak.

Nangong Cheng couldn't help but be fascinated by it.

When one of the women saw that Nangong Cheng was standing still, she was a bit anxious and shouted: "Fourth Master ..."

Nangong Cheng immediately came back to his senses and withdrew his gaze.

"Fourth Master, are you all right?" At this moment, Nangong Cheng's servant Changfu ran to him.

Nangong Cheng looked back at Rong'an Hall Su's house, then shook his head as he replied, "I'm fine." After saying that, he walked out of Su Shi's courtyard.

Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes. Others might not have noticed, thinking that Nangong Cheng was answering Changfu, but she had noticed that Nangong Cheng's gaze was looking at Su Qingping.

At this time, Mama Wang from Su Shi's room came out and said to everyone, "The old madam said that she was not feeling well, so all ladies and girls please go back, there is no need to pay your respects today." Then she said to Su Qingping, "Miss Ping, the old madam is inviting you."

Nangong Lin muttered softly in a dissatisfied voice: "If grandmother is not feeling well, why didn't she call us, instead she called Ping Biaogu to go in and serve her."

Zhao Shi's eyes were sharp as she looked at Su Qingping, her gaze sullen.

Su Qingping could not help but feel proud of Su's favouritism, and raised her chest and walked into Su Shi's room against the piercing stares of the crowd.

As soon as she entered the room, Su Qingping sensed that Su Shi's smile was not as affectionate as it used to be when she saw her.

Chapter 84 - Slapping

"Greetings to my aunt." Su Qingping steadied her mind and bowed.

"Get up." Su Shi's smile was faint as she suddenly said, "Just now Old Fourth came to see me, saying he wants to marry you."

When Su Qingping heard the words, she fell to the ground with a thud, looking terrified: "Aunt please understand, Ping's marriage matter has its own elders to decide, Ping's do not know the fourth cousin he ... he ..." said here, She looked as if she was at a loss for words. However, her heart was in turmoil, and it turned out that Cheng Lang had already mentioned to her aunt that he wanted to marry her.

And thinking about the action of Nangong Cheng just now, he glanced towards Su Shi's house, and shook his head at her. Was he trying to express something? Is he telling her not to admit whatever Su Shi says, or ...

"Ping'er, I know this has nothing to do with you, it's just Lao Si's wishful thinking. I am only telling you this because I want to tell you to keep away from Lao Si when you see him in the future, so that he doesn't do something that will bring your reputation down!" Su Shi said again.

"Yes, aunt." Su Qingping was respectful on the surface, but in her heart she only felt cold, it seemed that in her aunt's mind, she was no better than the Gu family's concubine daughter, and was not worthy of the Nangong family's concubine son.

"Good child, you get up." When Su Shi saw that Su Qingping was still kneeling on the ground, her face showed distress, "You are too honest, this has nothing to do with you, so why are you kneeling?"

Only then did Su Qingping get up and sit beside Su Shi in a docile manner, but in her heart she hated it: if it weren't for the decline of the Su family, she wouldn't have had to kneel down and live a life of looking at people's eyes!

Su Shi didn't know what was in Su Qingping's mind, but because of Nangong Cheng's affair, she felt a bit guilty towards Su Qingping.

"Someone, bring me the red jade coral hairpin." Su Shi ordered in a loud voice.

In a short while, the maid Yuyao came over with a carved sandalwood box.

Su Shi took the box, took out the red jade coral hairpin and put it on Su Qingping's head, complimenting her, "It's so beautiful, Ping'er will wear this when she meets the Wang family in a few days."

Su Qingping lowered her head with a shy face, revealing her snow-white neck, resentful in her heart: Humph, her aunt was giving a sweet date after for a slap on the wrist, really dismissing her as a poor relative!

Her eyes were half-lidded, and her mind wandered.

The moon was as cool as water, and the silver moonlight passed through the shadows of the trees and fell on the door of the ancestral hall.

Huang Pozi, who was guarding the door, clutched her stomach, and beads of sweat fell from her forehead.

She looked at the sky, it would be at least an hour before Zheng Pozi came for her shift. Then she looked around, it was dark, there was not even a shadow. She thought that the Fourth Master in the ancestral hall would not have the guts to sneak out against Su Shi's orders.

In the middle of the night, no one would have come, Huang Pozi finally couldn't bear the pain in her abdomen and went straight to the latrine.

When Huang Pozi ran out of sight, a petite figure emerged from the darkness. She looked around and saw that no one was around before turning back and whispering, "Miss, no one is here, you can come out now."

At the sound of her voice, a slender figure was seen walking out from behind an old acacia tree. She was wrapped in a black cloak, and her black cap covered most of her face, revealing her sharp chin.

"Liurong, you stand guard here." She ordered the petite figure and walked towards the ancestral hall.

"Creak-"

The door of the ancestral hall was gently pushed open, and the slight rattling woke up Nangong Cheng who was kneeling on the futon and dozing inside.

"Who is it?" Nangong Cheng looked at the voice and saw a slender figure closing the door of the ancestral hall with its back to him.

The slender figure turned around and took off her black hat, revealing a white face like jade, with a pair of beautiful eyes looking at Nangong Cheng with affection.

"Ping'er!" Nangong Cheng was so shocked and happy that he fiercely climbed up from the ground, but he fell back to the futon because he had been kneeling for too long and his blood vessels were not smooth.

"Cousin," Su Qingping scurried like a deer to Nangong Cheng's side, asking with a worried face, "Are you alright?"

"Ping'er, I'm fine, don't worry." Nangong Cheng rubbed his aching knee and said softly, "I just had a little numbness in my feet for a while."

Su Qingping said with a heartfelt expression, "Cousin, how can you be on your knees all the time, why don't you stand up and move your legs?" She said she reached out to help, "Let me help you up."

"Okay, okay, all listen to you." At this time, Nangong Cheng did not remember what Su Shi's orders were, what place this was, in his heart and eyes. The only thing in his heart and eyes was Su Qingping looking at himself with intense affection.

"Cousin, you've suffered." Su Qingping's eyes were filled with tears, "Auntie is too cruel, how can she punish you so severely!"

" This is nothing for me, but you, mother did she ..." Nangong Cheng looked at Su Qingping worriedly.

"Auntie looked for me, but she only thought it was you ..." said Su Qingping, with a face of guilt and self-reproach, "Cousin, will you blame me for not showing my heart to my auntie?"

"No, how can I blame you for this?" Nangong Cheng hurriedly comforted her, "Mother is furious at the moment, if she finds out about you and me, she will definitely send you away, then it will be difficult for me to see you again. This is good now, we can think of another way."

"Cousin, you are so kind to me." Su Qingping said tenderly, "Don't worry, I will not let you down."

"Ping'er." Nangong Cheng's heart was also full of tenderness, looking at Su Qingping's beauty like a peach and plum, he couldn't stop his heart from stirring, and hugged her.

Su Qingping did not resist, like a rootless duckweed, softly nestled in front of Nangong Cheng's chest.

Nangong Cheng lowered his head and kissed Su Qingping's red lips, Su Qingping gave a cry, her red lips slightly parted, looking like she was at the mercy of the Lord.

While the two of them were kissing each other, a cat's cry came into Su Qingping's ears.

"Meow!"

Su Qingping snapped back to consciousness and pushed Nangong Cheng, "Someone is coming."

Nangong Cheng reluctantly let go of Su Qingping.

"Cousin, I'll leave now, take care of yourself." Su Qingping's affectionate eyes gave Nangong Cheng a reluctant glance, pulled open the door of the ancestral hall and slipped out like a thief, then darted into the darkness.

At this time, Huang Pozi also walked to the door of the ancestral hall with her stomach in her hands. Seeing that the surroundings were silent and empty, she opened the door of the ancestral hall and saw Nangong Cheng kneeling on the futon honestly. She finally felt relieved.

On the other hand, Su Qingping met up with Liu Rong as soon as she entered the acacia forest, and the two of them took the isolated and deserted paths and soon went far away.

After passing through the garden, the two passed through another corner gate, turned into a stone path and walked quickly forward ... Suddenly, a harsh female voice could be heard rasping in front of them: "Who?! Who's there?!"

Su Qingping was startled, her footsteps stopped and she took a look ahead, only to see a shadowed figure carrying a lantern.

It seemed to be the night patrolling Pozi!

Su Qingping said in her heart that it was not good, now that she had been discovered by this pozi, she could only think of ways to bluff her way out.

Su Qingping pulled Liu Rong into a large elm tree by the side of the path, and carefully imitated a cat's cry: "Meow..."

" Yuck, where's that wild cat from again? The old pozi cursed in anger. "Two days ago, it kept screaming in the middle of the night and kept this old woman awake. She said, "I'll catch you if I come across you today." She followed the sound of the cat.

When Su Qingping saw that the situation was not right, she quickly said to Liurong, "Liurong, go and lure her away."

Liurong was dumbfounded, and looked at her own young lady incredulously.

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you go now!" When Su Qingping saw that Liurong was not moving, she impatiently pushed her out.

Liu Rong had no choice but to grit her teeth and turn around and run.

Su Qingping's idea was very good, she wanted Liu Rong to distract the attention of the granny so that she could slip away and go back to her own house. As for what would happen if Liu Rong was caught, I am sorry to say that she did not have time to think about that at this moment.

But things didn't turn out according to her script. As soon as she saw a black figure scurrying forward, the pozi was suspicious, looking not like a cat, but like a man. Could it be that there was a thief in the Mansion?

When she thought of this, the pozi became anxious and immediately shouted out. "Come on, catch the thief!" Her voice was so loud and sharp that it broke the quiet of the night.

The pozi who were on night patrol in the vicinity flocked to the house and asked, "Where is the thief, Yu Pozi?"

"They've run off that way." Yu pozi pointed forward and said, "Leave some of your men here to search the area, there may be an accomplice."

The group instantly split into two groups, one chasing the thief and the other staying behind to start searching the area.

In a short while, Su Qingping was pulled out like a chicken by a shrewish pozi with a fierce appearance.

"I found it, I found it." The old pozi shouted happily.

The crowd gathered around at once.

"It's a woman!"

"Yo, it's a female thief."

" How brazen!"

The fierce Pozi slapped her across the face and scolded her disdainfully, "How dare you come to our house and steal from us?"

Su Qingping was hit so hard that her eyes were glazed over and she was just about to say her identity when someone slapped her twice in the face, "Pa, pa!" She was slapped twice again, "You're hiding your head, and you're fooling everyone!"

This time it was Yu Pozi who did it.

"Let go of me, I'm not a thief!" Su Qingping softly whimpered, but unfortunately, whether it was because she had been slapped several times, her voice was muffled.

" Old Mother hates thieves." The fierce Pozi slapped her face twice, knocking off Su Qingping's hood, but unfortunately at this moment, her face was as swollen as a pig's head, so the others couldn't recognize her at all.

"Yes, those thieves, robbers are most hated. Once one of them stole ten yuan from me, and it hurt me to death!" Someone said with a look of abhorrence, and also took the opportunity to kick Su Qingping twice.

Su Qingping cried out in pain, her tears smeared all over her face, and there was no trace of her usual beauty.

However, those Pozies were not going to let her off so easily, and they punched her again on the head.

Chapter 85 - Outings

As the fight raged on, the previous group of Pozies returned with Liurong.

Apart from the messy clothes, there were no injuries on his body, and he was obviously treated much better than Su Qingping.

"Stop beating!" As soon as Liu Rong saw Su Qingping being surrounded by the Pozies and beaten, she immediately became anxious, "That is my family's young lady."

The Pozies were shocked by the words and stopped their hands together, looking at the woman who was bruised and battered by them.

The woman's face had been completely disfigured, but when they looked carefully, they could still see the shadow of Su Qingping.

The old Pozi's legs went limp and she fell to the ground, patting her thighs and exclaiming, "Oh my mother, it's really Cousin Miss Ping. This is really a big flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple" (it. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other)

The Pozies looked at each other and didn't know what to do. A few of the most timid ones were already backing away, thinking it was best to leave.

When Miss Cousin was severely beaten by the servants in the backyard of Nangong Mansion, it was impossible to hide the matter so quietly that even Su Shi was alerted.

The sky was just beginning to show the morning white, but there was already a lot of activity in Rong'an Hall.

Su Shi's gaze was sharp as she swept a glance at the Pozies kneeling on the ground, and she said without anger, "Remembering that you all had a reason for the incident, each of you will be punished with five strokes.

"Thanks old Madam, for your kindness." The Pozies kowtowed and thanked her for her kindness, and went out to receive their punishment, but in their hearts they all hated Su Qingping so much that they gnashed their teeth.

Su Shi finished cleaning up the Pozis and turned to Su Qingping, who was crying, and raised her voice in an unhappy manner: "Crying, you still know how to cry! I've lost my face to you!"

For the first time, Su Shi spoke to Su Qingping in such a tone, and Su Qingping cried out.

Su Shi continued, "You're a young lady, why are you out in the middle of the night, instead of staying in your room? You've even been mistaken for a thief by the maids!"

Su Qingping opened her mouth to explain: "Auntie ..."

But Su Shi interrupted, "Don't say anything, let her talk." Su Shi's cold gaze fell on Liurong, who was kneeling at the side.

Liurong shivered and answered stiffly, "Old Madam, my family's young lady couldn't sleep at night, so she went out for a walk."

"Can't sleep again? Did you have a nightmare again?" Su Shi laughed in anger and threw a tea cup in front of Liu Rong, breaking it into pieces, "You cheap maid, you're treating me like an old fool! Why didn't you say that your young lady was suffering from sleepwalking?"

Su Qingping was shocked, how could her Aunt say that about herself? If word of this got out, what good name would she have and what good marriage would she be able to propose!

Liurong was scared out of her wits and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy: "Old Madam, don't be angry, Old Madam, don't be angry. Slave servant wouldn't dare to deceive you, slave servant, I'll tell you everything."

Su Qingping's heart was pounding and she felt uneasy, so she stood up and said, "Shut up." She said, "Auntie, don't listen to that cheap maid's nonsense."

Su Shi's eyes were cold, "So, there is something else going on."

"Yes, old Madam, please tell me." Liurong kowtowed and said sorrowfully, "I wonder if you still remember my family's young lady's birth mother, the late Mrs. Xun?"

"Xun Shi? And what does that have to do with her?" Su Shi raised her eyebrows.

"In a short while, it will be the birthday of the late Mrs Xun, and my family's young lady misses her late Madam ..."

So Qingping's gaze was slightly stunned, when Liu Rong said this, she remembered, her own mother Xun Shi's birth anniversary is indeed coming up.

So it was because she missed her mother! Su Shi's gaze was warm, and she accepted Liurong's explanation. "Since this is the case ..." Su Shi looked at Su Qingping with a still serious expression, "It is always wrong for you as a boudoir girl to be out in the middle of the night, you must not do so in the future."

"Yes." Su Qingping replied softly.

Looking at her bruised and swollen face, Su Shi frowned and said, "Hey, you look like this now, it seems that the appointment with the Wang family will have to be postponed."

When Su Qingping heard this, her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She had always hoped to cancel or delay the meeting with the Wang family. Now that it had come to pass, but at such a painful price, and it had only been postponed, it was really unsatisfactory to think about it.

"As for you ..." Su Shi's eyes turned stern as she looked at Liu Rong, "Your master's words and actions were wrong, as a servant, you were not aware of how to dissuade her. You should receive a heavy punishment, but as your family's young lady is injured and needs to be taken care of, this punishment will be postponed until your family's young lady has recovered."

"Yes." Liurong replied with a pale face. In her heart, She was relieved that Su Shi hadn't said anything about punishment. As long as she was smart enough to take care of her family's Guniang and ask her for mercy when she got better, she might be able to avoid punishment or just a lighter one.

It was not a small matter that Su Qingping was mistaken for a thief in the middle of the night and was beaten up by the night watchman, even if Su Shi wanted to hide it, it could not be concealed and eventually it reached the ears of all the houses in the mansion.

When Nangong Yue received the news, she sneered at Su Qingping's comment that she had trouble sleeping because she missed her mother and was taking a break in the middle of the night. There was no such thing in her previous life and Su Qingping had never mentioned her biological mother.

No matter for what reason Su Qingping was sneaking around in the middle of the night, on the surface Su Shi had already accepted the reason given by Su Qingping's master and servant, so naturally everyone in the Mansion did not dare to raise doubts, but only muttered a few words behind her back and secretly mocked Su Qingping a bit.

The only people who were punished for Su Qingping's actions were the maids who had recorded this ruthless memory of Su Qingping.

A few days later, Nangong Mu picked a nice sunny day for the trip and really fulfilled his promise to his wife and children. He persuaded Su Shi and prepared to take Lin Shi, Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue away from the royal capital to a nearby village for a relaxing vacation

In the morning, the streets of the royal capital were bustling with people and traffic, with vendors selling their wares on both sides of the street.

Suddenly there was a clamour in the street, and pedestrians, vehicles and hawkers moved out of the way.

A grey-headed soldier on a sturdy red horse drove his horse with a whip and shouted: "3,000 Miles Emergency! 3,000 miles emergency, pedestrian avoidance!" Where the horse's hooves fell, a cloud of dust was raised.

In the carriage, Nangong Yue lifted the corner of the curtain and looked at the soldier who had gone away in the dust, trying to remember what the 3,000-mile emergency was about at this time in her previous life... However, she was still young at that time, and the house was in chaos, so no one would talk to her about it. She thought about it again and again, but didn't dwell on it.

"Yue Jie Er, be careful of getting blinded by the wind and sand." Lin Shi carefully pulled the curtain back again.

The carriage went on with the family laughing and joking, and it took nearly two more quarters to reach the western suburbs after a smooth journey out of the royal capital.

As the saying goes, "When the south wind rises at night, the wheat is covered in yellow", you can see the golden ears of wheat dancing in the fields in the sixth month in the western suburbs from time to time. The warm southern breeze, the sound of birds and frogs, the fresh air mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, drifted in through the car window, gently tugging at Nangong Yue's heartstrings.

"Meimei!" Nangong Xin's eyes were shining with excitement, even his cheeks were rosy, "Look how beautiful that bird is! That tree is so tall! Look at that flower, and there are cows there ..."He was talking a lot, Nangong Yue can only be on the side, with his hands a moment to look at the east, a moment to look at the west, her eyes are really almost exhausted, but she was willing to be.

Mr. and Mrs. Nangong Mu have been watching their children, smiling at each other from time to time.

The carriage finally arrived at the Farmhouse, which is Lin Shi's dowry. The person in charge of the Zhuangzi is an old head of the Zhuangzi surnamed Gao, who had already gotten the news that his master was coming. When he saw that Nangong Yue and her party had arrived, that old head of the village hurriedly led a few people to welcome them.

After the carriage entered the courtyard, Nangong Yue and her group got off the carriage and looked around.

Although the Farmhouse was not large, it was very clean and Nangong Mu was very satisfied with it. He was afraid that his wife and children would be tired after the long journey, so he asked them all to take a nap first, while he himself was accompanied by the old chief of the village, saying that he wanted to see the fishing pond.

Lin Shi and Nangong Yue did not object to Nangong Mu's arrangement. But Nangong Xin also wanted to go to the fish pond, but was persuaded by his mother and sister to stop. The three of them were led into the inner courtyard by the head maid and went to their respective rooms for a short rest.

Nangong Yue had just entered the room and sat down when a round-faced maid from the Farmhouse brought in hot had obviously never served anyone before, and she looked very awkward. Yi Mei immediately took over and served Nangong Yue, washed her hands and face, changed her clothes and combed her hair.

When Nangong Yue came to the farmhouse this time, she only brought along her first-class maid Yimei, her second-class maid Yan'er and her third-class maid Hua Mei, while Que Er was specially left behind to keep an eye on the Mansion.

After Nangong Yue had finished freshening up and had a few sips of hot tea, she took a short rest before Nangong Xin came looking for her and dragged her around the yard, where two willow trees had been planted and two plots of land had been split to grow vegetables such as rapeseed and leeks.

Nangong Xin ran around for a while, looking at everything in the farmhouse and finding it new and interesting.

"Xin Ge Er, Yue Jie Er, why don't you pick the vegetables yourselves, and I will fry them for you later." At this time, Lin Shi also slowly walked over and said with a smile. In the farmhouse, there is no need to be afraid of all the things that happen in the residence. Even Lin Shi has relaxed a lot, she does not look tired, but rather glowing.

"Yes, yes, yes." Nangong Xin looked around and picked what he thought was the best growing nanohana (young rapeseed plant) and gave it to Lin Shi. Nangong Yue picked a handful of leeks.

Lin Shi smilingly took it over and said, "Your father said he was going to see the Fishing Pond, but he hasn't come back yet, so he's probably fishing over there, so maybe we'll have some fish to eat later."

Nangong Xin immediately said with a smile on his face, "Then sister, let's go and ask Father for fish." Said that, he pulled Nangong Yue and ran away in a flash.

"Second Young Master..."

"Miss Third ..."

"Run slowly, be careful of falling."

Several maids hurriedly followed.

Lin Shi smiled and shook her head, but she did not stop them. She wanted her children to enjoy the rare time in the countryside. She handed the dishes to the third-class maid beside her and went after them with Liu Mama and Ruyi.

Chapter 86 - Urgent Report

Nangong Yue and Nangong Xin had been running for a while when they suddenly heard the sound of barking dogs, crying children and scolding adults not far away.

"Meimei, there must be bad people bullying children!" Nangong Xin's handsome face was tense, "Let's go and fight the bad guys." Saying he runned and tried to rush forward.

"Brother." Nangong Yue hurriedly pulled Nangong Xin and whispered in his ear, "You can't do this, we should sneak up on them and detect the enemy."

"You're right, meimei, I'll listen to you." Nangong Xin also whispered in her ear.

In this way, the two siblings walked quietly, holding hands, and then hid behind a large willow tree, cautiously peeking out halfway.

In a vacant lot in front, a young girl of six or seven years old was clinging to a large black dog with an injured front leg. The large black dog was tall, with long, thin limbs, almost as big as the young girl, but its body was very dry and thin, obviously malnourished due to lack of three meals.

Three Pozies were surrounding the little girl and the big black dog.

The little girl's eyes were red as she shouted, "Don't kill Hei! He is my good friend, he is only too hungry to steal the chicken."

"Hmph! Guihua, we've been kind enough to let this filthy dog roam the village!" A white-faced woman said, "How dare it steal my chickens! I'll kill it today and cook a pot of dog meat soup!"

"But ..."

Guihua wanted to speak for the big black dog, but was immediately interrupted by a round-faced woman: "Guihua, if you really want to stand up for this dead dog, just pay for the chicken for it ..."

"I ... I ..." Guihua showed a face of embarrassment.

Another tall, thin woman said impatiently, "Well, why talk to this little girl! You know she eats off her stepmother's face, where can she afford to pay for a chicken!"

"Guihua, get out of the way! Otherwise, it would be bad if I hurt you by mistake." The white-faced woman raised the wooden stick in her hand and aimed it at the big black dog, trying to hit it.

Nangong Yue clearly saw a long nail passing through the end of the stick, shining brightly in the sunlight, but it sent a chill down her spine.

In her previous life, Nangong Yue had also heard people say that some people would use this method to catch dogs in order to eat dog meat, and with a skilled technique, a stick would go down and the nail would be stuck right in the dog's head, and the dog would immediately fall to the ground. I never thought I would see someone using this technique today.

Guihua hugged the big black dog tightly and shook her head, "No!"

The big black dog probably also understood that its life was threatened, so it grinned at the women and barked with sharp teeth.

The pointy-faced woman waved her stick twice and threatened, "Guihua, if you don't get out of the way, I won't be responsible if you get hurt."

No sooner had she finished speaking than she saw a stone fly past like a meteor and hit the back of her head with a "thud".

"Ouch!" The sharp-faced woman cried out in pain and looked around in anger, "Who? Who did that?!" With that, she turned her suspicious gaze to the other two Pozies.

The two Pozies waved their hands and said in unison, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me." Then the tall woman pointed to a direction and said, "I think I saw stones flying out from that direction."

The sharp-faced woman looked over and saw the corner of a green dress behind a large, upright willow tree, which appeared to be shaken by a figure, and shouted angrily:"Who, sneaky, do not go away ..."

Before the words left her mouth, she saw a green figure emerge from behind the willow tree, followed by countless stones flying towards the three women like a scattering of flowers from the sky.

The three women dodged left and right, but several of them still hit their bodies, especially the sharp-faced woman, who was the most hit.

"Haha, I've hit it, I've hit it." Nangong Xin was a child at heart and was very excited.

At this moment, Nangong Yue also came out from behind the willow tree, with a smile on her face as she watched her brother's childish actions.

"You are ..." the sharp-faced woman looked at the two persons in front of her in disbelief.

The young man was handsome and fair, with a simple smile on his face, but he acted and behaved like a child.

The young woman was dressed in a soft green dress, which made her skin as white as a water onion.

At that moment, a group of maids finally came over.

Huang Hua rushed up to Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue in a flash, her arms crossed, and rushed at the pointy-faced maid with a furious rebuke: "You're blind, how dare you raise your stick against the second young master and the Third Young Miss!" Huang Hua had been in the house for almost two months and was already a different person than before, no longer the yellow-faced, skinny country maid Huang Hua.

Nangong Yue glanced at Huang Hua, her heart was still a little satisfied with this girl, this girl can work, it seems that she did not pick the wrong person.

The pointy-faced woman then realized that the wooden stick she was holding was still held high, and the stance looked to outsiders as if she was about to make a move on the young girl.

The young man and girl in front of them must have come from wealthy families just by looking at their clothes, and when they thought that several masters had come to the farm today, they were so scared that their souls would fly. If they were really accused of bullying their masters, a beating would be light, but what they feared more was ...

The same is true for the round-faced woman and the tall woman who also thought of this and looked terrified.

The three Pozies knelt down with a thud, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Young master, Young Miss calm down, slave servant is guilty, slave servant is guilty, alarmed the master."

"Sister ..." Nangong Xin saw the three maids kneeling and kowtowing, suddenly at a loss for words, his heart was torn: bad people so quickly admit defeat, then still beat ah!

"All right, stop kowtowing, get up." Nangong Yue said indifferently, and then looked at the little girl Guihua, "Your dog stole someone's chicken?"

"Ah Hei is not my dog." Guihua shook her head with tears in her eyes and said childishly, "He's my friend."

"Huang Hua." Nangong Yue gave a wink, and Huang Hua immediately understood, taking out a piece of broken silver and giving it to the sharp-faced woman: "My Young Miss pays for the chicken this dog took."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Guihua's eyes glowed with light and she thanked her repeatedly.

The pointy-faced woman didn't dare to take it, and was about to refuse, when she heard an elegant female voice say, "Take it. If you do, don't make things difficult for the dog again."

At that moment, Lin Shi arrived late and coincidentally overheard them, standing a short distance away and smiling at her children.

The three Pozies had not long risen, but when they saw another elegant lady coming, they immediately fell to the ground with weak legs, "Greetings, Madam."

The pointy-faced woman said, "Of course, the servant won't make things difficult for the dog." In her heart, she felt that the dog had really gotten lucky.

Lin Shi said indifferently, "Get up."

After this little interlude, one of the maids from the farm house came to report that the Second Master had just caught two fish and had returned.

" Good, mother just said she would cook the food herself." Nangong Xin smiled and applauded, "Mother, sister, let's go back."

"Good!"

Lin Shi and Nangong Yue naturally agreed.

The three of them went back to the farmhouse and met with Nangong Mu. Lin Shi's cooking skills were on full display this evening. She cooked a large table of good dishes for her husband and children: scalding mustard green in soy sauce (sauteed kale), Buddha jumping wall, Pickled Cabbage Fish Soup, West Lake Fish with Vinegar... Although they were only home-cooked dishes, they made Nangong Yue and the others salivate.

The family of four dismissed the servants who were serving the dishes, and Nangong Mu greeted the children with a smile: "Xin Ge Er, Yue Jie Er, sit down quickly and try your mother's cooking." Lin Shi smiled faintly at the side.

Nangong Xin gave a cheerful cry and sat down, eagerly taking a bite of the pickled fish.

Lin Shi reminded her, "Eat slowly, be careful of the fish thorns."

Nangong Yue scooped another spoonful of the soup of the Buddha jumping wall into her mouth, her eyes gradually moistened up. The family of four sitting happily together in front of her eating as if they were in a dream ... gave her a feeling as if it was not real.

"Yue Jie Er, what's wrong? Are you scaling yourself?" Lin Shi looked at Nangong Yue worriedly, thinking that her daughter's eyes seemed red.

"No, no." Nangong Yue calmed down and smiled charmingly, "I just didn't expect to be a little spicy."

"It turns out that my sister is afraid of spicy food." Nangong Xin teased, and also took a bite of pickled fish and smiled contentedly, "It's spicy, but spicy is delicious."

"Yes, spicy is good. Mother's cooking is really delicious." Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi with a serious face and said, "Mother must live a long life and cook delicious food for me and brother for the rest of our lives."

"Good, good." Lin Shi replied with a smile.

"Your mother is my Wife, she can only cook delicious food for me for the rest of our lives, as for you guys, One should wait for a wife, let your wife cook delicious food for you for the rest of your lives." He pointed to Nangong Xin, and pointed to Nangong Yue, "As for Yue Jie Er well ..." he thought of something, a frown, seems to be some reluctance, "Yue Jie Er or forever stay at home ..."

Lin Shi's eyes twinkled and she glanced at her husband: "The child is still young, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Fine, no more, no more." Nangong Mu took a chopstick of food for Lin, "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

Nangong Yue looked at her parents, who were giving each other food, and at her brother, who was eating happily, and secretly resolved that she would work harder and be more careful to keep this hard-earned happiness!

After dinner, Nangong Xin clamored for fishing: "Father, sister, let's go fishing together."

Nangong Yue nodded, followed by her brother and looked at Nangong Mu with bated breath: "Father."

Nangong Mu looked at the deer-like wet eyes of his sons and daughters and instantly surrendered: "Okay, okay, daddy will take you there."

As soon as the words left his mouth, an urgent voice came from the courtyard door: "Second Master!"

Nangong Yue followed the sound and saw a 17 or 18 year old boy dressed in brown cloth coming in a hurry.

After bowing to the three masters, the boy hurriedly reported, "Second Master, First young master is here, saying it's urgent!"

Chapter 86 - Injuries

What could have brought Nangong Sheng here personally? Nangong Mu's eyebrows wrinkled: "Where is Sheng Ge Er now ..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Nangong Sheng come in a dusty manner and bowed apologetically, "Second uncle, please forgive Sheng Er's rudeness ..."

" No need to be polite as a family!" Nangong Mu interrupted him kindly and then asked, "Sheng Ge Er, what has happened? What has brought you here in such a hurry?"

Lin Shi and Nangong Yue were also a little nervous, fearing that something serious had happened in the house.

Nangong Sheng said with a grave face, "This morning the emperor received a 3,000-mile expedition ..."

When he said that, Nangong Yue and others remembered that when they left the city this morning,They had indeed seen soldiers shouting about the 3,000-mile emergency, but they didn't expect this to have anything to do with the Nangong family?

Nangong Sheng continued: "The governor of Jiangnan reported that the remnants of the former dynasty are in rebellion in the area of Jiangnan, and have already captured two cities."

Everyone was shocked by what they said. After all these years of stability, they all still had lingering fears about the chaos of the war decades ago.

Although Nangong Sheng is still calm on the outside, he can't hide his worry, "Second uncle, His Majesty has ordered General Wei Yang to lead 50,000 troops to quell the rebellion. Father was summoned to the palace and has not yet returned, the people in the mansion are now panicking. This is a matter of great importance, so my grandmother sent me here to ask you to return to the house immediately to stabilise the people!"

Lin Shi hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, we will pack up and return to the house immediately."

But Nangong Mu shook his head and said: "It's getting late today, if you take a carriage, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the capital after the city gate is closed. The three of you will come back tomorrow, and I will go back to the mansion with Sheng Ge Er using a horse first."

Lin shi looked at the darkening sky outside, and had to agree to Nangong Mu's arrangement, exhorting: "Xianggong, Sheng Ge Er, you must be careful along the way!"

Nangong Mu simply packed his luggage and hurriedly rode away with Nangong Sheng in the dark...

Nangong Yue was thinking at the side, just listening to the words of Nangong Sheng. She finally remembered that in her previous life, there was also this rebellion of the remnants of the previous dynasty. I remember that it was only because the rebellion took place in Jiangnan (the south of the Yangtze River) that the literati and scholars in the Jiangnan were denouncing the court's inaction, which allowed the remnants of the former dynasty to break into two cities and run rampant, causing countless deaths and injuries to the people and separating countless families from their families.

The emperor was afraid that the matter would intensify under the impetus of those who were interested in it, and that it would be impossible to control the situation, so he had to reappoint the Nangong clan, who had great prestige in the scholarly circle, to pacify the literati in the Jiangnan region.

It can be said that at this time, the emperor has no longer cared to doubt whether the Nangong House is concerned about the former dynasty, but only wanted to put the current chaos to rest, so he promoted his eldest uncle Nangong Qin to the third rank of Ministry of Rites, and even his father Nangong Mu was promoted by the emperor to the sixth rank of Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At that time, the Nangong House could be said to be a great success, the grandmother's ambition was further inflated, greedily wanting more, more ... and then pushed the Nangong House into the limelight, eventually resulting in the Nangong House ended up with a full family being executed ...

Thinking of this, Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes. She could never lose the chance to start over again in this life because of her grandmother's ambition.

Nangong Yue turned her head to look at Lin Shi, and seeing her mother's worried look, she hurriedly said comfortingly, "Mother, don't worry, it will be fine." She paused and said sarcastically, "The family will even be blessed by the disaster!" At least for now, the Nangong House would not be in trouble, and would benefit from the rebellion.

Lin Shi couldn't help but feel a little ashamed that she, as a mother, had to be comforted by her young daughter. She put aside her worries for the moment and laughed with her children.

That night, it was not until it was completely dark that Nangong Yue went back to her room. As soon as she entered the room, she noticed that something was wrong. There was a hint of the smell of blood in the air, the smell was so faint that an ordinary person would not be able to smell it, but in her previous life, she had studied medicine with her grandfather, who emphasised the importance of looking, smelling and feeling, and under the tutelage of her grandfather, her sense of smell had become very keen.

Nangong Yue's heart alarm bells are ringing, her own house will have the smell of blood? Could it be ...

For fear of alarming the snake, Nangong Yue did not move her voice and said to Yi Mei: "I don't know if father has arrived at the house yet?"

"Look at the time, the Second Master should be here already." Yi Mei lit the candle and looked out the window at the sky.

"This damned remnant of the former dynasty, instead of keeping their tails between their legs, they dare to rebel, causing father to go back to the house now and not even stay with us on the farm for two more days." Nangong Yue deliberately made a childish appearance and pouted her lips to complain.

" Third young lady is missing the Second Master, isn't she? Don't be anxious! The Second Mistress has said that we will go back tomorrow." Yimei hastened to comfort her, but in her heart she wondered why the third young lady had suddenly become childish. But when she thought of the Second Master's hasty departure, she was relieved and only thought that Nangong Yue was unhappy because she couldn't play on the farm for two more days.

"What a bummer, we're leaving tomorrow." Nangong Yue walked around in exasperation while taking a closer look at the entire room ... When she saw a few not-so-subtle drops of blood on the floor, her gaze froze.

Nangong Yue's mouth kept complaining, but her eyes darted to the wardrobe behind the blood, this look, Nangong Yue's heart was awe-inspiring, there was an inconspicuous bloody fingerprint on the door of the wardrobe ...

"... No, I have to go talk to my mother, how can I leave tomorrow? I want to play for two more days." Nangong Yue mumbled and turned around to leave.

At this moment, the door of the wardrobe was pushed open and a blue figure leapt out of the wardrobe like lightning. The person who came was so fast that Nangong Yue was unable to avoid it and was instantly grabbed by the throat.

Nangong Yue closed her eyes and laughed bitterly in her heart, it seems that she had still miscalculated.

" Stinky girl, we meet again." A familiar voice rang out with a soft laugh while the other man released his choke hold on her throat.

The voice was ...

Nangong Yue's heart stirred and she raised her eyes to look. She saw a young man's face, his beautiful phoenix eyes darting, looking at her with a smiling expression.

"Xiao Yi, how come you're here?" Nangong Yue's face was full of astonishment.

Yimei at the side almost fainted, there was actually a man hiding in the young lady's room, and it was also Xiao Shizi!

Xiao Yi did not answer Nangong Yue's question, but instead looked at her with a flirtatious face: " Stinky girl, you already found someone in the room, right? You're a good actor, if I hadn't gotten along with you a few times, I would have been deceived by you ... hey, we really have a destiny, I didn't expect this manor to belong to your family."

He said it as if it was a serious matter, but in fact there is no such thing as a coincidence in this world. Stinky girl usually does not leave the mansion. He " accidentally " heard that stinky girl is rarely going out to play, so he thought to come to find her and go for a walk together, but unexpectedly met with assassins on the way ... His eyes flashed gloomy, in fact, only a few people knew his whereabouts... ...

Nangong Yue stroked her forehead and thought to herself, "I don't want this kind of bad luck. She never thought that the person hiding here would be Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi suddenly tilted his head, looked around and asked, "By the way, where is that kitten, why don't I see you with it?"

When Yi Mei heard that, she wanted to faint again. She said how come there was a cat in the girl's room all of a sudden, but it was sent by this Xiao Shizi!

Nangong Yue replied indifferently, "Xiao Bai is in the house."

Xiao Yi was immediately displeased: "Stinky girl, really too heartless, I gave you something, how can you casually throw it to someone else?" The tone of his voice revealed a hint of sorrow.

Nangong Yue was just about to say something when she saw Xiao Yi's face suddenly turn white and his body shook twice.

Thinking about the smell of blood just now, Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel tight in her heart and said offhandedly, "Are you injured?"

"Yeah, I got hurt." Xiao Yi casually found a chair and sat down as if he was at home, bringing his bloodstained right arm to Nangong Yue, complaining with an aggrieved face, "It hurts."

Nangong Yue had a black line on her face, and asked resignedly, "Do you want me to put medicine on it?"

"Yes, yes." Xiao Yi nodded his head like garlic.

Nangong Yue had to tell Yi Mei to fetch a basin of water, while she herself went up and lifted Xiao Yi's sleeve. He saw that the wound on his upper right arm was more than two inches long, and the flesh and skin were turned over, and if it was deeper, it would have hurt his meridians. From this, we can deduce that it must have been extremely dangerous at that time. If he was not careful, his arm would have been ruined.

Nangong Yue didn't say much, so she took out the silver needle bag, took out a few silver needles and skillfully stabbed several acupuncture points to stop the bleeding of Xiao Yi. After Yimei brought him some water, she cleaned his wound again and finally applied her homemade wound medicine.

Xiao Yi looked intently at the little girl in front of him, who was seriously looking at his wounds.

A few days had passed, but the little girl seemed to have grown more and more beautiful. Her bright and clear eyes looked like they were filled with water, and her white and lustrous skin, illuminated by the soft light, gave off a pearl-like lustre.

After Nangong Yue finished applying medicine to him and bandaged his wounds, I heard Xiao Yi generously say, "Stinky girl, you've helped me a lot this time, feel free to ask for anything ... but what you owe me is still what you owe me, these are two different things!" Although he was injured, there was still a bunch of crooked reasoning.

I don't ask for anything, I just want you to get out of here. In fact, Nangong Yue wanted to say this, but once she thought of his stirring personality, she swallowed the words. I thought it would be better to make a simple request that could be settled on the spot.

When she turned her eyes, she saw a piece of lamb's-fat white jade hanging around Xiao Yi's waist, and reached out and pulled it off. She gently raised the sheep's fat white jade in her hand, but saw the other party looking at her with an odd expression, and for some reason she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

"So that's how it is." Xiao Yi returned to his usual playful smile, "So you want me to give my body to you!"

Chapter 88 - Betrayal

Nangong Yue's body stiffened, like a statue, her face full of black lines. How can you say this, you took a piece of jade from him, how can it be about giving your life to him?

In fact, she initially wanted to ask for some silver, but seeing that Xiao Yi was in such a sorry state, he might not have much silver on him at all, so she settled for the next best thing and thought she could take the sheep's-fat white jade, but she didn't expect it to cause Xiao Yi to say such things.

Xiao Yi was still talking about it: "Back then, my grandmother gave me this piece of sheep's fat white jade and took my hand and said ...," he said, emphatically imitating the old man, " Yi Ge Er! You have to take this white jade, If in future you meet a young girl you like and want to marry her, give her this."

Nangong Yue cursed herself for being unlucky and taking a hot potato. She looked embarrassed and said, "I didn't know this was something your grandmother gave you, I'll give it back to you." With that, she tried to give the jade to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi did not take it, and said unhappily, "There is no reason to take back something that has been given away." Then he said with an unhappy expression as if he had thought of something, "Damn girl, you don't want this piece of sheep's fat white jade, do you think that I am not good enough for you?"

"Yes." Nangong Yue said with a serious face, "For me, you are too old." In fact, if we really count the age, plus the previous life, she is too much older than him ...

The face of Xiao Yi completely darkened, indignantly said: "Where am I old?!" He was still a beautiful young man! But very quickly, he smiled again and said with a crooked head, "Since I'm so old, brat, don't call me uncle to listen!"

What? Nangong Yue's mouth dropped open.

"I can't help it, I'm old." Xiao Yi said in a pretentious manner, "I can't be your grandfather's generation, but I can be your uncle."

Nangong Yue was completely speechless, hey, why didn't she learn her lesson, why did she play smart with him.

At that moment, a loud voice suddenly came from the window: "Master Shizi, don't tease the young girl, she is so ashamed of you that she can't speak." A middle-aged man of about forty jumped in the window, a stout man with a lean face and a moustache on his lips.

Yimei's face was half darkened and she thought to herself, " What kind of master is there, what kind of servant is there! This one is at least a bit old, but he still doesn't know how to be polite, just barging into a girl's boudoir!

As if he could see what Yi Mei was thinking, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Don't worry, the two girls outside have been knocked out by me, no one will know what happened tonight!"

Xiao Yi saw the visitor and said with a happy face, "Uncle Cheng, you're here." There was a natural sense of intimacy in his tone.

Uncle Cheng bowed to him respectfully, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"There is no need for Uncle Cheng to be polite." Xiao Yi hurriedly got up and falsely supported him.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Uncle Cheng said respectfully, but suddenly drew out a cold dagger and stabbed Xiao Yi's chest fiercely.

Xiao Yi was shocked and immediately dodged, avoiding the vital point, but he was still cut on his right arm, adding to his wound, and another bloody wound was inflicted on his right arm.

Xiao Yi covered the wound with his left hand, his face hurt, and he whispered incredulously, "Uncle Cheng, why?" Uncle Cheng was an old servant brought by his deceased mother from her mother's house, and over the years, he had always regarded him as a close friend. There were several names on his list of suspicions just now, but he had never thought it was Uncle Cheng ...

Uncle Cheng laughed coldly and said, "I blame you, you are too useless and disgusted by the King!"

"Because of this?" Xiao Yi only felt ridiculous.

"Your Highness, I have been by your side for so many years, hoping that one day you would inherit the title of the South King's House and enjoy eternal glory and prosperity with me. However, you are too useless, and over the years, you have become less and less pleasing to the King's heart! With your death, I can find another way out 'in name only'." Uncle Cheng said expressionlessly.

Xiao Yi only felt a chill rise in his heart, his pupils could not help but shrink, and he slowly said: "Cheng Bo, you want to kill me to claim credit from your new master?" As for who was Cheng Bo's new master, he knew without asking! It was her, indeed it was her! He had always regarded her as his closest relative, but he did not expect her to be good in face but evil in heart. ... It was as if a huge claw had squeezed his heart so tightly that he could hardly breathe.

"Cut the crap, come and take your life!" With a murderous look in his eyes, Cheng Bo abandoned his dagger and drew out the sharp sword at his waist.

Xiao Yi also drew out a soft sword with his left hand and blocked Cheng Bo's attack with a horizontal movement of his sword.

"Clang!"

Where the two swords clashed, sparks flew everywhere!

A look of surprise appeared in Cheng Bo's eyes, he didn't expect Xiao Yi to be able to resist his own attack, and that was with his left hand. But soon, he laughed coldly and threw out several silver sword splashes and attacked Xiao Yi once again.

For a while, the two were fighting in such a small room, and gradually, a look of anxiety appeared on Cheng Bo's face.

He has been with Xiao Yi for many years, but he only thought that the Shizi was not good at literature and not good at martial arts, but he did not expect that Xiao Yi's martial arts skills were so high that his left-handed sword was not inferior to his right hand, and he was able to fight with himself until now ...

Cheng Bo also had some regrets in his heart, regretting that he should not have thought of claiming credit and thus was too arrogant and failed to send a message to call in some helpers.

But now it was too late to regret, and the only way out was to fight quickly.

With this in mind, his eyes were stern and his strikes were even more ruthless, each move was a killing move. Just saw the silver sword splashes appearing and disappearing, just like the brilliant fireworks.

Xiao Yi's sober face, one by one, blocked the sword moves of Cheng Bo. Even though he was injured, he did not show any sign of defeat, but his sword was becoming more and more powerful ... Suddenly a silver sword light passed by like lightning, and he picked off the sharp sword in Cheng Bo's hand with one stroke.

Cheng Bo's eyes were shocked, he didn't expect Xiao Yi to have such ability, so he couldn't help but feel retreat in his heart. He turned around and ran towards the door, at the same time, his five fingers formed claws and grabbed Nangong Yue, trying to take her as a hostage to threaten Xiao Yi.

Yimei had been following Nangong Yue closely, and when she saw this, she looked terrified and darted over to her. She knew in her heart that if the Third Young Lady fell into the wrong hands, then her life would be over.

Nangong Yue didn't expect Yi Mei to rush out, and it was too late to stop her, so she could only watch as she fell into the hands of Cheng Bo.

Cheng Bo's right hand became a claw and strangled Yi Mei's snow-white neck without mercy, and said grimly, "Let me go, or she dies." As he said that, his hands exerted force, and a painful expression appeared on Yi Mei's face, her pretty face was pale, but she did not ask for help.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly and looked at Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue's murderous aura burst out instantly, and her eyes were like cold arrows falling on Uncle Cheng's body. At this moment, she looked like a god of death, making people's hearts tremble.

Slowly, word by word, she said to Cheng Bo, "If anything happens to her, you will die!" Yimei had fallen into danger to protect herself, so she couldn't just leave her alone!

Xiao Yi's face was devoid of joy and sorrow, and he made a promise indifferently: "Uncle Cheng, let her go, and you can go."

He smiled grimly, "Don't worry, when I get to a safe place, I will naturally let her go." With that, he roughly dragged Yimei outside, but when he reached the door, he suddenly felt his whole body losing strength like a tidal wave, and his body went limp and fell to the ground uncontrollably.

Yimei escaped from the tiger's mouth and ran to Nangong Yue's side in a state of shock, almost without crying out in pain.

"You ... what have you done?" Cheng Bo's eyes burst into a red flame of rage, his forehead bulging with veins. He tossed his body like a stranded fish, but his arms and legs wouldn't obey him, and it was so hard to even move.

Xiao Yi slowly walked in front of Cheng Bo, raised the sword in his hand, and stabbed Cheng Bo without mercy. His face was expressionless and his eyes were cold. He was very different from his usual self, as if he was a different person ...

Nangong Yue's pupils shrank, as if she saw the God of Killing Xiao Yi in her previous life, the God of Killing was the God of Killing after all!

Cheng Bo's face was terrified and he couldn't help but shout out, "Master Shizi, don't you want to know who wants you dead?"

The sword in Xiao Yi's hand paused, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

Cheng Bo breathed a sigh of relief, and it was then that he realised he was actually in a cold sweat.

"If you let me go, I can tell you who really wants ..." His voice stopped short as a sharp arrow broke through the air and instantly pierced his throat, blood gushing out... ...There was a gurgling sound in Cheng Bo's throat, a look of disbelief on his face, and his eyes were wide open, dying in disbelief!

On the other side, Yimei had fallen limply to the ground, looking at the corpse of Cheng Bo in horror and covering her mouth tightly, lest she make a sound. What had happened this night was beyond her imagination ...

Xiao Yi ran out, only to see a man in black disappearing like a shooting star into the thick night. He wanted to chase after him with his sword, but was stopped by Nangong Yue: "Don't chase after him, you are injured. Even if you catch him, he's just a minion. ..." After a pause, she said tentatively, "Besides, you should already know who the mastermind behind this is, right?"

Xiao Yi was silent, seemingly acquiescing. After a while, he said, "Brat, have you ever thought that if you let him get away, you might get involved?"

Nangong Yue laughed lightly, "I'm just a poor 'passerby' who was implicated, and I don't know who the mastermind behind this is, so what's the point of looking for me?" After a pause, she added, "Besides, their target is you."

"Also ...," Xiao Yi smiled bitterly.

Nangong Yue stopped Xiao Yi's bleeding and bandaged the wound again, then picked up the sheep's-fat white jade again and was about to speak, but Xiao Yi grabbed it in front of her.

"Haha, stinky girl, are you serious?" Xiao Yi laughed like a cat that had stolen something fishy, as if he had forgotten all about his previous displeasure in the blink of an eye, "What I said before, that was all just a joke. In a few days, it will be your tenth birthday, so this jade pendant will be my birthday present to you!"

Chapter 88 - Crossing Minds

Nangong Yue was crying and laughing, this Xiao Yi was sometimes crazy and sometimes cold, she couldn't understand which one was the real him. But on second thought, how can anyone be a simple side?

"Then I'll be disrespectful." She didn't insist any longer, glanced at Uncle Cheng's body, and said, "This, you handle it yourself!" Although she didn't want to bring up this unpleasant topic, it was just such an adult male's body, but It's not that you can ignore it. However, after this encounter, Nangong Yue realised what it means to "hate less when the medicine is used", and felt more and more that she should keep several more "good" medicines on hand.

Xiao Yi's gaze fell on the corpse of Cheng Bo, and his eyes became gloomy again. Yimei unconsciously shrank, she used to think that although this Xiao Shizi was good at martial arts, he was too much of a fool, but now she realised that he was after all the son of the Zhen Nan Wang House, a vassal king!

When Xiao Yi raised his eyes to look at Nangong Yue again, he had already returned to his normal self and said lightly, "Don't worry, I will take care of it." He walked towards Cheng Bo's corpse, and for a moment, his back looked very silent ...

Nangong Yue originally thought she was already hard-hearted, except for her family, no one could shake her half, but she never thought that her heart would be slightly touched at this moment ... She thought of herself, in her previous life, her whole family was raided and she was left alone; then she thought of Xiao Yi in her previous life, his mother died early and his subsequent act of killing his father and killing his brother was criticised by the world. He was not only known as the "God of Killing", but was also secretly known as the "Lone Star of Heavenly Fiend"!

Nangong Yue sighed helplessly, but still stopped him: "Xiao Yi..." She thought to herself: In the past life, they were partners after all, so let's take her as a result of this fate in this life.

"..." Xiao Yi stopped walking and looked back at her with a puzzled expression.

"My grandfather has been travelling the world for years and every time we meet, he tells me some interesting stories. Would you like to hear them?" Nangong Yue deliberately asked this question, in fact, she also put the choice into Xiao Yi's hands. She had lived two lives, she had to know that even if you think you're doing someone a good deed, they have to appreciate it; if they don't listen, it's useless to say a thousand words!

Xiao Yi's eyes flickered, he was also a smart person, he naturally knew what Nangong Yue wanted to say. But this is not something that can be determined in a few words. For more than ten years, he had trusted and respected her for more than ten years, but where was she ...

He wanted to turn around and leave, but he felt his steps were unusually heavy. He stood still for a long time before he said, "Go ahead." The voice seemed to come from deep in his throat, with a little hoarseness.

Nangong Yue narrated in an unhurried manner: "A long time ago, there was a prince of a small country, when he was young, he met a group of ambitious people, and with their support, the prince stood out from the other princes and became the king. And his friends were either civil or military officials who helped him to govern the country. After several decades, the king grew old while his princes were young and strong. One day, the prince secretly colluded with a minister who was highly valued by the king, one of the aspirants of those days, to force a rebellion. ... After a bloody battle, the prince was the king kept his throne, he never slept in peace and began to suspect every one of his sons and every one of his ministers. The king's suspicion grew and he became even more paranoid, thinking that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than spare one! So the knife was wielded and he ordered the death of prince after prince, minister after minister...Until one day, when the enemy country invaded, the king found himself without ministers, and only two of his princes remained, one seriously ill and one nursing. Within a month, the little kingdom had fallen!"

After a pause, Nangong Yue smilingly looked at Xiao Yi and asked, "What do you think of this story?"

Xiao Yi did not say anything for a while, he was not a fool, of course he knew that the king of the small country Nangong Yue was referring to was him ... She was advising him not to become suspicious and paranoid because of the change in the night, so that he would end up rebelling against his family!

But does he have any family? He had nothing to lose, not like his father, not like his mother, he was all alone!

"Xiao Yi!" Nangong Yue noticed that his eyes were getting darker and suddenly said, "The person who would hurt you, naturally doesn't care about you, so why should you be sad about them! The more sad you are, the more important this person is to you, but is the person who would hurt you so much really that important?"

Even if it is not important, it does not mean that this person can hurt himself wantonly ... Xiao Yi wanted to say this, but when he met Nangong Yue's eyes, the words choked in his throat. He saw worry in her clear pupils, which made him feel relieved, and even the corners of his mouth, which had been tense, relaxed ...

Stinky girl is worried about him, right? She was really worried about him, wasn't she? Well, he said that he was handsome and dashing, and it was only natural that she would fall under his unparalleled charm!

He looked Nangong Yue up and down with a picky gaze. Although she was a bit dry and thin, she was still quite good-looking, so he reluctantly accepted her as an admirer.

Nangong Yue was given goose bumps by him, although she didn't know what he was thinking, but when she saw his eyes brighten up again, she was able to put her mind at ease a little.

"Don't worry." Xiao Yi suddenly lifted his hand and patted the top of Nangong Yue's head, "I will take care of everything." After saying that, he easily lifted the corpse and gave Nangong Yue a deep look, "Take care, brat." He then left with great strides and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Yi's disappearing back, her eyebrows twitched, always feeling that there was something wrong with his gaze just now, as if something she didn't know had somehow happened ...

There was another person who could not sleep well this night.

Inside the residence of the King of Zhen Nan, Xiao Fang is leaning on the imperial couch, her eyebrows furrowed, her fair face like the moon containing a faint trace of sadness, a beauty with sorrow, so touching that one cannot help but feel pity for her.

"Hasn't the son returned by now?" Little Fang put down the fine celadon tea cup in her hand, her tone was full of concern and worry.

"Your Highness, don't worry, someone has been sent to find her, I believe there will be news soon." Serving her was Sister Wen, whom Xiao Fang had brought with her from her mother's house.

"That's good." Xiao Fang replied softly, then slowly said, "No matter what, it's still my sister's blood, if something happens to her, I can't blame myself for dying. If something were to happen to me, I would not be able to face the King." The look of worry on her face intensified as she spoke.

At that moment, a black shadow flashed in through the window, and instead of being shocked, Xiao Fang looked happy and said: "This day has finally come! From now on, this Zhen Nan Wang House is hers ...

But instead, the man in black knelt down and reported, "Your Highness, Uncle Cheng's operation has failed!"

"What!?" Little Fang was so disoriented that she almost knocked over her blue porcelain cup. Such a simple thing could not be done!

"But please rest assured, Your Highness, Uncle Cheng has been silenced, he didn't have time to say anything." The man in black hastened to add.

"All right, I know." Xiao Fang's face returned to normal and she waved her hand, "You've worked hard too, go down."

"Yes." In the blink of an eye, the man in black disappeared from the room.

"Bang!"

With a crash, the fine celadon cup fell to the ground and shattered into powder.

"What a useless thing." Xiao Fang snorted in a low voice. The people left behind by her deceased sister were really useless, they couldn't even handle such a trivial matter! Humph, it's good to die, so that one day they won't turn around and sell her out again!

As for Xiao Yi ... she looked at her bright red fingernails, the shady look in her eyes flashed, this time it would be cheaper for him.

She was still a bit upset: if she failed this time, the little bastard would probably be on guard, and if not, even suspect her ...

Fortunately, she had always done the best she could, and even her own children would not have done as well as she did! There should be a way to muddle through.

At the crack of dawn, the three of them packed their belongings and prepared to leave for home.

But before the carriage could depart, there was a slight hitch.

"Ah!" Ruyi suddenly exclaimed, peeking out of the carriage in shock, and said to Lin, "Second Madam, there seems to be something in the carriage?"

"What is it?" Nangong Yue walked forward and lifted the curtain to look inside, only to find that the carriage was dark under the seat, only a pair of amber eyes glowed with a cold light. The owner of the eyes, as if he knew he couldn't hide it anymore, crawled out from under the seat, and it was a big black dog that was so big but so dry and thin that it was almost skin and bones.

This big black dog looked too familiar, it was the same big black dog they had saved yesterday at the hands of some grannies. This dog naturally would not appear here for no reason ...

This is not only thought of by Nangong Yue, Lin also thought of mother and daughter's gaze in unison looking at Nangong Xin, Nangong Xin some heart shrinking head.

"Brother!" Nangong Yue couldn't help but hold her forehead.

"Brother Xin Er, did you bring this dog onto the carriage?" Lin asked, slightly helplessly.

Nangong Xin nodded timidly and said, "Big Black has been following me, so I want to keep him."

Once she heard that her brother had given the dog a name, Nangong Yue almost had a slight idea in her mind and looked at the dog carefully, saying thoughtfully, "Mother, it must be because my brother saved this dog yesterday, so it wanted to repay the favour, so it followed me here, right?" This tone of voice clearly has the intention of helping Nangong Xin to speak.

Lin Shi frowned slightly, but was noncommittal: "What kind of repayment? I think this stray dog with no owner will follow whoever can feed it." After speaking, she eased her tone and persuaded, "Brother Xin, Look at this dog is dirty and smelly, I don't know what's wrong with him... If you really want to have a dog, mother can give you a puppy to keep, it's well-behaved and cute!" Lin actually felt that such a big dog was too dangerous, if it suddenly became ferocious and bit someone ...

Chapter 89 - Conditions

Nangong Xin's black eyes quickly misted with a layer of water, stubbornness also came up, a hug the big black dog insisted: "No, I just want big black! My sister has raised Xiao Bai, I want to raise Da Hei!" The Xiao Bai he was talking about was the little white kitten that Xiao Yi had given to Nangong Yue.

"Xin Ge Er ..."

Lin Shi wanted to persuade again, but was interrupted by Nangong Yue: "Mother, let brother keep this dog. This dog looks unimpressive. I think this dog doesn't look like an ordinary dog, it looks like a watchdog, a watchdog is a very good hunting dog. This dog has a high intelligence, if we raise it well, it may be able to protect our brother!"

Lin Shi was stunned and looked at the big black dog with a sense of wonder, and then sighed and said, "Okay. I'll do as you say and keep it."

When Nangong Xin heard that he could keep his Da Hei, he jumped onto the carriage happily and tried to bring his Da Hei dog along with him, but Lin Shi's voice stopped him: "Da Hei is not allowed to get on the carriage! You're not allowed to carry him either, he's so dirty, wait until he's washed and cleaned ..."

In the end, Nangong Xin had to compromise, and with the carriage driver's hoarse "Heave-" the carriage clattered on.

The rest of the journey was uneventful, Lin Shi and Nangong Yue were both a little tired from the rhythmic swaying, but only Nangong Xin was still in high spirits, always poking his head out of the carriage window to talk to his Da Hei...

The carriage didn't know how long it had been driving, but a strong fragrance suddenly came from outside the window, which made people's appetite grow, and Nangong Xin's stomach rumbled directly.

"It smells so good!" Nangong Xin shrunk his nose in an intoxicated manner, his head sniffing the fragrance, "It's the scent of roast meat!" He said, his eyes glowing as he looked at Lin Shi, "Mother, I'm hungry! I want to eat meat!" He said and swallowed twice.

Lin Shi also smelled the rich smell of barbecued meat, looking at Nangong Xin's gluttonous face, she couldn't help but feel amused, and was about to ask Ruyi to check it out, when she heard the voice of the guard from outside: "Second Madam, Second Young Master, Third Miss, there is a small inn ahead, I think it's not bad, do you want to rest for a while and have some lunch before we go on our way?"

"Mother, let's take a rest before heading on our way!" Nangong Yue said softly, while Nangong Xin had already been impatiently stretching out his neck, with a mouth-watering face, looking at the inn.

Lin Shi rarely refused her children's requests, and since they were tired after sitting in the carriage for so long, she nodded, "Fine!"

When Nangong Xin heard this, he let out a cheer like a bird out of a cage and excitedly rushed down. Lin Shi and Nangong Yue followed him, and were supported by their maids as they also got off the carriage.

When he arrived at the inn, he was immediately greeted by a moustached young man dressed in linen and wearing a long scarf.

" Gustes are you here for lunch? Please come with this little one!" Seeing that the three of them were well-dressed, the waiter welcomed them and the maids accompanying them to In the private dining room on the first floor. This was just what Lin Shi and Nangong Yue wanted. As for Nangong Xin, it didn't matter where he sat as long as there was good food.

When they arrived at the table, the waiter asked with a smile on his face, "What would you like to eat, Madam, Gongzi and Miss?"

Naturally, the waiter was not qualified to let Lin Shi and Nangong Yue talk to him directly, so Ruyi stepped forward and asked with a smile, "What do you have to eat here?"

" In reply to guest 's question, we have a lot of good food here, but the most famous is our roast meat! We have a wide selection of roast meat, so if you're interested, you can go to the ground floor and choose the ingredients yourself! Whatever your taste, we can make it here! Even if you want to grill it yourself, you can do that too. ..." said the waiter.

The more Nangong Xin heard, the more interesting he found it, and couldn't wait to say, "I want to eat barbecued meat! I'm going to choose it myself!" With that, he had already got up and left his seat, and went downstairs with the waiter.

"Xin Ge Er, take your time!" Lin Shi rushed after him, the maids also followed him, and in a short while, Nangong Yue and Yi Mei were left in the private dining room.

"Miss Third, have some hot tea." Yi Mei took out Nangong Yue's own tea set, poured half a cup of hot tea into the cups, and then served it.

No sooner had Nangong Yue held her cup than she heard a knock on the door from outside the private dining room.

"Who is it ...?" Before Yimei's words were out of her mouth, she saw the door of the private dining room being gently pushed open, and in walked a waxen-faced blue-clad youth in his twenties, followed by a grey-clad teenage boy.

The youth was thin, his appearance was extremely ordinary and unfamiliar, Nangong Yue could be sure she was seeing this face for the first time, only ... her eyebrows twitched slightly, before she could say anything, Yi Mei had already exclaimed: "You ... You ... are you!" She was not referring to the youth, but to the young man behind him.

"Third girl, he ... he ..." panicked, Yi Mei looked a little stuttered.

Nangong Yue nodded and said, "I know. Yimei, you go outside and keep watch."

Yimei hesitated, but bowed her head in response and retreated to the outside of the private dining room.

"If I'm correct, you're Bai Gongzi, right?" Nangong Yue said calmly. Although he had changed his appearance with a disguise technique, his eyes were like torches that were about to be extinguished, even though they looked bright now, they had already run out of oil, so Nangong Yue recognized his eyes right away. Moreover, his breathing was different from normal people, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, quite irregular, as if he was suffering from a serious heart disease ...

And this boy was certainly the master who had taken the prisoner that day! The night she returned from Jiang's residence, Yi Mei had seen this boy, Xiao Si, once before, and that was why she had just behaved like that.

"Miss Nangong is really smart ...," the Youth, also known as Guan Yubai, said indifferently, his weak and feeble voice showing that he was still extremely weak at the moment, "The letter I sent to you, you have not replied, Therefore, I can only use this method to disturb you."

A few days ago, on Nangong Yue's way back from the En Guo Gong Mansion, Guan Yubai had his boy slip a note to Yimei to pass on to her. In the note, Guan Yubai offered to make a deal with her...

Nangong Yue's face was slightly sunken. With Guan Yubai's intelligence, he should have understood that her not answering the letter was an unspoken rejection, but unexpectedly he had approached her personally in this way. Today, all this seems too coincidental, and it must have been carefully arranged by him. In other words, he had taken control of the inn as soon as he knew they were going to the manor on the outskirts of the city, and had deliberately investigated his brother, deliberately using the tempting scent of food to prompt them to stop the carriage naturally….. This kind of person has a deep scheming heart and is the kind of person she finds most tiresome! To deal with such a person, one had to take every step and effort, so after receiving the note from him, she thought about the pros and cons and decided to stay away from him!

"Now the Jingyiwei are searching for you everywhere, you actually dare to show yourself ...," Nangong Yue whispered.

Guan Yubai smiled faintly, a dazzling glow oozing out of his ordinary features ... also did not know what method he used to change his appearance, his smile looked incomparably natural, not a bit stiff.

"Who can recognize me in my present appearance?" He laughed bitterly and then, with a straight face, coughed lightly, "I know the concerns you have in mind, and this face is indeed the real... My surname is now Rong and I have a name, Xuan, can you feel at ease?"

Nangong Yue still did not answer positively, how could she be at ease? No matter how powerful this Guan Yubai would be in a decade or so, but now he was a wanted criminal, once people found out she was involved with him, not only herself, but also her family would be ...

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and said slowly, "When I was young, my grandfather once told me a story about a frog and a scorpion: the scorpion wanted to cross the river, and it asked the kind frog for help. The frog says, "You have poison, what if you sting me? The scorpion said, "If I sting you, I will also sink to the bottom of the river. The kind frog thought it made sense, so he carried the scorpion across the river. While swimming to the middle of the river, the scorpion stung the frog anyway. At the moment of sinking to the bottom of the river, the frog asked the scorpion, "Why did you sting me when you knew you would sink to the bottom? The scorpion said slowly, "Because it is my nature."

Although she did not explicitly say so, it was clear that the frog she was referring to was herself, and the scorpion was obviously referring to Guan Yubai, or rather, the man who now called himself Rong Xuan.

Guan Yubai had not yet spoken, but the boy Xiao Si could not hold back, and a cold air was released from his eyes, "How dare you say that the Gongzi..." Guan Yubai raised his hand, signalling Xiao Si to keep quiet.

The expression on Guan Yubai's face remained unchanged, and his breath was not even affected. He smiled and said lightly, " Young lady is really smart, this little story is really thought-provoking. In that case, Rong Mou had also heard a little story about a scorpion, a traveller saw a scorpion fall into the water, he immediately went to get it, but when his hand just touched the scorpion, it stung him. But the man still tried to fish it out, and once again he reached out to try to pull the scorpion out of the water, but it stung him again. A man next to him said to him, 'Why are you saving it when it keeps stinging you like that?' The traveller said, 'It is the scorpion's nature to sting, but I need the scorpion's poison to save my life, so how can I give up my life just because it stings?'"

Nangong Yue looked at him steadily, Guan Yubai was indeed smart, with that one meeting, with the little information he could investigate about her, he saw through her, knew that she was not an ordinary boudoir young lady of the house, knew that she had plans, knew that she was trapped in the inner house and desperately needed external help ... so he offered a condition that she could hardly refuse: She helps him cure the poison and he serves her for five years!

She remembered what Han Lingfu had said in her previous life, that if you wanted to make great profits, you had to take great risks. Although she hated him with a passion, she had to admit that he was right.

Chapter 90 - Awarded an official position

When she thought of the disaster that the Nangong family would face in the future, Nangong Yue was silent for a long time before she slowly said,"How do you prove that you are worthy of being charged with colluding with the imperial court's criminal for this ..."

On hearing these words, Xiao Si's cold eyes were again cold, while Guan Yubai remained calm and collected, as if he could see what Nangong Yue was thinking, he said, "Miss, what do you want me to do?"

" Normal things naturally do not show your ability! If you don't have the most amazing means, it wouldn't be worthwhile for me to take such a big risk, and it might even involve my parents, relatives, and even the whole family ..."Nangong Yue frowned, pretending to ponder, "How about this, if you have a way to get the Third Prince punished by His Majesty, I will trust you and then we will talk about cooperation!"

"You ..." Xiao Si was so angry that he took a step forward, thinking that Nangong Yue was clearly trying to make things difficult for them and wanted them to back off. He swiped his right hand towards his waist and tried to draw his sword, but was stopped by a wink from Guan Yubai.

There was no sign of anger on his face, he did not even show a hint of disappointment when it was clearly about the poison in his body, as if everything was under his control. He smiled slightly and said, "Then it's a deal. Miss, please go back and wait for the news, within three days, I will make sure that you get what you want."

At that moment, Yi Mei's nervous voice came from outside the door, "Miss Third, the Second Young Master is on the stairs ..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard Nangong Xin's voice shouting from the other end of the corridor, "Sister, sister! I've roasted a lot of meat for you!"

Nangong Yue did not panic, since Guan Gongzi was waiting for her here precisely, it would not be difficult for him to get out now.

As expected, there was no trace of panic on Guan Yubai's face, and he gave Xiao Si a wink. Xiao Si turned around and knocked twice on the wall, and a secret door appeared on the wall.

Guan Yubai walked to the dark door, smiled at Nangong Yue, using the mouth type to make "see you in three days", followed by leaning down to go through the dark door. Xiao Si followed and went inside ... In a snap of his fingers, the dark door disappeared without a trace.

By the time Nangong Xin and Lin returned to the dining room, everything was back to normal, as if nothing had happened.

After lunch, they continued on their way and returned to the house without stopping again.

The three of them went back to their rooms and fixed their attire before going to Rong'an Hall to greet Su Shi.

Now is not the time for morning and evening, but all the female family members in the mansion, except for Huang Shi, are actually in the Dongci Room.

Su Shi has always paid attention to not showing emotions or anger, but now she can't care about it, her face is obviously not good-looking. Seeing the three of Lin Shi, she just asked them to sit down and talk.

Nangong Yue guessed that Su Shi's must be because her uncle had not returned from the palace for a long time, so she had trouble sleeping and eating.

When Nangong Lin saw the three-member Nangong Yue return from the village, she couldn't help but say sarcastically, "It's a troubled time in the Mansion now, so how can you think that the Third jiejie is still in the mood to go out to play and stay out all night!"

Su Shi's face darkened and a clear look of displeasure flashed across her eyes.

Nangong Yue was furious in her heart: this Nangong Lin really dog's mouth couldn't spit out ivory, her words had ruined her and Lin shi's reputation.

TL Note: 狗嘴吐不出象牙 -("no fine or truthful speech is to be expected from the mouth of a bad person"

Nangong Yue was extremely angry and said coldly, "I am not allowed to speak in the presence of my grandmother. Please ask Grandmother to forgive your granddaughter for talking too much today and teach your Fourth meimei a few words, so that she won't speak improperly when she goes out as a guest in the future and bring a great disaster to the house!"

Hearing this, the others felt that Nangong Yue was exaggerating a bit. Although it is true that Nangong Lin did not know how to speak properly and her mouth has no door, but how can it be related to the great disaster, right?

Nangong Yue smiled lightly and said, "Fourth Meimei just said that it is a troubled time in the house, but I see that everything is fine in the house, so how is it a troubled time?"

"Eldest uncle went to the palace and didn't return all night!" Nangong Lin was struck by Nangong Yue, her heart had already exploded, and she opened her mouth without thinking about it and said that Nangong Qin had gone to the palace.

"That's because the Emperor highly valued him, that's why he summoned Eldest Uncle to the palace to discuss important matters!" Nangong Yue said righteously, "How did this become troubling in my meimei's mouth? If this gets to His Majesty's attention ..."

Su Shi's eyebrows knitted and her cold gaze pierced at Nangong Lin like a sword.

Nangong Lin's heart jumped and she shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, I didn't mean that."

Su Shi didn't bother to pay attention to Nangong Lin, and looked towards Nangong Yue again. After thinking about it, she felt that Yue Jie Er was right, who said that Qin Er's going to the palace for one night was a bad thing? It was obviously a good thing. Only those white-eyed wolves would want something to happen to Qin Er!

At that moment, a round-faced Pozi stumbled into Rong'an Hall.

Su Shi's face showed displeasure, and the next moment, she heard Pozi stammering, "The palace, someone from the imperial palace, there ... is an imperial decree! The second master has asked the old lady and several ladies to go to the front hall to receive the decree."

Su Shi's expression was solemn as she stood up and said to everyone: Let's go to the front hall.

In the front hall, Nangong Mu was talking with a white-faced and beardless Eunuch (Gonggong). Seeing Su Shi coming, he quickly introduced: "Mother, this is Eunuch Liu from the palace."

"Old body has met Eunuch Liu." Su Shi bowed courteously to Eunuch Liu.

"You are very kind, old Furen." Eunuch Liu said with a smile, then holding the holy decree in his hand, he said in a loud voice, "Holy... Your Majesty... has... decreed..."

"Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, long live!" A group of people from the Nangong House hurriedly kneeled down to welcome the decree.

Eunuch Liu slowly opened the decree in his hand and read it in a thin voice: "The Emperor's edict says ... the Nangong family is committed to the country and their loyalty can be seen, so he is appointing Nangong Qin Jin as the third-ranking Minister of Rites and Nangong Mu as the sixth-ranking Minister of the Cabinet.

"Thank the Emperor for his kindness, Long live Your Majesty,Long live Your Majesty, long live." Nangong Mu raised his hands above his head and respectfully received the decree with a solemn expression on his face.

Everyone got up with a happy face, and Eunuch Liu smilingly said, "Congratulations to all of you. I shall take my leave now."

"Thank you, eunuch." Nangong Mu smiled and gave a wink to the servant beside him, who immediately and smartly went forward and secretly slipped a long-prepared purse into Eunuch Liu's hand.

Eunuch Liu pawed his purse and left satisfied.

After Eunuch Liu left, the Nangong House was suddenly abuzz. It was now clear that the Nangong family was going to rise to the top again!

Su Shi was smiling from ear to ear, saying: "Double happiness today, everyone has a reward ..." If it wasn't for the fact that the war in Jiangnan was still unclear, Su Shi really wanted to celebrate with a big banquet.

The subordinates in the house all bowed in gratitude.

Nangong Lin twisted her handkerchief, jealous and hateful, jealous that her second uncle had an official position and that Nangong Yue had become a veritable official's daughter, and hateful that Nangong Yue had no regard for her own face and had spoken to herself in such a manner, causing her to lose face in front of everyone.

Nangong Sheng was happy, but he gave Nangong Yue a complicated look. The whole family was on tenterhooks as their father, Nangong Qin, was late in returning from his trip to the palace, and the Nangong House was inextricably linked to the former dynasty. Everyone is worried that His Majesty will be furious and take out his wrath on the Nangong House. However, only the third sister said that her father, Nangong Qin, had entered the palace because he was highly regarded by the emperor. Now her words have come true.

Not only is the Nangong House fine, but it has gone up a notch!

Three days later, one of the two lords was promoted and the other was awarded an official position, and another happy event spread like wings to all corners of the house.

The fourth lord, Nangong Cheng, has already decided to marry the third girl of the Gu family, the concubine sister of the wife of the Shizi of the Changping Marquis.

When Su Qingping got the news, she was in the east room of Rong'an Hall with a group of women to pay their respects to Su.

Nangong Yue was keenly aware that although Su Qingping did not look different, her body shook slightly twice, obviously deeply affected.

Looking at Su Qingping's face, she had put on a thick layer of powder, as if she was hiding something. The other people didn't know, they thought it was because her face hadn't healed yet, but Nangong Yue knew exactly what was going on. Su Shi was really kind to her niece, and she even asked Lin Shi for good medicine for her face wound.

Since Su Shi asked for it, Lin Shi naturally gave it to her, and deliberately said all the forbidden things carefully.

In fact, even if Su Qingping's face is not fully healed, it should be almost healed, so there is no need to apply such a thick powder.

Looking at Su Qingping's figure, she looks more and more thin and slender compared to before ... from this, we can deduce that she must have had difficulty sleeping and eating recently, and thus her face is haggard. Nowadays, there are many happy events in the residence. If Su Qingping comes to meet Su Shi with a sad appearance, it is likely to displease Su Shi, thus forcing Su Qingping to put on a thick powder to cover up.

After all the ladies had paid their respects, Su Shi told everyone to disperse.

Nangong Yue followed behind Su Qingping and saw that Su Qingping's steps were a little unsteady once she left the East Room, and her body swayed slightly.

"Be careful, Ping Biaogu." Nangong Yue said with a concerned face, but smoothly took Su Qingping's pulse. With this probe, Nangong Yue's heart was shocked, but it quickly returned to calm.

Su Qingping was actually no longer a virgin!

Su Qingping did not know that her biggest secret had already been revealed, and reluctantly smiled at Nangong Yue, saying, "Thank you, Yue jie Er." Saying so, she pulled herself together and went back to her house with the help of Liu Rong.

Nangong Yue bowed her head and thought: Su Qingping had most likely had an affair with Nangong Cheng, what about her previous life? Did she do the same in her previous life?

The more Nangong Yue thinks about it, the more she thinks it's very likely that in her previous life Su Qingping was abandoned by Nangong Cheng, and she didn't want to settle for marrying Wang Zuoren, so she ended up staring at my Father!

I remember that in her previous life, Su Qingping gave birth to a new baby in her seventh month of pregnancy ... which means that the baby was most likely Nangong Cheng's.

When she thought of this, Nangong Yue felt a pang of disgust. This Su Qingping is really willing to do anything for the sake of glory and wealth!

Now that Fourth uncle Nangong Cheng has decided to get married, Su Qingping will probably repeat the same trick as she did in her previous life. It seems that I have to think of a way to get rid of this woman once and for all!

Chapter 91 - The Token

After returning to the Mo Chu courtyard from the boudoir, Nangong Yue quickly instructed Yi Mei: "You go and summon Que'er."

" Miss Third ..." Yimei wanted to say something but stopped.

Nangong Yue sensed that Yimei should have something to say, so she straightened her face and asked, "What is it?"

Yi Mei suddenly took a few steps forward and closed the door, then walked back to Nangong Yue's side. She took out a gold-encrusted jade medallion the size of a dragon's eye and a note from her waist and whispered,"Miss Third, just now when I was at the Jing Xing Residence, I went to the clean room and the little maid who was cleaning there slipped me this note, saying that ... said it was from Rong Gongzi." Her face didn't look too good, that Rong Gongzi really has a lot of hands and feet, he actually put someone in the Nangong Mansion.

Nangong Yue was also displeased, but still took the jade plaque and the note.

It is a piece of white jade with gold ornaments, the jade is exquisite, pure white, delicate and warm, the surface of the gold wire outlining the cloud pattern, the pattern is delicate and regular, not ordinary products.

As for what the note said, Nangong Yue had already guessed it.

Last night, when she went to the Shallow Cloud Courtyard to have dinner with her parents and brother. She heard her father, Nangong Mu, mention that the Third Prince had argued in the Upper Study Room yesterday and even the Emperor had been alerted, and the Third Prince had been punished by the Emperor for three days.

At that time, she was astonished, but she also felt that there were some justifiable reasons. The wise and resourceful Guan Yubai was not just a name after all, no wonder he was able to work with Xiao Yi to finally destroy the imperial dynasty in his previous life!

The note reads: 'I have done what you asked me to do.'

Nangong Yue put the note on the candle flame and burned it, her eyes flickering. Indeed, when she made that request, she intended to make things difficult for Guan Yubai, because although the benefits he offered were tempting, for her, it was too risky to seek the skin of a tiger!

But she never thought he would really do what she had asked, and so quickly!

Even though she was a woman, she knew that a promise was a promise that could not be kept, and since he had done it, she would not change her mind at the last minute.

On the other hand, her mind had also changed at the moment.

This man has the ability to turn the clouds into rain, so it might be worthwhile to befriend him ... even if she has to take a big risk ...

In the middle of her thoughts, Nangong Yue laid out a piece of paper with ink and pens and wrote a note quickly, then handed it to Yi Mei: "Tomorrow, you should find an opportunity to give this to that maid."

"Yes." Yi Mei respectfully replied, and then asked, "Miss Third, do you want to summon Que'er?"

Nangong Yue nodded, and Yimei retreated in response, immediately summoning Que'er to come.

Que'er ran in quickly and said, "Miss Third."

"Que'er, come here." Nangong Yue beckoned her hand and let Que'er come closer, then whispered a few instructions in her ear.

Que'er's eyes almost fell out of her head in shock, for the third girl had instructed her to inquire about Ping Biaogu's change of clothes. Although she was puzzled, Que'er still answered.

Nangong Yue took a few silver nuggets and gave them to Que'er: "Take these, and do your job well."

"Yes, Miss Third."

After que'er had left, Nangong Yue went to the desk and wrote a list again ... after blowing it dry, and then asked Yimei to call An Niang in.

"Miss Third." An Niang picked the curtain and entered the inner room, looking at Nangong Yue with a smile.

"Mama, take this list and help me go to the pharmacy to get medicine, don't let anyone know." Nangong Yue handed the piece of paper she had just written in her hand to An Niang.

An Niang took it, bowed and answered, and hurriedly went out to do her work ...

That night, Nangong Yue used the herbs that An Niang had brought to make a few small pills.

It was already dark as ink, under the flickering candlelight, Nangong Yue held the pills and smiled faintly.

On the next day, Nangong Yue went to the Jingxing Residence after greeting Su Shi in accordance with her usual routine, at which time, Su Qingping had already arrived and was quietly sitting in her seat.

Nangong Yue greeted her with a smile, "Good day, Ping Biaogu."

Su Qingping elegantly stood up, a smile on her face: "Yue Jie Er." is here."

"Today, Ping Biaogu is dressed beautifully!" Nangong Yue looked Su Qingping up and down. Today she was wearing a scarlet gown of dark silver peony and a red jade coral hairpin in her hair, which made her face look like a hibiscus, and she looked much better than yesterday, as if she had taken some miracle medicine, glowing.

Nangong Yue's heart lightly snorted: looking at the situation it is likely that the fourth uncle has already looked for Su Qingping, maybe give her some kind of promise ... but do not know how fragile men's promises are!

Su Qingping heard the words heart can't help but be a little smug. The dress she wore today was cut from cloudy brocade, which was specially found by the fourth cousin from Jiangnan and given to her. When she thought of her lover, Su Qingping's heart was as sweet as honey and her cheeks were flushed.

When she saw her expression, Nangong Yue could not guess what she was thinking, and she laughed coldly in her heart: did Su Qingping really think that Nangong Cheng could marry her?

At this time, Nangong Heng, Nangong Yan and Nangong Lin also entered the Jingxing Residence one after another, and when they saw Nangong Yue and Su Qingping talking together, they also gathered around.

"Ping Biaogu, Yue Jie Er." Nangong Heng had a light smile on her face as she walked over, "What are you talking about, are you so happy?"

Nangong Yue smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just saw that Ping Biaogu's clothes were beautiful, so I said a few more words."

Nangong Heng looked at Su Qingping's clothes, a trace of consternation flashed in her eyes, and then she also praised her, "Yes, it is beautiful, Ping Biaogu is wearing this outfit today, she is really more delicate than a flower."

When Su Qingping heard that even Nangong Heng had praised her, she was even happier.

Nangong Yan wanted to say something, but Nangong Lin was not convinced, and looked up and down at Su Qingping, and when she did, she exclaimed, "Huh? I'm not mistaken, the clothes on Ping Biaogu's body are cloudy brocade ..."

There is a proud look on Su Qingping's face, but the next moment, she could not help but panic, only to hear Nangong Lin said with an envious face: "It must be a gift from grandmother."

Su Qingping regretted in her heart: she was so intent on wearing it to show off, but she forgot that this cloud brocade was worth a lot of money and could easily arouse suspicion.

"Eldest Jiejie." Nangong Lin looked at Nangong Heng with a curious face, "Grandmother gave Ping Biaogu a peony pattern, what about Big jiejie, what pattern is it? Can you show it to meimei?"

Nangong heng's smile remained unchanged as he said, "Fourth meimei, you may have misunderstood, grandmother did not send me the Cloud Mist Brocade."

"How is that possible?" Nangong Lin naturally did not believe it, " The House has brought in the Cloud Mist Jin, no one can be missing without the eldest jiejie!"

Even Su Qingping has one, so there is no reason why Su Shi would forget about Nangong Heng, her favoured eldest granddaughter. What's more, Zhao Shi is in charge of the house, and even if Su doesn't give it to her, there's still Zhao Shi!

Hearing this, Su Qingping was so anxious that her forehead was sweating. Whether the Nangong House had brought in cloud mist brocade or not she was not sure, the problem was that the one she was wearing was not from Su Shi at all. If this is really examined in detail, it can't stand up to scrutiny... helplessly, she could only say in a stiff tone: " This is not a gift from my aunt Cloud Mist Jin, I brought it from home."

Nangong Lin raised her eyebrows and tsked in amazement: "It is said that this cloud mist brocade peony pattern has arrived in Wangdu for less than half a month, but I didn't expect that Ping Biaogu's hometown has become popular even faster than Wangdu."

Su Qingping's face turned pale as she regretted her lack of thoughtfulness and blamed Nangong Lin for being so talkative and causing her trouble, causing her to rack her brains to find a way to round up the lies again.

" Ping Biaogu," Nangong Yue looked at her with a worried face, "What's wrong with you? You don't look well, are you not feeling well?"

Su Qingping simply used the opportunity to change the subject: "Yue Jie Er, I have nothing ... but when I got up in the morning, my head was a little dizzy." She said she pretended to look uncomfortable, and her body shook twice.

Nangong Yue took the opportunity to step forward, pretending to help her with concern. Before anyone could see, a silver needle slipped out from Nangong Yue's fingertips, and when Su Qingping was unprepared, she stuck a needle in one of the acupuncture points on her back quickly.

Su Qingping only felt a wave of dizziness come over her, her body went limp and she instantly passed out.

Nangong Yue hurriedly held Su Qingping's upper body and anxiously shouted to Liu Rong, "Quick! Why don't you hurry up and help Ping Biaogu to sit down!"

Liurong rushed over and helped Nangong Yue support Su Qingping to lean back on the seat.

Nangong Heng instructed her maid Shuxiang to call for a doctor, and Shuxiang hurriedly followed the order.

Nangong Yue made a worried look on her face and said, " Now this is not the way to go, Liu Rong, do you have any tonic pills?"

Liu Rong hurriedly said, "Yes, the old Furen gave some last time."

"Why don't you go and fetch them, and give one to Ping Biaogu first." Nangong Yue glanced at her and said.

When Liurong saw her own young lady suddenly fainting, she was already at a loss for words, now she naturally did whatever Nangong Yue said, and hurriedly fetched the pill and handed it to Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue did not make a sound and replaced the vial of raw nutrient pills with the pills she had prepared yesterday, and fed them to Su Qingping.

In a short while, Su Qingping woke up quietly.

"Ping Biaogu, it's good that you've woken up!" Nangong Yue looked relieved, "We were scared to death, big sister has sent Shuxiang to get a doctor."

Nangong Heng also looked concerned: "Ping Biaogu, when the doctor arrives, let the doctor take a good look at you ..."

"No need!" Su Qingping interrupted Nangong Heng's words in a slight panic, "Why bother, I'm already well, there's no need to hire a doctor." She hastily ordered Liurong, "Liurong, go and stop Shuxiang, tell her that I'm fine and don't need a doctor. I don't want people to make a trip for nothing."

At this time, Liu Rong also immediately reacted and hurriedly said, "Slave servant is on her way." Saying that, she ran out of the Jingxing Residence like a gust of wind.

Su Qingping said to the crowd, "Heng Jie Er, Yue Jie Er, I'm really fine, don't worry ... class is about to start. Everyone sits down quickly."

Now that the person in question has said this, the girls look at each other and have no choice but to sit back in their seats one by one.

Chapter 92 - A Promise

After the school was over, Nangong Yue took Yimei to the Shallow Cloud Courtyard to look for Lin Shi.

"Come here, Yue Jie Er." Lin Shi waved at her daughter, "Tomorrow is your birthday, come and see the gift your father and I have prepared for you, let's see if you like it?"

Lin Shi and Nangong Mu had prepared a set of pearl jewellery for their daughter, Containing a pair of delicate beaded flowers, and a pair of pearl earrings, all thumb-tip sized, lustrous pearls, all of the same size and colour, clearly matching jewellery. It doesn't look like a showpiece, but a dozen large pearls like this are not only worth a lot of money, they can't be bought anywhere. Lin Shi and Nangong Mu had really put a lot of thought into the gift.

"Mother, don't bother! It's only my tenth birthday, so just have a bowl of longevity noodles." Nangong Yue warmly took Lin Shi's arm and sat down on the couch.

"That's not good enough." Lin Shi snapped, "For the past three years, in order to observe the mourning for your grandfather, you were not allowed to wear even the best things that your parents gave you. Now that you're out of mourning, you won't let me dress my daughter properly!"

"Then my daughter would like to thank father and mother for their kindness!" Nangong Yue said, seemingly helpless, but actually full of smiles.

Lin Shi looked outside and whispered to her daughter, "Your brother has prepared a present for you too, and asked me not to tell you."

Nangong Yue also said in a deliberate whisper, "Well, I'll pretend I don't know anything."

After mother and daughter spoke for a while, Nangong Yue suddenly said, "It is a great joy that father has been awarded an official position by His Majesty. Although it is not advisable to make too much publicity, the four of us as a family should close our doors and congratulate father properly."

" People say that daughters are daddy's sweetest darlings, it's true that Yue Jie Er is still thoughtful." Lin said, "Tomorrow I will personally cook a good meal, and we will celebrate your father with a family of four."

"Then Yue Er is lucky to have a mouthful." Nangong Yue looked like she had taken advantage of the situation, and then said, "Mother, Yue Er has grown up so much, and every time it is father who gives me a gift, this time I also want to prepare a gift for father."

"My Yue Er has really grown up," Lin Shi said gratefully, "so what gift are you going to give to your father?"

Nangong Yue's eyes shone brightly as she said, " Last time I brought tea to father from the Qing Yue Tea House, father seemed to like it very much, so I plan to go there again and pick out some good tea for father as a gift. Mother, what do you think?"

Lin Shi pondered for a moment and nodded her head in agreement: "Your father likes good tea, and this is indeed a good gift."

With Lin Shi's permission, Nangong Yue took the carriage with Yi Mei after lunch and left the house.

The carriage arrived in less than an incense stick. After the carriage stopped, Nangong Yue got off the carriage with the help of Yi Mei.

As soon as the Maitreya Buddha-like tea shop owner saw Nangong Yue's master and servant enter, his face immediately smiled like a flower, warmly greeted them from behind the counter, respectfully invited them to the counter and said, "My surname is Wang, if Young Miss doesn't mind, you can call me Boss Wang. I wonder what kind of tea the Young Miss would like?"

Nangong Yue walked up to the counter and took out the white jade misplaced gold ornament that Guan Yubai had given her, but said, "Bring me whatever good tea you have."

The smile on Shopkeeper Wang's face narrowed slightly, but he soon returned to his normal self and took out several types of tea leaves from the counter for Nangong Yue to choose from.

" Miss, take a look at these first and see if they suit you." He didn't stop, but asked in a soft voice, "Are you here to see Mr. Lou?"

Nangong Yue was picking out the tea leaves in her hand and said softly, "I'm here to find Rong Gongzi." After she said that, she put down the tea leaves in her hand, with a not very satisfied expression, "Are these the only ones? The shopkeeper is not hiding the good tea leaves, is he?"

"If you want something better, you can go with me to the backyard to choose." Boss Wang hurriedly said with a smile.

Nangong Yue lifted her chin and said arrogantly, "Then lead the way."

Boss Wang looked respectful and made a gesture of invitation, saying, "Please, Miss."

Nangong Yue and Yi Mei followed the shopkeeper to the backyard of the tea house, and only when they reached a room did the shopkeeper stop.

"Squeak..."

Boss Wang gently pushed open the door of the room, "Miss, please!"

Nangong Yue nodded slightly and stepped into the compartment. Yi Mei followed closely behind, looking rather nervous.

At the round table in the middle of the room, there was a young man dressed in moon white with a pale yellow face, and it was the disguised Guan Yubai. The young man named Xiao Si was still beside him, looking at Nangong Yue and the girls indifferently.

"Gongzi Rong." Nangong Yue nodded slightly at Guan Yubai, her attitude casual.

"Third Miss Nangong." But Guan Yubai rose and made a bow, giving the full courtesy, "Please sit down!"

After Nangong Yue sat down, he then sat down after her and said, "I have already done what you have asked me to do."

Nangong Yue smiled but did not say anything.

Guan Yubai was not in a hurry and said, "I wonder what kind of grudge Miss has against the third prince?"

Nangong Yue still didn't say anything, and Guan Yubai spoke up on his own: "Now that the emperor is in his prime and the emperor's son is growing up, the court seems to be getting more and more stable, but in fact it is full of crises. Not to mention the recent rebellion by the remnants of the previous dynasty in Jiangnan, the vassal kings are so powerful that in their territories, I am afraid that the people only know that there are vassal kings, but do not know that there is an emperor; and in a few years, the establishment of the crown prince will be a bloody storm in the court. Although the Empress's maternal family is powerful, but the Emperor dislikes them, the Fifth Prince is young, not to mention weak and sickly. Whether he can live to fight for the crown, I'm afraid it is not clear."

His eyes flickered a few times, and his index finger lightly tapped the table, "The eldest prince's mother died early, his mother's family is humble, and the eldest prince himself is also very mediocre. The other princes either died early or were young, which means that the battle for the crown may end up between the second and third princes. These two princes are both intelligent by nature and are highly valued by the emperor, and both Consort Gui and Consort Liu are deeply loved by the emperor ... In the end, it is not clear who will ascend to that supreme position." His voice was gentle and relaxed, like a clear spring, nourishing the heart and lungs, but the content of his words was like a shocking wave.

Although Nangong Yue did not say anything, she was extremely shocked in her heart. She was a reborn person and naturally had a good idea of what had happened in her previous life. But this Guan Yubai was able to analyse seven or eight of them based on the current situation, so he was indeed a natural talent.

She pursed her lips and finally slowly said, "Since Gongzi Rong has reached the request I made, then I will not go back on my word. I am willing to treat Gongzi's illness ..."

Guan Yubai was still calm and collected, he did not even show a hint of joy when it was clearly about the poison in his body, as if everything was under his control. "Then Rong would like to thank Miss."

"But this condition has to be changed ..." Nangong Yue raised her eyes to look at him, her childish face exuding a wisdom that does not belong to this age.

The end of Guan Yubai's eyebrows raised, revealing a smile, as if he knew that Nangong Yue should be sitting on the ground to raise the price, he said gently, "Please speak, Miss."

Nangong Yue was too lazy to bother with him, she just said indifferently, "Rong Gongzi, I don't need you to serve me for five years! You only need to do five things for me and that's enough!" Nangong Yue had some plans of her own, since she had already paid such a big risk, and this Guan Yubai was always a man of clear grudges. And this Guan Yubai has always been a man of clear gratitude and grudges, Only let him do five things, now counting, she seems to have suffered a great loss, but instead of a five-year deal for clearing the line between them, it is better, let him always owe herself something. ... After all, he is not a person in a pool, once he is free from the residual poison in this life, he will be able to go farther than in his previous life!

A clear look of surprise flashed across Guan Yubai's eyes as he looked deeply at Nangong Yue, as if he wanted to see through all the secrets of her heart, or was speculating on what her intentions were.

He certainly knew that the deal he was proposing was not fair to himself, and that Nangong Yue would benefit enormously from it. But now he was the one asking for her - he needed her to take unnecessary risks.

How could he convince her?

He had thought long and hard about it when he wrote the first note to her ...

He once heard a friend say something very wise: if there is a fifty percent profit, a merchant will take the risk; if there is double the profit, a merchant will dare to trample on all the laws of the earth; if there is triple the profit, a merchant will dare to commit any crime, even at the risk of being beheaded.

He wanted Nangong Yue to risk a great deal to help himself, he had to offer her profits that she couldn't refuse ... but he didn't expect Nangong Yue to push away the benefits that were almost at hand.

Although his heart was surprised, Guan Yubai could not refuse this extremely favourable condition for himself and nodded his head in agreement. The two of them exchanged an alliance with a high five!

"Then I will do your first treatment today." Nangong Yue said with a grave expression, "Please ask someone to prepare a quiet room so that no one will disturb you and ruin your previous work!"

" The girl doesn't have to tell us, we've already prepared it." Boss Wang answered impatiently.

Nangong Yue continued, "Then have you prepared the things I instructed you to prepare in the note?"

"That's natural." Guan Yubai nodded and said, "Please come this way, Miss." With that, he led the way, guiding Nangong Yue into the inner room of the chamber.

In the inner room, the large bath tub, the large steamer, two large water jars, hundreds of silver needles and many herbs, and a large screen were already prepared for her.

Nangong Yue nodded in satisfaction and said, "First fill the bathtub with 70% water, then put in the herbs as I said ..."

Xiao Si immediately went forward, he looked thin, but his strength was great, he casually carried the water jar and poured the water into the bath, which made Yi Mei staggered.

After that, Nangong Yue reported a series of names of herbs: " Qing Rui Vine five times, Hanban leaf half a tael, alum one tael, reed root five times, raw gypsum one tael ..."

It took a full half a tea to give up on the herbs. Then, Nangong Yue said: "Now put the bathtub on the steamer to steam."

Xiao Si did as he was told, and the fire was still personally made by Shopkeeper Wang ... After a column of incense, Nangong Yue tested the water temperature, and only then did she say to Guan Yubai: "Rong Gongzi, now you can enter the bath in your middle clothes."

Boss Wang looked at the steamy bath and hastened to dissuade him: " Master, you mustn't! It's too dangerous, one mistake can kill a frog boiled in warm water!" The boss Wang is not just being alarmist.

Chapter 93 - Treatment

Nangong Yue did not say any words of defence, but only smilingly looked at Guan Yubai, with a hint of provocation in her eyes, as if to say, so dangerous, do you dare to jump!

" No harm." Guan Yubai said calmly, "I don't need to be suspicious when I use someone, since I want to cooperate with Miss Nangong, I naturally have to trust her ability. Miss Nangong's maternal grandfather is the divine doctor Lin Jingduan, how could she not be able to deal with this mere 'Thousand Nights Robbery'!"

Boss Wang was surprised and asked," But is that the divine doctor Lin, who is known as the world's most divine doctor, like the reincarnation of Bian Qiao and Hua Tuo?" It was said that the divine doctor Lin could bring back even the dead from the gates of ghosts!

Yimei said proudly from the side, "That's natural."

"A mere 'Thousand Nights Robbery'?" Nangong Yue laughed mockingly, "To talk about the world's most exotic poison so lightly, Mr. Rong is indeed no ordinary person. You should know that this 'Thousand Nights Robbery' comes from a plant in Miaojiang, whose fruit is the most delicious fruit in the world when fresh, but once dried, it is one of the most deadly poisons in the world. The Miao people are very good at using poison. They have made this fruit into a poison, the heart and veins of those who eat this medicine are damaged. Every time the toxin is used, the body decays, and more frequently and more severely, if not controlled by the right medicine in time, the black hair turns gray within a thousand nights, the body will age at an alarming rate, a fresh young child is tortured into an old man with grey hair and chicken skin ...After three years, if there is no antidote, even a great immortal will not be able to cure it, and the death will be like a dry corpse!"

These, in fact, Wang and Xiao Si had already known about this, but now they listened to Nangong Yue's detailed explanation, and they couldn't help but look less than pleased.

Nangong Yue was deliberately trying to scare them, but when she said that, Boss Wang who originally had a suspicion in his heart, now put his mind at ease. Since this young lady knew so much about the "Thousand Nights Robbery" and had agreed to treat the gentleman, she must have some real skills. He bowed his hand respectfully and said, "Then may I trouble the young lady to treat Gongzi?"

" Rong Gongzi, then I'll go and wait outside the screen, call me when you're ready ... Also, remove the mask from your face." Nangong Yue said and walked towards the outside of the screen. Although it is said that healers should not avoid men and women, but she is after all only a ten-year-old girl, so watching a man undress unabashedly, in the eyes of others, is still a bit too shocking.

Behind the screen, came the rustling of a dressing gown, followed by Xiao Si saying respectfully, "Sir, I'll help you ..."

With a clattering sound of water, Guan Yubai's gentle voice sounded again: "Miss Nangong, I am ready."

Nangong Yue walked around the screen again, only to see that Guan Yubai was really sitting in the big bath tub, the human skin mask on his face had been removed, revealing his handsome pale face, which was now steamed by the hot water steam to make it moist and delicate, which seemed to have a strange sickly beauty.

Nangong Yue glanced at Master Wang and Xiao Si and asked knowingly, "Are you planning to stay here to guard?"

"That's natural!" Boss Wang and Xiao Si said in the same breath, their tone very firm. Then they looked at each other, as if they both disliked each other a little.

"It's fine." Nangong Yue also did not insist on forcing, "Just remember that while I am treating, keep absolute silence and do not make any noise! As the saying goes, the slightest mistake is a thousand and this treatment will not tolerate the slightest error!" She said with a solemn face. Nangong Yue also knew that it was unrealistic to drive them all away, after all, she and they were almost strangers, and the trust barrier was a real hurdle.

It was concerning the Gongzi, and both Wang and Xiao Si nodded their heads in response with solemn expressions.

During this period, Guan Yubai didn't say a word, just sat quietly in the bathtub. In just one cup of tea time, the water in the tub began to bubble and sizzle. The original pale face of Guan Yubai was flushed, adding a flush of colour to his already handsome face, Large drops of sweat dripped from his forehead downwards, gently crossing his cicada-wings like fluttering eyelashes and trailing down his delicate collarbone, hidden in his midriff.

It is indeed the most stunning sight on earth! Nangong Yue sighed as she watched, and soon she withdrew her mind and began to pay attention to Guan Yubai's situation ...

But in a moment, the water in the tub tumbled even more, as if it was about to boil, and Guan Yubai's face appeared in the dazzling vapour, as if he was an immortal who wanted to fly away.

Wang's shopkeeper was like an ant on a hot pot. From time to time, he wanted to say something but looked at Nangong Yue, until he saw Nangong Yue walking to the bath tub, sprinkling a white medicinal powder ... very quickly, the hot water in the bathtub will return to calm, no longer tumbling, and Nangong Yue said:" Can turn off the heat now." Only then did he put his raised heart down.

But soon, Boss Wang's heart rose to his throat again. It was because Nangong Yue had actually stuck silver needles into the Baihui point on the top of Guan Yubai's head and the Yin Tang point in the middle of his eyebrows.

Boss Wang was so scared that his soul would fly away. If these two major acupuncture points were to be pierced solidly, he would surely die. However, seeing that Xiao Si did not respond, and thinking of Nangong Yue's warning before, he could only hold back and did not dare to make a sound. Luckily, after the silver needles were inserted, I did not see any discomfort from Guan Yubai, so I was slightly relieved.

In such a short period of time, the shopkeeper's heart felt like it was on a roller-coaster ride that went up and down in a very exciting way.

While Nangong Yue continued to apply needles to Guan Yubai with a concentrated look, her hands were double-pronged and her fingers were dancing so fast that all that could be seen was a vague shadow created by her fingers and the silver needles ... The others were dumbfounded.

In a short time, Guan Yubai's back was covered with silver needles of different lengths like a hedgehog.

Boss Wang was staggered, thinking, "No wonder so many silver needles are prepared.

After almost an incense stick of time, Nangong Yue estimated that it was almost time, and skillfully withdrew the silver needles one by one ...

When she withdrew the last silver needle, Yi Mei went up to wipe the thin sweat from the corner of Nangong Yue's forehead.

After that, Nangong Yue walked around the bath tub to the body of Guan Yubai and said, "You can come out after staying inside for another incense pillar, in these few days, remember not to worry, think, be annoyed or angry!"

Guan Yubai opened his eyes and nodded slightly. As for whether he could do it or not, that was another matter.

Nangong Yue did not care, after all, it was someone else's body, she, as a doctor, did her duty to advise people. After that, she and Yi Mei went to the outer room to have tea and snacks.

After another incense burner, Guan Yubai appeared in front of Nangong Yue once again. He changed into a white robe with silver embroidery and smiled faintly at Nangong Yue, like a spring breeze brushing his face, inexpressibly elegant and dusty, as if he was a celestial being. He was followed by the smiling Boss Wang and Xiao Si. Boss Wang was still holding a tray in his hand.

"Third Miss Nangong," said Guan Yubai, gesturing to the shopkeeper to put something on the table, "This is the tea that Mister Rong has chosen for you, please accept it."

But Nangong Yue did not accept it: "Mr. Rong is kind, just one yard is one yard, I still have to pay for this tea." Yimei went up to pay for the tea with Mr. Wang.

" Then, as the girl wishes." The soft voice of Guan Yubai rang out unhurriedly, "Seeing that Miss likes our snacks, Rong Mou has specially ordered his subordinates to pack one for you to take back. Please don't refuse."

"Then, thank you very much, Gongzi." Nangong Yue got up and gave a formal bow to Guan Yubai. The little snack had a light tea fragrance, and she did like it quite a lot when she ate it. And this snack is unique to the Qing Yue Tea House, you can't buy it anywhere else ... When she returns to the house, she can say that it's because she likes this kind of snack that she stays in the tea house for a longer period of time. After all, she had spent a lot of time treating Guan Yubai, and there had to be an explanation.

After bidding farewell to Guan Yubai, Nangong Yue took the carriage back to Nangong Mansion.

Time flies. During this period, Nangong Yue went to the Qing Yue Tea House to treat Guan Yubai several times.

The weather at the end of July is getting hotter and hotter, and the cicadas are chirping more and more, making Su Qingping even more annoyed, pacing impatiently in the room.

It's been more than a month ... what should she do, what should she do ...

Su Qingping looked anxious as she walked around the room, her fingers clutching her handkerchief and wriggling unconsciously.

Seeing this, Liu Rong could not help but ask, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Su Qingping stared fiercely at Liu Rong, hesitating in her heart, not knowing whether she should tell Liu Rong about the truth.

But then she thought about her relationship with Nangong Cheng, and Liu Rong knew all about it, so she wouldn't have the guts to go out and talk nonsense.

If the news that she and Nangong Cheng are engaged in a private relationship spreads, Liu Rong will be the first to lose her life.

Thinking of this, Su Qingping spoke up. "Liurong, I seem to be pregnant."

Liu Rong was so frightened that she let out a shriek of "ah" and froze like a wooden chicken. It was only after a long time that he stammered, "Miss, are you sure? Is there a mistake?"

Su Qingping was a bit irritated and said, "I still don't know my own body, and this month's menses is already late."

When Liurong heard this, her heart went cold. As Su Qingping's personal maid, she carefully calculated, yes, the girl's menstruation was indeed late. But her heart still held a glimmer of hope and said, "Maybe it's just late, but not ... Why don't ... we secretly go find a doctor to take a look, maybe it's not... ..."

"No!" Su Qingping flatly refused, "No need to find a doctor, I can be sure that it is definitely pregnant. Not only am I late for my period, I also have nausea and vomiting, all of which are obvious reactions to being pregnant. If the doctor finds out, we will be ruined."

"Then ... what can we do then." Liu Rong was already at a loss for words.

Su Qingping grabbed Liu Rong's hand and said, "Liu Rong, now I only have you by my side, you must help me."

" Miss, what do you want the slave servant to do?" Liurong gritted her teeth and said. There must be a way to settle the matter.

Chapter 94 - The Lantern Festival

"In the morning, when the Fourth cousin comes to pay his respects to Aunt, find an opportunity to ask him out for me, and ask him to meet in the grove at midnight tonight.

Su Qingping instructed Liu Rong to deliver the letter. At midnight that night, she met with Nangong Cheng in the grove.

"Ping Er, what is the urgency of you inviting me here?" Nangong Cheng was dressed in an outer robe of stone blue ink and rain silk brocade, with a jade belt around his waist, and a pair of ink-coloured soap shoes.

Su Qingping's eyebrows were furrowed, and she couldn't hide the sadness on her face. "Cousin, I've had it."

"What ... has?" Nangong Cheng's face was bewildered, obviously did not understand.

"I mean I'm having a baby."

"Really? Ping Er, you mean we're having a baby!" Nangong Cheng was surprised as he held Su Qingping's hand, but soon he seemed to think of something and his face changed, "No, this child cannot be kept!"

"Cousin!" Su Qingping's face didn't look good.

Nangong Cheng hurriedly explained: "Ping'er listen to me, now we are not married yet, this child is not allowed to be taken! If people know, this child's future ..."

Su Qingping shook her head with tears in her eyes. Naturally, she understood that if this child was born, He would have a reputation as an adulterous child and his future would be ruined. And she herself would not end up in a good place either. Unless she could quickly find someone to marry and find a father for her child, but she could not find anyone in such a short time, not to mention that she was not willing to leave the Nangong Mansion.

The baby can't be saved, but it can't be sacrificed for nothing. She believes that she does not have to get rid of the baby yet, as long as Nangong Cheng is willing to marry her, everything will be solved.

"Cousin, I know this child cannot be kept, but this is our child, our first child, do you have the heart to just watch the crystallisation of our love being killed?" Su Qingping sobbed silently , looking at Nangong Cheng pitifully.

When Nangong Cheng thought of the days when he and Su Qingping had been intimate with each other, his heart softened and he reached out to caress Su Qingping's cheek. He felt a delicate and tender feeling under his hand, and was so excited that he blurted out, "Ping'er, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to withdraw my marriage and marry you!"

When Su Qingping heard the words, her heart burst with joy and she tenderly buried her head in Nangong Cheng's chest.

Even though she had received Nangong Cheng's promise, Su Qingping didn't know how he would mention this to Su Shi, and she was a bit distracted all night. Even when she went to Su Shi's courtyard in the morning to ask for her blessing, she looked preoccupied.

She barely paid attention to what the others were saying until Nangong Sheng suddenly said, "Grandmother, in a dozen days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival on the 15th of August. Grandson thinks, since the sisters have come to the capital, they have never been out together, so why not take advantage of this rare lantern festival and let Grandson take the sisters for a good stroll around the capital? What do you think, GrandMother?"

Su Qingping's eyes lit up when she heard this. She had been trapped in this house since she arrived in the royal capital and hadn't gone out for a stroll. She was not the only one, the other girls in the house were also eager to go, and even some of the maids and ladies in the house had a look of anticipation on their faces. The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in the capital is very famous. Not only do you have the opportunity to admire the exquisite lanterns, but you can also enjoy the fun activities organised by the restaurants and shops, as well as watching jugglers and eating delicious food.

Although Nangong Yue has been a living person for two lifetimes, she has never been to several Mid-Autumn Lantern Festivals, so she can't help but look forward to it.

And ...

Nangong Yue glanced at Su Qingping, Que Er came yesterday to reply that Su Qingping had not changed her cloth this month, and looking at her more and more distracted these days, I'm afraid she herself has noticed that her menstruation is late ...

It was also time to solve this hidden problem.

Nangong Yue was worried about finding a good opportunity, but now it seems that the mid-autumn day is a heavenly opportunity!

Seeing that Su Shi was still hesitant, Nangong Sheng added: "Grandmother, this Mid-Autumn Festival is an important event in the royal capital, many literati, scholars, sons and daughters of families and even famous families will take advantage of this rare opportunity to have some fun. Grandson will definitely bring a good escort to ensure the safety of his sisters!"

"That's fine." Su Shi finally let go, "Ping Jie Er, since it's a rare lantern festival, then you should come along too."

"Thank you, auntie." Su Qingping thanked her.

Su Shi's gaze swept over the people one by one and added in a solemn tone, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, you must not behave in a way that would tarnish the reputation of the Nangong House."

Naturally, they all obeyed.

Su Shi nodded in satisfaction, but when her eyes fell on Nangong Xin's body, she subconsciously frowned, "Xin Ge Er, there is no need to go."

Nangong Yue clenched her fist. She understood what Su Shi meant, she must be afraid that her brother would go out and embarrass her, afraid that others would laugh at her for having a foolish grandson.

When Nangong Xin heard that he could not go out with them, he was not very happy, but he had always been afraid of Su Shi, so he did not make a fuss on the spot.

When Nangong Hao saw this, he was a bit proud of himself and deliberately jumped out and said, "Then, grandmother, I can go, right?"

Su Shi was about to agree, but Huang Shi rushed ahead of her and said, "Hao Ge Er, you are young, you should stay in the mansion." Seeing that Nangong Hao's eyes turned red and he was about to start a fight, Huang Shi was busy. Said, "Hao Ge Er, there are many kidnappers in this lantern festival...you can go there when you are older." This Nangong Hao is the only son of Huang Shi, how could she be willing to let him have an accident.

Seeing this, Su Shi said nothing more.

A dozen days passed in the blink of an eye, and all at once it was the 15th of August, the mid-autumn day, when all the houses arrived at Su Shi's Rong'an Hall for dinner together.

When Nangong Yue and her parents arrived, Zhao Shi was talking to Su Shi about the arrangements for the evening lantern festival: "Then in the evening, Sheng Ge Er will bring seven or eight guards to escort the sisters and Cousin Ping to join the fun."

Su Shi smiled and nodded: "It's fine if you and Sheng Ge Er make the arrangements."

The girls were all glowing, and the corners of their mouths could not hide their joy. They had been in the royal capital for more than half a year, but only today had they had the chance to witness the prosperity of the royal capital!

Nangong Xin was the only one who looked sullen. Nangong Yue came up to him and whispered, "Brother, I have a request for your help."

When Nangong Xin heard that his sister had something to ask him, he immediately perked up and said, "Speak up, sister."

"I'm going out at night, but Xiaobai has no one to take care of him." Nangong Yue said frowning deliberately, "Brother, I can ask you to take care of it, don't be bullied!"

Nangong Xin patted her chest vigorously, and assured her confidently: "Sister, don't worry, Xiaobai will leave it to me."

A bright smile appeared on Nangong Yue's face, and she said, "Brother is so kind, I'll bring back something delicious and fun for him tonight."

Nangong Xin was very happy, she had long forgotten the previous depression, and said: "Then sister, don't forget."

"Don't worry, brother."

Lin Shi's face smiled with relief as she watched their brother and sister's love for each other.

At that moment, the maid Donger lifted the curtain and came in, reporting, "Old Madam, the dinner is ready."

Su Shi stood up with a smile on her face and said kindly, "It's ready. Have your dinner early, and then you can go to the lantern festival."

"Grandmother ..." Nangong Zheng took her arm and shyly pouted.

After dinner, Su Shi instructed Nangong Sheng to take good care of his sisters, and then sent them off to the lantern festival early.

Nangong Yue went back to her room to change her clothes, then took Yi Mei and Que Er to the second Mansion door, where Nangong Lin and Su Qingping were already waiting.

The three of them greeted each other, and at that moment, Nangong Sheng came with Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yan.

As soon as Su Qingping saw Nangong Zheng, she smiled and said, "Zheng Jie Er, did you and Yue Jie Er make a special appointment today, wearing the same colour dress."

Just saw Nangong Yue wearing a lake-blue bright flower silk jacket, lined with a lotus-coloured butterfly-pattern tunic, and a jade-coloured pleated skirt underneath; look at Nangong Cheng's lake-blue Ruyi-patterned silk jacket, with a jade-coloured skirt underneath. The colour is sprinkled with flowery Confucian skirts.

When the two met, they couldn't help but look at each other. It was a coincidence tonight.

"Oh, it's not like the third sister knew what the elder sister was going to wear beforehand, so she deliberately came up with a sisterly outfit, right? Why didn't you tell me earlier, so that the four of us could wear the same colour together?" Nangong Lin covered her mouth and said with a soft smile.

Nangong Zheng didn't even look at Nangong Lin, she just smiled and took Nangong Yue's hand, saying with a smile, "It seems that Yue and I have the connection between our hearts, no wonder we are Di sisters." Then she turned to Nangong Sheng and asked petulantly, "Big brother, look, does Yue Jie Er and I look pretty dressed like this?"

Nangong Sheng looked at his two flower-like sisters and complimented them: "They look great, they look great, just like two little fairies. This Fairy's brother is really blessed!"

On hearing this, Nangong Zheng laughed twice and seeing that Nangong Yue only had a silk flower pinned on her hair and no other ornaments, she hastily plucked a ruby beaded flower from her own head and pinned it on Nangong Yue's head, smiling, "Well, this is more like it."

Nangong Zheng had a pair of ruby beaded flowers in her hair, and now she and Nangong Yue were wearing one on their heads, making them look more like a pair of sister flowers.

Nangong Yue immediately took off a white jade bracelet from her left wrist and put it on Nangong Cheng's wrist, then held up her right wrist and shook it.

Looking at the sisters' harmonious appearance, Nangong Lin's heart was not too happy. She glanced at Nangong Yan and asked, pretending to be curious, "Speaking of second Jiejie, you're the older Jiejie's real younger sister, has the older Jiejie been so generous, has she ever given you anything nice in her usual life?"

Nangong Yan smiled lightly and said softly, " Lin Jie Er, what I have, you also have, so why ask me? If you don't believe me, you can ask big sister for proof."

Nangong Lin was choked speechless, her skin was not thick enough to go to Nangong Zheng for proof of such things.

At this time, Nangong Sheng deliberately exaggerated, "My four good sisters, do you want to go to the lantern festival? If you keep chatting, the lantern festival will be over."

Only then did the four girls get on the carriage one by one.

Chapter 95 - Guess the Riddle

Although it was night, the streets of the royal capital were bustling with activity today, and the teahouses and restaurants were lit up like daylight.

Lanterns of various shapes are placed on the stalls of the hawkers. Some of them are painted with twelve zodiac signs, some are painted with various flower branches. There are some pavilions, terraces and pavilions, and there are beautiful and peerless beauties, whose lifelike shapes make people applaud.

There were also those on stilts, lion dancers, dragon lanterns and fire-breathers ... making it a sight to behold.

The girls of the Nangong House rarely went out of the house, so they were already dazzled.

During the journey, Nangong Yue was the busiest one, she had promised her brother that she would bring him good food and fun things to eat. Therefore, when Nangong Yue saw a good snack, she immediately sent Yimei to buy it; when she saw a street stall with delicate gadgets, she also did not hesitate to send Que'er to buy it.

The group walked around until they reached the entrance of the famous Shenghua Restaurant in Wangdu, and only then did Nangong Yue stop before she was done.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, and naturally, there are many magnificent and chic lanterns hanging in front of Sheng Hua Restaurant and under the eaves of the first floor. In front of the restaurant, there was a large crowd of people.

Nangong Sheng was so curious that he asked the boy to go up and inquire about the situation.

In a short while, the boy came back to report, "Young master, Sheng Hua Restaurant will soon hold a riddle-guessing contest, saying that if anyone can win the final riddle champion, he or she will receive a painting by the talented girl Jin Lan."

Jin Lan was one of the most famous and talented women of the previous dynasty, whose calligraphy and painting could be called a masterpiece, and many literary figures of the previous dynasty admired her, but Jin Lan only loved the former Prime Minister Liu.

Rumor has it that Prime Minister Liu of the previous dynasty was amazingly talented and had already become prime minister at a young age. Prime Minister Liu was usually not very feminine, but he was alone with Jin Lan. At that time, the affair between the two of them was widely spread, and everyone knew about it, but just when people thought that this pair would hold hands for a hundred years, Jin Lan's family was beheaded by everyone, and the person who supervised the beheading was Liu. prime minister.

In the end, it is said that Chancellor Liu never married and died during the change of dynasty.

The truth of the love/hate relationship between Sumeru and the Chancellor is unknown with the change of dynasties and the passage of time. ...

The only thing left behind was the world lamenting the love of Jin Lan, but it was entrusted to the wrong person!

Nangong Yue suddenly remembered that her mother, Lin, was very fond of this talented girl, and had collected several of her paintings and calligraphy, which she took out from time to time to admire. If she could get one of her paintings, her mother would be delighted.

"Yue Jie Er, do you want to participate?" Nangong Hang had always been very observant, and since Nangong Yue's performance was so obvious, how could she not notice it?

Nangong Yue nodded her head and said, "Yes, big sister, I want to try out."

When she heard that Nangong Yue wanted to participate in the quiz, Su Qingping, Nangong Yan and Nangong Lin were also interested in it.

However, Nangong Zheng frowned with difficulty, as she felt that as a daughter of a house, she should not show her face on such an occasion. But her sisters were all excited, and she didn't want to be the bad guy by throwing cold water on them.

Nangong Sheng also felt that there was something wrong, but when he thought of his sisters' rare trips out of the house, it was unbearable to refuse their request like this.

At this moment, a young man in white wearing a pig's head mask passed by them in a hurry.

Nangong Sheng's eyes lingered on each other for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he proposed, "Ping BiaoGu, and a few sisters, if you also want to go to the competition, then why don't you all put on masks before you go."

The girls also thought it was a very elegant idea, and it suited the mood of the lantern festival, so they all got excited and hurriedly found a stall selling masks, and each chose a mask.

Nangong Sheng chose a monkey mask, Nangong Cheng a cat mask, Nangong Yue a fox mask for herself and a tiger mask for Nangong Xin.

Nangong Lin and Su Qingping each picked a Ghost Face Mask and a Heavenly Fairy Mask. Nangong Yan picked out a rabbit mask.

After putting on their respective masks, they entered the Shenghua Restaurant together.

The lobby on the ground floor of the restaurant was filled with people, most of whom had come to watch the fun, a few had come to participate in the competition, and some had come to cheer on the contestants.

A high platform had been built in the middle of the hall on the ground floor, with several long rows of cases with ink, paper and inkstones already on them.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a long navy blue shirt appeared on the first floor. He slowly walked down the stairs and then walked up to the high platform in the middle of the hall, looking at the crowd from above with a strong smile on his lips.

"Uncle Fan, why haven't you started yet? We've been waiting for ages." A young man dressed in a light blue satin robe said impatiently. From the tone of his voice, it was obvious that he was a regular customer of the restaurant.

Immediately, someone next to him echoed loudly, "Yes, yes, let's get started, we've been waiting for half a day."

The middle-aged man called Uncle Fan smiled and arched his hand at the young man who had spoken first and said, "It's Mr. Zhang, don't be in a hurry, the annual Mid-Autumn riddle-guessing contest will start soon."

As soon as the words were spoken, the hall on the ground floor immediately resounded with clamour, applause and shouting ...

" Everyone, please be quiet for a moment." Uncle Fan raised his hand and raised his voice, and the hall soon fell silent.

Uncle Fan added: "Friends, this riddle-guessing competition is temporarily set at ten questions, and the winner will be the one who has answered ten questions correctly in a row, and will receive a painting of the talented girl Jin Lan. If anyone gets one question wrong during the competition, then I'm sorry, but you will have to withdraw from the competition."

When this was said, someone immediately said, "What if two people get ten questions right?"

"Then whoever has the fastest answer will be the final winner." Uncle Fan replied without hesitation.

After that, no one asked any more questions.

Uncle Fan stretched out his hand in an inviting gesture and said, "Next, we will ask all the participants to come up to the stage, each of you will pick a long table seat. After I give the questions in a moment, you will write down the answers on the paper. Attention, the answer time for each question is twenty breaths, if you do not answer it within the time limit, you will be considered eliminated from the competition."

At these words, the hall erupted in a chorus of complaints that the time was too short. But despite the complaints, no one dared to make a scene.

"Then, please come to the stage as soon as possible, and in one teatime, the competition will officially begin."

Within a cup of tea, a number of people came behind the long table on the stage, including Nangong Sheng, Nangong Sheng, Nangong Yue, Nangong Yan, Nangong Lin and Su Qingping, and the maids and guards accompanying them were waiting on the stage.

Once the participants were in place, a gong was struck from the right side of the hall and someone shouted aloud, "The competition has officially begun!"

After the words fell, the hall on the ground floor was silent, Uncle Fan took out a note, but heard a clear voice from the stage: "Wait! There's me!"

Everyone looked at the voice and saw a young man in a silver shirt with white jade skin and bright starry eyes striding towards the stage, if it were anyone else, he might not be able to hold up in a silver shirt, but this young man was not only handsome, but also had an extraordinary bearing, a proud and confident aura emanating from his steps.

He was followed by a slightly shorter yellow-shirted boy and four sturdy guards. Naturally, the guards did not go up to the stage, only the boy in white and the boy in yellow went up to the stage.

Nangong Yue froze for a moment, these two were actually old acquaintances, and she could not help but glance at each other and Nangong Cheng.

Nangong Zheng nodded his head in understanding.

These two people are none other than Qu Jiayue, the county princess of Mingyue, and Zhang Yusheng, the lady of the Zhang family whom Nangong Yue had met before at the En Guo Gong Mansion. Frankly speaking, this county princess of Ming Yue still has a bit of a look when she dresses up as a man, but this Zhang Yusheng looks like a sissy who can't be hidden from the discerning eye.

Nangong Zheng immediately whispered a few words in his brother Nangong Sheng's ear, so that he would know what to expect, so that he would not accidentally offend the noble person.

Su Qingping also recognized the County Princess Mingyue, on the one hand, she wanted to get in touch with her, but on the other hand, she was afraid that the County Princess would forget about her and lose face.

Looking at Qu Jiayue and Zhang Yusheng, Uncle Fan frowned slightly. According to the rules of previous years, after the gong had been sounded, they were no longer allowed to go on stage. But he had been in the royal capital for so many years that he could see that these two were not ordinary people, so he immediately began to ask questions with a smile on his face: "Gentlemen, this first question is very simple, but it is going to get harder and harder. Now listen up. All the pearls and onyx are there, guess the word."

After thinking about it, Nangong Yue came up with an answer and wrote it down on her paper. This "pearl and onyx" all have the radical "Wang", so the answer is - "Wang".

The question was so easy that only three people went off the stage with their heads down.

After the gong was struck again, Uncle Fan began to ask the second question: "The second question, we still need to listen carefully, each question is only said once. The wind begins to rise before and after the farewell, guess a word."

Nangong Yue again quickly put pen to paper - "scrape".

Another five or six people left the stage in desperation, including Zhang Yusheng. She walked by Qu Jiayue, whispered something in her ear, and then left the stage.

Qu Jiayue looked back in the direction of Nangong Sheng and asked in a lofty manner, "Are you the Gongzi of the Nangong family?"

Nangong Sheng originally did not want to be high-profile, but there was no reason to avoid it, so he nodded: "Exactly, my name is Nangong Sheng."

The Nangong family is indeed well-known among the literati, and a few people nearby heard their voices, and immediately exchanged pleasantries.

Qu Jiayue's sharp gaze wandered over a few masked girls near Nangong Sheng and said, "Then these must be the girls of the Nangong family." She removed the ones whose ages didn't match, and she placed her gaze mainly on Nangong Sheng, Nangong Yue and Nangong Yan, with an inquisitive look.

Nangong Sheng had also heard that this County Princess Mingyue seemed to have a problem with her younger sister Nangong Zheng, so he was afraid that the other party would target her, so he only said vaguely, "It's a rare occasion for the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, so I bought a few of my sisters out to have some fun."

The competition continued, and like Uncle Fan said, each question was harder than the previous one, and more and more people were stepping down after each question ...

Chapter 96 - The Winner

Nangong Yue had passed five levels in a row, and by this time, the number of participants had already been reduced by half, Nangong Yan, Nangong Lin and Su Qingping had already left the competition at some point, leaving only her, Nangong Zheng and Nangong Sheng on the stage. Then ... her eyes fell on the contestant on her left hand side, the teenager wearing a pig head mask had actually stayed behind as well. Followed by another look to the front right ... and the Mingyue county princess who also stayed until now.

Nangong Yue was looking at others, and others were also looking at her. Qu Jiayue's eyes glanced back and forth between Nangong Yue and Nangong Cheng again.

Uncle Fan went on to ask the sixth question: "To give love in one's old age, one word."

Nangong Yue's eyes immediately glanced at the young man in the pig head mask who was writing without thinking. She could not help but feel a slight headache, it seemed that it was not an easy task for her to win the painting.

This question caused Nangong Zheng to be knocked down ... and so on, and after the seventh question, Nangong Sheng and Qu Jiayue were also knocked down. Qu Jiayue deliberately circled around behind Nangong Yue and left a meaningful sentence behind her: "Miss Nangong is not only an exceptional qin player, but also a quick thinker!" Having said that, she left the stage.

Nangong Yue remained calmly standing in the same place, it's not like she hadn't heard harsh words before in her previous life, Qu Jiayue is still far from being able to do this. The fact that Qu Jiayue called herself "Miss Nangong", it seems that the other party mistook herself for elder sister Nangong Hang.

There were only four people left on the field, and coincidentally all four were wearing masks, so their faces could not be seen, but could only be deduced from their shapes and clothing: three were men, and one was a young girl of modest age.

This young girl is naturally Nangong Yue.

Nangong Sheng and the others were surprised that Nangong Yue had made it this far, not that the puzzle was that difficult, if they had thought about it, most of them could have come up with the answer. However, it was the fact that the time to think about the answer was so short on this stage, with everyone watching, that made it so rare.

The riddle-guessing contest continues ...

"The eighth question is, "The capital welcomes visitors from the north and the south."

"The ninth question ..."

After two consecutive questions, only Nangong Yue and the young man in the pig's head mask were left on the stage.

Uncle Fan smilingly arched his hand and said, "First of all, congratulations to both of you for entering the final round, but there can only be one champion, so the last question, there is no need to write, whoever answers it quickly and accurately, is the winner. Do you have any objections?"

Both Nangong Yue and "Pig Head Mask" nodded and did not object.

In this way, Uncle Fan said the tenth puzzle: "A flock of geese chasing a boat."

"Yan!" Nangong Yue said, but to her surprise, the "pig-headed mask" actually said the riddle together with her, and the other party's voice seemed a bit familiar.

Two people actually played a tie, how should we judge this? The atmosphere was a bit stagnant for a while.

Some good onlookers below called out, "Uncle Fan, now there are two champions, won't this prize be split in two?"

Other onlookers were also talking to each other and the atmosphere was lively.

Uncle Fan, who had seen a lot of scenes, quickly calmed down and sighed, "This is the tenth time that we have had a riddle-guessing contest at Sheng Hua Restaurant, and this is the first time that such a situation has occurred. This girl and this gentleman are indeed very clever!" After a pause, he said, "Unfortunately, there is only one painting, so if you don't object, I will give you another question to determine the winner, what do you think?" He asked with a consultative tone.

"The pig-headed mask said without thinking, "Then let's have a question."

Nangong Yue was shocked, she had just felt that this voice sounded familiar, and now she finally heard it, this young man wearing a pig head mask was Xiao Yi!

When she thought of Xiao Yizi walking by her side at the entrance of the restaurant before the competition began, Nangong Yue's eyebrows twitched. At that time, Xiao Yi had already put on this pig-headed mask, but she did not. Therefore, Xiao Yi must have known who she was.

Thinking of what happened at the manor last time, Nangong Yue made up her mind and said to Uncle Fan in a lowered voice: "Boss Fan, there is no need to compete anymore, I am willing to withdraw, and the painting will be given to this gentleman." After saying that, she wanted to turn around and leave.

She had just taken a step when Xiao Yi stopped her with a single step. He said with a smile, "Hey, what do you mean, are you looking down on me?"

Nangong Yue felt a sudden pain in her head, it seemed that someone hadn't had enough. She stroked her forehead and said helplessly, "Well, then, it's better to continue." On the other hand, Nangong Yue was relieved to hear his tone of voice, it seemed that her persuasion that night had worked, his heart did not seem to have changed too much because of the assassination and betrayal that night.

Who knows that Nangong Yue's compromise did not satisfy Xiao Yi, instead he said unhappily, "No, you will definitely lose to me on purpose later."

Nangong Yue only felt a sense of powerlessness surge to her heart, "Then what do you say?"

Xiao Yi's right hand stroked his chin twice, pondered for a moment and said something that made people want to vomit blood: "How about this, let's split the prize in two, one for each of us."

Nangong Yue really wanted to split his head open to see what kind of structure it was, what was the difference between this painting split in half and scrap paper! He really was deliberately looking for a fight!

Naturally, Nangong Yue would not agree, and could only say, "Don't worry, I won't deliberately pretend to lose to you." Then she said in an extremely confident tone, "And I will definitely win against you."

"And what if you don't win against me?" Xiao Yi asked immediately afterwards.

"If I don't win, then we can have half of it then!" Nangong Yue said very coldly. Anyway, if she didn't win, with Xiao Yi's stirring personality, he might have to say that she had let him off the hook...Moreover, she was 90% sure that the person who really wanted to let the water out(purposely losing) was Xiao Yi ... For some reason, Xiao Yi seemed to be pleasing her today, and Nangong Yue could not help but be surprised by this idea.

"Alright then." Xiao Yi's tone was reluctant, but in his heart, he was very pleased. He was at a loss as to how to make amends for the trouble he had caused the girl at the manor last time, and now he had a chance to doze off and have a pillow delivered to him! This is a gift that he has given with integrity!

At that moment, a servant-like man hurried up to the high platform and handed a piece of paper to Uncle Fan with both hands respectfully.

Uncle Fan took it and said, "Usually when we get to the tenth puzzle, the winner will be selected, but this time there was an accident. With that, he unfolded the paper and read out the puzzle, "The two tips are as white as silver, it's hard to be a man without me, but someone has to guess me, to be considered a wise man in the world."

The Nangong family looked at Nangong Yue on the stage and thought to themselves, if Nangong Yue guessed it, then they would easily get a famous painting worth a thousand taels.

Nangong Lin was envious and jealous, and with a twinkle in her eye, she looked at Nangong Zheng and teased, "Eldest sister, I didn't expect Third Sister to be so powerful, she's outdone us all."

Nangong Zheng's expression was hidden under a mask, she naturally understood Nangong Lin's mind and did not intend to do as she wished. Moreover, Nangong Zheng always felt that this riddle was just a game that was not on the stage, so she did not mind too much and said in her usual tone, "Yue Jie Er is already very smart, so there is no need for Fourth Sister to be presumptuous, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will also become like Third Sister."

Nangong Lin was choked speechless.

At this moment, Nangong Yue on the stage, after a little thought, already opened her mouth and said the answer: "Rice."

This time, although Xiao Yi also spoke, he deliberately followed Nangong Yue's final words.

Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue, smiled and arched his hand to congratulate her, "This girl is really powerful, you won, the painting belongs to you. I've lost."

Nangong Yue couldn't help but look at Xiao Yi with some complicated eyes. Once, her awe of Xiao Yi only came from the impression of her previous life. In her eyes, the present Xiao Yi was just a lazy boy, except for his hands, he was idle and had nothing to do! But today, it seems that the God of Destruction is worthy of being the God of Destruction, not only is his martial arts skills extraordinary, and he has the talent to lead troops in battle, but his mind is also extremely intelligent.

Nangong Yue couldn't help but look at Xiao Yi, but she saw that the other party was looking at herself intently, her eyes so gentle that they seemed to be dripping water. Nangong Yue instantly shivered in her heart.

It was an illusion, it must be an illusion!

How could Xiao Yi possibly look at himself with such eyes!

Either he was mistaken, or Xiao Yi's eyes had been twitched.

At this moment, Uncle Fan handed the painting of Jin Lan to Nangong Yue with a smile on his face.

Nangong Yue looked at the "hard-earned" painting in her hand, and thought in her heart that she had to leave here quickly. Otherwise, there is no telling what will happen to this Xiao Yi.

After that, Nangong Yue will be in the applause of the onlookers to get off the stage, and the Nangong House people reunited, and then out of the Shenghua restaurant, the heart is finally a sigh of relief.

"Congratulations, Third Sister, I didn't expect Third Sister to be so good at guessing riddles. After this stop, she can be called the smartest person in the royal capital!" Nangong Lin said sourly, intent on attracting hate for Nangong Yue.

"There are people outside the world, there is a world outside the sky, I only won a few dozen people, I dare not call myself that. This riddle is just a small entertainment show of doing things. A scholar like big brother is probably not like me who knows how to play with these things!" The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curved, "However, I still have to thank the fourth sister for her compliment."

Nangong Lin only felt stuffy, she did not want to praise Nangong Yue.

At this time, Su Qingping giggled and said, "Today I have also opened my eyes, I didn't expect our Yue Jie Er to be hidden."

"Ping Biaogu has flattered me." Nangong Yue indifferently blocked back, "There are shortcomings in the feet, and there are longcomings in the inches. I am only a little bit better than others in this area."

Chapter 97 - Rogue

"Third Sister is too self-apologetic, and today you are the one who stole the limelight." Nangong Lin covered her mouth and smiled lightly.

Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Lin with a wry smile and deliberately asked, "Does the Fourth sister really want to be in the limelight?"

Nangong Lin was speechless, did she want to admit that she wanted to be in the limelight?

It would only make people laugh! It would ruin her reputation! This Nangong Yue was really hateful!

Nangong Lin was so angry that she could only say in a firm voice: "Third sister, how can you talk like that! I didn't say I wanted to be in the limelight."

"If that's the case, why would Fourth Sister think that I'm trying to make a name for myself by winning the competition?" Nangong Yue said, pretending to be surprised.

Nangong Lin's mouth was agape, she didn't mean that at all, but what she had just said seemed to reveal that meaning. Damn, she had actually been trapped by Nangong Yue!

"Fourth sister, it's good for the third sister to win the quiz competition, it has nothing to do with being in the limelight or not." Nangong Zheng's tone showed a trace of displeasure, "If you don't know how to speak, then don't speak, so as not to make others misunderstand. In front of your own sisters, we can still understand your youthful ignorance, but if this were outside, it would be the reputation of the Nangong House that would be affected."

If Nangong Zheng went to her grandmother Su Shi to complain, she might have to suffer another punishment. But in her heart, she was indignant. The two of them were the first daughters of the Di family, and they were all in the same boat, so she couldn't beat them. But Nangong Yue is now looking more and more outstanding, and she is catching up with Nangong Zheng. Is Nangong Zheng not jealous at all? No! She didn't believe that Nangong Zheng was so generous!

Su Qingping smiled and stepped forward to round up the situation: "Just as Zheng Jie Er said, Lin Jie Er is young, so you, as older sisters, should teach her well."

Nangong Lin gave Su Qingping a grateful look and thought to herself, "Yes, she is younger than all of them, even if she said something wrong, just say it nicely, why do you have to beat people up and shake their faces at every turn?

Nangong Yue said nonchalantly: "What Ping Biaogu said is true, me and my elder sister, as well as my second sister, will certainly teach my fourth sister well in the future." At the end of the sentence, there was something meaningful in her tone.

Nangong Lin almost wanted to say that she was fine and didn't need to be taught, but once she thought of what had just happened, she swallowed hard.

At this moment, Su Qingping suddenly pointed to a stall across the street and said, "Hey, are they selling green bean cakes there?" It was obvious that she was going to change the subject.

"Brother, can I go over and buy a few?" Surprisingly, Nangong Yan, who had always been quiet, actually spoke up.

Nangong Sheng nodded and said, "If you want, let the maid go over."

Nangong Yan hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Yiniang likes to eat this, so I want to pick out some flavours for her myself."

"Big brother, why don't we go over together and take some back for grandmother, mother and aunt?" Nangong Zheng suggested.

"It's fine." Nangong Sheng nodded his head and agreed.

In this way, a group of people flocked to the stall across the street again.

The stall was manned by a chubby middle-aged lady, who was all smiles when she saw how many people had arrived, and greeted the crowd with great diligence.

Nangong Yue saw that the stall and the stall owner were quite clean, and the cakes looked good, so she followed suit and bought a few. As she was telling Yi Mei to put away the green bean cakes, a large wave of people suddenly came over, and several people shouted, "Look! The dragon and lion dances are coming!"

With these shouts, the crowd of pedestrians all around her burst into a frenzy, as if a river was flowing into the sea and rushing frantically in the same direction.

In just a snap of her fingers, Nangong Yue was pushed and shoved by the crowd for a long way, "Yimei ..." She turned her head to look for Yimei and the rest of Nangong's family, but after looking most of the way around, she saw that everywhere she looked there was a black mass of people, and there were no familiar faces in sight.

Nangong Yue tried to get out of the crowd several times, but she could only passively walk further and further away, she was so crowded that she could not turn around and could only helplessly continue to walk with the crowd.

The sound of drums, gongs and cheers came from time to time, and the dancing red dragon could occasionally be seen in front of her, but Nangong Yue did not care to enjoy it. She had been walking with the crowd for almost a tea time when she finally saw a small alleyway next to her and rushed to turn into it, finally relieved.

She had to reunite with her family quickly!

Nangong Yue walked towards the alleyway for a while, but found that it was actually a dead end and there was no way to get out.

Nangong Yue turned back to look at the entrance of the alley, although the flow of people has now ceased to surge, but still very crowded, as if a brick wall blocked the exit.

As of now, it seems that the best option for her is to stay in the alley and wait for the crowd to disperse, or for someone from the Mansion to come ...

Nangong Yue looked around again, but heard a man's frivolous laughter suddenly coming from behind her: "Yo, everyone, come take a look, there is a little beauty here, although her body has not yet grown, but this skin looks really good, ice skin and jade bone is not too much, right?"

"Yes, yes, boss. Look at the clothes she's wearing, tsk tsk, the material is so good, she's the daughter of a big family. If we can hold her, we can get a lot of money for her." Another shrill male voice chimed in flatteringly.

"More than that, maybe they'll even make the boss their son-in-law." The second boy laughed playfully.

Nangong Yue laughed coldly in her heart, who would dare to think of her? She quickly took out the Soul-Sealing Scatter from her belt and slowly turned around, only to see three vulgar men standing at the entrance of the alley, followed by five or six others.

"I don't dare to think about being the son-in-law of a noble family, but it would be nice to catch this little beauty in exchange for a few silver pieces!" The man who spoke was a man in his twenties in brocade, from the sound of his voice he should have been the first to speak, but he had slightly scattered eyebrows, eyes as big as cows, slightly dark skin, and his fingers were swirling his nostrils, he looked extremely lewd.

" Boss said right." A skinny, long-faced young man to his left said curtly.

"The boss ..." another short and fat man rubbed his hands, "the brothers have not had meat for several days. This little beauty, a little small, but it is better than a woman, but still a young girl. " He said, with a lustful glint in his eyes.

Nangong Yue looked at the few people in front of her with disgust. From the looks of it, they were just ordinary punks, and it wasn't particularly difficult to deal with them. If they dared to make a move, she would definitely not be merciful and teach them the power of her homemade Ecstasy powder.

The boss slapped "chubby face" on the back of the head, and said fiercely: "What do you know, what kind of beauty can't be found if you have money? The most important thing is to catch this little beauty for money !"

"Zhu San, the boss is right. If this beauty doesn't want to behave, we'll be left with no money." The thin face shook his head and said, "I've heard that these young girls from big families are very particular about their honour, sometimes they want to die, so if this person dies, we won't get any money."

Nangong Yue didn't let her guard down, she didn't believe that these punks would be so "kind" as to seek only money and not sex.

"Then what do you think we should do, Dog Two?" Zhu San was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, "Catching her for money? Who knows if she's really a young girl from a big family, maybe she's just a maid! I've heard that some maids are dressed no worse than the masters."

"Well, Zhu San has a point!" The boss rubbed his chin with a glint of calculation in his eyes, "If it's just a little maid, that won't change much money."

"Boss, I have an idea." Dog Two said in a hurry.

"Speak!"

"Whether it's a girl or a maid, just sell her for money, so far away that no one knows." Dog Two said with glowing eyes:"This little beauty may have her face covered by a mask, but from my experience, she must be very good looking! This young girl is easy to train, there are plenty of people who want her, and the price is certainly not low."

"Good idea." The boss nodded approvingly, and with a wave of his hand, he led the two men towards Nangong Yue, "Catch her for me first, take off the mask and check the goods, in case we receive a pockmarked child, it would be a big loss."

"Yes, Boss." Zhu San was the first to rush towards Nangong Yue, "Let me help you check the goods first, Boss."

Nangong Yue's body did not move, planning to wait for the one called Zhu San to rush to him, and then use the Ecstasy powder to deal with him. However, it would be better to capture the king before the traitor,so it would be better to capture the boss!

Unfortunately, Nangong Yue had no chance to strike, but at this moment, a white figure swept by like lightning, blocking Nangong Yue's front, and punched Zhu San's fat face hard.

"Ah!" Zhu San let out a pig-like scream, covering his nose in pain as blood trickled down from his fat fingers.

The white shadow turned its head and looked at Nangong Yue, unable to hide the concern in its tone, asking, "Stinky girl, are you alright?"

Nangong Yue was shocked to see that the visitor was Xiao Yi, who was still wearing the pig's head mask on his face.

She suppressed the surprise in her heart and shook her head at Xiao Yi, "I'm fine."

Seeing that Nangong Yue was fine, Xiao Yi heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at the gangsters with blazing eyes.

Zhu San covered his face in embarrassment, and walked to the boss' side screaming in pain, crying and howling: "Boss, you have to avenge the little one."

"Go, useless thing!" The boss rudely pushed Zhu San away, looked at Xiao Yi, and cursed fiercely: "Boy, you'd better not meddle in other people's business, or you will lose your life!"

Xiao Yi did not move his body and looked at them calmly, smiling lightly, "Oh, is that so? But I can't just ignore this, this girl won me at Shenghua Restaurant. If something happens to her now, maybe people will think I'm the one who can't afford to lose and kill her! At that even I explain it is useless" Although he was smiling lightly, his eyes were as cold as a thousand years of ice when he looked at the gangsters.

Chapter 98 - Behind the Scenes

"Boss, what should we do?" Gouji looked at the boss with a chill in his heart.

But the boss was furious and said, "Bastard, you don't want to be punished for your wine. Brothers, let's go!" With that, he ran straight towards Xiao Yi.

Dog Two and Zhu San looked at each other and followed closely behind.

Xiao Yi grunted lightly, his voice full of disdain, and when the gang rushed in front of him, he made several of them stumble with a sweep.

The boss, who was clearly the best of the gang, dodged backwards and was so angry that his lungs exploded and he cursed loudly, "Useless bastards! Get up, surround him, I don't believe it, there are so many of us and we can't beat him!"

The gangsters kept saying "ouch, ouch", but still got up from the ground and pounced on Xiao Yi again.

Xiao Yi was agile, dodging left and right, wandering among the thugs with great agility.

Although Nangong Yue knew that Xiao Yi's martial arts skills were good, she was still a bit worried when she saw that the other side was not only crowded but also armed with fierce weapons.

At that moment, Zhu San picked up a wooden stick from the ground and approached Xiao Yi's back with a fierce smile, but Xiao Yi was concentrating on the four gangsters in front of him, as if he didn't notice the threat approaching from behind.

"Xiao Yi, be careful behind you." Nangong Yue could not help but shout out.

Xiao Yi twisted his body to avoid Zhu San's secret attack, and kicked Zhu San fiercely in the chest.

Zhu San gave a stifled grunt and spat out a mouthful of blood, holding his chest and taking several steps back, the wooden stick fell to the ground with a thud. Xiao Yi bent down to pick up the wooden stick, and with a flash of his body, he appeared in front of Zhu San and hit him on the head with a "thud".

Zhu San didn't even have time to scream before he fell straight to the ground, apparently knocked unconscious.

After Xiao Yi beat Zhu San away, the other gangsters attacked again. This time, Xiao Yi had a wooden stick in his hand, so he was like a godsend, and he knocked one of them out with a single blow, and beat those punks to death in an instant.

Nangong Yue's heart suddenly understood and she held her forehead speechlessly. It seemed that Xiao Yi was just playing with these punks at the beginning, so she was worrying about him too much!

When the boss saw that his men were no match for Xiao Yi, he became anxious and turned to Nangong Yue, suddenly rushing towards her in the hope of catching her.

Nangong Yue smiled coldly and did not panic. She raised her delicate hand, and a white mist rose in the air, heading towards the boss.

Xiao Yi saw that the boss wanted to make a move on Nangong Yue, originally wanted to rush over and have a heroic rescue, but did not want the beauty to have her own abundance of goods to eat. This is the first time I've ever seen the white mist, and there was a silver light in it.

He laughed in his heart at the boss's lack of eyesight, he might as well let himself beat him up!

As expected, the boss was soon in trouble. He didn't expect Nangong Yue to have such a move, and as soon as he was touched by the white mist, he immediately felt weak and fell to the ground with a "thud".

And that was just the beginning...

Soon, he felt pain and itch all over his body, and the pain was so deep that he felt it in his bones; and the itch was so deep that he wanted to scratch his skin. "Ouch! Aigoo!" He was crying and screaming on the ground, so miserable.

The men were dumbfounded when they saw their boss in such a state.

"Boss." Gouji screamed and jumped to the boss's side, but did not dare to touch him, fearing that he might be infected too.

"Lady ... spare my life ..." the boss finally could not bear the inhuman torture and began to beg for mercy, " Little dare not again. Lady, it is because of my ignorance of the mountain, please be generous and let me go!"

Xiao Yi walked over and kicked the boss twice, saying coldly: "Say, who sent you?"

"No ... no one ..." the boss denied it.

"No one? That means you are the main culprits?" Xiao Yi said lazily, "If you were accomplices, then you could be spared and sentenced lightly. Since you are the main culprits, then your lives will be left behind."

Everyone was scared out of their wits. This pair of men and women are like a pair of living Kings of Hell, really want their lives, but even easier to do.

One of the gangsters screamed in fear: "You ... can't do this, there's no law anymore."

"Have you ever obeyed the king's law?" Xiao Yi's voice was as cold as ice dregs as he stepped hard on the boss's chest.

The gangsters only felt like they had fallen into an ice hole, cold through the heart, and could not say anything. To be honest, apart from murder and arson, they have done a lot of other bad things. If the law was really followed, they would have been sentenced to jail time.

When they thought about it, they felt the cold sweat on their backs.

At that moment, Zhu San woke up and saw that the situation was not right, so he hurriedly crawled out like a snail and tried to sneak away. He thought that no one would notice, but he did not know that this had already fallen into Xiao Yi's eyes, only to see Xiao Yi's right foot flicked up, and a stone on the ground shot out like a bullet, hitting Zhu San's door heavily.

Zhu San fell to the ground with a loud thud, gnawing on the mud in his mouth, spitting it out and begging for mercy: "Please forgive me, good man! Forgive me, my lord!"

"Speak!" Xiao Yi bellowed.

Although Xiao Yi's words were brief and concise, but Zhu San knew what he meant, and hurriedly poured beans into a bamboo tube, and gave a thorough explanation: "A girl asked us to do this, she didn't say her name, but I followed her secretly later and saw her rendezvous with the people of the Pingyang Marquis." Like Zhu San, this kind of marketplace gangster knows the art of self-preservation, of course, he won't blindly listen to people's instructions, he has to keep a hand for himself at any rate!

"What did she ask you to do?" His voice was tinged with a storm of anger, and his face was as dark as a cloud.

"She told us to find a girl in a lake blue dress and teach her a lesson. She also said that the girl won the top prize in the riddle competition at the Sheng Hua Restaurant tonight!" Zhu San hurriedly said.

Nangong Yue was stunned, could it be County Princess Mingyue? Today at the Sheng Hua Restaurant, Princess Mingyue obviously mistook herself for Nangong Hang ... Did Princess Mingyue do this to a girl just because she was jealous? If she hadn't carried with her the protective medicinal powder, if she hadn't had the help of Xiao Yi, if she had really been won over by these scoundrels, what kind of fate would she have had, county princess Mingyue would never have imagined! Just some small things, but it was ... Nangong Yue secretly clenched her fist with hatred.

"Is that all?" Xiao Yi asked again in a stern voice, "Is there anything else you haven't told me?"

"That's all." At that moment, the boss spoke weakly, "Hero, please spare our lives!"

Since he had already asked, Xiao Yi was generous enough to let go: "All right, you guys go, but remember, if you dare next time ..." said, only to hear a "thud", He easily pressed the wooden stick in his hand into the ground. There were cracks in the ground, which scared the punks so much that they were afraid that the stick would be stuck in their bodies and their lives would be in danger, so they nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice.

The boss got up with trembling legs and pleaded, "Lady, please give me the antidote."

Nangong Yue took out a white paper packet from her purse and shook it, "Have you seen this girl tonight?"

The boss was quick to understand and said hurriedly, "No, I haven't! No! We haven't seen the girl tonight."

Nangong Yue nodded in satisfaction and casually threw the white paper bag to him, saying, "Alright, you guys go."

The thugs fled as if they had been pardoned and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Stinky girl, you haven't seen me for two months, did you miss me?" Xiao Yi walked up to Nangong Yue, took off the mask on his face and laughed to himself, "Hehe, you owe me another favour!"

There he goes again! Nangong Yue couldn't stand it and rolled her eyes, saying, "I haven't blamed you for getting me into trouble last time!" She was naturally referring to the incident that happened at the manor that night. "You're the first to ask for a reward!"

As she said this, she lifted her mask, revealing her fair face, the hair scattered around her shoulders and ears lifting gently in a beautiful arc in the air.

There was a smile on her childish face, and with this smile, Xiao Yi felt that all the brilliant lights everywhere had lost their colour, and the stars in the sky were no longer shining, and all that was left was such a bright smile like a flower, and nothing else could catch his eye.

Xiao Yi could not help but be a little dumbfounded, his eyes fixed on Nangong Yue for a long time and could not move. When she saw this look on him, Nangong Yue frowned.

Xiao Yi then came back to his senses, no embarrassment on his face, he said with a smile, "Stinky girl, didn't I make it up to you today?" He deliberately counted his fingers and said, "First, you wanted to play riddles, so I helped you push your big brother!" If he hadn't "just happened" to pass by them wearing a mask, how would Nangong Sheng, that brainiac, have agreed to the girls going to the quiz? "Secondly, didn't I give you the painting?"

The more he said, the angrier Nangong Yue became. Did he have to "let" her like that? If he really had the heart to "let", he should have just lost to himself in question 10! He had to make it so complicated!

Nangong Yue rubbed her faintly painful forehead, met his crystal eyes and asked with a sigh, "How is your injury?"

Xiao Yi froze for a moment, thinking: that little injury, it's been two months, naturally it's healed ... But when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly had a flash of light and changed his tune, saying sadly: "Hey, it's scarred now, when it rains, the scar hurts!"

Of course, Nangong Yue knew that he was pretending, and the corners of her mouth twitched. She sighed in her heart, no matter what, Xiao Yi had helped herself today, she had to appreciate it.

Thinking of this, she threw a medicine bottle to Xiao Yi: "Take it."

Xiao Yi was quick to pick it up, it was a small white jade vial, he played with it, and asked, "This is ..."

"It's for removing scars, it's very effective, remember to apply it once a day." With that, she turned around and left.

Xiao Yi gripped the white jade vial in his hand and then followed silently behind her from afar. Although the stinky girl was quite capable, he was still uneasy! He had never seen such a considerate person!

Chapter 99 - Getting start

Nangong Yue walked out of the alleyway and went back the way she came, towards the place where she had been separated from the people of the Nangong Mansion.

The street was as lively as before. Although the dragon and lion dance team had left, the enthusiasm of the people remained undiminished, and they were still visiting this rare night market.

After Nangong Yue walked for a while, she saw Nangong Sheng and Nangong Zheng coming towards her with their servants and guards.

"Big brother, big sister." Nangong Yue raised her voice and called out.

"Yue Jie Er!" Nangong Zheng was overjoyed to see Nangong Yue, and hurriedly greeted her.

Yimei was also among them, and when she saw Nangong Yue, she wept with joy, "Third Miss, are you okay, great, I finally found you..." As she spoke, she pulled Nangong Yue's sleeve and wept silently.

"Okay, there's nothing to cry about, I'm fine, right? It's just that I got separated by the flow of people. You're so old and still crying, you're not afraid of being laughed at by people." Nangong Yue tugged on her sleeve and teased Yi Mei.

Yimei wiped away her tears embarrassingly.

"Yue Jie Er, were you scared?" Nangong Zheng looked at Nangong Yue with a concerned face and asked, " The flow of people was really turbulent, didn't it hurt you?"

"Big sister, I'm fine, I've made you worry." A faint smile appeared on Nangong Yue's face.

Nangong Zheng put her mind at ease: "It's good that it's okay, I think we'd better go back quickly. It's not very safe when there are many people on the street."

Nangong Sheng nodded approvingly: "Zheng Jie Er has a point, let's go back to Manison first." He was responsible for bringing his sisters out to play, no matter which one of them had an accident, he had an unshirkable responsibility, so it was better to go back early.

Naturally, Nangong Yue would not object and followed Nangong Sheng and Nangong Zheng all the way to the place where the carriage had been parked earlier.

When she saw them coming, Su Qingping raised the curtain and revealed her jade-like face, saying with a smile, "Yue Jie Er was found, thank God, I was worried. Just now I heard that a girl from another family was also lost. Although she was found, the hairpin on her head was robbed and her clothes were messed up. In the end she had to change her clothes and freshen up before she could see anyone." As she spoke, she looked Nangong Yue up and down, "I saw that Yue Jie Er's hairpin is still intact, and her clothes are still in the same place. It seems that nothing major has happened. It is truly blessed by the Bodhisattva. Auspicious people have their own fortune." As she spoke, she showed a smile. She had an expression of rejoicing, as if she was happy that Nangong Yue was safe.

Nangong Yue sneered in her heart, Su Qingping was implying that she came back after freshening up. She wanted to take the opportunity to ruin her reputation, but she didn't think about her current situation. Her expression became serious, and she approached Su Qingping slowly "Biao Aunt Ping, do you know which family the missing girl is from?" Nangong Yue asked in a low voice, but it still fell into the ears of everyone clearly.

Su Qingping did not know why Nangong Yue asked this question, but still shook her head: "I don't know."

Nangong Yue said with an astonished expression, " Ping Biao Gu doesn't know, and yet still dares to talk about that girl, what if that girl is noble, if her family knows that Ping Biao Gu is talking about her in such a way, and ruins her reputation, isn't it inviting trouble for oneself?" She looked at Su Qingping with a pitying expression, as if to say: Ping Biao Gu, you really don't know what's going on!

Su Qingping's face was a little stiff. Although she understood that Nangong Yue was trying to scare her deliberately, Nangong Yue was right. Most of the people in this capital are high-ranking officials and nobles. ... How can I allow myself to criticise!

Su Qingping's heart began to beat suddenly, and she was speechless for a long time.

Nangong Yue deliberately leaned into Su Qingping's ear and whispered: "I heard that there is a Princess Zhaoyang in the palace who is the most playful. She sneaked out of the palace several times. Someone once pointed at the princess and scolded her for being indiscreet without knowing the details. In the end, that person disappeared…"

The blood in Su Qingping's body was almost frozen, and her movements were stiff, as if struck by lightning, and there was another loud hum in her head.

If a girl with the status of a princess was really lost, and they kept it to themselves, but you foolishly had to say something about a lost girl, if word got out, would people misunderstand and then kill her?

While Su Qingping was thinking, a silver needle came out from Nangong Yue's fingertips and accurately stuck in an acupuncture point at Su Qingping's waist.

Su Qingping only felt a tingling sensation at her waist and snapped back to consciousness. She subconsciously rubbed her waist, but found that the tingling sensation had disappeared. She didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that the sensation she had just felt was just her own illusion, or maybe it was due to the poor blood circulation caused by sitting in the carriage for so long.

At this time, Nangong Yue had already withdrawn her silver needles and took two steps back calmly, away from the carriage Su Qingping was riding in.

Everything is ready, just wait and see the good show!

"Yue Jie Er." Nangong Zheng walked over and said softly, "It's time for us to go back, get into the carriage." She then took Nangong Yue's hand and walked towards the carriage, "Yue Jie Er, I will report what happened at the lantern fair today to my grandmother, don't worry."

"Thank you, big sister." Nangong Yue followed Nangong Zheng all the way to the carriage, and she gave Nangong Zheng a complicated look. She had to say that the current Nangong Zheng was really a good elder sister who took care of her younger sister, and she truly did not want Nangong Zheng to become completely different in the future because of a man.

The carriage had a bumpy ride and finally arrived back at the Nangong Mansion, stopping outside the second gate.

When the carriage stopped, the girls, with the help of their maids, got off the carriage and walked towards Su Shi's Rong'an Hall.

When they were preparing to go to the lantern festival, they were all excited and talking about the world. Now that they were back, they were all silent.

Soon, they arrived at Rong'an Hall, and Dong'er led them in after the report.

At this moment, Su Shi was reclining on the Luohan bed, with a young maid kneeling to pound her legs, while several daughters-in-law sat by her side and talked. When she saw Nangong Yue and her group enter, Su revealed a smile and waved her hand to tell the little maid to leave, then sat up straight.

"Greetings to Grandmother (Auntie)!"

The group of people respectfully greeted Su Shi, and Su Qingping was naturally among them, but as soon as she bent down, she felt a dizzy spell, followed by abdominal pain. She couldn't help but cry out in pain, covering her belly with both hands, and within a few moments, she was so pale in pain and drenched in cold sweat that her body was shaking like a leaf in the autumn wind.

Liurong hurriedly went forward to hold Su Qingping and asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Su Qingping leaned weakly on Liu Rong's body, like a fish out of water, panting sharply.

Su Shi was worried and asked, "Ping Jie Er, what's wrong, did you eat something unclean outside?" She said, "Go get the doctor!"

Immediately, a maid answered and ran out in a panic to ask for a doctor.

Su Qingping's eyes widened in fear when she heard the need to call a doctor, and she braced herself and said weakly, "Auntie, no, there's no need to call a doctor, I'm fine ..."

The words had only just left her mouth when she heard Zhao Shi's cry out in alarm, "Why is cousin Ping bleeding?"

When the group took a look, they saw that the back of Su Qingping's skirt was red with blood, and the blood was so bright that it was blindingly red and slithering down.

"Is this where Ping Biao Gu is hurt?" Nangong Lin asked with an innocent look on her face.

When the words came out, many people in the room looked as if they thought of something and their expressions became strange. The way she was bleeding, it looked like a miscarriage. Could it be that Cousin Su was pregnant before she was married?

This Su Biao guiniang, a girl in a boudoir, has limited access to men! ... Who could it be? The people couldn't help but think about it.

And Liu Rong had long been stunned by the sudden blood on Su Qingping's body, and shouted in panic, "Ah, Miss, you're bleeding, you're bleeding so much, what to do, what to do!"

Su Shi frowned and ordered, "Help the Su Biao guiniang to rest in the Bisa cabinet."

"Hold on." Zhao Shi hastily stopped her, and looked at Su Qingping with deep meaning and said, "Mother, cousin's health is not suitable to go to the Bisa cabinet now, so it is better to send her to her room directly."

She frowned deeply and said, "What the oldest daughter-in-law said is true, we should send Su Biao guiniang to her room directly to save the trouble of moving her around." Then she softly reassured Su Qingping, "Sister Ping, don't worry, we've sent for a doctor, he'll be here soon!"

Su Shi hesitated for a moment, indeed, there was something unlucky about the way Su QingPing looked.

"No, don't invite the doctor." Su Qingping shook her head repeatedly, but her voice was so small that no one could hear her.

When Liurong saw Su Qingping's appearance, she immediately realised what her girl was worried about, but the situation at this time was not something that she, a maid, would be able to decide. She could only let the maids and Pozies from Su Shi's Courtyard carry Su Qingping away.

Su Qingping was carried all the way into her house, but this short journey attracted many strange looks. Although people didn't say anything openly, they started whispering and talking behind the scenes.

When Su Qingping was placed on the bed, her face was so pale with pain that it was almost transparent, her whole body curled up into a ball, at this moment, she was in so much pain that she couldn't think anymore ...

"Doctor Wang is here!"

"Quickly this way please ..."

"As if a thunderstorm exploded in Su Qingping's head, she immediately shouted as if she had seen a ghost: I don't want a doctor, I don't need a doctor to treat me, I don't need one, let the doctor go, go!" She had lost so much blood, she must have had a miscarriage, if she let the doctor find out, her reputation of being pregnant before marriage would probably spread throughout the royal capital in no time!

The fact that Su Qingping reacted so strongly made Dr. Wang frown. This doctor Wang often treats ministers and noble families in the royal capital, so he has seen a lot of shameful things among the big families ...

Chapter 100 - Sending away

She was so frightened that not only Dr. Wang but also the others in the room couldn't help but think the wrong way ... Even Su Shi couldn't help but be suspicious: Ping Jie Er was so sick and she still wouldn't let the doctor treat her, was she hiding something from herself?

As she thought of this, Su Shi's heart grew cold. She looked at Su Qingping with a bitter gaze and said in an unquestionable tone, "Ping Jie Er, let Dr. Wang take a look at you!"

"No, don't ..." Su Qingping shook her head, her eyes filled with tears, her face was pale, and she looked so pitiful.

Su Shi finally became impatient and ordered without further ado, "Quick! Hold the (Biao Guiniang )cousin girl down and don't let her move around, let Doctor Wang check her pulse properly."

The three or four maids in the room immediately came forward and held Su Qingping down.

Knowing that resistance was futile, Su Qingping closed her eyes in despair, with only one thought in her mind: she was finished!

Dr. Wang stretched out three fingers and put them on Su Qingping's wrist. After a short pause, he made a diagnosis: "Old Madam, this girl is just having her menstrual period, nothing serious…As for the pain, it is also normal. This girl probably does not pay attention to her diet and eats too much cold and spicy food. Just pay more attention to it, and drink a bowl of brown sugar water later, simply put a soup wrap on it."

Dr. Wang gave her a prescription for nourishing her qi and blood, and left after receiving the consultation fee.

All the people in the room looked at Su Qingping with strange expressions, thinking that this cousin Su was too weird. She was bleeding so much and still refused to let the doctor treat her, but after all, it was just menstrual! They thought that Su Qingping was pregnant before she was married and had a miscarriage!

Su Qingping was also shocked, she couldn't believe her ears, she wasn't pregnant?

What the hell is going on here! If she wasn't pregnant, then why did she have a series of pregnancy symptoms?

But when she saw a blue and white figure in the doorway, she didn't care about the details anymore and stared blankly out of the room.

Nangong Cheng was wearing a sky blue shirt, his face was slightly red, and there were tiny beads of sweat on the corners of his forehead. At this moment, he was looking at Su Qingping with a look of disbelief.

What had he just heard, a menstrual period? That means Su Qingping is not pregnant at all, she cheated him!

At this moment, Nangong Cheng only felt as if a stone was pressed into his chest, blocked.

He was so devoted to her that he even planned to defy his Di mother for her, and this woman dared to deceive him!

Su Qingping felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her whole body was covered with cold air. She thought to herself: Why did Cousin Cheng appear here? How long has he been here? Did he hear what the doctor said just now?... Judging by his expression, he must have already heard everything.

She opened her mouth to explain, but her lips moved several times, but no sound came out.

In the presence of so many people in the room, Su Qingping could not say anything.

At this time, Su Shi also noticed Nangong Cheng and scolded him with a displeased face, "Old Fourth, what are you doing here? Why don't you go out quickly!"

Nangong Cheng immediately came back to his senses and said, "Mother, cousin Ping she ..." Although Nangong Cheng realised that Su Qingping had lied to him, but seeing her pale face and delicate appearance, his heart could not help but feel a little pity.

"Your cousin is fine, why don't you go out now." Su Shi's sharp gaze fell on Nangong Cheng's body and ordered without question.

Zhao Shi covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes pondered between Su Qingping and Nangong Cheng, could it be that ...

"Yes, mother." Nangong Cheng glanced at Su Qingping again, thinking of the deception he had suffered, he became a bit disheartened and turned to leave.

The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curled up, revealing a cold smile. A month or so ago, when she learned that Su Qingping was no longer a virgin, she came up with this plan.

The first is in the boudoir school, used medicine to make Su Qingping's menstrual period for a long time, and produce the symptoms of pregnancy, and then just that needle she gave to make Su Qingping's menstrual period surging!

She was already feeling guilty, and naturally she thought she was having a miscarriage, so when she saw the doctor coming, her reaction was even more intense.

Even though Dr. Wang has now confirmed that she is only menstruating and not pregnant, what does that matter?There were so many pozies and maids in the room at the time, they would only have suspicions that she was in miscarriage! Even if the doctor said it was just her period, in the minds of people who didn't know the truth, they would think that Su Shi deliberately said that because she was afraid of losing face.

Today can be regarded as the right time, place and people, and with Nangong Cheng doing this, maybe the rumours that were originally speculative will be passed on in a clear and orderly manner in the end.

Even if they don't dare to say it openly, in private, they might spread it like this!

Seeing that Nangong Cheng had left, Su Shi turned to Su Qingping and said, "Ping Jie Er, you should rest more, we won't bother you anymore." She gave Liu Rong two more instructions and left with a large group of people.

The room was quiet again, and it was only after a long time that Su Qingping came back to her senses and said, breathlessly, "Liurong, do you think cousin Cheng will think that I deliberately lied to him?"

Liurong wiped Su Qingping's sweat and said softly, "Don't think too much, Miss. It's important to get well first!"

Su Qingping shook her head with a bitter smile and said, "It's not that I'm thinking too much. I once told cousin Cheng that I was pregnant, but now the doctor said I was just having my menses. Do you think Cousin Cheng will think I'm lying to him and abandon me?" Speaking of this, Su Qingping felt a sense of despair, she had worked so hard for so long, but in the end it was all for naught, it was ungrateful to think about it!

Liurong could only persuade her bitterly, "Don't think about this for now, you should think about how to get well, and when you are well, you can slowly coax the Fourth Master's heart back."

Su Qingping's spirit was lifted by her words and she said, "Liurong, you are right, the most important thing for me now is to get well. I'm not pregnant anyway, so I have plenty of time." She smiled confidently, she did not believe that with her charm she could not coax Nangong Cheng's heart back.

At a time when Su Qingping was full of ambition, rumours about her were spreading in the Nangong Mansion.

It is rare for the lonely Nangong House to have a scandal to talk about, and it is a scandal about the cousin girl, so how can these servants who are usually bored not have a good exchange!

For several days, the servants were talking and whispering.

Some of them said that Su Qingping had been forcibly defiled and had miscarried.

Some say that Su Qingping misbehaved and got pregnant by a man, and eventually had a miscarriage.

Some also said that Su Qingping was greedy for glory and wealth, but in the end she was deceived by others for money and sex, and she suffered a miscarriage after she became pregnant.

….

The various versions of the story are all well documented, and at a later stage, the story of Su Qingping's love life has reached a new climax. It is said that Su Qingping was naturally lascivious and could not live without a man, and some say that half of the servants in the House had been with her ...

Although Zhao Shi disliked Su Qingping and wanted her to ruin her reputation, but now that the rumours have spread and Su Qingping is still living in the Nangong Mansion, if this continues for a long time, it will eventually ruin the reputation of the girls in the Nangong Mansion who are not yet married! She didn't want her proud Zheng Jie Er to be dragged down by this shameless Su Qingping!

Zhao Shi caught a few of her minions who were chewing on her and gave them a heavy beating, then told Su Shi about it.

When Su Shi heard this, she was furious.

"How dare you! How dare you chew behind your back and talk about your master's affairs!" Su Shi was so angry that her chest rose and fell violently. Su Qingping was her own niece, and if she lost face, she would lose face with her. If Su Qingping was really pregnant, there would be nothing one could say about it, the big deal would be to let her marry that man and cover up the scandal. But Su Qingping is not pregnant, yet these people are talking about her in private.

"Mother, what do you think should be done?" Zhao Shi asked with a respectful face, and after a pause, she said with a sense of meaning, "None of the girls in the house have said anything about others yet."

Su Shi gradually calmed down, thought about it, and said, "Then let's send Ping Jie Er to the farmhouse in the name of recuperating her health. We'll bring her back when things are over."

Zhao Shi answered and went to do it.

Su Shi was furious and used extreme force to kill a few more maids and pozis before her anger subsided.

Under Su Shi's suppression, the servants of the Nangong Mansion were silent and no longer dared to say anything about Su Qingping.

That day, Su Qingping finally found out about the rumours about herself and Su Shi's arrangement for her and her heart was as cold as ice. Will she ever have the chance to come back after she leaves?

When she thought of this, she asked Liu Rong to make an appointment with Nangong Cheng, but the result made her even more desperate, Nangong Cheng did not want to see her! He didn't want to see her! She had done so much for him, but in the end it was all for naught!

Su Qingping clenched her fist reluctantly, but there was nothing she could do.

After three more days, Su Qingping was sent to the village to recuperate, leaving quietly, without a single person to see her off, and as for the match between her and Mr Wang, it was naturally put on hold.

The weather has become very good with the departure of Su Qingping, the sky is blue, the white clouds are long, and the sun is warm.

After lunch, Nangong Yue took a short rest and then started the lesson assigned by Fang Ru.

When the girls were given the assignment to draw a picture of the moon, Nangong Yue drew a picture of Chang'e running to the moon.

She rubbed her wrist, which was a bit sore, when she made the last stroke, only to find that Yi Mei had entered the room at some point, holding a post in her hand, and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Usually, when Nangong Yue was writing or drawing, she would have her maids stand guard outside the house.

When she saw that she had put away her brush, Yi Mei hurriedly handed the post in her hand to Nangong Yue and said, "Third Miss, an invitation for you has come from the Gou Gongfu."

When she heard of the Gou Gongfu, Nangong Yue had an idea in her mind and took the invitation.

The invitation was purple in colour with a silver burin pattern, exquisite and intricate, with a faint fragrance of jasmine, the favourite scent of the young girls in the royal capital recently.

Chapter 101 - A Visit

Nangong Yue read the post at a glance, put her hands together, and gently stroked the lines on the post. This post was sent by Jiang Yixi, the eldest girl of the Duke's Mansion, saying that she would come to visit her in the mansion in three days. Nangong Yue guessed that her visit this time was probably because the prescription given to Mrs. En Guogong last time worked.

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and said, "Yimei, change my clothes and let's go to Rong'an Hall."

Yi Mei softly answered yes and served Nangong Yue to change into a pink dress, her black hair was twisted with silk ribbons and she had a pink silk flower pinned on her hair, making her more elegant and lively than usual.

In this way, Nangong Yue took Yimei to Dongci Room of Rong'an Hall to meet Su Shi.

Su Shi is sitting on a lohan bed by the window with her eyes closed. She is wearing an autumn-coloured, crane-patterned gown with a green jadeite hairpin in her silver and grey hair, looking very dignified.

Nangong Yue bowed gracefully and said, "Greetings to grandmother."

It was not yet time for the morning and evening greetings(jinan), so Su Shi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Yue Jie Er, why are you here at this time?"

Nangong Yue replied with a respectful expression, "I was just about to report to my grandmother that Eldest Miss Jiang from the En Guo Gong Mansion has sent the granddaughter a letter of esteem."

Duke Eun Guo's House?

That's the Empress' maternal family!

Su Shi sat up straighter, the last time an invitation was sent to the flower show had already taken her by surprise, but she didn't expect that today this Eldest Miss Jiang would send an invitation to Yue'er.

At this moment, Su Shi was truly amazed. She had heard that although Miss Jiang was modest and courteous, and had the style of a first daughter of a famous family, she seldom took the initiative to give invitations to other people's houses. I didn't expect that Yue Jie Er would have the ability to befriend Miss Jiang and allow her to visit her house.

Thinking of this, Su Shi could not help but feel a bit relieved, it seems that this Yue Jie er has improved a lot in terms of dealing with people.

Su Shi's smile became more loving, and she said, "Take care of the matters between you little sisters on your own. If you need anything, just tell your aunt and let her prepare it for you."

Nangong Yue got Su Shi's promise, and she bowed to leave.

After leaving Rong'an Hall, Nangong Yue turned to Nangong Zheng's Wanqing Courtyard.

Nangong Zheng soon greeted her, dressed in a red dress with a waistline, her figure becoming more and more exquisite, her skin like a piece of fine jade, emitting a lustrous brilliance.

"Third sister, you are really a rare guest." Nangong Zheng took Nangong Yue's small hand, deliberately using a slightly naughty tone to show how close they were.

" Big sister, if you say that, I'll have to come and bother you every day from now on."

Nangong Yue followed Nangong Zheng into the house. As the eldest daughter of the house, Nangong Zheng's boudoir was naturally furnished with extraordinary decorations. The wardrobe, table and chairs carved from fine rosewood were delicately engraved with delicate floral patterns. Everywhere there is the gentle feeling of a daughter's home-style, with an elegantly carved pear-shaped guqin stand against the window pane, on which there is a long guqin.

Beyond the jade and bamboo screen was the dressing table that all daughters in the family owned, on top of which was a bronze mirror with a brocade cover and a large red lacquer jewellery box carved with plum blossoms and inlaid with warm rubies. Every item in the room was of great value, so it was clear how much Nangong Zheng was loved by Su Shi and Zhao Shi.

Nangong Yue sat on the sandalwood chair with a calm expression. She was an empress in her previous life, and she has seen more luxurious decorations than these. Now that she sees these, naturally she will not be moved in any way.

After a while, Shuxiang served tea.

Nangong Yue picked up the white porcelain tea cup and took a sip, before explaining her intention: "Big sister, I'm here today to ask for a favour."

"Why should the third sister be so polite? Just say what you need." Nangong Zheng answered straight away, showing the demeanour of the elder sister.

" En Guo Gong House's Miss Jiang sent an invitation today, grandmother has agreed to let me host Miss Jiang in Mo Zhu Courtyard in three days, I would like to ask for elder sister's help in hosting her then." Nangong Yue pleaded earnestly.

A gentle smile appeared on Nangong Zheng's face as he said, " Third sister, don't worry, I will definitely go there then."

She got up and took out a set of rare luminous cups and said, "Third sister, when the time comes, I will bring this set of luminous cups and home-brewed wine with me to treat Miss Jiang well, what do you think?"

The luminous cups are made of a rare dark green jade, which is already rare, not to mention Nangong Zheng's set, with a delicate texture and translucent patterns woven into the shades of green, which is very distinctive and excellent.

Nangong Yue pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "If big sister is not afraid to bump this set of valuable luminous cups, I certainly have no objection."

"Look what you said, it's just a set of cups, so naturally we should make the best use of it." Nangong Zheng smiled.

The two of them talked for a while before Nangong Yue got up to say goodbye.

...

Three days passed in a flash, and it was a beautiful day, with bright sunshine and clear blue skies.

Jiang Yixi came to visit as promised, and Nangong Yue was waiting at the second door when she got the news.

Shortly afterwards, an exquisite carriage was guided by a servant of the house and stopped at the second gate. The first person to come down was a maid of about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a light blue jacket and two buns, with her eyes narrowed and her eyes downcast, looking very calm. The maid in the blue dress set the footrest, then reached out and raised the curtain. Jiang Yixi got out of the carriage gracefully with her help.

Jiang Yixi is wearing a goose yellow wide-sleeved skirt, with double scales on her waist and a rose skirt and pendant jade beads hanging on her waist. In her hair, a phoenix auspicious cloud is swaying, and the tassels are swaying gently. The streamer flickers while walking, very moving .

Jiang Yixi was dressed in a goose yellow dress with wide sleeves, with a double-balanced pendant on her waist, a rose belt with jade beads. She has a luan bird stepping hairpin on her hair, the tassels swaying lightly, and the light shimmers as she walks.

She smiled slightly, with a small dimple on the corner of her mouth, and said: "Miss Nangong, it's been a long time since we last saw each other."

Nangong Yue greeted her with a smile, "Miss Jiang, please come inside."

The two laughed and walked through the corridors, rockery and courtyard, all the scenery they saw was deep, beautiful and dignified, and Jiang Yixi sighed in admiration: "As expected of a century-old family, I have never seen such an elegant courtyard in the royal capital!"

Nangong Yue smiled faintly and said, "People in the royal capital have their own preferences, they all have their own characteristics, there is no difference between good and bad!" Although she was being modest, Nangong Yue did not deny Jiang Yixi's compliment.

Jiang Yixi followed Nangong Yue all the way to Mo Zhu Courtyard and entered the house.

Nangong Yue's house is a three-entry layout, with the small room for guests separated by an embroidered screen of pearwood inlaid with flowers and birds. Although the furnishings are not very impressive, and the ornaments on the pavilion are just ordinary porcelain, jade and wood carvings, they give the room a sense of elegance and simplicity. A large ink painting of a landscape hangs on the wall, which occupies most of the wall, making it a very cheerful place to look. On the table is a three-legged incense burner carved from green jade with a dragon knob, containing a sweet fragrance that is refreshingly sweet and unlike anything you have ever smelt before. Of all the furnishings in the room, this incense burner is the only one that is not ordinary.

Jiang Yixi only felt that the Third Maiden of the Nangong family has a unique taste and does not resemble the boudoir of an ordinary girl.

Nangong Yue smiled and greeted Jiang Yixi as she took her seat, while Jiang Yixi took a small square basket made of purple bamboo from the maid behind her: "Third Miss Nangong, this is a pastry I made with my own hands, although the taste is mediocre, it is my intention, please don't mind."

"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Nangong Yue smilingly took the small basket, followed by a snort of laughter. "Look at the way in which we call around as Miss(guiniang), it's very unfamiliar. Sister Xi, may I call you sister?"

"Then I'll take the liberty of calling you Sister Yue." Jiang Yixi replied, saying sincerely, "Sister Yue, if it weren't for your prescriptions, my grandmother would have suffered a lot. I don't know how to express my gratitude to sister, so I made these dim sum with my own hands.

Since the two became sisters, the atmosphere suddenly became much more harmonious, and they chatted about each other's usual hobbies.

After chatting for a while, Nangong Yue noticed that although the makeup on Jiang Yixi's face was exquisite, the part blocked by the bangs was a bit unnatural. She took a closer look and found that there was a small acne under Jiang Yixi's bangs.

"Sister Xi, please stay here for a while." Nangong Yue stood up, bowed and then walked towards her sleeping room.

"Please make yourself comfortable, sister Yue." Jiang Yixi only thought that Nangong Yue was going to restroom, so she didn't care.

Nangong Yue took from the dressing table in the bedroom a small porcelain box with patterns of intertwined blue flowers and branches, returned to the small hall, and handed the box to Jiang Yixi.

Nangong Yue took a small porcelain box from the dressing table in her bedroom, depicting an intertwined pattern of green flowers and branches, and returned to the small hall, handing the box to Jiang Yixi.

"What is this?" Jiang Yixi was a little curious, she carefully uncovered the lid, she saw that the light green paste in the box was exquisite and refreshing, the light fragrance was like lilies, but also like adding some mint, very pleasant.

"Sister Xi, this is my homemade ointment, it's quite effective in cleansing heat and removing dryness." Nangong Yue said.

Jiang Yixi looked at Nangong Yue with some surprise, subconsciously stroking the position of her bangs, then smiled and graciously accepted it. "Then I'd like to thank my sister."

Que'er and Huamei served tea, fruits and snacks, and Yimei came over to report: "Third Miss, the eldest Miss is here."

Nangong Zheng's voice with a smile came from outside the door: "Sister Xi, it's been a long time since I've seen you, and you didn't even tell me you were coming to the residence!" There was a touch of affection in her tone.

Although they had not known each other for a long time, Nangong Zheng and Jiang Yixi shared the same interests and had been on good terms when they met at the En Guo Gong Mansion.

Jiang Yixi hurriedly got up, obviously also very happy: "Sister Zheng, long time no see. We're just meeting up here."

"If Yue Jie Er hadn't invited me here, you wouldn't have remembered me!" Nangong Zheng walked up with a bright smile. When she got closer, she instructed the two big maids behind her, "Shuxiang, Moxiang, put it away carefully."

"Yes, Eldest Miss." Shu Xiang and Mo Xiang gently placed the luminous glasses and grape wine on the table.

Nangong Cheng personally held the pot and poured three glasses: "Taste the wine I made and see if you like it."

"The luminous glass are filled with fine wine." Jiang Yixi picked up the luminous glass appreciatively.

(A Verse of Liangzhou, by Wang Han of Tang Dynasty)

The three girls talked all afternoon about their daughter's boudoir, and it was not until evening that Jiang Yixi reluctantly left.

Chapter 102 - Hooking the Heart

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

In late August, the weather finally tended to cool down and Huang, who had been punished behind closed doors for four months, was finally released.

Huang Shi was able to bend and stretch, and in front of the room full of women, she knelt down in front of Su with a thud. Nangong Lin, as Huang Shi's daughter, naturally did not dare to stand and knelt beside her.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law really knows that she is wrong!" Huang Shi, dressed in a plain cloud brocade crepe dress, her face haggard, bowed low and made a series of three kowtows.

"Grandmother, she really knows she's wrong, please forgive her this time." Nangong Lin pleaded for Huang Shi's mercy at the side.

"Huang Shi, do you really know the mistake?" Su Shi's expression was as calm as water, and her gaze swept sharply over Huang Shi's body.

"Daughter-in-law really knows that she is wrong! Daughter-in-law ... Daughter-in-law really let down Mother's teachings!" Huang Shi remained on her knees, covering her face and sobbing.

Nangong Yue coldly watched Huang Shi's sobbing confession, snorting in her heart: if Huang Shi really knew she was wrong, so be it, but if she dared to harbour a grudge and seek revenge, she would never let her off easily!

Su Shi's face eased: "Get up! It's good to know that you are wrong."

This punishment is also punished ... Nangong Yue has long known that Su Shi will not hold on to Huang Shi, so there are no ripples in the heart.

When Nangong Lin heard this, she was overwhelmed with joy and flattered, saying a series of words of thanks and compliments, followed by Nangong Lin helping Huang to get up. Then mother and daughter sat down in their usual seats.

Huang Shi's maid, Yiling, was busy serving hot tea to her master. Huang Shi picked up the celadon tea cup, using the action to hide the way she looked at Lin Shi's mother and daughter, the resentment in her eyes was as if it was hardened with poison. Little did she know that all this was being watched by the sophisticated Su Shi and by Nangong Yue who was on guard against her.

Su Shi didn't say anything, she didn't care about this little matter.

But Nangong Yue seemed to be "shocked", her right hand shook and the cup of tea fell to the floor, the floor was covered with a woollen blanket, so the cup did not break, but the tea water stained the woollen blanket.

Su Shi's brow furrowed as a hint of displeasure flashed through her heart.

Su Shi likes this auspicious cloud pattern sickle wool blanket very much, because this sickle sheep is a kind of sheep produced in the northwest wilderness. Its horns are like a sickle and its hair is like clouds. It is extremely rare, but the quality of the wool is so good that it is highly sought after by the nobility in the royal capital. Such a large blanket that could fill a room was the only one Su Shi could afford to use in this Nangong Mansion.

Su Shi suddenly put down the teacup, and said in a cold tone, "Yue Jie Er, what's wrong with you?"

Nangong Yue's face was full of panic, like a frightened rabbit, and she said sincerely: "Please forgive me, Grandmother, granddaughter was frightened just now, and I couldn't hold the tea cup for a while!" At the end of the sentence, her voice took on a trembling tone.

Su Shi naturally knew what had frightened Nangong Yue, but since she had just given her word to spare Huang Shi, she really did not want to make a fuss over such a trivial matter, so she was about to change the subject when she saw Nangong Yue stand up with a slight trembling in her body.

"Third Aunt, don't blame my mother!" Nangong Yue looked at Huang Shi with a frightened look on her face, her eyes were red and she was about to cry, "What happened last time was all my fault. I didn't expect that this matter would have something to do with the Third Aunt. It is because I was so young and thoughtless that I provoked the anger of the Third Aunt. It was because of me that my grandmother punished Third Aunt with confinement, so Third Aunt must not blame my mother!"

Nangong Yue is young, so she only looks pitiful and filial when she says this.

"You, you ..." Huang Shi was so angry at Nangong Yue's words that her fingertips trembled, and her heart felt as if a stone had been pressed into it.

"Okay!" Su Shi said in a cold voice. If Nangong Yue didn't say it, Su Shi wouldn't have thought of it. She was the one who proposed the punishment of grounding, but now Huang Shi is dissatisfied, does Huang Shi have dissatisfaction with her mother-in-law?

"Third Daughter-in-law, if you are not convinced, go back to your room and think about it for a few more days!" Su Shi's words may not be much less effective than the imperial decree in this Nangong Mansion.

Huang Shi only felt a "boom" in her head, her face showed panic, she fell to her knees again with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Daughter-in-law dare not!" Even if she was really dissatisfied in her heart, she would never dare to show it at this time.

Nangong Lin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Her mother had only been released after a long time, how could she go back to being grounded? During this period of time, without Huang Shi's help, she was living a hard life, as if she was frying in oil.

When Su Shi saw that Huang Shi was completely convinced, she stopped pursuing the matter and said indifferently, "All right, get up." Then, she skipped this and moved on to other topics. When everyone saw this, they also pretended to forget what had just happened and chatted along with Su Shi's words.

Huang Shi sat back in her original position, but she felt extremely ashamed and embarrassed. The way the women in the audience looked at her when she was reprimanded just now made her body ache. She had always had a good sense of dignity, and when people watched her being reprimanded, it was like having a needle stuck in her heart.

Nangong Lin slowly picked up the tea cup, the rising steam of white water covered her eyebrows, hiding the flash of resentment behind.

Nangong Yue, it's all because of you that my mother has lost face in this house!

After coming out of Su Shi's place, all the Madams and sisters-in-law went back to their respective houses, while the girls went to the Jingling House as usual.

Today, the zither is taught at the Boudoir School.

In the small room, the pottery lotus incense burner in the corner rises in a blur of smoke, and four or five zither tables are decorated with elegantly shaped, tung wood guangzhou. These were the new instruments that Su Shi ordered a while ago. Recently, all Young ladies have been using these instruments in their lessons, saving them the trouble of bringing them back and forth.

The atmosphere in the Qin room was quiet and solemn, and after Nangong Yue entered, she did not dare to speak loudly again.

Fang Ru, who teaches the qin instrument, said that When you play the qin, you need to be calm and peaceful, and whether or not your mind is calm will be reflected in the sound of the instrument. To meditate, you need a quiet atmosphere.

Over time, they became accustomed to not saying a word and being silent during their lessons.

As usual, Nangong Yue walked over to her usual instrument and was about to try it out, when she felt a viper-like sight staring at her not far away. She pretended to look up inadvertently, and saw Nangong Lin panic and withdraw her eyes, lowering her head in order to cover up ...

Nangong Yue's suspicions are aroused.

She looked away and motionlessly withdrew her hands from the strings by less than an inch and took a closer look... As expected, she found an extremely thin needle on the instrument, which was also made of wood, and the colour of the needle was so close to the colour of the instrument that it would have been difficult to spot it for a moment if she had not looked closely.

If it wasn't for Nangong Lin's actions that alerted her just now, she would have been stabbed during the soundcheck.

Just now, after giving Su's peace, Nangong Lin rushed to the front of the crowd, the first to the qin room ... At that time, Nangong Yue felt something strange in her heart. Nangong Lin was not good at the Qin and did not like this class, so it was the first time that she was so hasty and active to go to the piano class. So, this was her idea!

Twisting the wooden needle and putting it in her sleeve, Nangong Yue walked over to Nangong Zheng, who was next to Nangong Lin, and discussed with her the questions from the last lesson. Nangong Zheng glanced at her, seemingly feeling a bit strange, but still patiently explained to her.

The body of Nangong Lin at the side was stiff as a statue, staring at the two of them with a rather unnatural look ... until Nangong Yue returned to her place, and only then did she put her heart down.

Nangong Yue smilingly looked at Nangong Lin: "Fourth sister seems to be very nervous? I'm just asking my big sister a few questions!"

Nangong Lin coldly snorted: "You don't even understand this, I wonder what you listened to in the last class?" After saying that, she disdainfully turned her head away, looking as if she was ready to concentrate on her studies.

Nangong Yue did not care about her words, touching her empty sleeve and smiling at the corners of her mouth. Her purpose had been achieved, and she only had to wait and watch the show next.

Shortly afterwards, Madam Fang Ru came on time, and as usual, she looked light-hearted and said, "Girls, today, play me the best piece you have learnt over the past few days."

The girls responded in unison.

The first one was Nangong Zheng, who straightened her back confidently and played again the song "Out of the Water Lotus" that she had played at the residence of the Duke of En guo.

She's playing better! Nangong Yue thought unconcernedly, if it were not for myself, she would soon be the best among the girls of her age ...

"Not bad!" Fang Ru looked at her proud disciple with a smile in her eyes, and said, "In terms of qin skills, you have done very well. It's just that the emotional aspect is a little lacking, a little impetuous, and needs more training."

Nangong Zheng knew that this was the highest praise she could receive from Fang Ru, a master of the qin dao, and so she was not displeased with her ever-proud heart. She bowed her head and said, "Thank you for your guidance, I have been taught."

The second one was Nangong Yan, who played a simple tune, but at least finished it without any problems, and received a compliment from Fang Ru, who was not too salty.

Next up was Nangong Yue, who played a song called "Qing Quan Yin", and after the song, the sound of the tinkling water lingered in her ears for a long time.

Fang Ru nodded approvingly: "The after-tone is dazzling, this piece is extremely well played." She thought to herself with some satisfaction: this Nangong Yue indeed has a great talent in qin skills. She was so young that her lack of experience would affect her mood, but it was as if she was born to play the qin, and she always got it just right ...

The last one is Nangong Lin, with Nangong zheng and Nangong Yue in front of her, plus she has a guilty conscience in her heart, wondering how come Nangong Yue didn't show any strange behaviour when she obviously did something to Nangong Yue's zither?

Nangong Lin's unpleasant thoughts were directly reflected in her playing, as she played a minor tune that was not too difficult, and at the end, it stopped.

"Ah!" Nangong Lin let out a cry of pain, her right hand retracted violently, only to hear a "clang" sound, the string broke ...

Nangong Lin looked at her fingertips, which were oozing a drop of blood, and her expression changed to angry.

Chapter 103 - The Empress

"It's you, it's you, isn't it?" Nangong Lin jumped up and pointed at Nangong Yue with an angry face, "You put this needle in my zither to see me make a fool of myself, right?" The wooden needle that had stabbed her could not have looked more familiar.

No wonder Nangong Yue didn't get struck, she must have found out and then deliberately came here to rectify herself, she was really too cunning!

Nangong Yue was surprised and looked at Nangong Lin innocently, saying, "Fourth sister, what are you talking about?"

"You're lying!" Nangong Lin's heart ignited a fire, which made her forget where she was now, "This needle is obviously..."

Nangong Lin shut her mouth all of a sudden, could it be that she could tell that this needle was brought in by her to prick Nangong Yue? It would be a big joke to tell the story of people who failed to plot against people but were plotted against.

Nangong Lin wanted to say something but couldn't, her face turned red and her eyes almost burst into flames.

"It's not proper to make a lot of noise!" Fang Ru's face was dark, at first she didn't stop Nangong Lin from talking because she didn't look like she was pretending. But when it came to the key point, Nangong Lin stammered and refused to tell the truth, if she didn't have a problem in her heart, what was it?

" Even if you're not good at Qin! Nangong Lin, you can't even calm your mind when you're learning the Qin! You don't look like you want to continue learning, so you don't have to take this lesson!" Fang Ru pointed to the door, signalling for Nangong Lin to leave.

Nangong Lin wanted to defend herself, but she knew that this would only annoy Fang Ru even more. She gave Nangong Yue a vicious look, and ran out of Jingzheju with red eye circles. Xingyu followed closely behind.

Nangong Lin ran back to her room with red eyes, and finally couldn't help but fall on her bed, crying out loud.

She wanted to take revenge for her mother, Huang, but she never thought that she would lose her own life. Not only did she get a needle stuck in her hand, she was also given a lecture by Fang Ru.

All of this is related to Nangong Yue!

"Nan, Gong, Yue!" She said the name word by word, and swept everything on the bed to the ground like crazy, "I'm not done with you!"

The sound of Lingling zither reverberates in the piano room, Fang Ru looks solemn, stroking the strings with both hands gracefully, his eyes are so focused that he can only hold the qin under his finger... the incense in the corner of the room is gradually burning out, and the sound of the zither is gradually weakening , only the curling lingering sound remains.

Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yue's minds were still immersed in the beautiful music of the zither, unable to return to their senses for a long time.

Just now, at the end of the lesson, Nangong Zheng asked Fang Ru to play a piece. She was a bit arrogant and wanted to see how far she was from being a master of the instrument.

Fang Ru did not refuse, she solemnly cleansed her hands and burned incense, played the qin, her qin sound was melodious and lofty, making people intoxicated, ignoring what fingering method she used and how superb the qin skills were!

Teacher, I am still far from you!" Nangong Zheng sighed submissively, although her skills are good, but in terms of emotion and artistic conception, she is indeed a little weak.

Fang Ru smiled, without complacency in her eyes, and said calmly: "Everyone is the same when the skill reaches a certain level. Only the emotional conception is the factor that really determines the quality of a person's piano sound. I also thought about it for a long time before I understood this truth."

"Disciples are taught!" Nangong Hang, Nangong Yan and Nangong Yue said in unison.

"Of course, with your current experience, emotion and artistic conception can't be forced." Fang Ru said pertinently, "But according to the current level of the eldest girl and the third girl, it is still enough to participate in the next Jinxin gathering!" Fang Ru's face was calm, but the words she spoke were unsettling.

The JinXin Hui (Golden Heart Competition) is a women-only talent competition held once every three years in the royal capital. It was founded hundreds of years ago by a woman of great talent who knew everything about the piano, chess, calligraphy and her meetings, she defeated the world's most talented women and She became one of the few talented women of her time to go down in history alongside male literary figures. The world praised her for her eloquent(jin) words and embellished (xin)thoughts, which led to her organising gatherings called the "Golden Heart gathering(Jin Xin Hui)". Participating women will compete in various talent competitions over a few days, and the winner will not only gain fame, but also add value to their marriage!

After all, talent is a very important part of what the ladies in the royal capital look for in a daughter-in-law.

"Jin Xin Hui!" Nangong Zheng whispered, her eyes full of ambition to win.

"Jin Xin Hui..." Nangong Yue whispered, her eyes flickered. Naturally, she was aware of the Jinxin hui, but in her previous life, among the several girls in the house, only Nangong Zheng had gone to the Jinxin Meeting. That time, Nangong Zheng lived up to the family's expectations and won the three top prizes, which not only made her unrivalled for a while, but also brought honour to the Nangong House. At that time, Zhao Shi was proud of her daughter and thought her marriage would be smooth from then on, but she didn't expect Nangong Zheng to be ...

When she thought of this, a complex look appeared in Nangong Yue's eyes.

"Third Miss, you don't have to be nervous!" Fang Ru thought that Nangong Yue was timid because she was young, so she didn't dare to participate in the Jinxinhui, so she comforted her, "There's still time. Besides, all you have to do is enter the music competition, and even if you don't win the top prize, it's still a great pleasure to meet friends with the Qin."

Nangong Yue naturally couldn't say to Fang Ru that she wasn't nervous, she took a deep breath and revealed a slightly stiff smile: "Many thanks Master, my disciple knows!"

Nangong Yan lowered her eyes slightly, hiding the envy in them. But she quickly returned to her normal self and smiled as she congratulated Nangong Zheng and Nangong Yue.

After school was over, Nangong Yue calculated that the day was almost right, so she skillfully wrote the invitation and sent someone to send it to the En Guo Gong Mansion.

The next day, Nangong Yue got a reply from Jiang Yixi, saying that she was very welcome to go to the En Guo Gong Mansion as a guest. Only then did Nangong Yue go to Rong'an Hall and report the matter to Su Shi.

Su Shi has no objection to being friends with the eldest daughter of the En Guo Mansion.

After two more days, Nangong Yue took care of herself and took Yi Mei with her to the carriage prepared by the Mansion.

After the carriage arrived at the En Guo Gong Mansion, she was greeted by the maid who served beside the Duchess of Enguo and led Nangong Yue to the courtyard of the Duchess of Enguo first.

In the main hall, Duchess of En Guo sat on the upper seat, and Shizi Furen sat on the side. The main hall is extremely spacious, and the furnishings inside are all extraordinary. The red sandalwood chairs they are sitting on are extremely precious small-leaf red sandalwood. It is difficult for people who do not know about this to find out.

Nangong Yue smiled and greeted them, and just as she got up, the Duchess of En Guo said kindly, "Third Miss Nangong, no need to be polite, please sit down."

The Duchess of En Guo is wearing a light-coloured Shu brocade dress with a peony pattern with engraved gold silk buttons today, her complexion is rosy, and her spirit has obviously improved a lot. At the side, Shizi Furen is wearing a purple dress and emerald pattern, gentle and elegant.

"Thanks for your prescriptions." The Duchess of En Guo smiled kindly and said softly, "Now I haven't had a headache for a long time. Although you are young, you are so skilled in medicine!"

Nangong Yue received her praise with a smile, unflustered by the honour and shame.

The Duchess of En Guo and the Shizi Lady exchanged a glance, both of them did not expect Nangong Yue, a young girl less than ten years old, to have such an aura, as expected of a first daughter carefully raised by the Nangong clan.

In fact, Nangong Yue's sudden visit to the En Guo Gong Mansion appears to be a return visit to Jiang Yixi, but in reality. It was because Jiang Yixi had said in a casual manner during her last visit that her camellia had finally bloomed and asked her to come here today to enjoy the flowers. Nangong Yue vaguely guessed Jiang Yixi's intentions, so she made an invitation to the Jiang family.

As expected, when she arrived at the En Guo Gong's residence, she was greeted not by Jiang Yixi, but by the people of the Duchess of En Guo.

After a moment's hesitation, the Duchess of En Guo waved her hand and told all her servants to leave.

Nangong Yue was not surprised by her action and gesture for Yi Mei to withdraw as well. She sat calmly in her chair, waiting for the other party's next move.

There was a long silence in the hall before the Duchess of En Guo finally spoke: "Third Miss Nangong, I wonder if you have heard from your grandfather?"

Nangong Yue replied courteously, " In reply, Madam, there has been no news from grandfather."

As she spoke, her eyes inadvertently swept over the screen behind the Duchess of Engo in the hall, but she accidentally saw a pair of very fine embroidered shoes. Nothing else but the embroidery on the shoes was very familiar to her, because in her previous life, she had also worn such shoes, which were embroidered with a pair of phoenixes spreading their wings and soaring!

At last! Nangong Yue thought to herself.

Behind the screen must be the Empress. Nangong Yue knew in her heart that the Fifth prince was the Empress's only biological son. Now that the Fifth Prince's health was so poor and there was no news from her maternal grandfather, the empress had finally decided to bet on herself ...

A hint of disappointment appeared in the Duchess of En Guo's eyes, followed by a question, "Third Miss Nangong, last time you said you were sure you could cure the Fifth Prince's illness?"

"Exactly." Nangong Yue was not humble, nodded firmly, and dropped a bomb: " Yue Er has carefully studied her grandfather's medical notes and books and is convinced that the reason His highness Fifth Prince is weak and sick is because he has been poisoned. And it's not just any poison, it's the foetus poison that the Empress Niangniang received when she was pregnant! It's just that this poison is so insidious that it's difficult for the Imperial Physician to discover it, and Chen nu can only be so sure because I've found the clues in my grandfather's medical notes."

Poisoned?

That means that the Fifth Prince's ill health was not the result of a premature birth, but a conspiracy?

At the thought of this, the faces of both the Duchess of En Guo and the Shizi Lady changed colour.

Nangong Yue also clearly heard a slight rattling from behind the screen, and it was obvious that the Empress was also deeply shocked.

The Duchess of En Guo restrained her inner turmoil and asked, "Then can Third Miss Nangong tell us how to treat this?"

Nangong Yue confidently replied, " Requires a combination of both medicinal herbs and acupuncture. As the saying goes, prescribe the right medicine for the right condition, the dosage of this medicine will only be confirmed after I have checked the pulse of His Highness, the Fifth Prince."

" This poison ... How toxic is it? Can it be completely eradicated? Will it affect the lifespan of my royal son?" At last the Empress behind the screen couldn't resist and came out, dressed in a golden moon brocade dress, she was gentle but dignified. Her voice was calm, but full of anxiety, and she was followed by her close mama, Li Mama.

Chapter 104 - Dispelling the poison

"Empress niangniang" Nangong Yue pretended to look as if she had no idea that the Empress would be here, she was surprised and blurted out, she hurriedly got up and saluted, but before she could bend her back, she was helped up by the Empress.

"You don't need to be polite, Miss Yue!" The Empress is trying to look reassuring, "Here, Ben gong is just a mother who is worried about her child's illness! Miss Yue, tell me quickly about Royal son, Royal son ...", she was so worried that she could barely finish her sentence.

Nangong Yue showed a difficult look and said, "I can't judge this without consulting His Highness the Fifth Prince's pulse! If you trust me, can you let me check your pulse? Since it is a foetal poison, you should be able to tell something from Your Majesty's pulse!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Empress agreed: "Yes."

The two of them sat down across a small table, and the Empress extended her white hand.

"Pardon Chen nu the offend !" Nangong Yue stretched out her right hand and gently placed it on the Empress's wrist, carefully checking her pulse, gradually her eyebrows knitted up.

The Duchess of En Guo and the Shizi Furen looked on with anxiety as this short consultation seemed to last a lifetime to them.

"Chen nu's deduction is correct, His Highness the Fifth Prince has indeed been poisoned by the foetus! There are still remnants of that poison in Her Majesty's body! During Her Majesty's pregnancy, most of the toxin was transferred to the Fifth Prince, but there is still a small amount of toxin remaining in Her Majesty's body!"

A thousand waves were stirred up by a single word, and both the Duchess of En Guo and the Shizi Furen drew a cold breath in unison.

The Empress's face was stern, her eyes seemed to be tinged with fire, and her fingertips began to tremble slightly.

"Did Your Majesty have palpitations, cold hands and feet, confused menstruation, and a tendency to anger after giving birth to the Fifth Prince?" Nangong Yue's face was grave as she asked in detail.

Before the Empress could answer, Nangong Yue already knew from her incredulous expression that what she had said was all right.

"Not only that, Her Majesty has not been able to conceive since the Fifth Prince, this is also because of this residual poison!" Nangong Yue followed up.

"Do you have a cure, Miss Yue?" At the height of her anger, the Empress had calmed down. For so many years, she had tried everything she could to have a son, but in the end, she could not. Because the only legitimate Prince was a congenitally deficient and sickly child, even the Emperor was disappointed and gradually fell out of favour with her. She thought it was all fate, but suddenly she knew it was just because someone had poisoned her!

"Your Majesty's body is covered with only residual poison, it is much lighter than the Fifth Prince, Chen nu is able to treat it!" Looking at the calm expression of the Empress, Nangong Yue could not help but admire a little, this is a strong woman, in such a hostile environment, she is still able to face the danger without any chaos ...It's a pity that in the previous life, this empress also did not end up in any goodway!

"Then, thank you very much, Miss Yue!" The Empress spoke slowly, her body must not collapse, only if she was healthy could she find out who had done this and then cut "her" into pieces and turn her to dust!

The Empress's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

"Chen nu does not deserve your praise ." Nangong Yue gave a gentle salute, " "Please ask Your Majesty to move, so that Chen nu can apply the needles to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, this ..." Li Mama frowned slightly with hesitation. This is not a trivial matter, the Empress's phoenix body cannot be compromised!

The Empress raised her hand to interrupt Li Mama's next words: "There is no harm, Bengong trusts Miss Yue's medical skills." As she said, she stared at Nangong Yue and said in a soft voice, "I believe that Miss Yue will have a foolproof plan and will not let Bengong's body be damaged in the slightest." She spoke in a gentle tone, but her authority as a superior was overwhelmingly directed at Nangong Yue.

Nangong Yue was not affected in any way, she was still calm and collected, and said, "Chen nu thanks for the trust."

The Empress' gaze was fixed, she didn't expect such a young girl, who was less than ten years old, to be as calm as a gentleman, the Di daughter of a famous family was really extraordinary!

She nodded slightly: " Bengong believes in you."

After saying this, they all went to the room of the Duchess of Enguo. At Nangong Yue's sign, Li mama and a palace maid served the Empress to bed, undressing her, leaving only her white midriff.

Once everything was ready, Nangong Yue applied the needles to the Empress.

The Duchess of En Guo and the Shizi Furen had seen Nangong Yue's medical skills with their own eyes and had some confidence in her. However, Her Majesty's identity was so high that the two of them were still a little apprehensive.

In contrast, Li mama looked at Nangong Yue's every move like she was an enemy, fearing that something might happen to the Empress's phoenix body.

But as she watched, Li Mama's heart settled down. She didn't expect this Third Miss of the Nangong Mansion, though she was so young, she was really good at medical skills! The acupuncture technique is like flowing water, no hesitation at all. I'm afraid that even the imperial doctors in the palace do not have this kind of technique ...Looking at Her Majesty's face, she did not look the least bit uncomfortable, but rather relaxed. Li Mama was delighted, but at the same time, she could not help but feel a sense of admiration in her heart, for she was so skilled in medicine at such a young age.

Naturally, Nangong Yue did not know what was going on in Li Mama's mind, but at that moment she was concentrating on removing the toxin from the Empress' body. The toxins in the Empress' body have been present for many years and it is not easy to remove them completely. But it is rare to meet the Empress now, and if she can heal her, only then will there be a chance to heal the Fifth Prince ... ... Once the Fifth Prince is in good health, it will be very difficult for "that man" to ascend to the throne again in this life!

Nangong Yue stabbed several major acupuncture points for the Empress one after another, and then stabbed needles on the Empress' fingertips to release blood and blood gushed out. Everyone was shocked to see that the blood was not bright red, but black and green, making people's hearts chill.

Until the blood flowing from the Empress' fingertips returned to a healthy colour, Nangong Yue then took back the silver needles still inserted in her body and bowed : "Chen nu has finished applying the needles, is there any discomfort Your Majesty?"

The Empress rose under Li mama's care and said, "There is no discomfort." Then she looked at the puddle of poisoned blood in the basin and asked, "Has all the remaining poison in Bengong' s body been removed?"

Nangong Yue replied with a respectful expression, "Although Chen nu have removed most of the poison from Your Majesty's body, the poison has been in Your Majesty's body for many years, so if we want to eradicate it completely, still need to take medicine for some days to clear the remaining toxins in the body." Saying this, she took up her pen to write a prescription for the Empress.

The empress stared at the blackened blood, her face not happy, but sad, said: "The poison in Bengong's body has been mostly passed to the Royal Son, now this poison can not be completely eradicated, then the Royal son, he ..." The Empress could not help but feel worried when she said this. She knew that the Fifth Prince's poison was much more serious than hers, and his health was much worse.

When she thought of her royal son's sickness, her heart ached like a knife.

The Duchess of En Guo hastened to the Empress' side and said comfortingly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, at least there is a solution now, the fifth prince will surely recover."

"Mother, you are right." The Empress returned to her normal self, but her heart could not let go for a moment.

At this time, Nangong Yue had already written the prescription and gave it to Li Mama, who was beside the Empress.

The Empress glanced at the prescription casually, she didn't know much about medicine, but she did know something about calligraphy. Looking at the prescription, she could see that Nangong Yue's handwriting was very elegant but had her own personal style, and at her age, this kind of handwriting was extremely rare!

"Miss Yue, thank you so much for this time!" The empress originally intended to let Nangong Yue go back to the palace with her immediately to treat the fifth prince, but in the end she was still a bit uneasy and decided to see how she was doing first. If she could get better, it would not be too late to declare Nangong Yue into the palace then.

So, the Empress smiled warmly and waved her hand and asked a palace maid to pass over a delicate little box, "These little things, you can play with them!" After a pause, she added,"Next, the palace and the Royal son will be in your care."

Nangong Yue didn't push back and raised her hands above her head, respectfully accepting the small box without opening it either.

The case alone is carved from the finest rosewood and inlaid with a circle of opals which are not very large in size but are of a very appropriate colour. Not to mention the value of the things in the box! Such precious things are nothing more than small playthings in the eyes of the Empress!

"Chen nu thanks the Empress for the reward."

The Empress nodded slightly and waved her hand, "You should go now, Xi Jie Eer should also be waiting."

At these words, Nangong Yue bowed and excused herself.

After Nangong Yue left, The Empress's face was instantly gloomy, her eyes were cold, and she said with hatred: "Good, good, good, really good tactics. For so long, Bengong did not even notice, really good strategy , good method." When she thought of the suffering she and her son had endured for so many years, the Empress's hatred was like a tidal wave that surged through her body.

"Your Majesty, please relax your heart!" The Duchess of En Guo is obviously much more sensible and calm, and advised, "That person must have thought that what she did was extremely secretive, but she never imagined that we would meet Miss Nangong and learned of the plot. Although we don't know who this person is yet, we have solved half of 'her' calculations. Your Majesty will be able to find out who is behind it if you investigate carefully later."

"Mother is right!" The Empress finally calmed down a little, "Now that I know, I will definitely not spare the black hand behind the curtain!"

Shizi Furen also said comfortingly, "Your Majesty has suffered for so many years, but now the Nangong Third Miss has appeared, perhaps this is God's compensation for you, this is the end of your suffering!"

"Yes! Suffering is over. ..." the Empress repeated the words in a low voice, "The suffering of Bengong is over, and the suffering of 'her' is about to come." She spoke softly, but it sent chills down the backs of the listeners and sent shivers down their spines.

On the one hand, Li Mama was happy for the master, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: it seems that there will be another bloody storm in the harem.