Probably from the time Ning Yuyan revealed that she wanted to carry her to Prince Xing's palace, all the hidden dangers were laid.
The peaceful days of this run-down little courtyard also came to an end from that day.
What followed was the selection of the king and concubine, and then the appearance of Ning Yuning's fiancé pushed her to the forefront again.
She was obviously the most innocent one, but she was still involved in this chaotic back house.
Who told her to call her Ning Yujin, and who told her to be the third young lady of the entire Ningbo Mansion?
If the women in the back house don't fight, they are destined to be bullied.
As for her, she usually acts too low-key and her methods of teaching people are also obscure, which makes people think that she is a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by anyone.
She didn't care much about those plots, because in the end, it was uncertain who would suffer in the end.
But she never expected that what happened during this period would leave such a deep shadow in Xiangyue's heart.
A gentle and shrewd woman actually asked her for medicine and wanted to teach Aunt Zhao and the others a lesson in person!
Hey, this will make your lady look very incompetent.
Ning Yujin patted Xiangyue's back as if coaxing a child, and sighed: "Oh, silly girl, so what if you poison them? You can't really poison them, and you have to save them when the time comes. It's so troublesome."
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What's more, the last time Ning Zhongjian hired a doctor from her Wan'an Tang, if he was cured and then relapsed, wouldn't she be ruining her reputation?
Xiangyue's eyes flashed with tears, she bit her lip and raised her head: "What should we do? Can we just wait for them to bully us?"
Ning Yujin couldn't help but reached out and knocked her on the head: "When have I ever let you be bullied?"
Xiangyue covered her head and looked at her with tears in her eyes, but said nothing.
Ning Yujin picked up a strand of hanging black hair and circled it twice on her finger: "To deal with people like Aunt Zhao and Ning Yuning, you have to treat them in their own way in order to make them profound.
I can fully understand why the flowers are so red and the hat is so green."
Didn't they want her to be ruined and forced to marry Qi Yue?
Then she should "repay" them for their deep friendship and caring for her.
"Then Miss, how are you going to deal with them?"
"Well...the secret must not be revealed."
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The night spreads and the moon shines brightly.
After dinner, Ning Yujin lay happily on the soft couch, eating various snacks while listening to Xiangyue and Xiangqiao telling interesting stories about her home.
Aunt Zhao had someone deliver a palm-sized sandalwood box into Ning Zhongjian's study in the afternoon. She didn't know what she put in it. Ning Zhongjian, who had been annoyed by her, actually went there in the evening.
Piaoling Xiaoyuan!
"Miss, you didn't see what was going on in the eldest lady's room. I heard that the food was all ready. Just waiting for the master to pass by. Who would have thought that it would be like this. When I just came over, I glanced into the eldest lady's courtyard.
I glanced at her, and I don’t know if the eldest lady lost her temper, but the maids in the courtyard walked quietly with their heads lowered, and they didn’t even dare to express their anger."
Xiang Qiao vividly talked about what she had seen and heard, and when she got up to her point, she jumped up and started gesticulating, which made Ning Yujin and Xiang Yue very happy.
But when she thought of Aunt Zhao coaxing Ning Zhongjian so easily, Xiangyue couldn't help but get angry: "It's an advantage for her."
"Having been favored for so many years, Aunt Zhao must have caught Ning Zhongjian's weaknesses very hard. I didn't expect him to ignore Aunt Zhao for long."
Ning Yujin was quite open-minded about this matter. Ning Zhongjian had a soft-spoken temperament. As long as Aunt Zhao was willing to give in and coax her with a few gentle words, the possibility of Ning Zhongjian forgiving her was almost 100%.
As for the eldest lady, she is too hot-tempered. The eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, who has grown up with airs and arrogance, is not willing to imitate a concubine to coax her own men, thinking that it is self-indulgence and degradation, so Zhao Auntie has an opportunity to take advantage of it.
If you ask a wooden man who doesn't understand the charm or a charming little woman, which one will a man choose? Isn't it self-evident?
In fact, Ning Zhongjian is not a bad person at heart, which is why Ning Yujin has never understood why he was so angry with her mother who died early and why he left her to fend for herself in this small courtyard.
"Miss, you should show some courage. Seeing Aunt Zhao so proud, why don't we do something?" Xiangqiao clenched her fists and frowned, looking like she was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to find someone to fight for her.
Ning Yujin unhurriedly peeled off a ginkgo without raising her eyes: "If she wants to be proud, let her be proud of it."
The higher this person is praised, the harder he falls.
Seeing Ning Yujin's expression, Xiangyue knew that there were some things that it was not convenient for her to tell Xiang Qiao, so she changed the subject with a smile: "By the way, Xiangqiao, I heard that the third housekeeper has a beautiful concubine?"
"Isn't it..." Xiangqiao immediately changed her attention and started talking again with great interest.
Ning Yujin listened to a lot of Zhang Sanli Si's gossip, and laughed so hard that her mouth froze, and then she waved her hand and said: "It's getting late, let's go to bed."
After waiting for her to wash up, Xiangqiao and Xiangyue withdrew.
Ning Yujin was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep. As soon as she took away the lampshade, the candle flickered and suddenly went out!
She turned her head, looked in the direction of the window, and murmured: "It's all closed, there's no wind, why did the fire go out?"
Just when I was wondering, I suddenly felt a strong wind blowing past my face, and something seemed to be blowing towards my face.
Her head buzzed, and before she could react, her body was completely wrapped in the quilt, turning into a big club.
She was suddenly shocked. Could it be that because of her beauty, she encountered a flower picker?
"save……"
After opening her mouth and shouting out one word from two words, she was picked up by someone and flew up to the roof.
During the rest of the time, I could hear the sound of the night wind blowing outside the quilt.
Although Ning Yujin was wrapped tightly in the quilt, she was still shaken so much that she almost vomited as she was carried like a torn linen bag.
Fortunately, the torture finally came to an end when she was about to faint.
The person carrying her put her down, stretched out his hand, and pulled away the entire quilt.
She was dazzled by the bright light in the room, blinked twice and opened her eyes, only to find a white figure standing in front of her, which seemed a bit familiar.
"Ning..." Murong Xuan took a step forward, bowed his hands modestly, and prepared to salute Ning Yujin.
When he looked up, he saw her wearing a white undershirt. She immediately turned away awkwardly and glared at Zero One.
Ling Yi looked up at the sky and said that he could not be blamed. He was good at robbing people on the battlefield, but he was not good at robbing people in the boudoir.
Murong Xuan suddenly had a bitter look on his face.
It seems that there will be more official documents to be processed this month.
Ning Yujin could now clearly see who the handsome scholar standing in front of her was. Just as she was about to say hello, her vision went dark, and the scene just now seemed to reappear again!
But this time, it was not the thick quilt that covered her, but a black cloak. There was also a python pattern embroidered with dark gold embroidery thread on the edge, which was someone's usual style.
Ning Yujin's mouth twitched and she looked up.
Sure enough, at the door, Mo Jingxiao stepped into the house.
He is tall, has steady steps, and walks leisurely like a king patrolling his territory, elegant and noble.