Thousands of years ago, people who followed the righteous path of Taoism would gnash their teeth whenever the name 'Ning Qingyan' was mentioned, saying that she was ruthless, cold-hearted, and had done all kinds of evil things.
However, only those who truly know her know that her ruthlessness is only directed at her enemies.
And her friends, relatives... no, she had no relatives at that time.
Zhao Yun's eyes dimmed for a moment.
Once upon a time, when he knew the unknown side of her, he secretly envied those people she regarded as close friends and those whom she took under her wing!
It's a pity...
However, it's not bad now.
The corners of Zhao Yun's mouth raised slightly, and the haze in his eyes dissipated.
Now, she is his wife and he is her husband!
Does he count as her... relative?
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Fukawa acted very quickly, and on the second day, he issued a battle invitation to Xuanhuan.
Xuan Huan received the battle invitation with disdain in his eyes and arrogance between his brows.
But when he thought of the marriage between the Xiao Mansion and Prince Zhou's Mansion, he looked particularly gloomy again.
Xiao Ruyi came to see him specially before the battle with Fukawa.
At that time, he was overjoyed and thought that his years of love had finally come to fruition.
However, Xiao Ruyi came not to be with him, but to beg him.
She said to him——
"Xuan Huan, I have no choice. Your Majesty has given you the marriage, and I cannot refuse it."
"But now that I have a bad reputation, if I marry into Prince Zhou's palace like this, I will definitely be looked down upon by them."
"Now, only you can help me!"
Being wanted by the woman he had liked for many years, Xuan Huan agreed without any hesitation.
After that, he secretly sent her to the Soaring Dragon Ranking step by step according to Xiao Ruyi's plan.
Xiao Ruyi can now finally marry into Prince Zhou's palace with dignity.
Damn it! Marriage granted!!
If it weren't for the imperial edict granting marriage, Xiao Ruyi would definitely be his!
Xuan Huan's sinister eyes were filled with flames.
He casually threw Ukawa's battle note aside, not caring about this challenge at all.
Even though Fukawa's strength is higher than his, he was once on the Soaring Dragon Ranking.
"Xuan Huan!"
Hearing Xiao Ruyi's voice, the haze in Xuan Huan's eyes was dispelled.
He put away his anger and faced her with a smile.
At first glance, I was stunned.
The woman he likes finally no longer needs to cover her face when going out, so that he can clearly see the face that haunts him.
"Why did you ask me out today?" Xiao Ruyi smiled reservedly, with a touch of alienation hidden between her brows that Xuan Huan ignored.
The smile on Xuan Huan's face faded a little, "If nothing happens, I can't ask you out?"
Seeing that he seemed a little angry, Xiao Ruyi quickly softened her tone and said, "Of course not. It's just that I've been quite busy recently."
Xuan Huan snorted coldly, "Are you busy marrying into Prince Zhou's palace?"
"Xuan Huan!" Xiao Ruyi's voice suddenly rose in pitch.
Xuan Huan was stunned for a moment, and then he saw her crying with grief and anger: "Are you being sarcastic and sarcastic about me? I said that marrying into the Zhou Dynasty is not what I want. His Majesty granted me the marriage. How do you ask me to refuse?
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"It's so good, why did your Majesty grant you a marriage?" Having said this, Xuan Huan no longer concealed his resentment.
Xiao Ruyi's eyes panicked and she hurriedly turned away from him, pretending to wipe away tears. "Perhaps my cousin didn't want to marry the Crown Prince of Zhou, so she asked His Majesty for the order."
"You mean, it's Ning Qingyan? Doesn't she like the Crown Prince of Zhou? How could she not want to marry?" Xuan Huan frowned.
Xiao Ruyi turned around to face him. "Isn't it because she has fallen in love with Prince Ding? How can a prince concubine compare to the status of a princess?"
Xuan Huan was silent, but still a little suspicious. "You mean, she married that sick man of Prince Ding for the sake of her status as a princess?"
"I don't know either. Now what's the use of saying this?" Xiao Ruyi looked sad.
Seeing her like this, Xuan Huan couldn't help but said: "If you don't want to marry, I will take you away."
Xiao Ruyi's heart skipped a beat, "If I leave, what will happen to the Xiao family? What will happen to my parents?"
She shook her head, "I can't be so selfish."
"Ruyi..." Xuan Huan really thinks she is too good.
Such a woman would be bullied to this extent.
"I'll help you kill her!" Xuan Huan's eyes filled with murderous intent.
Who to kill?
Xiao Ruyi immediately understood that he was talking about killing Ning Qingyan.
She also wanted to kill Ning Qingyan.
But now, the most important thing is her marriage to Zhao Xingyao.
Now that the wedding is approaching, she must not create any complications that may affect herself.
"Xuan Huan, what are you talking about? She is my cousin! She is the only bloodline left by my aunt. She can deny me as a sister and slander me as a sister, but I can't hurt her."
Xiao Ruyi's forbearing and aggrieved look made Xuan Huan feel distressed.
"Okay, I will listen to you and won't kill her."
"..." Xiao Ruyi was going to be pissed off by him.
You don’t have to kill him now, but she didn’t say you can’t kill him in the future!
This Xuan Huan looks smart, but he is also a fool!
He still admires her... and doesn't think about his own identity. Will she behave like the crown prince and become the second mistress of the Marquis of Wuxuan?
However, it was also because he was stupid that he could be used by her.
Xiao Ruyi glanced across the table and saw the war note that Xuan Huan had disposed of at will.
"Someone wants to challenge you?" Xiao Ruyi said and reached for the battle card.
Xuan Huan nodded and snorted disdainfully: "It's Fuchuan."
"Fukawa?" Xiao Ruyi was a little surprised, her eyes panicked a few times. "Why didn't he challenge the people on the Dragon Ranking, but you instead?"
"Who knows what's going on with him?" Xuan Huan said mockingly.
Xiao Ruyi was even more panicked, always feeling that what happened in Fukawa was a bit strange.
"Fukawa's strength is not bad, you still have to be careful." Xiao Ruyi reminded him.
Xuan Huan became happy because of her reminder, "Ruyi, you are caring about me."
"..." Xiao Ruyi just felt that she felt that Fukawa knew something.
However, if he really knew something, why didn't he question himself?
Or is it that she didn't suspect herself?
Xiao Ruyi felt lucky that Fuchuan would not know that she and Xuan Huan were acquainted.
"By the way, you did a good job last time, that boy from the Ning Mansion." Xiao Ruyi thought of another thing.
How strange!
These Ning family descendants were obtained by her mother.
I wanted to see them fighting within the Ning family, dog eating dog. But I didn't expect that these people from the sidelines, instead of competing with Ning Qingyan for the inheritance rights of the Ning family, came to challenge her?
As expected, people named Ning are very annoying!
Xiao Ruyi's eyes turned cold.
"He's just a third-level kid, he doesn't know what he's capable of." Xuan Huan said in a contemptuous tone.
Xiao Ruyi nodded and said, "Anyway, thank you for helping me."
She looked at the challenge post again and said, "The day of the challenge is the day before my wedding. I can't be there in person. I wish you success in advance."