When the five hundred sets of red satin dowries were carried out this morning, the joy and anticipation on her parents' faces was equal to the sadness and anxiety they felt now. Ning Shu used all her strength to coax them and send them back to the courtyard to rest.
Forsythia quickly went forward to help remove the extremely heavy phoenix coronet on Ning Shu's head. She helped Ning Shu to the dressing table and carefully combed Ning Shu's long hair in front of the bronze mirror. In the mirror, the young lady in the fiery red wedding dress had skin as white as snow. Forsythia thought she was even more beautiful than the fairies of the nine heavens. It was a pity … that Young Master Yun did not have the fortune!
She hesitated for a long time and could not help but say, "Young Miss, this servant does not understand."
"What do you not understand?" Ning Shu concentrated on rubbing her neck that was almost crushed and opened her mouth absent-mindedly.
"His Highness the Sixth Prince's appearance is one of the best in the entire Great Yue Empire. Many young ladies in the capital are eagerly looking at him. Although he is not a legitimate prince, he has always been raised by the Empress. His future is indescribable and His Highness has always been so attentive to you. Even this servant can see that kind of intention. Why don't you like it? "
Forsythia said and muttered softly, "Let's not talk about others. That one from the first branch has always been staring at His Highness the Sixth Prince as if she can't wait to pounce on him."
She was talking about Second Young Miss Ning Wan. Since childhood, she liked to snatch things from Ning Shu. When she grew up, she even wanted to snatch men. Forsythia served by Ning Shu's side since she was young and naturally sided with Ning Shu wholeheartedly. Therefore, she could not bear to see Ning Shu pretending to be pitiful when she was obviously jealous.
Ning Shu suddenly smiled. She was born extremely beautiful. Today, she was even more beautiful. Her eyes were curved and radiant. "My good Forsythia, do you know that the most beautiful mushroom in the world is the most poisonous one? If you accidentally took the first bite of this mushroom, it was an unintentional mistake. Quickly spit it out. But if you know it is poisonous and still eat it, then you deserve to die. Moreover … "
In the bronze mirror, Ning Shu gently lowered her feathered eyelashes, her fingertips touching the phoenix coronet that she had worn three times. "How can the promise of youth be taken seriously? With my current reputation, even if he wants to marry me, His Majesty won't agree, and the Empress won't either. Unless he is willing to give up his position and cut off from his bright future. "
But was that possible? Ning Shu did not even think about it. Even if he was willing, she would not.
She gently touched her swollen cheek. "Tsk, don't bother about His Highness. Your Miss is about to die from the pain."
Miss Ning, of Yun of Ning, Yun of Ning of Young young young young of Ning of Ning, Young Miss, this servant's's's Young young miss''s...
Forsythia picked up her skirt and hurried out.
Ning Shu dismissed her attendants and sat in front of the dressing table. She took out a small whistle from the deepest part of the dressing box and blew it softly. A moment later, the small window made a slight noise, and a black figure quietly appeared in the room.
The person who came was a woman dressed in tight clothes. Her name was Zi Gui, and she was a secret guard that her father had sent to her. She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and her movements were nimble. She was as cold and elegant as a bamboo after the rain.
Zi Gui knelt on one knee and said guiltily: "This subordinate was negligent and did not stop Madam Yun at the Imperial Censor Manor, causing her to injure Miss. Miss, please punish me."
Ning Shu chuckled and stopped her. "It doesn't matter. It happened so suddenly. It's not your fault. Moreover, if I hadn't received that slap from Madame Yun at that time to appease her anger, I'm afraid there would have been no end to it. Zi Gui, I have something more important for you to do. "
"Miss, please give me your orders."
Ning Shu said softly, "Go guard the Yun Manor for me. Secretly find out everything about the manor's situation."
Zi Gui frowned and pondered. "Miss, are you suspecting that there's a problem with Young Master Yun's illness?"
"Whether there's a problem or not, we'll only know after investigating," Ning Shu said indifferently.
In those long seven reincarnations, there wasn't a moment that she didn't think about how her father, Ning Deyuan, had always won the emperor's heart and was entrusted with an important task by His Majesty. That trust was accumulated over decades, so how could it collapse overnight like a sand castle and end up with the execution of the entire family? Even if it was fate, it still needed someone to do it. Someone must have secretly framed him!
In that lifetime, she didn't find out the truth until her death. Because of this, she couldn't calm down for a hundred years.
Now that she was reborn, the hand behind the scenes was like a ghost that she couldn't shake off. It reached out to her once again, and three of her husbands met with misfortune in succession. The first one, Young General Song, was an armored man who gambled with his life, so when she heard the news of him dying on the battlefield, she only felt that it was fate at that time and didn't think much about it. The second one, Young Master Lu Bohou, was clearly fine when he was engaged, but suddenly contracted an illness three days before the wedding. There was no cure and he passed away in less than a month. She had a suspicion in her heart, but everyone in the Duke's Manor saw her as an enemy and didn't let her get close. Until the third time, she saw Cloud Leaf coming over to hold her hand with a smile after the wedding ceremony, but suddenly her expression changed abruptly and she bent over to spit out a mouthful of blood.
If she still couldn't detect the problem, then she was really an idiot.
"Yes." Zi Gui immediately took the order and left quietly.
Behind her, Ning Shu's face was as beautiful as fire under her bright red wedding dress, but her eyes were calm and unusually determined.
In that lifetime, she saw with her own eyes the three hundred and seventy-two people in the Duke's Manor being beheaded in front of her. Her surviving brother, Ji 'er, also died in the water prison before he was fourteen years old because of her dispute with Xiao Yunyi a few years later. Thinking of his young body soaking quietly in the water prison, his body swollen, Ning Shu's heart was filled with sorrow.
Since King Chujiang had given her another chance. Then this time, she would never allow the tragedy to repeat itself. She didn't ask for much. Even if she had to use up her last drop of blood, she would protect the health of her loved ones!
Ning Shu changed out of her bright red wedding dress and was about to go and see Ji 'er when she saw Forsythia suddenly running back in a panic, dropping the ice in her hands. The housekeeper, Mrs Liu, scolded her softly, "You silly girl, what are you doing in such a panic? Be careful not to scare Miss."
Ning Shu laughed and opened the door to go out. "Mrs Liu, do you think I'm a porcelain doll? How can I be so easily frightened? Forsythia, if there's anything, come and tell me."
Forsythia immediately went to Ning Shu's ear and said anxiously, "Miss, you should go to the Old Madam's quickly. Old Madam is setting up a dragon's gate array inside and has invited the princess and the third madam over. The princess didn't want me to disturb you, but Old Madam … Anyway, you should go and take a look. "
Hearing this, Ning Shu's interest was suddenly piqued as she blinked, "Oh? It sounds interesting. It would be a pity if I don't go and take a look. "
In the banquet room of the Old Madam's courtyard, the maids came out with their heads lowered after serving the tea, no one daring to make a sound.
The room was quiet. The Old Madam, Mrs Yang, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the tears that didn't exist at the corner of her eyes. She lamented, "My poor Shu 'er, such a clever child, born like a jade, I only hate that she wasn't born in my womb. I've always treated her like the apple of my eye, how could she have such a fate … … "
"Ai … …" The Old Madam leaned on the couch and had a bad headache. Mrs Zhang, who was behind her, anxiously rubbed her head.
Princess He Xin sat across from Mrs Yang. Not long ago, she was comforted by Ning Shu to stop crying, but now Mrs Yang's eyes were red again.
Mrs Yang saw this and sneered in her heart. She continued to sigh, "Originally, when the Daoist priest gave Shu 'er a fate, I didn't believe it at all. Shu 'er is the pearl of everyone's palm in our house, how could she jinx the nine generations? But Old Madam, look, after marrying three times in a row, her husband didn't die a good death, but he was half dead. People have no choice but to believe it. She's almost seventeen, and there's less than half a year left before the Daoist priest's deadline. Old Madam, what do you think should be done? "
The Old Duke had three sons and two daughters. The two young ladies had already been married. Now, in the house, there were the First Master Ning De Huai, the Second Master Ning De Yuan, and Ning De Qing. Ning De Huai and Ning De Yuan were both legitimate children. However, when Ning De Yuan was young, he accidentally met with an accident. Ning De Huai broke his leg to save him. According to the ancestral law, those with an incomplete body couldn't inherit the title. Therefore, after the Old Duke died, the Second Master Ning De Yuan was able to inherit the title. Because of this, whether it was the Old Madam or Ning De Yuan, they all felt guilty towards the First Master. They tolerated a lot of things, but it raised the First Master Yang's domineering temperament.
Princess He Xin's face turned pale, and she tightly twisted the handkerchief in her hand, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
Mrs Yang sighed and said with difficulty, "I think, the only thing we can do now is to send Shu 'er to Ci Xi Nunnery. I believe that under the protection of the Buddha's Guanyin Buddha, it will accumulate over time to wash away the ominous aura on Shu' er's body. Princess, don't worry, I'm very familiar with Hui Jing Shitai in the nunnery. I won't let Shu 'er be wronged there. "
"Absolutely not!" Princess He Xin took a deep breath and immediately stood up. Her hand on the corner of the table was trembling, "My Shu 'er is only sixteen years old. Once she enters that kind of place, her life will be ruined!"
Mrs Yang pretended to be surprised and said, "Now, the whole capital has spread. With Shu 'er's current reputation, not to mention any family's young master, even if it's an old man on the road, no one would dare to marry her. Is it possible that we really keep her in the house and wait for her to kill all four hundred people in the house? I'm not afraid, but the Old Madam is old and weak. Does Princess want to be the first one to kill the Old Madam? "
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