"Aunt Xiang, where are you going at this time?" Seeing Aunt Xiang coming out, the eunuch who guarded the door greeted her with a smile.
"I heard that there is a peerless chrysanthemum outside our yard. I'll go and have a look first. When the Honored Consort asks about it tomorrow, I can answer her." Aunt Xiang smiled faintly. She was a servant of the Honored Consort Ya and was in charge of the flowers and plants in the Honored Consort Ya's palace. She was very good at those flowers and plants. Therefore, the flowers in the Honored Consort Ya's palace were more flourishing than other places. Even the emperor praised it.
With this advantage, Aunt Xiang's status in the palace was not ordinary. Everyone respectfully called her Aunt Xiang. Aunt Xiang entered the palace with the Honored Consort Ya. She could be regarded as the Honored Consort Ya's dowry. Naturally, she was the confidant of the Honored Consort Ya. Seeing that she was going out at this time, the eunuchs smiled and made way for her.
Aunt Xiang walked out of the yard, checked the way a little, and then went to the road on the left. The chrysanthemum was specially planted there by the Cold Mountain Temple. It was originally for the guests in the VIP courtyard to see. The flowers were elegant, but in fact, there was nothing to see at night. The eunuch who guarded the door didn't understand, but Aunt Xiang was very clear about it.
He walked along the path and passed by the chrysanthemum. He didn't even look at the half-closed chrysanthemum. Instead, he walked towards the pavilion at the side. Under the faint moonlight, a simple yet elegant beauty was sitting in the pavilion. She was sitting on a stone bench at the side. She poured herself a cup of tea and slowly drank it. Under the moonlight, the wind blew against the woman's beautiful face. Her delicate and pale face matched with her jade-like eyes made her look even more lonely in the night.
Aunt Xiang almost couldn't believe it. She stared at Ning Xueyan in the moonlight and stared at her white face. The huge impact almost made her unable to believe her eyes for a while. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the smiling girl in the pavilion again. She was so shocked that she couldn't even speak!
That pair of jet-black eyes were almost exactly the same. Although they were not very similar, they both had the same devastatingly beautiful face. It was just that the face in front of her was too white, so it was impossible to tell how beautiful she was at first glance. Also, that pair of childish eyes, she almost thought that she was looking at that magnificent, devastatingly beautiful woman from before …
Aunt Xiang's lips trembled twice, and her eyes were slightly red. It was not her. It could not be her. On that day, she saw her throw herself into the sea of fire with her own eyes. The raging flames burned her clothes and reflected her flower-like face. She was so beautiful and sad, and then she was covered in the fire and smoke …
"Aunt Xiang, right?" Ning Xueyan stood up leisurely. The cold moonlight shone on her little face, making her look a little blurred. There was a faint smile in her bright eyes. She was calm and gentle, as if she really met her by chance. When Honored Consort Ya walked past her with Aunt Xiang, she flicked a note on Aunt Xiang and asked to meet her at this time.
Aunt Xiang, who came here with the dowry of Honored Consort Ya's maiden family, once followed Honored Consort Ya to visit Madam Ming. It seemed that Honored Consort Ya wanted to leave Aunt Xiang to Madam Ming, but Madam Ming refused. Ning Xueyan didn't know who Aunt Xiang was before, but now Ning Xueyan knew Aunt Xiang.
In the previous life, Ning Ziying's mother knew how to make some spices and how to make some poisons with incense. She knew that when several kinds of incense were mixed together, they could poison people invisibly. But Ning Ziying's mother said that she was not good at it. At that time, she mentioned Aunt Xiang to Ning Ziying. She said that Aunt Xiang was a master of making incense. She knew all kinds of poisons made by incense and how to make poisons herself.
If there was such a person by her side, it would hardly be a problem for her to fight and poison people in the backyard in the future.
Madam Ming was poisoned to death. This kind of poison was actually not difficult. Anyone who knew a little would know it. But Madam Ming refused the kindness of Honored Consort Ya, which made Ning Xueyan very confused. But Aunt Xiang kowtowed to Madam Ming several times that day. Ning Xueyan speculated that Aunt Xiang might have a special relationship with Madam Ming, so she made an appointment to meet Aunt Xiang here.
Ning Xueyan needed someone to help her now. If there was a poison expert like Aunt Xiang by her side, she didn't have to worry that Madam Ling would kill her. She could even fight back in some aspects. With Aunt Xiang, she could take revenge boldly. That was why she took the risk to invite Aunt Xiang.
Sure enough, Aunt Xiang came as promised.
"You … you are Madam Ming's daughter, the Fifth Young Lady of Lord Protector's Manor?" Aunt Xiang finally controlled her emotions and calmed down. She walked over slowly and looked Ning Xueyan up and down carefully. There was a little excitement and confusion in her eyes. When she went there last time, she only saw Madam Ming, but she didn't see Ning Xueyan.
"Yes, please sit down, Aunt Xiang." Ning Xueyan made a gesture with a smile. She sat down on the stone bench leisurely, picked up the teacup at hand, poured two cups, and pushed one cup to the opposite side.
"What's the matter, Fifth Young Lady?" Aunt Xiang didn't sit down. She looked at Ning Xueyan with vigilance, and her eyes were deep.
"Aunt Xiang, you almost followed my mother before. I don't know if you would like to follow me now if there is another chance?" Seeing that Aunt Xiang didn't sit down, Ning Xueyan didn't refuse. She gently buckled the teacup, raised her watery eyes, and casually stroked the hair on her face. Then she came straight to the point.
On that day, Honored Consort Ya deliberately sent Aunt Xiang to Madam Ming, but Madam Ming refused for some reason!
"Fifth Young Lady wants me?" Aunt Xiang was stunned. She didn't expect that Ning Xueyan, who looked gentle, would say so directly.
"Yes, Aunt Xiang. How can I leave Honored Consort Ya?" Ning Xueyan asked with a smile.
At that time, although she hid, she saw Aunt Xiang crying and reluctantly leaving. Aunt Xiang must have feelings for her mother.
"I can't leave Honored Consort Ya!" Aunt Xiang refused flatly.
"Why? Aunt Xiang, didn't you want to stay with my mother before? "Ning Xueyan was not surprised. It was impossible for Aunt Xiang to come to her side so easily.
"That's just my hope. Madam Ming won't let me stay with her." Aunt Xiang's words were a little sad, but she didn't say anything more.
"So, my mother is dead. Aunt Xiang, do you want me to follow in her footsteps?" Ning Xueyan smiled, as if she was talking about someone else's business. But there was hatred in her eyes. Madam Ming was dead, killed by Madam Ling's plot, and the Lord Protector's Manor didn't even give an explanation. They only used a few servants to take the blame. Ning Zu 'an really regarded her as dead!
"Your mother has been ill for a long time, so …" Aunt Xiang's face turned pale, and she said with difficulty after a while.
"Ill for a long time? Aunt Xiang is wrong. My mother died of poisoning. After her death, there was a faint peach fragrance. In the mourning hall, Prince Yi's imperial physician diagnosed her, but Lord Protector's Manor only took a few servants as the scapegoats. I don't know when I will follow my mother's footsteps. "Ning Xueyan smiled and said coldly. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
It didn't sound like she was talking about herself. She watched her life and death with the cold eyes of an outsider.
Aunt Xiang's body shook violently. Her calm eyes were full of anger. It could be seen that she was very angry. With her attitude towards Madam Ming at that time, it was impossible for her not to care about it.
"Aunt Xiang, Lord Protector's Manor is not a place for us. My mother was too confident, so she ended up like this. I don't want to be drowned in the backyard of Lord Protector's Manor silently." Ning Xueyan's ink-like eyes flashed a trace of fierceness and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
She didn't know why Madam Ming pushed away such a big helper. Now she just wanted to avenge herself, Madam Ming, and Ning Xueyan. She would never let them succeed again and again. "Aunt Xiang, if you still remember my mother's old affection, please help me."
Ning Xueyan stood up and thought of the despair at the moment when she was pressed tightly in the water and suffocated. She clenched her fingers slightly. No matter when, she would not give up. Of course, it was impossible to persuade Aunt Xiang at once. Aunt Xiang was the confidant of Honored Consort Ya. It was not easy to persuade her. Aunt Xiang didn't seem to be an impulsive person. She must think carefully.
And she just needed Aunt Xiang's help.
"Is there anything wrong with the Fifth Young Lady?" Aunt Xiang stood on the side of the road, frowning and thinking. Seeing Ning Xueyan passing by her, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, grabbed Ning Xueyan's hand and asked anxiously.
"Aunt Xiang, is there anything wrong?" Ning Xueyan stood still and asked softly, but there was no surprise in her eyes.
Aunt Xiang pulled Ning Xueyan and let her face the moonlight. She looked at her face, picked up her hand, and put her fingers on her pulse. Her voice was a little trembling unconsciously, "Does the Fifth Young Lady often feel uncomfortable, sleepy from time to time, insomnia, and sometimes palpitation?"
"Yes. How can I sleep well when I think of my mother's death?" Ning Xueyan said indifferently, as if she didn't feel surprised at all.
"Is the Fifth Young Lady still taking medicine?" Aunt Xiang's beautiful lips were a little pale.
"I have been taking medicine. When my mother was still alive, she asked someone to take care of me because I was not in good health. Now Madam Dowager asked someone to help me take care of my body." Ning Xueyan smiled, and her tone was as plain as gossip. She was not surprised at all, but her eyes were deep and cold, "No matter what kind of medicine you change, there is always a light fragrance of osmanthus in the medicine. It's not easy for people to know if it is mixed with medicinal materials, but my nose is too sensitive!"
After Ning Xueyan said this, Aunt Xiang was completely sure. She stamped her feet and gritted her teeth, "Fifth Young Lady, don't drink such medicine again in the future. It … it's a medicine that can ruin people's fertility and life. I just checked it for the Fifth Young Lady. If you take it again, I'm afraid … you will never …"
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