Chapter 457: Your Maternal Grandfather’s Thing

“If the Fifth Miss has things from your maternal grandfather in the future, we can exchange.” The man in black suddenly stood up this time, as if sensing something, he listened with his ear, and then decisively pushed open the window, and his figure flashed away. Only the lingering sound of his words remained in the air.

The wind blew in from the window, icy cold.

“Miss, are you alright?” Another black shadow flashed in, and before the person arrived, the voice came in, it was Xinmei.

“I’m fine!” Ning Xueyan had already calmed down and waved to Xinmei who appeared at the window.

Seeing that Ning Xueyan was fine, Xinmei breathed a sigh of relief and closed the window for Ning Xueyan. She first carefully listened at the window, then wiped the sweat and walked over. Just now, she saw the black shadow coming towards Ning Xueyan, which scared her so much that she almost lost her soul and almost couldn’t control herself and wanted to rush in.

Fortunately, the man in black didn’t stay long, otherwise she would definitely not be able to wait any longer. Prince was here to protect the Young Lady, and she couldn’t let the Young Lady make the slightest mistake.

“This person came from Ning Qingshan’s side?” Seeing Xinmei at that moment, Ning Xueyan had already figured out the identity of this man in black. She had sent Xinmei to keep an eye on Ning Qingshan, and now Xinmei wasn’t here with Ning Qingshan, but ran to her side, indicating that this person must have a relationship with Ning Qingshan.

“Yes, Young Lady, this servant was watching the Third Young Lady’s side all night. The Third Young Lady slept very late. It was said that her leg hurt before and she couldn’t sleep, and then she sent everyone away, but she still didn’t sleep. This servant thought the Third Young Lady was sick, and a sick person still hasn’t slept until now, it’s really strange, so I stayed a little longer. Later, the lights in the Third Young Lady’s room went out, and this servant thought of coming back, and then I saw this person enter the Third Young Lady’s room.”

Xinmei also wanted to go and listen at the time, but she saw that this person had excellent light skills and knew that she was much better than herself, so she dared not make any move, and stayed outside. After that, she saw this person come out, but found that this person turned around, and it turned out to be rushing towards her own Young Lady’s side, then she panicked and immediately chased after.

Ning Xueyan slightly lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes blinked, revealing a trace of contemplation in her eyes. It seemed that Ning Qingshan was really waiting for someone, and what she should be waiting for was this person, otherwise, after toiling all day today, Ning Qingshan wouldn’t have the energy to stay up late at night. She had long felt that there was someone behind Ning Qingshan.

Otherwise, Ning Qingshan wouldn’t have escaped safely those few times, and also the matter in Ning Zuan’s study. Before, she was not sure what Ning Qingshan was doing, but now she has ten percent certainty. Ning Qingshan was also for the Military Tally at that time, that Military Tally of the previous dynasty, some things were connected, and it became much simpler.

Ning Qingshan also wanted this Military Tally of the previous dynasty, the goal was naturally because of this person, or he promised Ning Qingshan great benefits, or it was because of other reasons, so Ning Qingshan would be so interested in Ning Zuan’s study. This person knew the Military Tally of the previous dynasty was in Ning Zuan’s hands, and this person also knew the matters of her previous life.

Listening to his tone, and even some private matters, then who is this person? A man, and a young man, nothing else, in the previous life she knew young men, besides Xia Yuhang and Hua Yunheng, Xia Yuhang, Hua Yunheng, neither of them would be able to use martial arts, these two seemed not to fit the conditions.

Then who else is familiar to her in the previous life, and yet she doesn’t know!

“You go and rest first, let Lan Ning go and see about Ning Qingshan’s side. In the usual days, you only need to be the same as before, even if I ask you to inquire about news, you can’t let people discover that you know martial arts.” Ning Xueyan acted decisively. This person was very dangerous, she couldn’t let him find out her abnormality.

“Yes, this servant knows.” Xinmei nodded and retreated.

In the darkness, Ning Xueyan sat on the bed, frowning and thinking quietly for a long time before going back to sleep again.

At the foot of the mountain, in the Duke’s Mansion, Ning Huaiyuan stared at the letter in front of him, and also hadn’t slept for a long time, his usually peaceful and handsome face was filled with a maliciousness he had never had before, his lips were tightly pursed, with an unclear meaning.

“Come here.”

“Yes, Eldest Young Master.” A boy servant hurriedly came in from outside the door, and responded.

“Send this letter to the Xia Mansion tomorrow, just say that I invite the Older Sister, and Second Younger Sister to return to the residence, and we have something to discuss.” The letter was put into the letter slot and handed to the boy servant. Under the light, Ning Huaiyuan’s face was uncertain, as if shrouded in layers of darkness.

“Yes, Eldest Young Master, would you like to rest for a while?” The boy servant took the letter and hesitated for a moment, and said with concern. He had been guarding outside just now, and knew that his own Young Master had been sitting there for a long time, and he didn’t understand what was so good about the Third Young Lady’s letter that it made his own Young Master read it for so long.

“Where did Father sleep?” Ning Huaiyuan asked with a gloomy face. Ning Zuan hadn’t come out these few days either. The Emperor ordered him not to go to court, so of course he had no face to go out at this time, and stayed at home all day long.

“The Duke should be sleeping in the study at this time, I heard he drank a lot of wine tonight, the Duke should have woken up early now.” The boy servant saw that he seemed to want to go over, and reminded him.

“You go down!” Ning Huaiyuan nodded, waved his hand, and signaled the boy servant to step down.

The boy servant took the letter and stepped down, Ning Huaiyuan took a jewelry box carefully from the drawer in the room, opened it, looked at it, his eyes jumped, revealing a trace of maliciousness.

He couldn’t be a son of a concubine who was worse than Ning Huaijing, and he couldn’t live with the reputation of an illegitimate son, otherwise his future, everything of his would be trampled underfoot, the son of a vixen, the illegitimate son of a slut, a son of a concubine who was nothing, carrying such a title, how could he be willing.

He originally thought that Ning Xueyan would be easy to deal with, pushing her and the carriage down the mountain, and that would be the end of it, but he didn’t expect her life to be so great, even so, she still didn’t die.

Everyone now knows the matters of the Duke’s Mansion, Mother fell to such an end, and Father didn’t do well either. Ning Zuan had been drowning his sorrows in alcohol these few days, and was drunk every day. He wasn’t unaware, since everyone didn’t want it this way, then there was still a chance.

The people from the Xia Mansion arrived at Hanshan Temple two days later, it was said that they came to worship Madam Ming. Those who came from the Xia Mansion were naturally Ning Ziyan and Ning Yuling. As the Young Ladies of the Duke’s Mansion, and the daughters of Madam Ling, it seemed very natural for them to come.

When the news of Ning Ziyan and her sisters arriving at Hanshan Temple came from outside, Ning Xueyan was playing chess with Ao Chenyi.

Ning Xueyan’s chess skills weren’t good, so-called playing chess was just casual, to pass the time. Today was the time when Ao Chenyi brought his “favored concubine” to show off, and Ning Xueyan’s several personal maids were also driven outside the door, standing with their hands at their sides. Although they didn’t say anything, but compared to the eight maidservants of that favored concubine, whether in terms of numbers, or in terms of aura, they were short by a big margin. 【 】

It seemed that this unmarried side concubine couldn’t be compared to Prince Yi’s favored concubine.

Of course, the people outside also couldn’t imagine that the one serving the two people playing chess now was that favored concubine, and the secret guard with the same identity as Xinmei.

“Don’t I help you?” Ao Chenyi gave a wicked charm, a chess piece down, immediately cut off all of Ning Xueyan’s path, forming a big encirclement, no matter how you looked at it, there was no way of life. Ning Xueyan threw the chess piece in her hand into the chess basket on the side in a listless manner. This chess really couldn’t be played, she had only walked a few steps, and her way of life was cut off.

“No need, anyway, it’s all matters of the backyard, it’s enough to have Xinmei helping me, you go back first, you can’t let your favored concubine always bully me, no matter what, I’m also the direct daughter of the Duke’s Mansion, always being bullied by your favored concubine, it’s not good-looking, moreover, men and women should be separate, before marriage, you shouldn’t meet often.”

Ning Xueyan spoke righteously. The secret guard standing on the side was depressed, how could she come to bully people, it was clearly to be bullied.

Ao Chenyi looked at her askance, a wicked charm smile appeared on the corner of his handsome mouth, he languidly threw down the chess piece in his hand, waved to her. Ning Xueyan cautiously leaned back, her face turned red for no reason, she simply stood up, walked in front of the window, and turned her back to him, biting her lip.

“Really don’t want me to help?” Ao Chenyi’s eyes narrowed, he asked. The strong icy cold aura descended from the sky, sinister and cold. Ning Xueyan knew clearly that he was unhappy!

The female secret guard even acted as if she didn’t exist, and shrunk into the corner, standing there, looking at her nose and mouth.

This has been asked once, Ning Xueyan turned her head, looked at him, bit her lip, some words, she really didn’t know how to say, but with his scheming, how could it be possible that he wouldn’t doubt, but even if he doubted, these words, she couldn’t say them ah, rebirth, that was such an eerie thing, and who would believe it.

At that time, how would he look at her!

“I… my mother and Ning Ziying’s mother have a relationship… I want to know, and why did Ning Zuan marry my mother back then, it seems that some things are not right, and also the matter of the Military Tally, even if it was left by my maternal grandfather, why would it fall into Ning Zuan’s hands.” Her long eyelashes blinked, falling on her eyelids, bringing a few points of faint coldness.

These are all the truth, and it is indeed what Ning Xueyan wanted to know, except for the secret of rebirth, this is almost all of Ning Xueyan’s secret, remembering Madam Ming’s life, from a noble lady like the sun, to the end, the cause of death was not even investigated, her heart ached inexplicably, she really regarded Madam Ming as her own mother.

The air became depressed, she could almost hear the beating of her own heart, although the words were spoken hesitantly, but she didn’t know whether others believed it or not, she couldn’t hear any voices for a long time, it meant that he didn’t believe her, a trace of bitterness arose in her heart, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, that’s good!

“Since it is a matter of the backyard, you think it over yourself, if you need anything, let Xinmei come and tell This King, This King will be going down the mountain in a while, you also quickly go down the mountain, remember to send the wedding robe over earlier.” His slender fingers didn’t know when to reach over, and picked up her jaw, the man’s beautiful voice carried some bewitching meaning.

Those phoenix eyes that had always been sharp, at this time, didn’t have the viciousness as imagined, sensing her fragility, a trace of faint gentleness arose in her heart, the young girl’s soft body was embraced in his arms, her ears were filled with a low and soft murmur-like comforting voice: “Don’t be afraid, I’m here!”