Chapter 454: Cannot Risk It, Misgivings

Ning Qingshan also knew that this matter was too big, so she was desperately acting at this moment, not even caring about her injured leg. Dragging her injured leg, she knelt on the ground, crying with a lot of tears and snot. She was expressing her sincerity and swearing to heaven, with only one goal: to make Old Madam believe her.

Perhaps her expression was too sincere, and Old Madam’s expression softened a bit. Although she still had a solemn face, it was obvious that the expression on her face was already somewhat different.

“Grandmother, even if I am stupid, I also know that if one suffers, all suffer, if one prospers, all prosper. If Fifth Sister has an accident, Prince Yi knows, he will never forgive our Duke’s Mansion. Although I am the concubine determined by the imperial edict, in Prince Yi’s eyes, what am I? Moreover, after all, I am still unmarried. If the Duke’s Mansion has a disaster, I can’t escape either. Grandmother, don’t tell me I don’t want to live.”

Ning Qingshan cried, becoming more sincere and deep in her feelings. Tears fell one by one, and coupled with the injured leg, she trembled slightly, and one could tell that the situation was not very good.

Old Madam looked at Ning Qingshan’s leg with gloomy eyes, turned around and went to a chair on the side. Nurse Qin hurriedly helped Ning Qingshan up, saying, “Third Young Lady, it’s not that Old Madam wants to make a scene with you. With such a thing happening, no one can bear the responsibility. His Royal Highness, Prince Yi is not someone who can be provoked.”

These words were indeed true. Ning Qingshan couldn’t imagine that Prince Yi would slap the Third Prince so hard. In her heart, she had always thought that Prince Yi and the Third Prince’s power were equal. Even if there was any flaw, the Third Prince could protect her, but the fact made Ning Qingshan both surprised and hateful.

Why could Prince Yi slap the Third Prince, but the Third Prince couldn’t even speak?

At that moment, she was terrified, afraid that Prince Yi would investigate her. She would certainly not be able to save her life. The Third Prince couldn’t even protect his own face, so what could he use to protect her?

“Nurse Qin, I know, I know Grandmother is also for our good. Only by working together, can we always protect the peace and glory of the Duke’s Mansion. If we sisters are not united, then what is the point of talking about wealth and glory?” Being helped to the bed by Nurse Qin, Ning Qingshan didn’t care about her legs and feet that were faintly aching at the moment, and only picked the words Old Madam liked to hear.

As expected, Old Madam’s complexion softened. Thinking about it, it was true. Third Young Lady was usually smart and would never do such a self-destructive thing. It seemed that this matter was indeed done by the Third Prince. Thinking of this, Old Madam also secretly blamed the Third Prince. Since he took a fancy to Fifth Young Lady, why didn’t he ask for an imperial edict earlier? Instead, it has turned into this situation now.

This was no longer a matter the Duke’s Mansion could decide. There was an imperial edict there, and moreover, the other party was Prince Yi. Who would dare to let this marriage become tangled?

If the Third Prince wholeheartedly sought to marry Fifth Young Lady in the beginning, she would have no reason not to agree. But now it was no longer possible. Fifth Young Lady would soon enter Prince Yi’s Mansion. If a reputation problem appeared at this time, with Prince Yi’s personality, he would certainly transfer his anger to the entire Duke’s Mansion. Old Madam couldn’t afford to gamble, nor dared to gamble.

“Third Young Lady, your Fifth Sister is getting married next month, and she is already considered a person of Prince Yi’s Mansion. Even if the Third Prince has any ideas, you must persuade him. This is a seniority problem, and it is not in accordance with both feelings and etiquette. Otherwise, if this kind of thing happens again, even if the Third Prince is the Emperor’s own son, his reputation will be ruined.”

Old Madam sighed, and these words were extremely sincere. With Old Madam’s experience, she naturally knew that the reason why the Third Prince was so weak today was, on the one hand, because Prince Yi was originally strong, and on the other hand, it was also because the Third Prince himself was in the wrong. Taking a fancy to his future sister-in-law was originally a high treason.

Fortunately, Prince Yi also seemed not to want to be discussed by others, and any man who got involved in this kind of thing would feel embarrassed.

Both sides had their misgivings, and this matter was not made public. It was also considered giving the Duke’s Mansion a way out. Old Madam could only secretly recite the Buddha’s name now, feeling it was a great fortune in misfortune. She had also lost her temper at this moment, and naturally, she stopped there. After all, the Third Prince was also involved in this matter.

Prince Yi certainly could not be offended, could the Third Prince be offended?

“Grandmother, Shan’er understands. Shan’er will definitely persuade His Highness in the future. Just now when His Highness left, he also guaranteed to Shan’er that this kind of thing would not happen again. Grandmother, please rest assured.” Ning Qingshan guaranteed with tears.

These words were of course Ning Qingshan deliberately taking the credit for herself, and of course, it was also determined that Ao Mingyu would never do such a thing again. After experiencing this matter with Prince Yi, if Ao Mingyu were to act rashly again, then he would really be a fool.

When things reached this point, Old Madam naturally knew when to stop. No matter what, no one wanted this matter to get bigger. Prince Yi and the Third Prince’s side also did not make it big. She, of course, couldn’t make it big either. At most, she would use the excuse to severely punish several servants, but she couldn’t do anything else.

Ning Qingshan’s leg was broken, and she could no longer be punished. After that, Old Madam instructed Ning Qingshan a few more sentences before taking her people to leave.

As for the three people kneeling in the courtyard, Nurse Luo and the others, they were ordered to kneel for three hours, otherwise, no one was allowed to get up.

So, when Nurse Luo and the other three got up, limping into the inner chamber, it was already past the lunch time. Ning Qingshan didn’t even eat lunch.

She sent two maidservants to the kitchen of Hanshan Temple to ask if there was anything else to eat, and Ning Qingshan kept Nurse Luo alone.

“Has anyone from Nurse Luo’s side come over yet?” Ning Qingshan had already lost the pitiful appearance she had just now, and said coldly. Nurse Luo was gently tapping her legs for her. She had fallen from the bed before, and her leg had been resting on the bed. She had been focused on flattering Old Madam, and after Old Madam left, she realized that it hurt more and more. But all three servants were punished to kneel in the courtyard. She could only endure it, so that Old Madam wouldn’t think that she was going to do something again.

After applying the ointment again, she still felt a faint pain. Nurse Luo sat on the edge of the bed and gently kneaded and tapped her. The Imperial Physician had instructed her to do this every day, but it didn’t hurt much yesterday, but today it hurt a lot. But that Imperial Physician was not here now, and she couldn’t ask him to come and take a look for a moment.

“Young Lady, there should be a reply soon. Please rest assured. With your noble identity, they will never want you to have any problems. I heard that the master is nearby, maybe you can see them in a moment.” Nurse Luo comforted her.

“How is Ning Xueyan doing?” Hearing such news, Ning Qingshan’s heart relaxed, and then she gritted her teeth and asked. If Ning Xueyan, that little bitch, hadn’t been so agile back then, then there would be no subsequent events. Even if Prince Yi came over, as long as she told him that she hadn’t seen Ning Xueyan, naturally he wouldn’t have discovered this matter.

At this moment, she hated Ning Xueyan even more, but she didn’t think that she wanted to harm others, and wouldn’t allow others to discover or avoid it.

“The old servant heard that Prince Yi stayed with Fifth Young Lady for a while and then left. When he left, he almost kicked the door down, and then there was crying. Just now, when the old servant was in the courtyard, I saw Lan Ning hurriedly passing by our courtyard entrance with a jar of ointment, without even looking inside. It seemed that she was in a hurry.”

Nurse Luo lowered her voice, as if she was afraid that His Royal Highness, Prince Yi in the words, would hear it. Her body unconsciously moved closer to Ning Qingshan. At this moment, she was still in fear. Prince Yi’s aura was astonishing. At that time, she really almost thought that Prince Yi was going to kill the Third Prince. Standing in the room, she was icy cold all over, and she regretted it. If the Third Prince had an accident, her young lady would certainly be dead as well.

Ning Qingshan was stunned at first, and then suddenly burst into laughter. This time, she laughed so hard that she cried, just laughing while covering her belly and couldn’t stop for a while.

“Young Lady, what’s wrong with you? Don’t have an accident. This… this is not good!” Nurse Luo was startled, and hurriedly reached out to grab Ning Qingshan’s hand, not knowing what evil Ning Qingshan had been possessed by, and how she suddenly laughed like this.

“I… still thought… how highly regarded… Two Wives Simultaneously… What a laugh… Look, this… hasn’t even entered the door, and has been beaten… even the door was kicked… This is really good… Ah, Grandmother still… thought she… was so remarkable…”

Ning Qingshan laughed so hard that tears streamed down her face, and she couldn’t stop for a while. She was saying this while pulling Nurse Luo’s hand.

“Young Lady, be gentle, if Old Madam knows, you will be punished again!” Nurse Luo was very anxious, and hurriedly came over to cover Ning Qingshan’s mouth. Just now, Old Madam punished the Young Lady and the people in the courtyard because the young lady didn’t have sisterhood. If she knew the young lady was gloating, wouldn’t she have another outburst on their group of people?

She had been through ups and downs today, and was very shocked, but could not stand any more tossing, otherwise, this old life would have to be explained here.

“Nurse Luo, don’t worry, I… I know… I won’t let people… know!” Ning Qingshan stopped at this moment and used her handkerchief to wipe away the tears of laughter. A trace of mockery appeared on her face. She was like this before she even entered the door. What would she become after entering the door?

Although today’s matter did not succeed, but to let Ning Xueyan provoke Prince Yi’s disgust, she felt it was still worth it. Thinking of Ning Xueyan’s so-called Two Wives Simultaneously, it was indeed a joke. Ning Xueyan herself fell like this, and this His Royal Highness, Prince Yi, was accompanied by a favored concubine without status, this was a slap in the face.

“Young Lady should still be careful.” Seeing that Ning Qingshan was no longer laughing wildly, Nurse Luo breathed a sigh of relief, but still whispered to admonish.

“Did Older Brother send a letter?” Putting away the smile on her face, Ning Qingshan’s face became gloomy.

“Young Master sent another letter today, and a boy servant came up secretly. Young Master wants you to write a letter to him. He doesn’t know the specific situation on the mountain, and is very anxious.” Nurse Luo leaned in front of Ning Qingshan and lowered her voice even more, “Third Young Lady, does Young Master need a reply?”

Ning Xueyan had said before that her life or death was unknown, and she had gone up the mountain with Old Madam. It had been a few days now, and Ning Huaiyuan should also know that Ning Xueyan was not dead, but he didn’t know the specific situation, so he was so anxious. Thinking that Ning Huaiyuan had let Ning Xueyan escape, Ning Qingshan couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

If Ning Xueyan had died on the mountain long ago, how could there be this kind of thing now? Even she herself was embarrassed in front of the Third Prince. Thinking of her anger, she gritted her teeth and said, “You get me writing materials in a moment, I will of course write a letter and ask my capable Older Brother, how did he choose this person, and he still didn’t kill her.”

After such a thing happened, Ning Xueyan should die even more!