Ch 495: Wedding Night, Fear

“This King says who plotted Against me?” Biting her lip, suppressing the unease in her eyes, her eyes drifted to the side, not knowing if it was because she was now, in a sense, legitimately with him, she always felt something was different from before, which made her feel her aura was diminished by a few points.

“Ao Mingyu is really something, daring to take a fancy to This King’s woman.” Ao Chenyi coldly snorted, the celebratory colors of today, made him even more handsome, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, peerlessly handsome.

Although his expression was one of displeasure, Ning Xueyan’s heart inexplicably moved, and she felt somewhat uneasy. Although she had indeed married him now, and could be considered his… from his Mansion, but these words always felt somewhat… different.

“Who is the person in that bridal sedan chair?” Lying in Ao Chenyi’s embrace, her watery eyes blinked, she asked. She had also realized that it was related to Ao Chenyi, so she wasn’t too surprised. That auspicious time for departure, it wasn’t something anyone could see just because they wanted to.

The auspicious time detected by the Imperial Observatory was sent directly to Marquis Anguo’s Mansion and Duke’s Mansion. If no one specifically tampered with it, even Marquis Anguo’s Mansion would not know the departure time of the Duke’s Mansion’s bridal sedan chair.

“It’s nothing, just sending Ao Mingyu a gift!” Ao Chenyi slightly closed his eyes, a wicked smile at the corner of his handsome mouth. Marriage was a lifelong matter. Since Ao Mingyu had given him such a big gift, of course he had to return the favor.

Ao Chenyi was never one to admit he’d suffered losses. Today, Ao Mingyu dared to play a trick on him at this time. Ning Xueyan believed that Ao Mingyu would definitely not get any benefits. After realizing this, she inexplicably felt a sense of relief. In her ink jade eyes, a few points of contemplation appeared. It seemed that the person in the bridal sedan chair had quite a connection with Ao Mingyu.

“Why, seeing This King so handsome, Yan’er is captivated?” Ao Chenyi seemed to be in a good mood today. He was no longer the aloof, killing intent fully unleashed person he usually was. Observing Ning Xueyan staring at his face, he suddenly opened his slender eyes, and said languidly to her.

Ning Xueyan was too late to retract her gaze, and was suddenly startled. A blush suddenly rose on her face, and she quickly turned her head. Just now, because Ao Chenyi had closed his eyes, she had indeed looked at him a few times. Then, she had actually stared at him in a daze and was thinking about something.

“Prince, it’s not good for you not to go to Princess Xianyun, is it?” Ning Xueyan said, ashamed.

“Not going. On the first day of marriage to the Prince’s Mansion, you dare to plot against This King.” Ao Chenyi coldly snorted, a hint of wicked charm flashed in his eyes, he reached out, held Xueyan’s hand, and his other hand still held her waist, preventing her from getting up.

“This matter… is related to her?” Ning Xueyan suddenly widened her eyes, and looked at Ao Chenyi in astonishment.

“I heard that this auspicious time was first sent to Marquis Anguo’s Mansion.” Ao Chenyi used his finger to pull at the black hair on Ning Xueyan’s body, and said languidly.

The auspicious time was sent from the Imperial Observatory in the Palace. Of course, the Principal Wife, Princess Xianyun of Marquis Anguo’s Mansion, would be sent to first, and then the Concubine, Fifth Miss Ning of Duke’s Mansion. Originally, there was nothing wrong with this rule, first the Principal Wife, then the Concubine.

If there were anyone else who would see, then besides the Duke’s Mansion, it would be Marquis Anguo’s Mansion. After all, when it was sent, Marquis Anguo’s Mansion would also keep people from the Imperial Observatory, to sit for a while and rest, with this little time, it was not difficult to see an auspicious time.

Ning Xueyan was silent, carelessly leaning in his embrace, closing her eyes, feeling quite tired. Indeed, this Prince Yi’s Mansion was not a place of peace. With Princess Xianyun there, this was the main reason why Ao Chenyi wanted to bring herself into Prince Yi’s Mansion!

Talking about power over the world, the current Imperial Younger Brother, the future Emperor, he, this Prince Yi, was of course not as good as he appeared to be!

Ao Chenyi, with the Emperor’s suspicion, even marriage, was not something he could casually decide! She inexplicably felt some sadness.

There was silence in the air. In the room, only the red candle jumped, emitting a sound of candle flower. The rest was only Ao Chenyi’s hand, unhurriedly taking the hairpin off her head, casually throwing it aside, and then her full head of hair fell down, as black as satin.

And his hand, sometimes, sometimes not, stroked her hair.

“Prince, what are you planning to do?” Ning Xueyan sighed. Regardless of Princess Xianyun’s situation, she knew very well that she was on Ao Chenyi’s side.

“I don’t want to do anything for now, as long as she is well-behaved, or This King doesn’t mind her continuing to stay in Prince Yi’s Mansion.” Ao Chenyi coldly snorted. The hand holding Ning Xueyan’s hair paused, and his eyes revealed some bloody cold ruthlessness. “They Marquis Anguo’s Mansion, after so many years, haven’t woken up from their dream, and are still wishful thinking of becoming Mother of the World, it’s ridiculous.”

Mother of the World! Ning Xueyan was startled, and suddenly looked up at Ao Chenyi. Marquis Anguo’s Mansion actually had such great ambition, or rather, this Princess Xianyun, actually had such great ambition.

The former Empress Dowager was the Mother of the World, but the days she was truly the Mother of the World, did not last long. The current Emperor was not someone who could be under someone else for long. The final result was that the Empress Dowager died of illness early, and Marquis Anguo’s Mansion, because of the Empress Dowager’s death, fell into a disadvantage, and declined into an ordinary aristocratic family.

Then, this Princess Xianyun, from Marquis Anguo’s Mansion, with the best reputation, was gentle and wise, entered everyone’s sight. Everyone knew that Princess Xianyun would certainly marry into the Royal Family, otherwise this marriage would not have been delayed until now, and some even said that Princess Xianyun would directly enter the Palace, as the current Empress was childless.

If Princess Xianyun entered the Palace and gave birth to an offspring for the Emperor, it was possible that in the future, becoming Mother of the World, would not be a difficult task.

Of course, these were just speculations, and speculations did not work.

“People from Marquis Anguo’s Mansion seem to be having a really good life, a little leisurely. This King really underestimated them before. They actually dared to scheme against This King.” Ao Chenyi’s eyes were tinged with blood color.

Ning Xueyan didn’t speak. At this time, she didn’t know what to say. It seemed that anything she said was wrong. She bit her lip.

After a while, she found her voice: “Or Princess Xianyun may not know either.”

These words were said very hesitantly, and even she herself didn’t quite believe it. What kind of person Princess Xianyun was, she had seen several times. The things that caused her to doubt weren’t just one thing: the matter of the Duke’s Mansion, the matter of County Princess Yuanyun, and the matter of the banquet for Ning Ziyan that day.

There seemed to be her traces in all of this, but when she looked carefully, she couldn’t find her real weakness. It could only be said that Princess Xianyun was not easy to deal with.

“Alright, leave other people’s matters aside, let’s talk about This King and Yan’er’s matters!” Ao Chenyi waved his hand, tilted his head to look at her, a languid smile at the corner of his handsome mouth.

Ning Xueyan was inexplicably nervous, and subconsciously wanted to get off him.

Her eyebrows often carried some aloof coldness, but at this moment, the faint blush on her face made her more bewitching and charming, her eyes were flowing, vivid and fragrant. Perhaps because of her young age, her exquisite and peerless facial features wouldn’t immediately make people stunning, but after careful consideration, one would find that her beauty was elegant and permeated with charm.

In a few more years, when she truly blossomed, that kind of complexion, combined with a bewitching posture, would be how alluring.

“Come, let’s do what we should do.” Ao Chenyi looked askance at the petite person in his arms, and a faint gentleness appeared in his eyes.

“I… we… our… matters…” Ning Xueyan was clearly frightened, her body stiff, not daring to move at all. Helplessness, and she couldn’t raise her head. Today, Ao Chenyi was clearly different from the past. The usually chilling eyes, actually let her see a few points of heat.

She didn’t know what to do, only felt that some things she seemed to have forgotten. Her hand subconsciously grabbed Ao Chenyi’s robe, a hint of fear flashed across her face, and her brain was even more dazed, looking at Ao Chenyi with a helpless look of helplessness. For the first time, she showed a timid and dazed expression in front of him.

Under his large hand, her whole body trembled. Those bright eyes of the past, were even like a small beast that was shocked, trembling like a fallen leaf in the wind, not at all like herself. The blush on her face gradually faded away, only leaving behind that paleness.

“What’s wrong with you?” Discovering her unease, Ao Chenyi frowned, sat up, lowered his head, reached out and pinched her hand, unfolded her tightly clenched fist, and his handsome eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Ning Xueyan was still in his embrace, one hand still holding her tightly, and the other hand reached out to open her tightly clenched fist. The two of them were pressed tightly together. Ning Xueyan could clearly hear the strong and powerful heartbeat in his chest, and the burning breath on her forehead.

Her heart skipped a beat, and the released fist almost unconsciously grabbed his hand, holding it tightly and not letting go.

The bright red wedding bed, the bright red satin curtains, the bright red clothes, the bright red candles, everything was bright red, but it reminded her of the time when she looked at the bright red sky through the water.

That kind of suffocating pain and despair, made her breath involuntarily disordered, her heartbeat frantic, her teeth biting her lip, she had exhausted all her strength, as if she was the young girl struggling in the lotus pond that day, struggling desperately, and finally still ended up dead.

Wedding night, in the previous life, the things she couldn’t obtain, for this she also gave her life at the young age of sixteen.

Tears fell one by one, blurring her vision. Before her eyes appeared that gentle, like jade face, and then gradually this face became fierce, as if it wanted to devour people, her whole body was not only stiff, but also cold. Under her long eyelashes, those eyes were beautiful as if covered with a layer of mist, but also revealed despair and grief. Her body trembled in Ao Chenyi’s embrace, and a faint blood color overflowed from the corner of her pale, shallow lips.

“What’s wrong with you?” Ao Chenyi frowned, his slender eyes fell on Ning Xueyan’s face, put down the hand that was tightly holding her, reached out his fingers to pry open the teeth that were biting her lip, and spoke to her, in those bewildered, terrified, and watery eyes of a small beast, gently. “Afraid? Hmm? Rest assured, although This King does not cherish the fragrant and pity the jade, I am not a person who would ruthlessly destroy a flower.”