The Devious First-Daughter

Ao Chenyi came after lunch. Of course, everyone in the Huguohou Mansion could only wait. Since this master said he would come, he could only wait. Therefore, Ao Chenyi waited until he arrived at the outer courtyard. That table was accompanied by Ning Zuan and Ning Huaijing for dinner, and the table in the inner courtyard was set up in Mrs. Tai's Xiangfu Garden.

After lunch, Ning Xueyan did not leave immediately, but the news of King Yi's departure came from outside.

This was quite normal. King Yi's arrival had already caused thunderous cheers from the Huguohou's Mansion. The current Huguohou's Mansion lost the favor of the emperor long after the incidents of Ling's mother and daughter happened again and again. Even Ning Zu'an, the former great general, who was temporarily employed in the Ministry of War, became an idle job, and he never even saw the emperor's face.

The Huguohou's Mansion has really fallen out of favor, and everyone can see clearly, but fortunately, Huguohou's Mansion also produced a Princess Yi. At this time, whether it is Mrs. Tai or Ning Zu'an, of course they must hold on tightly. This kind of favor can be magnified infinitely, so Mrs. Tai and Ning Xueyan also discussed it.

Ning Xueyan decided to hold a flower viewing banquet in Yiwang's mansion. It is called a flower viewing banquet. In fact, of course, it is an official announcement that Ning Xueyan has now become the princess of Yiwang. , This was originally what Ao Chenyi meant, and Ning Xueyan didn't agree to it because she was annoyed before.

But now that Mrs. Tai said so, and she also has some things to straighten out, then this banquet is indeed a good opportunity.

Prince Yi's Mansion had no female family members before, but now it can be regarded as having a serious master, and some banquets attended by female family members can also be attended.

Although it is the end of spring at this time, some flowers still bloom at this time, and the flower viewing feast is the most common, but the Yiwang Mansion never blooms.

After lunch, Ning Xueyan went back to Mingshuang Courtyard. Lan Ning took off the hairpin on her head for her. When Ning Xueyan was sleeping, she didn't like to tie up her long hair. After getting off the bed, Lan Ning covered her with the quilt, walked out carefully, and stayed outside.

The room was very quiet, but what was not quiet was Ning Xueyan's heart. The news she had just received from Ning Lingyun was still shaking her heart.

She knows that Aunt Xu is a smart person, and she also knows that Aunt Xu has only one daughter, Ning Lingyun. No matter how loyal she is to Ning Zuan, she will not save her daughter. Scum, compared to relying on this man, if Aunt Xu is smart, she should rely more on her own daughter.

Her daughter is her lifelong reliance, Ning Zu'an can never be relied on, even the Ming family who married him can be abandoned, there is nothing else he can't abandon.

Therefore, Aunt Xu must have understood what she meant and told herself some secret things in order to help Ning Lingyun.

The soldier talisman, the so-called soldier talisman of the former dynasty, is said to be in the dowry of the Ming family. This was something that Ning Zu'an accidentally learned from a steward of the Ming mansion, but when asked about the Ming family, the Ming family did not know anything. Not to mention, but also to say that the so-called military amulet of the former dynasty was in the hands of her father, and the soldier amulet disappeared after his father died.

Later, the Ming family was framed by the Ling family, and Ning Zuan contributed to the flames, partly because of this, and then the Ming family fell from the position of the main room and was forced to move to the remote Mingshuangyuan. Shi cheated the dowry, and Ning Zu'an searched for the dowry but found nothing.

So I thought it was in the house where the Ming family lived before, but after searching everything, they all said there was nothing, but Ning Zuan didn't give up, and would look again after a while, and even dug a few corners of the wall. The point is to find out the soldier talisman of the previous dynasty.

And the reason why he wanted this soldier talisman from the previous dynasty was because it was said that this soldier talisman could mobilize a hidden guard hidden underground in the previous dynasty.

This hidden guard is said to be unique to the former royal family. It was directly ordered by the former royal family. It was supposed to guard the former emperor until they all died in battle. However, something unexpected happened at that time, that is to say When the former emperor died, the hermit guard did not appear beside the emperor.

So the former emperor died, and the hidden guard was left among the people. I don’t know when, rumors began to spread, saying that this hidden guard is extremely powerful. If nothing happens, they are not with the current emperor. At that time, the emperor of the previous dynasty would not die, and the only thing that could mobilize them was the soldier talisman of the previous dynasty.

This military talisman must have been in the hands of the Minister of the Ministry of War of the previous dynasty, that is, the Ming family. However, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the previous dynasty died for the country, so the whereabouts of this military talisman are unknown, or it fell to the people.

And there is another story about the missing eldest princess in the previous dynasty. It said that when the matter was urgent, the empress directly transferred the soldier talisman from the Minister of the Ministry of War to the young eldest princess, and the hidden guard was In order to protect the eldest princess, he did not appear on the battlefield, so if he found the eldest princess, he naturally said that he might get this hidden guard.

Of these two statements, the latter is the one that everyone is convinced the most. After all, the incident happened suddenly at that time. The little child escaped the troubled times unexpectedly, and no one found out, so someone must be protecting him.

Then this hidden guard is indeed the most likely.

Therefore, everyone began to search for the missing eldest princess in secret, and the emperor even gave an order. If you can find the eldest princess or find the soldier amulet, you can get a big reward, and there are officials and officials , Those who have no official titles can enter the ranks, and if the officials are of the highest quality, they can also reach their children and grandchildren.

There was such a good thing, so the clouds moved in all directions, and everyone's attention was attracted by the eldest princess of the previous dynasty. As for the military talisman, if you find the eldest princess, you can have a military talisman.

Ning Zuan believed that the soldier talisman was in his house, and he had asked the Ming family in a good manner, but every time the Ming family said no politely, and then flatly refused, this is what caused Ning Zuan to be so angry. One of the reasons for absolutely dealing with Ming's is that of course he doesn't want her to die. Anyway, with Ling's presence, Ming's will never be able to live a good life.

If she can't live anymore, she will naturally beg for mercy and take out the soldier talisman. At that time, I can also let her live better.

Soldier talisman, soldier talisman? Ning Xueyan opened her eyes abruptly, and turned from the bed. She suddenly remembered the things she brought back from Yunying Theater. When she married into Yiwang Mansion, because of the agreement with Mrs. Tai, it was still preserved here, so those things , was not taken away.

Picking up a hairpin on the dressing table, casually crossed her long hair on top of her head, walked around the big mahogany bed, and walked to the back of the bed, where she later asked Xinmei to dig a hole on the foot behind the bed. The hole, the small package fits right into it, and the outside is plugged with wood.

If she didn't know, she just thought that there was a grain of the wooden bed leg.

Pry off the wooden block, take out the small package inside, and then plug it up again. She will take this small package to Yi Wang's mansion later, it is not safe to put it here after all.

Opened the package and took out a letter on it. It was a letter written by my mother in Jiangnan to the Ming family. At that time, because the Ming family was also dead, she didn't want to destroy these relics, so she didn't open it, but now she has to open it. It seems that there may be some unexpected things in it.

She believed more than half of what Wen Xueran said, but there were still some things that she really didn't know.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, she unsealed the letter with slightly trembling hands.

At the beginning of the letter, it says Xianglan Ruhao, and it was indeed addressed to the Ming family. Ming Xianglan is the Ming family's boudoir name, and the one signed at the end is also the boudoir name of her adoptive mother in the previous life.

There was not much written in the letter. It only said that the Ming family should take care of Ning Ziying more, and repeatedly told the Ming family not to let people discover Ning Ziying's life experience. It would be best if they could live together as sisters.

At the end of the letter, it also stated that there was no previous dynasty, but power and treachery were in power, and then it was defeated by the new dynasty. Speaking of the new dynasty and the former dynasty, they are not real enemies. Both are girls, so don't let them be persistent To restore the country, just be an ordinary person and marry a good husband, that's all.

As for others, there is no need to ask for them.

A pair of earrings can also be regarded as a hint to their sisters. It would be best if they could recognize each other based on this pair of earrings in the future.

The mother's letter is full of peace, and she has a strong sense of protection for Ning Ziying. She has mentioned several times that she is pure and kind, and I am afraid that the Ming family should take care of her more, otherwise she may be deceived by others. For the marriage with Xia Yuhang The mother also said that if Xia's mansion dislikes Ning Ziying because she has no father and mother, and her life is lonely, then let the Ming family help her divorce.

Originally, she was not optimistic about Xia Mansion, and thought that Xia Shangshu was a person with ulterior motives, but at that time the Washington Mansion did not agree with the marriage, and those people had ulterior motives, which made her father angry. It happened that Xia Shangshu wanted to get married, so she hurriedly ordered Because of her marriage, she was very worried, so although Xia Yuhang appeared to be a modest gentleman on the surface, he was not necessarily a true trustworthy person, and it was very likely that he had other thoughts in it.

Seeing this, it was as if she saw the gentle and comforting smile of her mother in the previous life. Her nose was sour, and tears fell like rain in her eyes. She closed the letter and put it away. She knew that this letter could not be kept, but she was reluctant to destroy it now. Moreover, this is in the Mansion of the Marquis of Huguo, and there is no one living in his own Mingshuang Courtyard. If people smell the smoke, it will definitely make people suspicious, so we should go back to the Yiwang Mansion and deal with the matter.

Packing up the letter again, Ning Xueyan put the small package under the pillow, removed the hairpin from her hair, and continued to take a nap.

After sleeping for two hours, Ning Xueyan woke up, put the small package on again, and took someone to say goodbye to Mrs. Tai, and went back to Yi Wang Mansion. Of course, before returning to Yi Wang Mansion, she specially wrote A note to Ning Lingyun, this is a reward for Aunt Xu's kindness.

There is only a suggestive name on it...