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Published at 21st of March 2020 11:30:33 AM


Chapter 41

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Translator: Li Haozhen
Proofread by Men Shunde

Nangong Luo feels a little embarrassed.

"Ning, I was afraid that the Regent would not let you go. That’s why I assembled so many people. You won’t blame me for that, will you?”

"Will I?" Nangong Ning sneers, "Since Qingyao is now the prince side concubine, you should not be afraid of anything. How come that you are afraid of my blame on you?”

Nangong Luo's heart misses a jump again.

How come Nangong Ning becomes so clever and could see things through clearly? Every sentence she speaks seems innocuous, carefree and indifferent, but they all hit home.

"Ning, the emperor bestows the marriage on you. Is it true?"

Nangong Ning chuckles, looking at Nangong Luo, and asks, "Are you confused? Can you question the marriage bestowed by the emperor?"

Nangong Luo's face twitches. He forces a smile and says, "I just feel it is too strange. Not only me, but all the people in the capital feel it strange. How can you suddenly be bestowed by the emperor on the marriage to the Regent?"

"What's so strange about this?" Nangong Ning is very calm. "Just as Qingyao, who is just my cousin, married my husband to be on my wedding day, she becomes the prince side concubine. Is this strange?"

Nangong Luo face twitches. How can he explain this?

Before her uncle could think of how to respond, Nangong Ning chuckles, saying, "If you think this is strange, and my bestowed marriage is strange. But if you think it is not strange for Qingyao to do so, my bestowed marriage is not strange, either."

Looking at the heartful smile on the face of Nangong Ning, Nangong Luo wants to curse.

Since she says so, what else could he say?

If he says it is strange for Nangong Qingyao to become the prince side concubine, he has to explain why. But he does not know how not explain. Therefore, he could not question the marriage bestowed on Nangong Ning.

How does she become so mean ?

"Aren't you sick, Ning?" At last Nangong Luo couldn't help asking.

Nangong Ning shakes her head, and says, "No, but I am just poisoned."

"What?" Nangong Luo is surprised.

Nangong Ning says impatiently, "Qingyao is at home, right? I’d like to ask her how to detoxicate the poison? Uncle, don't waste time here. I can't wait."

Nangong Luo feels as if he saw a ghost today.

Nangong Ning doesn’t play by the conventional wisdom. He is a little bit confused by her!

The Nangong Mansion and the Regent's Mansion are in the opposite directions. The capital has a vast area. Therefore, it takes a long time for them to go back home.

Nangong Ning has just been detoxified, and her health is very weak, besides she has some injuries in her body. So, she is leaning against the wall of the carriage on the way, with her eyes closed to have a rest, as if Nangong Luo does not exist.


Nangong Luo does not disturb her any more, because he finds that as long as Nangong Ning speaks, he will feel a little dizzy.

It's best for them to keep silent.

At last, the carriage stops.

"Lord and the eldest young lady, here we are." A squire's voice comes in from the outside.

Nangong Ning opens her eyes. Nangong Luo’s eyes fall on her tentatively and he says, "Ning, we arrive at home now. Get off the carriage."

Nangong Ning gets up and is about to go out of the carriage without any responds.

Nangong Luo looks at her with his eyebrows twisted, and gets up to follow her.

"Ning, you are back!"

Nangong Ning sees a woman rushing up to her from the gate to welcome her as soon as she looks out of the carriage.

Nangong Ning is standing on the carriage high up, looking at the woman.

This woman is about thirty or forty years old, in fine clothes and with fine features. She must be a beauty in her young age.

The memory in Nangong Ning's mind is instantly clear. The woman in front of her is no one but the wife of Nangong Luo, Madam Yang.

In the memory, Madam Yang's concern for the original Nangong Ning is more considerate, but only in the Nangong Mansion. At least the original Nangong Ning is the eldest daughter of the Nangong family and the crown princess to be, who does not know anything beyond the Mansion.

Both Madam Yang and Nangong Luo are good at the strategy of destroying someone by heaping excessive praises on him or her and making someone a disabled person by caring him or her too much.

"Aunt, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you are a little plump. You must have eaten well these days, haven't you?"

The loving expression on Madam Yang's face freezes suddenly. What does Nangong Ning really mean?

Nangong Ning is deliberately disgusting Madam Yang and tries to directly stop her hypocritical performance. She does not want to pretend to be courteous to her uncle and aunt without sincerity.

Nangong Ning wants to jump off the carriage, but when she moves her steps, she realizes that she still has an injury on her leg. So, she stretches out to put her hand on Madam Yang's shoulder.

"I don’t think you’ll mind, do you?"

Madam Yang instantly feels a pain on her shoulder and she couldn't help shouting “ouch”. However, with the support of her shoulder, Nangong Ning gets off the carriage easily. With the corners of her mouth lifted up, she forces a smile which is more frightening than pleasing.

Madam Yang stares at Nangong Ning as if she sees something terrible.

What Nangong Luo has to do is to give his wife a wink, but Madam Yang is in shock, and does not receive it.

At this moment, Nangong Ning has entered the gate.

As soon as Nangong Ning enters the Nangong Mansion, her memory of the Mansion is instantly clear.

Nangong Ning is walking straight to the hall. She is sure, at this time, Nangong Qingyao must be there.

Sure enough, before she reaches the hall, she sees a lot of people standing outside. These people are dressed differently from the people of Nangong Mansion.

They are, of course, the servants of the Eastern Palace.

Nangong Qingyao is showing off in her mother's home.

Nangong Ning walks step by step, neither in a haste, nor very slowly, as if she has not seen the people there.

Nangong Qingyao, dressed in luxurious royal clothes, sits in the hall with her chin slightly raised up, looking at Nangong Ning, who walks up to her slowly.

When Nangong Qingyao sees that Nangong Ning seems to walk with a limp, a pleased look appears in her eyes.

In fact, Nangong Qingyao wanted to become the crown princess for a long time, and now she comes to see Nangong Ning for the purpose of proving to her that she is the most noble lady in the Nangong family.

Although she is only a side concubine now, she is the prince side concubine. Later when Jun Zixuan takes the throne and becomes the emperor, she will be the highest-ranking imperial concubine at least. In the State of Dongli, she is still the top noble woman.

But what about Nangong Ning?

Even though she is the eldest daughter of the Nangong family, and the owner of the phoenix bracelet, what else? Nangong Ning should curtsy to her, bow to her with her head lowered when she meets her.

However, Nangong Qingyao is disappointed. Nangong Ning limps into the hall without any intention to curtsy to her.

"Nangong Ning, I am the imperial concubine now, and you should curtsy to me!"

"The imperial concubine? What concubine?" Nangong Ning asks earnestly with her eyebrows lifted up and a smile on her face.

Nangong Qingyao’s face sinks, and she says, "Nangong Ning, don’t pretend to be silly. I’m the prince side concubine."

"I am the fiancée of the Regent and my marriage is bestowed by the emperor. As for the crown prince, he has to call me imperial royal aunt. Since you got married, you should follow your husband to call me imperial aunt. Call me Aunt now!” " Nangong Ning's smile is dazzling, which makes Nangong Qingyao's face tight.

She has totally forgotten that the woman in front of her has been bestowed the marriage on Jun Qianye, who is the uncle of Jun Zixuan. Therefore, the status of Nangong Ning rises as a result.

"Nangong Ning, you are only bestowed the marriage, but you have not become the Regent Princess yet. And do you really think the Regent would marry you? Now the people in the capital all know that he doesn’t take you as his fiancée, but as a joke.”

Nangong Ning walks to a chair on the side, and sits down. Her legs hurt slightly, and it’s better for her to take a rest.

Seeing Nangong Ning sitting down, Nangong Qingyao suddenly stands up with anger.

Nangong Ning looks up, with one hand fiddling with the bracelet on the other wrist, and says slowly, "The Regent does not take me as his fiancée? Did the Regent tell you this?”

"You!" Nangong Qingyao’s face turns hot.

She ran to the Regent's Mansion today, but she was not admitted to go into the door, which Nangong Ning obviously knows. So, she is now deliberately satirizing her.

“In this Nangong Mansion, I am the eldest daughter of the Nangong family, not to mention that I am now the future imperial royal aunt of the crown prince. Even though your father is the master of the Mansion, his status is not as high as that of me, the owner of the phoenix bracelet. As for you, the second daughter of the family, what status will you possess in the Mansion?”

The arrogance in Nangong Qingyao's eyes has disappeared at this moment, and she is trembling with anger and stares at Nangong Ning.

She did not expect that Nangong could become what she is today after her rebirth.

Nangong Luo and Madam Yang come in at this moment. Nangong Luo’s face turns gloomy abruptly as they have heard what Nangong Ning says.

However, he cannot say a word. It’s true that he is now the master of the Nangong Mansion and of course he knows the rules of the Nangong family.

What Nangong Ning says is right. In the Nangong aristocratic family, the one who has the phoenix bracelet is the most respected one in the family.

Madam Yang was stunned by Nangong Ning just now. But now she returns to her sense and steps up and says to Nangong Qingyao, “Yao, Ning is your sister, you can’t be disrespectful to her."

"Mother! Nangong Qingyao is desperate. Now she knows that Nangong Ning wants to break up with them clearly. It's no use coaxing her.

After all, Madam Yang is a woman of short eyesight. She had discussed with Nangong Luo that when Nangong Ning comes back, she would coax and deceive her first. So, she uses the original plan they discussed.

Nangong Luo now finds that the original plan could not work, therefore, he stares at Madam Yang.

However, at this moment, Nangong Ning suddenly bursts into a laughter, with a smile as sweet and beautiful as before.

"Aunt, it’s not necessary for my sister to do so. Qingyao is my younger sister and I am older than her. So, I should take care of her and tolerate her.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang feels that this is what Nangong Ning should say. She comes forward and puts her hand on the back of Nangong Ning’s hand, saying lovingly, “Ning, you are really very sensible. Tonight, I will cook some of your favourite dishes to give you a welcome dinner.”

"Thank you, my aunt." Nangong Ning still smiles sweetly, just as before.

Madam Yang is not suspicious any more, and she gives a wink back to her husband, Nangong Luo, who hasn’t come back to his sense at the moment.

Why has Nangong Ning changed back again? Now she becomes the same person as before, who is easily coaxed and cheated.

Nangong Qingyao also feels incredible. Others do not know, but she is clear. Before she pushed Nangong Ning down the Toxic Abyss, she had told her everything. Although Nangong Ning is silly, will she be as stupid as before?

Seeing that her mother goes to the kitchen, Nangong Qingyao stares at Nangong Ning with a questioning look in her eyes, and is about to speak, when Nangong Ning suddenly gets up and turns to go outside.

"You can continue your conversation, but I'll go back to my room and take a rest,” says Nangong Ning to Nangong Qingyao and Nangong Luo.




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