Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 55: Is Third Master Ning Really Bewitched by Beauty?

At the corner, towering giant trees shrouded it, and their luxuriant branches blocked the sunlight completely.

The man in black in front of Lily had his face covered by a wide hood, only one side of his chin could be seen, and his bony bones were so embarrassingly abrupt.

When seeing this person for the first time, Lily felt frightened—he was always wrapped in a large black cloak, and the cloak was so empty that it seemed like a bamboo pole was propped up, and his voice seemed to have been injured , husky with a bit of sharpness, it sounds like a rusty saw ripping through a thick wooden stake.

Jerky and harsh.

For a not-so-short period of time, this voice and this skeleton-like figure were the nightmares of Lily's night terrors.But... She had to obey the order, because the other party promised to help her get what she asked for.

She is not a fledgling little girl, she has been struggling in the world of vanity fairs, and has been betrayed by her lover, so it is impossible for her to trust others.However, this man made her have to believe it, because he said that he was from the Eastern Palace.

Donggong, the crown prince... enough to influence the Yang family.Moreover, there are many rumors in the market that the Ye family belongs to the Queen's camp, and the crown prince belongs to the left line of the noble concubine, so it is naturally at odds with the Ye family.

Although what she wanted was no longer her original intention, it became a deeper obsession. Lily thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to cooperate.

It's just that no matter how many times I've met him, I'm still jealous and afraid of this person. The fear that rises from the bottom of my heart is like facing some kind of creature in a dark world.She swallowed, lowered her head, and replied, "She agreed, and asked about the specific date."

The other party seemed to be very happy, and he said hello several times, with an ugly smile in his voice, before he finished speaking, he nodded and praised Lily, "Very good. You can go back. I will wait for the specific time to be arranged by the master. I came to inform you personally."

"Yes...just..." Lily didn't leave, hesitant to speak.

The other party seemed to be impatient, "What else is there?" Because of that impatience, his voice became more and more like a long, thin and sharp thread drawn from his throat.

Lily's face paled slightly, and she didn't express her doubts just now, "No, it's all right...then, my little girl will leave."

After finishing speaking, he saluted and retreated, but he thought to himself, no matter what Ji Wuyan's status is, it's just some money left, and it's probably not enough to look at in front of the East Palace.Thinking about it, she settled down a bit, and her slightly bent back slowly straightened up as she retreated step by step. With her hands in her hands, her back straight, her jawline tightly stretched, she walked slowly towards the place not far away that had been waiting for a long time. carriage.

Yang Shaofei... Since you chose a bright future and abandoned our mother and child, don't blame me for being cruel and destroying your future bit by bit with my own hands...

Women are inherently weak, but mothers are strong, you should understand.

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Shangguan had a daughter named Yuan, who passed away within a year of being in charge of the East Palace.

These are the few figures written by the historian about Shangguan Yuan. As for the Shangguan family, few people have paid attention to it since they left Beijing, and the court did not spend more energy to pay attention to and record the affairs of the Shangguan family.

This also caused Ning Xiuyuan to spend a lot of time investigating the past.

But in the end... it was found.

The letterhead was delivered to the hand, you don't need to open it to know that it is only a thin page or two, so there is really not much information about Shangguan's family, but I don't know if it is true that there is nothing to say about his life, or it is too good to be covered up by someone with a heart...

However, no matter how well the cover-up is done, the fake ones are fake after all, just like the weeds laid by the hunter on the trap, at first glance they are integrated with the surroundings, but if you look closely, there are always traces to follow.

In the end, the news was sent to Yanjing City, to Ning Xiuyuan.

Ning Xiuyuan, who had always been decisive, held the urgently sent letterhead, stared blankly for a while, and then stretched out his hand to open it calmly, but Xi Yu, who had been with him for many years, was still keenly aware that his master seemed to be a little... Not in a hurry, even faintly delayed.Master, I am hesitating.

It's just that the hesitation is not obvious at present, maybe even Ning Xiuyuan didn't realize it, or, he realized it, but didn't know the reason for the hesitation.

In the envelope, there was only a piece of paper with the word "Sign Up". Ning Xiuyuan stared at the two words for a long time. Xi Yu looked at it and was instantly dumbfounded. She turned her neck almost stiffly to look at her master, but saw Ning Xiuyuan Xiu Yuan suddenly smiled with the corners of his mouth in relief, folded the paper in half and held the candle aside.

The tongue of fire quickly licked it up.

While the fire was beating, Ning Xiuyuan's expression turned around, with a serious warning, "You should know that some words are suitable for rotten in the stomach."

All the trepidation was swallowed, Xi Yu knelt down on one knee with a "boom", and said loudly, "This subordinate understands!"

There were only two words on that piece of paper, but they were enough to shock the government and the public - twins.

There is only one daughter in the Shangguan family, which is clearly recorded in the Shangguan family tree, and it was also verified by the Prince's Wedding Department at that time.According to this, the Shangguan family... is deceiving the emperor!

Once this news reaches His Majesty in the Palace, it is unknown whether Ji Wuyan will be able to leave Yanjing City alive... Oh, from this point of view, this "Ji Wuyan" is also a pseudonym.

Xi Yu was terrified, and thought that the young master treated this girl somewhat differently, and he didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he secretly glanced at Ning Xiuyuan, seeing him staring at the candle with the same expression, he became confused. He was a little unsure about going down to the ground, so he sneaked a glance, hesitated and called out, "Young master... do you think... believable?"

Ning Xiuyuan turned his head to look, his eyelids were lifted lazily, he looked lazy and indifferent, like a big cat basking in the sun in the warm winter sun and ignoring people, "What are you referring to?"

"Just that letter—"

Xi Yu's voice came to an abrupt end in Ning Xiuyuan's slightly icy eyes.

He lowered his head, the topic changed and his tone changed, "I heard that it's a windy day, do you think it's credible, Young Master?"

After the words fell, Ning Xiuyuan snorted coldly, got up, and walked outside.When he was going out, he looked back at Xi Yu with his hands behind his back, "Don't say that the strong wind... is the evil wind. As long as it doesn't get you and me, or the Ningguo Duke's mansion, what does it have to do with you and me?"

After speaking, he turned his back and left.

Xi Yu was left to stay where he was, thinking about the sentence that the master obviously meant... What the master meant was that the Duke of Ningguo had nothing to do with this and naturally stayed out of it.But... Isn't the master a close friend of His Majesty?I should share my worries for His Majesty!That Ji girl... It's obvious that the visitor is not kind!

Or... is Third Master Ning really bewitched by beauty?

It's just that I don't know if it's deceitful if I don't report it...

(End of this chapter)