The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Ning Zijun's deliberate obstruction meant that Huo Yunjue and Ning Ziqing could only see each other occasionally and could not even talk to each other.

On the evening of the fourth day after returning to Kyoto, they settled down and camped on a plain.

Ning Zijun ordered people to set up Ning Ziqing's tent next to him.

As long as he returns to Kyoto tomorrow and waits for Su Yanqi to come to the Hou Mansion to set a wedding date, he can rest assured.

Before that, he would never allow Huo Yunchue and Ning Ziqing a chance to meet in private.

As the sun set, a bonfire was lit in the open space outside the tent, and Yinxiang was busy making porridge for Ning Ziqing.

Due to the hot weather and bumpy roads these past few days, Ning Ziqing felt depressed, her appetite was also affected, and she lost a lot of weight.

The sun had completely set over the mountain, the sky was getting dark, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

Ning Ziqing was unhappy and walked out of the tent to take a walk.

The soldier named "Ahu" who was standing outside the tent immediately became nervous.

"Miss Third, are you going out?" he asked quietly.

Ning Ziqing nodded: "I'll go over there for a walk."

Ahu was a little embarrassed: "Miss Third, please wait for a moment, and allow me to go back and report to the Crown Prince."

"I'm not a criminal, everything must be done with his consent." Ning Ziqing walked past him angrily and strode forward.

Ahu was anxious and hurriedly caught up with her to persuade her.

At this moment, Huo Yunjue appeared in front of the two of them on horseback.

"Qingqing, let me take you to ride a horse for a while." He stretched out his hand to pull Ning Ziqing onto the horse.

When Ning Ziqing saw him, a smile finally appeared on her face and she handed her hand over without hesitation.

Huo Yunjue was about to put the man on horseback when Ning Zijun's voice suddenly sounded a few steps away.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?" He stared at Huo Yunjue with hostility.

When Ning Ziqing saw him, her face froze and her hand subconsciously retracted. Huo Yunjue held on to him and replied coldly.

"His Highness once promised the third lady to teach her how to ride a horse. Now that the weather has cooled down, His Highness wants to take her to ride a few laps. Do I have to take care of such a trivial matter?"

Ning Zijun came over and pulled Ning Ziqing back, guarding him behind him and sarcastically said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, there are differences between men and women, Qingqing will get married soon. Please respect yourself, Your Highness, and don't harm my little sister." reputation."

Huo Yunjue felt very angry when he heard him mention Ning Ziqing's marriage again and again. His eyes darkened and he couldn't bear it anymore: "Your Majesty, the third lady doesn't want to marry, why do you keep forcing her?"

Ning Zijun met his eyes and raised his voice: "This is a family matter of our Ninghou Mansion. Do you want His Highness to intervene?"

"My Highness wants to ask, if you bully your sister so forcefully, have you ever considered her feelings?"

Huo Yunjue jumped off his horse, grabbed Ning Ziqing's arm and became excited.

"Let go!" He shouted loudly, wanting to take Ning Ziqing away.

Ning Zijun refused to let go and was very angry.

"It's you who should let go. Please stop pestering my little sister, Your Highness!"

"What qualifications do you have to take care of His Highness's affairs!"

The two were furious and about to fight.

Ahu was so frightened that his whole body tensed up and he stood aside without daring to move.

Fortunately, Su Yanqi and others arrived in time to persuade the two of them.

Ning Ziqing broke away from the two men's hands sadly and went back to the camp without saying a word.

Huo Yunjue thought about how aggrieved he was at not being able to see Ning Ziqing these days, and could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

With a cold face, he stared at Ning Zijun and shouted provocatively:

"Qingqing, come here, follow me, I will take you to ride a horse!"

Ning Ziqing paused and looked at him hesitantly.

Ning Zijun stood between the two people and refused to give in: "I thanked His Highness the Fourth Highness on behalf of my little sister. She wants to ride a horse, and I will teach her myself. How can I make the Fourth Highness tired? Please go back to the camp and rest quickly!"

"Ning Zijun, get out of the way of His Highness!" Huo Yunjue scolded him sternly, exuding a chilling aura and a terrifying sense of intimidation.

Ning Zijun stood firm and motionless, reaching a stalemate with him with a battle-hardened indifference.

The air around them suddenly became stagnant. The two men were like two angry beasts, and a fight was about to break out.

The others did not dare to say anything when they saw this.

Ning Ziqing felt depressed and couldn't bear the endless quarrel between the two.

She walked up to Su Yanqi and begged him to take her riding.

Su Yanqi glanced at the two quarrelsome people, then looked at Ning Ziqing's languid expression, took her hand in distress, helped her get on the horse, and led her away on horseback.

As soon as they left, the two men stopped and returned to their respective camps unconvinced by each other.

Su Yanqi drove the horse over a hill to a winding river, pulled the reins and stopped.

When the horse stopped, he asked Ning Ziqing softly.

"Qingqing, do you want to go down for a walk?"

Ning Ziqing shook his head: "Just stay here for a while, and then we'll go back."

Su Yanqi said "Okay", loosened the reins, and let his hands hang naturally by his sides.

The two sat quietly on the horse, listening to the sound of water flowing from the river.

At this time, the moon in the night quietly climbed up into the sky, and one or two stars began to twinkle and appear.

There was silence all around, except for the occasional chirping of insects.

For a long time, Ning Ziqing looked up at the stars above her head and let out a long breath.

Su Yanqi stared at her slender back, as if he wanted to say a lot of comforting words to her, but stopped when he reached his lips.

At this moment, he suddenly wanted to ask the question that Ning Ziqing had been trying to figure out in his heart.

His inner demons.

Is it true?

"Qingqing." When Ning Ziqing was lost in thought, she heard Su Yanqi calling her.

"Huh?" Ning Ziqing turned her head, thinking that Su Yanqi was trying to remind her to prepare to return to the camp.

The next moment, she heard Su Yanqi ask her in a low voice: "Have you ever...hated me?"

Ning Ziqing was stunned for a moment and blinked quickly.

"Shichiro-kun, what do you mean?" She looked a little embarrassed.

Feeling her subtle changes, Su Yanqi's heart tightened.

He frowned, suddenly afraid of hearing her answer.

After pondering for a moment, Su Yanqi lowered his eyes, curled his fingers, and replied with a steady voice: "I was just asking casually."

He tried his best to hide his emotions and explained to Ning Ziqing: "It's just what I heard you said after drinking last time, I thought you..."

"No!" Ning Ziqing interrupted him.

"I have never hated you, Shichiro-kun, don't think too much about it. What I say while drunk cannot be taken seriously!"

Ning Ziqing turned back and looked forward, hoping that Su Yanqi would believe him.

But the memories of her past life kept flashing in her mind. She closed her eyes and tried not to think about them.

However, the more this happened, the more she couldn't suppress the painful memories flooding into her heart.

Didn't you hate Su Yanqi in your previous life?

In the darkness, Ning Ziqing asked herself.

"You hated him, have you forgotten?" A cold voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

"If it hadn't been for his breaking off the engagement, you wouldn't have been sent to be a concubine, and you wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable end."

not like this!

Ning Ziqing bit her lip tightly, trying to wake herself up. She seemed unable to recall the specific reason why she hated Su Yanqi.

But her intuition told her that she once hated him.

Her hands that were holding her dress were sweating, and her breathing became heavy.

It clearly fell into Su Yanqi's ears.

The surroundings were pitch dark, with only the faint moonlight shining on the two of them. Su Yanqi could vaguely see Ning Ziqing's body trembling slightly.

Su Yanqi was stunned, with a heart-piercing pain in his chest. The scene in front of him seemed to knock him to a halt.

As expected, she hated herself.

Su Yanqi's eyes were red, his throat was choked, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Finally got the answer I've always wanted.

Instead, I felt relieved.

Time passed little by little, and Ning Ziqing finally stabilized his mood and said with a pleading tone:

"Shichiro-kun, I want to go back, I'm hungry!"

She pretended to be calm and subconsciously grabbed the reins with both hands.

Su Yanqi came to his senses, stopped her panic, put one hand around her waist, grabbed the reins with the other hand, turned the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly with his feet and ran towards the light in the distance.

Neither of them spoke on the way back. Ning Ziqing's thoughts were confused and her heart was in a mess.

She was worried that Su Yanqi would notice something unusual about her and cause him to misunderstand.

Desperate to avoid him.

Su Yanqi seemed to see her thoughts, and felt sad in her heart.

In fact, he still had many questions he wanted to ask Ning Ziqing.

If you think about it carefully, what's the point of asking further?

Since she hated herself, she wanted to escape.

Why bother fooling yourself anymore.

Su Yanqi held Ning Ziqing's hand, suddenly loosened it, and drove the horse to speed up.

Halfway through, Huo Yunjue stopped them on a black horse.

"Shichiro-kun, I want to talk to Qingqing for a while."

Su Yanqi nodded in agreement and put down his hands.

When Ning Ziqing saw Huo Yunjue, she reached out excitedly and asked him to pull her over.

Then she turned her head and pressed her face against his chest, grabbing his arm tightly and signaling him to leave.

Huo Yunjue was slightly surprised. After nodding his thanks to Su Yanqi, he drove his horse quickly in the opposite direction.