The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Ever since Huo Yunjue was confined, there have been constant disturbances in the court. Many officials have written to the emperor, accusing him of abusing his power and having ulterior motives, and begging him to banish him to his fiefdom.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Yao turned a blind eye to these impeachments and suppressed all the memorials.

Rumors about Ning Ziqing were also rife in the community and had not yet subsided.

Some people said that since she became a princess, she relied on the protection of King Qian and became more and more arrogant. Not only did she force her stepmother to death and imprison her own sister, she also learned King Qian's ability to poison and tortured the youngest daughter of the Duke of Qi to disability. She was really a cruel and vicious woman.

What's more, it was rumored that Huo Yunjue was punished by Emperor Yao this time because he had admired Ning Ziqing for a long time and the two had an affair, which caused Huo Yunjue to be obsessed with lust and make a big mistake.

In order to cover up the scandal, Emperor Yao hastily issued an order, ordering Su Yanqi to marry Ning Ziqing immediately.

As soon as this was said, the whole capital was in an uproar, and everyone felt sorry for Su Yanqi being poached by his brothers. Now he was forced to marry Ning Ziqing, who was not a good match for him.

Of course, there were also people who stood up to speak up for Ning Ziqing, praising her for her kindness, like a bodhisattva in the world.

When the flood hit, she took the lead in leading the merchants in Kyoto to donate money and materials to help the victims. She selflessly provided her own farm for them to live in and taught embroidery for free so that women who had difficulty making a living could also be self-sufficient and supplement their family income.

Now, she is carefully training embroiderers in Xiuhefang and learning double-sided embroidery so that she can exchange good horses with the big country in Western Continent, breed war horses with strong combat capabilities for the country and enhance the military strength.

Those who defended Ning Ziqing really couldn't understand why she, who cared so much about women and fought for their bright future, was ostracized, slandered and maliciously attacked by the young ladies from official families, led by Princess Jiarou.

In Kyoto, there were many different opinions and it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.

At first, these rumors reached the Ninghou Mansion and the Fu Mansion, and the two families were naturally very angry.

Ning Zijun keenly sensed something fishy, ​​so he ordered Ah Hu to investigate thoroughly. It turned out that these rumors were spread from the backyards of several wealthy families.

Ning Zijun quickly understood what was going on and concluded that these families must have been instructed by the wife of the Duke of Qi to deliberately spread false rumors.

He was so furious that he wanted to confront those gossiping ladies face to face.

The thoughtful Lin Wanqiao dissuaded him in time, reminding him not to conflict with these powerful ladies at the critical juncture of Ning Ziqing's wedding, so as not to affect Ning Ziqing's wedding.

But Ning Zijun really couldn't stand this bad breath, so he secretly sent people to teach those officials and young masters a lesson, and also took the opportunity to expose some private matters in their houses, causing unrest and panic in the mansions of these high-ranking officials for the past few days.

Ning Zijun did not allow Lord Ning to send wedding invitations to those officials. He spitted and cursed with contempt: "These shameless villains who pretend to obey but secretly disobey are not worthy of coming to our Ninghou Mansion to drink wedding wine!"

Lord Ning disagreed: "After all, they are officials in the same court as us. We see each other every day. If we exclude them like this, it will inevitably cause some unpleasant gossip. If it gets out, it will not be good for the reputation of your sister and the Seventh Young Master."

Ning Zijun was determined and insisted on his position. He argued with Lord Ning in the front hall, and the noise attracted Mr. Fu's family. Unexpectedly, they all stood on Ning Zijun's side. Lord Ning was isolated and helpless, so he had to give up.

Afterwards, Mr. Fu praised Ning Zijun for doing the right thing.

"Your sister's wedding was already hastily arranged, and you invited those hypocritical people to make things worse. They just want to make fun of us. We should have made our attitude clear to them earlier and drawn a clear line."

Ning Zijun echoed, "Grandfather is right, this matter is not over yet. After Qingqing's wedding, I will report them to His Majesty and punish them for their crimes of insubordination and disrespect for Princess Azhao."

Shortly after breakfast, Su Yanqi came to pick up Ning Ziqing and went to a secluded house in the west of the city to try on wedding dresses.

Ning Ziqing was very curious as to why Su Yanqi would choose an embroiderer who lived in such a remote place to make the wedding dress.

Su Yanqi explained: "This embroiderer was a maid from the palace of the previous dynasty. During the war, she escaped from the palace and returned to her hometown, only to find that her family had unfortunately passed away."

"Later, she met the wrong man and married a gambler. Not only was she cheated of all her money, but she was also nearly sold to a brothel by her husband. Fortunately, my mother happened to meet her and helped her husband. She gave her husband some money, allowing them to successfully divorce and bring the embroidered girl back to the Su Mansion."

"My father saw that the embroiderer was very good at embroidery and wanted to let her work in the Su's clothing store, but she was afraid of exposing her identity as a palace servant of the Shangfu Bureau, so she only wanted to stay with my mother and serve her."

"My mother sympathized with her miserable life and didn't want to waste her exquisite embroidery skills. Whenever she needed to make new clothes for the changing seasons, she would invite the ladies who were close to her to the Su Mansion and let the embroiderer take care of all their embroidery work."

"Over time, the reputation of the embroiderer spread among the wives. Until now, she only accepts business from her old customers."

Ning Ziqing was puzzled: "Why did the embroiderer leave the Su Mansion and live here alone?"

Su Yanqi lowered his eyes slightly, and said with a little sadness: "After my mother passed away, Xiu Niang was heartbroken and didn't want to stay in the Su Mansion anymore, so she asked my father to let her leave the mansion and live somewhere else."

Ning Ziqing seemed a little depressed when he mentioned Su's mother's past. Perhaps it reminded him of bad memories, so he quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, my mother and your mother also met on the way to burn incense and worship Buddha at Baoxiang Temple. They hit it off right away, and since they had no relatives in Kyoto, they became close friends."

Su Yanqi smiled and nodded: "Do you still remember these?"

Ning Ziqing affirmed: "Of course I remember. When I was a child, my wet nurse often told me that Aunt Su was the best person to me besides my mother. She told me everything about them. After my mother passed away, Aunt Su would come to see me often."

Su Yanqi's eyes moved slightly, as if Ning Ziqing's words touched his heart, and he suddenly reached out and held her in his arms.

Ning Ziqing was startled and pushed Su Yanqi: "Seventh Master...what are you doing?"

Su Yanqi hugged her tightly, feeling as if he had found her again. "Qingqing, I thought I would lose you forever. I was really scared. I was scared that all this was just an illusory dream. I was scared that when I woke up, you would no longer be by my side."

His voice was hoarse as he begged in a low voice: "Qingqing, promise me that you will stay by my side forever, okay? This is also the common wish of your mother and my mother. They hope that I can take care of you for the rest of my life."

Ning Ziqing was in a complicated mood. A bitter smile flashed across her eyes. She sighed secretly and comforted him, "Seventh Young Master, I will marry you tomorrow. Don't be afraid, let me go first."

Su Yanqi was still intoxicated with the joy of having her, and was reluctant to let go for a long time. Until the embroiderer Huigu came out of the house to greet them, she was so surprised to see this scene that her eyes widened.

"Hey, our always steady and polite young master, why has he become so bold today?"

After hearing Huigu's teasing, Su Yanqi became even more calm. He let go of Ning Ziqing, his gentle eyes unable to hide his excitement.

"Aunt Hui, I am so happy. I am finally going to marry the person I love."

Hui Gu covered her mouth and smiled, walked up to Su Yanqi and Ning Ziqing, bowed, and then warmly invited them into the house.

As for Huo Yunjue, as his mansion was closely guarded by the imperial guards, except for the servant who was responsible for daily purchases, everyone else was restricted inside the mansion and was not allowed to go out.

Even so, Wei Yu accidentally overheard two maids and a servant talking privately in the kitchen last night: "You said that the Seventh Young Master is going to marry Princess Azhao tomorrow. Why is such a big happy event hidden from the Fourth Prince? Even Concubine Wan can't go to the Su Mansion to watch the ceremony?"

The servant lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "You don't know, but rumors are spreading that Princess Azhao and our Fourth Prince are having an affair, so His Majesty is trying to break up the couple and hastily issued an order for the Seventh Prince to marry Princess Azhao."

After hearing this, the two maids were shocked: "This... This is too absurd, how can our Fourth Prince touch his cousin's fiancée..."

Wei Yu couldn't bear to listen to what was said next. He clenched his fists angrily and ran away, feeling sorry for Huo Yunjue.

He wanted to tell Huo Yunjue immediately that he had been deceived.

When he quickly ran to the door of Huo Yunjue's bedroom, he saw the imperial physician inside, carefully removing the gauze stained red on Huo Yunjue's wound and changing the dressing.

Although the imperial physician's technique was very gentle, Huo Yunjue still broke out in sweat on his forehead due to the pain. He gritted his teeth to endure the pain, tightly grasping the pillow in front of him without saying a word.

After the imperial physician applied the medicine, he reminded him, "Fourth Prince, it is winter now, and the wound will heal slowly. You should not move too much."

"Also, keeping a happy mood is also very helpful for wound recovery."

Wei Yu looked at the wounded Huo Yunjue and couldn't help but hesitate.

Even if I go in now and tell him the news that Ning Ziqing is about to get married, what can he change?

Their Highness can hardly protect himself now, how can he break out of the mansion and steal the bride?

If I anger His Majesty again, I'm afraid the consequences will be even worse.

Wei Yu struggled fiercely in his heart for a long time, but finally he suppressed the impulse in his heart, turned around and left silently.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Concubine Wan specially made osmanthus chestnut cake and asked Zhihua to bring it to Huo Yunjue.

Huo Yunjue stared at the cake for a long time without eating. Then he called Wei Yu and ordered, "Think of a way to secretly send this cake to Ninghou Mansion to Princess Azhao and tell her not to worry about me. She likes this cake made by my mother very much."

When Wei Yu heard this, his face instantly turned extremely ugly. His knees went weak and he knelt on the ground with a thud, blurting out.

"Your Highness, please stop thinking about Princess Azhao. She...she is going to marry Mr. Qi tomorrow!"

Huo Yunjue was shocked, thinking he had heard wrongly. He grabbed Wei Yu's collar and asked in disbelief, "What did you say? Say it again!"

Wei Yu hesitated for a moment, but mustered up the courage to report to Huo Yunjue truthfully: "Your Highness, I heard the conversation between the servant and the maid in the kitchen last night. His Majesty has issued an order for the Seventh Young Master to marry Princess Azhao tomorrow."

"Your Highness, from now on, you...you should forget about her."

Huo Yunjue's pupils widened, and he was shaking violently as if struck by lightning. He stared at Wei Yu, shook his head frantically and screamed: "No, no, Qingqing promised me that she would not marry anyone else, let alone Qi Langjun. You lied to me!"

Wei Yu looked at his shocked expression, feeling extremely anxious, his eyes reddened. "Your Highness, I also hope this is false. But I have interrogated the servant carefully, and he did not lie. Now everyone outside knows about this, except you, Your Highness."

Huo Yunjue was shocked again. His face turned pale and his eyes were dull and hopeless, as if he had received a great shock and stimulation. A tearing pain came from his heart, and his whole body was convulsing in pain. He couldn't utter a word.

His eyes were red and he supported his body with trembling hands. He struggled to get up from the bed and insisted on finding Ning Ziqing to get things done.

Wei Yu couldn't hold him down.

Seeing this, Zhihua was so scared that she ran to ask Concubine Wan for help.

"Ajue, what are you doing? Your injuries haven't healed yet, go back and lie down to rest."

Concubine Wan worriedly tried to help Huo Yunjue, but Huo Yunjue avoided her outstretched hand, his eyes full of anger and pain.

"Mother, you already knew it, right? That's why father asked you to look after me."

Concubine Wan's eyes were in a panic, and she quickly defended herself, "Ajue, calm down. Your father did this for the good of the three of you..."

"I do not believe!"

Huo Yunjue interrupted Concubine Wan loudly and denied it flatly. He roughly pushed away Wei Yu who was supporting him. A strong sense of hostility emanated from his body and his emotions completely collapsed.

"Why did he do this to me!"

Huo Yunjue roared at the top of his lungs.

When Concubine Wan and others saw him questioning Emperor Yao, they were all stunned.

Huo Yunjue's eyes gradually became cold.

"I just wanted to beg him to let Qingqing and I be together, why didn't he agree?"

"From childhood to adulthood, I have always done whatever my father asked me to do, and I have never disobeyed him."

"He wanted me to stay away from the court, so I went to the northern border. He didn't want me to fight with the crown prince, Huo Yunhong and others, so I stayed outside to suppress bandits."

"He won't allow the Su family to rise again, so we can only submit and endure. Mother, why is he so cruel to us!"

"Over the years, he has allowed the Crown Prince and Huo Yunhong to stir up chaos in the court. Does he really want to hand over the country to the hands of the two of them?"

When Concubine Wan heard these words, she was horrified. She couldn't believe that Huo Yunjue would say such outrageous words.

She rushed forward and covered Huo Yunjue's mouth.

"Ajue, shut up! You can't say these things!"

Huo Yunjue took a step back and looked at Concubine Wan with a determined look. His face was ferocious and almost crazy. "At worst, I will give up my status as a prince! I can't obey my father's wishes and watch my beloved being forced to marry someone else!"

"enough!"

Concubine Wan was in a hurry and angrily raised her hand to slap Huo Yunjue: "Are you trying to force the Third Miss to death?"

She grabbed Huo Yunjue's arms and her tone suddenly became stern.

"You can give up your status as a prince, but Miss Three cannot abandon the Fu family and the Ning Marquis's Mansion. Why don't you think about why she agreed to marry the Seventh Young Master?"

Huo Yunjue's heart trembled, and he stood there in a daze, as if he had lost his soul. After a long time, all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away, and he collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Concubine Wan couldn't bear it, so she quickly squatted down, hugged his head and held him in her arms, saying distressedly: "Ajue, good boy, mother knows that you are very sad. You must hold on, and it will pass soon."

Huo Yunjue lay in Concubine Wan's arms, his eyes were empty and lifeless, and he only felt a fishy sweetness rising in his throat. The next moment, he spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his brows were knitted tightly on his bloodless face, and he was in agony.

He laughed miserably, his eyes turned black, and he fainted on the spot.

The house suddenly became chaotic.