The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

In the following days, after waiting for Huo Yunhong, Ning Ziqing would still go for a walk by the stream.

And the servant named Ah Si would also appear at the stream on time every day to fish.

The two gradually became familiar with each other. Ah Si told Ning Ziqing that his master loved to eat fresh and plump fish, and specially arranged for him to go to the wild to catch some river fish and bring them back.

It was a sunny day. Ning Ziqing was sitting on the grass next to Ah Si. He looked very focused on fishing but no fish were caught after a long time.

Ning Ziqing felt very bored, so he picked up a handful of green grass and threw them into the river one by one.

Seeing this, Ah Si glared at her unhappily: "Can you please stop throwing it away? It will scare away my fish."

Ning Ziqing tutted in dissatisfaction: "What's the point of fishing? You might as well just jump into the water and catch it."

Ah Si pursed his lips, suppressed his temper and said, "Third Miss, if you don't like watching me fishing, then please go back."

As he said this, he waved at Ning Ziqing, urging her to leave.

Ning Ziqing's face fell instantly, and she angrily threw all the grass in her hand onto Ah Si's fishhook. She stood up, brushed the dust off her dress, turned around and left.

After walking a few steps, Ning Ziqing caught a glimpse of Ah Si behind him, who was indifferent. He stomped his feet in anger, bent down, picked up a few large stones, and threw them into the river.

With a few loud "bangs", the water splashed by the stones splashed all over Ah Si, and the fish that was almost caught was scared away.

Ah Si was so angry that he turned around and scolded Ning Ziqing.

"Third Miss, why are you so unreasonable? You are not a lady at all. Let's see which man dares to marry you."

When Ning Ziqing heard this, she approached Ah Si angrily, grabbed his collar and said, "I am beautiful and popular, and there are many men who want to marry me. But I look down on those ordinary people. When Your Highness comes..."

Having said this, he suddenly paused, realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have, Ning Ziqing quickly closed his lips and let go of Ah Si.

When Ah Si heard her mention "Your Highness", he was suspicious, but he pretended to be calm and said jokingly: "It seems that the third lady is very confident in herself. I believe you will find a perfect husband in the future."

Ning Ziqing did not take Ah Si's joke to heart. Her thoughts drifted back to the day when she went to the Su Mansion in the heavy rain. After being rejected by Su Yanqi, when she was most desperate and helpless, it was Huo Yunhong who held an umbrella and pulled her out of the muddy puddle.

When Ning Ziqing thought of Huo Yunhong, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He was a high and mighty prince, but regardless of his noble status, he helped her out of her predicament despite all kinds of rumors and gossips, and gave her new hope to live.

Since the day she stepped into Huo Yunhong's mansion, Ning Ziqing secretly vowed that in order to repay Huo Yunhong's kindness, she was willing to give everything, even her life.

Seeing the tenderness and sweetness in Ning Ziqing's beautiful eyes, Ah Si felt a little sour in his heart and asked tentatively.

"Could it be that you already have a lover?"

Ning Ziqing was slightly stunned, her cheeks flushed, and she turned her head away shyly.

Looking at her shy appearance, Ah Si felt a sense of loss for some reason.

After a moment of silence, Ning Ziqing asked him back, "Ah Si, you said that the girl you liked had already been betrothed to someone else. Didn't you have the courage to ask her if she liked you?"

Ah Si smiled bitterly and shook his head: "She was still young at that time and didn't understand anything. She probably doesn't even remember what I look like. I haven't seen her for many years. I don't know if she is doing well now."

Ning Ziqing showed an extremely sympathetic expression when he heard this. He sighed and patted Ah Si's shoulder, saying jokingly, "It's really pitiful that lovers can't get married."

"Ah Si, there are always better girls out there. Why give up the whole grassland for a small blade of grass? You should have a long-term vision. There are better girls in this world who are worthy of your love, such as someone as good as me."

Hearing her brazen words, Ah Si frowned.

"Miss San, you are joking. I am not interested in a woman like you who wants to dig out people's eyes at every turn and looks vicious."

After saying that, he dropped his fishing rod and ran away.

"Stinky Ah Si! What did you say?!"

Ning Ziqing chased after him in a rage.

"Third Miss, you must learn to be gentle and virtuous, so that your sweetheart will be devoted to you."

"Why do you have to interfere in my affairs?"

"Third Miss, I'm doing this for your own good."

"Then I'll cut off your tongue now!"

……

The two of them chased and played in the fields, like the free wind, without any constraints, enjoying this rare joy and pleasure to the fullest.

Until Huo Yunhong returned to Kyoto, Ning Ziqing never appeared by the stream again.

Ah Si waited for her there for three whole days, but she seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, with no trace left.

Ah Si put away his empty fishing rod in disappointment, and his heart also felt empty.

He stood by the stream, staring at the flowing water in a daze. After a while, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and two followers who were hiding in the nearby bushes immediately appeared.

"Fourth Prince, what do you want?"

Ah Si raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky. He said seriously, "Pack up and prepare to return to the city. The second prince has returned. The show is about to begin."

An attendant clasped his fists and asked, "Your Highness, would you like me to track down that girl's whereabouts?"

Ah Si's eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of reluctance and melancholy flashed across them, but he quickly returned to his usual calm and composure.

"No need, she is just an insignificant person. Where she goes is none of my business."

Ah Si sneered.

He was bewildered and had mistaken the third girl for the person he had been missing deep in his heart these days.

Kyoto has experienced continuous heavy rains in recent days. The dam downstream of the canal suddenly burst, causing raging floods and destroying countless villages. The people were affected and countless people were killed and injured.

When the urgent report was sent back, the palace was in chaos, and Emperor Yao urgently summoned the court officials to discuss countermeasures.

Unexpectedly, the ministers split into two factions, accusing each other of dereliction of duty among the officials who built the dam, and arguing endlessly in front of Emperor Yao.

Huo Yunhong's people pointed the finger at the crown prince, believing that the dam burst was caused by the crown prince's poor supervision, and requested Emperor Yao to punish the crown prince and his party.

Emperor Yao was caught off guard by the collapse of the dam and was caught in a dilemma for a moment.

Previously, Huo Yunhong returned to Kyoto with injuries and never entered the palace to meet the emperor. He only secretly submitted a report on the disaster relief.

After reading the report, Emperor Yao learned that an official named Jia Zhi, who had been strongly recommended by the crown prince, not only secretly embezzled money while accompanying the disaster relief team, but also colluded with local merchants to drive up prices and squeeze the people's wealth, committing all kinds of evil.

This eventually led to public outrage and unrest.

Fortunately, Huo Yunhong sent troops to suppress the riot in time and executed Jia Zhi in public, thus calming the situation.

Afterwards, he was stabbed several times on his way back to Kyoto, suspected to be a revenge, and was seriously injured.

Although he did not clearly point out who the murderer was in his report, Emperor Yao knew it well.

In order to maintain the royal reputation, Emperor Yao wanted to suppress this scandal of brothers fighting each other.

After all, Jia Zhi is dead, and there is no evidence. As long as it is handled privately, the prince will not be implicated.

But at this critical moment, the dam supervised by the prince had problems again...

The second prince's residence.

Huo Yunhong lazily leaned on the couch, and when he thought of the prince's impending defeat, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

"The prince is such an idiot. He wanted to kill me, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot. This time I am completely finished."

Huo Yunhong laughed heartily and with a wave of his hand, he overturned the medicine bowl on the small table.

Lu Heng, the aide standing in front of the couch, gave some advice.

"Your Highness, the big thing has not yet been accomplished. We still need to be more cautious."

Huo Yunhong disagreed and said proudly, "Don't worry, sir. In order to overthrow the prince, I risked my life to go to the disaster relief. I deliberately used Jia Zhi to stir up public resentment, and then pushed him out as a scapegoat to frame the prince. This is just the beginning. As long as I stay in the mansion and pretend to be sick, my father will not suspect me. The best is yet to come."

Lu Heng understood what he meant: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already arranged everything that will happen next. The Crown Prince will never be able to turn things around."

Huo Yunhong looked delighted and was quite excited.

"Sir, you are truly a man of great talent. With your help, and the support of Prince Rui'an and his son from Qianye, the throne is within reach."

Lu Heng bowed deeply to him and said, "I am fortunate to be appreciated by Your Highness. When you accomplish great things and I avenge my great hatred, I will drink three cups with Your Highness to celebrate."

Huo Yunhong helped him up and laughed, "Okay, sir, I will definitely agree to your wish."

"I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."

Just as they were chatting and laughing, a guard's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the third lady wants to see you."

Huo Yunhong's face darkened: "What's the matter?"

The person outside replied, "The third lady wants to take the White Knight out of the house to seek medical advice."

"This woman is really restless. She lost her reputation first, but she still shows up in public all day long."

Huo Yunhong looked angry and said impatiently, "Tell her that I am not feeling well and ask her to go back first."

Lu Heng advised softly: "Your Highness, there has been progress in Cangzhou, you should meet the third lady."

Huo Yunhong frowned, not hiding the disgust in his eyes.

"This dirty woman makes me feel sick just by looking at her for a second. If it weren't for the fact that she still has some value in terms of her relationship with the Fu family, why would I condescend to approach her?"

Lu Heng nodded repeatedly and thought of another thing.

"Your Highness, since the Third Lady and Su Yanqi have rekindled their old relationship, why not let her go to the Su Mansion to investigate and see if she can find evidence that Su Yanqi is hiding Li Zhong's smuggled refined iron and smuggling salt."

After hearing him mention this, Huo Yunhong still didn't believe it.

"Are you really sure that Su Yanqi has something in his hand that is harmful to me?"

"He and my useless fourth brother have neither power nor influence, and the Su family has long been in decline. What kind of storm can they stir up?"

Lu Heng insisted, "Your Highness, it is better to kill three thousand people by mistake than to let one go. Although the Fourth Prince was only sent by His Majesty to suppress bandits, he holds the power of the Golden Wing Army. If he also wants to fight for the throne, the Golden Wing Army will be his greatest support. Besides, Su Yanqi's business is now all over the world. It is easy for them to hide in the dark and act."

"As far as I know, Su Yanqi went out to travel to Beiluo Country and also made a detour to Yueyao Country. Not long after he returned, news came from Qianye Country that our Yueyao Country's route was broken. This forced me to be on guard. In the current situation, we have to be careful to sail for a long time."

When Huo Yunhong heard this, his eyes instantly turned fierce.

"Then do as you say. It's best if this matter has nothing to do with them. If it is really them who did it, I will kill them!"

After saying this, he signaled Lu Heng to step back, and after lying down again, he ordered someone to summon Ning Ziqing.

When Lu Heng came out, he specifically reminded Ning Ziqing: "Third Miss, His Highness's injury has not healed yet, you must not make him angry."

Ning Ziqing bowed in response and then walked into the house.

When Huo Yunhong saw her, his brows furrowed and his eyes were filled with darkness.

Ning Ziqing approached the couch with a worried look on his face and asked with concern: "Your Highness, are you feeling better?"

Huo Yunhong's eyes swept across her red eyes calmly: "It's okay, Your Highness is blessed with a long life, and will not die for the time being."

Ning Ziqing quickly reached out to cover his mouth.

Huo Yunhong's eyes became fierce, and he scolded, "How insolent."

Ning Ziqing was so scared that he retracted his hand and immediately knelt down to apologize.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I lost my temper for a moment. Please don't say such unlucky words in the future."

Huo Yunhong stared at her delicate and beautiful face, his eyes darkened, and his tone softened.

"Ning San, get up. I know you care about me, so how can I blame you?"

Ning Ziqing smiled, stood up and sat beside the bed, gently pulling the corner of the quilt to cover Huo Yunhong.

Huo Yunhong suppressed his disdain and ordered her directly: "Ning San, go and help me with something."

"The situation in the court has been turbulent recently. The Crown Prince wants to kill me, and the Fourth Master is also ready to make a move. He and Su Yanqi are cousins. According to secret reports from spies, they have privately forged some evidence against me in an attempt to frame me for colluding with officials in the court and forming a clique for personal gain. You have to go to the Su Mansion to help me find the forged evidence."

Ning Ziqing was surprised and could not believe it. "Your Highness, how is this possible? Su Yanqi is just a businessman. How dare he risk his family and property being confiscated to frame you? Besides, I heard that the Fourth Prince is not favored by His Majesty. He is unruly and has caused a lot of trouble. That's why His Majesty has been sending him out to suppress bandits and not letting him stay in Kyoto. Su Yanqi will never go along with him."

Seeing her defending Su Yanqi and Huo Yunjue like this, Huo Yunhong was furious: "Why? You don't believe what I said, or you don't want to go at all?"

Ning Ziqing panicked and shook her head to deny: "I don't dare."

Huo Yunhong suppressed his anger and stared at her with cold eyes as a warning.

"Ning San, don't forget who rescued you and your master. If I fall, you won't survive! If you dare to disobey me again, go to the dungeon and reflect on your actions!"

Ning Ziqing's face turned pale and he felt a chill on his back. He had no choice but to obey Huo Yunhong's orders.

"Your Highness, calm down. I am willing to go to the Su Mansion to look for evidence."

Huo Yunhong closed his eyes irritably, waved his hand, and urged her to leave.

"Go back."

"I'm leaving now!"

Ning Ziqing retreated out of the door in shock, feeling confused and unsure of how to deal with Su Yanqi next.

At this time, Lu Heng, who had not left yet, came over to remind her.

"Miss San, don't worry. Su Yanqi broke off the engagement with you before, not knowing the truth. You can take advantage of his guilt towards you and sneak into the Su Mansion to find evidence."

Ning Ziqing was stunned.

Lu Heng waved his folding fan and smiled meaningfully.

"As a man, who can resist the entanglement of a beauty? I believe in the ability of the third lady. For the sake of our highness's great cause, you must go all out."

Ning Ziqing naturally heard the hidden meaning in his words. She glared at Lu Heng, feeling ashamed and angry, but she could only clench her hands and leave angrily.