There are only seven days left until the wedding. Yesterday, someone from the palace asked Jiang Xue Ning to try on her wedding dress, and she was in a very irritable mood.

I decided to stay until there were only three days left and then return to the palace.

When Xuan Ci came, Qinghe had just trimmed her nails. The nails that she had grown long on purpose were trimmed into pointed shapes.

Xuan Ci stood in front of her with his back to the sun. His once rebellious features had become much sharper, and he looked much more mature.

The dandy young man who once rode his horse to the capital grew up in the most cruel way.

Jiang Xue Ning covered her eyes with her hands, "How come you have time to come and see me?"

He snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "You will soon become the empress who is beyond my reach. If you don't come and take a closer look, I will kneel down when I see you in the future and I won't be able to look at you directly."

She knew his bad temper, so she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "Can't bear to part with it?"

"Even if you marry that sickly Shen Zhaoyan, it's better than marrying him." He sat down next to him, "After all, you have an engagement with a handsome man like me, why are you so blind and unable to figure it out?"

Jiang Xue Ning leaned back in her chair helplessly and looked up at the sky. "Do you think this is something I can decide?"

Of course he knew that it was not her decision, he just hated it. He hated the tyranny of the imperial power, and even more hated his own powerlessness.

After Xuan Lin's death, he took on the burden of the family. He was ambitious and wanted to become a powerful official.

Unfortunately, the entire Xuan family was sidelined and squeezed out of the court because of mourning, and the Xuan family had no choice but to stay indoors.

Jiang Xue Ning certainly knew how frustrated he was, but she felt that it might not be a bad thing for him to withdraw from the court disputes at this time.

Xuan Ci frowned and said, "Grandmother meant to send eldest brother's coffin back to his ancestral home for burial, and our whole family will return to Jinling together."

She was not at all surprised by Madam Xuan's decision. She could only say that Madam Xuan had a very clear vision and was a very wise person.

"when are we leaving?"

Xuanci said painfully, "Grandmother has decided to leave in two days."

The luggage has been almost packed, and I have been saying goodbye silently to the people I am familiar with over the past two days.

He didn't want to leave, so Madam Xuan touched his head and said, "As long as there is green hills, there will be no shortage of firewood. Your elder brother never left the border until his death, and he kept his promise to the King of Xiangchu. What you need to do is to conserve your energy and wait for the right time to revive the Xuan family."

He couldn't refute it. From the day Xuan Lin died, he lost the right to be willful.

He just felt a little regretful that he never saw her in her wedding dress and that he couldn't see her get married.

Jiang Xue Ning calculated the time and realized that she would be busy with her wedding at that time and would not be able to see him off.

"Stay here for dinner today. This is my farewell in advance."

Xuan Ci felt so upset that he couldn't help but glance at her. "Sure enough, she is such a heartless and ungrateful woman. She doesn't even feel sorry for letting go."

She smiled and advised, "Jinling is a good place to live. Maybe you will be happy there and never want to leave."

Xuan Ci had nothing to say. He had nothing to do after eating, so he came here to cause trouble.

He took the long wooden box from the servant and handed it to her, "My grandmother asked me to give it to you."

She opened it with trembling hands, and inside the wooden box was the broken and cracked Red Cherry gun.

Back then, she presented the Red Cherry Spear to the young general. Many years later, the general fought to the end with this spear and never retreated a single step until his death.

Xuan Ci said coldly, "Grandmother said that she hopes that one day, the princess can let this red cherry spear be stuck in the enemy's grave!"

Jiang Xue Ning stroked the cracks on the Red Cherry Spear with her fingers and said, "I will definitely live up to your trust."

This topic was too heavy, but luckily Qinghe said lunch was ready, so the two of them went to eat.

Jiang Xue Ning raised her glass to him, "The mountains are high and the waters are long, I wish you a safe journey, and I hope to meet you again someday."

Xuan Ci raised his glass to drink, swallowing the bitterness and regret, "No matter how high the sky is or how far the earth is, we will definitely meet again. You wait for me, and live well."

When they meet again, he will become stronger.

Parting is always sad, Xuan Ci drank one cup after another and soon got drunk.

He lay on the table and murmured, "Even if you want to be a queen, you have to be the most ruthless queen. Don't let anyone bully you..."

Jiang Xue Ning was angry and amused, poking his forehead, "Don't worry, I won't be his queen."

She saw him off and watched him being helped into the carriage and driven away before she turned back to Merlin.

When she returned to the room, Que Ling was already waiting. She had been keeping a low profile by her side, managing the small kitchen. In fact, she had made some progress in poison techniques after being sent out by her over the years.

Que Ling pointed at the bright red dye in the white porcelain box and said, "Add the hallucinogenic and highly toxic Heavenly Fairy to this. Repeatedly smudge it on the nails. When blood is seen, the other party will be poisoned."

She sat down and put her hands on the table. Que Ling carefully used a small brush to dip the dye and brushed it on her trimmed nails bit by bit.

Qing He said nervously, "From now on, Princess, don't do anything, and it's best not to touch yourself with your nails."

"Don't be nervous, as long as there's no bleeding it'll be fine."

The sparrow feather was quickly painted. She raised her hand to admire it and said with satisfaction, "This bright color goes well with the red wedding dress."

It is also popular among women nowadays to dye their nails, and girls in the boudoir like to dye their nails a light pink color.

This color matches the wedding atmosphere and makeup perfectly, and it won't attract attention.

Caiyue stared at her gorgeous fingers and whispered, "Princess, are you preparing this for His Majesty?"

As her confidants, they naturally understood her murderous intention towards Helian Xuan, and they did not think there was anything wrong with it.

"Oh, that's too good for him, he doesn't deserve it." She sneered as she dried her nails, "The situation in the palace will definitely be complicated by then. This is just in case. Who knows which unlucky guy will bump into us by then."

This is a good thing for close-range defense. It will be very convenient to grab it with one claw. And it makes people unprepared. Who would have thought that on the wedding day, the bride's nails were poisonous.

Qing He was still worried, so after her nails dried, he found some nail covers and put them on her. “Although it’s not very convenient, it’s safe.”

Jiang Xue Ning also followed her, this way it was indeed very safe.

She spent a peaceful time in Meilong Temple, quietly taking drugs, but the East City in the capital, which was filled with ministers and nobles, was not peaceful at all.

The Xuan family's plan to retreat from Jinling quietly caused some waves.

The old ladies of several noble families who were on good terms with Madam Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Why do you have to go to Jinling to avoid the evil?"

"My dear sisters, our family can no longer afford this." Madam Xuan whispered, thinking of the friendship we have had over the years, "If you can withdraw, then withdraw. The sooner you withdraw, the safer you may be."

She raised her finger and pointed upwards, "The weather is going to change."

She was certain that Jiang Xue Ning would not obediently marry in and become the queen.

After leaving Xuan Mansion with a look of doubt and confusion, several old ladies immediately returned home to gather the whole family to discuss the matter.


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