After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

The sun was shining brightly, and there was not a breath of wind. The carriage was inevitably a little stuffy. The wheels of the carriage rumbled, and after another half mile, Ning'er quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and called softly:

"Yan Ling."

Yan Ling was sitting upright on his horse, looking straight ahead, fulfilling his guarding duties conscientiously, when he saw his girl sticking her head out like a small animal.

"Yan Ling?"

Ning'er thought he didn't hear her, so she raised her voice a little.

Yan Ling found it funny for some reason. He still looked straight ahead and asked, "What do you want, young lady?"

Ning'er looked conflicted, but she didn't think it would be appropriate to ask anyone about this question in her mind. However, Yan Ling was someone she could completely trust.

If she missed this opportunity, it would be even harder to find out later. She hesitantly asked, "Come down a little."

When Yan Ling heard this, he knew that she wanted to tell him something inconvenient, so he simply got off the horse and followed her car, holding only the reins.

Ning'er was startled by his action. Seeing Yan Ling get off the horse so quickly and neatly, with an appearance of listening attentively, she also rolled up the curtain of the carriage.

The two people started talking on the dusty road.

"Brother Yan Ling, do you know which young master in the capital has the surname Chu?"

As soon as Ning'er said this, she realized she had said something wrong, so she hastily changed her words: "No, I just want to ask, who is the family with the surname Chu?"

Ah, but that doesn’t seem like the right question!

Ning'er was just thinking about how to start the conversation when she heard Yan Ling take over the conversation lightly:

"Miss, is there anyone in the capital with the surname Chu who is on good terms with the Marquis?"

"Yes, yes." Ning Er breathed a sigh of relief: "That's what I mean."

Yan Ling frowned and tried to think about this question: "Miss, do you know that the surname Chu is the national surname?"

Ning'er nodded.

Yan Ling said, "It is because the Chu family name is the national family name, and there are countless royal families in the capital. Our Marquis' Mansion has been established through military merit for generations, and since the old Marquis, we have not been very close to these royal families."

Ning Er sighed in disappointment. She asked without giving up, "Maybe we are not very close, but we have some dealings with each other?"

Yan Ling shook her head: "The Marquis has always been cautious about this. Although the Marquis usually doesn't ask me to handle those social matters, the families who are close to the mansion also know the general idea."

After a while, he said uncertainly, "But there seems to be a Mr. Chu Xia. A few years ago, the Marquis sent someone to ask him to buy a painting of "Spring Clouds Mourning the Ancients", but he went to his house three times but failed. Finally, I heard that it was the Marquis who came in person to buy it back."

Ning'er's eyes lit up. It sounded like this Mr. Chu was a man of noble manners. He was quite remarkable.

She thought of Chu Huan's extraordinary appearance and nodded secretly, then she heard Yan Ling continue:

"But, this Chu Xia is the name you use for yourself, not your surname."

Ning'er thought that since she had never met another person before, it was possible that the other person hid his real name or used a pseudonym.

But she also vaguely felt that Mr. Chu was so open and honest, and didn't seem like someone who would intentionally conceal his name.

She then asked, "How old is this gentleman?"

Hearing this, Yan Ling looked at Ning Er strangely and said, "Mr. Chu Xia...is fifty-two years old."

"Ah?" Ning'er was dumbfounded. She waved her hands speechlessly. It definitely couldn't be this person.

Yan Ling lowered his head and thought for a while: "That's right!"

"It is true that there is a Mr. Chu who has some connection with the Marquis. It's okay for me to tell you in private, but you must not let the Marquis know that I told you this."

Yan Ling said this, but his eyes glanced at Chuncao.

Chuncao was about to jump up and refute, but was held back by Ning'er. Now was not the time to argue, so she quickly assured him:

"Brother Yan Ling, don't worry. Chuncao won't complain to the Marquis. I'm here for you!"

Yan Ling then climbed onto the shaft and held the horse, deliberately making Ning'er's carriage lag a few steps behind the one in front, and then pushed his own mount back, leaving just half a car length's distance between him and the rear carriage.

The servants who followed him in front and behind kept silent when they saw Yan Ling acting like this.

Yan Ling then stood closer and lowered her voice deliberately: "The girl is young and doesn't know much about the past..."

What Yan Ling said was quite right. Although he was only eighteen or nineteen years old, his master had always taught him since he was a child that people who followed the Marquis must not be ignorant of what was going on, so he was filled with a lot of secrets and anecdotes.

"This matter has to start with our old marquis..."

Yan Ling thought to himself that since the Marquis had always ordered him to "treat Miss Ning as he would treat himself" and not to be negligent or prevaricate in the slightest, he should tell the truth to the girl. The Marquis could not punish him.

As everyone knows, the old Marquis Xinyuan spent his whole life in military service and left behind only two sons and two daughters, but what is less known is that he adopted a daughter when he was young.

"The old marquis' adopted daughter is the orphan of his most trusted and beloved general."

When the news of the death of the lieutenant general reached his home, his wife was so upset that she slit her throat that day, leaving her daughter, who was only eleven or twelve years old, all alone in the world.

When the old marquis learned about this, he was even more heartbroken. Not only did he personally take care of their affairs after their death, he also adopted the little girl named Qingniang as his adopted daughter, treating her like his own daughter.

Qingniang was a very gentle and docile person. She was very filial to her parents, and her every word and action in daily life was respected by everyone. As time went by, not to mention the old marquis, even the lady at that time valued her very much.

Yan Ling raised his eyebrows: "Qingniang is both good-looking and has good character. It is said that the old marquis once thought of marrying her to his son."

Ning Er was surprised and asked, "You mean, Lord Marquis?"

Yan Ling said: "Originally, the old marquis was interested in the second master. But no one knows what happened, and Miss Qing later fell in love with the marquis!"

Ning Er was a little surprised, but she felt it was reasonable. According to Yan Ling, when Qing Niang came of age, the Marquis was in her prime, and it was normal for the girl to admire the dazzling Shen Chongyan.

"But what happened later was very strange." Yan Ling was silent for a while:

"Because the Marquis is the eldest son, he is destined to inherit the title. Even if Qingniang is favored, she is still an orphan and cannot take on the position of a noble family's wife."

"But because she is the orphan of a loyal hero, given the old marquis's temperament, it is impossible for him to ask her to become his concubine."

For Miss Qing's life, the old lady and the old marquis had had several disputes, but no one expected that when she was discussing marriage, Qingniang was suddenly found to be pregnant by the palace doctor!

Ning'er and Chuncao were so shocked that they were speechless.

A girl who was praised for her chastity and gentleness, and who became a martyr and a chaste woman, was actually pregnant before marriage!

This incident made the old marquis furious, but no matter how he interrogated her, Qingniang remained silent and did not say a word.

This made the old marquis furious and he began to suspect that it was the work of Shen Chongyan's brothers.

The old marquis was so angry that not only did he whip the marquis, he also personally took the military stick and wanted to torture him.

Seeing that the Marquis was about to be injured, Qingniang rushed out and knelt down to beg the old Marquis, saying that this matter had nothing to do with her elder and second brothers, and that it was all because of her own moral corruption that she had made such a big mistake.

The old marquis was so angry that he almost fainted, but he could do nothing. He felt sorry for Qingniang because she was the only blood left in the world by his brother, and he couldn't really force his daughter to death, so he ordered her to keep her mouth shut and asked the doctor to dispose of the child privately.

But at this moment, someone came to propose marriage, saying that he and Qingniang fell in love at first sight and wanted to be together forever.

"And this person is the former Prince Rui, and now the King Rui!"