Yun Shang took the wintersweet from her hand and suggested, "Miss, it's freezing outside, why don't we go back home now?"

It was Shen Changyun who suggested going to the back mountain to appreciate the plum blossoms. Now that he is gone, there is no point in going out with Yunyi and Yunshang alone in such a cold day.

Besides, there will be many opportunities to visit Guqing Temple in the future, so there is no need to rush.

Yunyi walked out, wanting to see if he could find a carriage to take him back.

"It seems that I came at the wrong time. Is Sister Li San leaving now?" A clear and beautiful voice sounded behind.

Li Qingqian looked back and said happily, "Second sister Song."

She is the second daughter of the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, Song Ningyan.

The moment she saw her, Yun Shang's face looked a little bad, and the hand holding La Mei trembled slightly, but she still bowed like Yun Yi: "Hello, Miss Song Er."

"I wanted to go back home because I thought it was boring, but now I've met my sister. Why don't we go to the back hills to appreciate the plum blossoms together?"

Song Ningyan smiled knowingly and walked side by side with her towards the back mountain. "Is it about your grandmother?"

Li Qingqian was a little surprised: "You know?"

"Of course I know. A few days ago, your second brother asked me about your grandmother's condition through his connections. I'm really busy at the moment. But I've made a list of treatments. Now that I've met you, why don't I go back with you to take a look?"

Ah Ning knew the second brother? How come I didn't know? Li Qingqian looked at Yun Shang with a puzzled look.

She is different from Yunyi. In order to monitor herself, Liu assigned her another maid. Among the maids who grew up with Li Qingqian, only Yunyi followed her.

Yun Shang stayed with her grandmother to serve her, and she saw a lot of things in the capital over the years. Why didn't she tell me?

Facing Li Qingqian's questioning eyes, Yun Shang pulled the corners of her mouth unnaturally, "Miss, you don't know that two years ago, Ding'an Marquis intended to marry the second young lady to the second young master of our mansion, but the second young lady was too weak at that time, so the master refused. In the summer of this year, seeing that the old lady's health was getting worse, the second young master asked his connections to find the second young lady for treatment."

Her eyes flickered a little, "Young lady has been busy with her wedding since she returned to the capital, so I didn't tell her about this matter, so as to avoid causing her to worry."

Li Qingqian looked at Yun Shang and nodded, "I understand."

*

The two of them strolled around the back mountain and chatted about some trivial matters. Then Song Ningyan invited Li Qingqian to ride in her carriage back home.

Li Qingqian looked around and marveled at the luxury of Song Ningyan's carriage. "I once heard the prince say that you are now a favorite of the emperor, and he has rewarded you with such a gorgeous carriage. It is really a great honor for you to travel now."

Song Ningyan smiled slightly, "I have solved the great worry of His Majesty. If he does not reward me, I will also make trouble."

Li Qingqian was somewhat surprised by her bold words, so she laughed and teased: "Now that you are so successful, I think your stepmother and elder sister won't dare to embarrass you."

The Ding'an Marquis Mansion was originally a duke's mansion, and like the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, it was in charge of some military power.

However, after Song Ningyan's biological mother passed away a few years ago, her father promoted a concubine to the position of mistress, making a concubine in the mansion the mistress, which was a serious mistake and was punished by the emperor.

As a result, he was stripped of his title and his military power was taken away.

In his previous life, the reason why Marquis Ding'an was willing to promote this concubine's daughter's biological mother to be the mistress was because this daughter was so beautiful that not only men but even women couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

Marquis Ding'an was determined to stuff his daughter into the Eastern Palace. In order to make her the Crown Princess and have her occupy the position of Empress Dowager in the future, he was determined to give her the status of a legitimate daughter even at the cost of being stripped of his title and having his power taken away from him.

He had made a good calculation. Even if the Ding'an Marquis Mansion was in decline now, it didn't matter. When his daughter became the empress in the future, she was so beautiful that as long as she whispered in the new emperor's ear, she would not only be able to return to her former high position, but also get whatever she wanted.

However, the new emperor in the previous life was Jiang Lin, who had always been at odds with the prince.

Marquis Ding'an, whose plan failed, turned his spearhead towards Li Qingqian, who was the Queen at the time, and accused Li Qingqian of "monopolizing the harem but having no successor and being unfilial". The remarks also came from him and were widely spread.

"Not only those two, even my father doesn't dare to treat me badly now." A trace of hatred flashed in Song Ningyan's eyes.

"Your father treats you badly too?"

Song Ningyan sighed, took her hand and patted it gently, "We are both wanderers in this world, and we both have a weird father. But you are luckier than me. I saw that the prince is really good to you just now, and you will have someone to rely on in the future."

As she spoke, she remembered something else, "Oh, by the way, are you really willing to marry that Master Shen and put your marriage in the hands of someone else?"

Li Qingqian didn't know how to respond to her words, but Yun Shang, who was standing beside her, spoke with some dissatisfaction: "What does the second young lady mean by this? Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. Our young lady is not a rebellious person, so she will naturally marry wherever her parents tell her to..."

"Yun Shang!" Li Qingqian frowned slightly and stopped her from speaking with some dissatisfaction.

Yun Shang also realized that what she said was inappropriate, so she stopped talking.

Song Ningyan looked at Yun Shang, and said to Li Qingqian with a smile: "What you are talking about is two years ago. When I recovered from a serious illness, my father came to your house and talked to your father about my marriage with your second brother. But I didn't like him, and I didn't want to hand over the initiative of my marriage to others, so I rejected it myself."

Li Qingqian was still somewhat unhappy about Yun Shang's rude words. She wanted to ask An Ning to treat her grandmother, and Yun Shang was the one she left with her grandmother. If Yun Shang's words conflicted with An Ning at this moment, it would not look good at all.

Yun Chang, who received the hint from her own lady, also knew she was wrong, and she apologized to Song Ningyan politely: "I was rude just now, please don't take it to heart, Miss Song."

Song Ningyan smiled without saying anything. Li Qingqian didn't know whether the other party took this matter to heart.

So he smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "If we talk about marriage, I originally have nothing to say. Ever since my biological mother passed away and my father married a second wife, my life in the Li Mansion has not been easy. Fortunately, there is a childhood marriage arranged by my mother before she died. It is one of the few thoughts she left for me. You must have seen it just now. The prince is handsome and humorous. You can't find a man like him even if you search with a lantern."

Song Ningyan waved her hand, "Forget it, since you like it, I can't say anything more. Besides, there are some things that even if I tell you, you will definitely not be able to accept it with your education."

Li Qingqian frowned slightly. She didn’t know why the other party said that. Was her education different from hers?

Li Qingqian became more and more suspicious of Song Ningyan's strange behavior, as she was also reborn. But what puzzled her was that if she was reborn, how could she be completely different from her previous life?

What happened on the day when he fell off the cliff in his previous life? Li Qingqian didn't know at this moment.

It's just that he used to be good friends with Song Ningyan, and now he needs her help. No matter from which angle, he doesn't want her to be treated as a monster, put in a pig cage or burned to death by the world.

So she cleared her throat and said, "No matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, I hope we can all be safe and sound, don't you think? Second Sister Song."

She deliberately emphasized the words "Second Sister Song" in the hope that the other party would understand that no matter what had happened to her, she must at least maintain her identity as "Second Young Lady of the Ding'an Marquis' Mansion" in front of others and not let others see the flaws.

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