The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Even after hearing Su Yanqi's affectionate confession, there was no ripple in Ning Ziqing's calm eyes.

She took a deep breath and advised softly: "Seventh Young Master, you will meet the woman you like. I am not that good and I am not worthy of your liking me like this."

Ning Ziqing's heart was filled with remorse. In this life, ever since she confessed her feelings for Huo Yunjue to Su Yanqi, she had deliberately kept her distance, thinking that time would allow him to let go.

Unexpectedly, he still had feelings for her, which made Ning Ziqing confused and she didn't know what to do.

She sighed secretly. After a long while, Su Yanqi gradually regained his composure and asked in a hoarse voice, "Qingqing, before you met the Fourth Prince, did you ever like me for a moment?"

He desperately wanted to know whether Ning Ziqing had ever fallen in love with him.

"Had."

Ning Ziqing didn't want to lie to him. In fact, before the misfortune in her previous life, she had always admired Su Yanqi.

But at that time, she was bullied by the Song family and Ning Zilan, and became an uneducated and incompetent lady, a laughing stock in Kyoto.

Although she knew that she was engaged to Su Yanqi, she would marry him in the future.

But at that time, Ning Ziqing felt inferior and thought that she was not worthy of such a handsome man, so she could only hide her love for him in her heart.

Whenever I attended various banquets, I could only secretly watch him chatting and laughing with others in the corner.

The two occasionally met, but they would flee in shame due to their own clumsiness.

Later she realized that Su Yanqi probably didn't like her at that time, and his concern for her was probably just out of courtesy. He seemed polite and distant whenever they met.

So after she got into trouble, Su Yanqi decisively broke off the engagement with her, leading to her ending up like that.

Therefore, in this life, she believed that there was an insurmountable gap between herself and Su Yanqi. Coupled with the shadow of her past life's memories, she always had a grudge in her heart and it was impossible for her to let go of it and fall in love with him again.

After Su Yanqi got Ning Ziqing's affirmative answer, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he continued to ask.

"Then if the Fourth Prince hadn't appeared, would you have only loved me and married me?"

Ning Ziqing was silent, she didn't know how to answer.

She couldn't tell Su Yanqi about her past life. Even if Huo Yunjue hadn't appeared, she would have found a way to cancel her engagement with him.

After all, there was no destiny between her and Su Yanqi, and she could no longer give him any hope.

Thinking of this, Ning Ziqing could only harden his heart and said firmly: "Seventh Young Master, I have always regarded you as my brother!"

Her words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Su Yanqi's face to turn pale instantly, and the pain in his eyes became even more intense.

The next moment, Ning Ziqing heard Su Yanqi's low and suppressed sobs. He pursed his lips tightly, trying to control his emotions.

Ning Ziqing waited quietly for him to vent, patting his back gently with both hands to comfort him.

After a long time, Su Yanqi finally calmed down. He let go of Ning Ziqing and lifted her cheek with his slightly cool fingers.

This is the face that always haunts him.

Now, it’s finally lost.

"Qingqing." Su Yanqi called her with difficulty: "If there is a next life, can you wait for me to find you, wait for me to fall in love with you, and keep you firmly by my side, okay?"

Ning Ziqing looked at his expectant eyes, and finally couldn't bear to see him continue to be sad, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely wait for you to come find me."

Hearing this, Su Yanqi slowly smiled, tears of emotion welling up in his eyes.

He suddenly lowered his head and moved close to Ning Ziqing's lips.

Ning Ziqing was startled, thinking he was going to kiss her, and subconsciously tried to dodge, but Su Yanqi was quick-witted and flicked his fingertips, hitting her forehead accurately.

Ning Ziqing groaned in pain, and before he could recover, he heard Su Yanqi jokingly saying, "I acted well, now I'll let you have a taste of being teased!"

As he spoke, he lifted up his sleeves to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, with a smirk of success on his lips.

Ning Ziqing rubbed his painful brow, looking confused, and then was furious at Su Yanqi's smug look.

"Su Yanqi!"

Ning Ziqing said angrily: "Why have you become so unruly? Are you still the upright and polite Qilangjun?"

Su Yanqi casually adjusted his sleeves and nonchalantly defended himself: "Didn't you say that you don't like my serious look?"

Ning Ziqing choked and felt extremely regretful.

"I... that was... I just said something out of turn after drinking. You better behave yourself. I really can't stand you being like this! It's so scary!"

Su Yanqi suppressed his smile and said in a serious tone, "Okay, but you have to do me a favor."

"No, you are so capable, how can I help you?"

Ning Ziqing was frightened and rejected him without hesitation and turned away.

Just after taking a few steps, Su Yanqi behind him hurriedly said, "Don't you want the divorce letter anymore?"

Ning Ziqing suddenly stopped and looked back at him in surprise.

Su Yanqi twisted his fingers, looked up and gave her a knowing smile.

"As long as you do me a small favor today, I will write you a letter of divorce after the matter is completed."

After a brief moment of daze, Ning Ziqing reacted quickly, walked back to Su Yanqi quickly, and stretched out his finger to ask him to swear: "You keep your word!"

Su Yan glanced at her, held her hand, led her to the desk, and pressed her into the chair.

Ning Ziqing asked, "Seventh Prince, what are you going to do?"

Su Yanqi turned around, took out a wooden comb and a woman's makeup box, placed them on the table, and said, "Your hair is a little messy, and your makeup needs to be repainted. When you are done, come with me to the front hall to meet someone."

After saying that, he lowered his head and began to comb Ning Ziqing's messy hair.

Ning Ziqing became more and more curious: "Seventh Master, what exactly do you want me to do for you?"

Su Yanqi explained, "Recently, a distant cousin of mine came to Kyoto with her daughter and has been staying in my house for several days. I thought they would leave soon, but unexpectedly, my aunt suddenly asked me to take her daughter as a concubine, hoping to use this as an excuse to stay in Kyoto for a long time."

Ning Ziqing got angry when he heard this, and stood up for Su Yanqi: "Your aunt is really going too far. You haven't even married yet, so how can she force you to take a concubine first?"

Su Yanqi said helplessly: "My aunt is my father's cousin. Before she got married, she was loved by the old lady. She often came to the Su Mansion and had a good relationship with my father. Because of this past relationship, I can't directly reject her face."

"You came at the right time today. My aunt is waiting for me in the front hall to give her an answer. If I can't do what she wants today, I'm afraid I will be entangled and unable to get away."

Ning Ziqing's eyes flashed with cunning: "So you want me to come forward and reject your aunt on your behalf."

Su Yan nodded seven times in agreement.

Ning Ziqing patted his chest confidently and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter. I'll make sure it's resolved for you."

"Then I would like to thank Princess Azhao in advance."

Su Yanqi curled her lips, put down the wooden comb, and signaled Ning Ziqing to put on her makeup herself.

Ning Ziqing took the black powder and the fine brush and stuffed them into his hands.

"There is no bronze mirror in your room. It is difficult for me to draw my eyebrows myself. Why don't you help me?"

Su Yanqi looked embarrassed: "I don't know how to do this."

Ning Ziqing encouraged him: "Just use me as a practice, so that you can draw eyebrows for your wife in the future."

Su Yanqi hesitated for a moment, but still squatted down, dipped a fine brush in black powder, and tried to help her draw eyebrows.

Ning Ziqing gave some pointers on how to draw eyebrows.

Su Yanqi had skillful hands, and under her guidance, he quickly outlined a pair of perfect distant mountain eyebrows for her. The eyebrows were like distant mountains, which made her look more gentle and charming.

"All right."

Su Yanqi examined his masterpiece with satisfaction. When he was about to stand up, Ning Ziqing handed him the lip balm and said with a smile, "Please help me put it on to make it look good. When you go to see your aunt and cousin later, you must surprise them."

Su Yanqi frowned slightly, feeling that Ning Ziqing was teasing him on purpose.

He snorted unhappily, "I think you are taking this opportunity to make fun of me."

Ning Ziqing pouted and pretended to be innocent: "No, I didn't. I really thought you were skillful, so I asked you to help me apply lip balm."

Su Yanqi tightened his jaw, looking a little unhappy. Even though he knew she was teasing him, he still took the lip balm box and carefully helped her apply it.

Ning Ziqing praised him with a smile: "Seventh Young Master, I didn't expect that you are so good at putting makeup on women."

Su Yanqi slowly stood up, put away the lip balm box, and said proudly: "You know how good I am. It's not too late to turn back now."

Ning Ziqing shook his head repeatedly, looked at him seriously and suggested: "I really can't bear to leave Ajue, how about... the three of us live together."

Su Yanqi's pupils trembled and he stared at her in astonishment.

Suddenly, he raised his hand with a livid face and hit Ning Ziqing's forehead hard, scolding him harshly.

"What nonsense are you talking about! As a princess, you need to be careful with your words and actions. Don't ever mention such things again. Remember this!"

Su Yanqi's face was filled with anger, and he pinched his nose in frustration.

Ning Ziqing felt wronged and unwilling, and grumbled unconvincedly: "Why can you men have three wives and four concubines, but we women can't have three husbands and four concubines? This is unfair!"

Su Yanqi was stunned and speechless by her words. He had a gloomy face and gritted his teeth to endure it again and again. Finally, he had to hold back his anger and walk out. He was afraid that if he continued to argue with Ning Ziqing, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

Ning Ziqing saw this and quickly followed him to apologize: "Seventh Young Master, don't be angry, I was just joking with you just now."

Su Yanqi sighed softly and had to remind her: "When you get to the front hall later, remember not to talk nonsense. Just tell your aunt that you don't agree to take a concubine."

Ning Ziqing nodded in agreement and went to the front hall with him.