The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Ning Ziqing and Su Yanqi tried on their wedding dresses at Huigu's place and had lunch before leaving.

Before leaving, Hui Gu held Su Yanqi's hands tightly, with tears in her eyes, and said to him with relief: "My lord, you will get married tomorrow. The spirits of Madam and Master in heaven will definitely be very happy for you. I would like to congratulate you and Princess Azhao on your happy wedding and happiness."

After Huigu finished speaking, she bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Su Yanqi smiled and nodded to Huigu to express his gratitude, then helped Ning Ziqing onto the carriage.

Ning Ziqing had just come out of the warm room. Although she was wearing a warm jacket and a thick cloak with a fox fur collar and a red background and white plum blossoms, she was still shivering from the biting cold wind.

She huddled in her cloak, rubbed her red palms, lifted the curtain and looked out, muttering to herself, "Look at the weather, I'm afraid it's going to snow."

Su Yanqi put away the box containing the wedding dress and noticed that she was afraid of the cold. He hurried over, held up her cold little hands, put them to his mouth and blew on them to warm them.

Ning Ziqing's expression froze. She felt a little resistant to Su Yanqi getting close to her. When she wanted to pull her hand back, Su Yanqi looked up at her with concern.

"Qingqing, you have insufficient energy and blood, so you should pay more attention to keeping warm in winter. Tomorrow our wedding room will only be temporarily set up in Cuohezhai. After that, we will move to Chaolu Garden, which has underground dragons. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

Thinking of tomorrow's wedding, Ning Ziqing had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but she believed that Su Yanqi would properly deal with the palace servants sent by Emperor Yao to serve, so she lowered her eyes and nodded, her voice softened a bit: "Just make the arrangements, I'll listen to you."

Su Yanqi stared at her with burning eyes, and seeing the blush on her cheeks, he felt that she was more charming and attractive. Suddenly, the stunning and beautiful look of her trying on the wedding dress appeared in his mind, and his heart was beating fast.

His originally calm eyes were filled with ripples, and a smile couldn't help but spread across his lips. He subconsciously put Ning Ziqing's hands into his lapel, using his body temperature to keep her warm.

This bold move startled Ning Ziqing's pupils and she struggled awkwardly for a few times, but was instead hugged tightly by Su Yanqi.

Ning Ziqing frowned and begged in resistance: "Seventh Master, please don't do this, let me go quickly, there is a hand warmer over there that can warm my hands."

Su Yanqi seemed not to hear, his chin intimately pressed against Ning Ziqing's temples, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, and his voice was filled with endless tenderness: "Qingqing, don't reject me, I will wait for you patiently until you slowly let him go and accept my love for you little by little."

Ning Ziqing knew that Su Yanqi still had hopes for her. With his persistence, it was probably impossible to persuade him in a short time, so he had to change the subject: "Seventh Young Master, my grandfather is used to the warm weather in Cangzhou, and Gui Ge'er is still young. The climate in Kyoto is too cold and damp, and it is difficult for them to adapt."

"I want to wait until after the Chinese New Year, can you accompany me and my grandfather's family back to Cangzhou to live for a while, and by the way, go back to see those Fu family relatives who didn't come to attend our wedding."

Su Yanqi actually knew in his heart that Ning Ziqing deliberately found a reason to leave Kyoto in order to avoid meeting Huo Yunjue again.

However, he also had this intention, so he followed Ning Ziqing's words and said, "It just so happens that I also want to take you to Beiluo Country after the spring to see my mother's hometown and visit the people there."

Ning Ziqing was very curious about the past of Su Yanqi's mother: "How did Uncle Su know Aunt Su back then? This Beiluo country should be very far away from our Nanyao country, right?"

Su Yanqi's eyes flashed with an unnatural look. After a moment's silence, he made up a lie: "Back then, the royal family of Beiluo fought for power and a riot broke out. This riot affected my mother's family, causing them to split into two factions and fight each other. However, the two factions eventually suffered losses and almost led to the extinction of the family. My mother was disheartened and took the opportunity to escape, but she was robbed by bandits on the way. In order to save her life, she jumped into the river and was washed away by the current."

"Fortunately, my father saved her. My mother was grateful for my father's life-saving grace, so she followed him and the caravan back to Nanyao Country. From then on, she changed her name, put aside her past, married my father, and completely cut off contact with the people in Beiluo Country. It was not until several years after her death that the people in Beiluo Country found me again."

Su Yanqi sighed heavily and decided to continue hiding it.

After all, now is not the best time to tell Ning Ziqing his true identity, and we have to wait a little longer.

Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at Ninghou Mansion. Jiang Qie quickly set up the horse stool and asked Ning Ziqing to get off.

Ning Ziqing reminded Su Yanqi to let her go.

Su Yanqi obediently let go of his hand, then took out a jade pendant from his arms and put it in Ning Ziqing's hand.

"Qingqing, keep this jade pendant and wear it when you get married tomorrow."

Ning Ziqing took a closer look. Wasn't this the jade pendant that Su Yanqi wore on her birthday? And it was exactly the same as the one she saw him holding in front of the tomb in her dream.

Ning Ziqing was confused and hurriedly handed it back: "Seventh Young Master, didn't you say before that this jade pendant was given to you by someone else? How can you give it to me?"

Su Yan pinched her fingers tightly and said, "This is a family heirloom from my mother's family. After I recognized my relatives with the people from Beiluo Country, they passed this jade pendant to me. You will become my wife tomorrow, so this jade pendant should naturally be given to you for safekeeping."

Ning Ziqing looked embarrassed, worried that the jade pendant was a token of love that Su Yan would give to his real wife in seven days, and it would be inconvenient for her to keep it for him.

Seeing that Ning Ziqing was reluctant to accept it, Su Yanqi stared into her eyes and advised solemnly: "Qingqing, you don't have to refuse it. This jade pendant originally belonged to my mother. It's just that she fled Beiluo City in a hurry that year, so she didn't take it with her. Now that this jade pendant has been passed to me, you can regard it as a gift from her mother-in-law to you."

Ning Ziqing was stunned for a moment, but after hearing what he said, she felt it was not good to be shy anymore. She made up her mind to accept the jade pendant first and return it to him when she and Su Yanqi divorced in the future.

She spread out her palm and looked at the dark blue jade pendant. The exotic animal totem on it instantly caught her attention.

She asked casually, "Seventh Young Master, is the mythical beast carved on this jade pendant the unique emblem of Aunt Su's family?"

Su Yanqi explained: "The royal family of Beiluo, known as the Liguang clan, has long revered 'fire'. They use fire to worship the gods, believing that fire can help the country prosper. Therefore, many aristocratic families in Beiluo will carve the totems of the two fire birds, Chisheng and Chiyu, on their heirlooms, in order to pray that the family can receive the protection of the fire birds and bless the clan members to pass on from generation to generation and live forever."

After listening to this, Ning Ziqing couldn't help but sigh that Beiluo Country was really mysterious. In his previous life, perhaps because this small country was too inconspicuous, he knew very little about it.

Su Yanqi helped her put away the jade pendant, escorted her down from the carriage, and called Jiang Fei to get the wedding dress.

Ning Ziqing turned around and said goodbye to Su Yanqi, and Su Yanqi happily gave her instructions.

"Qingqing, have a good rest tonight. I will come to marry you tomorrow morning."

Ning Ziqing nodded and smiled at him: "You too, go back and rest early."

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Ning Ziqing went to the ancestral hall to burn incense.

When Lord Ning learned that she had returned, he hurried to find her with a brocade box in his arms.

"Qingqing, you are getting married tomorrow. Your father has prepared a dowry for you. Although it is not as rich as what your grandfather and King Qian prepared, you should accept it. It is a small token of your grandmother and I's love for you."

Lord Ning stood there nervously, fearing that Ning Ziqing would despise the meager dowry he gave.

Unexpectedly, after Ning Ziqing finished burning incense, he generously took the brocade box from his hands.

Lord Ning's expression relaxed, and joy appeared in his eyes.

Ning Ziqing happily held the brocade box in his hands and sincerely thanked Lord Ning: "Thank you, father, for worrying about me." Then he changed the subject: "Now my grandmother is old, and my eldest brother will return to the northern border to guard the city after the New Year. After I get married, I will ask my father to help my sister-in-law with everything in the mansion. Our family has gone through hardships, but finally we have achieved our goal. We must live happily every day in the future."

Hearing this, Lord Ning felt a surge of sadness in his heart, and his eyes were slightly red: "Don't worry, your father will definitely take good care of the family. When you are free, come back more often to visit...your grandmother and sister-in-law."

Ning Ziqing agreed with a smile and prepared to return to Xiyuan.

As soon as she took a step forward, Lord Ning suddenly called her: "Qingqing, wait a moment, I have something else to tell you."

Ning Ziqing stopped and looked back at him in confusion.

Lord Ning walked up to her, bowed his head and took a deep breath, and finally mustered up the courage to confess his true feelings to her: "Back then, I suffered from the ridicule and belittlement of others in Kyoto. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran away to Cangzhou to relax. I didn't expect that there, I met your mother."

"Although I inherited the title at that time, I was not very talented and had little knowledge, and my future was bleak. Once I made a mistake while on duty, and was reprimanded by His Majesty in public. I lost all my face, and was also questioned and excluded by my colleagues."

"People outside say that I am just enjoying the good life thanks to your grandfather's title, and they privately mock me that I will soon lose all my family property. I was very depressed and it was you, mother, who comforted me and relieved my worries."

"She is like a ray of light sent to me by God, illuminating my life."

"She would praise my beautiful handwriting and poetry, and liked to listen to me talk about the prosperity of Kyoto. She encouraged me to be myself and not care about worldly opinions."

"Whenever I see her looking at me with admiration, my confidence as a man is boosted."

"Your mother is the kindest woman I have ever met in my life. I fell in love with her and longed to spend my life with her. But when I asked the Fu family to marry her, your grandfather strongly opposed it. He even locked your mother up and didn't let me see her. He also had someone beat me out."

"My proposal to marry me was fruitless, and I was disheartened. On the day I returned home, I didn't expect that your mother would secretly run away from the Fu Mansion and said she wanted to elope with me."

"She said she loved me and was willing to follow me. Even if my career was bumpy, she was willing to endure the hardships with me."

"I was so overjoyed that I took her back to Kyoto and married her."

"What more could a husband ask for in his life if he could have such a considerate woman as his wife?"

"It's just... I didn't expect... that the good times didn't last long. Song coveted the position of Ning Houfu's wife and plotted to kill your mother."

"It's all my fault. I failed to protect her, and I failed to take good care of you three siblings. We were once a happy family, but now we have ended up with our wife and children separated."

"As a father...I am so ashamed!"

After listening to Lord Ning recounting these unspeakable past events that were hidden deep in his heart, Ning Ziqing did not react much.

She stared at Lord Ning quietly for a long time, then she withdrew her gaze and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

In her opinion, although Lord Ning was not a man of great talent, he did have a sincere heart towards A-niang.

Now that things have come to this, she no longer wants to judge who was right or wrong.

In these two lives, she should just regard her and Lord Ning's relationship as father and daughter as shallow, and hope they each live happily from now on.

Since the misfortunes that happened in the past cannot be undone, instead of wallowing in them, it is better to look forward bravely!

In the evening, Yaoyao rushed back and broke into Ning Ziqing's bedroom.

"My little beauty, what happened? I've only been away for three days, why did His Majesty issue an order to force you to marry Ah Qi?"

Ning Ziqing was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, busy removing the pearl hairpin on her head. She turned her head to look at Yaoyao, her tone unusually calm: "Yaoyao, stop talking. I have seen clearly that His Majesty's mind is unpredictable and nothing can be hidden from him. No matter how hard we try to help the Fourth Prince, we can't get past the supreme imperial power."

Her eyes seemed full of helplessness: "Right now, I can solve this dilemma by myself, why not do it?"

Yaoyao was startled and exclaimed, "Could it be that His Majesty has become wary of the Fourth Prince?"

Ning Ziqing paused her movements, her eyes darkened. She pursed her lips and did not answer Yaoyao immediately, which was considered as her agreement.

Yaoyao was panicked and anxious, so she simply instigated Ning Ziqing: "Instead of this, we might as well go and expose all the bad things that bastard Huo Yunhong has done to His Majesty. The great hero Bai and I have fed Yuan Que a lot of poison these days, and tortured and interrogated him, and he confessed a lot of the despicable things Huo Yunhong has done. If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely not forgive him!"

As Yaoyao spoke, she took out a few confessions signed by Yuan Que and handed them to Ning Ziqing.

Ning Ziqing carefully read the confession, shook his head, and denied Yaoyao's idea.

"If we rashly deal with Huo Yunhong at this time, His Majesty will definitely think that the Fourth Prince is forming a clique and plotting against the Eastern Palace. This will only make him more alienated from the Fourth Prince. If we do this, won't it be exactly what Huo Yunhong wants?"

Ning Ziqing was afraid that Yaoyao would act on impulse, so he warned her with a serious expression.

"Yaoyao, we must not take this risk. If we take another wrong step, it is very likely that His Highness the Fourth Prince will be driven to a dead end!"

"Your Majesty's move is nothing more than trying to make the Fourth Prince give up his love and test his bottom line. Let my master and the others evacuate Kyoto first, the sooner the better."

Yaoyao frowned and asked her anxiously, "What about you? Are you really willing to marry Ah Qi? Didn't you say you don't like him?"

Ning Ziqing calmly raised his eyes to meet Yaoyao's gaze and smiled faintly, as if he didn't care.

"Yaoyao, people will change."

Yaoyao was speechless for a moment, and looked at Ning Ziqing with a look full of strangeness.

At the same time, Huo Yunjue finally woke up.

Concubine Wan, who was guarding the bed, was so excited that tears filled her eyes when she saw him open his eyes.

"Ajue, how do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Tell mother now."

Huo Yunjue turned his eyes to look at Concubine Wan, his dry and pale lips slightly opened, and his voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible: "Mother, I have a request, I hope you can agree to it."

He supported himself with one elbow with difficulty, and held Concubine Wan's hand tightly, his eyes full of pleading: "Since Qingqing has decided to marry Mr. Qi, she must have thought it over carefully. I respect her choice, I just want to see her one last time. Because I promised her that I would accompany her to appreciate the lanterns."

"Mother, I beg you!"

Huo Yunjue knelt sadly on the bed, kowtowed repeatedly and begged Concubine Wan.

Concubine Wan hugged him tightly, feeling extremely distressed.

"Ajue, why are you doing this? Just let Third Miss go, and let yourself go."

Huo Yunjue's heart had long been numbed by the pain, and his sorrowful and helpless look seemed like it would break at any time. His bloodshot eyes were blurred by tears, and he suppressed his sobs, repeating them over and over again.

"Mother, please, promise me."

When Concubine Wan touched his trembling, cold body, her heart ached and tears kept falling. Finally, she agreed.

"Okay, mother promises you that I will arrange for you to meet her."