Chapter 473 - I Went to the Palace to Ask for the Dissolution of the Betrothal (1/2)

Previously, Ning Xueyan already thought that the two of them should have joined hands. Since Ning Huaiyuan went to Ning Qingshan’s place now, next they would probably make all efforts to deal with her. Testing family connections with blood drops in the Cold Mountain Temple had eliminated the opportunity to frame Madam Ming. Therefore, in order to turn Ning Huaiyuan into a wife’s son again, they would have to make Madam Ling a co-wife.

This was almost impossible. As for the current situation of Madam Ling, as long as she did not give the word, the woman would have no chance to be a co-wife. It was not that as a daughter, she could interfere with the affairs of his father’s wives and concubines, but mainly that Madam Ling murdered Madam Ming and she was the only daughter of the latter.

So, if she came out to say a few words, these words would be more useful than the words of anyone.

As long as she allowed Madam Ling to be a co-wife by claiming that Madam Ling was also hoodwinked at that time and family love should be taken into consideration, Ning Huaiyuan would still be a wife’s son and could still justly be the Princely Heir of the Lord Protector’s Manor.

Of course, she should admit in the name of Madam Ming that what Ning Huaiyuan said was what Madam Ming said, but she previously refused Madam Dowager’s proposal, so this proposal should not be mentioned again.

“But what else apart from this? Are there not any other solutions?” Ning Xueyan rolled her watery eyes and faintly felt that there was another possibility…

Prince Yi arrived extremely suddenly, and Ning Zu’an was just in his study at that time. Hearing Prince Yi’s arrival, he was shocked and hurriedly went out to welcome him. At the same time, he also asked someone to inform Madam Dowager.

When Ning Xueyan arrived at Madam Dowager’s invitation, Ao Chenyi had already been in the great hall of the Lord Protector’s Manor, occupying the most distinguished head seat with a few eunuchs and royal guards standing behind him. On the resplendent reddish-black brocade robe were spider lily patterns of the beautiful blood-red color, which dazzled the eyes of Madam Dowager so much that although she was on the right-hand seat, her heart could not help shivering a few times.

Deterred by this flamboyant blood-red prince’s robe, both Madam Dowager and Ning Zu’an would not dare to look at the beautiful but gloomy and cold face of Ao Chenyi.

He leaned against the back of the wide main seat as if nothing had happened, so that the owner of the Marquis’s Manor and the Madam Dowager of the inner courtyard all had to sit on the right-hand seats, but he seemed not to know that the two of them were seniors of his co-consort. He glanced at the two people carelessly but did not say a word for a short moment, making the parlor’s atmosphere become so solemn and serious that the people’s heartbeats could almost be heard.

When she came in, Ning Xueyan saluted Madam Dowager and Ning Zu’an first and then naturally went to the center of the parlor to salute Ao Chenyi. “Prince Yi.”

As her voice sounded in the solemn and serious great hall, the sense of terror that the people’s heartbeats could almost only be heard then disappeared. Madam Dowager wiped her forehead unconsciously. In only a short while, she had a sweat on her forehead. Although Prince Yi did not say anything, she seemed to sit on pins and needles.

Since Prince Yi had that kind of imposing manner, Third Prince was much less comparable to him in imposing manners.

“Did he mean just now that our mansion’s people offended him?” Madam Dowager’s heart could not help shivering. “Those who dare to offend Prince Yi will surely end up in bloody death. No one in this… Marquis’s Mansion should have offended him, right? Is it Ning Xueyan’s affair?”

Madam Dowager was hesitant.

“I went to the palace to ask for the dissolution of the betrothal the day before yesterday.” Sure enough, Madam Dowager and Ning Zu’an instantly could not keep sitting anymore as they heard the first few words of Ao Chenyi, and they looked up suddenly. “You are about to marry, but why did you go to break off the betrothal? This, this is too much!”

If someone else said these words, Ning Zu’an would dare to punch him. The emperor had issued the imperial edict, and the date had been set so near the present time. Who dared to go to the palace to ask for the dissolution of the betrothal? Did he want to die? But it was Prince Yi who said these words. Ning Zu’an did not dare to utter a single word, but his face turned quite red.

He just felt ashamed and helpless. The daughter of his Lord Protector’s Manor would only be the co-consort, and even so, the betrothal was still asked to dissolve. How ashamed he was! Not to mention that Ning Xueyan would be ashamed to show herself in public due to the breaking of the betrothal, he, the Lord Protector, would feel too ashamed to appear in public in the future.

These few eunuchs became more silent and breathed more lightly, imagining that they were not there. Only Ning Zu’an and Madam Dowager stood there inharmoniously, looking ridiculous. At this moment, even Madam Dowager’s face had turned red.

Only Ning Xueyan still stood there naturally, and her thick eyelashes were slightly drooped as if she did not hear the deterrence from Ao Chenyi’s words.

“You have an opinion, Madam Dowager and Marquis Ning?” Ao Chenyi’s beautiful eyes gave off a chill of evil, which fell on the two people.

Anyone would have opinions on such a thing. This was absolutely a humiliation to the Lord Protector’s Manor, but either Madam Dowager or Ning Zu’an could not say a word when they felt the cold, bloodthirsty momentum of Ao Chenyi. They were not only speechless but also bowed their heads. Truly, they had been suppressed.

“Later, the emperor repeatedly told me that Fifth Young Lady of your mansion was generous, gentle, pleasant, and talented. He told me that it was difficult to find such a talented and beautiful lady and anyway I could not miss such a good lady because of something.” Ao Chenyi didn’t want their answer and willfully continued his talk with a smile in his beautiful eyes, but his icy cold momentum was relaxed.

At last, he even said to Ning Zu’an politely, “Why not Madam Dowager and the marquis sit down and talk?”

He had no sense of being a guest and simply regarded the great hall as his Prince Yi’s Manor.

Ning Xueyan put on a light smile as she rolled her watery eyes. “This person… is extremely arrogant indeed.”