Chapter 547 - News from Heng Yuqing (1/2)

An anxious-looking Heng Yuqing was pacing around the shopkeeper’s room in Yuyan Shop. When she saw Ning Xueyan push the door and enter, she immediately pulled her to the chairs on the side and made her sit still.

“My family is going to send me to Prince Yi’s Manor.” Heng Yuqing was so panicked that her eyes had turned red.

Heng Yuqing would be entering Prince Yi’s Manor? Ning Xueyan was stunned for a moment. Ao Chenyi had only gotten married, and no matter how one put it, Heng Yuqing ought to be the last person to be sent to him.

“Yuqing, calm down and tell me what is going on.” Ning Xueyan took the anxious Heng Yuqing’s hand and pulled her to the chair beside her.

Lanning retreated from the room, closed the doors, and guarded outside with Heng Yuqing’s maid.

“Concubine Yun told my father that Prince Yi looked at me a few more times the last time he saw me. She said that he seemed interested in me and that his current princess and consort weren’t to his liking. If I can win his heart, it’ll be beneficial for the entire Lord Guardian’s Manor.”

Heng Yuqing was so anxious that she was about to cry. The rim of her eyes was red as she looked at Ning Xueyan eagerly, hoping that she would be able to help her.

Just because Prince Yi took a second look at her, her father wanted to use her to please the prince without even caring for her status as the first wife’s daughter of the Lord Guardian’s Manor. He decided to send her to Prince Yi’s Manor with just a word or two from Concubine Yun. Prince Yi was infamous for his ruthlessness. Who knew if she would lose her life out of nowhere for upsetting him?

Heng Yuqing knew that this was Concubine Yun’s suggestion. Concubine Yun wanted her to get into an accident at Prince Yi’s Manor, and then her severely ill mother would die along with her. Even if Prince Yi spared her life, it wouldn’t be easy for her to return to the Lord Guardian’s Manor in the future.

Her mother was sick in bed at the moment. If it wasn’t for her protection, who knew what that bitch would do? Sooner or later, her mother would die in Concubine Yun’s hands. Worst of all, her father blindly favored Concubine Yun. Concubine Yun was in charge of the manor’s affairs at the moment. It could be said that she had everything except for the title of the mistress of the manor.

Heng Yuqing’s concubine-born sister, Heng Yuwan, was raised more like a first wife’s daughter than she was.

Even so, Concubine Yun refused to let her live. She went so far as to say that Prince Yi’s interest in her was a blessing to the Lord Guardian’s Manor, and that if they didn’t send her to Prince Yi’s Manor, they would invoke his anger and bring ruin to the manor. Remembering this, Heng Yuqing wanted nothing more than to tear that bitch to pieces.

Unfortunately, her father would only listen to Concubine Yun now. Everything she said fell on deaf ears. Besides, she couldn’t argue because parents had the right to arrange their children’s marriage. With her mother sick in bed, no one was there to help her. She became so desperate that she thought of Ning Xueyan and immediately sent her a letter to seek her help.

No matter what, Ning Xueyan was Prince Yi’s consort and would know the situation better than she did.

“Your family’s Concubine Yun wants to send you to Prince Yi’s Manor?” Ning Xueyan frowned, finding this to be strange.

“Yes. She said that since we’re close, we’ll be able to stick together and look out for each other once we’re in Prince Yi’s Manor.”

Heng Yuqing replied.

“What did she say about your mother’s illness?” Ning Xueyan’s long lashes fluttered. When she looked up again, her eyes appeared calm and unreadable.

Heng Yuqing was inexplicably relieved after seeing how calm Ning Xueyan was. She thought for a while before saying, “Concubine Yun said to leave my mother’s illness to her because she’ll cure my mother. She said that as long as I do well in Prince Yi’s Manor in the future, she’d take good care of my mother and not let anything happen to her.”

Heng Yuqing could still remember how certain and sincere Concubine Yun sounded when she said this. This had never happened before.

“Would Concubine Yun be this concerned about your mother’s illness before?” Ning Xueyan’s beautiful brows formed a frown. She felt that there was something off about this, but she couldn’t quite grasp it at the moment.

“She has never cared for my mother’s illness before. There were a few times that my mother needed some good medicinal ingredients for her medicine, but the housekeeper said there weren’t any good ones and gave me some bad ones. I knew that the housekeeper was acting on Concubine Yun’s orders, for a servant wouldn’t dare to speak to me like this. The internal affairs of the Lord Guardian’s Manor had been handed to Concubine Yun ever since my mother fell ill.”

Heng Yuqing sounded angry as she spoke.

When her mother fell ill, it was only natural that the internal affairs of the Lord Guardian’s Manor were left in Concubine Yun’s hands. After all, she still had to take care of her mother and didn’t have the time to manage household affairs.

“What kind of person is Concubine Yun?” Ning Xueyan asked.

Ning Xueyan believed that Concubine Yun was a tricky person. Most of the guests at the banquet were daughters of aristocratic families and Heng Yuqing’s humiliation ended up being Heng Yuwan’s humiliation instead. Yet, Concubine Yun never said anything.