Chapter 6 The Young Lady of the Noble Family 1

“Miss, I just heard from Qiu’er in the main room that the old lady is planning to hold your wedding with the young master before the new year.”

It's early March now. Wealthy families usually need at least six months to prepare for a wedding, so getting married before the new year is just right.

Ning Yan, upon hearing Cui'er's words, rebuked her lightly, "Don't talk nonsense. It's baseless. If others hear this, they'll think your young lady is desperate to get married."

The original owner was the eldest daughter of General Pingnan, and was originally pampered and raised by her parents. Three years ago, General Ning died on the battlefield, and her mother died shortly after hearing the news.

The General Who Pacifies the South had only one wife, and she only gave birth to one daughter of the original owner.

The original owner, who was twelve years old, became an orphan and was taken to her maternal grandfather's family, namely the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

Three years ago, when Song Rui, the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, was fifteen years old, he fell in love with the stunningly beautiful original owner of the body at first sight and begged his grandmother to marry his cousin to him.

Unfortunately, the original owner of this body was short-lived and died in the pond of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion before the two could get married.

Princess Changning of the Prince of Jin's mansion took a liking to Song Rui. Upon learning that he already had a fiancée, she bribed a servant of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to attack the original owner of the body, pushing him into the pond.

By the time she was pulled out of the water, she was already dead.

Ning Yan transmigrated during that time.

Fearing further complications in their marriage, Song Rui asked his grandmother to arrange for them to get married as soon as possible.

It seems that Grandmother has agreed.

To be honest, Song Rui has no flaws. He is good-looking, knowledgeable, and has already taken up a position in the Ministry of Personnel at a young age. He is also the Crown Prince's study companion. As long as the Crown Prince can ascend the throne smoothly, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion will definitely continue to be glorious for another thirty years.

But he has a mother who doesn't like the original owner of this body.

How could the heir of the prestigious Duke of Dingguo's mansion marry a mere orphan girl?

This is why the Duchess looked down on the original owner of the body.

In Ningyan's opinion, she would never believe that Princess Changning could have succeeded so easily without the help of the Duchess!

Ning Yan is not the soft-hearted girl she was back then. If the Duchess of Dingguo and Princess Changning plotted against her, then no one will have a good time. As for Song Rui, let him marry whomever he wants; she will not marry him.

The next day, Ning Yan left the Duke's mansion with several maids.

When the original owner went to the Duke's Mansion, he brought all the property of the Pingnan General's Mansion with him. Apart from some commemorative items, the original owner exchanged everything else for silver notes with the help of the old steward.

Ning Yan is now quite wealthy.

With nothing to do at home, she took Cui'er to the street and, through a middleman, bought a three-courtyard house in the prestigious western district of the city.

She then hired some servants to clean the entire mansion, and she finally had a home of her own in the capital.

The next day, Ning Yan received an invitation from Princess Changning. Her family had a villa in the suburbs of the capital, where peach blossoms were in full bloom, and she was going to hold a flower-viewing banquet.

Ning Yan knew what she was planning, so she dressed up nicely and arrived at the appointment on time.

Although it was called a flower appreciation banquet, Princess Changning also invited many talented young men to come, and those who took a liking to each other got together.

Ning Yan has a pair of beautiful, watery eyes that seem to speak volumes. She has a slender figure, a tiny waist, and a full, rounded chest. Wherever she goes, there is a subtle fragrance. It is really hard for her not to attract attention.

Even though she wore a veil that covered most of her face below her nose, she still attracted a lot of attention.

This scene greatly displeased Princess Changning, who wished she could disfigure Ning Yan's stunningly beautiful face on the spot.

Fortunately, she still had her senses. Thinking of her plan, she smiled smugly.

Because of Ning Yan's arrival, several young ladies developed some dissatisfaction with Princess Changning. They weren't jealous of Ning Yan's appearance, but everyone in the capital knew that Ning Yan had a fiancé. The invitation they received said it was for noble ladies to enjoy the flowers together, but she actually invited men from outside the family as well. Inviting men from outside the family was one thing, but she didn't invite the heir of the Duke of Ningguo, which was rather inappropriate.

The Dayan Dynasty was relatively open-minded; it was acceptable for young men and women to get together for poetry gatherings, outings, and flower viewing. But with someone like Princess Changning, it seemed that today's flower viewing banquet wouldn't be peaceful.

After exchanging greetings with the princess, a maidservant led the way to the Peach Blossom Garden.

When these young ladies from prominent families get together, it's always lively; they chatter away and always have something to talk about.

Before long, Princess Changning arrived. Everyone bowed in unison, but as she stood up, the eldest daughter of the Imperial Censor Shi family beside her seemed to lose her balance and casually pulled off the veil covering Ning Yan's face.

Ning Yan: ……

"I'm sorry, Miss Ning, I didn't mean to. Please forgive me. Or, I'll put it on for you."

A dozen or so young ladies, along with a small group of twenty or thirty servants, all looked at Ning Yan's face and asked, "What's the deal with this large black mark on her face?"

It was a palm-sized patch that covered half of her face, even getting some on her lips. It was truly uniquely ugly!

No wonder they wear veils to cover their faces; it's necessary to do so, otherwise they might scare people.

Ning Yan understood from everyone's expressions that the mark on her face was deliberately made by her. Princess Changning had received the news in just one day and had made this scene to embarrass her in public.

After all, everyone knows that this Miss Shi is Princess Changning's lapdog, and it's obvious that Princess Changning was behind it.

Thinking that this would make her feel bad? How naive!

"Fine, it's already over, let's just leave it at that."

At the back gate of the villa.

A well-dressed maid whispered to the man in black in front of her: "The most beautiful woman in the garden is the target. The final payment will be given immediately after the deed is done."

The man in black nodded, then leaped into the courtyard with a light touch of his toes.

The royal family produces beauties, after all, they are all refined generation after generation. Prince Jin was famous for his good looks when he was young, and the princess he married was also dignified and beautiful. It is easy to imagine that Princess Changning was also good-looking, but she was overshadowed by the enchanting Ning Yan.

At this moment, she felt a secret pleasure, and even thought that it would be good if the dark spots on Ning Yan's face could stay like this forever.

Then he thought that he could deal with her today, and he was secretly delighted.

Right there, a dark figure burst into the forest. The person was masked, circled the noble ladies, and then locked onto Princess Changning. The next second, he kidnapped Changning and flew away on a peach branch.

The panicked maid only realized what was happening at this moment, but there was no sign of the princess!

"Help! The princess has been kidnapped! Someone, come quick!"

The entire courtyard erupted into chaos. Ning Yan was supported by two maids, and all three of them were terrified. The commotion was heard by the male guests, and since they weren't far apart, two sons of military officers quickly gave chase.

With such a big incident at the villa, the flower-viewing banquet was naturally canceled, and the news of Princess Changning's abduction quickly spread.

(End of this chapter)