Chapter 14: Peaceful and tranquil, with a bright future ahead
In order to thank the Silver Dragon Guards for escorting them all the way back from Nanxin, Han Qiongyue also sent an invitation to Li Tianzhuo.
The crowd in chaos looked towards the door.
The same goes for Deng Youning.
Her heart was pounding and her head was a little swollen.
This is the first time I have met him formally in two lifetimes.
Deng Youning's eyes were already red as he recalled the many events in his previous life where he held his own corpse, his hair turned white in an instant, and he died tragically while seeking revenge for himself.
Once the spring breeze blew, she could no longer hold it back.
Those tears, like pearls, fell one by one.
Han Qiongyue, who had been paying attention to Deng Youning, became suspicious upon seeing this.
"I am sorry to trouble you, Lord Li, to come to my daughter's family reunion banquet."
Deng Zheng stepped forward to greet the guests.
But the words were not welcoming.
"I invited him here."
Han Qiongyue also came over and exchanged greetings with Li Tianzhuo.
Li Tianzhuo was not someone to be trifled with, and he was also a guest of honor personally invited by the old lady. Even if the Deng family was unhappy, they had to endure it.
"What a coincidence! Today, I also brought a bracelet and wanted to give it to Miss Ningning as a gift."
He held the bracelet box and walked towards Deng Youning step by step.
The crowd automatically dispersed to both sides, as if to make way for them.
Deng Youning just stood there, looking at the peerless young man whose eyes were full of her.
On his waist, he also had another half of the same jade pendant hanging.
After being tempered with poison every day for sixteen years in the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes, she has developed a physique that is immune to all poisons.
But there was not a day that he didn't think about escaping from the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes.
Because it hurts so much!
Even a thousand ants gnawing at your bones cannot kill you even a fraction of it.
Dozens of poisonous insects are biting my body, and hundreds of poisons are passing through my intestines and stomach.
There are many medicine men like her, but she is the only one who can grow to her age.
The others were tortured to death!
She also thought about committing suicide to end it all.
But she once promised someone that if she didn't die, she would see him again in this life.
Before she saw him, she was reluctant to die...
But now, the person she had been thinking about for two lifetimes was right in front of her, but she didn't dare to recognize him.
Sooner or later, he would have a tough battle with Deng Xuelian and the prince.
I have already implicated Li Tianzhuo once in my previous life, and I must not let him get into trouble again in this life!
"My daughter greets Master Li."
Deng Youning greeted him stiffly and coldly.
When Li Tianzhuo saw her attitude, his heart suddenly stopped beating.
On second thought, that’s true.
They haven't even used the jade pendant to recognize each other, so how could she know who she is?
"Miss, do you recognize this thing?"
Li Tianzhuo hurriedly took out the half piece of jade.
Deng Youning's heart felt like it was being grabbed by a pair of huge hands, which made her feel both painful and suffocated.
She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood, but she seemed not to feel any pain.
"No...never..."
She sniffed and calmed herself down.
Li Tianzhuo smiled softly, with a hint of self-mockery.
He didn't understand why Ningning lied?
But he knew that her red and swollen eyes, her evasive gaze, and her choked voice could deceive everyone except him.
If he had not been reborn in this life and had not come to find her on his own initiative, would she have refused to recognize him for the rest of her life, just like she had done in her previous life?
"This is the Blood-white Jade Bracelet of the Nine Immortals of Mirror Moon that I specially requested from Your Majesty."
"Today, I present it to Miss Deng Er."
"I wish you a peaceful and leisurely life in Beijing, and a smooth road ahead for what you want to do."
Having said this, he took Deng Youning's hand, took off Deng Zheng's chalcedony bracelet, and put his own bracelet on Deng Youning again.
Everyone present had sharp eyes and knew what was good.
He quickly recognized the specialness of Li Tianzhuo's bracelet.
"This Mirror Moon Nine Immortal Blood White Jade is worth a fortune!"
"I heard that there were only two tributes made of this jade. One was a jade ruyi ornament given to the Queen Mother, and the other was the bracelet on Miss Deng's hand!"
"Lord Li asked the emperor for this item, which shows his sincerity!"
Li Tianzhuo gave Deng Youning such an expensive bracelet in front of half of the capital, which was also a declaration to the capital:
She, Deng Youning, is protected by him, Li Tianzhuo!
From now on, no matter what kind of monsters want to cause trouble for Deng Youning, they must consider whether they have the ability to catch Li Tianzhuo's sharp blade.
"Madam, Duke of Zhenguo, I am busy with official duties, so I will not stay any longer."
Li Tianzhuo just came to give a bracelet and then left.
Deng Zheng and Han Qiongyue, who were full of doubts, were not given any chance to ask questions.
When Deng Zheng was snatching the bracelet from Li Tianzhuo that day, the other party clearly intended to give it to his own child, so why did he send it to his Duke Zhenguo Mansion?
Han Qiongyue was even more confused.
Thinking back to the day when they just returned home, Ying Shi told her that Ning Ning had half of a piece of Nanxin Palace Jade on her, and combined with the half piece of jade that Li Tianzhuo had just taken out.
Could it be... ?
But it's impossible!
How could Li Tianzhuo be a member of the Nanxin royal family?
Forget it, Ningning herself said she didn’t know the jade ornament.
"It seems that Lord Li is going to form an alliance with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion! I remember that he also came to give gifts at the last birthday party for the eldest lady."
"So, the commander gave the second young lady a gift out of respect for the eldest young lady and the Duke?"
Deng Xuelian and the Deng family felt very honored when they heard the guests' comments.
No matter how Li Tianzhuo knew Deng Xuelian, as long as he could make friends with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it would be beneficial to them.
Deng Xuelian smiled like a peach blossom and stood among the noble ladies.
It's like the moon surrounded by stars.
The envious looks from all around made her very happy.
Look, no matter what time it is, she, Deng Xuelian, is the most watched woman in the capital!
"Xue Lian, now that you have met Lord Li, how about the marriage contract with the He family?"
A noble lady who claimed to have a good relationship with Deng Xuelian was still worried about her.
"You don't know, the marriage was originally planned for the second young lady, but now that she's back, naturally our Xue Lian has nothing to do with it."
Another noble lady who wanted to curry favor with Deng Xuelian helped explain.
Deng Xuelian just gave them a fake smile.
The head of the He family is the current Minister of Revenue.
His son He Xiangzhe also passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar at an early age. He is now serving as an inspector and is providing disaster relief in the north.
The marriage between the Deng and He families was arranged by the old masters of the two families.
Over the years, the children of the two families have grown up together as childhood sweethearts.
He Xiangzhe is determined to win over Deng Xuelian.
But Deng Xuelian is now with the Crown Prince Jun Wenci, and is also trying to find a way to cancel the engagement.
Deng Youning just happened to be back!
The banquet continues.
After the incident with the bracelet, Deng Xuelian had no time to carry out her original plan to destroy the fireworks.
She could only grit her teeth and watch the fireworks with Deng Youning reluctantly.
This was specially arranged by Han Qiongyue for Deng Youning.
I know she has never seen him in the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes in her sixteen years.
The grandness is no less than that of the New Year.
The arch bridge over the lake is the best place to watch the fireworks.
Deng Youning didn't want to join in the fun, but was surrounded by Deng Xuelian and a group of noble ladies and walked onto the bridge.
The wooden bridge was not wide to begin with, and there were many of them going up the bridge, all wanting to grab the best spot.
The squeeze was so intense that the wooden railing was actually broken!
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