Chapter 303 Hallucination
Qi Yuxuan was taking small sips of porridge.
Breakfast consisted entirely of Qi Kingdom food, all of which were her favorite flavors, indicating that Xuan Yuanze had already given the order. However, she had a poor appetite and ate very slowly.
The noise outside is still going on.
"What do you mean the Prince of Xiaoyao said not to disturb me?! I am the Prince of Xiaoyao's future wife, who does she think she is? I can't even enter the study, what right does she have to live there?!"
The girl's voice grew increasingly agitated and closer; she had probably already broken in.
"Miss Nangong! Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Prince Xiaoyao?!"
Nangong Nian was so angry that her head was throbbing, and she didn't care about anything anymore. She had heard that the Prince of Xiaoyao had hidden a comatose woman in his study. She hadn't believed the rumors before, but she didn't expect that early this morning, a spies from the palace would come to report that the Prince of Xiaoyao had taken the woman to the Hall of Heroes!
Everyone knows what taking him to the Hall of Heroes means. Is Xuanyuan Ze giving up the throne that's within his grasp and planning to live the life of a carefree king?!
Nangong Nian stared intently at the palace servants who were still blocking his way, took out a long whip from his waist, and lashed the servants away with it:
"Get out of the way! Without our Nangong family, Xuan Yuanze is nothing more than the son of a lowly dancer. I want to see whether the woman inside is more important or the throne of the Carefree King that he painstakingly plotted for!"
After being rebuffed by Xuanyuanze for over a month, Nangong Nian's patience was completely exhausted this morning.
Nangong Nian finally understood: why should she humble herself and fawn over the son of a dancer?
So what if he's capable and shrewd? The Nangong family holds the Yue Kingdom's Imperial Seal. As long as Xuanyuan Ze refuses to marry her, the Nangong family will not hand over the seal, and he will never be able to ascend the throne!
Nangong Nian whipped the palace servants in front of him until they were staggering, and then kicked open the door to the inner room.
Inside the room, several palace servants were kneeling on the ground, not daring to breathe.
Nangong Nian stared at the girl at the table who was still eating her breakfast without any distraction, and suddenly lashed the air with his whip, making a crisp sound as it cut through the air.
Nangong Nian: "Get out of here, and I'll spare your life."
Qi Yuxuan slowly put down the soup spoon, pressed a handkerchief to her lips, and then looked up at her: "I don't know you. Are you Brother Aze's friend?"
The girl who rushed in had a striking and beautiful face, but at this moment her eyebrows were raised, making her look quite intimidating.
Nangong Nian repeated the title in disbelief:
"Brother Aze? You're disgusting. I think you're not young anymore, how can you be so shameless as to say such a thing? Do you think you're still a child?"
"Xuanyuan Ze is the husband I, Nangong Nian, have chosen. If you know what's good for you, get out of his study and don't let me see you again!"
Qi Yuxuan looked at her silently without saying a word.
Yesterday, I tested Wu Yu. She didn't want to interfere in my affairs with Xuan Yuanze, nor did she have any curiosity or pity for my background. It seems she won't help me escape either.
Today, Nangong Nian, who suddenly appeared, has solved her immediate problem.
Seeing that she didn't speak and just stared at him, Nangong Nian became even angrier.
"Stop pretending to be mute, get out of here!"
Qi Yuxuan: "Are you Brother Aze's fiancée?"
"Then can I call you sister-in-law?"
The word "sister-in-law" instantly extinguished Nangong Nian's anger, leaving her somewhat bewildered.
"What?"
Was she hallucinating?
Qi Yuxuan laughed: "Sister-in-law, you can call me Xiao Ye. Brother Aze used to be my neighbor. Now that he's a prince, he brought me here to play. But I've been sick and have been staying here to recover. I only woke up yesterday."
"Sister-in-law, please don't be angry, okay?"
The little girl called her "sister-in-law" in a sweet, soft voice, and Nangong Nian was somewhat dazed.
After a long pause, she seemed to finally find her voice and asked with some difficulty, "You, you're not Xuan Yuanze's woman?!"
Why take her to the Hall of Heroes? That's a place only the Yue Kingdom's royal family can go to. Could this woman be Xuan Yuanze's sister?!
"What do you mean by 'Xuanyuanze's woman'?" Qi Yuxuan stood up, walked up to Nangong Nian, and looked up at her slightly: "Sister-in-law, can you take Xiaoye out to play?"
Nangong Nian frowned: "Xuanyuan Ze won't let you go out to play?"
Qi Yuxuan shook her head: "No, but I don't know anyone. Are you going to be Xiao Ye's first friend?"
Perhaps it was the allure of the concept of a first friend that made Nangong Nian stare at the pure and innocent face before her, and she nodded as if possessed.
Half an hour later.
When the guards at the south gate of the palace saw the carriage bearing the Nangong family crest, they clenched their right fists and placed them against their left chests, bowing respectfully.
"Miss Nangong, even carriages leaving the palace need to be inspected. Excuse me!"
A sharp, scolding voice immediately rang out from inside the carriage: "Get out of the way!"
The guards exchanged glances, realizing that Prince Xiaoyao had once again displeased Miss Nangong. However, this was the case nine times out of ten when she entered the palace, so they were used to it.
So the guards made way for the magnificent carriage as it slowly drove out of the palace gate.
Qi Yuxuan looked at Nangong Nian with shining eyes: "She really came out! Sister Nian is so amazing! Are all the people in the Nangong family as imposing as Sister Nian?"
Nangong Nian snorted, "You think you're all that? But let me tell you, you have to come back after you go out to play for a while, otherwise Xuanyuan Ze will definitely be angry when he finds out."
Qi Yuxuan nodded repeatedly, "I'm just going outside to take a look. Don't worry, Sister Niannian, I'll definitely put in a good word for you."
The carriage drove along the bustling main street, and the two of them got off and began to stroll around. Nangong Nian looked at the little girl next to him who was seriously eating candied hawthorns and rubbed his temples with a headache.
Wait a minute, wasn't she supposed to be looking for trouble? Why is she taking care of the child now?
If she had just said this child was Xuan Yuanze's sister, she wouldn't have impulsively barged into his study. The thought of facing her family and Xuan Yuanze's grumpy face when she got back made Nangong Nian very annoyed.
Luckily, the girl was rather naive; a candied hawthorn was enough to appease her.
"Is it good?" Nangong Nian asked casually as she watched her eating so intently.
"Delicious!" Qi Yuxuan handed the candied hawthorn in her hand to Nangong Nian. "Brother Aze said that friends should share with each other, so Sister Nian Nian, have some too!"
Nangong Nian was a little disgusted, but she couldn't refuse the title of "friend".
Born into the Nangong family, she was taught from a young age to be the family's only hope, to inherit the family's ambition, and to dedicate herself to the Yue Kingdom until her death. However, after she grew up, her father felt that she should marry the heir of the Yue Kingdom and become the empress like her aunt...
In short, from childhood to adulthood, she has never had anyone who has proactively called her a friend.
She took a bite of the candied hawthorn, chewing absentmindedly in her mouth.
At first, Nangong Nian was a little disgusted. What was so delicious about something that was both sweet and sour? The next second, her eyes glazed over, and she felt as if she were floating on clouds, unable to hear or see anything around her...
Qi Yuxuan stood up, clasped her hands in a gesture of apology:
"I've offended Sister Niannian, so I'll take my leave now!"
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