Along the long street, the surrounding sounds seemed to fade away.
The bustling crowd and the speed at which they walked seemed to slow down.
Time seemed to slow down, but all of this paled in comparison to the shock that the people in the carriage brought to Ning Xi'er.
The horse trotted a few steps, and the carriage slowly came to a stop.
The person in the carriage lifted the curtain with their hand, but the curtain barely blocked Ning Xi'er's view, so Ning Xi'er couldn't see clearly.
Even from just a few fleeting glances, Ning Xi'er recognized the person sitting in the sedan chair.
Kong Xiu, a favorite student of Prime Minister Shen, achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination at the age of twenty-two and currently serves as a drafter in the Imperial Secretariat.
He frequently visited the Kong family mansion and was a close friend of the original owner's maternal uncle, Shen Yan, as well as the object of affection for the original owner's aunt, Shen Yue.
When Prime Minister Shen was defeated, his entire family suffered a tragedy. This man endured for over a decade, finally bringing down the prime minister whom his wicked father had installed, and embarking on a path of mad revenge...
In short: insane.
He was also a brilliant and handsome man, vindictive and madman with strong likes and dislikes!
Strangely enough, even though Ning Xi'er was invisible at the moment, it seemed as if that person's casual glance could still see her...
As that indifferent gaze swept over her, Ning Xi'er felt as if she were enveloped in the cool moonlight, a strange feeling that was hard to conceal.
In a fleeting glance, Ning Xi'er saw that the person in the sedan chair had unusually pale skin, making their features appear even more striking.
His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his lips were extremely thin, which made him appear even more stern and indifferent.
In the original owner's memory, there was always a hint of fear towards this frequent visitor to her maternal grandfather's house...
It's as if just one glance at you makes my heart pound...
The pedestrians continued to walk slowly, but the carriage did not move.
For a split second, Ning Xi'er hesitated, wondering whether she should step forward and offer some advice, asking him to protect the Prime Minister's residence and to have the Prime Minister move out of town...
Based on the original owner's memories, this person is key to preventing the Shen family from repeating the same mistakes.
The brief pause in time and space suddenly seemed to return to normal.
The sounds of bustling activity drifted by, pedestrians walked at a normal pace, and Kong Xiu's carriage had already driven far away...
The distant sound of drums from the city wall signaled the time: it was time for the Prince Cheng's wedding procession to depart...
Almost simultaneously, as if sensing Ning Xi'er's desire to escape, the original owner's consciousness began to detach...
Ning Xi'er suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her head, and before she knew it, she revealed her true form.
Because the street was bustling, no one noticed how such a person had suddenly appeared beside them...
Seeing Ning Xi'er's stunning beauty and her pained yet somewhat panicked expression, everyone turned to look at her.
The more passersby gathered around, the more worried Ning Xi'er became that someone might notice something was amiss.
At this moment, escaping out of the city gates seems to be quite difficult.
So many people on the street have seen her; the Prince Cheng's residence and the Marquis's residence are only two streets apart, they'll soon notice something amiss...
Just then, a group of people came galloping from the side road, whipping their horses and uttering "sorry" in the air.
The man glanced at the crowd casually, ran a long way, but suddenly turned his horse back, and a group of people and horses turned around at the same time.
The man quickly pulled on the reins, and the tall horse stopped in front of Ning Xi'er.
The person on horseback immediately jumped down, an incredulous joy on their face. "Sister, you know I'm coming back?"
The one speaking was Ning Xu, the original owner's second brother.
My elder brother is stationed at the border and cannot leave easily.
However, the second brother, who was training in the army, did not hold an important position. The eldest brother, who was the commander, agreed and wrote a letter to the capital to report. The second brother then kept it a secret from the original owner and wanted to come back to give her a surprise.
Judging from Ning Xu's expression, he had clearly misunderstood and thought that Ning Xi'er knew in advance that he was coming back and was waiting for him by the roadside.
"younger sister!"
Ning Xu hugged Ning Xi'er tightly, his voice full of heartache, "You've suffered so much."
If it weren't for my mother's serious illness and unconsciousness, if it weren't for my father's greed...
Why would he marry his precious sister to a crippled prince who had been deposed?
Even though Prince Cheng's reputation wasn't that bad before, he is still a cripple, and his sister's future is going to be ruined!
The marriage was proposed by the father, and the emperor issued an imperial decree.
By the time he and his elder brother found out and wrote to their father to plead for help, it was too late and nothing could be done.
The two brothers lamented that they were too young and had not yet achieved any significant military merit, which was insufficient to persuade the emperor to rescind his order...
The two brothers had no choice but to secretly resolve to make a name for themselves on the battlefield in order to protect their mother and sister in the future.
The original owner, whose mind was initially in turmoil, seemed to sense her second brother's presence and gradually calmed down...
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