"Go, and I will reward you handsomely once you have accomplished your task," the Imperial Noble Consort said, waving her hand.
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness. I will do my utmost. I take my leave now." Yun Xiyue took small steps backward to the palace gate before turning and leaving.
"Your Highness, this Miss Yun is quite shrewd," Aunt Mo said to the Imperial Noble Consort with a smile.
"She is indeed thoughtful, and her appearance and family background are also quite good. She can be put to use." The Imperial Noble Consort nodded.
After Yun Xiyue stepped out of the palace, a smile appeared on her lips. With the Imperial Noble Consort as her backer, things would be much easier for her.
Yun Qingran, I originally intended to spare your life so you could serve as a foil to me, but you courted death yourself, and now you can't even be a foil anymore.
After rehearsals in the evening, Yun Qingran and Ning Jitang took a carriage home together.
As the New Year approaches, the entire capital city is gradually becoming lively. Everyone is happily looking forward to the New Year, turning a new page and starting a brand new year.
"The New Year is almost here." Yun Qingran lifted the car curtain and looked at the bustling street scene outside the window.
This is her first New Year in this world, and it is a very important one.
"Ranran, I'm going to Lingxi Temple tomorrow to fulfill my vows for my aunt and the little prince. Do you want to come with me?" Ning Jitang asked.
“Go ahead.” Yun Qingran nodded in agreement. She was going to pray to the God of Wealth, hoping he would grant her sudden wealth.
Between going to work and striving for advancement, Yun Qingran chose to offer incense; between striving for advancement and working hard, she chose to move the heavens.
"Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." Ning Jitang said happily when she heard Yun Qingran agree to come.
The carriage driver overheard their conversation and secretly left through the back door after returning to the Ning residence.
The next morning, Yun Qingran and Ning Jitang took a carriage to Lingxi Temple early in the morning.
"Wow~" Yun Qingran opened her mouth and let out a big yawn.
"Ranran, I think you seem to have lost some weight recently, and your skin is much fairer and smoother," Ning Jitang said, looking at her face.
“I’ve been taking medication recently,” Yun Qingran replied.
She had severe diarrhea every night, and it wasn't for nothing, but her body had too many toxins, so the changes weren't significant.
Once she obtains the Flame Sun Fruit and the Snow Lotus Fruit, she will be able to regain her original appearance overnight.
"Keep it up, Ranran," Ning Jitang encouraged.
"By the way, Ranran, what do you think of my older brother?" Yun Qingran winked at Ning Jitang.
“Young Master Yun is handsome and talented, of course he’s wonderful.” Ning Jitang paused and said, “I would also like to have an older brother like him.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingran deflated!
Tangtang doesn't have any romantic feelings for her older brother! It seems she won't be able to have such a good thing as her best friend becoming her brother's sister-in-law.
"Tangtang, what kind of man do you like?" Yun Qingran asked Ning Jitang gossipy.
"I like young generals, the kind who are dashing and heroic." Ning Jitang blushed shyly.
That's even less likely; the eldest brother is a civil official, a pretty boy with rosy lips and white teeth.
"Ranran, what kind of girl do you like?" Ning Jitang asked Yun Qingran.
"I like men who are good-looking, rich, caring, and loyal. Unfortunately, I probably won't meet a man like that in my lifetime." Yun Qingran shook her head.
Such men are rare even in the 21st century; they would have been almost impossible to find in a feudal society.
"Ranran, you will definitely meet her," Ning Jitang said.
"It doesn't matter, I don't want to get married and have children anyway." Yun Qingran shrugged.
"You can't grow old alone, can you? What will you do when you're old without children?" Ning Jitang asked.
"Have fewer children, or none at all, and you'll be happy all your life. Diagnose minor illnesses yourself, and end major ones yourself. Parents' hearts are full of love and worry; if I weren't a parent, I'd have it easy. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; if I don't have children and grandchildren, I'll enjoy my own happiness. As long as I die young, life will be carefree." Yun Qingran chuckled.
This was the first time Ning Jitang had heard such remarks. She didn't think Yun Qingran was crazy; on the contrary, she felt a sense of novelty.
"Tangtang, remember this: when you get married in the future, you must find someone who loves you. Don't have an arranged marriage, otherwise you may easily ruin your life's happiness."
Ning Jitang is a person of this era, and has been influenced by the ideas of this era since childhood. Yun Qingran does not want to instill new-era ideas about marriage and love in her, as that would only make her an outcast.
But I can give her some good advice, such as that she must marry someone who loves her in the future.
Women are amazing creatures; they almost always develop feelings over time. Even if they don't love someone, they can slowly grow to like or even fall in love with them if they are nice to them.
But men are different. If a man doesn't love someone, he simply doesn't love them. He won't develop feelings over time; instead, he'll only grow to hate them.
So if you really have a need for marriage or dating, find someone who loves you, and never be love-obsessed.
"Yes." Ning Jitang nodded heavily.
Ranran is definitely right.
"Ah!" Just then, the carriage suddenly braked, and Ning Jitang lurched forward, but luckily Yun Qingran pulled him back.
"What's wrong?" Ning Jitang asked to the outside.
But no one answered for a long time; instead, it was unusually quiet.
"Don't move, I'll go out and take a look." Yun Qingran drew her soft sword from her waist and cautiously opened the carriage door.
The road outside the carriage was not the road to Lingxi Temple. The driver had disappeared without a trace, and dozens of men in black were silently lying in ambush in the surrounding trees.
"Tangtang, hold on tight." Yun Qingran reminded Ning Jitang, then quickly sat in the driver's seat, pulled the reins, and drove off at breakneck speed.
The man in black hadn't expected Yun Qingran to react so quickly; before he could react, the carriage had already sped away.
"Chase!" the leader of the men in black shouted, and a dozen or so men in black began to swarm after Yun Qingran and her carriage like locusts.
"Ran...Ran, what's wrong?" Inside the carriage, Ning Jitang's voice was distorted into waves by the jolting.
“Someone is lying in ambush, trying to kill us,” Yun Qingran explained succinctly.
"Who wants to kill us?" Ning Jitang's voice trembled with fear; she had never seen anything like this before.
"I don't know, I only know that they are experts." Yun Qingran frowned. She also wanted to know who wanted to kill her.
Whoever dares to treat her like this should be prepared to pay the price.
Yun Qingran drove the carriage at breakneck speed, but before long, the road suddenly ended, revealing a cliff at the end.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Yun Qingran was so frightened that her hair stood on end, but she didn't know how to stop the horse.
I'm doomed this time!
Just then, a man dressed in purple, wearing a golden half-face mask, and holding a jade flute descended from the sky.
His clothes fluttered and his black hair danced in the wind. Although he wore a half-face mask so that the upper half of his face could not be seen, the lower half of his face that was exposed was extremely handsome.
He had a rounded yet well-defined jawline, full, rosy lips, and fair skin. His appearance was definitely that of a man with feminine features.
This kind of appearance usually indicates a very handsome man.
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