The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 65. All three girls are missing

Although there was very little light, Ning Xueyan clearly knew that the woman below was Ning Qingshan. "She was with me earlier. How could she go on a rendezvous here, only after such a short while?" A graceful man with a gentle look, was sitting on a chair. When Ning Xueyan saw that the man was Ao Mingyu, her heart froze all of a sudden.

"What are they doing behind closed doors, after they tried to avoid all the others?"

Ning Xueyan's head bent lower and lower, for she wanted to get a clearer look at the scene. Ao Chenyi, who was beside her, also pressed close to her, his handsome face showing some excitement. Leaning close to Ning Xueyan, Ao Chenyi looked down together with her.

Inside the room, Ao Mingyu, who was in formal attire, looked at Ning Qingshan, and asked her mildly, "Third Young Lady, what can I do for you?"

"Cousin, I did not plot the things that happened in the other courtyards. I was wronged. Don't you know that I have always loved you with all my heart?" Her eyes glistening with tears, Ning Qingshan gave Ao Mingyu a winsome look. Her sharp little chin made her appear even more pitiful.

"I'm sorry that I made you feel bad." It seemed that Ao Mingyu truly believed Ning Qingshan's words. He stood up and walked to her. Then, he tenderly took her in his arms and in a tone filled with utmost melancholia, said, "In order to prevent others from gossiping I have to keep my distance from you these last few days."

"Your Royal Highness, you, do you really believe in me?" Overjoyed, Ning Qingshan asked in a trembling voice, nestling against Ao Mingyu, like a little bird. Ning Qingshan appeared as if she was unable to restrain her joy, in her disbelief.

"How could I not believe in you? If it had not been for you, I would not have had the chance to be here today. Even if I don't believe in others, I will always believe in you." Ao Mingyu sighed, and in a voice filled with grief said, "I am a prince, but I still cannot take a false step nor make a wrong move. Even if I wanted to comfort you at that time, I was afraid that others would begin to talk. Thus, first of all, I should stop others from bad mouthing you behind your back. After all, I want you to be my principal wife, not merely a co-consort."

Ao Mingyu said these words with deep affection and a sad expression on his melancholy and handsome face. Finally, Ning Qingshan's anxious heart slowly calmed down. "It turns out that the Third Prince is still in love with me, and has never doubted me. It was just that he might also be restrained by others sometimes."

At first, she thought that she could never capture the Third Prince's heart. Now Ning Xueyan knew that the Third Prince just pretended to be indifferent to her, in front of others. A slight proud expression flashed unbidden, across her eyes. Of course, she could also hear the Third Prince's warnings. If even he could not afford to make a single mistake, Ning Qingshan, who would be the Third Prince's wife in the future, should certainly do nothing wrong.

Especially at this time, perhaps only one mistake could drag her down from the position of the Third Prince's future principal wife, and eventually become merely a co-consort.

Once again, Ning Qingshan felt that she had made a wise choice in not dealing with Ning Xueyan for the time being. As long as she could become the perfectly justifiable wife of the Third Prince, Ning Xueyan would be no match for her.

"Which of the two do you think is telling the truth?" Ning Xueyan whispered her question in Ao Chenyi's ears, a faint smile lurking around the corners of her lips. Both of them were so good at acting. They seemed so sincere as if what they said was true.

"How could Ao Mingyu turn a blind eye to the fact that Ning Qingshan might be Ao Chenyi's favorite concubine? Similarly, Ning Qingshan also appeared creditable in her role as a woman who was truly in love and had genuine concern for him."