The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 79. Scheming show by County Princess Yuanyun

The carriage was plain-decorated which was quite different from Prince Yi's typical luxurious one with a black roof and curtain. However, it was still much spacious than ordinary carriages. The floor in the carriage was covered with thick blankets and there was a couch deeper inside the carriage. Ao Chenyi leaned against the couch and naturally held Ning Xueyan's chin with one hand. He narrowed his eyes and sized her up lazily.

Ning Xueyan did not know what he was looking for on her face. She raised her jet-like, watery eyes and looked into Ao Chenyi handsome eyes, her eyelashes trembling. Being so close to him, she could clearly see his delicate and handsome face now. He did not look as grim as usual, but there was an evil enchantment of aggressiveness and charming on his face.

Even she had been calm, Ning Xueyan could not help blush facing to such an extremely handsome face and sensing his warm breath.

"Your injury has totally recovered? What was wrong with you last time?" Ao Chenyi asked while rubbing her fair, thin chin casually.

"It wasn't a big deal. Someone wanted to make me have rashes all over, so she asked her servant to send me some petals which had been specially treated. I took advantage of their plot and escaped from the contest." Ning Xueyan wanted to avoid his gaze subconsciously. She still felt uneasy to be so close to a man. In her last life, even if Ning Ziying had been engaged to Xia Yuhang, she had never been so close to him.

Her face turned even redder.

Looking at her, Ao Chenyi curved up his lips into a vicious smile. "Do you want to take revenge?" he asked with a hint of evilness flashing in his dark eyes.

"Prince Yi, I didn't suffer losses," Ning Xueyan answered gently, staring at Ao Chenyi calmly.

In fact, she did not think that it was the right time for revenge. After rebirth, patience was the last thing she would be lack of.

"Okay. I'm glad to hear that. You deserve to be my woman!" Ao Chenyi suddenly let go of her chin and leaned back with a smile. He looked at Ning Xueyan's calm face and curved up his thin lips. "Don't worry, I won't let anyone bully my woman."

"His woman?" Ning Xueyan was speechless.

"You can start preparing your dowry from now on!" Ao Chenyi smiled in a good mood. From the joy in his dark, thoughtful eyes, Ning Xueyan could tell that he was happy from the bottom of his heart for the first time.

"His Majesty hasn't announced the imperial edict yet. This might... not be appropriate," Ning Xueyan said after hesitating for a while. Actually, she was not in a hurry to marry him!

"It's only a matter of time. To avoid missing anything, you'd better make preparation in advance," Ao Chenyi said with a darkened face, tapped the table with his slim fingers unpleasantly.

"Dowry? Prince Yi, don't count on me too much. I'm only an unfavored daughter of Protector Lord. Besides, I'll marry you as your co-consort..." Ning Xueyan laughed bitterly. Although she did not know why Ao Chenyi suddenly mentioned the dowry, she still wanted to tell him the truth so as not to disappoint him.

Madam Ling and Madam Dowager had given back many of Madam Ming's dowry. It looked like a lot of stuff, but Ning Xueyan found that it was not what it seemed after checking them carefully. Most of the valuable items were missing and the rest were only some big but less valuable things. After careful calculation, she found that the total value of these items might even be less than one-fifth of that of Madam Ming's dowry.

Of course, before she getting married, the Lord Protector's Manor would prepare some dowry for her, but it would not be too much.

"I'll inform the Lord Protector's Manor to prepare more dowry for you," Ao Chenyi said, taking it for granted.