The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 86. Invitation from Commandery Princess Xianyun

What happened to Junior Concubine Xu was finally suppressed in the manor. All the people in the manor received the order, so everything remained the same as before when the gate of the manor opened the next day. But nobody would mention the tactful and popular Junior Concubine Xu again, as if she had never been in the manor.

Since Ning Zu'an did not go home that day and Ning Huaiyuan was lay in bed to recuperate, the manor was unusually quiet.

These were the internal affairs of the Lord Protector's Manor, and the influence had been minimized, so no outsider knew that a concubine of Lord Protector ended up dead for her use of the witchcraft in the manor.

What caused a sensation was the news that six candidates among those Young Ladies who attended the Beauty Contest held by the imperial palace won the contest. However, to everyone's surprise, instead of being sent to the manor of the two princes and Prince Yi as the rumors said, all of them were sent to the imperial palace to serve the emperor.

People were confused, but there were rumors in private that the emperor would issue a decree and who would be the consorts of these princes would be revealed soon.

This led to a lot of speculation. As such kind of topics was related to this country's future, people were talking about it privately.

Ning Xueyan did not expect that at this sensitive moment, she would have received an invitation from Commandery Princess Xianyun to enjoy flowers. She picked up the invitation and examined it carefully. With her long eyelashes trembling, she was left speechless.

The invitation was beautifully designed. Just like Commandery Princess Xianyun, it was both fresh and elegant, which made people feel like a spring breeze. The pattern was plain but elegant with a cluster of grass on the green path. From the picture and the unrestrained calligraphy under it, one could tell that Commandery Princess Xianyun had put a lot of effort into the design of the invitation.

As a matter of fact, Commandery Princess Xianyun had nothing to do with her. Except for the time when she pretended to be Ao Chenyi's favorite concubine, she had only seen her once in the Lord Guardian's Manor. At that time, she only figured out that Commandery Princess Xianyun wanted to associate with the Lord Guardian's Manor. However, Ning Xueyan heard nothing about it anymore and since then, she did not see her again.

To Ning Xueyan's surprise, the invitation was not sent to Bright Frost Garden, but to Madam Dowager's Lucky Garden. It was said that Commandery Princess Xianyun wanted Madam Dowager to invite Ning Xueyan and Ning Yuling for her.

As Ning Qingshan's injuries had not recovered yet, she was not on the list of the invitation. It sounded reasonable, but Ning Xueyan still felt something wrong. After such a long time, Ning Qingshan's injured hand should have almost healed, so it would not stop her from enjoying flowers. Why didn't Commandery Princess Xianyun invite her?

It was abnormal that she had deliberately mentioned that Ning Qingshan's injuries had not recovered yet.

Instead of inviting Ning Qingshan, who was about to marry Third Prince, she invited Ning Yuling, who was humiliated to the extreme.

"Miss, how about we reject her invitation on the grounds that you're not feeling well?" Lanning also felt something wrong, so she asked.

Putting down the invitation in her hands, Ning Xueyan stood up and walked to the dressing mirror gracefully. "It's unnecessary. Since Commandery Princess Xianyun had sent me the invitation, I have to go. Besides, it's said Ning Yuling had started preparing for some time, and she was waiting for me to go with her," she said.

Since her return to the capital city, Ning Yuling did not have the opportunity to attend the party outside. So many things had happened. Even if people did not have any evidence, there were rumors about her indiscretion. Therefore, it was rare that someone would like to invite her to attend a party. If Ning Xueyan turned down the invitation, Ning Yuling, who was supposed to go with her, would miss the opportunity. Then Madam Dowager would definitely blame Ning Xueyan for that.