The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 141. Concubine Xu's implication

"Xueyan, you're here. Come here, come here so I can take a look at you and see if you've gotten thinner." The moment Madam Dowager saw Ning Xueyan step in, her face was immediately full of smiles as she beckoned her over. Ning Xueyan had never experienced such a warm welcome from her before.

Moreover, they had indirectly turned their backs on each other because of Ning Yuling's incident.

She wasn't very polite when she left the last time, but Madam Dowager's big smile was devoid of any grudges as if she was truly just returning to the Lord Protector's Manor. It was like the previous incident had vanished like smoke and no one cared about it.

Madam Dowager was indeed snobbish.

Suppressing the coldness in her eyes, Ning Xueyan put on a slight smile as she walked over to Madam Dowager and gave her a deep bow. She still needed the Lord Protector's Manor at the moment. Ao Chenyi had arranged for this manor to be her backer and this manor seemed to be inextricably linked to what she wanted to investigate.

When Madam Dowager saw Ning Xueyan smiling and bowing to her without any trace of anger, she sighed in relief. It would be best if Ning Xueyan didn't pursue Ning Yuling's matter. Ning Yuling was dead anyway and they could just pretend that she never existed. Madam Dowager's smile became even warmer as she took Ning Xueyan's hand and made her sit beside her.

"Xueyan, why didn't Prince Yi come with you?" Madam Dowager asked with a smile. She was disappointed when the maid came and reported that only Ning Xueyan would be returning. Even though Ning Xueyan was Princess Yi now, true honor would be him accompanying her to their manor.

"His Highness might be busy. He didn't say anything when I left." Ning Xueyan lowered her head and fiddled with her handkerchief somewhat helplessly. It was evident that she couldn't decide for Prince Yi.

"It's okay. His Highness has so many matters to attend to. He wouldn't have the time to walk around with you." Even though Madam Dowager was disappointed, she knew she had to persuade Ning Xueyan. They weren't close to Ning Xueyan before, and their relationship was honestly quite poor, but now was the time to win her over.

"I can't ask him. Why don't you ask him?" Ning Xueyan said softly, her eyes glinting.

This reminded Madam Dowager. She immediately clapped her hands and told Mother Qin, "Hurry up and tell the Marquis to invite Prince Yi here."

Even though Ning Xueyan had become Princess Yi, Prince Yi must have given her the position because of her family. Thus, the Lord Protector's Manor might be able to do things that Ning Xueyan couldn't. The thought of it made Madam Dowager smile even more widely. As expected, Prince Yi had only promoted Ning Xueyan because of them.

"Yes," Mother Qin said. She stepped out of the room to look for Ning Zu'an so he could send someone to invite Prince Yi.

"Xueyan, has your health improved? You fainted for two days when you got married. Why don't you ask the Prince to invite a few imperial physicians from the palace to examine you? We should eliminate problems at the root, after all. You must not let it affect the Prince's future heirs. It's a major event in your life, so you must not let any mistakes happen."

Madam Dowager spoke affectionately and even reached out to caress Ning Xueyan's hand. She looked as if she was terribly concerned about Ning Xueyan. Her every word suggested how much she cared for her.

It was natural that Madam Dowager would be so concerned about their heirs. Madam Ling had poisoned Ning Xueyan in the past and it was found out that the poison would ruin her fertility. From then on, Madam Dowager stopped having big expectations for her. She never mentioned heirs even when Ning Xueyan married Prince Yi as a consort later on.