The Fourth Lady

Chapter 314 Test

"Concubine Yi, greetings! Sorry for not being able to welcome you." Looking at Concubine Yi, Ning

Sicai stepped forward with a smile.

Concubine Yi didn't come to her senses until she heard the Ning Sicai' voice. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

She looked at Ning Sicai with a big smile on her face, and said, "what are you talking about, my dear

sister? I heard that you were conferred the title of Zhaoyi, so I'm here to present my gift to you." As

Concubine Yi spoke, she asked a servant to send the gift to Ning Sicai.

Without any hesitation, Ning Sicai accepted the gift and then invited her to the room.

Concubine Yi looked at the decorations in the Xianyin Palace and became more jealous of her. It was

decorated so luxuriously, even more luxurious than her palace. But why a mere Zhaoyi could live in

such a palace?

Ning Sicai had seen all of the expressions of Concubine Yi without being noticed.

It seemed that the imperial concubine was right. Concubine Yi was not good at hiding her feelings, and

she was easy to be taken advantage of. So Concubine Yi came all the way here to draw Zhaoyi over to

her side, or to help her defeat Xuanyuan Yvfan.

''Sister, your palace is great." Concubine Yi said peacefully as she looked at Ning Sicai.

Ning Sicai didn't care about the contempt in Concubine Yi's words. She said with a smile, "His Majesty

told me that all the concubines living here are dead mysteriously. That's why I was allowed to live

here."

Hearing Ning Sicai's words, Concubine Yi felt relieved. It seemed that even though the emperor

favored Ning Sicai, it didn't mean that he would keep spoiling her. That was why she was allowed to

live in the Xianyin Palace.

"Sister, we both know clearly that the emperor only cares about the imperial concubine. If I want to

have a foothold in the harem, you should be the only one I can turn to."

Hearing Ning Sicai's words, Concubine Yi was overjoyed. She had come here today to test whether

Ning Sicai could help her, but she hadn't expected that Ning Sicai had made such a request.

But even if she was very happy, she pretended to be calm.

Even so, Ning Sicai still saw through her thoughts.

"Sister, what do you think? I just want to find someone to back me up. After all, the selection show will

begin after the new year, and I'm already old, not a match for those new comers. By then... " Ning Sicai

said with a smile.

Hearing this, Concubine Yi nodded calmly, "I'm not an unreasonable person. After all, it's the imperial

concubine's fault. If everyone is as easygoing as I am, you won't be alone in the harem."

Upon hearing Concubine Yi's self boast, Ning Sicai frowned. It was true that the imperial concubine had

little help in the imperial household, but the imperial concubine despised it at all. That was because

Emperor Hongjia was her best backup. On the other hand, was there anyone more powerful than him

in the harem?

"You are right, sister. You are the only person in the world who would deliver any gift to me." Ning Sicai

looked at Concubine Yi with a gentle smile, as if she had agreed with everything that Concubine Yi

said.

"Sister, if you have any trouble in the future, you must tell me. I will help you."

Ning Sicai looked at the expression on Concubine Yi's face and nodded.

But all of this was controlled by the imperial concubine, and this was just a beginning.

Looking at Concubine Yi's back as she walked away, Ning Sicai said to Zhuer with a smile, "I didn't

expect that Concubine Yi would be such a stupid woman."

Hearing what Ning Sicai said, Zhuer asked in confusion, "what do you mean, your master?"

"Concubine Yi thought she could easily take advanatge of me. But actually she had faallen into the trap

of the emperor and the imperial concubine. Jingguo Marquis's life will be at the mercy of the emperor.''

Ning Sicai said smilingly

Hearing what Ning Sicai had said, Zhuer nodded in confusion, as if she had understood what Ning

Sicai meant. At this moment, she heard a servant saying that Marquis Jingguo had brought a gift to

visit the new Zhaoyi.

Ning Sicai naturally went out to welcome Marquis Jingguo. Marquis Jingguo bowed to her as soon as

he saw her, "Zhaoyi, greetings!"

Looking at Marquis Jingguo, Ning Sicai held her hand tightly, but there was no sign of impatience on

her face. Instead, she smiled and said, "Get up!"

"It's my gift for you." Marquis Jingguo looked at a servant next to him and gave the gift to Zhuer.

"Caicai, I didn't expect you to be conferred the title of Zhaoyi. If something happened in Ning Mansion,

you must help us." Marquis Jingguo looked at Ning Sicai with a smile as he spoke.

Looking at the flattering face of Marquis Jingguo, Ning Sicai still said gently, "father, what are you

talking about? At least I'm a member of Ning Mansion. I won't be happy if something happens to the

Ning Mansion, so I'll definitely help you."

Marquis Jingguo nodded with satisfaction when he saw the expression on Ning Sicai's face. He had

thought that Ning Sicai might hate him because of what happened last time. He didn't expect that even

though she had become the Zhaoyi, she was still as soft and obedient as before. A daughter like her

was the best chess piece.

If one day he could help Xuanyuan Yvfan become the emperor, the status of the Ning clan would also

rise, so he must make good use of his daughter.

"Father, what else do you want to teach me?" Looking at Marquis Jingguo who was lost in thought,

Ning Sicai smiled and said, "They have brought too many gifts today. I'm a little tired. If father has

nothing else to speak to me, I want to take a rest."

Marquis Jingguo still smiled when hearing Ning Sicai's words. "If you are tired, you can go to rest. I

don't have any advices. I just hope that you can visit help Yuelan when she goes to the imperial palace.

"

Hearing Marquis Jingguo's words, Ning Sicai calmly nodded, "father, don't say that. We are family. Of

course I will take good care of Yuelan. I'm her aunt."

That was exactly the answer Marquis Jingguo wanted to hear. He looked at the expression on Ning

Sicai's face and nodded with satisfaction. If the emperor would spoil Ning Yuelan, it would be of no use

to keep Ning Sicai anymore. To him. she was just a stepping stone, like her short-lived

mother!