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As a prince, who wouldn't think twice before offending a powerful official?

Within the Capital, there were three high-ranking families, five great Marquis families and eight aristocratic families. Marquis Yongning was among the five great Marquis families, especially now that he had such a strong army, he could be called the leader of the Five and he stayed neutral. Such a powerful official would benefit him from cooperation, but if their relationship broke down, it would be like empower the enemies.

It was only a fool who would want to be hostile with him.

Furthermore, the imperial edict had already been passed down. Now that if he had killed her, it would be clear that he was going against the Emperor.

It was an even more serious offence to be against the imperial edict.

Unless Xiao Ning wants to bring about his own death, she would be completely safe and sound!

An Su saw it clearly—the two of them were acting bashfully—her sneer became even more intense, and when she saw the trace of hope rising up in Zhen Zhu's eyes, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, "I did not imagine Sixth Prince is still so protective of young girls, and is so concerned about a servant girl. It's not impossible for me to let her go, but it's up to you. How anxious are you to save her?"

"What do you mean? Do you want to negotiate with me? Ji Huachang, don't go too far. "

"You can watch her die too."

"You …"

"She's my servant, it's perfectly justified for me to deal with her. Even the matriarch agreed, so what right do you have to object?"

"Just based on the fact that you are not only losing your own face, but also losing my face, I would definitely disagree with that!" Xiao Ning roared. Without her, he would not have been laughed at by the rest of the people. Now she should have the nerve to challenge him.

An Su raised her eyebrows and laughed instead, "If I remember it correctly, when the imperial decree arrived, no one knew about the matter of the bestowal except you guys, and just now, Sixth Prince said that Your Highness would immediately go to the palace and ask the Emperor to take back His Majestiy’s imperial decree. Your Highness, you also said that even if you do not marry in this life, Your Highness would definitely not marry me, Ji Huachang.

"You …"

Seeing that Xiao Family was speechless, An Su said: "Furthermore, I have given her the chance. As long as Sixth Prince agrees to have Hua Chang following you wherever you go, Hua Chang will naturally let her go. So, is there anything you are still not satisfied with?”

"Forget it! I will never agree."

Xiao Ning ground his teeth in hatred and frustration. This woman really could not change her temperament at all, and she dared think of monitoring his movements like a sticky ointment on him? No way! Now he itched to get rid of her. Only a brain-dead person would agree on such absurd terms.

Xiao Ning rejected her flatly, not giving it any leeway.

An Su didn't mind at all, and then she turned to Ji Yanran: "It looks like you're only so-so in his heart. You see, it's not because I didn't give you the face, but because of his unwillingness to compromise for the sake of you. And you, Zhen Zhu, you saw it too, it's not because I didn't want to give you a way out. If you want to vent your hatred, you have to blame your Second Miss's inability to seduce men. "

"But don't worry, everyone says that Second Miss of the Marquis Yongning’s Mansion is the kindest girl, that she don't even dare to trample any ant to death. Now if a living person like you is dead, she will definitely be heartbroken and she will definitely prepare a good coffin to see off you to hell. I'm just a bit worried. Sister, everyone in our house knows of this matter, but the world doesn't understand the ins and outs. What if everyone says that you're so cold-blooded that you don't even save a servant girl?"

After the young girl finished her words, she giggled with her tragic face. Her gloating look was both terrifying and savage, just like countless blades stabbing into Ji Yanran's heart.

Lady Liu gritted her teeth. What nonsense! Her daughter was the dignified daughter of the great marquis mansion. How could she possibly see off the lowly maidservant to the grave? Then what did she, the Wife of Marquis become of? She didn't think that after jumping into the river, the slut would become smarter.

Zhen Zhu was stunned for a moment, then rushed forward to hug Ji Yanran wailing: "Second Miss, I beg you to save me, please help me, okay? Saving a life is better than building a seven-win Buddha. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life. Second Miss, say something. You can't just watch me die …"

Tears and nasal mucus were flowing down Zhen Zhu's face, staining Ji Huachang's beautiful dress. Seeing this, Ji Yanran's heart was filled with anger. She raised her leg, about to kick the servant away, but she just happened to meet Xiao Ning's gaze, and could only stop her action.

"I... Elder sister, how can you say that about Ran? It's not because Ran don't want to save Zhen Zhu, just because Ran, Ran … " Her pretty face was pale and white, her bright eyes filled with tears. That pitiful look made Xiao Ning's heart ache and even his eyes hurt.

“Yan Ran and I are just on terms. We treat each other with respect and never go beyond the line. Ji Huachang, you had better watch your words. Stop your nonsense about flirting around. You are simply messing around like a scoundrel. You just want to take this chance to disgrace Ran and force me to agree on your conditions! Even if you succeed, I will only hate you even more, and your reputation will also become even worse.”

"If I want to, what can you do to me?"

Seeing Xiao Ning spits flying everywhere, An Su retreated a few steps and looked downwards, suddenly laughing out loud: "Am I wrong? When the imperial edict was passed down, I, the future empress of Sixth Prince, had still not died, but she even dared to hold hands with her future brother-in-law in public. Isn't it seduction? Do you really think that it only matters when two of you lie naked on the bed? That's wrong. In that case it's called improper interactions, or flirting. When you get married it's called adultery! If a man and a woman like that were to be caught red-handed, they would have to be paraded through streets and soaked in a pig cage according to the law. "

Everyone was watching.

Boom!

Ji Yanran's face turned completely red. She immediately withdrew her hand as though she was bitten by a snake.

"You are so despicable, shameless and vulgar, your words are no different than a shrew's. I disdain to bicker with a shrew, and I will ask my father right now. You want to marry me? I would rather shave my head and go to be a monk." Xiao Ning was so ashamed in anger that he almost vomited blood. Then he turned around and left.

"Wait!"

An Su opened her mouth and called out to him: "Sixth Prince is so capable! When you can’t justify your position, you just leave? Do you want to save this servant or not? You have to give me the word." What kind of person did they think she was? They humiliated her as much as they wished and now just left?

How dare they pick a quarrel against her?

She would let them bear the consequences!

Xiao Ning stiffened, clenching his teeth in silence.

An Su turned to Ji Yanran: "or you can do it. If you don't want to save the servant, then I’ll send someone to execute her!"

"Second Miss, save me!"

Zhen Zhu's soul was scared out of her body as she was screaming for help. Ji Yanran's face turned red, white, and then green. If she didn't save the servant, she would have a reputation of being cold-blooded. But she was also unwilling to save the servant, after all there was no good about Zhen Zhu’s living— she was Ji Huachang's servant, so her death could worsen Ji Huachang's reputation. How nice!

Furthermore, if she made the demand, but Sixth Prince refused her, then she would lose all face in front of everyone. Even if Sixth Prince really agreed, her presence by Sixth Prince's side would be justified undeniably in the future.

She was even more unwilling.

Ji Yanran’s face turned pale when it occurred to her that she had landed in a dilemma. She almost couldn't resist cursing out loudly. This slut thought that there was nothing else she could do?

"Little sister, please show your opinion before you want to faint out."

Ji Yanran was trembling, and then An Su sneered at her and added the last straw: "If you faint out now, Zhen Zhu really has no way out."

The word 'little sister' was extremely ear-piercing to Ji Yanran. What did it mean that if she fainted out, Zhen Zhu would not have a way out? Zhen Zhu’s life and death was all up to Ji Huachang herself, but now Ji Huachang should use it to threaten her instead. This slut, Ji Huachang was truly malicious.

"Sixth Prince …"

Ji Yanran staggered, and her vision turned black, but this time she was not pretending. She turned to Xiao Ning, her eyes filled with grievance, and her hands crumpling the kernels.

"Alright, Ji Huachang. I promise you, but, don't regret it." He replied one word after another, just like squeezing these words through teeth. He had never been forced like this. Yet, this woman had the guts to land him into such a state.

This was simply shameful and humiliating!

"Zhen Zhu, thank Sixth Prince and second miss for saving your life." Xiao Ning's eyes burned with anger, a trace of killing intent flashing past, but An Su acted as if she had not seen it. After hearing Zhen Zhu's gratitude, a taunting look flashed past her face. She had only one regret in her life that she had fallen in love with the member of Xiao Family.

From now on, she would never be that stupid again!

The autumn wind blew, and the smell of blood filled the air. The woman stood alone beside the corpse. No one dared to stand close to her. Her slim body was as slender as a bamboo, yet it was also like a pine tree standing upright on a cliff amid a snowstorm.

That instant of gaze, for some reason, made Lady Liu feel like looking up to her.

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

Lady Liu instantly came out of her trance, observing An Su, who was disheveled, in suspicion. She denied herself secretly. She must have been possessed. Since this slut was brought up by her, she knew Ji Huachang’s temperament better than anyone else did. It was just the marriage edict and Sixth Prince’s passion for Yanran that made Ji Huachang acted so rashly. Ji Huachang just wanted to take revenge on them for these reasons.

The servants dispersed and the corpses were carried away.

Only then did Ji Yanran wiggled her bottom and walked forward step by step: "Since you have pissed off the Sixth Prince, are you satisfied now? I never thought that after dying so many times, sister, you would still be so stubborn. The more you threaten me, the further Sixth Prince will keep away from you.”

"Are you trying to show off or begging for my mercy?"

An Su regained her senses, and looked down to see Ji Yanran's pale face: "At least, the title of the Sixth Prince's empress is mine. As long as the Marquis Yongning's Mansion stands, and father and grandmother are still around, the Mansion of Marquis is my backer. What does he, Xiao Ning, dare to do to me? "

The Hou family was her backing?

The woman's cold voice sounded beside An Su's ears. She began to mock herself. From now on, she was Ji Huachang.

The Yongning Ji Zhan had actually become her father!

That woman had said that her military power had already fallen into the hands of their own people. After she died, the Commander Seal would definitely return to the Emperor's hands. As far as she knew, the emperor had given her 200,000 of the 500,000 soldiers to Yongning Ji Zhan.

As for the other three hundred thousand soldiers, it was either in the hands of the emperor or he had given it to someone else.

She didn't know, so she still had to find out the truth.

After her fake death, she directly went to the Ancient Phoenix Town to recuperate, so she left the Capital and isolated herself from the outside world. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been unaware of the execution of the An family.

She had already skipped the three month when she reborn.

It happened that in Ji Huachang's heart, there was nothing else other than Xiao Ning. But for the fact that this matter was related to the Marquis Yongning, she probably wouldn't have been able to find any information related to him in her memories.

Ji Yanran's face turned pale from being retorted by An Su: "Sister is too arrogant. Don’t forget that there are so many people within the Capital that even Father cannot afford to offend. The Marquis Yongning’s Mansion is your backer? Think about how prominent the An family was? Who would expect that they would collapse just like that? Not to mention that you have still not become the Sixth Prince's empress. Even if you are, it doesn't mean you will be for the rest of your life.

"Yanran, shut up!"

Lady Liu hurried to stop her: "Li Family, Zhang Family, what are you talking about? Remember never to mention that word ever again, in case you bring disaster upon yourself. Chang Er, please don't argue with Yanran. She is just a minor girl blabbering nonsense. I apologize to you for her. I know there is a misunderstanding between the two of you, but it doesn't matter. One day you will understand that your mother is doing this for your own good. You must have been tired after these troubles. Why don’t go back and have a good rest?" Her face was all smiles, and her expression had long before returned to normal, which impressed An Su.

"The An family …"

An Su glanced at Ji Yanran, thoughtfully repeating these two words, then she suddenly laughed: "You are right, but unfortunately, you seem to have forgotten who is this Crown prince of the Marquis Yongning’s Manson?"

Her seemingly unintentional words were blown away by the wind, causing Lady Liu and Ji Yanran to freeze in place. An Su smiled, turned, and left. As she turned around, her smile faded, and her eyes became icy cold.

The An family couldn't even be talked about.

What exactly did Lady Liu's warning mean?

With just a name, how could it make the Wife of Marquis be so closely guarding like a secret?