"The Empress of the Desolate Marsh is getting married? To the Crown Prince of Snow Country?" a woman asked a man.
The man looked at the woman's frantic demeanor, pushed her away, and said coldly, "The world is unified, this is a great event. No longer will the common people have to flee their homes because of war. From now on, we are all one people."
"How can that be? Impossible, impossible..." the woman cried out.
The man looked at her as if she were mad, shaking his head, "She's gone mad..."
After the man left, the woman rushed to the well. Looking at her reflection in the water, she saw how haggard she had become.
She punched the well water, gritting her teeth, "Why does she get everything? Why can she be high and mighty as a ruler, why can she marry Yan Zhao?"
She gritted her teeth so hard she felt they might shatter, and said word by word, "I, Nangong Yue, will not allow this to happen. Xue Zi Ning, you are not worthy..."
"Yue'er, why did you come here?" The man, who had rushed over, picked her up.
Nangong Yue clutched the man's collar and said, "Husband, I'm scared..."
"Don't be afraid, your husband is here..."
The man carried Nangong Yue back to the mansion.
He placed her on the bed and instructed the maids to take good care of her.
After the man left, Nangong Yue got up. She was now at the Ministry of Justice.
A wedding? She chuckled softly. Xue Zi Ning, I will turn your wedding into a sea of blood.
The maidservant beside her glanced at the ferocity on Nangong Yue's face and couldn't help but feel a little frightened. This woman had been brought back by the master not long ago.
The old woman had strongly objected at the time, but the master had been insistent.
Finally, the old woman had no choice but to agree. Then, the old woman who had opposed her entry into the mansion suffered a stroke and was bedridden. The second young lady had offended her and was confined to her room by the master.
Just then, the door was kicked open.
The maidservant saw the second young lady, along with the mansion's servants, surrounding the place.
Nangong Yue looked up at An Ling and couldn't help but sneer, "Second Miss An, what are you doing?"
An Ling said coldly, "I don't know what kind of bewitchment soup you've given my brother, but he believes you. I, however, do not. Did you cause my mother's illness?"
Nangong Yue chuckled at this, then looked up again, her eyes filled with mockery. "Second Miss An, the old madam had a stroke, not a serious illness. How can you blame this on me?"
"Don't spew your eloquent words there. Brother believes you, but I don't," An Ling said angrily.
Ever since Nangong Yue arrived at the mansion, it had been in chaos.
Her brother was completely smitten with her. If this continued, he would eventually be harmed by her.
She absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
"Guards, tie her up," An Ling commanded.
Nangong Yue did not resist, allowing the servants to bind her. She looked at An Ling and sneered, "I hope you can be this righteous when your brother returns."
"Second Miss, what else should we do? Throw her out of the mansion?" the servant asked.
An Ling stepped forward coldly, "You made my mother unable to get out of bed, and I will not let you rest either. Send her to the brothel."
The servant was stunned and quickly said, "Second Miss, that place is..."
"I know, of course. Just do as I say. When my brother returns, I will bear all the consequences," An Ling said coldly.
Nangong Yue laughed softly, "Second Miss An, your retribution is yet to come?"
"Who knows whose retribution it will be?" An Ling waved her hand, and the mansion servants did not dare to delay, quickly taking Nangong Yue out of the mansion.
"Second Miss, Master will be very angry when he returns," An Ling's personal maid, Bi Qing, said worriedly.
"Bi Qing, I can't worry about that now. Otherwise, this entire mansion will be ruined by her," An Ling said.
In the evening, An Yi returned. He didn't see Nangong Yue and asked the servants. At first, he didn't get any information, but what did An Yi do?
He was the Minister of Justice. He knew when a suspect was lying or telling the truth. After several inquiries, he found out.
"An Ling, come out here..." An Yi kicked open An Ling's room.
An Ling looked up at the enraged An Yi. At this moment, she lost all hope in her brother. "Brother, if you are looking for Nangong Yue, I have already sent her to the brothel..."
With a slap, An Ling's face turned to the side. She looked at An Yi, who was stunned. It was the first time he had ever hit his beloved sister.
"An Ling..." He tried to comfort An Ling, but she pushed him away.
"Brother, you've gone mad. You've been completely tamed by Nangong Yue. Do you know that our mother was harmed by her and is lying on her sickbed, unable to get up..." An Ling yelled at An Yi.
"An Ling, Mother was not harmed by Yue'er. Mother is just..."
"Incompetent. Brother, I am very disappointed in you. But, in this mansion, it's her or me..." An Ling looked up at An Yi and said word by word.
"An Ling, when did you become so unreasonable?"
An Ling chuckled softly at this, "Brother, you call this unreasonable?"
"An Ling, I will bring Yue'er back. If you dare to touch her again, don't blame me, your brother, for being impolite." An Yi left in a fury.
"Second Miss, this servant will go get you ice to put on your face..."
An Ling shook her head, "No need. Brother has gone mad."
"Second Miss, stop going against Master. You are no match for Miss Nangong."
An Ling looked at Bi Qing and said, "Then I will let this mansion be in such a mess because of her?"
"Second Miss, do you have any other options?" Bi Qing asked.
An Ling fell silent.
The next morning, An Yi brought Nangong Yue back from the brothel.
Nangong Yue was covered in injuries. She tightly hugged An Yi and said, "Sir, please don't blame the second young lady. She... she was just misled."
"Yue'er, don't plead for her. She is so cruel, and she will not show you any mercy in the future. I've decided to send her to the villa. She can come back when she knows her mistake," An Yi said.
Nangong Yue shook her head, "No, Sir. I don't want you to become estranged from everyone because of me."
"Yue'er, you are so kind. How could they bear to treat you like this? Don't worry, I will never let them bully you like this."
An Ling could not believe her ears. For Nangong Yue, her brother was sending her to a villa, and she could only return when she knew her mistake.
"Second Miss, how can Master treat you like this? You are about to come of age and discuss marriage. This is ruining you. This servant will go find Master..."
An Ling stopped Bi Qing and said, "Bi Qing, it's no use. Brother only listens to Nangong Yue now. Let it be. It's fine to go to the villa, but I will take Mother with me."
She had already placed her mother in the mansion and didn't trust her there.
An Yi agreed. His mother also disliked Yue'er, so now all potential enemies who might harm Yue'er were gone.