It was evident that Ning Yuqin truly desired to marry Yan Zhao!
She even failed to detect the sarcasm in Ning Ywan's tone and never once suspected that the man on the ground was not Yan Zhao at all.
Previously, Ning Ywan had thought she was somewhat clever, capable of deceiving the Ning couple and the former self.
But today, she only found her utterly foolish, having lost both face and dignity.
Ning Yuqin happily helped up the still-dazed man. "My lord, sister has agreed to let Yuqin marry you!"
"Ridiculous! Shut your mouth!"
Ning Fengnian, unable to bear it any longer, smashed his teacup. "Servants, lock the second young lady in the wood shed! Release her only when she comes to her senses!"
The servants dragged Ning Yuqin out of the room. Coincidentally, she came face to face with Yan Zhao, who was standing indifferently to the side.
Surprise flashed in her eyes, and a sense of unease slowly welled up in her heart.
Thinking back on the tones of the Ning couple and Ning Ywan just now, she suddenly pushed away the servants holding her.
She rushed back into the room to look at the man's face. It was indeed an exact match!
"Two young lords?"
She harbored a faint suspicion, as if she had touched upon the truth of the matter.
But then she immediately dismissed it. It was impossible!
She must have been seeing things!
Her glance back at Yan Zhao caught Ning Ywan's attention. She realized that she hadn't dispelled the illusion yet.
With a casual hand gesture, she saw Ning Yuqin regain her senses and clearly see that the man she was hugging was actually Tang Sanjin!
She pushed him away abruptly. "How could it be you?"
Tang Sanjin was still dazed, obviously not fully awake. "Second young lady, do you want to have fun with me again today?"
The word "again" was quite thought-provoking!
The Ning couple's expressions turned strange. So this wasn't the first time!
It was this damned Tang Sanjin again!
Who on earth had secretly let him out!
Ning Yuqin kicked him hard. "Nonsense!"
Only then did she realize!
No wonder her father and mother had acted so strangely and had always refused to admit that it was Yan Zhao!
No wonder Ning Ywan had first refused to let her marry Yan Zhao and then agreed to let her marry the man on the ground!
It turned out that from beginning to end, the man she had seduced into bed had never been Yan Zhao.
It was, instead, the most disgusting Tang Sanjin!
But the Ning couple no longer believed her. Both of them blushed with shame. "Hurry up and take the second young lady away!"
They were also worried about soiling Ywan's and the young lord's eyes.
However, Ning Ywan hadn't seen much. The moment she saw Tang Sanjin,
the soul in her chest emitted a faint sense of relief. By chance, these two had gotten mixed up again.
As for Yan Zhao, he remained as cold as ever on the surface, but warmth welled up in his heart.
Ywan had just refused Ning Yuqin for his sake!
She really did want to possess him all to herself!
A San was hidden in the tree, watching this entire "drama" from start to finish.
He kept a low profile and took no credit!
When the young lord and the young lady left the back garden, he saw Ning Yuqin furtively calling out "brother-in-law young lord" into the air.
So he kindly threw the hidden Tang Sanjin over to her.
Seeing Ning Yuqin actually hugging Tang Sanjin and calling him "brother-in-law young lord", he knew that this stupid second young lady of the Yongning Marquis Mansion was a bit off in the head.
So he followed them all the way and witnessed with his own eyes the two of them having an affair.
Then, before Hong Ye could report the matter, he found Yan Zhao and quietly told him the truth.
"Humph!"
A San snorted softly. This was the second time he had seen something he shouldn't have!
It was all because stupid A Si had gone to Jiangxi. Otherwise, this task wouldn't have fallen to him.
Inside the room, Yuan Qingrong's body swayed unsteadily. If it weren't for Ning Fengnian's timely discovery, she might have fallen to the ground.
"My lady!"
"Mother!"
A faint golden light glinted in Ning Ywan's eyes. She carefully examined Yuan Qingrong's body and found that she had just been overcome with anger. Only then did she feel relieved.
She had only wanted to avenge the former self, but she hadn't thought about whether the Ning couple could bear it.
After all, the two of them had painstakingly cultivated Ning Yuqin for fifteen years, and Ning Yuqin had always shown her obedience in front of them.
If Ning Yuqin hadn't committed the crime of killing the former self in her previous life, they should have been a harmonious family.
It was a pity...
Tears welled up in Yuan Qingrong's eyes. "Ywan, mother is fine."
She wanted to talk to Ning Ywan about Ning Yuqin but then closed her mouth.
Even she knew of Ning Yuqin's desire to marry the young lord. Ywan was already a sensitive person. What if she reverted to her former cautious and submissive self?
Ning Fengnian obviously understood her thoughts and quietly patted her on the shoulder.
"We in the Marquis Mansion have failed to discipline our wayward daughter properly, and she has done something wrong. But Ywan is obedient and sensible. She is different from Yuqin. Young lord, please don't blame Ywan."
Yan Zhao nodded. "Father-in-law, please rest assured."
He paused for a moment, as if remembering something. "Today's matter is quite serious. If it spreads, it may also affect Ywan's reputation."
Ning Fengnian nodded. He understood what Yan Zhao meant.
It was nothing more than to marry off Ning Yuqin as soon as possible before the truth spread.
He had originally planned to find a suitable noble family for Ning Yuqin in a few days.
But now that she had lost her virginity, they could only simplify everything and find an ordinary family for her.
In the wood shed.
Ning Yuqin saw Hong Ye, who told her in detail that Yan Zhao had been with Ning Ywan all along.
After she finished speaking, Hong Ye shivered and looked around. "Miss, have we encountered a ghost?"
Just then, a cool breeze blew through the wooden window, making a "creaking" sound. It scared her so much that she immediately hid behind Ning Yuqin and didn't dare to open her eyes.
Ning Yuqin shook her head and stared. "There are no ghosts in this world."
She simply didn't believe it.
Hong Ye hesitated to speak. She wanted to say that if there were no ghosts, how could she have clearly seen a hanging ghost?
She could even smell the cold aura of death at that time.
But Ning Yuqin didn't believe in ghosts and gods. She only thought that the two failed plans were because Ning Ywan had sprinkled illusion powder in advance.
Ning Yuqin bit her lip and thought. She had gone to so much trouble to obtain something, only to find that Ning Ywan had already gotten it.
And she had been hiding it all along. Presumably, it was for today.
"But the change in the eldest young lady's personality is really strange. I always feel that a ghost has possessed her."
Hong Ye timidly said, "She can't be that powerful. How could she always see through your plans!"
There was some truth to what she said.
At the beginning, when the Ning couple had brought Ning Ywan back home, Ning Yuqin had seen with her own eyes how weak and submissive she was and how she had fallen into the traps she had set time and time again.
If she had been pretending from the very beginning, then the game she had played was too big.
A dark light flashed in Ning Yuqin's eyes. "If she is a ghost, I will send her to hell."
The wood shed in the Yongning Marquis Mansion was spacious and clean. Ning Yuqin found an empty space to sit down and thought about how to get out of the wood shed.
At that time, she had thought she was sure to win and had gone against her father's and mother's wishes. She was afraid that they were now completely disappointed in her.
If she wanted to walk out of the wood shed openly, she had to win back her father's and mother's hearts.
"Miss."
Hong Ye's worried voice woke her up. She looked down and saw that she had pressed her long, slender nails hard into her palm due to excessive force. Blood was oozing out in an instant.
Hong Ye looked at her bloody palm with heartache. She searched all over her body but couldn't find any medicine. She could only use a handkerchief to bandage it first.
But Ning Yuqin stared blankly at the wound. After a long time, a strange smile curved her lips. She knew how to win back her father's and mother's hearts.