novelThe Blood Jade Bracelet
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As the door was pushed open in the darkness, Ning Xueyan opened her eyes calmly. She looked at the slender but elegant black figure walking to the bed. The figure seemed to be gloomy and cool wherever he went. She sighed softly like Lanning, and then she tried to get up by holding the edge of the bed.
"Well, you know I'm coming. Were you waiting for me?" Ao Chenyi lowered his head and saw Ning Xueyan calmly sitting up. His long and narrowed eyes seemed to have water flowing through them, which made it difficult for people to guess what he was thinking.
The moonlight shone through the window, but Ning Xueyan could still see his sly eyes. She leaned back against the cushion with a slight smile on her lips."Prince Yi, you don't want me to be sifted out tomorrow!"
Tomorrow would be the first round for eliminating people, which would be the most basic one. A noble lady was always good at playing Qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even if she was not proficient in them, she was able to perform something. If she could not pass the test, how could she gain popularity among the royal family? How could she even enter Prince Yi's Manor?
"You are sincere. Aren't you afraid that I will not be able to get a dancing dress in time for you?" Ao Chenyi snorted and sat down beside Ning Xueyan's bed. He leaned back lazily against the bed and pursed his thin lips, looking at the girl in front of him, with displeasure.
Under the moonlight, her face was as cold as the moon. Because of the cold light, she looked paler. She revealed a bit of laziness and charm in her pale face. Her long black hair fell to her shoulders, which made her exquisite facial features more prominent and charming.
Under the moonlight, her watery eyes seemed to be hazy. Her moist eyes could melt people's hearts.
The dancing dress that she had asked Xinmei to find was a fabrication. The Lord Protector's Manor had never prepared a dance dress for her. So, what Ning Xueyan meant was to let Xinmei look for Ao Chenyi. She believed that Ao Chenyi would find a way to make a dance dress for her, in half a day.
These things were not crucial to Ao Chenyi at all. Initially, he did not want to even bother coming here, but he came!
"Thank you, Prince Yi." Ning Xueyan felt uncomfortable under his gaze. She tilted her head slightly as she thanked him.
"Have you decided what your dance routine will be tomorrow? I don't think I've heard that you're good at dancing. You've been shut up in Bright Frost Garden for so many years. How could your mother teach you how to dance when you're ill?" Ao Chenyi said coldly.
"My mother only taught me once or twice. Later, I thought it was fine, so I danced secretly." Ning Xueyan said softly, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she had not realized that Ao Chenyi was ridiculing her before.
She had found this reason earlier. If she were Ning Xueyan, she would know nothing. However, she was Ning Ziying, who had been strictly educated by her mother. Thus, it was not difficult for her to handle this. To deceive the public, she said so. After all, the rebirth was unimaginably queer. If she said so, people would believe her.
"If it doesn't work, I have my way to let you pass." Ao Chenyi's handsome face was partly hidden and partly visible under the moonlight. He casually leaned against the bed rail opposite Ning Xueyan, looking evil and enchanting. If it weren't for his cold temperament, she could almost forget that this Prince Yi was like a bloodthirsty Shura.
Ning Xueyan shook her head and refused with a smile."I don't dare to bother you, Prince Yi. After all, it's in the imperial palace. If you interfere too much, I'm afraid of being noticed." Ao Chenyi had someone in the imperial palace, but these people were his spies after all. If they were discovered because of her matter, it would be a waste.
"Are you worried about me?" The handsome face, which was far away, suddenly appeared in front of Ning Xueyan, almost touching her white and tender forehead. She was so shocked that she could not help moving back. She blinked her long eyelashes and looked into his beautiful but enchanting eyes.
"Prince Yi, I am faring as well as you. So, I'm worried about you." Ning Xueyan did not know what he meant, but she answered carefully for fear that he would suspect her.
"Would you like me to get you out of the palace a few days later?" Ao Chenyi said with a smile on his face.
"Prince Yi, is it proper?" Ning Xueyan thought for a while and asked. She did not want to take part in the Beauty Contest. In the imperial palace, she felt more helpless than in the Lord Protector's Manor. Lanning was the only one whom she could count on. There were too many people in the imperial palace who could take her life.
If possible, Ning Xueyan would rather go out of the palace.
"I have the final say." Ao Chenyi stepped away from Ning Xueyan and said listlessly.
These words... were like what Prince Yi had said!
"I'm at your disposal, Prince Yi." Ning Xueyan thought for a moment and made a decision. There was a hint of joy in her watery eyes, but she still bit her lips and asked, "But what do you think is the proper way to get away from the manor?"
"I'll tell His Majesty directly that I like you and want to marry you." Ao Chenyi suddenly reached out his hand to touch Ning Xueyan's smooth hair and gave her an evil glance.
"Prince Yi, you'd better not. I'll think about it again. If there's anything I need, I'll ask you for help." Ning Xueyan sighed and said helplessly, while her watery eyes subconsciously looked depressed. She did not expect anything. It might be best for him to be so high-key and deal with things in this way, but she would be in the midst of the storm.
"You don't like my idea?" Ao Chenyi narrowed his eyes, which glowed ferociously. He said this in a neutral tone, filled with coldness.
"No. It's not suitable for me. If I agree with your idea, you'll have to bury me until then!" Ning Xueyan sighed and snarled, "Your Highness, this will be suitable for your legal wife."
Hearing that, Ao Chenyi had a smile on his face. He glanced at her listlessly. Suddenly, he turned his head and whispered in Ning Xueyan's ear, "Well, since you like to keep a low profile, I'll figure out such an idea."
Because he suddenly came over, his red and thin lips touched her delicate and white face, which aroused a burning sensation in her. Besides, his gentle breath blew softly through the hair on her temples, which made her have some ambiguous feelings. Her heart thudded sharply twice.
Suddenly, a slender and sturdy hand touched her thin wrist. Before Ning Xueyan could react, a blood-red bracelet was placed on her wrist.
"This is..." Ning Xueyan's eyes fell on the jade bracelet in her hand involuntarily. It was an exquisite bracelet, with a golden bell hanging below it and a pearl quivering on it. Its color was similar to that of Ning Xueyan's skin. It was beautiful and elegant, exuding a magnificent beauty.
"This is a blood bracelet, which is suitable for women. If you are in danger, you can gently press here, and there will be several poison needles which has anesthetic." Ao Chenyi shook the bracelet lightly with his fingers and pointed to an inconspicuous golden button. There, Ning Xueyan found that there were three small gold buttons at the connection between the bracelet and the bell.
Ao Chenyi pointed to the one in the middle.
It was indeed a delicate and practical bracelet, a perfect tool for women's self-defense. In the dangerous Imperial Palace, Ning Xueyan felt that she also needed such an amulet.
"Thank you, Prince Yi." Ning Xueyan turned the bracelet over, with a happy look on her face. With such a bracelet, she felt more at ease to some extent, so she did not refuse his gift.
"You like it?" Ao Chenyi's voice was a little drawling, but he was in a good mood. At least, he was not indifferent to Ning Xueyan.
"I like it very much." Ning Xueyan raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and her smile was as pure and bright as a flower. She turned the bracelet in her hand with her slender and tender fingers again.
She liked this bracelet. She had heard from Xia Yuhang that there was such a bracelet, but she had never seen it before. After her rebirth, she also wanted to find a place that made one. She had asked several jewelry shops, but they all said that they could not make it.
The blood-red jade bracelet made her skin on her delicate wrist look very pure.
Ao Chenyi narrowed his beautiful eyes slightly, with a deep and thoughtful meaning. It was rare that he did not make her feel embarrassed. He got up and stood in front of her bed.
"Wait a few more days, and when I have arranged everything, I will let you go back."
After that, he turned around and walked out. Under the moonlight, the beautiful Equinox Flower had a blood-thirsty but enchanting beauty.
The door closed gently, and darkness enveloped everything. Ning Xueyan listened carefully and heard the sound of the door closing. Then Lanning screamed in panic. As the door suddenly opened, Lanning relaxed when she saw Ning Xueyan sitting quietly in the dark.
"Young Lady, this is..." She held a box in her hand. From her perspective, Ning Xueyan could see nothing, but only a corner of the beautiful cloth.
"Bring it to me!" Ning Xueyan nodded and gestured her to come over.
She put the box on Ning Xueyan's bed. The dress that unfolded was gorgeous and beautiful. It was silver with a light water-colored edge at the collar. The hem of the dress was embroidered with lotus flowers, and a thin layer of gauze adorned the dress, which looked very elegant.
"Young Lady, this is... a gift from Prince Yi?" Lanning did not see anyone just now, but when she thought of Ning Xueyan's words and saw her calm look, she guessed everything.
She blacked out just now. When she woke up, she saw such a gorgeous box on the table. There was no one in the room. She only saw that the door of the inner room was slightly closed. She had rushed over in fear.
"Yes." Ning Xueyan reached out to feel the corners of the beautiful dress. Then, she felt the shining dress sliding through her fingers. It was made of excellent material. It had been an offering from the south of the Yangtze River. The embroidered lotus on it was also lifelike, which was said to be a lost needle art.
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