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An Lingge's heart started to beat faster, causing her to turn her head in panic and avoid Mu Junhan's eyes.

With her shy appearance, Mu Junhan confirmed the guess in his heart. He let out a low and deep laugh, and took out a whistle that he prepared beforehand, handing it over to her, "Hey, this Hereditary Prince's token of love with you, you must keep it well."

Mu Junhan did not give his the chance to reject, he lowered his voice and whispered into her ear, "This whistle can summon my Dark Guard, you will need it."

The whistle carried his faint warmth and placed it on An Lingge's palm. The warmth seemed to travel from his palm to the bottom of his heart.

The corner of An Lingge's mouth twitched, the expression in her eyes changed, as if she had to struggle for a while before she finally decided to keep the whistle.

"Thank you, Hereditary Prince, for your good will."

Mu Junhan curled his lips and was about to say something, when footsteps came from not too far away.

He cast a sidelong glance at the figure, and taking into account An Lingge's reputation, he turned around and disappeared.

After being scolded by the Old Mistress, An Lingyi naturally had to go to Madam Li and cry.

She had already fallen into the water, and being frightened by grievances made Madam Li's heart ache, and when he heard that today's banquet was entirely set up by the madame for An Lingxue to find a good home, Madam Li's heart was not feeling good at all.

She ordered a servant to call An Lingxue into her own courtyard, but maintained a gentle and amiable expression on her face, "According to Yi Er, the old lady has specially arranged today's banquet for Second Young Miss?"

An Lingxue looked up, innocent and naive, "Grandma said so, it should be so."

"Oh, what a coincidence." Madam Li laughed, her eyebrows were filled with joy, "I was thinking about Second Young Miss's wedding for the past few days, who knew that I would think the same thing as the Old Mistress."

She put down the teacup in her hand and said earnestly, "Originally, the marriage of the Second Miss should be decided by the Third Master and your mother. But now that you have returned to the capital from the ancestral home, you are part of our family. I have no choice but to say a few words about the Second Miss."

An Lingxue nodded respectfully, but no other expression could be seen on her face, "Aunt, please speak."

Seeing that she was not shy in the slightest when it came to her marriage, the Madam Li looked at her with disdain, "The Second Miss is the direct daughter of the Third Branch, and also the great-nephew daughter of the Prince. If we were to talk about marriage, the other party must not be a poor person."

Madam Li paused for a moment, frowning, sorrow in her eyes, "But the Third Master is just a virgin, if Second Miss wants to marry into the high officials' family, I am afraid it will be difficult. I thought about it and wondered if I should find a rich family in the capital. If the second young miss were to marry into a rich family, she could be considered to be extravagant and wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing. second young miss, what do you think? "

"The words of the matchmaker for the marriage that has existed since the ancient times, the matter of Little Xue's marriage, naturally has to be decided by Father and Mother. With Aunt saying this to Little Xue, I can't make a decision either." An Lingxue replied obediently, making it hard for others to find any mistakes in her answer.

The light in Madam Li's eyes changed, the smile on her face remained kind and amiable, "I'm just telling you this way, to let you think it over in your heart. Naturally, I won't let you decide right away."

She called the maidservant over and ordered a new packet of tea, "This is the Cloudy Mist Tea that I just got in the spring. I heard that your mother loves the Way of Tea the most, so you brought it back for her to taste."

This was the kindest and most generous of aunts.

An Lingxue lowered her eyes, a dim light flashing across her eyes.

If not for Madam Li's words and words, she would be very happy.

Heh, you want me to marry her, a dignified direct daughter, the granddaughter of the Old Duke, to a merchant?

Even that bastard girl, An Lingyi, would never marry a merchant.

An Lingxue's eyes flashed with a dark light. After returning to his own courtyard, she immediately sent her trusted servant to the Old Mistress' courtyard.

"Madame, please go and save the young lady!" An Lingxue's servant, Mingyue Mingyue, hurriedly rushed into Qing Feng Yuan, and rushed into the old mistress' room without caring about the etiquette.

The madame's face immediately darkened, "They are rampaging about without any rules!"

"Old madam, please do not bother with formalities. Please go save the young mistress." Tears streamed down her face, and the impatient look on her face made the madame frown.

"What happened to Little Xue, quickly tell me." The old mistress was about to sit in her chair when Mingyue suddenly knelt on the floor and pleaded, "It's too late, young miss couldn't bear it and wanted to hang herself. The old mistress should go see the young mistress first, this servant will explain this to you later."

If An Lingxue hanged herself?

The old lady was shocked, she did not have much time to think, and immediately brought her people to An Lingxue's courtyard.

She sent someone to open the door, and saw An Lingxue standing on a chair, with a piece of white silk hanging from the beam in front of him.

"Little Xue, what are you doing?" The old mistress shouted and hurriedly instructed the people beside her, "Hurry up and save Second Miss!"

However, An Lingxue looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes, her expression sad, "Grandmother, I am sorry, but Little Xue can only repay you in her next life for your kindness."

She stepped out of her chair, her neck wrapped in the white silk, and her slim body swayed from side to side.

"Save him, quickly save him!"

The old mistress' shrieks changed, her lips quivered in fear and her mind went blank.

Fortunately, the nanny that she brought with her was quick-witted and had strength. She stood up and carried An Lingxue off the chair, then extended her hand to check the Second Young Miss' breath and turned around to look at her husband, "Second Young Miss is still alive."

Only then did the old lady heave a sigh of relief, her expression full of lingering fear, "Quickly call the doctor for Little Xue, nothing can happen to her."

The doctor quickly came over and prescribed medicine for An Lingxue. Only then did the latter slowly wake up.

"You silly child, why did you suddenly want to commit suicide? If you had left, how sad would Grandmother be?" The madame hugged her beloved granddaughter as tears streamed down her face.

In the blink of an eye, An Lingxue's tears fell from her eyes, "Grandmother …"

Her voice was choked and slightly hoarse, from the wound in her throat when she hung herself.

The old mistress wiped her tears and made a face at Mingyue. "Tell me, what happened that made Second Young Miss unable to bear it and end up doing such a foolish thing?"

Mingyue kneeled on the floor with a thump, her face full of indignation. "The madame doesn't know that the young mistress was called by her concubine after she returned from your courtyard." "Aunt said that she wanted to betroth Miss to a merchant in the capital, so Miss couldn't bear it and impulsively decided to give birth to her."