Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 10 Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
After leaving Tingfeng Courtyard, Liu returned to Taoyuanju where she lived.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard Chao Yuanzhi asking questions.

"How is it?"

Facing this husband who had been with her for seventeen years, Liu seemed particularly reserved and cautious.

She repeated what Ning Ci had just said.

After listening to this, Chao Yuanzhi frowned and was very dissatisfied.

He didn't mind that Ning Ci had an unknown background and took her in out of kindness. Not only was she not grateful, she even put forward conditions. She really didn't know what was good for her!
"Six days is six days. Xiao Liulang will not stay in our house for too long anyway. Once Xiao Liulang leaves, Ning Ci will be of no use. Then we will ask her to leave our palace as soon as possible!"

Liu lowered her eyebrows and replied compliantly, "Yes."

"I have already sent out the order. Everyone in the family will cooperate with us and will not let Xiao Wang know the truth. During this period, you must keep a close eye on Ning Ci and do not let her have any contact with Xiao Wang."

Liu asked cautiously, "But when we get married, Xiao Wang discovers that the bride is different from the morning dew he has seen before. How should we explain it then?"

Chao Yuanzhi sneered, "By then, they will have already been married, and the matter is settled. Even if they are different, what does it matter? As long as we insist that it is Chaolu who is married, Xiao Wang will have no evidence and can do nothing to us."

"In this way, A-Lu's future in the Xiao family will not be easy."

"She asked for it! She gave up her job as the young mistress of the Xiao family and insisted on running around everywhere. She has brought this upon herself and she has to swallow the bitter pill!"

Liu closed her mouth and stopped talking.

He narrowed his eyes towards Yuanzhi and spoke in a cold voice.

"I haven't settled the score with you for secretly helping Chaolu fake her death and escape. The slap I gave you last night was a warning. If you dare to act on your own again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Liu's face turned pale as she thought of something.

Chao Yuanzhi looked at her coldly, his tone lacking any tenderness between husband and wife, only unquestionable strength and oppression. "Don't think I didn't notice that there were three gold cakes missing from your dowry. You must have given them to Chaolu. Do you think she can live freely outside with the money? Naive! She is a weak woman with no past. Even if she leaves Xiangzhou City, she can't go anywhere else. My men will be able to get her back soon!"

Originally, he planned to find Chaolu and keep her under guard until she married Xiao Wang.

But who would have thought that Xiao Wang would suddenly come to Xiangzhou and go directly to the imperial palace.

The situation was urgent at the time, and Chao Yuanzhi had no choice but to insist that the girl who woke up in the coffin was Chao Lu.

Now that he was in a difficult situation, he had no choice but to let Ning Ci continue pretending to be Chao Lu and fool Xiao Wang first.

Mrs. Liu opened her mouth to speak for her daughter: "I heard that Xiao Liulang is seriously ill and may not live long. He is not a good match for her. Besides, Ah Lu has just experienced something like that and has no intention of getting married..."

He slammed the table and said to Yuan Zhiyi, "Shut up!"

Liu was so frightened that she shuddered, and the rest of her words were interrupted and she was unable to finish them.

Chao Yuanzhi stared at her closely and warned her word by word.

"I said, that matter must be kept to oneself and never mentioned again! How long Xiao Liulang can live is not something you should worry about! The only thing you have to do now is to keep a close eye on Ning Ci and not let Xiao Wang know the truth."

Liu lowered her head: "I understand."

Chao Yuanzhi thought that he would be able to use her in the future, so he slowed down his demeanor, walked forward, gently took her hand, and said to her in a gentle voice:
"Ayao, I know you love your daughter. After all, you carried her for ten months and finally gave birth to her. I can understand your feelings as a mother. But you have to understand that your daughter will get married eventually. A daughter who is married is like water spilled. Sooner or later, she will become someone else's family. In the future, I am the only one who will stay with you and accompany you until old age. I am the only one you can trust and rely on. You and I are one as husband and wife. If I rise to the top, not only can I make you a royal concubine, but I can also protect your family and bring honor to your father and brothers."

Liu secretly clenched the embroidered handkerchief and pulled the corners of her mouth to reveal a gentle smile.

"I will follow your instructions."

(End of this chapter)