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The original owner and Ning Shuzhen were close friends. Their fathers were candidates in the same year and were superiors and subordinates, one was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the other was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Therefore, the original owner and Ning Shuzhen had known each other since childhood and had a close relationship.

Ning Shuzhen was a non-competitive person. She turned a blind eye when her mother and sister were bullied by concubines and her brother was oppressed by illegitimate sons.

On the contrary, the original owner was a strong-willed and vindictive person. Seeing her best friend being bullied, she would naturally not stand idly by. After finding out that her best friend didn't use the advice she gave, she took it upon herself to teach her concubine a lesson.

Ning Shuzhen's step-mother and step-brother were driven back to their hometown, and only then did Ning's mother and Ning Shuzhen's sisters start to live a normal life.

But Ning Shuzhen was not grateful to the original owner. Instead, she felt that the original owner had gone too far. Her stepmother and stepbrother had only made minor mistakes and did not deserve such severe punishment.

Later, the two were selected together and became concubines in the harem. Ning Shuzhen became Ningpin because her father had a higher official position, while the original owner was just a noble lady.

Although the two did not live in the same palace, the original owner often went to Liufang Palace to talk to Ning Shuzhen.

Ning Shuzhen is beautiful, gentle, and as quiet as a chrysanthemum. She is a unique flower in this harem full of blooming flowers.

The emperor made no secret of his favor for Ning Shuzhen, and soon Ning Shuzhen became the target of public criticism, with endless conspiracies and intrigues. Fortunately, the original owner often visited Liufang Palace and helped her deal with the disloyal servants, defusing several crises.

However, because the original owner had protected Ning Shuzhen from disaster and lost her fertility, she was destined to be childless and gave up vying for favor and devoted herself to supporting Ning Shuzhen.

Under the protection of the original owner, Ning Shuzhen gave birth to three sons and three daughters and ascended the throne of imperial concubine.

But Ning Shuzhen was not grateful, because this was not what she wanted. It was all forced upon her by the original owner. So, when the original owner was framed for having an affair with a guard, she was of high moral character and disdained to associate with the original owner.

The original owner was sent to the cold palace and her father was dismissed from his official position. Only the Ning family became increasingly powerful because of Ning Shuzhen's six children.

But the original owner raised six children, and in the end he ignored the original owner's requests for help and watched coldly as the original owner's family was demoted.

But things turn around. Ning Shuzhen's current position was achieved with the help of the original owner. Without the original owner, Ning Shuzhen was soon framed by the Queen and others. Even her six children were poisoned and secretly executed by the Emperor because they were suspected of not being of the royal family.

Ning Shuzhen would only hold her noble head high and look stubborn: "Your Majesty, if you believe me, I have never done anything. If you don't believe me, I have no way to refute it."

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"Miss, the visiting card from Minister Ning's residence has been rejected." The maid Chun Xing lowered her head tremblingly.

The original owner sent a visiting invitation to Ning Shuzhen a few days ago, inviting her to a spring outing, but there has been no response yet.

In the previous life, the original owner had doubts and asked people to find out what happened to the Ning family. Only then did she find out that the Ning family was now headed by a concubine, and Ning Shuzhen and her daughter were bullied and lived in a remote courtyard.

"Has Wei Liuniang, the wife of the Minister of Rites, replied?"

"I'm back."

If the original owner was Ning Shuzhen's bootlicker, then Wei Tinglan, the sixth daughter of the Minister of Rites, was the original owner's bootlicker.

In her previous life, she did a lot of work to avenge the original owner. In the end, she was the one who gave the queen a plan and used the same trick to send Ning Shuzhen and her seven children to hell.

Now that Zhang Shan is here in this life, there is no reason to keep a like-minded (similar) best friend and continue to lick Ning Shuzhen.

"The plan remains the same. Go down and prepare."

Although Chun Xing was surprised, she didn't say anything and went downstairs obediently to prepare the things needed for the spring outing.

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the other side.

Ning Shuzhen was wearing clean clothes, sitting on a stone bench cleaned by her maid, drinking tea leisurely. She was beautiful, and even though she was in a remote and shabby courtyard, she was calm, composed and elegant.

Mrs. Ning was wiping her tears while taking care of Ning Shuhui who had a high fever. She did not look happy at this, but only worried.

She was a weak woman who had relied on her husband's family all her life. She was a decent housekeeper, but she was still no match for the concubine who came prepared.

Especially since the concubine was Lord Ning's first woman, she had a illegitimate son before she even got married.

She could only swallow these grievances.

But thinking about how Mrs. Zhang, who also had no opinion of her own, gave birth to a strong daughter, she protected the mother and child well and prevented them from being bullied by the concubine.

She no longer despises him, but only envy.

"Zhen'er, didn't Zhang Shan ask you out recently?"

Ning Shuzhen put down her teacup and nodded gracefully to Madam Ning, "I haven't received any visiting cards recently, so I guess there aren't any."

"Then will it be possible that the visiting card was intercepted by Aunt Zhong?"

Ning Shuzhen frowned, "No, Aunt Zhong's methods will only be used on father, and will not embarrass us. You are too worried."

There was a crack on Madam Ning's face. Was she being overly suspicious? Then why were the three of them hiding in this shabby courtyard?

Ning Shuzhen seemed to understand what Mrs. Ning meant. "It was because you made a mistake that Dad punished you. You should admit your mistakes. Aunt Zhong is not a bad person. Don't misunderstand her anymore."

Madam Ning turned her head away. She had already explained that it was not her who did it, but no one believed it, not even her two daughters.

Seeing Mrs. Ning crying silently, Ning Shuzhen had no thoughts, her expression was indifferent, and she even took a sip of tea.

"Sister Shan, come here quickly. This is the first batch of loquats this year. My throat is uncomfortable. You can drink more loquat juice that I stewed myself later."

As soon as Zhang Shan got off the carriage, she smelled a sweet fruity aroma, and on the pavilion there were two baskets of yellow loquats.

"Have you picked all the loquats on the farm?"

Wei Tinglan nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

The two of them walked into the pavilion arm in arm, and Chun Xing and the others began to prepare a barbecue. In previous years, when they went out for a spring outing, they would accommodate Ning Shuzhen by making tea and eating cakes, but there was never such a grand occasion.

"Sister Shuzhen isn't coming?"

Seeing Zhang Shan shaking her head, Wei Tinglan was even happier. She had always disliked Ning Shuzhen, thinking that she was pretentious and fake, and her high-handed attitude made people feel uncomfortable.

"Sis Shuzhen won't come, so let's have some barbecue. I just got a recipe for barbecue, and I'll ask Chunxing to grill it for you later."

"Okay, as expected, I can eat meat by following Sister Shan."

Wei Tinglan tactfully did not mention Ning Shuzhen again. The two of them ate meat and drank tea in the pavilion and chatted about gossip in the capital. They had just reached the age of 15 and were not engaged.

"I heard that Lai Meiyun lost a lot of weight in preparation for the general election next year. She really worked hard to get into the palace."

Lai Meiyu is the youngest daughter of the prime minister and the younger sister of Concubine Mei in the palace. Concubine Mei has been taking Xiji Pills all year round for dancing, and has been unable to give birth to a child in ten years since she entered the palace. Therefore, she urgently needs a daughter of the Lai family to come to the palace to bear a child for her.

In her previous life, Concubine Mei wanted to kill the mother and keep the child. Lai Meiyun died in childbirth, but the remaining child was indeed a princess, which greatly disappointed Concubine Mei.

But the Prime Minister's Mansion no longer had a daughter of the right age, so she could only arrange for her maid to climb into her bed. The maid knew that she had no way out, so she turned against her, causing Concubine Mei to suffer the consequences.

The maid was a bit lucky. She was not very good-looking, but she was very capable. Not only did she protect the child, but she also successfully reached the top.

Ning Shuzhen lived in the dilapidated courtyard for two years. During this time, her sister Ning Shuhui died of a high fever, and her younger brother was framed by his half-brother and had his leg broken. His future was hopeless.

Ning Shuzhen also became enemies with Madam Ning and her biological brother because she protected Aunt Zhong and her half-brother. After Madam Ning went to the farm, she occupied the yard alone.

Two years passed in a flash. Zhang Shan and Wei Tinglan's relationship became better and better, but she became more and more distant from Ning Shuzhen. The two had not met or exchanged letters in the past two years.

So, Zhang Shan was surprised to meet Ning Shuzhen in the talent show.

At this time, Ning Shuzhen had sparse and yellow hair, rough skin, and a thin body. She didn't look like someone who was raised in wealth. She looked like a country bumpkin who ran out from some corner.

Ning Shuzhen came closer when she saw Zhang Shan. "Sister Shan, I haven't seen you for a few years. Why are you so distant from me?"

Looking at Zhang Shan's skin, which was more delicate than snow, her aura was sharp and dazzling, and her whole body was full of vitality, like a rose with tenacious vitality.

Compared to the immaturity two years ago, Zhang Shan has grown up now and become more beautiful and outspoken.

And she...

Ning Shuzhen looked at her hands, which were covered with calluses. Ever since her maid Qingbi was sold, she had to do everything by herself. In order to have enough food and clothes to eat and wear, she had no time for romance.

"It's Sister Shuzhen. I thought you were the daughter of some county magistrate. You haven't been out socializing for a long time. Are you sick?" Wei Tinglan was worried that Zhang Shan would be deceived by Shuzhen, so she stood in front of Zhang Shan like an old hen protecting her chicks.

Even the slow-witted Ning Shuzhen sensed Wei Tinglan's hostility. She just glanced at Zhang Shan, and when she saw that she did not stop him, she lowered her head.

"No, I'm just too busy..."

She didn't say what she was busy with, hoping Zhang Shan could guess it or look it up herself.

Ning Shuzhen is always like this. She likes to say half of what she wants to say and hopes others will guess the rest. If they guess wrong, she will get angry.

"I see. No wonder my sister sent me invitations again and again, but I rejected them all. By the way, did sister Shuhui stay at the manor with aunt? Why didn't she come out to play?"

Speaking of this, Ning Shuzhen felt a little guilty. Ning Shuhui had a high fever, and Mrs. Ning couldn't leave, so she asked Ning Shuzhen to call a doctor, and the doctor came.

But at the same time, Aunt Zhong had a miscarriage. Ning Shuzhen thought that Aunt Zhong was still pregnant, so she took the initiative to give the doctor to Aunt Zhong.

As a result, Ning Shuhui died in Mrs. Ning's arms before the doctor could arrive.

Madam Ning went mad and slapped Ning Shuzhen, then pushed Aunt Zhong down. Aunt Zhong had a miscarriage and Madam Ning was sent to the farm.

Ning Shuzhen, the culprit, was caught in a dilemma. The maids around her were sold, and she lived alone in a small courtyard without food or clothes.

This is the truth behind the mother-daughter feud.

"Sister Shan, let's go quickly. The talent show is about to start and we're going together." Wei Tinglan pulled Zhang Shan away and glared at Ning Shuzhen.

Ning Shuzhen felt very aggrieved. Zhang Shan had been so good to her before, why didn't she continue now?

If Zhang Shan had found out earlier, she wouldn't have suffered for two years and been blamed by her mother and brother.

Ning Shuzhen had good bone structure, but bad skin, rough and yellow skin, and hands not tender enough, so she was eliminated in the preliminary selection.

Ning Shuzhen's failure to be selected was something Zhang Shan had expected.

Zhang Shan and Wei Tinglan were selected, with the same rank, both being nobles.

Also selected was Ning Shuzhen's half-sister Ning Shurong, who was not very pretty and behaved in a petty manner.

Not long after Ning Shuzhen lost the election and returned home, she was framed by Aunt Zhong and married to her nephew.

The entire Zhong family was freed from slavery and lived in a courtyard with two entrances on Luoque Street.

Ning Shuzhen had no choice but to marry a servant because she had lost her innocence. She was extremely unwilling and her face was full of rejection, but she didn't say anything, and Lord Ning didn't know what to say.

Ning Shuzhen had a falling out with Madam Ning. Madam Ning did not show up when she got married, and did not give her any dowry. The dowry that Aunt Zhong arranged for her was pretty but useless.

The wedding was even more shabby. Lord Ning didn't want to lose face, so there were no relatives or friends present. Ning Shuzhen was really aggrieved to the extreme.