Upon hearing this, Su Luo felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that Nangong Qing was truly destined to be separated from this stunningly beautiful princess of Beiliang.

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned. He had originally intended for Nangong Qing to live a carefree life as a prince.

Whether the person beside him is a princess of Northern Liang, she is not involved in court politics, and she has the merit of a marriage alliance between the two countries, it is all good for him no matter what.

However, the Imperial Advisor later said that Ye Qianning's marriage alliance was an ominous sign, so he gave up the idea.

"Second brother, have you thought this through? The Northern Liang princess will only be your concubine."

"Father, I have made up my mind. Princess Qianning and I are in love. Didn't you say that Princess Qianning can marry whoever she takes a fancy to?"

The emperor remained silent. The imperial advisor had instructed him to say so, and he had simply told his two sons what he meant. But alas…

Royal family affairs are national affairs. He glanced at Nangong Qing inadvertently. Princess Qian Ning had already been proposed to, yet he still showed no reaction at all.

Nangong Qing didn't care about the emperor's look, but in Nangong Jingyao's eyes, it was a thorn.

It seems Ye Qianning was right. No matter how good his political achievements were, if he didn't win his father's favor, it would all be in vain.

He had finally managed to remove the crown prince from power, and now, watching Nangong Qing rise step by step to a high position, Nangong Jingyao had a fleeting thought of killing Nangong Qing to prevent future troubles.

"Second Prince, if you are sincere, I will order the Regent to come and discuss this. You may all leave."

Nangong Jingyao was secretly delighted. Did his father agree?

"Thank you, Father Emperor!"

"Your subject takes his leave!"

"Your Majesty, I take my leave!"

After leaving the palace, Su Luo jogged up to Nangong Qing and looked at his smiling face, which was not the same as before.

"Nangong Qing, how long are you planning to ignore me?"

Nangong Qing's eyes darted away, avoiding Su Luo's gaze: "I wasn't avoiding you!"

"You still say no? Although I don't know what's wrong with you lately, and Ah Xu won't say anything, I'm very worried about you."

Nangong Qing felt a tremor in his heart. Su Luo's concern for him was only out of friendship.

"I wasn't feeling well a while ago, but I'm all better now."

"Is it ready? Let me take a look."

Su Luo took his wrist, checked his pulse, and found that he really had no illness, so she was relieved.

"You're so young, you should take better care of your health."

"Um!"

Before boarding the carriage, Nangong Jingyao glanced back at Su Luo and Nangong Qing, clenched his fists, exuding a murderous aura, and angrily entered the carriage.

“It’s almost the end of August, and I’d like to take out the dividends from Fumanlou and donate them to the reservoir construction. If you have time, let’s go over the accounts,” Su Luo said.

“I also donated my share. Most of the wealthy merchants in the capital donated a lot of money to the construction of these reservoirs, so I naturally couldn’t be left behind.”

Both of them agreed to donate their share of the profits, leaving only Ah Xu's share if Ah Xu also wanted to contribute to the reservoir.

The three of them don't need to keep accounts this month; they can just donate the profits.

"By the way, you need to be careful lately. The capital may be uneasy. Also, you are now the supervisor of the reservoir, so you need to be even more careful."

Su Luo trusted the Imperial Advisor's judgment. Although she didn't know what would happen in Nanning, she still kindly reminded her friend.

"I will!"

After returning, Su Luo was still worried about Nangong Qing, so she told A Xu not to worry about Fu Man Lou and to stay by Nangong Qing's side. Seeing how unwilling the Second Prince was today, she was really afraid that Nangong Jingyao might do something.

In Wanxiu Pavilion, Xie Wanwan had just returned from the Shen Family Chamber of Commerce, and she told Su Luo everything she had seen and heard on the way.

“Your Highness, I heard from Ah Xu today that the Second Prince has proposed to the Princess of Beiliang. It seems to be true. I just returned and saw him and the Princess of Beiliang go to the teahouse with my own eyes.”

Xie Wanwan was concerned about the Northern Liang princess because Wanxiu Pavilion wanted to cooperate with Northern Liang. As long as the two countries formed a marriage alliance, Wanxiu Pavilion could advance into Northern Liang.

Northern Liang is rich in jade and is a wealthy place. Once trade is established, the future of Wanxiu Pavilion will be immeasurable.

"Yes, news should come out in a few days."

Su Luo just couldn't understand why Ye Qianning would rather be Nangong Jingyao's concubine than Nangong Qing's principal wife.

Did she also think that Nangong Jingyao would be the future king of Nanning? And that she wanted to become the future imperial concubine?

That evening, while Su Luo and Xie Wanwan were still busy at Wanxiu Pavilion, they were surrounded by hundreds of guards outside the door.

Their aggressive demeanor clearly indicated that they were specifically there to deal with Su Luo and Wanxiu Pavilion.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! It's the Second Prince's guards!"

Su Luo also saw Nangong Jingyao. Fortunately, Wanxiu Pavilion had started work early today, and all the workers had gone home, leaving only Xie Wanwan and her.

The two walked into the courtyard, and Nangong Jingyao came to meet them with his sword drawn. Several people simultaneously pointed their swords at Su Luo.

"How dare you, Su Luo! You actually dared to kill the Crown Princess! I, the Prince, will kill you to vent my anger!"

Su Luo shielded Xie Wanwan behind her, then looked down at the long sword that Nangong Jingyao was pointing at her neck.

He sneered, "The Second Prince has no evidence whatsoever, yet he claims I killed the Second Prince's wife. How laughable."

"Do they really need so many soldiers to capture me? Even archers have come."

Seeing the archers climbing all over the walls of Wanxiu Pavilion, as well as the dozens of people who had entered and the more than one hundred people surrounding her, none of them dared to make a move against her.

"Guards, search this prince's residence."

Su Luo examined Xing Sisi and found that her condition was not a serious problem. With proper rest, she would only get better day by day, especially with Madam Xing taking care of her.

It's impossible that she died without warning because I treated her, unless she was overcome by anger and resentment.

The only thing that could make Xing Sisi so angry was that Nangong Jingyao was going to marry the princess of Beiliang.

It doesn't matter who the concubine marries, but it's different if she marries the princess of Northern Liang. After all, she is a princess of a country.

Xing Sisi is merely the daughter of the Minister of Works. Her status alone is not as noble as Ye Qianning's. As the principal wife, she will be suppressed by a concubine in every way from now on. How can she have the face to go out and see people?

Besides, if there are any important occasions in the future, she will have to bring this concubine along, and she can't afford to lose face like that.

She must have argued with Nangong Jingyao about this, otherwise, with all the maids in the house, she couldn't have been driven to her death by anger.

These are all Su Luo's guesses. As for Nangong Jingyao's current act of turning the tables, is it because he feels guilty, or does he want to maintain his relationship with the Minister of Works and shift the responsibility onto himself?

"Hmph! For no reason at all. If it weren't for you, the Princess Consort would never have died. I don't care how much my father values ​​you, or whether you are Prince Yu or not."

"You killed the Crown Princess, no one can save you, Su Luo, you can only wait to die."

Nangong Jingyao uttered harsh words, but he dared not advance his sword even slightly. He only wanted to shift the blame to Su Luo, but dared not lay a hand on her.