Chapter 31: Realizing that in the previous life

"The miracle doctor asked me to come to you because he wanted to meet you." Uncle Song took out a piece of letter from his sleeve. "The miracle doctor asked me to give it to you."

Nymph opened the letter and saw the agreed location on it. She memorized it and burned it in the tea stove beside her.

"Now that I have done what the miracle doctor asked me to do, I will not nag you anymore," said Uncle Song.

After he left, Ning Fu began to ponder the place agreed upon in the letter. On the surface, Linglongtai was a place of fireworks, but the forces behind it were quite complicated. She wondered which nobleman in the palace Doctor Mu was familiar with.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the curtain being lifted, and a man in ochre tights appeared. Who else could it be but Zong Si.

Ning Fu was only surprised for a moment, then she calmed down. She knew that he was like this because he didn't trust her about the matter of Doctor Mu: "When will the prince come back?"

"Two days ago." Zong Si said calmly. He just learned that a strange person appeared in Nuanxiang Pavilion, and guessed that it was related to Doctor Mu, so he did not show up to test her.

And this time, she still has the ability to predict the future.

Doctor Mu didn't recognize her at this moment, which made her identity seem even more strange.

"Sir, what do you want to ask me?" After the conversation with Mr. Song just now, he must have some suspicions, such as how could she have a prescription that even Doctor Mu himself did not have.

Zong Si's gaze fell on the delicate earrings on her ears. Women in Dayan usually wore jade ornaments, but she wore a different one every time. Pearls and gems were common on her.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ningfu stood up, not caring about her still painful knee for a moment, and was about to fall to the ground.

Ning Fu sighed in her heart. After this fall, she would probably have to recuperate for another half a month.

However, it was different from what she expected. Zong Si pulled her, and she knew that she was leaning against his chest.

His arms were broad and steady. Many people distinguished him from the sturdy and powerful generals because of his handsome face. However, he had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his figure was no worse than those generals.

In Ning Fu's opinion, Zong Si was definitely a strong and muscular man, or in layman's terms, a macho man, except that he was more handsome in appearance.

"Thank you, Prince." The next moment, Ning Fu pushed him away. She didn't want to take advantage of him at all.

Zong Si glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong with your legs?"

"I was injured after kneeling for too long." She did not hide anything about these trivial matters.

Zong Si paused, but his unfamiliarity did not diminish, and said, "Where is the plaster in Qingtian Pavilion?"

"The Imperial Art Examination is coming up soon, so it will be inconvenient for me to leave the house these days." Ning Fu told him something serious. "Dr. Mu wants to meet me. I plan to go by myself the first time, and then ask about Yu Furong's antidote."

Zong Si obviously had no intention of participating and did not say much.

"Sister Wei is still waiting for me, I'll leave first..." Seeing that he had no intention of interrogating her, Ning Fu was about to leave.

Although besides themselves, the only person who knew that he was here was Zhang Zhong, Ning Fu didn't want Zhang Zhong to misunderstand that there was anything wrong between them.

As long as she sees Doctor Mu and comes to Yu Furong, she won't have to see him again, and this can be solved easily.

"The fourth lady's dream is helping my second brother a lot right now." Zong Si said lightly.

Nymph forced a smile and said, "I don't know why I had this dream. I guess God is blessing the Second Young Master."

Zong Si said: "Is that so."

"Of course it is so." said Nymph.

"Fourth sister, where are you?" Wei Ziyi's voice rang out at this time.

Wei Ziyi's footsteps were getting closer. Ning Fu was getting anxious and was about to leave.

"It's not like you're giving it to your lover privately, so why are you in such a hurry?" Zong Si looked at her and said coldly.

"The prince returned to the capital without even knowing Sister Ning, but he came to see me privately. To outsiders, how is this different from a private transaction?" Ning Fu recalled the casual chat she had with Zong Ning today. It was obvious that she didn't know that Zong Si had returned.

She didn't care about anything else and walked out. She didn't notice that there was a slight change in Zong Si's eyes behind her, and then he quickly regained his composure.

…

Wei Ziyi was about to push the door open, but it was opened first and Ning Fu walked out.

"I was so scared. I thought someone had kidnapped you." Wei Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief. When she saw that Ning Fu had not come out for a long time, she forced her way into the backyard.

"The goods in front are gone. The manager sent someone to get them. He was afraid that I would be bored waiting, so he arranged for me to have some tea in the backyard." Ning Fu found an excuse in an instant and said with a smile, "Sister Wei, let's go back."

"Sister Ning from Prince Xuan's Mansion seems to be very enthusiastic about you recently." After arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Wei Ziyi suddenly said.

Nymph didn't know whether it was because of Zongduo, and just thought that she was also puzzled.

Ning Fu planned to give one of the two boxes of Snow Skin Cream to Madam Ning, and the remaining one was specially ordered for Wei Ziyi.

"It's a gift from me. My aunt won't say anything." Nymph said.

Wei Ziyi was touched, but she didn't want her to always think about her like this, "Fourth sister, you don't have to think about me like this."

"Since my sister has married into the Duke's Mansion, I naturally have to be nice to her." Ning Fu said with a smile.

Later, the doorman came to Zhuyuan and said, "The young lady from the Fu Mansion sent someone to deliver something to you."

When Ning Fu opened it, she found it was medicine for healing wounds. This was naturally a gift from Zong Sirang.

Anything that could be delivered to his door must be a good thing. Zong Si's invisible writing ink came in handy. He wrote a thank-you letter and had someone send it over.

Since then, there has been no movement from Zong Si.

By the time of the imperial arts assessment, Ningfu's legs were almost healed. Horse riding does not require as much hand feel as archery. What matters is the core and the degree of coordination with the horse. If you can do it, then you can do it. Ningfu's equestrian performance was tied with Zong Ning for first place.

Maybe it was because he had won first place in archery last time, so it wasn’t such a sensation when he won first place in imperial riding again.

However, the weight of being the first in both arts was still enough, and more and more families stepped into the threshold of the Duke's Mansion. However, in this matter, quality is more important than quantity. If there is no suitable one, even if many men come to discuss, it will be difficult to make a marriage.

What's more, Ningfu has no plans to talk to her husband's family for the time being.

Throughout the month of February, apart from the assessment of the female monarch's imperial skills, the most sensational thing was the return of Prince Xuan's mansion to the capital. Everyone in the capital admired the fact that the war was settled so quickly, but they could not help but sigh that the Hu people, who had occupied half of the northern land in the previous month, had become so weak.

Emperor Jingwen was so overjoyed that there was singing and dancing in the palace for three days.

Ning Fu was not invited to the banquet in the palace, but she went to the banquet held in Prince Xuan's mansion.

As soon as Zong Ning saw her, he went to Zong Duo's yard excitedly, "Second brother, Sister Ning is here."

Zong Si paused holding the chess piece and looked at her.

"Let's play this game tomorrow." After hearing this, Zongduo hurriedly got up and left.

Zong Si looked at his back, frowned, and had an extremely cold expression.

…

"I think the prince's marriage is settled this time when he comes back. The emperor also talked to him about this matter in the palace a few days ago." Rong Min said to Cheng Shuang beside him.

Cheng Shuang's face didn't look good.

"The prince usually refuses, but this time he didn't deny it." Rong Min nudged Cheng Shuang with his elbow, "Why are you so uninterested today? Don't you usually love coming to Prince Xuan's mansion?"

Zong Si's marriage was about to be decided. Cheng Shuang was feeling upset and didn't want to pay attention to her. She said to Ning Fu beside her, "Sister Ning, do you want this osmanthus cake?"

Before Ning Fu could say anything, Zong Ning took her arm and said, "Sister Ning, sit with me for a while."

After saying that, he took her away.

Ningfu had a bad feeling in her heart, fearing that this matter was related to Zongduo.

As it turned out, she was not wrong. After seeing Zongduo, Ningfu was thinking about what excuse to make to leave while she bowed and said, "Second Young Master."

When Zongduo saw Nymph, his eyes softened, and took on a bit of the immaturity that is unique to unmarried men.

During this period in the north, he often thought of her. Thinking that she saved him from danger, he felt so warm!

A few days ago, I heard that she had made good achievements in imperial arts, and I looked at her with even higher regard.

A woman who is good at riding and shooting is even more admirable. Even he can't be the first in both categories!

"Thank you, Fourth Miss." Zongduo said solemnly.

Nymph only wanted Zongduo to owe her a favor, but she had no intention of developing further relations with him, so she said cautiously: "It's just a small matter. Second Young Master should thank you for listening to my dream. If Second Young Master hadn't taken precautions himself, no matter how much I said, it would be useless."

Zongduo, however, just thought that she was a good person and did not seek credit for it.

What a good lady!

He took out a hairpin and said, "Fourth Miss, I don't know what you like, but I thought this hairpin would look very good on you, so I bought it as a thank you gift."

The hairpin flower was silver-white all over, but different from ordinary silver, the pistil was covered with a layer of fine gold powder, and the edges were outlined with indigo jade fragments, which was very sparkling.

This was the first time he gave a gift to a lady, and he felt a little nervous and shy.

Ning Fu was used to seeing fine things and knew that they were expensive. Moreover, a hairpin was a gift from a man to a woman, which was of great significance. She could not accept it. She just smiled and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master. I have received your kindness, but it is too expensive. I cannot accept it."

Zong Ning felt so jealous that her second brother had never been so attentive to her. It must have taken a lot of effort to choose such a beautiful hairpin.

Zong Duo pondered for a moment, knowing that he had embarrassed her. He did not want to embarrass her. When they got to know each other better in the future, there would be plenty of opportunities to give it to her. So he took the hairpin back and asked, "What does the fourth lady like?"

"If I encounter difficulties in the future, Second Young Master can lend a hand, how about you give me a hand?" Ning Fu thought about it and decided to ask for something useful.

"That's not difficult." Zongduo smiled and agreed readily.

As for the others, Zongduo is not in a hurry and they should get along slowly.

Seeing him so happy, Nymph couldn't help but smile. It was comfortable to get along with such a person, unlike the other one who had a tortuous mind and was extremely distant and cold, making it hard to figure out his thoughts.

The two chatted politely for a while.

Zongduo had not proposed marriage, so she was not in a position to express her attitude. But it didn't matter. She could express her attitude when he proposed.

Nymph quickly found an excuse to leave.

Although Zongduo was somewhat reluctant to leave, he also knew that if he stayed any longer, people outside would think too much, so he did not say much.

She was very familiar with Prince Xuan's Palace, and did not want to go through the crowd and let people know that she had just been with Zongduo, so she planned to go around the rockery.

But I didn’t expect that Zong Si was here.

From this angle, one can just see that she was with Zong Duo and Zong Ning just now.

"Prince." She whispered.

"Play the next game with me." Zong Si glanced at her.

Ning Fu said, "Today, there are many people in the palace."

"You have been chatting with my second brother for such a long time, don't you think it's too much of a bother?" Zong Si asked calmly.

Ning Fu thought to herself, you are the one who usually avoids suspicion, and now you say this.

But she never liked to bother about these little things. Since he invited her, he was probably sure that no one would find out.

"Then I will play a game of chess with the prince." Ning Fu obeyed respectfully.

This game of Go, however, also tests one's patience and character. Ning Fu recalled the moves she had made in her previous life before slowly placing a move.

But in her previous life, Ninfu played chess with him quite a lot in order to spend more time with him, but it was just to pass the time. She did not study it seriously like she did horse riding and archery.

Zong Si quickly followed.

Nymph could handle it at first, but gradually, she found it difficult.

She had to stop and look at the chessboard carefully. She felt that the distribution of the chess pieces on the board was somewhat familiar. She was startled and stopped. She smiled politely and said, "Your Highness is a master chess player. I admit defeat."

If he were to realize that this chess skill also has his own tricks, Zong Si would not know how he would doubt her.

"The fourth young lady's chess skills are not bad either. I think the people who often play chess with the fourth young lady are proficient in this art." Zong Si curled the corners of his mouth. This expression made him seem a little cold.

Nymph agreed: "He is indeed a skilled old gentleman."

"But I don't know what that gentleman's name is?" Zong Si asked.

Nymph couldn't help but glance at him; he seemed a bit aggressive today.

"I don't know the gentleman's name, but I know he stayed in my house for a while in his early years. Maybe he has passed away." Even if Zong Si wanted to find him, there would be no evidence.

Zong Si looked at her and said nothing more.

When Nymph made her second move, he could tell who her chess skills resembled. However, compared with horse riding and archery, she did not take chess seriously, so although she seemed to be proficient in it, she was actually a paper tiger once she tried.

And this paper tiger did not want him to find out where her master came from. No wonder she went to Lu Xingzhi to learn riding and archery. It was a pity that although he and Lu Xingzhi had the same master, they had different archery habits, so she did not hide it.

Zong Si rubbed his forehead. He was willing to teach her so patiently, and taught her riding, archery, and chess. If she was really his wife, what would the relationship between them be like?

He couldn't imagine why he would marry Miss Ning Si.

Or maybe she is not the legal wife.

Ning Fu thought for a moment and changed the subject, "I heard that the prince and sister Xie will be married soon after they come back. They are a perfect match, congratulations."