At the end of the Si hour on March 27th of the ninth year of the Xuanli calendar, Fu Xiaoguan and his party returned to Jinghu Villa in Guanyun City without waiting for the end of the literary gathering.

Of course, his departure once again caused a lot of discussion among students in the Big Buddha Square.

Many of the words were naturally unkind, but Fan Tianning was the only one who stared at Fu Xiaoguan's back in silence for a long time.

Miss Tang San also looked at the back and thought a lot.

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Ning Siyan lay in a chair, quietly basking in the sun.

A straw hat covered his face to block the glaring sunlight, and his greatsword was inserted beside him, emitting a cold and chilling light.

And there was a man standing opposite him at this moment. He was Ning Siyan's father Ning Fatian!

Ning Siyan did not lift the straw hat from her face, "Although you went to Luomei Mountain in Canghai, it seems that you did not fight with You Beidou."

"I went to Luomei Mountain not to fight You Beidou, but to deliver a secret decree for His Majesty."

"...So that's why You Beidou came here, and you went to the Imperial Guards camp and took away the Imperial Guards commander, Xiao Zhan?"

"This is His Majesty's chess game. I owe it to His Majesty, so I have to help him finish it."

Ning Fatian paused, then continued, "It's no exaggeration for you to be his doorman. He's the emperor's son, the future Crown Prince. I heard he wrote a poem on your mother's painting. I'd like to see it."

Ning Siyan stood up from the recliner, the straw hat slipping off his face. He looked at Ning Fatian and said, "Actually, you don't deserve to see this painting and this poem, but I still want to show it to you, even if it means fulfilling your wish."

He took out the painting from the small building and handed it to Ning Fatian.

Ning Fatian unfolded it and took a look. His brows slightly furrowed and his eyes gradually lost focus. After a long time, he handed the painting to Ning Siyan.

"...I've memorized these words. You can keep this painting. I'm leaving now to do something for the Queen Mother."

Ning Siyan thought about it and didn't ask him what he was going to do for the Queen Mother. Instead, she said, "I don't like Zhuo Yixing's granddaughter. You have to cancel this marriage yourself."

Ning Fatian was silent for a long time, then said two words: "No!"

He turned and left without even looking into Jinghu Villa, as if he wanted to completely forget about this place.

Ning Siyan squinted her eyes and looked at the back. The big sword beside him suddenly made a loud sword chant, and the sword body vibrated, but it did not fly up in the end.

"You say no, so it's no?" He sneered, put the painting back into the small building, came out to pick up the straw hat, and lay down on the chair again, but what he was thinking about was the girl named Hanlu on the shore of Shili Pinghu Lake.

When Fu Xiaoguan and his party returned to Jinghu Villa, they saw Ning Siyan lying in the middle of the intersection.

Ning Siyan took off the straw hat on her face, sat up, and then stood up, her eyes fixed on Fu Xiaoguan's face.

Fu Xiaoguan was inexplicably surprised and asked, "Why? I've only been away for three days, don't you think you don't recognize me?"

"No, I need to take a good look at you... You really do resemble His Majesty somewhat, seven points, at least seven points!"

Fu Xiaoguan was startled. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, you just came back and don't know yet. Just yesterday, His Majesty announced to all the ministers that you are his and Xu Yunqing's son!"

Fu Xiaoguan opened his mouth in shock, unable to believe it.

This... could it be that he is really the legendary illegitimate child?

Looking at Fu Xiaoguan's appearance at this moment, Ning Siyan felt very comfortable.

"Your status is entirely thanks to the Empress Dowager. I heard that if the Empress Dowager hadn't gone to Juhua Palace, His Majesty would have had no choice but to back down amidst the opposition of the ministers. And the Empress Dowager's few words left the ministers speechless. Furthermore, during yesterday's morning court session, His Majesty deposed the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and demoted him to Prince of Ning. He left the capital yesterday..."

Ning Siyan suddenly paused at this point and frowned, because just now, Ning Fatian said that he wanted to do something for the Queen Mother!

Could it be that the Queen Mother wants Ning Fatian to kill Wu Gan?

That's His Majesty's son, her grandson. Would she really do that?

Fu Xiaoguan didn't even understand his own affairs now, so naturally he didn't notice the changes in Ning Siyan's face.

Yu Wenjun and Dong Shulan also opened their mouths wide at this moment. Although they had heard such news before, after Fu Xiaoguan explained it to them, they also thought it was just a rumor - Emperor Wen used such an absurd excuse to catch the big fish, Empress Xiao, and at the same time wiped out all the power of Gao Xian, the head of the Neichang Factory.

This was certainly a brilliant move. Emperor Wen simply showed his affection for Fu Xiaoguan and accomplished such a big thing without spending a penny.

Fu Xiaoguan told them privately that Emperor Wen was a man of great ruthlessness and they should be very careful.

But I just returned to Jinghu Villa today, and even Ning Siyan knows the news. I think the news has probably spread throughout the city again.

What’s different from the last time is that this time, His Majesty announced it personally to all the officials in the Juhua Hall!

With the Empress Dowager testifying, it must be true!

What shocked them even more was that Emperor Wen actually deposed the Crown Prince from the Eastern Palace...

Ning Siyan happened to say at this moment: "The former Prince of Ning, Emperor Wen's second son Wu Kun, has been killed by the Xiao family in Changning."

What does this mean?

They quickly realized what was happening - Emperor Wen had only two sons and one daughter before. One of this guy's sons died, and the other gave up the position of Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. But just yesterday, Emperor Wen announced that Fu Xiaoguan was his son!

They looked at Fu Xiaoguan, their eyes showing not joy but worry.

Fu Xiaoguan looked solemn at the moment, with his brows furrowed. His mind was working quickly, and he naturally understood the reason.

"So you really are the son of Emperor Wen, and you are also the crown prince of the Wu Dynasty!" Ning Siyan chuckled and shook her head: "I just wanted to have a drink, but I became the crown prince's doorman. If you ascend the throne in the future... I will still be your doorman, guarding the gate of this palace for you, and ensuring that you can sleep soundly inside."

"Get lost!" Fu Xiaoguan glared at Ning Siyan. "There must be something fishy going on. Let's go in first. I need to think about it carefully."

At this moment, a carriage drove over and stopped at the intersection. The person who got off was Nangong Yiyu, and then another person got off the carriage.

This is a tall woman wearing white clothes, with black hair and a beautiful face.

Fu Xiaoguan had seen this woman before. Just the day before yesterday, this woman and an old maid were sitting in the pavilion next to the pear garden behind the Yunqing Villa on the back mountain of Hanling Temple. She also invited him in to drink a cup of pear blossom tea, which was not very tasty.

"This is my granddaughter Nangong Dongxue."

Nangong Dongxue's eyebrows were curved, the corners of her mouth were upturned, and a pair of shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks, making her look even more beautiful.

She stepped forward and bowed gracefully:

"Nangong Dongxue, greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"