Chapter 223 Just a Woman
In fact, he originally wanted to marry Shang Xi himself so that Shang Xi's secret would not be discovered.
We’ll see what Shang Xi thinks then.
If he wants to leave, he will fake his death and start over with a new identity.
If he wants to stay in Shengjing, then she can pretend to be his wife. When he has the opportunity to conquer the world in the future, she will give him a title and a nobility. If he doesn't have that opportunity, she can also ensure that he will live a happy life.
But Prime Minister Chen refused.
He doesn't allow any accidents to happen.
He even picked someone for Shang Xi.
As for Xiao Ning, he was simply sent by Shen Zhiyi to entertain Shang Xi.
During that time, Shang Xi was overwhelmed by the issue of selecting a son-in-law.
It just so happened that Xiao Ning was chasing him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
He casually designed Xiao Ning to go to Shang Xi's side.
Shang Xi hadn't even taken a shower at that time, so his identity wouldn't be discovered.
He just wanted Shang Xi to vent his anger by using this title.
Unexpectedly, Shang Xi did not touch Xiao Ning, but let him go back. After that, rumors spread that the emperor had granted the marriage, and Shang Xi did not refute it at all and agreed directly.
Later, Qiu Shou fell off a cliff. He thought Shang Xi was dead and went to pay his respects secretly.
Fortunately, he is alive, fortunately, Xiao Ning is also alive...
Shen Zhiyi looked at Xiao Ning's back. The young general strode towards the messenger, even the ends of his hair exuding a sense of youthful vigor.
He raised his foot and followed.
Shen Zhiyi also sent a letter home, and I think Shen Xiang also wrote back to him.
When he came to the messenger, he saw the messenger handing a thick envelope to Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning took the envelope and looked at the four big words "Personally addressed to the Prince Consort" on it, with a faint smile on his lips.
Shen Zhiyi looked at her like this, his Adam's apple rolled, and his heart felt stuffy as if needles were stabbing into it again and again.
"Hasn't His Majesty ordered you to come?"
The messenger shook his head and said, "No, I heard that His Majesty seems to be unwell."
As soon as these words came out, the charming feeling in Xiao Ning's heart instantly disappeared. She looked up at the messenger and asked, "What's the matter?"
Messenger: "...I'm just a messenger."
How would he know why His Majesty was ill?
Seeing that the messenger could not answer, she lowered her eyes to look at the envelope. Such an important matter, she thought the princess would have some explanation in the letter.
Thinking of this, she took the letter and strode towards the barracks.
Shen Zhiyi also wanted to pass on the letter sent to him by Chen Xiang, and turned back to his barracks.
Seeing Xiao Ning and Shen Zhiyi leave, Li Yuan clapped his hands and signaled the soldiers to continue training.
As for the poor Xu Chong, he naturally accepted defeat and went down the mountain to fetch water.
Xiao Ning returned to the barracks and couldn't wait to open the letter.
Along with the letter fell out a white handkerchief. She unfolded it and saw an exquisite and beautiful sword tassel lying in the middle of the handkerchief, along with a small note.
She picked up the slip of paper, which was written in the princess's handwriting: "I really like that gold hairpin. This sword tassel is a return gift. Please don't despise it, my husband."
Xiao Ning's throat rolled as she picked up the sword tassel. The tassel was very beautiful, with a small oval gold piece in the middle and a small word "Ning".
She would love such a gift so much, how could she dislike it?
She twirled the tassel of her sword and moved closer.
A faint cold fragrance penetrates into the nose.
This familiar smell made her shudder.
She hadn't smelled him in a long time.
She overestimated herself.
It turned out that just smelling the incense he often used made her heart beat out of control.
How could she treat him normally in the future?
Especially after confessing...
She was even a little afraid that the princess would show disgust in her eyes.
Xiao Ning couldn't help but wonder why he didn't grow anything extra.
When this idea first came to my mind, I was so frightened that I almost died on the spot.
How could she have such an idea!
Just a woman.
Just a woman...?
Xiao Ning clenched the sword tassel tightly, picked up the white handkerchief, and put it to her nose to sniff it.
The handkerchief carried a cold fragrance that was even more intense than that on the sword tassel.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The scene I had seen before popped up in my mind.
It turns out that the princess already liked her so much at that time.
But there is a gender gap between them.
The princess always treated her as a man.
He liked Xiao Ning in a man's skin, not the real her...
But even so, I can't convince myself not to like him.
Xiao Ning lowered his eyes and gently flicked the tassels on the sword with his fingers.
She gently placed the thing on the corner of the desk and opened the letter to read it carefully.
At the beginning of the letter, he thanked her for the gold hairpin she gave him and said it was very beautiful.
Besides, there is no news about Lin Si Niang in Shengjing City.
He then told her about the current situation in Shengjing City and analyzed with her the advantages and disadvantages of the current situation for them.
The emperor was seriously ill, and only the second prince was left to serve him.
In just two months, the third prince, the sixth prince, and the eldest prince passed away one after another, and the court was in chaos.
Xiao Ning had seen the second prince before. He looked dull and honest, but he didn't expect that he was actually a real pig pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
At the end of the letter, he once again reminded her to be wary of Shen Zhiyi.
At this time, those ministers must have started to take sides, and the Shen family would inevitably take action to show their loyalty.
Xiao Ning twisted the letter paper with his fingers.
If the second prince succeeds to the throne smoothly, I wonder if he will still let her continue to suppress the rebellion.
After all, strictly speaking, she is the emperor's person.
A new emperor appoints new ministers.
If a dispute arises at that time, she can just return to Shengjing under the banner of doubts about the emperor's cause of death.
But the princess...
If he stays in Shengjing any longer, he will be a sitting duck!
Xiao Ning felt that if she could think of this, Shang Xi would certainly be able to think of it as well, but why didn't he tell her about this in his reply letter?
What exactly is his plan?
Xiao Ning was a little anxious.
She stood up, sat down, and stood up again. Finally, she folded the letter and put it on her body. She strode out of the barracks and walked towards Shen Zhiyi.
Shen Zhiyi was also reading the letter.
Prime Minister Chen also told him about the current situation in Shengjing City. He asked Shen Zhiyi to find an opportunity to kill Xiao Ning, put the blame on the royal family, and then lead the army back to Shengjing.
Then his life story will be made public.
He inherited the throne.
After Shen Zhiyi finished reading the letter, his blood seemed to freeze.
It took a long time before he blinked.
It was too sudden and he was not ready to be an emperor.
He didn't want to kill Xiao Ning either.
He even felt that following Xiao Ning into battle was a wonderful life, so wonderful that it gave him a rare sense of security...
He somewhat missed such days.
There was no intrigue among the soldiers, and everyone obeyed Xiao Ning's orders.
They killed the enemy together and recaptured the city together.
At night, when they were chatting around the campfire, Xiao Ning would tell them many fresh and interesting stories and teach them some military songs.
The soldiers sang together in loud and clear voices.
Sometimes he couldn't help singing along.
Shen Zhiyi didn't want to kill Xiao Ning, nor did he think he had the ability to kill Xiao Ning.
She doesn't like him.
Even a little disgusted with him.
There was no chance for him to do it.
Moreover, even if he killed Xiao Ning, Li Yuan, Xu Chong and the like, he might not be able to recover the city.
They only followed Xiao Ning's lead.
Although Xu Chong is dull, Li Yuan and others are not stupid.
How could it be possible that whatever he said was true?
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