But at this moment, looking at this woman who clearly possessed great power yet remained aloof and detached from all conflicts, he felt genuine respect for her.
"It was my overthinking. Your Highness, I thank you."
A hint of shock flashed in Lu Ning's eyes.
She knew her own husband best.
Although he had the Lu family as his backer, all of Xiao Ping's political achievements were made by himself through hard work.
That proud spirit was also what she admired most.
At this moment, this surrender is entirely voluntary.
She couldn't help but feel even more admiration for Jiang Qingwan.
She bent down and helped Xiao Ping up.
“Husband, you’ll know once you get to know her that the princess is a very easy person to get along with. You don’t need to be so tense.”
Xiao Ping straightened his robes, looking much more relaxed than before.
"Madam is unaware that strange things have been happening frequently in the capital lately, causing much discussion among colleagues in the court. Now, there's been this incident of a demon transforming into a monster, its blade aimed at political affairs. I fear someone is secretly manipulating things to incite unrest."
Fu An'an asked curiously, "Are there other monsters?"
Xiao Ping shook his head.
"It's not a demon. In fact, it was an auspicious event. In Dapo Village, twenty miles outside the capital, a Tai Sui appeared. It was dug up and enshrined in the ancestral hall. But from that day on, strange things happened frequently in the village. Some people even saw the phantom of a fierce god Shura in the sky above the ancestral hall in the middle of the night. Rumors spread and people were in a panic."
Jiang Qingwan's eyes lit up.
Although she agreed to repair the Nine Dragons Formation at the Hall of Mental Cultivation that day, the formation had been destroyed and the dragon energy was almost gone, so rebuilding it would not be easy.
The appearance of this Tai Sui gave her a new idea.
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