It’s military power again.

Ning Xihua lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, Bai Queyue thought that she had hit the nail on the head of Ning Xihua's mind, and continued, "Cousin will sooner or later be a man who will conquer the world. If the princess expects cousin to always treat you wholeheartedly like he did today, I'm afraid you won't get what you want."

She reached out and caught a fallen maple leaf, as if she was sighing, "The so-called love of the royal family is like this red leaf. No matter how beautiful it is, it will eventually fall into the dust and eventually rot into mud."

Bai Queyue's eyes shifted from the red leaf in his hand to Ning Xihua, and he asked, "By then, the military power will be used by my cousin, and the old relationship will gradually cool down. However, there will be more and more new people in the palace. What else will the princess have left except the support of Prince Ning's Mansion?"

Ning Xihua said coldly, "But at least I still have the military power of Prince Ning's Mansion to rely on, what does Miss Bai have?"

Bai Queyue smiled, "Princess Buman, there are no girls in the current generation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. I have been brought up in the mansion by my uncle since I was 9 years old. I have always been there to become my cousin's legal wife in the future."

She crushed the maple leaves in her hands, her tone somewhat cold, "After my cousin returned, my uncle always wanted to repair his relationship with my cousin. As a daughter of the Bai family, I naturally shouldered the responsibility of connecting my cousin with the Bai family."

Bai Queyue raised her head and said proudly, "In other words, if my cousin marries me, it means he has gained the trust of the Bai family and the unreserved support of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

"Is that so?"

Ning Xihua still had a cold expression on her face, not showing any nervousness at all facing a strong rival in love.

Bai Queyue was a little annoyed by Ning Xihua's calm and unmoved appearance, as if his full-strength attack had hit cotton and there was no response at all.

She suppressed her annoyance and still uttered the words she had prepared long ago.

"I know that the princess saved my cousin's life, and my cousin is also interested in the princess. If it is the princess, I am willing to give up the position of the principal wife."

Bai Queyue paused, trying hard to ignore the bitterness in his heart.

"But the princess also knows that my cousin will not be alone in the future. Rather than letting another ignorant woman gain the advantage, it is better for me to become a bond between my cousin and the Bai family."

She raised her head and stared straight at Ning Xihua, "Trust me, I will help you clear all the obstacles that are inconvenient for you to deal with, and become your best helper in securing your position as the empress."

Ning Xihua had been silent for a long time before, but she smiled when she heard this.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Bai, but I don't really need it."

Bai Queyue was a little excited when she heard this, "I won't compete with you for the position of the principal wife, do you still want to be together for the rest of your life? You are just dreaming!"

Ning Xihua remained calm, and even looked at Bai Queyue with a hint of pity.

"I am different from you. I don't live for anyone. If he can't do it, then find someone else."

Bai Queyue was stimulated by her compassionate look and was even more surprised to hear her words.

"Don't even mention that he will definitely not be able to do it after he succeeds to the throne. Even now, he can marry you for the military power of Prince Ning's Mansion, and he can also marry me in order to gain the trust of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion!"

Ning Xihua looked at her sarcastically and raised the corner of her mouth.

Military power? Haha.

She had been clinging to Su Bi as a lifeline, and had taken the initiative to cooperate with him. Even if she wasn't with Su Bi, she would bring Ning Wangfu to help Su Bi in order to save her life.

Moreover, since he had known Su Bi, he had never asked her for any help from the Ning Palace. Instead, he had indulged her a lot.

As for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she didn't think that Su Bi's character would allow her to accept the Duke of Zhenguo's arrangements.

What's more, this grandfather had abandoned him when he was young, and after he returned to China, he specially raised a cousin from a side branch, hoping to manipulate him again in the name of marriage.

"You can try and see if he will accept you for the sake of the Duke's Mansion."

Bai Queyue stiffened his neck, not wanting to be suppressed, "Are you so confident?"

Ning Xihua smiled again, her tone relaxed.

"It's not that I'm confident. I said, if he can't do it, I'll change him. Even if he's the emperor, if he's ruthless, I'll give up."

Bai Queyue looked at her in disbelief, "You are crazy..."

Seeing that Ning Xihua was indifferent, she seemed to have thought of something and asked again, "So you can't tolerate me?"

Ning Xihua shook her head helplessly, not wanting to waste any more words with her.

Before Bai Queyue could say anything else, a rainstorm suddenly came.

The sky was clear just now, but now it is covered with dark clouds and the sky suddenly darkens.

The huge raindrops caught people off guard, and Ning Xihua's first reaction was to run to the awning boat parked by the lake to take shelter from the rain.

She was too lazy to care about Bai Queyue, so she lifted her skirt and ran to the lake.

When she ran up a hill, she suddenly felt someone pushing her hard from behind.

The mountain road was covered with leaves, which were already muddy and slippery after being wetted by rain. Ning Xihua was pushed by someone, her feet slipped, and she instantly lost her balance and fell down.

As she fell, she subconsciously protected her head with both hands, but she still couldn't stop rolling down the slope.

After being hit against several tree trunks by her waist, she suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness.

Then she finally stopped, but fell heavily into a hole.

Bai Queyue stood on the hillside, watching the figure rolling down and gradually disappearing. His body, soaked by the rain, stood straight, but his expression was cruel and cold.

Since you can't tolerate me, then I should take the position of the principal wife.

The secret guards of Linhua Palace suddenly appeared behind Bai Queyue, "Miss Bai, may I ask if you have seen the princess?"

They had just been following them from a distance, but the rain started suddenly, and the visibility was obstructed in the rainy woods. Ning Xihua and Bai Queyue ran so fast that the secret guards lost them for a moment.

Bai Queyue put away the gloom on his face, turned around and said, "I was just about to hide from the rain with the princess, but she ran too fast and I couldn't catch up. But she seemed to go in that direction before we got separated."

Bai Queyue raised his hand and pointed in the opposite direction of the hillside.

The secret guards thanked her and immediately headed quickly in the direction she pointed.

Bai Queyue wiped his rain-stained eyes with his sleeve, turned his head to look down the slope again, turned around and left quickly.

Ning Xihua came to her senses and grimaced in pain.

She had been hit on the waist several times when she was rolling down the slope just now, and it seemed that her leg was broken when she fell into this pit. Now she felt like her whole body was about to break apart in pain.

After a long time, Ning Xihua finally climbed up with difficulty, holding his waist and dragging his legs, and looked around the hole.

This seemed to be a trap dug by a hunter for hunting. The walls of the hole were smooth and very deep. Even if she was intact, she might not be able to climb up, not to mention that she was limping now.

Fortunately, the entrance of the cave was dug at a certain slope, so the side farther away from the wall could barely provide shelter from the rain.

Ning Xihua quickly moved to the wall and leaned against it, took off her coat, squeezed out the water with great effort, and then put it on in front of her.

Her wet clothes stuck to her body and the windproof coat was better than nothing, but she was still shivering from the cold.

After struggling for a long time, she was finally able to take a breath and couldn't help but curse at the hole.

"Su Bi, what the hell is this?"