Ning Tai certainly knew that Lian Zong could not answer, so he gave the answer immediately.
"Don't tell me, this time Pei Xuanqing actually guessed it right. Zheng Xincheng not only survived, but also became the Beihu Emperor's imperial physician for saving him. However," he continued, "although he's only an imperial physician, the Beihu Emperor has great trust in him. You say, I'll first have Zheng Xincheng find a way to get the Beihu to send troops to the northern border to tie up the Dingbei camp. Then, in the name of my father, I'll have Pei Xuanqing return to the capital, and then find an opportunity to eliminate him."
He continued, "You don't know that the Northern Hu have long since formed an alliance with Lingnan, do you? Once the Northern Hu send troops, Lingnan will follow suit. By then, Marquis Dexing will be overwhelmed. If something happens to the emperor, who will have the time to care about my third brother?"
If people had previously suspected that Ning Ze had faked his death, after Zheng Xincheng bribed some of the Dark Forest Guards, they would have known that not only was he not dead, but Lian Zong had also paved the way for him.
"Father, I know you've never considered letting me take your place. But as your son, why are you so biased? Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to marry Qing Ling and have my father-in-law's help. Otherwise, when the Third Emperor succeeds you, how could I possibly let him have an easy life? I have no other choice but to find a way to protect myself. Having said all this, I simply hope you die with peace of mind."
After saying this, he ignored the struggle in Lian Zong's mouth and eyes, ordered his men to take good care of him and not let him die too early, and then left.
Because the Dark Forest Guard was under Ning Tai's control, Pei Xuanqing waited a long time for Lian Zong to send a single message, but it wasn't until he realized something was amiss. It was only after a while that he learned, through the Huai'en Marquisate, that Lian Zong was gravely ill and that Ning Tai was now in charge of government.
After he found Shen Yu, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask worriedly after hearing the news: "Will the prince do something bad to you?" Especially since Pei Xuanqing had just reported Zheng Xincheng's secret to Lian Zong.
"I'm afraid of this, so the most urgent task now is to find a way to stabilize Beihu." Northern Xinjiang is their base camp. If Ning Tai wants to deal with him, he will definitely start from this aspect.
"What do you want to do?"
"According to the spies, the third princess of Beihu, Duolan, secretly came to Northern Xinjiang after leaving a letter. I guess she came for me." Pei Xuanqing was not narcissistic. Duolan came to Northern Xinjiang once last year disguised as a man and deliberately provoked Pei Xuanqing to compete in archery.
The result was that he brought humiliation upon himself and was defeated by Pei Xuanqing in three consecutive games.
A woman's mind is hard to guess, but when she's in love with someone, her eyes can't deceive anyone. She then provoked Pei Xuanqing in various ways, and showed her disgust and jealousy towards Xue Lingyue on her face, all of which showed that she was in love with Pei Xuanqing.
Not only did Wan Xueying, a bystander, see it, but even Xue Lingyue was deeply touched. Now, it seems that Pei Xuanqing, the person involved, also has a clear understanding of the situation.
So what else could she be coming to Northern Frontier for? Of course, it was most likely for Pei Xuanqing.
"So what are you going to do?" Shen Yu agreed with Pei Xuanqing's guess. At this moment, he didn't need to give Pei Xuanqing any advice; he just had to follow Pei Xuanqing's ideas.
Pei Xuanqing smiled self-deprecatingly, "She came to me on her own initiative, how could I refuse her?" He never thought that one day he would use women again and again for power.
But with such a great opportunity right in front of him, it would be unjust for him not to do so.
"Okay, just tell me what you need me to do." Shen Yu had long been tied to the same camp with Pei Xuanqing, and helping him was equivalent to helping himself.
"Maybe I'll need your wife to help me take care of Lingyue in a while."
"How about letting your wife stay at my house for a while? The eldest daughter of the Cui family will be coming over in a few days. If Xueying is busy, your wife can keep her company."
Pei Xuanqing nodded, "That's the best. If Lingyue is busy, she won't pay attention to my side of the matter."
"Don't forget, you have a concubine who is about to marry into your family. She is not someone you can easily mess with." Shen Yu did not forget to remind him.
Pei Xuanqing sneered, "How can she compare with Lingyue? But your reminder is not unreasonable. I will talk to Ji Yun later." He still had to discuss Lian Zong's affairs with Ji Yun, so it was a good opportunity to mention Ji Rongshan's affairs.
Cui Mingzhu came to see Wan Xueying because she hadn't seen her old friend for a long time and missed him very much. Secondly, and most importantly, she wanted Wan Xueying to help her take another look at her health and whether she could have a child.
In the past few years, her husband has taken in several concubines and had several children, both sons and daughters.
The Hengyang Marquis's Mansion also repeatedly urged her to choose a concubine's son to be registered under her name.
Why else? It was because she had learned her lesson in recent years and no longer paid money to the Hengyang Marquis's Mansion, so those people came up with a new trick.
What a joke! If she really registered a bastard as her own son, wouldn't her dowry fall into the hands of that bastard when she died?
Wouldn't those people try every possible means to kill her for her dowry?
Wan Xueying has been busy preparing an antidote for Shen Yu and Pei Xuanqing's poison. When guests come to visit, of course she has to spend as much time as possible with them.
Fortunately, Xue Lingyue and Xue Sao were there to act as translators. It was so lively when the four women got together.
Knowing Cui Mingzhu's main purpose of coming to Dayan, Wan Xueying asked Doctor Lu to take her pulse first to reassure her.
"How is it? How is Sister Mingzhu's health recovering?" Wan Xueying was also anxious to know how Cui Mingzhu's health was recovering after using the prescription she gave her over the years.
"The lady is now in good health." Imperial Physician Lu gave an answer that satisfied both Cui Mingzhu and Wan Xueying.
Before Xuesao could translate, Cui Mingzhu, who had spent the past few years learning the Da Yan dialect, was already in tears. She pressed on in fluent Da Yan dialect, "Really? Am I really all right now?"
"That's right." Doctor Lu nodded.
"Then can I get pregnant and have a baby again?"
"certainly."
"That's great. It's worth all the time I've been taking those medicines all these years." As Cui Mingzhu spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes.
"Isn't this a good thing? Why is Sister Mingzhu still crying?" Wan Xueying knew that she was crying with joy, so in order to calm her down, she said something jokingly.
"Yes, it's a good thing." With so many people watching, Cui Mingzhu wiped her tears with a handkerchief embarrassedly.
Xue Lingyue was a little tempted. She also wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible and give birth to a child for Pei Xuanqing as soon as possible! So she looked eagerly at Wan Xueying. After Wan Xueying looked at her, she glanced at Doctor Lu who was about to leave.
Wan Xueying knew that Pei Xuanqing was the reason she couldn't get pregnant, but to appease her, she said to Doctor Lu, "Uncle Lu, could you please take Madam Pei's pulse as well?"
When Doctor Lu took Xue Lingyue's pulse, his brows couldn't help but frown.
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