On that day, Ning Ze didn’t feel tired at all. His body was full of energy, and although his feet and legs were still sore, he was in high spirits.
Therefore, when he returned to the Marquis Residence and saw Su Rong and Fen Ling back to their court, he grabbed someone to ask whether the Marquise was waiting for him in his court. After all, she had waited yesterday. When he found out she wasn’t there, he rushed to the Marquise’s court.
The Marquise was in a terrible mood that day. After all, she had just recovered from illness and her body was rather weak. She had been angered, so she had laid in bed for most of the day after returning from Ning Yao’s court.
Ning Ze stormed into the Marquise’s court and was surprised to smell medicine. He asked anxiously, "Mother, why are you taking medicine again? Aren’t you fully recovered?"
The Marquise, supported by others to sit up, saw her son full of energy, which was incredibly different from yesterday. She immediately said, "I’m still taking the doctor’s prescription and I don’t want to waste it, so I asked someone to make it again today."
Ning Ze: "..."
Even if you’re afraid of wasting it, you shouldn’t take more. After all, it’s medicine.
He walked smartly to the Marquise’s bedside and asked wisely, "Mother, don’t fool me. Are you feeling unwell again?"
"A little bit, but it’s nothing serious." The Marquise smiled and shook her head. A person’s vitality can’t be deceived. She asked, "Why are you so happy today? Has something good happened?"
Ning Ze carefully evaluated the Marquise, noticed that she really wasn’t seriously ill, reassured himself, and said with joy, "Lady Su Qi agreed, she is going to Nanchu and she will take me with her."
The Marquise was both surprised and delighted, "Really?"
"Really." Ning Ze nodded vigorously, and recounted how Su Rong had agreed.
The Marquise immediately got out of bed, "I’m going to thank Lady Su Qi right away."
Ning Ze stopped her, "Mother, don’t go, Lady Su Qi is tired. Let her rest. If you want to express your gratitude, just give me half of the guards that you privately maintain. I will take them with me. I can’t really expect Lady Su Qi to protect me."
He knew that although he and his sister had lost their people in Capital City, his mother still had people under her command.
"Alright, alright, I’ll give them all to you." The Marquise nodded repeatedly, "After all, there’s no use keeping them."
In the past, she cultivated her manpower to fight for the position of the crown prince for her son. Now that there was no hope for the position of the crown prince, she felt that these people were indeed redundant.
She was both delighted and relieved, so she couldn’t help but shed tears, "Show them what you’re made of. In Lady Su Qi’s presence, you will definitely accomplish great things. Show your uncle and aunt that even if one falls into the mud, they can still stand up."
After Su Rong and Fen Ling returned to their quarters, they finished dinner, but didn’t rest. Instead, they changed into night clothes, and with their men, they climbed over the wall and left the Marquis Nanping Residence.
So, that night, all the secret agents hidden in the Marquis Nanping Residence that were found by the two of them were taken out. By daybreak, the two of them hadn’t stopped, but they had followed the discovered trails and spread their search to the outskirts of the city.
So, when Ning Ze had a good night’s sleep and had eaten breakfast, he didn’t see Fen Ling come over. He couldn’t help but go to the Pear Blossom Garden. It was quiet in the garden. He thought everyone was still asleep. He waited for an hour patiently in the outer drawing room. Only when it was bright did he realize that something was wrong, so he went to knock on the door of Fen Ling’s room.
He called out several times, but no one in the room answered. He pushed the door and it opened easily. He immediately walked in, only to find that there was no one in the room. Even the bed and the bedding were neatly folded, and no one had slept in them.
He was stunned, then rushed out of the room and grabbed one of the maids that the Marquise had sent to serve in the Pear Blossom Garden, "Go check Lady Su Qi’s room, is she there?"
The maid hurriedly left.
A moment later, she came out of Su Rong’s room, shaking her head, "Responding to the second young master’s inquiry, Lady Su Qi is not in her room. The bedding is neatly folded, it seems like nobody slept there last night."
Ning Ze slumped on the floor, "Did they sneak off? Because of me? They don’t want me to follow? Did they lie to me? Did they fool me?"
The maid didn’t understand, naturally, she couldn’t answer him.
Sitting on the ground, Ning Ze doubted for a while and felt it couldn’t be. When Su Rong had agreed to him, she didn’t seem to be lying to him. Besides, he wasn’t worth her lying to him. If she had simply refused, he wouldn’t have even dared to follow her.
He slapped his butt and stood up, then went back to Fen Ling’s room. There, he noticed that Fen Ling’s bundle was still there. Some of the things she usually carried with her were not taken away. It seemed that she hadn’t left, but just went out.
He heaved a sigh of relief, called a guard and asked, "Did you notice anyone leaving last night?"
The guard shook his head.
Ning Ze waved his hand, "You can go."
If it was before, he would definitely curse "useless". Not knowing when two people left the Marquis Nanping Residence, what kind of guard was this? Were they just eating and doing nothing? But now, he wouldn’t. After all, these two people even climbed cliffs and precipices with him and his sister. What couldn’t they do?
He thought, the two must have gone to do something. After all, they didn’t come to Nanping just for fun. He didn’t know when the two would come back, so he went back to his own court to train with his martial arts master to build his body and improve his physical health.
Marquis Nanping had been in charge of Nanping for many years, and although the current Marquis Residence was controlled by Ning Chi, Marquis Nanping’s foundation was not completely destroyed yet. Therefore, he learned about the deaths in more than ten places in the city at daybreak.
When someone reported it, Marquis Nanping was shocked and personally led people to investigate.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the residence, he was stopped by Fen Ling’s secret agents, who handed him a letter, "Marquis, my master wrote this letter. Maybe you could read it before you go out for business."
Marquis Nanping looked at the black-clothed man who suddenly stopped him in confusion, "Who is your master?"
"Lady Su Qi."
Marquis Nanping suddenly understood, took the letter immediately, and opened it. The letter was very brief, saying that she had taken out more than ten secret agents in the city. There were agents from Jibei, Dawei, and the Nangong Family of Nanping. She told him not to get angry, and asked him to handle the aftermath.
Marquis Nanping took a sharp breath.
One night, thirteen secret agents, three to four people each.
He never knew that so many secret agents were hidden in his city of Nanping, and he had never found out.
He immediately tucked the letter away and nodded to the secret agent, "The Marquis understands."
The secret agent retreated.
Marquis Nanping, having gained insight, was not very anxious. He proceeded to handle the aftermath for Su Rong willingly.
As for Su Rong, she had already followed the trail and arrived at the Eighteen Villages.
Fen Ling clicked his tongue, "Well, it seems we have to come to these Eighteen Villages, whether we want to or not."
Su Rong glanced at him, hearing the faint sounds of battle from the distant mountains, she decided not to go any further. Instead, she said to Fen Ling, "Find a place sheltered from the wind to rest and roast a couple of rabbits to eat. I’m hungry."
Having worked all night, Fen Ling was also hungry, so he nodded immediately. With a wave of the hand to his people, someone went off to hunt rabbits.
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