Chapter 110 Regret
In the dream, Nymph was lying there quietly. Except for her pale face, she looked like she was asleep. Her sleeping posture in the past was also so good and she never overstepped the line.
He wanted to go forward and take a better look at her, but was stopped by Dongzhu.
"Get out of the way." He said coldly.
"Our girl definitely doesn't want to see the prince." Dongzhu stopped him firmly.
The subordinate sensed her intention and waved her away.
He walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, and stroked her face.
"Sir, don't touch my girl!"
He glanced at her.
"How can the prince bring other women to see our girl?" Dongzhu said indignantly, tears streaming down her face, "The prince is humiliating my girl! Humiliating the Duke's Mansion!"
He looked back and saw a woman in a white skirt standing uneasily not far away; his face could not be seen clearly.
"Prince, should I not have come?" the woman asked in a tender voice.
When Zong Si woke up, he was covered in cold sweat and the pain in his chest seemed so real.
He usually dreamed of dying on the battlefield and never took it seriously after waking up, but this dream left him with lingering fears.
This dream is very likely to be true.
But if this dream is true, the relationship between Lu Xingzhi and Ning Fu is worth pondering. If Ning Fu is really Lu Xingzhi's wife, why did she pass away but stay in Prince Xuan's Mansion?
If I hadn't forced her back to Prince Xuan's Mansion after she married Lu Xingzhi, then the story between her and Lu Xingzhi would have been fake.
Zong Si pulled the corner of his mouth coldly, with a hint of sarcasm, but also a bit of discomfort.
If she had not married Lu Xingzhi, but lied to himself that she had remarried, then it meant that she didn't want to be with him at all.
Zong Si paused for a long time before rubbing his temples. As for who the woman in the dream was, if Ning Fu's interpretation was correct, it was either Zhang He or Yue Niang.
When he was discussing something with Yue Niang in the afternoon of that day, Yue Niang walked behind him to massage his shoulders, but Zong Si said calmly, "Since you and I are discussing something, you don't have to wait on me."
There was a bit more complexity in Yue Niang's eyes. The prince did not like contact with women and never touched those dancers. The only thing he could accept was for her to massage his shoulders. However, after returning from Yongzhou, he was unwilling to accept even that.
"But Fourth Miss, you don't want me to get close to the prince?" Yue Niang couldn't help asking. She didn't intend to do anything, and she respected Fourth Miss Ning. She just wanted to take good care of the prince and not cross the line.
Zong Si paused and said, "She doesn't care about these." She didn't even care about him.
"Then why..." Yue Niang was a little unconvinced.
"Although you were once a spy for the Hu people, you are loyal now. You are not my maid." Zong Si said.
Yue Niang said, "I volunteered."
Zong Si glanced at her and said calmly, "I don't want to."
Yue Niang was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "I understand what the prince means."
"This time, regarding Meng Che's collusion with the Hu people, you risked your life to go to the enemy's territory to investigate, which can be considered a meritorious service. Do you want anything?" Zong Si has always been kind to his meritorious officials.
Yue Niang shook her head and said, "It is enough that the prince has given me the Red Sleeve Pavilion. It is also worth it to do things for the prince for a lifetime."
"Don't spread the evidence about Meng Che for now." Zong Si said before leaving.
After Zong Si left, Yue Niang gave a bitter smile. Although he kept saying that it had nothing to do with Fourth Miss Ning, it was clearly related, otherwise a young man who had not yet found a marriage would not be so tactful.
However, Meng Yuan was ordered to investigate the matter of Meng Che. In the end, he found out that the blame was put on the Grand Minister of Agriculture. He colluded with the Hu people for profit. Emperor Jingwen was furious and executed him immediately.
Not long after, people also used evidence to prove that Princess Kangyang's mansion was involved in the incident. Although no conclusive evidence was found in the end, evidence of favoritism, corruption and bribery was implicated.
However, Emperor Jingwen stripped her of her title as the eldest princess, demoted her to a commoner, and confined her to Yongzhou for the rest of her life, taking into consideration that she had also served the country and her crimes were not serious. Her descendants were not allowed to serve as officials in Beijing for the rest of their lives.
When Meng Che saw Meng Yuan, he smiled meaningfully and said, "Thank you, Third Brother, for your help in this matter."
"I'm just doing things for our father. You don't have to thank me, fourth brother." Meng Yuan said coldly.
Meng Che was overjoyed in his heart. If this was what his father meant, he was probably thinking highly of him.
The matter of Kang Yang came to an end, and Ning Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why Meng Yuan was willing to investigate Meng Che's affairs was probably because he was afraid that a thorough investigation of his grandmother's affairs would fall into the hands of other people. He interfered, and as a result, the charges against his grandmother were so light, thus saving her life.
Meng Che certainly had leverage to threaten the Princess's Mansion, otherwise my grandmother would not have cooperated with him and risked her life to harm King Xuan. I'm afraid he originally wanted to use my grandmother as a scapegoat. Although he valued his father, he couldn't care less when faced with such an urgent matter.
Now that he had been cleared of suspicion, in order to give his father face, he did not release sufficient evidence to put his grandmother to death.
The Princess Mansion became a useless pawn and no longer posed a threat, so Emperor Jingwen no longer pursued the matter. What he was wary of was the power in the hands of the Princess Mansion, not his grandmother.
Although Ningfu knew that this was the best outcome for the Princess Mansion, Jingcheng might not know it.
When they arrived at the teahouse, Jingcheng saw her and walked towards her and threw himself into her arms.
"Grandmother and your brother are safe, don't worry." Nymph wiped away her tears and said.
"I want to go back, I want to be with my grandmother, I want to live and die with the princess's mansion." Jingcheng was afraid of death, but when she was with the princess's mansion, she was no longer afraid.
"You are the hope of the Princess's Mansion. Grandmother sent you out because she thought it was the best thing for the Princess's Mansion." Nymph said, "If you go back, there will be no hope for the Princess's Mansion."
Kang Yang kept Jing Cheng with Meng Yuan so that Meng Yuan would remember the Princess Mansion at all times. As long as Jing Cheng followed him, he might help the Princess Mansion in the future.
What's more, Jingcheng's life is worry-free.
Jingcheng cried for a while, but finally nodded.
"You must remember, your name is Yaoyao." Ning Fu said tactfully. If she didn't pay attention, she might drag Meng Yuan down in the future.
"Yes, my name is Yaoyao." Jingcheng said softly, "I have to forget about the matter in the Princess's Mansion."
She also has to work hard for the future of the Liu family.
It was only after a long time, when Ning Fu recalled the past, that she realized that Jing had grown up today and truly became Yaoyao today.
Even after Jing Cheng became a noble, she never let slip any flaws and always claimed to be just a tea girl. But that is a story for later.
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After Meng Che was cleared of the suspicion of "collaborating with the Hu people", his marriage with Xie Ruyi was ready.
The prince's wedding is naturally extravagant and cannot be described by a phrase like "ten miles of red makeup".
In the previous life, her father was demoted, and Ningfu and her mother returned to their hometown. They did not witness this grand wedding banquet with their own eyes. Now that they have seen it with their own eyes, they know that it cannot be described in words.
Ning Fu had never seen Meng Che like this before. His smile was full of genuine feelings, unlike the smiling tiger look he had in the past.
When he carried Xie Ruyi into the bridal sedan, he looked at her several times with tender eyes.
In his previous life, Meng Che had done many evil things, but there had never been any report of him mistreating Second Miss Xie, and the couple had always lived in harmony.
"The ladies in this group including Second Miss Xie are also starting to get married. The days are passing by so quickly." Someone sighed.
"Yes, next, the ladies of Hua'an Mansion have grown up. Oh, and there is also a fifth lady in Ningguo Mansion. From what I saw a few days ago, she has grown up a lot and is a great beauty."
"I don't know how come the princes and daughters of Prince Xuan's Mansion and Duke Ningguo's Mansion are all so outstanding and they are all so calm. The prince is not young anymore." Some people didn't understand.
Ning Fu was listening and glanced towards the male guest, then saw Zong Si looking at her, just staring at her with a deep gaze.
"The prince doesn't seem to be able to keep his composure. He looks more anxious than he did a year ago. My eighth brother told me that the prince sometimes gets dazed."
"Do you think it's possible that the girl he likes doesn't like him?" The person next to Ning Fu was still gossiping, "Fourth Miss Ning, do you think it's possible..."
Nymph smiled but said nothing.
When she looked at Lu Xing, Zong Si withdrew his gaze.
If Lu Xingzhi was her husband, he could still tolerate it.
But unfortunately, her husband was clearly only him.
In this situation, it is hard not to teach him jealousy.
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