Chapter 120 Want Her to Live
At this moment, Ning Fu's gaze was fixed on the generals accompanying Zong Si.
Most of them were familiar faces. Although she couldn't remember their names, she had seen them in her previous life.
But when she saw a man in his thirties in the corner, Nymph looked at him twice. The man had a beard and looked familiar to her, as if she had seen him in some important place.
That sense of familiarity made her instinctively feel a little nervous.
I just tried to recall it carefully, but to no avail.
She was lost in thought, and when she looked up inadvertently, she saw Zong Si looking at her, and she paused slightly.
She was only wearing a plain Ruyi moon skirt today, with only a wooden hairpin in her hair. Standing among the ladies, she should be inconspicuous, but she did not expect that he still saw her.
Across the huge crowd, the two looked at each other quietly, as if they had the illusion that everyone had disappeared and only he and she were left in the world.
"Who is the prince looking at?" someone asked curiously.
"The purse on the prince's waist is quite unique." Someone else said.
Ning Fu couldn't help but look at it, but she paused again. This purse was clearly what Zong Ning took from her. When a man marches, he should wear something that belonged to his first wife.
For a moment, she was a little dazed. He didn't seem to have done this in her previous life. If she really compared it, it seemed that in this life, he treated her more like his wife.
When I came back to my senses, Zong Si had already withdrawn his gaze and had followed the team out of the city gate.
Ning Fu thought of the man she had just seen, but saw Lu Xingzhi standing not far away, seemingly distracted.
"Sister Ning." Zong Ning walked towards her, her eyes red, "Thank you for coming today."
"The prince will return safely." Nymph comforted her.
Zong Ning nodded. There was a woman beside her who timidly called out to Ning Fu, "Fourth Miss."
Ning Fu recognized the woman at a glance. She was Zongduo's first wife, named Liu Yunying. She didn't have much contact with her in her previous life, but she and Zongduo had always had a good relationship.
"This is Sister Liu. Her marriage to my second brother has been settled." Zong Ning introduced.
"Sister Liu." Ning Fu said with a smile.
"The fourth young lady is so pretty." Liu Yunying said shyly, "I wanted to come and greet the fourth young lady before, but I'm not familiar with her and I'm afraid of offending her."
This was also the first sentence she said to herself in her previous life.
Ning Fu smiled and said, "Sister Liu, just come and play with me."
"Sister Ning, I have to help my mother deal with the guests today, so I can't accompany you for now." Zong Ning said, pulling Liu Yunying.
Nymph smiled and nodded.
After the two men left, she walked towards Lu Xingzhi.
This rockery is extremely secluded. In the previous life, Zong Si returned to Beijing a year later and asked her if she wanted to marry Meng Ze. It was here.
Lu Xingzhi stood here, with his hands behind his back, gazing at Prince Xuan's Palace, his expression somewhat difficult to discern.
"Among the prince's entourage today, the man on the outermost side on his right seems familiar. Do you know him?" Ning Fu said.
Lu Xingzhi said: "That man's name is Sun Zheng, the son of the Minister of Works, Lord Sun. He is following the order of the emperor and is leaving the capital with the prince."
This can be considered a prominent background. The Sun family is now highly valued by Emperor Jingwen. In addition to the Prince Xuan's Mansion and the Duke Qing's Mansion, there is the Sun Mansion. However, Emperor Jingwen sent him out of the capital. I wonder if he wanted to enrich his resume so that he can be promoted in the future.
Or, he was sent to keep an eye on Zong Si.
But in her previous life, after she married Zong Si, it seemed that the Sun family experienced a major change.
"I always feel that he looks very familiar." Nymph said.
"The prince will be on guard against him." Lu Xingzhi turned around and looked at her.
Ning Fu paused. Since Zong Si returned safely in the previous life, he must have known what was going on.
After all, they were in Prince Xuan's mansion, and it was not convenient for the two to be alone for too long. When Ning Fu left, Lu Xingzhi suddenly said, "I didn't expect the fourth lady to come today."
"I'm not here for the prince." Ning Fu explained. She was just wondering why Zong Si had disappeared for a year, so she wanted to see if she could find any clues.
She also didn't want Lu Xingzhi to misunderstand what was going on between her and Zong Si.
There was great sincerity in the lady's eyes, and she really had no attachment to Zong Si at all.
After a long while, Lu Xingzhi hummed and said, "The fourth lady naturally has no attachment to the prince. Facing the prince of the previous life, the fourth lady is probably even less attached to him."
Ning Fu thought about it and said frankly: "In fact, I think Mr. Lu is very good. In many aspects, he is better than the prince. It's a pity that I didn't know you in my previous life."
If she had met him in her previous life, Ning Fu might not have always been attracted to Zong Si.
Lu Xingzhi looked at her with complicated eyes without saying a word.
Ning Fu sensed that he was somewhat unhappy, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Master Lu, do you not like it? Will I compare you with the prince?"
"I'm just a little unhappy that the Fourth Miss compared me to the prince of the previous life. But it doesn't matter. The Fourth Miss can do whatever she wants and say whatever she wants." Lu Xingzhi said.
Nymph asked curiously, "Why is it the prince from the previous life?"
"In my eyes, the prince of the previous life is different from the prince of this life." Lu Xingzhi was silent for a moment, and said, "Maybe it's because I came from the previous life. I never felt that I was a person in this life. I seem to be living a life that does not belong to me. Most of my memories are still in the previous life."
"Since you are in this life, Mr. Lu, you might as well live well in the present." Ning Fu said this to him more than once. Perhaps because of the same fate, she was somewhat attached to him.
Sometimes he was also very happy that she could trust him so much and regard him as so important.
Lu Xingzhi looked at her for a long time and said, "I will."
He would try his best to live and grow old with her in this life, as long as he kept his secret.
Lu Xingzhi thought of his previous life.
As he was dying, he spat out large mouthfuls of blood and lay on the ground, looking at the man in front of him.
"Even if it's just a rumor, let's give it a try." He pleaded humbly, "I... want her to be alive."
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As autumn came, just like in the previous life, there was no news of Zong Si's stay in the north anymore in the capital.
Prince Xuan's palace also did not take any action.
Emperor Jingwen often invited Prince Xuan to the palace to play chess.
The two of them remained calm.
"I have been recuperating for quite some time, and I think it is time to return to the north." King Xuan spoke first.
Emperor Jingwen smiled and said, "Now that Jingzhu is able to take on important responsibilities, you should stay in the capital to recuperate. Prince Xuan's mansion is already the one I value the most. Do you want to move up further?"
How to go any higher? If we go any higher, it will be treason.
King Xuan said sincerely: "I have only cared about Dayan and never had any improper thoughts."
"Of course I trust you, but I won't allow you to overwork yourself. If you continue to work so hard, I will have to let other people take care of the affairs in the north and force you to rest." Emperor Jingwen said with a look of sympathy for his subjects, with a half-smile on his face.
King Xuan naturally understood his deep meaning. Emperor Jingwen was no longer willing to give in, so he had no choice but to say, "Then I will just take my salary and take some time off."
"You have dedicated your whole life to Dayan, so it is my duty to support you until you grow old," said Emperor Jingwen.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."
As soon as he left the palace, King Xuan's face darkened.
Emperor Jingwen meant that if he returned to the north, he would start with Prince Xuan's Mansion, and when it came to dealing with Prince Xuan's Mansion, the ministers might not dare to take sides easily, but if the interests of Prince Xuan's Mansion were given to the ministers to share, then there would be many people willing to take the risk.
After the battle with the Hu people, not to mention that the northern army was no longer as strong as before, the combined forces of the Prince of Jin and General Ye outside the Great Wall made it difficult for the troops of Prince Xuan's palace to defeat them.
Now, Prince Jin and General Ye both seem to be the Fourth Prince's men. However, Meng Che leaked the information to the Hu people. He committed treason and could not possibly sit on the throne. Emperor Jingwen kept Meng Che to check and balance the Sixth Prince Meng Ze.
No matter what, Meng Ze is his only son who can inherit the throne. Perhaps the most fundamental reason for keeping Meng Che is to suppress the arrogance of Prince Xuan's Mansion.
If he went to help Sanlang regardless of everything, King Xuan would be disobeying his order, and he would be convicted of treason. If he won, it would be fine, but if he lost, killing all nine generations of his family would be the lightest punishment.
Emperor Jingwen gave him the opportunity to choose. If he stayed in the capital, he could still take into account the contributions of Prince Xuan's Mansion over the years.
But for the sake of the lives of so many people in Prince Xuan's mansion, he had to put his son last.
"The emperor is afraid that you, Prince Xuan, will help him. He wants to cut off the prince's escape route." The aide said, "Have you decided when to leave the capital?"
King Xuan pondered and said, "Sanlang has made preparations, so there is no need to worry too much."
This means not leaving Beijing.
The aide's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Meanwhile, Nymph is awakened by a nightmare.
She dreamed of a sword piercing Zong Si's waist and abdomen.
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