Chapter 124 Gossip, spread in the north
Since Meng Che has been excluded by Emperor Jingwen, the only person suitable for the position of crown prince is Meng Ze.
"Perhaps it will be time to appoint a crown prince soon." Mur Ruoheng's expression was unpredictable.
Nymph paused, and couldn't help but think about it secretly.
Emperor Jingwen had clearly been happy to see the internal strife between Meng Che and Meng Ze.
Now he suddenly sided with Meng Ze and directed Meng Che's spearhead towards Prince Xuan's Palace. He was balancing the Prince Xuan's Palace for Meng Ze and paving the way for Meng Ze. This must be a major change.
In the previous life, half a year later, news spread that Emperor Jingwen was seriously ill. Later, his condition worsened and he was no longer able to interfere in state affairs. It was at this time that Zong Si returned to Beijing.
Although Ning Fu did not know how the fight went on, she could guess that Prince Xuan's Palace seemed to have won. After that, Emperor Jingwen's control over Prince Xuan's Palace could almost be said to be powerless.
Ning Fu had a guess in her mind, could it be that Emperor Jingwen was already in poor health at this time?
When the emperor is at the peak of his powers, even his sons will be on guard against him, hoping to check and balance each other. But if his health deteriorates, the issue of the crown prince will have to be considered.
In the previous life, Meng Che did not keep the information about King Xuan leaked to the Hu people, and Emperor Jingwen had not yet made a decision. But in this life, Meng Che is no longer able to do so, so Emperor Jingwen can focus on planning for Meng Ze's throne.
If Meng Ze wants to secure his throne, he needs the help of his maternal relatives, but the maternal relatives must not be too successful to overshadow the master.
Mu Ruoheng asked: "If Meng Ze goes to the Duke's Mansion to ask to marry you, what are your plans?"
Wasn't he warning her that she must never agree to Meng Ze's marriage proposal?
Ning Fu knew a lot of Meng Yuan's secrets. If she married Meng Ze, Meng Yuan would naturally not be able to sleep well. She knew best what the consequences of being unfaithful would be.
"In the previous life, Meng Ze also forced me to be his concubine, but he failed." Ning Fu said.
"What would you do if he asked you to be his principal wife?" Mu Ruoheng asked.
Nymph couldn't help but frown and said, "If he marries me as his legal wife, there should be better options for him."
"Now that your grandmother is no longer a threat, and your father needs another force to fight against Prince Xuan's Palace, your father is also a good candidate. Once your father is promoted, after Meng Che falls, many of Meng Che's people will join your father. If you become the Sixth Prince's Consort, these people will also become Meng Ze's people."
But at the moment, Ning Zhenyuan is not standing high enough and does not have the ability to get everyone to respond to his call.
Only when Ning Fu and Meng Ze's marriage was successful and their interests were tied together, would Emperor Jingwen be able to promote Ning Zhenyuan to such a high position. Otherwise, Emperor Jingwen would not trust Ning Zhenyuan's position.
Mu Ruoheng said, "If Meng Ze happens to have some feelings for you, it won't be a loss."
Nymph felt a chill.
She knew very well what the Prince Xuan's Palace would be like in the future. If her father was favored by Emperor Jingwen, he would definitely not have a good ending.
"If I were seriously ill, my mother would take me to my hometown Huaishuo to recuperate. Your Highness the Sixth Prince cannot force me now." Ning Fu said.
Emperor Jingwen also has no plans to grant the marriage at the moment. For Emperor Jingwen, whether Meng Ze marries him or not is not the only option. Moreover, once he grants the marriage, it will be clear that he is planning for Meng Ze, and Meng Che will definitely be alert.
In the fight between the two princes, he had to remain neutral on the surface unless it was absolutely necessary.
Ning Fu felt a little emotional. Originally, her father had not been demoted in this life, and she thought that she would not have to go back to the old house with her mother. However, she did not expect that she still had to go back now.
It seems that some things that must be experienced cannot be avoided.
"Come to the teahouse again tonight. I have prepared a medicinal bath that will make you as well as a seriously ill person." Mu Ruoheng said.
When Ning Fu returned to the Ningguo Mansion, she learned that Meng Ze had come to the Ningguo Mansion today.
Later that evening, Madam Ning came to Bamboo Garden with a worried look on her face.
"The Sixth Prince came to the mansion today." Madam Ning said.
"Sixth Prince, is there anything important that has brought you to your residence?" Ning Fu asked with a smile.
"The Sixth Prince mentioned your marriage to me today. Now that Yin has just become paralyzed, he came to the Duke's Mansion immediately. This makes people mistakenly think that the Duke Ning's Mansion did something to Yin." Madam Ning was resentful when she mentioned this.
Obviously Meng Ze hasn't formally mentioned it yet.
Ning Fu took Madam Ning's arm and said, "Mother has been upset by many things recently. Why don't you go back to my hometown with me to avoid the limelight?"
"This matter cannot be avoided. He is a prince. If he goes to ask for the imperial edict, the Duke's Mansion will not be able to refuse him. But mother is worried that you will end up like the Yin family."
Madam Ning didn't believe it was an accident.
With Yin's example, the women who came after her would not have a good ending either. Moreover, there were so many women in Meng Ze's mansion, and they were even worse than those in Prince Xuan's mansion.
Ningfu secretly went to the teahouse again at night.
Mu Ruoheng had already made preparations early on. In the corner of the room, there was a medicinal bath. The water was bright red like blood and it was shocking to look at.
"If you soak in it for an hour, you will feel like you have severe typhoid fever the next day. The imperial physician will then tell you that this disease is contagious." Mu Ruoheng said.
Jingcheng looked at her with some concern.
Nymph said, "Godly doctor, please go out. I will start now."
The water in the medicine pool was as cold as ice. As soon as Nymph entered the water, she felt aches all over her body. After a while, she felt dizzy.
I can vaguely hear Jingcheng's "Afu" in my ears.
I don’t know how long it took, but the voice of “Afu” seemed to have become a male voice.
Nymph felt as if someone was wearing clothes on her, and then she seemed to be lying on the man's back, with his arms broad, steady and strong.
"My dear." Nymph said.
Lu Xingzhi paused, but there was no surprise in his eyes. Instead, he covered her with the cloak.
Jingcheng felt that he seemed accustomed to this title, as if he was used to being her husband, but a bit of tenderness could still be seen in the depths of his eyes.
This made her think of the man who had disappeared recently. If Zong Si knew that Ning Fu called someone else "husband", he would be so angry that he would be insane.
Zong Si is very jealous.
He is obviously a jealous person.
Before leaving Beijing, he met with Meng Yuan and said calmly, "Afu is doing things for you."
"She chose me." Meng Yuan said.
Although Zong Si didn't say much, Jing Cheng felt that he seemed to narrow his eyes and was a little unhappy. It didn't seem to be for the benefit, but because Ning Fu did not choose him.
Lu Xingzhi seemed very tolerant towards Afu. It seemed that he was willing to accompany her in whatever she did. He seemed to not care about power, fame or wealth, but he did a lot of things to climb up the social ladder, such as suppressing bandits.
If you don't care about power, what's the purpose of moving up?
"Won't you be discovered if you take the fourth girl back?" Jing Cheng couldn't help but ask.
Lu Xingzhi looked at her, not sure if he recognized her or not, but he still called her Miss Yaoyao, "After taking the medicinal bath, her body will be numb temporarily. I will send her back safely."
Dongzhu looked at Lu Xingzhi who was carrying Ningfu back, and was silent for a moment.
Lu Xingzhi put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and stood beside the bed, looking at her for a long time.
"Give your daughter more water at night." Lu Xingzhi did not stay.
The next day, when Nymph woke up, she couldn't even open her eyelids and her face was flushed.
This disease is like a landslide and is almost incurable.
Even Meng Ze, who was cold and heartless, couldn't help but feel a little pity when he saw her so weak.
"The fourth young lady's disease is contagious. I'm afraid it would be best for her to find a place to rest." The imperial physician said tactfully, for he was afraid that the disease would spread throughout the capital.
Madam Ning, Dongzhu and Ningfu had already had contact and did not leave the Bamboo Garden for a while.
Meng Ze naturally stopped approaching and asked considerately, "Do you need me to find a quiet house for Cousin Ning?"
Madam Ning thought of Ning Fu's words and said, "Thank you Sixth Prince for your concern. I will just take Afu back home."
Meng Ze originally wanted to arrange the marriage as soon as possible, but now he had to put the idea aside. Now that Ning Fu was so ill, it would be inappropriate to bring it up again.
But Meng Ze was naturally unhappy that his good thing was interrupted, so he didn't stay for long.
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Far in the north.
Two major events came from the capital.
First, Yin became paralyzed, and Meng Ze went to the Ningguo Mansion.
Second, Miss Ning Si was seriously ill.
Qu Yang entered the house early in the morning, glanced at the man sitting with bandages on his body, and said indignantly: "The prince has been trapped in the Tomb of Sorrow Mountain for more than a month and is seriously injured, but the Sixth Prince has set his sights on Miss Ning Si."
The man who had not responded for a whole month finally moved his eyelids on his indifferent face.
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