Chapter 140 Return to Beijing
When Ning Fu saw Meng Ze mention Zhang He, she inexplicably remembered the kiss that Zong Si gave her in Dazhou Prefecture not long ago.
If the intimacy is without any lust, she will remember it most clearly.
Now she doesn’t know what will happen between Zhang He and Zong Si in this life.
Ning Fu recalled it carefully. In fact, when she returned to Beijing later, someone also mentioned that Zhang He went to the north at this time. It’s just that she didn’t know about Zong Si in her previous life and didn’t think about it in this way.
The lady went there alone without caring about her own safety and reputation, so her friendship must be very deep.
As for the fact that Zong Si was "dead", no one outside had heard the slightest rumor about it. Just like in the previous life, Prince Xuan's Palace kept the matter a secret very well.
Afterwards, Ningfu spent a relatively happy time in Huaishuo. Her father was not demoted, and there were people to protect her and her mother, so they did not have to face financial difficulties like in her previous life.
Lu Xingzhi would occasionally come to see her privately, and the two of them often talked about the situation in the palace.
In fact, Zong Si seemed to have been here before. Ning Fu occasionally felt as if she saw him, but when she looked back, she found that it was just her eyesight, so she was not sure.
The news of Emperor Jingwen's illness came on a rainy night.
After dinner, Ning Fu followed Madam Ning to take a walk in the mansion to digest the food. Then, she saw Uncle Ning approaching a vendor and said, "Fourth Miss, this vendor said he is here to bring you tea. I heard that you wrote a letter and asked the tea shop to send tea over."
The vendor said, "It was Miss Yaoyao from the tea shop. She asked me to bring her some roasted new tea."
The person who delivered the tea was naturally not Jingcheng, but Meng Yuan behind him. I'm afraid this tea is not ordinary tea.
Ning Fu took it with a smile and said, "It was me who wrote the letter and asked someone to send tea."
She asked Ning Bo to take the vendor to collect the reward, while she returned to her bedroom.
Ning Fu opened the tea and saw the letter in the middle. The letter mentioned that Emperor Jingwen was seriously ill and there was a tendency to reveal the truth, and that she could now return to Beijing.
She also mentioned this matter to Lu Xing when she met him.
Lu Xingzhi frowned at first, then after some consideration, he said, "If the fourth lady wants to return to Beijing, then go back."
"Mr. Lu, do you think it's inappropriate?" Ning Fu was still keenly aware of his abnormality.
Lu Xingzhi said: "Your Majesty sent me here to inspect, this is not an ordinary task. The road in Dazhou has not been built because Dazhou is a mixed bag. Someone needs Dazhou to be like this. If I can successfully build this road, I will be a great contributor. As long as Your Majesty can do what I ask for, he will not refuse me."
If the road is blocked, people will be at odds with each other, and if people are at odds with each other, the politics will be at odds. I am afraid that external forces have taken root here in order to achieve the goal of splitting Dayan.
Even if Lu Xingzhi didn't mention it, Ning Fu knew that he had encountered countless obstacles behind the scenes in doing this. Emperor Jingwen naturally wanted to solve this major problem a long time ago, but he probably had no idea how to do it.
Nowadays, the more seriously ill one is, the more one wants to leave a good name before death. Which emperor does not want to leave behind great achievements?
"Is Mr. Lu in danger of his life?" Ning Fu couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"In my previous life, I accomplished this." Lu Xingzhi comforted her, "Fourth Miss, you can return to Beijing with peace of mind."
Nymph felt relieved.
So after staying in Huaishuo for five months, she set out on the journey back to Beijing.
Madam Ning was naturally worried and asked, "If you return to the capital at this time, what should you do if the Sixth Prince still has his eyes on you?"
Ning Fu was not worried about this. Since Meng Yuan asked her to go back, he must be sure that Meng Ze would not marry her. He might have something that needed her to do. "I also wrote to my father and he said that I can return to Beijing now."
I think my father has heard some rumors that Emperor Jingwen is seriously ill. Now my father is not like in the previous life. Now my father holds power in his hands. Meng Ze naturally does not dare to threaten Emperor Jingwen when he is seriously ill.
Under such a crisis situation, forcing his father to completely rebel against him is certainly not a good thing.
Meng Ze can only bribe, but there are many tricks involved, and there will be even more people trying to stop him behind the scenes.
Although Madam Ning was not completely relieved, she did not say anything more. However, halfway through the journey, she couldn't help but get a little nervous and asked, "Could the people following us be bandits?"
Ning Fu had already noticed the person following him. She had seen that person in Dazhou. He was Zong Si's man. She thought he was sent by him to protect her secretly, so she pretended not to see him.
"Mother, look at the flags they have hidden. This is probably a merchant caravan. They are just in disguise to avoid attracting bandits to rob them." Nymph comforted her.
Mrs. Ning finally felt relieved.
Ning Fu was naturally very low-key when she returned to Beijing this time. In addition, she arrived at the Ningguo Mansion in the middle of the night and no one else knew about it.
Only Ning He was with Ning Zhenyuan, waiting for them.
"Fourth sister, aunt." Ning He's eyes brightened when she saw them.
"Now that Afu has returned to Beijing, there is nothing to worry about," Madam Ning said anxiously.
"That's not entirely true." Ning Zhenyuan sighed and said, "If Afu doesn't return to the capital, the Sixth Prince has decided to go to Dazhou to assist the inspector. I'm afraid he is going to go after Afu. Huaishuo only has you and your daughter. You might as well come back to the capital. I'll protect you and I'll feel more at ease."
"He just has to think about Afu." Madam Ning said, "He has all kinds of beauties, why does he have to do this?"
Ning Zhenyuan glanced at his daughter and thought of the marriage that Lu Xingzhi had mentioned to him in the letter. As long as he could handle the affairs in Dazhou this time and return to Beijing to ask for Afu's hand in marriage, Emperor Jingwen would never refuse.
"Afu, you and Ahe should go back and rest first," he said to his daughter.
Ning Fu knew what he meant. She knew she had something to discuss with her mother, so she took Ning He back to the bamboo garden.
"Has anything interesting happened in the capital recently?" Nymph asked.
"There is good news in our Duke's Mansion. My sister-in-law's baby is about to be born." Ning He said with a smile, "I didn't even realize that my sister-in-law was pregnant. When I found out, she was already four months pregnant."
After hearing such good news as soon as she returned to Beijing, Ning Fu relaxed a little and said, "I think my aunt will be very happy."
"Not necessarily. Sister Ran suffered a lot during her pregnancy, and her mother was worried." Ning He said. I heard that she almost had a miscarriage a while ago, and no one knew why. "
Ning Fu had an idea in her mind. It was probably because Wei Xiao, who was a good husband in her last life, made Ning Fu feel disgusted in this life.
"There is one more thing. Sister Zhang He suddenly left the capital. Hua'an Prefecture said that she missed her father, so she secretly went to the North. But I don't think that's the case. I saw her a few days before she went to the North."
Ning He said, "For some reason, she squatted at the entrance of the school, crying very sadly. She was much thinner than before. I heard that Hua'an Mansion had arranged a marriage for her, but she didn't agree, so she went on a hunger strike in protest."
Nymph said nothing.
Ning He whispered, "I heard from Sister Rongmin that only a female monarch with a lover would resist like this. She said that Sister Zhanghe likes the prince."
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