Chapter 143 Borrowing a Knife to Kill
Ning Fu lowered her eyes. It was no wonder that Meng Yuan wrote to her asking her to return to Beijing. She thought that like her father, he was afraid that Meng Ze would go to Huaishuo and take action against her.
Mu Ruoheng looked at her and said, "I asked you to return to Beijing because he asked me to protect your safety. However, there is one thing I need you to do, and you can't refuse Meng Ze right now."
Ning Fu thought about it and realized that he needed her to get close to Meng Ze.
Mu Ruoheng did not say anything more. He glanced at the secret letter on the table, but after reading it, he suppressed the shock in his heart and burned the secret letter.
When he looked up again, Mu Ruoheng was gone.
Ning Fu couldn't help but think about the content of the secret letter, which was about Sun Zheng.
Now she had a vague idea of why Emperor Jingwen sent Sun Zheng to assassinate Zong Si.
Simply because Sun Zheng is Meng Che's man, this is enough to make him the best candidate to assassinate Zong Si.
If Sun Zheng could really kill Zong Si, it would naturally be a great thing for the emperor. But if he couldn't, and Zong Si escaped, then someone would have to come forward and take the blame for the assassination of Zong Si.
Sun Zheng was the thorn planted by Emperor Jingwen to convict Meng Che.
Emperor Jingwen is now seriously ill and no longer wants to see Meng Che and Meng Ze fighting each other. Emperor Jingwen has already considered dealing with Meng Che because he was in collusion with the Hu people. However, the royal descendants are traitors and will affect the reputation of the royal family. The assassination of Zong Si, a loyal minister who "defends the country", is the best crime.
Therefore, whether Sun Zheng succeeded or failed in assassinating Zong Si, for the king, it was all about clearing obstacles for Meng Ze. It made no difference whether he was clearing out Meng Che or Zong Si.
During this period, the transactions between Emperor Jingwen and the Sun family became clear.
Sun Zheng is the eldest grandson of the Minister of Punishment, who is now the most respected minister of Emperor Jingwen. How could he be treated as such a close minister? That is because he is willing to sacrifice his eldest grandson Sun Zheng for Emperor Jingwen.
From a profit perspective, exchanging one life for the prosperity and wealth of the entire Sun family is a good deal.
But I am afraid that until his death, Sun Zheng thought that he was winning honor for the family, not knowing that he had become an abandoned son of the family.
But at this time, Meng Yuan did not want Meng Che to fall, so he tried to stop Emperor Jingwen's plan.
And what Meng Yuan has to do is also the key.
Nymph lowered her eyes.
Every step now is becoming more and more urgent. Perhaps since it concerns her brother, she has to be more cautious.
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Because of Meng Yuan's instructions, Ning Fu saw Meng Ze more often.
If there was nothing else, he would have come to the Duke's Mansion in the name of visiting Ning Yu.
After Meng Ze came a few times, he felt that Dongzhu, the maid beside her, was a bit of a hindrance. Even if he wanted to get close to Ning Fu, he couldn't find a chance.
When Ning Fu noticed that he was staring at Dongzhu thoughtfully, her heart sank and she said with a smile, "Dongzhu and I grew up together."
Meng Ze understood what she meant and gave up the idea of dealing with Dongzhu. After all, it was not a good thing to make Ningfu unhappy before he even married her.
"You seem to be bored staying at home all day. Why don't you come to my prince's mansion when you have time?" Meng Ze said meaningfully.
It was like his prince's palace, and she was the mistress.
Ning Fu pondered for a moment, and then remembered what Meng Yuan had told her, so she did not refuse: "If you have time, I will talk to you, Sixth Cousin."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me." Meng Ze said softly, "As long as you want, you can enter the Prince's Mansion whenever you want."
The man's sweet words were worse than arsenic, but the nymph smiled and said nothing.
Meng Ze wanted to say more to her. When a man is in a high mood, he always can't help but say some sweet words. Unfortunately, he was interrupted.
"Fourth Miss, it's bad. That Li has hurt the eldest brother-in-law..." The nanny came in and saw Meng Ze. She hurriedly changed the subject and said respectfully, "Sixth Prince."
This matter was a conflict between Wei Xiao and his mistress. Ning Fu naturally didn't mind "bad news spreads a thousand miles" and said, "Madam, don't worry, just tell me directly."
The nanny then told her everything. It turned out that Wei Xiao had secretly gone to see Li today, but he had not expected that Li would stab Wei Xiao with a hairpin for some reason. Fortunately, Wei Xiao stretched out his hand to block it, and the hairpin did not pierce his chest, but it pierced his palm.
Ning Fu knew why Li was like this.
Naturally, it was because she "accidentally" heard Wei Xiao's heartless words, which chilled her heart for a moment.
Li is now under the "care" of the Duke's Mansion. Since something like this has happened, Ning Fu, the person who proposed this matter, naturally has to go and take a look.
"I'll go with my cousin." Meng Ze said.
Considering Wei Xiao's attitude towards the powerful and wealthy, Ning Fu did not refuse.
When the two arrived at the manor, Wei Xiao was sitting there having his wounds bandaged by a doctor. Li was kneeling in front of him with tears streaming down her cheeks. There was still some lingering affection in Wei Xiao's eyes, but when he saw Meng Ze, his expression changed.
"Sixth Prince." Wei Xiao said with a flattering smile.
Meng Ze smiled and said, "Master Wei, please take care of the family affairs. I am just worried that it is not safe for A-Fu to come alone, so I will be her personal guard."
For a prince to serve as someone's personal bodyguard is quite a close relationship.
How could he miss this connection of Fourth Miss Ning? He naturally had to express his position in front of Ning Fu. He did not even look at Li and only said, "Sixth Prince has misunderstood. It is just a romantic affair between a man and a woman. It is not a family affair and I will not let my family worry about it."
This is a statement to Nymph.
Li pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled, feeling extremely chilled.
Meng Ze naturally looked down on Li's commoner girl, and said, "Afu heard that you were injured and rushed here. Sir Wei should go downstairs and let the imperial physician take a look."
The imperial physician's visit was naturally due to Meng Zexian's courtesy.
Wei Xiao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
He and Meng Ze went to the side courtyard together.
Ning Fu looked at Li who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Have you seen the men in the officialdom? None of them would be led by a woman by the nose."
Li looked at her, her eyes full of resentment.
"A woman's confidence never lies in her husband's favor, but in her mother's family. If you want to target my second sister, you have to see if you have the capital. And for the sake of his official position and to please my second sister, he will definitely deal with you. Do you think he really came back to see you this time?"
The nymph stood and looked at her.
A look of horror suddenly appeared on Li's face. She suddenly remembered that Wei Xiao brought his sword today, which he never did in the past. She couldn't help but think of the gossip that Wei Xiao told Ning Ran that he would give her an explanation.
Wei Xiao wants to kill her.
Li's eyes gradually turned red, and her resentment grew even stronger. Wei Xiao had deceived her and now wanted to take her life. Not only would she not be able to enjoy wealth and glory, but she would also be humiliated by the Ningguo Mansion.
This is all Wei Xiao's fault.
Li clenched his hands into fists.
She wanted to protect Xiao and also suffer all the pain she had endured.
Nymph withdrew her gaze and did not linger any longer.
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A few days later, Li disappeared from the manor.
Wei Xiao was alert and knew that Li could not be kept any longer, so he bribed someone to deal with her.
However, Li appeared in the court and accused Wei Xiao of forcibly abducting a woman.
According to the laws of Dayan, any minister in the court who engages in such activities will be severely punished.
Wei Xiao had no choice but to seek help from the Ningguo Mansion. Now that he was being slandered, he had no idea how to explain himself. He had never expected that Li was so crazy.
Wei was naturally anxious. Her daughter and son-in-law were one, and this was not a good thing for her daughter.
Ning Fu smiled and said, "Aunt, why don't you ask Second Sister about her attitude?"
Ning Ran's attitude was the same as Ning Fu's. The Ningguo Mansion was capable of handling Wei Xiao's affairs, so they just left him alone and let him suffer.
He must know who he relies on for everything he has now.
What's more, if Wei Xiao became successful right now, it would definitely not be a good thing. Only when he was under her control could Ning Ran live a peaceful life.
The Wei family had come to ask her for help a long time ago, but Ning Ran used the excuse that she was not awake yet and just said: "Today's breakfast is delicious."
It was already afternoon when Wei Xiao saw her.
"Madam." At this point, Wei Xiao had no choice but to please her humbly.
Ning Ran looked at him but said nothing.
"Madam, Li is clearly framing me. She was the one who seduced me at the beginning, and now she is pinning the blame on me. Madam, you have to help me." Wei Xiao sat down beside her, holding her hand and pleading.
Ning Ran smiled and said, "If you hadn't been seduced by her, why would she want to destroy you just because she failed to enter the Wei Mansion? It's obviously your own fault, so why put the blame on others?"
Wei Xiao was being ridiculed by her at this moment, but he was not angry at all. He lowered his posture to the lowest possible level and said, "Madam, it's my fault. I have learned my lesson this time, and it will never happen again in the future."
Ning Ran looked at him and said nothing.
"Madam, even if you don't care about me, you have to think about the child." Wei Xiao said, "If I am convicted this time, what will happen to our Yang'er's future?"
Ning Ran, however, remained calm and said, "My father is also very angry about your relationship with Li. Whether he is willing to help you or not depends on your performance."
If she doesn't control him this time, there will never be such an opportunity again in the future. If it weren't for her son, Ning Ran would have hoped that he would have to rely on the Duke's Mansion for the rest of his life.
Even if her parents-in-law came to plead for mercy, Ning Ran would not give in at all.
This whole process lasted for more than half a month.
But when Meng Ze learned about this, he couldn't help but smile.
This is clearly a move by Nymph to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
If Li wasn't instigated by her, then something must be wrong.
It seems that Nymph is more resourceful than he thought.
But Miss Ning Si is interesting like this.
A few days later, Ning Fu saw a bullied little girl at the entrance of Yixiang Tower. It seemed that she had just escaped from Yixiang Tower.
The woman fell in front of her carriage, and her eyes met with the nymph who was leaning her head out of the carriage.
The little girl's eyes were full of pleading and tears.
Nymph's mood was somewhat complicated.
This is Yuhuan, the maid who has been with her for three years.
In this life, we finally met.
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