Chapter 178: Ambiguity Surges
Ning Fu looked up at Zong Si and pointed out to him mercilessly: "Your Highness is not here to have children."
Zong Si couldn't help but smile and whispered: "Is that okay?"
Ning Fu stood up and said, "Prince, please get up from my bed first."
He stood up and continued to ask: "Afu, is it okay?"
Zong Si originally wanted to be a gentleman, so he thought about not mentioning this matter for the time being. But after getting married, he found that it was not so easy to hold back, and he thought about it day and night.
Ning Fu touched her nose and said, "I'm afraid outsiders would not believe that the prince would be like this behind people."
"It's naturally different in front of my wife than in front of outsiders. To me, Afu is someone who can take off her mask and expose her belly." Zong Si said.
"Prince, do you think you are a puppy?" He even showed his belly.
Zong Si paused. If she hadn't saved him, he would have been like a stray dog. Fortunately, she saved him from being so embarrassed.
He couldn't help but smile, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to be A-Fu's puppy, it's not impossible."
Ning Fu quickly covered his mouth. If outsiders heard this, she would not be able to live. Those who didn't know would think she was teasing him. She said, "What's the matter? Let's talk when we get back to the palace."
This matter is still worth discussing, which means that her attitude of refusing is not firm, and a weak attitude means that there is room for negotiation.
Zong Si's heart was moved. He reached out and held her hand that was covering his mouth, stroking it gently, and said, "Okay, let's talk about it when we get back to the palace."
Even though he was just stroking her hand like this, Nymph could sense his impatience and quickly pulled her hand back.
"We are still in the Duke's Mansion, so please restrain yourself, my prince." Ning Fu said impartially.
"Okay." Zong Si said, "Then hug me."
Nymph said: "Let's talk about it when we get back."
"There are no outsiders here at the moment."
Nymph said nothing.
"Afu, you don't feel sorry for me." Zong Si lowered his head and looked at her seriously.
This sentence made Ning He, who had just arrived, blush. She never expected that the prince, who was so handsome and bright, would behave like this in front of her fourth sister. It made people unable to refuse him.
Ning He stood at the door, not daring to go in. Then she saw the prince hugging her fourth sister. The fourth sister looked so tiny in his arms.
Sister Ning blushed and accused him: "You are a grown man, why are you acting like a spoiled child?"
But she didn't push him away at all, and it was obvious that she was very fond of him. Ning He knew best how soft-hearted her fourth sister was and that she was a kind person at heart.
Ning He couldn't help but smile. Of course, she would not disturb the couple's love. As for meeting Sister Ning, she could visit Prince Xuan's Mansion from time to time in the future. There was no need to rush.
Unfortunately, when he returned to the palace the next day, Zong Si was unable to discuss the matter of marriage with Ning Fu.
The palace examination was approaching, and the people who would set the questions had already been arranged. The identities of these literati could not be revealed, and their safety was extremely important, so Emperor Jingwen sent Zong Si and Lu Xingzhi to guard the Ministry of Rites where they were accommodated.
This guarding will take about a month.
It is a long time for newlyweds.
Before Zong Si left, he told Ning Fu, "Wait for me to come back."
Ning Fu thought for a moment and said, "Zhang Heng is already in the capital, and I'm afraid he has already met with the Sixth Prince." In the previous life, Meng Ze had already made arrangements for him and discussed the scope of the questions with him. Later, during the test evaluation, he also intentionally gave people from Meng Ze's faction a back door.
Zong Si said: "Someone has sent someone to keep an eye on him."
Nymph nodded.
I'm afraid Meng Che and Meng Yuan are both keeping an eye on this matter, but Meng Ze must also be on guard and will not let the people around him easily meet Zhang Heng and talk with him privately. He must have other ways.
However, Ning Fu was not worried about this matter. As long as Meng Ze's people met Zhang Heng, there would be clues left behind. These people in the officialdom who were accustomed to intrigues would naturally have ways to find evidence of the crime.
Zong Si was worried about her being alone in the palace, so he said, "I'm not here for a while, so if you have any questions, go find mother. You don't have to worry about offending anyone. I've already communicated with mother, so you don't have to go to pay respects every day."
Nymph said: "I am not a child."
Zong Si smiled but did not explain. When you like someone very much, you will worry about him/her all the time. He said: "A Ning will come over often to keep you company."
Anyone could see that he was reluctant to leave. Ning Fu hesitated for a moment, gave him some sweet treats, took the initiative to hug him, and said: "Then I will wait for the prince to come back."
Zong Si began to have some thoughts of not wanting to go, but unfortunately he could not shirk the task assigned by Emperor Jingwen.
However, Zong Si and Lu Xingzhi, although they were working together at the time, did not talk much to each other.
We also have to wonder whether Emperor Jingwen's arrangement was intentional, allowing Lu Xingzhi, who was engaged to Ning Fu, to meet her husband, Tongzong Si.
When Zong Si saw Lu Xingzhi, he recalled the day of their wedding. He watched them get married with bloodshot eyes. Later, he sat alone in a corner, drunk. Mr. Lu, who had always been neither humble nor arrogant, seemed to be in extreme pain.
Afterwards, Zong Si sent him on the carriage back to Lu Mansion and heard him shout in pain: "Afu."
Lu Xingzhi smiled bitterly and said: "You are only better because you are a person of this life. However, this alone forces me to give her to you. This is my retribution."
Lu Xingzhi's tears slid down his cheeks, and he whispered: "Zong Si, you can't be like in your last life. You have to be good to Afu and treat her well."
Zong Si thought about it and remembered his answer. He said, "I won't be as cold-blooded as you. I will marry her and owe her. I will treat her well."
At that moment, Lu Xingzhi seemed to be a little more sober, and looked at him with eyes as sharp as an eagle.
Zong Si saw some of himself in him.
He had guessed this a long time ago. Lu Xingzhi was himself in the previous life. He was decisive in his actions and was not afraid of anyone. He never took Meng Ze seriously. Even towards Emperor Jingwen, he did not seem to have much respect for him. It was clear that he had always been like a superior.
He also said that he was Afu's husband, and that she didn't want the nymph and gave the nymph to him. The second half of this statement was naturally not true, but the first half was true.
Lu Xingzhi was Zong Si in his previous life, not Afu's husband. He lost his temper after drinking and asked Ningfu to call him Langjun, which was understandable. He couldn't bear to leave her and he was missing the past.
He also had a slight aversion to Prince Xuan's Palace. When he came to the palace earlier, he never made friends with the people in the palace. Perhaps it was after the assassination incident that he became like this.
"Right now, you are Lu Xingzhi, and you will be so for this life." Zong Si said lightly. He would not share Afu with anyone.
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At this time, no one mentioned what happened that day.
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