Chapter 200 Meet Again
Ning Fu looked at the man in front of her. Meng Yuan was calm and composed. There was no emotion in his eyes about Meng Che's death. Perhaps it was because he was in this position and had already become accustomed to life and death.
In fact, he was indispensable in fanning the flames.
"It's a pity for Sister Xie." Ning Fu said.
Beauty is short-lived.
In her memory, it seemed as if she and Xie Ruyi were still together in school, reciting the Book of Songs together, worrying about whether they could finish tomorrow's homework.
Xie Ruyi was also worried, but everyone thought she was smart and didn't have to worry about schoolwork. In fact, she was just more hardworking than ordinary people. Ning Fu was naturally hardworking as well. All her talents were just due to hard work.
Nymph thought, it was good back then, but she could never go back to her childhood.
Meng Yuan said: "My sister-in-law doesn't want to slander my fourth brother's reputation, but the Duke of Qing's Mansion will force her to push all the mistakes onto my fourth brother in order to protect themselves. If she can't do it, she can't return to the Duke's Mansion."
To the Duke of Qing's Mansion, Meng Che was just an opportunity to pursue fame and fortune, but to Xie Ruyi, who had been married to Meng Che for such a long time, he was her closest relative.
"No matter how outstanding a queen is, she is just a chess piece of the family. The queen's excellence is just a bargaining chip for marriage." Ning Fu said. She was not surprised. Most of the aristocratic families have shallow ties with their relatives. Even Zong Si is the same, isn't he?
Meng Yuan said: "At least Lord Ning would not do this to the Crown Prince's Consort."
Nymph is lucky to have parents who put her first and an older brother who loves her.
Thinking of her brother, Ning Fu couldn't help but lower her eyes and said, "Brother, did you get the medicine from the Third Prince?"
"That's right." Meng Yuan said, "Since Meng Ze asked your eldest brother to do this, anyone would go along with it and leave Meng Ze with something to hold against him."
Ning Fu couldn't help but look at him. There was no guilt on the man's face. It's lonely at the top. How could someone who can sit in a high place be an ordinary person? It's his nature to be heartless and cold-blooded. He just has some sincerity towards Jingcheng.
"I should go now," said Nymph.
The teahouse is now deserted without Jingcheng.
"It's not that I don't care about your brother's life or death. I just know that you are here, not to mention... Lu Xingzhi. I am sure that Lord Ning will not be in danger of his life." Meng Yuan said calmly behind her.
Nymph turned her head sharply to look at him and asked: "When did you find out?"
"From what I've discovered, he's very interested in Fu Sheng Meng. Although he doesn't participate in any event, he can always cleverly get involved in it, such as your father going to Liangzhou, the prince going to Beiqi to transport grain and grass, and this time he went back to Hexian in advance." Meng Yuan said, "He came for you."
Seeing that Ning Fu was silent, he continued, "I can tell that the prince is your husband, so he is more sensitive to this. Some time ago, you went to the Lu Mansion to pay homage to him as a couple, but the prince was not displeased at all. When I talked to him about it, he was not displeased at all either... Lu Xing's identity in his previous life is not difficult to guess."
Nymph said calmly: "You monitor me"
"I am not deliberately monitoring you, but I have my people in the Lu Mansion. Mr. Lu is such a good minister, I want him to be of use to me." Meng Yuan said.
Ning Fu stood there for a moment, and when she looked up again, she saw Zong Si waiting not far away.
He had just come out of the palace, still wearing his official uniform, but he could no longer conceal the aura of a high-ranking official. At first glance, he also had a bit of the cold-heartedness from his previous life.
But when he saw her, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, no different from when they were just the two of them in private.
No matter how flattered he is outside or how high his official power is, when he returns home, he is just her husband.
"My father is anxious to appoint a crown prince, and the Sixth and Fourth are only concerned with fighting for that position, while the people are suffering from wars and floods. I have no choice but to speed up the process and settle this matter." Meng Yuan said in a deep voice, "All I want is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment."
"If it weren't for the Third Prince's sincerity towards the people, I wouldn't have come to see the Third Prince today." Ning Fu said indifferently. Even if Ning Yu killed his brother, it was insignificant to Meng Yuan.
As she spoke, she walked towards Zong Si.
Everyone has a dark, shameful side, which is sometimes creepy. She dared not treat anyone with kindness anymore. Fortunately, in front of Zong Si, she could feel at ease.
Before the nymph approached him, he had already extended his hand.
She smiled and held out her hand.
Now that her belly was showing, Zong Si was even more careful with her. After helping her onto the carriage, he put a cushion under her and said, "Why didn't you let me know when you were leaving the house?"
He was so concerned about her comfort that he even became a little nervous.
"It's too boring to stay at home all day." Nymph looked at him with her watery eyes. He was always reluctant to blame her.
"I'll have some free time in a while." Zong Si said, "If there's anywhere you want to go, I'll go with you."
Nymph said: "If there is a chance, I would like to go to the North with you. I didn't make it in my last life, so I always miss it in this life."
"The weather in the north is too bad. I'll take you there when the weather gets better." He held her hand and promised her seriously.
Ning Fu was silent for a while before she said, "Is the situation in the palace going to be settled?"
"I'm afraid that His Majesty's health will not survive this year." Zong Si said.
"I'm afraid there are human factors involved." Ning Fu felt a little complicated. After all, in the previous life, Emperor Jingwen was still alive two years later. If nothing unexpected happened, this would not have changed.
Zong Si stroked her face and said, "I only hope that the struggle for imperial power can be settled soon, the people can stop suffering, and I can live a peaceful life with you."
"Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't want to see Prince Xuan's Mansion covering the sky with one hand."
"It's the same for any emperor. The balance between the monarch and his subjects has always been a difficult problem. Everything rises and falls, and it's not a good thing for the royal palace to be too powerful."
It's not that Zong Si has completely lost his ambition, but ambition also brings risks. Moreover, with Meng Che and Xie Ruyi in front, he doesn't want Ning Fu to be frightened with him. He wants her and the child to be well, so he is willing to put away his edge.
A family living in peace and happiness and a couple growing old together are the greatest happiness in life.
"I have my own strategy to weigh the pros and cons with him." Zong Si added, "From Dayan's perspective, he will also be a good emperor, and that's enough."
Nymph nodded and said, "No matter what happens, I will be with you."
"But I hope you don't learn from that second Miss Xie." Zong Si said.
"I won't, my husband. You won't let me fall into that situation." Nymph smiled.
If Zong Si was Meng Che, he would have settled her long ago and would not have waited until this last step. Besides, he was more meticulous and might not lose.
"Well, no matter what, I won't let you fall into this situation." Zong Si hugged her and said.
The sun sets.
The carriage moved slowly in the evening light.
In the carriage, the woman leaned on the man's shoulder, feeling safe and secure. It was a scene that had never happened in her previous life.
What the girl didn't know was that it would be the same ten or twenty years from now. Her husband in this life had spent his entire life proving to her that he loved her.
At the moment, Ning Fu was wondering what happened to Zong Si in his previous life.
It would be great if we could meet again.
…
Emperor Jingwen became critically ill three months later.
During these three months, Emperor Jingwen tried many times to establish Meng Ze as the emperor, but was blocked every time. Meng Ze and his party were also thrown into jail for no reason.
Meng Che is dead, so it goes without saying who is behind this.
Emperor Jingwen summoned Zong Si once.
He was so thin that he had difficulty even walking on the ground. Seeing him, I couldn't help but ask: "What do you want?"
Emperor Jingwen couldn't understand him. Apart from supporting Meng Ze, what other ways could he have to help the third brother ascend to the throne? But he was not as easy to control as Meng Ze. Moreover, both General Ye and Prince Jin had been won over by him. It was a foregone conclusion that he would suppress the palace in the future.
"I just want to live the rest of my life in peace." Zong Si said calmly, "Your Majesty is wrong. You don't take feelings seriously enough."
"Just for a woman" Emperor Jingwen refused to believe it. It was stupid to give up his all-powerful power for a woman.
"She is everything to me." Zong Si said calmly, "There is no lack of true love in the world, but Your Majesty has never treated others sincerely, so how can you gain their sincerity?"
Emperor Jingwen thought of that woman, Meng Yuan's adoptive mother. He treated her sincerely and protected her carefully on his way to fight for imperial power, but what was the result? He was only treated with her disgust.
She miscarried his children several times.
Although Emperor Jingwen resented her at first, he was also afraid that she would have no children in the harem, and no children would mean no one to rely on, so he gave Meng Yuan to her to raise, but she still ignored him. She treated the third child very well, almost treating him as her own child, but he still ignored her.
Emperor Jingwen began to hate her, and hated her more and more, so he watched coldly as Concubine Zong executed her.
He was sad and heartbroken, but at the same time he felt finally relieved. In the end, he found that the pain of losing her was nothing more than that, far less than the pleasure that power brought him.
Except for the occasional times when he met Meng Yuan, when he inadvertently revealed behaviors similar to that person, he would occasionally feel unwilling.
Emperor Jingwen also had a love-hate relationship with Meng Yuan. He would never let the child raised by that woman become the crown prince. Fortunately, his leg disease was a good excuse. The royal family could not have an emperor who was not decent anyway.
"You will regret it someday." Emperor Jingwen said coldly.
Zong Si, however, looked at him indifferently, yet with a bit of pity.
So what if you are above ten thousand people? Your old age will be just like this. You are a person who schemes every day and has no humanity at all. This is the retribution.
"Is it possible that Your Majesty has never regretted anything?" he asked in return.
Emperor Jingwen was stunned.
After he left, Emperor Jingwen hurriedly called Eunuch Sheng to find Meng Ze.
Eunuch Sheng bowed his head and said yes. After leaving the palace, he said, "Go and tell the Third Prince that the Emperor wants to see the Sixth Prince."
However, after seeing Meng Yuan's calm expression, Emperor Jingwen was frightened for a moment, and then he smiled as if he had suddenly realized something.
"I didn't expect that Sheng Jian, whom I cultivated personally, is also your man." Emperor Jingwen looked at him viciously.
"My mother once did him a favor. Eunuch Sheng is a man who knows how to be grateful." Meng Yuan sat down on the couch in front of him and said, "My father always likes his subjects to be grateful. Eunuch Sheng is worthy of my father's cultivation."
"Who else, who else has surrendered to you a long time ago?" Emperor Jingwen stared at him while panting, as if he wanted to see through him.
"The divine doctor Mu who is beside our father is also my man." Meng Yuan said slowly.
Emperor Jingwen suddenly realized why his health was getting worse and worse.
"At first, although I had ambitions for the throne, I also wanted my father to be healthy. Divine Doctor Mu has been doing his best to extend my father's life, but my father was cruel enough to me. He knew that I liked Yaoyao, but he killed her without mercy. He suspected that I was afraid of the imperial power, so he dealt with everyone around me. If I revealed my true intentions, he would not hesitate to take my life."
Meng Yuan said, "What goes up must be followed. Father is cruel to his son, so naturally I will be the same."
It was Emperor Jingwen who destroyed the last bit of filial piety he had left. Although Emperor Jingwen needed to be alive at that time to balance the relationship between Meng Che and Meng Ze, Meng Yuan really did not want Emperor Jingwen to die.
Emperor Jingwen couldn't help but smile, his eyes revealing unwillingness and deep hatred. He was so angry that he vomited blood.
Meng Yuan didn't care at all, and only said: "As the ruler of a country, he executed the examiner Zhang Heng for the sake of balance. In order to alienate the Duke's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, he allowed my fourth brother to collude with Northern Qi. Although my father has guessed that he can win a battle with Northern Qi and it will not cause a big disaster, what will happen if the news gets out?"
Emperor Jingwen stared at him intently.
"If I were your son, I would probably guess that Fourth Brother was appointed by your father. He was afraid of being exposed, so he did not hesitate to frame and kill his son. Your father wanted to suppress the important officials who coveted power. What would the officials of Dayan think of your reputation a hundred years from now?" Meng Yuan looked at him without any emotion and threatened calmly and coldly.
The winner takes all, and the truth is written by the winner.
Emperor Jingwen closed his eyes and said, "I wanted to make use of the last of Old Four's value before dealing with him, to pave the way for Old Six. But this also gave you the opportunity to use Old Four. Old Four used the war outside the Great Wall to attack and punish the dissidents, and you also used this opportunity to eliminate many of Old Six's people. As a result, Old Six is now unable to turn things around."
After the fourth brother's death, his people were leaderless. The third brother, with a heart of a bodhisattva, took in the fourth brother's descendants, regardless of the charge of treason. Such loyalty and righteousness were most valued by subordinates. Who doesn't want their master to protect his family after they have worked hard for him? This won over many people's hearts.
"It was my father and my sixth brother who only focused on the palace and my fourth brother and ignored me." Meng Yuan said.
Emperor Jingwen was tired and had no energy to think about these things. He just didn't want his reputation to be damaged after his death. He worked hard on government affairs all his life just to be famous forever.
Meng Yuan did not give Meng Ze the chance to see Emperor Jingwen again, and he proposed that King Xuan return to the capital to take charge of state affairs, which seemed fair to outsiders.
Meng Ze went to Prince Xuan's palace and this time was very humble, even promising Zong Si the opportunity to interfere in politics in the future.
Zong Si said coldly: "Since you need my help, how can the Sixth Prince still live? What are you thinking of doing to alienate the Duke's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion?"
Meng Ze still wanted to find an excuse, but Zong Si didn't give him another chance.
Not only did they not give him a chance, Meng Ze soon discovered that the Xuanwang Mansion was suppressing him. Without the help of the Xuanwang Mansion, how could Meng Yuan have easily established connections?
One day, when he saw Zong Si holding Ning Fu's hand, he suddenly had an outrageous idea: the main reason why Zong Si refused to help him was probably because he had wanted to force Ning Fu onto him.
However, Meng Ze had no way of knowing the truth. The fact that he instigated Ning Yu to frame Ning Zheng was soon thoroughly investigated, and Ning Yu confessed to it.
…
Ning Fu would occasionally hear Zong Si talk about what was happening in the palace, but now that her brother was still alive and the Duke's Mansion was safe, she no longer cared too much.
The eldest brother Ning Yu is now unable to inherit the Duke's Mansion. Wei cried bitterly at first, blaming the second house for not lending a helping hand. How could she bear to let the Duke's Mansion be inherited by Ning Zheng?
But once the news of Ning Yu's intention to harm Ning Zheng came to light, Wei Shi didn't dare to say another word, and the relationship between the first and second wives became visibly more awkward.
Although Ning Zhenxiu was somewhat reluctant, at this point in time, saving his son's life was the most important thing. As for the Duke's Mansion, the Second House would not be so cold-blooded as to ignore them completely. It would be a good thing if the Duke's Mansion prospered in the hands of the Second House.
Old Madam Ning naturally puts the overall situation first. At this point, the second branch should inherit the Duke's Mansion.
Mrs. Ning also started to arrange the marriage between Fu Jiahui and Ning Zheng early on.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for Ning Zheng and Fu Jiahui's wedding banquet.
My brother was a completely different person than usual. Nymph had never seen him so enthusiastic and happy.
She couldn't help but feel happy for them. She had seen them go through separations and deaths in their previous life, and now seeing them finally getting married, she couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.
Nymph couldn't help but recall her past life again, but now, except for herself, no one would know about the past life that seemed to be right in front of her.
The person who was also reborn with her is already dead.
In fact, even in dreams, he appeared less and less, and I didn't know whether he had gone to a new world. In this life, could he become Zong Si again and meet the Nymph of that life?
How will their stories turn out?
"Fourth sister, why are you in a daze?" Ning He asked.
Zong Ning also came over and said, "Sister-in-law, are you missing your third brother?"
Zong Si left Beijing a few days ago due to an important mission. He will rush back for Ning Zheng's wedding banquet today, but it will be much later.
Ning Fu smiled and said, "You are right. I am thinking about your third brother."
Zong Ning joked: "Third brother will only miss you more. Now that my little nephew is about to come into this world, third brother can't wait to stay by your side every day."
Ning Fu actually didn't expect that Zong Si's clinginess would become more and more intense day by day. Sometimes she even felt too constrained.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a familiar figure walking from the end of the corridor.
Now in the Duke's Mansion, Zong Si felt as comfortable as if he were in the prince's palace. He was also familiar with several important servants in the Duke's Mansion.
But today, Zong Si seemed a little different and much more enthusiastic.
Ningfu thought about it and realized that this was the longest time the two of them had been apart since she became pregnant, so it was normal for them to be a little enthusiastic.
He also wanted to hug her in front of others.
She glared at him and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get home."
The people around smiled kindly.
Although Ning Ran no longer believed in love, she was dazed for a long time when she saw Zong Si being so clingy. The person who seemed the coldest-hearted was actually the most affectionate. For many couples, things became completely different when the woman was pregnant.
Zong Si paused, said "hmm", took her hand and stood beside her.
Zong Ning looked back and saw that his sister-in-law was looking at Sister Fu with a smile, while his third brother was looking at his sister-in-law with deep affection and concentration, with an expression of reluctance, as if they had been separated for a long time.
It’s a good thing if brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship.
Zong Ning smiled and looked away, then turned to tease Ning He. She joked, "Mr. Ye, you are always secretly watching me."
Ning He's cheeks flushed.
"He Ye He Ye, you two are quite a good match." Zong Ning said.
"If you say that again, I won't pay attention to you." Ning He said.
"Ah He is the only one who can't bear to pay attention to me." Zong Ning's smile became more obvious.
Ning He walked away.
Zong Ning followed with a faint smile, and said in a long voice: "Okay Ah He, I was wrong. Let's go and watch Brother Ning Zheng and Sister Fu get married."
The years are peaceful and quiet.
…
Ning Fu and Zong Si returned to the carriage, and Zong Si held her on his lap and kissed her deeply.
"Do you miss me?" Zong Si asked her.
This was the question he loved to ask every time they were apart. If she said she wanted to, he would hold her and make love with her for a while. If she said she didn't want to, he would accuse her while making love with her.
"Yes." Nymph said honestly.
As expected, they were passionate for a while, and he helped her put on her dress only when they were almost at the palace.
Ningfu wanted to ask him, now that she was pregnant, he could see her but couldn't eat her, so being so affectionate would only make her feel itchy.
"The day of launch is almost here, so don't run around these days." Zong Si said.
Ningfu said perfunctorily that she understood.
After returning to the bedroom, Zong Si changed her underwear and kissed her for a while. Ning Fu thought to herself that there seemed to be something wrong with this passion.
"Go out and wait for me first. I have something to tell you." Zong Si said.
Ningfu nodded, but she was too tired after watching the wedding banquet today, and she felt sleepy as soon as she lay on the bed.
After Zong Si came out, he saw that she was asleep, so he didn't disturb her anymore. He thought that they could talk about it tomorrow and there was no rush. He had nothing to do, so he sat on the couch and looked at the name list.
After a while, it started raining outside.
Accompanied by the sound of rain, Zong Si glanced at Ning Fu's sleeping face, and his heart felt peaceful and soft.
When Ning Fu woke up in the middle of the night, she saw Zong Si looking at something and couldn't help asking, "Why aren't you resting yet?"
Zong Si said: "Name the son Zong Jin, what should I name the daughter?"
Ningfu closed her eyes. She was very worried and was about to say that she would find it for him tomorrow, but she suddenly opened her eyes.
Zong Jin.
In this life, Zong Si’s name is still unknown.
She sat up, tears welling up in her eyes.
The man smiled, looked at her tenderly, and said: "I'm back."
He recalled all the memories from his previous life and the memory of when he became Lu Xingzhi in this life.
The wind outside the window blew the rain in, blowing his hair. He stood still, with only her in his eyes.
The rain was getting heavier, but it washed away all the regrets.
"My dear." Nymph wiped her tears and smiled.
…
At the end of the story, the lovers finally reunited.
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