Chapter 145 Zong Si is coming back
If the Northland issue is not settled by Meng Ze himself, but still requires the intervention of Prince Xuan's Mansion, he will probably be considered incompetent and it will be difficult to stabilize people's hearts.
In addition, many of Meng Ze's faction were originally pro-Xuan Wang Mansion, and now that Xuan Wang Mansion is under control, they have no choice but to turn to him. In other words, they are not Meng Ze's own people.
Emperor Jingwen entrusted the affairs of the north to him, probably hoping that Meng Ze could inherit the political legacy of Prince Xuan's Mansion.
If Zong Si was not dead at this time, Meng Ze would naturally be anxious.
Ning Fu collected her thoughts and looked at Meng Ze, pretending to be confused, as if she didn't understand his promise of being the "first relative by marriage."
"If one day, my father really values me so much and allows me to ascend to that position, I will definitely let cousin Ning share this glory with me." Meng Ze said, holding her hand.
As long as he became emperor, he would make her the queen. Maybe he would have other women, but he would never treat her badly.
However, Nymph did not believe in men's promises. Even if she became the queen, her position would not be secure in the future.
"Sixth cousin, I should go back." Ning Fu said.
In his heart, Meng Ze couldn't help scolding her for not knowing what was good for her, and said with a smile: "I heard that a few days ago, my cousin saved a little girl at the gate of Yixiang Tower."
Nymph thought for a moment, then confessed, "She was sold to that filthy place by her parents. I felt sorry for her, so I redeemed her. She wanted to follow me, but my mother told me not to be so kind outside. If I took her back, she would investigate. So I only gave her some silver and let her make a living on her own."
"So that's the case. Cousin Ning is a kind-hearted person." Meng Ze said nothing more. "I'll ask my personal guard to send Cousin Ning back."
When she returned to the Duke's Mansion, she told her father about her conversation with Meng Ze, intending to warn her father to be careful of Meng Ze.
"Why have you been meeting him so frequently lately?" Ning Zhenyuan frowned. He vaguely guessed that his daughter seemed to have other plans behind the scenes.
"Father, have you heard about what happened in the north?" Nymph asked.
"It's been quite turbulent recently." Ning Zhenyuan said.
"Father, do you think Meng Ze can handle this?" she asked again.
"Although he is a prince, his foundation in the army is too shallow, not as good as the Fourth Prince. He has General Ye in his hand, so it may be difficult for him to succeed for a while." Ning Zhenyuan said, this is why Meng Ze would target Afu. Although Prince Jin is also close to the Fourth Prince, he has a close relationship with Kang Yang after all. If Afu marries Meng Ze, Meng Ze will have a chance to win her over.
"It is precisely because of his shallow foundation that he wants to target your father. I hope your father will not reject him. Just express your intention in a tactful way for the time being and just drag it out. It is not his turn to deal with the affairs of the North." Nymph said.
If it's not Meng Ze's turn to deal with it, who else can handle the affairs of the North? Naturally, it's Prince Xuan's Mansion.
But no one knows what Prince Xuan’s Mansion is planning now, and Prince Xuan’s Mansion seems to be in a state of collapse. How did my daughter know about it? Could it be...
Ning Zhenyuan looked at her thoughtfully: "What do you mean?"
Ning Fu pondered for a moment. It was not a bad thing that her father misunderstood that she was involved with Prince Xuan's Mansion. It would save her from being too dedicated in helping Meng Che target Prince Xuan's Mansion. It was just that it would be reasonable to figure out how she was involved with Prince Xuan's Mansion.
She thought of Zong Si.
The Prince Xuan's Mansion had originally planned to marry her, so if she was involved with Zong Si, it would make sense. In this way, even if she revealed some information to her father, her father would not be suspicious.
"The prince will handle the affairs of the north himself," said Ning Fu.
Ning Zhenyuan's expression changed slightly.
It seems that my father had heard something about Zong Si's "death", and I'm afraid it was the same in his previous life.
Ning Fu suddenly had an idea. Was her father also involved in this in his previous life? That was why he was so surprised when Zong Si agreed to the marriage. Zong Si had never been close to the Duke's Mansion...
"Is father also helping the Fourth Prince with the matter of Prince Xuan's Palace?" Ning Fu asked anxiously.
Ning Zhenyuan sighed heavily. Born in the court, how could he not participate in it? How could he not seek benefits for his family? Even if they had favors to each other in the past, they were not on the same side and would break up sooner or later because of their positions.
Ning Fu was a little dazed. No wonder Zong Si didn't like to go back to the Duke's Mansion with her in the previous life. Even though they had been intimate the night before, he rarely went back with her. At that time, she thought that he looked down on the declining Duke's Mansion.
"Father, please be careful about the affairs of Prince Xuan's Mansion in the future." Ning Fu lowered her eyes and said, "Don't worry about my meeting with Meng Ze. My marriage with him will not be settled."
And if it weren't for the task assigned by Meng Yuan, she would not have met Meng Yuan.
"Who was the person you saved in Huaishuo?" Ning Zhenyuan suddenly asked.
Nymph looked up and met his eyes.
Ning Zhenyuan's mood became more complicated. This was not the only time his daughter saved him. Even when it came to the matter of King Xuan, his daughter had done her best.
No wonder she was sure that Zong Si would handle the affairs in the north himself.
However, Ning Fu went to the prince's palace quite frequently.
Meng Ze could be considered "indulgent" towards her. No matter how favored a female member of the mansion was, whenever they met her, they had to greet her politely.
Little Hu Ji didn't believe it at first. She had never worried about a new woman appearing around Meng Ze. Although she was not the one who slept with him the most, she was the one who had been favored the longest. Moreover, if Meng Ze had anything on his mind, he would talk to her.
Being favored is nothing, but if someone is willing to open his heart to me, that is definitely something special.
She planned to meet the nymph.
The big Hu Ji tried to stop her again and again.
"Sister, why don't you worry? His Highness and she are only fighting for their own interests. As long as I don't go too far, His Highness won't blame me." Little Hu Ji said.
This was the first time Ning Fu met Xiao Hu Ji, the beauty that Zong Si found for Meng Ze.
"Your Highness, this is a pastry I made myself and brought to you for you to try." said Little Hu Ji.
Nymph smiled and said, "My cousin is surrounded by so many beautiful women."
Meng Ze felt a little uncomfortable seeing her being so frank. Although he wanted her not to be too jealous, he was not very happy that she was not jealous at all.
"No one can compare to you, Afu." Meng Ze said.
As he spoke, he ate the pastry that Xiao Hu Ji brought to his mouth, and then looked at Nymph.
But she still had a smile on her face, not seeming to care at all.
"You go down first." Meng Ze glanced at Xiao Hu Ji and said lightly.
"Your Highness..." Little Hu Ji still wanted to act coquettishly.
"Go down." Meng Ze smiled.
Little Hu Ji was shocked. She wondered when he had ever been angry with her. She felt very upset and went downstairs with the cake in her hand.
When Da Hu Ji saw her crying, she just sighed.
Meng Ze himself was a little surprised, but he also understood why he was like this. It was natural for him to be like this since he hadn't gotten Nymph yet.
More and more people came to the prince's palace, and more and more people were seen.
When I met Zong Ning, it was at the gate of the prince's mansion.
When Zong Ning saw her, his eyes turned red. She became much calmer, but her eyes seemed to have thousands of words to say to her.
But in the end, she just called out politely, "Sister Ning."
The nymph nodded at her.
The fact that Ning Fu and Meng Ze had a close relationship was not only known to people in the capital.
Even Lu Xingzhi who was far away in Dazhou and Zong Si in the north had heard of it.
As soon as Qu Yang saw Zong Si's unfathomable and cold expression, he knew that this gentleman must be beginning to feel jealous.
However, there was still someone who was not very smart and speculated: "I wonder if the fourth lady wants to be the queen."
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