Chapter 149: Backer Arrives
Chapter 149: Backer Arrives
Xuanyuan Xingyao's attitude did not change when facing Ning You, but his expression was still a little colder than before.
Ning You looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao's haggard face and cold eyes, and felt very uncomfortable.
Although Ning You had already made the decision to help Xuanyuan Xingyao, looking at Xuanyuan Xingyao's appearance at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Nangong Jing.
I feel that if it weren’t for Nangong Jing, Xuanyuan Xingyao wouldn’t be suffering now.
If it weren't for Nangong Jing, Xuanyuan Xingyao would definitely marry, have children and live a normal life like ordinary people.
"Yao'er, do you like him so much?"
Ning You couldn't help but ask.
"Mother, before I discovered I loved Xiao Jing, all I cared about was martial arts. I never thought about getting married and having children."
Xuanyuan Xingyao's meaning was very simple. Even without Nangong Jing, he would never have been able to marry and have children. He even thought about never getting married. It was Nangong Jing who made him want to get married.
Ning You looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao's stubborn look and sighed softly.
"Your Majesty, I understand. Your father is very determined now. I will try to delay the wedding date. But you should be more careful sometimes. If you really anger your father, the only ones who will suffer are you and Nangong Jing."
"I understand, Mother."
Xuanyuan Xingyao said in his heart that it didn't matter if he suffered, but he must not implicate Nangong Jing.
After Ning You came, when Xuanyuan Hongtai came again, Xuanyuan Xingyao's attitude towards him had indeed improved a lot, but he still remained silent.
Xuanyuan Hongtai was very pleased and felt that Ning You's persuasion was indeed useful.
It also made him more certain that as long as some time passed, Xuanyuan Xingyao would definitely let go of Nangong Jing and choose to marry Zhuge Wan'er.
Because Xuanyuan Xingyao's attitude improved, Xuanyuan Hongtai gave up his original idea of transferring Nangong Tao's family out of the imperial capital.
Xuanyuan Hongtai originally wanted to transfer Nangong Tao to guard Qulin Town, which was not far from the border.
Firstly, Qulin City really needs a powerful general to guard it. Secondly, it can also completely separate Nangong Jing and Xuanyuan Xingyao. As long as time passes, Xuanyuan Xingyao will definitely be able to let it go.
However, Nangong Tao is extremely powerful, and it is actually a waste of his talent to guard Qulin City.
Moreover, after many years of friendship, Nangong Tao has also made many contributions to the empire.
It is a bit cruel and ruthless to promote someone in public and demote him in secret just because of the incident between Nangong Jing and Xuanyuan Xingyao.
Xuanyuan Hongtai did not issue an edict immediately, but was still struggling with it. Now he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.
Many people noticed something strange about the marriage between Xuanyuan Xingyao and Zhuge Wan'er.
Without any rumors at all, the imperial decree granting the marriage was suddenly issued.
For example, after the imperial decree of marriage was issued, the date of the wedding was not announced, and even the time for the betrothal was not mentioned.
More importantly, Xuanyuan Xingyao had clearly left the palace to build a mansion, but suddenly returned to the palace to live.
There were even rumors that there were many guards guarding outside Zhaochun Palace. It didn't look like she was simply living in the palace, but rather under house arrest.
This is also why no minister in the court dared to report that Xuanyuan Xingyao was an adult prince and should not live in the palace after building a mansion, which was against the rules.
Those who are qualified to attend court are not fools. How could they not see the trick here?
Some clever ones also remembered that on the second day after Xuanyuan Xingyao was granted marriage, Nangong Tao suddenly went to the imperial study after court, and left with a grim expression a short while later.
Although most of the children of the nobility marry and have children, there are also cases of same-sex love. Therefore, it is really hard not to be suspicious of Xuanyuan Xingyao's somewhat strange marriage and Nangong Tao's "sad" departure.
"It's been almost half a month, and there's still no news from Master Bing?"
Feng Xuanzhou could barely sit still at first, but as time went on, the palace had already started preparing betrothal gifts for Xuanyuan Xingyao, and was about to propose marriage. However, there was still no news from Bing Linxuan, and Feng Xuanzhou suddenly became anxious.
Nangong Jing has not had a good time in the past half month and has lost a lot of weight.
If Xuanyuan Xingyao saw Nangong Jing's appearance at this moment, he would definitely be heartbroken.
"There has been no news from the Mo family. Maybe they haven't been able to contact Second Brother either."
"Then what should I do? Do I really have to watch Xuanyuan get married?"
Feng Xuanzhou said anxiously.
When Nangong Jing heard this, a fierce look flashed across his eyes and he said something that made people feel puzzled.
"Xuan Zhou, if that day really comes, just pretend you know nothing."
Feng Xuanzhou was originally wondering what Nangong Jing meant by this, but when he saw the fierce look in Nangong Jing's eyes, Feng Xuanzhou understood.
"Do you want to??"
"I can't just sit there and watch A Yao marry someone else unless he tells me in person that he agrees to the marriage."
Nangong Jing's attitude was very clear. If Bing Linxuan really couldn't be found, he would go and snatch the bride away. Unless Xuanyuan Xingyao told him in person that he wanted to break up with him and was willing to get married, he would never give up.
Feng Xuanzhou knew from childhood that Xuanyuan Xingyao had a stubborn personality, but he didn't expect Nangong Jing to be so stubborn as well.
Feng Xuanzhou stared at Nangong Jing in silence for a long time before he spoke.
"Have you ever thought that the emperor has so many capable people around him, and with your strength, you can't take Xuanyuan away."
"Of course I can't do it alone, but if A Yao is willing to go with me, it's not impossible. Besides, I'm only going to grab the bride, not to assassinate the emperor. With A Yao's cooperation and the Ice Phoenix Demon Luan's speed, it's possible to grab the bride and leave the imperial capital directly."
Since Nangong Jing was ready to kidnap the bride, it was impossible for him to just go ahead and do it without any plan.
Feng Xuanzhou saw that Nangong Jing had already figured out how to snatch the bride, so what else could he do? Of course, he decided to risk his life to accompany the gentleman.
"Forget it. We're brothers after all. I'll definitely be with you when that day comes. Actually, it was me who brought you two together, and I don't want my first matchmaking role to end in failure."
Feng Xuanzhou joked deliberately.
Nangong Jing was touched by Feng Xuanzhou's kindness, but was unwilling to drag Feng Xuanzhou into this.
"Xuan Zhou, you and I are different. My father was a military commander with merits to protect him, but it wasn't easy for the Left Prime Minister to get to where he is today. I believe that God won't be so cruel to us, but if it really comes to that, you just need to bless me. As for the rest, I'll handle it myself."
Feng Xuanzhou wanted to say it was okay, but when he thought about his white-haired old father who had a strong cultivation base and his elder brother who went out early and came back late every day, Feng Xuanzhou fell silent.
The Feng family and the Nangong family are indeed different. Although Nangong Jing was down and out before, he was also from an aristocratic family. Nangong Tao has had a friendship with Xuanyuan Hongtai for decades.
No matter what, Xuanyuan Hongtai will always spare Nangong Tao's life.
But a few decades ago, the Feng family was just a wealthy merchant family. It was Prime Minister Zuo who relied on his own efforts to bring the Feng family to its current status step by step.
However, Feng Xuanzhou knew that there were countless people who secretly wanted to bring down the Feng family. The reason why Prime Minister Zuo wanted to send him to the palace as a companion was that he hoped that by relying on the identity of the prince's companion, the Feng family's position would be more stable.
Unexpectedly, Feng Xuanzhou was so lucky that he was successfully chosen by Xuanyuan Xingyao as a study partner and even gained Xuanyuan Xingyao's friendship.
It is precisely because of Xuanyuan Xingyao's backing that no one dares to look down on the Feng family anymore.
Nangong Jing understood the confusion and sadness in Feng Xuanzhou's heart, reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him, and also told him with his actions that he was very satisfied that he could support his decision.
After a few days, the palace had prepared the betrothal gifts and was ready to go to the Zhuge family to propose.
Even Xuanyuan Xingyao, who had been calmed down by Xuanyuan Leng and Ning You, was ready to escape from the palace when Bing Linxuan, who had been out of touch for a long time, suddenly appeared in the imperial capital with Mo Jiutian.
"Uncle Bing!!! You finally showed up."
When Nangong Jing saw Bing Linxuan, he was so surprised that he even ignored Mo Jiutian behind Bing Linxuan.
Bing Linxuan looked at Nangong Jing, who looked much more haggard, and a trace of heartache flashed across his eyes. It was because he came back late.
"I came back late. What's going on now?"
Bing Linxuan likes to travel around, so he often misses people from the Mo family. It was because the Mo family has been trying their best to contact Mo Jiutian that they finally got in touch with him not long ago.
After getting in touch, the Mo family members didn't say too much, just that something happened to Xuanyuan Xingyao and asked Bing Linxuan to come back quickly.
When Bing Linxuan heard that his beloved disciple was in trouble, he could no longer sit still. He asked Bai Yucheng to take Wu Wei to continue training and consolidate his cultivation, while he brought Mo Jiutian back quickly.
As soon as Bing Linxuan entered the imperial capital, he heard a lot of discussions inside the capital. Everyone was talking about the marriage of Xuanyuan Xingyao and Zhuge Wan'er. Bing Linxuan realized something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
Bing Linxuan went to the palace first and was told that Xuanyuan Xingyao had not returned to the palace for almost a month and had been living in the palace. Bing Linxuan's face instantly changed, and then he hurried to find Nangong Jing.
After hearing Bing Linxuan's question, Nangong Jing showed a bit of bitterness on his face, and then told him everything that had happened during this period.
"Have you found out who reported it to the Emperor?"
Bing Linxuan said with a sullen face and a cold voice.
"The traitor in the palace has been found, but he refuses to reveal who is behind it. Although there is no clear evidence, it is most likely the Sixth Prince Xuanyuan Xi."
Ever since he helped Xuanyuan Xingyao deliver a message last time, Xuanyuan Leng went out of the palace to find Nangong Jing again.
One was to ask if there was any news about Bing Linxuan, and the other was to bring some information he had found out.
Ning You took action personally and quickly caught the informant, but unfortunately the spy was too stubborn and refused to reveal who his master was no matter how he was tortured.
However, although the other party refused to say, Xuanyuan Leng still found out that the other party had secretly met Xuanyuan Xi, and guessed that the person behind the scenes should be Xuanyuan Xi.
"Yao'er is still under house arrest in Zhaochun Palace?"
Bing Linxuan didn't say much, but asked about Xuanyuan Xingyao's situation.
"Yes, A Yao has been under house arrest in the palace for nearly a month. The last time His Royal Highness came, he said that although the Emperor's attitude has softened a bit, he still refuses to release A Yao. Unless A Yao personally promises to separate from me and agrees to get married, he will not be released until the wedding day."
Nangong Jing said with heartache that being under house arrest for nearly a month would make a person feel suffocated even if he had enough food and clothing.
"Nonsense, I will go to the palace to see the emperor right now."
When Bing Linxuan heard that Xuanyuan Xingyao had been under house arrest in the palace for nearly a month, he turned around and flew away without saying a word, even forgetting that he had Mo Jiutian as his apprentice, leaving Mo Jiutian and Nangong Jing staring at each other.
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