Chapter 152 Strange Misunderstanding, Mutual Suspicion
The night slowly fell.
After dinner and washing up, Jiang Ning was about to show Liu Mingan the letter sent by Yuwen Yan, when she was suddenly hugged.
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Ning hugged Liu Mingan's neck, not knowing why.
Liu Mingan looked at her in the dim candlelight, with some inexplicable meaning in his voice: "A Ning, it's dark."
"So what if it's dark?" Jiang Ning was puzzled.
Liu Mingan was even more puzzled: "Didn't you want to wait a long time ago? Just now in the yard..." Before
Liu Mingan finished speaking, Jiang Ning suddenly understood everything and her face flushed.
"Liu Ming'an, what are you thinking about! I just wanted to kiss you! I didn't have any other thoughts!"
Jiang Ning was almost mad at Liu Ming'an's train of thought. How could he think of her as so... so lewd!
"Ah? Just like that..."
Liu Ming'an said with some disappointment, and put him down according to Jiang Ning's request.
Jiang Ning blushed and quickly stepped back two steps, but was grabbed by the waist and pulled in front of him again.
Liu Ming'an lowered his head slightly, looking at Jiang Ning who was so close to him, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise: "A Ning, don't you want to kiss me? Come on!"
After saying that, Liu Ming'an closed his eyes obediently, looking like he was waiting for the favor, which made Jiang Ning's heart beat wildly.
"No, no, I don't want to think about it anymore, Liu Ming'an, don't, don't be like this..." Jiang Ning felt that she had become a stutterer.
Liu Ming'an opened his eyes and chuckled softly. His voice was a little low, but it was unexpectedly touching at this time.
"But Ah Ning, I want to kiss you."
Jiang Ning only heard this sentence. The next moment, the hand on her waist tightened, and she was dragged into Liu Ming'an's arms. Her chin was lifted up and a warm kiss followed.
Jiang Ning closed her eyes, her heartbeat couldn't stop, and a thought flashed through her mind: she was teased by Liu Ming'an!
After a long time, the kiss ended reluctantly, and Liu Ming'an pulled away happily, looking at Jiang Ning with a gentle and tender smile.
"Well, now that we've kissed, it's time to get down to business."
Jiang Ning turned her eyes away and spoke in a calm tone. Then she walked to a box nearby and pretended to grope around, then handed the letter that Yuwen Yan had sent to Liu Ming'an.
Liu Ming'an took it, walked to the candlelight, unfolded the letter, and quickly scanned it.
The more he read, the more serious his expression became. "Aning, are you going to look for your mother?" Liu Ming'an asked after putting down the letter.
Jiang Ning nodded, and then asked Liu Ming'an: "Do you remember Aunt Lan who sold osmanthus cake when we were setting up a stall at Pufu Temple in Qushui City?"
Liu Ming'an seemed to have thought of something, and was a little unbelievable: "Could she be..."
"Yes, she is my biological mother."
Jiang Ning confirmed Liu Ming'an's guess, and then said: "That time when we were strolling in Pufu Temple, you went to pray around the main hall, and I was bored, so I walked into the Changsheng Hall, and happened to see her offering a longevity tablet to Nangong Ling and lighting a longevity lamp..."
Jiang Ning paused, a little sighed: "But at that time, I didn't know that I was Nangong Ling. I didn't know her, and she didn't know me, but she still prayed that I would be safe every year..."
Liu Ming'an stepped forward and hugged her in his arms, and said firmly: "Aning, I will go with you."
Qushui City is four days away from the capital, and there are still more than 40 days before the March examination, so there is still enough time.
Jiang Ning smiled and said "Okay".
She also didn't want to stay in the capital, a place of trouble. On one side was the Lou family, and on the other side was the Prime Minister's Mansion. She didn't know when a lot of trouble would arise. It was just right for her to go to Qushui City with Liu Ming'an to live in peace for a while.
The two hugged each other quietly for a while. Liu Ming'an picked up the letter and looked at the last page, a little curious: "Aning, who is this person who calls himself 'Little King'? Which prince do you know?"
"Prince Xiang Yuwen Yan, the sixth prince of Daliang, is the one we rescued in Jinzhi City."
"Oh, it's him!"
Liu Ming'an suddenly realized, and remembered that he still had a jade pendant left by Yuwen Yan in his hand: "No wonder there was a word 'Yan' on the jade pendant he left for us."
"Then Aning, when are we leaving?" Liu Ming'an asked again.
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "I want to go as soon as possible. Tomorrow, prepare dry food and find a carriage. Then you can go and say hello to Brother Zhou. How about we set off the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay." Liu Ming'an had no objection.
So the next day, the two of them acted according to the plan.
Jiang Ning kneaded dough and baked cakes at home and arranged food for the two days on the way to Jinzhi City. Liu Ming'an went out to the market early in the morning to find a carriage to Jinzhi City.
They still chose to go to Jinzhi City first and then take a boat to Qushui City.
However, what Liu Ming'an didn't know was that when he was looking for a carriage, Jin Hui and Li Jiu, who came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, found the title deed of the house where he and Jiang Ning lived on Wandong Road in the Jingzhou government office.
Nangong Yai came home from court. As soon as he entered the mansion, he found that Jin Hui and Li Jiu were looking at him anxiously, as if they had something to say.
Thinking of the task assigned to them, Nangong Yai frowned and said, "Let's talk in the study." He took Jin Hui and Li Jiu to the room, and Jin Yao hurriedly followed.
"What did you find out?" Nangong Yai stepped into the study and asked hurriedly without even having time to sit down.
"Sir, we went to the Jingzhou government office to check the house deeds, and found that the owner of the house where the third lady is currently living is named Liu Ming'an, who is not from the capital. The husband that the third lady is talking about should be this person."
"Liu Ming'an..." Nangong Yai repeated the name, searched his memory, and made sure that he had never heard of this person before.
"What does he do? How old is he? Does he have any concubines? Where is his home? Who are his parents..."
Nangong Ya asked a bunch of questions, but Jin Hui and Li Jiu just shook their heads: "My lord, time is tight, and we haven't found out these things yet."
"Then what's the point of you finding out a name?" Nangong Ya was a little angry.
"My lord, when we were investigating Liu Ming'an, we found that he was related to the Lou family." Jin Hui saw that the situation was not good, and quickly told the important information.
"Lou family?" Nangong Ya looked surprised.
"Yes, the Lou family. Liu Ming'an's house originally belonged to the Zhou family, but the Lou family bought it and changed the owner to Liu Ming'an, so we hurried back to report as soon as we heard the news." Jin Hui said seriously.
Nangong Ya looked solemn. The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Grand Tutor's Mansion were also two major forces, each of which was on its own and did not interfere with each other.
At present, the court was undercurrents, and all parties were fighting openly and secretly. At this juncture, the Lou family actually got involved in his family's affairs. Could this whole thing be a trap set by them?
"Jin Yao and Jin Hui, hurry up, get ready, come with me to bring Ling'er back!" Nangong Ya was a little panicked, but more of hatred: "If the Lou family dares to extend their hands here, don't even think about getting away with it!"
At the same time, in the Lou Mansion, a guard hurried into the study: "Old Grand Tutor, Grand Tutor, Shaoqing, news comes from the Jingzhou government office that Prime Minister Nangong's people are investigating the affairs of Young Master Liu!"
"What?" Lou Yuhuan slammed the table and stood up, furious: "What does this old man want to do to Ming'an? He is so brave!"
Lou Baili stepped forward to support his father, patted him on the back and soothed him: "Dad, don't worry, we will go find Ming'an right away and settle him down, and never let Nangong Ya have a chance!"
"Grandfather, Dad, I'll go too." Lou Liyu followed.
"Okay, the three of us will go together!" Lou Yuhuan said solemnly.