Chapter 025 The Little Mermaid and the Fierce Male Protagonist

No wonder Zong Zheng Xiao pampered him so much and even fed him smoothies with his own hands.

Zong Zhengxiao didn't care about the looks of Prince Ning's family at all. He fed Rong Yin until she shook her head to indicate that she didn't want any more. Then he put down the bowl and spoon and started talking to Prince Ning about the lotus flowers in full bloom with a forced smile.

When Prince Ning saw that Zong Zhengxiao no longer held on to his eldest son, he breathed a sigh of relief and actively agreed with his words.

Rong Yin was unable to speak. He had swum in that lotus pond several times and was almost tired of it. He was bored for a moment and his eyes began to scan the people in the pavilion again.

When he looked at Zong Zheng Lianqi, Zong Zheng Lianqi was also looking at him. Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned for a few seconds. Then Rong Yin grinned at Zong Zheng Lianqi silently.

Zong Zheng Lianqi was shocked. Only then did he realize that the mermaid, who looked beautiful and gentle, actually had sharp fangs and was vicious to him.

Seeing that Zongzheng Lianqi was frightened by him, Rong Yin showed a triumphant smile and winked at Lu'e who was standing beside him.

Lu'e didn't understand, but still smiled back at Rong Yin.

The two beauties smiled at each other, which was indeed a pleasing sight, but Zong Zheng Lianqi still felt a little aggrieved.

I haven't offended this mermaid, why are you targeting him?

Zong Zhengxiao had been paying attention to Rong Yin, so he naturally saw his little action. He ruffled Rong Yin's hair and smiled indulgently.

Rong Yin rubbed Zong Zhengxiao's palm with a bright smile.

The flower viewing banquet ended after two hours. Prince Ning said goodbye to Zong Zhengxiao and prepared to leave. Zong Zhengxiao suddenly said, "I will find out who is right and who is wrong in the matter of the Su family, but after all, it involves Prince Ning's mansion. Should I make a decisive decision or keep entangled in it? I believe that you will make the right choice, big brother."

Zong Zhengxiao did not call him Prince Ning, but called him elder brother.

Although it seemed like they were being intimate, Prince Ning did not feel happy. He always felt that Zong Zheng Xiao had something else to say.

"I will remember your Majesty's teachings." Prince Ning responded sincerely, and Zong Zhengxiao nodded and let them go.

When they walked out of the Silver Shark Garden and were about to reach the palace gate, Si Xi handed the food box in his hand to Prince Ning and said, "Your Majesty saw that you had tasted a few more bites of the lotus cake just now, so he asked me to prepare a portion for you and said that he hoped you would taste it carefully. The craftsmanship of the dessert chef is superb and it will definitely give you a surprise."

Prince Ning vaguely understood Si Xi's meaning, took the food box himself, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift."

After returning to the palace, Prince Ning carried the food box into the study alone and ordered that no one should disturb him.

After preparing himself mentally, Prince Ning opened the food box. On the top layer was indeed a plate of lotus cakes. After removing the snacks and the partition, a stack of papers covered with words appeared in front of him.

After reading all the contents on the paper, Prince Ning was filled with grief and anger. He saw nothing but a grayness in front of his eyes and stumbled into a chair.

Written on the paper was Su Wan'er's life experience, the truth behind the death of the deputy general's daughter, and the reason why Zong Zheng Lianqi met Su Wan'er.

"What an injustice, what an injustice..."

Prince Ning murmured in despair, a look of pain appeared on his usually serious face, and a line of tears flowed from the corner of his eyes.

"I, Zong Zhengji, feel ashamed of my lifesaver, ashamed of Your Majesty, and ashamed of the people of the world!"

The deputy general died trying to save him, and his daughter was indirectly killed by his own son. He killed his benefactor's daughter in order to marry his enemy into the family.

He had been cautious all his life, and only gave in once, when he was making a mistake in his eldest son's marriage.

But it was this time that plunged the entire Ning Wang Mansion into an unkind and unjust situation.

Prince Ning clutched the letter tightly, almost breathless with grief.

He pounded his chest and breathed heavily. Suddenly, his throat itched and he started coughing violently.

"puff--"

After coughing, a mouthful of blood spurted out, splashing onto the letter paper and staining Prince Ning's clothes red.

An hour later, the study door opened and Prince Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his chest was still covered in blood, which made the housekeeper guarding the yard open his eyes suddenly.

Prince Ning had a very sad expression on his face and looked like he was about to fall down, as if he was about to faint.

The housekeeper was about to go up to help him, but Prince Ning spoke first: "Go, lock up the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess separately."

"What?" the housekeeper asked subconsciously. It wasn't that he didn't hear what Prince Ning said, but he found it unbelievable.

Prince Ning looked at him, his eyes seemed to be filled with poison: "What? I can't summon you anymore?"

"No, no." The housekeeper's heart was pounding, and he said quickly, "I'll do it right away!"

After he finished speaking, he ran away in a hurry. By the time Princess Ning received the news, everything was already a foregone conclusion.

The princess wanted to save the two people, but she also knew who was in charge of the family. The servants only listened to the prince's orders, and they would not obey her even if she asked them to release them.

So the princess hurried to the study to find Prince Ning. She wanted to ask him why he did this, but after seeing Prince Ning's eyes that seemed to have aged ten years in an instant and the bloodstains on his body, she became mute.

Prince Ning glanced at her sideways. He certainly knew why his wife came.

"Look for yourself." Prince Ning didn't have the energy to explain and simply handed the stack of papers to his wife.

Although the Zong Zheng family was only a small family before the uprising, the children in the family were all enlightened at the age of three and all worked hard to pass the imperial examinations. For such a family, the wives they married may not be able to write books and poems, but at least they are literate.

Princess Ning looked faster and faster, and the expression in her eyes changed from confusion to shock and disbelief.

She hoped that this was a misunderstanding and that there would be an explanation later, but by the time she read the last word, that hope was shattered.

"Impossible, how could this be possible..." Princess Ning widened her eyes, trying to convince herself that the emperor had made a mistake, or that the emperor was lying.

But reality kept reminding him that the emperor didn't need to do this, and what she saw was the truth.

"My Lord..." Princess Ning looked at Prince Ning, "What, what should I do?"

Prince Ning closed his eyes and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty has already given us a solution."

Princess Ning then remembered what Zong Zhengxiao said before leaving the palace: Should we make a decisive decision or keep nagging about it?

Princess Ning's heart immediately sank, and she fell to the ground with weak legs. When she spoke again, her voice was already filled with tears, "My son..."

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Let me out!" Zong Zheng Lianqi pounded on the door with his fists, shouting, "Butler Li! Call my father! Why did he suddenly lock me up? Where is Wan'er? Where did you take Wan'er?"

After returning home, Zong Zheng Lianqi went to look for his wife first. Only when he saw his beloved could his uneasy heart calm down.

He couldn't save his father-in-law and felt sorry for his wife, but Wan'er not only did not blame him, she comforted him and told him not to blame himself, saying that everyone has their own destiny, and she also apologized for having implicated Ning Wangfu with her family's affairs.

Zong Zheng Lianqi couldn't bear to see his wife blame herself, so he turned around to comfort Su Wan'er, thinking that he had married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife, and that no one in the world could be happier than him.

The two were hugging each other to comfort each other when Butler Li rushed in with his guards and forcibly separated him and Wan'er, saying that this was the order of the prince.