Xingnan hurriedly took two steps back and bowed.
"Your Majesty, I…I do have something small to ask you."
"Then tell me!"
Leng Yu was only in a bad mood on the surface, but she was still very happy inside.
If his Lan Er was really seriously injured and could not recover as others said, how could he still have the heart to handle official business here? He stayed by her side day and night, and lived and died with her.
Xingnan raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Leng Yu, and asked in a low voice:
"The Empress's injury yesterday worried His Majesty. I shouldn't have bothered you at this time, but... I heard that the Empress was attacked because she didn't know martial arts. I spent the whole night in Qixia Palace thinking about it, and I suddenly realized that the martial arts I learned in Nanping Kingdom are simply not enough to protect myself. So, I would like to ask His Majesty to allow Master Ning to teach me martial arts so that I can learn to protect myself."
Leng Yu frowned, then looked at Xiao Ningzi who was hanging his head not far away, and shouted at him,
"Master Ning..."
Hearing the shout, Xiao Ningzi came to him with his head held high and saluted.
"emperor……"
"Princess Xingnan wants you to teach her the art of self-defense. Are you willing?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not refuse, but I simply do not have the free time to teach Princess Xingnan. Please find someone else to help Princess Xingnan!"
Xingnan pursed his lips and snorted softly.
"Your Majesty, the Daning Kingdom is now peaceful and prosperous, and the Daning Palace doesn't need a guard like him. Yet, he insists on being busy. This is clearly an excuse for not wanting to teach me. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me and allow Master Ning to be my master."
Leng Yu looked at Xiao Ningzi's aggrieved look and wanted to chuckle, but because his queen was still seriously injured, his every expression and movement might be watched by someone, so he frowned coldly.
"Lord Ning, are you deliberately avoiding Princess Xingnan?"
Xiao Ningzi bowed hurriedly,
"I dare not."
"Since you don't dare, then I'll follow Princess Xingnan's wishes."
At this moment, he saw Ayu coming back from patrol with a team of guards. He waved to Ayu directly, and Ayu hurried forward.
"emperor……"
"Ayu, Princess Xingnan wants Lord Ning to teach her kung fu. If we don't agree, it will make the people of Great Ning seem petty. Could you share more of Lord Ning's official duties during this period?"
Ayu replied without thinking:
"I am willing to stand guard for Lord Ning."
Hearing this, Xingnan immediately danced with joy, and Xiao Ningzi lowered her head even more.
This princess is his nemesis. He will have no good life as long as he is with her.
He had seen how powerful Princess Yongping was. If he taught her martial arts, he would be suspected of taking advantage of Princess Xingnan if he wasn't careful. A slap on the face would be the least of his worries. He would be beheaded for blaspheming Princess Xingnan...
Thinking about this, he was afraid, but now that the emperor had spoken, he couldn't disobey. In this case, he had to find a way to make her give up!
Thinking of this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded in agreement.
"I accept your order, but since Princess Xingnan is willing to take me as her teacher, she must obey me. I wonder if Princess Xingnan can do that?"
Xingnan raised his head without fear.
"Of course I can do it. Since Master Ning has agreed, I will call you Master from now on. Master, please accept my disciple's greetings."
Xiao Ningzi swallowed secretly and nodded.
"Okay, I can't delay my official duties just to teach you. How about this? Starting tomorrow, you get up at 1:00 AM. People learn fastest in the morning. I'll teach you for an hour. I'm sure you'll make great progress."
"No, you have to teach me for an hour in the morning and another hour in the afternoon."
Xiao Ningzi took the risk and nodded immediately.
"Okay, then every morning from Mao to Chen, and in the afternoon from Wu to Wei. These are the only two times I'm free. If you agree, you can come to see me during these times. If you don't agree..."
"I agree."
Xingnan nodded without hesitation. As long as Lord Ning was willing to teach her, she would be willing to do so even in the middle of the night, let alone early in the morning.
When she is with Lord Ning, she doesn't feel sleepy or hungry, but only finds it very interesting.
Seeing that the two people had reached a consensus, Leng Yu headed towards Fengyi Palace. He used the morning time to deal with some important memorials, thinking of going to see Lan'er, and then coming back in the afternoon to deal with some unimportant memorials.
Qixia Palace
Yongping kept pacing around, and Yongning couldn't help asking:
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uneasy?"
Yongping stopped and looked at her coldly.
"Xingnan has gone to look for that little Ningzi again. I don't want her to go. She gets anxious if I talk too much. I wish she could marry the emperor right away so she could have some peace of mind."
Yongning shrugged helplessly.
"Liu Luolan is still alive. How could the emperor marry someone else at this time? In my opinion, big sister, don't worry about this matter."
"How can I not be anxious? I won't feel at ease until the Xingnan issue is resolved. Besides, I received a letter from His Majesty this morning asking about the situation here. I don't know how to answer now, so I think we can't just sit there and wait. We must seize the opportunity to pursue our victory."
"Sister, what do you want to do? You're not going to kill Liu Luolan, are you?"
A sinister look flashed in Yongping's eyes, and then he nodded coldly.
"Only if she dies sooner will the emperor give up on her sooner, and we will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"But...but Fengyi Palace is guarded day and night. How easy is it to get in and kill her?"
Yongping glared at her.
"Even if you had the chance to get in, could you do it openly? How stupid."
Yongning pursed his lips and looked at her in confusion.
"Then according to Big Sister's opinion, what should we do?"
Yongping walked slowly to her side and whispered something in her ear. Yongning waved his hand immediately.
"Sister, I can't do this, please forgive me!"
"Yongning, we are now on the same boat. If you don't strike while the iron is hot, your deeds of harming Liu Luolan will be discovered one day. Instead of doing that, it's better to strike early."
"Sister, but...but what if someone finds out?"
"Don't worry, no one will find out. I will make sure everything is safe. Besides, she's a living dead now, so what if she's found out?"
"Sister, I heard that she wanted to treat me, and she was very skilled in medicine, using some bizarre methods. Could it be that she didn't heal me? Is her injury really that serious and cannot be healed?"
A dark look flashed in Yongping's eyes, and then he snorted softly.
"Whether she's pretending or not, we can only feel at ease if we get rid of her as soon as possible."
Yongning saw Princess Xingnan coming in from outside and hurriedly shushed her.
"Xingnan is back."
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