"I have committed many crimes, so the King of Qin doesn't need to worry about me. Today's matter concerns my aunt and the royal family. If you dare to do anything behind my father's back, I will not show mercy!"
Xuanyuan Qi threw down a word and ordered the coachman to return home.
Nangong Yu didn't take it to heart and quickly rushed back to the palace.
The eldest princess was pruning branches. Seeing Nangong Yu, she smiled and said, "Yu'er is back. How is it? Did Gao Zhenzhen confess her guilt?"
"She pleaded guilty." Nangong Yu said expressionlessly.
"Oh." The eldest princess had an expression as if she had known this all along. "Yu'er, Gao Zhenzhen is too scheming. Heaven has punished her with a heart disease. It's a good thing you weren't implicated by her..."
"Mother!" Nangong Yu couldn't bear to listen any longer.
"You know, Zhenzhen is taking the blame for you! Yang Xiaohong is yours! Zhenzhen has long guessed that you were the one behind this. She willingly pleaded guilty in order to protect you!"
The eldest princess snipped off a branch with all her might. "Yu'er, what kind of magic potion did Gao Zhenzhen give you? How could you believe such an outrageous thing?"
Compared with Gao Zhenzhen's compromise, Nangong Yu was very disappointed with the eldest princess's attitude:
"Yang Xiaohong betrayed you in court. Zhenzhen didn't want to be implicated with you and even wanted to die for you! She cared so much about me, why did you have to make things difficult for her! Why can't you accept her? Why did you have to cause so much trouble!"
The eldest princess was surprised: "Yu'er, what did you say? Xiaohong betrayed me?"
"Zhang and Xiaohong confessed everything! Yuan Zhengqing and Xuanyuan Qi were present! We know everything you did!"
Nangong Yu was in a complicated mood.
"Mother, it was you who plotted against Ling Xiang and me on the day of the flower viewing banquet and brought Ling Xiang to my room! If it weren't for Zhenzhen, Ling Xiang and I would have made a big mistake! It was you who bewitched Zhang Qian and put the blame on Zhenzhen! If I hadn't stopped you, His Majesty would have known everything you did by now!"
Snap!
The eldest princess's hand trembled, and she cut off the entire pot of flowers. All her hard work for a long time was wasted.
"Xiao Hong's entire family is in my hands. Xiao Hong will never betray me!"
"But you were too impatient. If you had waited a few more days before killing Xiaohong's family, you wouldn't have missed Yang Xiaogang. He would have met Xiaohong in Shuntian Prefecture and exposed your persecution of his family to the public!"
The eldest princess frowned: "I have never ordered the killing of Xiaohong's entire family!"
Hearing that there was still hope, Nangong Yu hurriedly asked, "Are you serious, Mother?"
The eldest princess was very dissatisfied with her own son's suspicion: "Yu'er, although I disagree with you on the matter of Gao Zhenzhen and Ling Xiang, when have I ever lied to you about other things?"
Nangong Yu grabbed the eldest princess's hand and said, "Mother, take me to meet Yang Xiaohong's family, quickly!"
The princess calmed herself down and said, "It's useless. Even if we find Xiaohong's family, Xiaohong has already betrayed me. The matter is a foregone conclusion. Asking Xiaohong to change her words will only make the matter more obvious.
"Yu'er, right now, that fake Yang Xiaogang is the key! Only by catching him can we force out the mastermind behind all this! This person was able to keep both you and Yuan Zhengqing in the dark, so don't underestimate him! We shouldn't make this matter public right now, so as not to alert the enemy."
"I will handle this matter as soon as possible." Nangong Yu rubbed his temples. "Mother, please don't make things difficult for Zhenzhen anymore, and don't force me to marry Ling Xiang. I will find a way to resolve this matter. You stay home and wait for news."
"Mother will take responsibility for what she has done. Yu'er, as long as you marry Ling Xiang, I will fulfill my promise and go to bring Gao Zhenzhen back in person. If you want to take her as a concubine in the future, I will never stop you." The eldest princess turned around and went back to her room to change into palace clothes.
"Mother, please don't go into the palace yet. Wait until I come back, and I will accompany you into the palace."
…
Ling Xiang returned to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion, sat on a recliner, and took out a medical book to study carefully.
The guard at the gate came to report that the King of Qin was here to visit.
Ling Xiang didn't even raise her head: "Please ask him to come in."
Nangong Yu walked into the courtyard of Xiangyuan and saw Ling Xiang lying under a peach tree with an inexplicable gloomy expression.
"Your Highness, please take a seat." Ling Xiang pointed to the coffee table beside him.
There was a set of tea sets on the coffee table, tea was boiling on the stove, and two teacups were filled with hot tea. The faint fragrance of the tea was refreshing.
Nangong Yu sat opposite Ling Xiang at the coffee table, picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
Ling Xiang was reading a book seriously. He took a sip of tea and said, "Your Highness, are you here to thank me for the Heart Protecting Pill? No need to thank me. Just pay me according to the market price."
Nangong Yu narrowed his eyes and took out a storage bag.
Ling Xiang closed the book and said with a smile, "Thank you for your patronage. Is there anything else your Highness needs to buy? My pharmacy is currently being prepared, and I currently have quite a few items in stock, such as Heart Protecting Pills and Jade Skin Cream, which would be perfect gifts for Miss Gao."
"There are a thousand spirit stones in the storage bag, which are worth one million taels of silver. You can sell them to me as you see fit."
"Your Highness is straightforward!" Ling Xiang cleared his throat: "Xiaoyu!"
Xiaoyu quickly ran over and asked eagerly, "Miss, you called me?"
"Go tell Uncle Lian to give His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin ten Heart Protecting Pills and two bottles of Jade Skin Cream from our inventory."
"Okay!" Xiaoyu ran away like the wind.
Ling Xiang asked, "Is the prince satisfied?"
But not everyone can casually take out so many Heart Protection Pills. Even if he wanted to buy them, it would be difficult to buy ten Heart Protection Pills at once. Nangong Yu asked in surprise: "Do you have a cooperating alchemist?"
It's not reasonable for someone to take the pot away after eating at someone else's house. Ling Xiang said with a smile:
"The Marquis Zhenguo Mansion is very short of money right now. The source of the elixir is my trump card, so I'm sorry I can't tell you. If Your Highness wants to buy elixirs in the future, you can come to my pharmacy at any time. I guarantee that I will be honest with you."
Nangong Yu stared into the girl's cunning fox eyes: "Ling Xiang, withdraw the lawsuit."
Ling Xiang was stunned for a moment, then asked seriously, "Your Highness, are you planning to use your power to coerce others, or to coerce and bribe them?"
Nangong Yu lowered his stance: "You propose the conditions."
Ling Xiang thought for a moment and said, "I don't need to rely on others for anything now. My only worry is that I can't find a son-in-law to marry me, which makes me feel like I'm failing Grandpa's expectations."
Nangong Yu's face turned cold: "You want me to be your son-in-law?"
Ling Xiang stared at Nangong Yu in disbelief: "Your Majesty, I am clear about my status. I have never coveted your noble status. Besides, I don't have the habit of breaking up couples."
Nangong Yu understood: "Are you asking me to cancel the engagement?"
Ling Xiang nodded: "Yes, I didn't want to marry you in the first place. I can find a son-in-law myself, wouldn't it be free and easy?"
Nangong Yu thought about it seriously:
"I promise you, but not now. You must withdraw your lawsuit immediately and study at the Prince of Qin's mansion every day as before. During this time, I guarantee that no one in the Prince of Qin's mansion will cause you any trouble. In three months, I will ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement."
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