"Yes, I know!"
"If you have time, try to listen to the conversation between the Prince and the Prince of Zhenbei for your father's sake. Whenever you have the chance, listen carefully and then find a time to go back to the manor and tell your father! Be very careful, although the Prince seems quite refined, when he gets angry, no one can control him!"
"Father, don't worry, I will do what you asked! Now that I'm married into the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, I'm the Prince's person, and I believe he won't do anything to me!"
"That would be best, but you should still be careful!"
Gao Fengfen mustered her courage and finally lifted her skirt, then put her ear to listen.
At this moment, Bei Gong Jue Shi glanced around and looked at Bei Gong Min Hao, indicating that there was someone outside the door.
Fortunately, I've covered most of what happened just now, so it's time to start talking about some random, unrelated things!
Bei Gong Minhao nodded and continued to speak to him normally, "Jue Shi, just say it, and let your brother make a decision for you!" Bei Gong Minhao took the wolf-hair brush and wrote on the Xuan paper, silently handing it to Bei Gong Jue Shi to see.
"Hmm." Bei Gong Jue Shi said, taking the Xuan paper and nodding as he looked at it. "Actually, it's about the King of the Western Regions. The King of the Western Regions is probably going to join forces with us to deal with Bohai. Bohai is currently attacking the Western Regions, and I think the King of the Western Regions won't give up!"
"Alright! I have something to tell you." Bei Gongminhao took out a map from his pocket. "The Third Prince is about to return from the border. You must not tell anyone about this. Just take a look at the Third Prince's battle formation diagram."
"Brother, what do you mean?" Bei Gong Jue Shi opened the array diagram.
"The Third Prince's return from the border will inevitably intensify the struggle for the throne in the capital. The Crown Prince is probably out of the question, the Second Prince is very powerful, and the Third Prince has now grown quite powerful. I think he definitely won't give up on this struggle for the throne! We must be very careful!"
“Brother, you’d better keep this battle formation diagram hidden! I won’t be at the manor often, so I’ll leave the affairs of the manor to you.” Bei Gong Jue Shi added, “The Second Prince is currently very favored by the Emperor. If the Third Prince were to compete with the Second Prince, it probably wouldn’t be so easy. And brother, you actually have the Third Prince’s battle formation diagram, so what’s your stance…”
"Okay." Beigong Minhao nodded in agreement.
The two changed the subject and chatted about a lot of irrelevant things.
Gao Fengfen was astonished that such a thing could happen! Her Prime Minister Gao's residence was aligned with the Second Prince Huangfu Ting! If they joined forces against the Second Prince, wouldn't her father's position be in grave danger?
What should I do? Should I tell my father first? Or should I steal the battle formation diagram to take a look?
Just then, Beigong Minhao stood up and said, "I'm not going to say anything more. I'm going back now. Fen'er is still waiting for me."
"I'm so envious of you, brother! I won't bother you any longer! I'll head back now!"
Gao Fengfen immediately turned around and left.
Upon hearing the voice, Beigong Minhao said, "They've already left."
"Brother, I don't quite understand. You clearly like Ji Wushang, so why did you marry Gao Fengfen?" Bei Gong Jue Shi asked in confusion.
Bei Gongminhao stood up and turned his back to him. "Do you think I don't want to marry the woman I love? My heart is aching, but I can't take away her happiness. Prince Nan is a good man I've known since childhood. I know that marrying him will definitely make her happy. If she's not happy with me, why should I force her to stay? As long as she's happy, it's good enough for me to watch from afar!"
"Then why did you marry Gao Fengfen?"
"Gao Fengfen is just a tool. First, it can keep the Prime Minister's mansion in check, since the Prime Minister has a beloved daughter in my hands. Second, it can put on a show for outsiders, silencing my parents and everyone else. Isn't that a perfect thing?"
"But she was eavesdropping on our conversation, which is probably not safe. She might tell Prime Minister Gao what we were saying! If that happens, we won't be able to defend ourselves and we won't be able to win!"
"These are all fake news, and it won't matter if they get out! I've already had my guards follow her. She can't leave the manor, and the only way she can do that is to send messages by carrier pigeon, but she simply doesn't have that ability! So, tonight, she's not here to send a message, but to steal the array diagram from the study."
"Is that battle formation diagram real?" Bei Gong Jue Shi immediately asked. "Is the Third Prince really coming back? And our Zhenbei Prince's Mansion supports the Third Prince?"
Bei Gongminhao shook his head. "The battle formation diagram is fake. The Third Prince is indeed coming back soon, but he's on his way. Father doesn't want us to get involved in the struggle for the throne among the princes. It's best if we just behave ourselves! That's what Father thought before, which is why I sent you to the Western Regions to be a prince consort! To keep you away from the fighting here."
Bei Gong Jue Shi was taken aback. "Is that really what he thinks?"
"Yes, I'm not lying to you. During the time you were away from home, he went to your room every day. One day, I saw the light on in your room, and when I went in, I found it was Father. Father was talking to himself inside, and that's how I overheard what he was saying. Jueshi, please forgive your father!"
After a long silence, Bei Gongjue nodded.
"I'm not talking to you anymore. Gao Fengfen is dead today!" Bei Gongminhao sneered.
"Brother?" Bei Gong Jue Shi frowned.
"She's useless now." Bei Gongminhao sneered, then took out some papers from his pocket and handed them to Bei Gongjueshi. "These are just correspondence between Prime Minister Gao and the Japanese pirates. I didn't expect that Prime Minister Gao, who is second only to the emperor, is still not satisfied!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi looked at the letters with suspicion. Damn it, this was enough to wipe out the entire Prime Minister's family! But to get rid of the Prime Minister's family, Gao Feng Fen had to be completely eliminated!
Therefore, Gao Fengfen cannot stay tonight!
"Mm." Bei Gong Jue Shi nodded.
"You and Mu Chen must be careful. The King of the Western Regions is very suspicious, and we don't know what level his martial arts have reached!"
"Don't worry, I'm waiting for you to avenge your mother!" Bei Gong Jue Shi stretched out his hand.
Upon hearing the word "mother," Bei Gongminhao immediately nodded and gave him a high five as a pledge, saying, "The truth about what happened back then will definitely come to light!"
"Um!"
Bei Gong Jue Shi nodded.
After an unknown amount of time, as the city lights began to twinkle, they heard that the Prince of Zhenbei had returned to his residence. Bei Gong Jue Shi and Bei Gong Min Hao immediately went to the main hall with the Princess of Zhenbei.
At this moment, the Prince of Zhenbei showed a hint of joy on his face, but also a hint of worry.
"My lord, what's wrong?" Princess Zhenbei asked immediately, noticing that something seemed amiss.
"His Majesty wishes to bestow a marriage upon Jue Shi and Princess Muchen." The Prince of Zhenbei looked at Beigong Jue Shi and stepped forward. "Jue Shi, are you willing?"
Looking at the expression on the Prince of Zhenbei's face, Bei Gongjueshi suddenly recalled that back then, he had said that the Emperor intended to bestow a marriage between him and Princess Muchen. As a result, he got angry with him and left that night. He even went to the General's Mansion to visit that woman... Thinking about it, he was really impulsive back then!
In matters of bestowing a marriage, the Prince of Zhenbei actually had no say whatsoever!
Bei Gong Jue Shi looked at the Prince of Zhenbei and placed his intact left arm on the prince's shoulder, saying, "I will leave it all to Father!"
The Prince of Zhenbei was taken aback. Seeing that he was not joking, he nodded, "Peerless, peerless! My good child!" He then hugged Beigong Jueshi tightly.
Bei Gong Jue Shi stiffened slightly. His body was even taller than that of the Prince of Zhenbei, and it felt somewhat incongruous for the prince to be hugging him like this. But what did it matter?
Beigong Minhao and Princess Zhenbei exchanged a nod and a smile.
As night fell, Ji Wushang looked at the food on the table; this was the second time it had been reheated.
When will you be back? You always say you'll be back soon, but why do I always wait with such a pounding heart? I'm so worried, why do I always have this feeling?
The wind blew a little against the door, and Ji Wushang immediately looked over, but he didn't see anyone.
Just as he was sighing, he saw someone push open the door. Ji Wushang immediately went forward and saw that it was Nan Xucong. "Cong!"
"Wu Shang." Nan Xu Cong smiled, and Gong Shu placed the wheelchair inside. "Princess Consort!"
"You may leave!" Nan Xuzong waved for Gong Shu to leave.
Ji Wushang pouted and stepped forward, "You lied to me!"
"Lie? How did I lie to you?" Nan Xuzong was slightly surprised.
"You said you were just going out for a little while, but I didn't expect you to be gone for so long! I was so worried and anxious!" Ji Wushang said, feeling aggrieved, as she stepped forward to push his wheelchair. Actually, she would feel at ease as long as he came back safe and sound.
"It's my fault, I'm sorry Wushang. I promise you, okay? I'll come back as soon as I finish what I need to do." Nan Xuzong looked at Ji Wushang, afraid that she would be angry, and held her small hand.
Ji Wushang wasn't actually angry, but she still nodded as if to pretend, "Come, let's eat." Her beautiful eyes looked at Nan Xuzong, who nodded, "Wushang is so kind!"
The two finished their meal in a warm and cozy atmosphere.
"I have something to tell you." Nan Xuzong looked at her.
"Um?"
"Let's go to the study," Nan Xuzong said, pulling her along.
The study wasn't far, and the two of them soon arrived at it together.
“The matter has made progress. Prime Minister Gao colluded with the Japanese pirates, which is enough to exterminate his entire family!” Nan Xuzong looked at Ji Wushang. “However, Minhao has married Miss Gao, so we need to see what Minhao’s intentions are.”
"Mm." Ji Wushang nodded.
Nan Xuzong looked at her, "The Third Prince will return to the capital in the next few days. The capital will no longer be peaceful."
"Which side does His Majesty favor more? The Second Prince, the Third Prince, or the Crown Prince?"
"The Crown Prince is no longer useful. The Second Prince will definitely find a time to kill him. Right now, it's just to keep the Crown Prince's position from becoming vacant and to shut up the ministers. When the time is right, the Crown Prince will definitely use various excuses to step down."
"So what do you mean?" Ji Wushang looked at him. "Cong, there's something I want to ask you, something I've always wanted to ask you."
"Go ahead," Nan Xuzong said, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
"You were originally the fourth prince. Do you want to clear your name?" Ji Wushang's bright eyes remained fixed on him. "You told me before that your mother's death was a conspiracy. I'm thinking that I want to share the burden with you and find out the reason for her death."
Nan Xuzong paused, his eyes scanning her several times. "Wu Shang, I..."
She suddenly covered his thin lips, "You worry about me, but I worry about you too. Aren't you tired of carrying so much on your own? I'm your person, you're not fighting alone. Even if you lose everything, you still have me. Cong, I hope to stand with you and share the burden." Ji Wushang looked at him earnestly and sincerely, holding his large hand.
Nan Xuzong was suddenly stunned. Countless feelings surged up from his heart, a mixture of sweetness, bitterness, and everything in between. Hearing Ji Wushang's words, it felt as if his heart had been completely melted!
Nan Xuzong gripped her small hand tightly. "Wu Shang, I... I... thank you!" His tongue trembled, unsure what to say, so he simply looked at her. "Wu Shang, I really don't want you to get hurt... Your medical skills and martial arts are no match for mine. If anything happens to you, I... I'll die! I'm so afraid of that day, you know? I'm worried..."
"Cong." Ji Wushang looked at him and pulled his head into her arms. "I love you, and I'm willing to do anything for you, you know that? Cong, let me share some of the burden! You can shield me from the wind and rain, and I can solve whatever I can for you. Yes, my medical skills may not be as good as yours, but I'm confident that I'm better than most people, even better than the imperial physicians in the palace. My martial arts are not as good as yours, but you said you would teach me, and I will learn diligently."
Nan Xuzong nodded. So that's what she was thinking. She practiced martial arts to help him... Wu Shang, Wu Shang... Nan Xuzong looked at her, pulled her down, and kissed her.
Just as he was about to suffocate, Nan Xuzong released Ji Wushang, saying, "Come, I have many, many things to tell you."
"Mm." Ji Wushang nodded.
The night was long. Under the lamplight, Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang chatted happily. He spoke, she listened, she asked, and he answered. The warm light was gentle, and the night was peaceful.
In contrast, the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion was tainted with a sense of unease tonight.
Bei Gongminhao emerged from the Prince of Zhenbei's study and headed directly towards his courtyard. His steps were extremely quick.
At that moment, a sound like wind breaking rang out from ahead. Beigong Minhao stopped in his tracks, and after seeing that no one was around, he immediately slipped into the garden.
"Your Highness, she is in your study!"
"Alright, go find me a death row inmate..." Beigong Minhao lowered his voice, gave the order, and immediately left the garden.
At this moment, Gao Fengfen was unaware that death was approaching; she was only thinking about finding the so-called array diagram.
It's not easy for me to leave the mansion, so I can only find evidence and wait for the right time to sneak out and bring all the evidence and information to my father, Prime Minister Gao!
Looking at the towering stacks of books, Gao Fengfen was at a loss for what to do.
"Is this what you're looking for?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind, languid, husky, and with a hint of sexiness.
Gao Fengfen was taken aback, then immediately turned around. "Minhao!" she said with a bright smile as she stepped forward. "I noticed your books were a bit messy, so I came to help you tidy them up."
"Why bother with your excuses? Don't you know I hate liars the most? Gao Fengfen!" Bei Gongminhao strode forward and grabbed her by the neck. "Why don't you tell the truth?" His gaze was fierce, and his strength showed no mercy!
Gao Fengfen exclaimed in surprise, "Minhao, I, I'm not, I'm not! You have to listen to me... tell me..."
Bei Gongminhao sneered and threw her to the ground. He then walked to his desk and said, "Speak." The single word came out coldly, making Gao Fengfen feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar!
Gao Fengfen was thinking about getting out. If she could get out and shout for the Prince of Zhenbei or the Princess of Zhenbei to come, she would surely be safe.