Chapter 73 Portrait
Ning Yunxi let out a long sigh.
"Ugh."
"After all, it's just a trivial matter in the house. I really need to trouble you to protect me. I really know how to cause trouble for you."
Yan Yu frowned in confusion.
"Do you think this is just a struggle in the deep house?"
Ning Yunxi blinked and smiled ignorantly.
"Isn't it?"
"Brother, you may not know this, but I did a paternity test for them and found that the fourth sister is only the mother's daughter and has no relationship with the father."
"Under such circumstances, she dared to return home so brazenly, and still claimed to be the daughter of Aunt Pan."
"I guess she came back to fight for the family property, so when she saw that my father and mother were particularly concerned about me, she felt wary."
Yan Yu pondered for a moment and let out a feeling of depression from his heart.
"Why are you so slow every time you encounter matters concerning the Ning Mansion?"
"I've heard about what happened in the past few days."
"The Ning family's attitude towards you has indeed improved, but in my opinion, they don't really love you. Like Ning Jiewei, they want to take your life."
"Don't you really understand? If she truly loves him, just like Ning Xuanfeng teased Ning Jiewei, Mu Rong would never give her the chance to take advantage of her."
"How is it possible that Ning Jiewei has already hired someone to assassinate her, but the Ning family is indifferent?"
Ning Yunxi pretended to be incredulous.
"what?"
"The second brother teased the fourth sister? I'm afraid it's just hearsay. I've never heard of it."
"As you said, they changed their attitude and showed me favor. Isn't that unnecessary?"
"Brother, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Yan Yu made the point clear.
"They are using this to create discord, hoping to use me to get rid of you."
"You are usually quite smart, but unfortunately you always have a weak spot like your family. You didn't even notice such a simple thought."
"Is it because you lack love? So they showed you a little care and you fell into their trap."
Ning Yunxi's expression fell, full of disappointment.
"So that's it, I thought..."
"The fourth sister's assassination attempt was also arranged by them?"
"They made Fourth Sister jealous, and they wanted to use her to get rid of me. Two strategies are used simultaneously. If I stay in Ning Mansion, Fourth Sister will do it; if I hide in Prince Dijin's Mansion, then my brother will do it."
Yan Yu's thoughts raced as he thought about it carefully.
"You are my counselor now, and you have just made a contribution to the Tinghetai token. If something happens in Ning Mansion, everyone in Ning Mansion will be responsible."
"To them, you can only die in Prince Dijin's Palace."
"Either, if the discord is successful, I will punish you; or, if the discord is unsuccessful, they will assassinate you."
"The assassination attempt doesn't have to be successful. Mu Rong just wants Ning Jiewei to calm down."
"Ning Jiewei is extremely stupid, and she only knows jealousy. She is easily taken advantage of."
"I guess there is someone else behind this."
Ning Yunxi suddenly realized something and asked in surprise.
"Brother, what you mean is that the Imperial Palace, through the hands of Fourth Sister, arranged for the people from the Tongshitai to blend in with the civilian assassins?"
"In this way, no matter whether the action is successful or not, I can use Fourth Sister as a shield."
"But she is her mother's biological daughter. How could her mother just stand by and watch?"
Yan Yu continued to guess.
"I think Mu Rong didn't see through the essence of this matter. She thought it was just a folk assassin making trouble."
"Even if I wanted to hold her accountable, she could have defended her daughter and refused to admit it."
"Plus, they care about you so much and use your weakness. They think you will plead for mercy. I will at most deal with the assassin and will never hurt Ning Jiewei at all."
"If there is really no other way, Mu Rong can still take the blame herself."
"Remember when Mu Rong got into trouble, you had to protect her even if it meant you had to blame me."
"She has already figured you out."
As he was speaking, he heard a strange noise outside.
Ning Yunxi knew that the secret guards from Tongshitai had arrived.
"Brother, you are right. I do..."
The words come to this point,
Gao Jing ran in hurriedly with a sword in his hand.
"My Lord, this is bad. A large number of highly skilled martial artists have arrived."
"According to my observation, it is possible that they are from Tongshitai."
"Like the elite of the hidden guard."
"For some reason, the guards in our mansion were all sent away."
"Is there something wrong with the imperial palace?"
Yan Yu's expression turned serious and he subconsciously protected Ning Yunxi.
"possible."
"Let's check it out later."
"Go out through the back door immediately, take a shortcut back to Gao's house, and ask your father to mobilize troops to come for support."
Gao Jing was feeling very nervous.
"If I leave, no one will be there to protect you, Your Majesty. If anything goes wrong..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ning Yunxi with a pointed look.
Ning Yunxi ignored it.
Yan Yu turned her head and glanced at the room she was currently in.
"It just so happens that this room leads to a secret room. I will take Miss Ning San and Qiu Bi in to hide for a while."
"There's no time to lose. Go now."
Gao Jing was slightly stunned.
"Oh, right, there is a secret room in this room. Your Majesty hasn't been in there for more than ten years. I almost forgot about it."
"I will return to the Gao Mansion immediately. Your Majesty, please go and take shelter."
Yan Yu nodded in response and unconsciously took Ning Yunxi's hand.
Ning Yunxi didn't find it strange, because her brother in her previous life was like this, so she pretended to be puzzled.
"Secret room?"
Qiu Bi kept her eyes down, fearing that if she looked strange, they would notice something.
Yan Yu didn't explain much, took Ning Yunxi's hand and went straight to the secret room to open it.
"Come with me first. I'll tell you in detail when it's safe."
Yan Yu opened the mechanism and led them into the secret room.
Qiu Bi was still afraid of being exposed, so she volunteered.
"I will wait inside the door and listen to the noise outside. If anything happens, I will report it to the prince and the young lady immediately."
Yan Yu nodded and responded calmly.
"Well, take care of yourself then."
"This door is very thick. I have done enough sound insulation."
"As long as you don't make too much noise, people outside won't be able to hear you even if they're leaning against the door."
"However, you can clearly hear the noise outside."
Qiu Bi was so nervous that she almost let the cat out of the bag.
"Yes, I know...I know."
"Thank you for telling me, Your Majesty."
Ning Yunxi broke into a cold sweat for her and immediately continued the conversation.
"Brother, I'm a little scared, my legs are weak."
"Is there a chair in the back room? I'd like to sit for a while."
Yan Yu turned around and responded without having time to think.
"Yes, the inner room is fully furnished, with almost everything."
"Come with me, the door is over there."
Ning Yunxi smiled slightly.
"Okay, thank you, brother."
Yan Yu took a few quick steps, opened the door of the inner room in advance, and then supported Ning Yunxi, who had "weak legs", and walked into the inner room together.
There was a picture of a beauty hanging on the wall of the inner room. Ning Yunxi looked up and asked, "Brother, who is this?"
Yan Yu didn't need to turn her head to look, she could answer directly: "She is the benefactor I told you about, Fang Renshu."
Seeing this, Ning Yunxi continued to guide.
"Why do I think he looks familiar?"
Yan Yu was stunned for a moment in confusion.
"is it?"
During the questioning, he turned his head to look.
At just one glance, he was shocked. He suddenly stopped and stared at the portrait for a long time.
"How come you...look almost exactly the same?"
His expression of shock remained unabated, his starry eyes were flustered and his mind was a mess.
"Are you..."
"So that's why I became sworn brothers with you in my previous life?"
"That's not right. How can it be a sworn brotherhood? It shouldn't be a sworn brotherhood..."
"Why is it sworn brotherhood?"
Looking at Fang Renshu's portrait, Ning Yunxi couldn't help but shed tears.
Afraid that Yan Yu would notice something was wrong, she lowered her eyes slightly to hide the sadness in her eyes and just thought to herself.
Mother, I finally see your portrait again.
With you here, just like in the first life, brother shouldn’t doubt me anymore, right?