Chapter 148: Almost Falling into a Trap

Chapter 148: Almost Falling into a Trap

It was unreasonable for Leng Man to take Ning Jiewei away on the pretext of seducing her husband, so she took the side door, hoping to get rid of the trouble quietly.

Zhuang Wei had already grasped the situation and reported it to his father in time, and Fang Zhixuan stepped forward to block Leng Man's way.

Leng Man had no idea of ​​the situation, and took two steps back guiltily, feeling extremely surprised.

"Master Zhuang?"

"You...why did you go through the side door?"

Fang Zhixuan found it funny.

"Mrs. Xu, your question is very confusing. I am here by imperial order, so I don't care which door I go through, right?"

"I am doing business for the Emperor and don't want to delay. Naturally, I have to choose the nearest door."

Leng Man forced a smile and maintained politeness.

"In that case, please go ahead and do your work, sir."

"I have something important to do. I'll leave first."

Fang Zhixuan signaled to his followers behind him and stopped the maids.

He smiled, but his eyes were stern.

"How dare Madam Xu take the prisoner away?"

"Could it be that he intended to rescue her and escape?"

"I remember this was the concubine's daughter of the Ningguo Mansion."

"Lord Xu and Duke Ningguo don't usually have any contact, right?"

"Could it be that they have a private relationship?"

"Please forgive me for worrying too much, but the person that Lord Xu is attracted to is not His Royal Highness Prince Li, right?"

Leng Man's eyes trembled and she was frightened and panicked.

"Don't make random guesses, sir."

"My master is loyal to the emperor and his master. He is unwavering in his loyalty and has never had second thoughts."

"I took this person away not with the intention of saving her, but to kill her."

"Please understand, my Lord."

Fang Zhixuan's face darkened, and a cold and fierce light flashed in his eyes.

"Is it your turn to execute the criminal arrested by imperial decree?"

"Whether Lord Xu has second thoughts or not does not depend on how I guess, but only on how the emperor understands it."

"If you dare to act rashly, I will report the truth to you. Do you think the emperor will have any doubts?"

"In addition, the commander's mind is also suspicious. Madam Xu, do you not even want to care about your father's life?"

Leng Man's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground, but luckily she was supported by the maid in time.

"My Lord, you all serve the same dynasty, how can you kill each other?"

"Please think twice, my Lord. Such an action will only make relatives sad and enemies happy. It will not benefit the emperor or the court at all!"

Fang Zhixuan sneered twice.

"You speak with conviction and righteousness, but you are acting like a jealous woman. Could it be that jealousy is beneficial to the emperor and the court?"

As he spoke, he took a step closer, looking at him sternly and fiercely.

"I don't need to elaborate on the lessons learned from the Zhong and Yao clans, right?"

"Leng Man, I have no right to control your jealousy and taking advantage of other women, but I would like to kindly remind you not to ruin the emperor's plans!"

Thinking of the end of the Zhong and Yao tribes, Leng Man couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Thank you very much for your advice, uncle."

Fang Zhixuan flicked his sleeves in the breeze as a gesture of approval.

"Take care, Madam Xu."

Leng Man nodded slightly, and left in a hurry with the help of the maid.

Fang Zhixuan waved his hands a few times and called over two secret guards from the Tongshitai, and made arrangements for them in a natural way.

"Since Tongshitai can't keep an eye on people, let's hand Ning Sinu over to Yinshitai."

"In the case of the doctor's disaster, the people petitioned and only mentioned the whereabouts of Princess Yuexi, but did not mention the fourth daughter of Ning. She was willful and made trouble, so she should have been questioned by Yin Sitai."

"No wonder she insisted on treating us as equals and keeping us silent. It turns out there is someone looking after us."

"One of you two, go and inform Lord An and Lord Xu; the other one, go to Yinsitai and ask them to make their own arrangements and take her away."

"As for the emperor, I will go to the palace to report to him."

The secret guards responded respectfully.

"Yes."

Ning Jiewei was worried about her third sister and kept shaking her head to refuse.

"I do not go."

"I want to accompany my third sister."

Fang Zhixuan remained silent and responded solemnly.

"The medical complaint is of great importance. If you allow yourself to do whatever you want, does that mean that your Ning family is the most respected family in the world?"

"If you dare to commit treason again, you will be severely punished!"

Ning Jiewei understood what he meant and felt both touched and sad.

"What about the third sister?"

"Big brother is cold and heartless. He will definitely kill her."

"She only cared about my safety and not her own."

"I want to be with her. With me here, at least she won't be too sad..."

After Xie Mao heard about this, he secretly understood Ning Yunxi's intention and immediately sent someone to take Ning Jiewei away.

Fang Zhixuan's reasons were reasonable and the Tongshitai could only acquiesce.

Afterwards, Fang Zhixuan entered the palace and met Gu Mengzhen.

Gu Mengzhen was suspicious and asked the reason.

"My dear brother, I heard that you secretly handed over the fourth daughter of Ning to Yin Sitai?"

"Lord An conveyed Fengzhe's intention. This woman must be eradicated."

"Duke Ning has evil intentions. He wants to marry off his daughter when Prince Li returns to the capital. Once they have the connection of the fourth daughter of Ning, won't it be even closer? How can we separate them then?"

"Duke Ningguo still has some power over Beizhaotai. I am willing to negotiate a peace and do not want to appoint Prince Guili."

"My dear brother, I cannot help but be suspicious of your actions."

Fang Zhixuan pretended to be powerful in order to arouse his will.

"My dear brother, Lord An's mistake almost caused a disaster!"

Gu Mengzhen didn't understand what he meant, but he agreed.

"how do I say this?"

Fang Zhixuan explained patiently.

"Ning Jiewei risked her life to protect Ning Yunxi and stayed by her side. This is well known to everyone, and Ning Yunxi was also deeply moved."

"At this moment, if Madam Xu uses this opportunity to punish Ning Jiewei, in Ning Yunxi's opinion, her sister will die for her."

"Under the sorrowful heaven and earth, the one Ning Yunxi's heart is devoted to, isn't it King Li?"

"Your Majesty, I don't need to say more. Your Majesty knows your heart. This is Prince Li's plan to persuade us to surrender!"

"If Ning Jiewei is safe and sound, I will stay by her side, give her kind words of advice, and move her with my emotions; if she is unlucky, I will bravely sacrifice myself for the cause, and show my loyalty to her."

"Prince Li died for his duty, but we are wrongly accused of having our sister killed. Brother, think about this. Is Fengzhe really trying to persuade Ning Yunxi to never slack off?"

"I am a stupid person. I let it develop for many days before I figured out the pros and cons. The situation was urgent and I had no time to report it to my brother. I could only make the decision on my own and find a random excuse to place Ning Jiewei somewhere else, so as to avoid confusing Ning Yunxi with words and disrupting her ambitions. The consequences would be disastrous."

After explaining, he stood up, knelt, and bowed his head with tears in his eyes.

"If my royal brother wants to blame me, I have no complaints. Please forgive me!"

Gu Mengzhen reached out in time and helped him up with both hands.

All suspicion was swept away, leaving only the gentleness in the dragon's eyes.

"You mean well, how could I blame you?"

"As soon as the plan of the medical disaster came out, I suspected that Fengzhe's heart was with Prince Li!"

"Alas, what can I do? I didn't persist."

"Back then, Fang Renshu was convicted and died, and Beizhaotai was leaderless. A few years later, I finally found an opportunity to deal with the remnants of Fang Renshu who were stationed in Beizhaotai. However, Prince Li pretended to be righteous and begged to share the same crime. At such a young age, he easily took over Beizhaotai."

"He really should not be underestimated. Just like his mother, he is really difficult to deal with. He is so far away from home, yet he can control the government!"

"Beizhaotai has already fallen into his hands. If the three Ning girls are taken over by him again, the consequences will be disastrous, just as you said."

After all, Ning Fengzhe is a prince and is also talented and resourceful. Fang Zhixuan changed the subject and said what Gu Mengzhen wanted to hear.

"Prince Li is resourceful and has the help of people from Beizhao Taizhong. Perhaps Fengzhe was also schemed against by others and it was not intentional."

Gu Mengzhen nodded as he was told.

"Yeah, that makes sense."

"Then let's wait and see what happens."