Chapter 149: Will You Believe in Me?

Chapter 149: Will You Believe in Me?

When An Pengyi returned to the An Mansion, he was immediately summoned by An Song.

When he arrived at Ansong's residence, An Pengyi simply bowed and asked questions with confusion.

"Brother, I am summoning you urgently. What do you want me to do?"

After Ansong had dismissed his attendants, he began to show signs of panic.

"Second brother, something terrible has happened."

An Pengyi frowned seriously.

"What happened?"

Ansong sat closer and carefully lowered his voice.

"Today, Lord Xiaolin served in front of the emperor. When he was leaving, he unexpectedly heard that the emperor attached great importance to the prescription for the old illness, and Ning Yunxi could not act rashly."

"Also, Lord Ning seems to have intentions towards Prince Li. You should not trust his words."

An Pengyi was both surprised and puzzled.

"Your heart is with King Li?"

"No way."

"Prince Li left the capital early in his life. They seldom interacted with each other and were not familiar with each other. Normally, this shouldn't happen..."

Ansong spoke righteously and began to analyze the pros and cons.

"Ning Jiewei and Ning Yunxi should have been incompatible, but now, she is willing to risk her life to protect each other. Don't you think it's weird? It seems like she was instructed by someone."

"Lord Xu got in touch with Ning Jiewei because of the assassination in Prince Dijin's mansion. I heard that it was Lord Ning who came up with this plan. But in the end, Prince Dijin was safe and sound, and Ning Jiewei escaped unscathed. It seems that only Lord Xu was caught by someone for some unknown reason."

"Then, it was a plan to offer a cure for the disease. It seemed like they were using you to get rid of Ning Yunxi, but in fact, things would not go as planned. Madam Xu came aggressively, and Lord Zhuang showed up inexplicably, leading the emperor to suspect that Lord Xu might be leaning towards Prince Li."

"We are all being plotted against."

"First, Ning Yunxi was moved by Ning Jiewei and would submit to Prince Li. Second, Lord Xu was suspected by the Emperor and was forced to follow Prince Li. Third, if you moved Ning Yunxi, it would be equivalent to breaking the Emperor's life force. In order to protect yourself, you may have to ask Prince Li for protection."

"Isn't this a chain of tricks?"

"Lord Ning usually hides his cleverness and acts simple, but in fact he is extremely intelligent. The emperor's confidants all know this, and you are no exception. Tell me, with his talent, can he set up a series of plans to trap us all?"

The more An Pengyi thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more panicked he became.

"This Lord Ning is too cunning. It is really hard to guard against him."

"I didn't expect that we were all tricked."

"So what should we do next?"

"Brother, do you have any idea to break the impasse?"

Ansong stroked his long beard and sighed deeply.

"I asked Master Kobayashi."

"You know, he's quite strategic."

"He said that while the situation is under control, you should stop what you are doing as soon as possible and return to normal interrogation. First, you must ensure that there is no shortage of food. Second, you must persuade her to surrender. In addition, the most important thing is to make her write down the prescription for her old illness."

"Prince Di Jin has already made some moves. Ning Yunxi will be able to leave the Tongshitai soon. If we can persuade him before then, this plan will be a complete success."

An Pengyi looked at him with bright eyes and nodded in response.

"Okay, got it."

The next day, An Pengyi arrived at Tongshitai early, brought his guards with him, and came before Ning Fengzhe with a serious expression.

"Ten lashes as usual, to make up for what you owed a few days ago."

The guard answered with whip in hand.

"Yes."

Ning Fengzhe spoke out to stop him.

"Wait!"

The whip was swung halfway into the air, and the guard stopped as he was told.

An Pengyi did not blame him, but just asked Ning Fengzhe.

"What else do you want to say?"

Ning Fengzhe's thoughts raced, he quickly figured out the whole story, and then tried his best to persuade him.

"Sir An, I have already explained to you the interests involved in this matter. Don't be swayed by these lies and slanders. Lin Mu seems to be loyal to the emperor, but he is actually King Di Jin's man!"

An Pengyi smiled coldly and remained indifferent.

"You said that Lord Xiaolin is King Dijin's man. Do you have any evidence?"

"The Emperor has been investigating for many years but still has no results. Now he has full trust in Lord Xiaolin."

"Such is the Holy Will, yet you are sarcastically doubting your own people?"

"Master Ning, your attitude towards the government is really not firm enough!"

Ning Fengzhe found it hard to accept the fact that he had lost everything.

When Ning Yunxi got up, An Pengyi had already left, leaving only Ning Fengzhe, covered in bruises, chained to the wall in a pitiful manner.

"Big brother?"

He had fainted and had no reaction at all.

It seems that all plans are going smoothly.

Ning Yunxi went forward to check, and based on his whip marks, she determined the location of the injury and memorized it in her mind. Then she touched the silver ring, took out the necessary items, blindfolded herself, put on gloves, and began to treat his injuries.

After his injuries were treated, Ning Fengzhe slowly woke up.

Feeling the slight chillness of the bandaged area, he lowered his eyes and glanced at it, feeling relieved.

Qiong Yu smiled coldly, lonely and bitter.

"The descendant of the Fang clan is worthy of his reputation."

"If you join forces, I really can't defeat you."

"Since you won, why did you save me?"

"Do you know that the most important thing for people who are planning things to avoid is being soft-hearted?"

Ning Yunxi looked at him sincerely, with a very warm smile reflected in the sunset glow.

“I know that the reason for the medical disaster is not that my elder brother is not smart enough, but that they don’t know how to cooperate.”

"Big brother, you have a talent that comes only once in a thousand years, and you are one in a hundred generations. Isn't it a pity to serve a group of people who each do their own thing and don't make plans together?"

"Why don't you also join King Dijin?"

"I think your strategies are complementary to each other."

"Big brother, are you willing to believe me?"

Ning Fengzhe pondered for a moment, and his eyes looked at her with expectation, reluctance, and even heartache.

After a long while, he spoke.

"In fact, deep down, I am also reluctant to let us be separated as brothers and sisters."

"But why do you have to submit to King Dijin?"

"Can't you follow the emperor with me?"

Ning Yunxi refused directly.

"No."

Ning Fengzhe asked further unwillingly.

"Is King Di Jin so important to you?"

Memories of the past life suddenly emerged, and Ning Yunxi couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"Ah."

"I can't let him down any more."

Ning Fengzhe's eyebrows trembled slightly, and his eyes showed unwillingness.

"You already know my identity. When I succeed, I can still give you the world."

"You and I are brothers and sisters, and we are more inseparable than him. In your heart, I should be the most important. King Dijin, what does it have to do with us?"

Ning Yunxi laughed at herself, and waves of bitterness turned into heavy rain.

"I used to think so."

"But...but..."

Having said this, I can't help but recall the past.

In her first life, she didn't see through Ning Fengzhe's hypocrisy at all.

Until Gu Nianting ascended the throne and issued an order to execute her, she refused to yield and kept holding on.

One day, Ning Fengzhe came to see her.

As always, she told him her troubles. When she said that it was hard to accept that her parents stood by and watched, or even helped the evil, his attitude changed: "I think they did nothing wrong."

At that time, she couldn't believe her ears: "What?"

Ning Fengzhe was as indifferent as the north wind, alienated from the piercing pain: "You are stupid, don't blame others for being evil!"

After being so heartless, he got up and left.

Ning Yunxi froze in place, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

At that moment, she recalled many things in her mind.

It turns out he was lying to me all along.

He was behind the scenes, causing me to die in sorrow.

He ruined my life.

It turns out that he wants me to die more than anyone else...