Chapter 155 Intentional Protection
The golden afternoon sun fell comfortably, but Tongshitai's room was still dark and gloomy.
An Pengyi strode over with his guards, waved his sleeves, and ordered his men to prepare pens and ink.
"Please ask Princess Yuexi to write down the complete prescription for curing the emperor's old illness."
"To be honest, the emperor has been successful in pacifying the people, and it will be just a matter of time before the princess is vindicated."
"However, the outcome of the petition will depend on whether the princess's kindness and medical skills are worthy of her reputation."
"The princess's ability to plan things is truly extraordinary. She must be able to understand the emperor's intentions, right?"
Ning Yunxi nodded and smiled.
"clear."
As he spoke, he spread out the paper, picked up the pen, and began to write.
An Pengyi used up his last bit of patience and reminded in a deep voice.
"Please think twice before you act, my lord."
"Otherwise, Master Ning will suffer heavy responsibilities again!"
Ning Yunxi wrote calmly and smiled deeply.
"Excuse me, Lord An, if I finish writing as you have said, can I still live in this world?"
An Pengyi smiled silently and responded with a hint of meaning.
"The emperor values talent. He appeases the people in order to save the princess, not to confront her head-on."
Ning Yunxi smiled in understanding, stopped writing, turned around, and stared at him deeply.
"I am not asking about the Emperor, but Lord An."
"After the quarrel between the two barbarians, if we work together again, the consequences will be unpredictable. To prevent any trouble, Lord An has already decided where I will go, right?"
An Pengyi's eyes fell, and his long beard flowed between his five fingers, dense, deep and sophisticated.
"You really worry too much."
"It is not the behavior of a wise man to take revenge for a slight offense. I believe that the princess is definitely not a narrow-minded person."
Ning Yunxi followed the instructions politely.
"Thank you very much, Lord An, for your kindness."
An Pengyi lowered his eyes and glanced at the pen.
"I am standing here waiting respectfully. It is insignificant. Please do not take it seriously, my lady."
"Please continue."
Ning Yunxi slowly wrote down the prescription and quickly handed it over with both hands.
An Pengyi followed the etiquette, bowed slightly, and also used both hands.
He had no medical knowledge and could not understand the prescription, so he could only go to the opposite room and ask Ansong to help check it.
An Song's frown deepened, and An Pengyi's palms clenched slightly in tension.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
“Is this prescription correct?”
Ansong responded sullenly and shook his head slightly.
"Still wrong."
An Pengyi's last bit of patience finally disappeared.
"How many prescriptions has she written these days?"
"You are wrong every time. How dare you play tricks on me so blatantly?"
Ansong was helpless and could only sigh.
"So, do you think we should continue to punish Lord Ning?"
An Pengyi punched hard on the square table.
"Brother, haven't you figured it out yet?"
"She doesn't care about Lord Ning's safety at all!"
"What's the point of just punishing Lord Ning?"
Ansong guessed what he meant and looked shocked.
"Do you want to punish Princess Yuexi?"
"No, no, no."
"During the flower viewing banquet, the emperor made his intention clear, and everyone in the world knows it."
"You must not disobey my order!"
There was a hint of relief in An Pengyi's brows about his ruthlessness.
"As long as she gets the prescription for the old illness, she will be of no use."
"I never intended to let her walk out of Tongshitai alive."
"At worst, I can just burn it clean after the punishment, and destroy all traces. Don't worry, big brother. I will be careful and won't leave any handle."
"Secretary Yin has already taken action to redress the injustice and rescue Princess Yuexi. It won't be long before this happens, perhaps in the next few days."
"Whether we disobey the order or gain nothing, the emperor will be furious. We might as well give it a try. If we can get the prescription for the old illness, it will be a great achievement!"
Ansong thought about it and felt helpless, so he could only agree.
"OK then."
"Be careful about everything."
An Pengyi stood up, bowed, and left.
The guards were already ready, waiting to go.
An Pengyi came to the room where Ning Yunxi was, closed the door, and gave an order.
"beat."
Just as the guard was about to take action, he heard a heavy knock on the door.
Then, Zhuang Wei's voice came from outside the door.
"Why lock the door?"
"Princess Yuexi, please open the door!"
An Pengyi wanted to ignore it, but he had no legitimate reason, so he could only signal his guards.
"Go and open the door."
After opening the door, Zhuang Wei rushed in with his secret guards.
The imperial guards and the secret guards faced each other, appearing to be in a state of confrontation.
An Pengyi glanced around and finally fixed his eyes on Zhuang Wei.
"What do you mean?"
Zhuang Weixu bowed in one direction.
"I am following Lord Xu's orders and will check it out as usual."
"I saw something strange in this room, so I brought everyone here."
"Master An, are you...trying to punish me privately and disobey my orders?"
After a few days of confrontation, An Pengyi already understood everything.
"Master Zhuang, please don't speak nonsense."
"I would like to ask, why are you protecting Princess Yuexi?"
Zhuang Wei's every word and action were courteous, but there was a hint of contempt in his eyes.
"There is an unresolved feud in my family, and my father hates me to the core. How could I intentionally protect him?"
"Master An is overthinking."
"The Imperial Court has declared that the medical disaster is jointly the responsibility of Lord Xu and Lord An. Lord Xu is busy with other matters and has no time to take care of it. I should share the worry and dare not slack off."
"Lord An is asking questions, I will take a seat and listen."
"The Emperor has already said that the Bronze Court has no right to make a final conclusion. All evidence must be reported to the emperor."
"I will take care of the matters reported to the emperor."
"As for the questioning, Lord An, please do as you wish."
Zhuang Wei's words were very confident and his meaning was easy to understand.
An Pengyi had no choice but to give up the punishment. After asking a few perfunctory questions, he gave up and left.
In this way, An Pengyi was always obstructed by Zhuang Wei in a reasonable way and never succeeded.
Zhuang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief when Gu Nianting took the initiative to stop and found someone to take the blame for the medical incident.
Walking out of the gate of Tongshitai, Ning Yunxi saw people coming and going on the street. He bowed politely, thanked his elder brother for sharing weal and woe, and then quietly handed over the imperial edict regarding Mur Chen.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ning Fengzhe could only smile and act as if they were still as friendly as before.
As soon as the injustice was redressed, Fang Zhixuan went to the palace to ask for an audience, and cooperated with their next plan, using clever words to move the situation.
"Your Majesty, I have secretly investigated and found that the people used by the Prince of Chen in this medical disaster were actually members of the Zhong Fumeng!"
Gu Mengzhen was startled when he heard this, and with his right hand he tightly grasped the armrest on the side of the dragon throne.
"what?!"
"Has Zhong Fumeng already submitted to Prince Chen?"
"I have made a feud with them to exterminate my entire family. How can Zhong Hua be willing to trust me and follow the prince?"
"Prince Chen is my son. Isn't he afraid that Prince Chen will pretend to take him in and take advantage of him to deal with him when he is not prepared?"
Fang Zhixuan's words were earnest and sincere, and there was also a hint of love for his royal brother.
"My brother is kind and considerate, so he didn't kill them all. Why do they have such a grudge?"
"I am a dull person, but after thinking about what happened recently, I suddenly realized it."
"I wonder if my royal brother has noticed that the prince of Chen stayed out of Zhong Shuyi's accident and the extermination of the Zhong family. I have been thinking that perhaps all of this was intentionally caused by the prince of Chen."
"First, if he stays out of it, he can gain Zhong Hua's trust and easily get Zhong Fumeng; second, he has a grudge against King Di Jin for killing his mother and a hatred against his brother for exterminating his clan. Even if he disobeys the will and seizes the throne in the future, he can announce it to the world. This is an unbearable and last resort."
"What I said is definitely not making trouble out of nothing. Please think twice, my brother!"