Chapter 108 Mutual Love

The grandfather and grandson were worried about the prince's situation, but Yan Li was like an outsider who had nothing to do with him, shopping with Ling Ning.

The legitimate daughter of the Ling family didn't like rouge and gouache, and she wasn't very interested in jewelry and clothes, but she thought Yan Li liked it, so the two of them wandered from the silk and satin shop to the jewelry pavilion, and from the jewelry pavilion to the gouache shop. They went in empty-handed and came out empty-handed. .

Standing outside the powder shop, Yan Li and Ling Ning looked at each other. Yan Li smiled and said, "Let's sit down in a teahouse and rest for a while?"

Ling Ning readily agreed.

So the two of them chose a teahouse called "Zhuxi" on the street. The teahouse here has a quiet environment, and the interior layout has an indescribable bookish aroma of tea, which makes people feel peaceful.

The two people walked up to the second floor under the guidance of the waiter. There were few people drinking tea at this time, and there were even fewer people on the second floor. The environment was quiet and quiet, suitable for drinking tea and chatting.

Yan Li ordered a pot of the best tea, and the waiter responded respectfully: "Please wait a moment, distinguished guest." Then he left.

"I've been holding a question in my mind these days." Ling Ning sat down at the tea table and raised her eyes to look at Yan Li opposite, "How did you escape from Mu Wenxuan's hands last time in Prince Yu's Mansion? "

Yan Li raised her eyebrows slightly: "It seems you have guessed it all."

"The Eighth Princess and Mu Ya's reactions are obviously ulterior motives, which makes it difficult for people to guess." Ling Ning frowned, "As a woman who has not left the court, their evil intentions are beyond my expectation."

In a system where men are superior to women, a woman's honor and integrity are particularly important, and in the eyes of many people, they are even more important than her own life.

But Mu Yunzhu and Mu Ya were able to frame Yan Li in an attempt to make her fall into Mu Wenxuan's hands. Their vicious thoughts were really despicable.

"After the prince broke off the engagement, I suffered some stimulation." Yan Li picked up the tea cup in front of him, and said in a calm and calm tone without any unusual fluctuations, "I have been exercising in those days, walking on horseback every day, and even asked Baidie for advice. Some medical theories...Bai Die is the medical woman beside the Queen Mother. When I was injured by Luo Shi, the Emperor asked her to treat my injury, and she stayed with me after that. "

Ling Ning nodded slowly, as if she believed the explanation.

But she is a martial arts practitioner and knows that men and women are not naturally equal in strength. In less than a month, even if she exercises every day, Yan Li, a teenage girl, cannot be Mu Wenxuan's opponent.

What's more, there are still servants and guards in Mu Wenxuan's yard.

But these are not important. She has no intention of getting to the bottom of it, and Yan Li has no obligation to explain everything to her.

Who doesn’t have any secrets in their heart?

"Princess Yu pampered her son, which is why Prince Yu's palace ended up like this. It's their own fault." Ling Ning narrowed her eyes and stared at the tea cup in front of her, "It's just that Mu Wenxuan can marry the legitimate daughter of the Gu family. It exceeded everyone’s expectations.”

If it weren't for that accident, Gu Anxian should have married King Jing, but who knew that she ended up taking advantage of Mu Wenxuan.

"Outsiders all praise the daughter of the Gu family for being smart, dignified, and well-educated, but the fact is that she knows people, faces, but not the heart." Yan Li's voice was a little indifferent, "No matter how well a person with evil intentions hides it, sooner or later there will be backlash."

Ling Ning was silent for a moment. Thinking of Gu Anxian's marriage to Wenxuan, she suddenly made some judgments in her heart: "Can the scandal between Gu Anxian and Mu Wenxuan... have anything to do with King Jing?"

"There should be no direct relationship." Yan Li said, "If there is a relationship, it would be that when King Jing learned that the two of them were in the same room, he personally led people to catch the traitor and brought Mu Wenxuan and Gu Anxian directly into the palace. The face-to-face incident caused things to escalate in one day, causing the Gu family to become the laughing stock of the entire imperial city. "

Ling Ning's eyebrows were slightly relaxed, so King Jing was telling the truth. Gu Anxian's marriage to Mu Wenxuan indeed had nothing to do with him.

Moreover, the matter in Prince Yu's Mansion has already passed, and there is no need to discuss it too much. Ling Ning changed the topic: "I asked you out today because there is something I want to tell you."

The waiter walked up to the private room on the second floor with a tray, put the freshly brewed hot tea on the table, and said respectfully: "Please have some tea, please. I'll leave first."

Yan Li took two teacups, placed one in front of Ling Ning and the other in front of him. He picked up the teapot and poured tea for both of them: "I would like to hear the details."

Ling Ning stared at the busy traffic on the long street outside the window and said in a calm tone: "Prince Jing wants to marry me."

Yan Li was stunned for a moment, then put down the teapot and looked at her thoughtfully: "You don't want to get married?"

"No." Ling Ning frowned slightly, "The Protector's Palace has a lot of troops. At this time, Prince Jing wants to marry me. Many people think that he wants to compete with the prince, so my grandfather has scruples and doesn't want to be involved. The fight for the right to inherit the throne."

Yan Li pondered for a moment: "Does King Jing intend to fight for the heir apparent?"

"He said that he had no intention of fighting for the crown prince, and even proposed to demote him to the prince in front of the emperor. He only wanted freedom in marriage." When Ling Ning said this, her tone was a little strange, "But what my grandfather meant was that it was not up to him to fight for the crown prince or not. It doesn’t matter what he says, others will believe it. If you get to that point, you won’t be able to do many things yourself, but there will always be someone who will push you to do it.”

What's more, it doesn't matter whether he wants to fight for the throne or not. What's important is that once he gets married to the Duke Protector, he will have this strength. Even if King Jing is indifferent to fame and fortune, other princes will never think so.

Yan Li pondered briefly: "Do you like King Jing?"

Ling Ning was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "Yes."

"Being happy between two people is the most beautiful feeling in the world." Yan Li said, "Being born into a royal family, there are indeed many things you can't help yourself with."

Ling Ning leaned against the window with an indifferent expression: "Prince Jing is different from other princes."

Yan Li thought of the last time she saw King Jing and agreed with her: "Even if the Protector has no intention of participating in the party struggle, King Jing is not interested in the throne, but King Jing's mother is Concubine Shu, and her status is not low. The Lord Protector is also a family with military power. Once you two get married, many people will be kept awake at night. "

Ling Ning said nothing, and her eyebrows became more solemn.

She knew what Yan Li said was right. People would believe many things regardless of what they said, otherwise there would be no such thing as great achievements.

Prince Jing's marriage to her was just a marriage between two happy people to them, but in the eyes of others, it was a union between a prince and military power.

"This matter is not without a solution." Yan Li frowned, "If King Jing does not want the throne, he only needs to give up the position of prince, but this cannot completely solve the problem, because no one can be sure who will be the new emperor who ascends the throne in the future. I won’t be afraid of the Duke Protector’s Mansion.”

Yan Li took a sip of tea, and her voice became calmer than snow, "Once the man on the dragon throne becomes suspicious, Prince Jing, who has given up his position as prince, may not even be able to protect himself."