Chapter 163

After hearing what he said, Xie Wan Ning was indeed relieved.

Then, she thought of the Concubine Shu and the eldest prince in the palace.

Everything that happened at the Lantern Festival Palace Banquet that day was still vivid in her mind, and Concubine Shu was well aware of Lu Ziyan's obsession with her.

In the past few months, Lu Ziyan's momentum in the court has become increasingly powerful, almost suffocating the eldest prince and the second prince, the two previous popular candidates for the crown prince.

Not only was he the only prince to be crowned king, he was also the only one with real power, and he was the legitimate son of Empress Yuan.

From his background to his personal abilities, he is outstanding in every aspect, without any weaknesses, except that he is a little cold and arrogant.

But he became famous at a young age and was a military general with outstanding achievements, so it is completely understandable that he does not have the humility of a scholar.

Even the most strict and conservative minister could not find any fault with it.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this Fifth Prince, who had suddenly emerged out of nowhere, was the current emperor's most preferred candidate for crown prince.

Lu Ziyan's path to the summit is almost unobstructed.

There is no mercy in the fight for the throne. When she is at her wit's end, will Concubine Shu and the eldest prince set their sights on her again?
Even if Xie Wan Ning didn't want to admit it, it seemed that she was the only weakness of the invincible Lu Ziyan.

And because of his stubbornness, she might be forced to be involved in the fight for the crown prince position again in this life.

Perhaps because Lu Ziyan had been pestering her for too long, Xie Wan Ning had become numb to it. She couldn't even muster up any anger. She just felt helpless. "I really can't use things of unknown origin, lest I be harmed without knowing it."

"Are you so scared?" Pei Yuqing paused and lowered his eyes. Seeing that she didn't look like she was joking, he held her hand and said, "Are you worried about being implicated by Lu Ziyan?"

"It's a good thing to be vigilant, but thinking too much will hurt your health," before Xie Wan Ning could speak, he smiled gently and comforted her, "I'll arrange a few more secret guards for you. Even if you leave Beijing, Pei Er will stay to take care of you. If you're still worried, then try to go out less and protect yourself." As he said, even if those people really had some bad intentions, no matter how capable they were, it would be impossible for them to reach into Xuanhuayuan and cause trouble.

Xie Wan Ning agreed with him. She said, "Forget about Pei Er. He is your attendant. It is no big deal to leave him to me. Besides, you are away from Beijing and in much more danger than me. You need more capable subordinates around you."

Pei Er's importance to Pei Yuqing is equivalent to that of Ming Feng Ming Jian to Lu Ziyan. He is an absolute capable and trusted confidant.

Pei Yuqing just smiled and said nothing. To him, this was just a small matter, and since he had made the decision, he didn't say anything else.

Xie Wan Ning asked again: "Have you decided when to leave Beijing?"

Pei Yuqing said: "If nothing unexpected happens, it will be three days later."

"So fast?" Xie Wan Ning was shocked, her eyes showing reluctance.

He hadn't left yet, but she was already beginning to feel reluctant to let him go.

She even tried to trick him into agreeing to take her with him.

Compared to her reluctance, Pei Yuqing's reluctance was even deeper than hers.

But he knew that it would be safer for her to stay in the capital. Only if she was safe could he focus on his work and come back early.

When Princess Duanyang heard the news that her son had left the capital, she put her daughter's marriage aside for the time being and summoned him for questioning.

Xie Wanning was not idle either. She went to find Pei Yuxuan and told her everything Xie Yanyu said yesterday.

Who knew that Pei Yuxuan would interrupt her with a smile just as she started talking, "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I know all this."


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