The concubine's favorite? Break off the engagement and marry another prince, please respect you

Chapter 176

Their idea was simple. No matter whether they could make Lu Ziyan panic or not, they would not lose anything anyway.

The only thing that was damaged was her reputation.

After all, when a woman suddenly disappears, it is never something that people can think positively of in the eyes of the public.

For a 'test' of theirs, she was going to risk her reputation. Why?
Moreover, she had a premonition that if something happened to her, whether true or false, that madman might really abandon everything and come looking for her.

The war in the northern border is in full swing. The people living on the border are about to get rid of decades of foreign invasions and see the dawn of hope. This is related to the safety of thousands of people. Xie Wan Ning cannot affect the war for his own selfish reasons.

She refused to cooperate with them not because of Lu Ziyan!

But Concubine Xian and the eldest prince obviously didn't think so, and the mother and son both had cold eyes.

He believed that she still had feelings for Lu Ziyan and didn't want to drag him down.

They didn't say much. Concubine Xian's eyes were as gentle as ever, with a hint of smile on her lips. "Wanwan doesn't want to, so how can your aunt embarrass you? In this case, we will think of other ways."

If Xie Wan Ning didn't know the cause of her own death in her previous life, she might have been deceived by her gentle and amiable appearance.

Maybe you will be deeply moved.

But now, she just felt a chill down her spine, fearing that the other party would take out a bracelet or give her something else.

But until she left, Concubine Xian did not give her any gifts.

However, Xie Wan Ning did not dare to feel relieved. As soon as she returned home, she asked Pei Er to ask for the doctor that Pei Yuqing had specially left behind when he left.

It is said that he is a famous miracle doctor in the Jiangnan area.

Specializes in various difficult and complicated diseases and secret techniques of poisons.

The miracle doctor was over sixty years old, with white hair and beard, but his hands were very steady when he felt the patient's pulse.

Fearing that she had been poisoned without knowing it, Xie Wan Ning confirmed again and again that she was not poisoned, and then pulled Pei Yuxuan, who was sitting beside her, to ask the miracle doctor to treat her.

Finally, I was completely relieved after making sure that both of them were fine.

Pei Yuxuan was shocked by the scene of inviting a doctor as soon as she came back. "The Concubine Xian is my sister-in-law's aunt. Why do I feel that you treat her Yanxiang Palace as a den of dragons and tigers?"

She was raised in seclusion, so how could she understand the twists and turns of government affairs? Xie Wan Ning didn't want to explain too much to her, so she just smiled bitterly and said, "It's because your brother asked me to take good care of myself before he left, so I ate a few more bites of crab meat in the palace..."

This reason was a bit far-fetched. Afraid that Pei Yuxuan would continue to ask, she quickly changed the subject, "In two days, Lin'er and I are going to the Marriage Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to burn incense. Do you want to go with us?"

Sure enough, Pei Yuxuan heard that she didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she also responded: "Go ahead, I just happen to have nothing to do."

Then she added, "I remember that the Marriage Temple is very close to our hot spring resort. In the past, every autumn and winter, I would go there to stay for a few days and take a hot spring bath. Why don't you accompany me there for a few days, sister-in-law?"

Autumn is the time to maintain health, especially for pampered girls.

When Xie Wan Ning heard this, she also wanted to take a comfortable hot spring bath, so she nodded and agreed.

A few days later, after informing Princess Duanyang, Xie Wan Ning took the two unmarried girls from the Pei family and boarded a carriage to the outskirts of the city.

It was already very cold in the capital city in late autumn. Outside the Marriage Temple, Xie Wan Ning did not accompany them inside, but walked along the nearby path.

Pei Yuxuan came out the fastest, with empty hands, not even a pair of love knots sold in the temple.

"Have you asked for a fortune?" Xie Wan Ning asked.

"No," Pei Yuxuan said nonchalantly, "I wanted to burn some incense, but there were so many people inside, and I couldn't bear to squeeze with them."

Xie Wan Ning couldn't help but persuade him, "Your wedding date is still a few months away. You will be married soon. After all, it is a lifelong event for a girl. Now that you are here, you should burn some incense even if it is just for a good omen."

Pei Yuxuan held the hand warmer in one hand and twisted the sweet-scented osmanthus cake with the other, saying, "Whether your marriage is smooth or not is up to you. It has nothing to do with burning incense. If you can get a perfect husband by praying to the gods, then this marriage temple would not only have these people coming."

It's a bunch of heresy and they are saying this from the inside of a marriage temple.

If the eldest princess were here, she would probably say something to her, but Xie Wan Ning was about the same age as her sister-in-law and had no prestige at all. Upon hearing this, she could only shake her head and sigh.

The aunt and sister-in-law sat in the pavilion waiting for Pei Lin to come out.

Pei Yuxuan made herself a cup of hot tea, and suddenly said, as if she had thought of something, "Speaking of which, sister-in-law, have you noticed that Pei Lin is a little strange?"

Xie Wan Ning was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"In fact, I'm not that familiar with her. I just felt that she was a little..." Pei Yuxuan paused and said slowly, "a little absent-minded and a little nervous."

Xie Wan Ning said: "It is understandable that a girl who is currently discussing marriage would be nervous when coming to the Marriage Temple."

She and Pei Lin were not very familiar with each other, but she often came to Xuanhuayuan to talk to her. After all, she called her aunt, and Xie Wan Ning couldn't refuse her. It would be a lie to say that they had feelings for each other.

But come to think of it, how many girls waiting to get married can be as nonchalant and unnerved as the little princess?

Pei Yuxuan thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so she didn't bring it up again and waited for someone to come out.

Compared to Pei Yuxuan who just went there and came out, Pei Lin was very sincere to the marriage temple. He burned incense, asked for divination, and went there to tell fortunes.

When he finally came out, his face didn't look very good.

There was a hint of paleness on her pretty face.

Xie Wan Ning and Pei Yu Xuan looked at each other, but neither of them asked.

The three of them got on the carriage together and arrived at the hot spring villa in the sunset.

Only then did Xie Wan Ning realize that what Pei Yuqing had said that day, that there were no guest rooms in this villa, was a lie.

Not to mention the guest rooms, there are even several guest courtyards, each with a hot spring pool for guests to take a bath.

That person just didn't want to share the bed with her, so...

Xie Wan Ning felt a little annoyed, but more than that, she missed her husband.

They had been apart for so long that she felt that the man's lies to her were no big deal.

He just didn't want to be separated from her, what could be wrong with that...

The newlyweds who were in love with each other were forced to separate. Xie Wan Ning was not really heartless, so how could she not miss him at all?

Especially in the place where two people have fallen in love, the longing for each other is even more urgent and fierce.

Xie Wan Ning finished her medicinal bath early, lay on Pei Yuqing's bed, and fell asleep with longing for him.

However, that night, not long after Xie Wan Ning fell asleep, there was a violent knock on the door. An anxious voice came from outside, "Miss Xie, wake up quickly, there is an enemy attack."

Xie Wan Ning thought she was dreaming, otherwise how could she hear Ming Feng's voice.

But the door in front of her was creaking from the knocks from the person outside, and it was about to collapse under the force, leaving her no time to lose consciousness.

Xie Wan Ning was horrified. She quickly put on her clothes and walked towards the door.

She knew that before Lu Ziyan left Beijing, he left Mingfeng behind to protect her secretly. Since the other party showed up at night, then...

"What happened?"

Ming, who was outside the house, almost wanted to break in, but when he saw that the ancestor finally opened the door, he didn't care about anything else and said concisely: "The villa was surrounded overnight, and it is estimated that there are one or two thousand people."

Xie Wan Ning looked around and asked, "Where's Pei Er?"

When she came out of the Duke of Pei's mansion, she brought more than a hundred soldiers with her. Such defense was already considered impenetrable under the feet of the emperor, but at this moment, she didn't see a single soldier.

"It's too late. Follow me first." Ming Feng grabbed her wrist and said, "Pei Er found out that someone surrounded the yard overnight and went to fight the enemy. However, the enemy was not a mob like the bandits and refugees. They haven't come back yet and may never come back."

Couldn’t come back…

Pei Er is dead!

Xie Wan Ning's heart sank. Pei Er was quite strong in fighting power, and there were more than a hundred palace soldiers with him, but he was dealt with silently.

The hot spring villa is not very big, and there was quite a bit of noise here. Pei Yuxuan and Pei Lin were woken up and ran over from their own yards.

Both girls were surprised when they saw Ming Feng.

Xie Wan Ning didn't have time to explain to them, and said hurriedly, "Don't ask anything, let's leave here first."

As she said this, she was about to reach out to pull them, but Ming Feng beside her said, "Please forgive me, young lady. The people outside are all experts. We are short of manpower here. I can only protect you and leave."

"You want me to abandon my sister and run for my life?" Xie Wan Ning was furious. "I can't do such a thing. If you want to leave, go ahead!"

Ming Feng's face changed, and he advised: "The Jingjiao camp is less than fifty miles away from here. Let's break out first, and it won't be too late to get reinforcements!"

It's hard to say whether he can even protect one person and leave safely, so how can he dare to bring so many people.

The more people, the bigger the goal.

Ming Feng was unwilling to take risks. He was willing to risk his life to protect Xie Wan Ning, all because of his master's order. As for the other people in the Pei family, they were nothing to him.

But Xie Wan Ning still refused.

Although she couldn't be sure which prince's people were outside, she was sure that they were coming for her.

Pei Yuxuan and Pei Lin are both ordinary girls. Even though they have noble status, they cannot influence the overall situation in the court.

Only her!
Thanks to Lu Ziyan, in the eyes of some people, she is the key to the overall situation.

The words of Concubine Xian are still fresh in their minds. They want to make her disappear in order to influence Lu Ziyan.

If she ran away, the other party's action would fail, and these two beautiful ladies would be left here to face their wrath. It is predictable what would happen.

Pei Lin was so scared that she fell to the ground, holding Xie Wan Ning's legs tightly with both hands, begging with a trembling voice.

Xie Wan Ning helped her up and comforted her in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, the person they want is me."

Mingfeng's expression kept changing. Just when he was wondering whether he should use force, Pei Yuxuan said, "When the villa was built, there was a secret room. We can hide in it."

Thinking quickly, she headed towards the master bedroom.

Xie Wan Ning's face was filled with joy, but she was stopped by Ming Feng when she tried to follow him. "It's no use hiding. If the people here can't find you, they will dig deep into the ground."

No matter how secret the secret room is, in the eyes of those who live on the edge of death, it is only a matter of time before it is found.

Mingfeng didn't dare to take the risk. Rather than hiding and being found, he believed that he could escort the person out.

As long as you get out, you will find reinforcements and won't sit and wait for death.

Both are good.

"Let's do it!" Pei Yuxuan pulled Pei Lin, whose legs were limp with fear, and said in a deep voice: "We are all a burden. You can't escape with us. If you don't want to die together, then we have to hide first. Sister-in-law, you break out and get reinforcements..."

"No!" Xie Wan Ning said: "If you are found..."

"This is the best way," Pei Yuxuan interrupted, "Don't hesitate, sister-in-law, hurry up!"

The people brought by Pei Er and Ming Feng were defending outside, and they didn't know when they would break in, so there was really no time to hesitate.

Ming Feng made a prompt decision: "Have someone change into the two girls' clothes and come out to confuse the view. This way we can delay the battle for a while longer."

There has never been a shortage of loyal servants in noble families. As soon as these words were spoken, two maids stood up immediately. They were the maids who served the two girls personally. Their looks and figures were no worse than those of the young ladies from official families. People who had not seen Pei Yuxuan and Pei Lin might not be able to tell whether they were the real ones.

Xie Wan Ning finally put her mind at ease. Er Qing also chose to stay and followed Pei Yuxuan into the secret passage. She knelt on the ground with red eyes, "Take care, girl."

"Why are you crying? No one is dead yet!" Pei Yuxuan couldn't bear to see such a separation of life and death, and urged: "Time waits for no one, sister-in-law, hurry up!"

Xie Wanning nodded and slowly closed the secret room mechanism. His expression became stern as the stone door closed.

Having made the decision, Xie Wan Ning quickly changed into a set of guard's clothes. The night was dark, just enough to cover her beautiful face. From a distance, she looked like a young and thin man.

In the deep night with heavy dew, Xie Wan Ning was led by Ming Feng to the weakest north side. She looked at the originally quiet and peaceful hot spring villa with flames all around and the shouts of killing getting closer and closer, with cold eyes.

He openly broke into the emperor's palace and committed crimes under the feet of the emperor. How courageous!
Is this a desperate situation?

Suddenly, his wrist was grabbed by Ming Feng behind him. His figure lightened and they both landed on a huge tree. Xie Wanning held his breath and looked down at several men in black who looked like ghosts and appeared and disappeared in the night.

Ming Feng's voice was low, "He is from the Jin Dynasty."

Xie Wan Ning stared with eyes wide open, not daring to say a word, her eyes full of shock.

Which prince colluded with foreign tribes just to kidnap her?
But do they know that the Khan was already weak, and it was God's blessing that Lu Ziyan was able to suppress the Jin Dynasty with all his strength? What would be the impact if Lu Ziyan was defeated!
Xie Wan Ning's heart suddenly sank as she watched the thieves wreaking havoc in the villa below.

Mingfeng was right. Among the people surrounding the villa, some were from the Jin Dynasty.

Perhaps they had no intention of leaving any survivors, as they spoke to each other without restraint and everyone could hear it.

Those who could appear in the Khan's capital to carry out missions must be the elites of the Jin Dynasty with extraordinary martial arts skills. Several men in black flashed and searched in various directions without participating in burning, killing and looting.

Instead, it was the thief who spoke with the Khan's accent who rushed in and chopped the servants as soon as he saw them, so he took out the maid to vent his anger.