Ning Zhi thought for a moment, then stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, regarding what King Jingbei said, there must be some misunderstandings. After I retire from the court, I will definitely give King Jingbei a reasonable explanation."

Jingbei King Gao Lan sneered disdainfully, "Mr. Li Guo, you have to know that your son broke not just my son Gao Lan's arm, but the face of the entire Dafeng royal family.

My son is also a member of the royal family, but your son has no respect for the king. Isn’t this a challenge to the great power of the emperor?"

Ning Zhi's old face twitched when he was wearing this hat, and he hurriedly looked at Gao Zhen, who looked a little ugly.

"Your Majesty, Quanzi definitely has no such intention!"

Ning He on the side also quickly offered his hand to excuse his younger brother, "Your Majesty, my brother-in-law has not yet reached adulthood and his behavior is a bit reckless and childish. I hope that Your Majesty and King Jingbei will not argue with my brother-in-law. We, the Ning family, are willing to compensate for your son's injuries.

"

Gao Lan wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Gao Zhen, "I understand, it's just a fight between two children, it's not a big deal. King Jingbei, please give me some face this time, I'll send you

How about using the best imperial doctor to treat the prince?"

Gao Zhen had already spoken, but Gao Lan didn't dare to say anything more. He bowed slightly and said, "Old minister, I would like to thank your majesty for the dog."

Gao Zhen yawned: "Okay, it's getting late today. I'm a little sleepy. Let's retreat."

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty..."

After retreating from the court, Ning Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the palace gate. Ning He helped Ning Zhi walk to his carriage when he suddenly heard someone shouting.

"Be courteous to the Duke of the State, and be courteous to the Duke of the State to stay..."

The two of them turned around and saw an old man with gray hair. At this moment, the old man was being supported by his servants and came to the two of them. When Ning He saw it, he hurriedly saluted, "Guan Prime Minister."

Ning Zhi smiled and said, "My dear, what's the matter?"

The gray-haired but energetic old man in front of him is the current prime minister, Guan Zhongxian. He is also the father-in-law of Ning Feng, the second son of the Ning family, and an in-law of the Ning family.

"I have heard about Chuan'er. Although His Majesty did not say much today, he quietly wiped out all the eldest son's achievements.

In-laws, don’t blame me for talking too much, I need to discipline Chuan’er well.” Guan Zhongxian said worriedly.

In today's Dafeng court, if we want to say who Gao Zhen fears the most, Guan Zhongxian is definitely one of them, but at the same time, Guan Zhongxian is also the minister he relies on most.

Ning Zhi gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm going to laugh at you. My young son is naughty. I will definitely discipline him when I get back."

Guan Zhongxian nodded and smiled slightly, "I will not say more about your family affairs, Duke Li. Goodbye."

Ning He bowed his head and cupped his hands, "Better send you Prime Minister Guan."

On the carriage back to the mansion, Ning Zhi rubbed his temples and told Ning He everything about Ning Xiaochuan's trouble.

After Ning He heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Father, don't blame Chuan'er when you go back. I believe Chuan'er is not a naughty person. He did this for our Ning family."

Ning Zhi didn't seem to understand what Ning He meant, and said sternly: "This rebellious son is not as angry as the brat who fought in the battlefield for his father for more than twenty years than he was in one year."

Ning He looked as usual: "Father, what happened has already happened, don't think about it so much. King Jingbei is completely offended now, but don't be afraid. The foundation of our Ning family is here, so we are not afraid of King Jingbei."

"Hey, you are not afraid of being a father. You are not afraid of fighting on the battlefield. How can you be afraid of this?

As a father, I am just worried about Chuan'er's reputation, being the most dandy in Yin City, hey, this is not a good thing." Ning Zhi shook his head and said.

Ning He looked at it openly and said with a smile: "It's a blessing in disguise."

When the two returned to the mansion, meals had been prepared. Ning Zhi came to the lobby with a livid face.

The eldest lady on the side smiled shyly when she saw Ning He, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She suppressed her happiness and just exchanged a few words.

Everyone in Ning Mansion knows that the old lady has the best temper, while the eldest lady has a bad temper and is particularly protective of her shortcomings.

"Where's Ning Xiaochuan, call him here." Ning Zhi said angrily.

The butler on the side smiled awkwardly and held his hands, "The fifth young master is out."

"What, what day is it today? He went out. Where did he go? Find him back for me." Ning Zhi shouted.

"Fifth Young Master, Fifth Young Master went to the bank of Fuhe River..." the housekeeper said tremblingly.

"What?"

Ning Zhi was furious. How could Ning Zhi not know where the Fu River was? He shouted angrily: "You treason, you treason..."

Ning He next to him looked a little nervous and looked at the lady next to him, "Is Chuan'er really gone?"

Mrs. Cheng Shuangshuang nodded slightly, "Yes, it has spread on the street. Chuan'er also threw the girl's clothes into the river."

Ning He frowned and walked forward to help Ning Zhi sit down, "Father, don't be angry. I will go find Chuan'er and bring him back."

"I had to break his legs when he brought him back. He couldn't learn anything and he had to go to a place like that. I'm really pissed off." Ning Zhi said angrily.

Looking at the large table of dishes, Ning He shook his head helplessly, changed into casual clothes and prepared to go out to find Ning Xiaochuan. However, as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Ning Xiaochuan grabbing the candied haws and eating them as he walked, looking very carefree.

"Brother..." Ning Xiaochuan saw Ning He standing at the door at a glance, threw the candied haws away, and rushed to hug Ning He.

"Brother, brother, you are finally back. I miss you so much."

Ning He smiled helplessly, "You brat, you are getting more and more courageous, and you are rushing to the banks of the Fu River."

Ning Xiaochuan chuckled and pulled Ning He towards the house, "Brother, don't worry, I'll be waiting for you to come back. I have something to tell you."

"Dad was very angry when he found out you went to that kind of place. You will probably be whipped this time."

"Those are all trivial matters. Please listen to me first. I discovered something very important. Now I'm just waiting for you and my second brother to come back and give me some advice."

Ning Xiaochuan said, picking up Ning He and walking quickly to his yard.

…

Walking into the courtyard, Su Min was cleaning up the messy yard. After seeing Ning Xiaochuan and Ning He, she quickly stood up and saluted, "Master."

Ning He looked at the new face and smiled, "When did you recruit the maid?"

"It was only a few days ago. Brother, come in with me."

Entering the room, Su Su quickly brought out tea, fruits and treats to Ning He. Ning Xiaochuan took out the gold-encrusted dagger and handed it to Ning He.

"Brother, look."

Ning He took Ning Yan's dagger and was quickly attracted by the flowing cloud pattern, "This pattern represents the assassination of Shuozhou..."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded, "Ten years later, this pattern appeared again. This dagger was found by Wu Zizhui from the ruins of the Shan family's mansion. I went to look at the ruins that day. It was already devastated. It is impossible to have such a precious gold-inlaid dagger.

Emerge from there."

Ning He's expression slowly turned grim, "You mean there is something wrong with Wu Zizhui."

"I don't know either, but I always feel that starting from Prince Jingbei, a lot of things have happened recently..."

Ning Xiaochuan thought carefully about what happened recently, and said slowly and thoughtfully, "I think someone is testing me."

"That's why you went to the Fu River, but how do you know that the girl you met is not one of them?" Ning He said with a frown.

"It's not like that girl. If she really came to test me, she wouldn't send someone to monitor me. Moreover, when I deliberately pretended to be asleep, she didn't do anything too much." Ning Xiaochuan shook his head and said.

Ning He patted Ning Xiaochuan and said, "As for you, you can endure it in a place like that."

"A little impatience leads to big plans, you didn't say that, but I almost couldn't help it." Ning Xiaochuan said with a bitter smile. With such a beautiful girl lying next to him, even a normal man couldn't help it.

"I understand what you said. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, since the flowing cloud pattern has appeared, it means there is a ghost in the Wu family. Please be careful Wu Zizhui from now on." Ning He frowned and said.

"Brother, don't worry, I know, but it's impossible to attack the Wu family, so I'm going to start the investigation from when the Shan Mansion was burned, that is, the Taijia Army filed a record." Ning Xiaochuan said with a frown.

"Tai Jiajun filed for the record, you are crazy. The Ministry of Justice investigated for so long and still didn't find anything. What's more, how can you investigate after so long!" Ning He said sternly.

"Yan Guo Liu Mao, since it happened, there must be clues. The Punishment Department can't find it out, but that doesn't mean I can't find it out." Ning Xiaochuan curled his lips and looked at Ning He.

Ning He frowned and nodded, "Okay, I will help you hide this matter from dad, but you must pay attention to safety and notify me in time if you discover anything.

If I am not here, go to your second brother, and if your second brother is not here either, go to the Chief of the Royal Military Palace, he will help you."

"Thank you, brother. You have to help me take care of my going to the brothel."

"I can't bear this. It's up to you to take the blame."

That night, screams could be heard over Ning Mansion for a long time...

…

Dafeng Imperial Palace.

The night is already deep.

The night in early spring was still a bit cold. Gao Zhen was wearing a cotton robe and had a heater at hand, but from the look on his face, he still didn't feel warm enough.

"Your Majesty, I would like to see my veteran Han Boxuan." A sharp voice came from outside the door, with some vicissitudes in it.

Gao Zhen waved his hand gently, and the maid beside him bowed and opened the door.

An old man walked in slowly. If you look carefully, you can see that the old man has fair skin, white eyebrows and no beard, and his eyes are like a hawk. After arriving at Gao Zhen's study, he slowly handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made."

Gao Zhen waved his hand, and the maid beside him bowed and stepped back. Then he put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Han Boxuan, "Let's talk about the Ning family first."

"Today is the day when Ning He returns to the capital, but the fifth young master of the Ning family indulges in alcohol and debauchery on the banks of the Fu River. A few days ago, he even snatched a civilian girl into the mansion..." Han Boxuan continued.

Gao Zhen interrupted Han Boxuan, "I know, I will continue to keep an eye on the Ning family. Ning Zhi, Ning Zhi, what a blessing. The five sons and four of them are all talented, which makes me very envious."

"Your Majesty, it seems that the five sons of the Ning family are just drunkards and dandies. Your Majesty does not need to worry at all." Han Zhongxuan continued.

"Gong Li, I will send you now..." Gao Zhen sneered inwardly, with a cold look on his face.


Chapter completed!