Ning Qingyan has never hidden her doubts, nor is she afraid of arousing suspicion.
Even at this moment, being stared at by Ning Yan with complicated eyes, she did not panic at all.
As long as Ning Yan dares to ask, she will dare to tell!
Ning Yan did ask, but the question she asked was different from what she expected.
"Are you Yan'er?" Ning Yan said slowly after being silent for a long time.
Ning Qingyan was stunned, nodded and looked directly into Ning Yan's eyes: "I am."
Ning Yan smiled, and Ning Qingyan noticed that there was a hint of relaxation in his eyes, no longer nervous as before.
"That's fine."
Ning Yan said this.
However, Ning Qingyan was not satisfied and said bluntly: "Don't you want to ask me why I can defeat Xiao Ruyi and Zhao Xingyao without Yuan Power?"
Unexpectedly, Ning Yan waved her hand and said, "Of course you have your chance. As long as it's harmless to you, grandpa won't ask any more questions."
"..." Ning Qing's face went numb.
How does she feel... the whole world has noticed that something is wrong with her, but they all acquiesce that something is wrong with her?
Fortunately, Ning Qingyan is not a troubled person.
She gave Ning Yan and Zhao Yun the opportunity to inquire, but they gave up on their own.
"Grandpa, let's get down to business. I want to go to the southwest with you." Ning Qing said seriously.
Before Ning Yan could say anything to stop her, she said again: "I can protect myself."
"I know medical skills and have the ability to protect myself. With me here, not only is grandpa's safety guaranteed, but also the Ning family's army will be able to save a few lives on the battlefield."
Ning Qingyan spoke very straightforwardly and made her role very clear.
Ning Yan was silent.
Ning Qingyan made the benefits of bringing her so clear that it was really hard for him to refuse!
But when she thought of bringing her granddaughter to such a dangerous battlefield, Ning Yan could not make up her mind.
"Um...Yan'er, you are already married, and now you are Princess Ding. Grandpa did not take you there just because he wanted to." Ning Yan threw the blame on Zhao Yun without shame.
Ning Qingyan's eyes flashed, "Does that mean that as long as Zhao Yun agrees, grandpa will not object?"
Ning Yan was startled and nodded under her gaze.
He thought...Prince Ding would not agree...
…
Ning Qingyan got a promise from Ning Yan and hurriedly left Ning Mansion with her four maids.
However, as soon as she left Ning Mansion, she saw the third prince Zhao Xingmeng.
"Why are you here?" Ning Qingyan raised her eyebrows.
Zhao Xingmeng took a deep breath and summoned up the courage to say, "I went to Prince Ding's Mansion. Uncle Yun told me that Auntie Huang had returned to Ning's Mansion."
Ning Qingyan nodded, not intending to quarrel with him any more, and led the others around him before leaving.
Zhao Xingmeng chased after him but was stopped by Yuzhu Yugui.
"Auntie Huang, what I said yesterday is true! If you don't agree, I will beg you for one more day!" Zhao Xingmeng shouted towards Ning Qingyan.
Ning Qingyan kept moving to get on the carriage. When she heard his words, she just said: "Whatever you want."
The carriage returned to Prince Ding's Mansion, and Zhao Xingmeng followed.
However, this time when he entered Prince Ding's Mansion, he did not bother Ning Qingyan. He just stood in the front yard of Prince Ding's Mansion, ignoring the looks of the slaves coming and going.
Ning Qingyan went to meet Zhao Yun, and the first thing she said was: "I want to go to the southwest with my grandfather."
"good."
"Don't stop me... huh? What did you say?" Ning Qingyan was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
Did she hear it right just now?
Zhao Yun had a smile on his face, as gentle as jade as always: "I said, OK."
"You won't stop me?" Ning Qingyan asked curiously.
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Why do I have to stop you?"
Now, it was Ning Qingyan's turn to frown. "Aren't you worried that the sword has no eyes on the battlefield and I won't be able to come back?"
"Then can you?" Zhao Yun asked back.
Ning Qingyan was choked and muttered: "No."
Zhao Yun smiled and nodded: "I believe you can do it. So, since you can protect yourself and going to the Southwest is your wish, why should I stop you?"
"..." Ning Qingyan pursed her lips and looked carefully at the man who smiled brightly at her.
She couldn't understand Zhao Yun more and more.
Along the way, the rhetoric that I had prepared in my heart actually had no room for use?
Or is it that this man who smiled tenderly at her actually didn't care about her life or death at all?
Ning Qingyan's heart sank.
For some reason, she felt a little uncomfortable thinking about this possibility.
However, this discomfort only lasted for a moment.
Ning Qingyan looked at him and smiled. "Very good! Since you don't object, it saves me trouble."
She called Bai Wei and asked her to deliver a message to Ning Mansion, telling Ning Yan that King Ding had no objection to her going to the southwest.
After Bai Wei left, Zhao Yun spoke about another matter: "Zhao Xingmeng is still pestering you?"
Ning Qingyan thought of the third prince chasing after her, nodded, and looked at Banxia.
Banxia immediately said: "The third prince stood in the front yard and did not leave."
"Then let him stand." Ning Qingyan said casually.
Banxia Fushen retreated.
Zhao Yun smiled and said nothing, but picked up the scroll in his hand.
Ning Qingyan asked curiously: "Zhao Xingmeng wants to become my disciple, do you think I will agree or not?"
Zhao Yun raised his eyes and looked at her: "Don't you already have a decision in your mind?"
"..." Damn it! Ning Qingyan grinded her teeth, feeling that she had been seen through by this man again.
Zhao Yun smiled and said: "If you didn't have the thought of accepting a disciple, you would simply refuse and not give him a glimmer of hope. But you didn't, so what you are showing now is just a test for him. Do you want to see
Let’s see how sincere his so-called apprenticeship is and how long he can persist.”
"I really can't hide anything from you!" Ning Qingyan looked at him with a half-smile.
Zhao Yun smiled elegantly, but Ning Qingyan felt that his smile was too much!
"Thank you for the compliment, madam." Zhao Yun nodded slightly.
Ning Qingyan's eyes deepened. Did this man really know her well, or was he so smart that he could see through people's hearts?
…
Zhao Xingmeng stood there until the evening.
He simply did not return to the palace, and seemed to want to spend the rest of his life with Ning Qingyan.
Bai Wei brought back Ning Yan's words from Ning Mansion.
Ning Yan didn't expect that Ning Qingyan could convince Zhao Yun to nod, but he didn't know that his granddaughter didn't have the "persuasion" part at all.
He promised Ning Qingyan, so naturally he couldn't go back on it.
However, new conditions were also put forward.
"...Grandpa asked me to go to Anyang Ning Clan to form a new army and then go to the southwest?" Ning Qingyan read the letter Bai Wei brought back.
The reasons mentioned in the letter made Ning Qingyan unable to refuse.
Ning Yan said that the imperial court did not have enough troops, so it needed to recruit troops, which the emperor agreed to.
So, which soldiers and horses are the most reliable for the Ning family?
Naturally, it’s the Anyang Ning clan!
And she is now the direct head of the Ning family, so it is perfect for her to go to Anyang to recruit troops.
"The old general said that he has made an agreement with Second Uncle Ning that they will accompany you back to Anyang Ning Family to help you." Bai Wei conveyed Ning Yan's words in place.