After hearing this, An Rou's mouth was bitter. She said with some self-mockery: "So you know everything. You have known what kind of person I am since I was a child... Why do you treat me like this?"
"Because I like you..." Ning Ze just said this.
An Rou looked at Ning Ze with a complicated expression. Seeing this, Ning Ze hugged An Rou tightly, as if he wanted to rub An Rou into his body.
An Rou felt Ning Ze's reluctance, she couldn't help but hug Ning Ze back, and then said somewhat weakly: "So you have seen my bad side from the beginning, no wonder you helped me deal with An Xin..." An Rou pushed Ning Ze away and said hysterically: "So you know I am using you... Do you think I am a joke!"
An Rou originally thought that she had hidden it very well, but she didn't know that everything about herself, including the deepest part of her heart, was completely exposed to Ning Ze.
She felt that all her previous disguises were like a clown in front of Ning Ze!
Ning Ze managed to smile with some difficulty, and held An Rou's hand, trying to calm her down, and said: "Rou'er, I didn't..."
An Rou couldn't hear what Ning Ze said. She kept muttering, "No wonder I just said why I didn't abandon you..."
Then An Rou was somewhat amused and asked herself: "Why didn't I abandon you..."
An Rou prides herself on being a person who can let go, otherwise she wouldn't have killed Ning Mu with a single blow. According to her past behavior, she should have abandoned Ning Ze and ran away the moment Ning Ze shielded her from the arrow...
But... why did he still hold Ning Ze all the way and never thought of abandoning him
Ning Ze showed a trace of joy when he saw this. He finally pulled An Rou into his arms, hugged her, and then said happily: "Rou'er, you finally care about me..."
As time passed, Ning Ze finally couldn't resist anymore, and pulled out the arrow stuck in his heart, saying intermittently: "Rou'er, take those... silver coins, go to a deserted... place, find someone who truly... loves you, and spend... this... life well..."
As he said this, Ning Ze kicked his feet and died.
All this happened too suddenly. An Rou was at a loss. She carefully put her finger under Ning Ze's nose and found that Ning Ze had already died...
A sour feeling surged into her heart, and her heart actually felt a slight pain. When An Rou recovered, she found tears on her face.
Recalling the past, An Rou chuckled and said self-deprecatingly: "Everyone likes me because of my talent and my looks. Only you... chose to protect me after seeing my worst. When I was desperate, you still chose to protect me. Ning Ze, you knew that I was using you, but you still protected me as always. You are just a... big fool..."
An Rou hugged Ning Ze and then looked towards the capital city, swearing with a malicious tone: "An Xin, Ning Yan, you destroyed everything I have... From today on, we will fight to the death! Just wait... I, An Xin, will make sure you die miserably!"
An Rou buried Ning Ze next to a pine tree beside the lake and erected a monument with the words "My husband Qi Xu's position" inscribed on it and Ning Anshi written next to the signature.
When An Rou was escaping, she heard Ning Ze say that her mother, Leng, had been drowned in a pond when An Lang attacked the capital because she was discovered to have leaked information by people from the Anguo Mansion.
After going through all this, the last bit of warmth and conscience in An Rou's heart has been extinguished at this moment. No sincerity of time can move her anymore. She just wants An Xin to die, Ning Yan to die, and everyone in the Anguo Mansion to die miserably!
Let’s talk about the capital.
An Lang was in high spirits and broke through the capital city. It only took him one hour to join forces with General Chu and wipe out the rebels.
After An Xin and Ning Yan came out of the prison, Ning Yan changed his clothes and hurried to the palace first, and then asked An Xin to come back slowly.
Ning Yan walked into the Qianqing Palace and took a quick look, and found that Emperor Ning Cheng was the only one in this huge Qianqing Palace.
As soon as I walked in, I heard Emperor Ning Cheng say: "You are here..."
Ning Yan glanced at Emperor Ning Cheng. He found that Emperor Ning Cheng was very old, with a thin and sallow face, and a hint of death between his brows.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty!" Ning Yan saluted.
Emperor Ning Cheng looked at Ning Yan with a complicated expression, picked up a scroll, slowly unfolded it, and then said to Ning Yan: "Help me sit by the window..."
Hearing this, Ning Yan supported Emperor Ning Cheng and walked towards the window. When Ning Yan supported Emperor Ning Cheng and glanced at his hand, Ning Yan discovered that what Emperor Ning Cheng was holding was actually the portrait of his mother, Concubine Chen Niannian!
For a moment, Ning Yan was stunned.
Emperor Ning Cheng naturally noticed that something was wrong with Ning Yan. He raised the corners of his mouth weakly and said, "Are you surprised? In your eyes, do you think that I am a person who cannot distinguish right from wrong and is blinded by jealousy?"
Ning Yan heard this, stepped back and saluted, saying: "I dare not."
Emperor Ning Cheng looked at Ning Yan with some complexity, then looked at the woman in the painting, his eyes full of memories, and said: "It was indeed my fault at the beginning. I was deceived and listened to slander. I even suspected that Nian Nian had an affair with someone and suspected that the Chen family was colluding with the enemy and treason..." Emperor Ning Cheng gently rubbed the face of the woman in the painting with his thumb, and then said: "By the time I reacted, it was too late to save the situation. So, I went through the process of saving the last person of the Chen family, Chen Yan! I have let you do what you want for so many years. I hope you are happy..."
"I have always been very happy..." Ning Yan replied with his head down.
Emperor Ning Cheng chuckled and said, "No, you are not happy. You hate me so much that you want to eat my flesh and drink my blood to avenge your mother and the Chen family..."
Ning Yan lowered his head and remained silent.
Emperor Ning Cheng continued, "In fact, I have always kept the position of Crown Prince for you. Ning Mu and the Liang family are just my tests for you. As long as you pass the test, the country of Ning will be yours... Otherwise, I would have killed that vicious woman Liang and that old man Liang Tianhu long ago!"
When talking about the Liang family, Emperor Ning Cheng's breath became a little unstable.
"I thought that you would really grow up after you got married and received help from the Anguo Mansion... But I never expected that you had planned everything more than ten years ago..."
Emperor Ning Cheng said with some pride: "You are worthy of being the son of me and Nian Nian!"
Ning Yan finally raised his head, straightened his back, and looked at Emperor Ning Cheng with some indifference.
Was something discovered after all
Emperor Ning Cheng wanted to say something, but he heard a eunuch outside announcing: "Your Majesty, Princess Zhao wants to see you!"
"Announce!" Emperor Ning Cheng replied majestically.
Afterwards, Emperor Ning Cheng glanced at the door meaningfully and said, "You are too violent. You should change it, otherwise, you will be no better than me. In fact, there are some things I hope you will keep secret for the rest of your life..."