Murong Kai turned his head suddenly, staring at the Duke of Zhenguo with eyes as deep as the sea. After a long while, he asked, "Duke of Zhenguo, do you mean that we don't need to look for it? Does it mean that Ah Man and I will never find it, or does it mean that there is no evidence at all?"
Duke Zhenguo Chu Zhenhua looked at Murong Kai but said nothing.
"Since you have decided to stay with her, then protect her and Xuan'er. Others will take care of the rest."
"Duke Zhenguo should know that if you leave the imperial mausoleum, what awaits you and Chu Nanfeng is only the Heavenly Prison. Apart from you two, who else would be busy planning for Ah Man and Jin Xuan?"
When he said this, Murong Kai was already certain that Chu Zhenhua must have other cards up his sleeve, but it was obvious that he was unwilling to reveal his cards to him.
"Naturally there will be people planning for them, but you'd better not ask who these people are."
"I seem to know what you mean, but the path you want Ah Man to take may not be the one she is willing to take. I suggest that you have a good chat with Ah Man before returning to the capital and listen to her thoughts."
"After experiencing the Queen's death, Ah Man is no longer a child."
Murong Kai felt quite emotional when he said this. If possible, he hoped that the girl he liked, Ah Man, would always be as simple, kind, and bright as the moon as when they first met.
But, they can't go back.
"We made the decision long ago, and she doesn't know what's best for her."
"Then the Duke of Zhenguo is also going to hide it from me?"
"Since you have chosen Ah Man, you and Ah Man are one. What is hidden from her will naturally be hidden from you. You just need to take good care of Ah Man. As I said before, don't get involved in any affairs of the court or the harem."
The Duke of Zhenguo spoke earnestly and with a serious expression, and it was obvious that he wanted to put the responsibility of persuading Ah Man not to act recklessly on his shoulders.
"Duke Zhenguo thinks too highly of me. I love Ah Man, so I will naturally obey her orders." Murong Kai was unable to give Duke Zhenguo the answer he wanted, because in his heart, Ah Man was the most important. He loved her and protected her, but he did not want to restrict her.
The Ah Man she liked would always be the bright and cheerful girl with a flamboyant smile. Her carefree childhood and youth were given to her by her father, the emperor, and her mother, the queen. So he would be responsible for her future peace and security.
"You..." The Duke of Zhenguo wanted to accuse him, but after he opened his mouth he realized that he didn't even have the right position to accuse him.
"The prison is dangerous. You should take good care of yourself, Duke Zhenguo. Don't let Ah Man worry about your health while charging into battle."
"you… "
The Duke of Zhenguo was speechless as to Murong Kai. Everything he said put A'man first, and everything he did was for A'man's own good.
Even though he already had a plan in mind, but seeing Murong Kai defending Ah Man so much in front of him, he actually felt a little expectation in his heart, hoping that Murong Kai could really love and protect his Ah Man forever.
"Then you can go and persuade Ah Man to leave as soon as possible, right?"
"I'm sorry, Ah Man in the Imperial Mausoleum doesn't have to work so hard. I would rather he had more time like this, without being bothered by palace affairs, and just guarding the people he loves and the people who love him."
"Murong Kai, I'm just anxious to go back."
"I'm in a hurry to go back to the prison. This reason really can't convince me."
The two of them talked back and forth, and seemed to be back to the original point of their topic. Murong Kai hoped that the Duke of Zhenguo could reveal something, but the Duke of Zhenguo remained tight-lipped.
(End of this chapter)