When we returned home, Xiaosun and the nanny had already prepared the meal.
Before this, Zi'an was going to the palace to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, so the nanny was busy serving him and didn't have time to ask Zi'an about the dangers he had along the way.
After Zi'an and Murong Jie finished their meal, she asked hurriedly.
Zi'an picked out some key points and didn't say anything too thrilling, but it still scared the nanny so much that her eyes rolled back and she almost fainted.
Zi'an smiled and comforted her, "I'm fine now, don't worry about me."
"It's all right now, but it was too dangerous. If the prince hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous."
The nanny said, feeling terrified, and added, "No, I have to go to the temple tomorrow to get you a peace amulet."
"Okay, thank you, Ma'am." Zi'an said with a smile.
"What amulet? I want one too." Murong Jie had just explained some things to Wang Jun and went out for a while. When he came back, he heard them talking about amulets and interrupted them jokingly.
"Okay, I'll beg you all." As the nanny said this, she quickly poured a cup of tea and placed it next to Zi'an, expecting Murong Jie to be sitting next to Zi'an.
Murong Jie sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and looked at Zi'an with a smile, "How do you feel about being home?"
"There's no place that makes people feel more secure than home." Zi'an sighed and stroked his belly with his hand. "I won't go anywhere else from now on. I'll just stay at home and focus on taking care of my baby."
"That would be great." Murong Jie said.
Xiaosun asked, "Princess, who is Wu Yanzu? He is so frivolous."
"He is the person I brought back from Qingzhou Prefecture. The person I just said saved me was him."
"Oh," Xiaosun quickly changed the subject, "So it was him. He is my benefactor. No wonder he speaks so humorously."
The nanny sighed, "I thought he was a bought servant, but I didn't expect him to be a benefactor. It's not appropriate to place him there. I will go and relocate him right away."
"Well, give him a single room. He knows medical skills. If anyone in the mansion feels dizzy or has a fever, they can go to him." Zi'an said.
"You can't trouble your benefactor like this." The nanny gave Zi'an a reproachful look, "Why didn't you tell me that you brought your benefactor back? You are really neglectful."
Murong Jie said, "Don't be nervous, Madam. He may become the princess's disciple in the future. He is here to become her disciple."
"Become his disciple? Do you want to learn medicine? He is a very good doctor, otherwise how could he save the princess? No matter what he does, he is still a benefactor, so we have to treat him well."
Zi'an thought so too. If he were a disciple, it would be a different matter, but now that he was not accepted as a disciple, he should indeed treat him well.
"Okay, Ma'am, you go and settle him down, and don't ask him to do anything in the mansion. Just ask him to come see me tomorrow." Zi'an said.
She would not accept him as her disciple, but if he was interested in learning medicine, she could still teach him a little, but she would not take on that title.
That night, the stars were dim and thick clouds blocked the moon.
The weather was slightly chilly, and Zi'an was so tired that he fell asleep first. Murong Jie took a pot of wine and sat in the pavilion in the garden. Facing the garden was a large artificial lake.
The night breeze blew gently, bringing the chill of late autumn and early winter to our faces.
Ni Rong stood aside to serve, and Murong Jie said, "Sit down and have a drink with me."
Ni Rong sat down as he was told, without saying a word.
"Drink!" Murong Jie said when he saw him sitting like a wooden stick.
Ni Rong sniffed, "Your Highness, this time I was useless and failed to save you."
"Nonsense, you have always been useless." Murong Jie sneered.
Ni Rong raised his head, a little aggrieved, "Since I am useless, why do you still keep me by your side?"
"I just love looking at your useless face. When I'm bored, it's nice if you can drink with me."
Ni Rong was attracted by the aroma of wine for a long time. After he finished his pretentious behavior, he immediately drank a large glass of wine, "Master, are you worried about something?"
"Ni Rong, Xiao Dao is not with Zi An right now, and the secret guards have many missions. The palace soldiers' martial arts skills are average, so you should select a few more people. They must be strong in martial arts and reliable. They must come to the palace and protect the princess closely."
"I know!" Ni Rong also had this plan. This time when the princess was in trouble, he knew that Lingli could not be the only one by her side. If Lingli left, the princess would be in danger. Now many people are watching the princess.
The human heart is hard to predict. It is hard to tell who is a human and who is a ghost for now.
"This time, something went wrong," Murong Jie gently placed the wine glass on the white jade table. The glass and the white jade made a crisp sound when they touched each other, and Murong Jie's voice seemed low and serious. "First, it was my negligence, and then, there were not enough guards. I always believed that Zi'an had the ability to protect himself, after all, he had Scarlett, but I ignored that there were always masters like Shangqiu. Next, I might offend a lot of people. Those people don't care about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and they don't care about not letting the wife and children suffer. Most of them also know that my weakness is the princess. Therefore, I have an idea."
"What's the idea? Your Highness, please tell me." Ni Rong said with his eyes wide open.
"I want to send the princess to Hanshan." Murong Jie said.
Ni Rong was stunned for a moment, "But will the princess agree?"
"So I am still considering how to tell her."
Ni Rong said: "But it is not convenient to stay in Hanshan. The princess is pregnant. It is difficult to stay alone in Hanshan, even if there are servants around her."
"I have also thought of this." Murong Jie was a little worried, "But it is too dangerous for Zi'an to stay in the palace."
"Your Majesty, as you said, pick a few martial arts masters to protect you closely, and strengthen the guards of the palace, and there shouldn't be a big problem."
"Going to Hanshan was just my initial idea. She just said that she felt most secure at home, so I didn't tell her to go to Hanshan directly. Asking you to choose a master was also a helpless move. It would be ideal for her to go to Hanshan."
"Then..." Ni Rong thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask Lingli to test the princess's attitude?"
"Well, that's fine." Murong Jie said.
Ni Rong immediately went to find Lingli, but Lingli said, "Don't test it. The princess will definitely not leave the prince. This time they almost parted ways with each other. The princess is so scared. If she is left alone in Hanshan, she will be worried to death in less than a month."
Ni Rong said worriedly, "But the prince's worry is not unreasonable. How about you go and ask?"
Lingli thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask Ye Wang for a few people? The people in Su Yue Tower should be trustworthy, right?"
"But do the people from Su Yue Tower and Xie Han Tower dare to show up in the capital now? Yan Xu had received the emperor's order to capture all the people from Xie Han Tower and Su Yue Tower in one fell swoop."
"Even if he wants to, he doesn't have the ability." Lingli sneered, "Now the emperor can't protect himself, but he still wants to kill this and that. Fortunately, our prince couldn't hold it in and didn't tell the Empress Dowager about this, otherwise..."
Ni Rong glanced at her and said, "The Empress Dowager can't intervene in this matter. The people from Xiehan Tower did break into the palace. If the Emperor wants to punish them, the Empress Dowager can't intervene, right? I think that if the Empress Dowager helped the people from Xiehan Tower, even though the Night King didn't say it, it was for this reason. The old officials in the court who were originally loyal to the Empress Dowager would also have some thoughts."
(End of this chapter)