After becoming a princess, she fell in love with the emperor of the enemy country

Lianxiang looked resentful, Qi Wuyou smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I know you hate him, I'll give you a chance in the future and let you beat him up!"

Lianxiang perked up when she heard this, "Got any evidence?"

Qi Wuyou shook his head, "No, but it should be here soon."

Lianxiang nodded, "So you're sending Zhang Ruoning away like this?"

Qi Wuyou nodded, "What else? She just scolded me, can I really take her life?"

She really couldn't accept killing people at every turn.

Lianxiang sighed. Her queen was good in every way except that she was too kind. She didn't have the dignity of a mother of the nation at all.

Lianxiang didn't have to wait too long after all. That afternoon, Duke Anguo entered the palace with Madam Ma and Minister Ma and his wife.

Qi Wuyou was in the imperial study at the time. She looked very serious. She wanted to leave but was stopped by Duke Anguo. "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."

Seeing this, Qi Wuyou looked at Xuan Yelan, who nodded, and she sat down again.

Duke Anguo was already quite old, so Xuan Yelan gave him a seat and asked him to sit down and answer.

Although Duke Anguo did not get along well with the Lu family and the Queen Mother, he respected Emperor Xuan Yelan from the bottom of his heart.

As a military general, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism were engraved in his bones. Duke Anguo resented and hated Xuan Yelan for killing his grandson and daughter.

But so many years have passed, Xuan State has become increasingly powerful, and Duke Anguo has to admit that he is a good emperor.

Gradually, the resentment in his heart dissipated. His daughter and grandson were in the royal family and had no choice but to do many wrong things, but he could not make the same mistake again.

As soon as Qi Wuyou sat down, Duke Anguo knelt down with a clang, which frightened Qi Wuyou so much that he stood up quickly.

This movement pulled the wound, causing Qi Wuyou to howl in pain without holding back.

The room was silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Qi Wuyou's face which was twisted in pain. Even the cry that Duke Anguo had prepared was stuck in his throat.

Qi Wuyou realized it later and sat down quickly.

Xuan Yelan suppressed his laughter and coughed dryly, "An Qing, sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

"Okay." Princess Rui'an quickly helped her father up and sat him on the stool.

"Your Majesty," Duke Anguo bowed his hands, tears streaming down his face.

She pointed at Madam Ma who was kneeling beside her and said, "My granddaughter was young and ignorant and was deceived by Zhang Ji. She has now come to her senses and turned back. I beg Your Majesty to forgive her."

Xuan Yelan was confused when he heard this, "What crime should I forgive? Isn't this your family affair?"

After hearing this, Duke Anguo looked delighted and asked, "Then can my great-granddaughter Ruoning come back?"

Unexpectedly, when Xuan Yelan heard Zhang Ruoning's name, his expression darkened, and Duke Anguo swallowed his pride and continued to play the victim.

"I only have one daughter, and my daughter and her husband only have one precious daughter. Your Majesty, I cannot be separated from my great-granddaughter for the rest of my life."

Xuan Yelan couldn't bear it, "An Qing, it's not that I don't let her come back, it's just that she really..." Xuan Yelan didn't finish her words, but Duke Anguo also understood.

"I understand that Ruoning committed a capital crime, and the Queen was merciful and sent her away."

Duke Anguo burst into tears, "Your Majesty, Madam, I know Ruoning. She is just spoiled and has no bad intentions."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. When she comes back, I will discipline her strictly. I beg your Majesty and your Majesty to forgive her."

Rui An and the others also kowtowed and said in unison, "Please, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Qi Wuyou's expression was moved, and he looked at Xuan Yelan, "Forget it, I didn't hear it anyway."

Without waiting for Xuan Yelan to express his opinion, Duke Anguo was overjoyed and wiped away his tears, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Princess Rui'an and the others had the same expression, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu He came in at this time, and wanted to leave after seeing the scene, but was stopped by Xuan Yelan, "What's the matter?"

Liu He looked embarrassed. He glanced at Duke Anguo, then met Xuan Yelan's gaze before he said carefully, "Miss Zhang's carriage was attacked just after leaving the city gate..."

Before Liu He could finish his words, Madam Ma rushed up and grabbed his collar, "What about my daughter? Is my daughter okay?"

Although Princess Rui'an and Minister Ma were also very worried, they could only pull their daughter away to avoid offending His Majesty.

Liu He seemed reluctant and said softly, "The guards around the young lady were killed while washing up. The young lady's body was found in a valley a hundred meters away from where she was assassinated."

"The bodies of the young lady and her escort have now been sent to the palace."

Madam Ma lost her strength and collapsed to the ground. After a moment, she came to her senses and said in a hoarse voice, "Where is my daughter?"

Xuan Yelan waved his hand, signaling Liu He to bring the person up.

Madam Ma looked at the familiar clothes under the white cloth and cried out in pain, "Ahhhhh, my daughter."

She lay on "Zhang Ruoning" and cried heart-wrenchingly, not caring at all about the blood from the corpse getting on her body.

Princess Rui'an was afraid that her daughter would get sick from crying, so she separated herself from Minister Ma's daughter. Mrs. Ma refused and tore off the white cloth on the corpse while struggling.

The crying stopped abruptly. Mrs. Ma looked carefully at the face covered with knife wounds, then undressed the corpse and looked carefully at the chest.

"No?" Ma said to herself.

"What do you mean?" Princess Rui'an had only seen Zhang Ruoning once when she was a child, so she naturally didn't recognize her.

Madam Ma calmed down, "Mom, she is not Ningning."

This statement shocked everyone in the audience.

Duke Anguo's eyes widened and he called Madam Ma by her maiden name, "Yuanzhu, are you sure?"

Madam Ma nodded. "Although the clothes belong to Ningning, but..."

She pointed to her chest and said, "Ningning was injured when she climbed a tree when she was a child. There is a scar here."

Upon hearing this, Princess Rui'an quickly leaned over to take a look, "No."

Ma looked at the face of the corpse carefully again, "Xiao Tao?"

After a while, he said with certainty, "It's Xiaotao, yes, Ningning's maid."

After saying this, Ma Yuanzhu breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that his daughter's body was not found proved that she was most likely still alive.

Duke Anguo also reacted at this time and immediately said to Xuan Yelan, "Your Majesty, the villain dared to kill Ruoning not far from the city. He must have been instructed by someone. I beg Your Majesty to help me find my great-granddaughter."

These words sounded strange to Qi Wuyou. Why did it feel like he was saying that she had hired someone to kill someone?

Xuan Yelan waved his hand, "That's natural."

"My dear minister, please go back first. I have my own plans. I will inform you in time if there is any news about Zhang Ruoning."

Upon hearing this, Duke Anguo bowed and prepared to leave, but Ma Yuanzhu looked at the corpse, thought for a moment, and knelt down.

Since Xiaotao was wearing Ningning's clothes, she was going to die for her daughter, and she couldn't just abandon Xiaotao like that.

"Your Majesty, although Xiao Tao is Ningning's maid, she is close to Ningning. Please allow me to take her away."

Xuan Yelan nodded and agreed.