Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The maid who committed the crime failed and immediately turned around and ran away.

Ning Qiu Sheng drew his sword and threw it, hitting the maid right on the back, and the maid fell down.

The men rushed over to check and shook their heads at Ning Qiu Sheng, saying that he was dead.

It was just a blink of an eye, everything happened so fast.

The maid who led the way was so frightened that she sat down on the ground, shaking all over.

Ning Qiu Sheng looked down at the woman lying in a pool of blood, and his heart was deeply touched. It had nothing to do with love, but loyalty.

How can you not be moved when someone risks his own life to save you?

"Miss Duan, you will be fine. I will find a doctor to save you right away."

Duan Ronger's face was as pale as paper, and she was twitching in pain. "I... it hurts so much, am I going to die?"

Ning Qiusheng said anxiously, "No, you won't die."

Duan Ronger looked at him eagerly, "If I don't die, will you marry me?"

Ning Qiusheng was stunned, "Now is not the time to think about this."

Duan Ronger looked like she was dying. "Marry me, okay?"

"Commander, this is her obsession. Just agree to her request. Maybe it will arouse her fighting spirit."

"Help first."

Ning Qiusheng picked her up and ran to the flower hall. "Master, help me."

In a hurry, he started calling her by her old name, and everyone in their group called her Ning Zhiwei that way.

When Ning Zhiwei saw Duan Ronger with a dagger stuck in her chest, and then looked at Ning Qiu Sheng who was running all the way with sweat all over his forehead, he was silent.

He just ran here carrying someone in his arms?

Ning Zhiwei called the accompanying imperial physician and said, "Do your best to treat him."

"Yes."

Duan Ronger had fainted and was sent to the side hall for treatment.

Ning Zhiwei rubbed his brows, "What's going on?"

Ning Qiu Sheng's heart was in the air, feeling anxious and worried.

He recounted the entire process in detail.

However, Ning Zhiwei sensed something was wrong. "You mean, Duan Rong'er was pushed into the river, and that person attacked you from behind, and it was Duan Rong'er who blocked the knife for you?"

It's too coincidental, and it seems too deliberate.

Ning Qiusheng nodded vigorously, "Yes, Miss Duan is my benefactor, she cannot die."

Ning Zhiwei looked around him, "Where are the two maids?"

Ning Qiusheng reported, "I killed the murderer on the spot. The maid who led the way... should stay where you are."

Ning Zhiwei glanced at the guards beside him and said, "Go and interrogate him."

Xiao Jia, who had changed into dry clothes, came in and said, "Your Majesty."

Ning Zhiwei looked at him and said, "Tell me everything that happened from beginning to end. Don't miss a single word."

"Yes."

What Xiaojia said was similar to what Ning Qiu Sheng said, but the angles were different, so some details were also different.

Ning Zhiwei seemed to be thinking about something.

At this moment, there was a noise outside, "Rong'er, Rong'er."

It was Duan Xinyu's extremely anxious voice.

Ning Zhiwei turned a deaf ear and ignored the calls outside, which became louder.

Until an angry voice sounded, "Shut up, what is the crime for disturbing the Holy Riding?"

A glimmer flashed in Duan Xinyu's eyes, "Duan Xinyu requests to see the emperor."

"Let her in."

As soon as Duan Xinyu came in, she asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, how is my sister? Is she okay? What did the imperial physician say?"

Ning Zhiwei said calmly, "We are still receiving first aid."

Duan Xinyu's eyes turned red and tears flowed down. "How could this happen? I want to go in and accompany her."

Madam Ning frowned and said, "No, you are pregnant and cannot be stimulated."

Duan Xinyu cried very sadly, "I will be fine. I am worried about Rong'er. Grandfather handed her to me, but I didn't protect her well. I am a useless sister."

"She is still so young and hasn't married yet. If something happens to her... she won't be able to be buried in the ancestral tomb. We can only bury her in the wilderness. A lonely grave will have no descendants to worship her."

Nowadays, unmarried men and women cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb after they die.

Ning Qiusheng felt extremely guilty and could not help but say, "I will marry..."

Before he could finish his words, Ning Zhiwei's cold voice rang out, "How unlucky! The imperial physician hasn't said anything yet, but you've already buried her. If you don't know, you'd think you're hoping your sister will die."

Every word is heartbreaking.

Duan Xinyu's expression changed drastically, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Ning Zhiwei looked at her coldly, "I think you have ulterior motives."

There was silence at the scene, everyone looked at her blankly, and then looked at Duan Xinyu. What did she do?

Duan Xinyu's mind went blank. She couldn't believe her ears. Did she hear it wrong?

"Your Majesty, how can you say that to me? What did I do wrong?"

Ning Zhiwei's expression was cold, "Do you really want me to bring this up?"

Duan Xinyu was panicking, her limbs were cold, "I just don't understand why the emperor doesn't like me so much? Is it because I am more loved by the old lady? Or is it because the Seventh Young Master forgot about his sister after getting married?"

The whole place was silent. Madam Ning was very angry. "Duan Xinyu, are you crazy?"

Duan Xinyu looked determined, "I just want to die knowingly."

Ning Zhiwei looked at her deeply. She was really hopeless.

"In fact, neither the man nor the woman was happy about this marriage from the beginning. The Duan family has always been training you to be the most noble woman in the world. Unfortunately, the current situation is not good, and the Duan family is unwilling to let you marry into the royal family, so they have been waiting for a price."

"The late emperor wanted to use you to control the Ning family, so he issued the imperial decree granting the marriage."

"You don't even like the late crown prince, how could you possibly like the Ning family's son? In your heart, the Seventh Young Master Ning is just a warrior, not worthy of the noble eldest daughter of the Duan family."

She directly revealed these secret past events and also revealed Duan Xinyu's secret thoughts.

"I gave you a chance. You can choose not to marry and freely choose your own life."

"But you, you want tremendous power but are unwilling to pay the price. You only do things secretly, hoping to use the power of the Ning family to support your Duan family."

Duan Xinyu thought she had hidden her thoughts very deeply, but she couldn't hide them from Ning Zhiwei.

Not saying anything just gives everyone dignity.

But, since someone doesn't want it, take it back.

"Mingming, you can only rely on Ning Qishao to get wealth and glory, but in your heart you look down on my seventh brother. You want to be a cousin, but you also want to be a chastity archway, and you also want everyone to respect you. You want everything."

Ning Zhiwei asked coldly, "My seventh brother is a good man. He has the courage to start over and the responsibility to return to the battlefield to kill the enemy. What qualifications do you have to look down on him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Ning family members changed and they glared at Duan Xinyu fiercely. Damn it, she is so good at pretending.

"This is why I don't like you."

Duan Xinyuru was stripped of all her clothes and exposed to everyone's gaze, feeling ashamed, annoyed and terrified.

"I didn't. How could I look down on my husband? Outsiders don't understand the things between us. Your Majesty, you are an unmarried woman, how can you understand the love between husband and wife?"

A cold voice sounded, "What the emperor said is true."

Everyone looked towards the door and saw a dusty and haggard young man standing there.

"Husband."

"Xiaoqi."

"Brother Seven."