The prince is very cruel

Yuan Tao shook his head: "It doesn't matter. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know?"

"Besides, I've figured it out. Nothing is more important than my daughter's health! Let her do whatever she wants!"

It looked like he was really frightened.

Looking at his hopeful eyes, Guan Ning opened his mouth, what else could he say?

"Ok."

"I will watch over her for a while on behalf of Lord Sima. I promise that she will recover soon and won't run away from home again. But I will leave after she recovers."

Hearing this, Yuan Tao was overjoyed: "Okay!"

"Thank you!" He clasped his fists tightly.

Guan Ning smiled and said, "Compared to what Da Sima did for me, this is nothing."

Yuan Tao patted his shoulder and said, "I didn't make a mistake!"

After saying that, he rushed into the room: "Xiang'er, Xiang'er, he agreed!"

"He's here to take care of you, and Dad won't force you to go back, okay?"

"You should recuperate well in Prince Ping's mansion. Don't commit suicide. Take good care of yourself, okay?" His tone was extremely gentle. When he came, he was furious and said he would teach Pei Xiang a lesson, but now it was an extreme contrast.

Yuan Xiang didn't expect that his father would be so easy to talk to. Perhaps he felt a little reluctant, so he rarely obeyed and nodded obediently.

Subsequently.

Yuan Tao stayed by Yuan Xiang's side all the time, personally feeding her medicine and bringing her water, taking care of her in every possible way.

I have to say, parents in the world are very kind, and Yuan Tao poured all his guilt towards Yuan Xiang's mother on her.

It was Yuan Tao's tears and meticulous care today that gradually reduced the conflict between father and daughter. It was obvious that Yuan Xiang was not as rebellious as before.

It was Guan Ning's unintentional act that paid off, and seeing this scene, he felt a little relieved.

noon.

Guan Ning was sleeping on Tang Xiang'er's legs after dinner when Tang Xiang'er suddenly shook his arm and said, "Brother Guan, Sima Yuan is here."

"Ah?" Guan Ning stood up immediately.

"Master Yuan."

Yuan Tao seemed to be in a much better mood, even smiling: "Hahaha, Guan... No, I should call you Ning Que now."

"Ning Que, I have to go back."

"Ah? So fast?" Guan Ning was surprised.

Yuan Tao frowned and glanced at the guards following behind him: "I can't help it. There are too many military affairs waiting for me in Zizhou. It will take nearly a day to get back."

Guan Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Kid, you understand. You are the leader of the Zizhou army."

"You little brat, you dare to tease me." Yuan Tao scolded with a smile, but he was not angry. Instead, he was friendly, which made his subordinates envious.

No one in the army dared to speak to the Grand Marshal like that.

"Hahaha!" Guan Ning laughed heartily, and then took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, Grand Marshal, I will help you look after Yuan Xiang. When she recovers from her illness, I will ask Prince Ping to send someone to escort her back as soon as possible."

"Okay, your husband is trustworthy."

"However, the reason I came here to find you is just for this matter." Yuan Tao frowned.

Guan Ning nodded: "Sima Yuan, are you trying to talk about the mine?"

"That's right." Yuan Tao nodded, his eyes full of admiration for Guan Ning, but also with a hint of worry: "The man you killed was called Liu Huaiqing, the son-in-law who just married into the Zheng family three months ago."

"Although this person can't be said to be uneducated, he is not a talented person either. In addition, he is a son-in-law, so he is not considered a big shot in the Zheng family. Otherwise, he would not be assigned to guard the mine."

"But he was the Zheng family's son-in-law after all. His murder was like a slap in the face to the entire Xingyang Zheng family. This was a great shame and humiliation for the ancient and powerful Zheng family."

"They will definitely retaliate against you, and it will come quickly, so you must be careful!"

Seeing Yuan Tao's serious expression, Guan Ning couldn't help but become more alert and nodded: "I understand."

"I don't have any other intentions when I say this. You are Nanyin's... friend, so I will not stand idly by."

"Just stay in Prince Ping's mansion and don't go out for the time being. Wait until this storm is over before you leave. Remember not to go to the territory of Zheng family in Xingyang." Yuan Tao said kindly.

Guan Ning bowed and said, "Thank you, Sima Yuan, for reminding me. I'll keep it in mind."

Yuan Tao stroked his beard, looked at him with satisfaction, and thought to himself that he was neither arrogant nor impatient, but very calm and steady. What a good young man, he was a perfect complement to the girl in my family.

If he wasn't a wanted criminal, if he hadn't clashed with the Zheng family, perhaps...

Thinking of this, he stopped and didn't think any further.

The two chatted for a while, and then Yuan Tao took his people away.

Before leaving, he said something to King Ping, but Guan Ning didn't know what they said exactly.

……

night.

The Prince Ping's Palace was quiet, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

Guan Ning, holding a food box, knocked on Yuan Xiang's door, bang bang bang...

But for a long time, no one responded.

"It's me." He finally spoke.

Suddenly, some slight noises were clearly heard in the room, and then suddenly, the tightly closed door was suddenly pushed open.

A slender and delicate hand reached out, grabbed Guan Ning's clothes, and whispered quickly: "Come in."

boom!

The door was closed again, and the quiet of the night returned. No one knew that Guan Ning was here with Yuan Xiang.

"You're finally here!"

"If you don't come again, I'll suffocate to death here."

"It's so uncomfortable for me to pretend to be sick." Yuan Xiang complained as soon as they met.

Guan Ning smiled and said, "I say, Miss, it's better than being taken back and locked up, right?"

"Your father just left, and you're so active right away. It's not appropriate. Just hold on for a few more days."

"When I have time, I'll take you out to play."

Hearing this, the room suddenly became quiet for a moment.

Yuan Xiang glanced at him, then snorted softly, folding her arms: "Does this young lady need you to lead her?"

In order not to alarm the servants, Guan Ning did not light the lamp, but opened the window to let the moonlight in: "Do you think I want to? If your father hadn't asked me to take care of you temporarily for a while, I wouldn't care about you."

"But you acted so convincingly today that I almost believed you. You even scared your dad so much that he turned pale on the spot."

"I didn't realize that you, a little girl, have the potential to become a movie queen." He smiled playfully.

Yuan Xiang was about to say something.

"Achi!!"

After a heavy sneeze, there were three more sneezes.

"Huh? You really have a cold?"

Yuan Xiang blushed slightly, seeming a little embarrassed about losing her composure, but her expression remained unchanged as she said unruly, "Nonsense!"

"In order to make it look real, I soaked in cold water all night. Otherwise, how could I have fooled those famous doctors?"

Guan Ning's face was instantly filled with black lines. This woman... He couldn't help but reach out and touch her forehead.

"What are you doing?!" Yuan Xiang was alert and slapped him away with disgust.

"Let me see if you have a fever. If you do, it could be serious. I promised your father to keep a close eye on you." Guan Ning said seriously.

"Take your stinky hands off me, I'm fine!" Yuan Xiang snorted guiltily. She knew he cared about her, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything nice. She pretended to be indifferent: "Who asked you to look at this, you nosy guy!"

"If your plan hadn't worked and helped me deceive my father, I would have settled the score with you!"