The prince is very cruel

"Yes!"

Then, Princess Cao rushed into the house anxiously to guard the unconscious Prince Ping.

not far away.

Guan Ning hugged Tang Xiang'er and told her that he was safe.

"What happened last night?" Yuan Xiang stepped forward and looked at the two hugging each other, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Guan Ning let go of Tang Xiang'er and exhaled: "It's a long story, anyway, the Zheng family of Xingyang came to take revenge."

"They planned the assassination of the Eighth Prince."

"You want to use this to disintegrate the power of Prince Ping's Mansion, and then kill me."

Yuan Xiangxiu clenched his fists, seething with anger: "These bastards are so bold!"

"They're not as skilled as their opponents, and even resorted to sneak attacks after losing. This is truly a disgrace to the reputation of this century-old powerful family!"

Guan Ning nodded. "I had anticipated this, but I didn't expect their first target would be His Royal Highness Prince Ping. Prince Ping was injured protecting me."

He listened to the hurried sounds and crying in the palace, feeling uncomfortable, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Don't go out recently!"

"I'll ask my dad to send someone!" Yuan Xiang bit her lip and said, and then she was about to write a letter for help, fearing that Guan Ning would be the next one to be seriously injured and unconscious.

"Don't!" Guan Ning tried to stop her, but he felt warm in his heart. Although this girl was willful, she had a kind heart.

"As long as King Ping is alive, Zheng Shi dare not come openly. If you ask your father to send someone, it will only drag your father in, and you will also be taken away by your father."

"But..." Yuan Xiang frowned, very anxious.

"Listen to me, that's right. Prince Ping's Mansion is in trouble right now. We guests here should not cause more trouble." Guan Ning consoled him.

"All right……"

"But don't go out again!" Yuan Xiang said worriedly.

Guan Ning nodded: "Don't worry."

"I have to go back and rest. I haven't slept all night and have been freezing all night."

Yuan Xiang and Tang Xiang'er both nodded, their eyes full of worry and heartache.

During the entire process of returning to the palace, Yan Qing's existence was omitted by him, and no one knew about it. This was not because Guan Ning wanted to protect Yan Qing, but because he had his own plans and did not want the people in the palace to be involved, and he did not want those around him to worry.

A few hours later.

After a short rest, Guan Ning did not continue to sleep, but sneaked out of the palace.

The snow in Ling County had stopped, but the weather was extremely cold and the number of people in the streets and alleys dropped sharply. On the third floor of an inn with red bricks and green tiles, a fire was burning brightly and it was extremely warm.

"You're here." Yan Qing stood up, his melancholy face looking like he was worried about something.

Guan Ning closed the door: "Sit down."

Yan Qing glanced in the direction of Prince Ping's mansion and said straight to the point: "I was the one who injured Prince Ping. I will bear the consequences of my own actions as long as my wife can be rescued."

Guan Ning did not suspect that he was lying. It was obvious that this man was a lovesick man.

He was silent for a moment before speaking: "If you make this decision, you might have to flee for the rest of your life. Do you dare?"

Yan Qing said solemnly: "As long as it's for my wife, I'm willing to do anything."

"I've wanted to do this for a long time. Meeting you this time is an opportunity."

"I might not be able to do it alone, but with you, I can definitely do it!"

Guan Ning nodded. A real man never procrastinates.

"it is good."

"Tell me what you know about the Zheng family's lair in Xingyang?"

Most people would be frightened to hear this and ask, "Are you going to the Zheng family's lair?" But Yan Qing seemed very calm, as if he were a natural-born killer.

"The Zheng family's lair is not just one prefecture. Strictly speaking, the entire Xingyang is the Zheng family's lair!"

Hearing this, Guan Ning raised his eyebrows. Even if the Eighth Prince was quite popular, he wouldn't dare to say that the entire Ling County was his base, right?

"You may not understand this place, but every blade of grass and every tree there belongs to the Zheng family. All the roads in the area were built by the Zheng family, the wells were dug by them, the taxes to the court were paid by them, and all the land is theirs..."

"All the common people have worked for the Zheng family for generations. If you take off the official uniforms of all the officials, 90% of them will have the surname Zheng!"

"When the capital wants to do something in Xingyang, the first person to be notified is the Zheng family. Without the Zheng family, the imperial court's orders are useless."

Hearing this, Guan Ning felt his scalp tingling.