The prince is very cruel

Before they knew it, they had walked very far and came to a valley with gurgling water.

Pei Nanyin stopped abruptly: "So you suspect the mastermind behind the Guan family's affairs is..."

Guan Ning nodded.

"It's just speculation, there's no conclusion yet."

"So I'm going to investigate."

Pei Nanyin frowned. Although her father was a king of a different surname and strictly speaking was not a member of the royal family, her Pei family had a very deep connection with the emperor. She was very worried that the worst-case scenario would lead to confrontation between Guan Ning and the Pei family.

"If this is really the guess, what would you do?" she asked nervously.

Guan Ning smiled, and then spoke calmly.

"Debts must be paid, and murder must be punished. This is only natural."

Pei Nanyin knew this was the answer and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Are you worried that I will become enemies with the Pei family?" Guan Ning touched her hair, which was very soft.

Pei Nanyin frowned and nodded.

Looking at her clear and beautiful eyes, Guan Ning couldn't help but feel pity: "Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you. Besides, it's not certain whether it will happen or not."

"What are you afraid of?"

Pei Nanyin smiled bitterly: "That being said, but..."

"But you also think there is such a possibility?" Guan Ning took over.

Pei Nanyin nodded, her serious face showing a combination of strength and gentleness, which is rare in a woman.

She parted her red lips and spoke frankly, "I was born into a family like this. I know better than most people how terrible power is. Power can twist a person, cause brothers to kill each other, and turn fathers and sons against each other."

"So, no matter what the truth is, I don't find it strange."

Guan Ning became interested and said with a smile: "If so, who do you support?"

Pei Nanyin was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't make assumptions."

"Do I have to ask you to choose?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows.

Pei Nanyin was speechless and rolled her eyes. Then, without hesitation, she said, "You can save me without hesitation, and I can choose you at any cost!"

Boo!

The next second, Guan Ning kissed her incredibly red lips fiercely.

Pei Nanyin was stunned for a moment, and then a blush crept up her cheeks: "You lecher!"

"Begging for a beating!"

Snapped!

Guan Ning grabbed her hand and said with a smile: "Just your words are enough. My love for you is not in vain."

Hearing this, Pei Nanyin looked disdainful: "You're still calling me little master, as if I've taken advantage of you!"

"It's not in vain."

"Did you give me silver? Or did you give me expensive jewelry?" She was deliberately sarcastic.

Guan Ning laughed heartily: "Don't you know that I, Guan Ning, rely on these three things to travel the world?"

"What three things?" Pei Nanyin raised her eyebrows.

"The first is to live off a gigolo, the second is to live off a gigolo, and the third is still to live off a gigolo." Guan Ning said seriously.

puff...

Pei Nanyin laughed so hard that her body shook: "Living off a gigolo... you still have the nerve to do that."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? This is called ability." Guan Ning said nonsense seriously.

Pei Nanyin laughed for a while, tears almost falling out: "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, let's talk about business."

"Business?" Guan Ning was suspicious.

"Yes, aren't you going to investigate the injustice of the Guan family's extermination?"

"I suddenly thought of someone you might want to try."

"Who?" Guan Ning's eyes lit up. He had originally not intended to let Pei Nanyin get involved in this matter, but he didn't expect her to take the initiative to help.

Pei Nanyin blurted out: "Empress Fu."

"Queen?" Guan Ning was shocked. He quickly tried to recall the name, but he had no memory of it.

It was the first time he heard the word "Queen" after traveling through time for so long.

"Yes, it's the current queen, Empress Fuxi!"

"I remember when Duke Guan was still around, the Guan family was at its peak. It's no exaggeration to say it was the most prominent family in the entire capital."

"Duke Guan has served Your Majesty for decades, and has made numerous contributions to civil and military affairs. He was once allowed to enter and leave the palace freely, and he did not have to kneel when meeting the emperor."

"Empress Fuxi has personally issued edicts praising the Duke's Mansion more than once. Even the late Duke's wife was a second-rank imperial consort."

"You should have some impression of this, right?"

Her long eyelashes fluttered and her eyes looked wide.

Guan Ning was at a loss for words, thinking that he hadn't traveled through time at that time, so how could he possibly remember anything? The original owner's memories consisted of nothing but drinking and playing with women. He was oblivious to the world outside, so it was impossible for him to remember these things.

"I forgot, go on."

Pei Nanyin continued, "I remember when I was a child, I followed my father to the palace to meet Empress Fuxi. She was a kind person, not the stereotype of being majestic and serious."

"Your mother was there at the time!"

"My mother?" A vague figure emerged in Guan Ning's mind, dignified, generous, kind and loving. Although Guan Ning had traveled through time and space and had never interacted with his mother, for some reason he still felt a sense of intimacy with her body and hair.

"Correct."

"I remember that Empress Fuxi and your mother had a very good relationship, like sisters. This is also why Duke Guan and Your Majesty are not only monarch and subject, but also brothers."

"I've heard my elders say this before. The Guan family has a very close relationship with His Majesty and the Empress, far surpassing the ordinary relationship between monarch and minister."

"I wonder if Empress Fuxi knows something about what happened back then?"

Like sisters?

Isn't she still my aunt? Is there such a relationship?

Guan Ning frowned: "But the Queen is still the Queen. What's the difference between me asking questions like this and asking the old Emperor directly?"

"It's too alarming."

"No!" Pei Nanyin shook her head. She knew a lot and was not an ordinary woman who only embroidered and read books. If she were a man, she would probably not be inferior to anyone.

"She has become a nun!" She never stopped talking until her words were shocking.

Become a monk? Guan Ning opened his eyes wide.

Pei Nanyin's beautiful eyes held a trace of regret. "There are also rumors that Empress Fuxi was banished to the cold palace and forced to become a nun because she angered His Majesty. I'm not sure if it's true, but I'm sure the Empress did become a nun."

"Moreover, judging from the past few years, the Empress has been nowhere to be seen in any of the court's affairs, big or small, and the Fu family has basically withdrawn from the court stage."

"I feel that His Majesty has really broken up with the Queen."

"In fact, the words 'Empress Fuxi' are now taboo in the palace. It's almost a consensus that His Majesty doesn't like others mentioning this person."

Guan Ning was surprised: "There is such a thing?"

His eyes kept flashing and he began to make up his mind. This way, it was not impossible!

"Where is Queen Fuxi now?"

Pei Nanyin frowned: "This... I don't know either."

"To be precise, no one knows. Empress Fuxi disappeared from the public eye at some point in time. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it."

"But you can try going to the Ye Ting, it's not the cold palace."