The prince is very cruel

The woman laughed at herself and said, "I'm already in the palace, what am I afraid of?"

Guan Ning was silent, and then continued: "Don't you care who I am? Why am I here?"

"Even if you are here to kill me, so what?" There was no expression on the woman's face, as if years of imprisonment had long made her lose interest in everything in the outside world.

Guan Ning slowly approached, and perhaps sensing the other party's indifference, he gradually relaxed.

His eyes fell on the book in her hand and he said in surprise, "Huh, the Essentials of the Classic of Disciples."

"This is the only copy of the King of Qi's book. How could it be that you have it?"

Hearing this, the woman's indifferent expression finally changed. She looked up at Guan Ning and asked, "Do you recognize this book?"

"Yes, I've read the first half, but the second half is nowhere to be found in the entire capital. Rumor has it that it was burned to ashes in a fire after the King of Qi was defeated."

"This is a good book. It records a lot of essential knowledge on literature, farming, iron casting, etc." Guan Ning did not hesitate to praise it. In his opinion, this book is almost a mini version of the Yongle Encyclopedia.

Hearing this, the woman's gaze towards Guan Ning softened a little, and she slowly looked him in the eye.

"I didn't expect that the legendary lost copy would be in your hands."

"This thing is very hot to hold. If you are caught, you will be executed." Guan Ning smiled playfully. The so-called King of Qi was the old emperor's younger brother, and it was a matter of the previous generation.

In his fight for the throne, he ultimately failed and his body was never found.

The woman smiled coldly, expressionless: "It's just a death, I have already put it aside."

Guan Ning nodded: "I can see that."

"Excuse me, are you related to the King of Qi?"

The woman stared at Guan Ning dimly: "Who are you?"

Guan Ning was silent.

The two looked at each other in silence. There was no doubt that they were both a little wary of each other, after all, it was their first meeting in such an occasion.

The woman smiled and said, "This is not the place for you. Go back where you came from."

Guan Ning naturally would not leave just like that. He had come here with great difficulty, so he had to find out the whereabouts of Empress Fuxi. And this woman was most likely the only sober person in the Ye Ting.

Considering the banned book in this woman's hand, she must have a bad relationship with the old emperor.

So he decided to take a gamble.

He took the initiative to say: "My name is Guan Ning!"

The woman's steps paused. She had not expected Guan Ning to dare to reveal his identity. She slowly turned around, her lychee eyes showing a hint of scrutiny.

"That level?"

"The Guan that closes the door and beats the dog." Guan Ning blurted out.

The woman was stunned for a moment and almost laughed at the rude answer.

"Interesting, interesting."

"Are you from the Guan family in the capital?"

Guan Ning curled his lips: "I told you my name."

"Now it's your turn."

"Let's take them one at a time."

Perhaps because she hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time, or perhaps for some other reason, the woman didn't object and said, "My name is Pang Zhen."

"Pang Zhen?"

Guan Ning's brain raced, but he had no idea about the name.

"I am indeed a descendant of the Guan family in the capital."

Pang Zhen was shocked. It was true.

Then she moved closer and looked at Guan Ning several times.

Guan Ning also took a close look at the woman's appearance. She was not young, at least thirty years old, but time had not left too many traces on her face. Instead, there was a mellow fragrance that lasted for a long time.

Her facial features are relatively three-dimensional, her eyebrows are lightly drawn, and her pair of lychee eyes are very eye-catching, giving people the feeling of a down-and-out aristocratic woman.

"picture!"

"so similar!"

"You and your father are so much alike."

Hearing this, Guan Ning was slightly surprised: "You know him?"

"Of course I know him. Without your father, there would be no emperor today."

"Tsk tsk, what a pity, hahaha!" She suddenly burst into laughter, as if she had encountered something happy. With hatred in her eyes, she said, "What a pity, God has eyes. It seems that you are the only one left in your Guan family."

"It's not much better than His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Guan Ning heard the sarcasm. It was obvious that Pang Zhen and the King of Qi were old acquaintances, and were sworn enemies before the old emperor came to power. Naturally, he belonged to a different camp from Duke Guan.

"There's no right or wrong in everything in this world. There are only different perspectives, right?"

"At least from this book, I respect King Qi very much."

"Many things have passed." He was not angry, but instead showed an open-minded attitude and was open-minded about the grievances of the previous generation.

Pang Zhen's laughter gradually stopped, as if he had punched cotton. He stared blankly at the calm Guan Ning, and suddenly no longer felt any joy.

After a long time, he said coldly.

"Guan Ning, you are so good! Since you respect the King of Qi, I won't report you. You can go on your own." After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait." Guan Ning blocked the way.

"Can I ask you a favor?"

help?

Pang Zhen was about to refuse, but when he thought of Guan Ning appearing in the cold palace, he felt that something was wrong.

"What's the deal?"

"I want to ask you about someone."

"Who?"

"Empress Fuxi!"

Pang Zhen was surprised when he heard this: "Why are you asking this?"

"She and my late mother were like sisters, and I want to meet her." Guan Ning didn't say much, after all, people's hearts are hidden.

Pang Zhen shook his head: "No."

"You have entered the cold palace, which is a capital crime. Most people would not do this."

"And you didn't know that Queen Fuxi wasn't here, which means you came here secretly."

"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. Something must be wrong with you!"

I have to say, this girl is very smart, which left Guan Ning speechless.

"I didn't say I didn't come here secretly."

"Tell me your true intentions and I can tell you where she is." Pang Zhen proposed the condition.

Guan Ning's eyes flashed. Does she really know the whereabouts of Fuxi?

"There are some old things I want to ask her."

"What old story?"

Guan Ning knew that if he didn't tell Pang Zhen the reason, he would definitely not speak. He frowned and said, "Can you keep it a secret for me?"

Pang Zhen nodded lightly.

Guan Ning chose to believe it and blurted out: "The truth about the murder of the entire Guan family."

Upon hearing this, Pang Zhen's lychee eyes flashed with a hint of "as expected", as if he had vaguely guessed something, and took the initiative to speak.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

"Empress Fuxi is not in the palace. She has become a nun and lives in seclusion in Qingping Temple." Qingping Temple?

Guan Ning was shocked. Wasn't that the place where Pei Nanyin had been imprisoned? He had been there more than once and had nearly been caught by the imperial guards.

"you sure?"

"How could you know so much detail when you are in the cold palace?"

Pang Zhen smiled and said, "Fuxi and I are old acquaintances."

"She did come to the palace, but later the old emperor could not resist the requests of his subordinates and moved Fuxi out. However, Fuxi and the old emperor were not in harmony, and she voluntarily went to Qingping Temple to become a nun."

"Go find her, she's right there."

Guan Ning slowly came back to his senses and looked at Pang Zhen deeply.

"You seem to know a lot?"

Pang Zhen said calmly, "You want to ask me about the Guan family, right?"