The prince is very cruel

"You're fine, don't worry about me."

Guan Ning frowned, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

In his opinion, the Wu Dynasty had no hope, and he still had many accounts to settle with the old emperor. He certainly didn't want Nan Yin to stay in the capital.

But Pei Nanyin is from the palace, and after all, he is a royal relative. There are countless people in his family serving in the court. How could they leave?

"Ok."

"Then you stay in the capital and protect yourself."

"Once I've settled down somewhere else, I'll find a way to take you and your loved ones with me."

Pei Nanyin was moved, and tears slid down her fair face. Her family members didn't like Guan Ning and looked down on her more than once, but Guan Ning did not hold a grudge. Instead, he loved her and her family.

"Thank you." She choked and put her head on Guan Ning's chest.

Guan Ning smiled, caressed her lovingly, and comforted her.

The two of them stood at the gate of the palace in the heavy snow, with the entire ancient and continuous palace complex serving as their backdrop, which was extremely beautiful.

It was unknown how long it took before Guan Ning and Pei Nanyin separated.

When he returned to Guan Mansion, there was no one around. The fine snow had broken the bamboo poles, and no one paid any attention to him. Guan Ning felt indescribably uncomfortable, but this was a good thing.

For the entire Guan family, the capital city has become a place in dire straits.

After sending Yuwen Hongdu away, Guan Ning returned to the house, dug up the soil under the bed with a hoe, and dug out a black box.

Bangdang...

When the box was opened, it certainly did not contain what the old emperor wanted, but bags of black gunpowder.

Guan Ning took off his coat and tied all the black gunpowder around his waist and thighs. This was the key to his rescue of Yuan Xiang.

As long as Yuan Xiang could be taken away, there would be no one for him to worry about in the capital. Empress Fuxi and Pei Nanyin all had their own backgrounds, so the old emperor would not vent his anger on them.

Even if he vented his anger on others, it would be limited. Unlike Yuan Xiang, he would become a puppet, a puppet forever.

After preparing his trump card, Guan Ning symbolically went to the study and forged a batch of letters. When the time came, he would hand them over to the old emperor and say that they were correspondence between him and his informant.

In fact, there is no such thing as an informant at all, everything is just a smokescreen.

After finishing everything and returning to the palace, it was already evening.

The lights in the palace were on all night, and soldiers from the Ministry of War were constantly coming in and out. It was not peaceful.

Guan Ning was placed under house arrest in the "Qianri Pavilion", which was about a mile away from the emperor's study. Standing on the roof, one could see what was happening in the study.

He stood alone at the window, feeling the wind on the snowy night, not knowing what he was thinking.

suddenly.

A slight knock on the door pulled Guan Ning out of his thoughts.

"Who?"

"Prince, it's me." The low voice was full of nervousness.

Guan Ning walked over quickly and pulled the person in.

The man in eunuch's uniform was none other than Xiao Shouzi.

"How about it?"

"Sir, I met Miss Yuan. She asked me to give this to you."

Guan Ning quickly took it, tore open the envelope and placed it under the light.

"Guan Lang, where are you? I miss you so much..."

The first sentence made Guan Ning feel mixed emotions. Since he was imprisoned, he had never seen Yuan Xiang again, which completely violated his original promise.

How helpless and scared must she feel, such a lively woman, in this unfamiliar palace?

A letter, with words written in smaller and denser sizes, deeply illustrates what it means to be "short on paper, yet expresses deep feelings".

After reading it, Guan Ning became more and more eager to take action.

"How is she now?"

"My Lord, Miss Yuan is a little thinner than before, but you don't have to worry. She is very safe and has many palace maids and eunuchs serving her every day."

"I heard from other eunuchs that Sima Yuan has been ordered to go south to cooperate in the war. Your Majesty has to rely on Sima Yuan, and he will definitely not let anything go wrong with Miss Yuan, so you don't have to worry." Xiao Shouzi said.

Guan Ning frowned and nodded.