Cheng Ning's face was earthy.
The old incident was brought up again, but several people present had heard about it.
three years ago.
There was turmoil in southern Xinjiang and the New Year was approaching. Fu Youting, who had been recuperating in Yanjing, insisted on leading troops to the battlefield.
Cheng Ning originally wanted to go for him, but he refused. The reason was that Cheng Ning had just gone through a big battle and wanted to stop traveling.
On the day he left for the expedition, Cheng Ning saw him off on the city wall.
That day was New Year's Eve. Inside the city were happy people, and outside the city were war horses ready to go.
Before the horse could run out, Fu Youting reined in the horse and looked toward the city wall.
Wei Yanzhou happened to have something to do with Cheng Ning and was also there at the time.
Fu Youting smiled provocatively at Wei Yanzhou and shouted at Cheng Ning: "A Ning!!"
The wind was too strong and the sound was blown away, but the soldiers around him all looked over.
"Ah?" Cheng Ning didn't know why, thinking he had left something behind: "What?"
"My heart pleases you!"
Fu Youting did not shy away from the presence of many people and shouted extremely loudly.
Cheng Ning: "..."
In an instant, Wei Yanzhou's eyes fell on Cheng Ning as if they were real.
There was silence, and no one knew why Fu Youting was acting like this.
Although they were both born into generals, they had been close friends for many years, and Fu Youting really took good care of Cheng Ning.
But everyone in Yanjing knew that the marriage between His Highness Wei Yanshu and General Cheng Ning was a matter of time.
How dare Fu Youting say such things.
After a long silence, Cheng Ning said: "Get out of here, uncle, are you going to make fun of this general?"
Cleverly resolved Fu Youting's shocking words.
Fu Youting also laughed loudly, said nothing else, and rode away.
In the next three years, the late emperor indeed proposed to marry Cheng Ning and Wei Yanshu. The war was intense in the middle, and no one had time to take care of it.
Unexpectedly, Wei Yanzhou still remembered it, and Xie Nianyao also remembered it.
Cheng Ning came back to his senses and said with a cold face: "Your Majesty is by your side, don't you know that General Fu likes to joke?"
She was really afraid of Wei Yanzhou, a lunatic who dealt harshly and sometimes just based on his mood.
If he really wants to attack Fu Youting if he is displeased, then Jinyang will be really in danger.
Moreover, Fu Youting is innocent. There have been constant battles in the court over the years. He has always stayed in southern Xinjiang, and there is nothing wrong with him.
"Why are you so nervous, my beloved concubine?" Wei Yanzhou said, "It's just that the new year is approaching, and it's time for General Fu to return to Beijing to report on his duties, right?"
Cheng Ning once told Fu Youting not to return to Beijing, as the current situation is not good.
The Xie family was in power in the previous dynasty. They were not good people. If they wanted to drag Fu Youting into trouble, they were just looking for a reason.
There is no need to come back and swim in this muddy water.
If given a choice, Cheng Ning would rather stay in the northwest for the rest of his life.
But as the New Year approaches, if Wei Yanzhou is called, Fu Youting really has no reason to refuse.
Otherwise, he will become disobedient and disrespectful.
In the final analysis, Wei Yanzhou was just testing her reaction.
When it comes to Fu Youting, the greater her reaction, the more displeased Wei Yanzhou will be.
"General Fu is your Majesty's subject. It is up to your Majesty to decide what you want."
Xie Nianyao was unwilling to let Cheng Ning blur things out so easily.
"What Concubine Xi said is awe-inspiring. General Fu has always been bold in doing things. If what happened back then happened again, it would be really funny."
Over and over again, both inside and outside the words, she just didn’t believe that she and Fu Youting were innocent.
Xie Nianyao continued: "I am really looking forward to it."
Even if Fu Youting has nothing to do with Cheng Ning, his return to the court is an opportunity. She must use Fu Youting to get rid of Cheng Ning!
"I look forward to it too."
Wei Yanzhou walked out, passed by Cheng Ning, and gave Cheng Ning a complicated look.
"Farewell Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and saluted.
Cheng Ning said goodbye: "I am not in good health, so I may infect you all, so I will go back to the palace first."
Wei Yanzhou was not here, so they all left if they had anything to talk about.
Before going out, Ouyang Xi was stopped again.
Xie Nianyao held the tea cup and warned in words: "You think Concubine Xi will be favored by keeping His Majesty in Linhua Palace a few more times? Are you eager to hug Cheng Ning's thigh?"
"I don't dare," Ouyang Xi said, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Don't you dare? Your Majesty just asked one more question. You must be snickering in your heart, right? Concubine Shu, one must know how to judge the situation. No matter how favored she is, Cheng Ning will never be able to rise up. What's the use of getting close to her? , she herself is smelly."
This is a clear expression of disdain.
Ouyang Xi chuckled: "What about the empress? What the empress does to the Cheng family behind the scenes, aren't you afraid of making people smell bad?"
She would speak for Cheng Ning today because Cheng Ning really knew it.
Yesterday, her father asked someone to bring her a letter, saying that poison was found in the food of the Cheng family.
If Ouyang Xi hadn't paid attention to it last time, something might have happened.
Even if he is a criminal, if something happens to him in prison, the Ouyang family will not be able to escape the blame.
Ouyang Xi is not that stupid, and trusting Nianyao is not as good as trusting Cheng Ning.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Hua hadn't completely walked out yet. They listened to their words and looked at each other with shock in their eyes.
The queen actually attacked the Cheng family!
"If there is no evidence, don't bite on it," Xie Nianyao sneered.
She said, people were obviously sent to take action, but there was no news of death in the Cheng family.
It turns out that Ouyang Xi made a move!
To ruin her good deeds is to seek death!
"I have no control over what the empress wants to do, but if it involves the Ouyang family, I can't stay out of it."
The family is every woman's weakness, and she can live a prosperous existence.
Just like Cheng Ning, no matter how many military achievements he has, so what?
After the Cheng family was destroyed, she could only be a skylark imprisoned in the palace, unable to control her life, death or choice.
Ouyang Xi's bottom line is her mother's family, and she doesn't care about anything else.
After she finished speaking, she left without even saying goodbye.
Turning around the corner of the palace, she found Cheng Ning still waiting for her at the last place.
Seeing that her expression was different, Cheng Ning vaguely guessed something and waited here specially.
"Is it the Queen——?"
Ouyang Xi calmed down the strangeness just now and nodded: "The method is quite clever. Instead of using poison directly, I used toadstools from the southwest. Even if the incident happened, the Xie family would not be traced."
Cheng Ning clenched her palms so tightly that she was sweating.
She didn't expect that Xie Nianyao actually dared to...
Ouyang Xi saw a hint of coldness in her eyes, and murderous intent flashed through her eyes.
"Concubine Xi, don't you want to attack the queen?" She was a little nervous: "The Xie family is gaining power now, you can't defeat her!"
"Don't worry," Cheng Ning knew what to do: "I can still kill her."
But even if Xie Nianyao is not killed, Cheng Ning will still make her lose blood.
So what if Wei Yanzhou protects him?
She, Cheng Ning, had never been afraid of anyone.
