Saintess, he is a handsome boy

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The carriage stopped, and Qiao Shiwu winked when he saw Nan Xiuzhu and another girl in the carriage besides Luo Ning.

Luo Ning got out of the carriage, followed Qiao Shiwu to a distant tree, and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Three things." Qiao Shiwu said.

"The emperor's old illness has relapsed, and he has been bedridden for more than ten days. I send you back to the palace to listen to the government with the eldest prince and the third prince."

"Emperor Nanzhao passed away, and Nancy Zhu succeeded him. He promised to submit to Donglin forever, bow his head and proclaim himself a vassal, and never go to war."

Luo Ning frowned: "Emperor Nanzhao passed away? How could it be so sudden?"

"I don't know the details." Qiao Shiwu said.

"What about the third thing?" Luo Ning asked.

"Nan Xizhu declares to the world that Nan Xiuzhu was not born to Empress Nan. His mother was an unknown Jianghu woman who died 11 years ago. He also has a younger sister who was raised by the Empress Dowager."

Luo Ning frowned... Could it be that what he said was true?

Qiao Shiwu continued: "The third thing is that Nan Xizhu wrote a letter to the emperor himself, willing to exchange Nanxiuzhu to return to Nanzhao at the price of five cities on the border of Nanzhao. The emperor has already agreed. So this time, it is also Xuan you bring Nan Xiuzhu back to the imperial city as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Luo Ning's heart suddenly sank.If Nan Xiuzhu is Nancy Zhu's younger brother, when Nancy Zhu succeeds to the throne, he will probably give Nan Xiuzhu a throne and let him go to the fiefdom to be an idle prince and spend the rest of his life in peace.

But Nan Xiuzhu is not Nan Xizhu's younger brother, he did not hesitate to ask him to return to Nanzhao at the price of five cities, why?

Want his life?Cut the weeds and eradicate the roots to avoid future troubles?Luo Ning could no longer think of a second reason.

Luo Ning turned his head and looked at the carriage.Nan Xiuzhu and Bai Jingjing were sitting outside the car, talking and laughing happily.His smile is so peaceful, comfortable and peaceful, but he doesn't know that there is a huge wave coming from behind, which will swallow him whole into the deep sea, and he will never see the light of day again.

The carriage immediately turned around and headed towards the imperial city.

Nan Xiuzhu asked: "Where are you going? Are you not going to Wangu Temple?"

Luo Ning said: "Go home. The confusion in my heart has already been answered, so I won't go."

After more than twenty days, the group finally returned to the imperial city.

Regardless of the tiring journey, Nan Xiuzhu received the imperial decree as soon as he returned to the mansion that Emperor Donglin wanted to see him.

After bathing and changing, Nan Xiuzhu dragged his tired body into the palace overnight.

Emperor Donglin met him in his bedroom.Nan Xiuzhu was led in by the eunuch, knelt down respectfully and saluted.But after the ceremony, Emperor Donglin didn't let him get up, but leaned on the soft bed, looking down at him.

Emperor Donglin said: "This is the first time I have looked at you seriously at such a close distance. As the rumors say, you are a generation of beauty. You should be born very much like your mother, right?"

Nan Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood, he lowered his eyes, noncommittal.Facing the emperor, if you are not eloquent and eloquent, then you'd better shut up, lest you make too many mistakes and lose your life.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Emperor Donglin was not annoyed. He continued, "Emperor Nanzhao passed away, and your elder brother has succeeded. He announced to the world and made public your life experience."

Nan Xiuzhu took a deep breath and said lightly, "So that's how it is."

"But don't worry, your brother loves you very much, and he is willing to exchange five cities for your freedom. Nan Xiuzhu, you will set off for Nanzhao in three days."

Emperor Donglin's phoenix eyes squinted, completely grasping Nan Xiuzhu's expression in his eyes.Hearing that Emperor Nanzhao had died, Nan Xiuzhu's expression was indifferent, showing no sadness or even surprise, as if he had expected that Emperor Nanzhao would die young.

As for Nancy Zhu's concern, he did not have the slightest joy, on the contrary, the gloom in his eyes was even worse.

But Emperor Donglin didn't ask any more questions. He was the one who was going to leave. When he returned to Nanzhao, whether he was dead or alive had nothing to do with him anymore. He didn't care.

In the next two days, Nan Xiuzhu seemed to be very busy. Luo Ning went to the small courtyard to look for him again and again, but no one was there, not even Bai Jingjing.

"Where are people?" Luo Ning asked the servant who cleaned the courtyard.

The old servant who was sweeping the floor took two steps slowly, walked up to Luo Ning, and said slowly, "Listen to what they say."

"Ruomengfang?" Luo Ning said.

The old servant nodded slowly: "Yes."

In Ruomengfang, playing bamboo and silk music, singing and dancing to promote peace, is no different from the past.

Luo Ning led Qiao Shiliu upstairs and downstairs three times, ignoring the breathless servant behind him, no matter what the servant asked, Luo Ning would not say anything.

Pushing the doors of the rooms one by one, regardless of whether there were people inside or not, the people who were having fun in the room were first startled, and then cursed loudly, clamoring for Rumeng to ask for an explanation.

Nan Xiuzhu was in the underground palace, he didn't know what happened above.

The center of the second basement floor is a hall, Nan Xiuzhu sits in the main seat, Yeheyou stands on the left and right.

Bai Jingjing stood with the others, listening to Nan Xiuzhu's speech with a solemn expression.

"Tomorrow morning, I'm going back to Nanzhao. I don't know when I'll be back." Nan Xiuzhu said.

"Master, do you really want to go back?" Rumeng said.

"Xuezhu is still in their hands, I have to go back. If I can rescue her, I will take her back to the former site of the Dark Wu Valley, Broken Soul Cliff. So, after I leave, you have to leave here one after another quietly , wait for me at Broken Soul Cliff." Nan Xiuzhu said.

"Jingjing, come here." He stretched out his hand, motioning for Bai Jingjing to come to him.

Bai Jingjing walked over slowly and said, "Master."

Nan Xiuzhu patted her head, and said to Rumeng: "Jingjing is new here, and she is not familiar with things in the valley, so you should teach her more. Also, don't let her go up to help before you evacuate. It's too crowded there. It's filthy, Jingjing is pure-minded, it's not suitable to stay there."

He took Bai Jingjing's hand again, and said: "Listen to Rumeng's words obediently, oh, yes, when you leave Ruomengfang, you have to call her Mingruo, she is a witch doctor in the valley. From now on, you will not be called Bai Jingjing, Your name is...Ming Le'er."

Bai Jingjing nodded obediently: "Le'er knows."

Then, Nan Xiuzhu waved everyone away, leaving only Mingruo, Mingyou, Mingye, the mother and son.

Nan Xiuzhu said to Ming Ruo: "Take some blood and make some pills, just in case."

Rumeng nodded, and cut Nan Xiuzhu's arm without hesitation, and the snow-white arm was immediately stained with a scarlet red, winding down.

Ming Ruo unceremoniously filled three bottles full of blood, and then bandaged Nan Xiuzhu's arm.

While bandaging, she said, "Don't you need my subordinates to accompany you back?"

Nan Xiuzhu said: "No need, I don't take anyone with me."

"No one?" Ming Ruo, Ming Ye, and Ming You said in unison.

Nan Xiuzhu smiled and said: "Don't look at me like that, it's enough to have Mingru and Mingyu over there. This time I go back, and if I don't peel off my skin, I will be under house arrest. It's useless for any of you to follow me. It is better to stay here, it is not easy to transfer the crystal coffin of the previous saintess, it needs manpower, you all stay here to help."

"Do you know why Nancy Zhu wants you to go back?" Ming Ruo asked.