"Mother …"
Shouning's face turned pale. Her mother doted on her the most. When Her Ladyship urged her to get married, she always stood by her side. But this time …
She pulled Concubine Yan's hand and shook her head. "Mother, I don't want to get married yet."
This time, Concubine Yan did not let her have her way. She shook her head. "Ning 'er, you've grown up. You can't just think about yourself. You have to consider the face of the royal family. This matter is decided. Her Ladyship and I will go find your brother in a while."
Since her mother had spoken like this, there was no turning back.
Shouning looked at her in disbelief. She bit her lips and ran out of the palace.
Inside the palace, the woman beside Concubine Yan shook her head. "She will understand our intentions in the future."
Concubine Yan, who was already an old concubine, turned to look at the Empress Dowager. "Ning 'er is already 18 years old. According to the marriage laws of the Jing Kingdom, she is at the right age to get married. It won't be too late to delay it for another two years. But for MIngzhu, I'll have to spend more effort …"
Speaking of MIngzhu, a helpless expression appeared on the woman's face. "Sister, it's not like you don't know. With MIngzhu's personality, unless she wants to get married, no one can force her."
She sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, Ning Wang and Ning Wang have already urged me countless times on this matter."
Concubine Yan only smiled. "That's true. If MIngzhu doesn't want to do something, even His Majesty can't force her. However, I feel that MIngzhu already has a plan in mind. We don't have to worry …"
"Even if she already has a plan, she should tell us. I'll talk to her in a few days." The woman shook her head helplessly. "This matter needs to be discussed at length. As for Ning 'er's matter, I need Xuan' er to make arrangements as soon as possible …"
Hibiscus Garden had become a second palace a few years ago. In reality, other than the morning court and the regular ceremonies, the original palace was no longer of much use.
Of course, most of the imperial guards guarding the palace had been transferred to Hibiscus Garden.
The Imperial Guards didn't patrol Hibiscus Garden at a fixed time. From the outside to the inside, the frequency of their patrols varied from day to day. The academy had provided hundreds of algorithms, and each day, a random one would be chosen. In principle, no one would be able to figure out the patrolling pattern of the Imperial Guards, and naturally, no one would be able to barge in from the outside.
A group of imperial guards had just patrolled past one of the palace walls. In less than the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, they returned from another direction.
After their figures disappeared for the second time, a small bundle was thrown out from the palace wall.
Then, a figure lightly floated over the courtyard wall and landed steadily on the ground.
The woman clapped her hands. Just as she was about to look for the bundle she had just thrown over, she discovered that her bundle was being held by a grey-robed old man.
The old man held a bundle in his hand as he looked at the woman in tight clothes in front of him and asked, "Your Highness, where are you going?"
Shouning looked at him and calmly walked to his side. She took the bundle from his hand and said, "I'm going to the academy. Are you going to stop me?"
The old man looked at her and asked, "Your Highness, if you want to go to the academy, why don't you go through the main entrance?"
"This is my home. I can go wherever I want. Can't I practice Lightness Skills?" Shou Ning looked at him for a moment, then began to walk forward. The old man appeared in front of her again.
The old man calmly said, "The old Princess has ordered that before His Majesty chooses a suitable husband for you, you cannot leave this place."
Shouning went left, and so did the old man.
Shouning went right, and so did the old man.
Shouning looked at him and knew that with her abilities, she was far from being a match for this grey-robed Minister. Her face showed a discouraged expression and she threw the bundle back.
Watching her climb over the palace wall again, the old man stood in the same place and did not move.
Half an hour later, that familiar little bundle was thrown over from within the palace walls again.
The old man reached out to catch the bundle and casually threw it back.
On the other side of the palace wall, Shouning, who had been preparing to climb over again, took the bundle that had flown back. She stomped her feet angrily and left while muttering.
When she returned to her palace, Li Xuan was already waiting there.
Seeing her sit down angrily, Li Xuan walked over and said, "It's not easy for me to refuse the empress dowager and the old Princess's request. Don't blame me …"
"You're all bullying me!" Shouning glanced at him and said angrily, "I'm going to write a letter to Sir. He won't let you bully me!"
Li Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Then hurry up and write. When you're done, I'll have someone deliver it for you."
Shouning gritted her teeth and said, "I'll write it now!"
…
Qing 'an Prefecture, Willow Leaf Village.
Today's Willow Leaf Village was no longer what it used to be. From the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, wide roads were built. The new Willow Leaf Village was several times larger than the original site. There were many shops and innumerable taverns and brothels. It was very prosperous.
However, the original site of the village at the back was protected and outsiders were not allowed to enter.
And on the back of the mountain, it was a forbidden area that outsiders were not allowed to enter.
In the back of the mountain, Li Yi stuck a horsetail whisk into a grave. At this point, he had completed all the requests of the Taoist Nun before she died.
"Liu Qing …" Chang stood behind him and looked at the tombstone that had half sunk into the soil. He said, "More than 20 years ago, he alone stirred up a storm of blood in the entire martial arts world. If he hadn't died so early, the martial arts world today would be his."
His father-in-law had once dominated the martial arts world, but there were not many people who still remembered his name now.
Li Yi burned a few incense sticks on the tombstone before he stood up.
The two of them walked back to the official road. A man came forward and said, "Your Highness, the League Master came here half a month ago. There has been news from the brothels in several states these days. I speculate that the League Master should have gone to the capital."
"I know." Li Yi nodded.
The man took out a letter from his bosom and said, "This letter was sent from Ruyi City."
The letter was sent from Ruyi City, but it was written by Shouning.
When her letter was sent to Ruyi City, Li Yi had already left. Ruyi had someone send this letter over.
Li Yi opened the envelope. This letter was very short and the handwriting was a little messy, which meant that she wrote it in a hurry.
In the letter, she said that she didn't want to marry yet, but the Empress Dowager and the Old Princess forced her to choose a husband. Not only did my brother not help her, but he also added fuel to the fire …
"Teacher, quickly come and save me!"
These were the last words she wrote.
Chang De looked at him and said, "Don't forget what you promised Emperor Xian."
"Don't worry." Li Yi nodded and said, "No one can force her to do something she doesn't want to do."
… …
The capital, Morning Dew Hall.
Although she also had a palace in Hibiscus Garden, when MIngzhu handled state affairs during the day, she was still used to staying in the Morning Dew Hall.
Behind her, Shouning was lying on a low couch. Her feet were bare and her calves were raised. As she licked the sugar figurines, she swung her legs back and forth.
Li Mingzhu read through a memorial, then turned around and looked behind her. "The young talents from all over the world have already arrived in the capital, and the selection of the Emperor's son-in-law is about to begin. Can you still sit still?"
Shouning flipped to a new page of the "Mandarin Duck Handkerchief" in front of her and said, "Of course, what's there to be afraid of? In any case, teacher will come and save me …"
She swallowed the sugar figurines and looked at MIngzhu. She blinked and asked, "I haven't seen teacher for many years. Sister, do you want to see him?"
MIngzhu didn't answer. Shouning got off the bed and said, "In any case, I want to go with teacher this time …"
MIngzhu shook her head and opened another memorial.
But in the next moment, she closed the memorial and looked outside the hall.
A white-clothed woman walked in from outside the hall. She looked at her and lightly said, "Long time no see."
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