The following days were relatively comfortable. The Ghost Shadow Sect kept sending good news, and several branches of the Dark Moon Tower were destroyed. Ning Chen's order was that no one from the Dark Moon Tower should be left alive. The Dark Moon Tower sent people to assassinate him several times, but he was not magnanimous enough to be soft-hearted to the enemy. Moreover, the Dark Moon Tower was the knife in the hands of the Fifth Prince. Although there was no evidence, Ning Chen knew very well that the death of General Chen was caused by the Fifth Prince sending the Dark Moon Tower. Whether it was for General Chen or for himself, the Dark Moon Tower must be eradicated. The Fifth Prince did not make any move during this period. Ning Chen knew very well that he was secretly planning and waiting for an opportunity to give himself a fatal blow. This is the capital, and he is the Great Xuan Marquis. If he frequently makes moves, he will be caught. Ning Chen was not idle either, and sent people to keep a close eye on the Fifth Prince and secretly collect evidence of his crimes.
Passive defense is not Ning Chen's character. If he waits for the enemy to make a move before making a move, he will lose the initiative. Therefore, as long as there is enough evidence, he will take action against the fifth prince. There is also good news, that is, the fairy dew is very popular in Xiuzhou and is in short supply. The Xianzhou side is also urgently preparing to sell the fairy dew. It is no exaggeration to say that Ning Chen is now making a fortune every day. On this day, Ning Chen took the Ninth Princess out of the palace to play for a day and sent her back to the palace before dark. The relationship between the two is getting better and better now. In the past, Emperor Xuan tried to match him with the Ninth Princess, and he was very resistant. First, marrying a princess is too much trouble, and it is not enough trouble. Second, he has no feelings for the princess. I thought that the result of him and the Ninth Princess was to make love first, or just make love without love. Now it is love first and then make love, which is not bad. After sending the Ninth Princess back to the palace, Ning Chen also returned home. As soon as he entered the door, Uncle Chai came to greet him. "Is the Fourth Young Master back?" Although Ning Chen is now a marquis, Uncle Chai is still used to calling him the Fourth Young Master. Ning Chen looked at Uncle Chai and smiled, "Do you have something to tell me?" Uncle Chai hesitated to speak, how could he not see it? "Uncle Chai, just say it if you have anything to say... We are more than just master and servant."
Uncle Chai hesitated for a moment and said, "Fourth Master, I shouldn't have said anything. Those two young masters are Miss Yudie's relatives, but they really went too far." Ning Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "Fang Gan and Fang Kun?" Fang Gan and Fang Kun are Yudie's two cousins. Uncle Chai nodded. "What happened to them?" "Fourth Young Master, don't blame me for being nosy... They have been in the mansion for almost a month. They are lazy and not doing their job properly. They often touch the maids in the mansion. The maids in the mansion are all from the palace. If something really happens, it will definitely implicate the Fourth Young Master." Uncle Chai paused and said angrily: "These few days, I also found that they stole things from the mansion and sold them. It's simply outrageous... This old servant really can't help but vent." Uncle Chai has watched Ning Chen go from a weak boy who was bullied by everyone to where he is today. He knows how difficult it is for Ning Chen. Everything in this mansion can be said to be exchanged for Ning Chen's life. He promised to keep the house for Ning Chen, so he couldn't tolerate such a thing happening. But because of Yudie's face, he was also embarrassed. Ning Chen frowned slightly. "Uncle Chai, I know... I will tell Yudie." When working in his mansion, ability is secondary, and character is the most important. But after all, they are Yudie's relatives, so he decided to give them another chance. If there is a next time, don't blame him. Ning Chen returned to the room. "Ning Lang is back?" Yudie came up to him happily. Ning Chen smiled and nodded, took off his sword and put it on the knife rack. Zi Su asked: "Have you eaten?" Ning Chen shook his head, "Not yet." "Then I'll have someone prepare food for you." Ning Chen nodded. Zi Su went out. Ning Chen pulled Yudie to sit down and told Yudie what Fang Gan and Fang Kun had done. Yudie was ashamed, "Ning Lang, I'm sorry!" After all, they were her relatives, and she felt ashamed that they dared to do such a thing.
Ning Chen rescued them, but they actually stole things from the Ning Mansion and sold them. This is repaying kindness with enmity. Yudie was angry and indignant. Ning Chen smiled and said: "What does it have to do with you? Our family does not accept collective guilt." Yudie blamed herself and said: "Don't worry, Ning Lang, I will definitely warn them and ensure that this kind of thing will not happen again in the future." Ning Chen nodded slightly. After a while, Zi Su had someone prepare food. Ning Chen was eating when Uncle Chai came. "Fourth Young Master, someone is coming from the palace!" Ning Chen was slightly startled, then stood up and went to the main hall. A young eunuch was waiting for him. "Meet the Marquis!" "Don't be polite, sir!" Ning Chen had seen this eunuch delivering the imperial edict several times. He was the one who delivered the imperial edict in the past, so they were familiar with each other. The eunuch delivering the imperial edict said, "Marquis, the emperor has ordered you to attend the court tomorrow." Ning Chen's face wrinkled into a bun immediately, and he had to get up early again. He took out a ten-liang silver note from his arms and stuffed it into the eunuch delivering the imperial edict, "You've worked hard, sir!" Those who can become eunuchs delivering imperial edicts are not ordinary people, and it's best not to offend such people. Most of those who offended eunuchs in history did not have a good end. The eunuch delivering the imperial edict put the silver note into his sleeve, "Thank you, sir! If there is nothing else, then I will go back to the palace to report first." "Slow down, sir!" Sending off the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, Ning Chen returned to continue eating. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he drank another bowl of Yangyuan Jiuyang Soup. As the saying goes, when you are full and warm, you will think of lust. Yudie and Zisu helped Ning Chen take a bath. After taking a bath, he thought that he had to go to court tomorrow and go to bed early tonight. But when he went to bed, he could not sleep early at all. ...... The next day, early court. Civil and military officials were lined up on both sides.
Emperor Xuan sat on the dragon throne with a happy look on his face. He looked at Ning Chen with a face full of relief. "My dear ministers, I have good news to share with you... The peace agreement has been sent back to the capital at full speed, and the Empress of Wu has signed and sealed it." "The Great Xuan and the Wu Kingdom will not fight for ten years." Emperor Xuan was very pleased. In fact, to be honest, Emperor Xuan was not a qualified emperor. In the words of the Empress of Wu, Emperor Xuan was too conservative and not aggressive enough. Logically speaking, the Great Xuan Kingdom was rich and powerful, so how could the surrounding small countries dare to act rashly? It's good that he didn't fight you. Emperor Xuan was a benevolent monarch who didn't like to start a war. However, this was good for the people. In war, the people suffered the most. Therefore, Emperor Xuan was the most beloved emperor of the Great Xuan. Of course, the benevolence of Emperor Xuan also benefited the princes. Given Emperor Xuan's character, if the old emperor had not passed the throne to him when he was still alive, and if he had not been supported by loyal ministers and generals such as General Chen, it would have been difficult for him to sit on the throne. Ning Chen was also one of the beneficiaries. If it were any other emperor, the grass on his grave would have grown one crop after another for what he did. Ning Chen was a grateful person. Emperor Xuan spoiled him and protected him... He would also do his best to protect Emperor Xuan. The relationship between them had long surpassed that of a monarch and a minister, and was more like a father and son.