kingnovel Chapter 367 Prince Ning Annulls the Engagement
Chapter 367 Prince Ning Annulls the Engagement
The Emperor accepted Lord Gui's resignation and demoted Gui Shan's two uncles by one rank each, but then bestowed Gui Shan upon the Crown Prince as his principal wife.
This sudden turn of events surprised both the Zuo and Gui families. However, they also knew that this was a power struggle between the Emperor and the Crown Prince, and that the Emperor was reminding the court officials who were on good terms with the Crown Prince to exercise restraint.
Meanwhile, Feng Zizhou was howling at home every day, insisting on going to see how Zhao Ning was doing.
Zhao Ning's condition is not good. The imperial physician said that she suffered a severe blow to the head and was also frightened after falling into a deep pit. She may never wake up again, or she may wake up but become mentally disabled.
Feng Zizhou's legs are crippled, otherwise he would have really climbed over the wall to sneak out and see Zhao Ning, but now he can only lie at home and ask others to inquire for him.
Unfortunately, Feng Ziheng disregarded his injuries and tried to beat him with the family rules. He was finally stopped by his wife, but she forbade anyone in the family to inquire about Zhao Ning's whereabouts, and even more so to inform Feng Zizhou.
It was only when Prince Ning arrived that Feng Zizhou found his savior.
"Prince Ning, no, my dear brother, you are my brother. Please tell me, how is Zhao Ning now?"
Prince Ning scrutinized him for a long time before saying, "You seem to be in good spirits. It's just that you injured your leg. It's nothing serious. Starting tomorrow, have someone carry you to your duty."
Feng Zizhou's eyes widened: "Xiao Youchuan, how cruel you are! I'm already like this, and you still want me to go on duty! Does the Dali Temple need someone like me?"
"lack."
"..." Feng Zizhou was speechless. He gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, you tell me about Zhao Ning's situation, and I'll go on duty lying down tomorrow!"
Prince Ning chuckled: "Deal."
However, he did not tell Feng Zizhou directly. Instead, he had Feng Zizhou carried to the Princess's residence, saying that he wanted to see Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning lay in bed for several days, and the eldest princess cried for several days. Now that she saw Feng Zizhou, she didn't even think about asking them to avoid suspicion, and kept crying and complaining about how pitiful Zhao Ning was.
Prince Ning said, "Princess, please calm down. I have heard that there is a method among the common people that can wake up someone who is unconscious. Have someone close to her talk to her more and stimulate her as much as possible."
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Zizhou said urgently, "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and carry me over there. I need to talk to her."
The eldest princess was taken aback and glanced awkwardly at Prince Ning: "They... grew up together since they were little, and now that they're grown up, they still have no manners."
“It’s alright.” Prince Ning said calmly. “I’ve come here today to discuss the annulment of the engagement with Her Highness the Princess.”
"What?" The princess was stunned.
Feng Zizhou, who hadn't gone inside yet, shouted loudly upon hearing this: "What did you say? You want to break off the engagement! Xiao Youchuan, I misjudged you!"
"Shh!" Prince Ning gestured to him and said, "Your loud noise will probably make Zhao Ning's condition worse."
Feng Zizhou was furious. He pointed at Prince Ning and said, "Do you know what you're saying? Just because Zhao Ning is currently unconscious? It's not like she's not going to wake up. You... you started this relationship and then abandoned her."
Prince Ning shrugged: "Yes, you're right."
"you you you you……"
Prince Ning continued, "Even if he wakes up, he'll be an idiot. I, the Prince of Ning, can't possibly marry an idiot, can I? I think no man in the world would be willing to do that."
The princess went from surprise to calm.
She knew what Prince Ning was going to do.
As expected, Feng Zizhou immediately replied, "I'm willing. Regardless of whether Zhao Ning wakes up or not, or whether she's mentally challenged or not, I'm willing to marry her!"
Prince Ning smiled at him and said, "Very well, then I will now go to the palace to request an imperial decree."
"what?"
By the time Feng Zizhou realized what was happening, Prince Ning had already left.
He was furious, but then he saw the princess looking at him with tears in her eyes.
"Zizhou, are you serious? You're willing to take care of Ningning for the rest of your life?"
Feng Zizhou's mouth was half open: "I...I...I just did..."
"Zizhou, I know you mean well." The princess lowered her eyes and said sadly, "If I were still here, I could naturally take care of Ningning. But I'm afraid that if I were to leave one day, Ningning would have no brothers or sisters. What would she do?"
Feng Zizhou quickly said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I definitely will."
The eldest princess felt incredibly comforted. She firmly believed that her daughter would wake up, and she wasn't forcing Feng Zizhou to marry Ningning. However, the events of the past few days had shown her Zizhou's feelings for Ningning.
Ningning is her precious child, her only concern, and of course she hopes that Ningning can marry someone she loves.
Even if Ningning never wakes up, or if she becomes mentally challenged, she will never be a burden to Zizhou.
At Zhao Ning's bedside, the maids brought over a long bench so that Feng Zizhou could lie on it.
Feng Zizhou waved them out, then pouted and muttered, "As soon as you got into trouble, he rushed to break off the engagement, but he doesn't seem like such an ungrateful person. The only possibility is that you're right. He must have taken a fancy to my cousin!"
He rambled on and on, but Zhao Ning didn't react at all.
It was only after the eldest princess said it was too late and had someone escort him home that he left.
Once back at the Feng family home, he started making a scene, insisting on going to his mother's side and crying out that he would marry no one but Zhao Ning in this lifetime.
This time, the Feng family was truly thrown into chaos.
Madam Feng was already in poor health, and she almost fell ill from the stress.
The Crown Prince's wife was sobbing uncontrollably, pounding her chest and saying it was all her fault: "I shouldn't have allowed that woman Guiyuan to have contact with Zizhou, otherwise so much trouble wouldn't have happened."
Even the Duke of Feng and Feng Ziheng came, carrying family rules and ordering Feng Zizhou to go back.
Feng Zizhou shouted, "Zhao Ning was rejected by Prince Ning and is now in this state. If I don't marry her, won't she be all alone after the princess passes away?"
The Duke of Fengguo was so angry that his beard twitched.
Feng Ziheng slammed his fist on the table: "Get back! Get back to your courtyard right now, or you can forget about marrying Princess Zhao Ning!"
Feng Zizhou didn't hear clearly and was still wailing.
The third young mistress reacted the fastest, jumping up and slapping Feng Zizhou on the back: "Fool, your eldest brother agreed! Go back and rest quickly, don't disturb your father and mother anymore."
"Huh? You agreed?" Feng Zizhou looked at Feng Ziheng blankly. "Big brother, you agreed?"
Feng Ziheng gritted his teeth: "It's not too late for me to change my mind!"
"No, no, no need to change your address, I'll go back now." Feng Zizhou was overjoyed and cupped his hands to Duke Feng and the old lady: "Father and Mother, I'll go back first and come to see you again tomorrow."
The Duke of Feng's beard bristled even more: "Get out of here right now. Your parents' old bones can't take this kind of torment."
Feng Ziheng kept his word. Upon learning that the Emperor had granted Prince Ning's request to annul the engagement, he immediately sent his wife with the betrothal gifts and betrothal documents to the Princess's residence.
The eldest princess refused, shaking her head.
"His Highness Prince Ning only said those nonsensical things to provoke Ningning, how can you take them seriously?"