The prince is very cruel

Chapter 552

Guan Ning smiled bitterly. Although the pressure from the court had been relieved, there was still Zhao Tai, and he himself was already carrying a deep blood feud. The extermination of the Guan family remained a mystery until now.

The future is still uncertain. If I have children, I am afraid I cannot provide them with an absolutely safe environment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Hey, it's too formal to say these things. Maybe you will even call me brother-in-law, hahaha!" King Ping laughed.

Guan Ning couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The two then chatted for a while, and King Ping did not delay him and let him reunite with Tang Xiang'er and others.

In a corner of the palace, everyone sat together, drinking tea and eating cakes, laughing and talking happily, looking very harmonious.

It was two full hours later that Guan Ning found an opportunity to be alone with Cao Zi Yan. The two walked side by side in the garden, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

"Master Ning."

"Miss Cao."

"You speak first."

"Speak first, young master."

Phew... Both of them were laughing and crying.

"Ms. Cao, thank you for your concern during this period. I, Guan Ning, am very grateful." Guan Ning no longer used his pseudonym.

Cao Ziyan gathered her hair, revealing her beautiful face, which was as splendid as a silver basin. "My lord, you are too kind. Everyone in Prince Ping's Mansion wants you to come back."

Guan Ning nodded, then hesitated and said, "By the way, I'm leaving."

Cao Ziyan's eyes changed instantly, and her expression became unnatural: "Leave?"

"Master Guan, where are you going?"

"Go back to the capital." Guan Ning confessed.

Cao Ziyan was visibly depressed, and her heart was empty, but she still managed a smile: "You've been away from home for a long time, it's only right for Master Guan to go back."

"Will Master Guan come again in the future?" she asked cautiously.

She had always been embarrassed to mention those things, after all, she was an unmarried woman, but both parties knew of each other's existence.

Asking this question is equivalent to indirectly asking about the future direction of the two. If Guan Ning does not come back, then this marriage will be considered unfulfilled.

So Cao Ziyan was a little nervous at this moment.

Suddenly, Guan Ning stopped and looked at her.

She dodged a little, but still mustered up the courage to look at Guan Ning. There was timidity and humility in the depths of her eyes. She was afraid that Guan Ning knew, but also afraid that Guan Ning didn't know.

Seeing this, Guan Ning sighed in his heart, how could he dare to let down such a beautiful woman?

He stepped closer and said, "Miss Cao, I don't want to lie to you. My future is full of uncertainty. Although the crisis has been resolved, it is only temporary."

"Perhaps there will be displacement, separation between the two sides, or even separation between the Yin and Yang."

"If you want a stable life, I may not be able to give it to you. Just go and tell the prince that you don't like me, Guan. We are not engaged, and we have no real relationship. It doesn't matter if it gets out."

"Of course, if you are willing to come with me, I promise to treat you well and never leave you."

"Now, you choose."

Cao Ziyan was stunned for a while by Guan Ning's frank words. She didn't expect Guan Ning to be so direct.

The whole garden was quiet, with only the wind blowing the leaves, which was particularly pleasant.

Her face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head to look at her toes. She said, "Zi Yan has been taught by her family since she was young to accept fate and follow the will of her parents and the words of the matchmaker. I thought my life would not have too many ups and downs."

"But until I met you..."

"If you don't mind Zi Yan, Zi Yan is willing to follow you." After saying this, she lowered her head to look at her toes, not daring to look at Guan Ning, her earlobes burning hot.

Normally, she would not have dared to say it, after all, it was indecent for a woman to speak of such things, but she did not expect Guan Ning to be so direct, and Guan Ning was about to leave.

If Guan Ning left, most of the men she met in the future would be well-behaved, and she would have to get married.

"Huh!" Guan Ning took a deep breath. Cao Ziyan was the first woman he met through a blind date. He was also playing it safe at first, but after getting to know her, he found that this woman was not only beautiful, but also highly educated. She could be said to be the ceiling of classical women, combining intelligence, gentleness, and virtue in one.

And the other party seemed to have taken a liking to him.