The little girl was nestled on the soft couch, hugging the blanket and softly calling him brother.
Her black hair hung softly on the side of her neck, and she looked at him with a hint of uncertainty.
It was as if he was a little uneasy about whether he had lost his sense of control the first time he calculated on someone, and wanted to ask for approval and comfort.
There was a bit of softness in Xiao Yan's eyes, and the coldness in his brows disappeared: "You did a good job."
Tang Ning was suddenly happy: "Really?"
After seeing him nod, her eyes curved like crescent moons, she became more confident, and even straightened her back.
"I just feel that the Lu family is difficult to deal with. Lu Zhinian and I have been engaged in this marriage for many years, and the Queen has given the order. If we just break off the engagement without enough reasons, they will definitely get entangled in the marriage and will never let it go easily. Lu Zhinian's reputation is flawed."
"There is also the Song family. I don't trust the Song family, and I'm afraid that they will join forces with the Lu family to suppress me as an elder. So if I want to break off the engagement, I have to break up with the Song family first, otherwise the two parties will be involved and end up with a bad reputation. It’ll just be me.”
Xiao Yan said gently: "You are right. It is not wise to fall out with the Lu family at this time."
After Tang Ning received the encouragement, her previously worried heart instantly calmed down.
She doesn't think much. Although she can read and learn calligraphy and is somewhat savvy, she will not become shrewd in planning just because she is reborn. She can only rely on her familiarity with Lu Zhinian's temperament and what the Song family knows. Think of the most comprehensive solution at present.
Brother said that she did the right thing, so she no longer had any worries and just said in a soft voice: "I want to trouble Brother with something."
"I don't have anyone under my command. It's not easy to find out Song Shulan's life experience. After the previous commotion, I'm afraid my third uncle and the others will also find ways to cover up her origin and discuss her bloodline with my father. I would like to ask my brother to help me find out about her." Her origins and what happened before she entered Beijing."
Xiao Yan did not refuse: "I heard from Cang Lang that you have asked Princess Cheng to investigate."
"My aunt has been living in the back house for a long time. The people under her command are fine doing ordinary things, but if you want to investigate the affairs of the Song family, you need to ask King Cheng to come forward." Tang Ning's eyelashes flashed slightly, "I don't trust King Cheng."
"Then believe me?"
"You are brother..."
"We're just sworn brothers and sisters. How do you know I'm treating you sincerely?"
Tang Ning was stunned by his question.
"You and I have only known each other for two or three days, and the past experiences between Aunt Xue and I are just my words. We have only known each other for such a short period of time. How do you know that I am different from your elder brother? You know that what I said before is not just to win your trust." Making it up?”
"There is a dragon pattern pendant..."
"You just woke up after a night of coma. When you woke up, your clothes had already been changed. Of course, you couldn't cover up your belongings. If I deliberately wanted to deceive you, let alone half a dragon-patterned pendant, I could find any token no matter how troublesome it is."
Xiao Yan looked at the little girl in front of him who was too trusting and had no scheming intentions.
"You have revealed your identity on Mount Qishan before. You should have heard about the dispute between me and the noble family. Over the matter of grain corruption, we and I have long been openly and secretly involved. It is not surprising that we will deal with them at any cost. "
"How do you know that I didn't protect you in every possible way for the sake of the Song family behind you, and I didn't get close to you and consider you my adopted sister because of the Lu family with whom you are engaged?"
"I gained your trust, maybe just to use you to plot against them."
Seeing that Tang Ning's face suddenly turned pale, her eyes were at a loss as she opened her mouth slightly.
Xiao Yan said: "Do you know that if I find out about the Song family, the Song family will be controlled by me from now on. I can control Song Hong and the entire Song Dynasty by holding the handle of the foreign concubine. And if I really If you want to deal with the Lu family, just your engagement can turn the Lu family upside down, and use you as a knife to cut off a layer of the Lu family's skin."
"Tang Ning, there are very few people in the world who want nothing. Especially when you have something to gain, you will suffer losses if you trust someone easily."
He is good at tempting, and his tone is not serious but like thunder.
Song Tangning bit her lips, feeling embarrassed and embarrassed, and forced herself to calm down: "Brother will not lie to me..."
"How do you know?"
"Brother saved me."
"Maybe I just did it to cover up."
"I..." Tang Ning was speechless.
Xiao Yan said: "Perhaps I have set up a trap a long time ago, and then I can win your trust with my help, so that you can be willing to become my sword against the Lu family."
Tang Ning's face turned paler.
Xiao Yan only felt that the little girl in front of him was too trusting, and she didn't know how to take precautions when encountering the Song family.
He wanted to teach her to be wary of others and make her understand the stakes, but when the words came to his lips and he saw the red circles in her eyes, he swallowed them back.
That's all, it's just a delicate flower growing under the eaves, how can it expect to be in the city of Xinxiang?
Xiao Yan handed the Fang Jin handkerchief to Tang Ning. Seeing her biting her lips and clutching her sleeves as if she had been wronged, he said:
"You have suffered a loss due to the Song family. You should learn how to protect yourself. Although I am different from others, you should also be more careful. Otherwise, if I intentionally hurt you, wouldn't you be in danger?"
Tang Ning buried her head and remained silent.
Xiao Yan sighed softly and took the brocade handkerchief back: "Okay, I will help you investigate the Song family's affairs. Don't be angry. What do you want to eat tonight?"
Seeing that she didn't speak, he said patiently,
"Yesterday, a village sent a lamb that was five or six months old. The meat was tender and delicious and had no odor. Madam Qin said it wouldn't be a problem for you to eat it if it's light."
"I'll have someone make a pot tonight and bring some vegetables and other things to you. If you have anything else you want to eat, why not boil some fish soup and make some vegetarian fish noodles? It'll be good for your health."
He spoke slowly, his voice deliberately soft.
Even though it is still as cold as rocks and jade, you can still hear the coaxing in the words.
Song Tangning felt that she was particularly unsatisfactory. She obviously did not do well. Xiao Yan was teaching her, breaking it apart and crushing it to teach her how to behave and be defensive about others that no one had ever told her. However, she still felt that Very wronged.
At this moment, he lowered his body to comfort himself. Such a cold and unkind person suddenly fell into the mortal world. Her eyes turned even redder. After a while, she lowered her head and said vaguely:
"I want mutton pot."
After a pause, he raised his head,
"Brother, eat with me."
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, looking at her with red eyes but still stubborn, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I'll eat with you."
After all, he was there to protect me.
If a child is more coquettish, then he should be more coquettish.
Anyone who dares to stretch his claws towards her will be pulled out.
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