King Cheng couldn't help but frown, but he was still at the table and couldn't say much. He forced a smile and spoke to the Song family.
"Tang Ning injured her leg and foot earlier, and the injury is still not fully healed. Jin Xiu, why don't you help your sister and tell her to sit down quickly to avoid leg pain from standing for a long time."
After hearing this, Song Jinxiu stood up and stepped forward with a complicated expression to help Song Tangning.
Unexpectedly, before she got close, she heard Tang Ning say, "Aunt, I want to sit next to you."
Song Jinxiu stiffened.
Princess Cheng said: "Come here, I happen to have a seat reserved..."
"Yue Niang!"
King Cheng's voice was low, and his brows furrowed when he looked at Princess Cheng. They had clearly promised to let Song Tangning reconcile with the Song family, but what were they doing now?
"It's just a place to sit. They're all in the same hall. Tang Ning can sit next to me whenever he likes. Why are you in such a hurry?"
After Princess Cheng said something casually, she raised her eyes and looked at Song Jinxiu.
"Tang Ning was frightened after Qishan. She has been frightened for a while. A few days ago, she had nightmares every night. She had to stay with her to fall asleep. Although she is feeling better now, she still has lingering fears. There are so many people and noisy people today. Tang Ning wants to sit at the table with me, Song Dalangjun should have no objection, right?"
Song Jinxiu moved his lips: "As long as Tang Ning likes it."
After hearing this, Princess Cheng's expression softened a little, and she beckoned Song Tangning to come to her side.
King Cheng saw her mentioning the Qishan incident and mocking Song Jinxiu for an excuse, but he never went too far. He just thought that his princess was angry and deliberately wanted to embarrass Song Jinxiu, but as long as she didn't break her face directly, It wouldn't be a big deal if things that were agreed upon earlier were broken. He couldn't help but tilt his head.
"You are so narrow-minded."
A low-pitched laugh, full of intimacy.
Princess Cheng looked coldly: "I have always been stingy."
When King Cheng heard this, he just thought she was joking and didn't take it to heart. He smiled and comforted Song Jinxiu and let him go back to the banquet. On the contrary, Xie Yin, who was sitting not far away, felt uneasy.
The pain in his legs was severe. He had broken his knees with Tang Ning's previous kick. Even though a while had passed, he could still remember Song Tang Ning's appearance just now.
Obviously her father said that today was for her to reconcile with the Song family, but Song Tangning, who could say "I want you to die" so coldly, could she really forgive the Song family?
Mrs. Song looked at the pale Song Jinxiu and felt her heart ache: "Jinxiu, are you okay?"
Song Jinxiu pursed her lips: "It's okay."
He lost a lot of weight, his originally clean and handsome face was stained with depression, and his eyes were dark and no longer had the warmth of Yu Tailang.
He knew that Song Tangning was cruel, and he also knew that coming here today to give in was to admit her mistake and coax her back to the house. Song Jinxiu whispered: "Tang Ning is angry, just let her out."
"Hasn't she been angry enough? She has done so much harm to you, and the house has been disturbed by her. She..." She is simply a disaster!
"Mother!"
Song Jinxiu interrupted Mrs. Song, frowned and looked around.
Mrs. Song suppressed the unspoken words, but she couldn't keep the smile on her face.
Everyone at the banquet had different thoughts, but Princess Cheng was too lazy to take care of them. She just waited for Tang Ning to sit down before letting the banquet begin.
The servants of the prince's palace came in one after another with delicacies and wine. Everyone pretended not to see the distress of the Song Dynasty Duke's palace, and admired the dancing female concubines coming in one after another.
In the flower hall, the piano was played and the drums were ringing. The originally awkward atmosphere became heated in just a moment. After the song ended, there was more chatter and laughter during the dinner.
Song Tangning leaned next to Princess Cheng, and she could feel that Lu Zhinian had been looking at her. She never looked back, only lowered her eyes and waited for the Song family to speak.
She stroked the dragon-patterned pendant hanging around her neck through her clothes, and her rapidly beating heart calmed down.
After a while, King Cheng, who had drank a few glasses of wine, felt that the time was almost up, so he smiled and said loudly: "Today, the palace is holding this spring banquet. I want to congratulate Shangsi with everyone, and also want to take advantage of it." In view of today's excitement, I was trying to bring bad luck to my niece who had an accident at home, but I didn't expect that it would actually alarm the Queen."
"Tang Ning, these musicians and dancers are all from the palace. The Queen knew that you were injured and was very worried. She also specially told you to take good care of your injuries. And the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion..."
He raised his eyes towards Song Jinxiu and said:
"The Queen also knows what happened in Qishan. Jinxiu, you are such an old person, how can you be so careless?"
Song Jinxiu stood up, looking guilty and whispered: "It's my fault. The brother and sister were angry that day. I had a few quarrels with Tang Ning. As the eldest brother, I should have loved and protected her, but I was angry for a moment. He left her on the mountain, not to mention that his servants followed him away without permission, causing her to frighten the horse and get injured."
He came forward with drinks on the table,
"Tang Ning, it's brother's fault. Brother should not have left you there."
"I always regret these days. I just wish I could go back to that day and beat myself up. Seeing your injuries, I wish I could take your place. Brother, I know I was wrong. I just hope you can forgive me for once."
Song Jinxiu's t-shirt was a little too big and he looked particularly thin. His eyes were red and his voice was low and hoarse when he spoke, and he sounded like he was begging for mercy for no reason.
Everyone at the banquet just felt sad. The eldest son of the Song family used to be such a proud man. He was a young talent and entered the officialdom early. He was already a clerk at a young age. He only needed to accumulate some political achievements in the past few years to rise to the top. But now that he has been deposed from his official position, he has lost his sacred heart, and even his words are humble and pale, it is indeed enough to pay such a high price for just a momentary mistake.
Mrs. Song stood up with tears in her eyes: "Tang Ning, it's because my aunt didn't teach her son well that your brother was confused for a while. When you go back, he will let you punish him, and my aunt will never protect him."
Song Tangning said nothing to the two of them.
The banquet was extremely quiet, and the old concubine of Prince Cheng's Mansion said: "They say that you can correct your mistakes if you know them, and there is no such thing as a good thing. I looked at the eldest son of the Song family and he also realized his mistakes."
King Cheng also said: "Tang Ning, Jin Xiu is your brother after all. Why don't you forgive him this time?"
Song Tangning listened to the words of advice in her ears and could feel everyone looking at her. She slowly raised her head and looked at Song Jinxiu.
"Brother, do you really know you were wrong?"
Xie Yin, who had been asked once, felt his heart skip a beat.
Song Jinxiu lowered his head and was about to say that he knew, when he heard Shou Tangning's voice, as clear as the snow in the mountain stream: "Brother, can you tell me, what did you and Song Shulan do when they entered Shi'anyuan at night six days ago?"
Song Jinxiu's face turned pale.
"What, brother don't remember?"
Song Tangning looked at Song Jinxiu, who looked uneasy and wanted to speak, with a look of condensation between his brows:
"Then do you want me to remind Mr. Song that the dignified Mr. Yutai, while I was not in the house, helped your sister, the concubine, steal my father's belongings, pretending to be a token of Song Shulan's life experience, and wanted to force her to my father. , forcibly taking my father’s bloodline?”
