Spring is in full bloom, and the gentle breeze ruffles the branches and willows, easing the chill caused by the black-armored guards.
Xiao Yan made no secret of Song Tangning's protection.
Not far away, the person who was nailed to the ground with a long knife was bleeding. The stern person was warm and soft. Such a sharp contrast made everyone in the courtyard couldn't help but look at the little girl with a damaged face. .
This Miss Song seems to be more valued by Governor Xiao than the rumors say.
Lu Zhinian saw Song Tangning walking towards the eunuch. In the past, he could only see his black eyes, but now they were filled with Xiao Yan's figure not far away.
He frowned, feeling uneasy in his heart: "Tang Ning!"
Song Tangning paused and turned around.
Lu Zhinian lowered his tone and coaxed: "Come to me."
Tang Ning paused and saw that even though he deliberately softened his eyebrows, he was still aloof and ready to come to her. She suddenly turned around and walked back in the direction she came from just now.
Lu Zhinian looked at the little girl walking towards him, and the vague uneasiness in his heart dissipated.
He said that Song Tangning cared about him and she would never disobey him. With her feelings for him, how could she really be willing to ignore him.
The little girl had just been angry with him before, but how could she be willing to embarrass him in front of everyone? This was the girl who had admired him for many years.
What can Xiao Yan do? If he is allowed to dominate the government, Tang Ning will still choose him.
Lu Zhinian glanced at Xiao Yan in the distance with a trace of unconcealable provocation in his eyes. He raised his feet and was about to walk towards Tang Ning. But who knew that at this moment, Song Tang Ning suddenly stopped and turned around. Arriving in front of Princess Cheng and Gu Helian.
"Aunt, uncle, let's go."
The tenderness on Lu Zhinian's face instantly fell apart.
Gu Helian looked at the little girl who was serious but worked hard to be mischievous, and burst into laughter. The laughter was like a hard slap on Lu Zhinian's face.
"Tang Ning!!"
Lu Zhinian was full of displeasure, "It's enough for you to vent your anger on me..."
"Zhiqi?" Song Tangning turned around and said, "Have you, Mr. Lu Lang, forgotten that Song Jinxiu on Qishan Mountain is cruel, so you should not give in too much. If I had died on Qishan Mountain that day, half of my life would be Song Jinxiu's, and the other half would be mine." It’s you and Prince Xie.”
She glanced at Xie Yin, who was pale and hiding behind the crowd, and her eyes fell on Lu Zhinian's unbelievable face.
"Lu Langjun and I have only a short relationship, and the entanglement in the past was really inappropriate. Lu Langjun is a noble person and will have a good relationship. It is better to call me Mrs. Song in the future to avoid misunderstanding."
Lu Zhinian's eyes suddenly widened, and everyone around him gasped.
Song Tangning, do you want to cancel the Lu family's marriage? !
Song Tangning knew how much attention her words would attract, and how many people would talk about them if they spread out, but she didn't want to see Lu Zhinian's self-righteousness at all.
Her goal today has been achieved. Although the Lu family's marriage is not so easy to cancel, her words here represent her attitude.
She also wanted to go to the Song family to get back the things left behind by her parents and completely separate herself from the Song family. Song Tangning ignored the shocked and angry Lu Zhinian, took Princess Cheng's arm and walked towards Xiao Yan.
Lu Zhinian's expression was ashen, and the surroundings were completely silent.
King Cheng looked at Mrs. Lu's angry expression and felt that Song Tangning was extremely ridiculous.
She actually dared to say that she wanted to cancel the Lu family's marriage. Does she know who the Lu family is?
"Stop them!"
King Cheng gave a sharp shout, and someone in the palace immediately stepped forward to stop him. However, this time, without waiting for Xiao Yan's instructions, Cang Lang, who had just arrived in front of him, swung his sword and killed the people in the middle before they could react. His arm was cut off by a sword.
When blood splattered everywhere, Cang Lang held the white phosphorus jade peak sword: "My governor told me to let Mrs. Song pass."
The man whose arm was cut off screamed in agony, and everyone else in Prince Cheng's palace also turned pale.
The severed arm fell in front of King Cheng either intentionally or accidentally, and the blood on it fell on King Cheng's robe, causing him to take half a step back in panic.
King Cheng had already felt nervous when he saw the black-armored guards barging in. Now seeing them see blood at every turn, he couldn't help but sternly said: "Xiao Yan, you are crazy. How dare you lead the black-armored guards to break in without permission?" Is the palace hurting people?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and said coldly: "I have received a secret report that there is an old friend of Prince Brutal in Prince Cheng's palace. Prince Brutal is cruel and unscrupulous. Anyone who goes against him should be killed. I will lead people here to capture the traitor."
"That's nonsense. Why is there such a person in this palace who is so cruel to the prince..."
"Isn't that the Song family?"
Gu Helian's sudden cold words made Mrs. Song and others who were following behind suddenly change their expressions.
Prince Cheng was also startled for a moment. Before he could tell, Gu Helian said with a half-smile, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell Prince Cheng that before I came, I also reported the matter of Xu Zhen and Song Hong to Governor Xiao. After all, he is a rebel who was ordered to be executed by the late emperor. He must be cruel and vicious. If a kind-hearted person like me exposes it rashly, there is no guarantee that he will not be silenced."
Everyone in the courtyard: "..."
If you would gloat less, we would believe you.
Xiao Yan glanced at Song Jinxiu, mother and son, who turned pale at Gu Helian's words, and King Cheng, who was frightened and angry, his sword eyes as sharp as a blade.
"Prince Ruo was executed long ago for his rebellion, and all of his subordinates were killed by the late emperor's order. No one involved in the case was pardoned. The Duke of Song Dynasty violated the will of the late emperor, rescued the rebels at the nick of time, and took in Prince Ru's former subordinates. This is unfair. Loyalty is no different from treason."
"Come here and bring people from the Song Dynasty's palace back to the Criminal Division. Anyone who obstructs them will be guilty of the same crime."
King Cheng was furious: "Xiao Yan, this is my palace, not your Privy Council!"
"It is precisely because it is the prince's residence that I, the governor, first pay homage and then attack."
Prince Cheng looked at the servants lying on the ground bleeding and the palace gate that had almost collapsed. He almost cursed.
That's bullshit. You're polite first and then you're a soldier. You even led someone to break in through the door. Where did the courtesy come from? !
"If you want to take someone, you can go out and do it. This is Prince Cheng's Mansion, not a place for you to run wild!" Prince Cheng suppressed his anger.
"That can't be done. We've come here, so there's no reason to come back empty-handed."
"you dare?!"
"Your Majesty, you can try to see if I dare."
Facing Prince Cheng's face full of shame and annoyance, Xiao Yan's eyes were as cold as the clear moon: "Speaking of which, my governor, the Criminal Division, has not yet entered the royal family. If Prince Cheng is interested, he will be brought back for interrogation. After all, King Cheng seems to have had a hand in the Duke of Song’s palace housing the bloodline of the rebels.”
"you!!"
Prince Cheng's face turned pale and purple. He didn't believe that Xiao Yan dared to attack him.
But the black-armored guard heard the wind and moved towards this side with a sharp blade in hand.
Just as Prince Cheng was about to scold him, he was grabbed by the old lady on the side and forced to the side: "The affairs of Duke Song's Palace have nothing to do with our Prince Cheng's Palace!"
