Seeing Gu Helian's originally bright face drooping, Canglang drove him away with Princess Cheng and Nanny Jiang who had just been put into the carriage.
After Tang Ning and Xiao Yan got into the car behind them, they whispered: "Brother, Uncle Gu and Auntie..."
She originally thought that Gu Helian had a good relationship with the Rong family, so her aunt would ask him for help, but just now she saw that there was a tense situation between him and her aunt, and his words were even more weird.
Xiao Yan lifted his robe and sat down: "Gu Helian is over forty years old and has not married yet."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes wide: "Brother, you mean Uncle Gu... No, Gu Helian and his aunt..."
"I guessed it too."
Xiao Yan said calmly: "I don't know much about the Rong family, but Gu Helian left the capital because he did something wrong and was expelled by your grandfather."
"I heard that when he came out of the Rong family, his body was covered with whip marks, as if he had received the Rong family's family law. At that time, your aunt had just been engaged to Prince Cheng, and then Gu Helian disappeared without a trace. Wait for him to come back a few years later. You were already the head of the Gu family when you were in the capital, and your aunt had also married into Prince Cheng's palace and gave birth to Xie Yin."
"When Gu Helian returned to Beijing, Taifu Rong hadn't died of illness yet. He didn't go back to the Rong family and went straight to Prince Cheng's mansion. Later, he got into a fight with Prince Cheng for some unknown reason. There was blood between the two. Gu Helian even accidentally injured the young Xie Yin. , Mr. Rong was so angry that he fainted."
"I only heard from people back then that your aunt slapped Gu Helian and scolded him. Gu Helian left the capital and never came back. He returned to Zuozhou and regarded the capital as a forbidden area and has not set foot in it for many years. "
The carriage bumped slightly as it moved forward. People on the street retreated when they saw the black-armored guard in front of them. Even the bustling noise in the market not far away seemed to have become muted.
The wind blew through the curtain of the carriage, and Xiao Yanqu fell straight on his lap, stroking the black finger ring between his fingers.
"Before, your aunt sent someone to Zuozhou to deliver a message. Gu Helian took people to Anzhou and Yanghua without stopping for a moment. He checked everything in two or three days that usually takes more than ten days to find out."
Although he was deliberately let off by others, if Gu Helian hadn't taken it upon himself and scattered a lot of money, he wouldn't have been able to rush back to the capital so quickly.
The Gu family was originally the largest family in Zuozhou. Compared with the Lu family in the capital, they were no less generous. The family's wealth was so rich that even the emperor was envious of it. They were entrenched in Zuozhou and never interacted with the powerful people in the capital. Gu Helian was even more hostile to the court in recent years. The man in the middle was dismissive, but when he came to him, he only mentioned Princess Cheng, and the head of the Gu family chose to "cooperate" with him without hesitation.
Even though he knew he was being used as a knife, he still stepped into Prince Cheng's Mansion.
Song Tangning's eyes were slightly startled: "Did Brother give him those evidences about Song Hong and Xu Zhen's life experiences?"
Xiao Yan said "Yes": "It turned out that I was just checking Song Shulan's background. Who would have thought that there would be unexpected gains."
The little girl tilted her head slightly and her eyes were slightly rounded. The rouge she applied earlier was soaked with sweat, but the red flower between her eyebrows was still delicate, making her look charming.
A faint thin layer of fat smeared under the ends of her eyes, and even the interlaced red marks from top to bottom seemed to have become a fine painting. The few drops of blood that had been splashed on her eyes were like red plums falling on the white, gorgeous The redness spread all the way into the slender neck, adding a bit of extravagance for no reason.
With just one glance, Xiao Yan looked away.
He leaned back slightly with his fingers slightly bent, and his eyes avoided the slightly messy skirt of her clothes. Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and said, "I was worried that you would damage some of your reputation after breaking up with the Song family. Now Song Hong is taking in the rebels." Now, the government of the Duke of Song Dynasty is in danger, no matter how big the grievances between you and them are, no one will think that you are unfilial."
People related to Prince Ru have always been enemies of Emperor An, based on his understanding of Emperor An.
The Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion is over.
Tangning whispered: "The third sister..."
"Song Ru can be the first to sue the Song family."
Tang Ning was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood what Xiao Yan meant: "Brother, are you saying that you want the third sister to take the opportunity to break away from the Song family in the name of righteousness and annihilation of relatives?"
Xiao Yan nodded and said in a carefree voice: "Your Majesty hates the old and violent Crown Prince very much. If she tells Song Hong first, she will be able to distance herself from the Song family. I can also ask for a favor from Your Majesty on her behalf."
Seeing Tang Ning's brows furrowed slightly, as if hesitating, he said: "You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. I will ask Song Ru what she thinks after meeting her later. If she wants to stay in the capital, she must completely break with the Song family. , if she doesn’t want to bear the notoriety of killing relatives for justice, and is afraid of being insulted by others, then I can also find another way to send her out of the capital, but from now on she will no longer be the daughter of the Song family."
He was willing to spend a lot of thought on behalf of the people his children cared about, and when he saw that Tang Ning was stunned when he heard this, he seemed to want to say something.
Xiao Yan's sword eyes flicked: "Don't worry about things that you shouldn't worry about. Since I can speak, I can put Song Ru in a safe place and won't leave any excuse for others to criticize her."
It would be too eye-catching for the rest of the Song family to send her away, but for a little concubine who has no sense of existence, not many people in the Song family will remember her, let alone others.
If he can't even do this, he can just take a knife and wipe his neck.
Tang Ning choked and looked at Xiao Yan as if he could read her thoughts. Her cheeks turned red: "I have no doubts about brother. Brother is the most powerful."
"Say another word."
"ah?"
"The praise is nothing new."
Seeing the child's stunned expression was so interesting that Xiao Yan looked relaxed, sat up straight, reached out his hand through his sleeves, and wiped away the blood on her cheek.
"My governor is used to hearing nice things, and his ears have become naughty for a long time. I will teach you how to flatter others later, so that you can coax me next time."
He moved very lightly with his hands. He waited until the blood stains were wiped off by his sleeves before he stopped and resumed his calmness:
"If you can't coax the governor, you won't give him food."
Tang Ning choked, all her worries were gone, and she glared at the person in front of her with shame.
"Brother!"
She is not a child.
Why is he always teasing her! !
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In the palace of the Duke of Song, the emaciated Mrs. Song was tormenting the servants around her.
Since the last time she was killed by Xiao Yan in Jiuyun Alley, Mrs. Song was first frightened and fainted, and then she was hurt by the news of Song Jinxiu being demoted. In addition, during this period of time, there were rumors outside, making the house restless.
She lingered on the hospital bed for more than half a month, and her whole body seemed to have lost its vitality. Her eyes became cloudy, the thick lines under her eyes were deep when her cheekbones were high, and her face was particularly mean when she was angry.
"With such hot soup, do you want to burn me to death?"
Mrs. Song knocked over the soup bowl in front of her with a wave of her hand, and the scalding hot soup immediately fell on the maid in front of her.
The little maid screamed when she was burned, and was slapped in the face by Mrs. Song.
"What do you call it? It's just a few drops of hot soup. What kind of precious body do you think you are?"
