Even with Jin Zhi's self-restraint, he could hardly keep his face straight at this moment.
how?
Of course not! !
The reason she came today was because the Lu family's affairs involved the fourth prince, otherwise the Queen would never get involved in the affairs of a mere junior.
No matter how much trouble Song Tangning made, her marriage to the Lu family would not break up as long as the queen didn't let go.
The Empress originally planned to summon Song Tangning into the palace to see if she could stabilize her. Even if she could not be stabilized, she could use marriage as a condition to cover up the Lu family's scandal. If she really waited until Song Tangning settled things with the Lu family before entering the palace, What about the fourth prince? !
Did Song Tangning do this on purpose? !
Jin Zhi's chest heaved and he lost his patience, and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Mrs. Song, do you want to resist the decree?"
"Tang Ning doesn't dare. It's just that I'm weak and my appearance is ruined. I really don't dare to enter the palace. If the Queen really wants to summon her, she can. But if I am accidentally frightened and something happens, I hope the Queen won't do it." Blame me."
After Song Tangning finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his hand to support his head, and his voice became weak, "Sure enough, the injury is not healed. I feel a little dizzy after standing for a long time."
"you you……"
Jin Zhi's face was trembling with anger at Song Tangning's bachelor's words.
When did Song Tangning become such a rogue?
How dare she threaten her? !
Just when Jin Zhi was about to say something, he looked at Song Tangning, who was holding her forehead and tilting her head to look at her, but for some reason, she suddenly remembered the girl who was crippled by Xiao Yan not long ago because she beat her granddaughter to the point of vomiting blood and fainting. Mrs. Song didn't allow anyone to see her after getting her hands on her, and later even caused trouble in the court. In the end, Mrs. Song became infamous throughout the capital.
Her mind felt like it was struck by thunder, and she stared at Song Tangning with wide eyes. This little girl was so skilled at pretending to be stunned, and looked like she had already experienced and practiced the art of porcelain. The last one who was treated like this by her Who is the unlucky guy?
Jin Zhi's eyelids twitched and he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
Song Tangning reached out and pulled Hua Wu to support herself, leaning against her: "That's all, I'm just worried that the Queen will be hurt by my unsatisfactory body, but if the Queen really wants to see me, she doesn't have to celebrate the Sixth Princess's birthday in three days. Now, I will follow Aunt Jinzhi into the palace. I think even if I faint in the palace, the queen can send me back."
When Jin Zhi saw her speaking, he wanted to step forward and quickly took two steps back: "No need!!"
"Aunt Jinzhi?" Tang Ning was confused.
Jin Zhi's face turned pale, and he avoided her as if he was afraid of being tricked by Tang Ning: "I feel that your Majesty feels sorry for Miss Song, so I will not let her go to the palace with her injuries. I will go back to the palace to report the matter of the Sixth Princess's birthday party first. If there are any arrangements, please come and let me know. Madam, please be at ease and cultivate yourself first."
After she finished speaking, she said goodbye to Song Tangning.
"This slave has to return to the palace to resume his duties, so I will stay here soon. Please leave first."
As if he was afraid that Song Tangning would fall to the ground if he said another word, Jin Zhi grabbed the two palace attendants beside him and turned around to leave.
"Hey, Aunt Jinzhi...Aunt Jinzhi, don't leave...stay here for a sip of tea..."
Jin Zhi walked faster.
The two palace men beside her were staggered by her. When they left the hall, one of them couldn't help but said: "Aunt, what are you afraid of her for? We are the Queen's wife, Song Tangning still dares to slander us?"
"What do you know!"
Jin Zhi scolded.
In the past, she would not be afraid, but it happened that the Lu family's matter happened. If Song Tangning had just gone to the Lu family to ask for something back, people from the queen's palace would have come to Jiuyun Lane to "force faint" Song Tangning.
Then there is no need to wait for the three-day period. People all over the capital are afraid that everyone in the capital will know that the Lu family has stolen Song Tangning's things and refuses to return them, so the Queen steps in to force him to faint.
By then, let alone the fourth prince, even the queen would be in disrepute.
What's more, Song Tangning now doesn't have the support of the Duke of Song, but where is this? This is Jiuyun Lane, Xiao Yan's territory.
With the eunuch Xiao Yan protecting her, Song Tangning would even dare to cheat her own grandmother. What else would she not dare to do?
Jin Zhi looked at the servants of the Tang Mansion who were staring at him behind him, and vaguely saw two familiar people, who seemed to have worked for Xiao Yan before.
Her face turned a little green, and she quickly grabbed the two palace attendants beside her and said, "Quickly leave!"
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Song Tangning stood in front of the hall and saw Jin Zhi running away in disorder from a distance. She took back the hand that she had just waved and started to cheer.
Hua Wu endured it again and again, but couldn't help but laugh along with his master.
"Girl, she is so scared."
In the past, they were the only ones who looked at the faces of the female officials of Fengxi Palace when they entered the palace. Although the queen spoke kindly and treated the girls well, Hua Wu always felt that Aunt Jinzhi was extremely condescending every time she looked at them. How could she be so embarrassed? when?
Princess Cheng and Madam Qin led the pale-faced Song Ru out from behind the curtain at the side door and walked to Song Tangning. Princess Cheng couldn't help but laughed and stretched out her hand to poke her in the head: "You bad girl, When did you learn this damaging move?"
Song Tangning muttered: "You can teach yourself without a teacher."
In the past, she always cared about rules and etiquette, cared about those useless faces, and wronged herself everywhere. But later, after meeting her brother, she discovered that when getting along with shameless people, she had to be even more shameless than them. If you confront a disciple, you have to be more shameless than them. The so-called gentleman's etiquette is only useful to a gentleman. Reasoning with a villain is just playing the harp to a cow.
Madam Qin said with a smile: "Mrs. Song, it's good to be like this now, so that you won't be bullied."
Princess Cheng thought of Jin Zhi's funny appearance, but she couldn't help but worry: "This way, you won't be bullied, and it will feel good to fight people back, but if you refute the queen's face, she may hate you."
"Even if I don't refute her face, won't she still hate me?"
Tang Ning is no longer the ignorant little girl she was when she first came back: "I have such a quarrel with the Lu family, how could she have no grudge against me? Besides, does my aunt really think that the queen summoned me to the palace to help me?" Make peace with Lu Zhinian?"
Princess Cheng was stunned for a moment: "Isn't it?"
Song Tangning said: "If you want to make peace, you could have just sent the message when Jin Zhi came, or you could just call me into the palace today to find a way to comfort me. Why do you have to wait until three days later? And she didn't summon her earlier or later. , but he was suddenly summoned after I asked the Lu family to return those things, and the time was stuck just after the three-day period between me and the Lu family."
"If I agreed to enter the palace just now, then the three-day period I told the Lu family would naturally be invalidated. Otherwise, I have clearly agreed to see the queen but still break up with the Lu family. That would be blatantly throwing the queen's face at the door. If I step on the ground, even those who originally thought I was reasonable will probably think that I am arrogant and disrespectful of the Queen."
Princess Cheng was not a fool. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "You mean the Lu family went to find the queen?"
Song Tangning nodded: "I am familiar with Lu Zhinian's temperament. He is conceited and arrogant, and he always values appearance. The Lu family values the family reputation more than anything else."
She originally asked for those things back just to let the world know that the Lu family had treated her poorly. She had always paid more in this marriage. She had never owed the Lu family. Even if they broke off the engagement, it was because Lu Zhinian and the Lu family had bullied her.
She deliberately humiliated Lu Zhinian and disparaged the Lu family's reputation in order to force them to break off the engagement. After all, it was impossible for the head of a noble family to want a woman who was willing to spend money and tarnish the family's reputation to enter the house.
But Lu Zhinian actually found the queen.
Song Tangning recalled what Xiao Yan once told her about the relationship between people in the court and the game of interests, and her tone was slightly cold:
"If Lu Zhinian's past temperament was based on his humiliation by me, even if he was unwilling to break off the engagement with me, he would immediately collect all the items on the list and send them to Jiuyun Lane, and even have people dump him. Tell me on my face that the Lu family does not care about these things, but now he has gone to find the queen, and the queen has tried her best to erase the three-day period."
"Aunt, why do you think it is?"
Princess Cheng's face also turned cold, and she said word by word: "The Lu family has touched the things you sent."
Or perhaps, they simply didn't pay for those things, and they were afraid that Tang Ning would take the order seriously and make the matter bigger, so they asked the queen to come forward.
She paused mid-sentence and couldn't help but frown: "No, if only the Lu family had touched those things, the queen wouldn't be so anxious, but just now Jinzhi heard that you wanted to wait until you settle things with the Lu family before entering the palace, her face changed. Everything has changed, and he even spoke out against the decree, obviously not just for the Lu family."
Princess Cheng suddenly raised her eyes: "Is it possible that the queen also moved the things on that list..."
Song Tangning also had this guess in his mind, and just judging from Jin Zhi's reaction, this guess was at least 90% true. Even if the queen didn't do it, it must have something to do with the queen.
The most important thing is that no matter who moved it, I'm afraid they won't be able to get those things back, otherwise they wouldn't have to worry about filling them in. In other words, her previous joke to mock Lu Zhinian turned out to be a prophecy.
The Lu family really can't afford those things.
Song Tangning couldn't help but laugh when she remembered that Lu Zhinian had told her righteously before that the Lu family looked down upon her.
"The Lu family."
Ah!
She originally just wanted to embarrass Lu Zhinian and force the Lu family to break off the engagement, but it would be really interesting if even the queen was not clean.
She refused to let go until the items were returned.
If you want to save the queen's face and silence everyone, but you don't dare to harm her rashly, what can the Lu family offer to compensate?
Is it the dignity of the Lu family, the official reputation of Lu Chongyuan as Zhongshu Ling, or... Lu Zhinian?
Song Tangning tilted his head, his almond-shaped eyes filled with a faint luster, looking a bit like Xiao Yan when he was cheating others.
Could she take the opportunity to peel off Lu Zhinian's skin?
