No one expected that Song Tangning would reject the queen.
Needless to say, the queen was furious after Jin Zhi returned to the palace. Even the scheming Lu Chongyuan couldn't help being shocked after hearing this.
"The people in Jiuyun Lane say that Miss Song is too weak to enter the palace, and the dispute between her and the Lu family is still hot. If she is ordered to enter the palace before it is resolved, others will speculate that the empress is protecting the Lu family's shortcomings and intending to force her to do so. She has calmed down the matter, and the Queen can summon her by force if she wants, but her injury has not healed, so if she enters the palace for good or bad reasons, she will not care what others say about the Queen."
Not to mention that the queen almost got angry after hearing this, and Lu Chongyuan's face was also livid.
"Did Xiao Yan say this? It must be Xiao Yan, the eunuch, who used Tang Ning to humiliate the Lu family..." Lu Zhinian was furious.
The palace attendant who responded said in a low voice: "It's not Governor Xiao, it's Miss Song."
Lu Zhinian's anger froze, and his face suddenly turned pale.
When the palace attendant saw this, he looked a little unbearable: "Mrs. Song said it herself. When the matter with the husband is settled, the Lu family will return all the relics of her grandfather who had been corrupted, and she will go to the palace to apologize to the empress in person."
"Now that the Lu family's affairs are well known throughout the city, and she is injured, the empress does not dare to force her into the palace, for fear that she might be up to no good, and then the people at Yushitai will be forced to speak out. The imperial concubine was demolished, but His Highness the Fourth Highness must not be involved in this matter. When the servant left the palace, the empress was so angry that she almost fainted. She only asked Lu Gong and Lang Jun to find a way to solve the matter. Don’t let the Lu family’s future be ruined by a little girl.”
When Lu Chongyuan heard this, he immediately frowned and looked at the palace man, his eyes were cold and penetrating, as if they were bone-piercing.
The palace man dared not look directly at him.
After a moment, Lu Chongyuan said with a cold face: "I know what the Queen means. Go back and tell the Queen. The Lu family will not harm the Queen and the Fourth Highness."
"Mr. Lu..."
The palace man's expression suddenly changed. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything when he met Lu Chongyuan's cold and angry eyes.
After the palace maid from Fengxi Palace left the Lu family with a pale face, Lu Qin, who had been patiently standing by, suddenly stood up.
"What does the queen mean by this? Those things were taken by the fourth prince, and it was the fourth prince who got the benefits. Now that she is seeing the trouble, she seems to blame it all on our Lu family. She can actually say that it is for the Lu family. I think the future is for her and the fourth prince. If it weren't for the Lu family, would she be able to be the queen and secure her position in the middle palace..."
"Second brother!"
Lu Zhao shouted sharply from the side.
Lu Qin finally restrained himself from the disrespectful words in his mouth, but he was still very angry when he thought of what the palace man meant just now.
The queen came out of their Lu family. She was originally the daughter of a side branch. Later, because of her outstanding beauty, she caught the eye of Emperor An, who was still the prince at the time. She was adopted into the lap of Lu Chongyuan and became the legitimate daughter and the prince's concubine.
If it weren't for the Lu family's help, how could Emperor An sit on the throne, and how could the queen stand out and sit in the middle palace? But now, she had completely forgotten who she relied on today.
Emperor An was a supercilious man who tried to burn bridges across rivers, and the Queen did not give in too much!
Lu Qin's temperament was far less stable than Lu Zhao's. Even though he was choked by what he just said, he still couldn't help but say:
"Sure enough, if she is not her biological child, she is not her biological child. She has been helping her parents' family without telling her father all these years, and her father just turned a blind eye and pretended that he did not see it. She wanted to pave the way for the fourth prince to marry Sanlang to the Xu Song family. Girl, our Lu family also agreed, but she didn't remember us at all, she pushed it all away as soon as something happened, and she could say such cold words."
"Father, do you really want to support such a person to help your son become a leader?"
Lu Chongyuan was also angry at what the Queen had done. He knew that the Song daughter's unusual reaction was a bit difficult for the Queen to deal with. It was natural for her to come to the Lu family to find a solution, and it was acceptable to discuss with them how to solve it, but she should never put her He and the fourth prince went ahead and stayed out of the incident.
But no matter how angry he was, Lu Chongyuan knew very well that the Lu family had no better choice now.
Emperor An was determined to eradicate the aristocratic family, but the eunuch Xiao Yan was also eyeing the family with fierce methods. The aristocratic family had been damaged and squeezed several times. It seemed that it was still prominent in front of others, but Lu Chongyuan knew the truth very well.
Their current situation is no longer what it used to be. They must help an emperor who loves a noble family ascend to power as soon as possible and give the noble family a chance to breathe.
No matter how bad the queen is, her surname is Lu. Although the fourth prince is not his biological grandson, he still has the blood of the aristocratic family in his body. They have to rely on the Lu family to get what they want.
"Okay." Lu Chongyuan said calmly, "Don't say these words again, lest the fourth prince hear this and break up with the Lu family."
"But……"
Lu Qin wanted to say something else, but Lu Chongyuan just glanced at him. He shut up angrily and kicked the stool hard.
Lu Zhao glanced at the pale Lu Zhinian, raised his head and asked, "Father, the Song daughter obviously doesn't want to let go, but the Fourth Prince can't get those things back, otherwise..."
As soon as his eyes hardened, Lu Zhinian blurted out, "No, Tang Ning can't move!"
Lu Chongyuan frowned and glanced at Lu Zhinian, his eyes a little complicated, but his attitude was the same as Lu Zhinian's.
"Don't think so, nothing can happen to the Song girl."
"But those things..."
"No matter if there are those things or not, you can't touch Song Tangning."
Lu Chongyuan had never thought about this before. The Lu family had been standing in the capital for so many years and could become the head of the aristocratic family. Lu Chongyuan had never been a soft-hearted person, but the Song girl was a hedgehog and could not be touched at all.
"The incident between her and the Lu family just broke out, and the queen sent someone to see her again. If something happens to her at this time, do you think Cao Dejiang and his gang of poor people can spare the Lu family, and what will outsiders think? The Lu family? And don't forget who is protecting the Song girl now. If you want to touch her, do you think you can hide it from Xiao Yan, the eunuch, or from his gang of black-armored mad dogs?"
Now that the Lu family wants to keep their reputation and the queen and her son, they not only cannot touch the Song daughter, but also hope that she is well. Otherwise, if she makes any mistakes, the Lu family will be blamed.
The Lu brothers' faces turned a little green when they heard this.
Lu Chongyuan felt depressed. He had been in the court for many years and had gone through many storms, but he had never felt so aggrieved.
Lu Qin's face was full of anger: "This won't work, and that won't work either. What about the Song family's daughter? She has no intention of settling down with the Lu family now. She won't even give her the queen's face. Is it possible that she is still waiting for her to change her mind?!"
Then Song Tangning couldn't get enough oil and salt.
It's hard and can't come.
She won't eat the soft ones.
A little girl who just got haircut has left the Lu family helpless. When the three-day period comes, if she really takes the order and goes to Jingzhao Mansion, will the Lu family lose their face? !
Lu Chongyuan pursed his lips tightly for a long time, then he seemed to have made some decision and looked at Lu Zhinian: "Sanlang, come with me to Jiuyun Lane tomorrow."
"Grandpa..." Lu Zhinian's face turned even paler.
Lu Chongyuan couldn't bear it for a moment, but he still said coldly and solemnly: "The reputation of the queen, mother and son must not be flawed."
Lu Zhinian's figure swayed, his face pale and crumbling.
The reputation of the Queen and her son must not be flawed, and the reputation of the Lu family must not be damaged.
So grandpa...
Just abandon him?
