When the Lu family "visited" Jiuyun Lane this time, they sent a formal greeting card, including a greeting card from Lu Chongyuan.
But when Lu Chongyuan brought Lu Zhinian to Tang Mansion, he saw Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Wen Xinhou sitting next to Song Tangning, as well as Qian Qiyue, the daughter of Qian Baokun, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Only then did Lu Chongyuan realize that he had greatly underestimated the malice that this Song girl had towards the Lu family.
"Why is Mr. Lu here?" Mrs. Wenxinhou smiled very warmly: "Mrs. Fu and I came here today to visit Princess Cheng. We didn't expect to meet Mr. Lu by such a coincidence."
Mrs. Fu still had that serious look on her face. Even when she was facing Zhongshu Ling, she just nodded coldly as a greeting.
Lu Chongyuan looked at Song Tangning with a calm expression: "I came here specifically to see Miss Song today and sent greeting cards in advance. I didn't know that Miss Song would have so many visitors today."
Song Tangning didn't seem to hear the meaning of his words, and just smiled and said: "Mr. Lu only said that he was coming today, and he didn't explain anything. I just thought that you came to return the things that the Lu family took from me before."
"These are all my elders and distinguished guests. It's hard to turn them away for such a trivial matter. However, when Mr. Lu sent a greeting letter before, he only said that you were coming, but did not mention that Mr. Lu was also coming. Pass the government."
Her smile faded a little, "If I had known that Mr. Lu was coming, I would have sent your greetings back to the Lu Mansion."
"Tang Ning..."
Even though Lu Zhinian knew she was cruel, his lips still trembled slightly.
After many years of friendship, why is she so heartless?
Song Tangning seemed unable to see his paleness: "Lu Langjun came here today to fulfill his promise that day and to return to me those things that you, the Lu family, look down on?"
Lu Zhinian's face was pale, and he clutched the Jin Sui in his hand with embarrassment.
Lu Chongyuan took a deep breath: "Mrs. Song, you have been engaged to Sanlang for many years, and he has indeed treated you poorly. Our Lu family is willing to make up for it, but marriage is not a trivial matter after all, and the marriage between you and me is a matter of the Queen and the Queen. It was given personally and approved by Taifu Rong when he was still alive. How can we just lift it off? This matter may have to be discussed slowly..."
He mentioned the queen and Tutor Rong, but his eyes only fell on Song Tangning, thinking that she was anxious to break off the engagement and wanted to force her to give in.
Unexpectedly, Song Tangning smiled: "What Mr. Lu said makes sense. Although Lu Langjun and I are at odds, and he almost killed me, this marriage is not the one that the Lu family has the final say on."
"My injury has not yet healed, and I am worried about the relics of my grandfather that were coaxed away. This wedding is not urgent. When I get better, I will go to the palace to ask for help from the Queen. I think she will definitely be unbearable to see her because of her kindness. Lu Langjun and I have become grudges. If the Queen refuses, I will go to your Majesty and ask for an imperial edict to dissolve the engagement."
She is extremely considerate, gentle and humble.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I will not embarrass the Lu family."
The corners of Mrs. Wenxinhou's mouth twitched, and even Mrs. Fu, who was looking solemnly, coughed.
Qian Qiyue on the side covered her mouth and leaned on her arms, her shoulders shaking like sieves from laughter.
Lu Chongyuan's face froze, and his heart skipped a beat when he looked at the gentle and gentle Song Tangning.
She got it.
This little girl knows that those things are not in the hands of the Lu family, and she also knows that the middle palace is involved in them, and the Lu family can't get enough of them.
Lu Chongyuan could hardly maintain the smile on his face, even though he was mature and steady, he was a little unsteady.
"How can this be considered as embarrassing the Lu family? It was Saburo's fault that ruined this good marriage and made Mrs. Song want to retreat. It's because the old man's family didn't teach his grandson well that the Lu family missed it. I have such a wonderful daughter-in-law, Mrs. Song."
"I brought Saburo to the house today just to discuss with Miss Song the annulment of the engagement. If the Queen is blamed, it is not Miss Song's turn to take the blame."
His tone of voice was completely different from before. He looked at Lu Zhinian next to him full of anger.
"You bastard, why don't you admit your mistake to Miss Song!"
Lu Zhinian had never been humiliated like this in public. He held his hand tighter and his fingertips turned white.
"Tang..."
He wanted to call her like he did in the past, so he met her eyes filled with clear snow.
"Miss Song."
Lu Zhinian's throat was so painful that it felt as if he had been swallowed by Huanglian, and it hurt as if someone had cut him with a knife. He hung his head in embarrassment and shame.
"It was Shao Zheng's fault. He failed Miss Song, and he also failed the Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor Rong. Please..."
The word "beg" almost destroyed all his arrogance, blood was seen between his fingers, Lu Zhinian's voice seemed to have been squeezed out from his throat with all his strength, and his eyes were filled with mist.
"Please... Miss Song, for the sake of past friendship, forgive Shao Zheng for being confused."
Song Tangning looked at the young man standing in front of him with his head bowed.
This was the person she admired when she was young, the sun she chased desperately, and the man she thought she could spend the rest of her life with.
But it was him who, along with Song Jinxiu and the others, ruined her life, ruined her life, and caused her to be strangled to death alone in the abandoned courtyard. She didn't even understand what she had done wrong until she died.
She tilted her head slightly and looked at Lu Zhinian, who looked like he had been humiliated all over, and smiled suddenly.
"Lu Langjun, do you want your one mistake to be worth the things your Lu family took away?"
Tang Ning looked at Lu Chongyuan:
"Mr. Lu, if the Lu family is really sorry, should they return my grandfather's belongings first?"
Lu Zhinian looked up at Song Tangning in disbelief. He was already so humiliated, why was she still so aggressive?
Lu Chongyuan also didn't expect that Song Tangning was still holding on to those things, and his expression was not good: "Those things from the Lu family will be returned, and I will never owe Miss Song..."
"Then let's wait until the Lu family pays it back, and then we can talk about Lu Zhinian and me."
"Miss Song..."
"Mr. Lu, please come back."
Song Tangning saw off the guests with a cold expression. She turned to Mrs. Fu and the others and said, "My aunt must have woken up by now. Madam, Aunt Jun, and Mrs. Qian, let's go."
"Tang Ning!"
Seeing Song Tangning leaving them and wanting to leave, Lu Zhinian couldn't help but reached out and grabbed Song Tangning's arm, but this time Song Tangning didn't tolerate him at all, and kicked him on the calf with a "pop" sound. He waved his hand away.
Seeing Lu Zhinian retreating in pain, she looked up at Lu Chongyuan indifferently: "Is this what Mr. Lu calls the Lu family's apology?"
"Sanlang!" Lu Chongyuan frowned and looked ugly.
Lu Zhinian, however, ignored his past cultivation and just looked at Song Tangning reluctantly.
"Song Tangning, you and I have been engaged for many years. I have been neglectful of you, but I think I have never had any other thoughts. Even if everyone says that you and I are not a good match, I have never thought of breaking off the engagement."
"I only did one thing wrong, Qishan. I was wrong just once. Are you going to deny all our friendship in the past?"
Lu Zhinian looked at her with red eyes: "You said that I did that to you because of Song Shulan. You have been holding on to me and have been angry with me to this day, but I have never had any intention towards her, and I have never broken the rules with her."
"I'm willing to admit my mistake about Qishan, I'm willing to repent, and I'm willing to treat you as sincerely as you treated me before. I've already begged you so humbly, even if it's just because we've known each other for so many years, why can't you be tolerant? once?"
Song Tangning looked at the aggrieved Lu Zhinian and felt it was ridiculous. Her voice was extremely cold: "Lu Zhinian, are you admitting your mistake because you regret it, or because the Lu family can't bow to those things?"
With just one word, Lu Zhinian's face turned pale.
"Everyone says that I am not worthy of you, and even you think that we are not worthy of you. But have you forgotten that I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo, a descendant of the Rong family, and my grandfather is a great scholar of the time, why should I be worthy? Don’t want to fuck you?”
"It was you, the Lu family and the Yu Rong family who asked for this engagement, not me, Song Tangning, who asked for it from you!"
Seeing the flash of panic and confusion on his face, Song Tangning couldn't help but sneer.
"You said you have no other thoughts. That's because you enjoy stepping on my kindness to you in exchange for the admiration of the world for you. It's because the legitimate daughter of the Duke of the country is obsessed with you regardless of her status and is led by you. You are proud of it, half of the glory you have is earned by my infamous reputation over the years."
"The reason why you didn't break off the engagement was never because you care about me, but because you know very well that apart from me, a brainless idiot, there is no other person in the capital who is as easy to control and as single-minded as I am. To your girl!"
She was full of sarcasm, and every word was like a sharp blade, ripping out Lu Zhinian's hypocrisy one by one.
"You were wrong about Qishan, but you have turned a blind eye to my situation all these years. Isn't it wrong for the Lu family to add fuel to those rumors?"
"I have been humiliated for many years, and I have endured for you for many years. You just said that you were wrong and you want to get over it? If you want me to forgive you, yes, just like I knelt in front of you and begged you to look back, kneel down to compensate me for these things. I will tell the world personally about the friendship I have shown you over the years.”
"It was you, Lu Zhinian, who failed me, Song Tangning. It was not me, Song Tangning, who failed you. It was your Lu family who failed me!"
Lu Zhinian staggered back two steps, feeling embarrassed by Song Tangning's words.
Lu Chongyuan became angry: "Ms. Song, the Lu family is negotiating with you out of good intentions, are you really going to be so aggressive!"
"She's being aggressive, what can you do?"
There was silence in the house, and the soles of the boots outside stepped on the threshold. Xiao Yanyi's robe lightly swept over and went directly to Song Tangning's side.
Frowning, Xiao Yan said coldly: "Why are your eyes red?"
