Song Tangning looked outside in astonishment, and saw Fu Laiqing, who was carrying a box down the steps, swaying in his hand. He almost fell to the ground. Cang Lang helped him stand up, and the box in his hand was "as heavy as a thousand pieces of stone". Cang Lang carried him with one hand and put him on the ground.
Song Tangning was silent.
This husband of the Fu family seems to be a bit vain...
Seeing the little girl looking out, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown and took a step forward, blocking her sight without any trace. He looked inside and said, "There is something wrong with the collection of books here. Has the Lu family done anything to tamper with it?" ?”
Song Tangning's thoughts were diverted in an instant. She ignored Fu Laiqing's sudden whim outside and just followed Xiao Yan as he walked in and said: "It shouldn't be there. I've looked at the paper. It's basically the same as before, but there are some missing parts." The precious ancient books were probably taken away by the Lu family in advance."
Xiao Yan frowned: "How much did you take?"
"About a few hundred volumes." Seeing Xiao Yan's eyes harden, Tang Ning approached him and whispered, "I have been to the library before, and I can probably tell what they took away. Those are extremely rare items. , even if the Lu family wants to collect it, it will be very difficult."
"Lu Chongyuan has already taken a step back. I'm afraid he won't admit it if I get into trouble with them. Moreover, the collection of ancient books is too large and practical and will not be of much use to the academy in the future, so I won't argue with them."
Song Tangning knew that she had taken a big advantage this time, and also knew that it was not easy for the Lu family to back down to this point.
Although the collection of hundreds of volumes is large, it is only a drop in the ocean compared to the huge library of the Lu family. Although the ancient books taken away by the Lu family are precious, they are not worth a few practical strategies for ordinary students. Instead of following the The Lu family was arguing over these issues, so it would be more cost-effective to take the opportunity to pick up some more practical books.
And just the remaining collection of books is enough to make the academy a lot of money in the future. There may not be a chance to get those collections back in the future. People must always be content.
Xiao Yan listened to the little girl persuading him in a low voice, and his anger dissipated a little, but there was still a coldness in his eyes: "The people of the Lu family are so unworthy from top to bottom."
The word integrity is like fart to them.
That was the case then, and it is still the case now.
Inside, Cao Dejiang had long been dazzled by the books in front of him, and the more he chose, the more excited he became. Although he also had a collection of books in his house, they were far inferior to those of the Lu family.
He had already left the others behind and climbed up the tall ladder. He climbed up the bookshelf and kept pointing at the people next to him holding books down, as if he had found something, with joy on his face.
"There is actually a book on farming." He pulled out the top scroll and shouted outward: "Yiyang County Master, I found something good, come here quickly!"
"Hey, here we come!" Song Tangning responded quickly, turned around and said, "Brother, I'll go over first."
Xiao Yan nodded: "Go."
…
Xiao Yan led the men of the black armored guards to stand in front of the library. Except for the steward who came in to "help" count the books and records, everyone else in the Lu family was kept out.
The courtiers all over the room were like locusts passing through the border, and they all rushed to the bookshelf to choose with great excitement. The faces of those in the Lu family were darkened as stacks of books were moved out.
At first, in order to select suitable books, the courtiers in the room had different opinions, and they all turned red in the face. However, when they later discovered that half of the Lu family's collection of books contained tens of thousands of volumes, even if they just took away all the books they liked, It was enough, so they stopped arguing. When they caught something suitable, they directed Marquis Wenxin and other generals beside them to move out.
"Be careful, don't knock yourself."
"Take these here and these."
"Hey you guys, come over here and move all this shelf of books away. Wait a minute, these are all treasures."
"Oh, my God, please be careful, don't roll up the pages, or be careful of breaking them. Stack these books together and separate them from those ones, so as not to find it difficult to find when you go back..."
The voices of people inside were rising and falling, and it was as lively as a vegetable market.
The people of the Lu family saw that the shelves in the originally dense library were empty, and boxes after boxes of books were moved out, and their hearts were bleeding with pain.
"Master Lang, that's enough..."
If we move any more, the library will almost be empty!
"Master Lang..."
"Shut up!"
Lu Chongyuan clenched his fists tightly and shouted lowly. Looking at the sweaty steward holding a pen and paper at the door, he glanced at Xiao Yan aside with a pale face.
He had already ordered his servants to sort out the books according to the volumes. The people inside did not speak, which meant that half of the books had not been moved. No matter how distressed he was at this time, he could only endure it and move forward to stop him. He was embarrassed and ridiculed by Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan seemed to feel the Lu family's grief and anger, and raised his eyes and said: "Mr. Cao and the others were fascinated by the collection of books. They wanted to take away everything they saw. The governor ordered people to count, and they will not take any more from the Lu family. Lu Zhongshu If you are worried, would you like to count them?"
Before Lu Chongyuan spoke, Lu Qin beside him was already gritting his teeth: "Xiao Yan, don't go too far!"
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows: "What about Master Xiao Lu?"
"you……"
"alright!"
Lu Chongyuan stretched out his hand to stop the furious Lu Qin, and said coldly: "I naturally believe that Governor Xiao will not do such shameless things."
"Of course I won't do it. After all, I'm not from aristocratic family."
"Xiao! Yan!!"
Xiao Yan's half-smiling words made Lu Qin so angry that he wanted to bite his teeth and bleed. Even the wily Lu Chongyuan's chest heaved.
He knew that the Lu family had lost their confidence today, and arguing with Xiao Yan would only make people laugh for no reason. What's more, when it came to speaking skills, even the people in the imperial court could not match Xiao Yan's venomous tongue.
Lu Qin was no match for him. The more he spoke, the more he would become angrier and lose control. He stopped his second son, whose eyes were red with anger, and looked at Xiao Yan expressionlessly: "Aristocratic families have their own merits. With hundreds of years of bloodline inheritance and a strong legacy of descendants, it is hard to understand that Governor Xiao has such a background."
Song Tangning was standing in front of the door and happened to hear these words, and her face instantly turned cold.
Xiao Yan didn't take it seriously. He stopped Song Tangning who was about to speak and chuckled: "If everyone is as useless as Mr. Lu Sanlang, Lu Zhongshu might as well be like the governor and kill this blood-related person with a knife, so as not to suffer the consequences. When I get older, I still have to risk my face to fish for people in prison."
He raised his lips as if he thought of something, and then changed his words,
"Oh, by the way, how is the Queen? I heard that she is very concerned about Lu Zhongshu. Did she and the fourth prince send someone from the Imperial Medical Office to check on your old illness?"
Lu Chongyuan: "..."
The excitement he felt when he was taunting him disappeared in an instant. Not to mention Lu Qin's eyes were red with anger, and even Lu Chongyuan could hardly breathe. The other Lu family members stared at him angrily, wishing they could tear Xiao Yan to pieces.
Seeing her brother at full strength, Song Tangning's original anger disappeared instantly. Instead, she held back her laughter and gave Xiao Yan a thumbs up, saying in a low voice: "Brother is so awesome."
Xiao Yan patted her head: "Don't imitate me."
