Lu Zhinian raised his eyes and sneered: "A father who sacrificed his own son for profit?"
"you!!"
Lu Zhaomeng raised his hand to slap Lu Zhinian in the face, but when he raised his hand high, he ran into Lu Zhinian's red eyes.
There was no admiration in those eyes, instead they were full of resentment and coldness.
Lu Zhinian raised his head: "Why don't you beat me, father? Wouldn't it be easier if you beat me to death?"
Lu Zhao shook his hand: "Sanlang..."
He moved his lips and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the sarcasm on Lu Zhinian's face, and Lu Zhinian's heart grew colder and colder when he saw his appearance.
He knew very well what his father was like. If he guessed wrong, Lu Zhao would just get angry and scold him. But such a guilty look could only mean that he guessed correctly.
Lu Zhao and the others really gave up on him and chose his younger fifth brother to use him to calm down the Tang Ning incident and ensure the peace of the Lu family. Lu Zhinian's eyes were full of ridicule, and he only felt that he was ridiculous.
He used to be arrogant and felt that the Lu family was indispensable to him. He once felt that he was the proud son of the Lu family and the most valued person by his grandfather and father. He stood high in front of Song Jinxiu and felt that even if he was imprisoned, he would never be like him. Such an embarrassing situation.
But now, he is nothing more than that.
In the past, everyone said that the family was cold and cold, and he sneered at it, but now he realized that under power and interests, everyone was an ant.
In the hearts of my grandfather and others, he was no different from anyone else. No one could let go of him at the critical moment, including him.
…
"The Lord of Yiyang County has come out."
There was a sudden noise outside the carriage, and the people who were originally gathered in front of the door dispersed. Lu Zhinian, who was still arguing with Lu Zhao, looked up with scarlet eyes and saw the girl in green walking out of the front door of the Lu family.
With a veil on her face, she tilted her head and said something to the person next to her.
The man who used to be cold and cruel lowered his eyes like the melting snow, with a gentle and indulgent expression.
The wind blew slowly, and the veil on the girl's face floated, revealing her white chin. It was completely different from the frightening face full of abscesses in the dream. Her fair and delicate side face seemed to glow against the spring sun, and her black eyes were also shining. The ripples are full of fresh vitality for girls.
Song Tangning stretched out her hand to suppress the blown veil, but accidentally kicked the stone steps in front of her.
Her body tilted, and the man standing next to her, pretending to be cool, quickly stretched out his hand to pull her back. When she stood still, his palms were still weakly protecting her waist.
"Watch the road carefully." Xiao Yan frowned.
Song Tangning frowned in embarrassment, but still couldn't help but smile: "Brother, have you seen the faces of the Lu family? They are all green, and there is Lu Chongyuan. He looks like he is seriously ill. According to previous rumors, I’m afraid it’s true that he vomited blood.”
She wrinkled the tip of her nose,
"Let them hurt you, you deserve it!"
Xiao Yan saw her petty and vengeful look and smiled helplessly: "Keep your voice down."
Song Tangning saw the Lu family coming out behind and looked at them angrily. She fluttered her eyelashes and stuck out her tongue through the veil. Then she pretended not to see them, only looked at the boxes on the carriage outside and said, "There are so many books, what should I do?" Placement?"
Xiao Yan followed her: "Send it back to Jiuyun Lane first, and find someone to look after it. After the academy is completed, we will send it there."
Song Tangning thought for a while: "That's fine, I just happened to see a few interesting books, and I can let Aru read them too."
The little girl tilted her head and said as she walked out:
"Just now, Mr. Cao was also happy to see that he was looking for many interesting books. I originally wanted him to take them back and read them, and then return them after reading them. But Mr. Cao did not agree. He only said that he would let me spend some time in the house later. He can come here on his own, or he can wait until the academy is built to see it."
"Actually, he doesn't need to care so much. I just wanted to thank him."
If Cao Dejiang hadn't brought someone to help with the selection, it would have taken a whole day to finish these books. Moreover, if she could win over Cao Dejiang and others, it would be worthwhile for her to give up some of the books.
Xiao Yan heard this and glanced at Cao Dejiang, who was talking to Wen Xinhou and the others not far behind him, and chuckled: "If you are really grateful to him, you can find an opportunity to send him a book in private. Why don't you take the book away now? For your own good."
Seeing Song Tangning's confusion, Xiao Yan lowered his head and explained in a low voice: "Cao Dejiang has a different status. He is the leader of the Qing Dynasty. If he agrees to your request and takes away those books, then the other courtiers will naturally follow suit."
The most indispensable thing in Beijing is the powerful clan members. Although Tang Ning is the county head, there are many people with higher status than her. The books in her hand are placed in the Lu family and no one dares to touch them, but they fell into her hands. But there is a delicious cake that everyone is looking at with envy.
Once Cao Dejiang opens his mouth, everyone will come to her to borrow money. If she borrows it from those people, she doesn't know when they will return it. But if she doesn't borrow it, wouldn't it mean that she looks down on the Cao family and looks down on them?
Although Xiao Yan can protect her and is not afraid of offending people in the capital, Song Tangning still has to live in the capital. Unless she hides in Jiuyun Lane forever under his wings, necessary interactions with other people in the palace are inevitable. .
If people in Beijing offend him, how will Tang Ning deal with himself?
Moreover, Cao Dejiang's move was not only to avoid future troubles for Song Tangning, he was also helping to "build momentum" for the unfinished academy.
Xiao Yan said in a low voice to Tang Ning: "After all, you are a woman, and you have fallen out with the aristocratic family. Given the Lu family's ruthless behavior in the past, even if the academy is built, there will still be people who are worried, fearing that they will be in trouble later."
"The power of the aristocratic family cannot be offset in a day or two, but if Cao Dejiang and others go to the academy to read books, it will not only make those students feel at ease, but the aristocratic family will not dare to touch you easily, and it is impossible for people like them to just read. It's just reading. If the students in that courtyard can get some advice from these courtiers, it will be of great use to them, and it will be a great help for their future career."
Song Tangning was stunned when he heard this: "Brother, are you saying that Mr. Cao is helping me?"
Xiao Yanqing said "Yeah": "That's right. Although Cao Dejiang is sometimes too pedantic, in terms of integrity, no one can match him. If you encounter any troubles in the future that you can't solve, you can go find him. Even if it is just because of your passion to build the academy and benefit the students today, he will not ignore it."
This can be regarded as leaving a way out for Xiao Haitang.
Song Tangning understood the meaning of Xiao Yan's words and opened her mouth: "I have a brother..."
"But brother may not be able to protect you all the time. If one day I can't take care of you, Xiao Haitang will always have to protect himself."
Xiao Yan looked at the little girl next to him, and for the first time he felt that he could be so soft-hearted. The more he cared about it, the more he wanted to take care of her. Over the years, he had never regretted it when he tried his best to find something, but now that she was by his side, it made him sad. Scruples.
He knew that every step he took was on the edge of a knife, and if he made a slight mistake, he would be doomed, but he always wanted to leave an extra way out for her, so that even if he failed in the future, he could still keep her safe.
