Qian Baokun is a man who knows how to protect himself wisely and has never been biased towards anyone. He does not get involved in the fight between the DPRK and China, nor does he get close to anyone.
It's not that the aristocratic family has never tried to win over him, even the princes in the court have shown favor to him. In the past, when Song Hong was in court, he also tried every means to make friends with this courtier who held real power, but on the surface, he seemed He seems to have a harmonious relationship with everyone, but in fact he has no contact with anyone in private, but Xiao Yan can actually make Qian Baokun "treat him differently".
Remembering Qian Baokun's warning before leaving, Song Jinxiu mocked: "Qian Shangshu treats you sincerely, doesn't Governor Xiao feel guilty?"
"Have you ever felt guilty when Tang Ning treated you sincerely?"
The words made Song Jinxiu embarrassed, and Xiao Yan said with a cold expression: "You work for me, and I will let you live. The affairs of the Duke of Song's Palace are not related to what you got in exchange for it. Mr. Song should know better than anyone else. Since you were able to frame the Lu family without changing your expression, then don’t come in front of me and say some kind words, you just disgusted me, I don’t mind sending you back to prison."
Song Jinxiu's face turned green and white.
Xiao Yan saw that he had shut up but had no intention of letting him go: "Master Song, is he mute?"
The once proud man of heaven is no longer what he used to be. No matter how embarrassed he was, Song Jinxiu gritted his teeth and still chose to lower his head: "This is a low-ranking official who overstepped his bounds. Please forgive me, Governor Xiao."
Xiao Yan’s eyes were distant: “Don’t let this happen again.”
Although there were not many people walking in front of the palace gate, Song Jinxiu felt as if his face had been thrown down and trampled on the ground. The guard guarding the door not far away looked at him, which made him even more ashamed.
Xiao Yan looked at his faintly blushing face, turned around and walked towards the carriage not far away, but Song Jinxiu suddenly raised his head and called him: "Supervisor Xiao."
Xiao Yan paused.
"Tang Ning...is she okay?" Song Jinxiu asked in a low voice.
"It's naturally good to leave the Song family."
When Xiao Yan tilted his head, his jawline was rugged, and his eyelids were slightly lifted with a sharpness that pierced people's hearts, making people want to avoid looking directly.
"Master Song never cared about Tang Ning at first, and he chose the person he wanted to protect between her and your sister. Now, don't bother my children half-heartedly. Some things you have thrown away can't be picked up just because you want to. Yes, Tang Ning will not go back and swallow the discarded things, Master Song should understand?"
He glanced at Song Jinxiu's instantly pale face, his expression indifferent.
"My sister needs your protection. His Majesty has ordered someone to release her. Lord Song should go to the prison to pick her up earlier."
The words "your sister" made Song Jinxiu extremely embarrassed.
He moved his lips, wanting to say that he had never given up on Tang Ning, that he didn't know about Song Shulan at the beginning, and that he just wanted a bowl of water to bring peace between the sisters, but when he looked into Xiao Yan's cold black eyes, he thought Everything Tang Ning had experienced, all the rebuttals were stuck in his throat, making him full of guilt.
Song Jinxiu only felt that he had become the most ridiculous existence. Just like Xiao Yan said, he and Tang Ning were no longer the "brother and sister" they once were. To Tang Ning, he was someone she had given up long ago. Abandoned things.
She already has a brother, and this person is not him.
Xiao Yan ignored Song Jinxiu's changing expression, turned around and left.
After the carriage left the palace gate, Jinyun could still see the young man standing in front of the palace gate through the gap in the curtain. He turned to Xiao Yan and said: "Master, this Song Jinxiu is not a kind person. He is from the Lu family." He can take over the matter without hesitation and tell lies in order to win His Majesty's trust. You let him out, just in case he bites you again in the future..."
"The Lu family's affairs need an opportunity."
He originally wanted Qian Baokun to be the one who stirred up trouble, but this Qian Shangshu was so "sincere" that it was a bit unbearable.
Thinking of Qian Baokun's previous earnest instructions and his eagerness to make him his confidant, Xiao Yan leaned against the car wall and couldn't help but chuckle. After a moment, he continued: "Although Song Jinxiu is a bit hypocritical, he is He is a man of real talent and hard work, and in order to keep himself humble and bow to me, he did not hesitate to submit to the people who destroyed Song Guogong's palace, which shows that his thoughts and ideas are very comparable to others."
"The little things Song Hong committed wouldn't have killed the entire Song family. Even if he was questioned, Song Jinxiu would have been exiled at most. But for a man of his nature, leaving the capital would have caused trouble. It would be better to trap him in the muddy waters of the capital and use the grudge between him and the Lu family to put him against the aristocratic family."
"Even if he hates me, he can't live without me until his wings harden, let alone bite him back."
Xiao Yan never thought about subduing Song Jinxiu for his own use, but it was just right for him to simply use him as an "opportunity" to uncover the dark things about the Lu family.
The aristocratic family will not let go of Song Jinxiu who framed the Lu family. The previous actions of the Duke of Song also made it impossible for Song Jinxiu to blend in with those Qingliu courtiers. Even if he is reinstated, it will not be easy for him to take a further step. When Song Jinxiu has full wings, At that time, he had already finished what he wanted to do. If he couldn't suppress Song Jinxiu by then, what else could he talk about?
What's more, Xiao Yan saw that Song Jinxiu had a very strange "guilt" towards Song Tangning, not only for Song Shulan's sudden indifference, but also because he did not hesitate to deal with the Lu family just because he knew that Lu Zhinian had offended Song Tangning.
This guilt was enough for him to treat Tang Ning differently.
Although Xiao Yan hates Song Jinxiu and has never thought of leaving Tang Ning to others, he knows that things in this world are never foolproof. He is used to leaving an extra path for himself, and now there is an extra step in this habit. He couldn't let go of Little Begonia, and he was willing to think more about that soft-hearted little girl.
Even if it is a disgusting person, it may not be a life-saving straw as a last resort.
Jinyun couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Then why did you let Song Shulan go?"
Xiao Yan sneered: "If we don't let her go, wouldn't it give Song Jinxiu a chance to pester Tang Ning."
Song Shulan is like a dodder flower that clings to people's lives. She can't survive without the giant tree. She tried her best to return to the capital, but now the glory and wealth she wanted is gone, and the dignity of the daughter of the Duke's Mansion is gone. , her reputation has been ruined, and she is the daughter of a rebel. She can only survive in this prosperous place in the capital by clinging to Song Jinxiu.
Although Xiao Yan let Song Jinxiu out, it didn't mean that he wanted to see him feel better.
After bullying his little Haitang, how could he be easily relieved.
As the carriage headed toward Jiuyun Lane, Xiao Yan reached out and touched the injured area on his waist. There was a white jade pendant with a crimson clasp hanging on it, which was given to him by Xiao Haitang earlier. Thinking of it before entering the palace, his eyes were filled with tears. The little girl cried and asked him to comfort her. Xiao Yan said to the outside: "Don't go back to Tang Mansion first, let's go to Xijue Tower."
Jinyun heard this and said, "The governor is going to buy sweet cakes again?"
Xiao Yan leaned against the car wall and said softly, "Hmm."
The child was wronged today, so I brought some sweet cakes to comfort her.
When the shopkeeper of Xijue Tower saw Xiao Yan coming, he was shocked and frightened at the beginning but now he has become somewhat used to it. Knowing that Governor Xiao was here to buy sweet cakes for the little girl in the mansion, he smiled and asked the chef to make them. He picked up a few items that Xiao Yan usually brought, and also packed some of the new snacks that had been served in the past few days.
When Xiao Yan returned to Tang Mansion with the food box, he was still thinking about Song Tangning's pleasant surprise every time he saw sweet cakes. But when he entered the mansion and saw the pile of things placed in the front hall, Song Tangning was talking softly. When he spoke softly to the people standing in the hall, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
"Brother." Song Tangning saw Xiao Yan and spoke quickly.
Mrs. Fu was also rarely gentle: "Is Governor Xiao back?"
Xiao Yan said "hmm", walked in and put the food box aside: "Why is Mrs. Fu here?"
Mrs. Fu said: "Of course I came to see Tang Ning. Things in the Lu family were making a big fuss. After hearing this, I became a little worried about Tang Ning. Later, I heard that brat from my family said that Tang Ning had been wronged today, so I came here. have a look."
The old lady liked the little girl in front of her and felt sorry for the grievances she had suffered over the years. After hearing about the Lu family, she felt worried and sent people out to inquire about it. Later, she saw her bastard grandson was busy after returning home. After talking about Miss Song, she vaguely felt that something was wrong.
When she asked, Fu Laiqing only said that he happened to meet Song Tangning and then went to Qian's house to mind other business, but Mrs. Fu was such a shrewd person.
In just a few words, Fu Laiqing was able to trick his grandson's thoughts. His face turned red and he broke the jar, begging her to come to Tang Mansion.
When Mrs. Fu faced Song Tangning, she lost even the remaining seriousness before. She only felt that the little girl in front of her could tempt her grandson, who was about to become a monk. She was simply the savior of the Fu family, and she became closer to Song Tangning.
"You don't know how much that bastard of mine is worried about you. After returning home, he kept telling me how dangerous it was today. That Sanlang of the Lu family was really a bastard in his behavior. Fortunately, Zi Zhan happened to be passing by the south of the city today. Otherwise, we don’t know how much trouble it would cause.”
After Mrs. Fu finished speaking, she took Song Tangning's hand and said with fear: "Fortunately, you are okay, otherwise I would have to teach Zi Zhan a lesson, and I wouldn't even be able to protect a little girl."
"Oh, by the way, you don't know, right? Zi Zhan is the name of my bastard grandson. His grandfather decided it for him long before his death. He hoped that he would be as clear as the Zhan Zhan River but not turbid."
"That bastard never likes to meddle in other people's business, and it's rare for him to care about others so much. Knowing that I was coming to see you, he hurriedly sent all the medicine at the bottom of the box, for fear that you might bump into it. If it weren't for fear, Offended, I’m afraid you’ll come with me.”
Mrs. Fu's words were all Fu Laiqing's, and she was even more affectionate when she held Song Tangning in her arms.
No matter how dull Song Tangning was, she could still vaguely sense that something was wrong. Her cheeks instantly turned red, even her neck was dyed pink, and her figure stiffened.
Xiao Yan even looked at Mrs. Fu's hand holding his little Haitang, her eyebrows furrowed and her dark eyes darkened.
That bastard from the Fu family is indeed up to something evil!
