Xiao Yan pinched his fingertips and said in a very low voice: "Don't casually tell people that you want to stay with him for the rest of your life."
It was too exciting, and it was too easy for people to have delusional thoughts. For a moment just now, he really wanted to imprison the person by his side regardless of it.
Boom——
The sky outside, which had been dark for a long time, suddenly heard thunder, and after a flash of light, it started pouring rain.
The raindrops fell on the railing outside the Leap Platform, making a thunderous sound. The inner lake next to the Crane Hall was even more violent due to the sudden wind and rain. Tang Ning, who was squatting in front of him, could not hear what Xiao Yan said clearly. if.
Tangning raised his head and said, "Brother, what did you just say?"
"nothing."
Xiao Yan sighed, feeling that all the trouble was in vain.
The wound on his waist was bandaged again. Xiao Yan did not tease Tang Ning this time, but leaned back on the couch.
Tang Ning was separated from him by the small table in the middle. After sitting down, she said: "You have been suffering from recurring injuries. You have to ask Sister Qin to come and take a look at it. And the wound cannot be soaked in water. Sister Qin has repeatedly warned you." Yeah, why didn’t you listen to the doctor’s orders?”
Xiao Yan heard the words and said casually: "I forgot about it today."
Tang Ning glared at him.
Xiao Yan said calmly: "Don't stare. Later, I will ask someone to invite Madam Qin to come over."
Seeing the little girl looking at him with suspicion, he took the half-tilted kettle on the table, poured some tea that was not enough, and placed it in front of Song Tangning.
"Ms. Qin went to the palace today. Even if I want to find someone right now, it will be difficult for me. When she comes back, I will definitely ask someone to invite her. But you, why did you suddenly come to look for me at this time?"
Song Tangning was confused for a moment. If there wasn't someone from the Imperial Medical Office in the palace, why did Madam Qin go to the palace? However, before she had time to think about it, she was distracted by Xiao Yan's words and remembered the serious matter she had just come to see Xiao Yan to talk about: "Aunt said she would go back to Prince Cheng's Mansion tomorrow."
Xiao Yan paused: "Going back at this time?"
Song Tangning held the tea cup on the table and whispered: "I also think that my aunt should not go back at this time, but my aunt said that the child in her belly is big, and the old concubine of Prince Cheng's Palace is seriously ill, and the palace has sent messages again and again. Come here, she can't turn a blind eye."
She vaguely knew that her aunt had wanted to go back before, but she had been waiting for something to happen to the Lu family. Now that Lu Zhao was in jail, Lu Chongyuan was disgusted by the Sacred Heart, and the Lu family was in trouble, there was no time to come back soon. Her aunt no longer had any scruples about her troubles, so she thought of returning to the palace.
She looked a little sad: "Xie Yin has people delivering letters every day, and I can't ask people to stop him. After all, my aunt has become soft-hearted towards him."
But remembering the mysterious death of her aunt in her previous life, she felt uneasy. Song Tangning couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at Xiao Yan: "Brother said before that he would help me check Prince Cheng's past. Have you found it?"
Xiao Yan muttered: "There are some."
Tang Ning quickly sat up straight and heard Xiao Yan say: "Did I tell you before that Prince Cheng had discussed marriage with your aunt before he met her?"
Song Tangning nodded: "Brother said it."
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "The person who was discussing the marriage with King Cheng at that time was the daughter of General Huo, the guard of Ningzhou in the north. The daughter of the Huo family had been summoned to Beijing, and the late emperor had also drafted a decree to grant the marriage. The two families had a marriage contract. All it took was a summons to implement it, but the daughter of the Huo family had an accident, so the marriage was dropped. After that, King Cheng proposed marriage twice more, but failed due to various reasons. Until King Cheng met Princess Cheng fell in love with her at first sight and they got married."
"Three marriage negotiations failed?" Song Tangning immediately grasped the point: "Brother, do you know why it didn't work out?"
"The first time was because the daughter of the Huo family accidentally fell off her horse while hunting in autumn and her appearance was ruined. The second time was that the woman suffered from a hidden disease. The third time she proposed marriage to King Cheng. The woman had an affair with an actor and eloped with him. He was caught red-handed, and he hung himself from a rafter together with the actor."
Xiao Yan said quietly: "In addition to the fact that the Huo family's incident happened at the royal hunting ground and everyone knew about it, the two marriage discussions between Prince Cheng and Prince Cheng happened before they were even put on the agenda, because most of them were women. It was wrong and not very honorable, so the two families begged King Cheng to resolve it privately and hid it, so few people knew about it."
Song Tangning frowned slightly when she heard this. In the past, she might have just sighed that it was too much of a coincidence, but she had suspicions about King Cheng, and she also suspected that the death of her aunt in the previous life was related to King Cheng. These so-called coincidences were There are doubts everywhere.
She couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Were those three marriage discussions accidents accidental or man-made?"
Xiao Yan said softly: "It's been too long. The other two families are not in the capital now, and the people involved have passed away. There is no way to verify it. However, the people I sent found the Huo family girl. She was disfigured because of her appearance. She has never been married, and now she is guarding the northern border with General Huo."
"When the people I sent came to her to ask about what happened back then, she didn't say there was anything wrong with King Cheng. She only said that King Cheng was willing to have the marriage and took good care of her, and that the late emperor in the palace and the current The Queen Mother was very close to her, and she had a very good relationship with several of the princes and concubines at that time, so even though she was about to be married, she still made an exception and went to the royal hunting ground."
But who knew that something would happen if he went there.
Xiao Yan said: "Ms. Huo recalled that the hunting ground was extremely chaotic when she had the accident, but she is certain that her fall was not an accident, but that someone had tampered with her."
Huo's daughter was originally from a family of military generals. She knew some boxing and kicking skills, and she grew up on horseback in the North. However, when the accident occurred at the hunting ground, she was completely limp and couldn't use any strength at all.
When she fell off the horse and fainted and woke up again, her appearance was already ruined and it was a done deal.
General Huo wanted to pursue the case, but afterwards no trace of drugs was found in the Huo girl's body. The horse she was riding had already thrown her off and broke into the royal tent to alert the emperor. Killed by random arrows.
That day on the hunting ground, the late emperor was frightened, and even several palace concubines fainted from fright. Many of the Imperial Guards and Sima Supervisors in the palace, as well as those who organized the autumn hunt, followed the prisoners and fell to the ground. In addition, the incident later involved the East Palace. , the Huo family wanted to pursue the case but had no evidence, so they could only swallow this bitter end.
Song Tangning was shocked: "Is it related to Prince Ru?"
"It doesn't matter, but someone said at the time that it was because Dong Gong didn't want to see Prince Cheng getting help that he secretly ruined his marriage to the Huo family."
But Xiao Yan knew that this matter had nothing to do with the East Palace.
Xiao Yan said: "When the East Palace gained power, there was no need to do such shady things. Moreover, General Huo believed in the prince's character. Seeing that someone had brought trouble to the east and implicated him in the crown prince's position, he wanted to use the Huo family as a sword to deal with the prince. He took the initiative to give up his intention of pursuing the case and took Madam Huo away from the capital to the place of right and wrong."
The incident at the hunting ground was determined to be an accident.
Song Tangning's face couldn't help but darken after listening to Xiao Yan's words. If the wife of the Huo family hadn't lied, she was persecuted back then. How could she be a simple person who could do something in the royal hunting ground and escape afterwards?
"Could it be King Cheng..."
"Probably not."
Xiao Yan knew what she was guessing and rejected it directly: "When Prince Cheng proposed marriage to the Huo family, nothing happened to Prince Ru. At that time, Prince Cheng was very popular in the capital, and because he was dissatisfied that the crown prince's position belonged to someone else, he was in the court. I am very strong in competing with the ruthless prince, and I have tried my best to recruit courtiers."
"The Huo family holds the military power in the North. This marriage is good for him. If he can get the support of General Huo, he will have the confidence to fight for the throne. Even if he doesn't like the Huo family girl, he won't be able to commit such cruelty."
Madam Huo made it very clear that when she first entered the capital, King Cheng was very considerate and took care of her. He had already regarded her as his bride and introduced her to the powerful women in the capital.
The two of them knew each other well about their marriage, and the only thing missing was the late emperor's imperial decree granting the marriage. There was no need for Prince Cheng to make trouble and then cause trouble for himself.
Song Tangning frowned when he heard this: "Who could that be?"
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "I don't know who it is. After all, it's hard to find evidence after such a long time. However, in the three marriage negotiations, he only attacked the woman, but King Cheng was unharmed. That person cannot be King Cheng's enemy."
