The light and shadow on Yueli Terrace are graceful, and the lights in the house are bright. Xiao Yan and Tang Ning are sitting side by side by the railing.
The waves of the lake were rippling under the water pavilion. After Jinyun and Canglang entered the house at the same time, Canglang couldn't help but glance at the little girl in the house and saw her leaning on the table rather casually.
Seeing them coming in, she quickly wanted to get up. Her governor reached out and held the corner of the table first. He didn't let go until the girl turned around to avoid them.
Cang Lang put the food on the table, lowered his head and reflected silently on himself.
He was indeed blind a few days ago.
He actually thought about matching the girl and the Fu family boy...
It must have been the coffin board of his parents who died long ago that protected him from being beaten to death by the governor.
Tang Ning didn't realize that Cang Lang was feeling complicated. He stood up and asked anxiously: "Commander Jin, how is the situation at Prince Cheng's Mansion? Is my aunt okay?"
"Don't worry, lady, the princess is fine."
Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jinyun continue: "It's just that the old concubine in Prince Cheng's Mansion is not doing well."
"Is she really sick?" Tang Ning was surprised.
Jinyun nodded: "It is true that she is ill, and she is very ill. After the princess came to Jiuyun Lane, she was not well. Today she suddenly coughed up blood. Dr. Sun, who was staying in the palace to take care of her, has already There is nothing I can do to help, saying that if Madam Qin hadn’t given me the acupuncture, the old concubine of Prince Cheng’s Palace might not be able to survive the night.”
He paused here:
"Lingyin said that Madam Qin was taking care of the Empress Dowager in the palace and it was difficult to escape. The Crown Prince of Prince Cheng's Palace was quite dissatisfied. He also said that the old concubine was seriously ill and he had to take Madam Qin out of the palace for acupuncture before sending her back to the palace. go……"
Xiao Yan's originally cold expression was suddenly filled with frost.
"He is nothing."
He didn't know whether he was talking about Xie Yin or the concubine of Prince Cheng's palace.
There was a moment of coldness in Jinyun's eyes: "Princess Cheng also taught me this lesson."
Tang Ning was actually not very impressed by the old concubine in Prince Cheng's Mansion. The concubine neither liked her aunt nor her.
Although she had been in and out of Prince Cheng's Mansion many times in the past, and occasionally stayed overnight there, she had spent very little time with the old concubine. The few times they met, she always had a stern and extremely unpleasant look on her face. When we get along with each other, we don’t even bother to show off the most basic appearance of warmth.
The old concubine was seriously ill, which didn't matter to her much. Tang Ning was only worried about Princess Cheng.
"What about my aunt? She is not in good health. Should the palace allow her to take care of her illness?"
"That's not true. After the princess returned, except for the Prince Xie who couldn't carry her, all the masters and servants in Prince Cheng's palace were extremely enthusiastic about her. Prince Cheng felt sorry for the princess's pregnancy and did not ask her to take care of her. Instead, he took care of her himself. The old lady.”
Xiao Yan immediately grasped the key point: "How did Prince Cheng know that the princess was pregnant?"
Tang Ning also raised her head. It was clear that her aunt had said that she would not tell Prince Cheng about this matter for the time being.
Jinyun said: "Mama Jiang said that. After she accompanied the princess back to the palace, she had been persuading the princess to reconcile with Prince Cheng. She had never met Prince Cheng in private, but she met a servant from the kitchen in the backyard of the palace. , the man turned around and went to see King Cheng in the name of delivering soup and medicine to the concubine."
There were only a few sentences in the news sent back by Ayane, but just a few sentences were enough to show that Grandma Jiang was not clean.
Tang Ning's expression changed after hearing this: "I'm going to pick up my aunt!"
She hurriedly tried to walk out, but Xiao Yan grabbed her wrist.
"Brother..." Tang Ning turned around anxiously.
Xiao Yan did not let go of her: "Forgot what I told you? No matter what happens, never act without any plan. No matter how dangerous it is, there is always a chance of survival."
"Sometimes being too impulsive is the beginning of defeat. Don't lose control because of a moment of panic. Only when you calm down can you calmly deal with all situations."
"But aunt..."
"Ayane is here, the princess will not be harmed."
Xiao Yan saw Song Tangning's face turn pale, and he could feel her fear in her wrist, but he still didn't let go. He just looked up at the little girl, stretched out his hand and pulled her back to him.
He sat silently on the couch, like jade on a high mountain, silent and without edge, but he held the little girl's hand and remained motionless, just waiting for her to calm down.
Tang Ning stood for a moment, and the impulse just now subsided.
Xiao Yan also noticed that her breath was steady, so he slowed down his voice and continued.
"There is something wrong with Nanny Jiang. You have noticed this early on. Since you have asked Ayane and the others to protect the princess, and Gu Helian has also led people to stay near Prince Cheng's Mansion, why are you still worried?"
"I……"
"Have you ever thought about what would have happened if you had gone to Prince Cheng's Mansion just now?"
Tang Ning pursed her lips tightly. If she went, her aunt's trip would be in vain, and Aunt Jiang would have no evidence, and she would only alert others.
Seeing that she seemed to have figured it out, Xiao Yancai took the little girl to sit beside him and patiently followed her instructions.
"Do you still remember when Princess Cheng sent someone to deliver a message to Zuozhou, whose hand did it go through? Then if Mother Jiang really betrayed the princess, it is impossible for Prince Cheng not to know about the princess contacting Gu Helian, let alone Let him find out the dirty things in the Song family."
"And when you stayed in Prince Cheng's Mansion, and even later in Jiuyun Lane, Grandma Jiang stayed by Princess Cheng's side almost every day. She was even on the way to Jingzhao Mansion to look for Song Shulan's identity documents. If she really has Yixin, all your previous plans with Princess Cheng have been revealed a long time ago, how could you catch the Song family and Prince Cheng off guard?"
Tang Ning was a little stunned when he heard this: "But the news from the palace..."
Could it be fake?
Xiao Yan seemed to see her doubts and said quietly: "There is definitely no problem with the news. What is problematic is Aunt Jiang. She is indeed not that clean, but she may not have any feelings of master and servant towards the princess. I I heard that she is the princess’s nanny and has taken care of her for decades?”
Tang Ning nodded: "Grandma left early, and grandpa was busy with court affairs. For a long time, grandma and aunt were with Grandma Jiang. Later, grandma got married, and Grandma Jiang stayed to take care of aunt. , it wasn’t until my aunt got married that I followed her to Prince Cheng’s Mansion.”
She heard her aunt talk about Aunt Jiang, saying that she was originally a person close to Mrs. Rong. After Mrs. Rong died of illness a few years after giving birth to Princess Cheng, Aunt Jiang had been taking care of her aunt and grandma.
Aunt Jiang has never been married and has no children. She takes care of her aunt as her own child. Her aunt treats her like half a mother and always calls her grandma.
"She is the person closest to my aunt. I really don't understand why she would betray her?"
"Sometimes betrayal may not be intentional." Xiao Yan said.
Tang Ning tilted her head and felt confused for a moment.
Xiao Yan let go of her hand and said slowly: "The reason why human nature is complicated is that good and evil only exist in one thought. Some people may not necessarily have evil thoughts when they do evil things, but once something starts, even if they know it is wrong, they can only Just bite the bullet and keep going.”
Tang Ning was thoughtful.
Xiao Yan said: "And since we know that there is something wrong with Nanny Jiang and that Prince Cheng's Mansion is indeed unclean, it will not be difficult to deceive Prince Cheng."
Tang Ning quickly sat up straight: "Really?"
"real."
The little girl's eyes widened when she heard the words. When she sat on the jade and sandalwood couch, she put her hands on her knees and straightened her back: "Brother, teach me."
Xiao Yan chuckled at her cute appearance. He took a long chopstick with a golden top and put some vegetables on the plate in front of her: "Eat first."
"Brother!"
Tang Ning was in a hurry, how could she have the heart to eat!
Xiao Yan ignored her anger and leaned back. When his long sleeves fell sideways, he tapped the rim of the bowl lazily: "Eat."
You are already very thin, how much meat will you have left if you are hungry? It's irritating to hold.
Seeing that the little girl was dissatisfied, he coaxed: "Eat quickly. After you finish, I will teach you."
