Xiao Yan's face was stern: "If Queen Lu has something in her heart, she will definitely try her best to prove that King Cheng and the rest of the Lu family are secretly living in peace, but ordinary Lu family girls or other female relatives of the Lu family have no ability to avoid it. Kai Lu Chongyuan and others came to secretly drive Hou Rui to use her."
"There are only a few people in the Lu family who can do this. They have to live in the Lu family for a long time, and have the opportunity to touch real power. Even if the Lu family knows that she is plotting against her, they can only grit their teeth and cooperate with that person to cut off their wrists. In order to preserve the reputation of the Queen, mother and son, and the entire Lu family, guess who it will be."
Canglang and Jinyun both stared wide-eyed. To preserve the reputation of the Lu family, this person must be an "outsider" of the Lu family, and must not be a girl named Lu. However, this "outsider" must have sufficient status. You can even win the trust of others if you have a very high status in the Lu family.
Someone appeared in their minds almost at the same time.
"Guanshi?"
Guan is the eldest wife of the Lu family, and her status is noble enough, but her current situation in the Lu family is extremely embarrassing.
Her son Lu Zhinian's whereabouts are unknown, and her husband Lu Zhao is in prison for a crime. He is most likely an abandoned son of the Lu family. Now there is only a seven or eight-year-old child left in the whole family, who is Lu Zhinian's younger brother.
Even if Mrs. Guan really takes the blame for the Queen, no one in the big house can stand up for her, and no one in the Lu family will break up with Queen Lu because of her and drag everyone to death.
As an "outsider" who married into the Lu family, and her status was "valuable" enough, there was no better choice than her compared to other female members of the Lu family.
Jinyun lowered his voice: "Does the Governor want them to bite dogs?"
Xiao Yan was indifferent: "Lu Zhao refused to say a word after he was imprisoned. He seemed to want to take over the grain corruption by himself. He only thought about his family. The governor was very curious. If he knew that he was being used completely, If his wife and children have to suffer humiliation and die, can he still die for the Lu family as he does now?"
Cang Lang understood what he meant: "I understand, I will make Hou Rui and others agree with King Cheng's confession."
Xiao Yan said: "After the interrogation is clear, let's suppress it first. If anyone asks, just say that King Cheng has not confessed yet."
Empress Lu still had to let her be more anxious.
"Three days later, there will be news again that the results of the trial have been obtained."
Canglang nodded: "Yes."
Xiao Yan looked back at Tang Ning and suddenly thought of the Song family: "Has Song Jinxiu been to the imperial prison in the past few days?"
The place where the Song family members are detained is not on the death row. It is also separated from the east and west sides of the prison where King Cheng and Huang Guizhou are being held these days. There is a long distance in between. There are always people watching over there, but Jinyun Shaking his head: "No, no one ever visits the Song family."
"What is Song Jinxiu doing?"
"Going in and out of the government office and Qian's house, asking for information from some people, and investigating the matter of sending grain."
Xiao Yan sneered: "It seems that I have underestimated him."
I thought he wouldn't be able to sit still.
Jinyun hesitated: "Master Governor, the case of the Song family has been settled, and the Ministry of Punishment has also determined the guilt. Song Hong and the others will be exiled soon, but you still want me to find a way to keep him in the capital?"
Xiao Yan said coldly: "No need, we will escort him out of Beijing in the next few days, have someone tell Song Jinxiu and the others the news, and then send someone to keep an eye on him all the way."
"The journey from Beijing to Huangfu is nearly three thousand miles. If Song Jinxiu is halfway through the journey, Song Hong and his son will die in an accident before Song Jinxiu sends anyone there, and he will secretly bring them back to the capital."
He used Song Jinxiu because he felt that he had good abilities, and he also felt "guilty" about his little Haitang. If there was a place for him, he would not be Tang Ning's retreat in the future.
But if he knew that Tang Ning's amnesia was not an accident and did not question the cause of death of Song Xi and Mrs. Rong, even his "guilt" towards Tang Ning would be a lie.
Then there is no need to keep this kind of future trouble.
It doesn't take Song Jinxiu to find out what happened in the Song family. He can pry open King Cheng's mouth, and naturally he can also pry open the Song family's young and old.
Jinyun heard the murderous intention in his governor's words, lowered his head and whispered: "I will explain it later."
After Xiao Yan finished everything that needed to be explained, he waved his hand and told Canglang and the others to go about their business. He turned around and walked towards Tang Ning.
Seeing that the little girl seemed bored and was playing with the sachet he had given her earlier, he approached and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Tang Ning paused with her hands, pressed her eyelashes and muttered: "I'm a little sleepy."
Xiao Yan heard this and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. It's strange that I'm not sleepy. Let's go. We'll go back after doing some business."
Tang Ning said "hmm".
After getting into the carriage, someone changed the driver outside, and the carriage went all the way to the City God's Temple in the north of the city.
After Xiao Yan asked Tang Ning, he handed over the dead child to the people in the temple and asked them to bury him next to the Huang Ning tree in the temple. He also left incense money so that he could offer sacrifices during the holidays. .
After coming out of the City God's Temple, Xiao Yan said, "The child is not expected by anyone, and his biological father died. If he goes elsewhere, he may be a lonely ghost. If he is left here, he will receive some incense."
Tang Ning said "hmm".
"If Princess Cheng doesn't mention this matter, don't mention it either. Just assume that he has been buried long ago. If she asks about it, then you tell her about it. I think she will feel better knowing that he has a good place to go. ." Xiao Yan warned in a low voice.
Tang Ning nodded: "Okay."
The carriage swayed towards Cuiyun Lane. Xiao Yan said a few words to Tang Ning from time to time. She responded from time to time, and gradually her voice became lower.
"I will go to the palace to see Empress Lu in a few days. There may be changes in the Lu family by then. You..."
When Xiao Yan was about to tell Tang Ning about Empress Lu, he looked up and saw the girl leaning against the car wall with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep, her hands hanging by her sides and her head hanging slightly.
"Tang Ning?" Xiao Yan called softly.
Seeing that she didn't respond, he laughed a little: "I'm really sleepy, I can even fall asleep now."
The carriage swayed as it moved forward, and the little girl's head swayed back and forth. Xiao Yan approached and put his hand on the wall of the carriage to prevent her from accidentally hitting her head, and covered the little girl with the cloak lying nearby. , then whispered to the outside: "Go slower."
The people outside responded in a low voice, and the carriage stabilized.
Xiao Yan saw that she was fast asleep leaning against the car wall. He was afraid that she would get a headache later when she rested on something hard, so he stretched out his hand to play with the little girl and put her head on his shoulder.
He sat up straight, made her lean more comfortably, and straightened her cloak. Then he took out the news collected by the people below from his arms and looked down at it.
The carriage was extremely quiet for a moment, and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the wheels rolling over the ground outside.
When the carriage stopped at Tang Mansion, Xiao Yan was about to wake up Tang Ning. The "sleeping" girl's eyelids trembled slightly and she woke up as if in a daze.
"Are you awake? You're just home."
Xiao Yan raised his eyes lightly, as if he was smiling, and his voice, which should have been as cold as broken jade striking stone, was full of indulgence.
Tang Ning couldn't help but avert her eyes, rubbed her eyes and pretended to be confused and backed away: "Brother, I want to spend time with my aunt at home these days."
Xiao Yan didn't think much about it: "It's time to spend more time with the princess. Now that the matter in Prince Cheng's house has come to an end, it's time to think about the marriage between the princess and Prince Cheng."
"If Prince Cheng is convicted and the matter is cleared up, there is a reason why this marriage can be annulled even if it is a royal one. You should find an opportunity to ask her and see what she wants to do. You should also take the opportunity to rest for a few days. "
Tang Ning saw that he was always thinking about her and her aunt, so she couldn't help but tighten her hand holding the sachet: "I understand, thank you brother."
"I've never seen you so polite before."
Xiao Yan joked with her and then said with a smile: "Okay, I'm sleepy as a cat, go back and have a rest."
They both got off the carriage, and Xiao Yan turned around and walked towards the Xiao Mansion next door.
Tang Ning saw the tassel hanging on his waist swaying back and forth when he was walking. She suddenly thought of the bone-deep and hideous wound on his waist, and she couldn't help but say, "Brother."
"Huh?" Xiao Yan turned around.
"The injury on your waist is not healed yet, so you should rest more."
Xiao Yan paused slightly, then ripples appeared in his black eyes, like fine waves spreading on the lake, and he suddenly smiled: "I know, come in quickly."
Tang Ning was dazzled by the smile on his face. After returning to the house to calm down, she couldn't help but put her hands on her face and groaned in annoyance.
"Little Haitang, what are you doing?!"
She was absolutely crazy.
For a moment just now, she was actually dazzled by her brother's beauty.
