With the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Tang Ning led Hua Wu back to the backyard with a blushing face. After walking in the night wind for a while, the heat on her face dissipated slightly.
She patted her cheek and asked Hua Wu beside her: "Auntie, are you okay today? Can you have dinner in the evening?"
Hua Wu whispered: "The head of the Gu family has taken the princess out of the house."
Tang Ning's face was stunned: "When did it happen?"
Hua Wu said: "When it was getting dark, the girl went to the Governor's Mansion. The head of the Gu family sent food to the princess. Seeing that she didn't eat or drink, he kicked all the slaves out of the room, and then he didn't know. After saying something to the princess, the princess started crying, and then the head of the Gu family ordered someone to carry the princess out of the mansion on a soft sedan."
"Why didn't anyone tell me? Is anyone following my aunt?" Tang Ning turned around and asked.
Hua Wu said: "The princess didn't let the servant tell the girl, and she didn't let anyone follow her when she went out. However, the head of the Gu family took Mu Feng and the others with him when he went out."
"The head of the Gu family also said that he would send the princess back later, and he would also send Dr. Sun back to the house, so that the girl does not have to worry."
Tang Ning relaxed a little after hearing this. Gu Helian would not harm her aunt, and since she was "on the way" to take Imperial Doctor Sun back home, she thought her aunt's body could withstand it.
She originally planned to see Princess Cheng, but when she found out that Gu Helian had taken her out of the mansion, she turned around and walked towards her yard.
"When Imperial Physician Sun left, did you give him the consultation fee I prepared?" Tang Ning asked.
Hua Wu nodded: "I gave it. Doctor Sun was very happy after seeing it."
Tang Ning laughed when he heard this: "Of course he is happy."
Forget about the money. Dr. Sun's family background was not low, and he was not short of money for regular medical treatment. Anyone could give those yellow and white things, but the three volumes of medical questions compiled by Madam Qin could not be obtained with any amount of money.
Moreover, whenever Madam Qin came over these days, she would never hesitate to ask him about medical skills, and she would teach her acupuncture and Qi Huang.
Imperial Physician Sun was reluctant to stay in the mansion at first, but later he wanted to stay with her. Even though Princess Cheng no longer needed the imperial physician's constant care, he still didn't say a word about leaving.
During the day, he went to the Imperial Medical Office for duty as usual, and as soon as he got on duty, he went straight to Jiuyun Lane. Every time he saw her, he smiled like someone who picked up a gold ingot. Those who didn't know it thought he had made this place his home.
The master and servant talked about interesting things about Dr. Sun. When they returned to the hospital, they saw Song Ru sitting in the room reading a book.
"Sister." Seeing Tang Ning come back, Song Ru suddenly smiled.
"Why are you still reading so late?"
As soon as Tang Ning said something, the word "reading" suddenly brought back the feelings Xiao Yan had when he deliberately teased her. The heat that had already subsided came out, making her sigh uncomfortably. The sound, the secret curse is all because my brother is not serious.
Looking up to meet Song Ru's confused look, Tang Ning hurriedly coughed and cleared her throat: "If you want to read, ask someone to light up the lamp, because it will hurt your eyes."
Song Ru was obedient: "I haven't looked at it for long. I want to look at what my sister taught me before, so as not to forget it after not reviewing it for a long time."
Naturally, Tang Ning would not stop her from moving forward. He just sat next to her and said, "Is there anything you don't understand?"
"have."
The little girl quickly put the book aside, pointed to one of the pages and said, "Sister, I turned it over here and saw in the book that a gentleman always uses nine thoughts to examine himself and realize his body three times. Which nine thoughts are he talking about? "
Tang Ning came closer, saw where she was pointing, and explained to her softly: "A gentleman has nine thoughts: seeing wisely, listening wisely, looking warmly, looking respectful, speaking loyally, doing things respectfully, and doubting When asked, it is difficult to think about anger, but it is obvious to think about righteousness. Simply put, it means being kind, courteous, thrifty, loyal, filial, benevolent, righteous and courteous."
Song Ru remembered it carefully and whispered: "What about this one?"
"This sentence comes from Mencius's wisdom of leaving the Lou, and the cleverness of the public losing the son. If there are no rules, there will be no square..."
After she explained in a low voice, she felt that the book was a little strange. When she took it over and looked at it, she suddenly laughed: "Have you finished the books I gave you before and started reading the letters first?"
Song Ru has never been enlightened since she was a child. She only started to learn to read after moving to Tang Mansion. She is extremely smart and can read quickly. In a short period of time, she can surpass other people's effort of one or two years, but even so, she still can't read. It’s not time to look at these notes.
Those notebooks were part of the "book collection" brought back from the Lu family. They contain the insights left by some sages who "enlightened the Tao" from their reading. For example, in this notebook, the first half is almost devoted to discussing the similarities and differences of the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, and the second half is based on this. It extends to the people's livelihood, the court, and the governance of the country.
Tang Ning would look through it when she had nothing to do these days, and felt that it had benefited a lot. However, this was obviously not suitable for Song Ru at the moment.
Song Ru was a little embarrassed: "I have already read all the books my sister gave me. When I saw this book on the table, I took it and read it."
Tang Ning folded the letters and put them aside: "Don't rush to read this now. I will bring you some other books tomorrow."
Song Ru nodded: "Okay."
After the two sisters agreed, Tang Ning motioned to Song Ru to get up from the small table, followed her to the side of the couch and sat down before saying, "Do you know about my visit to the Song family?"
Song Ru said "Yes": "Sister Nianxia told me."
Tang Ning never told her that Song Tan did not include her in the family tree. He just said: "I have crossed out your name from the Song family tree. From now on, you are no longer the daughter of the Song family. Previously, you were You said you wanted to change your mother's surname, but you still think so, have you changed your mind?"
Song Ru quickly said: "No, I want to be named Xue."
Tang Ning looked at her seriously: "You have to think clearly, I originally planned to let you take the surname Rong, which will be good for your future..."
"I know, sister is thinking about me."
Song Ru smiled softly on her face: "I betrayed my biological father before to break up with the Song family, and asked Governor Xiao to use this as an excuse to protect me. Many people outside have said that I am cruel. Now that I have lost my clan again, There will be no shortage of slander and ridicule. I know that sister wants to use the Rong family name to protect me, but sister, I don’t care about that."
"Aru..."
"Sister, listen to me first."
Song Ru held Tang Ning's hand. Her wrist was very thin and her fingertips were not round at all, but her smile was full of vigor, and her big black and white eyes were extremely serious.
"I never thought that I would have such a good life now, and I never thought that I would be able to leave the Song family one day. I am very content with the present."
"I can't be a girl from a rich family, and I don't want to climb high. Even if one day we talk about getting married, I still hope to meet someone who doesn't mind my background and likes me because I am Xue Ru. Not because I changed my surname to Rong and accepted me."
When she bared her canines, her thin and small face revealed a maturity that belied her age.
"My sister gave me the surname Rong, just because she was afraid that I would be wronged in the future. But if a person will make me feel wronged just because my surname is not Rong, why should I wrong myself to be with him?"
"I have an elder sister. Even if my surname is not Rong, my elder sister will not let anyone bully me, right?"
Tang Ning was stunned by her words. After a moment, her eyes filled with smiles. She reached out and pinched Song Ru's face: "Sister, I will naturally protect you."
Seeing the little girl grinning with her dimples showing, she smiled lowly,
"Now that you have decided, you will call me Xue Ru from now on."
Song Ru... No, it should be Xue Ru. The little girl with the new name had an extraordinarily bright smile. She rubbed Tang Ning's shoulder: "Thank you, sister."
Tang Ning touched her hair: "In a few days, I will go to Jingzhao Mansion to change your books."
Xue Ru nodded: "Okay."
