The little girl's gentle "I like" was like a feather brushing against his ears, making Xiao Yan's heart tingle.
Xiao Yan only felt a hint of sweetness on the tip of his tongue. He pressed his teeth lightly and lowered his eyes to cover up the barely concealed joy in his eyes.
Tang Ning didn't seem to know how touching what he just said was, and just said to Cao Dejiang: "There is one more thing that may cause trouble to Mr. Cao."
At this time, Cao Dejiang felt that this little girl in front of him was pleasing to his eye, so he smiled and said, "You tell me."
Tang Ning said warmly: "When we took away the collection of books from the Lu family that day, Lu Zhongshu promised to erect a monument for the academy. Now that the name of the academy has been decided, he must be the one to mention it, and Lu Zhongshu must be present on the opening day. It is also a good way for students all over the world to be grateful for the Lu family’s kindness in donating books.”
Cao Dejiang never expected that the little girl would suddenly say this, and couldn't help but look at her.
Tang Ning put her hands on her knees and ignored his inspection, looking particularly well-behaved: "Brother and I both have a grudge against the Lu family. We are afraid that it will be difficult to get to the front door of our house. We have to ask Mr. Cao to go there for us and inform Lu Zhongshu." , write the academy plaque early to avoid missing the auspicious date."
Cao Dejiang: "...don't you still want him to list it for you?"
Tang Ning said softly: "Cao Gong Ruiming, on the day of the opening of the academy, I want Lu Zhongshu to work with my brother to mark the opening of the academy."
Cao Dejiang: "..."
"If possible, let Lu Zhongshu give a speech by the way, so as to encourage students to make progress and not let down the Lu family's collection of books."
"..."
Cao Dejiang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This little girl might not want to make Lu Chongyuan angry to death.
Everyone knows how those books came out of the Lu family in the first place, but the Lu family has now broken with Queen Lu and her son, and the efforts they made to cover up the "scandal" for the fourth prince have become a big joke. Lu Chongyuan is not sure how Regretting, Tang Ning also stabbed his lung tube.
On the other hand, everyone knows that the Lu family was almost destroyed by Xiao Yan. The Guan family died, the Lu family's reputation was completely lost, and the eldest son and grandson did not end well.
It can be said that the Lu family hates Xiao Yan to the core. If Lu Chongyuan and Xiao Yan are asked to list the house together and congratulate the opening of the hospital with a smile, will Lu Chongyuan directly vomit blood?
Moreover, Tang Ning seemed to be humiliating the Lu family, but in fact, there was a deeper meaning.
If he really agreed to Tang Ning's trip for her, in the eyes of outsiders, at least in the eyes of the Lu family, it would undoubtedly tell them that he and Xiao Yan were on the same side.
After Lu Chongyuan returned to the court, Xiao Yan's situation was not good. Once Lu Zhao's case was settled, all his previous methods of dealing with the Lu family were ineffective.
The Lu family has no leverage, and Xiao Yan has somewhat lost his "holy favor". Lu Chongyuan will definitely find an opportunity to take revenge on Xiao Yan. This little girl clearly wants to find "allies" for Xiao Yan, and even helps the eunuch to win over the poor students. Build momentum.
Cao Dejiang looked at Tang Ning: "Little girl, you are so dark-minded."
Tang Ning looked at him softly: "Mr. Cao also hopes that the academy will be well."
Cao Dejiang choked. He hoped that the academy would be good, but he didn't want to hope that Xiao Yan would be good.
But this girl just gave him the opportunity of "liufangfufu" and gave a good reputation to the Qingliu family. Even if she knew about her scheme, she couldn't refuse it.
Seeing the little girl looking at him with her big black and white eyes, Cao Dejiang was a little bit dumbfounded. How could he have thought that this girl was innocent and had the same intentions as Xiao Yan?
"Okay, stop looking. I'll just go over to the Lu family for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Cao."
As if doing magic, Tang Ning took out two books from his sleeve and handed them to Cao Dejiang: "This is what my grandfather left. I thought Mr. Cao liked it, so he kept it with Mr. Cao temporarily until the academy opened. Afterwards, when Mr. Cao has time, he can go to the academy to drink tea and then take him there."
Cao Dejiang's lips twitched as he looked at the two solitary volumes.
It was temporarily stored and brought back to the academy. Obviously, this "thank you gift" was not intended to be given to him. This little girl is so stingy. She wants the horse to run away and only gives a straw!
Cao Dejiang expressionlessly waved his sleeves and put away the two solitary volumes, and quietly took back the tea that he originally wanted to pour to Xiao Yan and the others.
His good tea cakes were wasted. If he had known, he would just drink plain water.
…
Tang Ning left immediately after achieving his goal. Cao Dejiang did not stay with them. When he came out of Cao's house, someone happened to come in from the concierge. When he saw them, he quickly stepped aside to avoid them.
"President Xiao, Lord Yiyang County, go slowly."
Xiao Yan and Tang Ning got on the carriage, and the man who just stepped aside looked up.
Uncle Xu looked at the hanging curtain of the carriage, but unexpectedly he saw a gap in the curtain on that side. The people inside were looking towards this side, their phoenix eyes were cold and indifferent.
So sharp.
Uncle Xu's heart tightened and he quickly lowered his head.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Yan's eyes fell on the hunched-back old man in front of Cao's house, and he couldn't help but frown.
that person……
"Brother?"
Tang Ning saw that Xiao Yan looked wrong and whispered, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "Nothing."
He retracted his gaze, let go of the curtain in his hand, and then turned to look at Tang Ning: "Why did you tease Cao Dejiang just now?"
Those two orphan volumes were prepared by Tang Ning early in the morning to be given to Cao Dejiang, but they had been delayed before. The so-called "temporary storage" was just talk.
Tang Ning said seriously: "Mr. Cao is a royal official. Many people in the court are watching. It is not good for him to give gifts in a grand manner."
When Xiao Yan heard this, he just looked at her with a smile, obviously not believing what the little girl said.
Tang Ning looked at him for a moment and then curled his lips: "Okay, I just thought that Mr. Cao likes those orphan books. Even if he only plans to go to the academy to read in the future, he will help my brother to some extent. The Qingliu series and the Shijia series We are naturally hostile, even if we don’t form an alliance with Brother, we shouldn’t just sit back and watch the Lu family.”
Xiao Yan listened to her angry words and helped the person sit down.
"It's not like Cao Dejiang and the others didn't do anything. The Yushitai has been impeaching the Lu family a lot recently. The Qingliu family is also obsessed with the affairs of the Guan family and Lu Zhao. Even His Majesty's side has been impeached by several Yushi's excerpts. I’m so anxious, if it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t be so relaxed.”
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment: "They didn't just sit back and watch?"
Xiao Yan said "Yes": "I have nothing to do with those Qingliu courtiers, and my reputation has always been disdainful to them. It is impossible for them to openly ally with me, or even help me deal with people from the noble family, Cao Dejiang It’s not easy to achieve this.”
Tang Ning immediately felt apologetic after hearing this: "Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had known, I wouldn't be angry with the old man just now..."
Xiao Yan chuckled: "It's okay, it's just a matter of mutual consent, and Mr. Cao is not that stingy."
If he was really angry, he would not agree to go to the Lu family.
Seeing Tang Ning muttering in a low voice and her pink and white face scrunched up, he took the little girl's hand and intertwined her fingers.
Seeing the little girl looking up at him, he said softly: "Tang Ning, I was very happy to be at Cao's house just now."
He never concealed his joy, his palms were burning as he stared at her with his dark eyes.
He likes to see his little girl making careful plans for her, and likes to see her acting like a cat with its claws stretched out in order to protect her, being fierce and clever at the same time.
She didn't just hide under his wings, but stood beside him as she said before, sharing the wind and rain for him.
"The name of the academy sounds very nice, and I like it very much."
Tang Ning's cheeks were slightly pink, and she rarely flinched when looking at his smiling eyes. She only moved her fingers closer to his.
"I told you, I want to go with my brother."
"When the academy opens, I will no longer be just one person."
When Xiao Yan heard this, his heart went soft, and he wrapped her softly in his palm with his backhand.
