Hang Li was startled and subconsciously wanted to step forward. Tang Ning waved his hand to indicate that Hang Li was fine, and then looked at Lu Qin.
"Is there something wrong with Mr. Lu?"
"Song Tangning, you did it on purpose today!!"
"What's the purpose?"
There was a loud sound of firecrackers outside. Tang Ning tilted her head and looked puzzled: "What is Mr. Lu talking about?"
Lu Qin's face was gloomy: "You don't have to pretend to be stupid. You and Xiao Yan deliberately asked my father to write the plaque in advance, but then asked His Majesty to come over and inscribe it today. You clearly want to humiliate my father and the Lu family."
Tang Ning frowned: "So Mr. Lu is blaming His Majesty for taking away the opportunity for Lu Zhongshu to write the inscription? Then why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier and knew that Lu Zhongshu was unwilling to be humble, then I would definitely not ask Your Majesty for the inscription. .”
"Song Tangning! Don't worry about other things!!"
Lu Qin became even more angry. He took a step forward and said in a cold voice: "I, the Lu family, don't care about writing inscriptions for your academy, but you should never humiliate my father in public and trample on the Lu family's face."
"Song Tangning, the grudge between the Lu family and you has been settled long ago, but you are still so aggressive and do such despicable things with that eunuch Xiao Yan. You are simply a poisonous woman. No wonder Sanlang looked down on you in the first place!"
Tang Ning immediately laughed when he heard what he said: "Lu Zhinian looks down on me, I thank God, but what kind of dignity does your Lu family have now?"
"The female family has an affair with someone, the eldest son is corrupt and despicable. Even you, the heirs of the Lu family, don't know whose family they are from, so what's the point of talking about face? As for those who are eunuchs or not, Mr. Lu, please don't speak too loudly. My brother Everyone knows what happened, if Mr. Lu lets people know that he can't do anything, it will be a big joke."
"Song Tangning!!!"
Lu Qin's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly stepped forward to grab Song Tangning's arm.
But Hang Li stood in front of her and pushed hard, causing Lu Qin to stumble back.
Tang Ning looked at Lu Qin, whose eyes were splitting, and smiled warmly: "Your Majesty is still outside. Does Mr. Lu want to fight with my guards here, or does he want everyone outside to know that the dignified Mr. Lu family is inhumane? "
Lu Qin gritted his teeth and said, "Song Tangning, you are shameless!!"
"If I want to be shameless, I don't have to worry about it, Second Master Lu, but Second Master Lu would like to think about it, do you still want your face?" Tang Ning said with a half-smile but not a smile: "The dignified Second Master of the Lu family is like a eunuch in the palace. , maybe one day Mr. Lu will wake up and become famous throughout the capital."
"you……"
Lu Qin was so angry that he was shaking all over. When he looked at Tang Ning, his eyes were full of viciousness and resentment.
He never thought that his deepest secret would be known to the woman in front of him, and he never thought that she would use it to threaten him. It was obvious that he had already dealt with the doctor who was seeing him, and it was obvious that he had never told anyone that he had He has already lost face by being incontinent in public. If people know that he does not do it again...
Lu Qin simply couldn't imagine how those who were at odds with him in the past would laugh and despise him, how those in the Lu family would point fingers behind him, and how he would be able to gain a foothold in Beijing in the future.
Tang Ning didn't pay attention to the look on his face at all: "Rongsheng Academy does not welcome the Lu family. Mr. Lu must not enter without permission in the future, so as not to dirty my academy."
She patted her sleeves, turned around and led Hang Li outside.
The sound of firecrackers outside had stopped, but Lu Qin's ears were still roaring. He looked at Tang Ning's back fiercely, with murderous intent in his eyes.
…
After the academy erected the stele and hung the plaque, the ministers accompanied the emperor into the academy to watch. Emperor An seemed to be interested. He not only asked Tang Ning some things related to the academy, but also competed with several gentlemen in the academy on chess skills. Later, he even stayed Ate meal in the academy.
The courtiers accompanied them for a while, but Emperor An thought they were an eyesore and asked them to disperse first. The Lu family father and son took the discarded "blank" and left, despite everyone's various looks.
Cui Lin couldn't let go of the opportunity to gloat: "Some people thought they were here to gain face, but unexpectedly they turned out to be embarrassed. Even a mere academy couldn't look down on Lu Zhongshu's calligraphy..."
He said "tsk" with a dazzling smile.
The usually irritable Lu Qin did not speak this time. Instead, Lu Chongyuan gave Cui Lin a cold look and said to Lu Qin, "Let's go!"
Seeing that the Lu family and his son were gone, Feng Qiuli disagreed: "Mr. Cui, why do you add fuel to the fire? Lu Chongyuan has lost face today, I'm afraid he will hate you..."
"He should have grudged him a long time ago. If you didn't hear what he said before, he might have already known about the account book." Speaking of this matter, Cui Lin couldn't hold back the smile on his face, and said with a stern face: " I thought that Xiao Yan was a powerful person, but I didn't expect that when such a good opportunity was given to him, he didn't even kill the Lu family, and even made Lu Chongyuan stand up!"
What a waste!
Feng Qiuli said: "This matter is not Xiao Yan's problem. The second prince once said that Xiao Yan has made all preparations. If the fourth prince comes forward, the Lu family will definitely not be able to escape if Guan's affairs are implicated, but His Majesty Handle it with care."
Cui Lin frowned: "You mean, Lu Chongyuan is holding His Majesty's hand?"
Feng Qiuli nodded: "Otherwise, I really can't figure out why Your Majesty would let the Lu family go so easily. And as you just saw, Xiao Yan clearly deliberately humiliated Lu Chongyuan in public. I'm afraid it was also because he had failed in all his previous efforts. That’s why he’s so angry.”
Cui Lin: "That's true."
He knew what happened between Xiao Yan and the Lu family, and also knew how much effort he had put into trying to capture Lu Zhao and drive a wedge between the fourth prince and the Lu family. He clearly saw that things were about to happen, and capturing the Lu family could be done at any time, but things But it suddenly took a turn for the worse, and anyone who was afraid would not be able to bear it.
only……
What handle does Lu Chongyuan hold on Emperor An?
…
Emperor An stayed in the academy until it was getting dark before he left without feeling satisfied. When he got up and walked out, he said to Tang Ning with great interest: "Your academy is not bad, and those gentlemen are also quite talented. You can It took a lot of effort to invite them here, so that they can run the academy well and don't let my reputation be ruined."
Tang Ning said respectfully: "My daughter obeys the order."
Xiao Yan walked beside An Di, playing with the sachet hanging on his waist. As he fiddled with it, a faint fragrance lingered around him.
"Has the enrollment in the academy been completed?"
"There are already many students who want to enroll. Tomorrow the academy will start a five-day assessment and admit those who pass the exam."
Emperor An didn't feel surprised when he heard Tang Ning's words. There were many students gathered outside the academy today, but it was naturally impossible for Rongsheng Academy to accept everyone. It was normal for admission to be based on assessment. Otherwise, anyone could enter this academy and wouldn't be able to fit in. so many people.
The sky was getting dark, and people around him were carefully escorting him with lanterns. When he was about to reach the steps in front of the academy, Xiao Yan gave An Di a hand.
Just when An Di was about to walk down, he suddenly felt a familiar itching in his body, and the next moment he was hit by a severe headache.
"His Majesty?"
Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong, and quickly supported Emperor An with all his strength. He glanced back, and the black-armored guards immediately isolated those behind him.
An Di's headache became more severe, and his hands and feet were so weak that he could hardly stand.
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Go back to the palace immediately!!"
Everyone in the academy saw the commotion of the guards and didn't know what happened. No one dared to step forward. Tang Ning followed quickly, but the guards did not stop Xiao Yan because they were in the way.
Tang Ning looked at Emperor An's face and asked in a low voice: "Brother, what's wrong with your majesty?"
"Your Majesty has suffered an old illness and must return to the palace immediately."
Tang Ning seemed to be frightened and hurriedly followed An Di out, but before he could reach the academy door, An Di almost fainted from the pain.
She whispered: "Brother, your majesty seems to be in extremely uncomfortable condition. Can you insist on returning to the palace? This place is close to Jiuyun Lane. Why don't you invite your majesty to your residence first? Madam Qin came to the residence last night to see Aru. She is still there." In the mansion.”
"this……"
Xiao Yan hesitated.
An Di was so hurt that his mind was confused. He only heard the words "Ms. Qin". He didn't know why he had a headache. He only remembered that the last time he had a headache, it was Mrs. Qin who gave him the acupuncture. He used force after hearing this. He grabbed Xiao Yan and hissed: "Go find Madam Qin."
On the side, Feng Neiji said urgently: "It is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty's passing like this will inevitably cause a commotion. There have been many speculations about your Majesty's head illness. He also said that your Majesty is ill, and the court is even more uneasy. Why don't you go and invite him?" Madam Qin, come here..."
How could Emperor An, who was a noble man, endure the bone-chilling pain? If he went to invite people to come and go, he would probably go crazy from the pain. But even if he was confused, he knew what Feng Neishi said was reasonable. If so many people flocked there, After arriving at Jiuyun Lane, I am afraid that the news that he may be seriously ill will spread throughout the government and the public before tomorrow.
"Xiao Yan, protect me."
"But His Majesty is in danger..."
"Why don't your Majesty change a carriage and take your daughter's carriage back? Even if someone sees it, they will only think that it is your daughter returning to the house. The imperial army will stay here in the academy for now. When your majesty gets better, they can take Lady Qin with them." Go back to the palace, so no one will think too much about it."
An Di had a severe headache and just wanted to calm down as soon as possible. The stirring pain made him have no time to think about it. Without thinking, he hissed: "Do as she said!"
