Seeing the fourth prince frowning, Queen Lu continued.
"Your father is suspicious by nature and will never trust anyone easily, but Xiao Yan can always grasp the holy will. And before he appeared, although your father was a little dissatisfied with the family, he was still in harmony on the surface. But since After Xiao Yan came to power, the relationship between the royal family and the aristocratic family became like fire and water."
"It's not so much that Xiao Yan is helping your father eradicate the family and clear up the imperial court. It's better to say that he is guiding your father step by step to be jealous of the family, provoking hatred between the two parties, and inducing your father to break with the family to the point of today."
Empress Lu thought of what Xiao Yan had done, with some emotion on her face.
"I actually had some doubts about his identity earlier. He was too cruel to the Lu family. If it was just to please your father, he would definitely not leave himself any escape route due to his shrewdness. Until this time, I sent someone to investigate. , only to find out that he has a different identity."
"Even if he is not from the He family, he must be related to the He family."
The expression on the fourth prince's face kept changing.
Empress Lu looked at him: "Zheng'er, it doesn't matter if you lose the Lu family. The family may not always be well. The second prince only gained power temporarily, but as long as Xiao Yan is willing to assist you, you still have a chance. Don't If you feel sorry for yourself, you will lose your fighting spirit first.”
The fourth prince's originally panic-stricken heart gradually calmed down with Empress Lu's words, and he even felt a little secretly happy: "It's my son's fault. Thank you, Queen Mother, for planning for my son."
"Between you and me, mother and son, why should we say thank you?"
Seeing that he cheered up, Queen Lu's expression relaxed.
"Although Xiao Yan promised me to assist you, I may use him to regent the throne in the future, but we still lack some ties with him. The eunuch has no relatives, and the only one I care about is Song Tangning. I want to take her What do you think about being sent to your house as a concubine?"
The fourth prince was stunned for a moment, and a beautiful image appeared in his mind.
She has a palm-sized fair face, her skin is as smooth as fine white porcelain, and her almond-shaped eyes sparkle when she smiles.
The fourth prince's throat twitched as he remembered the faint aroma he smelled on the carriage that day. The girl's breath made him think about it for a while.
Although Song Tangning is not the cute girl he liked in the past, her appearance is indeed exciting. If she can enter the mansion...
"Of course my son is willing. Xiao Yan treats Song Tangning very well. If she can be allowed into the house, Xiao Yan will definitely be more concerned about my son's affairs. But the queen mother, Song Tangning is not an ordinary woman. She is ruthless to the Song family. She was very decisive when she broke off the engagement with the Lu family, so I'm afraid she won't be willing to be a mere concubine."
If the position of the fourth prince's concubine was still there, he would still be somewhat sure, but she was just a side concubine...
He subconsciously felt that Song Tangning would never agree.
Queen Lu laughed when she heard this: "The Queen Mother will naturally find a way to make her agree."
The fourth prince was curious: "What can we do?"
Empress Lu waved to him, and after he leaned over, she whispered a few words to him.
The expression on the fourth prince's face changed. After Queen Lu finished speaking, he couldn't help but look up: "Really Princess Leyang would do that?"
"She is just an idiot. She only hopes to find a good marriage for her son. She has long considered Song Tangning as her prize. If she knew that the normal path could not be taken, she would naturally use other methods."
Empress Lu sneered before saying, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Mother will naturally make arrangements for it. You just need to be healthy and recuperate."
"Also, Xiao Yan was injured yesterday while rescuing him. I'm afraid he won't go to court during this period. You can go visit him in person after you get out of the palace. This will not only show your sincerity in treating him, but also find opportunities to get along with Song Tangning. If you can Let her have a better impression of you, which will be beneficial to you in the future."
The fourth prince thought of Song Tangning's face and couldn't help but said: "Mother, Princess Leyang, you must not let Tangning really lose her virginity..."
Queen Lu was stunned for a moment, then laughed when she saw the appearance of the fourth prince: "Oh? So the prince is interested in her?"
The fourth prince's face suddenly turned red: "Mother!"
Empress Lu laughed: "Okay, okay, the Queen Mother won't laugh at you. Since you like her, the Queen Mother will naturally keep her innocent. Don't worry, she is just letting her gain some notoriety and be criticized. She will not seriously ask her to follow her." If someone else gets involved, the queen mother will definitely let her be brought into your house innocently."
The fourth prince was delighted when he heard this: "Thank you very much, Queen Mother."
…
Xiao Yan was seriously injured and couldn't move, so he stayed in Tang Mansion to recuperate. Although some people outside were confused, they didn't find it too strange to hear that Madam Qin was staying in Tang Mansion temporarily.
It was already afternoon when Tang Ning heard that Lu Qin was suffering from a hidden illness.
"How did the Cui family know about Lu Qin?" Rongyue was curious.
Gu Helian sneered: "Lu Qin said it himself. After he was captured last night, he was interrogated overnight. Because he didn't want to be charged with murdering the Holy Emperor, he killed him and said he just wanted to deal with our little Haitang. But he wanted to There has to be an excuse to kill someone."
Although Tang Ning and the Lu family had long-standing grievances, it could not be just a trivial matter that made Lu Qin angry and kill him. At first, Lu Qin only said that he was resentful of Tang Ning for humiliating the Lu family yesterday, and just wanted to teach Tang Ning a lesson. He never wanted to put anything aside. She died, but this excuse could not convince the people of the Criminal Division at all.
After entering the Criminal Division, no one could keep their mouths shut. After Lu Qin was tortured, he personally vomited out the things that he did not mention. Someone from the family had already been out to inquire about the news, and the people from the Criminal Division only revealed a little bit. , the Cui family naturally knew about Lu Qin's hidden illness.
"I heard that after Lu Chongyuan and Cui Lin quarreled at the palace gate, he called the doctor when he got back. When he got off the carriage, he had to be supported by someone around him to stand firm." Gu Helian's face was full of gloating: "Cui Lin is also useless, actually Lu Chongyuan is not even angry to death."
If this matter happened to him, he could ridicule Lu Chongyuan and the Lu family eight hundred times and make Lu Chongyuan count him as the loser.
Rong Yue was helpless when he heard this, and Tang Ning suppressed a smile and said, "Cui Lin is naturally not as good as my uncle."
As far as Uncle Gu's mouth is concerned, there is no one else in the capital who can talk like this, and that's not right, except for my brother.
Gu Helian was not ashamed and raised her chin: "Of course."
When servants came in and said that the Lu family was here, Rongyue frowned: "What are they here for?"
"When I replied to Madam, the Lu family said that they were following the holy orders to apologize to Governor Xiao."
Tang Ning asked: "Who are all here?"
"There are Erlang of the Lu family and two medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office. By the way, the fourth prince is also here."
Tang Ning was really surprised this time. Her brother had already expected the arrival of the Lu family last night. She was not surprised that the somewhat weird Erlang of the Lu family was here, but why did the fourth prince come?
Didn't he get injured when he fell from a horse earlier? It's hard to survive such a serious injury, and yet he came here at this time?
Gu Helian saw her frowning and said, "Is there a problem? Should I go meet them?"
"No need." Tang Ning shook his head: "Since the Lu family is under holy orders, I will definitely want to see you. As for the fourth prince, let him come in first and see what's wrong with him."
After ordering his servants to go out and invite people in, Tang Ning stood up and said, "Aunt, uncle, I'll go see them first."
Rongyue said "Yeah": "Be careful. If anything happens, have someone come and call us."
Gu Helian also said: "Since the Lu family is here to apologize, don't give them a good look. They are already torn apart anyway, so this is not the worst. Xiao Yan was hurt so badly, if he had not cut off a member of the Lu family, You guys, don’t let go so easily.”
The piglets delivered to your door will not be slaughtered until they are slaughtered.
Tang Ning understood: "Uncle, don't worry, I will do it."
