In the front hall of Tang Mansion, the fourth prince did not expect that it would be such a coincidence that when he came to visit Xiao Yan, he would meet someone from the Lu family. He did not have a deep impression of Lu Jiuan. In the past, most of his interactions with his peers in the Lu family were in the Lu family. Among the legitimate sons, the one who passed away the closest was Lu Zhinian.
Lu Jiu'an, a bastard, has never had any sense of existence. He only said hello when they met occasionally, but never had a deep friendship with him.
The fourth prince was not familiar with Lu Jiu'an, but this did not prevent him from transferring his resentment towards the Lu family to this concubine of the Lu family.
Seeing that Lu Jiu'an came to apologize, the fourth prince sneered: "The Lu family just committed murder and hurt someone yesterday, and you come to apologize today. This is really rare. The Lu family has always been aloof. When did they understand the rules like this?" ”
Lu Jiu'an frowned: "Your Highness, please be careful. What happened yesterday was due to my father being confused for a moment, and the Lu family did not know about it..."
"Ah!"
The fourth prince sneered: "Is it because he doesn't know or is he pretending not to know? With Lu Langling's thoughtful temperament, can Second Master Lu hide his actions from him?"
"But that's right. This is not the first time that the Lu family has done such sinister things. The Lu family has a vicious and vicious streak. It's not surprising that Lu Qin would act like this."
Lu Jiu'an didn't want to get entangled with the fourth prince, but he was always sarcastic. He looked at the fourth prince with a sullen look and his face was not good.
"The Lu family is of the same line, and His Highness is no exception. After all, the blood of the Lu family is in your body. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to bite my grandma back and conspire with others to harm my grandma."
The fourth prince's face instantly turned cold: "I harmed the Lu family, wasn't it you who harmed me in the first place? If you hadn't turned your back and been ruthless, how could I have touched the Lu family?"
Lu Jiuan frowned: "What does your highness mean by this?"
The fourth prince sneered: "If you want to know what it means, ask Lu Chongyuan yourself what he did."
"You, the Lu family, have held me up high with one hand, but you have given up on me. What does he think of this prince? Is he a puppet of your Lu family seeking power and profit, or is he a toy that you can manipulate?"
"Since he abandoned me, don't blame me for abandoning the Lu family. It's just retaliation. How can you, the Lu family, have the face to blame me for attacking you?"
He reached out and touched his wound that was still wrapped with cloth, anger gathering on his face.
He never thought about actually falling out with the Lu family. Even if his father gave the order that day, he also thought about secretly passing on the news. But as for Lu Chongyuan, he actually wanted to "leave the father and leave the son."
If it weren't for the Lu family, how could he be in this situation? !
Lu Jiu'an looked at the injuries on the fourth prince's face and couldn't help but frown when he saw him sitting on the four-wheeler with a resentful look on his face.
The injuries on the fourth prince's body were indeed caused by his grandfather's orders. Because of the Queen's previous actions, which almost killed the whole Lu family, and the death of the eldest lady also made his grandfather aware of the Queen's affair with Prince Cheng, and even suspected the fourth prince's life experience. In addition, the empress, mother and son had long since separated from the Lu family, so it was inevitable that the grandfather would have trouble in the future, so they had the fourth prince deposed.
But listening to what the fourth prince said just now, it seemed that his resentment towards the Lu family was not just limited to this loss, it seemed that he had accumulated resentment a long time ago.
Lu Jiuan opened his mouth to say something, but before he could say anything, he heard footsteps coming from outside. He could only temporarily suppress his doubts, turned around and looked outside the flower hall, and saw a woman in a blue dress with a beautiful face. The girl walked towards this side, surrounded by servants.
"I've met the Fourth Prince." Tang Ning saluted.
The fourth prince quickly restrained his anger and tried his best to be gentle: "The county master, please rise."
Tang Ning stood up and looked at Lu Jiu'an: "Mr. Lu Erlang."
Lu Jiuan saluted: "I have met the Lord of Yiyang County."
After the three of them greeted each other, before Tang Ning could ask, the fourth prince spoke first: "I only heard about what happened last night this morning. I never expected that someone would dare to act like this at the emperor's feet. Knowing that Governor Xiao was seriously injured, I specially found two hundred-year-old mountain ginseng from the storehouse, hoping that Governor Xiao can recover as soon as possible."
Tang Ning's face softened after hearing this: "Thank you, Fourth Prince."
The fourth prince really likes the girl in front of him, not because he has deep feelings for her, but because her face is so pretty. The last time he saw her, there were still some red marks on her face, but this time they have all faded away. Her fair little face is like a shelled egg, making people want to touch it just by looking at it.
The fourth prince softened his voice: "The county master was also frightened last night. Fortunately, it wasn't you on the carriage. The queen mother and I breathed a big sigh of relief. You didn't look very good, so I also brought some soothing things. I hope the county owner can use it.”
Tang Ning's face remained unchanged, but she was suspicious in her heart.
The fourth prince didn't speak in this tone in the past. Even if he wanted to please, he couldn't show off his intimacy like this, and the look he cast on her made people particularly uncomfortable.
She had doubts in her heart and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Tang Ning is fine."
After knowing the purpose of the fourth prince's visit, Tang Ning no longer wanted to greet him. She turned to look at Lu Jiu'an aside, the smile on her face disappeared and became extremely cold.
"Mr. Lu Erlang suddenly came over, what are you doing?"
Lu Jiu'an apologized: "I am here to apologize to Governor Xiao and the Lord of Yiyang County on behalf of my father and the entire Lu family."
"What happened last night was the result of my father's confusion. He had been drinking since he returned home during the day, and he was shocked to hear that his hidden illness was known to others. He was afraid that publicizing it would make the Lu family look bad, so he impulsively made a big mistake, which almost caused harm to his family. The county lord has even caused Governor Xiao to be seriously injured."
"On impulse?" Tang Ning sneered: "He will kill people on impulse. This kind of confusion is really shocking."
Lu Jiu'an whispered: "Don't be upset, County Lord. I have no intention of shirking the Lu family's responsibility. What happened yesterday was indeed my father's fault."
"My grandfather originally wanted to come over and apologize to you two in person, but he got angry when he heard what his father did last night. He forced himself to go to court to confess his sins to His Majesty in the morning and then returned home and fell ill. I had to come here on my father's behalf. .”
Lu Jiu'an spoke sincerely, feeling extremely guilty, and bowed to the person in front of him.
"Grandfather said that although the Lu family knew nothing about what my father did, his surname was Lu, so the Lu family could not escape the blame for this matter. Grandfather specially invited people from the Imperial Medical Office to visit Governor Xiao, and also ordered me to I sent the apology gift over and asked the Lord of Yiyang County to forgive me."
Tang Ning raised his eyebrows, feeling that this concubine of the Lu family was much more thoughtful than Lu Zhinian back then.
He not only admitted the Lu family's fault and clarified that the Lu family had no knowledge of what Lu Qin did, but he was neither humble nor overbearing and said that this matter was not the Lu family's fault.
The reason behind Lu Qin's recklessness was made clear in his words, and it also hinted that if they hadn't taken Lu Qin's hidden illness to force him, Lu Qin would not have taken the risk in a hurry.
The Lu family relented and sent an apology gift, hoping to put an end to the matter and hope they could just get over it.
Tang Ning tilted her head slightly, and was about to make a few sarcastic remarks. This matter about the Lu family was a source of trouble. If I didn't cut off a layer of skin, I would be sorry for the injuries on my brother's body.
But before she could say anything, Lu Jiuan had already handed over something to apologize to her.
"These are the compensation from the mansion for Governor Xiao's injury, and these are the comfort for the Yiyang County Lord who was frightened last night."
The gifts given to Xiao Yan were all excellent tonics or blood-replenishing medicines.
But what was given to Tang Ning was a scroll.
