Xiao Yan left quietly, and everyone thought he was recuperating in Jiuyun Lane. The tonic rewards from the palace flowed into Jiuyun Lane, but Tang Ning received them on his behalf for two or three days in a row.
Tang Ning guarded "Xiao Yan" in the mansion for three days. Until he could move a little from his injuries, he ordered someone to carry the sedan chair and take him back to the Hexi Hall next door.
Yue Fengcheng hadn't seen Xiao Yan for several days. Lu Qin's assassination of the Holy Emperor that night was so sudden that he always felt a little strange. However, he happened to be sent to investigate other things in those days, and when he came back, he had already heard about Xiao Yan. Hate to be seriously injured.
He went to Tang Mansion and was blocked by someone. Now that he finally heard that Xiao Yan had moved back to Hexi Hall, Yue Fengcheng hurried over.
"Mr. Yue."
Cang Lang stood outside the door. When he saw Yue Fengcheng, he stretched out his hand to block him: "The governor is seriously injured, and the girl is also inside."
Yue Fengcheng: "I have something to report to the Governor..."
"Let's forget about these two days." Cang Lang smiled bitterly: "The Governor was seriously injured this time, and he also shocked the girl that night. I heard Madam Qin said that the Governor must rest, and the girl has been staring at the Governor with a keen eye these past few days. Lord, don’t let him do anything.”
Yue Fengcheng still held the folding fan from before. Hearing this, his brows furrowed slightly: "Is the Governor seriously injured?"
"It's very heavy..."
Cang Lang was about to speak when the voice of "Xiao Yan" came from inside: "Is it Wen An?"
Yue Fengcheng, courtesy name Wen'an.
Cang Lang hurriedly said inside: "The governor, this is Mr. Yue."
"Let him in."
Upon hearing this, Yue Fengcheng hurriedly walked into the inner room, passed the corridor and went straight into Xiao Yan's bedroom, where he saw Xiao Yan in simple clothes leaning on the bed.
The green gauze was half hanging down beside the bed. Although it covered most of his figure, his pale and weak face could still be clearly seen through the gauze.
The light in the room was not very good, and Xiao Yan had a slight cough. Tang Ning was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a medicine bowl in his hand. The strong bitter taste of the medicine made Yue Fengcheng's expression change slightly.
"The Overlord."
"When did you return to Beijing?" Xiao Yan asked.
"I came back the night before yesterday. I was very worried when I heard that the Governor was injured." Yue Fengcheng glanced at Tang Ning: "I wanted to visit the Governor, but the Lord of Yiyang County said that you were seriously injured."
Tangning didn't seem to hear the hidden meaning in Yue Fengcheng's words, and said directly: "I was the one who stopped Mr. Yue from coming to see my brother."
"Brother was angry with Erlang and the Fourth Prince of the Lu family that day when I woke up. Sister Qin had obviously looked at your injuries for you, and you were tortured by the two imperial doctors. As a result, you developed a high fever at night. Sister Qin Sister finally suppressed it for you, and later when Mr. Yue came to look for you, I had someone stop him."
She held the medicine bowl and blew on it:
"I asked Mr. Yue that day, and you said it was nothing important."
Yue Fengcheng met Tang Ning's dark eyes and was in a trance for a moment. He still remembered that when he first saw this little girl a few months ago, she was still like a budding flower on the branch, and her words and deeds were like a daughter's family. She was timid, but within a few months, she had become strong and sharp.
"Mr. Yue?" Tang Ning frowned.
Yue Fengcheng quickly came to his senses: "It's really nothing important. The governor's injury is more important."
Tang Ning felt relieved. After she handed the medicine bowl to "Xiao Yan", she said, "Sister Qin has told me that my brother must rest in bed for a month, not even a day. Your Majesty also allowed me to stay in the mansion." Recuperate, brother, please don’t disobey the Holy Orders.”
"Xiao Yan" held the bowl helplessly: "It's not that heavy..."
"Brother!"
Seemingly angry when he saw Tang Ning lowering his eyes, the person on the bed compromised a little weakly: "Okay, I'll rest."
Only then did Tang Ning smile.
"Xiao Yan" took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. When he put it down, he couldn't help but cough a few times. It wasn't until Tang Ning supported him and smoothed his breathing that his breathing calmed down.
"Wen An, during this period, you will stay in the capital temporarily and help Cang Lang handle the affairs of the Privy Council."
"The grain case..."
"There is no need to investigate." "Xiao Yan" said with a slightly cold voice, "His Majesty has ordered Lu Zhao to be executed, and this case will end with him."
"But Lord Governor, it is clear that not only Lu Zhao is involved in the Lu family, but there are also several other families involved in this matter..." Yue Fengcheng said with a frown.
"I know this, but His Majesty has made up his mind and does not want me to investigate further."
Yue Fengcheng's eyes flashed slightly. He certainly knew that His Majesty intended to let the Lu family go, and he was also quite dissatisfied with Xiao Yan when he knew that they were still secretly pursuing the Caoliang case. However, he did not expect that Xiao Yan actually said that he would let the matter go.
This was completely unlike Xiao Yan's temperament that he knew.
Yue Fengcheng asked tentatively: "Your Majesty clearly hates the Lu family, so why would you suddenly want to protect them? Is it because the Lu family has some leverage against your Majesty?"
There was silence among the bed curtains for a moment, and then a cold voice came: "Your Majesty is the king, how can he have any leverage?"
"But the Lu family..."
"The Lu family is the Lu family. His Majesty's thoughts are unpredictable. He may have other plans for the aristocratic family. Although it is a pity to let the Lu family go this time, the governor is acting in accordance with the holy will. Since your Majesty said he would let it go, then this time That’s the end of the matter, all the owl guards and spies sent to Jiangnan will be withdrawn to the capital.”
Yue Fengcheng whispered: "We can investigate privately..."
"No need, withdraw them all."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Yue Fengcheng said: "Okay, then I will summon them later."
"Xiao Yan" was seriously injured, and after just a few words he seemed extremely weak. Seeing him coughing, Tang Ning frowned and asked him to rest, and Yue Fengcheng also stepped out of the room.
Seeing Cang Lang guarding the door, Yue Fengcheng said: "The governor is really seriously injured this time."
"No, those bastards from the Lu family are always going to do evil things." Cang Lang said with anger on his face: "If the governor hadn't stopped me, I would have killed Lu Qin."
Yue Fengcheng said: "He deserves to be exiled by His Majesty now, but what happened to the Lu family this time is really a pity. Without the Caoliang case, it will not be easy to catch them in the future."
Hearing this, Canglang muttered: "It's not all your Majesty. I don't know what happened to your Majesty. He suddenly wanted to protect the Lu family. If I had known that this matter would end like this, why should we spend so much effort? The governor had previously I almost died because of this!"
Yue Fengcheng seemed to be chatting, but his eyes were always on Canglang's face. He knew that Canglang had always been straight-tempered and could not hide things on his face. Jinyun, who was deeper than the city, was difficult to understand. Canglang sometimes looked a little silly. At this time, his face was full of anger, and there was dissatisfaction in his eyes. He was obviously confused and angry about An Di's decision.
Yue Fengcheng felt relieved.
It seems that Xiao Yan really has no intention of continuing to investigate the Caoliang case, and he has never delved into why His Majesty let the Lu family go.
After Yue Fengcheng relaxed, he said: "The emperor's heart is unpredictable, so you should say less and be careful that walls have ears."
Canglang muttered and muttered a few words before saying no more.
