After hearing this, Tang Ning just looked at the few people inside with a blank expression. However, Princess Leyang remained silent while Mrs. Wenxinhou next to her frowned.
This fourth princess...
From the beginning to the end, Princess Lu was treated as a swordsman.
Mrs. Wenxinhou didn't know what the purpose of the fourth prince's concubine was, nor what she wanted to do by instigating Prince Lu's Mansion and Tang Ning.
Seeing that Old Princess Lu's face was ugly, the atmosphere in the private room was stagnant, and there were more people outside, and it would be difficult to deal with the matter if it got bigger, she pursed her lips for a moment before speaking.
"It is indeed a slave that caused trouble today, and Princess Lu was also deceived by a villain."
The villain she said seemed to be talking about Nanny An, but in fact she was talking about the fourth prince concubine and Princess Leyang.
Mrs. Wenxinhou knew that Tang Ning was smart, so she would definitely understand what she meant: "Old Princess Lu has a harsh temper, which is why she misunderstood you, but she has never meant to hurt you."
Old Princess Lu could tell that this was being done to her. Although she felt depressed, she still followed the words: "It's because the people in my house are not strict in controlling their servants."
Mrs. Wenxinhou breathed a sigh of relief: "Since he is a troublemaker and has hurt Miss Qian, this matter must be severely punished, lest anyone dare to attack the noble lady in the capital in the future, what do you think of Old Princess Lu? "
Princess Lu had a sullen face and said nothing, but Nanny An, who was kneeling on the ground, said urgently: "It's my fault, and I'm willing to be punished."
Seeing this, Mrs. Wenxinhou looked at Tang Ning and the two of them: "Tang Ning, I know that you two have been wronged, but it is not the intention of the old princess Lu to cause trouble. Tonight is the Chinese Valentine's Day, and it is inevitable that these things will be brought to the forefront. Mei, how about you give me some face, punish this naughty slave, and let this matter go by?"
Qian Qiyue turned her head and glanced at Tang Ning.
Tang Ning heard what Mrs. Wenxinhou meant, because she didn't want her to get into serious trouble with Prince Lu's palace and get an advantage over the villain.
She glanced at the people in the room and said in a deep voice: "This matter can be settled in the past, but this naughty slave slapped Sister Qian, and then slapped her for thirty years, and she will be fully compensated."
"you……"
When Princess Lu saw that she was giving in and Tang Ning was still aggressive, she immediately wanted to speak.
Before she could open her mouth, she was stopped by Nanny An: "Princess, this matter is my fault. The county master is already a large number, and this thirty slaps are what I deserve."
After Nanny An finished speaking, she raised her hand and hit herself in the face without hesitation.
She didn't hold back, and every blow was so powerful that it landed on her face with a crackling sound.
After thirty spanks were completed, Nanny An's face was already red and swollen, and the corners of her mouth were bleeding. She kowtowed to Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue in a polite manner, and said vaguely: "Slave. Thank you so much, Lord County, for your generosity, and thank you, Miss Qian."
Qian Qiyue looked at her swollen Lao Gao's face and couldn't help but feel pain for her. She snorted and said nothing.
Tang Ning took a deep look at Nanny An, turned her head and said, "Since Nanny An has been punished, let's forget about what happened just now."
The fourth prince's concubine said quickly: "That's good. It was dangerous for you to fall into the water just now. Stop standing and come and sit..."
"No need." Tang Ning didn't give anyone a face this time: "Sister Qian and I felt unwell after falling into the water. We want to go back and rest, so we won't disturb the gathering of the fourth prince, Princess Lu, and the eldest princess."
Mrs. Wenxinhou said quickly: "Chang'er and I will take you out."
Tang Ning nodded, supported Qian Qiyue and walked directly out.
This time, no one dared to stop them.
When they followed the passage from the private room to the stairs, they saw Fu Laiqing and the others below looking anxiously. After they went down, several people immediately gathered around them.
"Tang Ning, are you okay?"
"County Master, are you and Miss Qian okay?"
Tang Ning ignored Song Jinxiu, just nodded towards Fu Laiqing and the young man beside him and whispered: "Sister Qian and I are fine, but there are some things that we have to trouble Mr. Fu and this gentleman to come with us. I wonder if it would be convenient for you two to go to Tang Mansion?"
Fu Laiqing said quickly: "It's convenient."
Qi Cheng naturally had no objection.
Song Jinxiu saw that Tang Ning and Fu Laiqing had agreed, and led the people out. She didn't intend to talk to him from the beginning to the end. His eyes showed ambiguity, and he took half a step forward: "Tang Ning..."
"What's the matter with Mr. Song?"
The words "Song Langjun" made Song Jinxiu's face turn pale.
"Just now by the lake, I saw someone taking action."
Tang Ning frowned and glanced at Song Jinxiu: "What do you want?"
Song Jinxiu said bitterly: "In your eyes, am I not even good at all..."
He had been her brother, and they had grown up together with her, but in her eyes, she only felt that even if he wanted to protect her, he wanted to exchange benefits with her.
Seeing Tang Ning looking at him expressionlessly and not speaking, with eyes full of alienation and indifference, Song Jinxiu felt the bitterness in his heart spreading towards his limbs, and his whole body seemed to be soaked in bitter water: "I don't have anything to think about. What you want is that I just happened to see the face of the person who knocked you into the lake. If you want to find him, I can help you..."
Tang Ning saw that what he said was not false, and that Song Jinxiu was indeed at the lake just now. Seeing many people around her looking over, she interrupted Song Jinxiu and said, "Now that I have seen it, Then please ask Mr. Song to go to Jiuyun Lane and talk to you later."
After Song Tangning and the others left, Princess Leyang became very angry upstairs: "As expected of the eunuch Xiao Yan who is protecting you. He doesn't even give Aunt Wang the face because of His Majesty's favor."
"It's like she gave you face."
Princess Lu was straight-tempered, not stupid. If she had been stabbed at first, she had come to her senses now. Her words made Princess Leyang turn pale, and then she said coldly: "I still Thinking that everything is going well, you Leyang suddenly invited me to come over and enjoy the moon. It turns out that the drunkard meant Song Tangning and the Qian family's daughter."
Princess Leyang's face changed slightly: "What are you talking about? I just saw that Aunt Wang was bored in the house, so I specially invited you to come over and have fun..."
"okay!"
Old Princess Lu stood up with a sullen face. The tables and chairs in the private room had fallen to the floor. She glanced at Aunt An, whose face was swollen, and her eyes were full of gloom: "You know what you are thinking, I, Lu The palace has never offended you, but you want to use me as a knife, Leyang, you are very kind!"
She didn't like to interact with the officials and family members of the court, and the only people she could talk to were some members of the royal family.
Leyang specially invited her to come to the west of the city to enjoy the moon. He said that it was particularly lively by Yinghe Lake tonight. He also said that she had made an appointment with Mrs. Wenxin Houfu and the second wife of their house. Princess Lu was thinking about her legitimate grandson. It was time to talk about the marriage, so I followed him over to have a look, and then happened to meet the fourth prince's concubine again.
But who would have thought!
Old Princess Lu gave Princess Leyang a sharp look, and her eyes fell on the fourth princess.
"Uncle..." The fourth princess stepped forward softly: "Don't misunderstand the eldest princess, how could she deliberately harm you."
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, she knows."
Princess Lu looked deeply at the fourth princess, as if she wanted to see through her.
The one who invited her over was Princess Leyang, but the one who made her angry and lectured Song Tangning and others was the gentle and virtuous fourth prince in front of her. But afterwards, she denied everything at once and pushed Nanny An away. Come out and take the blame, but you won't touch it at all.
Leyang, who was standing aside, didn't seem to react at all. Seeing that the fourth prince's face remained unchanged and she just frowned slightly, as if she was troubled, Old Princess Lu sneered. Everyone in the royal family was really good at putting on a show, and she didn't bother to remind her. The furious and arrogant Princess Leyang waved her sleeves.
"let's go!"
