Song Jinxiu grabbed the box in his hand hard, lowering his eyes to cover the bitterness in his eyes. When he raised his head again, his face was still pale, but he was calm.
"What are you going to do about Princess Leyang?"
He looked at Tang Ning and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to lie to me. You obviously already knew about Princess Leyang. If she hurts you tonight, she won't let it go. And when you were talking to Miss Qian and the others just now, you looked like Are you covering something up? Is there someone else harming you tonight?"
Tang Ning raised an eyebrow: "You want to know?"
Song Jinxiu looked at her seriously.
Tang Ning chuckled: "If you want to know, it's okay to tell you. A few days ago, the fourth prince used the excuse to visit my brother. When he came to the house, he pestered me and expressed his admiration for me."
Song Jinxiu's expression changed instantly.
"The Queen lost the power of the Sixth Palace because of His Majesty's rebuke. The Fourth Prince lost the support of his family earlier. He has been embarrassed and lost his power several times. He must have taken a fancy to Rongsheng Academy in my hands. The Fourth Prince met Le Yang tonight by chance. Eldest Princess, you mentioned my ingratitude towards the Queen again, which is not a surprise after all."
After Tang Ning finished speaking, he looked at Song Jinxiu, whose face was ashen and asked: "Is Mr. Song's curiosity satisfied?"
She picked up the teacup,
"The sky is already dark, the moon is shining brightly, please send Mr. Song out."
Yue Jian stepped forward and saluted Song Jin Xiu: "Sir Song, please."
Song Jinxiu wanted to speak, but Tang Ning had already served tea to see the guests off. Yue Jian stood directly in front of him, and several servants next to him "invited" him to leave the house very forcefully. Song Jinxiu could only hold back his full stomach. Surprised, he was sent out of Tang Mansion.
After everyone left, Tang Ning put down her tea cup and looked at Xue Ru, who had never said a word but looked up at her: "What do you want to say?"
Xue Ru pursed her lips: "Sister, do you want to provoke Song Jinxiu?"
Tang Ning laughed: "What are you trying to do to provoke him?"
Who doesn't know her current situation? After the Lu family took action that night, many people spread the word that she now holds Rongsheng Academy and is a hot commodity that can be used to gain power by anyone who grabs it. How could Song Jinxiu know this in the court?
"There are only a few people here tonight. Do you think he didn't think about the fourth prince's concubine?"
Xue Ru looked confused: "Sister, just now..."
"He doesn't want to pretend to be brother and sister. Isn't it a good idea for me to give him a chance?"
Tang Ning actually had no resentment towards Song Jinxiu for a long time. She just hated that he knew everything but deceived himself over and over again.
Although he had never chosen her as his "sister" several times when faced with choices, he still had to come forward with the past that only he found happy and satisfying, hoping to relive the relationship between brother and sister.
Tang Ning twirled the cup in her hand: "In a few days during the Hungry Ghost Festival, there will be an Bon Festival at Lingyun Temple. I'm going to pray for my parents."
Xue Ru seemed to understand what Tang Ning wanted to do: "Sister, do you want to give Princess Leyang and the others a chance to make another move?"
Tang Ning nodded: "I don't want to make things difficult for others, but I won't let others harm me. Since they want to destroy me so much, and they are willing to risk sister Ayue's life to accompany them, then I won't repay them. Second, wouldn’t I be sorry for giving them such generous gifts?”
Hearing this, Xue Ru didn't feel that my sister was wrong in counterattacking. Instead, she said, "My sister is right. It's better to lure the snake out of the hole than them hiding in the dark to covet my sister. But if you want to take action, you have to kill them all so that they can't stand up."
Tang Ning said "hmm".
Yue Jian looked at him with a stern expression: "This slave will spread the news that the girl went to Lingyun Temple."
"Let people keep an eye on Princess Leyang."
"My slave understands."
When Xue Ru left the flower hall and returned to her courtyard, her face was hidden in the shadows and full of gloom.
She hates Princess Leyang, hates the fourth prince and concubine, and hates everyone who wants to harm her sister! She just looked down at her bruised arm, downcasting her eyes and regretting that she was too incompetent.
If she could be more powerful, if she could be like Governor Xiao, even if she could be as powerful as Yue Jian and the others, she could protect her.
When Xue Ru was passing by the courtyard with full thoughts, she suddenly stopped and looked up to see Hang Li kneeling in the courtyard.
"Guard Hang, why are you here?"
Hang Li saw Xue Ru's eyes flashing slightly. The girl was standing under the moonlight with fair and delicate cheeks. Her clothes were stained with mud and her cuffs were stained with blood. He quickly lowered his eyes and whispered: "My subordinate, the protector, is in trouble and is being punished."
He was sent by the governor to protect the girl. No matter what happened, the girl's safety was the most important thing. However, during the chaos at the lake, he had selfish motives. He clearly saw the girl in danger and fell into the crowd. But he went to save the little girl in front of him first.
Hang Li asked for thirty sticks, and even if he was covered by his clothes, there was a sense of blood in his body. He knew that if the governor and Jinyun were not in the capital, and if Canglang hadn't thought about his years of comradeship, he would not be qualified just for what he did tonight. Stay at Cumulus Alley again.
Seeing the pale color on Hang Li's face, Xue Ru said: "I'm going to beg my sister..."
"do not go."
Hang Li stopped Xue Ru: "I was negligent in my duty. Commander Cang has shown mercy. His subordinates are fine. Madam Ru, please go back first. You are also injured..."
"whispering sound!"
As soon as Canglang came back from outside, he saw two people talking in the courtyard in the distance.
Seeing Hang Li kneeling upright, Xue Ru looked worried. Hang Li's eyes were so forbearing that people couldn't see him. He clicked his tongue twice, but didn't disturb the two of them. He walked around the verandah and headed towards Go to Jiuxiaoyuan.
"Commander Cang, Master Hang..."
"He what he."
Cang Lang rolled his eyelids: "The governor asked him to protect the girl, not to find a wife. He almost got the girl into trouble because of his children's affair. He deserves the thirty sticks."
If he didn't accept this punishment, it would be pitiful. When Jinyun and the Governor returned to Beijing, he would be even worse off than he is now.
After entering Jiuxiaoyuan, Cang Lang directly found Tang Ning and learned that they had not found the person who caused the commotion by the lake. Tang Ning was not surprised. No matter how stupid Princess Leyang was, she would not look for him casually. If you do this kind of thing alone, since you are a confidant, you will naturally hide it well.
"However, although the person who caused the commotion was not found, someone was injured in the Princess's Mansion tonight."
"who?"
"Sun Yi, the youngest son of Princess Leyang, said that he accidentally fell and injured his arm when he went out to drink with others tonight."
Tang Ning immediately sneered: "That's a coincidence."
She pricked the hand of the man in the water, and Princess Leyang’s son happened to fall and injured his arm. She suddenly took back what she had just said. Princess Leyang was really stupid, she actually dared to let her own My own son went into the water to do such a shameless thing.
"Since he injured his arm, he should lie down for a few days and don't let him come out before the Ghost Festival."
Cut off your arm and collect some interest first.
Canglang responded, and told Tang Ning a few words about the information he had found. Then he dismissed the people who followed him, and then took out a letter from his arms.
"Girl, there is a letter from the Governor."
