Tang Ning had just returned from Rongsheng Academy when she saw Cang Lang standing in front of the door.
Xue Ru, whose eyebrows have grown a lot and has a beautiful appearance, said proactively: "Sister, there will be an exam in a few days. I'll go back and review my studies first."
Tang Ning said softly: "Go."
Xue Ru smiled at Cang Lang, then left with the book in her hand. After she left, Tang Ning led Yue Jian and Hua Wu into the house, with Cang Lang following behind them.
Hua Wu entered the room and started making tea hurriedly. After delivering it to Tangning first, she poured another cup and brought it to Canglang.
Cang Lang looked at the tea brought by the little girl and faintly smelled a hint of fragrance: "What is added to this tea?"
"Dog nose?" Hua Wu muttered: "Added osmanthus."
The girl had a cough yesterday. Doctor Sun next door said that sweet-scented osmanthus can dispel cold, break knots, resolve phlegm and relieve coughs. Moreover, sweet-scented osmanthus also bloomed during this period, so she went to the yard to pick some, dried them, and put a few flowers in the tea. Then he asked Canglang to have a drink with the girl.
When the little girl turned around and left, she shook the little knot on her head.
Canglang took a second look and found it very interesting.
Tang Ning took a sip of tea to calm down before speaking: "Why are you here so early today? Is the situation in the Privy Council still safe?"
"Don't worry, girl, everything is fine in the yamen." Speaking of business, Canglang quickly stopped and said, "The fourth prince is still in prison. The Zhao family comes to the palace every day to cry and beg to take the fourth prince's concubine back, but His Majesty has been He has not agreed, but Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Pei have already let her go."
Tang Ning was not surprised: "They didn't do anything. It's not easy for them to be detained for such a long time."
Cang Lang said: "However, the second prince is somewhat unlucky. Although no evidence was found to prove that he framed the fourth prince, his majesty was obviously tired of him and removed all his original errands from the staff, and because he hid the secret from the family Cui Lin has also been cold to him during this time for doing things without permission."
The second prince had just gained power not long ago, and he didn't have much trust with the aristocratic family.
Cui Lin and the others not only wanted to help him ascend to the throne, but also were afraid that he would be the second Emperor An to turn against him and be ruthless. They wanted to manipulate the second prince at every turn.
The second prince was afraid that the aristocratic family would take advantage of him, and he was also worried that he would follow in the footsteps of the fourth prince, wanting to take advantage of the aristocratic family but also being wary of it.
Both parties had their own agendas and kept things secret. The Lu family was not as close as they were to the fourth prince in the past. Now that the second prince has caused such an incident behind their backs, how could Cui Lin and the others not be annoyed? "Teaching a lesson" The second prince had been giving him the cold shoulder since his accident, and the trust that was already low was even more in jeopardy.
Hearing this, Tang Ning rubbed the bracelet on her wrist and fiddled with the red gold bell hanging on it with her fingers: "Where is the Lu family? What's going on recently?"
Canglang said: "The Lu family is very quiet. Lu Chongyuan seems to have lost his energy since he was demoted last time. A few days ago, after Lu Zhaowen was beheaded, he became even sicker. The Lu family was ostracized by the aristocratic family. Before, they ignored Empress Lu and the Fourth Prince after something happened."
"What about Lu Jiu'an?"
"He's always been very content."
Tang Ning played with the bell, but when he heard this, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. Lu Chongyuan did not seem to be someone who would give up easily. In his eyes, the Lu family was more important than anything else. How could he be willing to let the Lu family withdraw from the head of the family? Even more abandoned by other companies?
And that Lu Jiuan...
The eldest son of the Lu family has always been secretive and very low-key. She went in and out of the Lu family so many times in the past that she never noticed him. Even Lu Zhinian didn't look down on this concubine at all.
But when something happened to the Lu family last time, his crisp skills, his decisiveness in silence, and his vague and secret relationship with Lu Chongyuan all showed that he was no ordinary bastard.
Tang Ning said to Canglang: "Let people keep an eye on Lu Jiu'an and try to find out what he has been doing recently. And Lu Chongyuan, don't be careless."
Canglang nodded: "Yes."
The tea in the cup is warm, and the fragrance of osmanthus is in your mouth.
Tang Ning asked: "By the way, have you found Shi Changan?"
Cang Lang became depressed when he talked about this: "Forget it, girl, this Shi Changan is really good at running away. Previously, Duke Cao sent a message saying that he had entered the capital, so I led people to inquire secretly. It turned out that he was fine, and I don't know what method he used to stun him. There is no trace."
"I finally found out a few days ago that he had gone to Lingyun Temple, so I rushed there with my people. Little did I know that by the time I went there, he would have already left."
"Why is he going to Lingyun Temple?"
"have no idea."
Cang Lang shook his head: "I just heard from the monk at Lingyun Temple that Shi Changan met Master Xindeng and stayed in the temple for half a day before leaving. Oh, by the way, he was accompanied by a man in his thirties at the time. , I don’t know where the descendants went after coming down from Lingyun Temple.”
Tang Ning was a little surprised when she heard Cang Lang complain. She knew the abilities of these people in Xiao Yan's hands, plus the black-armored guards and the all-pervasive owl guards in the Privy Council.
Shi Changan was able to avoid their search. No wonder he was able to turn Beiling upside down and still escape alive.
"That's all. Mr. Cao must have told him that I wanted to ask him to be the Academy Headmaster. Since he refused to show up, I guess he has no interest in Rongsheng Academy."
Although Tang Ning felt it was a pity, he couldn't force others to do anything. Moreover, Shi Changan was a man of real ability and the situation was extremely "ruthless". Just by looking at Beiling who was disturbed by him, he knew his methods.
Tangning didn't want to offend that person in vain.
"Let the people below not have to look for it. If he doesn't want to show up, forget it."
He just thought that Rongsheng Academy had no chance with him.
Tang Ning talked to Cang Lang about the affairs in the capital for a while. After settling everything else, Cang Lang mentioned the news coming out of the palace.
"You said the queen had murderous intentions towards Jin Zhi?" Tang Ning was surprised: "Why?"
There are not many people around the queen now, so it stands to reason that she shouldn't touch the golden branch at this time.
Cang Lang said: "I don't know. Deshun only said that the queen had murderous intentions towards Jin Zhi."
"She asked people to go to the warehouse of Fengxi Palace in the name of preparing a dowry for Jin Zhi's marriage, but she also asked Deshun to regard the things that were taken away as stolen, and wanted to give Jin Zhian a name for stealing, and The queen also asked Deshun to prepare some things for the fourth prince, but she didn’t know what to do.”
Tang Ning thought thoughtfully, but there was no need to go to such trouble to kill Jin Zhi. It would have been fine to kill Jin Zhi on any charge using the Queen's method, but now it was so troublesome...
She paused for a moment to understand the key, and was immediately disgusted:
"Our Queen is as vicious as ever. Even her cronies have to exploit them to the end if they want to silence them."
Canglang was confused: "What did the girl mean?"
"The Queen is afraid that she wants to let Jin Zhi take care of Lingyun Temple and exclude herself from it. As for the excuse."
Tang Ning sneered: "The aunt in charge, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time and is full of loneliness, fell in love with the young and promising prince in the master's family. She planned for him and was jealous that he already had a wife. She secretly framed him and falsely conveyed the queen's orders behind the master's back. How’s that for an excuse?”
Canglang: "..."
Are you having so much fun?
What should I do if I feel a little nauseous all of a sudden?
Tang Ning laughed when he saw that he was speechless: "Don't worry about them. Let Eunuch Deshun do what the Queen ordered. Just save Jin Zhi's life at the critical moment."
She was too lazy to care about the queen. Anyway, as long as she gave the queen some hope, someone like her who cared about power and status and was ambitious would not jump over the wall in a hurry.
As for the rest, as long as she doesn't ruin brother's affairs, she can do whatever she wants in Fengxi Palace.
"Is there any news from the northwest?"
"not yet."
Tang Ning was worried. Half a month had passed since the last letter. Brother A still hadn't sent the letter back, and he didn't know whether everything was going well in the northwest.
Tang Ning frowned and said, "Let the people below be careful and pay more attention to all parties to avoid making mistakes."
I just hope that I can wait until my brother comes back in peace without causing any trouble.
