Tang Ning's high fever came and went, and she was confused for two days.
Xiao Yan returned to the palace on the way, and after settling things in the capital, he left the city. Zhuangzi stayed by Tang Ning's bedside.
He whispered to soothe her murmurs when she fell into nightmares from time to time, wiped her cold sweat that kept emerging, fed her medicine, and held her hands and feet in spasms when she occasionally had nightmares.
Xiao Yan held her in his arms and whispered "Brother is here" over and over again in her ear, comforting the little girl who was full of anxiety when she was in a coma and was trapped in a nightmare that was difficult to get out of.
When Rong Yue and Gu Helian arrived, they were accompanied by Xue Ru and Qian Qiyue who were full of worry.
Several people looked at Xiao Yan sitting by the bed through the window. The person on the bed could not be seen clearly, but Xiao Yan was particularly gentle when his eyebrows were lowered. The usually cold outline was softened by the warm color, but it was full of affection. The look on his face made Rongyue feel frightened.
That look was totally not what a brother should have.
Qian Qiyue stood aside and her face changed slightly.
Governor Xiao and Tang Ning, they...
She looked at Xue Ru suddenly, but saw that her expression had not changed. As if aware of her gaze, Xue Ru turned back and squeezed her hand, shaking her head at her.
Rong Yue was a little panicked, so she subconsciously raised her feet and walked into the inner room.
Xiao Yan turned around when he heard footsteps and saw Rongyue looking at him as if he was about to speak, but he only whispered hoarsely.
"Tang Ning just slept peacefully. I have something to say."
He lowered his head and put the hand in his palm back into the quilt, tucked Tang Ning's quilt, and pushed away the green hair stuck to her face.
The unabashed intimacy when the big hand brushed the cheek made Rong Yue's eyelids jump.
Gu Helian noticed that the breath of the person beside her was quickening, and she naturally saw Xiao Yan's movements. His eyes darkened, and he was more tolerant than Rong Yue after all.
Seeing that Xiao Yan's eyes were blue and black, and Tang Ning's expression on the bed was even worse, Gu Helian reached out and pulled Rongyue.
"Go out first and then talk."
Xiao Yan glanced at Gu Helian, and then said to Hua Wu, "Take good care of Tang Ning."
Hua Wu's eyes turned red: "Yes."
…
Rongyue endured her words and was taken to a side compartment by Xiao Yan. After she stood firm, before she could question Xiao Yan's unusual intimacy with Tang Ning, Xiao Yan handed a stack of things to her.
Xiao Yan hadn't had a good rest for two days, and he spoke in a hoarse tone: "Tang Ning has been in a coma for two days."
Rongyue was immediately shocked: "What's going on? How could Hao Duanduan be unconscious?"
Xiao Yan's face turned pale: "She knew some past events and was stimulated."
Before Rongyue and the others could ask, Xiao Yan took the initiative and said:
"Before the fire in the Cold Palace, I ordered people to kidnap Queen Lu. Previously, Song Jinxiu took the Song family members who were supposed to be sent back to the capital and placed them in the suburbs. This time I gathered them together. This is their confession. "
He paused:
"It's all related to Tang Ning, and the cause of Mrs. Rong's death."
The thick stack of paper was covered with new ink. Because it was tortured while recording, the handwriting was not smooth and was stained with blood.
When Rong Yue heard that it was related to the cause of her sister's death, she suddenly remembered what Gu Helian had said to her when she was brought to her sister's grave that night.
He said that my sister and the others would not be able to live in peace until they died, so my sister may not have died in an accident.
Rongyue didn't bother to ask, and quickly took the things in his hands and started reading. Before he could finish reading the top picture, he stumbled half a step with a pale face.
"Rong Yue!"
Gu Helian quickly stepped forward to support her and looked down to see what was written on the paper in her hand.
[Mrs. Rong was trapped in a coffin by the Song family and died of suffocation...]
He looked mournful and wanted to take the next ones from Rongyue, but she forcibly stopped him.
"I..." Rongyue said with red eyes and tears: "I'll see for myself!"
She took the confession below and read that it said that the Song family had colluded with Queen Lu. It said that after Mrs. Song accidentally killed her sister, she was afraid of the Rong family's censure and was reluctant to help the Rong family. She was afraid of Tang, who had witnessed the cause of her sister's death. Ning revealed the truth and imprisoned him in the Song family villa.
The words on the paper seemed to be dyed red, and every word was like the sharpest knife, cutting Rong Yue's blood dripping.
She bit her lip tightly, and there was blood on it, but Rong Yue seemed not to feel the pain at all, and just watched the Song family torture Tang Ning.
After reading it, her face turned white and transparent, tears fell in large drops as her whole body trembled, and she almost tasted fishy sweetness in her throat.
"It's me...it's all me..."
"It's me who didn't take care of Tang Ning. I shouldn't have trusted the Song family. My sister could obviously survive. There's also Tang Ning. I should have taken her with me. How could I trust those wolves in the Song family and take Tang Ning away?" Leave it to them..."
Rong Yue cried without any image. She should go see her sister's "bones" and take Tang Ning with her. She was the one who killed her sister and she was the one who killed Tang Ning.
Gu Helian was also filled with anger. He never thought that those people in the Song family, who were so sanctimonious, would treat Tang Ning like this in private.
He looked at Rongyue who was crying uncontrollably, and saw that her face was so pale that she seemed to faint, so he quickly hugged her: "It's not your fault, this has nothing to do with you."
Gu Helian held Rongyue's hand firmly:
"The Rong family's sister died, and the Taifu was greatly stimulated. He was seriously ill at the time and almost didn't survive. You couldn't leave even half a step before taking care of the Taifu's bed. The Song family and Prince Cheng also deliberately joined forces to deceive. How could you have thought that they would do that? Treat Song Xi’s flesh and blood like this?”
That was the granddaughter of the Song family, her closest relative.
Even if the tiger's poison does not eat its seeds, who would have thought that the Song family could be so vicious.
Gu Helian said in a deep voice: "It's the Song family. It's because of their viciousness. It's because of Empress Lu's greed."
Rongyue's mind cleared up a little bit, but her eyes became redder: "Song family, I want to kill them!!"
Qian Qiyue and Xue Ru stood aside, wondering why Rongyue and Rongyue were so excited, but they picked up the things that fell on the ground and took a look.
Not to mention Qian Qiyue, who had always had a hot temper and hated evil, and was trembling with anger. Even Xue Ru was gritting her teeth.
Xiao Yan looked at the excited people and took a deep breath: "I have locked up the Song family and Empress Lu. They will never be able to pay for their sins by death. However, Tang Ning suffered a sudden high fever due to stimulation, and later died. Still unconscious."
"She has been talking about the past intermittently these past two days. When she wakes up, she may remember things from her childhood. I am afraid..."
His heart was trembling, and even speaking became difficult.
This was the first time he was so scared.
She was afraid that Tang Ning would not be able to get out of the past.
She is even more afraid that the fear she suppressed through forgetfulness when she was a child, as well as the memories that once drove her almost crazy, will destroy her.
After listening to Xiao Yan's words, Rong Yue and the others' expressions became nervous.
The old pious woman of the Song family did all those things with the intention of ruining Tang Ning. Every one of them was extremely vicious, and she tried every means to break people's bones, peel off their skin and tame them.
Not to mention the young Tang Ning, even an adult would not be able to endure the pain.
Tang Ning had forgotten that memory and was able to be stable until now, but what if he remembered it...
Xiao Yan pinched his fingers: "The Song family deserves to die, but Tang Ning should not be buried with them. You are the people Tang Ning cares about most. If... I want you to accompany Tang Ning."
Rong Yue's face turned pale, while Qian Qiyue clutched the whip around her waist.
Gu Helian said in a cold voice: "Don't let people from the Song family die easily."
"nature……"
"ah--"
Before Xiao Yan finished speaking, a sudden scream from the next door made several people's expressions change drastically.
