Chapter 142 Okay, Brother will coax you
Xiao Yan was still dressed in his crimson robe, its long sleeves brushing against the threshold in front of the door. Sunlight filtered through the holes in the stone eaves in front of the courtyard and fell on him, making his profile look cold and stern. But when he reached out to support the woman in front of him, his movements were gentle, and his eyes were filled with uncontrollable tenderness: "Why are you running so fast? Be careful not to fall."
Song Tangning stood firm, clutching his sleeve and panting a little: "Brother, are you okay?"
"What can I do?"
He glanced at the slender white fingers that had healed considerably as they clutched the cuffs of his sleeves, his gaze settling on the half-exposed wrist. He glanced away before retracting his gaze. "It's just looking for bad luck. You should be worried about others."
Song Tangning frowned: "Why should I worry about what others are doing?"
They are not hers!
She carefully examined Xiao Yan, and seeing him relaxed, as if amused, with no trace of forced expression on his face, her tense heart finally relaxed a little. Cang Lang, who had followed behind, saw this and said jokingly, "Don't worry, young lady. The governor only led us to raid a house. What big trouble can there be..."
"Searching the house?!" Song Tangning, who had just relaxed, suddenly raised his breath again.
Seeing the little girl's eyes widen in shock, Xiao Yan glared at the talkative Cang Lang and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He just brought people to the Lu family to look for something, and there was a little conflict."
Song Tangning was worried: "Did they embarrass my brother?"
Cang Lang suddenly laughed: "The girl is too biased. Why don't you ask the governor if he has made things difficult for them?"
The governor of his family had a bad reputation. Anyone who mentioned him would first say something disparaging about him. Whenever there was a conflict, they would say that he was the one who bullied others. Everyone thought that the governor was definitely the one in the wrong. But their girl was different. She felt that the governor was wronged as soon as she opened her mouth. This time, not to mention Canglang, even Jinyun who followed him could not help but remain silent.
Seeing Tang Ning feeling awkward, Xiao Yan glared at Cang Lang: "Are you the only one who talks too much?"
Canglang shrank his neck.
Xiao Yan then turned to Tang Ning and said, "Don't worry, I will never let myself be wronged, and the Lu family will not be able to embarrass me."
The sunlight fell on Song Tangning's face, causing her to close her eyes subconsciously. Xiao Yan subconsciously reached out and placed his hand on her forehead to block the sunlight for her: "How is Song Ru?"
Tang Ning's eyelashes twitched. "It's nothing serious. The Lu family didn't hurt her. It's just that the harsh treatment A'ru suffered in the Song family made her too weak. Sister Qin said that she should be taken good care of."
"Then take good care of it. We have all kinds of medicinal herbs in the mansion. If you need anything, just ask Madam Qin to get it. She knows where to put it."
Xiao Yan didn't actually have much impression of Song Ru at first. On the two occasions they met, she would just politely bow and run away, never staying alone with him. He originally thought that the little girl was afraid of him, but later he found out that she seemed to be deliberately avoiding suspicion. Not only him, but even when Gu Helian came, Song Ru would deliberately avoid him.
She never appeared in places where she shouldn't be, and she never took the initiative to make friends with those who were good to Tang Ning. She even rarely got close to Princess Cheng. The little girl just kept her distance and quietly acted as Tang Ning's sister. Moreover, seeing such a timid and cowardly girl on weekdays, but able to save Tang Ning at all costs when encountering danger, Xiao Yan was naturally willing to take care of her.
Song Tangning hummed softly and nodded: "Okay."
Seeing her well-behaved appearance, Xiao Yan said, "Since Song Ru is fine, what about your injury? Have you asked Madam Qin to check it?"
Song Tangning was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously denied: "I didn't..."
Hmm.
When his shoulder was lightly pinched, Song Tangning groaned in pain and his face turned pale.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan finally let go of her hand and placed his palm on her shoulder through her clothes, pressing a few times. Seeing her brow relax and her shoulders, which had been slightly hunched, relax, he said to her, "Even though there's no bone injury, you still need to apply medicine. Otherwise, your shoulder will be swollen tomorrow and won't go down for several days."
He lowered his eyes and looked at her with fluttering eyelashes, without any intention of blaming her. He only whispered:
"I know you don't want Princess Cheng to worry, but you don't have to hide it in front of me." He paused and said, "Are you scared today?"
Song Tangning stared at the man in front of her who was asking in a gentle voice in a daze. He was much taller than her, but he always lowered his head to accommodate her when speaking. The big hand on his shoulder exuded a scorching warmth even through the clothes, and his sudden concern made Song Tangning's grievance and fear that she had suppressed because of worry about Song Ru surface.
The girl couldn't help but have red eyes: "Brother, he almost flirted with me."
The arm that was grabbed by Lu Zhinian was painful, and the place where he hugged her was even more uncomfortable. Whenever she thought about being almost kissed by Lu Zhinian, she felt nauseous.
The rage in Xiao Yan's sword-like eyes was as real as substance. Seeing her red eyes and lowered gaze, he whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The more Song Tangning listened to the whispers, the more difficult it became to suppress the grievance she felt.
She actually knew that she shouldn't do this, it was just a scare. She would learn her lesson and not let anyone get close to her easily next time. She had already died once, so she shouldn't be scared by such a small thing. She should learn how to deal with these troubles. However, the hand on her shoulder was too warm, and her brother's indulgence made her unable to control herself for a moment.
She shed tears in a coquettish manner: "Brother, I hate Lu Zhinian."
"Um."
"I never want to see him again."
"good."
Song Tangning listened to his crisp reply, and the grievance she felt was replaced by shock. She raised her head hastily with tears in her eyelashes: "I was just saying it casually, brother, don't touch him."
Xiao Yan lowered her eyes, her voice hoarse:
"If you take his life, the Lu family will haunt you. From now on, I will always have someone by his side and will never be alone with him."
She remembered Xiao Yan's decisive and murderous nature in the past, and was afraid that he would really kill Lu Zhinian because of her casual words. She couldn't help but reach out and gently pull Xiao Yan's clothes, saying with a hint of breath: "I'm just a little scared, brother, just comfort me."
Xiao Yan saw her looking up at him with red eyes. Her almond-shaped eyes were misty but filled with concern and care, showing her love and hate without any concealment. The ripples touched her heart. He couldn't help but soften his expression and put his hand on her hair.
"Okay, brother will coax you."
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Madam Qin stood in the house and looked through the window at two people standing in front of the yard, one tall and one short, as if relying on each other. She couldn't help but frowned.
"Madam Qin, what's wrong with you?" Hua Wu came in with some water and couldn't help but look over when she saw her in a daze.
Madam Qin pushed the little girl's head back and said, "Nothing."
She simply wondered if the usually cold-hearted Governor Xiao was being a little too concerned about his "adopted sister," Song Tangning. And that look in his eyes... Madam Qin rubbed her chin, tutted, and turned to the bewildered Hua Wu, saying, "Go get a handkerchief and wipe Madam Ru's body. Wake her up in two hours to take her medicine."
Hua Wu nodded blankly: "Yes, Madam Qin."
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