Chapter 151 Xiao Yan's heart ached: His, Xiao Haitang
Song Tangning's brows showed anxiety, and he came over fearing that she would feel uncomfortable. Princess Cheng was helpless.
"You come to ask me every morning and evening, how could there be anything wrong with me? I was just chatting with Madam Fu."
Seeing that Song Tangning seemed to have a fever, her face was flushed and her breathing was a little rapid, she hurriedly poured some sour plum drink from the teapot beside her and handed it to Song Tangning.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't you afraid of the heat? Drink some water and take a rest."
Seeing that Princess Cheng was fine, Song Tangning finally relaxed. He sat aside holding a small white porcelain bowl and sipped the sour soup in small sips.
After she drank a cup, the faint heat was suppressed, and the sour taste in her mouth rushed to her head, making her shiver involuntarily, and she felt refreshed instantly.
Song Tangning put down the bowl in his hand and said, "The sour plum drink made by Nanny Jiang is still the best."
Nanny Jiang smiled and said, "If the girl likes it, take two pots away later."
"Just listen to her nonsense."
Princess Cheng patted Tang Ning's shoulder with a hint of resentment, not noticing her suddenly tightened jaw. She just smiled at Nanny Jiang and said, "She has never liked sour food since she was little. She finds it refreshing to drink this sour thing occasionally. If you really make two pots for her, who knows who will end up in her stomach when you go back."
Song Tangning shrugged and muttered, "How could I..."
Princess Cheng looked at her and said, "No? Who did you give the sour bean soup that Madam Qin made for you that day?"
Song Tangning felt guilty for a moment.
"The flowers in your room are almost intoxicated by the medicinal soup." Princess Cheng said, "It's only because Lady Qin didn't see it, otherwise she would have added more coptis chinensis to the soup and watched you drink it with her own eyes."
Song Tangning quickly hugged Princess Cheng's arm and said, "Aunt, you're the best. Please don't tell Sister Qin that the sour bean soup is too hard to drink..."
She cherished her life very much and followed the doctor's advice, but the sour bean soup was bitter, sour and astringent, and she almost died after drinking it.
She just fell down secretly once and was caught by Princess Cheng.
Song Tangning pulled her arm and begged for mercy.
Princess Cheng glared at her and said, "Good medicine tastes bitter."
"I know. I won't fall down next time."
Tang Ning hurriedly continued her efforts, holding Princess Cheng's arm and leaning on her shoulder like a cat, acting coquettishly. Her long black hair hung down on her shoulders, and her big almond-shaped eyes looked pitiful, as if she wanted to wag her tail at her.
"Aunt~~"
Princess Cheng's heart softened when she nudged her. She had wanted to tease her again, but she couldn't stand her pleading face anymore and relented: "This is just once. Your body is damaged, so you must take good care of yourself."
"I know, aunt is the best!"
Song Tangning leaned over and kissed Princess Cheng on the cheek, smiling like a flower.
Princess Cheng poked her forehead and said, "Don't act like a spoiled child. Old Madam Fu is still here. She's not afraid of being laughed at."
Old Madam Fu looked at Song Tangning standing beside her and said with a smile, "The princess and Miss Song have a good relationship. I am so envious. Those naughty boys in my house are not as lovable as Miss Song. If I also had such a well-behaved granddaughter, I would definitely love her as dearly as the princess does."
Princess Cheng saw the hidden meaning in her words and smiled modestly, saying, "The young ladies of the Fu family are naturally good too."
She paused.
"I've heard before that the girls from the Fu family are lively, and Tang Ning is bored staying at home all day. If you have time in the future, you can hang out with them more often."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Fu was immediately delighted, knowing that although Princess Cheng did not directly agree to the marriage, she did not refuse to let Song Tangning get close to the Fu family.
Since now is not a good time to propose marriage, it is natural for Mrs. Fu to be content.
As long as she is willing to let people get in touch with her, that's good. She believes that with her grandson's self-discipline and stubborn character, as long as nothing goes wrong, he will definitely be able to please the little girl. She will not neglect Song Tangning like the Lu family did.
Madam Fu's smile grew wider. "The princess is right. Miss Song, please come to the mansion more often. Don't be unfamiliar with us."
Song Tangning felt hot on her face when she was looked at by Mrs. Fu with such an eager gaze. She avoided her gaze, nodded randomly and said "hmm", but she suddenly thought of her brother in her heart.
If she had known earlier, she would not have come. The old lady of the Fu family is so enthusiastic that it is a bit overwhelming. It is better to be at ease with my brother.
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"It seems that Madam Fu really likes our girl very much."
At the corner of the corridor in the distance, Jinyun said, "Princess Cheng doesn't seem to object to the girl associating with the Fu family. It seems that she is optimistic about Mr. Fu."
The place where they were standing was some distance away from Princess Cheng's residence, and there was a rockery in between, which just blocked their figures but did not prevent them from seeing the situation inside the house through the window. Although they were too far away to hear what Princess Cheng and the others were saying, they could see the three of them chatting and laughing in harmony, and the satisfaction in Mrs. Fu's eyes was almost overflowing.
The girl in the room had two shiny black buns, and the hairpins on her head swayed slightly when she lowered her head. Her cheeks were pink as if she was shy, and her thick black eyelashes like crow feathers trembled slightly. Chuntang looked shy and a little embarrassed, which made Xiao Yan, who was already in a bad mood, feel very upset.
Xiao Yan pinched his fingertips, turned his head and frowned: "When did you become so talkative?"
Jinyun whispered, "I just think that what Canglang said just now makes some sense. Mr. Fu is a promising young man in the court, and he has never been surrounded by other women. The Fu family has a good family tradition. If the girl can take a liking to him, he would be a very good and ideal husband."
He watched as Xiao Yan's eyes darkened little by little, his face becoming grim and cold without realizing it, but he continued to tease her fearlessly.
"Young men and women are most easily moved by love. The girl was injured by Lu Zhinian, which is a perfect opportunity for him to take advantage of her. This young man Mu Ai's feelings are the strongest, and the taste is like plum wine, sour and bitter, but mellow and charming. The governor said that it won't be long before he will secretly send the girl off to marry..."
"What kind of ideal husband is Fu Laiqing?!" Xiao Yansen said coldly, "The Fu family looks glamorous on the surface, but it's a mess inside. Aside from that old man Fu who was moved into the Taimiao, no one is worthy of respect."
He frowned and looked impatient, as if he was extremely displeased with Jinyun's words and was extremely critical of the Fu family.
"Fu Laiqing entered the officialdom early, but at the beginning he was even inferior to Song Jinxiu. He was completely suppressed and inferior to others. How can he be considered a young and promising person?"
"Besides, secretly following Tang Ning is not what a gentleman does. If he hadn't reluctantly helped Tang Ning today, this governor would have broken his legs long ago. And his parents are not good people either. The fact that he doesn't have any beautiful women around him is not because he is chaste, but because his parents want to use their own son to climb up the social ladder."
The more Xiao Yan spoke, the more he felt that the bastard from the Fu family was not worthy of his little Haitang. He said in a cold voice, "Tang Ning finally escaped the misery of the Lu family. Why would she join such a messy family?"
"Then who do you think is worthy of this girl?"
Xiao Yan frowned.
Jinyun said fearlessly, "The girl is old enough and will get married sooner or later. She can't stay in Jiyun Lane forever with the governor..."
"Why not?"
After Xiao Yan blurted out, he saw Jinyun looking at him without any surprise, with understanding in his eyes.
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he realized something and fell silent, as if something was cleared from the fog. He couldn't help but look at the little girl in the window over there who was talking about something, her face flushed and whispering softly. His eyes fell on her lips, which were like pink beads gently colliding with each other as she opened and closed them. The slight stuffiness in his heart suddenly found its reason.
Jinyun quietly stepped aside and said nothing more.
Instead, Xiao Yan looked at Tang Ning, his eyes as heavy as rocks: Will you keep her?
My heart aches.
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