Chapter 230: Brother, that's all
Tang Ning...
Xiao Yan opened his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he saw Gu Helian in the car out of the corner of his eye, and instantly closed his mouth again. He just sat upright with a stiff body, allowing Tang Ning to lean on his shoulder with her head leaning against him.
The faint breath, which lingered through the collar and landed on his neck, made him feel very confused.
The carriage went all the way into the city, and the carriage was silent. After entering the city, the Song family hurried back to the west of the city, while Xiao Yan and others took the coffin and went straight to the academy in the south of the city. The carriage stopped only when they passed the academy that had been built for a small part and reached the separated "back mountain".
"Tang..." Gu Helian was about to speak when Tang Ning opened her eyes. Gu Helian quickly lowered her voice: "You're awake, just in time, and we've already arrived at the academy."
Tang Ning sat up and said softly, "Uncle, I'm a little messy and want to tidy myself up."
Seeing her tired look, Gu Helian didn't think much of it and just said softly, "Then I'll let them carry the coffin over first. You take your time, there's no rush."
Seeing the little girl's pale face, Gu Helian said to Xiao Yan with some concern: "I'll go first, you stay with Xiao Haitang."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes: "Okay."
After Gu Helian got off the carriage, she called on Mu Feng and the Black Armor Guards to carry the coffin forward. Canglang glanced at the quiet carriage and consciously stepped back.
When everything around them was completely quiet and there were only two of them left in the carriage, Xiao Yan pulled out his arm, which was somewhat stiff from being held by Tang Ning.
As he spoke, his voice was deeper than usual: "I will investigate the matter of Madam Rong and the others. No matter who moved their coffins, I will seek justice for them. You..." Xiao Yan paused, looked at the girl who was so close to him, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "You don't have to do this."
Tang Ning looked up in surprise: "Brother..."
"I know you only think of me as a brother. I was the first one to have such thoughts." Xiao Yan looked away from her for the first time. "Don't be afraid that I will change my attitude just because you refuse. Even if you don't want to, I will still protect you."
"The bond between you and me is not just about love between a man and a woman, so you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position..."
The words in his mouth suddenly stopped. Xiao Yan tilted his head and opened his eyes wide in surprise. It turned out that the little girl suddenly leaned over, wrapped her soft hands around his waist and closed them behind him.
"It's not for my mother and the others." She leaned on his shoulder and whispered softly.
"Tang Ning..."
"It's because of my brother."
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
Xiao Yan's throat suddenly tightened, and the beast in his heart was out of its cage. He tried his best to suppress it, and his arms were suspended in the air while his body was tense, and his fists were clenched tightly.
But in the next moment, all rationality collapsed because of the words of the person in his arms.
"I know, brother likes me."
Tang Ning rested her chin on the side of his neck and spoke in a low voice, "That night in the Imperial Prison, I heard what my brother said. I thought I would be scared and even considered distancing myself from you, but later I realized that I didn't want to do that. I was afraid that if I distanced myself from you, you would be sad, and I was also afraid that I would never find someone as good as my brother again."
She carefully avoided his injured parts and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her face in the crook of his neck and murmuring.
"No one has ever been so good to me, and no one can remember me like my brother. I want my brother to be good to me, and I also want you to be good to me and me only. I don't know how much I like you, but if it's my brother, I'm not afraid."
When Lu Zhinian approached her that day, she only felt panic and nausea. When Mrs. Fu wanted to propose marriage, she only wanted to refuse immediately.
But if it's my brother...
"Yes, brother, that's fine."
Xiao Yan's heart was beating violently. Every word she said seemed to be soaked in honey, causing the beast in his heart to constantly struggle to break free from the cage of reason. The veins on his hands hanging in the air were exposed.
His eyes were dark as if he was suppressing something, and his voice was extremely low and hoarse: "Xiao Haitang, do you know what your words mean?"
Tang Ning whispered, "I know."
Xiao Yan's eyes darkened. "I'm not a good person. Even if I'm just using you, you have to think clearly. Even if you don't say this, I will do my best to protect you. But if you agree to me today, even if you have other thoughts, I won't give you a chance to regret it from now on..."
Tang Ning could hear the cruelty in his words, but she was not afraid at all and nudged him lightly with her cheek: "I want to accompany my brother."
Xiao Yan's expression darkened, and the hanging arm suddenly tightened, and he directly picked up the girl in front of him. The sudden feeling of weightlessness in the air made Tang Ning scream in surprise. The next moment, she saw his tall figure leaning forward, and his handsome face was almost in front of her.
Tang Ning was so scared that she quickly put her hands in front of him.
"Do you regret it?" Xiao Yan said hoarsely.
Tang Ning's face was tense, and her eyelashes trembled slightly: "Too, too fast..."
Feeling him grabbing her waist and pulling her into his arms, the dark color in his eyes was intimidating, and Tang Ning stuttered a little.
"T- ...
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and saw her face flushed red, the hand holding his clothes tightened, and she looked at him panickedly with her chin in her hands. He suddenly couldn't help laughing, and pulled her into his arms with his shoulders shaking, and his throat was filled with a clear and cold laugh.
"What are you thinking about?" He pecked the side of her hot face: "I just want to confirm your thoughts. It turns out that Xiao Haitang has thought so much..."
Tang Ning's eyes widened, and the crimson on the tip of her ear spread little by little, until her entire ear was red, like a drop of blood. The bright crimson spread all the way down to her slender white neck. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could crawl into the ground.
Xiao Yan laughed even louder.
"Don't laugh!"
Tang Ning raised her foot and kicked him on the shin bone, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
…
When Gu Helian saw Xiao Yan and Tang Ning coming over, he saw that the two seemed to be arguing. Tang Ning walked in front with his head down, while Xiao Yan followed behind with a distracted look and long legs slowly.
"Did you have a quarrel?" Gu Helian asked Canglang.
Cang Lang: “…”
What should he say to ensure that the God of Wealth of the Gu family would not jump up and beat them to death after knowing that their overseer, the "eunuch", had touched their girl?
When Tang Ning approached the coffin, the heat on her face had subsided. Looking at the coffin placed aside, she thought of what happened to her parents after their death, and her eyes turned cold. She glanced at the grave that had been prepared earlier and stroked the coffin for a moment.
"Bury him."
Mu Feng and the others carried the coffin and placed it into the deep pit. Tang Ning looked at the soil covering the coffin layer by layer, and his heart was in turmoil.
Xiao Yan stood beside her and whispered, "Rest in peace, uncle and aunt. Tang Ning and I will find out who harmed you."
Gu Helian also said: "Don't worry, sister, we will definitely send those dogs to accompany you."
The earth covered the coffin, and after it was completely buried, Tang Ning knelt in front of the grave and kowtowed to his parents. Gu Helian was about to speak when he saw Xiao Yan also kneel down and kowtow three times in front of the grave with Tang Ning. He was stunned for a moment: "Why are you kowtowing?"
Xiao Yan stood up with a calm expression: "I am a junior."
Gu Helian rolled his eyes when he heard that. According to Rong Yue's seniority, he was still the elder, but this bastard was never humble to him.
Xiao Yan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go back."
Gu Helian frowned. "What about what those two people just said? Should we bring the Song family back and torture them to find out who in the palace was colluding with them to disturb Rong's sister?"
"No need, I probably know who it is."
"who?"
"Empress Lu."
Gu Helian was shocked. "Why would she disturb the graves of Rong's elder sister and her family?" He was full of doubts, but when he turned to look at Tang Ning, he saw that there was no surprise on her face. He quickly calmed down and said, "You knew that too?"
Tang Ning hummed, "She has something to do with Prince Cheng and my aunt's affairs."
Xiao Yan said, "Although we don't have evidence yet, it won't be long before we get it. Someone from the Song family will take action. As for the palace, I will go to Fengxi Palace tomorrow."
It's time to take action against that person.
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