Chapter 293 Enraging Lu Qin
Hang Li was startled and subconsciously wanted to step forward. Tang Ning waved her hand to indicate that Hang Li was fine, and then looked at Lu Qin.
"Is there something wrong, Master Lu?"
"Song Tangning, you did this on purpose today!!"
"What do you mean on purpose?"
There was a loud bang of firecrackers outside. Tang Ning tilted his head, looking puzzled: "What is Master Lu talking about?"
Lu Qin's face was gloomy. "You don't need to play dumb. You and Xiao Yan deliberately asked my father to write the plaque in advance, and then asked His Majesty to come here today to write the inscription. You clearly want to humiliate my father and the Lu family."
Tang Ning frowned. "So Second Master Lu is blaming His Majesty for snatching the opportunity for Lu Zhongshu to write the inscription? Then why didn't you say so earlier? If you had said so earlier, knowing that Lu Zhongshu was unwilling to give in, I would definitely not have asked His Majesty for the inscription."
"Song Tangning! Stop talking about other things!"
Lu Qin's rage intensified. He took a half step forward and said coldly, "My Lu family doesn't care about writing inscriptions for your academy, but you absolutely shouldn't humiliate my father in public and trample on the Lu family's reputation."
"Song Tangning, the Lu family's grudge against you has long been settled, yet you're still so aggressive and doing such despicable things with that eunuch Xiao Yan. You're simply a vicious woman. No wonder Sanlang looked down on you in the first place!"
Tang Ning laughed when he heard this: "Lu Zhinian looks down on me, I thank God, but your Lu family, what face do you have left now?"
"The female relatives are having affairs, the eldest son is corrupt and despicable, and even the descendants of your Lu family don't know whose families they are. What dignity do you have? As for whether to eunuch or not, Second Master Lu, please don't speak too loudly. My brother's affairs are known to everyone. If Second Master Lu lets others know that he is impotent, it will really become a huge joke."
"Song Tangning!!!"
Lu Qin's face changed drastically, and he rushed forward and tried to grab Song Tangning's arm.
Hang Li stood in front of her and pushed her hard, causing Lu Qin to stumble back.
Tang Ning looked at Lu Qin, whose eyes were about to burst, and smiled gently: "His Majesty is still outside. Does Second Master Lu want to fight my guards here, or does he want everyone outside to know that the Second Master of the Lu family is inhumane?"
Lu Qin gritted his teeth and said, "Song Tangning, you have no shame!!"
"Whether I have shame or not is not for Second Master Lu to worry about. Instead, Second Master Lu should think carefully about whether you still want this face of yours." Tang Ning said with a half-smile: "You are the Second Master of the Lu family, but you are like a eunuch in the palace. Maybe one day, Second Master Lu will wake up and be famous throughout the capital."
"you……"
Lu Qin was so angry that he was shaking all over. When he stared at Tang Ning, his eyes were full of viciousness and resentment.
He had never imagined that his deepest secret would be known by the woman before him, let alone that she would use it to blackmail him. He had clearly already dealt with the doctor who had treated him, and he had clearly not told anyone. He had already lost face by publicly losing control of his bladder, and if anyone knew that he was impotent...
Lu Qin simply couldn't imagine how those who had been at odds with him in the past would laugh at and despise him, and how those in the Lu family would point fingers at him behind his back. How would he be able to gain a foothold in Beijing in the future?
Tang Ning didn't care about the expression on his face at all: "Rongsheng Academy does not welcome the Lu family. Mr. Lu, please don't enter without permission in the future, lest you dirty my academy."
She patted her sleeves, turned around and led Hang Li out.
The sound of firecrackers outside had stopped, but it was still ringing in Lu Qin's ears. He looked at Tang Ning's back fiercely, with murderous intent in his eyes.
…
After the academy erected a monument and hung a plaque, the ministers accompanied the emperor into the academy to take a look. Emperor An seemed to be interested. He not only asked Tang Ning some questions about the academy, but also exchanged chess skills with several gentlemen in the academy. Later, he stayed in the academy for a meal.
The court officials accompanied the emperor for a while, and then Emperor An thought they were an eyesore and asked them to leave first. The father and son of the Lu family left with the discarded "plaque" under the various gazes of everyone.
Cui Lin couldn't miss the opportunity to gloat: "Some people thought they were coming here to show their respect, but they ended up embarrassing themselves. Even a mere academy looked down on Lu Zhongshu's calligraphy..."
He tsks, his smile dazzling.
The usually irritable Lu Qin didn't say anything this time. Instead, Lu Chongyuan gave Cui Lin a cold look and said to Lu Qin, "Let's go!"
Seeing the Lu family father and son leave, Feng Qiuli disagreed a little: "Mr. Cui, why are you adding fuel to the fire? Lu Chongyuan lost face today, I'm afraid he will hate you..."
"He should have held a grudge long ago. If you hadn't heard what he said earlier, he'd probably already known about the account book." Speaking of this, Cui Lin's smile faltered. He said gravely, "I thought Xiao Yan was a formidable figure, but I never imagined that with such a great opportunity in his hands, he wouldn't even kill the Lu family. Instead, he allowed Lu Chongyuan to rise to power!"
It's just trash!
Feng Qiuli said, "This matter can't be said to be Xiao Yan's fault. The Second Prince once said that Xiao Yan had made all the necessary preparations. If the Fourth Prince intervened, the Lu family would be implicated in the Guan family's affairs, and yet Your Majesty chose to let it go."
Cui Lin frowned. "Are you saying that Lu Chongyuan has something on His Majesty?"
Feng Qiuli nodded. "Otherwise, I really can't understand why His Majesty would let the Lu family off so easily. And you just saw it. Xiao Yan clearly deliberately humiliated Lu Chongyuan in public. He must be so angry because all his previous efforts failed."
Cui Lin: “That’s true.”
He knew about the affairs between Xiao Yan and the Lu family, and he also knew how much effort he had put into taking down Lu Zhao and provoking the Fourth Prince and the Lu family. It seemed that success was imminent and taking down the Lu family was just a matter of time, but things suddenly took a turn for the worse, and anyone would not be able to bear it.
only……
What leverage does Lu Chongyuan hold over Emperor An?
…
Emperor An stayed in the academy until it was getting dark before leaving with a feeling of reluctance. As he stood up and walked out, he said to Tang Ning with great interest, "Your academy is quite good, and those teachers are all quite talented. You took some effort to invite them here. Go forward and run the academy well, and don't bring shame to my reputation."
Tang Ning said respectfully, "I obey your command."
Xiao Yan walked beside Emperor An, playing with the sachet hanging around his waist. As he fiddled with it, a faint fragrance lingered around him.
"Has the academy's enrollment been settled?"
"Many students have already expressed their desire to enroll. Tomorrow the academy will begin a five-day examination and admit those who pass."
Emperor An did not find it strange to hear Tang Ning's words. There were many students gathered outside the academy today, but Rongsheng Academy naturally could not accept everyone. It was normal to admit students based on examinations. Otherwise, anyone could enter the academy, and it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
As the sky darkened, people around carefully escorted him with lanterns. When they were almost at the steps in front of the academy, Xiao Yan helped Emperor An.
Just as Emperor An was about to walk down, he suddenly felt a familiar itch in his body, and the next moment a severe headache came over him.
"His Majesty?"
Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong and hurriedly supported Emperor An. He glanced back and saw that the black-armored guards had immediately isolated the people behind him.
Emperor An's headache became more severe, his hands and feet became weak and he could hardly stand.
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Return to the palace immediately!!"
Everyone in the academy saw the guards making a commotion and didn't know what was going on. No one dared to step forward. Tang Ning followed quickly, and the guards didn't stop him because of Xiao Yan.
Tang Ning looked at Emperor An's expression and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what's wrong with His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty's old illness has relapsed. You must return to the palace immediately."
Tang Ning seemed frightened and hurriedly followed beside and quickly escorted Emperor An out. However, before they reached the gate of the academy, Emperor An was almost fainting from the pain.
She whispered, "Brother, His Majesty seems extremely uncomfortable. Can he hold on and return to the palace? This place is close to Jiyun Lane. Why don't you ask His Majesty to go to your mansion first? Madam Qin came in last night to see Aru and is still there."
"this……"
Xiao Yan was a little hesitant.
Emperor An's head was in a turmoil, and he could only hear the words "Madam Qin." He didn't know what caused his headache, but he remembered that it was Madam Qin who gave him acupuncture the last time he had a headache. Upon hearing this, he grabbed Xiao Yan tightly and hissed, "Go find Madam Qin."
Eunuch Feng on the side said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do that. If Your Majesty goes over like this, it will inevitably cause a commotion. Many people have already speculated about Your Majesty's previous headache, and some even said that Your Majesty is in poor health. This will make the court even more uneasy. Why not ask Madam Qin to come over..."
Emperor An was as precious as a piece of gold and jade, how could he endure the piercing pain? If he asked someone to come and go, he would probably go crazy from the pain. But even though his mind was confused, he knew that what Eunuch Feng said made sense. If so many people flocked to Jiyun Lane, the news that he was in poor health and might be in serious danger would spread throughout the court and the country before tomorrow.
"Xiao Yan, protect me."
"But your Majesty is safe..."
"How about your Majesty change carriages and take me back? Even if someone sees me, they will only think I am returning home. The imperial guards will stay at the academy first. When your Majesty feels better, they will take Madam Qin back to the palace with them. That way, no one will think too much."
Emperor An had a terrible headache and just wanted to calm down as soon as possible. The throbbing pain made him unable to think about anything else. Without thinking, he hissed, "Do as she says!"
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