Chapter 64 Childhood sweetheart? Ugh!
Something went wrong at the Spring Banquet at Prince Cheng's Mansion. The intrusion of the Black-Armored Guards alarmed many people, and there were many people outside looking at them. When the group of people who originally attended the banquet went out, they found that half of the gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion had collapsed, and the gold-plated plaque of the Palace hanging on the door was also crumbling.
Everyone was silent for a moment. Is this what they call "be polite before using force"?
This gift is really important. If we were any slower, Prince Cheng’s palace would have collapsed.
Seeing the black-armored guards gathered in front of the door, Xiao Yan led Song Tangning to stand there. Everyone did not dare to pass them, and just stood in front of the door and waited for them to leave.
Tang Ning looked at the people coming out one after another and whispered to Xiao Yan, "Brother, wait for me."
She walked towards the door, stopped in front of the wife of Marquis Wenxin and the others, and bowed solemnly to them.
"Thank you ladies for your righteous words today. Otherwise, my aunt and I would have been trapped in the palace. Tang Ning will remember your kindness and will repay you if there is an opportunity in the future."
Marquis Wenxin's wife reached out her hand with pity and helped the man up. "I have known your aunt for many years. Logically, you should call me Aunt Jun. I didn't know your situation before and didn't help you. If you encounter any trouble in the future, please come to me."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin's maiden name was Wang Yujun, and her husband's surname was Zhou.
Tang Ning glanced at Princess Cheng.
Princess Cheng's face turned pale but she smiled when she heard this: "Your Aunt Jun is just like me, you don't have to be polite to her."
Marquis Wenxin's wife glared at her friend and said, "You'll only teach the little girl bad things."
She looked at Tang Ning with a gentle expression, "Good boy, no matter how bad things were in the past, they are all in the past. Live a good life after leaving the Song family. Don't be disturbed by outsiders. Your aunt and I will take care of everything."
Tang Ning's eyes were slightly hot: "Thank you, Aunt Jun."
Madam Fu was still the same as before, with not much kindness on her face, and even her words were harsh.
"Your father and mother are both excellent people, as is Taifu Rong. My Fu family has received kindness from the Rong family in the past. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, please send a message to the Fu family. Although I can't help you much, I can ask you to impeach those who are dishonest and bully others by taking advantage of their power."
Those who were watching the fun around felt their scalps tighten.
The memorials from the Censorate and Cao Gong's words are like bloodless knives that can cut off a layer of skin from anyone they catch.
Madam Fu was not good at speaking, but she tried her best to be gentle: "The affairs of the Song family have nothing to do with you. You don't have to pay attention to their shamelessness. What Song Hong did is subject to the court's laws. You don't have to use other people's mistakes to criticize yourself."
Qian Qiyue, who was standing by, couldn't help but agree, "Old Madam Fu is right. The Song family is a nobody. You should cut off all ties with them. You must clearly divide those things your parents left behind with them. Don't let those shameless people take advantage of you. And that Sanlang of the Lu family."
As she spoke, her face was filled with indescribable emotion: "I've always looked down on you for always putting yourself in a difficult position, lowering your posture and trying to please him in every way. You're right to act like this today. We women must respect ourselves, so that some people won't look down on us and really think we're as incomparable as they say..."
"Ayue!"
When Madam Qian saw the Lu family's grandparents following behind, she quickly patted her little daughter beside her and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Qian Qiyue snorted, "I'm not talking nonsense. Everyone in the capital used to laugh at her. Song Tangning was clearly a noblewoman from the Duke's Mansion, yet she lowered herself to curry favor with Lu Zhinian just for a marriage contract. Mother, you haven't seen how she was in the past. She almost wanted to treat herself like a servant and worship Lu Zhinian on a shrine every day."
Lu Zhinian's face darkened. The shrines were filled with dead people. This Qian family girl was deliberately cursing him: "Madam Qian, please be careful with your words. Tang Ning and I have been childhood sweethearts..."
"Did you throw away your childhood sweetheart? Or was it a friendship that nearly killed someone? Don't make people laugh to death with these words."
Qian Qiyue didn't tolerate him and rolled her eyes when she heard that.
"You've been engaged to Song Tangning for so many years. I don't believe you don't know what kind of reputation she has built for you. How many people outside mock her for sticking with your Lu family and saying that she is willing to be despised and obsessed with you, the third son of the Lu family."
"You know exactly what people say about her, but have you ever spoken up for her? You haven't even responded, let alone defended her in front of others. All you do is act like a superior young master from an aristocratic family, taking her kindness for granted."
"Childhood sweethearts, huh!"
She was just about to say "Pah" out loud.
Qian Qiyue is already beautiful, unlike Tang Ning who is well-behaved, but has a flamboyant look.
She raised her almond-shaped eyes with a sneer of disdain: "Song Tangning, you better open your eyes. This kind of heartless man is killing people."
It was originally a sarcastic joke, but Song Tangning remained silent after hearing it.
Didn't Lu Zhinian and the others take her life later?
"How outrageous!"
Seeing the young lady from the Qian family belittling her own grandson, Mrs. Lu's face darkened to the point of water dripping out. She shouted and rebuked:
"You're an unmarried girl, yet you keep talking about other families' sons. What does the marriage between the Lu and Rong families have to do with you? Madam Qian, is this the upbringing of the girls in your house?!"
"My family's upbringing is not as good as your Lu family's, full of hypocrites."
"you!!"
When had Mrs. Lu been ridiculed so bluntly by a junior? She was so angry that she staggered.
Mrs. Qian pinched her daughter and said, "Shut up right now!"
She glared at Qian Qiyue, wishing she could shut her mouth, but facing the furious Old Madam Lu, she still protected her and pulled Qian Qiyue behind her to block the angry gaze of the Lu family's grandparents.
Madam Qian looked apologetic. "My daughter is young and soft-hearted, with a straightforward personality. She doesn't know how to be pretentious. She felt sorry for Miss Song's plight, which is why she was angry and said something rude. I apologize to Master Lu and the old lady on her behalf. But Master Lu has always been magnanimous, and the old lady is also well-known for her dignity and kindness. The women in the mansion are all gentlemen, so I believe they will not tolerate this ignorant little girl of ours."
The onlookers couldn't help but twitch their lips when they heard what Madam Qian said, and Madam Lu was so angry that her teeth were almost broken.
Lu Zhinian also frowned, feeling a tightness in his heart.
He wanted to scold Qian Qiyue for being rude, but Madam Qian had said so much. If he argued with Qian Qiyue, he would be narrow-minded and ungentlemanly.
But if he doesn't care, wouldn't that be tacitly agreeing with the words Qian Qiyue said to him?
Seeing that he was pale and silent for a moment, Madam Qian immediately smiled kindly: "Mr. Lu is indeed magnanimous, unlike that eldest son of the Song family who has no moral integrity and only knows how to bully young girls."
She made the final decision and forgave her daughter on behalf of the Lu family. She said to Qian Qiyue:
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you thank Madam Lu for her understanding?"
Qian Qiyue smiled broadly, "Thank you, Madam."
Madam Lu: “???”
She was still holding back her anger, and before she could even utter a word of reprimand, the two people in front of her asked her to forgive them first. How could the people from the Qian family be so shameless?
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