Chapter 10: Little Grind
An indescribable feeling of grievance suddenly welled up in Tang Ning's heart.
In her previous life, ever since her aunt passed away, she had been trapped in that small courtyard, staring at the falling leaves outside every day, watching the spring go and autumn come. For a long time, no one had noticed whether she was happy or not, and no one cared whether she cried or not.
Every time she waited eagerly for Song Jinxiu and the others to come, they would either take away the few remaining relics of her mother or accuse her of not being sensible enough.
She was in pain, but no one cared.
She was sick, and no one cared.
Tang Ning cried day and night out of grievance and sadness at first, but later she couldn't even shed tears. She cried so much that her eyes were blurry and she couldn't see, but no one noticed until she died.
It has been a long time since anyone has taken the trouble to make her happy.
"Why are you crying again?" Princess Cheng felt distressed.
Tang Ning's voice was a little unstable: "Aunt, my wound hurts so much."
The pain was so severe that she couldn't breathe, and even breathing was heart-wrenching.
The wife of Marquis Wenxin was already stunned by what happened to the Song family, and she quickly stepped forward:
"Mrs. Song's injuries look serious. How can she not be in pain? Why don't you take her to the Qian family's backyard first? I'll have the servants take my badge and go to the palace to invite the imperial physician."
"No."
Today is a happy occasion for the Qian family to get married, so why would they invite an imperial physician to come?
Although Princess Cheng was impatient, she was not unreasonable. She turned her head and said:
"Madam Qian, I'm so sorry that my bastard boy disturbed your family's wedding today. Tang Ning is seriously injured. I will take her back to the house to treat her injuries first, and then come back to apologize to you later."
"Princess, please don't say that. These are all misunderstandings. I'm afraid Prince Xie didn't mean it."
Princess Cheng's face turned cold when she thought of Xie Yin. She didn't respond to Madam Qian's words, but simply said, "Tang Ning's injury cannot be delayed. I will leave now."
Madam Qian also saw the wounds on Song Tangning's face. Such injuries would be a serious matter if they happened to any girl. She did not dare to keep Princess Cheng, and hurriedly sent her out personally. The wife of Marquis Wenxin also followed her out.
Only after they left did the hall erupt in an uproar.
Since the group of people were discussing the Song family using a concubine's daughter as a bastard, Song Jinxiu abandoning his own sister, and the Lu family's legitimate son and the prince of the Cheng Palace treating the concubine's daughter differently, they were also extremely surprised that Xiao Yan recognized Song Tangning as his sister.
"What do you think, was what Governor Xiao just said true or false?"
"Would that evil spirit have to lie to you?"
"That's true, but why would he fall for that girl from the Song family?"
This sentence does not seem to have any ambiguity, but is instead full of envy.
Everyone knows that Xiao Yantian is a treacherous and cruel person, but he also holds a high position and has great power in the court.
A word from Governor Xiao was half an imperial edict. Even the Minister of the Central Secretariat and the elders in the cabinet would privately curse Xiao Yan for being a corrupt official abusing his power and despise him to the extreme, but who would dare to say a word against him in public?
Who in the capital doesn't envy the power in his hands and who doesn't want to win him over?
But Xiao Yan was unmoved and unyielding, yet now he had set his eyes on the girl from the Song family.
He didn't doubt that Xiao Yan had any evil intentions towards Song Tangning. After all, everyone knew that he was a eunuch. But the fact that he could have Xiao Yan's protection still made people extremely jealous.
"What's so special about Song Tangning? She looks just like that to me. With her face bruised like that, she might be ruined. Besides, the Song family is such a mess..."
"Just shut up, aren't you afraid that Xiao Yan will come looking for you?"
The man who spoke earlier looked pale, looked around subconsciously, and then closed his mouth and dared not talk about Tang Ning anymore.
Outside the Qian residence, Marquis Wenxin's wife pulled Princess Cheng aside and whispered, "What's going on between Governor Xiao and Madam Song?"
Princess Cheng shook her head; she was also confused.
Marquis Wenxin's wife glanced at the carriage and said, "I think your niece is still having trouble with the Song family. If she can really get the protection of Governor Xiao, it would be a great blessing."
"Whoever wants his protection, I will protect my Tang Ning!"
"Yes, yes, you will protect it."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin has known Princess Cheng for many years and naturally knows her temper.
Seeing that she was unhappy, he didn't dare to say anything more. He just pulled Princess Cheng and said, "I know you have a quick temper, but don't be too impulsive about the Song family's matter. Madam Song is still a girl of the Song family after all, and the same goes for Prince Xie. He is your son after all."
"I've beaten him and scolded him today. When we get back, have a good talk with him. Don't make things too awkward. Otherwise, if he really loses face, the entire Prince Cheng's Mansion will be implicated."
Princess Cheng frowned and said, "I don't like what you said. He made a mistake, and he deserves to be beaten and scolded. He just lost face, so what? Tang Ning was almost killed by him."
If Xie Yin hadn't meant it, she wouldn't have been so angry, but he had lost his mind because of Song Shulan.
In other words, Tang Ning met Governor Xiao and was rescued and nothing serious happened to her. Otherwise, let alone two slaps, she would have directly killed him for the sake of justice.
Seeing that the wife of Marquis Wenxin was still trying to persuade her, Princess Cheng said directly, "Alright, I know my own business. I won't let the Song family have an easy time. You can go in quickly. I'll leave first."
Seeing this, Lady Wenxinhou could only sigh: "If you have any problems, remember to send someone to find me."
Princess Cheng smiled. She knew that her friend had a different personality and acted cautiously, but after all, they had been friends for many years, and even if they disagreed, she would still side with her. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. If there's anything, I'll come to you. Don't think you can get away with it."
“You!”
The wife of Marquis Wenxin laughed.
Princess Cheng hurriedly boarded the carriage, and Song Tangning whispered, "Aunt, I don't want to go back to the Song family..."
She took Xiao Yan's previous reminder to heart.
Today, Song Shulan's identity was exposed. The news that Song Hong and his mother treated their daughter from outside the family as a concubine's daughter and forced her to recognize her relatives would surely spread throughout the capital. In addition, Song Jinxiu and his men abandoned her in the mountains and almost caused her to fall off a cliff and die because of Song Shulan. All these things would make the Song family suffer.
The ones who were anxious were Song Hong and the others.
If she returned to the Song family at this time, Song Hong and the others would definitely argue with her like in her previous life, and even use their status as elders to pressure her. She was certainly not afraid, but if she did something excessive during the argument between the two sides.
Old Madam Song's crying and making a fuss would be seen as unfilial by outsiders, even if they initially sympathized with her.
Princess Cheng didn't think too much about it. Upon hearing this, she said, "Why go back to the Song family? What are you going to do if they treat you like this? Are you going to let them bully you again? Come back to the palace with me first. Your aunt will settle the score with them for you about the Song family!"
"Aunt, don't go to the Song family."
"What's wrong? Are you still protecting them?"
"I'm not protecting them. I'm just afraid that my aunt will be entangled by them."
Song Tangning still remembered that in her previous life, her aunt went to the Song family angrily and made a scene. Old Madam Song was so angry that she "vomited blood" on the spot and later "fainted".
Her aunt was originally standing up for her, saying that Song Jinxiu and the others were wrong to disfigure her, but because of Old Madam Song's fall, things took a turn.
At first, some people sympathized with her injury and understood her aunt's anger, but later, as word spread, it was said that she was being unreasonable and that her aunt was bullying others by taking advantage of her power. She refused to give up even after Madam Song became ill.
Old Madam Song had an imperial decree, and when rumors spread, her aunt was reprimanded by the Empress Dowager. Even the reason why she forgave Song Jinxiu and others so easily in her previous life was largely because she didn't want her aunt to continue making trouble and hurt herself.
Tang Ning leaned on Princess Cheng's shoulder and said, "Aunt, listen to me, okay? Don't go looking for them, and don't pay any attention to them."
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