Chapter 442 Is Xiao Yan not capable? !
Rong Yue frowned, looking puzzled, but Xiao Yan stood up and walked out with Rong Yue and Gu Helian.
Qian Qiyue and Xue Ru were standing in the yard. When they saw them come out and were about to go forward, they were stopped by someone. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, took Rong Yue and the others and walked directly to the back.
Zhuangzi is exceptionally quiet at night, and only the chirping of insects can be heard in the darkness.
Rong Yue and the other person followed Xiao Yan to a quiet courtyard. As soon as they entered, they saw Ling Yin coming out.
"Master Governor."
"Where's the great-grandmother?"
"He has gone to bed. This servant has been guarding him."
Xiao Yan nodded and led Rong Yue and Gu Helian into the room. Seeing that he moved very quietly, Rong Yue and the others also subconsciously moved lightly, holding their breath and following him all the way to the dimly lit bed.
There was a lamp on beside the bed, and lying on the bed was an old woman with silver hair and wrinkles on her face, her face pale and frail.
Gu Helian had been away from Beijing for many years, and she rarely went to the palace back then. Looking at the person sleeping on the bed, she felt a sense of strangeness.
As for Rong Yue, when she was married to Prince Cheng in her early years, before the late emperor passed away, she had entered the palace to meet several masters in the palace. Later, when Emperor An ascended the throne, she also entered the palace many times as the Princess of Cheng, and had the opportunity to see people that outsiders could not see.
Rong Yue was stunned for a moment when she looked at the person on the bed, then she moved closer. After she recognized who she was, she took a breath and her expression changed drastically.
The Empress Dowager?!
How could it be the Empress Dowager?!
"You!" Rong Yue looked at Xiao Yan in shock.
Xiao Yan lowered his voice, "You should recognize her. She is my father's grandmother. I call her Great Grandma."
Rong Yue stared at the young man so close to her with wide eyes, her heart beating violently, and then her face turned pale, her lips trembled, and her body swayed, almost falling down.
Gu Helian quickly reached out to support her: "What's wrong with you? Who is this person?"
Rong Yue opened her mouth, but didn't speak immediately. Instead, she looked at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Since I brought you here to see Grandma, I didn't mean to hide it from you. Patriarch Gu has been deeply affectionate to my aunt for many years, so it's okay to tell him."
Rong Yue heard this and turned to Gu Helian in a daze: "She is... the Grand Empress Dowager."
Gu Helian was stunned. Empress Dowager?
That Xiao Yan...
He was stunned for a moment before he suddenly understood who the father Xiao Yan was talking about.
Gu Helian was also very surprised. Even though Xiao Yan had suddenly brought back the Major General of the Northwest Zhen'an Army after leaving the capital, he had already guessed that there was something wrong with his identity. But he never expected that Xiao Yan was actually the son of Prince Li, the eldest grandson of the emperor who had an unparalleled noble status in the palace back then.
No wonder he just said that he had enemies everywhere and his father had connections in the palace.
Back then, the brilliant and talented Crown Prince was personally taught by Taizu and had already come to power at a young age. Even if he died suddenly later, it would be impossible for his years of accumulation to be wiped out in one fell swoop.
…
When Rong Yue and Gu Helian came out of the room, they both looked a little dazed.
The moonlight poured down and fell on the tall and graceful Xiao Yan. The nobleness revealed on his exceptionally extraordinary face was hard to miss.
"Your appearance..."
"I used some tricks and changed it."
Xiao Yan said it easily, but how could it be easy to "change one's face"? Rong Yue asked hesitantly: "Does Tang Ning know your identity?"
Xiao Yan replied, "I didn't know at first."
"After I met Tang Ning, it was because of the token left by Madam Rong that I recognized her as the girl I had met in my youth."
"Back then, she and Madam Rong saved me from danger and stayed with me through the most desperate days. I wanted to protect them and repay their kindness, but as we spent more time together, I didn't know when I fell deeply in love with them."
"Actually, after I fell in love with Tang Ning, I did hesitate."
Xiao Yan has a cold personality, but when he confessed himself to Rong Yue, he did so without reservation.
"I know how difficult what I'm about to do is, and I also know that if I'm not careful, I'll be doomed. I don't want to drag her into this mess. I just want her to live a peaceful and smooth life. But Tang Ning is so good, I can't bear to let her go."
"Even when she knew I was disabled and had a bad reputation, she still held my hand and said she wanted to protect me and do her best to keep me safe."
"When she told me she was willing to stay by my side and never leave me no matter what the future held, all my hesitations turned into an obsession that I couldn't live without her."
Xiao Yan sneered and turned to look at Rong Yue.
"Tang Ning had experienced a broken heart before. She was just dependent on me earlier. It was my indulgence and seduction that made her fall in love with me."
"I know I'm despicable, but I just don't want to let go."
He is such a bad person.
Rong Yue listened to Xiao Yan's words for a long time without saying anything, but Gu Helian suddenly felt inexplicably more fond of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's obsession with Tang Ning is the same as his obsession with Rong Yue, just like when he was driven out of the capital and expelled from the Rong family.
Even though he knew that Rong Yue was already married and had children, and that she did not choose him back then, he still clung to that thought and refused to let go.
"Zhizhi, let Xiao Haitang make her own decision."
Rong Yue glanced at Gu Helian beside her, pursed her lips and said to Xiao Yan, "I can't stop Tang Ning's choice, but I hope you won't forget what I said today."
"No matter what happens in the future, treat Tang Ning well and protect her. If..."
She took a deep breath, her face looking extremely serious.
"If you ever get what you want and rise to a high position but lose the deep affection you have for Tang Ning today, please return Tang Ning to me for my sister's sake. Don't let her foolishness of risking everything and disregarding the loss of reputation to be with you become a laughing stock in the eyes of others."
Xiao Yan heard this solemnly: "I will never let Tang Ning regret it."
Rong Yue just curled the corners of her mouth when she heard that. How many of the vows a man makes when he is deeply in love can he keep until the end? When the love fades, no matter how many vows he makes, they will all be in vain.
What’s more, it’s the imperial family.
Xiao Yan knew that just a few words would not be enough to reassure Rong Yue, so he didn't say anything more and just looked in the direction of Tang Ning.
He would give his little girl enough assurance to put her at ease.
…
Rong Yue and Qian Qiyue stayed in the villa and only told others that they were with Tang Ning.
When Tang Ning woke up, he found that it was bright outside. He sat on the bed in a daze, unable to recover.
"woke up?"
The sudden sound startled Tang Ning. Tang Ning looked up suddenly and saw Rong Yue coming in from outside with a copper basin.
She suddenly remembered what happened last night, her face full of guilt, and she lowered her head and whispered, "Auntie..."
Rong Yue walked closer and asked, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"ah?"
Tang Ning looked up inexplicably, remembering her sudden high fever and convulsion earlier. She thought Rong Yue was asking her if she was feeling better, so she quickly said:
"I'm no longer feeling uncomfortable and my fever has gone away. Don't worry, auntie."
Rong Yue was furious at him for not arguing: "Who asked you that?"
Tang Ning was confused. Why was he asking this question if it wasn't for this?
She met Rong Yue's gaze inexplicably, and saw her eyes fall on her neck, as if there was something on it.
Tang Ning instinctively lowered her head and saw a few noticeable red marks beneath her slightly opened underwear. She suddenly remembered last night when her brother leaned over her, biting the skin on her neck over and over again, whispering extremely embarrassing words, making her uncomfortable but unable to help but cling to him and moan...
Tang Ning's face flushed instantly: "Aunt."
Seeing that she understood, Rong Yue poked her forehead lightly and said, "You're shy now. What were you doing before?"
"It's always hard for a girl to have sex for the first time, and yesterday's situation was so sudden. If Xiao Yan hurts you seriously, tell me if you feel any pain, and if you are still compatible with him..."
Tang Ning's face was red as blood: "Aunt, we don't have it!"
Rong Yue opened her eyes wide: "But last night, those voices..."
Tang Ning's ears turned red, and even his neck was stained with a pink mist. He looked like he was on fire.
She lowered her head and grabbed the quilt with her slender white fingers, wishing she could crawl under the bed, but Rong Yue kept asking her questions. She became anxious and whispered a few words in a voice as low as a mosquito.
Seeing Rong Yue's face filled with shock and bewilderment, she blushed, "I lost my mind at the time and wouldn't let go of my brother. My brother saw that I was upset, so he tried to comfort me, but... but he didn't do it until the end..."
Rong Yue noticed that Tang Ning's words did not sound fake, and her expression did not seem like someone who had been in a relationship with anyone.
Her first reaction was not that Xiao Yan was sensible, but that Tang Ning was such a stunningly beautiful and charming woman, with her clothes taken off and placed right in front of her mouth, and how could Xiao Yan resist?
Rong Yue blurted out: "Is Xiao Yan not okay?"
Tang Ning: “…”
Xiao Yan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, said: "..."
Hua Wu quickly turned his neck and looked up at the sky.
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