Chapter 14 She had just thought about it secretly when Xiao Yan appeared
The relationship between my aunt and Prince Cheng has always been very good. When Tang Ning was a child, she often went in and out of Prince Cheng's mansion and often stayed at her aunt's place. She saw with her own eyes how obedient Prince Cheng was to her aunt.
From big things like food, clothing and travel to small things like hairpins and pearls, Prince Cheng took everything to heart. He even personally selected the fabrics for the embroiderer who made clothes for his aunt every year.
He always agreed with his aunt and never lost his temper. When they occasionally had disputes, it was usually Prince Cheng who gave in and let his aunt admit her mistakes.
Although my aunt has been married and had children for many years, she is still as delicate as a girl in the boudoir. Tang Ning has seen the two of them whispering in each other's ears more than once, and their feelings are so strong that they are enviable.
Prince Cheng was so good to his aunt that no one could find fault with him, and he loved her as well as her own daughter.
But in her previous life, she was trapped in the Song family's backyard, and her aunt died suddenly of illness. The uncle whom she had hoped many times to rescue her never showed up once. Even when Xie Yin and the Song family bullied her, and Lu Zhinian broke off the engagement and married another woman, he seemed to be completely unaware of it.
Later, before Song Shulan and Lu Zhinian got married, she learned that there was already a new concubine in Prince Cheng's mansion.
It had been less than two years since my aunt passed away, but Prince Cheng had already married a year ago. He was deeply in love with the new Princess Cheng and they were always together. It seemed as if he had transferred all his deep affection for my aunt over the years to the new Princess.
Except for Xie Yin's few complaints, everyone seemed to have forgotten about his aunt.
Tang Ning pinched the palm of his hand, and the area where his fingers were wrapped was extremely painful.
Is it that Prince Cheng is too quick to transfer his feelings, or has his deep affection for his aunt always been fake?
The night wind was blowing outside, and the branches in the yard were rustling.
Tang Ning lowered her head and fiddled with the dragon-patterned pendant hanging around her neck. The knot on the pendant had been broken by Xiao Yan before, and later Madam Qin helped her to re-weave a diamond knot. She also thoughtfully hung two wish-fulfilling beads next to the pendant, saying that they could keep her safe and everything went well.
She suddenly wanted to see Xiao Yan.
He is so smart, he must know what King Cheng is thinking.
"Don't you want your hands anymore?"
Tang Ning, who was distracted, was stunned.
"Stupid?"
The low voice, with a hint of nonchalance, was like the cold snow in winter falling on people's hearts, making Song Tangning turn around instantly.
The window that was originally closed opened at some point, and the night breeze blew gently. Xiao Yan, dressed in white, stood there, his cloak with coiled dragon brocade pattern fluttering as if he was in his own mansion.
Behind him were red painted columns, and the light from the surrounding candles fell on him, making his eyes ripple slightly.
Tang Ning's eyes widened: "Why are you here?"
"I can't come?"
"no……"
Just as she was secretly talking about him for a while, he suddenly appeared. Is he the wishing well of Lingyun Temple?
But she didn't throw any silver...
The child's wide-eyed look made Xiao Yan laugh. He walked around to the main entrance and went in.
"I forgot to give you the medicine this morning. Madam Qin prepared the Jade Beauty Powder and specifically instructed me to send it to you. You should apply it on your face every day to prevent scars from remaining. She said my family is afraid of pain and bitterness, so she also made some sugar pills for you to take with the medicine to sweeten your mouth."
Song Tangning thought of the sister Qin he had just met and her ability to nag people, and his eyes curved into crescents.
Outside the house, the servants of Prince Cheng's Mansion disappeared, and Canglang was standing there carelessly.
Inside, Xiao Yan walked over to the armchair opposite and sat down, then looked at the little girl opposite him: "What were you thinking about just now?"
Such concentration, yet with a hint of confusion and pain.
Xiao Yan always felt that the little girl in front of him seemed to be hiding something. She should be at an age of innocence, but she always showed a kind of indistinct uneasiness.
"Is the Song family's matter causing you trouble?"
Song Tangning was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "No."
"That means someone in Prince Cheng's Mansion is giving you trouble."
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent and cold, his words were firm.
"Princess Cheng is extremely protective of you. She would not let you embarrass her own son in public for your sake. When you were at the Qian family, you were quite aggressive towards Xie Yin, but he didn't care at all. It must not be him, so it must be Prince Cheng?"
Tang Ning's eyes narrowed.
"It really is King Cheng." Xiao Yan frowned slightly, "Did he bully you?"
"No!"
Tang Ning saw that he was just asking coldly, and there was not even a hint of frost on his face, but she vaguely felt that he was going to kill King Cheng if they disagreed.
She hurriedly said, "He didn't bully me, I just can't figure out some things..."
Seeing Xiao Yan wanted to speak, Tang Ning pressed the corners of his mouth.
"Master, could you please stop guessing what people are thinking?"
She knew she wasn't smart enough, and that she had wasted years, but every time someone saw through her thoughts she felt particularly stupid.
She had clearly lived a second life and had tried her best to become more thoughtful than before, but every time this person appeared, the piercing touch made her feel extremely frustrated.
After Tang Ning finished speaking, she was a little afraid to look at Xiao Yan. She lowered her eyes to look at her fingertips that were wrapped like dumplings, thinking that they were really ugly.
The room was quiet for a moment, and then someone suddenly pressed the back of my head.
"Call me brother."
Tang Ning looked up and saw Xiao Yan walking over and sitting beside her.
"I can see through your thoughts. It's not that you're stupid, but I've gotten used to guessing other people over the years. If you don't like it, I won't guess anymore."
Tang Ning looked dazed.
Xiao Yan looked at her dark eyes and turned his hand to reveal the sugar pill lying in his other palm.
"I've never raised a sister before, so I don't know how to treat you. If there's anything you don't like, tell me and I'll see how it changes."
Tang Ning listened to his clear and gentle voice. The sugar pills rolling into her palms carried the lingering warmth from the man's palms, making her almost forget to breathe.
After a long moment, she clenched the sugar pill tightly. "Is it true that anyone holding a dragon-patterned pendant will be treated so well by the governor?"
Xiao Yan tilted his head in confusion, but still said truthfully, "No."
Tang Ning looked at him intently.
"The dragon-patterned pendant is Aunt Xue's legacy. Aunt Xue has been kind to me, so I will only be kind to others who wear it."
Aunt Xue had saved him, and that lady had also done him a favor, but more than ten years had passed, and he was no longer the sincere-hearted young man he used to be.
He might take better care of the person holding the item because of that old friend, and make her life better without being annoying.
But when it comes to doing things himself, he is not that free.
Xiao Yan looked at Tang Ning differently because, more than ten years had passed, and he could still see the shadow of the pink ball who had hugged his legs and cried bitterly in the child before.
Because she has a simple mind, still like the chattering children in that darkest time, she is not polluted by the world, and her eyes can see through things at a glance.
To put it bluntly, what Xiao Yan values is that Song Tangning is her, not that she is Song Tangning.
Tang Ning's eyes turned red in an instant, and tears gathered in her eyes.
She didn't want to cry, but the injustice of having her life robbed made her want to howl.
She hastily turned her head away, raising her arms to shield her misty eyes. Before she could swallow back her tears, she heard a commotion coming from the courtyard outside.
After a while, the voice got closer, and Canglang said to the inside of the door: "Master, Prince Xie and the eldest son of the Song family are here."
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