Chapter 235 The little girl is thin-skinned. If she laughs again, she will be really angry.
The bright moon was setting in the west, and outside there was the sound of drums beating.
In Heli Hall, Jinyun and Canglang were talking in low voices. At a distance, the little girl beside Yueli Terrace pretended to hold the book in her hand while secretly looking into the inner room.
Perhaps she noticed that the person over there was looking at her, so she quickly looked away and tried to sit up straight, but the button on her waist was caught on the corner of the table.
The small table, which was not big to begin with, was pulled askew by her in an instant. Tang Ning quickly stood up and tried to press it down, but she couldn't hold on to the book in her hand in time and it fell to the ground. The small lamp on the table also fell on the fluffy blanket and rolled forward.
Three pairs of eyes in the room looked over here at the same time, and Tang Ning froze in embarrassment.
Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with smiles: "Come over here if you want to listen."
"I don't want to listen!" Tang Ning muttered.
"You really don't want to listen?" He raised his eyes: "It's related to Queen Lu..."
Tang Ning's eyes moved. She knew that Xiao Yan had already made a plan, and she also knew that he was using Prince Cheng to lure Queen Lu, but she was not very clear about what he had done.
She wanted to know what Queen Lu was doing, but when she looked up at Xiao Yan's handsome face under the lamp, she suddenly remembered the "reckless" words she had blurted out outside the academy.
Tang Ning moved on tiptoe, holding on to the table, her face flushed red.
She didn't know why she was so bold.
Canglang and Jinyun couldn't help shaking their shoulders when they saw her embarrassed look. However, Xiao Yan saw that the little girl over there seemed to be a posture that she was about to go back into her turtle shell and would never show her head. He coughed lightly with a hidden smile and glanced at Canglang and the others.
The little girl is shy and will be really annoyed if she laughs again.
"Come here, I just happen to have something to ask you."
Tang Ning quietly looked up and saw that Xiao Yan looked serious, and that Cang Lang and the other man beside him were also normal. She then shifted her feet and asked hesitantly, "What do you want to ask me?"
Xiao Yan saw her walk to the edge of the stairs, her feet seemingly glued to the ground, refusing to budge an inch. He wasn't in a hurry, nor did he push her. He simply said, "It's related to the Lu family." Glancing at Jinyun, he said, "Tell the young lady about Empress Lu."
"yes."
Jinyun now looked at the little girl in front of him and regarded her as his future mistress. Although he didn't know how much she knew about the governor, it did not prevent him from looking respectful.
"Previously, the Governor and the young lady suspected that someone in the palace was having an affair with Prince Cheng and was plotting to murder his fiancée. This was related to Xie Yin's background. Princess Huan has been keeping tabs on her for several days and has basically ruled her out of any suspicion of any connection with Prince Cheng. The only suspect is Empress Lu."
"She was highly suspicious, but due to her identity, she couldn't be easily tested. Later, the Governor used Prince Cheng's imprisonment to try to provoke her into losing her composure, but she remained unmoved."
"What happened next?" Tang Ning asked.
"Then there was the torture that night."
After Jinyun arrested Prince Cheng, he recounted the story of Xiao Yan's interrogation, including how Prince Cheng refused to reveal the person he had an affair with, and how Xiao Yan later tricked him into revealing the truth. Under Xiao Yan's deliberate guidance, he framed the person he had an affair with on other members of the Lu family.
Xiao Yan supported his forehead with his hand. "I went to Fengxi Palace today and told the Queen about Prince Cheng's confession..."
Tang Ning tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Brother is trying to find out her background. If she remains unmoved, or directly tells the Lu family about this, it means that she has nothing to do with the matter of King Cheng, and we are looking in the wrong direction. She can use this matter to show her merit to Lu Chongyuan, ease the relationship with the Lu family, and protect her clan behind her."
"But if she concealed this from the Lu family, or even took advantage of the situation to try to make this matter a reality, finding a scapegoat in the Lu family to take the blame for everything and help her and the Fourth Prince escape, then that would be equivalent to confirming all our previous speculations."
It was Queen Lu who had an affair with Prince Cheng, and it was also Queen Lu who had harmed my aunt for many years.
Seeing that the little girl thought of the key in an instant, Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with admiration. The little girl who used to only follow him like a parrot has now transformed into a smart and intelligent girl, making people even more reluctant to let her go.
Xiao Yan hummed, "After I left the palace, Empress Lu sent her personal confidant to the Lu family. She stayed there for nearly three quarters of an hour before coming out. However, the Lu family didn't behave unusually after she left, and none of the women in the Lu family were ever reprimanded."
Tang Ning's face turned cold: "Has she found a scapegoat?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Guess who it is?"
Tang Ning thought about all the women in the Lu family, ruling out those who were unsuitable, those who were unworthy of taking the blame for Prince Cheng's crime, and those who could die in Queen Lu's place, but who couldn't really anger the Lu family and make them recklessly tear their faces against Queen Lu...
Tang Ning opened her eyes wide: "Mrs. Lu?"
Xiao Yan suddenly chuckled, and Cang Lang beside him showed a look of amazement: "A girl can actually guess it?"
"I told you, our girl is smart."
Xiao Yan said this with satisfaction. He waved at Tang Ning. Tang Ning no longer cared about his previous embarrassment and quickly walked to Xiao Yan's side, full of shock.
"Did she really choose Madam Lu? How did she do that? Doesn't she know that without evidence, Madam Lu would not admit to the crime, and Prince Cheng would not be able to put the blame on Madam Lu." Tang Ning asked.
"So her close confidant went to deliver the evidence."
After Xiao Yan motioned for the little girl to sit beside him, he said calmly, "Ever since Lu Zhao was imprisoned, Lu Chongyuan has cleaned up the Lu family. The Lu family's defenses are now as strong as a solid wall, and the nails we planted earlier have long been cleared away."
"Although I don't know what the maid did after she went to the Lu family, she simply tried to find a way to get the evidence to Madam Lu without leaving any trace, and she also had to keep it willingly."
Hearing this, Tang Ning cursed: "She is simply shameless!"
"She is more than shameless for being able to get involved with King Cheng and play him around." Xiao Yan mocked.
Tang Ning asked, "So what are you going to do now, brother? Just expose her?"
Xiao Yan shook his head. "Not yet. The evidence is insufficient. Besides, this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. His Majesty's intentions are unpredictable. It might not be a good idea to rashly expose the affair between the Queen and Prince Cheng. We can't be the ones to take the blame."
The emperor has been cuckolded for twenty years. The empress, whom he personally appointed, has an affair with her own brother. Not to mention the lack of evidence, it is difficult to prove it as long as Prince Cheng and the empress refuse to admit it. Even if there is enough evidence, Emperor An has a violent and unpredictable temper, the emperor's reputation is damaged, Empress Lu and Prince Cheng will not survive, and the person who reveals this secret will not have a good end.
Xiao Yan said, "And not all the fish I want have been caught yet."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment: "Brother, who else do you want to hook?"
"Lu Zhao."
Xiao Yan didn't hide it: "I have to find a loophole in the Lu family's affairs. I can use this opportunity to put them to death so that they can't counterattack. Otherwise, once Lu Chongyuan is free, he will definitely bite me to death. With his cunning and shrewdness, he may be able to deal with me."
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