Chapter 168 Xiao Yan felt weak for the first time
When Mrs. Qian saw Xiao Yan coming in, she wanted to stand up and speak immediately, but before she could open her mouth, Xiao Yan's robe fluttered and he was already in front of her.
Seeing Song Tangning lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his face was frosted. Madam Qian was so frightened by his murderous aura that she stepped back in a hurry. He walked straight to the bed, stretched out his hand and put it on the person on the bed to feel his breath, and then gently stroked his neck through his clothes.
When he felt her pulse was still beating and her breathing was rapid but clear, his heart, which had been beating fast, suddenly calmed down.
There was a moment of dizziness when the tension in his brain relaxed. Xiao Yan, who had not tried to fear anything for a long time, felt a little weak in his hands and feet. He gently held Song Tangning's hand and looked back at Qian Qiyue.
"What happened?"
His tone was calm and there was no ripple, he wasn't even angry.
But when they were looked at by those dark and cold eyes, everyone in the room felt frightened.
Qian Qiyue used to think that Xiao Yan was only good-looking, but at this moment his face was as gloomy as ice, and she seemed to be frozen in place. She suddenly felt that this face was scary.
Her face was pale as she whispered, "I... I didn't do anything. I just told Tang Ning about my childhood. She said she didn't remember the past, so I showed her the things she had given me before, hoping that she would remember me. But I didn't expect her to faint suddenly..."
Xiao Yan's expression paused: "Have you known Tang Ning before?"
Qian Qiyue nodded: "I know her."
Madam Qian saw something was amiss and quickly stepped forward, "Lord Governor Xiao, my Qiyue and Miss Song have known each other since childhood. They lost contact until she left Beijing for her clan in Lingnan."
"When Miss Song was caught up in the conflict between the Song and Lu families, Qiyue kept asking me and her father for help. She even took on the Lu family's affairs to help her. Miss Song helped Qiyue when she was young, so she definitely wouldn't harm Miss Song."
Seeing that both the mother and daughter were pale and looked frightened, Xiao Yan pursed his lips and subsided a little.
"Madam, you misunderstood. I'm not blaming Madam Qian."
He was worried that Song Tangning might faint, but he still had his common sense. Being worried didn't mean losing his mind. Qian Qiyue had no reason to harm Song Tangning.
Xiao Yan said, "I just never heard Tang Ning mention that she knew Miss Qian, and Tang Ning suddenly fainted. I was a little worried and lost my composure. I apologize if I frightened you just now."
Mrs. Qian was originally very angry. She felt sorry for Song Tangning's situation and sympathized with her experience, so she did not stop Qian Qiyue from getting along with her. However, if she really met someone who was unreasonable and blamed her daughter for her mistakes, she would really have to consider whether this friend was worthy of her daughter's friendship.
Seeing Xiao Yan proactively explain and apologize, her anger instantly dissipated. She breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt embarrassed.
"Don't blame Governor Xiao. Anyone who sees Miss Song like this would be worried. I've already sent for a doctor."
Xiao Yan said "hmm" and Qian Baokun, who had been following behind Xiao Yan but couldn't keep up with his pace, came over breathlessly. He didn't know what had just happened and just came in and asked, "Nephew Xiao, how is Miss Song?"
"He's still dizzy."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes to look at Song Tangning who had her eyes closed, and put his hand on her forehead. The cold touch made him purse his lips tightly.
Minister Qian turned around quickly upon seeing this and said, "Go and urge Doctor He to come over quickly."
The Qian family's doctor was brought from Lingnan. Like the guards in the palace, he was specially prepared by the Qian clan for Qian Baokun, the only child in Beijing.
The people in the Imperial Medical Bureau in Beijing have complicated relationships, and doctors from outside are not very trustworthy. If someone in the Qian family gets sick, they usually take care of it themselves and rarely ask outsiders for help.
Not long after the Qian family servant left, an old doctor hurried in, and before he could even shake off the dampness on his body, Qian Baokun urged him to come forward and examine Tang Ning.
The doctor didn't dare to delay seeing that it was an important person who was in trouble. After putting down the medicine box, he stood beside the bed and carefully examined Tang Ning for a moment. Then he took a look at her condition and said "Huh" softly.
Xiao Yan immediately said in a deep voice: "What happened to her?"
The doctor quickly came back to his senses and said, "Sir, this young lady seems to be in a state of terror."
The room fell silent. Qian Qiyue said anxiously, "How is this possible? How could she have had a nightmare without any reason and without any rest? And she just fainted. Her face was pale and she was sweating profusely..."
The doctor hesitated, "But there's nothing wrong with her." He pinched Song Tangning's wrist for a moment, then looked up and said, "This young lady's pulse is rapid and responsive, with occasional long pauses. She's clearly frightened. Her pale complexion and night sweats are also symptoms of shock."
Mrs. Qian and Qian Qiyue looked at each other.
Xiao Yan frowned: "How to alleviate it?"
The doctor said, "If the mind is restless, the Qi will be weak. The young lady fainted from shock. I will give her a few acupuncture needles. She will wake up after a short rest."
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice, "Please give me acupuncture, doctor."
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Everyone in the room left, leaving only the maid to serve the doctor with acupuncture.
Xiao Yan stood in front of the door, looking at the inner room through the screen, his face showing a somewhat unpredictable expression. After a moment, he turned around and said, "I have something to ask Miss Qian. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to ask her?"
Qian Qiyue scratched her fingers: "I really didn't scare Tang Ning."
Xiao Yan comforted him: "I know, I just want to ask when you and Tang Ning met."
Qian Qiyue didn't expect him to ask this, and her expression relaxed a little: "It was many years ago."
"When exactly?"
"Eleven years ago."
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and heard Qian Qiyue say, "When I met Tang Ning, she hadn't even turned five yet. I met her at Concubine Mu's birthday banquet."
"My father hadn't joined the Ministry of Revenue yet, and Taifu Rong and Tang Ning's parents were still around. I played around with her for over a year, even sneaking into the Rong family's house to play without my family's knowledge. We got into a lot of trouble and even got spanked by Taifu Rong. We also had a playmate at the time, Xu Jing, the daughter of Taifu Rong's student. We were very close back then."
As if she knew what Xiao Yan wanted to hear, Qian Qiyue told him everything without waiting for him to ask.
"I was weak-willed at the time, and I felt inferior because of my lameness. It was Tang Ning who took care of me everywhere. Later, I was sent back to my hometown in Lingnan for treatment. Tang Ning corresponded with me for nearly a year, until the spring of the following year, when she suddenly stopped contacting me."
Qian Qiyue was afraid that Xiao Yan would not believe her, so she turned and went into the house. After a while, she came out holding her wooden box and handed it to Xiao Yan.
"Master Xiao, I didn't lie to you. These were all given to me by Tang Ning when she was a child. This letter was also written to me by her back then."
"I spent over three years recuperating in Lingnan. The first thing I did after returning to Beijing was to look for her. But Tang Ning didn't recognize me at that time. I was mad at her, thinking she didn't care about me and that she had forgotten me so quickly. But when I told her about this just now, she actually didn't remember anything about the past."
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