7#���Xiao Yan was taken away from Mount Qi by "him" in this life, and found that from that day on, he could no longer leave that person's side.
"Xiao Yan" entered the palace, he had no choice but to enter the palace.
"Xiao Yan" returned home, he had no choice but to return home.
He could not leave "Xiao Yan"'s side and was trapped within three meters of him. He followed him around like a shadow, seeing what he saw and hearing what he heard. He could not break free from the restraints around him. Once he left "Xiao Yan" more than three meters away, he would be forcibly pulled back.
"Xiao Yan" never cared about the existence of Song Tangning in the world, and he never heard from Tangning since that day.
In this life, "Xiao Yan" did not meet Tang Ning, so naturally there would be no subsequent events between the Song and Lu families, and the aristocratic family would not have fallen into slumber so early because of being dragged into the Lu family.
"Xiao Yan" did not have such a big handle, so it was much more difficult for him to act than him. After returning to Beijing, he dealt with the culprit of the grain tax, and began to set up a plan with the things he brought back from Jiangnan. Step by step, he followed his revenge plan and confronted the Lu family, using the grain tax issue to drag the aristocratic family into the water.
The aristocratic families in their heyday used all their means.
There was almost no end to the attempts to assassinate "Xiao Yan". He walked on the line between life and death with injuries every day. The capital was in turmoil and the court was becoming more and more chaotic. "Xiao Yan" would do anything to gain the favor of Emperor An.
Xiao Yan watched with his own eyes as his current self moved forward step by step according to the plan he had planned long ago. "He" was far more ruthless than he was after meeting Tang Ning, and he acted recklessly with all the power in his hands.
"He" had both wins and losses when fighting against the Lu family, and the aristocratic family was gradually weakened by him, but no one around him ever mentioned Tang Ning, and there was no news outside about the Song family girl falling off the cliff.
Day after day, Xiao Yan watched that man walk down the path he was supposed to take, using everything around him for revenge. It was not until the day when Princess Cheng attacked the Duke of Song's Mansion that Xiao Yan heard someone mention the Song family to "him".
"Princess Cheng is the younger sister of the second wife of the Song family. After the second wife and her husband died unexpectedly, she treated her sister's only remaining bloodline as her own daughter. This time, I heard that something happened to the Song family girl, and it was related to the eldest son of the Song family. Princess Cheng came to the door to demand an explanation and made a big fuss. She even said she would report it to the police, but then for some reason, the matter was suppressed."
Cang Lang was still gossiping, his face full of eagerness to try: "Master, this seems strange, do you want me to check it out?"
"Xiao Yan" mused, "The Duke of Song's Mansion is related to the Lu family by marriage, and has close ties with the Queen and the Fourth Prince. Lu Chongyuan is shrewd and calculating, and the Lu family is like an impenetrable tortoise shell. Who knows, investigating the Song family might yield unexpected results."
"There's also Prince Cheng's Mansion. This Governor has always felt that there's something strange about Prince Cheng. He's been too devoted to the Lu family. Let's investigate him as well."
"yes!"
Canglang went there excitedly, while Xiao Yan, who couldn't go anywhere, could only wait for news anxiously.
Three days later, news came from the Duke of Song's Mansion, and he felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
"Something did happen to the daughter of the second branch of the Song family. I heard she had an accident while burning incense at Lingyun Temple. She fell into a snow pit, disfigured her face, and broke her leg. Princess Cheng blamed the Song family for not taking good care of her sister's daughter and made a scene. It was Prince Cheng who stepped in to suppress the matter."
"That girl was engaged to the third son of the Lu family. After she returned from her injuries, the Lu family promised to marry her according to the engagement. Princess Cheng probably wanted to calm down because she was afraid that further trouble would delay the marriage."
"Xiao Yan" immediately noticed something strange about this: "Lu Sanlang is the one chosen by Lu Chongyuan to inherit the Lu family. The Queen also values him very much. Even though the Song family's daughter has a disfigured face, he's still willing to marry her?"
Cang Lang muttered, "Yeah, I find it strange too. The future mistress of the Lu family can't be a lame-faced person, right?"
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