Chapter 470 Cao Gong is the real master of acting
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes slightly. Does Cao Dejiang know?
What happened back then could easily bring disaster to the entire family. Rong Qian'an never even told his wife Rong about it, and to the outside world he acted disheartened and ready to quit the court.
Everyone thought that the Eastern Palace lineage had long been extinct. Would Rong Qian'an tell the truth to Cao Dejiang?
But with Cao Dejiang's cleverness, since he agreed to act out such a drama with Rong Qian'an, he also helped cover up the traces of the Eastern Palace and took away the eunuch Xu.
He hid the truth from the emperor, stayed in the court, became the leader of the clean stream, and hid it from Emperor An for so many years. How could he not know anything?
If he knew, why did he keep Eunuch Xu?
And with what happened during this period, even the Queen and Feng Lai had become suspicious of him, doubting his identity as "Xiao Yan". As an insider, Cao Dejiang knew that a child had escaped from the Eastern Palace that year. Regardless of whether it was He Jiazi or Xie Chen'an, did he really not notice that there was anything wrong with "Xiao Yan"?
Or maybe he had already noticed it, but pretended not to know, and at the same time pretended to be tricked by him, and was forced to "join the game"?
Xiao Yan's expression was complicated. "I was too self-righteous. I thought I had planned for so many years and could manipulate everyone in my palm. But I didn't expect that I still underestimated others in the end."
"This Lord Cao is the true master of acting."
Tang Ning's jaw tightened as she listened to Xiao Yan's words. She thought of Cao Dejiang, who seemed to know nothing but was led into the trap little by little by her and her brother because he coveted the rare ancient book. She remembered how after the Zhao family set up the trap last time, Cao Dejiang angrily came to the academy and questioned her whether Xiao Yan had left Beijing, in order to trick her into telling the story of Lu Jiuan.
Grand Tutor Liang gave up the Lu family because of Lu Jiuan's matter.
The aristocratic family members even avoided this matter because of Master Liang's actions.
It seemed like she and her brother had set up a trap to lure Cao Dejiang into it, but in fact, he knew everything, and he counted the positions that were vacant in the court after the fall of the Lu family...
Tang Ning felt a chill rising from his tailbone, and his fingers felt a little cold.
If Cao Dejiang had ill intentions towards them, she and her brother would have died long ago!
It was rare for Xiao Yan to feel frightened, and he became even more wary of Cao Dejiang, but after being wary, he couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Never think of yourself as a smart person. Be cautious in everything you do. He is not alone. There are many people behind him who are willing to risk their lives to fight with him.
Thinking of how Cao Dejiang always got furious in front of him, Xiao Yan could imagine how the old fox was secretly laughing at him.
He touched Tang Ning's cold hand and said to her, "I'm going to Cao's house tonight, and you come with me."
Tang Ning nodded: "I'll tell my aunt."
"good."
Some things, once known, must be made clear.
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When Tang Ning returned to the Tang Mansion from Heli Hall, he learned from Yue Jian that Di Tao had been there, and Xue Ru had followed Di Tao out of the mansion.
"Aju is with him?" Tang Ning was surprised.
Yue Jian said, "Madam Ru didn't want to go at first, but she couldn't stand General Di's persistence. However, when she left, she took her maid with her, and Hang Li also went with her."
Tang Ning just thought that Hang Li went out with them, so he felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions. He just went to see Rong Yue.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Rong Yue has mostly stayed in the Tang Mansion these days, preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner.
There are few people in the mansion, but Rong Yue always wants to make it lively and lively. Moreover, her sister and the others have been avenged, and she also wants to pay tribute to them during the festive season, so everyone in the mansion is busy.
When Tang Ning passed by, Rong Yue saw her and quickly greeted her, "You came at the right time. Gu Helian's people just sent over some new flavors of mooncakes. Come and try them. There are also dishes for the family banquet. I'm not very familiar with Xiao Yan's preferences. Come and see if there's anything else to add."
Tang Ning suddenly realized what happened last night. What happened happened suddenly, and the palace banquet was also decided at the last minute. She was so worried about whether Xiao Yan could pass through the palace safely after entering the palace, but she forgot to tell her aunt that there would be a palace banquet on Mid-Autumn Festival.
Tang Ning walked up to Rong Yue and said, "Aunt, I'm afraid the family dinner will have to be delayed."
"What's wrong?" Rong Yue asked puzzledly.
Tang Ning explained, "The palace just issued an order saying that a banquet will be held in the palace on the Mid-Autumn Festival. My brother and I must go to the palace at that time. My aunt has a title and will probably have to go to the palace to attend the banquet as well."
Rong Yue's face immediately turned gloomy when she heard that, and she put the mooncake in her hand on the plate.
"In previous years, the palace banquet was planned long ago. Why is it being held at the last minute this year? Furthermore, there have been two fires in the Moon Palace alone, killing not only a large number of palace servants but also the Empress. I heard that the Empress Dowager is not well either. What is the Emperor thinking, planning a palace banquet at this time?"
Afraid that others will say he is cold and indifferent?
The most important thing is that she didn't want to go to the palace to attend the palace banquet at all. She couldn't eat enough, had to kowtow before drinking a sip of wine, and had to face a group of weird and annoying people.
Tang Ning listened to her aunt's nagging and saw her pouting like a little girl. She couldn't help laughing. It seemed that her aunt's temperament had changed a lot since she had been with Gu Helian. She was no longer as tense as before, but had become more casual and straightforward as before.
Tang Ning said, "Our Majesty is very concerned about his reputation. He naturally doesn't care about the death of a queen who cheated on him. Besides, people outside are already talking about it. He is afraid that if he doesn't hold a palace banquet, people will talk about it."
"Because time is so tight, the palace has assigned this task to my brother. He'll be so busy with the palace banquet that he might not be able to return at night, so the family banquet may not take place. Aunt, please don't bother."
Rong Yue looked at her immediately. She was just attending a palace banquet, so why would she not be able to come back at night? Her heart tightened and she lowered her voice: "Will something happen on the day of the palace banquet?"
Tang Ning hummed, and said nothing more, "Aunt, remember to come with me when the time comes."
Rong Yue's face suddenly became serious. After she knew Xiao Yan's identity, she naturally understood what he was planning. What made Tang Ning say this was probably that Xiao Yan was planning to take action in the palace on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This is a matter of old grudges involving imperial power. Once it gets out of hand, the palace will surely be in chaos.
Tang Ning saw her nervousness and said to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, auntie, my brother is ready. Otherwise, he wouldn't let you and me enter the palace."
Rong Yue heard this and said, "That's right, he protects you like that."
"He's not protecting me, he's protecting us. My brother has waited for years for this opportunity, so nothing will go wrong." Tang Ning said softly, "I'm going out with my brother tonight, so we might be back late. Don't worry, aunt."
"Is there any danger?" Rong Yue asked hurriedly.
Tang Ning shook his head: "No, I just went to visit an elder."
Rong Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "Then go ahead, be careful."
Tang Ning hummed.
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