Chapter 333 If she can borrow a knife, so can we!
Tang Ning didn't know that the marriage originally planned between the Wenxin Marquis Mansion and the Lu Prince Mansion had fallen through. She just returned to the Tang Mansion with a gloomy face and her group.
When they got off the carriage and passed through the gate of the mansion, Tang Ning suddenly instructed Yue Jian beside him: "Don't tell my brother about what happened tonight. His injuries have not healed yet and he can't move. Don't make him worry."
Yue Jian was stunned for only a moment, then remained calm: "What happened in the capital cannot be hidden from the governor."
"Then wait until you can no longer hide it, and tell everyone in the mansion not to disturb my brother."
"If the Lord Governor asks..."
"I'll explain it to him myself."
The people around heard the conversation between Tang Ning and his servant, and no one thought much about it.
Everyone knew that Xiao Yan was seriously injured while rescuing the emperor. They just thought that Tang Ning didn't want Xiao Yan to worry so she kept it a secret. No matter how much they thought, they just thought Tang Ning was considerate. Only Song Jinxiu couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest.
Even though he had seen Tang Ning and Xiao Yan being intimate more than once, and saw her being as close to the eunuch as she was to him in the past, he still couldn't let it go.
It was obvious that she should call him "Brother" and he was obviously Tang Ning's elder brother, but now she treated a stranger closer than him.
As a bitter feeling surged up in his heart, Song Jinxiu suppressed his emotions and followed everyone into the Tang Mansion.
Hua Wu and the others were shocked when they saw Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue changed their clothes and Xue Ru had scratches on her body.
"Girls, what happened to you? How did you get injured?" Hua Wu asked anxiously.
Tang Ning said, "There was an accident. Ask someone to get some ice. A'ru, go apply the medicine first."
Xue Ru was unusually stubborn: "I'm fine, I'll apply the medicine later."
Something unexpected happened tonight that made her worried.
Tang Ning met her gaze, thought about it, and decided not to force her to leave.
Hua Wu hurriedly brought back some ice. Tang Ning then asked them to leave. While applying ice to Qian Qiyue's slightly swollen face, she said to Fu Laiqing, "I just hurt Mr. Fu in a hurry in the lake. Why don't you go change clothes with the people in the mansion and apply some medicine first?"
Fu Laiqing was originally wearing dark clothes and had followed him all the way without saying a word. No one noticed that he was injured. When they heard Tang Ning's words, the others looked at him in surprise.
Qian Qiyue held Tang Ning's hand that was icing her and wanted to get up: "Fu Laiqing, are you hurt?"
Fu Laiqing shook his head: "No."
Seeing Qian Qiyue frowning and looking at him, Qi Cheng was also looking at him. He pretended to be relaxed and waved his hand to indicate that he was really fine.
"He was already in the water at the time. The county magistrate was not very strong. He only had a few scratches on his arm. He is really fine."
"Just now at Yuelai Tower, why did the County Lady and Young Lady Qian clash with Princess Lu and the others, and even fight with them?"
Qian Qiyue was furious when she heard the words of the old Princess Lu. She covered her face and said, "Who knows what medicine they took? They stopped us from returning home for no reason. After we left, they came up and threatened Tang Ning and me. Tang Ning and I fell into the water. Everyone would have looked after us. But that old Princess Lu actually attacked us without us kneeling."
"It must be that someone tricked me into losing my strength in the water, otherwise I would have given that Madam An a good beating..."
Speaking of the whip, she reached out her hand to touch her waist but found nothing, and immediately puffed up her face in anger.
She had finally found a whip that suited her needs, but she didn't expect to be dragged into the lake by those two bastards.
She was so angry!
Fu Laiqing felt something was wrong when he heard this: "Although Princess Lu is a stickler for rules, she doesn't seem like someone who would fight with others over such a small matter."
Tang Ning said: "If someone instigates it, it will happen naturally."
Song Jinxiu's face changed slightly when he heard this. He thought carefully about what happened tonight and said in a deep voice, "Your falling into the water tonight was not an accident. Earlier, I saw someone deliberately bump into you at the lakeside. After that, that person immediately blended into the crowd. Moreover, after you fell into the water, another man deliberately approached you. This must have been set up long ago to destroy your innocence."
"Only a very few people know that you learned to swim in your childhood. If you and Miss Qian fell into the lake together and were unable to save yourselves, and were then rescued from the lake by those two men in public, and happened to run into the strict and rule-abiding Princess Lu who was out admiring the moon..."
The other people's expressions changed when they heard this.
Qi Cheng sat aside, narrowing his eyes slightly: "Master Song, are you saying that the person who set up this scheme is related to Prince Lu's Mansion?"
Fu Laiqing frowned. "No, if it was really the Lu Palace that set this up, how could the old Princess Lu be so stupid as to come and expose it herself? She would not only offend people but also leave a handle. Besides, the old Princess Lu values rules the most. She doesn't seem like someone who would use a woman's innocence to plot against the county lady and others."
"You mean, Princess Lu was used as a knife?" Qi Cheng asked in a serious tone.
There was a moment of silence in the flower hall. Xue Ru covered her arm and said nothing, but her eyes were gloomier than ever before. Song Jinxiu and the others guessed the truth and their hearts were also in turmoil.
Princess Lu is the knife, so who set up the scheme to harm Tang Ning and the others?
Tang Ning sat aside and said calmly, "The Princess's Mansion had discussed a marriage with the Prince Cheng's Mansion, intending to marry a legitimate daughter of the Prince Consort's family to Xie Yin. Later, due to the Prince Cheng's Mansion's rebellion, the matter was dropped. A few days ago, the Princess of Leyang suddenly brought up the matter and told my aunt that she wanted to exchange the marriage."
Several people widened their eyes when they heard this.
"Who does she want to replace?" Song Jinxiu asked.
Tang Ning sneered: "Me."
Qian Qiyue jumped up, grabbed the ice pack on her face and slammed it on the table. "She's crazy, actually wanting to trade Xie Yin's marriage for you? That bastard has already returned to the Lu family. Why doesn't she ask the Lu family for a replacement? Why is she asking you? Does she think you're easy to bully?!"
Fu Laiqing and Qi Cheng also found it unbelievable. Was Princess Leyang crazy? How could she dare to have such an idea?
Tang Ning sneered. It was because she felt that Qian Qiyue was easy to bully because she had no parents and no clan to protect her. She was still suspicious when she fell into the water. She didn't know whether the incident tonight was aimed at her or Qian Qiyue. But when she saw Princess Leyang and the Fourth Prince's wife, there was nothing she didn't understand.
Song Jinxiu clenched his fists in anger. "So Princess Leyang, because her marriage exchange failed, has become malicious and wants to destroy your innocence and force you to marry?" His face was filled with anger. "How dare she?!"
Qian Qiyue's eyes were blazing with fire: "That old hag!"
Seeing her stand up and try to rush out, Fu Laiqing quickly blocked her way: "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to settle accounts with her. She almost killed Tang Ning and me!"
"I can't go."
Fu Laiqing grabbed her arm and said, "Song Jinxiu was the only one who saw you fall into the water. Neither the person who hit you nor the person in the water has been found. If you go to the Princess's Mansion like this without any evidence, not only will you not get justice, but Princess Leyang will also bite you back."
Seeing Qian Qiyue's eyes flushed with anger, he whispered:
"She is the eldest princess, and she already holds a high position. To slander a royal relative without solid evidence is a grave crime. Furthermore, the story of you and the county lady being approached by a man in the water must not be spread. Although those two didn't succeed, rumors are strong. If it gets out and someone takes advantage of it to fabricate something, it will only ruin your reputation."
Qian Qiyue was furious and annoyed when she heard this: "So that's it?"
"Of course not."
Song Jinxiu, who was standing by, said coldly, "It's not appropriate for you and Tang Ning to cause trouble for her, but others can."
"Princess Leyang is using the old Princess Lu as a weapon. If she had just instigated a few words in Yuelai Tower and let the old Princess Lu take the lead, it would have been fine. At most, it would have created some resentment. But if the old Princess Lu knew that she was almost used to ruin Tang Ning and Miss Qian, and caused the Lu Palace to have a feud with Governor Xiao and the Qian family, how could she let it go?"
After all, the Prince Lu's Mansion has an old prince who sacrificed his life for the country, and the old Princess Lu also has a very high status among the clan members. She has many ways to teach Princess Leyang a lesson.
Fu Laiqing rarely agreed with Song Jinxiu: "He's right. You and the county lady shouldn't get involved in this matter. Let Minister Qian or Governor Xiao send someone to Prince Lu's mansion. Naturally, someone will cause trouble for Princess Leyang."
Qian Qiyue's pretty face was gloomy, and she was obviously unwilling.
Tang Ning said, "Cang Lang has already led his men to surround Yinghe Lake. He may be able to catch the person who did it."
Besides, she always felt that what happened tonight was just the beginning.
Given Princess Leyang's personality, she might not give up if her plan fails once. Besides, there is also Queen Lu in secret, so it is definitely not a coincidence that the Fourth Prince's wife appeared there tonight.
If the Fourth Prince's wife and Queen Lu were involved in Princess Leyang's plan to make her fall into the water, then they were instigating it. This shameless tactic would definitely not be used only once. Moreover, after what happened tonight, Tang Ning also vaguely guessed what Queen Lu wanted.
She lowered her eyes with a look of sarcasm. Queen Lu was really worried about the Fourth Prince, and she even put her thoughts on her.
Did Queen Lu really think she was easy to bully?!
Tang Ning's eyes showed a hint of cruelty. She did not mention the matter of Queen Lu to the others, nor did she tell them all the guesses. She just said to them:
"Since Mr. Song saw the face of the man who did it, he had a portrait drawn first. Then he could search secretly, and with the sudden explosion of fireworks, he could always find clues."
Qian Qiyue was furious when she heard this: "Don't ask me to find evidence!"
After learning the truth about the fall into the water, everyone was in a bad mood. Tang Ning comforted Qian Qiyue, and seeing that it was late at night, he had someone send her back to the Qian family. Fu Laiqing and Qi Cheng did not stay long either.
After leaving Tang Mansion, Fu Laiqing stopped the angry Qian Qiyue.
"What?"
"Don't be impulsive about what happened tonight..."
Qian Qiyue wanted to say something back, but suddenly remembered that Fu Laiqing had saved her life in the water before. She pursed her lips and said, "I know!"
She's not stupid!
Qian Qiyue paused, then looked at Fu Laiqing's still wet clothes: "I was in the lake just now, thank you for saving me."
Fu Laiqing said, "You're welcome. I just happened to meet you. No one would stand by and watch you die."
"That's different. Anyway, you saved me, so I owe you my life. If you have any problems in the future, just ask me."
Qian Qiyue reached out her hand and patted his shoulder twice. After retracting her hand, she said directly, "I have to go back first. I have to complain to my father and ask him to stand up for me and Tang Ning. You should also go back and change your clothes quickly. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Fu Laiqing responded: "Okay."
Seeing Qian Qiyue get into the carriage and leave, Fu Laiqing's eyes were still on the carriage that was getting farther and farther away.
Qi Cheng stood beside Fu Laiqing and spoke softly.
"We just happened to meet, no one would stand by and watch someone die."
He stretched out his hand and slapped Fu Laiqing's arm, whose face was frozen. Fu Laiqing shuddered in pain and his face turned pale.
Qi Cheng's eyes were filled with resentment: "Mr. Fu, you are truly righteous."
I don't know who it was, but when he saw Miss Qian fall into the water, he ran faster than a dog.
He jumped into the water without even thinking, passed the Yi Yang County Lady, and swam straight towards her!
Fu Laiqing's expression froze slightly. "I'm old acquaintances of both of them, and the situation was critical. The county lady is also a water girl, so I could only choose her..."
Qi Cheng suddenly laughed angrily: "Really? So there's nothing going on between you and Miss Qian. I misunderstood you. Since there's nothing going on between you two, I'll have my mother go to the Qian family and propose marriage after I get back."
"We are as close as brothers. You saved your future sister-in-law. After we get married, I will definitely bring your sister-in-law to thank you! Thank you!"
After he said that, he turned and left.
Fu Laiqing, who had been calm at first, suddenly became anxious. He quickly pulled Qi Cheng and said, "No."
Qi Cheng raised his eyebrows: "No what?"
Fu Laiqing: "..."
He was stared at and hesitated for a long time. When he saw Qi Cheng turned around and wanted to leave, he pulled him and said, "You can't propose marriage!"
Qi Cheng sneered when he heard this: "Oh, Mr. Fu is anxious?"
You bastard, keep pretending!!
Fu Laiqing: "..."
His face flushed red, his ears burning, looking at Qi Cheng's mocking eyes, he became angry and slapped Qi Cheng on the head: "Anyway, you can't marry Qian Qiyue!"
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