Chapter 282 If Brother Wants It, I Will Give It to Him
Although Tang Ning was a little surprised, he didn't think much about it. He reached out and took off the half of the dragon-patterned pendant he was wearing from around his neck, and then handed it to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at her: "Don't you want to ask me why I want this?"
Tang Ning laughed: "Why? Brother, if you want it, you must have a reason."
She placed the dragon-patterned pendant in Xiao Yan's hand, glanced at the people who had already walked away, and said, "I have to go keep an eye on them to prevent any more trouble."
"There won't be anything delicious at the banquet later, and since it's all for women, I won't keep you here, brother. But I've asked the kitchen to make some barbecue and pig's trotters, as well as your favorite fish soup. Remember to come over later, brother. I'll save some food for you. I'll be leaving now."
Xiao Yan watched the little girl hurried away with her skirt lifted up, and his palm felt a little hot holding the dragon-patterned pendant.
He glanced at the waterside pavilion and asked, "What is Princess Leyang doing here?"
Jinyun whispered, "It seems they're here for the properties of Prince Cheng's Mansion. Prince Cheng previously had some business dealings with Princess Leyang, and Princess Leyang originally wanted to form an alliance with Prince Cheng's Mansion and marry the daughter of the Prince Consort's brother to Xie Yin. I heard that the engagement letter has even been changed."
Although Princess Leyang was called the Princess, she actually had no power and was even less powerful than King Huan.
When Emperor An ascended the throne, Le Yang was given the title of eldest princess because there were not many princesses alive under the previous emperor's rule and Emperor An liked her. However, compared with the previous eldest princesses, she seemed much weaker and only retained her dignity in the eyes of outsiders.
Previously, when Prince Cheng's mansion was in trouble, the prince consort's brother's family intended to break off the marriage, but Prince Cheng confined Princess Leyang to wait and see. As a result, this wait-and-see attitude cost Prince Cheng his life. He thought that Princess Leyang came here to ask for the engagement letter back.
Xiao Yan retracted his gaze upon hearing this. "Go tell Madam Rongguo that if Princess Leyang insists, tell her that Xie Yin is now a son of the Lu family and has been sent back to the Lu family. If it's about the marriage contract, have her go and discuss it with the Lu family."
Prince Cheng's treason was a capital crime, but Emperor An pardoned the Lu family, and the matter of the Guan family was also settled. Although no one pursued Xie Yin, he was not of royal blood, and there was the previous incident of child exchange, so Xiao Yan showed special "mercy" and sent him to the Lu family.
Jinyun thought of the chaos at the Lu family and chuckled, "I'll go right away."
Rong Yue was getting annoyed by Princess Le Yang's pestering.
She had not wanted to marry Xie Yin at first, but Xie Tianyu agreed to it. Although the two families had exchanged engagement letters, they were still in the "name-matching" stage and had not been formally engaged. As long as both parties did not mention it, the matter would be over.
However, Princess Leyang came to demand the return of the engagement letter, and even hinted that it was the Rong family's bloodline that she wanted to marry into. How could she not understand what Princess Leyang meant? She had set her sights on Tang Ning, and wanted to take the opportunity to ask for back the business between Xie Tianyu and her family.
Rong Yue politely refused, but Princess Leyang pretended not to understand. When she was getting annoyed by the pestering, Nian Xia came in.
"Meet the Princess."
"What's the matter?" Rong Yue frowned.
Nian Xia whispered, "Something happened up ahead."
She walked to Rong Yue and whispered a few words in her ear.
Rong Yue originally wondered what was going on, but she didn't expect it was Xiao Yan's people who delivered the message. She looked at Nian Xia in surprise, but then she felt happy in her heart.
When she turned to face Princess Leyang, Rong Yue didn't reveal anything, but her tone was much tougher than before.
"I appreciate the princess's kindness, but Prince Cheng and I have already divorced, and His Majesty has allowed me to marry into the Rong family. Naturally, the past affairs of Prince Cheng's mansion have nothing to do with me. As for the business you just mentioned, I will return it to you at the price if it is recorded in the account book. As for the business that is not recorded, I have no knowledge of it, so naturally I can't help the princess."
"As for Xie Yin, he's not my biological son, but a descendant of the Lu family. He already belonged to the Lu family yesterday. I wasn't the one who decided the marriage between the Prince Consort and him. Now that the Princess wants to discuss it, she can go and find the elders of the Lu family."
"Xie Yin... No, he should be called Lu Yin now. His marriage is decided by the elders of the Lu family. It's not right for me, an outsider, to interfere."
Princess Leyang never expected that Xie Yin would actually return to the Lu family. She couldn't hold back her smile: "Rong Yue, you should know that this is not what I meant. I have always favored children from the Rong family..."
"Thank you, Princess, for your consideration. It's a pity that my father didn't have a son, and my child didn't survive either. It's really hard for you to fulfill your wish."
Rong Yue pretended not to understand, sighed with regret, and interrupted Princess Le Yang.
"There's a banquet at the mansion today, and there are many distinguished guests visiting. There was a dispute up ahead. Tang Ning is young and inexperienced, so I have to go over and take a look to prevent any disturbance."
"It's rare for the Princess to come to our house. Please rest here for a while. I will send someone to invite you when the banquet starts."
After Rong Yue finished speaking, she bowed to Princess Leyang, stood up and walked out.
Princess Leyang watched Rong Yue walk away and suddenly became angry and annoyed.
"This Rong Yue is so shameless!!"
She had her eyes on the academy that was said to be named "Rong Sheng". She heard that Cao Dejiang and others would go there in person to help nominate and erect a monument. Moreover, Song Tangning and Xiao Yan were as close as siblings, and Rong Yue had inherited so much property from Prince Cheng's Mansion. When Song Tangning got married in the future, she would definitely have a dowry.
The Princess's Mansion was far from being as glamorous as it looked from the outside, so she naturally had to find a way to plan. Her second son hadn't gotten engaged yet, so she wanted to settle Tang Ning down, so she found an excuse to come here, but Rong Yue wouldn't listen.
Princess Leyang angrily said, "Isn't my son worthy of Song Tangning?!"
The maidservant accompanying Princess Leyang quickly said, "Princess, what are you talking about? Song Tangning has a terrible reputation and is unlucky for her parents. It's a blessing for the princess to be interested in her. Who else would be interested in her?"
"Our husband is a handsome man, admired by so many people. It is their blessing to be liked by them, but they are still so ungrateful. Princess, let's go back..."
"Why are you replying?"
Princess Leyang put down the teacup heavily, and she was determined to have Song Tangning.
She knew very well how much property the Prince Cheng's Mansion had, not to mention that with the academy, there were so many things she could do. But she originally wanted to get the person back to the mansion safely. Since Rong Yue didn't know what was good for her, she shouldn't blame her.
"Go to the front hall!"
She wanted to see if Rong Yue could stop her!
When Rong Yue saw Princess Le Yang coming to the flower hall, she couldn't help but frown. She thought she had made her words clear and Princess Le Yang would definitely leave in anger, but she didn't expect that she would actually follow her.
The person has already come and is in public, so she naturally cannot neglect him.
Seeing Princess Leyang pulling Tang Ning to talk, Rong Yue frowned but couldn't stop her, so she could only walk over herself, fearing that Tang Ning would be fooled without knowing the truth.
Tang Ning actually didn't like people getting close to her, but Princess Leyang pulled her, and she couldn't refuse. She heard nothing but praise, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She felt that the princess was a little too enthusiastic towards her. Moreover, Princess Leyang kept praising her and started talking about her own son.
The women in the mansions of the powerful and wealthy in the capital are all shrewd people. After hearing what Princess Leyang said, they couldn't help but think too much.
Rong Yue's face darkened when she saw this. This eldest princess was really despicable!
"Tang Ning!"
When Rong Yue was about to call Tang Ning to her side, someone suddenly came from outside, saying that someone had come from Fengxi Palace.
"The Queen?"
What did she send someone for?
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