Chapter 13 Brother, I Kneel and Beg Tang Ning
"Brother!"
Song Jinxiu hurried to the door and was about to climb onto the carriage when he saw Song Shulan stumbling out from behind, her skirt in hand. He quickly let go of the reins and stopped, "Why did you come out?"
Song Shulan bumped into him and was supported: "Brother, I'll go with you."
The girl's face was extremely pale, and her eyes were red from crying.
"I shouldn't have followed my brother to Lingyun Temple. It was me who caused Tang Ning to misunderstand my brother. I know my brother loves Tang Ning. What happened yesterday was my fault. I shouldn't have talked back to Tang Ning and caused my brother to be angry. That's why I almost hurt Tang Ning. This is all my fault."
She gently pulled at the corner of Song Jinxiu's clothes and wept softly.
"Tang Ning is angry with me, and she also dislikes me. It's me...it's me who shouldn't have come to the capital..."
Song Jinxiu looked at the petite Song Shulan and felt his heart soften.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Tang Ning's affairs have nothing to do with you. You are the daughter of the Song family. Where else can you go if not back to the Song family? It was my carelessness that caused Tang Ning to be injured. She has an impatient temper and doesn't like you. If you go there, she will make things difficult for you."
"I'm not afraid. As long as I can help my brother, I'd be willing to kneel down and beg Tang Ning."
Song Shulan looked weak when she bit her lips, but looked gloomy when her long eyelashes drooped slightly.
The accident at the Qian family made her lose all the goodwill she had worked so hard to gain. Xie Yin was tired of her today, and she couldn't let her brother be coaxed away by Song Tangning again.
She knew too well the thoughts of these young masters from aristocratic families, and she also knew Xie Yin too well.
The youth is full of vigor, sympathetic to the weak, self-righteous, and foolishly naive.
Only when she was troubled, bullied, and insulted by Song Tangning could she gain the sympathy of Xie Yin and Song Jinxiu.
"Brother, please let me go, I'll go and ask Tang Ning..."
"If she doesn't come back, Grandma... Grandma won't forgive me..."
Seeing that she was nervous and afraid, Song Jinxiu felt a pang of pain in his heart when he remembered how coldly Old Madam Song treated her just now.
"Okay, brother will take you there."
He held Song Shulan's hand and led her onto the horse.
"Don't be afraid, my brother will protect you."
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After Tang Ning followed Princess Cheng back to the palace, the imperial physician was invited back.
Upon learning that Tang Ning had mostly scratches on her body, that the leg wound looked serious but the bones were fine, and that the wounds on her face had been treated with the best medicine and would not leave scars, and that the wounds on her hands were the most serious, Princess Cheng felt both distressed and relieved, as her daughter's family's reputation was the most important.
After personally sending the imperial physician out, Princess Cheng met Prince Cheng who had hurried back.
Prince Cheng was nearly forty years old, but he was still tall and strong. Xie Yin was about five or six points similar to him.
"How is Tang Ning?"
"She was seriously injured. Fortunately, the people around Governor Xiao applied medicine to her, otherwise her face..." Princess Cheng's eyes were still a little red.
Prince Cheng held her in his arms and said, "Don't worry, Tang Ningfu is a very lucky person. Nothing will happen to her."
Princess Cheng's eyes were red and she said "hmm" softly.
When Prince Cheng followed Princess Cheng into the house, the little girl was curled up in a small ball on the soft couch, wrapped in a thick velvet blanket.
Although the room was heated by floor heating, Princess Cheng was still afraid that she would catch a cold. She was also afraid that she would have caught a cold from the cold in the mountains last night, so she ordered people to close the doors and windows, light the charcoal basin, and bring out a hot water bottle for her to hold.
Tang Ning buried his face in the fluffy fox fur. His body was hot, and his nose and cheeks were slightly flushed.
"Auntie, I'm so hot..."
"It's good to get rid of the cold. The doctor said you have caught a cold and can't be exposed to the wind anymore."
Tang Ning's eyes were watery, and her lips had a little more color because of the heat.
Prince Cheng stood aside and said, "Just listen to your aunt. You don't know how scared she was this time. She was hiding outside and crying secretly. Her eyes are swollen from crying. You better take good care of yourself and get better soon so that your aunt can rest assured."
Tang Ning then noticed the tall man following behind Princess Cheng. The delicate expression on her face faded a little, and she called out softly, "Uncle."
"How is it? Does it still hurt?"
Prince Cheng stepped forward and stretched out his hand to touch Tang Ning's forehead, but she subconsciously dodged it.
"Tang Ning?" Prince Cheng was stunned.
Song Tangning curled up his fingertips, but Princess Cheng reached out and patted him: "Why are you moving around? Tangning is already an adult, not a little girl of three or five years old. Aren't you afraid of scaring her by being so clumsy as to be a grown man?"
Prince Cheng laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Haven't you forgotten? When she was a little girl, she came and went in our mansion. Back then, she often held my arm, letting me hold her and walk around the mansion, acting coquettishly with me. Now that she's older, she knows how to be shy."
He was like an elder who loved the little girl very much, and said with concern,
"You should stay in the palace for the next few days to recuperate. Your uncle from the Song family will take care of things for you. If Song Hong and the others don't give you a good reason this time, don't even think about taking our little Tang Ning back. As for your brother and cousin, your uncle will definitely teach them a lesson for you!"
Song Tangning's eyelashes trembled: "Thank you, uncle."
"Silly, I'm your uncle, why are you thanking me?"
After having his head rubbed, Prince Cheng turned to Princess Cheng and said, "I still have official business to attend to. You should accompany Tang Ning first. I heard that you haven't eaten since you came back. I just asked the kitchen to make some of your and Tang Ning's favorite dishes. Have some later. Don't starve yourself."
Princess Cheng said tenderly, "I know, you're not a child."
"You've always been a little girl in my eyes."
Prince Cheng was hit by a punch in the front, laughed out loud, then shook hands with Princess Cheng and turned to leave.
After everyone left, Princess Cheng suppressed her laughter and scolded him softly, "You old man are shameless." She turned around and saw Tang Ning looking at her. Her cheeks immediately flushed: "What are you looking at?"
Tang Ning pursed her lips: "Aunt, you and uncle have a really good relationship."
"What nonsense is this kid talking about?"
Princess Cheng poked her forehead lightly, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.
She and Prince Cheng fell in love at first sight. When she was young, she and her elder sister were lighting lanterns on the Chinese Valentine's Day. Prince Cheng fell in love with her at first sight and decided to marry her.
He was handsome and of noble birth, and his love for her was sincere, so his father, Taifu Rong, agreed to marry her to Prince Cheng.
After the two got married, she was the only mistress in Prince Cheng's mansion. Over the years, Prince Cheng never took a concubine and never touched other women. He obeyed her in everything. Even if outsiders laughed at him for being afraid of his wife, he never took it to heart. She lived a carefree life like a little girl before she got married.
Princess Cheng's cheeks flushed when she thought of Prince Cheng, and her charming and beautiful face was full of happiness.
She patted Song Tangning who was staring at her and said, "Aren't you tired after a day of hard work? Do you want to take a break?"
Tang Ning lowered his eyes: "I'm a little sleepy."
"Then you get some sleep. I'll go see what's going on in the kitchen."
"good."
Tang Ning closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. After a while, her breathing became regular. Princess Cheng carefully tucked the blanket around her and then tiptoed out.
Tang Ning opened his eyes only after there was no sound in the room, staring blankly at the door.
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