Chapter 109: Xiao Yan is a eunuch, where is his sense of shame?
After Jinzhi led the others away, Lu Qin kicked the stool hard: "What the hell!"
He had already said that the Queen was not trustworthy at all!
"They took advantage of us and caused all the trouble, and now they have the nerve to push it onto us?!"
If the Fourth Prince hadn't been greedy, if he hadn't given those things away, how could the Lu family have been unable to pay back Song Tangning's belongings and been humiliated by someone taking advantage of their weaknesses!
The other members of the Lu family also had gloomy faces. For the first time, they wondered whether it was right or wrong for them to support Queen Lu and the Fourth Prince. Could these people, who always wanted to push the Lu family out when they encountered trouble, really protect the Lu family if they came to power?
Can the Lu family really rely on them and their son in the future?
Lu Zhao didn't bother to pay attention to his angry brother. He just supported Lu Chongyuan, who had recovered a little, and said, "Father, don't worry. I'll go to Jiyun Lane to meet Song Tangning."
Lu Chongyuan covered his heart and shook his head: "It's useless for you to go."
"But you..."
Lu Zhao's eyes were full of worry, fearing that something might happen to Lu Chongyuan.
Lu Chongyuan was just angry for a moment, and the events of the past few days had accumulated together, so he couldn't breathe. Now that he had calmed down, although his face was still very pale, his voice had become hoarse and calm.
"Song Tangning's actions were definitely directed by Xiao Yan, otherwise this petition would not have reached His Majesty."
"Xiao Yan suffered a great loss yesterday and nearly lost his life. He will definitely want the Lu family to pay him back. It's useless for anyone other than me to go to Jiyun Lane to deal with this matter today."
What Xiao Yan wanted was for him to go in person and humiliate him by stepping on the Lu family's face.
Lu Chongyuan took a deep breath to suppress the stabbing pain in his chest, then slowly stood up, holding onto the table.
"Go get someone to prepare the car. I'll go meet them."
Lu Zhao moved his lips: "Then I'll go with you."
Xiao Yan is a mad dog. His father is not in good condition and he is afraid that something might happen to Lu Chongyuan if he goes alone.
Lu Chongyuan didn't refuse after hearing this, but nodded: "You come with me to Jiyun Lane, and the rest of you stay in the mansion. No one is allowed to do anything unnecessary."
His eyes fell on his second son, "Especially you, stay in the mansion peacefully."
Lu Qin has a very irritable personality and acts in an extreme way. Sometimes his impulsiveness can lead to bad things.
The Lu family is in a mess right now. Lu Zhinian's sudden imprisonment caught them off guard and they were exploited at their weak spots and were defeated step by step. Now the Lu family only wants stability and the last thing they want is for anything to happen again.
Lu Qin frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but he met Lu Chongyuan's gaze and said in a deep voice, "Alright, I understand."
…
The wind suddenly started blowing outside at night. Hua Wu had already returned to the Tang Mansion, while Song Tangning was curled up in Xiao Yan's study, reading a book. Cang Lang hurried in from outside: "Master, lady, someone is coming from Fengxi Palace."
"Queen?" Song Tangning looked at Xiao Yan in surprise.
Xiao Yan said, "Go meet him. He must be here to give you something good."
Song Tangning stood up and went out with some confusion. Xiao Yan had just filled a cup of tea and hadn't finished it when he saw the little girl coming back with a brocade box in her hands, her face full of surprise.
Song Tangning brushed her skirt and sat back at the table, her eyes still filled with disbelief. "Brother, do you know what the Queen sent?"
Xiao Yan glanced at the palm-sized box and said, "It must be something close to her, or something that represents her status."
"How did you know, brother?"
Song Tangning originally wanted to keep it a secret, but Xiao Yan guessed it right away. She didn't hide it any longer, but put the brocade box on the table and opened it. Inside was the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin that only the queen could wear.
The phoenix hairpin is gorgeous and exquisite, with a pearl in its mouth.
Xiao Yan took a look and said, "The Queen is willing to do so."
Song Tangning couldn't help but say, "The Queen probably knew I had guessed those things had passed through her and the Fourth Prince's hands. When she asked Jinzhi to give it to me, she immediately gave in. She said that if I would just stop and let the Fourth Prince go, she would personally cancel my engagement with Lu Zhinian. She also said that Lu Zhinian would apologize to me and would never hurt my reputation."
Xiao Yan laughed: "It seems that there is a rift between the Queen and the Lu family."
Song Tangning was puzzled: "Why?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips and said, "Although the Queen is a member of the Lu family, she is not Lu Chongyuan's biological daughter. Her biological parents are only from a branch of the Lu family. She was adopted from that branch because she caught the eye of Your Majesty in her early years."
"The Lu family wants to gain power from the Queen and her son, while the Queen and her son want to gain influence from the Lu family. Both sides have their own agendas and are not close. They were all fine before anything happened, but now that trouble has arisen, she will definitely let the Lu family bear the brunt of it. Unless she is dissatisfied with what the Lu family has done, or knows she can no longer rely on them, she will have the phoenix hairpin delivered to her."
This thing represents the Queen. Giving it to Song Tangning is equivalent to giving someone a handle. If the Queen didn't distrust the Lu family, how could she take such a risk?
In other words, the Queen and the Lu family became suspicious of each other.
This is interesting.
Aristocratic families have always valued bloodlines. The Lu family's early support for the Fourth Prince was largely due to his bloodline. However, if the Empress had a grudge against the Lu family, or even secretly "promised" Lu Zhinian to appease Song Tangning, would the Lu family know? If they knew the Empress's behavior, would the Lu family still be able to wholeheartedly support the Fourth Prince?
Xiao Yan laughed and touched his chin. If there really was a rift between the Queen and her son and the Lu family, then there would be a lot that could be done...
He raised his eyes to Song Tangning and said, "Get ready, the Lu family should be here soon."
Xiao Yan had just finished speaking when a voice came from outside.
"Master Governor, the Lu family is here."
"Who's coming?"
"Lu Chongyuan, and Lu Zhao."
Upon hearing this, Song Tangning suddenly looked at Xiao Yan, her almond-shaped eyes widened with envy. When would she be able to be as "prophetic" as her brother?
Xiao Yan patted her head, stood up and said, "What are you doing? Let's go."
Song Tangning quickly came back to her senses, picked up the hem of her skirt and ran after him: "Brother, wait for me."
…
After nightfall, everything was quiet, but the Xiao Mansion was brightly lit.
Lu Chongyuan and his son originally went to Tang Mansion to meet Song Tangning, but were directly led to Xiao Mansion next door.
Lu Zhao's expression had been extremely grim ever since he set foot in the Xiao Mansion. Seeing that the person who was supposed to deliver the message hadn't returned for a long time, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "It's so late, and a woman like Song Tangning is in Xiao Yan's Mansion. She has absolutely no sense of shame."
"Xiao Yan is a eunuch, what sense of shame does he have?"
Lu Chongyuan's words choked Lu Zhao, and he suddenly remembered that Xiao Yan was a eunuch.
Not to mention being alone with Song Tangning late at night, even if Song Tangning really stayed in the Xiao Mansion at night, others would only say that the two had a deep "brother-sister" relationship. Otherwise, when Xiao Yan was serving Emperor An in the palace and entering and leaving the harem, what was the point of getting along with those concubines?
If anyone talked about him and Song Tangning, the concubines in the palace would be covered in dirt, and even Queen Lu would probably not be clean.
How dare the Lu family say such things?
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