Chapter 67 If you can’t appease me, I won’t give you food
Seeing that Gu Helian's face, which was originally as bright as the sun, drooped, Canglang drove the car to send him away together with Princess Cheng and Nanny Jiang who had just been put on the carriage.
After Tang Ning and Xiao Yan got into the car behind them, they whispered, "Brother, Uncle Gu and Auntie..."
She originally thought that Gu Helian had a good relationship with the Rong family, so her aunt asked him for help, but just now she saw that there was a tension between him and her aunt, and the way he spoke was even more weird.
Xiao Yan lifted his robe and sat down: "Gu Helian is over forty years old and still unmarried."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "Brother, you mean Uncle Gu... No, Gu Helian and Aunt..."
"That's just my guess."
Xiao Yan said calmly, "I don't know much about the Rong family, but Gu Helian left Beijing because she did something wrong and was expelled by your grandfather."
"I heard that when he left the Rong family, his body was covered with whip marks, as if he had been punished by the Rong family. At that time, your aunt had just been engaged to Prince Cheng. Later, Gu Helian disappeared without a trace. When he returned to the capital a few years later, he was already the head of the Gu family. Your aunt had also married into Prince Cheng's mansion and gave birth to Xie Yin."
"Gu Helian returned to the capital before Grand Tutor Rong passed away. He didn't return to the Rong family but went straight to Prince Cheng's mansion. Later, for some unknown reason, he and Prince Cheng got into a fight. Blood was drawn between the two, and Gu Helian accidentally injured the young Xie Yin, causing Grand Tutor Rong to faint from anger."
"I only heard from people back then that your aunt slapped Gu Helian and scolded him. Gu Helian left the capital and never came back. He returned to Zuozhou and regarded the capital as a forbidden place, not setting foot there for many years."
The carriage was shaking slightly as it moved forward. People on the street retreated when they saw the black-armored guards in front of them. Even the noisy sounds in the market not far away seemed to become quieter.
The wind blew through the carriage curtain, and Xiao Yan bent down and fell on his knees, stroking the black ring on his finger.
"Before, your aunt sent someone to Zuozhou to deliver a letter. Gu Helian immediately led people to Anzhou and Yanghua. He thoroughly investigated things that would normally take more than ten days in just two or three days."
Of course, he had someone deliberately let him win, but if Gu Helian hadn't been so concerned and spent a lot of money, he wouldn't have been able to get back to the capital so quickly.
The Gu family was originally the largest family in Zuozhou, and was not much inferior to the Lu family in Beijing. Their wealth was so great that even the emperor was jealous. They had been entrenched in Zuozhou and had never interacted with the powerful people in Beijing. Gu Helian had even been dismissive of people in the court in recent years, but when he approached him and only mentioned Princess Cheng, the head of the Gu family chose to "cooperate" with him without hesitation.
Even though he knew that he was being used as a knife, he still stepped into Prince Cheng's palace.
Song Tangning's eyes were slightly startled. "Did my brother give him the evidence about Song Hong and Xu Zhen's life stories?"
Xiao Yan hummed, "I was just checking Song Shulan's background, but who would have thought I'd get such an unexpected reward."
The little girl tilted her head slightly with round eyes. The rouge she had applied earlier was smudged by sweat, but the red flower ornament between her eyebrows was still delicate, making her lazy brows look charming.
A light layer of grease smudged under the corners of her eyes, and as she moved from top to bottom, even the crisscrossing red marks seemed to have become the finest paint. A few drops of blood that had been splashed on her skin were like red plum blossoms falling on her fair skin, and the bright red spread all the way into her slender neck, adding a touch of decadence for no reason.
After just one glance, Xiao Yan looked away.
With his fingers slightly bent and leaning back, Xiao Yan looked away from her slightly disheveled clothes. "I was worried that your reputation would be damaged after breaking with the Song family. Now that Song Hong has taken in a rebel, the Duke of Song's Mansion is in jeopardy. No matter how big the feud between you and them becomes, no one will think you are unfilial."
People related to Prince Li have always been Emperor An's weak spot, based on his understanding of Emperor An.
The Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion is over.
Tang Ning whispered: "Then the third sister..."
"Song Ru can be the first to sue the Song family."
Tang Ning was stunned when she heard this, but then she understood what Xiao Yan meant. "Brother, are you saying that Third Sister should be accused of sacrificing her relatives for the sake of justice, and use this opportunity to sever ties with the Song family?"
Xiao Yan nodded and said in a carefree voice, "Your Majesty is extremely disgusted with the Crown Prince's old friends. If she were to accuse Song Hong first, she could sever all ties with the Song family. I can also ask Your Majesty for a favor on her behalf."
Seeing Tang Ning's brows furrowed slightly, as if hesitating, he said, "Don't rush to decide. After meeting Song Ru, ask her what she thinks. If she wants to stay in the capital, she must completely break with the Song family. If she doesn't want to bear the stigma of sacrificing her relatives for the sake of justice and is afraid of being insulted, then I can find another way to send her out of the capital, but from now on, she will no longer be a daughter of the Song family."
He was willing to spend some time and effort on the people his child cared about. Seeing Tang Ning was surprised and seemed to want to say something.
Xiao Yan's sword eyes swept across, "Don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about. Now that I can speak, I can properly place Song Ru in a safe place without leaving any handle for others to use to criticize her."
The other members of the Song family wanted to send her away because it would attract too much attention. However, for a little concubine's daughter with no sense of existence, not many people in the Song family would remember her, let alone others.
If he can't even handle this, then he might as well just slit his throat with a knife.
Tang Ning choked. Seeing Xiao Yan looking at her as if he saw through her thoughts, her cheeks flushed a little. "I don't doubt my brother's intentions. My brother is the most powerful."
"Please change the sentence."
"ah?"
"There's nothing original about the exaggeration."
Seeing the child's stunned look was extremely amusing, Xiao Yan relaxed his expression, sat up straight, and reached out his hand through his sleeve to wipe the blood off her cheek.
"I'm used to hearing nice things, and my ears have become spoiled. I'll have someone teach you how to flatter people so you can flatter me next time."
He moved his hands very lightly, and only when the blood was wiped away by his sleeve did he stop and resume his casual manner:
"If you can't appease me, I won't give you any food."
Tang Ning choked, and all her worries disappeared. She glared at the person in front of her with shame and anger.
"Brother!"
She is not a child.
Why does he always tease her? !
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In the mansion of Duke Song, the emaciated Old Madam Song was tormenting the servants around her.
Ever since Xiao Yan crippled her hand in Jiyun Lane last time, Old Madam Song first fainted from shock, and then became distressed by Song Jinxiu's demotion. In addition, there have been rumors circulating outside recently, and the whole house is in turmoil.
She had been bedridden for more than half a month, and she seemed to have lost all her vitality. Her eyes became cloudy, and the thick lines under her eyes were deep when her cheekbones were prominent. Her face became particularly harsh when she was angry.
"The soup is so hot, are you trying to scald me to death?"
Old Madam Song waved her hand and knocked over the soup bowl in front of her, and the boiling hot soup immediately fell on the maid in front of her.
The little maid screamed from the burns and was slapped in the face by Old Madam Song.
"Why are you yelling? It's just a few drops of hot soup. Do you think you're so precious?"
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