Chapter 413: Did he use so much force before? It's all swollen
The window sashes swayed back and forth in the night wind, and the clacking sound was heart-wrenching.
Hua Wu held the pole in place and looked outside: "Girl, it looks like it's going to rain."
Tang Ning curled up on the small couch: "How is Yue Jian?"
Hua Wu said, "The wounds have been medicated. Imperial Physician Sun said that apart from the more serious cut on her right back, the others didn't injure her bones or muscles. I just sent her some medicine. I saw her drink it and rest before returning. Don't worry, young lady. Imperial Physician Sun said she'll be fine after some rest."
"Where are my aunt and Uncle Gu?"
"Madam has gone to bed. The head of the Gu family took Mu Feng to the Gu family, saying that he was worried about the chaos in the business."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ning remembered that Gu Helian had transferred all the Gu family members to Jiyun Lane during this period. The incident happened suddenly tonight. It was obvious that the Lu family did not just want to target Xiao Yan. When a large number of assassins broke into Heli Hall, many people also entered the Tang Mansion, and they all rushed straight to Jiuxiao Courtyard and his aunt's residence.
If Gu Helian had not brought enough people with her, she would probably be able to take care of Helitang but not Tangfu.
"And the academy..."
"The academy is fine. Mr. Tong and the others just fell and suffered minor injuries. Everything is fine in the library."
Hua Wu came over with a bowl of soup, her round face grumbling a little, "Don't worry about the others. Everything is settled well in the mansion and next door. Hang Li has also brought people over to the academy. With Jinyun and the others keeping an eye on it, there won't be any trouble."
"As for you, you didn't eat anything during the day, and you had such a thrilling experience at night. You should drink a few sips of tranquilizing soup to calm your nerves."
The bowl was filled with pitted longans and jujube kernels, along with a few lily bulbs, bringing a sweet aroma.
Tang Ning had the soup bowl stuffed in her hand, and she looked at the somewhat unhappy Hua Wu helplessly. During this period of time, she was used to taking everything into consideration and not daring to be careless at all. For a moment, she even forgot that Xiao Yan had returned to the capital, and Jinyun and others who were taken out of the capital by him had also returned.
Now that they are here, she really doesn't have to worry.
Seeing Hua Wu pouting unhappily, Tang Ning chuckled: "Okay, I'll eat it, little housekeeper."
When Xiao Yan came over, he saw Tang Ning curled up on the couch, holding a bowl of soup and eating with a spoon, looking very well behaved.
She had something in her mouth, her cheeks were bulging, and a strand of her casually tied black hair fell on the side of her face. Under the shadow of the light next to her, her crow-feather-like eyelashes were particularly curled, and her lips were as red as cherries.
It seemed that the food in her mouth was sweet to her, and she smiled with her eyes curved, her eyes sparkling.
Xiao Yan stood in front of the door, his throat rolling slightly, and his eyes could not help but fall on her bright red lips. Had he been so hard before? Why did it look a little swollen...
As he stepped inside, both the master and the servant in the room turned around.
"Master Governor." Hua Wu saluted quickly.
Tang Ning was also surprised: "Brother, you are back?"
Seeing her about to get up, Xiao Yan quickly stepped forward, reached out to take the tranquilizing soup that was about to spill from her hand, and gently pushed her back: "Didn't I tell you to rest early? Why haven't you slept yet?"
Tang Ning's eyes curved: "I'm worried about you and can't sleep."
Sincerity spoken out loud is always the most touching. A smile flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes. Seeing that Hua Wu had left at some point, he put the tranquilizing soup aside, held Tang Ning in his arms, and then sat down.
"Everything is going well in the palace. Emperor An has already issued an order to have the entire Lu family imprisoned, and Lu Chongyuan has lost his official position."
"Very good."
Tang Ning was delighted. What she was most worried about was that Emperor An would summon Lu Chongyuan before the Dragon Court Guards entered the capital. Once the matter of the South Land was mentioned, the Lu family would be "tied" to Emperor An, and Emperor An would probably turn around and deal with Xiao Yan.
Now that Emperor An has directly imprisoned him, Lu Chongyuan has fallen into Xiao Yan's hands, and it is impossible for him to see the emperor again. With my brother's methods, he has plenty of ways to delay it until the incident in the south and those people from the Longtingwei Shang family come to the capital. By then, even if Lu Chongyuan meets Emperor An, it will be useless.
Tang Ning raised her head and asked, "What about Queen Lu? There was a fire in Fengxi Palace. Was she burned?"
"The burns affected my face and body. I survived, but my face was destroyed."
Although Xiao Yan did not deliberately inquire after entering the palace, someone still told her about Queen Lu's situation. According to Feng Nei Shi's apprentice, although Queen Lu was not dead, her condition was worse than death.
When the Fengxi Palace caught fire, Empress Lu was drugged, and Jinzhi, who served her, disappeared for some reason. The newly promoted maid was far less loyal than Jinzhi, and she ran away when the fire grew bigger. Empress Lu was trapped in the curtains and woke up in pain.
When she was rescued, Queen Lu was covered in burns and blisters, and half of her face was disfigured.
When the imperial physician examined her, she screamed in pain and fainted several times.
"Your decision to send Lu Yin to Jingzhao Prefecture has caused Lu Chongyuan to panic. Although his target tonight is me, he also wants to take this opportunity to kill Empress Lu and put an end to it. He just didn't expect you to have someone at Fengxi Palace and work with Deshun to rescue him during the chaos."
Xiao Yan held the person in his arms, his cheek resting lightly on the top of her head.
"Emperor An has already suspected Empress Shanglu, and everyone in Fengxi Palace has been detained. Deshun and our people took advantage of the chaos to escape. I have already arranged for them to leave the palace."
Tang Ning said, "That's good, but Queen Lu deserves what she has ended up like this."
Xiao Yan said, "Hmm?"
Tang Ning explained to him softly, "The most loyal person to Queen Lu in Fengxi Palace is Jinzhi. If she were still alive, Queen Lu wouldn't have been so easily fooled. Even if there was a fire, Jinzhi would have risked her life to save her. It's a pity that Queen Lu is too cruel."
"After the Lingyun Temple incident, the Privy Council was reluctant to let the Fourth Prince go, and I deliberately made a big deal out of it. Later, Zhao Yuanlang and his men's decision to abandon the Fourth Prince's wife probably frightened Empress Lu, and she wanted to bring the Golden Branch to apologize to us."
Things happened suddenly that day. She had originally planned to kill Queen Lu and the others directly if something was really wrong, but she didn't expect that things didn't get to the worst point, so she let Queen Lu go. Who would have thought that Queen Lu herself was scared.
The death of the Fourth Prince's wife was caused by the Zhao and Lu families, but Empress Lu cut off the news from the outside world. She only thought that Xiao Yan was also involved, and even thought that he deliberately let it go.
She was afraid that Xiao Yan would bring up old grudges and be ruthless, and she was also afraid that the Fourth Prince would follow in the footsteps of the Fourth Prince's wife, so she wanted to get rid of Jin Zhi and put the blame for the Lingyun Temple incident on her.
Deshun rescued Jinzhi and secretly sent her out of the palace.
Empress Lu, who had lost her golden branch, never imagined that her cruelty in abandoning her loyal servant would end up hurting herself.
Xiao Yan listened to the little girl's soft and gentle voice, absentmindedly playing with her fingers, his mind already racing.
Why are Xiao Haitang's hands so small?
It is soft and smooth, tender and smooth to the touch, and pink on the fingertips.
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