Chapter 928 Xue Ru's Peach Blossom
Rong Yue knew too well the entanglement between her niece and those two people. To say that there was a deep blood feud was an understatement. She had thought that the battle of Beiling would completely resolve the issue, but who could have thought that one or two of them would actually run away.
Especially that Lu Zhinian. Before he left the Beiling army, he ordered people to instigate civil strife in Beiling, causing them to fight among themselves and causing chaos. The thirteen scattered tribes were able to surrender to the Wei Dynasty so quickly because of that chaos.
Rong Yue's expression was somewhat complicated. "I heard that when Lu Zhinian fled from Wei, it was thanks to Princess Wuya that he was able to gain a foothold in Beiling. Later, it was Princess Wuya who supported him to ascend to power and used the power of her clan to support him, so that he could compete with Xiahou Ling."
"After he entered the princess's residence, he was frail due to a chronic illness. Princess Wuya sought out famous doctors and took care of him in every possible way. After Beiling's defeat outside Luoyan Pass, Lu Zhinian was originally going to be held accountable, but it was Princess Wuya who stepped in to protect him."
"Wu Ya was truly sincere to him, but when he left, he didn't care about the lives of Wu Ya and her family members. He was so cold-hearted and cruel."
Xue Ru showed disgust on her face when she heard Rong Yue's words. Although she didn't like the people of Beiling and didn't have any sympathy for Princess Wu Ya, she was extremely disdainful of men like Lu Zhinian who used their true feelings to deceive girls and cheated on people's feelings to gain benefits.
Your Majesty was equally down and out back then, and his face looked much better than Lu Zhinian's, but he would rather "harm himself" and be humiliated. Even though he was despised and trampled upon, he still climbed up on his own. He had schemed against the royal family, schemed against court officials, and killed countless people, but he never took advantage of those who were sincere to him.
Compared with Lu Zhinian's use of Princess Wu Ya's feelings, Xue Ru suddenly felt that her sister's vision was indeed very good. Fortunately, she was tired of the man surnamed Lu and stayed away from the Lu family early on, otherwise she didn't know what would happen to her.
"Sister." Xue Ru held Tang Ning's hand: "I'm afraid Lu Zhinian won't let it go..."
"I know."
Tang Ning comforted him: "He has lost Beiling's support now, and Lu Jiuan is also in our hands. What he can do is far less than before."
Xue Ru: "But he's unscrupulous..."
Tang Ning: "No matter how unscrupulous he is, there's not much he can do with his current status. He was able to sneak into Beiling thanks to the Lu family's remaining influence and the backup plan they had set up earlier. If he hadn't tricked Wu Ya and the others, it would have been difficult for them to change their names and cover up."
"Now that Beiling has been destroyed by two foreigners, the names of Xiahou Ling and Ji Rongqing have spread throughout the kingdoms. Everyone knows that he, the Beiling prince consort, took advantage of the chaos to escape. I have also ordered his identity as a member of the Lu family and his portrait to be made public. It will be nearly impossible for him to use the same method to infiltrate other places again."
"He does have some ideas, but without support like Beiling, it won't be easy for him to do anything."
Seeing that Xue Ru wanted to say something after hearing this, Tang Ning patted her hands:
"Okay, don't worry about it. Lu Zhinian only hates me and His Majesty."
"Your Majesty's skills are not something he can easily hurt. As for me, he cannot enter the imperial palace. If I go out, I will be extremely careful. Yue Jian and the others will follow me closely. Instead of worrying about me, you should think about your own affairs."
Xue Ru was stunned: "Me?"
What could happen to her?
Tang Ning saw her bewildered eyes and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I heard that the daughter of Minister Huang's family went to the academy to cause trouble for you a few days ago."
Xue Ru's face froze.
Tang Ning looked at her: "Did you hit her?"
Xue Ru opened her eyes wide: "Sister, you..."
How does sister know?
Seeing Tang Ning just looking at her without saying anything, Xue Ru felt a little confused. She quickly stood up and said, "Sister, I did hit her, but she was the one who spoke rudely first."
She was afraid that her sister would misunderstand her as being domineering, and her face turned pale.
"Huang Mingjia is in love with Senior Brother Li Chi from the academy and has misunderstood the relationship between me and Senior Brother Li. However, there is nothing between me and Senior Brother Li. We only meet occasionally at the academy."
"When she came looking for me that day, she wanted to attack me without asking any questions. I explained to her, but she didn't listen at all. She even cursed and insulted my mother. It was because of her rude words that I couldn't help but attack her. Sister, I didn't mean to bully others..."
Tang Ning originally wanted to tease Xue Ru, but seeing her face pale with anxiety, he froze for a moment before quickly reaching out to pull her: "What are you imagining? You are my sister, how could I not know your temper? If she hadn't really provoked you, you would never have hit her."
"Sister..." Xue Ru's eyes were a little red.
Tang Ning had no choice but to pull the person to sit next to him: "I'm not blaming you for this, and that girl from the Huang family didn't misunderstand you."
Xue Ru exclaimed, "Ah?"
Tang Ning said, "Li Chi was the top student in this year's exam and was also very handsome. Huang Mingjia must have been attracted to him for a long time and had her father ask Mr. Tong to propose marriage to Li Chi, but Li Chi refused, saying he already had someone in his heart and would declare his feelings after the exam."
The confusion on Xue Ru's face disappeared. She was smart, so how could she not understand what Tang Ning meant.
The Huang family's marriage proposal failed, and Huang Mingjia took his anger out on her. He even made a scene in the academy and fought with her regardless of his status. It was obvious who Li Chi liked.
"But Senior Brother Li Chi and I didn't overstep the bounds. I, I didn't say anything to him alone."
Xue Ru was intelligent and had a photographic memory, and was very much liked by the teachers at Rongsheng Academy. Shi Chang'an had accepted her as a disciple when he was in the capital. Although Mr. Tong came a little late, he also treated her almost as a half-disciple.
Li Chi was favored by Mr. Tong and became his disciple. The two of them then became senior and junior brothers. Except for occasionally meeting with Mr. Tong at the academy to discuss some academic matters and Li Chi annotating some scriptures for her, they basically never spent time together alone.
Li Chi has a cold personality, speaks and acts in a distant manner, and is not very enthusiastic towards her.
Xue Ru never thought that Li Chi would be attracted to her. This...
"Sister, could there be some misunderstanding?"
"How could there be any misunderstanding? Mr. Tong has told me what he is thinking."
After Tang Ning finished speaking, he saw that Xue Ru looked a little uneasy, and couldn't help laughing: "It's normal for young men to admire Ai. If he likes you, it means he has good taste. What are you afraid of?"
"Besides, there are so many people who like our A-ru, and he's not the best one. I'm not telling you this to blame you, I'm just a little curious."
She smiled and took Xue Ru's hand:
"I heard that after the Western Frontier settled down, General Di, although he wasn't in the capital, sent things back every now and then. And then there's that Seventh Young Master of the Feng Family. He originally came to the capital to cooperate with the Gu Family, but for some reason he just stayed and refused to leave. For the past two months, he's been running to Jiyun Lane every day with his account books. After you entered the palace, he came back again under the pretext of supporting the northern battlefield and planning to establish a Northwest Mutual Market..."
"That's not counting General Hang in the north, who has just made military achievements and will be rewarded upon his return to Beijing."
"Xiao Aru, there are so many peach blossoms, do you like any of them?"
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