The net has already been broken.
Gu Helian frowned even more tightly: "Do I need that little bit of money from you?"
As soon as he said this, he was annoyed. Just as he was thinking of a way to make amends, he heard Rong Yue calmly say, "Master Gu is naturally not short of money. Everyone knows that the Gu family in Zuozhou is as rich as a country. But now all I can offer is that much money. If Master Gu doesn't like it, I'll have someone find a house myself."
Gu Helian held back his anger and suddenly felt annoyed.
"Rong Yue..."
Gu Helian wanted to speak, but when he saw her raise her eyes and her eyes were calm, and Tang Ning and Xue Ru were standing beside her, plus Qian Qiyue who had just arrived, his words were immediately stuck in his throat, and he shook his sleeves anxiously: "I don't look down on you, you don't have to be so polite to me."
"I'm not being polite, I'm being courteous. You've helped me a lot during this period." Rong Yue said softly, "It was impolite to call you from Zuozhou earlier, not to mention there were misunderstandings in the past. I'm very grateful that you're willing to help me and Tang Ning for the sake of my father and sister."
"I am not..."
"Um?"
Gu Helian opened his mouth, and seeing that everyone in the room was looking at him, he pursed his lips suddenly, and after a moment he became angry: "You also said that the Rong family has done me a favor. Even if you didn't call me, I would have come to the capital if I knew that Xiao Haitang was in trouble. Besides, it's just a trivial matter, why are you wasting so much time and effort!"
Seeing Rong Yue's expression paused, Gu Helian seemed to be strangled by someone: "I'm going to look for a house. The accountant will ask them to come find you later."
He hurriedly opened the curtain and walked out, holding an umbrella to the yard. He looked back at the room over there, and thinking of the astonishment in Rong Yue's eyes just now, Gu Helian couldn't help but raised his hand and slapped himself: You have a big mouth!
Do you want to die just for talking nicely?!
Gu Helian felt a lump in his heart and was about to walk out, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Hua Wu coming over with something in his arms.
"...Master Gu?"
Gu Helian's face froze: "There are mosquitoes."
Hua Wu exclaimed "Ah" and looked at the rainy weather.
It's not even hot yet, but there are already mosquitoes?
…
Rong Yue was stunned by Gu Helian's sudden anger, and her face showed a momentary embarrassment after the person left.
She felt guilty towards Gu Helian. If she had not mistakenly believed Xie Tianyu, Gu Helian would not have been given such a bad reputation and expelled from the Rong family and left Beijing in disgrace. Although he later married into the Gu family and is living a very good life now, Rong Yue always felt that she owed Gu Helian.
Rong Yue knew that she had treated Gu Helian badly in the past, so she wanted to get along with him in a friendly manner, but she didn't expect to make him unhappy.
She lowered her eyes and suppressed her bewilderment. Seeing the three little girls beside her looking at her, Rong Yue forced a smile and said, "Now that the imperial decree has come down, I'm afraid that someone will come here starting tomorrow."
It has always been like this in the capital. If she was still the Princess of Prince Cheng, or had just divorced Prince Cheng, no one would care about her. But she inherited Prince Cheng's family business and was named Lady of Rong. Plus, with Prince Cheng and the Lu family's "affairs", there would be many people who wanted to come and watch the fun, get information, or try to build relationships and show goodwill.
Tang Ning said: "If my aunt finds it annoying, I will ask Guard Hang to stop them directly."
Rong Yue shook her head: "It's impossible to stop them. Sooner or later, the Rong family will have to deal with those people in the capital."
Over the years, she has been carrying the title of Princess Cheng, and has been planning everything for the Cheng Palace. All the interpersonal relationships also fall on the Cheng Palace. If she wants to protect Tang Ning and gain a foothold in the capital, she can't always hide in her turtle shell. She has to let people know that Tang Ning has her mother's family to rely on.
"I haven't recovered yet, and I don't want anyone to come here for Lu's affairs. So, if someone does come, tell them that I will hold a banquet in my mansion in ten days. His Majesty has granted me a first-class imperial decree and invited them to celebrate. When I feel better in two days, I will send someone to send an invitation to my mansion."
Tang Ning thought about it and felt it was feasible: "Then I will tell Xichun and the others."
Qian Qiyue was immediately delighted when she heard there was a banquet. She quickly asked, "Madam, you are hosting a banquet. Can I come?"
Rong Yue smiled and said, "Of course you can. I will have someone send invitations to you and Madam Qian separately. Madam Qian, please come and visit us."
Qian Qiyue became happy.
…
Qian Qiyue stayed in the Tang Mansion until it was getting dark before leaving. If the maid hadn't urged her, she would have stayed overnight.
After seeing Qian Qiyue off, Tang Ning accompanied Xue Ru to read for a while. When Xue Ru felt sleepy and went back to rest, she tidied up and asked Hua Wu and the others to go downstairs to rest as well. She leaned against the head of the bed thinking about Queen Lu and the Lu family. When she was drowsy, she suddenly saw a shadow passing by outside the window.
When Tang Ning looked carefully, the shadow had gone far away. Her eyes lit up with joy, and she hurriedly walked barefoot to the window and pushed open the window, and saw Xiao Yan leaving.
"Brother."
Xiao Yan turned around and saw the little girl leaning on the window frame, her eyes full of surprise when she looked at him.
Xiao Yan strode back: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I can't sleep." Tang Ning leaned against the window: "Brother, why are you here at this time?"
"Just came out of the palace."
The palace was full of ghosts and monsters. After Emperor An's headache subsided, he summoned him into the palace. He listened to Emperor An muttering and scolding Lu Chongyuan for his rebellion, with a ferocious face, accusing the Lu family of deserving death, but also begging him to let go of the Lu family's affairs for the time being.
Although he had long known that the Lu family held the leverage over Emperor An, and that Emperor An would back down if the Lu family dared to fight to the death, when he saw Emperor An's helpless and furious look, he still felt that it was really pathetic that such a person had killed his father and become emperor.
Xiao Yan looked at Emperor An who kept cursing but looked strong on the outside but was actually weak on the inside, and for a moment he had the urge to kill. After coming out of the palace, he inexplicably wanted to see Tang Ning. Even if he just stood by her window, it would calm his surging and bloodthirsty heart.
Tang Ning felt that something was wrong with Xiao Yan tonight. She waved at him and waited for Xiao Yan to get closer before asking in a low voice, "Is it that things are not going well in the palace?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "No."
"Then why are you unhappy, brother?" Tang Ning asked.
Xiao Yan didn't expect her to be so perceptive. He restrained some of the coldness on his body, lowered his eyes and looked at her with relaxation: "It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just a little tired."
Seeing the little girl looking at her worriedly, he said, "Lu Chongyuan was released from house arrest yesterday. After he started his duty today, he submitted a memorial to Your Majesty, saying that he and I have a personal grudge and that it is inappropriate for me to try the case of the grain tax. He requested that the case be transferred to the Ministry of Justice for a joint trial by the three courts. Emperor An approved it and ordered people to send Lu Zhao to the Ministry of Justice's prison."
Tang Ning was stunned: "Your Majesty wants to put the Lu family's affairs aside for the time being and stop the grain tax case?"
Xiao Yan said "hmm".
"Your Majesty is crazy?"
Tang Ning frowned. Everyone in the capital knew that Xiao Yan had a "grudge" against the aristocratic families. The Lu family and he had been at war for a long time. That was why Emperor An had given the Lu family's case to him.
He had always wanted to eradicate the aristocratic families, and the grain tax case was also something that Emperor An had been suppressing and had people digging deeper into. Once Guan died, Lu Zhao and the Lu family would definitely turn against each other, and with a little bit of trickery, Lu Zhao might open up and reveal the affairs of the Lu family. However, he actually transferred Lu Zhao to the Ministry of Justice, obviously not wanting Xiao Yan to interfere anymore.
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "What evidence did the Lu family hold against Your Majesty?"
Lu Chongyuan only went to the palace to apologize, and was first released from house arrest, and then the grain tax case was shelved. This is not normal at all.
Seeing that she understood the key point in an instant, Xiao Yan raised his lips and said, "Maybe he got the position by illegal means, and the Lu family is in collusion with him. They both know each other's weakness. If they fight to the death, they will probably perish together, so he has to take a step back."
Seeing Tang Ning's solemn expression after hearing that, her little face was tense and her fingers gripping the window frame were extremely tight.
Xiao Yan said: "It's a pity that some things were started by him, but he couldn't end them."
The Lu family wants to withdraw.
Emperor An wanted to retreat.
But some people have no way out.
His target has never been Lu Zhao, and the ones who can take Lu's life are not other members of the Lu family. There are some things that Lu Zhao will never speak of even if he dies, but other people will.
He wanted to destroy all her hopes, force her to cut off her own arms, and put her in a desperate situation where she would have no choice but to follow the path he left.
There was some frost in Xiao Yan's eyes. When he stretched out his hand and placed it on Tang Ning's hair, he gently rubbed it and said, "Go to sleep. There will be something exciting in a few days."