Tang Ning...
Xiao Yan opened his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he saw Gu Helian in the car out of the corner of his eye, and instantly closed his mouth again. He just sat upright with a stiff body, allowing Tang Ning to lean on his shoulder with her head leaning against him.
The faint breath, which lingered through the collar and landed on his neck, made him feel very confused.
The carriage went all the way into the city, and the carriage was silent. After entering the city, the Song family hurried back to the west of the city. Xiao Yan and others took the coffin and went straight to the academy in the south of the city. The carriage stopped only when they bypassed the half-built academy and reached the separated "back mountain".
"Tang..." Gu Helian was about to speak when Tang Ning opened her eyes. Gu Helian quickly lowered her voice and said, "You're awake. Just in time, we've already arrived at the academy."
Tang Ning sat up and said softly, "Uncle, I'm a little messy and want to tidy it up."
Seeing her tired look, Gu Helian didn't think much about it and just said softly, "Then I'll let them carry the coffin over first. You can take your time. There's no rush."
Seeing the pale face of the little girl, Gu Helian said to Xiao Yan with some worry: "I'll go first, you stay with Xiao Haitang."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes: "Okay."
After Gu Helian got off the carriage, she called on Mu Feng and the Black Armor Guards to carry the coffin forward. Canglang glanced at the quiet carriage and consciously stepped back.
When everything around them had become completely quiet and there were only two people left in the carriage, Xiao Yan finally pulled out his arm, which had become somewhat stiff from being held by Tang Ning.
When he spoke, his voice was deeper than usual: "I will investigate the matter of Madam Rong and the others. No matter who moved their coffins, I will seek justice for them. You..." Xiao Yan paused, looked at the girl who was so close to him, and said in a hoarse voice: "You don't have to do this."
Tang Ning looked up in astonishment: "Brother..."
"I know you only think of me as your brother. I was the first one to have such a lustful thought." Xiao Yan took the initiative to look away when he looked at her for the first time. "You don't have to be afraid that I will change my attitude just because you refuse. Even if you don't want to, I will still protect you."
"The bond between you and me is not just about love between a man and a woman, so you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position..."
The words in his mouth suddenly stopped, and Xiao Yan tilted his head and opened his eyes wide in surprise, but the little girl suddenly leaned closer, wrapped her soft hands around his waist and closed behind him.
"It's not for my mother and the others." She leaned on his shoulder and whispered softly.
"Tang Ning..."
"It's because of my brother."
"Do you know what you are talking about?"
Xiao Yan's throat suddenly tightened, and the beast in his heart was out of its cage. He tried his best to suppress it, and his arms were suspended in the air while his body was tense, and his fists were clenched tightly.
But in the next moment, all rationality collapsed because of the words of the person in his arms.
"I know, brother likes me."
Tang Ning put his chin on the side of his neck and said in a low voice: "That night in the prison, I heard what my brother said. I thought I would be scared and wanted to distance myself from you, but later I found that I didn't want to do that in my heart. I was afraid that you would be sad after I distanced myself from you, and I was also afraid that I would never find someone as good as my brother again."
She carefully avoided his injured parts and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her face in the crook of his neck and murmuring.
"No one has ever been so good to me, and no one can remember me like my brother. I want my brother to be good to me, and I also want you to be good to me and me only. I don't know how much I like you, but if it's my brother, I'm not afraid."
When Lu Zhinian approached her that day, she only felt panic and nausea. When Old Madam Fu intended to propose marriage, she only wanted to refuse immediately.
But if it was my brother...
"Yes, brother, that's fine."
Xiao Yan's heart was beating violently. Every word she said seemed to be mellowed with honey, causing the beast in his heart to constantly struggle to break free from the cage of reason. The veins on his hands hanging in the air were exposed.
His eyes were dark as if he was suppressing something, and his voice was extremely low and hoarse: "Xiao Haitang, do you know what you mean by this?"
Tang Ning whispered, "I know."
Xiao Yan's eyes became darker and darker: "I am not a good person. Even if I am just using you, you have to think clearly. Even if you don't say this, I will do my best to protect you. But if you agree to me today, even if you have other thoughts, I will not give you a chance to regret it from now on..."
Tang Ning could hear the cruelty in his words, but she was not afraid at all and gently nudged him with her cheek: "I want to accompany my brother."
Xiao Yan's expression darkened, and the arm that was hanging suddenly tightened, and he directly picked up the girl in front of him. The sudden feeling of weightlessness in the air made Tang Ning couldn't help but scream out in surprise. The next moment, she saw his tall figure leaning forward, and his steep face was almost in front of her.
Tang Ning was so scared that he quickly put his hand in front of him.
"Regret it?" Xiao Yan said hoarsely.
Tang Ning's face was tense, and her eyelashes trembled: "Too, too fast..."
Feeling him grabbing her waist and pulling her into his arms, the dark color in his eyes was intimidating, and Tang Ning stuttered a little.
"Eunuchs can't have sex. Uncle, uncle and the others are still outside."
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and saw her face flushed red. The hand holding his collar also tightened, and she looked at him panickedly with her chin tucked in. He suddenly couldn't help laughing. He held her in his arms, his shoulders shaking, and his throat was filled with a clear laughter as cold as jade and shattered stone.
"What are you thinking about?" He pecked her hot cheek: "Just to confirm your thoughts, it turns out that Xiao Haitang has thought so much..."
Tang Ning's eyes widened, and the crimson on the tip of her ear spread little by little, until her entire ear turned red, like a drop of blood. The bright crimson spread all the way down to her slender white neck, and she was so embarrassed that she wished she could burrow into the ground.
Xiao Yan laughed even louder.
"Don't laugh!"
Tang Ning raised her foot and kicked him on the shin bone, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
…
When Gu Helian saw Xiao Yan and Tang Ning coming over, he found that the two seemed to be arguing. Tang Ning walked in front with his head down, while Xiao Yan followed behind slowly with his long legs and unfocused eyes.
"Did you have a quarrel?" Gu Helian asked Canglang.
Cang Lang: "…"
What should he say so that the God of Wealth of the Gu family would not jump up and beat them to death after knowing that their supervisor, the "eunuch", had touched their girl?
When Tang Ning approached the coffin, the heat on her face had subsided. Looking at the coffin placed aside, she thought of what happened to her parents after their death, and her eyes turned cold. She glanced at the grave that had been prepared earlier and gently stroked the coffin for a moment.
"Bury him."
Mu Feng and his companions carried the coffin and placed it into the deep pit. Tang Ning looked at the soil covering the coffin layer by layer, and his emotions were in turmoil.
Xiao Yan stood beside her and whispered, "Rest in peace, uncle and aunt. Tang Ning and I will find out who harmed you."
Gu Helian also said: "Don't worry, sister, we will definitely send those dogs to accompany you."
The soil covered the coffin, and after it was completely buried, Tang Ning knelt in front of the grave and kowtowed to his parents. Gu Helian was about to speak when he saw Xiao Yan also kneeling down and kowtowed three times in front of the grave with Tang Ning. He was stunned for a moment: "What are you kowtowing for?"
Xiao Yan stood up with a calm expression: "I am a junior."
Gu Helian rolled his eyes when he heard that. According to Rong Yue's seniority, he was still the elder, but this bastard was never more humble to him on a normal day.
Xiao Yan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go back."
Gu Helian frowned: "What about what those two people just said? Should we bring the Song family back and torture them to find out who in the palace colluded with them to disturb Rong's sister..."
"No need, I roughly know who it is."
"who?"
"Empress Lu."
Gu Helian was shocked: "How could it be her? Why did she disturb the graves of Rong's elder sister?" He was full of doubts, but when he turned his head to look at Tang Ning, he saw that there was no surprise on her face. He quickly calmed down: "You know too?"
Tang Ning hummed, "She has something to do with Prince Cheng and my aunt's affairs."
Xiao Yan said: "Although there is no evidence yet, it won't be long before we get it. Someone from the Song family will take action. As for the palace, I will go to Fengxi Palace tomorrow."
It's time to move that person.