Tang Ning turned around and smiled: "Aru, why are you here?"
"I heard from Hua Wu that my sister didn't eat anything at noon. The kitchen made some meat porridge and a few light side dishes for my sister to eat."
Xue Ru placed the thing in her hand in front of Tang Ning.
Tang Ning glanced at it and then looked away: "I have no appetite."
Xue Ru looked at Tang Ning with concern, walked over to her and sat down, whispering, "I know that my sister is worried about the governor, but you can't not eat."
"There has been no movement in the palace these past few days. His Majesty had a headache and even missed the morning court session. The Lu family and other noble families have also been watched by Lord Wu, Lord Cao, and Minister Qian. There has been no abnormality so far, so don't worry too much, sister."
Tang Ning pursed her lips when she heard that, not feeling so optimistic.
There has been no news. Logically, if my brother is still unable to return to Beijing, he should send her a letter, but there has been no news for such a long time.
The capital seems to be stable now, but she knows that it is just a disguised peace. Emperor An cannot keep missing court due to illness, and Lu Chongyuan will not sit and wait for death. He will never wait for his brother to return to the capital.
Now everyone thought that Xiao Yan had gone to Shezhou. Even Cao Dejiang, Qian Baokun, and even Eunuch Feng thought that she had already sent a message to Xiao Yan. They all thought that she was just trying to delay for three, five, or six days so that Xiao Yan could rush back to the capital.
But only Tang Ning knew that she couldn't contact Xiao Yan at all, and had no idea whether he could come back.
Tang Ning lowered his eyes and couldn't help showing a bit of anxiety.
What Cao Dejiang and the others can think of, Lu Chongyuan can definitely think of as well, and he will not let them drag on for too long.
Three days have passed now. After Lu Chongyuan is sure that he can't see Emperor An, he will definitely think of other ways...
"Sister." Xue Ru asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Ning sighed softly: "I feel a little uneasy. I always feel that something will happen tonight."
She had been feeling somewhat uneasy since the early days, and the strange silence from the Lu family made her even more uneasy.
Tang Ning looked at Xue Ru and said, "You go back first and tell your aunt and uncle Gu to be careful. You can stay in Tang Mansion for a few days. Tell Hang Li to send people to guard the mansion well and don't let anyone take advantage of it. You should not go to the academy for a few days."
Xue Ru nodded: "I have already asked for leave from the master and others, saying that my sister is not feeling well, and I want to stay in the mansion to take care of you. I won't be leaving for the next few days."
Tang Ning's expression relaxed a little after hearing this.
Xue Ru wanted to comfort her, so she talked about the academy: "The results of the academy's midterm exam will be out tomorrow. I heard from Mr. Tong that everyone did well this time."
Tang Ning said: "Since this is the first class division, we will naturally do our best."
Xue Ru held her chin up and said, "Sister must have done well in the exam, but I don't know how I did. I hope it's not too bad, otherwise it will embarrass Sister."
Tang Ning chuckled when he heard that, reached out and touched her head. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden noise outside, and a moment later the curtain in front of the door was lifted.
Yue Jian walked in hurriedly and spoke urgently without waiting for Tang Ning to ask.
"Girl, it's bad, there's a fire in the palace."
Tang Ning stood up quickly: "What's going on?"
Yue Jian said, "I don't know either. I just heard that a fire suddenly broke out in Fengxi Palace, and the fire spread to several surrounding palaces."
"When the palace was sending people to put out the fire, who knew an assassin had sneaked in and nearly injured His Majesty. The imperial guards have surrounded the entire palace, and Canglang has also been ordered to rush over with the black-armored guards to protect the emperor."
At a time like this, if the Black Armor Guards just sat back and watched the chaos in the palace without taking any action, it would bring disaster.
Just as Yue Jian finished speaking, someone else walked in quickly from outside. It was Tian Qing with an extremely ugly expression on his face.
"Girl, something happened at the academy. A thief broke into the library and tried to steal books. He injured Mr. Tong and his friends. Also, several of the mansions of the rich and powerful in the city were robbed."
"I heard that those people had a fight with the night patrolmen and blood was shed. Outside, the people from the Beijing Patrol Camp were arresting people everywhere. It was very noisy and chaotic, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard everywhere."
Tang Ning frowned and thought of the Lu family almost instantly.
If something happened in the palace, the Black Armor Guards would definitely be dispatched, otherwise it would give people a chance to talk about it and Emperor An would be furious. However, when the Black Armor Guards left, they also transferred Canglang away, so there were not many people left in Jiyun Lane.
Most of Xiao Yan’s Guards were hiding in the dark, leaving only a dozen or so in the mansion. Right now, there was a lot of noise everywhere. If someone came to break into the Xiao family...
Is the Lu family crazy? In order to expose my brother, they dared to cause chaos in the capital and even burned the palace? !
"Tell everyone to guard the gates of the mansion. No one is allowed to enter or leave Heli Hall..."
Bang!
It was the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open. Tang Ning was startled and looked towards Tian Qing.
Tianqing quickly walked to the side of Shaman, took off his clothes, took out something and applied it on his face, while Tangning led Yuejian and the others out to the front of Heli Hall.
When she arrived at the outer room, she saw in front of the wide courtyard, the guards in the courtyard were pointing swords at the people standing opposite them, while there were more than ten people on the opposite side guarding Yue Fengcheng in front of them.
Tang Ning's face darkened when he saw Yue Fengcheng: "Mr. Yue, what do you want to do?"
Yue Fengcheng looked up at her and said, "I didn't expect that Princess Xiangning was still here with the Governor at this late hour."
Tang Ning frowned: "Brother's injury has not healed yet, I came to see him."
Yue Fengcheng held up the folding fan in his hand and said, "The princess and the governor are naturally close brothers and sisters, but tonight there was a sudden riot outside, the palace was on fire, and many of the rich and powerful people in the capital were also robbed."
"The governor had many enemies in the capital in the past, and he made countless enemies while doing errands for His Majesty. In the past, a villain sneaked into the mansion and tried to assassinate the governor. It's so chaotic outside tonight, who knows if there are thieves sneaking in, so I brought people here to protect the governor."
Tang Ning stood in front of Heli Hall and said, "Don't bother Mr. Yue. There are always people guarding inside and outside Heli Hall. I have been accompanying my brother and have not seen any thieves. Although there are many scoundrels in the capital, few dare to break into the governor's mansion. Mr. Yue, don't worry."
Yue Fengcheng's eyes flickered slightly: "That's good, but I haven't seen the governor for a long time, and I have something to discuss with the governor."
Tang Ning's expression remained unchanged: "Brother just took the medicine and has gone to bed."
"With so much noise outside, how can the governor sleep?"
Yue Fengcheng held the folding fan and looked at the girl not far away: "Princess, I know you are concerned about the injury of the governor, but you don't know the affairs of the officialdom."
"Something happened in the palace tonight, and His Majesty was injured. If the governor is held accountable, I'm afraid I will be blamed. I must go to see the governor immediately to discuss countermeasures with him."
He raised his foot and was about to walk towards Heli Hall, but before he got close, the guard in front of the door suddenly pointed his sword in front of him.
"Princess?" Yue Fengcheng's face darkened: "What do you mean?"
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