Xiang Yi doesn't need to take Ning Ning to see a doctor in other places, and naturally he doesn't need Gu Yansheng to help cover it up.

In the afternoon, Tan Ting was going back to the Yamen, but seeing that Xiang Yi had received news from Gu Yansheng and invited her to go out to discuss things, he asked someone to go to the Yamen and ask for half a day's leave for him.

Fortunately, the yamen is not strict, and it is common to ask for leave to take a bath.

Gu Yansheng was waiting for Xiang Yi at the appointed place, but unexpectedly two people showed up.

When he saw the two of them coming hand in hand, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

When Tan Tingze looked over, he reached out and took the hand of his wife beside him.

The three of them met and saluted, and then he relaxed.

Gu Yansheng asked calmly, "Master Tan didn't go to the Yamen today?"

Tan Ting didn't expect that the Taoist priest still remembered that he was going to the Yamen today, and hummed.

"Uncle, I don't need to worry, Tan is not busy lately."

Not being busy lately means that he has more time at home.

Gu Yansheng was speechless and just glanced at Xiang Yi lightly.

Xiang Yi had no choice but to explain to him, saying that he had already told the old man, "...the old man already knows."

"Everyone" knew...

Gu Yansheng had nothing to say, his eyes As the light faded, I saw that the uncle of the Tan family was acting like a host and took his seat first.

Gu Yansheng had no choice but to sit down as well.

Xiang Yi asked them what kind of tea they would like to drink. This teahouse features tea cups and everyone can choose the tea they want to drink.

When Xiang Yi asked, Gu Yansheng saw the Tan family man call Xiang Yi softly.

"Yizhen, I want to drink Longjing, you know, the clearest and most fragrant kind."

The words were full of intimacy between husband and wife.

Gu Yansheng didn't say anything, he just asked someone to take away the tea he just drank.

Xiang Yi responded to the difficult-to-serve old man and turned to ask his sworn brother again.

"Brother, what do you want to drink?"

Tan Tingyi's eyes moved slightly when he said these words.

Unexpectedly, he heard Gu Yansheng's soft voice saying something to his wife.

"Yizhen and I just drink the same kind of tea."

The Taoist said it as if it was unintentional, but after he finished speaking, his eyes glanced away from him, with a slight smile on his lips.

Tan Ting: "..."

The cunning demon said.

Seeing that his wife also responded to the man's request, he couldn't help but ask.

"What kind of tea should Yizhen drink?"

His voice started to sound a little dull again.

Xiang Yi glanced at him, vaguely understood what he was thinking, and smiled secretly.

"Then let's all go to Longjing."

After she said this, she saw the difficult-to-serve old man and the corners of her lips curled up.

Xiang Yi shook his head helplessly and went out.

Gu Yansheng stopped talking and his mood dropped a bit. He stopped talking nonsense and spoke seriously to Tan Ting.

After Xiang Yi ordered tea, he also sat down.

The first thing to do is Xiang Ning's matter. Tan Ting has already asked the imperial doctor to take a look at it, so there is no need for Gu Yansheng to worry about it anymore.

Then came the matter of the broken letter.

Let’s not say who sent the letter, but looking at the things in the letter, it is nine out of ten that it is true.

Gu Yansheng had already been asked about it in the past few days. The people mentioned in the letter did not seem to be important at the time, but the people who came forward to impeach Xiang Zhiyuan were all related to them.

Although these two people are not from the Lin family, one is an in-law of the Lin family and the other is a former student of Lin Ge.

In this way, it is almost certain that the two Lin and Cheng families are inseparable from Xiang Zhiyuan's death.

Xiang Yi's eyes turned red.

Tan Ting felt a pain in his heart as he looked at it. He never expected that it was his uncle's family that almost caused the Xiang family to fall into catastrophe.

Gu Yansheng asked Tan Ting at this time, "What are Master Tan going to do?"

Of course Tan Ting would not protect the Lin family, he said in a deep voice.

"Since this matter is true, we should continue to find out why Lin and Cheng harmed their father-in-law."

When he said this, he glanced at Gu Yansheng. Without him speaking, everyone present, including Xiang Yi, thought of something else. thing.

The closest person to Xiang Zhiyuan during his lifetime was Gu Yansheng's uncle, the eunuch Gu Xianying, and Xiang Zhiyuan also suffered such persecution after Gu Xianying lost power.

So, were Gu Xianying's loss of power and Xiang Zhiyuan's death both caused by Lin Cheng, and what was the purpose?

The three of them were silent for a while, and after a few breaths of silence, Tan Tingcai said another thing.

"You also need to know who is the person who sent the letter to Yizhen and what does he want to do?"

This person is also the key. Fortunately, Tan Ting already has a way, but before he can speak, Gu Yansheng said .

"I think Mr. Tan can use a trick to lure this person out."

The letter was sent to Xiang Yi. Now it seems that it is most likely to alienate the couple.

When Gu Yansheng said this, he added another sentence.

"This person is probably here for Mr. Tan. Mr. Tan has better separate himself from Yizhen these days."

Tan Ting also planned this, but when this idea came out of Gu Yansheng's mouth, it suddenly didn't sound right.

Especially Gu Yansheng said that the man came after him.

Tan Ting did not have any verbal entanglement with the Taoist priest at that time. He just inevitably separated from him unhappily what they had to do, and went home with his wife.

Xiang Yi talked to him on the way back.

"Then I'd better go with the original plan and take Ning Ning out for medical treatment."

Tan Ting disagreed, thinking that Taoist priests always have bad intentions, and snorted, Tong Xiangyi said.

"It just so happened that the old doctor mentioned the hot springs to warm up. Yizhen will take Ningning to the hot spring villa on the outskirts of Beijing to stay for a few days. After I lure the man out, I will go to the hot spring villa to find Yizhen."

This is true . Xiang Yi thought it was a good idea and accepted it.

Tan Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but think about the day when the two of them had a quarrel that Xiang Yi almost left home, and he felt lingering fear.

A shadow faintly appeared in front of his eyes, but he couldn't be sure. He should know it soon after Xiang Yi left temporarily.

On the second day, Xiang Yi told Xiang Ning about temporarily staying at the hot spring villa.

Xiang Ning was confused when she heard that she had changed her destination again. She also heard that her sister said she was leaving in a hurry, and she was very puzzled.

"Sister, why don't you wait for another day? Brother Yu is about to take a break. When he comes back from his break and can't see us, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

Xiang Yi couldn't help but tell his sister that she was going to take her away. She wanted Brother Xiang Yu not to see her.

Xiang Yi could only find another excuse with his sister. Xiang Ning didn't say anything, but frowned and nodded slowly.

They are leaving the next day.

In the evening, Xiang Yi asked someone to pack their things again. When Qiao Yun and Chun Zhu heard that they were packing their things, they were stunned for a moment.

Xiang Yi felt a little embarrassed when the two maids were like this.

"Just a small amount of clothing."

Upon hearing this, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Yi said again, "You also come with me to the hot spring villa, and bring some cool clothes."

When the two of them heard that it was the hot spring villa, they both came with a little hope, and their hands and feet became much more agile.

When Tan Ting came from the study, he saw that the room was peaceful and lively. The two maids had packed Xiang Yi's belongings, and even brought seal cutting tools with them. They were talking to her about the hot spring villa. It seems like I am going to take a break from the summer heat, so unhappy.

But if his wife wants to leave, he can't leave.

Tan Ting thought of Gu Yansheng's good idea, so he sat aside and drank tea silently without making a sound.

Xiang Yi raised his eyes and saw him like this. He didn't know what happened to him, so he could only let the maids go down first.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

Tan Ting didn't respond for a while, and he couldn't go back on his word. Instead, he remembered something he had mentioned in Qingkan, and he glanced at his wife lightly from the corner of his eye.

"Yizhen, can you please stop calling me uncle?"

"What's that called?"

Xiang Yi tilted his head and glanced at the uncle, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Should I call you Master?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Ting choked and almost choked out his tea.

He turned his head and saw a slight smile on her lips.

He snorted and asked her, "How do I get old?"

He glanced at her again and said, "Yizhen can't call me by my cousin?"

Xiang Yi knew that was what he meant.

She said nothing and thought about it slowly.

"My cousin..."

Seeing that she still didn't shout, Tan Ting pursed his lips, but suddenly thought of something and said again.

"If you're not used to being called by your first name, you can still call me husband."

In the second half of the sentence, there was a hint of joy in his voice.

Xiang Yi was lowering her head to clean up the sewing basket under the window. She paused when she heard this. She also wanted to clear her throat at this address.

Tan Ting looked at his wife expectantly, waiting for her to say, Yuan Zhi or Husband.

But she didn't speak. Tan Ting simply stared at her, forcing her to speak.

He saw her red lips move slightly and said something.

"Got it...Master Tan."

After Xiang Yi finished speaking, he immediately hurried out.

Not wanting a hurricane to roll up behind her, she turned around in surprise, and the envelope came over her. Xiang Yi was pressed directly against the lattice shelf by the man.

The bottles and cans on the shelf behind him trembled slightly, making a surprising, tinny and melodious sound.

Xiang Yi's back was leaning against the lattice shelf, and he couldn't move as he was pressed against him.

"What are you doing?"

The man looked down at her.

"Why don't you call me Master Tan?"

Xiang Yi said nothing, but his face became hot at the very close distance to him.

He leaned against her and lowered his head to her ear.

"What on earth did Yizhen call me?"

The hot and humid breath rushed into her ears and flowed down her ears, making her body feel faintly numb.

Xiang Yi couldn't stand him being like this anymore, but she couldn't scream when her husband called him that, so she had to call him low.

"Let me go... Yuan Zhi..."

Those two words came out of her mouth and flowed into Tan Ting's ears. He couldn't hold it any longer.

He failed to let her go, but instead picked her up, holding her higher than his eyesight.

Xiang Yi was so shocked that he quickly grabbed his neck.

I heard him say something hoarse.

"Yizhen, wait for me at the Hot Spring Villa."

...

The next day was the palace examination. Before Xiang Yi could leave, Tan Ting made a temporary trip home. He said that the top three candidates from the palace examination had all come out. Different In previous years, children from aristocratic families occupied the top spot. This time, among the top three, the number one was from a military family, the second was from a poor family, and the third flower was a scholar from a small family.

At the same time, the Jiangxi fraud case has also been dealt with.

Xiang Yi straightened up after hearing this.

Tan Tingju told him that the palace had no tolerance for the Chen family in Fengling, especially the East Palace, which had a very tough attitude. Except for those involved in this matter, they would all be punished with an additional penalty, and all the families involved would be punished in Jiangxi. All of them were banned from taking the imperial examinations for ten years, but other local tribesmen were not spared, and their children were banned from taking the examinations for five years.

What's even more terrible is that the officials of the family involved in the incident are not allowed to be promoted within five years. This move includes even the Chen family's feudal official.

This is the thunderous wrath of the East Palace, and it is meant to serve as a warning to others, to deter those restless families from occupying high positions and squeezing the poor families of the common people.

With this incident opening up a gap at the moment, Xiang Yi only felt that the matter of standing up for his father was not far away.

It's just that the Lin and Cheng clans are involved, so they haven't acted rashly yet.

Tan Ting shook Xiang Yi's hand.

"Don't worry Yizhen, everything will be fine."

Xiang Yi nodded slowly.

The Cheng family in Beijing.

The dark garden surrounded by tall trees lacked any warmth of summer.

Cheng Yunxian went to burn incense in front of his late mother's memorial tablet early in the morning. On his way back, he passed by the edge of the garden. Although he quickened his pace, he still met his father Cheng Luo sitting by the quiet pool in the middle of the bamboo forest.

She could only step forward and say hello.

But after asking Ann, I didn't hear any response.

She carefully raised her eyes and took a look, and saw that her father Cheng Luo seemed to be looking at the smile that the court had just sent today. She didn't know what she saw, so she sneered and said softly.

"Common people, poor family...The prince is really interesting...but so what?"

Cheng Yunxian didn't know what he was talking about, but at this moment someone came over and whispered in his ear. Said.

"...ask you to meet."

Cheng Luo raised his head slightly and agreed.

At this time, the wind lifted the veil that had been covering his face a little. Cheng Yunxian only glanced at it and couldn't help but tremble.

But her father Cheng Luo looked up at this moment.

Cheng Yunxian quickly lowered her head and heard her father say something to her.

"Take care of yourself."

After hearing these words, Cheng Yun immediately saluted and left.

She knew what he meant, that he wanted her to hurry up.

Only when she was far away could she escape from that cold hell-like situation.

She looked at the sunshine around her, feeling like she was in another world.

She was obviously the eldest daughter of a wealthy family and was envied by everyone, but who knew she was living such a life?

She never wanted to live another day like this, which felt like an abyss.

She returned to her courtyard, and just when she was about to find someone to ask about something, she saw someone coming over and called back.

"Miss, there's something going on in the Tan family."

"What's going on?"

"Mrs. Tan left the Tan family with her sister at noon today. She seemed to have gone to the outskirts of Beijing. Mr. Tan had just left the office. Instead of going home, he went to the restaurant again."

Without waiting for Cheng Yunxian's response, the maid Lu You held Cheng Yunxian's arm.

"Girl, is it done?"

Cheng Yunxian heard this, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out.

A smile appeared on her face, "Nine times out of ten..."

After saying that, she asked Lu You to change her clothes, carefully arranged her makeup, and immediately went out and went straight to Tan. The restaurant where Ting is located.

That restaurant happened to have a stage today. There was a lot of music on the stage and a crowd of people below the stage.

Cheng Yunxian didn't know why the Tan family man found such a noisy place to drink, but he was sitting at a table not far from the stage with no one around, so she didn't have to find another excuse.

Cheng Yunxian secretly said hello and arrived at Tan Ting's table in two or three turns.

She seemed to have met him by chance and said something half surprised and half happy.

"Ah, how come Uncle Tan is here to listen to the show?"

After she finished speaking, she saw the man holding the wine glass and looked up at her.

Cheng Yunxian looked a little shy like a daughter in his eyes.

She didn't want to enter the palace and be a concubine to an old emperor who was over fifty years old. In comparison, wouldn't it be much better to marry the eldest son of the Tan family who had won the Jinshi at a young age?

Besides, this Tan family uncle is a very upright person. Although the reputation of Xiang's daughter is so bad, he still married Xiang as promised.

If she could marry him, even if he didn't have any deep feelings for her, she would finally be able to escape from the Cheng family, which was as cold as the underworld.

Thinking like this, she couldn't help but feel close to Tan Ting.

"There are so many people now that there are no seats. Can Yun Xian stay here for a while?"

After she finished speaking, the man was speechless and just nodded.

Cheng Yunxian became more and more relieved. He first said a few words about the situation on the stage, and then the topic turned to Xiang Yi.

"Yun Xian went out today and happened to meet Mrs. Tan on the street. Why does Mrs. Tan seem to have left Beijing?"

She asked as if unintentionally.

Tan Ting just glanced at her.

"I didn't expect Miss Cheng to be so interested in Zhuo Jing."

Cheng Yunxian thought he said this because he had resentment towards the Xiang family.

She smiled and said, "It just happened to happen."

"Really?"

the man suddenly asked.

Cheng Yunxian had never heard such a tone from him before. He was stunned and looked over, only to see him suddenly laugh, take out a letter from his sleeve and put it on the table.

"If Miss Cheng is not interested, why did she send this incomplete letter to Zhuo Jing?"

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Yunxian was completely stunned in the noisy restaurant.

Tan Ting looked at Miss Cheng who always appeared at special occasions recently, tapped the envelope twice with her long and strong fingers, and asked in a cold voice.

"I wonder what Miss Cheng meant by sending this letter to Zhuo Jing?"