Tang Li had regained his consciousness, but he had forgotten all the memories of the period when he was in a coma.
His memory was still stuck at the moment when Ning Jing fell off the cliff. He muttered Ning Jing's name. He was no longer in a coma, but he was still immersed in endless pain.
Xiao Lan was sure that Tang Li had recovered, but she had no idea what was going on with Tang Li.
She looked at Tang Li, not knowing what to do.
The room was silent, but the sound of crying could be heard from outside the door. Tang Li and Xiao Lan knew that it was Madam Tang's voice.
Xiao Lan wrapped herself in the bedding and hurriedly got up, but Tang Li said coldly, "Don't move!"
Xiao Lan didn't listen to him. Tang Li had regained his consciousness, and she had to tell the Old Clan Leader and Old Man! But just as she walked to the door, a hidden dart flew from behind her, brushed past her ear, and silently shot into the door.
Behind her, Tang Li's incomparably cold voice sounded, "Xiao Lan, why don't we have a competition to see if you can talk faster, or if my hidden dart can cut through your throat faster?"
Xiao Lan was stunned. She turned to look at Tang Li, only to see his handsome face filled with a cold and cruel expression.
At this moment, Xiao Lan couldn't believe that Tang Li had recovered even if she didn't want to!
"I, I just …"
She wanted to explain, but Tang Li gestured for her to keep quiet. Xiao Lan immediately didn't dare to make a sound. She could see that Tang Li's eyes were simmering with anger that could explode at any time.
She couldn't say much about today's scheme. She had to push all the blame to the Old Clan Leader. Otherwise, Tang Li would definitely look down on her.
Xiao Lan wrapped the bedding tightly around herself and sat down with a delicate and pitiful look.
Tang Li walked closer and leaned against the door to listen to the movements outside.
Although he couldn't remember what happened during this period, he was very curious. How did he return to the Tang Sect? Why was he drugged and locked up in here with Xiao Lan?
What was his father trying to do?
Outside the door, Madam Tang and Tang Zijin were getting closer and closer, and the noise became clearer. Tang Li didn't move and quietly listened.
"Tang Zijin, are you going to open the door or not?" Madam Tang was crying.
"Madam, what's the point of opening the door?" Tang Zijin asked helplessly.
"Don't tell me anything. I want you to open the door. Are you going to open it or not?" Mrs. Tang roared angrily.
She had argued and argued with Tang Zijin the entire way, but Tang Zijin had always looked at her with a helpless expression. She knew that Zijin was stalling for time! Tang Zijin wanted Tang Tang and Xiao Lan had to be done with him!
Madam Tang pushed Tang Zijin aside and strode to the door. Just as she was about to remove the wooden plank, Tang Zijin grabbed her hand and pushed her away.
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"Wife, it's been so long. Even if the two of them haven't … .done anything, Tang Li's long seen Xiao Lan's naked body. No matter what, Tang Li has to be responsible for her! Otherwise, how am I going to explain it to the Fifth Elder? "Tang Zijin asked helplessly.
Madam Tang immediately retorted, "Tang Zijin, do you have any shame? You keep bringing up the Council of Elders! If the Council of Elders doesn't listen to Ah Li, do you think they won't listen to you?
"Let me tell you, Ning Jing is the only one who can give birth to Tang Li's son! I know my son. If you drive Ning Jing away, sobsob … what will A 'Li do? He only cares about Ning Jing. What do you want him to do? "Madam Tang sobbed.
"I'm not forcing Ning Jing to leave, but Tang Li's son can't be hers! Our Tang Sect's successor can't be her son, the Ning Family's nephew! " Tang Zijin pressed a hand on the door and became serious. "Madam, do you know that the court is now divided into two factions? The western faction and the Di Clan led by Jin Zi are the western faction, while Baili Yuanlong has allied himself with the southern faction and is the eastern faction. The Di Clan is deeply prejudiced against the Tang Sect, and Baili Yuanlong keeps bringing up Ning Jing's identity to squeeze us out of the eastern faction. The Tang Sect is in control of the weapons and is stuck between a rock and a hard place! Do you think the Council of Elders and I have been working in the imperial capital these past few months and ignoring the world's affairs? "
"How is that a rock and a hard place?" Madam Tang was fierce, disagreeing with Tang Zijin's point of view. "Her Majesty the Empress gave the weapons to the Tang Sect. The Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress want the Tang Sect to stand between the eastern and western factions and be in an undefeatable position. At the same time, they want to keep both factions in check! Without the weapons, I'd like to see what Jin Zi and Baili Yuanlong can do! "
Although Madam Tang was a woman, her words had truly pointed out the most important reason Han Yunxi had given the weapons to the Tang Sect. The Tang Family was Long Fei Ye's former subordinate, while Ning Jing was Han Yunxi's former subordinate. The Tang Family and the Ning Family were connected by marriage, so they could act as the middleman between the eastern and western factions. Moreover, Han Yunxi believed that Ning Jing definitely had the ability to use the weapons to keep the Tang Sect in an undefeatable position.
"Tang Zijin, you've been smart all your life, so how can you be so foolish now? The present is different from the past. There's no such thing as Eastern and Western Qin anymore. There's only one imperial clan, the Great Qin Imperial Clan! That old man Baili Yuanlong colluded with the southern faction to pursue his own interests. He's no longer fighting for East Qin or His Majesty's interests. He's fighting for his Baili Clan's interests! Why are you blindly interfering with him? If he runs on you, won't you take care of him? There's no such thing as the Seven Noble Families anymore. In terms of status, we're much nobler than his Baili Clan. At most, he's a great general, while you're His Majesty's imperial uncle. What are you afraid of him for? Do you have nothing better to do? Why are you joining the eastern faction? "
Madam Tang's words were clear and logical. "Tang Zijin, let me tell you, I'm going to support Ning Jing as my daughter-in-law! She's also agreed to give birth to a son for our Tang Sect! If Baili Yuanlong runs on you, you can go to the western faction. Let's see if he's worried! Right now, we're really short on weapons. When the new weapons are developed next year, we'll send them to the western faction first. I want to see if he'll come personally to beg for them! Let's take ten thousand steps back and say that even if you look down on the western faction, you can still form your own faction. You can borrow the Ning Family's name and the western faction's influence. Bring out the dignity of an imperial uncle. Why are you afraid of Baili Yuanlong? "
Tang Zijin looked at his wife in disbelief. After a while, he asked, "Who told you this?"
"Ning Jing!" Madam Tang replied unhappily.
A complicated look flashed through Baili Yuanlong's eyes. He knew that Ning Jing had a talent for business. He also knew that Ning Jing had a talent for management. But when did Ning Jing become so familiar with the powerful connections in the political scene? Did she figure it out on her own, or did someone guide her from behind?
How could Tang Zijin not understand these powerful connections?
Since they'd already spoken, Tang Zijin didn't hide anything. He said seriously, "Madam, if the Tang Sect wants to remain undefeated, we can't do without Ning Jing as our daughter-in-law! But the Tang Sect's future successor can't be her son! "
As soon as he said this, Mrs. Tang was stunned. She looked at her husband. She didn't expect him to be so shrewd.
So he understood everything!
So he wasn't that different from Baili Yuanlong. He was just using East Qin's name to suppress Ning Jing. He wanted to keep Ning Jing, but he was afraid that Ning Jing would steal the limelight in the future! Madam Tang finally understood why Tang Zijin was so obsessed with Tang Li's eldest son.
"Your plan is really, really good!" Madam Tang laughed coldly. "Tang Zijin, you don't understand your son at all! You don't understand Ning Jing at all! Let me tell you, don't even mention Tang Li having a son with someone else. As long as Tang Li touches someone else, Ning Jing will definitely leave! You can't keep her! If Ning Jing leaves, the Empress might not hand the weapons over to the Tang Sect. "
"She won't leave. She didn't leave a few months ago, and she definitely won't leave now. I forced Ah Li to do this. She'll only blame me, not Ah Li! " Tang Zijin immediately defended himself. "Moreover, Ah Li became so stupid because of her. If she leaves, she'll have to bear the scolding of the world!"
For the sake of this matter, he had racked his brains to rush back and even lied to trick Ning Jing into leaving. If he wasn't completely confident, he wouldn't have taken the risk.
"Tang Zijin, I've gotten to know you all over again today." Madam Tang shook her head in disappointment.
Tang Zijin suddenly realized that he had exposed too much. For a moment, he didn't know how to explain himself.
"Madam, I'm doing this for the Tang Sect and for Ah Li! Do you want Ah Li to become Ning Jing's puppet one day? Do you want our grandson to become the Ning Family's puppet? "Tang Zijin asked sincerely.
"Ning Jing wouldn't do that!" Madam Tang said loudly.
"Why do you believe her?" Tang Zijin asked. His wife used to complain about Ning Jing countless times. How could she trust Ning Jing so much in just a few months?
"Because Ning Jing loves Ah Li, just like how I loved you back then!" Madam Tang said, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Tang Zijin, didn't she make things difficult for us back then? Why do you want your son to repeat the same mistakes? "
Madam Tang shoved him away and ordered the guards to open the door.
Seeing that the old sect master didn't say anything, the guards had no choice but to obey and open the door.
Who knew that when the door opened, they would see Tang Li standing there with a dark expression. The anger in his eyes was like a stormy sea, surging violently.
Tang Zijin and Madam Tang were stunned.
"Where's Ning Jing?" Tang Li asked Coldly.
"Ah Li, you …" Madam Tang was shocked and happy. She quickly grabbed Tang Li's hand, so excited that she couldn't speak. He had always called Ning Jing "Jing Jing" before, but he had never called her "Ning Jing" so clearly before.
Tang Li's angry gaze fell on Tang Zijin. He said Coldly, "Mother, where's Ning Jing? Tell me, where's Ning Jing? She's not dead, is she? "
Madam Tang grew even more excited. Tang Li was calling her mother! Tang Li was calling her mother again! Tang Li must be awake, he must be!
"Ning Jing …" Lady Tang couldn't care less as she cried out, "Quick! Ning Jing just left the mountain! She can't have gone far. Quick, let's find her! "
Tang Li's furious gaze finally shifted from Tang Zijin's face. Without a word, he ran out of the room with his arms bared.
Madam Tang chased after him as she shouted, "He went in the direction of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium! A 'Li, find her! Mother will testify for you and explain for you! "
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