The room suddenly became very quiet. Xiao Yan's brows were furrowed, and Madam Qin also had a strange expression on her face.
Tang Ning hesitated: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Tang Ning, don't you remember what happened in the Qian family? You and the young lady from the Qian family..."
Madam Qin wanted to talk about how Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue had known each other for a long time, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by Xiao Yan: "Just now when you were chatting with Qian Qiyue at the Qian family, you suddenly fainted. Everyone in the Qian family was scared by you. I was afraid that you were in trouble, so I brought you back and asked someone to go to the palace to invite Madam Qin over."
Tang Ning opened his mouth wide: "Fainted?"
"do not you remember?"
Tang Ning shook her head: "I only remember talking to Sister Yue..."
Xiao Yan remained calm upon hearing this: "I think you haven't recovered from your previous injury yet, and then you encountered so many things one after another, which caused you to faint suddenly."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Madam Qin beside him. Madam Qin swallowed back what she was about to say. Although she was puzzled, she still agreed: "What the Governor said is right. Your body was already damaged at the beginning, and you have been busy with a lot of things during this period. You are tired from working non-stop, so you suddenly fainted."
Tang Ning didn't expect that she would faint at Qian's house, and that was when she was chatting with Qian Qiyue. Thinking about what Qian Qiyue's expression would be if she suddenly fell down, she suddenly felt unwell.
"Is Sister Yue scared by me?"
"I was a little frightened." Xiao Yan remained calm.
Tang Ning rubbed his forehead when he heard this, and his mind felt a little fuzzy: "It's over. Sister Yue was punished by Madam Qian because of the Lu family's affairs. She also had to copy the scriptures fifty times. Not only did I not comfort her well, but I fainted and scared her..."
Her face became hot as she spoke: "I'm afraid Madam Qian and the others are also angry with me."
There are many such incidents. I came to visit someone's home but ended up fainting in the house, causing chaos.
Seeing her hanging her head in annoyance, Xiao Yan tried to comfort her, "This is just an accident. The Qian family is reasonable and won't mind. Wait for you to rest for a few days and feel better, then prepare some gifts and go to their house to apologize. But just rest for the next few days."
Tang Ning whispered, "Oh."
"Rest for a while. I have something to say to Madam Qin. I'll be back soon."
Xiao Yan helped Tang Ning lie down again. Seeing her leaning against the pillow with a pale face, he signaled Madam Qin to go out with him.
The two of them walked around the screen and out of the room. After walking a distance and making sure that no sound from outside could be heard, Madam Qin could not help but say, "There is something wrong with Tang Ning."
Those things from childhood were fine, after all, it had been a long time since then, but Tang Ning had actually forgotten what had just happened.
She could remember going to the Qian family, remember chatting with Qian Qiyue, she even remembered Mrs. Qian punishing Qian Qiyue, but she forgot everything that happened before she fell into a coma.
Xiao Yan's eyes were cold: "Do you know if there is any way to artificially interfere with memory?"
Madam Qin was stunned for a moment, and her expression suddenly changed: "Master, do you suspect that someone has tampered with Tang Ning's situation?"
"Once it was an accident, but every time it happens, it can't be a coincidence."
The memories that were lost in childhood are "gone" again this time. I remember everything except that part. How could this be a coincidence?
Xiao Yan's expression was filled with hostility: "Do you know any way to tamper with people's memories?"
Madam Qin's face wrinkled. She had been practicing medicine for many years and had never heard of such a thing. She put her hands on her chin and paced back and forth for a while before saying:
"I've never heard of it before, but if there really is such a method, it's definitely not the right way. Wait for me to go back and check it out, and ask other people. I have a senior brother who likes to explore some unorthodox methods. I'll write to him and ask."
"Don't mention Tang Ning."
"I know."
Madam Qin rolled her eyes. She was not stupid. She knew there was something wrong with Tang Ning's case. If his memory was really tampered with artificially, it would not be a simple matter. It must be a serious matter that would take so much trouble.
Even if she went out to "communicate" with others, she would definitely not involve Tang Ning.
"But as for Tang Ning, are you planning to hide it from her?" Madam Qin asked.
Xiao Yan looked down with a cold expression, "She doesn't remember these things now, so there's no point in telling her. Besides, the Qian family girl fainted when she just mentioned it to her. If I bring it up again before I find the reason, I'm afraid it will hurt her."
The so-called "ghost veins" and "evil spirits" are enough to make people uneasy. Even Madam Qin doesn't know the means, and no one knows what the price of tampering with that memory is.
He was afraid that Tang Ning would be hurt, and he was also afraid that she would suddenly collapse again like this time.
The unconscious look still frightened him.
"Keep this a secret for now, and I will also explain this to the Qian family."
Madam Qin nodded: "Okay, just do as you see fit."
Xiao Yan spoke a few more words to Madam Qin, thinking about Tang Ning in the inner room. After explaining everything to Madam Qin, he turned around and went back.
Madam Qin stood outside and watched him walk away with big strides. The hem of her wide robe fluttered and her long black satin hair drew arcs in the air. It had not been re-tied by her master for such a long time.
Xiao Yan has always been well-behaved. Even when he was down and out, the teachings and dignity he received in his childhood were engraved in his bones. His clothes and hair are never messy, and his speech is always calm and composed.
But today his heart was in turmoil.
I still remember how cruel he was to himself when he was poisoned and had his bones broken and skin replaced. Now he is unwilling to let the woman in the inner room take even the slightest risk.
Madam Qin shook her head and made a soft "tsk" sound.
"A man who has been moved..."
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Xiao Yan returned to the room, took the tea that had been warming on the small stove outside the screen, put it on a plate and brought it inside. He saw Song Tangning on the bed, looking out of boredom.
Seeing him come in, the little girl quickly turned her head, straightened her body, and pulled the quilt that had just been messed up to cover herself.
He looked like a kid who was caught playing.
"Can't sleep?" Xiao Yan brought over some tea.
Tang Ning muttered: "I wasn't sleepy anyway."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan said, "Since you are not sleepy, come over and drink some water."
Tang Ning was immediately happy when she heard that. She quickly threw back the quilt and got up from the bed. She saw Xiao Yan had poured tea on the small couch at the foot of the bed. He tested the temperature before handing it to her. Tang Ning took it, put it to her mouth and took a sip. The temperature was just right.
After she finished drinking the cup, dimples appeared on her cheeks: "Brother, another cup."
Xiao Yan filled her cup and saw the little girl sipping the tea. He reached out and tucked the messy hair that fell on her face behind her ears: "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"
Tang Ning felt a numbness on the side of her face, and she felt as if a feather had fallen on her ear when the slightly cool fingers passed by. She subconsciously looked up, and the hand by her ear had already left, and Xiao Yan also retreated as if it was just a casual move.
She thought to herself that she was being too sensitive, and said uncomfortably while holding the cup, "My mind is a little fuzzy. I had a headache when I woke up just now, but it doesn't hurt now."
"It's good that it doesn't hurt."
Xiao Yan put the teapot aside and saw the little girl turning the teacup and secretly looking at him through the shadow on the water surface of the cup. He just pretended not to see it and asked casually:
"Today, I heard some stories about Rong Taifu at Minister Qian's house. I heard that he was very strict when he was Taifu. Even the Crown Prince and the eldest grandson of the Emperor were very afraid of him. Did he teach you when you were a child? Was he that strict with you?"