Chapter 1214: TangNing Let her wai (2/2)

“Seeking death!” Ning Jing said coldly.

Tang Li wanted to cry but had no tears. He wanted to explain himself, but Ning Jing had already gotten off the bed to get dressed. “She wants to die, doesn’t she? I’ll fulfill her wish!”

Urk…

Tang Li could only gape, but he quickly smirked meaningfully. It looked like he was safe for now.

In all her life, Ning Jing hadn’t feared any woman besides her sister-in-law. Back at the Tang Clan, she had fought endlessly with Tang Li’s mother without suffering any serious losses. The two of them quickly washed up and cleaned themselves up. Ning Jing opened the door and saw Tang Zijin standing there with a dour expression.

Ning Jing usually treated Tang Zijin with respect since he was her senior, but she really didn’t want to force herself anymore. In a cold voice she said, “Father, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium’s complaint against us is unfounded, isn’t it? You just wanted to send me away?”

“Where’s Tang Li?” Tang Zijin asked icily.

“I don’t know. I’ll have to trouble you to make way,” Ning Jing said.

Seeing Tang Zijin not budge, she laughed coldly. “Father, it’s the middle of the morning but you’re blocking your daughter-in-law’s door. That’s not very appropriate, is it?”

Tang Zijin’s face paled as he immediately distanced himself from her. He shouted at the room, “Tang Li, come out! Since you’ve recovered your senses, you can discuss things over with your father. Fifth lder and Xiao Lan are still waiting in the back mountains.”

“No time. Tell me again after I’ve eaten breakfast,” the voice didn’t come from inside the rooms, but behind Tang Zijin. He whirled back to see Tang Li standing nearby, holding Ning JIng’s hand.

When Ning Jing had opened the door, Tang Li had slipped out through a window.

“Tang Li!” Tang Zijin roared.

Tang Li was all even-tempered as he replied, “Father, have you eaten breakfast yet? Want to eat together?”

Fortunately, Tang Zijin hadn’t eaten or else he would have spit up everything in a fit of rage by now.

“Father has serious business to discuss with you!” Tang Zijin repeated.

Tang Li tossed back, “If you’re not eating, then forget about it!” As he spoke, he pulled Ning Jing after him into the kitchens to personally make her a red bean soup. But Tang Zijin chased after him, voice cold.

“Tang Li, no matter what, Xiao Lan is already yours. You have to at least express your stance! And console her and Fifth Elder!”

Tang Li abruptly halted, his smiles all gone. He turned around and said in a severe tone, “Father, you can’t say things carelessly. I never touched her! Definitely not!”

Tang Zijin’s gaze turned complex. He drew near and muttered, “Tang Li, if you didn’t touch her, then how did you get over the drugs?”

Ning Jing gave a start. She always thought it was Lady Tang who’d given Tang Li an antidote.

“I endured through it,” Tang Li said gloomily. He felt disgusting talking about such things with his father! He pulled Ning Jing after him, but Tang Zijin reached out to grab his arm.

“That drug comes from the Hundred Poisons Sect. It’s impossible for you to resist it with endurance alone. Xiao Lan insists that you’ve touched her. No matter what, you have to explain yourself!”

“If I didn’t do it, then I didn’t do it!” Tang Li tossed Tang Zijin’s hand aside. If not for the fact that this man was his father, he would start beating him up! This was nothing short of humiliating! He prepared to leave, but Ning Jing had stopped.

Angry and stunned, he cried, “Ning Jing, don’t tell me you suspect me too?”

“I trust you. If you said nothing happened, then nothing did!” Ning Jing’s complexion was ever more terrible than Tang Li’s as her voice turned cold. “But since Xiao Lan says so, we can’t dismiss it just like that!”

Just because she never acted out, the Tang Clan took her as a sick cat instead of a tiger?

As for Tang Li, he didn’t worry about anything if Ning Jing still believed in him. The couple openly followed Tang Zijin to the back mountains, while Lady Tang was quick to follow them after hearing the news, leaving little Tang Tang with a servant girl.

Inside the house at the rear mountains, Xiao Lan was still wrapped up in the covers from two days ago as she curled up on the bed. She hadn’t even bother getting dressed. Her father Fifth Elder guarded the door while her mother stayed with her indoors. When he saw Tang Zijin, Lady Tang, and the young couple, Fifth Elder rose and greeted them with a respectful bow despite the indignation on his face.

Before he could speak, Tang Li broke into a mocking laugh. “Fifth Elder, you and my father joined hands to scheme against the clan head. What kind of crime is this?”

“It’s injustice, ah! This...clan head, this subordinate was only listening to orders. Even if this subordinate had the courage of a bear, I would never dare to scheme against you!” Fifth Elder pled his innocence.

Tang Li had already overhead his parents arguing in front of the hut and knew that this was clearly a ploy of his father and Fifth Elder. But now Fifth Elder was pushing all the blame away and playing the victim. By pinning the fault on his father, he as a son couldn’t do anything against Tang Zijin!

As expected, Tang Zijin was next to speak up. “Tang Li, it was my idea. Father...had a moment of muddle-headedness. Now, aye...there’s no way to make up for the mistake. You should give Xiao Lan an explanation. As father sees it, why not make her your concubine and we can forget this ever happened, alright?”

“That, is, impossible!” This time, it was Ning Jing who spoke.

1. I did my best but these are lines of poetry man, I went for literal meanings to save us all some pain.