Fortunate Young Gentleman

When Tang Ning saw Fang Xiaopang giving him all her snacks, she knew she was serious this time.

She didn't eat at Zhong's house this time, even though today's dinner was particularly sumptuous, and most of it was what she liked.

She just asked Tang Yaoyao if she could become as thin as her if she also learned martial arts.

"Of course." Tang Yaoyao was very satisfied with Fang Xiaopang's insight and said, "Although martial arts is a bit tiring, it can shape your body. Which master have you seen who is fat?"

What she said is not quite accurate. From a high probability, people who practice martial arts, regardless of gender, maintain very good figures. This is because of the huge amount of exercise and consumption every day, making it difficult to gain weight.

But there are no absolutes. The level of martial arts is not necessarily related to the fatness or thinness of the body.

Of course, at this time, he would not undermine Fang Xiaopang's self-confidence.

Fang Xiaopang looked up at her and said expectantly: "Sister Tang, can I learn martial arts from you?"

"Of course." Tang Nuxia was warm-hearted and agreed without hesitation.

Tang Ning initially thought that Fang Xiaopang's weight loss was only a three-minute exercise, and if he persisted for two days at most, he would be back to his original shape.

No one knows better than him how attractive food is to her, and no one knows better than him how painful losing weight is for her.

But even Tangning didn't expect that she would persist for more than half a month.

In the past half month, her body has been declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Tang Yaoyao, Zhong Yi, and even Fang Xiaopang himself didn't notice it, but if Tang Ning compared her now with her half a month ago, it would be obvious that she had really lost weight.

She reduced her daily food intake to half of a normal person and ran for an hour in the morning and evening. During this period, she also learned some basic martial arts with Tang Yaoyao. There were new changes almost every day. Although it was subtle, it accumulated day by day. , also very amazing.

A lot has happened in the past month and a half.

The fleeing assassin was not caught in Lingzhou. On the third day, the Chu envoy rushed to send a message to the capital. He rushed 800 miles away and the news of the envoy's assassination reached the capital.

When the emperor heard the news, he was furious and ordered Song Qian to be punished by Jingdong Road to investigate the case. As a result, a major earthquake occurred in Lingzhou.

When an envoy from the State of Chu was assassinated in Lingzhou, the local government in Lingzhou had no choice but to shoulder the responsibility. When the capital came to punish him, the first person to be severely punished was the governor of Lingzhou.

Dong Cunyi, the governor of Lingzhou, will be transferred to Fengzhou to serve as the governor of Fengzhou.

For the same governor, his move from Lingzhou to Fengzhou seemed to be an ordinary move, but in fact it was the biggest relegation.

Lingzhou is adjacent to Gyeonggi and is rich in products. As the governor of Lingzhou, there is still room for improvement if we take a step forward.

Fengzhou is almost on the border of Chen State. Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, there are not many constraints, but if there is no opportunity in this life, he will have to live in a foreign land forever.

This was the attitude shown by the Chen State towards the envoys of the Chu State. From this incident, it can be seen that the Chu State of today is no longer the Chu State of yesterday and has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with Chen State.

Fortunately, the officials under the governor were not greatly affected.

Tang Ning felt great sympathy for Governor Dong in her heart. If she calculated the matter carefully, she should be the one who had caused him trouble.

But thinking about how he forced his wife to marry his son, the sympathy in his heart quickly disappeared.

Li Tianlan's injury was almost healed. Tangning went to Doctor Sun to get a secret recipe for her that would not leave scars on the wound. She was a girl after all. Although no woman in the world was bold enough to show her arms in public, her smooth If there are scars on your arms, you will definitely mind them.

While sending the message to the capital, he also invited the Chu envoys to come to the capital as soon as possible. After all, they had already stayed in Lingzhou long enough.

The last time Li Tianlan came to Zhong Mansion was to bid farewell to Tang Ning.

Tangning held a wooden sword in her hand and practiced the moves from a secret book in the courtyard.

Li Tianlan stood aside and looked at it, and said: "These sword moves are exquisite, but your foundation is weak, so you still can't exert their power. In a short period of time, you should focus on consolidating your basic skills."

Tang Ning knew where his shortcomings were. His basic skills were too poor. However, this could not be improved overnight. He had been deliberately increasing the intensity of his exercise these days, running with Fang Xiaopang in the morning and evening, and under Zhong Yi's supervision at night. Do a hundred push-ups, but improvement in this area takes time.

He nodded and said, "I understand."

Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "You have just started practicing martial arts. It is already very rare to make such a big progress."

Li Tianlan is even more powerful than Tang Yaoyao, and his eyesight is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people.

She pointed out some of his shortcomings. After Tangning wrote them down one by one, she smiled and said, "Come in and sit down."

"No need." Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "The mission will leave tomorrow, and I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Tang Ning poured a cup of tea, placed it on the stone table in the courtyard, and said, "Before I leave, I'll give you a cup of tea instead of wine."

Li Tianlan took a sip and said, "See you in the capital in more than two months."

Li Tianlan's farewell was just a farewell, without any unnecessary words, and naturally there was no sentiment of reluctance or farewell.

She has always been like this, crisp and resolute.

After sending her out, when she came back again, she saw Tang Yaoyao sitting on the wall.

"What are you doing sitting there?" Tangning looked at her in surprise and said, "Come down, there is a trick I haven't figured out yet. Please tell me more..."

Tang Yaoyao glanced at him, turned around and said, "Ask your Miss Li what I want to do. Didn't she just say it very well? She is better than me. Just listen to her."

Tang Ning shook her head and said, "I just came to say goodbye."

"Is she leaving?" Tang Yaoyao jumped down from the wall, a hint of joy appeared on her face, and then she became serious again, curled her lips and said, "Whether she leaves or not, what does it have to do with me?"

She walked towards the stone table, then looked back at Tangning and said, "Why are you still standing there?"

Tangning was surprised: "What?"

Tang Yaoyao glanced at him and said, "Didn't you say there's something you don't understand? Why don't you come here quickly?"

Tang Ning had already figured out her tricks a long time ago. She would be arrogant and she would get better soon. In the past, he always felt that Tang Yao was unfeminine. After being around her for a long time, especially after meeting Li Tianlan, she realized that Tang Ning The goblin was actually the most feminine of all the people he knew, a completely different type from Xiao Ru's cuteness and Zhong Yi's gentleness.

The Chu delegation left Lingzhou the next day.

Almost all the local officials in Lingzhou came to see him off. The excitement on their faces was beyond words, and they almost shed tears of gratitude.

They only stayed in Lingzhou for a short period of more than a month, then turned Lingzhou over twice and sent away a governor. This was not an envoy, he was simply a god of plague.

After sending away the God of Plague, they could finally live a comfortable life for a few days. As for whether the other party would continue to harm the capital, no one cared.

Tang Ning did not follow the Lingzhou officials. He stood outside the city gate, waved to a carriage belonging to the delegation, and watched the convoy disappear from sight.

It was now November, and two months later, he would embark on the same path as them.

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The capital, the imperial palace.

Tang Huai, the Minister of Rites, walked out of a large hall, turned around and cupped his hands to a fat eunuch, and said, "Eunuch Wei, there is no need to send any more gifts."

The eunuch had a kind face and a smile on his face, and said, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to the year-end ceremony, and Mr. Tang should also pay attention to it."

Tang Huai nodded and said, "This is my official responsibility. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

The eunuch smiled and said: "After the grand ceremony, Mr. Tang will prepare for this provincial examination again. During this period, I am afraid it will be a lot of hard work..."

Tang Huai smiled and said, "It should be."

The eunuch nodded and said, "Your Majesty has one more thing to say, please ask me to bring it to Lord Tang."

Tang Huai looked solemn, cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Wei, please speak."

The eunuch smiled, looked at him with a deep look, and said: "It is not easy for the Tang family to train a few dead soldiers... I won't do it next time."