Fortunate Young Gentleman

Prince Duan, Prince Kang and Prince Huai were all punished by His Majesty to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. This news spread like wildfire within half a day.

Just one piece of news caused a small shock in the capital.

From the court officials and dignitaries to the common people, they all knew very well that those princes who left the capital and went to their respective fiefdoms had almost lost the opportunity to ascend to the supreme position since the day they left the capital, and would never return to the capital, the center of power.

Unless all the princes left by His Majesty in the capital died.

But Prince Duan, Prince Kang and Prince Huai were different.

They were kept by the emperor, and the three of them were often asked to participate in or discuss important state affairs. Even without thinking, you can think that this is a test and test for the three of them. One of them will eventually sit on the position of crown prince.

Among the three, Prince Duan and Prince Kang are the most respected. Prince Duan is backed by the Tang family, and behind him is the civil service group headed by the Tang family. Behind Prince Kang are many dignitaries in the capital, as well as several aristocratic families. The strength of the two princes can be said to be evenly matched.

Prince Huai's power is much inferior to that of the two of them, but the temporary superiority does not represent anything. The final result still depends on the decision of the emperor. The fact that Prince Huai can be kept in the capital shows that he still has a high status in the heart of the emperor and is also likely to become the final winner.

In any case, the scene of punishing three princes at the same time is the first time in recent years. Without knowing the reason, many people have doubts in their hearts.

Tang Ning doesn't care about these things. Accompanying Tang Yaojing shopping has exhausted all his energy.

Shopping is indeed a woman's nature. Tang Yaojing's family is so rich. When she arrived in the capital, she was like a silly girl from the countryside entering the city. She shopped all the way. After half an hour, Tang Ning's hands were almost full.

"After walking around for so long, are you hungry? How about finding a restaurant to eat?" Tang Ning could only take a roundabout tactic. No matter what, find a place to rest first.

Speaking of eating, Tang Yaoyao seemed to remember something and said, "I heard that Tianranju in the capital is very famous. There is also a couplet called "Guests go to Tianranju, and they are actually guests from heaven." Why don't we go there to eat? I heard that the food there is delicious."

Although the food in Tianranju is delicious, Tang Yaojing and Su Huli don't seem to get along well. After thinking about it, Tang Ning shook her head and said, "In fact, I know a few restaurants that taste good..."

Tang Yaoyao waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll treat you this time. Let's go and try the food in Tianranju and see what's different from other restaurants. I think I saw it when I passed by just now. It's just a little ahead..."

After that, she walked forward.

Tang Ning had no choice but to follow her.

He didn't bring the sign with him, and even if he did, he didn't plan to take it out, so as not to have to explain a lot to her later.

"Young Master is here..." The waiter at the door of Tianranju obviously knew him, and hurriedly came to greet him, saying, "Do you want me to go and call Su..."

Tang Ning immediately said, "No, just prepare a Ya Ge."

The waiter nodded immediately, "Young Master, please follow me."

Tang Yaoyao looked at him with some doubts and asked, "Have you been here before?"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I've been here twice."

Tang Yaojing didn't ask any more questions. It occupied an entire garden as a restaurant. This was her first time seeing it. She looked around curiously until the waiter took them to the Ya Ge on the second floor.

For two people, Tang Ning ordered four dishes. Each dish at Tianranju was not very large, and four dishes should be enough for two people.

The dishes hadn't come yet, and Su Mei came first.

Tang Yaoyao looked at Su Mei who pushed the door open, and after a moment of stunned, she asked, "Why are you here?"

Su Mei smiled and asked, "Why can't I be here?"

Tang Ning explained to her, "Miss Su is the shopkeeper of Tianranju."

Tang Yaoyao glanced at him obscurely, then looked at Su Mei and asked, "Is there anything for Shopkeeper Su?"

Su Mei kept a polite smile on her face: "Miss Tang is visiting our Tianranju for the first time. I am worried that they may not be considerate, so I came to see them."

Su Mei was so polite and well-mannered. If he targeted her again, it would seem that he was being unreasonable. Tang Yaoyao's expression eased and he said politely, "Miss Su, have you eaten yet? If not, why don't you sit down and eat together?"

In Chen State, this kind of inquiry does not mean to invite people to stay for dinner, but to send them away.

Su Mei looked at her, smiled slightly, and nodded, "Okay."

Tang Yaoyao was stunned in her seat, her lips moved, and she obviously didn't know what to say.

Tang Ning sighed inwardly. Tang Yaojing was only a sixteen-year-old little demon. How could she defeat Su Mei, a thousand-year-old fox demon? This meal was not going to be peaceful.

Four dishes for three people were not enough, so Tang Ning asked the waiter to add two more dishes.

After the dishes were served, Su Mei picked up a piece of fish for him and said, "You study hard every day. Eat more fish to replenish your body."

Tang Yaojing glanced at her and put two more pieces of tofu on the plate in front of him, saying, "Eat more tofu. It's good for your health."

Tang Ning looked at Su Mei and then at Tang Yaojing.

He really didn't think he had read the bloody novel about the jealousy between the first and second bedrooms. If he only eats Tang Yaoyao, he will offend Su Hu. If he offends Su Hu, he might fall into her hands at some point. If he only eats Su Hu, Offended Tang Yaoyao, offended Tang Yaoyao, and now he has to fall into her hands. If they take both of them, they will only get worse - he will definitely be strangled to death today.

He didn't eat Tang Yaoyao's tofu or Su Mei's fish. He picked up his chopsticks, took a few mouthfuls of rice, and said, "I'm sorry, I like to eat white rice."

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This meal was tasteless. If I had known it, I would have insisted on eating elsewhere. After leaving Tiantianju, Tang Yaojiing no longer wanted to go shopping. Tang Ning carried her things and returned to Hongxiu Pavilion with her.

Tang Yaoyao went back to her room, changed her clothes, and then came over and said, "From tomorrow on, you can study hard in your room. Xiaoyi is still waiting for you to take the first prize."

The capital was not as good as Lingzhou, but Tang Ning could still chat with Li Tianlan and play cards with Su Mei. Tang Yaojing had no friends and was unfamiliar with the place, so she could only stay in her room.

Tang Ning originally wanted to teach her mahjong, but she said she couldn't disturb his study. Tang Ning mentioned it a few times, and after she refused a few times, he stopped mentioning it.

He remembered buying a few novels on the street and reading them when he was bored. He threw them to her and asked her to read them first to pass the time. After Xiaoyi came to the capital in a while, she would not be so bored. .

However, when Tangning visited her room, she found that the books were placed on her table exactly as they were, with no signs of being flipped.

Tangning looked at her and asked, "You don't like to see it?"

These are all best-selling novels on the market. It is said that they are selling very well. Tang Ning flipped through them. The contradictions are obvious, the conflicts are fierce, and the plots are quite attractive.

Tang Yaoyao shook her head, feeling a little uninterested, and said: "It's all the same, it's either a fox fairy or some kind of ghost. Why are all the people who meet the fox fairy and the bewitching ghost a down-and-out scholar?"

Tangning thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because these stories were written by down-and-out scholars."

He picked up the other two books and asked, "Where are these two books?"

"It's boring." Tang Yaoyao glanced at it, not even bothering to explain.

Only then did Tang Ning remember that these two books were about the deeds of young ladies who behaved themselves, observed their wives' ethics, and cared for their husbands and children. They were very consistent with the mainstream ideas and core values ​​of feudal ethics.

This is exactly what Tang Yaojiao hates. Having experienced forced marriage, she does not like this method of parents ordering matchmakers to talk, and is even a little disgusted. Naturally, she does not have any sense of substitution.

But this is not a problem. I don’t like feudal ethics and want to watch something fresh, exciting and avant-garde... What’s the difficulty?