Fortunate Young Gentleman

"My wife?" Tang Ning sat up from the grass and said, "Don't be so naughty."

"What?" Su Mei stood up, walked in front of him, looked him in the eye, and asked, "Do you think I'm not worthy of you?"

"Is there any man in the world who is not worthy of the most beautiful woman in the capital?" Tang Ning took a step back and said, "But don't forget that we are siblings..."

"I did it."

Su Mei turned around and walked out of the yard, looking back and said, "Since you invited me so kindly, I will go reluctantly..."

In fact, many women are so face-conscious. They always refuse to do things they want, and then invite again, and refuse again. After refusing two or three times, they reluctantly pretend that they agree to give you face. Tang Yaojing has always been like this.

After leaving Tianranju, Tang Ning walked on the street and saw a line of carriages coming from a distance. The pattern on the carriage looked familiar. The next moment he remembered where the pattern came from.

This is the convoy of the Chu envoys.

He almost subconsciously stopped the convoy. The guards in the convoy immediately drew their weapons and shouted, "Who is ahead? Why are you blocking the road?"

"I am a compiler in the Hanlin Academy." Tang Ning glanced at a Chu official on horseback and said, "Are you envoys from Chu?"

When he heard that the person blocking the road was an official from the Chen State, the man's face immediately improved a lot and said, "I wonder what important matter this lord is blocking the road for?"

Tang Ning looked at the man on horseback and said, "If it is not an urgent military situation, you need to dismount to enter the city. Although you are envoys, you should abide by the rules of the Chen State."

The envoy on horseback Upon hearing this, I immediately turned over and bowed, saying, "Thank you for reminding me, sir. This is our first time in Beijing and we don't know the rules. I'm really sorry, sorry."

"It's okay. Just pay attention next time." Tang Ning waved his hand casually and asked, "I have some friendship with your Chu State's Little Li. I wonder if he came on this mission?"

The official thought for a while and shook his head, "There is no colleague named Li on this mission."

Even though he knew that with Li Tianlan's status, he should not be on a mission twice in a row, but he still felt a little melancholy when he heard the Chu State envoy confirm it in person.

After saying goodbye to the Chu State envoy, he went home directly.

He didn't plan to do anything else before the New Year. The books in the bookstore have not been selling well these two days, but the wine is selling very well.

The wine they brewed has entered the market of the capital and occupied a large market share. It has always been in short supply.

During this period, King Kang sent him invitations to banquets several times. Tang Ning went once and declined them all.

It is not uncommon for King Kang to hold banquets every day. King Kang is undoubtedly at the peak of his career. After the incident with the Ministry of Revenue, King Duan has already lost half of his reputation. King Huai has never had a sense of existence. In addition, His Majesty has rewarded him twice, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Many people in the court, including King Kang himself, believe that King Kang has already stepped into the East Palace.

Countless people in the court began to show goodwill to King Kang. Those who used to be fence-sitters gradually began to lean towards him. The families in the capital that were originally tied to King Kang straightened their backs and even got a little carried away. As a result, within half a month, Ping'an County Yamen handled three fights between the children of the powerful in the capital.

Fortunately, my father-in-law has the token granted by the emperor, so he is not afraid of the pressure from those families. It is because the number of people in the capital has increased dramatically as the New Year approaches, and the pressure to maintain public order every day is not small.

However, no matter how busy he is, he still came early on New Year's Eve.

The house was particularly lively today. Not to mention their family, including the father-in-law and mother-in-law, the third uncle and the third aunt, as well as Tang Yaojing and Tang Caishen who celebrated together every New Year's Eve. This year, Su Mei also came reluctantly.

Of course, there was also the old beggar who relied on his status as a little master to eat and drink for free.

Tonight, all the maids in the mansion were given a day off by Tang Ning, so they could go out and wander around. The inner house was full of family members.

Xiaoyi and the others were busy preparing dinner for the evening. Tang Ning and Qing'er were sitting in the pavilion making dumplings. Xiaotao, who came with Su Mei, wanted to join in, but was driven away by Tang Ning without hesitation.

She played with snakes all day long, and Tang Ning couldn't swallow the dumplings she made with a clear conscience.

Xiao Tao was indignant about this and stood behind them with her hands on her hips. After a while, Su Mei came over after washing her hands and said, "I'll help you make dumplings too."

Watching her make a dumpling, Tang Ning took the bowl of stuffing in front of her and said, "Why don't you just stand aside and watch."

Su Mei looked at Xiao Tao and asked, "Xiao Tao, is my dumpling ugly?"

Xiao Tao remained silent and lowered her head to play with her Xiao Qing.

After suffering a series of blows, Su Mei was unwilling to make dumplings anymore and went to Tang Ning's bookstore to sleep. Today was the only day she could sleep here.

She slept until Tang Ning woke her up for the New Year's Eve dinner.

In two lives, this was probably the most lively New Year's Eve dinner Tang Ning had ever eaten. I wonder if next year will be more lively than this year.

During the meal, Su Mei took the initiative to challenge Tang Yaoyao to a drinking contest. Although Tang Yaoyao's alcohol tolerance was not as good as Su Mei's, she gave Su Mei the strongest wine they had brewed, and she drank a much lower alcohol content. As a result, both of them were drunk and unconscious...

Tang Ning held Xiao Xiao's hand and stood in the yard. When fireworks lit up in the direction of the palace, time had officially entered the early years of Dingyuan from the 24th year of Xingyuan in Chen State.

A few months ago, Emperor Chen discussed with his ministers and decided to change the reign title.

This was the first time that the reign title had been changed since Emperor Chen ascended the throne. The monarch and his ministers generally believed that the current Chen State had reached a new level of national strength. Now that the grassland situation had been settled, the country of Chen was also full of vitality and prosperity. Changing the reign title at this time meant that the current Chen State had officially entered a new era.

Tang Ning got up early the next day to attend the court meeting held on the first day of each year.

In the first year of the change of the reign title, the court meeting was particularly important. All officials above the sixth rank in the capital had to participate. Although Tang Ning did not have to attend the court on weekdays, he could not be absent today.

There were so many officials in the Chen State. During the court meeting, officials from all over the country would rush to the capital. With so many people, there was no palace in the palace where they could stand. Those below the sixth rank could basically only stand outside and blow the cold wind.

Fortunately, in a noble place like the Hanlin Academy, although the official position was not very high and there was no real power, the status was not low. Tang Ning, a sixth-rank Hanlin editor, could stand in front of the fifth-rank officials when attending the court.

The court meeting had many participants and took a long time. After two hours, it was still not over. Tang Ning clearly noticed that several officials around him had turned pale.

In this case, even if they could not feel their legs, they had to stand until the end of the court meeting. If they moved around and were seen by the censor, they might lose their hard-earned official hats.

"Announce the envoys of Chu to see the emperor!"

After being tortured by the Tang Fairy for a long time, standing for two hours was nothing to him. He was just a little sleepy. He vaguely heard the envoys of Chu enter the hall and say something loudly.

"Princess Pingyang is prudent, gentle and kind, and graceful. We are ordered by the emperor to marry Princess Pingyang on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... May the two countries be forever connected."

Tang Ning's eyes suddenly opened at a certain moment. He didn't quite believe his ears and looked at the envoys of Chu in the middle of the hall.

The Chu envoy came to Beijing to ask for marriage...

Tang Ning hadn't reacted until the court meeting ended and the officials left one after another.

He swore that he was just saying it casually at the time and definitely didn't mean to jinx her. Now, Zhao Yingying didn't marry to the grassland for a peace marriage, but for her, marrying far away in the grassland and marrying far away in Chu didn't seem to be much different.

He was thinking about this in his heart. When he passed by a palace, he was suddenly grabbed by the wrist and pulled to a corner.

Zhao Man looked at him with a smile, pinched the hem of her skirt and turned around, and asked proudly: "Do you think my new clothes are good?"