Fortunate Young Gentleman

This time, the Chen State delegation came to Chu, nominally with the mission of seeking marriage. As a marriage envoy and marriage envoy, it was normal for Tang Ning to come to the Xin Wang Mansion.

But he didn't expect that after he revealed his identity for the first time, he was still turned away here. Not only did he not drink a cup of tea, but he was not even allowed to enter the gate of Xin Wang Mansion.

Li Tianlan was away for a year or so, which was naturally the guard's excuse, indicating that someone in Xin Wang Mansion did not want him to see her.

This person is most likely the Xin Wang who was once powerful in Chu.

However, it is not a bad thing that Xin Wang did not let him come.

This is very likely to show that he does not support Li Tianlan's marriage to Chen State. Xin Wang has a very important position in the court. If he disagrees, this matter will certainly not be accomplished, which is exactly what Tang Ning wants.

The only regret is that I haven't seen Li Tianlan for more than a year, and I don't know if she has lost weight or gained weight...

Zhao Man sat opposite him with her chin propped up and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Tang Ning came to his senses, shook his head, and said, "Nothing."

When a man said "nothing", it meant "something". Thinking of what she read in the book, Zhao Man blinked and asked, "Commander Lu said you went out just now. What did you do when you went out?"

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "To meet a friend."

Zhao Man looked at him and asked, "Did you meet him?"

Tang Ning shook his head, "No."

"Why haven't I heard you say that you have friends in Chu." Zhao Man looked into his eyes and asked, "Is it a girl?"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Yes."

"Is she beautiful?"

"..."

Tang Ning didn't answer, and Zhao Man didn't ask any more questions. She asked again, "Are you familiar with each other?"

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "Just a little familiar..."

...

Puji Temple

Puji Temple is located outside Kyoto, about ten miles away from the city. The temple is always full of incense. In addition to ordinary people, the princes and nobles of Kyoto often go to the temple to burn incense and pray.

Puji Temple, in a secluded Buddhist temple.

A woman in luxurious clothes kneeled on the futon, clasped her hands together, and knelt quietly.

Not far from her, a young woman leaned on the incense table, fiddling with a stick tube on the table, a little absent-minded.

"Lanlan, what are you doing?"

It was not until a voice came from the side that she came back to her senses and asked, "Are you going back?"

The woman looked at her and said, "It is disrespectful to the Bodhisattva to be distracted in the Buddhist temple. What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "Let's go."

The woman looked at her and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

Li Tianlan lowered her head and found that when she was distracted just now, she casually pulled out a stick from the stick tube.

She was about to put it back, but the woman took it from her hand, looked at it, and murmured: "What a night, meeting this good man..., what is this?"

An old monk smiled and said: "Reply to the princess, the meaning of the fortune is that the one who gets this fortune can meet the person in the near future, or the friend you miss day and night, or the lover you miss in your heart..."

Li Tianlan threw it back and said: "If everything in the world is determined by the fortune, put all the good fortune in it, wouldn't the world be full of good things?"

"How can you talk in front of the Bodhisattva..." The woman looked at her, immediately put her hands together, and murmured to the Bodhisattva statue in the hall: "Lanlan is young and ignorant, Bodhisattva, please don't blame me, don't blame me..."

...

Eastern Palace

As soon as the Crown Prince of Chu stepped out of the palace gate, someone chased him from behind and said, "Your Highness, you can't do that. You absolutely can't do that. If the censor sees you, you will be impeached again!"

"My Crown Princess, I want to see her, who dares to stop me?" The Crown Prince of Chu waved his hand and said, "Let them impeach her. I want to see how long they can be so proud?"

The man saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he said bitterly, "Your Highness, even if you want to see her, change into casual clothes and let the guards take you to see her secretly, so you can avoid some trouble."

The young man stood at the gate of the East Palace, thought about it, nodded and said, "That's right, although I'm not afraid of them, I'm also annoyed by the flies."

He walked back and said, "Call a few people and go to Jinxiu Palace with me later."

In Jinxiu Palace, by the lake, Tang Ning and Zhao Man were holding fishing rods and sitting by the lake. It had been a while, but no fish had been hooked.

Zhao Man said a few days ago that he wanted to go fishing. Today, he found a lake in Jinxiu Palace. Tang Ning had someone set up a nest an hour ago, but now, two quarters of an hour have passed, and there is not even a fish biting the hook.

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "It seems that there are no fish in this lake. Let's go back."

Zhao Man held the fishing rod, shook his head, and said indifferently, "If there are no fish, there are no fish. We sit here and talk."

Tang Ning threw the fishing hook farther away and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Zhao Man looked at him and smiled, "Tell me about your friend."

"..."

"What's her name?"

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Li Tianlan."

"Li Tianlan..." Zhao Man thought for a while and felt that the name sounded familiar. It took a while for him to remember it. He was surprised and said, "The friend you are talking about is the Princess Changning of Chu?"

Tang Ning nodded.

Zhao Man held the fishing rod tightly in his hand and asked, "How did you know each other?"

The acquaintance with Li Tianlan was just a coincidence. Later, they had a tit-for-tat confrontation at the Luming Banquet, and they were not acquainted without fighting. Then when she was attacked on the street, she acted righteously, almost endangering her life, and the two became real life and death friends.

Later, after gradually becoming familiar with each other, I discovered that the two people had surprisingly consistent views on many things. They even liked to eat the same things. The compatibility was extremely high, similar to the relationship between mountains and rivers...

It is rare to have a confidant in life, and nationality is not the reason why they cannot become a confidant.

Zhao Man held her chin with one hand and murmured with envy on her face: "So you guys have known each other so long, and she even saved your life..."

She looked at Tangning again and asked, "Isn't she beautiful?"

"She is very beautiful." Tangning nodded and said, "She is probably as beautiful as you."

The look of disappointment on Zhao Man's face soon turned into joy. At this moment, Tang Ning suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Who!"

Several figures came from behind.

Zhao Man's maid sent the guards elsewhere. Tangning didn't know any of these people.

Those few people did not expect that there would be people in such a remote place by the lake, so that they were exposed as soon as they came in from the outside.

Zhao Man's maid was already calling for the guards. Among the five people, the expressions of the four at the back changed. The one at the front looked at Tang Ning, then at Zhao Man, and said, "Who are you two? Ghost What are you doing sneaking around here?"

Unexpectedly, the other party actually shouted "Catch the thief". Tangning looked at him and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man put his hands behind his back, looked at him arrogantly, and said, "Ben..."

He said something and then changed his tone, "Who do you care who I am?"

A young general led a group of guards and ran over quickly, waving his hand and saying, "Get these assassins for me!"

When the guards approached, the four people behind the young man drew their weapons and protected him.

"You still dare to resist!" The young general waved his hand and said, "Anyone who dares to resist will be shot without mercy!"

"Bold!" One of them stepped forward, looked at the young general, and said loudly: "This is the Prince of the East Palace!"

"How dare you pretend to be the prince!" The young general kicked him away and said angrily: "Why did the prince come here? Take them all!"

The young man became furious and shouted loudly: "How outrageous! I am the prince, why don't you put down your weapons!"

"How brave you are to sneak into the princess's palace and pretend to be the prince!" The young general kicked him over and waved, "Hit me!"

Although the four of them were very skilled, they were unable to defeat the four with their fists and were quickly captured.

Only the young man held his head while enduring the punches and kicks, and shouted: "I am really a prince, you are so bold, you are so brave!"

"How dare you say you are the prince!" The young general kicked him again and asked, "Tell me, who are you and what are you doing here!"

"I am the prince!"

The young general kicked the ball flying: "You still said that!"

The young man held his head and said, "I am really a prince!"

"Stubborn!" The young general snorted coldly and kicked him again, "Who are you!"

"I am the prince!"

"I am the prince!"

…

After being kicked countless times, the young man finally let go of his hand and said feebly: "I am not the prince..."

"Not the prince?" The young general looked at him, waved his hand and said, "You dare to pretend to be the prince, give me a beating!"