Fortunate Young Gentleman

The young general fumbled around and walked out of the door before saying, "My eyes seem to be fine again, please don't bother me, sir... Oh, by the way, sir Tang, there is a girl outside looking for you, she said her surname is Li..."

Tang Ning only knew one girl with the surname Li, he looked at Zhao Man and said, "Princess, wait here for a while, I'll go out for a while."

Zhao Man stood there, frowned: "Girl with the surname Li?"

In Jinxiu Palace, Tang Ning walked to a side hall, looked at Li Tianlan, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Li Tianlan said, "My father said that yesterday's banquet doesn't count, and it will be made up today, so he asked me to invite you over."

"But I've already eaten." Tang Ning shook his head and said, "I'd better not go."

Li Tianlan glanced at him, stood up and said, "It's up to you."

Tang Ning felt a little uneasy when she looked at him, and always felt that she was possessed by a demon.

"Wait." Tang Ning stopped her and said, "Maybe your father has something important to say. I'd better go back with you."

Zhao Man ran in from outside and asked, "Where are you going?"

Tang Ning explained, "I'm going to Prince Xin's Mansion and will be back soon."

Zhao Man looked at him and said, "I want to go with you."

Tang Ning walked to her side and whispered, "I'll be back soon. You wait here obediently."

Zhao Man looked at Li Tianlan, then looked at Tang Ning and said, "Then I'll wait for you. Come back early."

Walking out of Jinxiu Palace, Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "Is that Princess Pingyang just now?"

Tang Ning nodded.

Li Tianlan looked ahead and said, "This princess is very beautiful."

Tang Ning said, "You two are the same."

"She is still young."

"Aren't you also in your prime?"

"She is a princess and has a noble status."

"If you want, you can also become a princess."

...

The first meeting between the princess and the princess was also quite harmonious. With her outstanding desire to survive, Tang Ning arrived at Prince Xin's Mansion safely.

In the hall, Princess Xin looked at him with a smile and said, "Little Tang is here, please sit down."

Tang Ning bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty, Princess."

"You're welcome." Princess Xin smiled and said, "Just treat this place as your own home."

The banquet at Prince Xin's mansion was not very particular. There was a table with four seats, just like a family meal. Tang Ning sat opposite Prince Xin, with Li Tianlan on the left and Princess Xin on the right.

The second time they met, Princess Xin's attitude towards him was much warmer than yesterday, while Prince Xin still had a cold face, which always reminded Tang Ning of the rich man Tang.

Prince Xin looked at him and said, "Eat."

Tang Ning picked up a piece of cucumber and put it in his mouth, frowning slightly.

Prince Xin paused with his chopsticks, and the cucumber he had picked up fell on the table again. He asked, "Why, is it poisonous?"

"It's too sour."

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "Who made this dish? They put too much vinegar."

Prince Xin glanced at him and said, "Just eat it."

Tang Ning glanced at him. What kind of attitude is this? Is this how you treat others to a meal? He didn't owe him money or favors. He should have held a banquet to repay his kindness, but he didn't expect that he was asked to test the poison.

In fact, he didn't need to be so careful. The most commonly used arsenic can be tested with a silver needle. Other doses are too small to be useful. Large doses will definitely affect the taste. There are not many chronic and almost undetectable poisons like lily of the valley.

If it weren't for the princess, he wouldn't bother to come to Prince Xin's mansion.

Seeing Tang Ning tasted all the dishes, Prince Xin looked at Princess Xin and said, "Now you can finally feel relieved. You'll get wrinkles if you keep worrying."

Princess Xin looked at him and frowned, "Do you think I'm too old?"

Prince Xin looked at her and whispered, "There are outsiders here."

"What kind of outsider is Xiao Tang?" Princess Xin looked at Tang Ning and said, "Will outsiders save us twice?"

Tang Ning took a bite of the dish and said, "I have a few recipes here. They can be used on the face to eliminate wrinkles. If the princess likes them, I'll write them down and bring them to you next time."

Princess Xin looked at him and said in surprise, "There are such recipes?"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "They are all secret recipes that are not passed on. In the capital of Chen State, you have to pay a high price to buy finished medicines."

These recipes were picked out by Tang Ning from the prescriptions of the Imperial Hospital. After being improved by himself, they are pure and pollution-free. They were originally used to please his mother-in-law. The princess no longer regards him as an outsider, so it's okay to give them away as a favor.

Women will never refuse beauty. The noble ladies of Chen State have been conquered. They can also consider opening a few branches in Chu State and spread their reputation here with the princess first.

"I'm so sorry." Princess Xin looked at him and smiled, "No need to wait for the next time. Let Lanlan take you to her study and write a few prescriptions. It won't delay anything."

Tang Ning still underestimated the pursuit of beauty by middle-aged women. He nodded and said, "Okay."

Li Tianlan's study is in her courtyard, which is where Tang Ning jumped over the wall last time.

He walked into the study and saw several neat rows of bookshelves, all of which were books.

Xiaoyi was called a talented woman because she could write poems and lyrics, and she could also write beautiful articles, but in terms of the breadth of knowledge, she was actually not comparable to Li Tianlan. The top three scholars in Chu State were not admitted by reading a few books.

He even found a bookshelf, which was full of books such as "Romance of the West Chamber", "Peony Pavilion" and "Peach Blossom Fan", all in various versions. These were all genuine books from Tangrenzhai, and no one knew how she bought them.

Tang Ning wrote down the recipe and said, "Although you need to be careful about the diet, you don't need to be too careful. Just have someone keep a close eye on you."

Which of these royal nobles doesn't have some experience in guarding against assassins? If Prince Xin didn't even have these few trusted people, he wouldn't have the status he has today.

Li Tianlan said, "Father just wants to reassure mother."

Tang Ning looked at her, thought for a while, and asked, "What does Prince Xin think?"

"I don't know." Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "I only know that father doesn't actually want to sit in that position."

Tang Ning didn't know whether Prince Xin had any intention of getting involved in the throne, but he definitely didn't look like a person who would wait for death. The situation in Kyoto and the mission of the Chen State delegation on this trip were all in his mind.

The court of Chu was already turbulent. Although it was suppressed by the King of Chu, the undercurrent was still there. It was possible that the country would be overthrown and the country would change hands.

He returned from Prince Xin's Mansion, and soon He Rui knocked on the door and came in.

"Sir, the Honglu Temple sent another invitation today." He put a invitation on the table and said, "Although the wedding banquet prepared by the Ministry of Rites has been postponed, the King of Chu ordered the Honglu Temple to entertain us and the grassland envoys. The banquet will be held in two days."

The Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites have some of the same functions, but they are independent. However, no matter what, the invitations from these two departments are of official nature of the court.

He Rui looked at him, thought for a moment, and then said, "Sir, it is right for them to invite us to a banquet, but what exactly does it mean to invite the grassland people at the same time?"

Tang Ning asked, "What has happened in the grassland these two days?"

"Another envoy has come, and he seems to be of high status." He Rui looked at him and said solemnly, "The grassland people have raised the conditions for marrying Princess Changning to sending 3,000 war horses from the Chu State every year, and non-aggression within ten years..."

Three thousand war horses every year, this is also a number that cannot be ignored for most of the Wanyan tribe. It is hard to imagine that they would be willing to pay such a price just to marry a woman...

This will not bring them any substantial benefits. The only benefit is that it will damage the relationship between Chen and Chu, or what subsequent plans they have...

"Then prepare to attend the banquet." Tang Ning couldn't think of anything more far-reaching for the time being. Looking at He Rui, he said, "Whatever they are thinking, they will soon reveal their fox tails..."