Fortunate Young Gentleman

Li Tianlan was standing there quietly in plain palace clothes, looking a little more luxurious than before, but his face was a little haggard.

After the death of Emperor Chu, the entire palace was immersed in a sense of sadness. Tang Ning walked forward slowly and said, "There is no resurrection after death. I am sorry."

Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "Death is a relief for uncle."

She was silent for a moment, then looked at Tangning and asked, "My father summoned you to cancel the marriage, right?"

Tangning nodded and said, "The prince has been deposed, so this marriage has no meaning."

Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "Congratulations then."

Tangning always felt that she meant something, her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.

This trip to Chu State was about to end just after it started. Not long after meeting her, we had to face separation again. I don’t know when we will see each other next time. The marriage between Chen and Chu will not happen for the second time in the short term, and neither can he. Became the wedding messenger twice in a row.

When I first caught a glimpse of her just now, I seemed to have a lot to say, but after I opened my mouth, I had no thoughts at all.

Li Tianlan looked at him, turned and left. After a few steps, he paused again and said, "Send someone to notify you when you leave, and I will see you off."

"good."

Tangning nodded and watched her walk deeper into the palace, standing there for a long time before turning around and leaving.

Until his figure disappeared at the entrance of the palace, somewhere on the side of the palace wall, a line of sight slowly came in.

"If you like it, go with him."

The former Princess Xin, now the Queen, stood behind her and said: "It is not easy for a woman to meet someone she likes in her life. Since you like her, don't worry about your status. I will help you convince your father."

"Mother and concubine misunderstood." Li Tianlan shook his head and turned to leave.

Princess Xin watched her figure disappear into the palace, with a look of distress on her face, and finally just sighed.

Splendid Palace.

He Rui and Lu Teng, who had just arrived, had already given orders. Ten days later, when the Emperor of Chu was buried, the mission would begin their return journey.

The State of Chu aroused a lot of heated discussion among the accompanying envoys. No one expected that so many things would happen during this envoy trip. A storm broke out in the capital of the State of Chu. The death of the Emperor of Chu was just the beginning. Now this A storm is sweeping out of Kyoto.

As a princess, Zhao Man was not affected by this. She gathered around Tang Shui and said earnestly: "Sister Tang Shui, whatever you want to eat today, I will ask them to cook it for you."

Tang Shui was not used to her recent hospitality and enthusiasm, so he said, "Anything is fine."

Wan Yanyan came over from the side and said, "Can the assorted casserole be okay?"

Zhao Man glanced at her and said, "You are a prisoner. Do prisoners still want to eat delicious food?"

Wan Yanyan rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not your prisoner."

"You can have assorted casserole, too." Zhao Man rolled her eyes and said, "Teach me how to play with a whip, and I'll let them make you assorted casserole."

"It's a deal!"

Wan Yanyan stretched out her palm and struck Zhao Man's hand together.

When Tang Ning came from the palace, she saw Zhao Man holding a whip that Wan Yanyan did not show easily to others, swinging it gracefully in the yard.

He carried a bottle of wine and sat in the pavilion, looking in their direction, his eyes a little wandering.

I don't know why, but after coming from the palace, he always felt restless.

Zhao Man was tired from playing. When he was preparing to take a bath in the palace, he realized that Tang Ning had already arrived. She saw him drinking alone and looking in one direction, wondering, "What's wrong with him?"

Chen Zhou stepped forward and said: "Princess, when Master Tang came from the palace, he brought a letter from the State of Chu. The State said that the State of Chu would no longer pay tribute to the State of Chen and rejected our marriage proposal. Tang Adults should be worried about this matter."

Zhao Man looked at Tang Ning and said, "Then don't disturb him and leave him alone."

Tang Shui looked into the court, and after a moment, walked slowly over.

Tang Ning was drinking alone. At a certain moment, she saw Tang Shui walking in. She sat down opposite him, raised her glass and gestured, "Would you like a drink?"

Tang Shui looked at him and asked, "Why, you are leaving and you can't bear to leave Princess Changning of Chu State?"

"Cough! Cough"

Tang Ning spit out a mouthful of wine before she could swallow it, causing her to choke and cough.

He wiped his mouth and said quibly: "What are you talking about? It's nothing."

"Your worries are written on your face." Tang Shui looked at him, shook his head and said, "You are good at everything, but you have too many romantic debts."

"What kind of romantic debt?" Tang Ning looked at her and said, "There is nothing wrong between us. Although you are my cousin, you can't talk nonsense. She and I are very good friends. We will be separated soon. I can't bear to be with her." Is it wrong to separate friends?”

"Friend, do you believe it yourself?" Tang Shui looked at him and said, "That day when you and Xiao Yi got married, I could tell that Miss Li liked you, but I didn't expect that she was actually from Chu State. Princess, now you are the Princess of Chu. I really don’t know what’s good about you. Princess Chen likes you, and even Princess Chu also likes you.”

She turned her head and looked at Wan Yanyan who was practicing the whipping technique in the courtyard, and resisted the urge to say the second half of the sentence.

Tangning looked at her with dissatisfaction on her face.

What do you mean, I don’t know what good things he has. He is both civilized and military, erudite and knowledgeable. He won the first prize at a young age, has a fifth-rank official position, is young and promising, can work in the hall and in the kitchen, understands medicine, knows poisonous poison, and can also Can you find another man like this in the world who is so good at applying makeup?

As his cousin, couldn't she see these advantages?

If this is not good in her eyes, then the reason why she has not married until now is finally found.

Tang Shui glanced at him and asked, "You can even do something about Princess Pingyang's matter, is there nothing you can do this time?"

Tangning shook her head and said, "She is different."

Tang Shui asked: "She is also a woman, what's the difference?"

The same is true for women, and there are also great differences between women.

They are both princesses. As long as Wan Yanyan has beautiful clothes to wear and delicious food to eat, she will be happy. As long as Zhao Man can have fun, she can forget all her worries, but Li Tianlan is different.

Tangning knew her better than she knew herself.

She was knowledgeable, talented in literature, and at the same time superb in martial arts. She was able to be among the best at a young age. When she was seventeen years old, she disguised herself as a man and led the Chu State envoy to Chen State to lobby Chen and Chu to form an alliance. Many officials and Chen Huanghan did not fall behind at all. This is not something that an ordinary woman can do.

Although she is a woman, she has a man's heart, her own opinions, and extremely lofty ambitions, which cannot be easily shaken.

This is also the biggest difference between her and Zhao Man and Wan Yanyan.

The last time she left Chen Country, Tang Ning had to see her off ten miles away. This time, their positions were reversed.

Tang Ning had already made an agreement with Lu Teng and others to wait until Emperor Chu's funeral was over, but the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. A few days later, news came from the south, which forced their plans to be temporarily shelved.

When the Emperor of Chu passed away, all the princes who had been granted foreign titles came to the capital to express their condolences. However, there was one man who widely spread rumors among the people that the king was forcing the late emperor to die, forged a posthumous edict to depose the prince, and plotted to usurp the throne. In the name of bringing order to the country and helping the country, he took advantage of the situation and rebelled. At present, five states have been occupied.

And these five states happened to lie on their journey.