Fortunate Young Gentleman

After the Tang family's banquet, the guests dispersed, leaving only the two Tang brothers in the hall.

Among the three Tang brothers, Tang Jing never cared about family affairs, never participated in discussions, and even rarely attended banquets on weekdays. Only Tang Huai and Tang Qi showed up in public.

When the Tang family's servants came in to clean up the leftovers, Tang Qi waved his hand and said, "You go down first, and come back to clean up later."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, the two servants immediately retreated respectfully.

Tang Qi sat down opposite Tang Huai. Thinking of the thrills of the past few days, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect that I could finally win over King Kang this time. Without Mr. Xu, King Kang is no longer a concern."

"Win?" Tang Huai raised his eyes and asked, "Did we really win?"

Tang Qi looked at him and said, "Although we lost a Minister Liu, the Ministry of Rites has the eldest brother, and one more Minister will not be much help. As for the rest, it's no big deal if they are gone. You know, King Kang also suffered a lot this time."

"We lost more than just the Minister of Rites." Tang Huai looked at him and said, "There are also your Dongtai Sheren, Han Ming's Minister of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites has been thoroughly cleaned up..., we have fought with King Kang for so long, but we didn't win, and King Kang also suffered heavy losses, so who won?"

Tang Qi opened his mouth and recalled what happened in the Tang family in the past two years. He suddenly felt speechless.

In the past two years, the Tang family and the Kang Wang family have fought to the death. Although the power of Kang Wang has been hit, the Tang family has also suffered huge losses, which are immeasurable and irreversible. Neither Kang Wang nor Duan Wang can be said to win or lose in this war. It can only be regarded as a loss.

"No need to keep an eye on Kang Wang in the future." Tang Huai stood up and said, "Let Mr. Xu return to Kang Wang's mansion. His role there is much greater than here."

The most trusted counselor is someone else's undercover. Kang Wang has no choice but to go to destruction. Tang Qi looked at Tang Huai again and asked, "Can Xu be completely trusted? Although this person is very smart, I always feel that it is difficult to control him. He seems to have some other secrets."

"It is normal for such a person to be arrogant." Tang Huai looked out the window and said, "As for whether he can be trusted, he has to prove it himself."

He paused and said, "Compared to Kang Wang, the capital has another trouble, which is getting bigger and bigger..."

Tang Qi and Tang Huai have the same feeling about this trouble.

Originally, he was just an ant that the Tang family could easily kill, but because of their repeated negligence, he became increasingly powerful. Now, he has established a firm foothold in the capital and has become a giant that no one can ignore.

There are two Tang families in the capital, which is a great irony and shame for them.

Like a thorn in the throat.

…

It is another New Year's Day, and this year's family is more lively than in previous years. Tang Ning hopes that this liveliness can continue every year, and it will be more prosperous year by year.

There are too many happy events in the family this year. In addition to the rising official positions of him and his father-in-law, there are two more mistresses in the family, which can only be temporarily not announced.

The agreement with Lanlan is still two and a half years away, that is, from now on, at most two years later, their family will be reunited.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner is not perfect, mainly because Zhao Man was recalled to the palace. There are also many rituals and festivals in the royal family before and after the New Year's Day, and she will not be able to leave the palace for a few days.

Su Mei came with her mother like last year. After midnight, Tang Shui also quietly slipped out of the house. Perhaps because she was picked up by her mother, Tang Ning always felt that she was not so close to the Tang family.

Zhonglangjiang was already a senior general of the Sixteen Guards. After becoming Zhonglangjiang of the Left Guard, he had no reason not to attend the Grand Court Meeting.

The Grand Court Meeting was boring. It took nearly an hour for officials from all over the country to report on their work. During this process, except for a few senior officials in the court who were of status and status and were older, everyone else had to stand throughout the whole process.

This was just a piece of cake for Tang Ning, but most of the officials in the court limped when they walked out after the court was dismissed.

The days after that returned to being boring. The women in the family either went to the temple fair or went shopping, and even took Xiaoxiao with them. Tang Ning had nothing to do and prepared to go to the Xiao Mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

He had no involvement with others in the capital, except for the Xiao Mansion.

Not to mention his relationship with Xiao Jue, just considering Mr. Xiao's identity as the General of the Left Guard, he had to go on this trip.

Tang Ning walked into the hall and bowed, saying, "I see General Xiao."

General Xiao waved his hand and said, "There is no General Xiao here."

Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then bowed again and said, "Junior greets General Xiao."

"You are here, why bring any gifts?" Old Master Xiao waved to the servant beside him and said, "Put them all away."

"In my lifetime, you are the youngest Lieutenant General I have ever seen." Old Master Xiao looked at him and said, "When the kid from the Ling family was Lieutenant General of the Left Feather Guard, he was two years older than you."

Tang Ning bowed and said, "It's all because of your majesty's favor."

"The Sixteenth Guard has indeed been a bit out of line in recent years." Old Master Xiao took a sip of tea and said, "Since your majesty has handed over the Left Guard to you, you should do a good job. It's best if you can do something good and show us old guys."

As soon as Old Master Xiao finished speaking, Xiao Jue walked in from the door, looked at Tang Ning, and asked in surprise, "Why are you in my house?"

Mr. Xiao looked at him and said, "You young people have something to talk about. You can entertain your own friends while I go out for a walk..."

After Mr. Xiao left, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Have you heard that King Kang was grounded by His Majesty for three months? I heard that he was not summoned to the palace on New Year's Eve. Several of his dignitaries also All were deprived of their titles..."

Tangning nodded and said, "I heard about it."

King Kang was really a model of seeking death this time. The good cards he held in his hand were smashed into pieces, and they hit Chen Huang's gun. The lesson he learned this time should be enough for him to learn wisely.

"If you think about it carefully, Prince Kang is quite pitiful." Xiao Jue said, then shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore. The envoy from Xiaowan came to Beijing this time and brought many beauties from Xiaowan with him. Many powerful people have bought them back to their homes. They can be used as concubines or servant girls. They are very pleasing to the eye. Aren't you interested?"

Tangning shook her head and said, "No..."

He already has radish, cabbage, chess, calligraphy and painting at home, so there is no need to buy another cantaloupe. Although he really wants to eat cantaloupe, for the sake of family harmony, it is better not to think about it.

The incident caused by the sudden appearance of two ladies last time was enough for him. If he bought another beauty from the Western Regions, Tang Yaoyao would not let him go, even if Xiao Ru Xiaoyi didn't mind.

As a nominal neighbor, she actually exercises the power of a big woman.

What's more, if you want to see exotic customs, it's enough to visit Tangshui, why bother looking far away?

He looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "Did you buy it?"

"I don't dare." Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "But I heard that Tang Jing bought one. This boy is about the same age as us and is not married yet. I don't know what he is thinking. Could it be that he likes this tune... …”

He thought for a moment, seemed to have discovered something, and said in shock: "Tang Shui looks like a girl from the Western Regions. Do you think Tang Jing would like Tang Shui... It shouldn't be possible. Tang Shui is still his sister no matter what. He doesn't Maybe he is that beastly, but not necessarily, what if he is really that beastly..."

Tangning glanced behind him and asked casually, "Do you not want to buy it or don't you dare to buy it?"

Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "I would like to buy it, but it is too expensive. If I buy it, wouldn't it expose the fact that I hide the banknotes secretly?"

"What to buy?" A voice came from behind him.

"The beauty of the Western Region..."

Xiao Jue realized something was wrong after answering. He turned around and looked at Lu Ya walking over, his expression changed drastically.

"So you like beauties from the Western Regions..."

"I also hid the banknotes secretly..."

"Take care." Looking at Lu Ya approaching step by step, Tang Ning patted Xiao Jue's shoulder and turned to leave.

…

Tang Mansion.

Tang Qi sat on the chair, looked at Mr. Xu, and said, "After a while, I will wrong Mr. Xu again."

Mr. Xu waved his hand and said: "For His Highness's great cause, this is not a grievance. Mr. Tang does not have to worry about Prince Kang."

He picked up the tea cup and found that there was no tea in it, so he put it down again.

Immediately behind him, a maid stepped forward to help him fill up the tea cup. In the process, she accidentally knocked over the tea cup. The hot tea spilled onto Mr. Xu's clothes, and he immediately stood up.

Tang Qi's face darkened and he said coldly: "How do you do this!"

The maid opened her mouth in a panic, but she spoke a strange language. Her facial features were also very distinct, her nose was high, and she was very exotic. She was obviously not a Han woman.

Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Tang, she didn't mean it."

While he was speaking, his eyes were fixed on the maid from the Western Region and did not move away.

Tang Qi has been in power for many years and is very good at observing people's emotions. When he saw this scene, he looked at Mr. Xu and said with a smile: "If Mr. Xu likes it, I will give this beauty from the Western Region to you. How about it?"

Mr. Xu looked at him and smiled sheepishly, but did not refuse and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang..."