Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning sat beside the bed. After a while, Zhao Man walked out of the secret door.

Compared with just now, her mood was obviously not very high.

Tangning hugged her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Man leaned on his shoulder and said, "Tang Jing came to the princess's residence just now. He said that he had asked Concubine Hui to propose marriage to the father. He, he said he wanted to marry me."

Tangning hugged her and said, "He has a beautiful idea!"

Zhao Man raised her head, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked, "You won't let him marry me, will you?"

Tangning pinched his nose and said, "Don't worry, I have a hundred ways to prevent his conspiracy from succeeding."

Zhao Man nuzzled into his arms and said dissatisfied: "What a treacherous plot, it's so unpleasant..."

Tang Ning had actually been mentally prepared for the fact that Emperor Chen would grant Zhao Man a marriage.

After all, she is actually over the marriageable age now. Princesses like her in the palace have been married off early. Marrying children of certain powerful families in the capital is a good ending for the princess.

Even if it wasn't the Tang family, it would be the Wang family, the Li family or something.

As for the Tang family's marriage proposal this time, Tang Ning was actually not sure whether Chen Huang would agree to it.

Regardless of his position as a father, as an emperor, after the princesses are no longer useful for marriage or marriage, marrying them to ministers or powerful families can also win over a wave of people's hearts or provide comfort.

Although King Duan survived the desperate situation in the past few days and got a win from King Kang, in the past two years, he was definitely the loser among the two princes. Even the Tang family was affected. The influence in the hall is not as good as before.

Emperor Chen was well versed in the art of balance. Tang Ning was not sure whether he would agree to Concubine Tang Hui and the Tang family's request to appease Prince Duan of the Tang family, or whether he would listen to Zhao Man's opinion.

A restaurant somewhere in Beijing.

Half a month ago, the curfew in Beijing was lifted. Every night, the business in restaurants is even better than during the day.

In the lobby on the second floor of the restaurant, everyone looked strange when they heard the sound coming from a private room. Many people even stood up angrily and left in a puff of their sleeves.

When drinking, it is common to invite several maids to accompany you. It is not surprising to close the door of the box and do taboo things inside.

But this was the first time for everyone to see such a fierce scene. The screams coming from the box became louder and louder, making everyone blush.

At the door of the box, there were several guards with weapons standing, with expressions on their faces that no strangers should enter, so no one dared to step forward to stop them.

Even if his business was disrupted by this, the restaurant owner could only swallow his anger because the people there were the ones he couldn't afford to offend.

Half an hour later, Tang Jing came out expressionlessly, straightened out his slightly messy clothes, and left the restaurant under the gaze of everyone.

Two women hurriedly walked in and helped the woman inside out of the side room.

Everyone looked at this scene and talked a lot.

"That seems to be Tang Jing, the eldest son of the Tang family."

"I have heard of Tang Jing. He is not as dandy as the second young master of the Tang family. He is young and promising, and has a good reputation. Are they all rumors?"

"Oh, the words about good reputation must have been spread by the Tang family themselves. However, Tang Jing's body is really good. For half an hour..."

"Whoever can last for half an hour must have taken medicine..."

…

Tang family.

Tang Huai looked at Tang Jing who walked in and asked, "You came back so late, where have you been?"

Tang Jing did not answer, but looked at him directly and said, "Father, you will go to the palace tomorrow to meet His Majesty and ask for my hand in marriage. I want to marry Princess Pingyang."

Tang Huai frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you, don't be anxious? When the time comes, I will go to see His Majesty."

Tang Jing looked at him and said seriously: "I can't wait any longer!"

Tang Huai looked at him for a long time. After a while, his brows relaxed and he said, "Okay, I will go to the palace tomorrow and ask your Majesty for this matter."

"Thank you dad."

Tang Jing cupped his hands, and when he exited the door, he paused, and a hint of gloom appeared on his face, which then turned into a sneer.

He really wanted to see Tangning's expression after knowing this. He couldn't wait and was so hungry.

…

In the palace, Emperor Chen was walking slowly in the imperial garden. Wei Jian took a big cloak from the guard and said, "Your Majesty, it's cold, please give me this cloak."

Emperor Chen put on his big cloak and murmured: "Just now, Concubine Hui mentioned Tang Jing and Man'er's marriage to me. In the past two years, the pressure on the Tang family has indeed been a bit heavy..."

As a king, you need to be relaxed and relaxed. The Tang family had too much power in the court in the past two years. In the past two years, it has been weakened many times and the power is not as strong as before. This is what he wants to see as an emperor.

But if the suppression continues and the forces between the two parties become unbalanced, that will not be what he wants.

After he said something, he seemed to realize something. He looked at Wei Jian and asked, "Why don't you speak?"

Wei Jian said: "Your Majesty, this old slave doesn't understand the matters of long-term love between women and marriage between men and women..."

Emperor Chen looked at him and said: "You old man, if you thought it was good, you would have agreed with me a long time ago. Do you think this marriage is inappropriate?"

Wei Jian laughed dryly and said, "I just feel that my childhood sweetheart may not be the same when I grow up. The princess seems to have become less close to Tang Jing in the past two years."

Huang Chen looked at him with a frown and asked, "Why do I feel that you seem to know something?"

Wei Jian was stunned and said blankly: "Your Majesty, I am confused. I have been with your Majesty all day long. Your Majesty knows everything I know..."

Emperor Chen was about to ask again when a guard came forward and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, Minister Tang wants to see you and is waiting at the door of the imperial study."

Emperor Chen took off his cloak and said, "Go back to the imperial study."

Wei Jian took the cloak and lagged behind Emperor Chen by two steps. He sighed and shook his head slightly.

In the imperial study, Emperor Chen walked to the upper part, looked at Tang Huai, and said, "Please take a seat."

Tang Huai raised his eyebrows. It was not the first time that he was given a seat in the imperial study, but it was the first time in the past two years.

After the chairs were brought up, Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "Are you here for Tang Jing's marriage?"

Tang Huai stood up and knelt down and said, "Jing'er and Princess Changning have been childhood sweethearts. I have long admired her. I dare to ask Your Majesty to grant us marriage..."

Emperor Chen looked at him, a trace of contemplation appeared on his face. After a moment, he said, "Get up."

...

Zhao Man was summoned to the palace by Emperor Chen. I don't know why. There are many celebrations and festivals in the royal family these days, and she needs to appear on many occasions.

Tang Ning was preparing the ingredients. She said that she would come back to eat hot pot in the evening, and she would have to ask someone to go to Xiao Jue to get some vegetables. Tang Ning had made up her mind to cultivate a batch of fresh vegetables next winter. This winter was tasteless. Without fresh vegetables, even Tang Yaojing's wish to eat a mixed casserole every two or three days could not be satisfied.

In the imperial study, Zhao Man, who had just been summoned to the palace, looked at Emperor Chen and asked, "What does your father want to talk to me about?"

Emperor Chen stood up and said, "I am really old. In the blink of an eye, Man'er has grown up so much. It won't be long before she gets married."

Zhao Man smiled and said, "Your Majesty is not old at all. You will never get old. I will not get married and will stay with you forever."

Emperor Chen shook his head and said, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. How can they not get married? Your father asked you to come here today because of this matter."

Zhao Man's heart skipped a beat, and the next moment a figure appeared in her mind, which made her heart calm down immediately.

No matter what happened, as long as he was there, she would feel at ease.

Emperor Chen looked at her and said, "You and Tang Jing have been childhood sweethearts, and now you are both of marriageable age. I want to promote your marriage. What do you think?"

Zhao Man stepped forward and said in embarrassment, "Father, I have only regarded Tang Jing as my brother since I was a child, and I have never thought about these things... Can I not marry?"

"I have already agreed to the Tang family." Emperor Chen frowned and said, "Tang Jing is handsome and has a prominent family background. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Zhao Man looked up at him, nodded after a long time, and said, "The king is not joking. Since the father has agreed, the son will listen to the father."

She took a step back and said, "If the father has nothing else to do, the son will leave."

Emperor Chen watched her leave, with a hint of surprise on his face.

I thought that if she didn't agree, she would definitely quarrel with him like before, but she didn't expect her to be so well-behaved and obedient, which was beyond his expectation.

It seemed that after returning from Chu, she had become different from before, less willful and capricious, more mature and steady, and she also changed her self-proclaimed name in front of him from "Man'er" to "son minister".

I don't know if it's an illusion, but he always has a feeling that he seems to be getting farther and farther away from her.

He sat back down, flipped through a few memorials, and stood up, muttering, "I am an emperor first, and a father second. Who made her born in the royal family..."

After a while, he sighed and said to himself, "Man'er, she must be very sad now?"

Tang Family.

Zhao Man sat by the stove, holding a small bowl in her hand. While protecting the bowl, she bared her teeth and claws at Tang Ning, "Don't steal my vegetables..."