Fortunate Young Gentleman

Of course, Tang Ning rejected Xiao Jue's request with righteous words.

He and Xiao Yi, who is as young as Tang Yaoyao, can't sleep together, so why should he sleep with Xiao Jue?

However, Tang Ning still gave him an idea.

The Ximen Guard had just been established, and as the general of the Ximen Guard, Xiao Jue, eating and sleeping with the soldiers of the Ximen Guard for a few days, it was not a reason that he couldn't say.

After Xiao Jue left, Tang Ning continued to think about the previous question.

Since King Kang rebelled and Emperor Chen appointed him as the right prime minister, he has been promoted to no higher and rewarded, unless he gave up his throne to him, which is of course impossible.

At this time, making some mistakes appropriately, showing that he has been arrogant, arrogant, and floating, and he doesn't need to reward him anymore, can also be regarded as a reassurance to Emperor Chen.

Of course, Tang Ning didn't think so much when he asked Song Yi to release him.

There are only a few people in this world who treat him well without asking for anything in return, how can he let them suffer?

However, there are still some arrangements to be made for the Zhou family.

Zhou Family.

As a royal relative and the current empress dowager's family, the Zhou Family has been low-key for many years, but it was once glorious and prominent.

However, as an era passed, the Zhou Family had no successors, and in this generation, the family was even more sparse, with only one child, which was considered to be completely in decline.

When the empress dowager and His Majesty are gone in a few years, the Zhou Family will become the last of the powerful in Beijing.

But at least now, they still have the empress dowager as a backer in the palace.

At this time, Zhou Qing, the only child of the Zhou Family, was lying on the bed with a swollen nose and face, one arm and thigh were tightly wrapped in white cloth, and he groaned in pain from time to time.

"My poor son..." An old woman beside the bed cried, "That woman actually treated Qing'er so harshly, she must not be let off!"

Another old man said with a gloomy face, "I have already told the Ministry of Justice, this case must be severely punished, the Tang family is now in decline, I don't think the Ministry of Justice will protect her, Qing'er's revenge will be avenged soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Master, Master, it's bad, Tang Shui has been released by the Ministry of Justice!"

"What "What!" The old man looked gloomy and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely true." The servant said, "I saw with my own eyes that Tang Shui and Princess Anyang were walking on the street, there is no mistake."

"What is the Ministry of Justice doing!" The old man snorted coldly and said, "I will go ask Song Yi what he means!"

...

Ministry of Justice, Song Yi looked at the angry old man and said, "Duke Zhao, calm down. This is the order of Prime Minister Tang. The Ministry of Justice is just following orders..."

The old man's face froze and asked, "Prince Tang?"

Song Yi nodded.

The old man knew who the Prime Minister Song Yi was talking about. He was at the forefront of every major event that happened in Beijing in recent years. In the past two years, he fought against the Tang family, Prince Duan, Prince Kang, the Jiangnan party, and the powerful people in the capital. None of his opponents had a good end, but he himself had already sat on a high position below one person and above ten thousand people.

If there was anyone in the capital that he didn't want to provoke, Tang Ning would definitely be the first.

His face changed, and after a decision, he laughed dryly: "Since it was Prime Minister Tang who spoke, let's just let it go. It's normal for young people to have conflicts and contradictions..."

He bowed to Song Yi and said, "I'm going back."

Song Yi knew that he didn't want to provoke Tang Ning, so he smiled and bowed, saying, "Goodbye, Duke Zhao..."

...

Tang Ning had learned from Princess Anyang and Tang Shui that they were really wrong this time.

The cause of the incident was very simple. The servants of the Zhou family were selling slaves from the Western Regions on the street. Tang Shui couldn't bear it, so he went up to argue with them.

Who would have thought that the servants of the Zhou family didn't know the witch of the capital at all, and they started fighting as soon as they disagreed. There were also many dirty words against the two women. Tang Shui naturally had to fight back. Seeing that she was strong, the servants of the Zhou family wanted to bully the few with their numbers, but in the end, including their young master, they all lost.

If we really say that Tang Shui is responsible, it is not right. After all, she had tried to reason with him. He was the first to attack, but the result was that the Zhou family's young master and servants were killed, and she was intact. This responsibility cannot be shirked.

Fortunately, she was careful in her actions. As long as Zhou Qing's bones are connected, he will recover after a period of rest, and he will not become disabled and affect his future life.

Even so, Tang Ning still sent a large cart of gifts to the Zhou family.

Most of these gifts are precious tonic herbs. In terms of value, they are enough for Zhou Qing to break more than 100 times. The Zhou family seemed unwilling to care about this matter. They accepted the gifts without saying much. What Princess Anyang expected did not happen.

In the courtyard, Tang Ning looked at Tang Shui and said, "Even if you have to do it in the future, you have to be gentle and don't take people's hands and feet at will..."

Tang Shui lowered her head and said, "I know..."

Then she looked at Tang Ning again and said, "I have something to ask you."

"Remove the word 'ask'." Tang Ning looked at her and said, "We are a family, so there is no need to be so polite."

Tang Shui raised her head and said, "I want to help those Western slaves in the capital..."

Tang Ning could understand her thoughts. Tang Shui originally had Western blood, so it was normal for her to feel sympathy for those Western people.

The sale of human beings is legal in Chen State. Of course, the premise is that you are willing to do so and not through illegal means such as deception and abduction.

Many poor families, unable to make ends meet, would choose to sell their daughters to wealthy families as maids, but the situation in the Western Regions was different.

The environment in the Western Regions is difficult, and merchants from the Chen Kingdom often go deep into the Western Regions, buy some women from the Western Regions, bring them back to the capital, and sell them to high-ranking officials as maids or concubines...

Ever since Chen Guo and Xiaowan became hostile, these people were not willing to pay even a little extra cost. They went directly to the Western Regions to plunder the Xiaowan people. The men they robbed were slaves and the women were maids. The government had always ignored this.

After all, they were robbing people from the Western Regions, and the Western Regions people were enemies. In the eyes of some people, they might not even be considered human beings.

This actually reminded Tang Ning of Chen Guo a few years ago.

What Chen State is doing to the Western Regions now is exactly what the grassland has done to Chen State in recent years.

In essence, there is no difference between Chen people and Sushen people.

According to the education Tang Ning received, people are not commodities and cannot be bought or sold. Every life should be respected. However, in today's world, his ideas are too advanced.

Tang Yu walked over and said, "Since Shui'er said it, you can help her think of a solution."

Tangning turned around and said, "Mom..."

Tang Yu said: "The people in the Western Region are just like us. They are also human beings and should not be treated like this."

Tangning nodded and said, "I will find a way."

He agreed to this not only because two people who were important to him spoke out, but also for the sake of humanity in his heart.

Tang Yu sat down and said, "Your father and I were able to escape from the capital back then because of their help. This is what our Tang family owes them."

This was the first time Tang Ning heard her talk about the details of what happened back then. This was a rare opportunity. He sat down and asked, "Mom, how did you escape back then?"

Tang Yu had a look of reminiscence on her face and said: "Back then, the relationship between the Western Regions and Chen State was not so tense. All the countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to the capital. The imperial court was also very tolerant of them and even allowed them to enter the Imperial College and Imperial College. Students from Chen Guo studied together..."

She paused for a long time before saying: "It was at that time that your father met an envoy from Xiaowan. They hid us in the envoy, helped us escape from the capital, and escaped all the way... …”

Tangning asked, "What happened next?"

A trace of gloom appeared on Tang Yu's face, and she said: "Later, we were found by the Tang family, and then, I was brought back by the Tang family..."

Tangning saw the difference in her expression and changed the subject: "So, that Xiaowan envoy has indeed been very kind to us. Where is he now? I must repay him if I have the chance..."

"I don't know where he is now, or whether he is dead or alive." Tang Yu shook her head and said, "Your father had a close relationship with him back then. When I fled, I was pregnant, and he also had an affair with a Chen The daughter of the country gave birth to a daughter, and they also made a stipulation that if I gave birth to a daughter, I would be married to his daughter, and if it was a boy, they would be married in the future..."

Tang Ning looked surprised. He didn't expect that such a thing happened twenty years ago. He couldn't find out about it from the files of the Ministry of Justice.

There are already enough wives in the family, but I didn't expect that he would actually have a baby to marry. However, more than 20 years later, if the girl was still alive, she would have been married long ago. Tang Ning was not worried and looked at Tang Yu. He asked: "Mom, I would like to take the liberty to ask, where is that girl now and what is her name?"