Fortunate Young Gentleman

He had a fiancée whom he was married to on the fingertips of his body. This was the first time Tang Ning heard about this.

Although after so many years, he already has a family, and it is unlikely that the other party will be alone and unable to fulfill the promise he made back then, the other party's family is kind to them. If there is anything that can be done to help, Tangning will naturally lend a helping hand. .

With his current identity and status, even if he cannot give them much power, he can still give them wealth.

Tang Yu looked at him and said: "Back then, we were separated by the pursuing soldiers. I took his daughter back to the capital and entrusted her to be raised by others, until now."

After hearing what she said, Tangning already had some impressions of her fiancée.

She is half Western.

She is older than herself.

She grew up in the capital and was raised by someone whom her mother trusted very much.

It would be stupid if he didn't know who his mysterious fiancée was at this time.

He turned his head and glanced at Tang Shui.

Tang Shui crossed his arms and listened to the story with great interest. Suddenly, the story stopped. When he raised his head, he found that both of them were looking at her, wondering: "What are you looking at me doing?"

…

As soon as Princess Anyang got off the carriage, she saw Tang Shui running out of Tang's house with a red face, and said in surprise: "What are you doing? Hey, slow down, wait for me..."

A moment later, in the West District of the capital, Princess Anyang held on to the door frame and panted: "You, why are you in such a hurry..."

Tang Shui stepped into the courtyard gate, and a woman walked out of the inner room and said in surprise: "Shui'er is back..."

"Mother." Tang Shui stepped forward and said, "I want to ask you something."

The woman asked: "What happened?"

Tang Shui looked at her and asked, "Who are my biological parents?"

The woman looked at her and said in surprise: "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Tang Shui held her hand and said, "Mom, just tell me..."

"Mom has said it many times, but she doesn't know very well." The woman shook her head and said, "It was your sister-in-law who brought you back, and she is the only one who knows your life experience."

Tang Shui couldn't help but asked: "Does that mean what my sister-in-law said is true?"

The woman looked at her, turned around and walked into the room. After a while, she took out a small box and said, "This is what your sister-in-law left for you back then. She said it was left to you by your parents until you get married." Open it again..."

Princess Anyang looked over and asked, "Why do you have to wait until you get married?"

The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know about that."

The woman didn't know, but Tang Shui knew.

They were married by fingertips, but they did not escape from the Chen Kingdom. My sister-in-law thought that Tang Ning was dead that year, so she never mentioned the marriage. The reason why she waited until she got married was because she didn't want her to be bound by this marriage. .

The woman looked at the locked box and said, "The key to this box is with your sister-in-law, and we have never opened it."

Tang Shui took the wooden box, took the lock, and pulled it off gently.

When the box was opened, a faint musty smell came out. There was a pair of small shoes, a rattle, and a yellowed piece of cloth in the box.

She took out the piece of cloth. There were words on the cloth. The front was in Chinese and the back was in words that she couldn't understand. Tang Shui looked at the words on it. Princess Anyang came over and exclaimed: "Marriage certificate, who marriage certificate?"

…

Life is full of surprises. In a short period of time, Tang Ning inexplicably lost a cousin and gained a fiancée.

This made Tang Ning very embarrassed. If something like this happened, how would he face Tang Shui and the ladies at home in the future?

Tang Yu looked at him and said: "The reason why I didn't tell Shui'er about this was because I thought you had encountered an accident twenty years ago and didn't want to affect her life. Now more than twenty years have passed since this incident. , I don’t know if Shui’er’s parents are still alive, you should handle this matter yourself.”

How else could Tangning handle it? Her parents ordered her to marry at the fingertips. He had no experience in handling this matter.

This matter was very embarrassing for both Tang Shui and him. The best solution was to not mention it to anyone and just pretend that it had never happened.

He returned to his study, took out pen and paper, and prepared to draft a paper.

Regarding the slaves in the Western Regions, Tang Ning felt that this should not be the case. Even the two hostile parties should treat people as animals for sale in a humane spirit. In this way, the Chen State, a country of etiquette, and the barbarians they called What's the difference?

This is not only the case for Chen State, if they can reach an agreement with Xiaowan on this matter, both Chen State and the Western Regions will avoid a lot of tragedies.

"I really didn't expect it..." Princess Anyang walked in from outside, looked at her with a strange look, and said, "So you are Shui'er's fiancé..."

Tangning didn't even raise her head and said, "That was more than 20 years ago."

Princess Anyang said: "So you want to regret it?"

Tang Ning said: "This is not a regret. At that time...she was still young and I was not born yet."

"Marriage is a matter of parents' order. What does the matchmaker's words have to do with the fact that she is still young and you were not born?" Princess Anyang said: "You have your parents' orders, and you still have the marriage certificate, which means you have a marriage contract. If To regret the marriage, both parents must agree, otherwise it would be unfaithful and unfilial..."

Tangning was about to forget about this incident, but Princess Anyang disturbed her thoughts. He looked up at her and asked, "Is Princess Anyang here to pay me back my money?"

Princess Anyang was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face and she changed the topic: "What are you writing?"

Tang Ning didn't answer, and Princess Anyang didn't feel embarrassed. She took the initiative to step forward and take a look.

After a moment, a look of shock appeared on her face and she said: "You are crazy. Do you know how many people's interests will be harmed by prohibiting human trafficking? Aren't you afraid of offending them?"

Tangning asked, "Have I offended not many people?"

"Then why did you..."

"For conscience sake."

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He who is barefoot is not afraid of those who wear shoes. Since he has offended many people, why would he care whether he offends more people or offends the same people he has offended before?

The things he did before were for revenge and to help King Run pave the way. What he is doing now is just for his conscience.

Princess Anyang looked at him and said: "Those poor people cannot afford to raise their children. Only by selling them to rich families can the family survive. The court has always encouraged this. If you do this, you will offend the powerful and the court, and you will also offend the court." It will offend the people..."

Tangning thought about it and felt that what Princess Anyang said made sense.

Since he is in this era, he cannot copy everything from later generations, and he must also consider the actual situation.

After thinking about it for a while, he crossed out some of them.

We cannot prohibit the common people from selling their children to wealthy families in exchange for the possibility of survival, nor can we prohibit consensual human transactions, such as the exchange of concubines and maids between the rich and powerful.

What needs to be prohibited is that they use violent means to kidnap people from the Western Regions, treat them like livestock, and sell them to the powerful in the capital.

The State of Chen allowed normal human trade, but the punishment for those who committed deception, abduction, or robbery by force was extremely severe. If the principal culprit was caught, he would be executed. However, this law was to protect the people of the Chen State, and the people of the Western Regions were not among them. of protection.

Princess Anyang looked at it and said, "Isn't this what Shui'er wants to do? What else do you say for the sake of conscience, she is your conscience..."