He was just the queen's nephew and was not a big deal in the eyes of the emperor.
"What a fierce general! He is as careful as his hair and his eyes are like lightning. He can kill the enemy with just one move without moving. My clouds hang down, and there will be hidden dragons and crouching tigers in my future life."
He laughed heartily, "Nowadays, powerful neighbors from all over the world are watching with eager eyes, but there are such good generals here. Why be afraid of the clouds hanging down!"
All the civil and military gentlemen in the courtyard shuddered, glanced at Ren Ning with mixed emotions, and quickly congratulated in unison: "God bless my emperor, God bless the clouds!"
The emperor nodded with satisfaction.
Suddenly a chamberlain came over and whispered something.
The emperor's smile remained unchanged.
He stood up.
"It's the long coming days. It's time for you all to have some fun. Don't stand stiff. The rankings of the competition have not been determined yet, and the King of Qin's prize is still waiting for you to claim it."
"Everyone, continue."
After saying that, he turned around and left with the imperial guards.
Watching the emperor go away, the young masters looked at each other for a few moments, and the competition continued.
It's just that the strength on hand is much less, and no one dares to provoke Ren Ning.
"Ren Ning." Concubine Qing waved her hand cordially, "I was born as a general, and I always keep my word. Since you just defeated the Third Young Master of Cheng En's Mansion, the reward you promised will naturally be indispensable. I'll have someone deliver it to your home later.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty," Ren Ning hesitated, "It's just that I'm looking for a house and I don't have a fixed place to live for the time being."
"Looking for a house?" Concubine Qing was startled, but quickly responded, "I am rarely happy today, and I am worried about what I should reward you. Now it's easy, I will reward you with a big house."
A house that can be said to be big by a dignified concubine is naturally not too small.
"Thank you, empress." Ren Ning had no choice but to thank her again.
The Queen next to her suddenly said, "Since my sister has given Mr. Ren a house, I wonder if there is no mistress in the house? Your Majesty has many princesses of the right age, and the Queen Mother has always told me to pay more attention to the young heroes..."
The eyes of the princesses lit up and they looked at Ren Ning evasively.
He is handsome and has great martial arts skills. Although his status is a little low, but according to the emperor's words just now, he will have a bright future in the future. His family is pure and his mother-in-law has not wasted his time. He is really a good match for the princesses.
It was just that Ren Ning had just beaten her aunt's nephew to death, and the queen looked calm, but she was probably angry deep down. The little concubine did not dare to say anything.
"No!" Concubine Qing, who was smiling, suddenly changed her expression.
Everyone was stunned.
Concubine Qing came back to her senses, took a sip of tea in a disguised manner, and then continued speaking slowly.
"Ren Ning is already eighteen years old. He may have already had a sweetheart, and maybe even got engaged. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. Sister, why don't you listen to what he has to say first, lest you do bad things unintentionally with good intentions?
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Several women looked over eagerly.
Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you very much for your love, the Queen. You are dignified and generous, and you are a model for girls all over the world. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Ren Ning already had his heart set on something. Now he is looking for a house, just to get married to her as soon as possible."
Regret flashed across the eyes of several moved princesses, and they silently closed their eyes.
Snapped!
Tie Le behind him punched his palm hard.
I guess you are a wise boy.
Concubine Qing was overjoyed, and in front of the queen who pursed her lips, she stretched out her hand and pulled the stick from her head, "Ren Ning, is that lucky girl here?"
Ren Ning shook his head and said, "Hui Niang, she shouldn't be here."
Concubine Qing was not surprised, "I went out to play in the palace and had nothing. This is my favorite Bu Yao, so I gave it to her as a gift. Yes, what is her name? Where is she from? What does she look like?"
Ren Ning looked strange.
Tieguai Li, who guards the mausoleum in Xiaotian Garden, seems to have asked such a question before. But the subject is different.
After a few vague responses, Ren Ning pointed back and said, "Empress, if someone challenges me, I have to challenge him."
Tie Le heard clearly and stared at Ren Ning walking towards him with his mouth open.
When did this challenge happen?
Why doesn't he know?
Ren Ning knocked down his future brother-in-law with three strikes, five and two. When he looked back, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The frail scholars who were good at writing had finally completed their masterpiece and were lining up to present it to the Queen and Concubine Qing for inspection.
It seems that these two women will not make a fuss over themselves for a while.
Xiao Gang walked over sourly.
"Brother Ren, congratulations. Although Your Majesty didn't reward you with anything, with what you said just now, you can save at least twenty years of hard work."
"Yes, we have known each other for such a long time. Why didn't you tell me that you were looking for a house?"
Ren Ning looked at the sky and said, "How long? It should be less than an hour."
Xiao Gang's expression did not change, and he still smiled playfully.
"Except for the life-saving grace, Brother Ren and I also hit it off right away. Since we are already 'old friends', of course it will be a long time."
Ren Ning was speechless and directly asked an embarrassing question, "Is your Zhongyong Mansion really selling houses?"
Xiao Gang felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, his face turned as red as a monkey's ass.
This matter is not a secret among the wealthy families in Star City.
In recent decades, Uncle Zhongyong's mansion has been possessed by a god of evil, and everything he does does not go smoothly. However, there are many people in the clan, and many of them are corrupt and bend the law.
This is nothing.
In such a large circle of the imperial capital, there are few high-ranking disciples who can keep their status quo.
However, the emperor was displeased with the Xiao family, and even more so when he grasped the situation, he demanded that the law be enforced impartially.
The predecessor, Zhongyong Boer, had a soft heart. Whenever a tribesman came over and made a fuss, he gritted his teeth and sold a lot of remote farmland to Zhuangzi to rescue them one by one.
In recent years, the entire uncle's house has suffered even greater losses.
Except for some income from the Gu family's caravan, there is almost no income on hand. Now it is even reduced to selling real estate in the imperial capital.
"Sell it, sell it. It's not mine anyway." Xiao Gang smiled bitterly.
He soon came to his senses.
"Brother Ren, I practice martial arts diligently on weekdays and feel that my skills are pretty good. I always feel that as long as the emperor gives me a chance, I will be able to make great achievements. But now that I look at it, why do I feel that the martial arts handed down from my ancestors are all just tricks?"
"How about you teach me?" he asked eagerly.
Ren Ning shook his head, "Don't belittle yourself. Your ancestors of the Xiao family were also the founding fathers who fought through hundreds of battles. Their skills are definitely not weak."
"The fact that you are weak now only means that you haven't practiced martial arts enough."
He smiled half-heartedly, "I just came back from the fortress not long ago, and I am no longer familiar with the people and things in Xingji City. However, these days, I have heard a little bit about you, Xiao Gang, the swinger."
How can someone who can earn such a name be so diligent in martial arts training?
Xiao Gang was silent.
It's not that he doesn't want to practice martial arts more, but he doesn't dare to practice more.
As the second eldest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Gang knew that he had no inheritance rights and did not care about the property of Uncle Zhongyong. However, his eldest brother, who had the inheritance rights, was very nervous.
The ancients did not know how to perform caesarean section, and most of the doctors were men, so they could not easily cross the threshold of a noble woman. Therefore, giving birth was a hellish experience.
His mother died of childbirth when his eldest brother was born. Zhongyong Bo Xiaozheng followed him and gave birth to Xiao Gang.
It's just that despite the name of the bureau, the Zhongyong bureau is actually in decline. The women Xiao Zheng can marry when he resumes his marriage will not be of high status.
Therefore, although the two sons are both legitimate sons, Xiao Gang is nothing in the eyes of his eldest brother.
Mr. Xiao suffered from dystocia and lack of oxygen when he was born, and his body has always been weak.
He was nervous all day long, fearing that Xiao Gang would take away his position as the heir apparent. Therefore, he often relied on his powerful maternal grandfather's family to blatantly bully his half-brother, whether at home or away.
Xiao Gang could only endure it silently, and even had to practice kung fu secretly.
In the end, because he looked like Pan An, he became known as a swinger in the imperial capital. As a result, girls of the right age from all the families avoided him.
Xiao Gang looked at Ren Ning enviously.
He moved his mouth, and thousands of words turned into one sentence.