The capital was indeed different from Lingzhou. Tang Ning had never seen such a charming dance in Lingzhou. A young virgin like Peng Chen who had never seen much of the world had already reached under the table several times before finishing the meal.
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Looking at the young master, he did not show any ugly expression from beginning to end, and his hands were placed on the table. He was worthy of being a dandy from the capital who had seen the world.
This kind of determination is hard for Tang Ning to match.
After dinner, Tang Ning wrote down the prescription recorded in the secret book and gave it to him. After Xiao Jue thanked her hurriedly, she couldn't wait to take it back and try it out.
Tang Ning went back to her room to rest for a while, then walked downstairs again and walked to the counter. When the shopkeeper saw him coming, he immediately walked out and said respectfully, "Master, what are your orders?"
"Shopkeeper Xu, you don't have to be so polite." Tang Ning looked at him and asked casually: "How long has Shopkeeper Xu been in the capital?"
Shopkeeper Xu smiled and said: "To be fair to you, I am born and raised in the capital. It has been more than thirty years now."
Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "There is something that I don't know is convenient for Shopkeeper Xu."
Shopkeeper Xu immediately said: "Young master is a distinguished guest. If you have any instructions, it doesn't matter."
"It's not an order." Tang Ning shook her head and said, "I want shopkeeper Xu to help me inquire about something..."
After a while, Shopkeeper Xu nodded, waved to a waiter in the pavilion, and said, "Let's put down what we are doing and go check on something."
The waiter hurriedly walked out. Shopkeeper Xu looked at Tang Ning again and said, "Master, wait a moment, he will be back soon."
Tang Ning found a seat downstairs and sat down. She looked up and saw that the gauze curtain on the high platform had been lowered. There was a faint figure inside, and distant and melodious music came from the gauze curtain.
"Sir, please have some tea." A fragrant breeze blew past him, and a young woman filled the tea for him, smiled slightly, and left gracefully.
"Thank you." Tang Ning looked at her and nodded slightly, then took a sip of tea, the fragrance lingering on her teeth and cheeks, refreshing.
The sound of music hits the ears, and the refreshing fragrance of tea gives people full enjoyment. It is quite rare to have such a quiet and quiet place in the bustling and noisy capital.
The old beggar was right, this is indeed a good place.
Before Tang Ning finished her cup of tea, the waiter who had just gone out came back.
Shopkeeper Xu walked over with him. The waiter looked at Tang Ning and said, "Young Master Liu Li from the Ministry of Rites, he secretly sent people to go down to those inns."
"Minister of Rites..., Minister of Rites." Tang Ning thought for a moment, looked at Shopkeeper Xu, and asked, "Does Shopkeeper Xu know about the Tang family in the capital?"
Shopkeeper Xu nodded and said: "The Tang family held a high position in the capital and was very prominent. The head of the family, Tang Huai, was the Minister of Rites of the dynasty. His two brothers, one was a member of the Dongtai family at that time, and the other was a member of the Zhongshu family.
, they are all close ministers of the Emperor, and a legitimate daughter of the Tang family is the very favored Concubine Tang Hui in the palace now, the biological mother of Prince Duan..."
Another steward of the Tang family once told him these words, and that was all he said. However, shopkeeper Xu did not pause and continued to speak: "Twenty years ago, the youngest daughter of the Tang family was dissatisfied with her husband.
A marriage between a wealthy family in the capital, and he escaped from the capital privately, only to be found by the Tang family two years later. Since then, he has not stepped out of the Tang family..."
Tang Ning was silent for a long time before asking, "Do you know where the Tang family's legitimate daughter was brought back from?"
Shopkeeper Xu glanced at him and said, "There's no way to know."
Tang Ning smiled, bowed her hand to him, and said, "Thank you so much, shopkeeper Xu."
Shopkeeper Xu had a look of doubt on his face, but he didn't ask any more questions and said in return: "Young Master, you're welcome."
Seeing Tang Ning walking upstairs, several young women came over, glanced in the direction upstairs, and asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, who is this Young Master Tang? Is he the son of the big shopkeeper? I haven't heard of the big shopkeeper."
Does the shopkeeper have a son?"
"Don't talk too much if you shouldn't ask!" Shopkeeper Xu glared at her and said, "Why are you still hanging around? Get ready, it's your turn!"
The women dispersed in a hurry. Shopkeeper Xu looked at the direction upstairs, touched his chin, and murmured to himself: "She's from Lingzhou..., the shopkeeper has only one daughter, is she my uncle?"
In the Red Sleeve Pavilion, when shopkeeper Xu was doubtful, a young woman grabbed the innkeeper's collar at an inn in the capital and said angrily: "Check out and leave? Check out and leave after just one day, saying, they
Where did you go!"
The clerk was lifted up by her collar, his face turned pale with fright, and he trembled: "Girl, girl..., they checked out before noon, I really don't know where they went!"
After a while, the young woman strode out of the inn and stood on the street. Looking at the bustling crowds on the street, a slightly worried look appeared on her face. After a long time, she took a step forward and walked towards another inn ahead.
At the same time, in a brothel somewhere in the middle of Beijing, a young man lifted up his pants, looked at the servants in the room, and said angrily: "You're lost? If you can be lost with someone, what are you going to do for food!"
A servant hurriedly explained: "Master, it's really busy in Beijing these days, there are too many people on the streets..."
The young man threw a pillow over and said angrily: "Look for it in one inn after another!"
It's night, Dingguo Duke's Mansion.
Xiao Jue looked at the bowl of dark medicinal juice in front of him, looked at an old man beside him, and asked: "Do you see anything? Is there anything wrong with this medicine?"
The old man looked at the prescription in his hand for a long time, shook his head and said, "Young Master, there is nothing wrong with this prescription. Although I have never seen it before, it looks like an ordinary tonic..."
Xiao Jue asked uncertainly: "Isn't it poisonous?"
The old man shook his head and said, "No."
"Sure?"
"I guarantee it with my personality..."
"Okay, okay, you go down." Xiao Jue waved his hand, picked up the jade bowl with one hand, brought it to his mouth, hesitated for a moment, pointed to a servant at the door, and said: "Xiao Fu
,come over!"
The servant immediately ran over and asked, "What are your orders, young master?"
Xiao Jue handed him the jade bowl in his hand and said, "Take a sip."
Xiao Fu looked at the dark brown concoction with a pungent smell in Xiao Jue's hand, his expression changed, and he trembled: "Young Master, this..."
Snapped!
Xiao Jue reached into his arms and slapped a silver note on the table.
A flash of light flashed in Xiao Fu's eyes, but he still hesitated, wondering: "Young Master, what is this?"
Snapped!
Xiao Jue slapped a silver note on the table again.
A look of determination appeared on Xiao Fu's face, he cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to die for my young master!"
Xiao Jue slapped him on the head and said: "I won't let you die. This medicine is very tonic. Try it quickly!"
Xiao Fu glanced at him again, thinking that although the young master was usually a dandy, he probably wouldn't joke with human life. These two hundred taels of silver were enough for him to marry Cuihua next door.
"Young Master, if something happens to me, please help me take care of my blind mother and unmarried wife!" A look of sorrow appeared on his face, he picked up the jade bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Xiao Jue slapped him on the head again and said angrily: "Save some for me. What will I drink after you finish drinking?"
Xiao Fu said quickly: "I'm sorry, young master, I forgot..."
Xiao Jue waved his hand, looked at him and asked, "How are you doing? How do you feel?"
Xiao Fu's face wrinkled up and he said, "Bitterness."
"anything else?"
"Gone."
"No more?" Xiao Jue looked him up and down and said, "Just wait."
He moved his shoulders and said, "Come here and give me a squeeze on my shoulders."
Xiao Fu ran up behind him anxiously, put his hands on his shoulders, and pressed them gently.
Xiao Jue closed his eyes, and after a moment, asked again: "Don't you feel anything yet?"
Xiao Fu shook his head: "No."
"Keep pressing."
"good."
"Stop!" At a certain moment, Xiao Jue suddenly opened his eyes, frowned and asked, "What are you poking me with?"
