There were several volumes of books on the table in front of Tang Qi.
He glanced at the butler and asked, "What is this?"
The housekeeper said with an uneasy look on his face: "Sir, this is the most widely circulated story-telling novel in recent times. It's called."
Tang Qi knew that the housekeeper would not bother him because of a story novel and was waiting for his explanation.
The housekeeper raised his eyes and looked at him, his tone became more uneasy, and said: "This, the content of this novel is suspected of alluding to the Tang family."
"Another insinuation?" Tang Qi frowned upon hearing this.
This year, the poor scholars who wrote scripts in the capital became inexplicably bolder. First, some of them alluded to Tang Zhao, which caused the people in the capital to accumulate a lot of resentment against the Tang family. Even His Majesty asked him to restrain his son more on weekdays.
, clearly showing dissatisfaction with the Tang family.
I don’t know, what kind of innuendo is this?
Although none of these things can cause substantial damage to the Tang family, it is easy to gain a bad reputation. It will take years or even decades to regain a reputation. Too many things have happened to the Tang family since this year.
, all of which have had an adverse impact on the family.
He didn't have time to read the content of the novel in detail. He frowned and asked, "What is the allusion in this?"
The housekeeper said cautiously: "The insinuation is about the second lady."
There is only one eldest lady in the Tang family now. Naturally, the person the housekeeper mentioned cannot be Tang Shui. Thinking of a certain possibility, Tang Qi's face darkened, he picked up a volume and read it carefully.
Half an hour later, he had read all the content.
He threw down the book in his hand, slapped it on the table, and said angrily: "What a courageous dog!"
Although this is not like the irony of the Tang family by naming the Tang family, there are insinuations everywhere in the book, but it is more obvious than naming the Tang family.
The bald donkey of Fahai beating the mandarin ducks in the book is a metaphor for the Tang family.
Isn't that Bai Suzhen who was trapped under Leifeng Pagoda his second sister?
And who is Xu Shilin, who is about to take the first prize in Wenquxing? Do you still have to think about it?
Scholars are scratching their heads. First there is Li Qing, who hides his head and tail, and now there is Tang Ningning whose head and tail are not visible. It is impossible to say that these two people are the same person at all, and the person behind the scenes is naturally self-evident.
"What a plan..." Tang Qi muttered with a darker look on his face.
His purpose is to make the Tang family be condemned by the people. For a big family like the Tang family in Beijing, reputation is the most important thing. Once it loses its reputation, although it can still gain a stable foothold in Beijing with its power, it will not
long.
If the Tang family handles this matter improperly, it will be pushed to the forefront again.
Although he did not have a head-on confrontation with the Tang family, this move was more effective than any other means. The Tang family simply could not let the popular trend be pushed by him.
Now that the issue of book publishing in Beijing is under the control of King Kang, it is impossible to resolve it through the imperial court, but even if they cannot rely on the imperial court, the Tang family will not let this matter continue to develop.
Tang Qi thought for a moment and whispered: "Go and find Zhao'er."
Tang's house was in another small courtyard. Tang Shui strode in, crossed the courtyard, walked into the room, put a volume on the table, and said: "Sister-in-law, this is the latest volume that was released this morning. It took a lot of effort to get it."
Bought."
She sat opposite the Qingli woman, holding her chin with one hand, and said: "Who is this Tang Ningning? She has written such a beautiful book, but I don't know what the ending will be like. If the ending is not good, I will find her and ask her to change it into a good one."
ending!"
"You, you need to change your temper." Qingli woman looked at her and said helplessly: "You will soon be in your prime years. If you continue like this, no one in the capital will dare to marry you."
"I still have one year to turn twenty." Tang Shui curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "In the worst case, I will stay with my sister-in-law for the rest of my life and not get married."
The Qingli woman looked at her and asked with a smile: "If you don't marry, will your parents agree?"
"They won't agree if they don't agree. Anyway, I don't need my father to give me pocket money now." Tang Shui looked out the window and said, "When my pocket money is spent, I will ask my cousin for it. He is not short of money.
As a younger brother, you should be filial to your elder sister..."
The two of them were talking in the room, and the atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed and joyful than at any time in the past ten years.
At the same time, Tang Zhao and several servants quickly walked out of the Tang family. At a street corner facing the Tang family, several beggars stood up.
…
Fang Xiaoyue will live in the capital from now on. Many children of princes and nobles like her will be sent to palace schools to study with the royal children.
A few days ago, Fang Hong asked her to enter the palace school. These days, she has been here with Zhao Yuan.
Fang Xiaoyue and Zhao Yuan were sitting in the pavilion writing the homework left by Mr. Gong Xue, while Tang Ning was teaching Xiaoxiao how to write.
He wrote a word on the paper and asked: "Xiaoxiao, do you know what this word means?"
"This is Xiao." Xiaoxiao whispered, picked up the pen, wrote another word on the paper, and said: "This is Tang."
Tangning was startled, looked at her, and said in surprise: "Xiaoxiao turns out to be literate, who taught you?"
Xiaoxiao put down the pen and whispered: "My grandma taught me this."
"Mammy?" Tangning looked at her and asked, "Where is grandma now?"
Xiaoxiao lowered his head and said: "One day, grandma went out to buy steamed buns. I went to look for her and was taken away. I haven't seen grandma since..."
Tang Ning knew that the little girl's parents and brother had passed away unexpectedly very early. In order to prevent her from thinking about more sad things, he didn't ask any more questions. Today was the first time he heard her talk about the past.
He did not continue the topic and asked: "What words can Xiaoxiao know how to write?"
Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "Mommy taught me a lot..."
Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao literacy not because of a whim or because he wanted to train her to be as talented as Xiao Yi. He just felt that only by reading and literacy can we see a broader world and be able to understand things and be polite.
, he doesn’t want to be taught by an old beggar to become a little witch who only knows how to take action when trouble comes.
He already knew a big witch and didn't want another little witch around him.
Tangning took a book and found that Xiaoxiao really knew a lot of words. Except for a few unfamiliar words, she actually knew them all.
Tang Ning casually tested Prince Run and found that even Prince Run was not as literate as she was. She wondered if all princes were like this. Emperor Chen had forced him to have some kind of apprentice.
Just as Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao the words she didn't know, a waiter ran in from outside in a panic and said, "Sir, it's bad, our branch was smashed!"
Tangning stood up calmly and said, "Go and have a look."
When he walked out of the house, he saw Tang Yaoyao coming out of the house aggressively. He took two steps forward, grabbed her arm, and said, "What are you in a hurry for?"
Tang Yaoyao's face was filled with anger and she said: "The branch shop has been smashed. Why do you think I'm so anxious? Don't let me know who did this!"
"Don't waste the whole day, go take a look first." Tang Ning patted her shoulder and walked slowly towards the branch store.
Tang Yaoyao was angry and anxious. She grabbed his arm and said angrily: "Waiting for a while, the day lily will be cold by the time you walk over!"
Tangning was dragged to the place by her. It was almost closing time and there were not many people on the street. A few clerks stood at the door of the shop with bruises and bruises, carrying out the damaged tables, chairs and benches.
Tang Yaoyao walked over and frowned: "What's going on? Who did it?"
Shopkeeper Xu limped out and said: "I don't know who they are, they are all strangers. They came in and smashed everything before running away. They also said that if we sell again, they will burn down our store!"
"
"That's unreasonable!" Tang Yaoyao looked angry, "It must be Wanjuanlou or another bookstore that did it. I'll go find them!"
Tangning held her wrist again and said, "Why are you so anxious? If they weren't the one who did it, wouldn't it be an injustice to a good person?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several figures walked in from outside the door. Xiao Jue was at the front and asked, "What's going on?"
After getting the news, Liu Jun and others rushed over and saw the mess on the ground. They became furious and shouted: "Who did this!"
"check!"
Liu Jun turned his head, looked at a servant, and said: "In an hour, find out who did it. If you dare to smash my shop, I will see if I don't skin him!"
