Although I was not in a hurry on this journey, after marching for a month, a few days of short rest could also allow the soldiers who were highly nervous all the way to relax a little.
What's more, there are two envoys who are in some physical condition and need to rest. If Tangning refuses He Rui's request, it will appear that he is an unreasonable superior and is not conducive to the cohesion of the entire team.
The most important thing is that he promised Zhao Yingying to take her out to play...
"Then I'll thank you, Mr. Tang." He Rui raised his head, cupped his hands, turned around and walked out.
Not long after He Rui went out, Lu Teng strode in.
As soon as he entered the door, he looked at Tang Ning and said straight to the point: "Master Tang, why do we have to stay in Yunzhou for three days? I think there is absolutely no need to delay the trip like this. We only need to rest for one night and we can set off early tomorrow morning..."
Tang Ning looked at him and explained: "The soldiers have traveled for so long and have worked hard. Staying here for three days will allow them to take turns and have a good rest. What's more, two of the envoys in the mission are ill.
We also need to rest. Two envoys have already had an accident along the way. If two more envoys arrive in Chu and delay important events, the court will blame them."
Although Lu Teng was a straight man, he was not stubborn. After thinking about it, he agreed to the arrangement and went out to set up defenses.
Along the way, he didn't talk much, but he never slacked off in his duties.
Tang Ning sat down to rest for a while, then a young palace maid came in and said, "Master Tang, please come over, princess."
He promised Zhao Man to take her out for a walk when she arrived in the next city. She had just arrived and she couldn't wait any longer.
Zhao Man was pacing in the room. When she saw him coming in, she immediately asked, "How are we going to get out?"
Along the way, she wanted to go out for a walk more than once, but was stopped by Lu Teng.
Although she is a princess, Lu Teng is responsible for the safety of this trip, and she still has to listen to him on these matters.
Lu Teng was conscientious in his duties as a guard. This inn, especially Zhao Man's yard, was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. It was almost impossible to take her out without anyone noticing.
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Tangning thought for a while and said, "I'll go talk to Lu Teng first."
"No!" Outside the courtyard, Tangning just spoke. Lu Teng refused without thinking, and said flatly: "How can the princess risk going out with a rich body? What if something happens?"
Tang Ning said: "Commander Lu can send more guards to follow."
Lu Teng shook his head resolutely and said, "No, if something happens to the princess, we cannot bear the responsibility."
"forget about it."
Tang Ning waved his hand. Along the way, he also understood Lu Teng's character. Even ten cows couldn't change what the other party decided, so he didn't need to waste his words here.
He walked back into the room. Zhao Man looked at him and asked, "How is it? Did he agree?"
Tangning shook her head.
"Forget it..." Although Zhao Man was a little disappointed, she still looked at him and said, "If you are caught sneaking out, my father will punish you when you return."
Tangning thought for a while, looked at her and said, "Wait a moment."
People always come up with solutions. When she was in the palace, she was a canary in a cage. Now that she has left Beijing, it is time to fly out of the cage.
When traveling in the world, having many skills does not weigh you down. This is the truth that Tang Ning has always believed in.
Therefore, he learned poison from the old beggar, learned Gu from Su Mei, learned how to climb over the wall from Tang Yaoyao, and learned makeup from Xiu'er...
Xiu'er is extremely talented and can turn one person into another through makeup, which is enough to make the fake look real. Tang Ning is not as good as her, but she has also learned her sixty-seven skills, which is enough to cope with most situations.
Zhao Man watched Tang Ning put a box on the table and took out things like rouge and gouache, and asked curiously, "What is this for?"
Tangning washed her hands and dried them, then looked at her and said, "Sit tight."
Zhao Man sat upright and asked: "Do you want to put makeup on me?"
Tang Ning first applied a layer of foundation evenly on her face. Zhao Man couldn't help but giggle and said, "It's itchy..."
The foundation powder used for women's makeup includes rice powder, lead powder, mercury powder, etc. The powder Tang Ning uses is pearl powder. She applies a light layer on it, and then applies blush. In comparison, Tang Ning still prefers light makeup.
So I only applied a shallow layer.
The third step of drawing eyebrows is the most important step. Tang Ning has done it for Xiao Ru Xiaoyi many times, but if she wants to deceive others, Zhao Man still has to spend some effort.
"Close your eyes." He thought for a moment and reminded her before slowly writing.
Zhao Man sat there quietly, then suddenly opened his eyes and blinked at him.
Tangning looked at her eyebrows carefully and said, "Close your eyes first, otherwise the drawing will not look good."
"I want to just look at you like this." Zhao Man looked at him, eyes flashing with light, and said, "It would be great if I could look at you forever."
Tangning nodded and said, "Okay, I got it. Close your eyes quickly."
A girl's love is blind. Tangning will not expose her beautiful fantasy. When she grows up, she may be able to understand some things.
Half an hour later, Tang Ning rubbed her sore wrist and said, "Okay."
Zhao Man stood up, looked at the woman in the bronze mirror, opened her mouth in surprise, and turned to look at the little palace maid standing beside her.
The little palace maid looked at the face opposite her that was somewhat similar to hers, and stammered: "Princess, princess..."
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When Tang Ning walked out of the courtyard, she saw Lu Teng standing outside the courtyard with a knife.
"The princess has gone to bed." Tangning looked at him, then at the little palace maid behind her who had her head lowered, and said, "Don't forget the things the princess wants to buy."
The little palace maid whispered: "Yes."
Lu Teng's eyes swept over the little palace maid, looked at the group of soldiers passing by, and said loudly: "Cheer up..."
Zhao Man dressed as a little palace maid walked on the street, licking a candied haws, jumping every three steps, and she was obviously in a happy mood.
Tangning walked beside her and once again realized how useful having another skill was.
She suddenly stopped, took a breath, and said, "What does it smell like? It smells so good."
Tang Ning also smelled a fragrance, followed the fragrance and looked over, and found a stall selling tofu bread on the roadside.
Apart from his third uncle's shop, this was the first time he saw a tofu puff sold outside. However, the sign in front of the stall said tofu puff.
Zhao Man held up the candied haws and said, "I want to eat that."
"Madam boss, please bring three bowls of tofu curd." Tang Ning walked over, wiped the stool, and sat down with Zhao Man.
The tofu pudding seller is a young woman who looks a few years older than Zhao Man. She is wearing a cloth and her hair is wrapped in cloth. She looks quite pretty. Perhaps because of this reason, the customers at the stall are not so cute.
Few, mostly men.
Sitting next to Tang Ning and Zhao Man were two strange-looking people, a man and a woman, both young people, dressed in strange clothes. April Tian was actually wearing some kind of fur clothes.
The man was sitting in a position that was two heads taller than Tang Ning and at least two meters tall. The woman should be about the same height as Zhao Man. Her hair style was very strange. Each one was combed into braids and stuck close to her head. She seemed to be paying attention.
When Tang Ning caught his eye, she glanced back at him and said in a bad tone, "What are you looking at?"
The tone of her speech was very strange. She didn't know where the dialect came from. Tangning glanced at her and looked away.
"They are so delicious..." Zhao Man looked at the pile of bowls in front of the two of them, tugged on Tangning's sleeve and whispered.
Although the tofu brain is not big, eating more than a dozen bowls at a time is enough to scare people.
The landlady placed three bowls of tofu pudding on the table and said, "Sir, your tofu pudding."
Lao Zheng took a bite, nodded and said: "It tastes better than Su Laosan's house, and it is prettier than Su Laosan's wife."
Zhao Man also took a taste and covered her mouth when it was so hot that she didn't forget to say to Tang Ning, "What a great time..."
Tang Ning tasted the food and found that it was indeed more delicious than the one at her third uncle's house. The proprietress must have some secret recipe. No wonder the business was so good.
The woman next to Tangning put down the bowl heavily, patted the table, and said in a bad accent: "Three more bowls!"
The proprietress looked at the mountains of bowls in front of them, with a look of shock on her face, but nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, sir, I'll be here soon."
When she turned around and was busy, there was a sound coming from the street.
"How much does a bowl of tofu pudding cost?"
She turned around and said, "Come back, sir, two cents a bowl."
The young man on the street put away the folding fan in his hand and said, "It's so cheap. Let's do this. I'll give you twenty taels of silver. How about you stay with me for three nights?"
Only then did the landlady realize the frivolity in his words, and said in a panic: "Sir, please respect yourself..."
The young man unfolded the folding fan, shook his head and said, "This is the two cents a night you mentioned. Everyone has heard it. Do you want to regret it?"
He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch the face of the landlady, and said with a smile: "This little face is as tender as tofu, worth twenty taels..."
Snapped!
After the sound of breaking wind, a bloodstain immediately appeared on the young master's outstretched hand.
He covered the back of his hands, his face was ferocious, veins were pulsing on his forehead, and he said angrily: "Who!"
The woman next to Tang Ning took back the whip in her hand, looked at the proprietress, and said in extremely non-standard Chinese: "Tofu pudding, are you ready to go?"
