King Xin looked at him with an unfriendly look, as if he was guarding against a thief.
Yesterday, Zhao Man only wore light makeup. King Xin would see her sooner or later. At this time, Tangning had nothing to hide and said, "She is Princess Pingyang."
"Princess Pingyang?" King Xin looked at him and said, "You are so brave."
Tang Ning asked, "Why did the prince say this?"
King Xin said: "What kind of status is Princess Pingyang? You actually brought her to the market. If something goes wrong, can you bear this responsibility?"
"Your Majesty, as the regent, doesn't bring any bodyguards with you to wander around the market?" Seeing King Xin's accusatory look, Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Did those assassins yesterday come for the prince?"
King Xin looked at him and asked: "Are you reminding me that you saved me?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Even if others don't know how to be grateful, I will not repay the favor..."
After chatting for a few words, the tit-for-tat began. Tangning finally understood that the rejection she received a few times must have been done intentionally by King Xin. For some unknown reason, His Highness King Xin, who had never had any contact with him before, was so unkind to him.
Not friendly.
"Sharp teeth and sharp mouth!" King Xin glanced at him, sat on a chair, and asked: "You came to King Xin's Mansion to ask for your hand in marriage?"
Tangning looked at him and asked, "Didn't you ask me to come?"
King Xin knocked the teacup heavily on the table: "I am talking about the past two days."
Tangning shook her head and said, "I'm here to see the princess."
"Looking for Lan Lan?" King Xin glanced at him, "Are you familiar with Lan Lan?"
Tangning thought for a while and said, "Lanlan and I... are quite familiar with each other."
King Xin stood up suddenly and said angrily: "You can also call Lanlan?"
Li Tianlan walked in from outside the door and asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's okay." Tang Ning looked at her, shook her head, then looked at King Xin and said, "If nothing happens, Your Majesty, I will go back first."
King Xin stood up and said: "I am not a person who does not repay kindness. You saved me. I will thank you when I have the opportunity in the future. Since you are here today, you might as well have a light meal before leaving."
Eating itself is a very pleasant thing, but it also depends on who eats it.
Tang Ning also thought that eating a bowl of simple plain noodles with Her Highness the Princess was a delicacy in the world, but with King Xin, who obviously disliked him, even if he was eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, he still had to worry about whether King Xin had poisoned the food.
Tangning cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I still have some things to be busy with..."
Li Tianlan raised his head and glanced at Tang Ning, his eyes meaningful.
King Xin waved his hand: "Since..."
"Since Your Majesty has kindly invited me, there is no harm in putting off those matters for a while." Tangning cupped her hands and said, "Sorry to bother you..."
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In the garden of Prince Xin's Mansion, Tang Ning looked at Li Tianlan and said, "Your father doesn't seem to like me very much."
Li Tianlan did not continue this topic and asked: "What did your father say about not repaying kindness?"
Tangning told her what happened yesterday.
"Are you the same person yesterday?" Li Tianlan looked at him and asked doubtfully: "But my father said yesterday that you were very interesting and he admired you very much."
Facts show that the outside world's rumors about King Xin are wrong. He is a wise and powerful man, but he is just a big pig's hoof with changeable ideas.
Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "There is no such thing as not repaying a favor. You saved me once, and I also saved King Xin once. It's even."
Li Tianlan shook his head and said: "I am me, and my father is my father. If my father thinks he owes you, he owes you. You don't owe me anything."
Tang Ning looked at her and said: "I, Tang Ning, am not a person who knows how to repay a favor. If you need me in the future, just ask, I will go to the sword mountain or the sea of fire..."
Not to mention that she had saved him, but the friendship between the two was as high as the mountains and as deep as the sea. Even if he was asked to sacrifice his life on a mountain of swords or a sea of fire, Tang Ning would not frown.
"That's what you said." Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "Go to the front lawn. I haven't seen you for a year and see if your martial arts has improved."
In the past year, although she has been busy, Tang Ning has never given up her practice. She will not be able to catch up with her in a short period of time, but compared to ordinary people, she has progressed very quickly.
He competed with Tang Yaoyao, Su Mei and Li Tianlan. Although the results were the same, the gains were different.
Tang Goblin used him as a human punching bag. Su Mei only wanted to trick him into sleeping with her. Only Her Highness the Princess would teach him seriously without reservation. In just half an hour, Tang Ning benefited a lot from martial arts.
I gained some more insights.
A maid came in from outside and said, "Princess, the prince has asked you to come over and have dinner."
Tang Ning and her walked into a hall. The table in the middle was already filled with various dishes. King Xin and a beautiful woman in palace attire were already seated.
Li Tianlan looked at the woman in palace clothes and said, "This is my mother-in-law."
Tangning bowed and said, "I have met the princess."
"Sit down." Princess Xin nodded with a smile and said, "I heard from the prince that you saved him yesterday."
Tang Ning sat down opposite King Xin and said, "We met by chance."
"If it weren't for you yesterday, the prince would have been in danger." Princess Xin looked at Tang Ning and said, "Whatever reward you want, the prince and I will satisfy you."
Tang Ning looked at Li Tianlan, shook her head and said, "I don't want any reward. It's just an injustice. Princess, please be polite."
"No matter what, the palace owes you a favor." Princess Xin said, and then asked: "You and Lan Lan have known each other for a long time?"
Tang Ning nodded and said, "We got to know each other two years ago when the princess went on a mission to Chen State with her delegation."
King Xin coughed lightly and said, "Eat, otherwise you will get cold."
Princess Xin nodded and said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after eating. I don't know if our Chu cuisine is to your taste..."
In fact, in comparison, Chu's cuisine is more in line with his taste, and even has a cordial feel to it.
Tang Ning picked up a piece of bamboo shoot and was about to put it into her mouth when she paused with her hands and sniffed slightly.
The bamboo shoots tasted bitter, but before she even took them into her mouth, Tang Ning smelled a faint sweet aroma.
He put down his chopsticks and said quickly: "Wait a minute!"
King Xin and Princess Xin had already picked up the chopsticks and looked at Tang Ning with doubts on their faces.
Tangning stood up and said, "This dish is poisonous."
He looked at King Xin and kept him to eat for no reason. Did King Xin really intend to poison the food to get rid of him?
Snap.
The chopsticks in Princess Xin's hand fell to the ground and she hurriedly said: "How is that possible? We all use silver chopsticks!"
Tang Ning looked at her and explained: "Silver needles and silver chopsticks can only test the poison of arsenic. This poison is called zinnia. It is a chronic poison. After poisoning, it will not take effect immediately, but if it is eaten for a long time,
After a few months, even if it is discovered, it will be too late..."
It was impossible for King Xin to keep him for meals every day. This was probably not his poison.
"Arrest everyone who is responsible for the meals in the palace." King Xin put down his chopsticks, looked behind him, and said, "Send the imperial doctor over again."
Tangning looked at Li Tianlan and said, "Come with me."
Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Help you check your body."
Seeing King Xin looking over, Tangning added, "See if he's been poisoned."
Testing for whoopingum poisoning is very simple. Just drop a few drops of blood into clean water and add the antidote. If black precipitate appears, it means that there is toxin in the blood.
Li Tianlan pricked his finger with a needle, dripped the blood into the bowl, and then subconsciously put his finger into his mouth.
This action is a little girlish, and it's okay for Zhao Man to do it, but he has a noble temperament like His Highness the Princess. When he does this action, he will have a different kind of aura that is very rare to see on ordinary days.
"Cough!" King Xin coughed heavily.
Tangning looked away, dipped some antidote powder into the water with her chopsticks, and mixed it into the water. After a while, she looked at the water that had not changed in color, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's not poisoned."
"Lan Lan rarely eats in the mansion." Princess Xin looked at Tang Ning and said, "Let's help Grandpa Wang take a look."
Tang Ning then checked for King Xin and Princess Xin again. There was a small amount of sediment at the bottom of the bowl. Judging from the amount of sediment, they had been poisoned for at least half a month.
At this time, the imperial doctor came belatedly. He smelled the plate of lettuce and tasted it himself. Then he looked at King Xin in panic and said, "My lord, it is undoubtedly whooping lettuce."
King Xin asked in a deep voice: "Is there an antidote?"
"The lower official is incompetent." The imperial doctor knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The imperial hospital only has records of this poison, but there is no record of the antidote."
Princess Xin swayed, and Li Tianlan hurriedly supported her, looked at Tang Ning, and asked quickly: "Is there an antidote?"
