Chapter three hundred and ninety fifth sudden change
Li Tianlan was dressed in plain palace clothes, standing there quietly, looking a little more luxurious than before, but his face was a little haggard.
After the death of Emperor Chu, the entire palace was immersed in a sense of sadness. Tang Ning walked forward slowly and said, "People cannot be resurrected after death. I am sorry."
Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "Death is a relief for uncle."
She was silent for a moment, then looked at Tangning and asked, "My father summoned you to cancel the marriage, right?"
Tangning nodded and said, "The prince has been deposed, so this marriage has no meaning."
Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "Congratulations then."
Tang Ning always felt that she was referring to something, and her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.
This trip to Chu State was about to end just as it started. Not long after meeting her, we had to face separation again. I don’t know when we will meet again next time. The marriage between Chen and Chu will not happen for the second time in the short term, and neither can he.
Became the wedding messenger twice in a row.
When I first caught a glimpse of her, I seemed to have a lot to say, but after I opened my mouth, I lost all my thoughts.
Li Tianlan looked at him, turned and left. After a few steps, he paused again and turned around and said, "Send someone to notify you when you leave, and I will see you off."
"good."
Tangning nodded and watched her walk deeper into the palace, standing there for a long time before turning around and leaving.
Until his figure disappeared at the entrance of the palace, somewhere on the side of the palace wall, a line of sight slowly returned.
"If you like him, just go with him."
The former Princess Xin, now the Queen, stood behind her and said: "It is not easy for a woman to meet someone she likes in her life. Since you like her, don't worry about your status. I will help you convince your father."
"Mother and concubine have misunderstood." Li Tianlan shook his head and turned to leave.
Princess Xin watched her figure disappear into the palace, with a look of distress on her face, and finally just sighed.
Splendid Palace.
He Rui and Lu Teng, who had just returned, had already given the order. Ten days later, when the Emperor of Chu was buried, the mission would begin their return journey.
The Chu State's Credentials caused a heated discussion among the accompanying envoys. No one expected that so many things would happen during this trip. A storm was set off in the capital of the Chu State. The death of the Emperor of Chu was just the beginning. Now,
This storm is sweeping away from Kyoto.
As a princess, Zhao Man was not affected by this. She gathered around Tang Shui and said earnestly: "Sister Tang Shui, whatever you want to eat today, I will ask them to make it for you..."
Tang Shui was not used to her recent hospitality and enthusiasm, so he said, "Anything will do."
Wan Yanyan came over from the side and said, "Can the assorted casserole be okay?"
Zhao Man glanced at her and said, "You are a prisoner. Do prisoners still want to eat delicious food?"
Wanyanyan rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not your prisoner."
"You can also eat assorted casserole." Zhao Man rolled her eyes and said, "Teach me how to play with a whip, and I'll let them make you assorted casserole."
“It’s a deal!”
Wan Yanyan stretched out her palm and struck Zhao Man's hand together.
When Tang Ning came back from the palace, she saw Zhao Man holding a whip that Wanyan Yan did not show easily to others, swinging it in the yard in style.
He carried a pot of wine and sat in the pavilion, looking in their direction, his eyes a little wandering.
I don't know why, but after returning from the palace, he always felt a little restless.
Zhao Man was tired from playing and was about to go back to the palace to take a shower when she realized that Tang Ning had returned. She saw him drinking alone, looking in one direction and wondering, "What's wrong with him?"
Chen Zhou stepped forward and said: "Back to the princess, when Mr. Tang came back from the palace, he brought back a letter of credence from the State of Chu. The letter of credence said that the State of Chu would no longer pay tribute to the State of Chen, and also rejected us.
Mr. Tang should be worried about this matter..."
Zhao Man looked at Tang Ning and said, "Then don't disturb him and leave him alone."
Tang Shui looked into the court, and after a moment, walked slowly over.
Tang Ning was drinking alone. At a certain moment, she saw Tang Shui walking in. She sat down opposite him, raised her glass and gestured, "Would you like a drink?"
Tang Shui looked at him and asked, "Why, you are going back and you can't bear to leave Princess Changning of Chu State?"
"Cough! Cough..."
Tang Ning spit out a mouthful of wine before she could swallow it, causing her to choke and cough.
He wiped his mouth and said quibly: "What are you talking about? It's nothing..."
"Your worries are written on your face." Tang Shui looked at him, shook his head and said, "You are good at everything, but you have too many romantic debts."
"What kind of romantic debt..." Tang Ning looked at her and said, "There is nothing wrong between us. Although you are my cousin, you can't talk nonsense. She and I are very good friends and we will be separated soon.
Is it wrong to be reluctant to part with friends?"
"Friend... do you believe it yourself?" Tang Shui looked at him and said, "When you and Xiao Yi got married that day, I could tell that Miss Li liked you, but I didn't expect that she actually did.
The princess of Chu State, and now the princess of Chu State, I really don’t know what is good about you. Princess Chen State likes you, and even the Princess of Chu State also likes you..."
She turned her head to look at Wan Yanyan who was practicing the whipping technique in the courtyard, and resisted the urge to say the second half of the sentence.
Tang Ning looked at her with dissatisfaction on her face.
What do you mean, I don’t know what good things he has. He is good at both civil and military skills, and is knowledgeable. He won the first prize at a young age, has a fifth-rank official position, is young and promising, can work in the hall and in the kitchen, understands medicine, knows poisonous poison, and can also
He is good at applying makeup---can you find another man like this in the world?
As his cousin, couldn't she see these advantages?
If this is not good in her eyes, then the reason why she has not married until now has finally been found.
Tang Shui glanced at him and asked, "You can even do something about Princess Pingyang, but you can't do anything this time?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "She is different."
Tang Shui asked: "She is also a woman, what's the difference?"
The same is true for women, but there are also great differences between women.
They are both princesses. Wan Yanyan will be happy as long as she has beautiful clothes to wear and delicious food to eat. Zhao Man can forget all her worries as long as she can have fun, but Li Tianlan is different.
Tangning knew her better than she knew herself.
She was knowledgeable, talented in literature, and at the same time superb in martial arts. She was able to become a first-class person at a young age. When she was seventeen years old, she disguised herself as a man and led the Chu State envoy to Chen State to lobby Chen and Chu to form an alliance.
Many officials and Chen Huanghan did not fall behind at all. This is not something that an ordinary woman can do.
Although she is a woman, she has a man's heart, her own opinions, and extremely lofty ambitions, which cannot be shaken easily.
This is also the biggest difference between her and Zhao Man and Wan Yanyan.
The last time she left Chen Country, Tang Ning had been separated from each other for a long time. This time, their positions were reversed.
Tang Ning had already made an agreement with Lu Teng and others to return after Emperor Chu's funeral, but the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. A few days later, news came from the south, forcing their plan to be temporarily shelved.
When the Emperor of Chu passed away, all the princes who had been entrusted with foreign affairs returned to Beijing to express their condolences. However, there was one man who widely spread rumors among the people that the king had forced the late emperor to death, forged a posthumous edict to depose the prince, and plotted to usurp the throne. In the name of bringing order to the country and helping the country, he took advantage of the situation and rebelled.
, has now occupied five states.
And these five states happened to lie on their way back.
