Chapter 534 Su Mei goes to the south of the Yangtze River
Su Mei was unusually busy today. When Tang Ning walked in, she was sitting alone in the yard, looking up at the moon in a daze.
Seeing Tang Ning walking in, she looked away, stood up, stretched her body, and asked, "Younger, why don't you spend more time with your third wife?"
Even if you want to accompany the third lady, you must obtain the consent of your father-in-law. After Tang Yaoyao returned home, Rich Man Tang seemed to have no intention of letting her come back. He had endless arrangements for her every day. It seemed like
She is going to be asked to take over all the Tang family's business.
Tangning walked over, sat across from her, and said, "Bring them to Tianranju for dinner and stop by to take a look."
"It just so happens that I have something to tell you." Su Mei looked at him and said, "I have to go on a long trip, so I will leave my mother to you. You can also take care of Xiao Tao for me."
It's been a long time since the Tang family's incident happened, and outsiders were not allowed to enter or leave the inner courtyard. It wouldn't be a big deal to take the mother over, but it was the first time Tang Ning had seen her say the matter so solemnly.
Tangning looked at her and asked, "Where are you going and how long will you be going?"
"Jiangnan, as for how long it will take..." Su Mei shook her head and said, "It could be as short as three to five months, or as long as a year and a half."
Tang Ning usually wouldn't ask anything about Su Mei, but this time it was obviously different. He looked at Su Mei and asked, "Is there any danger?"
"Don't worry." Su Mei looked at him and said, "I'm not going alone, Master will be with me."
Since she said this, Tangning didn't ask any more questions. She just wanted to find a time to pick her mother up before she left.
After a while, Tang Yu looked at Su Mei in the secluded courtyard of Tian Tian, with a glimmer of light in her eyes. Then she looked at Tang Ning and said, "Jiangnan, I've heard that Jiangnan is good, with picturesque scenery and pleasant climate. You
Dad once said he would take me to Jiangnan to see it, but I have never been to Jiangnan yet."
Su Mei held her hand and said with a smile: "I have a mission this time, and it may be a little dangerous. When I get some free time in the future, I will take my mother to Jiangnan to see it."
Tang Yu looked at her and asked worriedly: "Why is there still danger?"
"It's a little dangerous..." Su Mei said without caring at all: "You might choke to death while eating. It's a bit dangerous, but it's okay..."
Tang Yu patted the back of her hand and said: "Crow's mouth, bah bah bah..."
Tang Ning looked at this scene with a smile. Apart from Tang Shui, Su Mei probably had the best relationship with her mother. However, this time Su Mei could not take her with her on her trip to the south of the Yangtze River. When she had the opportunity in the future, she would definitely take her with her.
She went to Jiangnan to have a look.
He sat in the courtyard for a while, and then walked out of the courtyard when it was estimated that the time was almost up.
Chen Zhou walked over slowly and followed him silently.
Chen Zhou is better than Ling Feng and others because of his understanding and eyes. This is also the main reason why the first battalion captain cannot be other than him.
On the way from Su Mei's courtyard to the main building, Tang Ning unexpectedly met someone.
Mr. Xu seemed to be walking by the lake, and when he met Tang Ning, he stepped aside slightly.
Even a fool as arrogant as Prince Kang could respect others. Therefore, when Tang Ning met Mr. Xu for the first time, she paid special attention to him.
This person gives the impression that he is just a gentle scholar, but at first glance he is a scheming counselor type.
It is said that King Kang was able to keep up the fight with King Duan over the years because he was assisted by a counselor named Xu, and it should be him.
But there is no reason for such a smart person not to see that King Kang is actually a pile of mud that cannot stand up to the wall. I am afraid that even in Chen Huang's mind, if he really has to choose between King Kang and King Duan, the probability of King Kang being eliminated is very low.
Be bigger.
But this is someone else's choice. With King Kang having such a talented person beside him, he can be on par with the Tang family and King Duan. Tang Ning really hopes to see this.
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Su Mei left the capital in early February and went to Jiangnan.
The daily flow of tourists in Tianranju remains the same, but the small courtyard is empty. The most beautiful woman in the capital has always been mysterious, and it is common for her not to appear in public eyes for ten and a half months or even several months.
One late night before Su Mei left, Tang Ning took Tang Yu back home, and Xiao Tao, whom Su Mei had entrusted to him, also temporarily lived in the Tang family.
The most important thing that the court pays most attention to recently should be the birthday of the Queen Mother. When the mother of Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, celebrated her sixtieth birthday, Liu Feng was just a little extravagant and was demoted to another state. A good thing turned bad.
Not long after this, the emperor's mother-in-law celebrated her birthday. It was not even sixty or seventy years old, but it had already caused an uproar in the entire capital. The pomp was so grand that it was rarely seen in the world. By then, all the people of the sixth grade and above in the capital would be in a state of uproar.
Officials will all be involved, plus the names of the concubines of each family, etc., the cost is probably equivalent to Liu Feng's mother celebrating her 60th birthday sixty times.
This kind of participation is mandatory. Anyone who doesn't go means not giving the emperor face. If he doesn't go, he doesn't wish the Queen Mother happiness and longevity. No one dares to let the emperor remember him because of this incident.
Tang Ning's three family members, Gaoming, will also attend when the time comes.
The Queen Mother's birthday was approaching, and Zhao Man became worried.
She had been worrying about what gift to give the Queen Mother for several days.
The Queen Mother was in need of everything, and the things she gave couldn't be too cheap, too vulgar, or too popular. Looking at her sad face, Tang Ning pinched her face and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry anymore.
Leave this matter to me."
Zhao Man jumped up happily and asked: "Really?"
Tangning nodded and said, "I promise I won't fall into the trap of comparing myself to what others have given me."
Zhao Man kissed him on the cheek and said, "Then I will go shopping with my two sisters..."
Tangning is going shopping today, but not with Xiao Ru Xiaoyi or Zhao Man, but with Xiao Jue.
Of course, it's not that he has any other thoughts about Xiao Jue, but that they have business to do.
The gunpowder in the Qiaoqi camp has been around for too long and can no longer be used. Moreover, the level of gunpowder and firearms in the army is worse than Tangning imagined and needs to be improved urgently.
Tangning doesn't have the ability herself, and she won't rashly improve these things and use her own life to make fun of them.
There are many fireworks shops in Beijing, and those pyrotechnics craftsmen are really familiar with gunpowder, and they are certainly more familiar with controlling the power of gunpowder than anyone else.
Being a pyrotechnicist is really unfair to them, and they are more than adequate as military advisers.
Between New Year's Day and the Lantern Festival, or every other festival, these fireworks shops are at their busiest, but on weekdays they are deserted and there are not many customers.
Tang Ning and Xiao Jue walked into a shop, and the shopkeeper immediately came to greet them and asked with a smile: "What do you want, sir? We have everything here, including Sky Monkeys, Mareizi..."
Xiao Jue asked: "You made all these fireworks?"
"That's not true!" said the shopkeeper: "This is an ancestral craft, little man. It has been passed down for several generations. This craft is unique to the capital..."
"Okay." Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "I will report to Zuo Xiaoqi Camp tomorrow morning."
Hearing Xiao Jue's words, the shopkeeper's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "Young man, I usually abide by the rules and laws, but I haven't committed any crime..."
After explaining to him for a long time, the shopkeeper realized that they were not here to arrest anyone, so he agreed with some trepidation that he would report to the Xiaoqi camp on time tomorrow.
This matter actually smacks of coercion, but if they can stay in the army, they will not only have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives, but also have good luck, and they will also be able to influence future generations.
After walking through several fireworks shops, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "I've already found three, how many more are there?"
Tang Ning said: "There are two more, choose one from the two."
Xiao Jue knocked on the door of a shop again and looked at an old man walking out of it. He was about to ask a question when he was suddenly startled and looked at his empty sleeves.
The old man looked down and said, "When I was young, I was tinkering with fireworks and they accidentally exploded. Do you two want to buy some fireworks?"
When Xiao Jue was about to ask a question, Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "No need to ask, it's up to him."
