At the end of the third year of Dingyuan, the capital was really not peaceful.
The prince rebelled and the prime minister was assassinated. This kind of thing has not happened in the capital for decades. In the past two years, Chen State's national power has been booming, Jiangnan has been leveled, the grassland has been stabilized, and unstable factors at home and abroad have gradually become stable.
Even His Majesty has to offer sacrifices to heaven to show his merits, which shows that Chen Guo is prosperous and prosperous. However, what happened one after another was like a slap after another, hitting him hard on the face.
In the past few days, many people have died in the capital, and the largest vegetable market in the city has always been filled with a faint blood that cannot be washed away.
When the people looked up at the sky, they might even feel that there were countless dead souls floating in the sky over the capital.
However, the people are forgetful, and the New Year is approaching. This is a great event for everyone, especially after the time enters the twelfth lunar month, the entire capital begins to revive and boil.
In the past half month, the Ministry of Household Affairs has counted all the people in the Western Regions in the capital. Whether they are slaves in wealthy families or concubines in wealthy families, as long as they are willing, they can regain their freedom.
, escorted by the imperial court, returned to the Western Regions.
This matter was carried out under the pressure of many small countries in the Western Region. The dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in Beijing were very cooperative, and there were few objections.
There were voices of opposition at first, but later those houses were raided by the imperial guards, and no one objected anymore.
Your Majesty has been very murderous recently, especially after King Kang rebelled and was assassinated on the right. This is something that everyone has seen. In the past two years, the number of powerful families in Beijing has decreased by nearly 30%, and the remaining families are also aware of it.
In the face of danger, he behaves with his tail between his legs, not daring to show any disobedience.
Of course, there were some people from the Western Regions, mostly women from the Western Regions, who had a very comfortable life in the capital. They were not willing to change their current lives and were willing to stay in the capital, and the court did not force them.
During this period, the number of times Emperor Chen went to court was obviously reduced, and the number of discounts sent by Shangshu Province every day was also reduced again and again.
This made the work of the Minister of Finance more difficult. Tang Ning spent every day busy. After this new year, there was only less than half a year left before the three-year period.
It was at this time that Tangning received a letter from Li Tianlan.
The content of the letter surprised him. Xiaoxiao and the old beggar actually arrived in Chu State and met her. They are now living in the original Prince Xin's Mansion, which is also the current Princess Eldest Mansion.
Only now did Tangning understand the reason why there had been no news from the old beggar and Xiaoxiao for so long.
She wrote this letter to invite Xiao Ru and Xiao Yi to visit the Chu Kingdom. Although she didn't say it in the letter, Tang Ning knew very well that she was reminding him that their three-year period was coming soon.
It is undoubtedly the most appropriate choice for Xiao Ru and Xiao Yi to go to Chu State now, because Tang Ning will have to leave Chen State in as little as half a year or as long as a year.
All he has to do now is wait for Su Mei to come back and then take them and Zhao Man away together.
For him, there are two places that are absolutely safe.
The first one is the grassland, and the second one is the Chu State.
He has already begun to set up in the grassland, where the little barbarian girl is there, allowing him to put aside all his worries.
Although Li Tianlan cannot cover the sky with one hand in the Chu Kingdom, as the eldest princess, she will not be bullied even if she is Xiaoyi.
Perhaps they could be allowed to stay in Chu State for a while before heading to the grassland together. After all, the father-in-law's matter in Chu State has not been resolved yet, and he will definitely go to Chu State in the future.
Tang Ning had almost finalized the plan, but she didn't expect to be opposed by Xiao Ru and Xiao Yi.
"Where my husband is, I will be there." Zhong Yi looked at him and said, "If you want to go, let's go together, if you want to stay, let's stay together."
Although Su Ru didn't speak, she held Zhong Yi's hand and signaled her to stand on Zhong Yi's side.
"Okay..." They didn't agree, so Tangning could only compromise temporarily.
Anyway, it’s still early now, and it won’t be too late to wait until after this year.
However, this letter from Chu State still deeply reminded him that the day they left was not far away.
Tang Ning has already begun to let Tang Yaoyao handle the business in the capital. The capital is different from other places. Doing business here requires an extremely large background, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward. After they leave, the business in the capital will be in trouble. Tang Ning simply
Let her gradually withdraw her business from the capital to other states. Although she will lose some profits, it will also avoid possible troubles in the future.
After eating, Tangning came to Xiaoru's room and saw her alone in the room, so she slowly closed the door.
When Su Ru heard the sound, she looked back, her face turned red, and she lowered her head and said, "Brother Xiao Ning, it's still daytime..."
"Where are you thinking..." Tangning walked over, tapped her forehead, and said, "I'm here to talk to you about serious matters..."
Su Ru looked at him and said, "I can't persuade my sister."
Tangning was surprised: "How did you know I was going to say this?"
Su Rudao: "Whatever brother Xiao Ning is thinking, I will know after I look at you."
It seems that it is impossible to develop Su Ru into a traitor. This matter can only be discussed in the long term. Tangning looked at her with a smile on her face and said, "Guess what I want to do now?"
Su Ru raised her head and looked at him, her face immediately turned red...
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Mr. Lao She once said that a girl's blush is better than a long dialogue.
The premise of this sentence is that girls don't apply powder. If they put a thick layer of powder on their faces and then apply a layer of rouge, who knows if they blush.
The pursuit of rouge by women in the capital is no different from that of women in later generations who love cosmetics.
The Tang family has several rouge shops in the capital, and the business is very prosperous. The rouge produced by Tangrenzhai has always been in short supply.
However, even though this business was hugely profitable, Tangning still wanted to sell these shops in preparation for leaving the capital in the future.
Four of the five rouge shops have been sold out, and there is one left that the other party can't take.
Tangning was sitting in the back hall, drinking a cup of tea, and when she was about to leave, she heard a familiar voice coming from in front of her.
"How do you sell this box of rouge?"
Tangning stood up and walked out, where she saw Princess Anyang talking to the shopping guide girl from Rouge Shop.
Tangning greeted her and said, "What a coincidence, Princess."
Princess Anyang looked at him and asked: "You are a grown man, why do you come to Rouge Shop?"
Tang Ning glanced at her and said, "This rouge shop belongs to our family, why can't I come?"
Princess Anyang looked up, saw the plaque of Tangrenzhai, and said, "I almost forgot, half of the shops on this street are owned by your family."
"Wrap this for me first." She said to the little girl, then looked at the maid behind her and said, "Younger, pay."
Tangning waved her hand and said, "No need, I'll send it to the princess."
"In this case..." Princess Anyang looked at him and said, "Then I will choose a few more boxes."
Tang Ning looked at her and said, "I was talking about this shop just now. The princess can choose as many boxes as she wants."
Tang Ning is a person who repays every kindness with a spring. Princess Anyang helped him twice. Tang Ning remembered this kindness and regarded the ten thousand taels of silver and this shop as his repayment to her.
Princess Anyang was stunned for a moment, then looked at him and asked: "Do you have anything to ask me for?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "No."
Princess Anyang thought for a while, seemed to realize something, took two steps back, looked at him and said: "You are not my type, we can't..."
