"It turns out to be His Highness the Second Highness. Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you still thinking about me? What an honor!" In the VIP Building of the Imperial City, Tang Yan met the 'host' of the invitation - the Second Prince!
Hailita and other women were stopped downstairs, and Liu Qing, who was hiding in the dark, was also monitored and controlled. They were anxious and uneasy, but they vaguely guessed the identities of this group of people, and no one dared to be too presumptuous.
"I've always been thinking about you, but I haven't had the chance to meet. It's rare for you to come to the imperial city today. How can I, as the master, not show my loyalty to the landlord? Please!" The second prince smiled and nodded, motioning for Tang Yan to sit across from him at the dining table.
"Your Highness, you're welcome." Tang Yan was happy and unfazed, as if he were really meeting friends, and kept smiling: "Invite me here today. Is it just a friend to reminisce about old times, or do you have any special instructions?"
"Both, let's talk about old times first, and then talk about things. Come on, have a drink." The second prince raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Tang Yan raised his glass generously, leaving no trace of wine left. There was ghost green fire in his body, and even if the wine was poisonous, it could be easily resolved.
The smile on the second prince's face deepened: "It's so refreshing! It can be seen that my brother has been living a wonderful life recently. He has gained a great reputation and embraced beautiful women. In his spare time, he teases the heroes of the empire. Occasionally, he travels with a group of beauties to accompany him. This
He lives a free and unrestrained life, but many people envy him."
"Your Highness is joking. I'm just an ordinary person. Of course I have to enjoy it as much as I can. If someone provokes me, of course I have to fight back."
"That's true, in life, pleasure is the main thing."
The second prince chatted in random directions, and Tang Yan responded easily to everyone who came. He knew clearly that the other party had a purpose, and was deliberately tempting him, but he refused to take the initiative to withdraw the topic from the main topic.
Do you want to play? I will accompany you!
Hailita and other girls in the hall downstairs kept looking up, but Tang Yan was still nowhere to be seen. Liu Qing outside realized that something was wrong and did not rescue blindly, but returned to the Rao family as quickly as possible.
"Brother Tang, if you are free some other time, go to the palace and sit down. I will treat you warmly. I invite you here today. I have a private matter that I would like to hear your opinion on." The second prince secretly scolded the little guy for pretending to be stupid and had to do it himself.
Take the initiative to speak.
Tang Yan was drinking wine and eating vegetables, and said happily: "Your Highness, please speak."
"When you stayed in the Rao family, were you forced to do so? Or did you do so voluntarily?"
"It's not considered coercion, nor is it voluntary. There was no place to go at that time, and the Rao family happened to be recruiting guards, so I naturally followed them." Tang Yan said very casually, and added at the end: "Actually, I was
I wanted to find His Highness, but... the Taiwu Mining Area is a mess, and I really couldn’t find you."
The second prince smiled silently: "Now that you have found it, do you have any ideas?"
"Your Highness is referring to..."
"I have everything you can get in the Rao family, and I have everything you can't get in the Rao family. Whether it's money, martial arts, natural resources, or...beauties!"
"The second prince means that I surrender to you?"
"If you don't like the term 'submission', you can say that you come to my side to help. The salary will definitely be much higher than that of the Rao family."
Tang Yan was silent for a moment, smiled slightly, and said: "The Second Highness personally comes forward to recruit you. No matter who it falls on, it will be a great honor. If you refuse, it will be a bit ungrateful."
The second prince laughed loudly: "Okay! Enjoy it!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I am very willing to follow in your footsteps and achieve great success." Tang Yan felt the surrounding screens without leaving a trace. There should be some masters hidden behind them, but they should not do anything to him.
Unless the second prince wants to kill all Hilita and the other girls, or directly declares war on the Rao family.
But... Judging from today's posture, if I had clearly refused, given His Highness's personality, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so polite when we meet again.
"What are your conditions? But it doesn't matter."
"It is an honor for me to be respected by His Highness the Second Highness. I am not qualified to ask for conditions. But... I am now the son-in-law of the Rao family. If I leave without a suitable reason, will my reputation be unjustifiable?"
"There are so many provocateurs that I can't bear the harassment and take the initiative to break off the engagement. Is this a sufficient reason?"
"But the problem now is that there are fewer and fewer provocative people, and no one openly comes to the Rao family to cause trouble. Second Highness, I still say the same thing, I am very willing to follow you, but please help me make a suitable and reasonable decision
Although I am an ordinary person, I still value the word 'reputation' and don't want to live with some kind of infamy. I think if it were you, you would have the same concerns."
The second prince looked deeply at Tang Yan and smiled without saying a word.
Tang Yan looked at each other quietly for a moment, but the second prince did not speak.
Cursing this guy secretly for being difficult to deal with, Tang Yan continued calmly: "One more thing, the Rao family treats me very well. If I leave easily, wouldn't I be a heartless and unjust person? I'm afraid, Your Highness.
You wouldn’t want such a person by your side, would you?”
"So?" The second prince took a sip of sake.
"The Second Highness came to recruit me, probably because of my strength, but the prerequisite for selecting an assistant is loyalty! Let me make a bold guess, you are not just here to recruit today, you also have the intention of testing. I want to see
What is my character and whether it is really worth recruiting? I dare to speculate that if I agree readily, you will definitely be suspicious in the future and will not entrust you with important tasks!"
Tang Yan kept hating the second prince, digging holes and ditches, making the opponent's rebuttal path full of holes, trying to force him to retreat.
The second prince smiled and raised his glass: "You are smarter than I thought."
Tang Yan smiled and raised his glass: "This is not shrewdness, but the basic principle of being a human being. A drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring. The Rao family has been kind to me, and I cannot abandon it without reason. Everyone respects me.
I respect people as much as I do, and His Highness thinks so highly of me that I am willing to make friends with you. As for how deep this friendship can be, it depends on what You want, Your Highness."
"Haha, okay, okay, if you respect someone, I will respect you a foot. I respect your opinion. Whenever you can't get used to living in the Rao family, just go and sit with your friends. You are welcome at any time."
"Your Highness, you are open-minded and wise. It seems that you are also a person who values loyalty. As your friend, I, Tang Yan, have made it my duty to come to my younger brother's place when necessary in the future!" Tang Yan snapped his high hat and threw it over, raising his hand.
Pick up the glass and drink it all in one gulp.
When Isaac personally arrived at the VIP building with three king-level ministers, Tang Yanzheng and the second prince came out chatting and laughing, as enthusiastically as two good brothers reunited after a long absence.
The second prince smiled and said: "Chief Isaac, you have a good brother-in-law. When you get married someday, you must send me a wedding invitation, and I will definitely come to congratulate you!"
Isaac couldn't understand the situation, but as the leader of the clan, the necessary etiquette was still in place. He first saluted and then smiled.
"Brother Tang, come and sit at my place some other time when you have time. We won't come home until we get drunk."
"Definitely, definitely! We will regret it someday!" Tang Yan smiled brightly, cupped his fists and saluted the second prince, and followed Isaac and others to leave.
The captain of the guard came to the second prince and whispered: "This little guy is very deep in the city. His typical smile hides a knife, so don't get close to him."
The second prince looked at Tang Yan's leaving figure. The smile on his face did not fade away, but instead became meaningful: "This is not a smile hiding a knife, but a cleverness. You look at him like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child? Compared with a twenty-seven or eight-year-old child."
You need to be more experienced at the age of one.
Think about his words and deeds from the time he entered the room to the time he left. He was calm and unhurried, his advances and retreats were well-founded, and he gradually took control of the initiative. If such a person is an enemy, he must be eradicated, but if he is a friend, he must be treated with courtesy."
"What the Second Highness means..."
"Don't worry, let's wait and see. Invite him to sit in my house another day. I have to test him hard to see if he is a stubborn monkey or a dragon."
Outside the imperial city, Tang Yan and others soared into the sky on a black eagle with a gold collar.
"What's going on? Why are you entangled with him?" Isaac asked Tang Yan strangely.
Tang Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "What else can you do to recruit me? Fortunately, I react quickly, otherwise I would be in serious trouble."
"He... didn't care about you much, did he?"
"Don't worry, I can handle your sister. A mere prince can't do anything to me."
Isaac shook his head and smiled: "If Niya hears this, you can expect to be tortured."
"I feel that the second prince will come to me for trouble again. You have to find a way to cause some trouble. I will go into seclusion after I go back. No matter who comes to invite me, I won't see you!"