Fortunate Young Gentleman

The capital was indeed different from Lingzhou. Tang Ning had never seen such a charming dance in Lingzhou. A young virgin like Peng Chen, who had never seen much of the world, had already reached under the table several times before finishing the meal. .

Looking at the young master, he didn't show any ugly expression from beginning to end, and his hands were placed on the table. He was worthy of being a dandy from the capital who had seen the world.

This kind of determination was hard for Tangning to match.

After eating, Tang Ning wrote down the prescription recorded in the secret book and gave it to him. After Xiao Jue hurriedly thanked her, she couldn't wait to take it back and try it out.

Tang Ning went back to her room to rest for a while, then walked downstairs again and walked to the counter. When the shopkeeper saw him coming, he immediately walked out and said respectfully, "What are your orders, Master?"

"Shopkeeper Xu, you don't have to be so polite." Tang Ning looked at him and asked casually, "How long has shopkeeper Xu been in the capital?"

Shopkeeper Xu smiled and said, "To be fair to you, I am born and raised in the capital, and it has been more than thirty years now."

Tangning thought for a while and said, "There is something that I don't know is convenient for Shopkeeper Xu."

Shopkeeper Xu immediately said: "Young master is a distinguished guest. If you have any instructions, it doesn't matter."

"It's not an order." Tangning shook her head and said, "I want shopkeeper Xu to help me inquire about something..."

After a while, shopkeeper Xu nodded, waved to a waiter in the pavilion, and said, "Let's put down what we are doing and go check on something."

The guy walked out in a hurry. Shopkeeper Xu looked at Tang Ning again and said, "Master, wait a moment, he will be back soon."

Tangning found a seat downstairs and sat down. She looked up and saw that the gauze curtain on the high platform had been lowered. There was a vague figure inside, and the melodious music of Qingyuan came from the gauze curtain. .

"Sir, please have some tea." A fragrant breeze blew past him, and a young woman filled the tea for him, smiled slightly, and left gracefully.

"Thank you." Tang Ning looked at her and nodded slightly, then took a sip of tea, the fragrance lingering on her teeth and cheeks, refreshing.

The sound of music is heard and the fragrance of tea is refreshing, giving people full enjoyment. In the bustling and noisy capital, it is quite rare to find such a quiet and quiet place.

The old beggar was right, this is indeed a good place.

Before Tang Ning finished her cup of tea, the guy who had just gone out came back.

Shopkeeper Xu walked over with him. The waiter looked at Tang Ning and said, "Young Master Liu Li from the Ministry of Rites, he secretly sent people to go down to those inns."

"Minister of Rites..., Minister of Rites." Tang Ning thought for a moment, looked at Shopkeeper Xu, and asked, "Does Shopkeeper Xu know about the Tang family in the capital?"

Shopkeeper Xu nodded and said: "The Tang family held a high position in the capital and was very prominent. The head of the family, Tang Huai, was the Minister of Rites of the dynasty. His two brothers, one was a member of the Dongtai family at that time, and the other was a member of the Zhongshu family. , they are all close ministers of the Emperor, and a legitimate daughter of the Tang family is the very favored Concubine Tang Hui in the palace, the biological mother of Prince Duan..."

Another steward of the Tang family once told him these words, and that was all he said. However, shopkeeper Xu did not pause and continued to speak: "The youngest daughter of the Tang family, twenty years ago, due to dissatisfaction with the He was married to a wealthy family in the capital and escaped from the capital privately. He was found by the Tang family two years later. Since then, he has not stepped out of the Tang family..."

Tangning was silent for a long time before asking, "Do you know where the Tang family's legitimate daughter was brought back from?"

Shopkeeper Xu glanced at him and said, "There's no way to know."

Tangning smiled, bowed her hands to him, and said, "Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Xu."

Shopkeeper Xu had a look of doubt on his face, but he didn't ask any more questions and said in return: "You're welcome, sir."

Watching Tang Ning walk upstairs, several young women came over, glanced in the direction upstairs, and asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, who is this Young Master Tang? Is he the son of the big shopkeeper? I haven't heard of the big shopkeeper." The shopkeeper has a son? "

"Don't talk too much if you shouldn't ask!" Shopkeeper Xu glared at her and said, "Why are you still standing there? Get ready, it's your turn!"

The women dispersed in a hurry. Shopkeeper Xu looked at the direction upstairs, touched his chin, and murmured to himself: "She's from Lingzhou..., the shopkeeper has only one daughter, is she my uncle?"

In the Red Sleeve Pavilion, when shopkeeper Xu was doubtful, a young woman grabbed the innkeeper's collar at an inn in the capital and said angrily: "Checked out and left? She checked out and left after just one day, saying, they Where did you go!"

The guy was lifted up by her collar, his face turned pale with fright, and he trembled: "Gu, girl..., they checked out before noon, I really don't know where they went!"

After a while, the young woman strode out of the inn and stood on the street, looking at the bustling crowds on the street. A slightly worried look appeared on her face. After a long time, she took steps towards another inn ahead.

At the same time, in a brothel somewhere in the middle of Beijing, a young man lifted up his pants, looked at the servants in the room, and said angrily: "Lost you? If you can lose yourself with someone, what are you going to do for food!"

A servant hurriedly explained: "Master, it's really busy in Beijing these days, there are too many people on the streets..."

The young man threw a pillow over and said angrily: "Look for it in one inn after another!"

It's night, Dingguo Duke's Mansion.

Xiao Jue looked at the bowl of dark medicinal juice in front of him, looked at an old man beside him, and asked: "Do you see anything? Is there anything wrong with this medicine?"

The old man looked at the prescription in his hand for a long time, shook his head, and said: "Young Master, there is nothing wrong with this prescription. Although I have never seen it, it looks like an ordinary tonic..."

Xiao Jue asked uncertainly: "Is it not poisonous?"

The old man shook his head and said: "No."

"Are you sure?"

"I guarantee it with my character..."

"Okay, okay, you go down." Xiao Jue waved his hand, picked up the jade bowl with one hand, put it to his mouth, hesitated for a moment, pointed to a servant at the door, and said: "Xiao Fu, come here!"

The servant immediately trotted over and asked: "Young Master, what do you want?"

Xiao Jue handed him the jade bowl in his hand and said: "Drink a sip."

Xiao Fu looked at the dark brown medicine juice with a pungent smell in Xiao Jue's hand, his face changed, and he trembled: "Young Master, this..."

Pah!

Xiao Jue reached into his arms and slapped a silver note on the table.

A glimmer of light flashed in Xiao Fu's eyes, but he was still a little hesitant, and said in embarrassment: "Young Master, what is this?"

Pah!

Xiao Jue slapped a silver note on the table again.

A trace of determination appeared on Xiao Fu's face, and he said with a bow: "I am willing to die for the young master!"

Xiao Jue slapped him on the head and said: "I won't let you die. This medicine is very tonic. Try it!"

Xiao Fu looked at him again, thinking that although the young master was a playboy, he would not joke with human life. These two hundred taels of silver were enough for him to marry Cuihua next door.

"Young Master, if I have something to do, please help me take care of my blind mother and my wife who has not yet married!" He showed a sad look on his face, picked up the jade bowl, and drank it all.

Xiao Jue slapped him on the head again and said angrily: "Leave some for me, what should I drink after you finish drinking?"

Xiao Fu hurriedly said: "Sorry, young master, I forgot..."

Xiao Jue waved his hand, looked at him and asked: "How is it, how do you feel?"

Xiao Fu's face was wrinkled, and he said: "Bitter."

"What else?"

"No more."

"No more?" Xiao Jue looked him up and down and said: "Wait a little longer."

He moved his shoulders and said: "Come and help me massage my shoulders."

Xiao Fu ran behind him nervously, put his hands on his shoulders and pressed gently.

Xiao Jue closed his eyes, and after a moment, he asked again: "Still don't feel anything?"

Xiao Fu shook his head: "No."

"Keep pressing."

"Okay."

"Stop!" At a certain moment, Xiao Jue suddenly opened his eyes, frowned and asked: "What did you use to poke me?"