Fortunate Young Gentleman

The spring breeze is so proud and the horses' hooves are so anxious that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

This poem by Meng Jiao vividly describes the mood of the new Jinshi. For many people, this is the most glorious moment in their lives.

The team marched very slowly. After a long time, the people along the way may still feel it was new, but Xiao Jue next to them was already a little impatient.

Further ahead is the Ping An County Government Office. Xiao Ru Xiaoyi will be there to watch, and she cannot embarrass herself in front of Fairy Tang. Tang Ning braced herself and suddenly heard a commotion beside her.

A beggar was trying his best to squeeze in, but two guards stopped him from outside.

Tang Ning recognized that the beggar was Liu Laoer's subordinate, pulled the horse's head, walked to the left, and said to the two guards, "Stop it first."

After the two guards stopped, he looked at the beggar and asked, "What happened?"

"Help..." The beggar gasped and changed his words in an emergency, saying: "We found the little beggar you asked us to find!"

Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then jumped off the horse, grabbed his wrist, and asked, "Where is it?"

"Hey, what happened..." Xiao Jue looked at him in confusion. Before he could finish his sentence, he watched in shock as he and the beggar rushed out of the crowd and disappeared in an instant.

The onlookers on the street were already in an uproar.

"Why did the champion run away?"

"What happened?"

"Where has the No. 1 Scholar gone? What's going on?"

…

Several guards responsible for maintaining order were also stunned on the spot, unable to recover for a while.

At this critical moment, the number one scholar, the number one scholar actually ran away!

After several people reacted, they immediately said: "Hurry up and chase!"

At the Qionglin banquet in the evening, Your Majesty will personally confer an official to the Number One Scholar. If he runs away, who will your Majesty confer?

A guard came to the front and asked an official: "Sir, what should we do?"

The official also had a look of shock and confusion on his face, but he reacted the next moment and said: "There aren't many left anyway, keep moving forward..."

The guard nodded, turned around and said, "Keep moving forward!"

After he said this, his expression was startled again.

Because there were only two horses left in the rear, and all the people on the horses were missing.

…

Capital, North District.

Although the capital is a prosperous place in the capital, it is not filled with dignitaries and rich businessmen. Ordinary people still make up the majority, and there is no shortage of poor people who are struggling to survive.

The North District of the capital is where the poor gather. There are no tall mansions here, but only a large number of low and dilapidated houses. The people living there are also poor people. Because of the remoteness of the place, the public order is extremely chaotic. Even the government officials They don't want to get involved too much.

In the North District, deep in the criss-crossing streets, there is a house that is dilapidated but occupies a vast area.

A beggar held a wooden stick in his hand, pointed at a figure huddled in the corner, and sneered: "Hey, aren't you very good at running? Just keep running!"

The figure retreated to the corner, with no way out.

In this courtyard, there are more than a dozen figures, all of whom are young children. They are both male and female. They are in ragged clothes and have sallow faces. They are leaning against the wall with no sparkle in their eyes.

"You ran away as soon as I arrived in the capital, causing me to be scolded by my eldest brother..." The beggar tightened the wooden stick in his hand, pointed at the little beggar, and said loudly as he walked forward: "I I’ll break your legs this time and see if you can still run!”

He swore angrily, walked to the corner, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and brought it down hard.

The little beggar raised his head, and his bright eyes lost their light for the first time.

boom!

Just as the stick in the beggar's hand was about to fall, someone kicked the courtyard door open. He paused, looked back, immediately dropped the stick in his hand, ran to the door with a flattering look on his face, and said: " Young Master, why are you here in person? Brother is inside, I will call him right away!"

The young man stood in the courtyard. After a while, a strong man with a fleshy face and a scar on his forehead strode out from inside.

The big man looked extremely ferocious, but the expression on his face was extremely flattering. He walked up to the young man and said, "Master, if you have any errands, just let the servants tell you. Why are you here in person..."

"I'm bored, come and take a look." The young man looked at the man and asked, "Are you ready for this month's filial piety?"

Hearing this, the big man looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Sir, there have been some minor problems this month. Please give me a few days of grace. It only takes a few days."

The young man frowned: "Slight situation?"

The man's heart trembled, and he immediately said: "A few days ago, there were some beggars from outside who ruined our good deeds several times. Don't worry, sir, I will summon my brothers to deal with them soon!"

The young man stopped asking about this matter, glanced around the courtyard, and asked, "Are there any suitable seedlings recently?"

The strong man's expression immediately became solemn and he said: "If I go back to the young master, there are a few who are in good health and have stayed behind."

The young man asked: "How many?"

The strong man arrived immediately: "Four."

The young man shook his head and said, "Too little."

The strong man's body trembled and he immediately said: "Please pay attention to the little one and find some good seedlings as soon as possible and send them to the capital."

boom!

Just as the young man was about to speak, there was another loud noise from the courtyard door, and the door latch snapped.

A beggar pointed to the courtyard and shouted: "Gang leader, this is it!"

Tang Ning walked in from outside the courtyard quickly and saw dozens of beggars in the courtyard and Tang Zhao standing in the courtyard.

He looked at Tang Zhao and said in a deep voice: "It's you!"

Tang Zhao's face changed drastically, pointing at him and shouting: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Jue and several guards walked in from outside and asked in surprise: "Why did you run just now? What happened?"

Tang Ning saw the figure at the corner at a glance, his expression was happy, and he walked over with big strides.

"Stop!" Two beggars in the courtyard blocked him in front of him. Tang Ning's face turned cold, and after two muffled sounds, they fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

"You stop!" Tang Zhao strode over and said in a deep voice: "This is not the place you should come to. If you dare to make trouble here, you will never be able to go back to the Tang family!"

In response, he was kicked in the chest.

Tang Zhao flew backwards, hit the opposite wall, and fell heavily again, unconscious.

"You can't go back like this." Tang Ning glanced at him and continued to walk to the corner.

The little beggar in the corner saw Tang Ning coming and subconsciously ran towards the door. Halfway through, his body suddenly went limp. Tang Ning hurried forward and helped him up before he fell to the ground.

He looked at Xiao Jue and said, "I leave this place to you. Don't let anyone here go!"

After saying that, he picked up the little beggar and ran out of the door quickly.

"What's going on?" Xiao Jue looked at his figure disappearing outside the door in surprise. After a long time, he looked at the guards, waved his hands, and said, "Catch them first and interrogate them thoroughly!"

...

At Ping'an County Yamen, Qing'er stood at the Yamen gate, watching a team passing by on the street, and said in surprise, "Miss, where is the son-in-law? Didn't you say that the son-in-law would ride a big horse through here? I didn't see the son-in-law just now!"

Zhong Yi also looked puzzled, and murmured, "No, my husband should be in the front..."

Qing'er stuck her head out and looked at the street. At a certain moment, she suddenly pointed her finger forward and said happily, "I saw the son-in-law!"

Tang Ning had just been to the clinic. The doctor said that the little beggar fainted from hunger. When he woke up, he would just have to eat something.

He held the little beggar in his arms and walked quickly to the gate of the yamen. Zhong Yi looked at him and said in surprise, "Husband, why are you..."

"I'll explain it to you in detail later." Tang Ning walked into the yamen, looked back at Qing'er, and said, "Go prepare some hot water and bring it to my room."

"Oh!" Qing'er nodded and ran quickly to the backyard.

Zhong Yi looked at Tang Ning's back, and then looked at Su Ru and Tang Yaoyao, with surprise and confusion in his eyes.

In Tang Ning's room, Qing'er walked in with a copper basin and said, "Son-in-law, the hot water is ready."

Tang Ning took out a piece of his clothes from the cabinet. Although it was big, it was clean and could be used for the time being.

He took the hot water and said to Qing'er, "Okay, you go out and get busy first."

Qing'er looked at the little beggar lying on the bed and walked out in confusion.

Tang Ning wet the towel, wiped his face, and then untied his tattered clothes.

After a while, he walked out of the room and said, "Qing'er..."

Qing'er ran over quickly and asked, "Son-in-law, what's wrong?"

Tangning waved awkwardly and said, "You better come in."