Fortunate Young Gentleman

"How did you come!"

The girl looked at Tang Ning. Her voice was full of unbelievable surprise and surprise. The indifference that seemed to block the entire world disappeared in an instant.

Tang Ning looked at her, cupped her hands, and said, "Tang Ning, the doctor in the Ministry of Rites, has met the princess."

Zhao Man walked out of the curtain with bare feet and no shoes or socks. She looked at him blankly and asked, "You, are you the wedding messenger?"

A figure walked in from outside the palace. When he saw her, his expression changed drastically and he said in a sharp voice: "How can a princess show her ankles in front of a man?"

She looked at the two little palace maids and said angrily: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you help the princess in quickly!"

Zhao Man was hurriedly helped in by two palace maids, and then the middle-aged female officer looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Is this Mr. Tang, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites?"

Tang Ning nodded. The female officer looked at him and said calmly: "I am Shang Yi, who is responsible for teaching the princess etiquette. I would like to ask Mr. Tang to discuss the etiquette and regulations of the princess' wedding in detail."

Shangyi is the position of a princess official responsible for teaching royal etiquette to the prince and princess. The etiquette regulations formulated by the Ministry of Etiquette also need to go through the review process of the palace.

Tang Ning handed her the etiquette book and waited alone in the side hall.

Zhao Man had already put on her shoes and socks, but her steps were a little weird, and she carefully slipped in from outside the hall.

Tangning looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with the princess's feet?"

A little palace maid next to her pouted and said: "It's all Cui Shangyi who avenges the public and privately, and tortures the princess so much that the princess's feet are worn out!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Zhao Man waved her hand, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "When did you become the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, and how did you become the wedding messenger?"

Tang Ning corrected her: "I became the wedding messenger first, and then became the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette."

Zhao Man asked: "But aren't you in the Ministry of Justice? How come you are in the Ministry of Etiquette? What's going on with the wedding messenger?"

Tangning shook her head and said, "It's a long story. I'll explain it slowly when I have time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Man wanted to say something more. Cui Shangyi walked in from the door and said expressionlessly: "Princess, it's time for you to practice your etiquette."

Zhao Man looked at her and said, "I won't practice today."

Cui Shangyi frowned and said, "No, this is..."

"I said I won't practice today!" Zhao Man looked at her calmly and said, "Get out!"

Cui Shangyi looked at her in disbelief and opened her lips. Before she could speak, Zhao Man continued: "Didn't you hear what I said?"

Cui Shangyi's face turned blue and white, and after a long time he said: "Teaching the princess etiquette is something that His Majesty has assigned. I will tell Your Majesty everything about today."

After saying these words, she walked out with a sullen face.

The little palace maid next to Zhao Man looked around and walked to the door. Only Tang Ning and Zhao Man were left in the palace.

Tangning looked out the door and asked, "What's going on with Cui Shangyi?"

"This is not important." Zhao Man shook his head, looked at him, and said seriously: "Go and ask Father not to let you be the wedding messenger."

Tangning asked in surprise: "Why?"

"because I like you!"

"..." Tangning's expression was stunned.

Zhao Man looked at him and said word for word: "I swear in my heart, if there is a chance to meet again, I will tell you that I like you!"

"Although you are mean to me, annoying me, and always make me angry..., I just like you!"

"I don't know why I like you or why I like a bad person..."

"I like you, so I don't want you to be a wedding messenger, I don't want you to accompany me to Chu State, and I don't want you to see me marry someone else..."

…

She looked up at Tang Ning, her eyes already filled with tears. It was the first time that the girl had revealed her heart, her voice was very soft, but it was as heavy as a stone.

In fact, this is the first time Tang Ning has been confessed to like this. Zhao Man and Xiao Ru Xiaoyi are similar in age, but her image in Tang Ning's mind has always remained that of Princess Ying Ying, who was nothing more than a willful and willful little girl. It's just a girl's movie, how do you know what love is?

But when she fell in love with someone at an age when she didn't understand what love was, how could Tangning have the heart to let her bear these things alone that she shouldn't have to bear.

"That's why I want to be the wedding messenger." Tangning wiped away the tears on her cheeks and said, "Because I don't want you to marry the prince of Chu either."

Zhao Man looked at him blankly and murmured: "You, what did you say?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you marry him." Tangning tugged at her face and said, "It won't be cute if you look like you're crying. Just smile. I'll take care of the rest."

Zhao Man was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Don't do anything stupid..."

"I won't do stupid things." Tang Ning shook her head. Only this stupid girl would do stupid things. Her hands were not meant for menial work. She had to carve out an exquisite dice by herself. The scars on her hands are still there to this day. not good.

Zhao Man looked at him and said, "I'm very happy if I can see you again."

Tangning looked at her and said, "The princess is still young and doesn't know what real love is yet. You may just like me to play with you, or you may like the stories I write. Maybe in a few years, when the princess knows what true love is, When you like it, you won’t like me anymore.”

"Then let's wait until then." Zhao Man smiled and said, "At least at this moment, I like you when I stand in front of you."

The little maid came over from the door and said, "Princess, don't say anything more, otherwise others will doubt..."

Zhao Man looked at him again and shook her head, "I don't want you to take risks for me."

Tang Ning looked into her eyes and asked, "Princess, do you believe me?"

Zhao Man looked into his eyes and nodded gently.

...

Tang Ning walked out of the palace and almost bumped into Cui Shangyi who was about to come in.

Cui Shangyi looked at him and asked suspiciously, "What did the princess say to Lord Tang?"

Tang Ning had just asked the little maid about Cui Shangyi. Although she had a high status in the palace, she was just a female official. The reason why she was so harsh on Zhao Man was probably because she thought that the princess was married and it was time to avenge the old grudges before she left.

He smiled and said, "The princess asked about some rituals."

Cui Shangyi looked at him and said, "The princess's marriage is different from getting married. The rituals formulated by the Ministry of Rites need to be revised in some places, which are all marked in the ritual book."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I'll take it back and revise it, and come back tomorrow."

Cui Shangyi handed him the ritual book, and looked at the palace with a hint of suspicion.

She suddenly frowned and slapped her neck. Looking at the palm of her hand, she found that it was empty. She scratched her neck, walked into the hall, and said, "Your Highness, if you don't practice, you won't be able to explain to His Majesty when the time comes."

Zhao Man looked at her and said, "You go out first, I'll go right away."

Thinking that she would have to spend some time talking again, Cui Shangyi looked at Zhao Man, who was smiling and looked like a completely different person. She was stunned for a while, and then walked out inexplicably.

...

Tang Mansion.

Tang Yaoyao held her chin with both hands and stared at a piece of paper on the table in a daze.

Xiu'er came over from the side, looked at it curiously, and asked, "Miss, what is this?"

Tang Yaoyao opened her mouth and said listlessly, "A fortune."

"A fortune?" Xiu'er immediately became interested, came over to take a look, and asked, "Miss, what does the phoenix go to Qinlou, and the clouds gather in Wushan?"

Tang Yaoyao closed her eyes and said, "I don't know..."

Xiu'er stared at the paper and suddenly said, "Miss, I know, the phoenix goes to Qinlou, which means that the beloved is leaving, and the clouds gather in Wushan, Wushan, clouds..., does it mean that the beloved is leaving, and if you want to keep him, before he leaves, the two of you go to Wushan together, have sex, and make it a done deal?"