"It is said that the consumption of this natural residence is extremely high, a dish often costs dozens of taels of silver, which is not affordable by ordinary people, and the annual income of these officials is only the price of a dish, but they can often come and go here, and there are still many rich people under my hands......

After listening to Wei Jian's words, Emperor Chen shook his head and sighed.

The officials of the imperial court cannot be checked, except for Yu Lu, which big official does not have some income that cannot be put on the surface, if he really wants to check, there are not many people left in his court.

After sighing, Emperor Chen seemed to think of something, and his footsteps suddenly paused.

He just realized that Wei Jian's words just now seemed to be mixed with something different.

He looked at Wei Jian, who had an embarrassed expression on his face, pointed in a certain direction, and said, "Your Majesty, that, that seems to be Lord Tang'......"

……

Tang Ning has been home for two days, and in the past two days, he has not left the door, and he has not stepped out of the second door, and he has not accompanied his wife to go out to relax until today.

Natural residence is undoubtedly a good place to relax, located in the bustling area of Beijing, the outside is bustling, but inside is another cave.

The people who come and go to the natural residence are all high-ranking officials and nobles with status and good temperament, and there used to be some gentlemen who were wild here, but since King Kang lost the throne because he hit the boat here, the quality of the guests here has improved a lot again.

Tang Ning accompanied Su Ru to fly a kite on the open grass, and Zhong Yi and Tang Yaoyao sat in the pavilion to rest.

Zhong Yi glanced in a certain direction on the grass, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "When I came back from the grassland this time, Xianggong seems to be happier than before." ”

Tang Yaoyao, who has always had a big nerve, stuffed a candied fruit in his mouth and asked, "Is there any difference between him and before?" ”

"It's different." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Xianggong used to hide things in his heart, but now he doesn't. ”

Tang Yaoyao glanced in Tang Ning's direction in surprise, but still didn't see anything, shook his head a little inexplicably, and concentrated on eating her candied fruit.

Tang Ning personally put the butterfly kite he made for Su Ru yesterday into the sky, and then handed her the reel.

Zhong Yi and Tang Yaoyao's childhood was happy, one of them was born in the family of the eunuch, the other was a wealthy businessman's daughter, there was no shortage of food and play, but Xiaoru didn't even let go of a kite.

But that's okay, Downing now has time to teach her.

During this trip to the grassland, Chen Guo and the grassland signed a contract to help each other and not invade each other.

In the past, he was always worried about where to go after leaving Chen Guo, but now he didn't need to think about it, the grassland was so big enough to accommodate their family.

The burden on her shoulders was lighter, and her mood was naturally better, and when she looked up and saw that Xiaoru's kite was flying low, she stood up and walked over to help her put the kite up again.

Tang Ning pulled the string and retreated, and he couldn't help but bump into a person, and the kite fell into the lake from the air.

Tang Ning turned his head, just trying to see who walked so shortly, when he saw Emperor Chen with a black face, his expression was stunned, and after a long time, he saluted embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, it's a coincidence......"

Natural dwelling, in the small courtyard of the original Su Mei.

Downing's kite fell into the lake, and he stood in the courtyard with his head down, staring at his toes.

Chen Huang looked at him with his hands behind his back, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Wei Jian stood behind Emperor Chen and looked at him with helpless eyes.

"How long have you been back in Beijing?" I don't know how long it took, but Emperor Chen finally spoke.

Tang Ning said: "It's been two days. ”

"Two days?" Emperor Chen looked at him and said angrily: "After returning to Beijing for two days, you didn't enter the palace to see me?" ”

Tang Ning coughed lightly and said, "The battle report from the north, the minister has already rushed back to the capital for eight hundred miles......

Emperor Chen raised his eyebrows: "This is the reason why you don't enter the palace to restore your life?" ”

Tang Ning bowed his head and said, "The minister is guilty......"

Emperor Chen waved his sleeves and said, "Tell me, what are your crimes?" ”

Tang Ning said: "Your Majesty said that if the minister has any crime, the minister will have any crime, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"Punish you?" Emperor Chen snorted coldly and said: "You have just pacified the south of the Yangtze River, stabilized the northwest, and made great contributions to the country, if I punish you, what will the hundred officials think of me, what will the people think of me, how will the grasslands of the Western Regions look at me, do you want me to be scolded as a faint king?" ”

Tang Ning arched his hand and said: "The minister doesn't dare to ......"

"You don't dare, what else do you dare?" Emperor Chen glanced at him and said, "Go back to Beijing one step ahead of the army, don't enter the palace to resume your life, and actually accompany your wife to fly a kite, in your eyes, is it better than a kite?" ”

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Actually, there is a secret to the minister's return to Beijing so early......

Emperor Chen looked at him and snorted coldly, "What's the secret? ”

"Minister, the minister came back to report the good news." Tang Ning said: "The daughter of Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Miss Lu Yalu has been married, the Xiao family has a queen, and the minister came back so early, it is to report the good news to General Xiao......"

Anyway, Xiao Jue has already been sold once, presumably he doesn't mind being sold a second time, Tang Ning looked at Emperor Chen and said: "Your Majesty also knows that the Xiao family is thin, how important this news is to Old General Xiao, Lu Ya is not in good health, Xiao Jue has to accompany him, and the minister, as their best friend, is entrusted by these two to return to Beijing first and bring this news to Old General Xiao......"

"Is the Xiao family happy?" Emperor Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he also took the affairs of the Xiao family to heart, if the Xiao family had a future, it would be able to continue the glory of at least two more generations, so that he could be regarded as having an explanation for the dead queen.

Then he looked at Tang Ning again and asked, "Have you told Old General Xiao the news?" ”

Tang Ning smiled awkwardly and said, "Not ...... yet"

……

Although Emperor Chen's angry beard was jumping, he did not blame Tang Ning for not reporting when he returned to Beijing, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, calmed his mood, and said: "Everything about the grassland, no matter how big or small, you tell me one by one......

Tang Ning arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, when the minister first arrived in the grassland, the situation on the grassland was unpredictable, the eldest prince and the three princes competed for power, and the minister finally helped the four princesses stabilize the situation, and recruited them to calculate, these two actually joined forces to force the fourth princess to marry......"

"The fourth princess is the key person to the peace of Chen Guo and the grassland, the minister always remembers the important task entrusted by His Majesty, how can he let the fourth princess marry someone else, for this reason, he did not hesitate to risk his life, almost lost his life, only to win the first place in the competition, smashed the conspiracy of the eldest prince and the third prince, but the eldest prince was mad, even his own sister had to be assassinated, the minister and the fourth princess were chased and killed for hundreds of miles, chewing grass roots when they were hungry, drinking dew when they were thirsty, and finally saved their lives......"

"Later, the third prince killed his father and brother, seized the position of the khan, and finally was defeated by the iron hooves of my Chen State, and committed suicide, and the fourth princess was able to succeed to the throne, willing to coexist peacefully with my Chen State, and do not invade each other......"

The process narrated by Tang Ning was dangerous, even Emperor Chen secretly sweated for him, and he had long been left behind when he returned to Beijing and did not report it, and when he looked at Tang Ning, his face softened, and he said: "This trip, Aiqing has worked hard. ”

Tang Ning's face was solemn, and he bowed down and said: "It's not hard, for Your Majesty, for the court, for the people, no matter how hard the ministers are, it's worth it." ”

Emperor Chen looked relieved, nodded, and asked, "So, the fourth princess of the grassland, has been admitted to the room by you?" ”

Tang Ning didn't take Wan Yan Yan into the room, but she almost took her in.

He looked at Emperor Chen, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, the minister is not this kind of person......"