Su Mei was rarely busy today, and when Tang Ning walked in, she was sitting alone in the courtyard, looking up at the moon in a daze.

Seeing Tang Ning walk in, she retracted her gaze, stood up, stretched her body, and asked, "Newlywed Yan'er, why don't you spend more time with the third lady of your family?"

Even if she wants to accompany the third lady, she has to get the consent of her father-in-law, after Tang Xiaoxiao returned to the door, the rich man Tang seemed to not plan to let her come back, and he had endless things to arrange for her every day, it seemed that he was going to let her take over the Tang family's business completely.

Tang Ning walked over, sat down across from her, and said, "Bring them to the natural habitat for dinner, and come over to have a look." ”

"I have something to tell you." Su Mei looked at him and said, "I'm going to go on a long trip, my mother will leave it to you, and you will help me take care of it, Xiao Tao." ”

The affairs of the Tang family have been in the past for a long time, and outsiders cannot enter and leave the inner courtyard, and it is not a big deal to take her mother over, but she said this matter so solemnly, it is the first time Tang Ning has seen it.

Downing looked at her and asked, "Where to go, how long to go"

"Jiangnan, as for how long it will take...... Su Mei shook her head and said, "It can be as short as three or five months, or as long as a year and a half." ”

Regarding Su Mei's affairs, Tang Ning usually doesn't get to the bottom of it, but this time it's obviously different, he looked at Su Mei and asked, "Is it dangerous?"

"Don't worry." Su Mei looked at him and said, "If I don't go alone, Master will also be with me." ”

Since she said so, Tang Ning didn't ask any more, as long as she found a time to pick up her mother before she left.

After a while, in the hidden courtyard of the natural residence, Tang Yu looked at Su Mei, a hint of brightness appeared in her eyes, and then looked at Tang Ning, and said: "Jiangnan, I have heard that Jiangnan is good, the scenery is picturesque, and the climate is pleasant, your father once said to take me to Jiangnan to see, but I haven't been to Jiangnan once." ”

Su Mei took her hand and said with a smile: "This time there is a mission on my body, maybe there will be some dangers, and when I am free in the future, I will take my mother to Jiangnan to have a look." ”

Tang Yu looked at her and said worriedly: "How can there be danger?"

"It's a little dangerous...... Su Mei said disappreciatively: "I'll choke to death when I eat, it's dangerous, it's okay......"

Tang Yu patted the back of her hand and said, "Crow's mouth, ......

Tang Ning looked at this scene with a smile, except for Tang Shui, Su Mei is afraid that she has the best relationship with her mother, but this time Su Mei's trip to Jiangnan, but she can't take her, and when she has the opportunity in the future, she must take her to Jiangnan to see.

He sat in the courtyard for a while, estimating that the time was almost up, before he walked out of the courtyard.

Chen Zhou walked over slowly and silently followed behind him.

Chen Zhou is stronger than Ling Feng and others because he is sensible and good-looking, which is also the main reason why the captain of the first battalion cannot be anyone other than him.

On the way from Su Mei's courtyard to the main building, Tang Ning unexpectedly met a person.

Mr. Xu seemed to be walking by the lake, and when he met Tang Ning head-on, he slightly moved out of the way.

Straw bag and arrogance like King Kang will also respect others, so when Tang Ning first saw that Mr. Xu, he paid special attention to him.

This person gives people the feeling that he is just a scholar with a polite quality, but at first glance, he is a scheming strategist type.

It is said that King Kang has been able to fight with King Duan all these years without falling behind because he has a strategist surnamed Xu to assist, and it should be him.

But this kind of smart person, there is no reason not to see that King Kang is actually a puddle of mud that can't support the wall, I'm afraid that even in Emperor Chen's heart, if he really wants to choose one of King Kang and King Duan, the probability of King Kang being eliminated is greater.

However, this is someone else's choice, King Kang can have such a talent by his side, so that he can be on par with the Tang family and Duanwangdou, Tang Ning really wants to see this.

……

At the beginning of February, Su Mei left Jingshi and went to Jiangnan.

The daily flow of visitors to the natural residence is still the same, only the small courtyard is empty, the first beauty in Beijing has always been mysterious, and it is common for ten days and a half months or even months not to appear in the eyes of everyone.

Late one night before Su Mei left, Tang Ning took Tang Yu back to her home, and Xiao Tao, whom Su Mei asked him, also lived in Tang's house temporarily.

The most important thing for the imperial court recently should be the birthday of the Queen Mother, when the mother of Liu Feng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was 60 years old, Liu Feng was just a little extravagant, and he was relegated to other states, and good things turned bad.

It didn't take long for the emperor's mother's birthday to celebrate her birthday, not a big birthday like sixty or seventy, and it had already made the entire Beijing division boiling, and the pomp was so big that it was rare in the world.

This kind of participation is mandatory, whoever doesn't go is not to give the emperor face, and if he doesn't go, he doesn't wish the queen mother more blessings and longevity, and no one dares to let the emperor remember him because of this matter.

In Tangning's own family, the three orders will also participate together when the time comes.

The Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and Zhao Man is also troubled.

Regarding what congratulatory gift to give the Queen Mother, she has been worried about it for several days.

The Queen Mother is not short of anything, and the things she sends cannot be too cheap, too vulgar, or too popular, looking at her sad face, Tang Ning pinched her face and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry anymore, leave this matter to me." ”

Zhao Man jumped up happily and asked, "Really"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I promise that I won't fall into the cliché and compare everything that others have sent." ”

Zhao Man kissed him on the face and said, "Then I'll go shopping with the two sisters......

Tang Ning is also going shopping today, but not with Xiaoru Xiaoyi, nor with Zhao Man, but with Xiao Jue.

Of course, this is not that he has any other thoughts about Xiao Jue, but that they have something to do.

The gunpowder in the cavalry camp has been too long to be used, and the level of gunpowder and firearms in the army is a little worse than Tang Ning imagined, and it needs to be improved urgently.

Tang Ning himself didn't have this ability, and he wouldn't rashly improve these things and joke with his own life.

There are a lot of fireworks shops in Beijing, and those fireworks craftsmen are really familiar with gunpowder, and they are definitely more familiar with the power control of gunpowder than anyone else.

Being a fireworkman is really wronged by them, and they are more than enough to be military advisers.

Between the New Year Festival and the Lantern Festival, or every festival, is the most popular time for the business of these fireworks shops, and on weekdays, the courtyard is cold and there are not many customers.

Tang Ning and Xiao Jue walked into a shop, and the shopkeeper immediately greeted them, and asked with a smile: "What do the guest officers want, we have everything here, there are sky monkeys, Ma Leizi ......"

Xiao Jue asked, "You made all these fireworks."

"That's not true!" The shopkeeper said: "This is an ancestral craft, which has been passed down for several generations, and this craft is the only one in Beijing......"

"Alright." Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "I'll report to the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Camp tomorrow morning." ”

Hearing Xiao Jue's words, the shopkeeper's face changed suddenly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Small, the villain abides by the law on weekdays, but he hasn't committed any crimes......"

After explaining to him for a long time, the shopkeeper realized that they were not here to arrest people, and he was a little nervous and promised to report to the Xiaoqi camp on time tomorrow.

This matter actually has some coercive flavor, but if they can stay in the army, they will not only be able to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, but if they are lucky, they will also be able to shadow future generations.

After walking a few fireworks shops, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "I've already found three, and I want to find a few more."

Tang Ning said: "There are two more, choose one of the two." ”

Xiao Jue knocked on the door of a shop again, looked at an old man who came out of it, and was about to ask a question, when he was suddenly stunned and looked at his empty sleeves.

The old man looked down and said, "When I was young, I tinkered with fireworks and accidentally blew them up, do you want to buy fireworks?"

Xiao Jue was about to ask a question, but Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "Don't ask, it's him." ”