Butcher Zheng took the whetstone from under her feet, straightened up, didn't look at her again, and turned to leave.

The middle-aged woman's face turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Who are you, why do you know about the Wan Gu Sect, you are the Great Liang......"

Butcher Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's all in the past......"

He went out, closed the door of the firewood house, and when he came to the courtyard, he could not hear the sound inside.

Tangning looked at him and asked, "What is that woman's name?" ”

Zheng Butcher said: "Maybe the rope is tied too tightly, let people loosen it for her, let her leave some dignity as a master." ”

Lao Zheng opened his mouth to plead, just like an iron tree blooming, it was rare to see, Tang Ning stretched out his hand to summon Chen Zhou, and said, "Go and help her loosen it and change the tying method." ”

When he walked to the courtyard where Zhao Man was, she and Tang Shui stood in the courtyard and ran over and said, "Cousin taught me a trick just now, do you want to take a look at ......?"

Since Yan Yan gave her whip to Zhao Man, she has completely embarked on a wrong path, Tang Ning doesn't want her to go back to the right path, only hopes that she can be down-to-earth, practice the whip method well, and never go down a more wrong path.

In Kyoto, it's October.

People are forgetful, and there are new things happening every day in Kyoto, and as the end of the year approaches, few people remember what happened at the beginning of the year.

When Princess Pingyang got married, it was a sensation in Beijing, but more than half a year has passed, if someone hadn't deliberately mentioned it, the people would have long since forgotten the grand event when the princess left Beijing in early March.

Naturally, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will not forget, because today is the day when the princess returns to Beijing.

The previous Chu emperor died suddenly, and the crown prince was abolished on his deathbed, and the marriage between the two countries was annulled, and the mission set off from Kyoto of Chu more than two months ago and arrived today.

The ancestral department, the food department, the host and guest department, and the three divisions went out of the city to greet them in person, standing at the gate of the city, but the faces of the three of them were the same gray.

Ancestral Langzhong sighed and said, "He's still back." ”

Chef Lang Zhong was worried, and sighed: "What can I do about this......

"Why don't you ......" the host and guest Lang Zhong thought for a while and said, "Let's take a month off first?" ”

Chef Langzhong hesitated: "The three of us take leave at the same time, I'm afraid it will cause criticism, isn't it?" ”

"Is it important not to provoke criticism, or is it important to have a future and a small life?" Ancestral Langzhong shook his head and said, "Half a year ago, how did he become a wedding envoy, have you forgotten?" Have you forgotten what happened to the previous Reibe Langzhong? ”

A temporary head of the Ministry of Rites, naturally he can't be a wedding envoy, but he just stepped on the bodies of several of them and sat in that position, before leaving, he had been appointed by His Majesty as the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, this time back, wouldn't the three of them repeat the mistakes of the past?

Ancestral Lang Zhong waved his hand and said: "This official doesn't care if he criticizes or not, he will take leave when he goes back in a while, when will he leave the Ministry of Rites, and when will I come back!" ”

Shan Lang Zhong thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Me too!" ”

The host and guest Lang hesitated for a moment, and also spoke: "I'll find Liu Shilang when I go back." ”

The three of them talked quietly again, and suddenly there was a noisy sound from the crowd behind them.

They looked up and saw a black line at the end of their sight.

In the crowd at the city gate, someone shouted: "The princess has returned to Beijing!" ”

……

Tang Ning stood at the gate of the city and did some mental calculations, more than half a year ago, the mission set off from Beijing and arrived in Kyoto, Chu State, it took more than three months, and when he came back, it only took two and a half months.

This is because when they returned, they met the city without stopping, almost for days, and if it wasn't for the delay of those days in the Chu State because of the rebellion, it would have been faster.

In fact, most of their time on this mission was delayed on the road.

After returning to the capital, the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette had already greeted him at the gate of the city, and then he would go directly to the palace and report to the emperor.

When they arrived in Beijing, it was already past noon, the early dynasty had long ended, and the place where Emperor Chen received them was the imperial study.

Tang Ning and Lu Teng He Rui walked in, bowed down at the same time and said, "Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Chen looked at them and nodded, "No courtesy." ”

Tang Ning did not stand up straight, but hugged his fists and said: "The minister has failed His Majesty's trust and the trust of the imperial court, please surrender your Majesty!" ”

Lu Teng and He Rui also bowed down at the same time and said, "Please Your Majesty to condemn the crime!" ”

Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "Even I didn't expect that in the past half a year, such a big change would happen in the Chu State, I don't blame you for this matter, please excuse me." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Ning arched his hand, stood up straight, took out something from his sleeve, handed it over, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter of state sent by the current Emperor Chu, please take a look at it." ”

Immediately a eunuch stepped forward, took the credentials from his hand, and presented them.

Although the letter of state was a very serious thing, and he needed to present it in person after returning to Beijing, the content of the letter had actually been sent back before they arrived in Beijing.

Emperor Chen glanced at it, put it down, and said with a complicated face: "Today's Chu State is no longer the minister of my Chen State back then......"

The atmosphere in the hall was a little dreary, until a figure ran in from outside the hall.

"Father, father......" Zhao Man ran to Emperor Chen's side and said aggrievedly: "I thought I wouldn't see my father in the future!" ”

The moment he saw her, the expression on Emperor Chen's face had a moment of regret, and a hint of happiness and relief, and finally turned into a smile and said: "Along the way, Man'er has worked hard......"

Zhao Man grabbed his sleeve and said, "Man'er doesn't want to go so far anymore, Man'er wants to stay in Kyoto for the rest of his life to accompany his father and ......."

"Okay." Emperor Chen nodded with a smile and said, "I asked you to clean up your Changning Palace again......

Zhao Man shook his head and said: "Father, Man'er has grown up, and it is not in line with etiquette to live in the palace again, I still live in the princess's mansion outside the palace, and I will often enter the palace to accompany my father's ......."

"That's fine." Emperor Chen looked down and said, "I'm talking to Man'er, you guys should retreat first." ”

Tang Ning's heart had already flown home, and when he heard this, he immediately arched his hand when he heard the words: "The minister is retiring." ”

When he was about to leave, he saw Zhao Man with his back to Emperor Chen, winked at him, and said in a verbal shape: "Wait for me to ......"

The carriage was already waiting at the gate of the palace, and all the way to the gate of the Tang Mansion, Tang Ning got out of the carriage and saw a group of figures waiting at the door.

He stepped forward, looked at the two women standing at the front, opened his arms, and said softly, "I'm back." ”

Xiaoxiao and Fang Xinyue stood behind them, their faces full of smiles, and Butcher Zheng stood aside with his daughter in his arms, stretched out his hand to cover her eyes, and said, "Don't look at it." ”

……

Lying on the bed in the morning, with his two arms around Xiaoyi and Xiaoru respectively, Tang Ning once again deeply realized that no matter how big an official he is, what kind of big things he does, he is not happy to hold the two ladies like this.

Zhong Yi struggled to get up from the bed, blushing and said, "Xianggong, it's almost noon, we have to get up quickly, otherwise others will laugh." ”

Su Ru was about to get up, but Tang Ning's arm hugged them tighter and said, "This is the Tang Mansion, who dares to laugh?" ”

Zhong Yi lowered his head and whispered: "Daddy said last night that she was going to come over in the morning......"

Judging from the light coming out of the window, it was already noon, which meant that the father-in-law and mother-in-law had been waiting for a morning, even if Tang Ning was thick-skinned, he felt embarrassed.

Now that the sun is getting up, the two of them are embarrassed to go out and call the maid in after getting dressed, and after freshening up, they sit in front of the dresser and dress themselves.

"I'll do it." Tang Ning walked over, took the eyebrow pencil from Zhong Yi's hand, and gently helped her trace her eyebrows.

More than half a year ago, when she first helped her with her thrush, she was still squirming and pinching, and later she became generous, which can be regarded as a kind of boudoir for them.

After helping her draw, she began to help Xiao Ruhua again.

Zhong Yi sat in front of the bronze mirror, looked in the mirror carefully, looked at Tang Ning, and said suspiciously: "In the past few months, the skill of the thrush seems to have grown a lot......"