In the chic courtyard of King Xin's mansion, Tang Ning sat at the table in the courtyard and asked, "What kind of soup is this, it tastes good." ”

Li Tianlan sat opposite him, wiped the dust-stained long sword with a white handkerchief, and said, "Lily bird's nest soup." ”

The long sword was returned to the sheath, and she looked up at Tang Ning and asked, "Why did you come to Chu State?" ”

Tang Ning finished drinking the lily bird's nest soup and said, "I said that I would come to see you when I have a chance, and I just happened to escort the princess on an envoy this time, so I came over." ”

Li Tianlan looked at the courtyard wall and asked, "Why don't you go to the main gate?" ”

Tang Ning explained: "I came here yesterday, but the people in your palace said that you went far away, so I had to climb the wall and come in to have a look. ”

Li Tianlan raised his eyebrows and asked, "I've been in the mansion all along, when did I go out?" ”

"I don't know." Tang Ning shook his head and said, "You have to ask the guard at the door." ”

Li Tianlan thought about it, didn't ask about it again, and said, "Let's go out for a walk." ”

Although I haven't seen each other for a long time, I always feel strange when I sit face-to-face and simply chat without doing anything, and it's better to talk while walking.

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I'll go out and wait for you." ”

He put down the bowl, wiped his mouth with the handkerchief handed by Li Tianlan, then carried it in his arms and flew over the courtyard wall again.

A figure walked in from outside the courtyard and asked, "Lan Lan, who are you talking to?" ”

Li Tianlan said: "No one, just me." ”

"It's strange, I heard someone talking in the yard just now." Princess Xin was surprised, looked at the empty bowl on the table, and asked, "Is today's lily bird's nest soup okay?" ”

Li Tianlan nodded and said, "It's not bad." ”

She looked at Princess Xin and said, "Mother, I'm going out for a while." ”

"Go ahead." Princess Xin nodded and said, "I'll go out with you." ”

"Mother go first, I, I have to change my clothes." She hesitated, and then walked into the room.

After a while, Princess Xin watched her come out of the room in a long dress, and her face showed surprise.

Because of her martial arts practice, she wears the most on weekdays, which is a corseted suit, and her daughter's clothes are less.

When Li Tianlan walked out of the courtyard gate, he turned around and said, "The next time the concubine goes to the Pufu Temple, remember to help me donate 1,000 taels of incense money." ”

After she finished speaking, she left quickly, believing that the princess was stunned in place, she had never believed in gods and Buddhas, what kind of incense money was this donation?

After a long time, Princess Xin turned around, looked at a maid behind her, and asked, "Has the county lord seen anyone recently, or encountered anything?" ”

The maid shook her head and said blankly: "The slave doesn't know ......."

Tang Ning stood outside the courtyard wall of a certain part of King Xin's mansion, waiting for her to fly out of the wall, and waited for a long time, when he was surprised why she had taken so long, a voice came from behind him.

"Gone."

Li Tianlan stood a few steps behind him and said, "Take you somewhere." ”

Tang Ning's eyes stayed on her for a long time, he was used to seeing her neutral dress, and he was really not used to wearing women's clothes coldly.

The night had begun to darken, and the two of them were walking down the street, with bright lights in front of them and behind them.

Li Tianlan raised his head, looked at the sparse crowd under the night, and suddenly asked, "How do you know my identity?" ”

Tang Ning said: "What is there to guess about this, Li Tianlan may have many of them, but there is only one Changning county lord who is both civil and military, and the county lord is the county lord, what's the big deal, you still hid the ...... before."

Li Tianlan shook his head and said, "At that time, I thought that we should not meet again in the future. ”

"Maybe it's fate." Tang Ning looked left and right and asked, "Where are you taking me?" ”

"Here we are."

Li Tianlan walked into a small shop on the side of the street, Tang Ning followed her in, and found that this was a noodle restaurant, although the place was small, there were only a few tables and chairs, but it was neatly clean, and there were no customers in the small shop at the moment.

Li Tianlan sat down at a table and said, "Mother-in-law, come here for two bowls of noodles." ”

"The county lord is here." The small shop was divided into two parts, the inside was the kitchen, and the outside was the storefront, and an old woman came out of it, glanced at Tang Ning with surprised eyes, and then said, "The county lord will sit down for a while, and the noodles will be fine immediately." ”

Li Tianlan said: "My mother-in-law's noodle restaurant has been open for 20 years, and I used to eat noodles here when I was a child. ”

She looked at Tang Ning and explained: "Mother-in-law's noodles are a must in this Kyoto, but not many people know about it, you can taste it." ”

I haven't seen him for a year, and the first thing she did when she saw her again actually invited him to eat noodles, is this in Chu State, what special meaning does this have?

After a while, the old woman came out with two bowls of hot noodles, and said with a smile: "The county lord has not been here for several days. ”

At this time, several figures walked in from outside the door, sat down at the door, and said, "Mother-in-law, come to three bowls of green vegetable noodles, put more green vegetables and more noodles, and put more green onions." ”

The old woman walked over and said, "Let's go, it's closed today, I want to eat and come back tomorrow." ”

The man was surprised: "Isn't there more than an hour left to close the door so early today......

The old woman dragged them up from the chair and said impatiently: "The old woman said that it will be closed when it is closed, less nonsense, go quickly, go quickly......"

After driving away a few guests, she sat at the door and said with a smile: "Eat slowly, the county lord will eat slowly, I will watch here, and I won't let them disturb you." ”

Unexpectedly, the old woman who sells noodles here, the county lord also has special treatment to clear the field, Tang Ning first drank a sip of soup with a spoon, his mouth was full of umami, the noodles were moderately soft and hard, and they were extremely elastic.

Li Tianlan ate the noodles slowly and asked, "It's not bad, right?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said, "This is the best somen I have ever tasted." ”

Li Tianlan didn't continue the topic, looked up at him, and asked: "You came this time, in addition to sending relatives, there are also relatives, are you here to propose marriage for King Kang, or for King Duan?" ”

"Ahem!"

Tang Ning covered his mouth, almost choking on a mouthful of soup.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and said, "Actually, I don't approve of this matter. ”

Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "The marriage between the two countries is a major event that is conducive to the stabilization of diplomatic relations, why don't you approve of it?" ”

"What are the virtues of King Kang and King Duan, don't you know yet?" Tang Ning looked at her and said sincerely: "With our relationship, can I watch you jump into the fire pit?" ”

Li Tianlan put down his chopsticks, looked at him and asked, "What is our relationship?" ”

Tang Ning thought for a while, looked at her and asked, "Anyway, we have also lived and died together, so we can be regarded as friends of life and death, right?" ”

Li Tianlan looked at him, picked up the chopsticks again, and said: "It seems that after I left, a lot of things have happened to you, let's talk about it, how did you become a rite minister, and how did you become a wedding messenger......

In the year since she left, so much has happened that it would be a long story.

The curfew in Kyoto is strict, Tang Ning only said less than half of it, the street cleaning drum sounded, the two walked out of the noodle shop, Tang Ning looked at her and said, "It's not early today, let's talk about it another day." ”

Li Tianlan raised his head and asked, "What day will it be changed?" ”

Tang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "How about tomorrow?" ”

Li Tianlan nodded: "Okay." ”

……

Xinwangfu.

Li Tianlan walked into a hall, King Xin looked up at her and asked, "Why did you come back so late, come over for dinner." ”

Li Tianlan stepped forward and said, "Father and mother eat it, I have eaten outside." ”

She thought for a while, and then said, "By the way, the day after tomorrow, I will accompany my father to the wedding banquet." ”

King Xin's expression moved, and he immediately shook his head and said, "No need, don't force yourself if you don't want to go." ”

"I'm by my side, and I can keep my father safe." Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "If it's like today, if my father encounters an assassin when he is alone, it won't be good. ”

Princess Xin's face changed, and she asked, "What, the prince met the assassin again today, what did the guards do, why is the prince alone?" ”

King Xin glanced at Li Tianlan vaguely, and then hurriedly explained: "It's just a few little thieves, don't get in the way......"

Princess Xin looked at him and said, "If you want to go anywhere in the future, even if you don't bring an escort, let Lan Lan follow ......."

King Xin looked at her and said helplessly: "I know ......"

After appeasing the princess for a moment, he looked outside and asked, "Do you think that Lan Lan is a little different today?" ”

Princess Xin was surprised: "The prince also thinks so? ”