The sound of horses' hooves sounded in the street, although it was not urgent, but it resounded very clearly in the quiet street.

Now Tang Ning and these people have stopped in front of the small courtyard, and finally alarmed the neighbors next to them, although they are afraid of the large number of people, there are still neighbors who come out.

"You, who are you? This small courtyard is not trivial, don't mess around! A middle-aged man said cautiously.

Tang Ning turned his head and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, don't come to harm, I haven't seen you for so many years, did your mother-in-law give birth to a big fat boy for you?" ”

This is the former neighbor, when his mother-in-law gave birth to three daughters to him, he kept talking about giving birth to a big fat boy.

The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this title, looked at Tang Ning blankly, and finally vaguely recognized it, and said in a daze: "You, you, you are Xiao Ning?" ”

Tang Ning smiled: "Yes, it's me, I haven't been back for many years, and the town is still like this." ”

The middle-aged man suddenly reacted after he finished speaking, and Xiao Ning, who blurted out by himself, was afraid that it was inappropriate.

Legend has it that the two left the town and went to the capital, and then they became officials, and later heard that Xiao Ning was still the illegitimate son of the emperor, and then heard that he became the emperor.

The rumors spread with noses and eyes, and everyone was skeptical at first, thinking that the rumors were too outrageous, but then they gradually believed it.

Because the small courtyard, which was already a little dilapidated, had been renovated, and the government would come to inspect and clean it every few days.

What the people of the town believe is that the town was pardoned by the imperial court, and the government really did not collect taxes last year, and it is said that the taxes were exempted for ten years!

If Xiao Ning only became a big official, it is possible for the government to take the initiative to repair and take care of the small courtyard, but it is absolutely impossible to exempt the town from taxes, after all, the town has not suffered any disasters.

So it is very likely that the once handsome son really became the emperor.

"Xiao Ning, you, aren't you ......" The middle-aged man who came back to his senses was a little incoherent, especially when he saw so many guards around.

Tang Ning still looked kind, and he was not dissatisfied because of Xiao Ning's words, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the small courtyard to be as intact as ever, did you help take care of it?" Thank you so much! ”

The middle-aged man cringed a little and said, "No, no, we didn't help much, mainly because people from the government regularly came to inspect and clean." ”

Tang Ning smiled: "It turned out to be someone from the government, but he had a heart." ”

Mingyue smiled: "You are the emperor, they can't wait to pat you on the back!" ”

Tang Ning couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, and now Mingyue could talk to him so casually.

When the middle-aged man over there heard Mingyue's words, he finally reacted, and knelt on the ground with a puff and kowtowed: "Xiaomin, knock to the emperor!" ”

Tang Ning smiled warmly: "Hurry up, please get up, you don't have to make this big gift, I just want to take a look at the small courtyard where I once lived." ”

Seeing the emperor's pleasant face, the middle-aged man stood up cautiously, but he still looked like he didn't dare to speak.

Tang Ning was accustomed to this, and the generals who had worked with him in the capital at the beginning, and even the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies did not look respectful when they saw him now.

After a few more words, Tang Ning pushed open the wooden door and walked into the courtyard, which was very neat and tidy, and there were no weeds at all.

Mingyue followed closely and walked in, looking around with a pair of big eyes, as if trying to find traces of Tang Ning's former life.

Lin Xiangnan came in next, and he slowly scanned everything in the small courtyard, his eyes were full of amazement.

Tang Ning pointed to the small kitchen and said: "That's where I cook on weekdays, that's where I practice knives, and the stone table under the tree, Qingbo will always sit there and have a few drinks when he comes back from hunting......"

In the end, Tang Ning's face was a little gloomy.

Lin Xiangnan's eyes moved as he looked at the stone table, as if he could see his father sitting there drinking leisurely under the moon.

Although he hadn't seen his father for more than ten years, he knew that his father lived in Aoki Town in peace and leisure. After all, hunting is not a difficult task for a master, and there is no need to really run for a living.

When Lin Xiangnan and the others were looking in the courtyard, Tang Ning had already stepped into the house, three rooms, the middle was the living room, the two sides were bedrooms, and the right hand side was Tang Ning's bedroom.

Tang Ning looked at the bedroom on the left, his face was a little gloomy, and finally he didn't walk over, although there was nothing in it, but there was still some emotion.

Mingyue just looked quietly, and then followed Tang Ning to the bedroom on the right, and when she pushed the door open, she could still smell a faint musty smell.

A wardrobe in the room, a regular wooden bed, and nothing else. Mingyue was a little surprised and asked, "This is where you live?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and sat down on the straw mat, then knocked his legs and lay down, and said leisurely: "I really miss it!" ”

Not to mention that this courtyard is compared with the mansion in Beijing, it is much more simple than the small courtyard in Shuozhou, and it is even impossible to compare it at all.

Although the small courtyard in Shuozhou is not big, it is used to receive officials after all, and the furnishings inside are still good.

However, the furnishings in this house are so shabby! Mingyue sat down beside him, and under the straw mat was a hard bed, which was very uncomfortable to sit on.

Mingyue pouted a little and said, "Your emperor father is inevitably too ruthless, and he actually let you grow up here." ”

Tang Ning smiled: "It's not bad, the ordinary people in the town are like this, haven't you ever seen what is called a family with four walls!" ”

The two were talking here, and the middle-aged man returned to his house next door as if sleepwalking, and his mother-in-law was holding the child and waiting for him to come back with some worry.

Seeing the dejected appearance of his clothes, the mother-in-law couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Who are the people outside?" You, are you alright? ”

The middle-aged man said dumbfoundedly: "Emperor, the emperor is here!" ”

The emperor is coming? The mother-in-law was stunned when she heard this. As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, but it is just a flat-headed people, and it is strange that they are not stunned when they suddenly hear that the emperor is coming.

The mother-in-law asked blankly, "What emperor is here?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Oh, it's the emperor, the emperor is here!" ”

"Is it really the emperor who is here?" The mother-in-law asked with some disbelief, when she wanted to come to the emperor to travel, it must be a noisy gong and drum, the palace maids and eunuchs were like clouds, and the people around her were kneeling in a hurry.

The middle-aged man glanced at the small courtyard next to him, lowered his voice and said: "You forgot that rumor, why was our town exempted from taxes, it is said that Xiao Ning is a dragon son, and now he is sitting in the dragon court!" ”