Chapter 78
Tang Ning laughed gloatingly, "Then she might be ashamed to come out before dinner!"

"It's better if you don't come out, it will save you trouble."

Ming Jiazhen was spotted by so many people, and she loved face very much, so she could only wait for the new show at dinner to attract people's attention, which was convenient for Ming Lanying to do it.

"By the way, when the weather gets warmer, I'm going to go shopping again." Tang Ning hooked Ming Lanying's neck, and told her about the itinerary this time with great interest, "The time has not been set yet, I will go this time Farther away, there are many kinds of glazed gemstones, I will bring you some big ones, and pick the most beautiful ones to make a box of jewelry for you, and this time I can pass through the frontier again, so I will definitely go to your house to have a look."

"Okay, thank you Ning! How long will you be going this time?"

"It's far away this time, it may take more than half a year."

"It's been more than half a year... It's been a good journey, take care of yourself, this time I'll make you more dry food as snacks on the road!"

"Don't worry, I have many people with me, and I have Fengchun's personal protection. I won't lose a single hair. This time I want to eat beef jerky and crispy shredded chicken made by you!"

"Row!"

Ming Lanying doesn't understand the territory of this world, but only vaguely remembers that the country she lives in has gone through more than ten years of war, which exhausted the treasury and an emperor, but conquered all the surrounding countries, the Siyi Mang Huang bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister.

The commerce between countries has also been opened up a lot, which is one of the reasons why Tang Ning can basically go out for business all year round. The emperor also advocates doing business abroad, and earning money from outsiders is the real skill. capital to do business with.

In the beginning, Tang Ning went into the business because of Ye Juelu, but now it is purely because she likes to watch the world, find some new and strange things, and make her sister in the palace happy.Even though the Tang family looked down on her as a girl who ran a business, there was nothing they could do about her. With the support of her elder sister in the palace, they had to obey and scold her.

Tang Ning now has her own caravan, and plans a large-scale trade with neighboring countries every year. After Ming Lanying got acquainted with her, every time she heard her adventure stories, she was a little frightened. The thrills and accidents along the way, even Tang Ning has rich experience, but she still makes people frightened.

Tang Ning could understand Ming Lanying's mood. She supported and worried at the same time. This conflicting mood moved her very much, "Don't worry, I will tell you secretly that before every trip, my sister will ask Si Tian in the palace to calculate. You can only start when everything goes well. Besides, there is your Costin. I have told you the route. When you miss me, ask Costin to send me a letter. It will only take a few days. If there is anything wrong with me You were the first to know!"

Ming Lanying nodded, "I know, it's just that Xiaosan has suffered, and she has to send letters for us from time to time."

Tang Ning was also amused, "The Haidongqing rewarded by the emperor has become a messenger with you, and you are the only one who is so bold."

"Make the most of everything!"

In fact, Ming Lanying was also worried about another thing. Prince Heng in Yongzhou City would launch a mutiny at any time.

The emperor has perfected the blueprint for the future that the first emperor painstakingly planned. Everything is waiting to be done, but it is developing for the better. If there is no accident, it only takes 20 years to usher in a prosperous country and a strong people.

If there are no accidents, there will always be accidents. The accident of Prince Heng happened to be stuck in the ten years of accelerated development.

Judging from Ming Lanying's meager understanding of Prince Heng during this period, she always feels that Prince Heng is not a person who can be a good emperor, because his goal is only to want the throne, not to win the throne for the world.

Judging from his backyard full of flowers, he is a person who doesn't care whether the person next to his pillow is good or bad. Even the person next to his pillow can't be responsible. How can he be responsible to the people of the world? If Prince Heng succeeds in usurping the throne, then this prosperity will be delayed for many years.

Ming Lanying thought about it, her face could not hide the worry, Tang Ning reached out and rubbed her brows, "What's wrong? His face is full of worry, his brows are going to pile up into mountains!"

Ming Lanying shook her head, "It's okay, it's just that I was thinking too much."

Tang Ning frowned, "Don't think about those nerve-wracking things. If the sky falls, there will be a tall one to support you. If you think so much, you can't stand it. Why don't you think about what you can do! For example, the shooting range in front of you, and The racetrack outside, which one do you want? Let me teach you, He Bai and Ning'er are having a great time."

Ming Lanying raised her eyes and saw that He Bai was teaching seriously, and Ning'er was already able to hit an arrow target ten meters away. She smiled triumphantly at Tang Ning, "As expected of my son, he learns quickly!"

Tang Ning scratched her waist amusedly, "I know you are precious to your son, but someone said earlier that they would give me half of my son, do you remember?"

Ming Lanying's waist was ticklish, so she couldn't dodge and held down her troublesome hand to beg for mercy, "Remember, if you want a godson, I'll let Ye Juelu find a good day later, come here, and I'll serve the table wine." ***Fangfang asked Ning'er to recognize you as a godmother!"

"Ning'er is fine, but it's a pity that I just want to wait for you to have another daughter, and I'll admit it together!" Tang Ning made a sound of her abacus, "At that time, I will have a son and a daughter in one go, and I will hold one with my left hand. Hold one in your right hand, it's beautiful!"

Ming Lanying glared at her coquettishly, "The calculation is quite full."

"Of course, if you want to recognize it, you must recognize the best of both worlds!"

"Then I can only try my best to fulfill your wish, but I hope that Ye Juelu can give birth by himself."

"Hahahahahahaha——you are clever. I haven't heard of anyone who wants your husband to have children. You are the first."

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, she was about to say that it was impossible, that having a baby was such a terrible thing, how could she be the only one who would want a man to have a baby.It was only when I thought about it that I realized that it is true here. It is a matter of course for a woman to marry and have children. It is a necessary responsibility and obligation, and it is the ideological influence instilled by the social environment.

"... How can only one person suffer such a painful thing about giving birth to a child? I want him to suffer this hardship with me, to share the blessings, and to share the hardships!"

Tang Ning was so amused by her that she couldn't see her teeth, "You are right, I will also find someone who is willing to suffer and have children with me in the future, hahahahahahaha——"

Ming Lanying also picked up the bow and arrow with a smile in her eyes and tried to pull it away. With some effort, Tang Ning changed her to a lighter one. Only then did Ming Lanying realize that Fengchun, who was always close at hand, was not there today.

"Where's Fengchun? Didn't come with you today?"

Tang Ning taught her how to draw a bow and set an arrow, and a slightly low and pleasant voice sounded in her ears, "I have never liked this kind of occasion. If my mother hadn't threatened to force me to do it today, I wouldn't have come here. Fengchun is not suitable for me. Just let her keep an eye on the goods and horses, and I can rest assured that she will watch for me."

Tang Ning's voice is bright and slightly deep, not as gentle and careless as a girl in a boudoir, Ming Lanying teased: "A Ning's voice is really nice, I think she is a great beauty when I hear her voice!"

"Are you laughing at me? My voice is not as good as yours. My mother often said that I shouted so loudly outside."

Tang Ning let go of her hand, Ming Lanying lost her grip on the arrow in her hand, and flew out with a whoosh, barely passing the target.

Ming Lanying didn't care, and used the end of the bow with her backhand, and the bow Mi engraved with patterns gently lifted her chin, and her tone was playful, "This voice is clear and clean, why is it rough? The person is also heroic, and she is indeed a beauty." Son!"

Tang Ning pushed Gong Mi away, dumbfounded, "Okay, I'll show you a real beauty tonight! Her voice is as clear and clean as a lark, and her figure is also soft and beautiful, especially those peach eyes, which are very attractive and lifelike. Goblin!"

Ming Lanying was surprised, Tang Ning's eyesight was not bad, even tall, to be praised by Tang Ning like this, how fairy must be?
"Is there such a beauty?"

Tang Ning smiled triumphantly, "Of course, this person is someone you can use tonight."

"People from Liyuan?"

Tang Ning nodded, "Don't worry, your matter will not affect the beauty at all."

Ming Lanying breathed a sigh of relief, "If my affairs affect the beauty's future, then I will be guilty."

After all, what's wrong with a beauty?
"Ming Jiazhen is also a beauty, right?"

Ming Lanying chuckled disdainfully, "If she quietly becomes a beauty, I don't mind going with the crowd and praising her, but if she provokes me first, I will lose the privilege of being a beauty."

Tang Ning raised her head and glanced at the clear sky. The spring breeze was still chilly at the moment. She had to bask in the sun to feel a little warm. Large clouds piled up to form a huge cloud layer, flowing slowly.

She muttered: "I can't wait..."

The spring banquet left the guests for dinner, and it ended before the gate of the city. Ming Lanying and the others played in the shooting range all afternoon, and finally waited for the sunset on the west mountain. Brilliant orange-pink.

Ming Lanying called He Bai, and He Bai looked at her from afar, understanding in her heart, rubbed Ning'er's head, lowered her head and gave instructions, then looked up, Tang Ning waved to He Bai, pointing He pointed to the large terrace with blue-red veils in the long pavilion on the veranda.

He Bai grinned, clenched his fist with one hand and beat his chest, confidently avoiding the crowd, and galloped quickly towards the other courtyard.

Ning'er put down her bow and arrow and ran over, "Mother, what is Aunt Hebai doing here?"

Ming Lanying wiped the thin sweat off his little face for him, "Suddenly remembered something and forgot, let your Aunt Hebai go and have a look, she will be back soon."

Tang Ning glanced at the crowd in the verandah pavilion gradually gathering, and the maids from the shooting range hurried over to tell them that it was dinner time.

Tang Ning pointed to the temporary troupe shed behind the large terrace with a smile, "You guys go there, I asked Mrs. Ding Guogong for a favor during lunch, and I can order a play with the troupe owner, I'll go first."

Ming Lanying nodded, took Ning'er's hand and followed the maid into the banquet room first.

Because of the special status of the commander's wife, there were also many people who came forward to establish a good relationship. She avoided it during lunch, and now she can't avoid it after dinner and the banquet.

The madam came forward with smiling faces, and a few words could make a connection. Ming Lanying had to use all her energy to deal with it. The smooth social skills accumulated in her previous life were used here again. Ming Lanying Ying just felt tired.

The man didn't bring any family members with him, so he couldn't chat with her, so he sent the children of the family to look for Ning'er. Whatever he did, he would do it lukewarmly, not to mention tactful, but impeccable, so that those children who came here with a purpose didn't take advantage of it.

After socializing for a long time, the banquet finally started. The ladies sat back to their seats with a smile on their faces. They didn't realize until they moved their chopsticks that they didn't seem to be close. , Then is this relationship hooked up or not?

The opening of the banquet also means that the play on the big terrace opposite is about to start. The blue-red veil flutters with the wind. As the drum beats get faster and faster, a loud singing begins. start.

Ming Lanying smiled and responded to the toasts from the ladies around her, squinting her eyes and glanced at the positions of Qin Yuyan and Qi Ningshuang, and sure enough Qi Ningshuang's side was empty. Those two cuckoos.

"Hey woman! We just saw you let the person we bullied be carried away."

"I carried it to the theater troupe, and joined the woman next to you in the afternoon."

The two cuckoos tilted their heads to look at Ming Lanying at the same time, and said in unison: "You still want to bully her? Sure enough, mortals are ruthless."

Ming Lanying stared at the two of them indiscriminately, and secretly gestured to drive them away. The two cuckoos didn't dare to make her angry. After all, the agreed reward hadn't arrived yet, so they stood on the eaves and followed their feathers to watch the show.

At the beginning of the banquet, a maid rushed over and whispered a few words in Qi Ningshuang's ear, Qi Ningshuang's face changed, and she asked the maid to get up and leave.

Ming Lanying stepped on the point where she was about to get up, and leaned over with her wine glass, "This is the third aunt, right? Long time no see, does the third aunt still remember me?"

Qi Ningshuang was stunned for a moment, seeing that Ming Lanying didn't realize who it was for a while, Qin Yuyan next to her smiled and explained: "Of course the third sibling doesn't recognize her, Ningshuang, this is Lanying from the big house!"

Qi Ningshuang was astonished, she twitched the corners of her mouth, and smiled without embarrassment, "It turned out to be Lan Ying's niece. It's been a long time since I last saw her, and she has changed a lot. The third aunt didn't recognize her for a while, no wonder."

Ming Lanying smiled and added wine to Qi Ningshuang's wine cup, "I don't blame my third aunt, I miss my third aunt after not seeing her for a long time, so I'm here to offer a toast to my third aunt."

Qi Ningshuang took a sip perfunctorily, "I still have something to do, let's catch up on the past later—"

"Hey? Third aunt, why didn't you see Seventeenth Sister after the banquet? Where did Seventeenth Sister go to play alone?"

Ming Lanying's voice was not low, and could be heard from several tables around her. It attracted some attention, but she was not rude.

Qi Ningshuang glared at her bitterly, "Jiazhen is not feeling well, I'll let her rest for a while, and I'm going to see her, does niece Lanying want to come together?"

From the corner of her eyes, Ming Lanying saw He Bai seemed to be lost and came back with the maid, she smiled and shook her head at Qi Ningshuang, "In that case, the third aunt should hurry up and see, and say hello for me."

Qi Ningshuang glanced at her inexplicably, wondering whether she came here specially to toast or for some other purpose, but the most important thing right now was that the precious daughter was gone, and she hurried to the other courtyard with her skirt.

After Qi Ningshuang left, Ming Lanying and Qin Xiyan also toasted a glass of wine. Qin Xiyan started to put on airs and preached to Ming Lanying after gaining some face, but was perfunctory by Ming Lanying.

Back at the seat, He Bai leaned over and whispered back, "Report to sister-in-law, everything is fine."

"Where's Ah Ning?"

He Bai quietly pointed to the seat in front of the slant, Tang Ning was listening to a lady next to her with her head tilted, just in time to see Ming Lanying's eyes looking over, and raised her glass to toast far away.

Ming Lanying frowned, smiled and went back respectfully, He Bai took a bite of the soft pork knuckle, leaned over, and touched Ming Lanying's shoulder.

"In the sister-in-law's stand, that beautiful girl in Tsing Yi is the little fairy that Tang Ning's sister said."

"Little fairy?"

Ning'er raised her head suspiciously and looked over. On the stage built on the large terrace opposite, Meidan in Tsing Yi was singing along with another purple-faced and colorful face.

Ning'er looked at it for a while but didn't see anything, she raised her head and asked Ming Lanying, "Mother, what does little fairy mean? Which one is little fairy?"

Ming Lanying stared at Hebai, "Little fairies refer to good-looking people, like all things cultivated to become fine, and those who become human are called little fairies."

Ning'er nodded half-understood, the plot on the opposite stage seemed to be developing to a climax in the middle, suddenly a lot of martial arts students came out and played a fight scene, the judges here applauded again and again.

Then the two ugly girls carried a big box like presenting treasures, the big box was pushed to the middle of the stage, surrounded by Wusheng, Tsing Yi and the purple-faced painted face were pushed to the side of the box, the two ugly girls played for a while, and opened the box .

As soon as He Bai saw the box, he quickly turned Ning'er's little head and covered his eyes, "Ning'er, next aunt is going to test you on a poem, if you can't figure it out, don't open your eyes."

Although Ning'er didn't understand why it was so sudden, she still nodded obediently.

He Bai excitedly watched the play going on on the stage, and casually brought up a topic, "Today I saw an extremely rare piece of white jade in the Green Water Garden, it didn't look like jade or a stone, how would you describe it in poetry? "

Ning'er closed her eyes and meditated, and the box on the stage was opened in pieces.

It was opened in pieces to let the judges appreciate the treasures inside. Who would have thought that the moment the box was opened, everyone on the stage was terrified and at a loss. It was too late to save it, and there was an uproar among the judges on the opposite side.

Ming Lanying pinched the handkerchief and covered her mouth as she looked at the replaced treasure in the box, fearing that she would be gloating too much.

In order to liven up the atmosphere, He Bai directly exclaimed, "My God! Isn't that the seventeenth girl of the Ming family!"

The troupe master's eyes were darkened. The torn box was originally a Chinese cabbage carved from green and white jade, but now it was a naked woman!
First, a young boy in his class colluded with the maid from the other courtyard of Duke Dingguo's mansion secretly in the master's yard, and now a naked and unconscious girl from the Ming family was unpacked out of the box. How did he explain this fatal accident? Clear!
 Brainless logic!Have fun! ! ! ! (_)

  
 
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