Fortunate Young Gentleman

There were several volumes of books on the table in front of Tang Qi.

He glanced at the housekeeper and asked, "What is this?"

The housekeeper said with a nervous look, "My lord, this is the most popular vernacular novel in recent times, called "The Legend of the White Snake."

Tang Qi knew that the housekeeper would not disturb him just because of a vernacular novel, and waited for his explanation.

The housekeeper looked up at him, and said in an even more nervous tone, "This, the content of this novel is suspected of alluding to the Tang family."

"Another allusion?" Tang Qi frowned when he heard this.

This year, the poor scholars who wrote vernacular novels in the capital have become inexplicably bolder. First, there was Tang Zhao in "The Romance of the West Chamber", who alluded to Tang Zhao, causing the people of the capital to accumulate a lot of resentment against the Tang family. Even His Majesty asked him to restrain his son more on weekdays, which clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with the Tang family.

I wonder what kind of allusion this "The Legend of the White Snake" is?

Although these things did not cause substantial damage to the Tang family, it was easy to become infamous, but it would take years or even decades to build up a good reputation again. Since this year, too many things have happened to the Tang family, all of which have had an adverse impact on the family.

He did not have time to look at the contents of the novel in detail. He frowned and asked, "What is the allusion here?"

The housekeeper said cautiously, "It alludes to the affairs of the second young lady."

The Tang family now has only one eldest young lady. What the housekeeper said could not be Tang Shui. Thinking of a possibility, Tang Qi's face sank. He picked up a volume of "The Legend of the White Snake" and read it carefully.

Half an hour later, he had finished reading all the contents.

He threw the scroll in his hand down, slapped it on the table, and said angrily, "What a big dog's guts!"

Although this "The Legend of the White Snake" is not like "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion", which satirize the Tang family by name, the satires throughout the book are more obvious than naming names.

The bald Fahai who broke up the couple in the book is a metaphor for the Tang family.

Isn't Bai Suzhen, who was trapped under the Leifeng Pagoda, his second sister?

And who is Xu Shilin, the Wenquxing who is about to pass the imperial examination? Do you need to think about it?

The scholars picked up their pens to criticize the heart. First there was Li Qing who hid his head and tail, and now there is Tang Ningning who is unknown. It is possible that these two people are the same person, and the person behind the scenes is naturally self-evident.

"What a calculation..." Tang Qi's face became more gloomy, and he murmured.

His purpose is to make the Tang family condemned by the people. A big family like the Tang family in Beijing attaches great importance to reputation. Once they lose their reputation, although they can still rely on power to gain a stable foothold in Beijing, it will not last long.

If the Tang family handles this matter improperly, they will be pushed to the forefront again.

Although he did not confront the Tang family head-on, this move was more effective than any other means. The Tang family could not allow the public to be pushed by him.

Now the printing of books in the capital is under the control of King Kang. It is unlikely to be solved through the court, but even if the court cannot be used, the Tang family will not let this matter continue to develop.

Tang Qi thought for a moment and whispered: "Go and find Zhaoer."

In another courtyard of the Tang family, Tang Shui strode in, crossed the courtyard, stepped into the room, put a scroll on the table, and said: "Auntie, this is the latest volume that was released this morning. I bought it with great difficulty."

She sat opposite the elegant woman, holding her chin with one hand, and said: "Who is this Tang Ningning? The book she wrote is so good. I don’t know what the ending is. If the ending is not good, I will find her and let her change it to a good ending!"

"You, you have to change your temper." The elegant woman looked at her and said helplessly: "You will soon reach the age of peaches and plums. If you are so mean Go, no one in the capital dares to marry you. "

"I still have a year to turn 20." Tang Shui curled his lips and said indifferently: "At worst, I will accompany my aunt for the rest of my life and not marry."

The beautiful woman looked at her and asked with a smile: "If you don't marry, will your parents agree?"

"If they don't agree, then don't agree. Anyway, I don't need my father to give me pocket money now." Tang Shui looked out the window and said: "When my pocket money is gone, I will ask my cousin for it. He is not short of money. As a younger brother, it is my duty to respect my sister..."

The two talked in the room. The atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed and pleasant than any period in the past ten years.

At the same time, Tang Zhao walked out of the Tang family with several servants. Facing the Tang family, several beggars stood up at a street corner.

...

Fang Xiaoyue will live in the capital in the future. Many princes and nobles of her age will be sent to the palace school to study with the royal children.

A few days ago, Fang Hong asked her to study in the palace school. These days, she came here with Zhao Yuan.

Fang Xiaoyue and Zhao Yuan sat in the pavilion to do the homework left by the palace school teacher, and Tang Ning taught Xiaoxiao to write.

He wrote a word on the paper and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you know how to pronounce this word?"

"This is Xiao." Xiaoxiao whispered, picked up the pen, wrote another word on the paper, and said, "This is Tang."

Tang Ning was stunned, looked at her, and said in surprise: "Xiaoxiao can read, who taught you?"

Xiaoxiao put down the pen and whispered, "It was Mammy who taught me."

"Mammy?" Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "Where is Mammy now?"

Xiaoxiao lowered his head and said: "One day, grandma went out to buy steamed buns. I went to look for her and was taken away. I haven't seen grandma since then..."

Tang Ning knew that the little girl's parents and brother had passed away unexpectedly a long time ago. In order to prevent her from thinking about more sad things, he didn't ask any more questions. Today was the first time he heard her talk about the past.

He did not continue the topic and asked: "What words can Xiaoxiao know how to write?"

Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "Mommy taught me a lot..."

Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao literacy not just on a whim, or because he wanted to train her to be as talented as Xiao Yi. He just felt that only by reading and literacy can we see a broader world and be able to understand things and be polite. , he doesn’t want to be taught by the old beggar to become a little witch who only knows how to take action when trouble comes.

He already knew a big witch and didn't want another little witch around him.

Tangning took a book and found that Xiaoxiao really knew a lot of words. Except for a few unfamiliar words, she actually knew them all.

Tang Ning casually tested Prince Run and found that even Prince Run was not as literate as she was. She wondered if all princes were like this. Emperor Chen had forced him to have some kind of apprentice.

Just as Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao the few words she didn't know, a waiter ran in from outside in a panic and said, "Sir, it's bad, our branch was smashed!"

Tangning stood up calmly and said, "Go and have a look."

When he walked out of the house, he saw Tang Yaoyao coming out of the house aggressively. He took two steps forward, grabbed her arm, and said, "What are you in a hurry for?"

Tang Yaoyao's face was filled with anger and she said: "The branch shop has been smashed. Why do you think I'm so anxious? Don't let me know who did this!"

"Don't waste the whole day, go take a look first." Tang Ning patted her shoulder and walked slowly towards the branch store.

Tang Yaoyao felt angry and anxious, grabbed his arm, and said angrily: "Waiting for a while, by the time you walk over, the day lily will be cold!"

Tangning was dragged to the place by her. It was almost closing time and there were not many people on the street. Several clerks stood at the door of the shop with bruises and bruises, carrying out the damaged tables, chairs and benches.

Tang Yaoyao walked over and frowned: "What's going on? Who did it?"

Shopkeeper Xu limped out and said, "I don't know who they are. They are all strangers. They came in, smashed them and ran away. They also said that if we sell "The Legend of White Snake" again, they will be burned down." Our store!”

"That's unreasonable!" Tang Yaoyao looked angry, "It must be Wanjuanlou or another bookstore that did it. I'll go find them!"

Tangning held her wrist again and said, "Why are you so anxious? If it wasn't them who did it, wouldn't it mean that you have wronged a good person?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several figures walked in from outside the door. Xiao Jue walked at the front and asked, "What's going on?"

After getting the news, Liu Jun and others rushed over and saw the mess on the ground. They became furious and shouted: "Who did it!"

"check!"

Liu Jun turned his head, looked at a servant, and said: "In an hour, find out who did it. If you dare to smash my shop, see if I don't skin him!"