Chapter 28 Intentional Suppression
In order to celebrate Tang Ying's becoming a civil servant, Lord Shen paid for her to buy clothes out of his own pocket.
His reason was also sufficient: "You can't go to the Forbidden Cavalry Department wearing this, right?"
Tang Ying: “…” She really thought so.
Although Shen Qian never questioned Tang Ying's gender, when he saw her expression, he suddenly cried out in surprise: "Are you still a woman ?"
Tang Ying looked innocent: "Don't I still need to be issued clothes after joining the Forbidden Cavalry Division?" It's so troublesome.
After being stimulated by Tang Ying, Lord Shen wanted to take her with him to buy everything from head to toe, including women's clothes for all four seasons, riding clothes, head ornaments, hairpins, small crowns, and even jade pendants and sachets around his waist. However, Tang Ying tried to stop him, and she could not refuse his kindness, so she picked out a round-necked robe and a lapel robe.
Lord Shen felt that he was a hero but his talents were not being used. He lamented Tang Ying's frugality in front of Fu Chen: "Who would marry her and not be obsessed with women's hairpins, rings, and clothes? That would save a lot of trouble."
"Right or wrong?" Fu Chen did not have a deep understanding of this.
The concubines and beauties in Lord Shen's mansion had a chance to meet each other, and a skirt or a hairpin could cause countless troubles. In the past, he was proud of this and worked hard all day long. After spending some time with Tang Ying, he was surprised to find that simple and pure life could actually calm his mind and soul. His recent horse paintings have improved a lot.
"Ah Chen, you have to treat Xiaoying... Ah No Miss Zhang better, she is such a good girl!"
After being reminded by Lord Shen, Fu Chen also felt that it was not thoughtful enough to send a stack of information about the Forbidden Cavalry Division and then let Xiong Yu introduce the affairs of the Forbidden Cavalry Division. In addition to withdrawing twenty taels of silver from the account to Tang Ying, he also gave her a sword.
After five days, Tengyun was able to walk around the stable twice. Fu Yingjun looked down at it through the fence. Tang Ying touched this and that, like an old mother who had left home for the first time: "You should stay at home and wait for me to come back in the evening."
Fu Chen jumped on his horse at the gate and asked Xiong Yu, who was accompanying him, "Where is she?"
Xiong Yu smiled and said, "Miss Zhang... is saying goodbye to the two horses."
Fu Chen: “…”
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In recent days, people from both departments of the Forbidden Cavalry Division had heard that a new recruit was coming in, and that he was highly skilled in martial arts and had an arrogant temper.
This rumor first came from the Huangzi Department, and it was spread with details , saying that the newcomers thought that the people in the Forbidden Cavalry Department were all superficial and nothing more than a bunch of idiots.
At first, everyone in the Fengzi Division treated it as a joke: "What are those little girls in the Huangzi Division doing again?"
However, as the rumor spread, some people began to waver from their initial disbelief: "Is this true? Who is this person?"
Without Tang Ying's knowledge, there were countless eyes secretly watching her the day she entered the company.
Fu Chen may have heard some rumors and intended to suppress them, so he deliberately accompanied her on the first day she entered the Forbidden Cavalry Division.
Tang Ying's horse was half a head slower than his, and several guards on horseback behind him arrived at the gate of the office, dismounted, and servants came to lead the horses.
Fu Chen personally led Tang Ying into the gate of the Imperial Cavalry Department and said in front of many people: "Let's go back together when I'm done with my work tonight."
Tang Ying's heart skipped a beat.
——Is Lord Fu deliberately making her career more difficult?
If the Ninth Princess saw her and Lord Fu going to the yamen together, I wonder if she would be jealous?
But when she met the man's deep and calm eyes, she could only respond blankly: "Okay."
Fu Chen sent Xiong Yu to take her to the Huangzi Department, and then he walked slowly through the hall and corridor and entered the government office.
Liu Zhong and Lei Xiao hid aside and observed secretly. They watched Lord Fu leave before they came out from among the flowers and trees and pointed in the direction Tang Ying left: "She, she, she is not..." Is she the groom in Lord Fu's mansion?
Lei Xiao: "Why do I feel that this girl has an unusual relationship with adults?"
Liu Zhong: "Your Excellency attaches so much importance to this girl. Is this... rejecting the Ninth Princess and using this girl as a shield?"
Lei Xiao suddenly realized: "Could it be that the Ninth Princess heard the news, so there are rumors coming from the Phoenix Department?"
The two of them felt that they had figured out the whole story, and they looked interested and said, "Alright, alright, you and I will go back and discipline our subordinates, so as not to ruin the adults' good deeds."
The Imperial Cavalry Division is a staunch supporter of the imperial party. They have always kept themselves out of the fierce struggles among various party disputes and princes. If Fu Chen marries the princess, what should they do?
"Don't do it, brother!" Lei Xiao said with a wicked smile: "The people from the Phoenix Department have spent so much effort to make everyone united against the enemy. We must cooperate and pretend to be baited."
Liu Zhong slapped him hard on the shoulder, which made Lei Xiao's shoulder numb, and then he said, "Why do I feel that you have bad intentions? I heard that you will leave for Lingnan in two days. You have dug a trap here and waited for the people from the Phoenix Department to jump. But it has nothing to do with you, right?"
Lei Xiao scratched his head awkwardly: "No, no, you're overthinking it, brother! We are all thinking about the future of the adults."
The person involved, Tang Ying, knew nothing about this. She followed Xiong Yu to the Huangzi Department, first went to pay a visit to the Ninth Princess, then received robes of various colors, and someone took her to change clothes.
The building of the Jinqisi official office is in the shape of a Chinese character "品". The two parts are at the bottom of the character, each with its own independent office buildings, but the top of the character is the public area of the two parts.
The Ninth Princess waited until she changed into the official uniform of the Imperial Cavalry Division before summoning her to give her a lecture: "I don't care who is behind you, but this is the Imperial Cavalry Division, loyalty is the most important thing..." Finally, she asked unwillingly: "Did Master Fu bring you here today?"
Tang Ying pretended to be very well-behaved and honest today. This was her forte. In front of Tang Yao, she was a sensible and well-behaved daughter who strictly abided by the camp rules. But when she was away from Tang Yao, she wanted to poke a hole in the sky and just kept it a secret from her biological father.
"I didn't know which way the gate of the Forbidden Cavalry Department opened, so I shamelessly followed you here." Before Yuan Shu changed her expression, she quickly leaned forward and whispered, "If the princess needs to run errands or pass messages in the future, wouldn't it be convenient to use me as a bridge?"
Her words immediately enlightened the Ninth Princess.
Fu Chen was aloof and difficult to approach. Even when it came to company business, he would often send other subordinates to deal with him. Probably to avoid suspicion, he would avoid meeting her face to face. He never accepted the snacks and food sent to him, and ignored all her kindness, which made the Ninth Princess very distressed.
The wild girl in front of her came from the Fu Mansion and is now her subordinate. If she can have more contact with Fu Chen through her, even if she has thoughts that she shouldn't have, are you still afraid that you can't control her? In the future... it will be easy to deal with her!
After she figured it out, a smile appeared on her face.
"In that case, you should go with Arong to familiarize yourself with the outside environment first. You should know something about the affairs of the Forbidden Cavalry Division, so as not to be restricted when doing things."
A Rong waited for several days, and the wound on her back still hurts a little. However, although she is domineering outside, she is as well-behaved as a kitten in front of Yuan Shu. Moreover, she has been with Yuan Shu since she was a child and is familiar with her character. She endured the pain and spent several days to make the princess calm down.
At this time, she came up to flatter Tang Ying: "The Feng Department and our Huang Department people rarely interact with each other except for official business. With the relationship with Sister Xiaoying, it will be more convenient for official contact or private invitations in the future."
If the princess wants to invite Lord Fu privately in the future, she should send this little bitch to invite him. If she fails to invite anyone, she will see how the princess will deal with her.
Yuan Shu really took Ah Rong's hint to heart. She was already beaming with joy, and treated Tang Ying more warmly: "You just arrived today, so you are not familiar with everything. Go walk around first. It won't be too late to do anything after you get familiar with it in a couple of days."
Tang Ying followed A Rong to take her leave. As soon as she left the princess's room, the latter changed her expression and mocked her in a veiled tone, "You said you would punish us sisters, and we were all trembling with fear after hearing that. I hope you can take care of me in the future, Sister Xiaoying!"
"No problem." Tang Ying had expected from the beginning that A Rong would not give her a good face. Pretending to obey but disobeying was a piece of cake, so she was not going to play coward in front of A Rong - there was probably no point in pretending.
Ah Rong didn't expect her to be so arrogant, and her pretty face suddenly changed color with anger: "If you don't know, you would think you have become the commander of the Forbidden Cavalry Division."
Tang Ying was delighted: "On my first day at work, Sister Rong wished me a promotion in advance. Thank you so much, Sister!"
A Rong stomped his feet in anger, wishing he could slap her in the face.
"You are so capable, just take your time to go around by yourself." She turned around and walked away by herself.
Tang Ying didn't expect to get along well with Arong. She walked slowly along the corridor with the attitude of making the best of it, and greeted everyone she met.
However, some of the people in the Huangzi Department had a grudge against her for a long time. Even if the other part had no grudge against her, they had heard that the newcomer was very arrogant, so when they saw her greeting them, they pretended not to hear her and turned away.
Tang Ying was not annoyed either.
She had experienced more severe storms, so this cold stare was nothing to her. As she walked, she remembered the route she had taken and was familiar with the surroundings. As a result, she went further and further away, and could vaguely hear the woman crying and begging for mercy.
It was a long row of stone houses with only very small windows. A sturdy and fierce woman was guarding the door. When she saw her coming, she saw her clothes and age and knew that she was also someone close to Princess Yuan Shu, so she asked, "What do you want, Princess ?"
Tang Ying looked around and saw no one else, so she said, "The princess asked me to walk around and get familiar with the environment first, and then I can start work in two days."
These were Princess Yuan Shu's exact words, and she was just using them to fool the old woman in front of her.
However, the gatekeeper misunderstood her intentions and thought she was a favorite of the princess. She led her in with an unusually respectful attitude and said, "It's a bit filthy in there. Miss, would you like to put some scented tablets in your mouth and cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief before going in?"
"No need." Tang Ying took out a handful of copper coins from her purse to thank her: "Madam, you have worked hard. Have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
The old woman immediately smiled like a flower: "Thank you, young lady!" and let her in.
