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The next day, as soon as Tang Ying got up, Lord Fu came to pick her up with some freshly baked meat buns from Granny Liu's house to take her to the Forbidden Cavalry Division. This time, he was so considerate that he took a carriage so that she could eat the buns on the way.
Tang Ying got on the carriage with a smile on her face, eating a meat-filled bun to fill her stomach. Lord Fu, who had been sitting peacefully opposite her, seemed to be so hungry that his eyes were glowing green. After a while, he moved to her side and stared at her greasy little mouth as she ate.
"Sir, you haven't had breakfast either?" Tang Ying handed over a meat bun. Unexpectedly, what Sir Fu was after was not the meat bun.
The next moment, she fell into Master Fu's arms, and all the words were swallowed down her throat.
Xiong Yu sat on the shaft, pretending to be deaf to the subtle sounds inside the carriage, but he was thinking in his heart that the marriage in the mansion seemed to have to be moved forward half a month.
Fu Xian and his wife avoided being implicated in Fu Chen's imprisonment. In mid-June, they received a letter from their son asking them to return to Beijing to arrange the wedding. They had returned to Beijing in mid-July, but since their son accompanied Tang Ying to visit the grave in Baicheng, they began to prepare for his wedding in full swing. They even listed the betrothal gifts more than ten times, and kept adding to it, for fear that it might not be cautious enough.
My son had refused to get married before, but he finally found a silly girl who was willing to marry him, and he had to prepare a generous betrothal gift.
Besides, Fu Xian had accumulated a lot of good things in his business over the years, and he left them all for his son.
After Tang Ying got off the car, she looked unnatural and blushed. She glared at Fu Chen fiercely and ordered him in a bossy manner, "Bring the sesame cake box to the government office for me."
Xiong Yu stepped forward to lend a hand, but was glared at by his master. He quickly stepped back and watched his handsome master carrying a box of sesame cakes as if he was carrying some rare treasure, and walked into the gate of the Forbidden Cavalry Department with Tang Zhangshi. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's over! My master is destined to be henpecked!
Tang Ying had no idea of Xiong Yu's inner thoughts. Ever since she stepped into the Forbidden Cavalry Division, she was greeted by everyone. And when they saw her and Fu Chen coming together, they all had teasing in their eyes. However, due to the usual dignity of the two, no one made any jokes.
However, the subordinates' rules do not mean that Yao Niang can remain silent.
As soon as she stepped into the government office, she smiled and said, "Oh, the young couple finally decided to come back?"
Tang Ying: “…”
Mr. Fu smiled immediately, and it looked like he was expecting Miss Yao to tease him a few more times, especially the three words "young couple" which sounded so pleasing to his ears. His attitude towards Miss Yao also changed drastically, and he even offered Tang Ying breakfast: "Aunt Yao, try Granny Liu's sesame cakes, they're still hot."
Yao Niang: “…” Is this child stupid?
But she understood it in an instant, thanks to Jingfeng who appeared behind her. He came in with a pile of files and pretended to be surprised. He saluted her first and said, "The Dali Temple has a case that needs to be handled jointly with the Forbidden Cavalry Division." Then he turned around and tried to get close to Tang Ying, "Since Director Tang is back, how about Aunt Yao send Director Tang?"
Fu Chen stood in front of Tang Ying with an expressionless face, blocking Jing Feng's sight. Unexpectedly, Little Master Jing persisted and actually stuck his head out, trying to talk : "I'm glad that Master Tang is back to work with me. To celebrate Master Tang's return, why don't we go for a drink later?"
Fu Chen's face turned black.
“No!”
"Hey, I didn't make an appointment with Master Fu, and I don't intend to drink with you."
Yao Niang almost burst out laughing.
So this is the crux of the problem.
She winked at Tang Ying, and the little disciple spread his hands to express his helplessness - Master Xiao Jing was as thick-skinned as a city wall, and Master Fu couldn't help but tease him, so the current situation was none of his business.
The atmosphere in the government office was awkward when suddenly another person came in. It was the elegant and graceful Prince Zhao, who was also carrying a food tray. He ran happily towards Yao Niang as soon as he entered the door: "Mother, your son has brought you breakfast."
Tang Ying had never expected that after she had been away from Beijing for several months, the mother and daughter would recognize each other in public. She was extremely surprised and murmured, "Where did my aunt find such an eldest son?"
Yao Niang: “…” What a narrow-minded girl!
She took the food tray from Prince Zhao and said distressedly, "I told you not to worry about my breakfast. If you are tired from studying, just take a rest. Why do you have to run back and forth?"
Aunt Yao has two completely different faces as a master and as a mother, which overturned Tang Ying's understanding of her.
The same thing happened to Prince Zhao , a playboy. In the last years of the previous emperor's reign, he even wished that his uncle would take the throne so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to make some money. As a result, the Wan family and the second prince were destroyed together, and he became more honest. Although he was studying in Southern Qi, others didn't know it, but she knew it very well. This guy followed Marquis Shen and lived a life of drunkenness and dreams, often not knowing what day it was. Even the Ninth Princess couldn't do anything about him.
This guy actually acts like a good son.
Tang Ying was stunned for a moment.
Yao Niang opened the food drawer and took out food layer by layer. The four-layer large food drawer was full, which was too rich for breakfast.
The master is in trouble, and it is my disciple's duty. Tang Ying immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "There is so much food, and I can't finish it all by myself. Why don't I help you solve some of it?"
Prince Zhao watched Tang Ying first stuff the bowl and chopsticks into his own mother's hands, then started to prepare the meal, then picked up a shrimp dumpling and bit into it without hesitation, exclaiming as he ate, "Wow, it's so fresh, I wonder where did you buy this shrimp dumpling? The shrimp meat is fresh and tender, so delicious."
Prince Zhao: “…”
He said unhappily, "This is the skill of the chef in my house. You can't buy it outside."
Ever since he found his biological mother and heard that she wanted to get married, he tried his best to persuade Yao Niang to go back to South Vietnam with him. He tried different ways to please his biological mother every day. Bringing her breakfast was a new activity he had recently added. He also talked about the mother-son relationship in an attempt to arouse Yao Niang's attachment to South Vietnam, but unfortunately the effect was minimal.
The master and his disciple were happily eating breakfast around the table. Yao Niang glared at Jing Huai, who was holding the file, and Fu Chen, who had a sullen face, and her own son, and unceremoniously kicked them out: "Since you don't want to eat breakfast, all of you should get out. Don't stand here and disturb me and Yingying from eating."
Prince Zhao: “…” Sad.
Fu Chen: “…”
Jing Huai: “…”
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Lord Fu learned from his mistakes and changed his way of thinking. He found that his thinking was too limited. Tang Ying ordered a meat bun, so he just bought the bun. However, he was defeated by the sumptuous breakfast of Prince Zhao. When he sent him breakfast the next day, he added new ideas, which made Tang Ying very satisfied.
Now that the two of them have returned, Yao Niang wants to throw away the burden on her hands and live a carefree life with Gan Jun.
Although Prince Zhao tried to keep her and treated Gan Jun with disdain, he was unable to keep Yao Niang from getting married. He watched his mother marry Gan Jun with his own eyes, and tried every possible way to bring her back for his father, but failed. Feeling disheartened, he packed his bags and prepared to return to Nanyue.
The Ninth Princess didn't want to go to South Vietnam, but compared to following her philandering husband to South Vietnam, her life in the capital was more difficult.
Her parents and brothers were all gone, and the Second Prince Yuan Lang was charged with a crime. Her maternal ancestors had all died out, and she was no longer the emperor's most doted princess.
In desperation, she followed Prince Zhao in tears and left Kyoto and headed for Nanyue.
Yao Niang sent her son away and temporarily lived with Gan Jun in a small courtyard in Kyoto.
The two of them had been separated for half their lives, and finally got married. They wished that there would be no outsiders disturbing them anymore, and they refused to even keep a servant. They lived their life behind closed doors, and they had agreed that after Tang Ying got married, they would stay away from the capital and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live in seclusion .
After Lord Xiao Jing's unremitting efforts, Lord Fu was stimulated to be more considerate recently, so Tang Ying finally confessed. The official matchmaker invited by the Fu family came to propose marriage, and soon the imperial decree for marriage came down, and Tang Ying finally had her wedding day.
The betrothal gifts from the Fu family blocked an entire street and filled the front yard of the Tang residence. Zhang Qing was busy running around to make arrangements, and even members of the Tang family came to Beijing to help.
The third and fifth aunts came in person, bringing with them the sisters Tang Jiayi and Tang Jiayue.
Tang Feng entered the court as an official, and Tang Song also stayed in Beijing. After ceding land and paying compensation, he promised his mother to get married and have children. Finally, he got the consent of his fifth aunt, who agreed to let him serve in the army after he got married.
Fifth Aunt also asked Tang Ying to recommend Tang Song. Her intention was to leave her son in Kyoto, but Tang Song wanted to go to guard the border. Finally, Tang Ying made a compromise and agreed that after Tang Song got married and had children, he would be recommended to go to Qingzhou so that he could be taken care of under Yang Wei's command.
Mrs. Fu and the third and fifth wives of the Tang family made an appointment to go to the Buddhist temple. It was inevitable that they had to mention Tang Yao and his wife behind the backs of Tang Ying's two aunts.
"The fourth couple only have this little blood left. We treat this child as our own and only hope that she will have a harmonious relationship with her husband and family in the future. I hope that Madam will love this child more. She has a stubborn temper but a good heart. Those rumors outside cannot be taken seriously. This child is the most loyal and righteous. Madam, please do not believe them."
Tang Feng was extremely smart. He guessed the reason why Tang Ying stayed in Beijing for a long time. Later, he sent a letter back home, which made Mrs. Tang San regret her ruthlessness at the beginning. She regretted it secretly for a long time. This time when she went to Beijing, she wanted to explain it to Tang Ying, but she didn't expect that the child would blow it away calmly.
Mrs. Fu smiled lightly: "What are you talking about? If we talk about the rumors outside, the two children are the same, and Chen'er's reputation is not much better."
Fu Chen's reputation as a cruel and ruthless person has been around for a long time.
A smile appeared on Mrs. Tang San's old face, and even Mrs. Tang Wu smiled timidly.
Madam Fu also said, "You two ladies don't know that I chose Yingying as my daughter-in-law two years ago when she first came to Beijing, but Chen'er got into trouble and the matter was delayed. I later learned that she risked her life to save Chen'er. My husband and I are so grateful to her and we treat her like our own daughter. You two ladies, rest assured!"
With Mrs. Fu's assurance, Mrs. Tang San and Mrs. Tang Wu were in a good mood after returning from worshiping Buddha.
The Tang Mansion was busy preparing for Tang Ying's wedding, and so was the Fu Mansion. However, the parties involved, Tang Ying and Fu Chen, seemed as if nothing had happened and were still busy at the Forbidden Cavalry Division.
Mrs. Tang San did mention that it is better for an engaged couple not to meet before the wedding, but both of them had official business to attend to, so they couldn't avoid suspicion even if they wanted to, which was exactly what Fu Chen wanted.
After the decree of marriage came down, Jing Feng would occasionally come to Fu Chen to annoy him: "Master Fu, it's not too late to regret now, so as not to delay the lifelong happiness of Master Tang." Fu Chen was so angry that he turned away with a dark face several times.
He couldn't go to Tang Ying to complain, as that would naturally lead to her merciless ridicule. Sometimes he felt that this little girl was hard-hearted. Drawing a clear line between herself and Jing Feng didn't mean that she wouldn't find fault with him and laugh at his shortcomings.
Lord Fu has learned to be smart now. No matter how many sweet words you say, they cannot compare to the caring actions. Therefore, Lord Fu has not only learned to pick her up in the morning and drop her off in the evening, and also to deliver breakfast in different ways, but also takes her to eat all the delicious food in Beijing when he is busy. He has even given her a lot of jewelry and clothes, and it is common for him to accompany her shopping. Tang Ying feels that she lives in anticipation every day. When she opens her eyes, she is guessing what kind of delicious food she will eat and what kind of gifts she will receive that day.
Occasionally he went to the palace to see Yang Huniu, and was very pleased to see that she had already mastered the palace affairs.
Yang Huniu asked someone to bring out her jewelry for Tang Ying to choose from: "Take whatever you like. If these are not enough, there are more in His Majesty's private storehouse."
Yuan Jian treated the empress wholeheartedly and even put the emperor's private treasury under her management.
Yang Huniu took the key and personally went to see the private vaults of successive emperors of the Southern Qi Dynasty. This time, the words of the empress dowager really came true: "She is just a wild girl from the countryside!"
She was like a country girl who had never seen the world. She was really enlightened.
Tang Ying couldn't help laughing: "You spendthrift woman! If His Majesty knew that you were using his private vault as a favor, he would really regret giving you the key."
Yang Huniu: "He can't use it anyway, and it will just gather dust in the library."
She was indeed right. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, many court officials proposed selecting concubines to expand the royal family, but unfortunately they were all rejected by the new emperor.
Yuan Jian's kind face doesn't mean he will be led by the nose by court officials. These people just think that the new emperor's harem is empty, so they send their sisters or daughters into the palace so that they can dream of becoming royal relatives.
It's a pity that Yuan Jian's intention was not here. Besides, Yang Huniu had repeatedly warned since her marriage: "If a little vixen comes into Prince Qing's Mansion, don't blame me for strangling her to death." Even after she moved from Prince Qing's Mansion to the Imperial Palace, she did not change her mind. The couple surprisingly came to the same conclusion, and neither of them wanted anyone to interfere. The emperor and empress lived in harmony.
Yang Huniu felt that she had been married for two years and had many marriage tips to pass on to Tang Ying, so she kept nagging her whenever she entered the palace. The most important thing was, "You must not let Master Fu take a concubine no matter what. You must set up rules from the beginning to prevent him from bringing new people into the mansion in the future. If he has any other thoughts, Your Majesty and I will make the decision for you. At worst, Your Majesty can demote him from his post and let him guard the city gate. Let's see if he dares to take a concubine."
Tang Ying had the support of the emperor and the empress. When she saw Fu Chen when she left the palace, she smiled, and it was a malicious smile.
Fu Chen's scalp tingled at her smile. He secretly reflected on whether he had done anything wrong recently. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't find a place to start, so he couldn't help but ask: "Did something happen?"
Tang Ying relayed the words of the Empress, and laughed in his arms: "I never thought that one day Mr. Fu's future would depend on me. You must treat me well in the future, or I will go to the Empress to complain!"
Fu Chen had a beautiful woman in his arms, and he didn't care how much Xiong Yu, who was driving the car, could hear. He lowered his head and kissed her lips. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "Call me Achen."
Tang Ying lay in his arms, accepting his advice readily.
"Achen." Then he stretched out his hand: "Where is my wedding gift?"
Master Fu chuckled against her forehead, "Wedding gifts can only be received on the wedding night. What are you thinking about?"
