The Tang Mansion was already decorated with lanterns and the servants had been busy decorating it all day. The atmosphere in the Mansion was even more lively than the Chinese New Year because the Emperor had decreed that Tang Wangshu, Tang Chen's second daughter, should be accepted as a noble concubine.
The status of a concubine in the harem is second only to that of the queen, and Tang Wangshu, who is over 20 years old, is the first woman to be directly named a concubine since the beginning of the dynasty. According to the rules set by the Ji family at the beginning of the dynasty, the age of a woman marrying into the royal family cannot exceed 18 years old.
, In other words, the power of the Nanrong family is large enough to change the rules set by the ancestors of the royal family.
At this time, Tang Wangshu and his sister Tang Weige were in his mother's room at the Nanrong Literary Bureau, selecting items for the dowry. For the Nanrong family, the specific items for the dowry were the most important. First of all, there must be no items among them.
Gold coins, gold bars and the like, because those things are collectively called golden dragons and have the royal seal on them, they are not unique to the Nangong family. If you give these things as a dowry, no matter how much they are, it will embarrass the Nanrong family.
For Nanrong Qufeng, the current head of the Nanrong family, the Nanrong family and the royal family are equal. If the Ji family did not have the Nanrong family in charge, the Jiuyuan Kingdom would have changed hands long ago.
Nanrong Wenjun took out a treasure box from the inner room, carefully placed it in front of his two daughters, and turned the mechanism on it to open the keyhole.
Tang Weige and Tang Wangshu were both puzzled. They didn't know what it was. Such a beautiful box could have such a complicated mechanism. Even the keyhole was hidden in the mechanism.
Nanrong Wenjun pulled out a hairpin from his head and handed it to Tang Wangshu: "This is the key."
The two sisters were even more surprised. They had no idea that the key to opening this treasure box would be the hairpin that their mother wore on her head every day. They also immediately understood why their mother had not allowed them to touch the hairpin with the crescent moon on it since they were young.
Pendant hairpin.
After Tang Wangshu opened the treasure box with a hairpin, he saw an object as big as the palm of his hand and shaped like a crescent moon placed in the treasure box. The word "Nan Rong" was engraved on the object.
Tang Weige and Tang Wangshu looked at the object first, and then looked at Nanrong Wenjun.
Nanrong Wenjun picked up the object and said: "The crescent moon is the symbol of our Nanrong family, and this moonstone shaped like a crescent moon is the most precious treasure of our family. Whoever holds this moonstone will be the Nanrong family."
The master of the Rong family."
The two sisters were even more surprised. In this case, how could this treasure be with their mother? Shouldn't it have been left to Grandpa Nanrong Qufeng for safekeeping?
Although the two of them didn't ask, Nanrong Wenjun still knew the doubts of his two daughters, so he answered: "Your grandfather just sent this moon stone here a few days ago, because it is your dowry."
Don Wangshu understood something: "In other words, a few days ago, grandpa knew that the emperor would make me a noble concubine?"
What Don Wangshu meant was that it was not the emperor's original intention to make her a noble concubine, but the instruction of her grandfather Nan Rong Wenjun. The emperor had to follow it. The most important thing was that when she got married, she would also give away the Nan Rong family's most precious treasure.
Take them together to show that the Nanrong family will never rebel against the Ji family royal family.
Tang Weige sneered and said: "So, the emperor is not marrying you, but the power of the Nanrong family. As long as this thing is here, you will have the final say in the harem in the future."
As the eldest sister, Tang Weige's personality is different from that of her younger sister, Tang Wangshu. She is always so arrogant. Even when speaking in front of her parents, she goes straight and doesn't talk in circles. While Tang Wangshu is usually taciturn, he is far more composed and more dignified than his sister.
However, in terms of appearance, Tang Weige was definitely a beauty in the world as long as she kept her mouth shut. Although Tang Wangshu was also a beauty, she was not as gorgeous as her sister, like a cuckoo hiding among the peonies.
Nanrong Wenjun did not stop Tang Weige from speaking out, nor did he answer Tang Wangshu's question, but said: "As long as you marry into the royal family, the world will be stable."
Who is in control of the world? The Ji family? Or the Nanrong family?
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When Tang Chen and Tang Xiaohao returned to the house, Tang Xiaohao was already yawning non-stop and had no interest in the lanterns and colorful decorations in the house. He directly told Tang Chen that he was going back to sleep, and then walked to the side courtyard where he lived.
As soon as Tang Xiaohao entered the side courtyard, Tang Dun greeted him: "Master, what a happy event."
Tang Xiaohao yawned and said, "I know, my second sister will become a noble concubine soon."
Tang Dun looked extremely excited: "This is simply a huge happy event!"
Tang Xiaohao's face was expressionless: "Why are you so happy? You don't think that my second sister has become a noble concubine, and as a slave of the Tang family, you will be able to be as tyrannical as those servants of the Nanrong family in the future?"
Tang Dun smiled awkwardly, it was obvious that this was what he thought.
Tang Xiaohao walked forward: "You have completely explained what it means for one person to achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. The emperor is already in his fifties, and he can be considered half an old man. My second sister has just turned twenty. At this age, she is like a flower.
You will have to be ruined by that old bastard."
When Tang Dun heard this, he was so frightened that he went up and covered Tang Xiaohao's mouth: "Master, please lower your voice and don't talk nonsense. What you just said is enough to kill you eight hundred times."
Tang Xiaohao looked at Tang Dun and said: "He died once, eight hundred times. By the way, where is the dead cat?"
Tang Dun said: "I don't know, maybe he went out to harm those kittens and puppies again."
Tang Xiaohao said helplessly: "Why else do those common people hate us? The animals raised by the nobles are so arrogant and domineering. A cat dares to cross species and become a dog. What kind of world is this?"
As soon as Tang Xiaohao walked to the front of the big house, he saw his second sister, Tang Wangshu, standing there with a smile and a food box in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Tang Dun immediately bowed his head and resigned.
Tang Wangshu handed the food box to Tang Xiaohao: "All the snacks in Sijizhai are stuffed with bean paste."
Tang Xiaohao took the food box expressionlessly, sat directly on the steps, opened the food box, took out a piece and ate it.
Tang Wangshu also sat next to him, looked at Tang Xiaohao, and took out his handkerchief to wipe his mouth.
Don Wangshu said: "You should also be careful when eating. Don't eat with your mouth full. This will make people laugh in the future."
Tang Xiaohao looked at Tang Wangshu: "Who are you laughing at? That Princess Baomeng who carries the lamb all day long?"
Don Wangshu put down the handkerchief: "You know it too?"
Tang Xiaohao picked up another piece of snack: "Why us?"
But Tang Wangshu smiled and said: "This is a great blessing that no one else can ask for."
Tang Xiaohao looked at the snack in his hand: "Sister, tell me, before making this snack, did you know that you would be eaten?"
Don Wangshu also looked at the piece of snack: "Four, bean paste, water, sugar, oil and other things are mixed together to form a shape. First it takes shape, then it is bathed in fire, and only after bathing in fire can it be called snacks."
Tang Xiaohao bit off half of the snack: "The end result is not that it was eaten."
Don Wangshu still had a gentle smile on his face: "Because the snacks are made to be eaten by others."
Tang Xiaohao looked at the remaining half of the snack: "Just like us, we are destined to be victims when we are born."
Don Wangshu stood up and said, "It's getting late. I'm going back to my room. Don't eat everything. I'll kill you."
Tang Xiaohao just gave his second sister a smile, and then walked into the house carrying the food box.
Don Wangshu looked at the closed door, knowing very well that the only victim in this transaction was his younger brother.
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At midnight, when the Yingtian Bell in the center of Shendu City rang, the five beggars quietly came to the door of the inn.
The leader of the beggars whispered: "One goes to the back door, two hold bows on the eaves next to me, and the remaining one follows me."
After the arrangements were made, everyone dispersed. The middle-aged beggar led one person and easily jumped onto the roof of the inn. However, the beggar who followed him made a sound because his footsteps were too heavy when he fell.
The middle-aged beggar turned around and warned: "Raise your magic power to above your waist!"
The little beggar nodded, hoping that he would get lucky on the spot. After everything was ready, he followed the middle-aged beggar and continued forward.
The middle-aged beggar walked for a while and then stopped. He lay on the roof and smelled with his nose: "This is it."
The little beggar immediately took out a small bottle, waited for the middle-aged beggar to open the tiles, and poured the liquid in the small bottle. After the liquid left the mouth of the bottle and fell into the air, it turned into smoke and spread throughout the house.
The middle-aged beggar counted thirty times in his mind, then turned over and hung upside down under the eaves. He used a knife to open the window below. After observing for a while, he jumped in automatically.
As soon as the middle-aged beggar and the little beggar landed, the little beggar was suddenly dragged away by something. Just before the middle-aged beggar came to his senses, the oil lamp on the table lit up, and the man sitting next to the oil lamp
It was the scarred man from the Nanrong family.
The little beggar had already been ambushed in the corner and grabbed his throat with his hands. As long as he exerted a little force with his fingers, the little beggar would lose a piece of flesh on his neck.
The scarred man pressed the strange rectangular box with one hand and put the other hand on the table: "It's you stinky beggars again. It's not over, right? Are you going to cause trouble for us to break the Golden Gate?"
The middle-aged beggar said coldly: "You have become Guijia, and you still claim to be the one who broke the Golden Gate? I understand, people who become Guijia will have thicker skin than before."
The scarred man looked at the beard, indicating that he was ready to take action at any time, while he stood up and said: "Excuse me, your Excellency?"
The middle-aged beggar replied: "Wu Tianlu of the Beggar Gang."
The bearded man asked: "Do you know who we two are?"
Wu Tianlu glanced at the beard: "Zhang Haotian of Broken Kinmen, Liao Ran."
The man with the scar is Zhang Haotian, and Liao Ran is his junior brother. The two of them became traitors in their early years because they defected to the government. Because people in the heretic are not allowed to have direct contact with the imperial government, if they defect to the imperial court and become its hawks, no matter what
The reason is that they are traitors from heretics, and all people from heretics can be killed.
Liao Ran laughed strangely: "Since you know it, you should also know that none of the people who are chasing us can survive, right?"
Wu Tianlu seemed very relaxed: "That's because you have taken refuge with the Nanrong family. If it had been any other force, you two would have died long ago."
Zhang Haotian patted the rectangular box, and a weapon with an extremely narrow blade immediately popped out of the box. Although it was a knife, it had no tip and looked like a long ruler. This was the Monument-Ming Knife of Broken Golden Gate.
Zhang Haotian held the Monument Knife in his stance: "Then you try it!"
Wu Tianlu took out something from his waist and held it in his fist: "Then try my Begging Fist!"
Zhang Haotian raised his knife and struck, but Wu Tianlu easily avoided it and punched him in the abdomen. The moment the fist hit the abdomen, the surface of the fist seemed to be on fire. Zhang Haotian flew out and hit the wall behind him.
Liao Ran on the side immediately said: "Brother Tian, he has a talisman in his hand!"
After Liao Ran finished speaking, he directly killed the little beggar he had restrained. The poor little beggar's hand had just touched the talisman around his waist.
The little beggar was killed. Wu Tianlu did not show any emotion. He just raised his fist and punched Liao Ran. Of course Liao Ran knew the power of that fist. After activating the square box mechanism and popping up the Monument Knife, he avoided it with the knife and fled directly to Zhang Haotian's position.
Support the other person and jump out of the window.
After Liao Ran and Zhang Haotian broke out of the window, Liao Ran grabbed the eaves and swung directly onto the roof. As soon as he stood firm, an iron arrow was shot from the opposite roof.
Liao Ran quickly raised his hand to grab the arrow, but as soon as he grabbed it, the iron arrow exploded.
Liao Ran had an injured hand hanging on one side. He gritted his teeth and used his remaining hand to support Zhang Haotian and continued to run forward. The iron arrows that continued to shoot from the roofs on both sides made it difficult for the already seriously injured person.
After dodging, they turned into hedgehogs in an instant, and those arrows were wrapped in talisman paper, which would explode when they hit. Therefore, the two of them did not run far before they rolled down from the roof and hit the ground heavily.
Wu Tianlu also landed on the street, and the two beggar archers on the roof also jumped down.
Just when the three of them were about to get closer to check, they heard the sound of neat footsteps coming from the street entrance, and the light of the torch also illuminated the area.
"Hall Master, it's the Shendu Army!" one of the archers said, "Retreat?"
Wu Tianlu looked at Zhang Haotian and Liao Ran who were dying on the ground, but he was unwilling to give in. He rushed forward and prepared to give the two Guijia a final fatal blow. Just when his fist was about to fall, a man in black suddenly appeared from the corner.
He flashed out and kicked Wu Tianlu away.
The two archers saw this and were about to react when the group of Shendu soldiers in the distance spotted them.
The leader of the Shendu Military Academy pulled out his sword: "Who is it!? Stop!"
Wu Tianlu stood up and said to the archers: "Retreat! Let's go separately! See you at the West City Gate tomorrow!"
After Wu Tianlu finished speaking, he jumped to the roof, but instead of running away, he chased after the man in black who had kicked him away.
Although the man in black was extremely fast, he was obviously faster than Wu Tianlu. Wu Tianlu could tell from the man's jumping posture that he was definitely not an ordinary man in the world. He used not only light skills but also supernatural powers when running and jumping.
Therefore, the attacker must be a heretic.
Who could it be? Why do people from the heretic prevent themselves from killing Guijia? Are they traitors from the heretic?
With these questions, Wu Tianlu continued to track the man in black. The strange thing was that the man in black showed up again every time after clearly getting rid of him, as if waiting for him.
Couldn't this be a trap? Wu Tianlu thought of this and stopped directly on a high wall. The courtyard inside the high wall was decorated with lights, as if the owner of this family had a happy event.
Just when Wu Tianlu was still looking for the man in black, the man in black suddenly appeared and kicked Wu Tianlu again. As a result, Wu Tianlu flew directly into the courtyard and smashed into the window of a certain house.
The huge noise woke up the unconscious Tang Xiaohao who was sleeping.
Tang Xiaohao got up from the bed and looked at the broken windows and the broken Wu Tianlu on the ground in the house through the dim light outside.
The man in black's kick had seriously injured Wu Tianlu. In addition to the injury from the fall, Wu Tianlu was speechless and could only look at Tang Xiaohao warily.
At this moment, Tang Xiaohao hugged the quilt and shouted: "The flower picker!"
Wu Tianlu, who was originally confused by the fall, suddenly sobered up after hearing this. This chapter has been completed!