At Princess Chengfeng's wedding poetry party, a new poem won the first prize. Soon after, the poem spread among the literati.
Movable type printing was already available in the Liang Dynasty, paper media gradually emerged, and major newspapers published new words one after another, triggering heated discussions.
In the cultural circle, some people hope to invite lyricists to join their poetry groups, so that everyone can recite poems and write lyrics together and create poetry collections. They also have a goal to compete with the "Jinling Poetry Fairy Group" of the Southern Jin Dynasty.
But no one can call out the lyricist these days, because Su Ping was ordered by Princess Loulan to stay at home and not allowed to go anywhere. According to the emperor's request, a trial marriage was held for the candidate county horse and he stayed at home to "give birth to a child"
.
Of course, this is all an illusion, meant to deceive the eunuchs in the Chamberlain. In fact, they are also deceiving the emperor.
As for Su Ping's work, the princess never paid attention to it. She just sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to inform him and asked for two months' leave.
At this time, someone in the Criminal Department said that Inspector Su might not be able to come to work again. He rose to the top in one step. How could he become an eighth-grade official from a second-grade county horse?
Early this morning, Shilang Xue sent Mei Ran to the princess's mansion. While sending blessings, he asked Su Ping how he was handling the case and brought the file in Su Ping's hand back to the Ministry of Justice.
Tang Mei was not very happy when Mei Ran came to the Princess's Mansion. Zhen Ping'er kept an eye on her the whole time. She didn't bring Mei Ran's lunch, but Zhen Ping'er ordered one for Mei Ran in private.
Later, Su Ping found out about this and gave Zhen Ping'er a tael of silver.
I like this Zhen Ping'er very much. She has a beautiful face, tall and slender waist, plump up and down, handsome yet dignified, reasonable and good-hearted. Having the eldest sister of the Zhen family by my side makes people feel happy. If she were the Princess of Loulan, she would be
How nice…
"You have made a fortune, which is equivalent to marrying nine wives at once." Mei Ran said sourly.
"What are you thinking about? This kind of beautiful thing has nothing to do with me." Su Ping shook his head and said.
The princess asked eight maids to take turns attending to the bed. In fact, they all lived in the lower room, while Su Ping slept in the upper room. There was an old nanny sitting in the main hall in the middle, responsible for supervision.
Grandma Wang's old face sank, it was true that nothing good was going to happen. Those little maids were scared to death of her, and when they saw her from a distance, they wanted to go around.
Su Ping didn't really stay at home. He left the Princess's Mansion after breakfast, saying that he would take his father for sightseeing in Luoyang City.
With Mei Ran beside him, the father of the Su family was still very calm and steady, and he browsed the scenery of the imperial capital everywhere with great interest.
In the evening, when they went to Pingkangfang, Su Ping took Su Mantang to Chengfeng Tea House and said that he bought it by himself. Su Mantang was surprised and asked Su Ping where the money came from? Su Ping simply told him
go through.
Su Ping also said that he once wanted to bring his family to Luoyang, but because of his work and relationship issues, he offended many people and several groups of assassins came to kill me. Hearing this, Su Mantang was shocked and angry. He stood up and stared and asked: Who is this?
Want to kill my son? Su Ping said, Prince Qi, Su Mantang was like a deflated ball, immediately collapsed and became speechless.
In the past two days, the Honghua Society has cleaned up the second Taoist courtyard, and more than a dozen female disciples have moved in. As a result, the second floor of the teahouse in front has been vacated, restoring the appearance of the teahouse in the past.
Under Lu Sanniang's management, the teahouse has improved quite a lot. I don't know where Lu Sanniang found the talent. Su Ping was sitting in the backyard, and from time to time he could hear the sound of piano music coming from the front yard.
After dinner, Mei Ran went to the front yard to get tea, and Su Ping went to buy candied haws with a thousand bouquets of flowers. Su Mantang sat alone in a small pavilion in the backyard, looking around with his hands behind his back. He saw the bright lights and tall buildings in Pingkang Square, and said
Endless prosperity.
"Hey, it's really good. I have always wanted to visit Pingkangfang." He suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's a pity that I am old and have too little money to go and have a look in that high-rise building.
."
The wedding could not be held in a few months, but the Su family's father was worried about the Chang'an family and decided to go home. Su Ping gave him the only 328 taels of silver, but he refused. The father said that money
Putting it in your hands is just like putting it in my hands. Only when you live well can Daddy feel at ease.
Dad also said that there is one more thing to do this time. Su Ping's two younger brothers, Su Changsheng and Su Changli, have been forcibly recruited into the army. Fortunately, the war ended not long after, and he sent a message home to report that he was safe. Dad
I hope Su Ping will ask the princess to talk to the generals of the Tang family and promote Su Changsheng and Su Changli.
Su Mantang said: "I'm not bragging. Chang Sheng is quite intelligent and Chang Li has some martial arts skills. They are not mediocre people. Promoting them can be regarded as promoting talents without avoiding relatives."
Su Ping said: "My two younger brothers were forcibly recruited into the army. Why didn't dad tell me earlier? Otherwise, I would have told the princess a long time ago."
Su Mantang said: "I have read all the letters you wrote home. I don't think you are living a good life, so how can you dare to ask the county boss for something. But this time I came and found that the princess is not bad to you. If she hates you,
How can you agree to the marriage? That's why I asked you to mention it. However, if she doesn't agree, don't force it, so as not to ruin the relationship."
Su Ping said: "Even if we don't promote our two younger brothers to high officials, becoming centurions shouldn't be a problem."
Su Mantang smiled, got in the car, and went home.
It was already the third day of Su Ping's leave after sending the Su family's father away. In the past three days, it was really hard to have any free time. Su Ping just played with the maids at home. Tang Yan and Tang Gong's two little kids often
Running over, shouts of "Hey, hey, haha" came from the backyard.
Hearing the sound, the princess turned around and saw that it was Su Ping teaching the children to practice martial arts. She suddenly lost her concentration and couldn't help but take a second look. At this time, Wang Jin'er said: "Trial marriage, why don't you let the princess try it out in person?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Mei blushed with embarrassment and raised her hand to hit Wang Jin'er. Wang Jin'er pretended to be hurt and ran away.
At dinner, the little brothers and sisters of Tang Yan and Tang Lai went home arm in arm. Su Ping came upstairs to talk to the princess about Su Changsheng and Su Changli, and said that his two younger brothers had been drafted into the army. He hoped that the princess would take care of him and which brother he should write to.
, promote them.
Tang Mei asked Su Ping, do the two brothers look alike?
Su Ping said that both brothers could read and write, Su Changsheng was quite intelligent, and Su Changli was as strong as an ox.
Tang Mei asked her two younger brothers about their rank in the army, and learned that they were in the eldest son Tang Qian's team, so she wrote a letter asking her eldest brother to observe and support them.
It is worth mentioning that the eldest son Tang Qian was versatile in both civil and military affairs and had great military exploits. He was recognized as the heir to the throne.
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On March 12, the first year of Bandung, Emperor Zhao Tian of Bandung married three noble concubines into the palace at the same time.
In Daoguangfang, Lidefang and Chengfufang, drums were beating loudly, and the long procession of sending off relatives could not be seen to the end.
In particular, Chengfufang is the closest to the Zuoye Gate of the Imperial City. Concubine Meng's eight-carriage sedan has already arrived at the city gate, and the tail of the wedding party has not left Chengfufang yet.
Only those who marry the queen should go through the south gate, and all other concubines will go through the left door. And it is not the emperor who goes out to meet the bride, but the queen Tang Zhao.
There was a huge crowd of people coming to watch the excitement. Among the crowd, there was a pair of young men and women who attracted special attention. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, just like a pair of beauties. They turned out to be Su Ping and Tang Mei.
It really followed Wang Jin'er's words, this trial marriage, that trial marriage, it's better to try it in person. That night, Tang Meiping retired from her maids and went to Su Ping's house.
Of course, the princess didn't come here to throw herself into her arms, she just wanted to talk to Su Ping about what was in her heart.
"I didn't plan to get married, because I felt that getting married would lose my personality. But the situation forced me to come to Luoyang. On the first day I entered the Duke's Mansion, when I saw you treating me like that, I decided to quit.
.I just waited for Princess Fan to pass away before leaving here. Later, you promised to upgrade my father to a noble title. I thought I should endure it. Even if the princess passed away, I did not leave. I think I have some backbone and will not beg for mercy from a good princess.
, perhaps, I have offended the princess because of this."
"A man should have backbone. If you had really humbled yourself and begged me, maybe I would have kicked you away long ago."
Tang Mei sighed deeply and added: "There are some things you don't know. You don't know where I was and what my mood was when I first met you. Taking advantage of the slightest rift between me and the prince, Princess Fan took advantage of the slightest rift between me and the prince, and took the seventh sister to Tang.
Zhao introduced me to the prince, changed the engagement, and ruined my future. Then she promoted the marriage. She deliberately harmed me. Of course I will not like you, and even hate you, so I treat you like this. But then I got to know your family.
I also know that you are in a difficult situation. Seeing that you are still struggling in such a difficult situation and go out to fight, I appreciate it a little. Of course I know that it is not easy to handle cases outside, and I feel sorry every time I see you returning home tired. In fact,
I can't say I have admiration for the prince Zhao Tian. What I love is the prince's identity, not the person Zhao Tian is. Because his character is not good, people often come to me and say that the prince likes this or that.
After listening to this, can I feel comfortable in my heart? Can I have any favorable impression of him?"
Listening to Tang Mei's words, I found that someone had been plotting against Tang Mei for a long time. Those people deliberately sent negative news about the prince to Tang Mei to destroy their relationship.
Is this person Fan Gongfei? Or Tang Zhao?
Maybe, maybe not. But the princess has passed away and Tang Zhao has become the queen, so there is no need to dwell on it anymore.
They had a heart-to-heart talk and the two of them got better. Let's watch the fun together. Watching the three noble concubines filing in and being led into the palace by Empress Tang with her tall nose and deep eyes. From then on, it was difficult for those three women to come out again.
Take this step and it will last a lifetime.
It's really a trick of God. If it weren't for an accident, maybe the person standing in the position of queen should have been Tang Mei. But now it is Tang Zhao. And this change only happened in the past few months.
After seeing the excitement, Su Ping took Tang Mei for a stroll on the street. They went to Bei City to have a look, bought some small things, watched street performances, and also found some street snacks. Only then did Su Ping know that Tang Mei
She has never been to Bei City. In the past ten years, her footprints have been only a few blocks near the imperial city.
From then on, the focus of Su Ping's life began to shift to the princess's mansion. She also told Tang Mei that Zhao Lian wanted to kill me. After hearing this, Tang Mei wrote a letter and didn't know what she wrote.