In the far east, dark clouds were pressing down, like landslides and falling earth and rocks; like tsunamis and violent waves. The dark clouds covered the sky and the sun. In less than an hour, most of the originally blue sky was dark. Seeing this, Lian sat in the woman's arms. All the children knew that it was going to rain, and they were pointing at the sky with their little hands.
Concubine Fan was ill, and concubines Lin and Kong led their female relatives to the stand. Lin held a boy in brocade clothes in her arms, and there was a black mole in the middle of her forehead. The mole looked good, not only was it not ugly, but it made the young master even more attractive. Be in high spirits.
Facing the strange phenomenon in the sky, the boy was not only not afraid, but kicked up his little feet, showing quite excitement. Beside him, Kong held a little red brocade girl carved in pink and jade in her arms, and her hands were so frightened that Covering his eyes, he put his head into his mother's arms. Upon seeing this, the little boy burst into laughter, as clear and crisp as a bell.
Seeing that her son was happy, Ms. Lin's lips raised, while Ms. Kong, who was holding her daughter in her arms, showed no expression at all.
Mrs. Lin smiled, but Mr. Kong didn't smile, and only a hint of resentment appeared against the background. Then Mr. Kong also smiled perfunctorily, trying his best to hide the resentment in his heart, unlike Tang Mei who was sitting on the side, no one could see it. She was full of resentment at this time, and the dark clouds in the sky were her current state of mind.
Tang Mei was not born to Concubine Fan, let alone Lin and Kong. Tang Mei’s biological mother was Princess Zhao Yufeng of Fengyang, the wife of An Guogong. Princess Fengyang passed away shortly after giving birth to Tang Mei, and Fan was still pregnant at that time. The seventh lady, Tang Zhao, was not born.
When the princess died and Fan married again, her children all benefited and became direct relatives.
And Tang Mei has always felt that this time Tang Zhao was able to win love with a knife, but it was Gong Fei Fan who was behind the scenes. Therefore, Tang Mei was extremely resentful towards Gong Fei Fan. As for the Lin family and the Kong family, they were usually good sisters of Gong Fei Fan, so Tang Mei naturally did not like to interact with them. Close, therefore distant.
Tang Mei is a person who expresses emotions and emotions. Even in this public place, she does not hide her likes and dislikes, does not shy away from anyone's eyes, stands out like a flock of chickens, sits outside the crowd, away from the center of the female family members, making it appear that she is not related to the female relatives. Those people don't fit in.
When Su Ping first came to the Duke's Mansion, he heard the maid Zhu Tao talk about Tang Mei's situation, but Zhu Tao didn't explain it in detail, so Su Ping didn't know what was going on.
Su Ping was still thinking that the marriage was just for the sake of the Su family and was not voluntary. If the sixth lady was easy to get along with and would not make the bride-in-law depend on someone else, then it would be acceptable. He only wanted to make progress for himself and win over time. respect.
But facing the resentful and arrogant Sixth Miss, Su Ping gave up the idea.
As for today's competition between the Tang clan and the Khitans, he was not interested at all. After all, Su Ping was not a brave person.
And Su Ping often warned herself that you can be high-profile when doing things, but you must be low-key as a person.
Although the young master of the Su family was good at martial arts, Su Ping had no hope of pursuing a career in martial arts. Since he had become good friends with the heroes in the martial arts world, he continued to make friends, but he did not deliberately make new friends. So far, he hopes to do something in business.
In the minds of the people of the Liang Dynasty, if one cannot become a general, then practicing martial arts is inferior. Especially in the eyes of these wealthy masters, sons, ladies, and ladies, no matter how high the martial arts skills are, they are nothing more than slaves.
But merchants are different. Although ordinary merchants are not popular in the eyes of the wealthy aristocrats, if they really become a wealthy businessman who spends a lot of money, they still have to take a higher look. For example, this Princess Fan is not the daughter of the Fan family chaebol.
However, if you want to make your business bigger and stronger in the Liang Dynasty, it will be difficult to do it without the support of the royal family or the family. Even if it becomes big, it will not be stable. Just like the Su family of Wuwei.
"Baoyu, this is the time to show off your talents, why are you still hesitating?"
As if he was afraid that others would not know, Zhang Hu shouted loudly. He also grabbed Su Ping with one hand, turned his head and shouted to the high platform. Looking at Zhang Hu's face, there was no malice, and he even seemed to be deliberately trying to protect his son-in-law. The posture of saying something nice.
But Su Ping frowned slightly, feeling very reluctant.
Now that you are married, you and the Sixth Miss dislike each other, so why show off your skills? Do you still have illusions and hope to impress the Sixth Miss through your martial arts?
No matter how good her martial arts skills are, in her eyes, she is just a warrior like Shun Neiyuan (eunuch Tang Shun), Lin Xuan, and Zhang Yang. How can she compare with the prince in her heart?
Although it is impossible to do big business without the support of the family, Su Ping is confident that he can do some small business and support the Su family. He just waits for Fan Gongfei to pass away, annul his marriage to Tang Mei and leave. I don't want to be this coward, let alone Be a living bastard.
It was just Zhang Hu's unprepared performance that ruined Su Ping's plan.
"You guys come here."
Suddenly, the second master Tang Ning's voice came from the high platform.
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Seeing the sixth Tang master knocked down from the ring, the smile on Tang Ning's face became stiffer. The swordsman Mi Qing next to him removed his sword and was about to take the stage, but Tang Ning grabbed his wrist. At this moment, he heard Zhang Hu there. While shouting, Tangning's heart moved.
Su Ping is the uncle of An Guogong Tang Qiong. When he lost, it was not Tang Ning's face that was humiliated. Tang Ning smiled slightly and called Su Ping and the others to come to them.
Upon hearing the call, Su Ping was neither humble nor overbearing. According to the etiquette officer's instructions, he first saluted the Khitan prince as a state guest, then saluted Hu Rong, the general manager of the palace, and finally saluted Tang Ning as he did when meeting family elders.
During the salute, the Khitan prince had no expression on his face and waved his hand, which was regarded as a salute; Hu Rong, the chief chamberlain, was very polite and stood up slightly, holding his fists to return the salute; Tang Ning, as the elder of the family, did not need to return the salute to the younger generation, he just He seemed to be sitting on top calmly, with a slight smile on his face. He could not see the impact that his family's six-game losing streak had on him at this time.
Tang Ning stared at Su Ping: "I heard from Zhang Hu that the virtuous son-in-law has good martial arts skills?"
"My son-in-law has only learned some low-level fists and kicks. Brother Mengzhucheng loves to praise me, but it is really too much."
"Oh? Is that so, Zhang Hu!" The Minister of War's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he glared at Zhang Hu: "On such a solemn occasion, are you trying to please others by grandstanding?"
Zhang Hu immediately saluted and replied: "Master Hou, don't listen to his modesty. When Su Baoyu was in Wuwei, he was famous for his good martial arts. Many martial arts masters came here because of his reputation. After several martial arts competitions, I finally saw it with my own eyes." Zhang Hu He held his fists and spoke, then raised his eyes furtively. Seeing that Tang Ning was still sullen, Zhang Hu lowered his head even further: "How dare you recommend a mediocre person to the Marquis on such an occasion."
Tangning was still angry and turned her gaze to Lin Tong: "Tong'er, tell me, how is Su Baoyu's martial arts?"
Lin Tong said respectfully: "To my uncle, Su Baoyu's martial arts is really good. My nephew-in-law also heard that several disciples of the four great masters also went to Wuwei to compete with him, and there was no difference between them."
"Okay." Tang Ning waved her hand and pointed at Su Ping: "Son-in-law, stop being so modest. Go on stage and compete."
Tang Ning had a straight face, and the graceful smile she pretended to have at the beginning was gone. Judging from his tone, he was not asking for Su Ping's wishes, but ordering Su Ping to appear.
Su Ping gave another salute and said: "My son-in-law has low martial arts skills. Faced with such a major national ceremony, he dare not make any mistakes. I also ask my uncle-in-law to choose another worthy person."
"Huh?" Tangning frowned, her eyes became stern, and the nasolabial folds on both sides of her mouth became deeper, as if she was angry. But he did not get angry, but said in a deep voice: "Are you afraid? The country
Is the son-in-law of the Duke also sometimes afraid?"
Hearing this, several of the female family members turned their heads, including Tang Mei of course. There were complicated emotions in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and moved her lips without knowing what she said. She turned back with an expression of disgust and tore the handkerchief angrily.
Pa.
Hu Rong, the general manager of the palace, smiled: "Uncle Tang, I just heard from Lin Sima that there are students from the four great masters competing with you. Is it true?"
"it is true."
"Then tell me, who is this person?"
"this……"
Su Ping was a little hesitant because there were some people walking around in the arena who didn't want to sign up. Among them was Cheng Wanu's apprentice "Big Thunderbolt Hand" Chen Qiansou.
Chen Qianshou and the young master of the Su family had very good tempers. After the competition, they burned incense and kowtowed, and became brothers. Only then did they reveal their sect to Su Ping, and even said in a subtle way that they were serving the royal family.
The news that he works for the royal family cannot be told. This is because the warriors raised by the royal family cannot associate with others casually. If his name is revealed, it will ruin Chen Qianfou's future. Chen Qianfou regards the eldest son of the Su family as his confidant and brother.
Ping did not intend to destroy such a relationship, so he said: "Lei Wenqian's disciple, Bu Chenfeng."
"Oh? Bu Chenfeng?" Hu Rong hesitated for a moment, then asked with a sad smile: "You have a tie with him?"
Su Ping didn't know why he was laughing, so he just replied: "It was just a sparring match. The opponent didn't use all his strength, so he just caught a few moves by luck. If we have to decide the winner, I am not Bu Chenfeng's opponent."
Hu Rong smiled and said to Tang Ning: "In our opinion, the Tang family's uncle is too modest. As far as our family knows, Bu Chenfeng will never show mercy. Since my uncle can fight with him, what's the point?