Tang Cheng tried unremittingly to dig into Puji Temple, but he was unsuccessful until he left the temple.
Tang Cheng felt very regretful.
Sitting in the carriage, she said to Wen Huaian: "Monk Huizhi is too difficult to dig."
Wen Huaian smiled and touched her head: "If it was easy to dig, Monk Huizhi would have been dug away long ago. How could we eat the vegetarian food made by Monk Huizhi today?"
Tang Cheng thought about it and agreed.
Since she is free anyway, she might as well wait for Wen Huaian to leave Beijing and then continue her poaching project.
Don’t give up halfway, what if you succeed
Tang Cheng had just returned home, and before she could go to see her son Dabao, the housekeeper Tang Ping came to report that the Marquis's father had arrived.
Tang Cheng felt guilty when she heard this. She knew that her father the Marquis came because of what happened in Puji Temple. She turned around and looked at Wen Huaian eagerly.
Seeing this, Wen Huaian curled his lips slightly and said with a smile: "I will go with you to see my father-in-law."
Tang Cheng nodded quickly, thinking to herself that with Wen Huaian as her son-in-law, the Marquis should be able to divert his attention and she wouldn't have to listen to his lectures anymore.
As soon as the two arrived at the main hall, Tang Cheng saw Marquis Nanyang drinking tea and chatting with the Duke of Zhenguo.
Tang Cheng first bowed and greeted the Duke of Zhenguo, then looked at his father the Marquis with a flattering and happy smile.
"Dad, you're here!"
Even with Wen Huaian by his side, Tang Cheng still felt a little guilty when he saw his father, the Marquis.
Marquis Nanyang was very happy to see his precious daughter looking good, but when he saw her guilty look, he thought of her meddling in the kidnapping of the princess. He was immediately angry and helpless. Marquis Nanyang was reluctant to scold Tang Cheng, so he could only glare at his son-in-law.
Wen Huaian had been prepared for this. He bowed respectfully to the Marquis of Nanyang and said, "My son-in-law greets my father-in-law."
Marquis Nanyang snorted, put down the teacup in his hand, and scolded with a stern face.
"I already know about the Puji Temple incident. Cheng'er acted recklessly and you, as her husband, did not stop her. You put Cheng'er in danger. How can you be such a husband?"
Wen Huaian felt helpless. His father-in-law was just taking advantage of the situation. When he arrived at Puji Temple, Tang Tang had already gotten involved, and it was too late to stop him.
He didn't believe that Marquis Nanyang didn't know the situation at that time.
However, he did not explain or refute, and directly followed the meaning of Nanyang Hou: "Father-in-law, please calm down. This is all my fault."
Marquis Nanyang was very satisfied with Wen Huaian's attitude of directly admitting his mistakes. He knew right from wrong very well. This was exactly the attitude he wanted from his son-in-law, but he did not show it on his face. However, his tone was much softer.
"It is a great virtue to know your mistakes and correct them. Don't make the same mistake again next time, understand?"
After saying that, Marquis Nanyang glanced at Tang Cheng deliberately.
Wen Huaian nodded repeatedly with a respectful attitude.
"I understand, father-in-law, please rest assured."
Even without the Marquis of Nanyang telling him, Wen Huaian didn't want Tang Cheng to get involved in such a life-threatening disaster again.
Before Tang Cheng had time to be thankful that her father the Marquis had diverted his attention as she wished, she saw the look in her father's eyes, and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes. She always felt that her father the Marquis was talking to her.
The Duke of Zhenguo drank his tea calmly and ignored his son who was being scolded by the Marquis of Nanyang.
As long as Tang Si is involved, Nanyang Marquis will become very difficult to deal with, so it is better for him not to get involved.
It's just taking the blame and getting scolded by Marquis Nanyang. It's no big deal.
In front of the Duke of Zhenguo, the Marquis of Nanyang scolded Wen Huaian a few more times and then stopped. He turned to his precious daughter and saw that she looked so obedient and was waiting to be scolded. He couldn't help but feel angry and amused.
"Cheng'er, you never like to meddle in other people's business, so why are you getting involved in such a disaster this time?"
Tang Cheng was speechless.
"Dad, my third sister was also kidnapped and bullied. I knew about this and of course I had to come out and rescue her."
"But don't worry, Dad. I had a feeling that nothing would happen, so I came out only to ensure my own safety. The result was just as I expected. Those spies from other countries were my admirers, and in the end they made peace for my sake, and the conflict was resolved peacefully without bloodshed."
Tang Cheng couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth proudly when he said this.
She has a lot of face.
Wen Huaian held his forehead: "..."
Tang Cheng actually showed off in front of Marquis Nanyang and used nonsense words to brag.
Nanyang Hou's mouth twitched when he saw her smug look, and he couldn't help but glare at her: "Intuition is unreliable. You were lucky this time. In the future, stay out of other people's business to avoid being implicated, understand?"
The only person who could casually describe the kidnapping of the princess by criminals as a trivial matter was the Marquis of Nanyang.
But there were only four people present, so it didn't matter if they heard it.
Tang Cheng hurriedly said, "Dad, don't worry. If it wasn't for my third sister, I wouldn't even look at it even if the fourth prince was kidnapped."
The original owner was madly in love with the Fourth Prince, and Tang Cheng specifically used the Fourth Prince as an example to show her father, the Marquis, that she was not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business.
Wen Huaian's lips curled up when he heard this.
Although he already knew that Tang Cheng had let go of the Fourth Prince, Tang Cheng's statement still made him very happy.
The fourth prince who was inexplicably dragged out: "..."
It would be a lie for Marquis Nanyang to say that he was not pleased that his precious daughter was no longer obsessed with the Fourth Prince. However, seeing that the relationship between the third girl and his precious daughter was getting better and better, Marquis Nanyang could not help but worry that his precious daughter would be hurt.
Even though the third girl has changed her heart, she is not a cruel person.
However, he couldn't tell this matter to his precious daughter, so he could only ask the four maids around her to pay more attention and be on guard against the third girl.
After that, Marquis Nanyang said a few more words and then stopped talking about this matter. Instead, he asked about other things with concern. Tang Cheng felt relieved for a rare moment.
The atmosphere was rarely harmonious.
At the end, Nanyang Hou suddenly said, "Cheng'er, I heard that you want to recruit Monk Huizhi from Puji Temple to be your cook?"
When Tang Cheng heard his father mentioned Monk Huizhi, he nodded excitedly, "Yes, the vegetarian meat made by Monk Huizhi is so delicious."
Marquis Nanyang was speechless.
The only one who would poach someone just because he cooks delicious food is Tang Cheng.
He used to be a royal chef, and now he is a monk in Puji Temple, and a handsome monk at that…
Marquis Nanyang couldn't help but look at his son-in-law. His beloved daughter was just a fool. He didn't want his son-in-law to feel resentful about his daughter's poaching behavior, so he deliberately mentioned the matter of his daughter's poaching.
Marquis Nanyang looked at Wen Huaian with sharp eyes.
"Do you also agree with Cheng'er digging people into the mansion?"
Wen Huaian smiled slightly. He knew his father-in-law's concerns and immediately expressed his attitude and position.
"Tang Tang likes the vegetarian food prepared by Monk Huizhi. I would be very happy if I could bring him to my mansion."
The implication is that he believes in Tang Cheng.
Nanyang Hou nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Tang Cheng.
Tang Cheng said confidently: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely be able to dig Monk Huizhi to the Duke's Mansion!"
It is said that a strong woman is afraid of a clingy man. As long as she persists in her efforts to poach men, she will always succeed in winning them over.
Nanyang Marquis: “…”
"Cheng'er, Monk Huizhi once refused to enter the palace to be a royal chef. He will not agree to let you be a chef in the Duke Zhenguo's mansion."
"Dad, Monk Huizhi doesn't want to be a eunuch, so of course he will refuse to enter the palace to be a royal chef!" Tang Cheng waved his hand.
When Tang Cheng said this, Wen Huaian was very upset. Even the Duke of Zhenguo, who was watching silently, was shocked by Tang Cheng's words.
Nanyang Hou was drinking tea and almost spit out the tea in his mouth. He looked at Tang Cheng in amazement.
"Who told you that you must be a eunuch to be a royal chef in the palace?"
Tang Cheng looked at his father the Marquis in surprise: "Isn't this obvious? The chef who is good at roasting suckling pig in the Duke's Mansion is actually a eunuch!"
Nanyang Marquis: “…”
Wen Huaian: “…”
Duke Zhenguo: “…”
The hall was silent for a moment, and Wen Huaian coughed lightly: "Tang Tang, the imperial chef in our mansion is not a eunuch."
After eating someone's roast suckling pig for a year, he didn't even know whether the other person was a eunuch. Wen Huaian was impressed!
Tang Cheng: “…”
Tang Cheng was a little embarrassed, but she was thick-skinned and said calmly, "Oh, it turns out that not all imperial chefs are eunuchs. Monk Huizhi felt that being an imperial chef was too risky and that the slightest mistake would result in capital punishment, so he refused to enter the palace to be an imperial chef."
"I am more confident that I can recruit Monk Huizhi."
Wen Huaian: “…”
Nanyang Marquis: “…”
Marquis Nanyang didn't care whether Tang Cheng would succeed or not. As long as his son-in-law was not dissatisfied, his goal would be achieved.
Seeing that it was getting late, Marquis Nanyang thought that his son-in-law would be escorting grain and fodder out of the capital tomorrow, so he gave him a few words of concern and then got up and left.
After Tang Cheng sent his father the Marquis away, he returned to Wutong Courtyard to see Dabao.
I haven't seen Dabao for a day and I miss him so much.
As for Wen Huaian, he was called to the study by the Duke of Zhenguo.
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