After receiving the letter from the Xie family, Lady Min, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, was eagerly looking forward to Xie Xue Ning's arrival in Beijing, and she specially sent people to wait at the city gate.
After touring the capital yesterday, Tang Cheng stayed at home today reading the story of talented scholars and beautiful women.
The four maids breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank God, the lady finally stayed at home today!
"The plot of the story is pretty good, but the poems are giving me a headache. Why don't you just talk properly? Why do you have to use poems and couplets?"
The more Tang Cheng read, the more dizzy he felt. The original owner was uneducated and had no knowledge of poetry. In Tang Cheng's heart, he was a future man from an interstellar empire, and he knew nothing about ancient poetry.
She knew that the poems in the stories of talented men and beautiful women were used not only to praise beautiful women, but also to express feelings, longing or sorrow.
She could understand the meaning of the storybook by combining the context, but she was really dumbfounded by the poetry and couplets.
The four maids' mouths twitched: "..."
"Miss, the story of a talented scholar and a beautiful lady is about a talented scholar and a beautiful lady. How can a talented scholar be called a talented scholar if he can't write poetry, compose songs, play the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting?"
"If talented people don't write poems and couplets, these books won't sell and no one will read them."
Pearl's words hit the nail on the head.
Tang Cheng put down the storybook in dismay, looking depressed. This was already the fifth one.
"Do you think I should find a teacher to learn poetry and couplets?"
Tang Cheng looked at the four maids.
pearl:"… "
It's a good thing for the lady to be ambitious, but...
She looked at the young lady with sympathy.
"Miss, even if you want to find a teacher to teach you, no one is willing to come."
"Why don't you want to come?" Tang Cheng frowned.
"Miss, have you forgotten that every time a teacher came, you had them throw manure from the toilet on him, and then no teacher was willing to teach you anymore."
Pearl couldn't help trembling when she thought of the miserable plight of those gentlemen. It was too horrible.
In the end, the Marquis paid a large sum of silver as compensation and gave the young lady a rare scolding. However, the young lady still followed his example and threw manure water on him to drive the Marquis away.
In the end, his reputation became ruined.
All the gentlemen turned pale when they heard that they were going to Nanyang Marquis' Mansion to teach Fourth Miss Tang.
Tang Cheng: “…”
That’s the original owner’s fault!
Tang Cheng searched his memory and finally found the incident about throwing manure water on the gentleman.
It turned out that it was the dead Coral who proposed it. The original owner was simple-minded and only wanted to make trouble in the teacher's class to drive the teacher away. However, the dead Coral said that she had a way to solve the problem once and for all, and with ill intentions, she instigated the original owner to throw feces from the toilet on people.
The original owner foolishly believed it, and after driving the gentlemen away with manure water, he trusted the coral even more.
This happened only a few years ago, and the original owner had too many troubles to deal with, especially after he started to harass the Fourth Prince, so everyone forgot about it over time.
Tang Cheng: “…”
Tang Cheng had nothing to say.
She is bound to take the blame.
At this time, a woman's voice sounded outside the door.
"Miss, Prince Wen is here and wants to see you. Do you want to see him?"
Tang Cheng's eyes lit up.
Prince Wen is the child’s father, so isn’t he a ready-made candidate for the gentleman
"Please invite Prince Wen to the Peony Garden!"
Tang Cheng packed up and went to the hall, carrying a few stories about talented men and beautiful women.
The four maids behind him smiled happily.
They were very happy that Prince Wen had come, after all, he was the father of the baby in the young lady's belly. They had been worried that the Marquis and the young lady would reject the proposal of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and only agree to consider it, and then Prince Wen would give up.
I didn't expect that Prince Wen is such a responsible and good man.
Wen Huaian arrived very quickly, accompanied by a long-time attendant. He now had a job as a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of War, and he had a relatively free time at the beginning of the term.
Wen Huaian was very different today, and Tang Cheng was stunned for a moment as soon as he came in.
Wen Huaian was already tall and slender, and he was wearing a scarlet official uniform embroidered with beautiful white pheasants and a silver fish bag tied around his waist, which made him look even more handsome and outstanding.
"Wen Huaian, you look so good in your official uniform!"
"Tell me, are you doing this on purpose? You are so handsome, and you keep appearing in front of me. You are raising my standards."
Tang Cheng stared at him.
I have a hunch that Wen Huaian has some ulterior motive!
The four maids were all frowning.
The lady's focus is always different from others.
Wen Huaian did not miss Tang Cheng's fleeting surprise. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. Hearing Tang Cheng's accusation, he spread his hands helplessly.
"Tang Cheng, your looks are given by your parents. I can't help you if you think so."
In fact, he did it on purpose. Of course he couldn't admit it, otherwise where would he put his face? Ever since he found out that Tang Cheng was all about looks, in order to prevent his child from having an extra stepfather, he decided to show off in front of Tang Cheng from time to time.
This is a huge sacrifice.
Wen Huaian once again felt fortunate that he had a handsome face.
Who made Tang Cheng care about looks
Wen Huaian also felt aggrieved.
You can rely on your family background and talent, but now you have to rely on your looks.
Tang Cheng looked at Wen Huaian's extremely handsome face and felt that what Wen Huaian said made sense. A handsome man with a good figure really looks good in anything he wears. A young man from a noble family as handsome as Wen Huaian could attract many admiring glances just by standing there. She must have been overthinking.
I just always feel like something is wrong.
"Wen Huaian, what's the matter with you coming here today?" Tang Cheng couldn't figure it out, so he didn't bother with this little thing and asked curiously.
Wen Huaian sat down naturally opposite Tang Cheng, took a sip of the tea brewed by Zhenzhu, and said with a smile.
"No, I just went out of the city to do some business, and on my way back, I came to see you."
The attendant behind him secretly complained that Prince Wen was lying. He had clearly taken a detour on purpose, and many people could testify to that.
"Wen Huaian, your excuse of stopping by to see me is so fake."
Tang Cheng held his chin and smiled as he exposed Wen Huaian's lies.
Who are you fooling
She just took a tour of the capital yesterday. The area around Nanyang Marquis' Mansion is full of official residences, which is in the opposite direction of the Zhenguo Mansion and the Ministry of War, and are on different streets.
What kind of a detour is this
He obviously took a detour to see her on purpose, but he still said it was on his way.
If you like her, just say it.
The ancients were so reserved!
Tang Cheng's mouth curled up and his mood was high.
The four maids: "..."
Long attendant: “…”
Wen Huaian coughed lightly. He didn't expect Tang Cheng to be so straightforward.
Now that he was exposed, Wen Huaian simply admitted it.
"I still can't hide it from you. You're right, I came here specially to see you..." and the child, Wen Huaian didn't say the last three words.
"I understand. I get it."
Tang Cheng looked at him with a smile and picked up a storybook. "You came at the right time today. I want to ask you something. Can you recite poems and compose couplets?"
Wen Huaian said modestly: "I understand a little bit!"
Tang Cheng took back the script with a disappointed look on his face: "It turns out that you only half understand it as I do."
Wen Huaian: “…”
Long attendant: “…”
The four maids tried not to laugh.
Prince Wen was too modest and was looked down upon by the young lady.
"It is rumored that Prince Wen of the Zhenguo Mansion is full of knowledge and talent. It turns out that it is an exaggeration. This once again proves that the rumors are unreliable. Just like people outside say that I have an empty head and it is filled with straw and water, but in fact I do have some ink."
Tang Cheng sighed.
"Luckily I verified it myself."
Wen Huaian: “…”
No, he's just being humble.
He will never be humble in front of Tang Cheng again.
The long-servant tried to hold back his laughter: "..."
Poor Prince Wen!
Even if you meet someone as straightforward as Miss Tang Si, you will be choked.
The four maids couldn't help laughing and secretly sympathized with Master Wen.
You must not be modest in front of a lady, otherwise she will take it seriously!
"There are truths in rumors!"
For example, him.
Wen Huaian took a deep breath.
"Anyway, the rumors about the two of us are exaggerated and unreliable."
Tang Cheng waved his hand, finalizing the decision.
Since Wen Huaian, who was said to be extremely talented, only had a basic understanding of poetry, Tang Cheng felt that poetry should be very difficult to learn, and she, a future person in the skin of an ancient person, should not make herself suffer.
Wen Huaian: “…”
Never mind, just take it as a lesson learned.
His eyes fell on the book next to Tang Cheng. Thinking of what he said to those scholars yesterday, he couldn't help laughing. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and Wen Huaian asked curiously.
"Tang Cheng, after reading these stories about talented scholars and beautiful women, do you know what those talented scholars are daydreaming about?"
Wen Huaian really wanted to know what was going on in Tang Cheng's mind.
"I know, it's because those talented men want to marry a stupid and gullible daughter of a rich family or an official to enjoy wealth and glory!"
Wen Huaian almost choked on his tea.
Very good, very powerful, and very to the point!
The fig leaf of the beautiful love story in the storybook was torn off.
"Am I wrong? Most of the talented men in these stories have handsome looks but are born in poverty and are very talented. The beauties are either beautiful daughters of rich families or daughters of officials, or they are the most expensive courtesans. The common point of these beauties is that they are rich."
Tang Cheng frowned and glanced at Wen Huaian.
Wen Huaian smiled happily.
"No, you are quite right."
The list of young talents that my future father-in-law wants should include a large number of people.
The only ones left are those who have good family background and good-looking faces.
They probably won't marry Tang Cheng.
What a pleasant surprise.
Of course, there may be exceptions.
Long attendant: “…”
Although what Miss Fourth Tang said sounded harsh, it was true if you thought about it carefully. Then it seemed that there were indeed many rich ladies or daughters of officials who were influenced by the stories and forced themselves to marry poor scholars and then foolishly used their dowries to subsidize their husband's family.
The four maids nodded in agreement.
The lady said it so brilliantly.
Tang Cheng was very happy to get Wen Huaian's recognition.
"Tang Cheng, are you free to visit the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion tomorrow? There's a big surprise!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Huaian finally told the purpose of his visit today.
"What's the big surprise?"
Tang Cheng's eyes lit up slightly and he became interested.
"You'll know when you go there!"
Wen Huaian smiled mysteriously, deliberately whetting Tang Cheng's appetite and leading her to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
There are still rumors about Tang Cheng and the Fourth Prince spreading outside. They are very detailed and Wen Huaian feels very uncomfortable listening to them, as if there is a green cloud on his head.
He decided to divert the rumors to himself and Tang Cheng.
He will personally pick up Tang Cheng to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion tomorrow, and all the matters about the Fourth Miss Tang and the Fourth Prince will go to hell.
Tang Cheng's curiosity was aroused. Since he was free anyway, why not just go to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion
She goes!
"Okay, then I'll go see the so-called big surprise."
Wen Huaian looked confident.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down. I'll come pick you up after I get off work tomorrow."
Tang Cheng doesn't care.
At this time, Wen Huaian was still thinking about giving Tang Cheng a big surprise. He wondered if his mother, Lady Min, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, would also give him a "big surprise" tomorrow.
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