A group of officials looked in the direction pointed by the civil servant, and sure enough, they saw Tian Mingwu coming out behind Eunuch Defu.
Suddenly, a group of people rushed towards the palace gate, vowing to catch Tian Mingwu and find out the whole story.
The civil officials who used to have to gasp for breath after walking a few steps now ran without any pain in their waists or legs, as if they were riding on a hot wheel.
When Tian Mingwu saw them running towards him, he hurriedly said to Eunuch Defu, "The situation has changed. I will leave first. Please wait, Eunuch." Then he rushed into the crowd without looking back.
By the time the civil officials arrived, he had already blended in with the people who were still waiting at the palace gate to grab their son-in-law, and even his back was nowhere to be seen.
Tian Mingwu could not be caught, but Eunuch Defu was still there, so they surrounded Eunuch Defu again and started asking him questions.
"The woman the Emperor has decreed for the new Duke of Zhao to marry is the legitimate daughter of General Zhongyong!"
"Isn't the eldest daughter of General Zhongyong the Princess of Anping?"
"Is it her?"
Faced with the doubts of the ministers, Eunuch Defu was not at all panicked. His job was to serve people and he was very good at getting along with everyone.
Neither saying yes nor no, he simply said, "My Lords, why are you so anxious? Once we send the betrothal gifts and the imperial decree granting the marriage, everyone will know."
Having said this, he said goodbye to everyone with a smile, turned around and got on the carriage, and left the palace gate with the imperial astronomical bureau and the team that sent the bride's gifts.
Seeing this, the ministers could only order their servants to follow and find out the news while they returned to their posts to work.
The scholars who were still staying at the palace gate gathered in groups of three or four to exchange business cards and discuss what had happened in the hall today.
The young masters of the aristocratic families were busy going home to pass on the news to their elders. They just casually dealt with those who came to curry favor with them and then found an excuse to leave first.
As soon as he left the area guarded by the royal guards, he was surrounded by the people who were waiting at the palace gate to catch his son-in-law.
Even with the protection of a few servants, he could only move forward with difficulty in the crowd, and was forced to accept a large number of notes handed to him by them.
When he finally squeezed out of the crowd, his clothes were wrinkled and his hair was messy, and his usual image of a graceful and elegant gentleman was gone.
He took a deep breath and got on his own carriage, then hurriedly asked the driver to hurry home.
As soon as Tian Mingwu entered the crowd, he met Chen Cheng and Qin Wen who came to pick him up. None of the three were Jinshi, so they were naturally not surrounded by the people.
Even though it was a bit crowded, he quickly got out of the crowd, mounted his horse and galloped towards the mansion.
When I arrived at the mansion, I found out that Tian An and the others had not returned yet.
Seeing that Eunuch Defu and his betrothal team were already on the way, Tian Mingwu had no choice but to ask A Bing to take all the remaining guards and servants in the mansion out to look for someone.
Even Chen Cheng personally led the team out, hoping to find the person before Eunuch Defu arrived.
After hearing the news, Nanny Xiao hurriedly asked the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks, and she personally took Xiangtao and Lixiang to Tian An's room to prepare first.
At this time, Tian An, who was being searched for all over the capital, was in a small teahouse with Xiaokang, Xiaoqi and Yaoyao, where they were comfortably listening to the storyteller telling interesting stories and eating delicious snacks.
Yaoyao took a small sip of the Dahongpao she ordered, quickly put down her teacup, and couldn't help but mutter, "The milk tea in the milk tea shop run by Sister An An is still better.
It would be nice if there were storytellers in the milk tea shop.”
Hearing this, Tian An seemed to be thinking about something, "Yeah! How could I have forgotten about this?"
After saying that, he pulled the three of them and was about to leave. "Let's go back first. Tomorrow, I'll have Butler Chen find the storyteller to stay in our milk tea shop."
Yaoyao's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she hurriedly urged Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, who were listening intently, "Stop listening, milk tea and stories go better together.
Let's go back and find Butler Chen as soon as possible. Don't wait until tomorrow. Let him find the storyteller today. Maybe we can go to the milk tea shop tomorrow and listen to stories while drinking milk tea."
Speaking of going home, she then remembered that Tian An had promised her earlier that he would cook for her delicious food today, and she immediately became even more eager to go home.
Originally, they were going to go back home after sending Zhao Yiming into the palace, but the three little ones rarely came out and didn't want to go back so early.
Especially Yaoyao, because she has been locked up in the palace for many years, she is extremely curious about the outside world. She will look at any small gadget she sees on the street for a long time.
Tian An really couldn't resist her pitiful little look, so he could only agree to take them for a walk outside before going back.
He even waved his hand and paid for everything Yaoyao had seen, liked, or was curious about, whether it was food, drink, or something to use, and took it away.
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi benefited from Yaoyao's help and were able to squander some money.
After they were tired of strolling around, they happened to walk to the door of this teahouse and heard the storyteller inside telling a story.
Yaoyao had never heard of storytelling before, so she was very interested. Tian An thought that everyone was tired, so he simply took everyone in to drink tea, listen to the storytelling, and take a break.
He also ordered a table of tea and snacks for Deng Xue, Chen Feng and others who were serving them.
Seeing that she was generous and wanted to attract repeat customers, the shopkeeper specially gave her an extra portion of his signature snack.
As a result, when Tian An left, she saw that there were still a lot of uneaten snacks on the table, so she turned around and asked the waiter to pack them up for her.
The shopkeeper was also stunned when he saw this scene.
Judging from the way these young masters and young ladies are dressed and have servants with them, they should be from wealthy families. However, he has been running the teahouse for so many years and has never seen any noble people who would pack up the leftover food on the table.
But you could say that they were just trying to save face! But they were so generous as to order a table full of refreshments for the servants.
So is this true wealth, or just pretending to be rich? I don’t understand! I don’t understand.
Tian Anke didn't care what the shopkeeper thought, nor did he care about the looks from people around him. He frankly let Deng Xue take the packed snacks and left the teahouse.
The shopkeeper saw them out with a smile, and then they saw Tian An asking Deng Xue to give the snacks she had just packed to a few little beggars on the opposite street.
The shopkeeper was immediately surprised. This young lady must be really rich and kind-hearted!
After leaving the teahouse, Yaoyao said that she wanted to go back early to let Tian An make her something delicious, but her eyes kept looking at the various small vendors around her.
He would run over to take a look from time to time, but he didn't look like someone who was in a hurry to go home.
Tian An shook his head helplessly and let her go, only asking Deng Xue, Chen Feng and others to keep a close eye on them and not let them get lost.
Then, a group of people followed a fragrant and stinky smell and stood in front of a stall selling stinky tofu.
Yaoyao has never eaten stinky tofu, and she is so curious that she must try it.
Seeing this, Xiaokang took out his own private money and handed it to the old stall owner without waiting for Tian An to make a move.
Following Tian An's example, he also bought portions for Deng Xue, Chen Feng and the others.
It was a rare opportunity for the old man to get such a big order, so he was very busy and gave him plenty of stinky tofu and ingredients.
The group of people ate so much that they even forgot to go home.
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