Chapter 322 Chinese Valentine’s Day
After Xiao Yan left the capital, time seemed to pass exceptionally slowly, and Tang Ning felt that even the mansion had become quiet.
It was obvious that they did not see each other every day when Xiao Yan was in the capital, but after he left, she always felt uncomfortable everywhere. It was not until Canglang came to her with the matter of the Privy Council that she suppressed her discomfort.
The affairs of the Privy Council were far more complicated than those of the Academy. Although Xiao Yan had made arrangements before leaving the capital and asked Canglang and others to handle it temporarily, when Tang Ning actually got involved, she found that it was not as simple as she had thought.
I originally thought that I was just doing errands for the emperor, but later I found out that the Privy Council not only had to accept memorials from court officials and all directions, and announce the emperor's orders, but also had to take care of confidential affairs of the capital's inspection government, as well as documents for the emperor. Most of the memorials in the court did not go directly to the emperor, but had to pass through the Privy Council first and then to the Ministry of Personnel.
Moreover, Emperor An was suspicious and had an unpredictable temper, and he often acted impulsively. In addition, the people in the court had different thoughts, and the Privy Council had the responsibilities of "supervision" and "purging". There was almost no idle person in the entire council. Even though Canglang and others had handled most of the matters, Tang Ning was still very busy.
Fortunately, when Xiao Yan was in Beijing before, he never avoided Tang Ning when dealing with those matters. She would sometimes help, and Xiao Yan also gave her some guidance, so Tang Ning was not completely at a loss as to where to start.
"Girl, please drink some water..."
When Hua Wu saw Tang Ning close the selected memorial, she hurried forward with tea.
Tang Ning took a sip to calm his dry throat, then put down the teacup and rubbed his brows lightly: "What kind of tea is this? Why is it so bitter?"
"The young lady has been feeling a bit irritated these past two days, and her eyes are a bit red. I added a little lotus seed to the tea, which can improve eyesight and reduce internal heat." Hua Wu took the teacup and put it aside, glancing at the things on the table. "Why do the governors have so many things to do? The young lady has been busy all day."
Tang Ning glanced at the things in front of him and sighed: "Yeah, there are so many things..."
These were the things that my brother had to personally "look over" after Canglang and the others had dealt with most of them. I heard from Canglang that my brother had more things to do when he was in Beijing before.
Not only did he have to take care of all the affairs in the Privy Council, he also had to go to the palace to accompany the emperor every day, deal with the swordplay in the court, and engage in intrigues with the royal family and court officials. He even had the time to care about her.
But at that time, her brother was at ease and seemed to have everything planned out. Tang Ning could hardly imagine what would happen to her if she were in his place.
Tang Ning sat up straight and said to Yue Jian who was standing beside him, "Put all these away and send them to Helitang. Give the few southern border affairs that have been put away separately to Canglang and have him send them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as possible. After they are dealt with, they will be submitted to His Majesty for approval and then sent to the six ministries."
Yue Jian nodded and lowered her head to clean the table.
"Girl, Madam Ru and Madam Qian are here."
"Tang Ning!"
As soon as Xichun's voice fell, Qian Qiyue's clear and crisp voice was heard from outside.
Yue Jian moved faster, cleaning the table neatly and moving all the memorials into the inner room. After Hua Wu had put the pens and inks neatly away, Tang Ning stood up and walked out of the curtain, only to see Qian Qiyue walking in in a gorgeous red dress.
Behind her followed Xue Ru, who was wearing a goose yellow skirt. When she saw Tang Ning, she showed her dimples and said, "Sister."
"Greetings, Madam Qian and Madam Ru." Hua Wu and the others hurriedly bowed.
Qian Qiyue waved her hand to let the others stand up, then quickly stepped forward and hugged Tang Ning tightly: "Xiao Haitang, did you miss me?"
Tang Ning stumbled, but a smile spread across his face: "I was thinking about it, why are you here?"
"Of course I'm looking for you!"
Qian Qiyue's beautiful eyes lit up, and she pulled Tang Ning and said, "Today is Qixi Festival, don't tell me you still want to stay at home reading books. The west side of the city is very lively today. A Ru and I are here to find you to go out and play."
Tang Ning was held by her waist, tilting her head back slightly, and then she found that Qian Qiyue had put on makeup on her face. Even Xue Ru, who was always plain, had put on makeup and dotted her hair with flowers. Her double buns were tied with beautiful hairbands and bells.
She laughed a little: "Didn't I tell you the other day not to go? Just go and play with Aju..."
"Why not? It's a great day, it only comes once a year, and you can even participate in the competition. Plus, there's a variety show and opera in the west of the city tonight, and fireworks later. All the girls in the city are going to join in the fun, so why are you just sitting here and growing mushrooms?"
"I don't like crowds..."
"No wonder, you used to love being in a lively place the most."
After Qian Qiyue blurted out the words, she saw Tang Ning turning his head to look at her, and she immediately realized that she had let the cat out of the bag.
Xiao Haitang didn't remember those things that happened in the past. Xiao Yan had specifically told her not to mention them for the time being to avoid upsetting her.
Qian Qiyue quickly changed the subject, pretending not to notice the doubt in Tang Ning's eyes: "Anyway, I like lively atmosphere, so just consider it as accompanying me."
"Let me tell you, there are a lot of prizes for the Qiqiao Festival this year. Last year, I was just one step short of winning anything, and ended up getting mocked by a few annoying people for the entire year. This year, you and Aju have to help me win it back..."
Tang Ning turned his head and wanted to speak.
Qian Qiyue had already hugged her arm: "Okay Tang Ning, just go with me, play with me."
Tang Ning was swayed slightly by her.
"Tang Ning, go ahead, just think of it as accompanying me~~"
"Is it okay~~~"
Qian Qiyue acted coquettishly and hugged her arm, making Tang Ning laugh and cry because of her pestering.
Xue Ru, who was standing by, saw her sister wandering around with a helpless look on her face. She chuckled and said, "Sister, if you're free, come with us. If you really don't like the noise, we can find a quiet place and come back after watching the fireworks."
"Yes, yes, Tang Ning, just go."
Qian Qiyue was almost hanging on Tang Ning, holding her arms so tightly that they were twisted like noodles.
Tang Ning was so entangled by her that he could only let go: "Okay, go, go, let go first, my head is dizzy."
"Really? Tang Ning is the best!"
Qian Qiyue let go and gave Tang Ning a bear hug, then pushed her towards the inner room:
"Hurry, hurry, change your clothes. Hua Wu, go get your girl's most beautiful dress and comb Tang Ning's hair into a beautiful bun."
"Does it need to be so serious?"
"Of course we need it!" Qian Qiyue glared, "The west side of the city is full of beauties tonight, we can't lose momentum!"
Tang Ning was almost pushed forward. She turned her head and saw Hua Wu looking at her. She was full of helplessness.
"Go ahead and listen to Miss Qian."
If she doesn't listen to Qian Qiyue, she will never be able to keep her ears quiet.
Hua Wu suppressed her laughter and said, "Yes, I'll go right away."
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