Chapter 471 Cao Gong is waiting for you two inside
Seeing Rong Yue's tense mind and serious expression, Tang Ning suddenly stepped forward and said, "Aunt."
"Um?"
"When are you going to give Uncle Gu a title?"
Rong Yue was stunned for a moment, her mind instantly blank. Facing her niece's sparkling eyes, her gaze couldn't help but wander. She completely forgot about the palace banquet just now and just stared at her with a flushed face: "What nonsense are you talking about... What, what status..."
She stuttered a little as she spoke, and reached out to push Tang Ning's face away: "Little kid, stop talking nonsense."
Tang Ning smiled and dodged: "Don't lie to me, I saw it all. That day in the yard, your uncle pulled you, and you... uh uh..."
His mouth was covered instantly, and Tang Ning's words were blocked.
Rong Yue's pretty face flushed red, and she stared with embarrassment and anger. As expected, she was seen by someone. It was all the fault of that bastard Gu Helian!
Tang Ning pulled the hand covering her mouth and saw her aunt's face flushed with shame. Although she looked angry, she obviously liked Gu Helian. She leaned closer and said:
"I see that my uncle is clinging to you very tightly, as if he can't wait to pack up his belongings and marry into your family. Aunt, when will you be kind enough to give him a status so that my uncle won't have to hesitate and look so pitiful every time he looks at me?"
She said in a seemingly joking but serious tone:
"You and your uncle missed each other for so many years, and he has been waiting for you all this time. The rumors outside can't compare to your aunt's happiness. Besides, I'm thick-skinned and have heard all kinds of nasty things. I don't care what others say. If your aunt finds me a God of Wealth as my uncle, I will wake up laughing in my dreams in the middle of the night."
Rong Yue reached out and poked her forehead: "Are you still short of money?"
Don't think she doesn't know how profitable the businesses under Xiao Yan are. He gave them to Tang Ning to manage when he left the capital, and he didn't take them back after returning to the capital. Besides, the family property left by the Rong family and her sister is enough for Tang Ning to squander without worrying about money.
She knew that Tang Ning was trying to comfort her. Looking at the little girl's playful face, she stood up, pushed her out.
"You little girl, stop minding your aunt's business. If you don't have to go out, go and do your thing."
Tang Ning turned his head: "Then the title of uncle..."
"What benefit did he give you that makes you speak for him like this? Get out of here!"
Tang Ning quickly said, "Aunt, I haven't tasted the mooncakes yet."
Rong Yue turned around and came back with the box of mooncakes, stuffed it all into Tang Ning's arms, and then pushed her out the door.
Seeing that Tang Ning was about to open her mouth, she took a mooncake and stuffed it into her mouth, blushing and annoyed: "I have something else to do, don't disturb me."
The door slammed shut. Tang Ning took the mooncake out of his mouth and chuckled while holding the food box.
Behind the door, Rong Yue blushed deeply. She rubbed her face with her hands and said, "Little girl!"
Then she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know how dangerous the palace banquet was that day, but Tang Ning had to use this method to comfort her. However, Gu Helian...
Rong Yue spat, what a shameless guy, he didn't care about his dignity for the sake of fame!
Gu Helian, who was thinking about the things that her step-nephew's son-in-law had told her to do and preparing for the events that would happen in Beijing on the Mid-Autumn Festival, suddenly sneezed, scaring Mu Feng next to her.
"Master, have you caught a cold?" Mu Feng asked with concern.
Gu Helian rolled her eyes at him: "You don't understand."
Mu Feng: “?”
"Thinking of me and then scolding me, this means someone is thinking of me."
Mu Feng: “…”
He managed a twisted smile, and before he could say anything, he heard Gu Helian boasting:
"They say a day without seeing you feels like three years. I just came out of Tang Mansion and Zhizhi is already missing me. Hurry up and finish your business. I still have to buy Zhizhi her favorite walnut cakes."
Mu Feng endured it again and again before throwing the thing in his hand at Gu Helian's face: "Master, I have a wife."
Gu Helian: “???”
Mu Feng faked a smile: "My wife misses me every day, and I didn't even sneeze. I think the master of the house stood in front of Madam Rongguo's door for too long last night and caught a cold, so he felt unwell." The night wind also blew his brain out!
The boastful look on Gu Helian's face instantly twisted, and became colorful like a dyeing factory. She grabbed something and threw it at him.
"Get out of here!"
Mu Feng habitually grabbed the small pieces of gold that were thrown at him, and his polluted heart suddenly calmed down.
It doesn’t matter. The master of the family is rich and generous. He’s just a little bit talkative and annoying, but there is no better sucker in the world than him... Oh no, the master of the family.
Mu Feng brainwashed himself again, and even looked at the head of the family more favorably. He stuffed the gold into his arms and rolled it respectfully and smoothly.
Gu Helian went crazy and turned to look at the other person beside her: "What was that look in his eyes just now?! Ah, what did that look mean?!"
The attendant standing next to him was envious, and of course, he was looking at the God of Wealth with an envious look.
"The head of the family is wise and brave. Guard Mu admires you."
"Do you think I'm stupid?!" Gu Helian glared at him.
The attendant smiled awkwardly, feeling extremely disappointed.
How come he couldn't fool the master of the house? It turned out that his skills were not as good as Guard Mu's.
Woohoo, his gold...
…
When Tang Ning followed Xiao Yan to visit the Cao family, it was already completely dark.
An almost full moon hung high in the sky, its light pouring down, and someone was already waiting at the side door.
"Cong'an greets Governor Xiao. My husband is already waiting in the inner room. Please come in."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan gently shook her hand before speaking, "Please lead the way."
After the two entered the Cao family's house, they found that the interior seemed to have been arranged in advance. They did not see anyone else along the way. Cong An led them directly to a place called "Yanling Residence" and stood outside the door and said to the inner room:
"Master, Governor Xiao and Princess Xiangning have arrived."
"Please ask them to come in."
Cao Dejiang's voice came from inside, and Cong An turned sideways and saluted respectfully.
Xiao Yan pursed his lips and stood for a moment before taking Tang Ning into Yanling Residence.
The inner room was brightly lit, and every step made a slight sound on the wooden floor, and the rich aroma of tea wafted through the room.
When Xiao Yan and Tang Ning saw Cao Dejiang, they saw him wearing a thin long gown and sitting in front of a charcoal fire. There were some opened chestnuts on the screen above the charcoal fire, and a pot of boiling hot tea next to him. A man with white hair was sitting next to him.
The man was dressed in thick clothes. He was holding a pair of tongs in one hand and turning over the roasted chestnuts on the iron net. He looked very focused. Although his face was white in hair, he did not look old.
When he heard footsteps, he looked up and then looked away.
"Mr. Cao, you win."
Cao Dejiang laughed heartily, and quickly moved a few roasted chestnuts to his side, then waved to Xiao Yan and Tang Ning.
"You've come at the perfect time. These chestnuts are freshly roasted and are very sweet. Come and have some."
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