There were several volumes on the table in front of Tang Qi.

He glanced at the butler and asked, "What is this?"

The housekeeper said with an uneasy look on his face: "Sir, this is the most widely circulated story-telling novel in recent times, called "The Legend of White Snake"."

Tang Qi knew that the housekeeper would not bother him just because of a story novel, and was waiting for his explanation.

The housekeeper raised his eyes and looked at him, his tone became more uneasy, and said: "This, the content of this novel is suspected of alluding to the Tang family."

"Another insinuation?" Tang Qi frowned upon hearing this.

This year, the poor scholars in the capital who wrote storybooks have become inexplicably bolder. First, Tang Zhao in "The Romance of the West Chamber" alluded to Tang Zhao, which made the people in the capital accumulate a lot of resentment against the Tang family.Even His Majesty asked him to restrain his son on weekdays, clearly showing his dissatisfaction with the Tang family.

I wonder what kind of allusion this "The Legend of White Snake" is?

Although none of these things can cause substantial damage to the Tang family, it is easy to gain a bad reputation. It will take years or even decades to regain a reputation. Too many things have happened to the Tang family since this year. , all of which have had an adverse impact on the family.

He didn't have time to read the content of the novel in detail, so he frowned and asked, "What is the insinuation in this?"

The housekeeper said cautiously: "The insinuation is about the second young lady."

There is only one eldest lady in the Tang family now. Of course, what the housekeeper said cannot be Tang Shui. Thinking of a certain possibility, Tang Qi's face darkened, he picked up a volume of "The Legend of White Snake" and read it carefully.

Half an hour later, he had read all the content.

He threw down the book in his hand, slapped it on the table, and said angrily: "What a courageous dog!"

Although "The Legend of White Snake" is not like "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion", which refer to the Tang family by name, there are innuendoes everywhere in the book, but it is more obvious than naming the Tang family.

The bald donkey of Fahai beating the mandarin ducks in the book is a metaphor for the Tang family.

Isn't that Bai Suzhen who was trapped under Leifeng Pagoda his second sister?

And who is Xu Shilin, who is about to take the first prize in Wenquxing's world? Do you still have to think about it?

Scholars are scratching their heads. First there was Li Qing, who hid his head and tail, and now Tang Ningning, whose head and tail were not visible, appeared. It is impossible to say that these two people are the same person at all, and the person behind the scenes is naturally self-evident.

"What a plan..." Tang Qi muttered with a darker look on his face.

His purpose is to make the Tang family be condemned by the people. For a big family like the Tang family in Beijing, reputation is the most important thing. Once it loses its reputation, although it can still gain a stable foothold in Beijing with its power, it will not long.

If the Tang family handles this matter improperly, it will be pushed to the forefront again.

Although he did not have a head-on confrontation with the Tang family, this move was more effective than any other means. The Tang family simply could not let the popular trend be pushed by him.

Now that the issue of book publishing in Beijing is under the control of King Kang, it is impossible to resolve it through the imperial court. However, even if they cannot rely on the imperial court, the Tang family will not let this matter continue to develop.

Tang Qi thought for a moment and whispered: "Go and find Zhao'er."

Tang's house was in another small courtyard. Tang Shui strode in, crossed the courtyard, walked into the room, put a volume on the table, and said: "Sister-in-law, this is the latest volume that was released this morning. It took a lot of effort to get it." Bought."

She sat opposite the Qingli woman, holding her chin with one hand, and said: "Who is this Tang Ningning? She has written such a beautiful book. I don't know what the ending will be like. If the ending is not good, I will find her and ask her to change it into a good one." ending!"

"You, you need to change your temper." Qingli woman looked at her and said helplessly: "You will soon be in your prime years. If you continue like this, no one in the capital will dare to marry you."

"I still have one year to turn 20." Tang Shui curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "In the worst case, I will stay with my sister-in-law for the rest of my life and not get married."

The Qingli woman looked at her and asked with a smile: "If you don't marry, will your parents agree?"

"They won't agree if they don't agree. Anyway, I don't need my father to give me pocket money now." Tang Shui looked out the window and said, "When my pocket money is spent, I will ask my cousin for it. He is not short of money. As a younger brother, he should be filial to his elder sister..."

The two of them were talking in the room, and the atmosphere in the room was much more relaxed and joyful than at any time in the past ten years.

At the same time, Tang Zhao quickly walked out of the Tang family with several servants. At a street corner facing the Tang family, several beggars stood up.

……

Fang Xiaoyue will live in the capital from now on. Many children of princes and nobles like her will be sent to palace schools to study with the royal children.

A few days ago, Fang Hong asked her to enter the palace school. These days, she has been here with Zhao Yuan.

Fang Xiaoyue and Zhao Yuan were sitting in the pavilion writing homework left by Mr. Gong Xue, while Tang Ning was teaching Xiaoxiao how to write.

He wrote a word on the paper and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you know what this word means?"

"This is Xiao." Xiaoxiao whispered, picked up the pen, wrote another word on the paper, and said, "This is Tang."

Tangning was stunned, looked at her, and said in surprise: "Xiao Xiao turns out to be literate, who taught you?"

Xiaoxiao put down the pen and whispered: "My grandma taught me."

"Mammy?" Tangning looked at her and asked, "Where is grandma now?"

Xiaoxiao lowered his head and said: "One day, grandma went out to buy steamed buns. I went to look for her and was taken away. I haven't seen grandma since then..."

Tang Ning knew that the little girl's parents and brother had passed away unexpectedly a long time ago. In order to prevent her from thinking about more sad things, he didn't ask any more questions. Today was the first time he heard her talk about the past.

He did not continue the topic and asked, "What words can Xiaoxiao know how to write?"

Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "Mommy taught me a lot..."

Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao literacy not just on a whim, or because he wanted to train her to be as talented as Xiao Yi. He just felt that only by reading and literacy can we see a wider world and be able to understand things and be polite. , he doesn’t want to be taught by the old beggar to become a little witch who only knows how to take action when trouble comes.

He already knew a big witch and didn't want another little witch around him.

Tangning took a book and found that Xiaoxiao really knew a lot of words. Except for a few unfamiliar words, she actually knew them all.

Tang Ning casually tested Prince Run and found that even Prince Run was not as literate as she was. She wondered if all princes were like this. Emperor Chen had forced him to have some kind of apprentice.

Just as Tang Ning taught Xiao Xiao the few words she didn't know, a waiter ran in from outside in a panic and said, "Sir, it's bad, our branch was smashed!"

Tangning stood up calmly and said, "Go and have a look."

When he walked out of the house, he saw Tang Yaoyao coming out of the house aggressively. He took two steps forward, grabbed her arm, and said, "What are you in a hurry for?"

Tang Yaoyao's face was full of anger and she said: "The branch shop has been smashed. Why do you think I'm so anxious? Don't let me know who did this!"

"Don't waste the whole day, go take a look first." Tang Ning patted her shoulder and walked slowly towards the branch store.

Tang Yaoyao felt angry and anxious, grabbed his arm, and said angrily: "Waiting for a while, by the time you walk over, the day lily will be cold!"

Tangning was dragged to the place by her. It was almost closing time and there were no people on the street. Several clerks stood at the door of the shop with bruises and bruises, carrying out the damaged tables, chairs and benches.

Tang Yaoyao walked over and frowned: "What's going on? Who did it?"

Shopkeeper Xu limped out and said, "I don't know who they are. They are all strangers. They came in and smashed everything before running away. They also said that if we sell "The Legend of White Snake" again, they will be burned down." Our store!”

"That's unreasonable!" Tang Yaoyao looked angry, "It must be Wanjuanlou or another bookstore that did it. I'll go find them!"

Tangning held her wrist again and said, "Why are you so anxious? If they weren't the one who did it, wouldn't it mean that you have wronged a good person?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several figures walked in from outside the door. Xiao Jue walked at the front and asked, "What's going on?"

After getting the news, Liu Jun and others rushed over and saw the mess on the ground. They became furious and shouted: "Who did it!"

"check!"

Liu Jun turned his head, looked at a servant, and said: "In an hour, find out who did it. If you dare to smash my shop, I will see if I don't skin him!"

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