Tranquility

"This young master, my surname is Xie and my name is Bai Yun. People in the capital don't know your name?" Xie Baiyun asked with a smile.

"I don't dare to take it. My surname is Tang, and my single name is Ning, a local." Tangning also cupped her hands and answered.

"It turned out to be Mr. Tang. It's a pleasure to meet you. I think Mr. Tang has a good manner, extraordinary temperament, and a close heart. Meeting is a fate. I wonder if I can make friends with you?" Xie Baiyun laughed even deeper.

Tangning couldn't turn the corner. This person spoke too straightforwardly, or was this how people made friends in ancient times?It was the first time I met Tang Ning, a young master like Xie Baiyun, and she felt a little bit at a loss, but she still said, "It's my honor to be favored by Mr. Xie."

Xie Baiyun was even happier, put away the folding fan, and said enthusiastically: "Brother Yu is seventeen years old, so I ask you to call my virtuous brother Ning brother, brother Yu is not weak, and there is no name. If you don't mind brother Ning, call brother Bai How is brother Yun?"

Tangning was a little dumbfounded. In just a few sentences, they were called brothers?Is this really the ancients who advocated the gentleman's conversation like water?But the words have come to this point, he can't refuse, so he can only say: "Little brother is only ten years old..."

Tangning hadn't finished speaking when a beautiful face appeared from behind Xie Baiyun. He lowered his brows and said, "My lord, it's getting late. Divine doctor Lu is still waiting."

Xie Baiyun seemed to spoil him very much and didn't care about his rudeness. He smiled apologetically at Tangning, "Brother Yu has something important to do at the moment, so I'll let Brother Ning talk about it some other day. I'm sorry to offend you."

Tangning had no choice but to swallow her words, and said, "Brother Bai Yun, you're welcome, see you later."

Xie Baiyun cupped his hands again and walked past Tangning with his entourage, Shi Shiran.Tangning bowed her hand in return and watched him leave. When she inadvertently saw the young man passing by, she gave him a look. The look seemed to be contemptuous or disgusting. Tangning was unhappy. She didn't seem to have offended him.

Fortunately, he was scolded by his husband, and his teachings are still in his ears.He thought about it carefully, and felt that he was not wrong just now. What did other people's contempt have to do with him? It was that person who should be ashamed. He really shouldn't influence his emotions because of a person with bad conduct. Just do it.If Tangning realized something, it turned out that this was what the gentleman said about character and integrity.

Having figured it out, Tangning was in a good mood. The unhappiness just now had disappeared. He found another servant and asked Qing Cheng's sister to live in a small independent building on the left side of the front, so he straightened his clothes and headed over there.

When Tang Ning arrived, Sister Cheng had just woken up from her afternoon nap and was washing up. Anyway, the two of them knew each other well, and they both came from farming households, so they didn't pay much attention to male and female defense.Tangning led her maid to wait in the main hall on the first floor. After a while, Sister Cheng came down from the second floor.

Tang Ning looked up, and saw Sister Cheng wearing a yellow-green double-breasted top, underneath a water-green long skirt covered with a transparent gauze, her face was slightly blood-colored, and her big moist eyes were looking at him with a smile.

Tangning's heart beat like a drum, and she was stunned. It turned out that the pale and thin little girl had grown up inadvertently. She was so beautiful and refined, like a green lotus emerging from water.

Sister Cheng patted Tangning lightly, "What are you thinking?"

Tangning came back to her senses, smiled embarrassedly, looked at Sister Cheng's chin, and suddenly said, "My sister is taller than me." As soon as the words came out, Tangning wanted to swallow them again.

Sister Cheng chuckled and said, "I've always been taller than you, okay?" There was a kind of playfulness and playfulness unique to girls in her words.

Tangning was also amused. It seems that Sister Cheng is in good health, and she has such a lively side even though she is usually quiet, "How is Sister Cheng recently? What did Doctor Lu say? It should be good news for Sister Cheng."

Sister Cheng had bright eyes and said with a smile: "Uncle Lu said that the treatment effect is very good, and my illness is improving. As long as I don't get too happy or sad, I can guarantee that I will live to be 30 years old."

Tangning also laughed, but this time the smile was a bit bitter. She's only 30 years old. Could it be that she's really a confidante?

Sister Cheng couldn't see Tangning like this, she pretended to be displeased and said, "Are you pitying me?"

Tangning quickly shook her head and forced a smile, "I don't want to part with my sister. The longer my sister can be with my husband and me, the better."

Sister Cheng sighed and comforted him: "Man, just don't be too greedy. I think Dr. Lu said that I can only live to be 13 years old. Now that I can live to be 30 years old, it is God's kindness. How dare I ask for more? 30 years old is enough for me to marry and have children, hurry up and maybe even have grandchildren."

Looking at Sister Cheng's longing eyes, Tangning felt both happy and sour. He was happy because before, Sister Cheng's eyes were like stagnant water, but now her eyes were sparkling, because she had hope; Sad because what she yearns for is just the life of an ordinary woman. For other women, getting married and having children may be a necessary step in life, but for Sister Cheng, these are things she can hardly pursue after exhausting her life.Thinking of this, Tangning swore secretly that he would do his best to fulfill her sister's wish.

Sister Cheng looked at Tangning with a sad face and said unhappy, "This is a good thing. If I have children, you have to take good care of them. You can provide for daddy until the end of his life, but you can't accompany him to relieve boredom. My children will be fine." Make love at the knees of your father to relieve the loneliness."

Hearing the vicissitudes of life in Sister Cheng's words, Tangning felt more and more uncomfortable. He didn't want to spoil the fun any longer, so he changed the subject and said, "Sister is only a child, so don't be ashamed, besides, your future husband's family agrees to treat you as a child." Will the child be given to the in-laws?"

Sister Cheng blushed immediately, and chased after Tangning to beat her. Tangning laughed loudly, trying to keep her from hitting her, and the room was filled with laughter.The flower buds on the peach branches outside the house also quietly opened a crack amidst the girl's silver bell-like laughter.

But at this time, not far away, there was some tension in Dr. Lu's study room. To be precise, it was Dr. Lu's unilateral attack.

"Why, even if the hospital is full of imperial doctors who can't cure her, my good son who claims to be the best in the world can't cure her either?" Dr. Lu said sarcastically.

"The second prince is critically ill. Imperial Physician Lu and other imperial physicians stay at the Jiuhua Palace day and night, and the other imperial physicians who are fine are helpless against the mother-in-law's illness."

The one who spoke was Xie Baiyun, who had just called Tang Ning a brother. At this time, all the coquettish air in his body had been suppressed, and his expression was solemn. I believe this is the brother he just recognized.

Dr. Lu was not intimidated by the other party at all, and continued to taunt: "The second prince is 'critically ill' every three days. Whether he is critically ill or not, you know better than me. Pull him out to get a pulse, and the second prince will not die."

Xie Baiyun was choked up, and said with some displeasure: "How can you make wild guesses about court matters? Besides, Imperial Physician Lu is good at treating chronic and weak diseases. What the mother-in-law is suffering from is an emergency, so it's up to you to take care of it."

Dr. Lu seemed to be pried away by his veiled flattery, or he was happy to hear that his son was not good, so he just snorted and relieved: "I have a patient on hand now. Let's talk about it in a month."

Xie Baiyun said anxiously: "My mother-in-law's illness cannot be delayed."

Dr. Lu waved his hand impatiently, "She's suffering from a mental illness, and it's useless if I go there. Maybe after half a month, she'll figure it out and she'll be cured. Don't worry, no one will die in a short while. "

After saying that, he served some tea, Xie Baiyun had no choice but to hold his breath and walked out the door. Suddenly, Dr. Lu added: "Wait a minute."

Xie Baiyun was overjoyed, thinking he had changed his mind.

But I heard him continue to say: "I am very clear about your problem. The child you met just now is Minzhi's disciple. He is a good boy. You can't touch him casually. If I find out that you provoke him, you will be punished for the rest of your life." I won't even treat you."

Xie Baiyun suddenly burst into anger, turned around and gave Dr. Lu a bitter look, and slammed the door away, leaving only Dr. Lu sitting on a chair blowing tea.

Xie Baiyun entered his room angrily. This room had just been cleaned up. The beautiful young man beside him was packing his luggage in the room. When he saw him enter, he asked in surprise, "Master, who made you angry?"

Xie Baiyun turned around and found no teapot, so he said, "Go and make a pot of tea."

Seeing that he was getting angry, the boy didn't dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly agreed and left.

Xie Baiyun found a chair and sat down, took a few breaths of relief, and then gradually calmed down, secretly sighing that his cultivation was not enough, and he was defeated by an old man.He pondered for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand, and a white shadow appeared in the room. He commanded in a deep voice, "Go and investigate that kid named Tangning. Find out all three generations of his ancestors, especially his mother."

The white shadow said yes lightly, then disappeared suddenly.

Tangning didn't know at this time that someone was checking his background. At this time, he was drawing flowers for her according to Sister Cheng's request. Sister Cheng had embroidered Qiuqiu's spring sleeping picture on the pillowcase. She found that according to Tangning's drawing The patterns that come out are always very lively and realistic, which is not interesting.From then on, Tang Ning would paint her patterns from time to time. Tang Ning would draw whatever she wanted. Over the past few years, all of her clothes were carefully designed by Tang Ning.

When Mr. Cheng came in, he saw such a picture, peach blossoms poking into the wide-open window, two heads together, one talking and one drawing, like childhood sweethearts.He was touched suddenly, a smile flickered in the corner of his eyes, then he straightened his face and coughed.

Both heads turned to him at the same time, and two pairs of big eyes glanced at him. Mr. Cheng couldn't help but twitched his mouth, "Yu'er, Uncle Lu wants you to rest more, you can't play too much, it's getting late , I think Aunt Li is coming to deliver meals. And you, don’t think that everything will be fine if you don’t have to take the children’s exam this year. What about the calligraphy that the teacher asked you to practice every day, and the books that the teacher asked you to do for a month without the teacher? Ever moved a pen?"

Tangning had just been scolded before, and his prestige was still there. He must not make mistakes in the same place. Therefore, he calmly put down his pen, bowed and said, "Students will always remember what you teach, and never dare to forget it."

Seeing his performance, the master knew that he had listened to his words. He was very satisfied and said: "It's getting late, and tomorrow I will take the exam against you as a teacher. Today, a distinguished guest is here, and I will host a banquet for you. Remember not to lose your courtesy."

After speaking, he turned to Sister Cheng and said softly, "Yu'er doesn't need to go to the front hall. We will be going home tomorrow. You should go to bed early and remember to take your medicine. Daddy will take Tangning to the banquet first, and I will come see you tomorrow."

Tang Ning's master and apprentice first went to the ear room to call Tang Yun, who was sleeping fragrantly. After Tang Yun finished washing up, the three rushed to the side hall. Doctor Lu and Xie Baiyun were already sitting in the hall. It was a courtesy, and all of them were seated just now.Xie Baiyun sat in the main seat, Dr. Lu and Mr. Cheng sat on both sides, and Brother Tangning accompanied the guests in the last seat.

Seeing that Xie Baiyun was actually sitting in the main seat, Tang Ning was surprised. Doctor Lu just introduced that he came from the capital to seek medical treatment, but did not reveal his identity. It seems that this person's status is higher than he imagined.

Xie Baiyun returned to his original appearance as a handsome young man. He seemed to be used to the scene, and he was able to handle things with ease between Dr. Lu and Mr. Cheng. The atmosphere of the three of them was very harmonious, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Tang Ning and Tang Yun's plan was the same as Noon's, and they worked hard to be transparent people. Originally, Tangning was worried that Xie Baiyun would greet him with the same enthusiasm as Noon, but he only started to exchange a few words with Brother Ning and stopped entanglement. This made Tangning quietly relieved.

However, he had a new trouble, that is, the boy Xie Baiyun always glanced at him from time to time, his eyes were sometimes critical, sometimes contemptuous, and sometimes jealous. The strong emotion made Tangning very uncomfortable. Tang Yun next to him was not a fool, but The other three were old, middle-aged and young three-generation foxes, so they naturally saw the boy's gaze, but everyone knew it.

Tang Yun was very annoyed in his heart, but he was not an impulsive person, he had to look at his master when beating a dog, and Tangning was secretly holding his hand, so he had no choice but to hold back.

At this moment, Tangning was thinking over and over again Mr. Noon's teachings. What is character and what is boldness? The boy at Noon offended him. He was so aggressive, he didn't take him seriously at all, and became more and more unscrupulous. If he lost his momentum, wouldn't it make the three people in the room look down on him.

However, if he looked directly at the young man, he would immediately look away, and he had to get a positive look and confirm the evidence before he could attack.So Tangning quietly pushed Tang Yun, and while no one was paying attention, she winked at the boy. Tang Yun understood, and seeing the opportunity, she pointed at the boy and said loudly:

"What do you see my brother doing?"

As soon as these words came out, all the masters and servants in the room looked at the boy instantly, and the disgust and hatred in the boy's eyes, even with a distorted face for a moment, were all stared at by everyone before he could hide it.He immediately blushed, embarrassed, and his beautiful face lost its color in an instant.

Tang Ning stood up at this time, and cupped her hands towards Xie Baiyun, "My brother is a rough man from the countryside, he doesn't know etiquette, and if there is a collision, I still hope that Brother Baiyun will be Haihan."

Xie Baiyun's face remained unchanged, he got up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, it's the boy who is being rude."

Tang Ning didn't wait for him to continue to be polite, and continued, "I heard that there is a rule in big families. If the master is inconvenient to say anything, the servants around him should come forward and express that brother Bai Yun's servants treat the younger brother this way, and Bai Yun Brother didn't stop it, maybe it's because Brother Bai Yun took care of his master's face and couldn't tell my little brother clearly..."

Tangning deliberately emphasized the word "slave". Seeing that the boy's redness that had just faded rose again, she felt secretly refreshed, "Brother was born in the countryside and doesn't know etiquette. If there is anything that offends Brother Xie, Brother Xie will directly What I point out is that my younger brother will definitely be educated with an open mind, and there is no need for a slave to humiliate my younger brother, although my younger brother is from a humble background, he is still a scholar, he has his own dignity, how can he allow a slave to insult him!"

As soon as the words were finished, Tangning straightened her back, and her eyes were piercing towards the two masters and servants.

The boy hid behind Xie Baiyun, and the contemptuous and disdainful gazes around him made him unable to lift his head, as if all the gazes he released just now were reflected back on himself.

Xie Baiyun had already put away his polite smirk, and he was in a dilemma at this time, if he admitted it, he would be acting sneaky; if he didn't admit it, he would be unable to control his slaves, and he would be ashamed.

With the disappearance of Tangning's voice, the room fell into silence. Dr. Lu spent all his time watching the play, without the slightest sense of being a master, and his eyes were full of gloating.

Mr. Cheng curled his lips imperceptibly, and it seemed that the time was about the same. He got up and planned to smooth things over. The first one is not someone who can be easily offended. As a gentleman, he always cleans up the mess for his beloved students.

However, Xie Baiyun stopped Mr. Cheng, left the chief seat, walked up to Tang Ning, and bowed deeply to Tang Ning, "I'm at fault for this. I'm here to apologize to my virtuous brother. I will punish this slave severely when I go back, virtuous brother." If you can't calm down, Brother Yu accepts the punishment and accepts the punishment, and I just ask the virtuous brother to recognize me as a brother, or should I call me Brother Bai Yun?"

Tang Ning didn't have a good impression of Xie Baiyun at first, and she even expressed her anger secretly. At this moment, she had to sigh secretly that this person is open-minded and admits his mistakes. A person who does great things.

Seeing Tangning's admiration, Mr. Cheng shook his head secretly. He was still too tender, but it was good to be able to do so.

Needless to say later, the two turned their fights into friendship and respected each other. Under Mr. Cheng's court, everyone was satisfied with the meal and had a great time.