To The Land of Nevernight

Tang Shen didn't have much contact with Zhao Qiong, but he knew that Zhao Qiong was not a happy person.Tang Shen opened Xixia Building and Baibao Pavilion in Shengjing, but left the business of soap and golden strands to others.His partner is King Jing's son Zhao Qiong.

Tang Shen still remembers meeting the other party for the first time, it was at Prince Jing's Mansion.Zhao Shizi presided over the Huiyuan banquet, entertained the world's talents, and took care of all affairs in an orderly manner.But now looking at Zhao Qiong's dejected appearance, there is a huge contrast between the two.

Obviously, Zhao Qiong really loves her sister.

Tang Shen said: "My lord, is there really no other way?"

Zhao Qiong sighed and said: "I wait for the emperor's relatives and family members to say that they are famous and noble, but my Great Song Dynasty is no better than the previous dynasty, and the emperor's relatives and national relatives cannot interfere in the government affairs. We are all nobles with empty names. Jing Ze, you know , Emperor Liao wants to make peace with Da Song and marry the princess of Da Song as his concubine. This matter is very simple and not troublesome. His Majesty has already agreed, and we can't go back on it. There is no way for us."

Tang Shen thought for a while, and said: "If you think about it, you should know that if the daughter of a rich family doesn't want to be selected into the harem, she will often pretend to be sick."

Zhao Qiong: "This is a way, but it is the next step. In fact, we have thought about finding a marriage for the younger sister immediately."

Tang Shen's heart tightened, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.He asked: "What does the prince mean..."

Zhao Qiong smiled wryly and said: "My younger sister loved reading since she was a child, and she is proficient in everything. She is also good at embroidery. She has a gentle temperament, soft and shy. Originally, she was left at home with the intention of giving her a gift next year. She chooses whoever she likes, and doesn't marry anyone casually. Now that something happened..." After a pause, Zhao Qiong cupped his hands and said, "Master Tang, I heard that you haven't been engaged yet."

Tang Shen's eyelids twitched, and suddenly one head became two bigger.

"If Jing is willing, I can draw the line from it and make this marriage for you."

Tang Shen was dumbfounded and speechless.Looking at Zhao Qiong's expectant eyes, Tang Shen's whole mind became a mess. When he was confused, the first person he thought of was Wang Qin.He subconsciously regarded Wang Qin as a life-saving straw, and almost said to Zhao Qiong, "I can't decide this myself, I have to ask my senior brother."

Luckily he didn't blurt it out.

Tang Shen: "...My lord, I have no plans to start a family yet."

Zhao Qiong asked eagerly: "Are you worried that my little sister is not beautiful enough?"

Tang Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Of course not. My son, I really have no intention of getting engaged!"

Zhao Qiong asked a few more questions, but Tang Shen kept declining.Zhao Qiong sighed and became even more sad. "I don't want to hide it from Jing Ze. In fact, it's not a good idea to make a temporary engagement for my younger sister. Although this method can keep my younger sister and prevent her from marrying into the Liao Kingdom, it will definitely be noticed by the Holy Majesty. We, Prince Jing's Mansion, have some complaints. But we are also desperate."

Tang Shen poured Zhao Qiong a cup of tea.

Zhao Qiong continued: "Jing Ze is not the only candidate, but you are the best candidate. You and I are already familiar with each other, and we met three years ago. If you and my little sister have been interested in it for a long time, the two families are just You haven't been formally engaged yet, so maybe you can hide it from the Holy Majesty, at least so that he won't be angry with Prince Jing's mansion. And I can trust your character, talent, learning and appearance. You are a good match. I will marry my younger sister to you. I'm very relieved."

Tang Shen: "Thanks to the compliment from the prince, I am ashamed to accept it."

Knowing that Tang Shen could not become his brother-in-law, Zhao Qiong also let go a lot, and he took pleasure in bitterness: "Jing Ze, don't be modest, you are a piece of cake in Shengjing City. Don't you know that in the past few years, many The nobles of the royal family, high-ranking officials and ministers are all paying attention to you, and want to marry their own girl to you?"

"what?"

"Hahaha, just wait, maybe I'm just the first one. Looking back, there are still people who want to visit you, Tang Tanhua!"

Just after Zhao Qiong finished speaking, when Tang Shen came home that afternoon, there was a servant waiting outside Tanhua's mansion.

Seeing Tang Shen, the boy rushed over and sent an invitation: "But Tang Shen, Mr. Tang? My lord invites Mr. Tang to come and talk."

Tang Shen opened the invitation and took a look.

"..."

An invitation written by Yuan Mu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry!

In Shengjing City, not every family with a daughter of the right age rushes to the doctor in a hurry to find a good match for the girl.But there are too many people who can't bear to have girls of the right age.Tang Shen himself didn't know that he had always been the most famous son-in-law in Shengjing City.He was born in a poor family, but at a young age, he was in the fourth rank of the official position. He was favored by the emperor, and he was also handsome.When any girl marries, she doesn't have to be angry with her husband's family, and she can still marry a good man, which is a happy event with the best of both worlds.

With the catalyst of Song Liao's reconciliation, the big families who were still waiting and watching took action one after another.

Tang Shen was overwhelmed by the disturbance, so he packed his luggage the next day and moved to the Shangshu Mansion.

Wang Qin asked: "Why is little brother here?" He looked at the big and small bags and said with a smile: "Bring so many gifts for me?"

Tang Shen: "Hey, these are all my luggage. Brother, I want to stay at the house for a few days, so I might bother you."

"Why do you suddenly want to live here?"

"Brother, I miss you." Tang Shen said seriously.

Wang Qin laughed and said, "How many invitations have you received?"

Tang Shen opened his eyes wide: "You know everything?"

Wang Qin: "My relationship with Mr. Yuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is just an ordinary colleague. But I have also heard that Mr. Yuan dotes on his granddaughter very much, and his granddaughter has just reached the marriageable age and has not yet married. I The relationship with Mr. Yuan is not good, since the incident in Youzhou, there have been very few private contacts. But for this matter, he came to me in person yesterday, hoping that I can match you with his granddaughter."

Tang Shen was shocked: "Brother, you don't want to be a matchmaker for me, do you? Could it be that I just came out of the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den again?"

Wang Qin: "I've heard about the girl from Mr. Yuan's family. She is a very famous talented woman in Shengjing City. She is more talented and beautiful than the little princess of King Jing's Mansion."

Tang Shen swallowed his saliva.

"The youngest daughter of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites is not as beautiful as Lord Yuan's granddaughter."

Tang Shen shook his fingers.

"Even if she is the prostitute of Duke Dingguo's family, although she is more than beautiful, she is not as talented and talented as Lord Yuan's favorite jewel."

Tang Shen: "Brothers already know!" Who knows who came to him to propose marriage these days!

Wang Qin looked at Tang Shen with a smile, and said unintentionally: "If you want to choose one of them, Mr. Yuan's daughter is a good match. What do you think?"

Tang Shen: "I don't want to get married."

"Ok?"

Tang Shen smiled wryly and said: "Brother, don't tease me anymore. I'm only nineteen this year. This is not the age to get married! Although many people at my age have already married and established businesses, but I have not yet established a career. How can I take care of my children's private interests?" Love. The senior brother has never been married, don't the senior brother understand me?"

After a while, Tang Shen didn't wait for Wang Qin's answer.He looked at Wang Qin strangely, only to see Wang Qin looking at him leisurely with clear eyes downcast, and said softly, "How do you want me to understand you?"

Tang Shen's throat felt astringent.

Wang Qin sighed, he was drawing, but now he put away his brush and said to Tang Shen, "Why don't you want to get married?"

Tang Shen replied seriously: "I'm still too young."

Wang Qin raised an eyebrow: "The real reason."

Tang Shen said in his heart, what I said is the truth, you just don't believe it!Wang Zifeng, you also have a day when you get the answer wrong.

As a modern person, Tang Shen, especially a doctoral student whose mother was single for more than 20 years, really didn't want to get married at the age of 19.In his opinion, at the age of 19, he has just entered university and is still a child. How can he get married at this age!He also intends to be like Wang Qin, at least like Su Wenyun, no one who is 25 years old is embarrassed to go on a blind date.

Thinking this way in his heart, Tang Shen had to make up another answer for Wang Qin, but he thought hard, but couldn't think of anything.With an idea, he asked back: "Then why is senior brother still unmarried?"

"When did I say I wasn't married?"

Tang Shen was shocked: "Huh?"

Fuck?Wang Zifeng is actually married?

Looking at Tang Shen's widened eyes, Wang Qin smiled slightly: "Of course, I didn't say I'm married either."

Tang Shen: "..."

If you weren't for Wang Zifeng, you would have been beaten to death sooner or later.

Wang Qin: "It's just that I can't meet the right one."

At first hearing these words, I thought Wang Qin was just talking casually.But after thinking about it, Tang Shen realized that what Wang Qin said might be the truth.There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is having no descendants.But for an official like Wang Qin, besides his family, the only person who can give him advice is the emperor.

Zhao Fu didn't care about his marriage. Obviously, with Wang Qin's prestige in the Langya Wang family, the Wang family would not dictate his marriage.So maybe as he said, he didn't meet the right person, he didn't meet the girl, so he is still unmarried.

Wang Zifeng didn't get married because he couldn't find anyone who could hold hands with him.

Tang Shen thought to himself: But in this world, who is qualified to grow old with Wang Zifeng?

For a moment, he couldn't think of what kind of fairy-like girl she should be to have such a qualification to fall into Wang Qin's eyes.

Tang Shen said from the bottom of his heart: "I understand." He knew why Wang Qin is still single.

Wang Qin: "You don't understand."

Tang Shen shook his head: "No, senior brother, I understand." I understand, you are not married because no one is worthy of you.

Wang Qin stared at Tang Shen fixedly, for a long time, he smiled and stopped refuting.

The two stopped talking about it.

Wang Qin: "How to deal with those people?"

Tang Shen said with a headache: "I don't know about this either. Senior brother should know that those who sent me invitations or even visited me in person were either relatives of the emperor or ministers with higher positions than me. I can't afford to offend any of these. That's why I made this bad move and came to my senior brother to hide here."

"Don't want to talk to them?"

Tang Shen said firmly: "I don't want to."

With a clatter, Wang Qin unfolded the white fan: "Then let's stop talking."

The next day, no one came to matchmaking for Tang Shen.

Tang Shen hid in the Shangshu Mansion, so naturally no one would come here to say goodbye to him.But other than that, when he went to the Qinzheng Palace on business, several adults who had been pestering him for the past few days disappeared one by one, and did not try to persuade him again.

Tang Shen was greatly shocked. After observing for half a day, he came to a conclusion——

"My senior brother is really hiding it!"

Wang Zifeng is even more terrifying than he thought.

Tang Shen didn't care about girls from other families.However, he has a good relationship with King Jing's son Zhao Qiong, and the two sides cooperated happily in the soap business. After Tang Shen returned to Shangshu's mansion, he thought about it carefully and discussed with Wang Qin a countermeasure.That night, he wrote a letter and privately sent it to Prince Jing's Mansion.