Isn't that his father's tiger tally?
Why was it in the capital? And why did Ren Yingying get her?
She actually wanted to give Tang Zhuyun?
Qu Nian was furious!
"Tangbao, open it and see what this is?" Ren Yingying said. "I don't recognize it, but it looks pretty good. Take it back and show it to your brother-in-law to see if it's useful."
Brother-in-law? What kind of brother-in-law are you!
You've taken a liking to the Prince of Jin, haven't you?
Qu Nian wished he could bite Ren Yingying to death.
She disliked herself, and not only did she want to kill herself, but she actually dared to touch the tiger tally of the Prince of Min's Residence.
Do they want to kidnap Prince of Min's Residence and force them onto Prince of Jin's carriage?
Tang Zhuyun opened it and glanced at it, her eyes widening instantly.
This is a hot potato.
This is the tiger tally!
How did she come to know him?
Because last night, the Prince of Jin had just handed over his tiger tally to Tang Zhuyun.
"A-Yun, this is the tiger tally from the Prince of Zhenbei's Residence. It's still useful to the Northwest Army. Please keep it for me."
Although Tang Zhuyun didn't understand what was going on, she still obediently listened to him.
I never expected to see him again today!
"You didn't steal it from my house, did you?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
Actually, that's not the case.
Although they look very similar, the tiger heads face different directions.
Most importantly... the words on them are different.
"You have one at home too?" Ren Yingying asked. "Oh, I thought it was something special! Turns out everyone has one."
Tang Zhuyun: "If I'm not mistaken, it's for the four guardian generals, one piece for each of them."
Ren Yingying listened, completely bewildered. "Just tell me if it's useful or not."
"Have."
It's very useful.
But it cannot be used.
It's like putting a cake in front of a starving person, but they can't eat it.
It's not entirely a matter of morality; there's also the worry that the cake might be poisoned.
After all, the Prince of Min's Residence had been painstakingly built up over generations in the southeast region, and a mere tiger tally could not solve all the problems.
If things go wrong, it could backfire and push the Prince of Min's Residence to the opposite side.
But the power to command an army of 200,000 is truly tempting.
"Take it if you find it useful." Ren Yingying shoved the tiger tally into Tang Zhuyun without further ado. "Even if it might come in handy, it's fine. I don't need it."
Qu Nian was furious.
What a traitor!
Endure it. He's a dog now. Even if he kills Ren Yingying, it will only serve to accompany her in death.
Tang Zhuyun: "Hurry up and put it away! Put it back where you got it from, don't give yourself away."
Qu Nian was also very curious about where Ren Yingying had obtained the tiger tally.
He had no idea that his father had hidden the tiger tally in his residence in the capital.
Ren Yingying: "It was dug up under the peach tree by the door."
Qu Nian: "!"
He ran out for a while, and when he came back, he saw her wiping sweat under the peach tree. It turned out she was digging up the tiger tally!
But how did she know the tiger tally was hidden there?
Could it be that some of them are still with their father?
If Father dares to betray Mother, he... he can't do anything about it now.
Qu Nian gritted his teeth until they creaked.
Ren Yingying: "Tangbao, Dog Meat has been grinding its teeth a lot lately. Do you think it might have roundworms in its stomach?"
Tang Zhuyun said irritably, "It might need to see the dentist! What time is it? I'm talking to you about serious matters!"
"This is also a serious matter!" Ren Yingying said, "Dog Meat is a very important thing."
"I ask you, how did you know the tiger tally was hidden under the peach tree?"
Tang Zhuyun now suspects that Ren Yingying has been deceived or even framed.
This heartless guy is such a worry.
Ren Yingying said, "I don't know!"
Where would she find out?
Tang Zhuyun: "What are you doing digging under the peach tree in this freezing weather!"
Why is she so skeptical!
"Because I want to hide money!" Ren Yingying said. "You know, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, right? I'm thinking about how to hide money every day now."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
I don't want to talk. Some people are just incredibly lucky.
"I thought I'd unearthed a treasure, but it's just this thing," Ren Yingying said. "And I can't read. Ugh, Tangbao, seal script is so hard to read! Maybe I should just become illiterate!"
I must have been worn out by studying so much in my past life.
Let her learn from scratch, or just kill her.
Tang Zhuyun: "Seriously! What's so difficult about it? Just learn it first, you can't draw it!"
Prince of Jin: And x.
Qu Nian, your good fortune has arrived!
"This is the Tiger Tally, capable of mobilizing 200,000 troops in the southeast! Put it back quickly. If the people of Prince of Min's Residence find out you've made a move, you might unknowingly be... killed."
This is really worrying.
Ren Yingying: "Great, here you go! Take it back to your brother-in-law, I'm waiting to benefit from it!"
If it weren't for her birthday, Tang Zhuyun really wanted to say, "Are you just waiting to be implicated?"
Qu Nian: You keep calling me brother-in-law, and you've been helping me so much, do you still want to follow Xiao Jianqi?
Tang Zhuyun: "Grandma, please, put the things back!"
"Alright, alright, just let me know when you need it, or you can come back and dig it yourself," Ren Yingying said. "Alright, aren't you going back to pack up for your trip to the palace? I need to get ready too."
She's going to outshine everyone tonight!
Wouldn't it be a waste not to be the female lead in a time-travel story?
Tang Zhuyun: "You better behave yourself! Nanxing, you stay here and watch over her. See you in the palace later."
You're about to become a widow, so have some self-awareness.
When the Prince of Jin "died," she used half a jar of chili peppers to make a grand display.
Tang Zhuyun hurriedly went back.
Fortunately, Prince of Jin was waiting for her at his residence to go to the palace together, and Tang Zhuyun quickly told Prince of Jin about the tiger tally.
"... Actually, I'm a little regretful too. Do you think I should have brought it back and shown it to you first?"
The Prince of Jin laughed and said, "Don't be so insecure. You handled it very well. The tiger tally is something that you can decide is useful, but Prince of Min is still alive. How can an inanimate object be as useful as a person?"
Prince of Min's decision to remain untainted was already a form of assistance to him.
Becoming his rival would not be a good thing for him.
Tang Zhuyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After the two spoke for a while, the Prince of Jin ordered someone to call them out.
While Xiu'er was combing Tang Zhuyun's hair, Yanran came in, her little face flushed.
"Father and I are going to the palace and will be back later. You stay home and listen to your brother and Xiu'er," Tang Zhuyun said worriedly. "Don't run around."
"I won't run around, I won't run around," Yanran assured her repeatedly. "Is Nanxing here?"
"No, she's going to the palace too. What's wrong?"
"Oh, never mind then," Yanran said. "I've already arranged to watch the fireworks from the rooftop with Cui Xiaoqiu. We'll just ask a guard to take us up."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Are kids these days so good at having fun?
"Be sure to be careful, and have guards accompany you," Tang Zhuyun said. "Also, Xiu'er, have someone watch out for fire."
Most buildings are constructed of wood, and during the Lunar New Year, with fireworks, firecrackers, and candles and lanterns lit everywhere, it is the time when fires are most likely to occur.
Xiu'er said, "Don't worry. You don't need to worry about things in the manor. You should focus on dealing with matters in the palace. I'm really worried about not going with you!"
Unfortunately, she's not feeling well right now, and going there might just cause trouble.
Tang Zhuyun laughed and said, "It's just a meal, don't worry. You don't need to wait for me and the prince, and you don't need to stay up all night. Go to bed early."
It turned out that they had only eaten one meal.
But this meal was incredibly dramatic, even becoming a turning point in history...