The happy life of a prodigal

Although Chu State did not have stereotyped essays, the imperial examination system would not differ too much.

In front of him is a living example of a good person being tortured into a fool.

Hey, sad and deplorable...

Fang Xiu sighed, looked at him sympathetically, then turned around and continued to enjoy the music.

Everyone just thought it was ridiculous, and after discussing for a while, they went about their own business and stopped looking at the mad scholar.

Yuan Junzhe was ignored again, and the anger in his heart reached the extreme.

He slapped the table and scolded: "You don't even know how to compose poetry?"

As soon as he said this, Yi Renju became quiet again, except for the sound of the piano on the stage, there was silence.

When Fang Xiu heard this, he realized that this man was here to find fault.

If people do not offend me, I will not offend others, but if others offend me, I will offend others.

This is one of Fang Xiu's philosophy of life.

Now people obviously want to slap me in the face, and if there is no reaction, it can't be justified...

He got up slowly, looked at the scholar who was speaking, and said coldly: "If you don't know how to write poetry, you're a fool?

My great ancestor of the Chu State, a soldier and a horse, never wrote a poem, but he won a hundred years of comfort for us and the common people. Is his old man a poor man?

Your parents plowed the fields and weaved cloth, and toiled half their lives just for you to study, and they didn't know how to write poems. Are they poor people?

The house you live in, the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and the sage books you read are all made of the sweat of a group of people who can't write poetry.

It’s okay if you don’t feel grateful, but you still call them scumbags. Have you read all your sage books into the dog’s stomach? "

"I……"

Before Yuan Junzhe could retort, he heard Fang Xiu continue: "It is inhumane not to have a heart of fraternity, it is unrighteous not to know the righteousness of the nation, it is unfaithful not to respect the Son of Heaven, and it is unfilial to receive favors from parents without trying to repay them.

An unkind, unrighteous, unfaithful and unfilial person like you, how can you stand here and accuse others? "

Fang Xiu's words hit Yuan Junzhe's chest like a heavy hammer, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

He knew that he had said something wrong, and before he had time to redeem it, Fang Xiu seized the opportunity to accuse him, and even directly labeled him as unkind, unrighteous, loyal, and unfilial.

Unfortunately, he didn't know how to refute it, so he could only bear it silently.

If these words are spread, his reputation, his official career, and everything about him will fall to the bottom, and he will never recover.

Thinking of this, his face turned pale, his body was like sifting chaff, he just felt dizzy, took a few steps back, spit out a mouthful of blood with a 'poof', and fainted on the ground.

At this time, the audience was still silent.

Everyone felt that Fang Xiu's words were simply deafening.

For a moment, they really felt that the scholar who was attacking Xiu just now was a person who was 'unkind, unrighteous, unfaithful, and unfilial'.

But in fact, they all understood that the scholar was just out of jealousy and wanted to embarrass Fang Xiu.

At most, he could be regarded as a villain, far worse than that vicious person.

On the stage, after Lin Wanqing finished the song, something inexplicable flashed in her beautiful eyes looking towards Fang Xiu.

This dude in the mouth of everyone seems to be different from what he imagined...

…………

After all, this little episode did not cause much disturbance.

After several fellow scholars carried Yuan Junzhe out of Yirenju, everything returned to the original state.

Fang Xiu sat back in his chair and was just about to take a sip of tea to moisten his throat when he saw Zhao Yan and Wu Yi beside him looking at him with strange eyes.

Especially Wu Yi, his eyes stared as if he had seen a ghost.

If it weren't for the gauze wrapped around his head, Fang Xiu couldn't help but punch him.

"Fang Xiu, when did you become so smart?"

Wu Yi looked at Fang Xiu with surprise on his face, and said: "In the past, you would never have been able to say such words, and the time at Zuihua Pavilion was also your quick wit..."

When he said this, he seemed to think of something, and asked suspiciously, "Did you take some medicine?"

Fang Xiu looked at him as if he was looking at a mentally handicapped person, and said, "You guessed it right, Shiquan Dabu Wan not only nourishes the kidneys, but also nourishes the brain, 1 taels of silver, and I just have one left here, you Do you want?"

Wu Yi said with an expression of 'really so', "1 taels of silver is too expensive, you and I are brothers, can you sell it for 1000 taels of silver?"

Fang Xiu sighed, and said: "If there is such a medicine, I will be the first to give it to you..."

Wu Yi didn't understand the meaning of his words.

With a touch of emotion on his face, he patted Fang Xiu's shoulder, choked up and said, "It's worth loving you for my brother."

Zhao Yan at the side couldn't stand it any longer, and reminded in a low voice, "He's calling you stupid..."

Fang Xiu glared at her and said, "Who saved you before? Do you still have a conscience?"

Zhao Yan recalled the reprimand of 'inhumane, unrighteous, unfaithful, and unfilial' just now, she shrank her neck, and really didn't dare to say any more...

Chapter 18 The Spoiler

On the second floor, a woman in a green shirt covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Who is that? She is so eloquent, and just a few words made that scholar spit out blood."

The other woman thought for a while and said in surprise, "It seems to be the son of Uncle Anping's family, Mr. Fang Xiufang."

"Master Fang..."

The green-clothed woman was stunned for a moment, as if she had thought of something: "Isn't Mr. Fang rumored to be a prodigal son? How could he be so quick-witted?"

Another woman shook her head and said: "A prodigal son may not be a stupid person, no matter what, it is always true that he sold his ancestral property..."

Hearing this, the green-clothed woman couldn't help looking at the stage with her eyes, and murmured: "If Mr. Fang's favorite person is me, it would be great..."

…………

He didn't provoke anyone, he didn't provoke anyone, and he was scolded as a gangster for no reason, no one would feel comfortable.

Fang Xiu looked at Wu Yi and asked, "Who is that scholar?"

Wu Yi often goes in and out of various brothels, and is also a frequent visitor to Yirenju. He is more familiar with coming and going than he, a person who has never set foot in the land of smoke and willows.

"A poor scholar, how could I know..."

Wu Yi drank a glass of wine and said casually, "Probably Miss Wanqing's admirer."

Fang Xiu understood.

It turned out to be a jealous guy.

However, apart from some gossip, he and Miss Wanqing didn't make any real progress.

So this is completely a disaster...

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu felt even more depressed.

Wu Yi looked at him and reminded him: "Miss Wanqing is unparalleled in piano skills and famous in the capital. Of course, admirers are indispensable. I don't know how many people here are dissatisfied with you. You'd better be careful for a while..."

"So what if you are dissatisfied..."

Fang Xiu looked disapproving: "Can they still do it?"

Wu Yi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Maybe it will."

Fang Xiu looked around.

Many men's eyes fell on him, and some even glared at him, not knowing what deep hatred they had with him...

Fang Xiu turned his face away, disdainful in his heart.

Heh, just do it, a man is a man, if he disagrees with him, he will do it, who is afraid of whom?

After a while...

Bai Xiaochun and several Fangfu guards looked at Fang Xiu and asked, "Young Master, what are your orders?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said a few words in a low voice.

Bai Xiaochun understood immediately, and looked up at the stage.

There, the Wanqing girl under the veil just finished playing a piece and was about to leave.

Several women dressed in light gauze walked lightly, step by step...

Miss Wanqing's performance is over, and it's time for the other Qing girls to come on stage.

Bai Xiaochun's expression brightened, and he hurriedly shouted: "My family..."

"I have admired Miss Wanqing for a long time, today is a beautiful day, and I would like to give 5000 taels of silver to redeem Miss Wanqing's body!"

In a corner of the lobby, a shout spread around Yirenju.

In an instant, all eyes were attracted by that man.

There, a man in a white robe slowly got up and looked at Miss Wanqing with deep affection in his eyes.

"Who is that? You can take out 5000 taels of silver..."

"5000 taels of silver is more than enough to open another brothel..."

"I heard that Mr. Fang also intends to redeem Miss Wanqing's body, but now someone else has preempted him..."

The person who spoke couldn't help looking at Fang Xiu, as if watching the excitement.

Sitting on the grand teacher's chair, Fang Xiu looked at the dancers in light gauze dancing on the stage with a calm and relaxed look.

Next to him, Zhao Yan looked anxious, and while looking at the man in white robe, he patted Fang Xiu's shoulder vigorously.

"Your Miss Wanqing is about to be snatched away!"

She has a strong hand, and it really hurts to shoot...

The muscles on Fang Xiu's face twitched, he gritted his teeth and said, "I believe in Wanqing."

Wu Yi at the side shook his head and said, "5000 taels is not a small sum. Even if Miss Wanqing is unwilling to commit herself to him, it's hard to guarantee that the madam of Yirenju won't be tempted."

Fang Xiu thought for a while, then looked up at the man in white robe.

Coincidentally, the man in the white robe was also looking at him, and their eyes met.

After a while, the white-robed man turned his head first.

Immediately after, Fang Xiu also turned his head, with a pensive look on his face.

If he was not mistaken just now, there was a trace of panic in the man's eyes.

Obviously he was passive, why did he panic?

Fang Xiu thought for a while, looked at Wu Yi, and asked, "Do you recognize that man?"

Wu Yi looked at the white-robed man, thought for a long time, shook his head, and said, "I haven't seen him before, so he probably isn't from the capital."

Wu Yi knew most of the noble children of the capital.

As for those who often come and go to the Land of Mist and Willows, there are only a few dozen people, not to mention acquaintances, at least they have met.

But this person, he was sure, had never appeared in Yirenju.

But 5000 taels of silver is not a small amount, and it is not something that just anyone can afford.

Therefore, the only reasonable explanation is that this white-robed man is a descendant of a family outside the capital.

But Fang Xiu thought of another possibility.

He thought for a while, and then told Bai Xiaochun beside him.

Bai Xiaochun immediately shouted loudly: "My son is willing to give 6000 taels!"

Hearing this, everyone started talking in low voices.

"I knew that Mr. Fang would never just sit idly by. Just watch, the exciting part is yet to come..."

"Young Master Fang, you're nothing but a prodigal son! For a brothel woman, he even sold off his ancestral property...

Uncle Anping is such a character, why did he give birth to such a guy, if this is my son, he would rather cut off his descendants than strangle him to death! "

"..."

The discussion became more and more intense, but a voice made Yi Renju quiet again.