Fengluo Pingyang

More and more guests gathered around, all with inquiring eyes.

"Who is that? Why have you never seen it before?"

"Didn't you hear what Lin Xuanying said? That's Fang Shizi. Who else is Fang Shizi in the capital? Isn't it Fang Yuesheng from Pingguo Duke's Mansion."

"Impossible, why is he here? He can't even enter Qiming Academy, why would Mr. Fu invite him over?"

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The onlookers were no longer whispering, those questioning eyes and critical discussions came from all directions towards him.Fang Yuesheng's face turned red, and he felt that he had never been so embarrassed.

Lin Xuanying frowned slightly, feeling that those remarks were too much.In the past, he only thought of Fang Yuesheng as a worthless playboy, but now he looks like a pitiful little bullied.Although the Twelve Great Aristocratic Families have been suppressed for many years by the present and their power is not as good as before, they are still high and mighty. Otherwise, it would not be difficult for the emperor to disintegrate. He can only promote more poor families to balance.

He has seen a lot of deeds of children from other aristocratic families bullying others, but now that he thinks about it carefully, Fang Yuesheng just looks a little arrogant, as if he has never done those evil things.On the other hand, Mu Chen and the others, Yue Sheng always confronted each other tit for tat, as if they were being unreasonable.

No matter what Lin Xuanying thought, he had no position to stop the discussion of the onlookers.He looked at Fu Jinqing, but that guy just stood behind the crowd with his arms folded and didn't come out to take care of him.

Gu Feng looked at Lin Xuanying coldly, and said, "Lin Xuanying, it's none of your business, step aside."

Naturally, Lin Xuanying couldn't let it go, but she secretly complained in her heart.Because of Gu Feng's background, he was very paranoid and violent.For the word "dog slave", it's okay for Xiao Shizi to scold Ling Ji, but it's poking a hornet's nest to scold Gu Feng for Ling Ji's thoughts on him.

This is a person who acts impulsively and does not care about the consequences, but how will it end now?

Lingji, oh Lingji, your little prince really caused me a lot of trouble.

Fang Shizi, who had caused a lot of trouble, still didn't know it, but he didn't want to stand here and let the common people judge. Seeing Lin Xuanying stumbling Gu Feng, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Gu Feng didn't know what was going on in his mind, but he stared coldly at Fang Yuesheng who was fleeing with eagle eyes, but he didn't make a sound to stop him.

Just as Lin Xuanying breathed a sigh of relief, Fu Jinqing, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, suddenly said, "Don't go, Shizi Fang, you just said something rude to Mr. Gu, shouldn't you apologize? Shizi Fang came from an honorable family, so he wouldn't even think about it." You don’t even know the etiquette.”

Fang Yuesheng looked at Fu Jinqing indignantly, suppressed his anger and said, "It was he who disrespected my son first."

"Young master Gu has always been polite, where does this disrespect come from?" Fu Jinqing asked with a half-smile.

Fang Yuesheng didn't answer, Fu Jinqing continued: "Just now I heard Fang Shizi angrily scold him for touching your hand. Originally, the visitor is a guest, and my Fu family has never paid attention to the distinction of family status. I think Fang Shizi should know that since he was invited to come here .Since that’s the case, what kind of disrespect is Gu Gongzi just touching Fang Shizi’s hand? Could it be that Fang Shizi is actually a daughter, and we men have to touch it?!”

After Fu Jinqing finished speaking, wild laughter erupted all around.

When he said this, everyone focused on Fang Yuesheng's face.But seeing that he was angry and embarrassed at this moment, his face was flushed, and he was really a little bit gorgeous, no worse than those stunning beauties.

Lin Xuanying's face darkened, and she said displeasedly: "Mr. Fu, please respect yourself. The visitor is a guest. Your way of treating guests like this has lost the dignity of the children of the Fu family. I'm afraid that if Mr. Fu finds out , will not be happy."

The old man upstairs finally frowned a little, and told the housekeeper, "Go down and mediate, don't let them make a mess. What good is there to offend Pingguo's mansion for nothing. Ask Jin Qing to come up."

The butler led the order to go downstairs and walked to the middle of the banquet hall.

When Fu Jinqing saw him, she was very respectful, saluted and said, "Grandpa Li, what are you doing here?"

Butler Li glanced at the young man standing under a willow tree on the edge of the field with a distressed expression on his face.Looking at it from a distance, it is already good-looking, but it is even more shocking to see it up close.The old man didn't want to have an enmity with the Pingguo government, but fortunately this young master's eyes were only angry but not hated.For an old man like him, this young man is so transparent, he is not someone who holds grudges.

It's just that in the eyes of these vigorous young people, such a commendable quality is ignorance and incompetence, and they don't bother to work with it.

Butler Li only glanced at Fang Yuesheng, then looked away, and said to Fu Jinqing: "Third Young Master, you come with me, the old lady calls you over." Please bear with me for weeks.”

Everyone didn't dare to say it, but they all knew in their hearts that Mr. Fu saw the farce here and sent Steward Li to beat them up.As soon as Steward Li took Fu Jinqing away, everyone dispersed immediately. Even Gu Feng just glanced at Fang Yuesheng and walked away from a distance.

Although they are against the Xungui family, they don't need to make a fuss in front of Mr. Fu.Compared with personal grievances and future, the latter is naturally more important.

Seeing this, Lin Xuanying finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly turned her head to look at Fang Yuesheng, fearing that he would be made things so difficult and lose his temper and add to the trouble.Unexpectedly, he was looking around, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"Where did Lingji go?!" Fang Yuesheng said displeased, "He hasn't come back yet."

Lin Xuanying said: "He and Fu Jinwen met a few friends in the past, and they seemed to be called by Mrs. Fu later. It shouldn't be too long, Fang Shizi don't have to worry."

"What do I have to worry about." Fang Yuesheng snorted, after thinking about it, he was very puzzled, "He is a man, what is Mrs. Fu calling him for?"

"Today is Mr. Fu's birthday, and this is just one of the places to entertain guests. Mrs. Fu also hosted a banquet on the rockery on the other side of the lake to entertain the noble ladies from various prefectures who came to celebrate his birthday." Lin Xuanying laughed, "They are all Elders, I don't have too many scruples. I guess, Mrs. Fu intends to help Ling Ji's mediator, and wants to find a good marriage for him."

"Him?" Fang Yuesheng sneered subconsciously, "The ones who can get the banquet from Mrs. Fu must be noble ladies with extraordinary status. Will Lingji fall in love with him?"

"Young prince doesn't know yet." Lin Xuanying glanced at him and said, "Everyone is very optimistic about Lingji's future. If he is willing to leave the Pingguo mansion, he will be able to rise to the top of the sky. Such a young man with ability and future but no background He is both helpful and easy to control, how can noble ladies not like him, he is very sought-after."

"It's these clichés again." Fang Yuesheng said disdainfully, "He is so capable, why should he insist on my Pingguo government?! You don't need to scare me here."

Seeing his reaction, Lin Xuanying felt sorry for Ling Ji, and said: "Since Mr. Fang is a noble son, why can't he see the current situation clearly? Since his ascension to the throne, the emperor has deliberately weakened the power of the aristocratic family and supported the poor family." My son, Ling Ji is from a background like this, and he is talented in both civil and martial arts, and he is no longer a slave of your Fang family. As long as he himself is willing to draw a clear line with the Fang family, with his ability, he will be reused by the emperor, regardless of his wealth and status. It's at your fingertips." He squinted at Fang Yuesheng, "But he has nothing to do with the Fang family. How many people out there are worthless for him, hate him and don't fight, and how many people are waiting to be the Bole of the Chollima. Fang Shizi is exactly the same. I don't know?"

Mu Chen and others had said similar things before, but they were mostly arrogant and angry with him. Fang Yuesheng never believed it.It was never before that Lin Xuanying spoke so calmly, and he didn't know whether to believe or doubt for a moment.

Seeing his expression change, Lin Xuanying said without waiting for him to think clearly, "Forget it, what are you talking about. I'll take you to find Ling Ji. He should come back after thinking about it." He still doesn't know what Ling Ji will do with this little girl. No matter what step the prince has taken, if the evil nature of the prince is aroused and Ling Ji cannot succeed, I am afraid that Ling Ji will never end with him.

On the other side, Ling Ji patiently dealt with Mrs. Fu's greetings, and as soon as he escaped from the clutches of the noble ladies, thinking about Fang Yuesheng in his heart, he hurried back.

The two places for banquets are separated by a lake, and the path by the lake is very elegantly repaired, but Ling Ji didn't bother to appreciate it carefully, just walked quickly along the path.

"Little friend Ling, stop." A voice suddenly came from the side of the road.

Ling Ji looked up to the sky and sighed deeply.He shouldn't have left Fang Yuesheng's side today, why did everyone come to make trouble.

Thinking this way in his heart, he could only put on a respectful look on his face, and bowed to the two people who came from another path.

"General Tong, you are so stupid that you didn't see the figures of the two adults."

"It's okay, there's no need to be too polite, we just walked around casually. The garden of the Fu's family is still extremely elegant." The stronger man among them laughed.

This General Tong is not confused, but his voice is like a bell, his face is full of vigor, and he looks bright and not rude.He is the first batch of children from a poor family promoted by the current emperor. He has guarded the sea and borders for many years, replaced the imperial court and conquered several small countries around him, bowed his head as a minister, and paid tribute every year.Although the emperor's reward on the surface is not as great as the emperor's kindness to Master Xu, when it comes to the emperor's confidant, he is none other than him.

"Master Zhang, this is the Lingji I told you about." General Tong said to his side, "Ever since the year he won the champion of martial arts, I have always wanted him to serve under my command. I didn't expect this kid I don’t want to be an official or join the army, so I went to study and take the number one scholar exam, what a waste of time.”

Master Zhang looked Ling Ji up and down, nodded and said, "Old Mr. Fu also often talks about little friend Ling to me. It is extremely rare for him to be favored by both Mr. Fu and General Tong at the same time. If he can do it in the next spring In high school, the number one scholar in civil and military affairs is also a good story."

"I think so too." General Tong laughed and said, "What's the matter, Ling Ji, last time you said you wanted to take the No. You have a sour face, why don't you go to the frontier with me. Now several barbarians in the border are about to move again, and there are also wars overseas. The emperor wants a larger territory, and there is a lot of room for you to use it. Defending the country is one aspect It is not impossible to confer the title of Marquis with military merits. Even if the Duke of Pingguo is kind to you, it will not be too late for you to come back when you are in the sky. Why bother to humiliate yourself in the capital? .”

Ling Ji listened silently with his hands down, and said respectfully: "General Meng Tong looks at you favorably, this junior should do his best, and dare not slack off in the slightest."

"Look at it, look at it." General Tong pointed at him and said with a helpless smile, "every time he talked about this, he would play dumb with me. That's why I hate scholars the most. .I was tricked by him once, this time Ling Ji, don’t try to repeat the old tricks. Just tell me, would you like to work under my command?!”

Ling Ji smiled helplessly and said: "General Tong, it's not because I don't want to, it's the greatest honor for me as a martial artist to be able to serve the country under General Tong's command. ?”

"That's all, you foolish and loyal boy, I won't talk to you anymore." General Tong waved his hand with a sullen expression on his face.

But the lord Zhang smiled and said: "In my opinion, if this little friend Ling is not such a foolish and loyal person, I am afraid that he would not be able to get into the eyes of the general. If he asks to be taken under the general's command, the general will definitely dislike him. It's your own problem."

The two teased each other, and they stopped holding onto Lingji, allowing him to leave.

Just as Ling Ji turned a corner of the path, he bumped into Fang Yuesheng who had a bad expression on his face, and Lin Xuanying who was following behind him.

Ling Ji frowned and glanced at Lin Xuanying, but Lin Xuanying just gave him a helpless expression, and left by herself, leaving him to grind his teeth.

Fang Yuesheng raised his head proudly, and said coldly, "Why didn't you agree?"

"What?" Ling Ji was startled.

"Stop pretending to me. The promise that General Tong made to you just now is so tempting. You can rely on military merits to become a marquis and worship minister. The future is so bright and promising, why didn't you agree?!" Fang Yuesheng became more and more angry as he spoke.

Today was the first time he truly felt Lingji's weight in the eyes of others.It wasn't Mu Chen and the others who yelled, but Mr. Fu, General Tong, and other respected old guys who showed their own experiences to him.

It turned out that Ling Ji really didn't need to rely on their Marquis Mansion to achieve success, so why did he pretend to be loyal and obedient in front of him?Maybe he was mocking him for being ignorant and ridiculous in his heart.

Thinking of this possibility, Fang Yuesheng only felt that Ling Ji's face that always pretended to be gentle and meek became more and more hateful.