Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 180 Dragon Lantern Festival (2)

Knowing the news of Fang Xuanling's upcoming arrival, Fang Yiai gasped, and turned to look at Xie Zhongju and Qin Jingniang who were at the side, the faces of the three were full of panic.

Seeing Fang Yiai's strange complexion, Du Weng let out a light snort, stroked his beard and said, "Hey, Brother He. Why did you hear that Prime Minister Fang came and changed his face? Could it be that you are afraid of your benefactor?"

Sensing Du Weng's suspicion, Fang Yiai calmed down, leaned in front of Du Weng, and murmured: "To tell the truth, sir, the student's piano music was learned by stealing. If my teacher bumps into me, I'm afraid I will suffer a lot." rebuke."

"It's okay." Knowing Fang Yi'ai's thoughts, Du Weng smiled slightly, and raised his hand and said: "Later, I will just cover up a few words for you. Prime Minister Fang and I are old friends in the past. If you want to save face, it's better." Will give it."

Du Weng, who didn't know, didn't know what Fang Yiai was thinking. After speaking, he grabbed Fang Yiai's wrist and dragged him to the banquet to drink.

Seeing Fang Yiai being dragged away by the handsome old man, Xie Yaohuan and Qin Jingniang looked at each other, the anxiety and fear in their eyes were fully revealed.

Being anxiously dragged to the banquet by Du Weng, Fang Yiai sat down and couldn't help thinking about how to hide from her father in the future.

"Right now, Du Weng and the others are in high spirits, if I leave, won't I offend all the sages for nothing?"

"If I continue to stay in the chess hall, what should I do when my father comes over later? Master and apprentice always have to meet..."

Just when Fang Yiai was thinking hard and finding no results, the waiter at the gate of the chess hall suddenly wanted to drink with a loud "ow".

"Prime Minister Liang Guogong is here!"

The yelling of the waiter is equivalent to reporting to the family, the difference is that Fang Xuanling did not report himself, but he yelled on his behalf, intending to inform everyone in the chess hall that an important minister is coming.

"Well, Prime Minister Fang is here. Little brother, you are now here to calm down with a glass of water and wine, and the old man will naturally say something nice for you later."

Du Weng got up and patted Fang Yiai's shoulder, then walked towards the entrance of the chess hall.

At the same time, everyone stood up to welcome Fang Xuanling. There were also a few guests who "didn't move" like Fang Yiai, but most of them were drunk or colleagues who had different political views with Fang Xuanling.

Seeing Fang Xuanling's arrival, Xie Yaohuan and Qin Jingniang moved together to Fang Yiai's side, asking him how to deal with it.

"At the top of the list, now that the Prime Minister is here, how can you and I get out?"

"He Lang, father-in-law is here, what should I do?"

Seeing the two asking questions, Fang Yiai gave a wry smile and murmured: "I want to leave now but it's too late, so I can only try my best to cover it up!"

After finishing speaking, Fang Yiai covered her face with her sleeves, got up slowly, and under the cover of the two beauties, moved to a relatively remote banquet in the corner of the chess hall.

Sitting down at the base of the wall, Fang Yiai signaled Xie Zhongju and Qin Jingniang to sit down one on the left and one on the right, so that they could cover themselves.

On the other side, Fang Xuanling, who had just recovered from a heart attack, was wearing a fragrant and plain robe with a piece of medium-quality jasper around his waist, which looked plain and unadorned.

Standing in front of the chess hall, Fang Xuanling bowed his hands to the crowd, with a hint of joy in his brows.

"Hello, my lords, Mr. Fang has been ill for the past few days and can't come to visit. I didn't deliberately choose the day when the Dragon Lantern Festival canceled the curfew today, so I came here to catch up with everyone."

Fang Xuanling has a very high prestige in the court, and his behavior is not as high-profile as that of Changsun Wuji, so he has a good reputation and popularity among his colleagues who have retired to the mountains and forests.

Seeing Fang Xuanling's humble words, the elders including old man Zhong bowed their hands in return.

"Curfew? Is there anyone in Chang'an City who doesn't know our Prime Minister Fang, who dares to lock you up?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Fang is the prime minister of the court, but the team leader of the Chang'an government office also recognizes him, so he will lock up the prime minister wherever he wants to go."

Seeing everyone echoing their words, Fang Xuanling, who was astute, stroked his beard and chuckled, and said, "Fang has been favored by Long Live, and that's why he took up the position of Chancellor. Thinking about it, he should lead by example, and this curfew is absolutely unacceptable." , otherwise, what should I do if I am mistaken for a thief?"

While speaking, Du Weng passed through the crowd, stood in front of Fang Xuanling, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Xuanling, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?"

Seeing Du Weng, Fang Xuanling's face became more smiling, and he grabbed Du Weng's palm, and said kindly: "Brother Ruhui, I didn't expect you to be here today. But drink less wine later. , your bones are not yet healed."

"Yes, yes, thank you Brother Xuanling for thinking about it. You and my brother should have a few drinks today."

As he said that, Du Weng was about to drag Fang Xuanling to see "He Zudao", but was stopped by the old man in white and the old man Zhong.

Reminiscent of his defeat at chess that day, old man Zhong pretended to be deep and muttered: "Prime Minister Fang, if you mention thieves...you can be counted as one!"

"Ah?" Fang Xuanling was confused by the question, and asked with a little surprise: "My student? A thief? How could my student be a thief!"

Seeing Fang Xuanling's puzzled face, old man Zhong snorted softly, and said a little arrogantly: "Don't you know, Prime Minister? A few days ago, He Zudao was wearing a dragon suit, riding a royal horse and galloping around the city, wearing a silk handkerchief for no reason. Covering his cheeks, he was mistaken for a bandit stealing a horse."

"Oh? Zudao is wearing a dragon suit and riding a royal horse? Presumably it must be a reward from Long Live?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile on his face, obviously he was very fond of this student he had never met.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling was smiling, the old man in white pretended to be displeased and said: "Prime Minister likes to protect his shortcomings, do you know that a few days ago your student changed his name and faked his surname, and he took away the old man's Jiao Weiqin!"

"Oh? Jiao Weiqin? Isn't that what the old man likes? Why did you give in for nothing?"

Fang Xuanling became more and more confused by what several people said, and wished he could ask Dao He Zudao immediately.

Du Weng saw that the old man came in without knowing, chuckled lightly, and said: "Brother Xuanling, your student is in the chess hall right now, younger brother, please invite me to meet you?"

"Oh! Why is Zudao also here?" Knowing that "He Zudao" was here, Fang Xuanling suddenly became energetic, took Du Weng's arm, and said eagerly: "Brother Ruhui, take me to see you. "

After finishing speaking, the two walked slowly to the banquet, only to find that "He Zudao" had already oiled the soles of his feet.

"Huh? Brother He was sitting here drinking just now. Why did he disappear after a while?"

Du Weng scratched his head and looked around, finally found Fang Yiai hiding behind Qin Jingniang.

"Brother Xuanling, please look, the boy in black at the table is your student!"

Looking along Du Weng's fingers, Fang Xuanling only saw Fang Yiai's upper body, but did not see his face clearly.

Seeing "He Zudao" trying to dodge, Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and whispered softly: "Huh? Why are you hiding your feet? Could it be that you don't want to see the old man?"

"I think Brother He is afraid of being reprimanded by the old man?" After speaking, Du Weng gave a wry smile, took Fang Xuanling by the hand and said, "It's okay, just don't get angry later, old man."

"Angry? There is such a disciple that I can't even like, how can I be angry?"

Muttering behind his back, Fang Yiai said to Du Weng with a smile: "Brother Ruhui, I heard that Zu Dao learned chess from you? Think you are his teacher too?"

Hearing that Fang Xuanling intended to compliment him, the old Du Weng, who knew it well, blushed slightly. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly said: "So, you and I, the two teachers, will go meet our high-ranking apprentice?!"

After finishing speaking, "Fang Mou Du Duan" looked at each other with a smile, and walked shoulder to shoulder towards the banquet where Fang Yiai was hiding.

Fang Yiai hid behind Qin Jingniang, peeking around, and had already seen their every move.

Seeing her father waking up slowly, Fang Yiai remembered being like an ant on a hot pot, wishing to plunge headfirst into the cracks in the ground!
"What should I do? What should I do?" After muttering a few words anxiously, Fang Yi grabbed Xie Zhongju's wrist in a hurry, and said, "Guicha, you have to save me!"

After Fang Yiai grabbed his wrist, Xie Zhongju blushed slightly, thinking to himself, "How about I reveal my identity to lure Prime Minister Fang away when necessary? Hmm! That's the idea!"

Out of the obstruction of Fang Yiai's pseudonym, Xie Zhongju made up his mind to throw the mouse, just when he was about to stand up and go to meet him, a slightly sarcastic greeting came from his ear.

"Hey, isn't this Prime Minister Liang Guogong? Why are you interested in coming to the Lanke Chess Hall today?"

Looking around where the sound came from, I saw three teenagers in brocade robes standing not far behind Fang Xuanling and Du Weng. Two of the three looked strange, but the one on the left was Fang Yiai. His old acquaintance, that is clearly Changsun Wuji's youngest son - Changsun Dan!

(End of this chapter)