Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 185
Seeing Qin Jingniang leaving shyly, Fang Yiai laughed and joked with Old Man Zhong, and then walked out of the chess hall with Xie Zhongju, preparing to return to the Qin Mansion in the dark.

Seeing the two leaving, Changsun Jin muttered a few words to Changsun Run and Xiao Chenggan, then walked out of the Lanke chess hall alone.

Outside the chess hall, Du Weng was chatting with Qin Jingniang, seeing Fang Yiai and Xie Zhongju coming out, Du Weng, who was suspicious, immediately blocked their way.

"Brother He, what are you going to do?"

After bowing his hands and saluting, Fang Yiai said: "Du Weng, the students still have some chores to do, so let's go home first."

Looking up at the moon sky, seeing that there was no anxious expression on Fang Yi'ai's face, Du Weng stroked his beard and smiled lightly, and said, "It's still early, brother, why don't I take you to Wufeng Tower to relax?"

Received Du Weng's invitation, Fang Yiai rubbed her hands together and murmured, "Wufenglou?"

"That's right, Wufeng Tower. That is the most famous restaurant in Chang'an. Thinking about it, Long Live rewarded meritorious officials and invited us to drink at Wufeng Tower."

Seeing that Fang Yiai had never heard of Wufenglou before, Du Weng felt rather suspicious. After some explanations, he didn't wait for Fang Yiai's excuse to grab his wrist, and led him towards Wufenglou with a smile. past.

Being dragged forward by Du Weng, Fang Yiai turned her head to glance at Qin Jingniang and Xie Yaohuan, and declined, "Du Weng, the student's home..."

"Hey, Brother He is afraid of his own guilt?" With a low voice to Fang Yiai, Du Weng turned to the two of them and said, "You two dolls, come along with me, I will treat you to a few glasses of water and wine tonight. "

After finishing speaking, Du Weng dragged Fang Yiai to walk slowly, watching the surrounding scenery while rushing towards Wufeng Tower.

Xie Zhongju knew Du Weng's true identity, and seeing Fang Yiai, who Du Weng insisted on bringing, to Wufenglou for a drink, he thought, "Let Prime Minister Du teach Fang Jun as well, so that he won't have that bad temper again."

Although Qin Jingniang didn't know it, she wanted to accompany her sweetheart to relax, so she didn't refuse Du Weng's invitation. They looked at each other, and the two female Jiao'e followed Du Weng and Fang Yi'ai, and walked slowly towards Wufenglou go.

Changsun Jin hid behind the willow tree in front of the Lanke Chess Hall. Seeing Fang Yiai being dragged by Du Weng to the Wufeng Tower, he muttered maliciously: "Could it be that Du Ruhui is really a good Go teacher? Hmph, Right now, there are so many drunken wits in Wufenglou who are proud of their talents, what a shame, I want to learn from you today!"

After the whisper of hatred, Changsun Jin took a small road to Wufenglou under the cover of night, busy to provoke those drunken talents who were composing poems and prose in Wufenglou.

Walking in the busy city, Du Weng looked at Fang Yiai carefully from time to time, walked up behind him silently several times, and watched his walking posture and pace.

"Huh? It's kind of like my old buddy."

After some probing, Du Weng's doubts intensified, and he pretended to be chatting and asked about Fang Yiai's youthful past.

During the conversation, the four of them came to the gate of Wufeng Building as if strolling in the courtyard.

As the name suggests, Wufenglou is five floors high, and wooden phoenixes are carved on the eaves of each floor. Because of the superb craftsmanship of the carving craftsmen, each phoenix is ​​ready to come out, so it is named Wufenglou.

Looking up at Qiongtai Yuyu in Wufenglou, Fang Yiai admired it greatly, and muttered: "Wufenglou is really magnificent, but the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is also extremely exquisite."

"Haha, brother, compared to Yuyu Qionglou, the wine and dishes in Wufenglou are even better." As he said that, Du Weng tugged at the sleeve of his wife, and murmured: "Let's go, The old man treats my younger brother to a table of water and wine today."

After finishing speaking, Du Weng waved to Xie Yaohuan and Qin Jingniang who were behind him, and then dragged Fang Yiai into Wufeng Tower.

In the lobby of Wufeng Building, most of the people gathered are literati without fame. Everyone sits together in groups of three or four, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table. Cheng quite has the posture of Li Du and other literary giants, but compared to their heroic aura, the written numerals are really not flattering.

Du Weng obviously often came here to eat and drink. After saying hello to Xiao Er, he went straight up the stairs and took Fang Yiai to the private room.

The top floor of Wufeng Tower is reserved for the royal family all the year round, and it is usually not open to the public. Strictly speaking, only the fourth floor of Wufeng Tower can be used for banquets, and the fifth floor will never be opened without royal orders.

Passing through the second floor, a few literati recognized Fang Yiai's identity. Seeing the leader of the commoner list wearing a black robe came to the banquet, several Guozijian students got up to say hello, with pride and admiration on their faces.

Fang Yiai stopped for a short while, and after bowing her hands to salute her classmates, she followed Du Weng straight up to the third floor of Wufeng Building.

On the third floor, the eldest grandson Jin, who took the lead, had already taken his seat, and he told a group of literati and scholars with embellishments, the scandal of disrespecting their teachers and beating Dr. Yinqing Guanglu.

Hearing Changsun Jin's narration, due to his status as the parent and son of Changsun Wuji, the literati didn't think much about it, and they all scolded He Zudao for being arrogant about his talents, and even spoke against his old mentor Fang Xuanling.

Waiting for Fang Yiai to follow Du Weng to the third floor, a group of intellectuals who were outraged by what the eldest grandson said immediately found Fang Yiai in a soap robe.

"Huh? How did he get together with Prime Minister Du?"

"Hmph, I think the words angered Prime Minister Fang, so you turned to curry favor with Prime Minister Du?"

"Shameless bastard, how can such a scum who seeks to gain the top spot in my Chang'an test!"

Du Ruhui's reputation among literati is not inferior to that of Fang Xuanling. Seeing him and "He Zudao" climbing up the Wufeng Tower, all the talented scholars who were bewitched by Chang Sunjin's words cursed Fang Yiai as a shameless prey. only.

Although dissatisfied with the words, everyone still respects Du Ruhui very much. In addition, most of the talented people who can have a banquet on the third floor are descendants of officials, so most of them have had a relationship with Prime Minister Du. Seeing Du Weng going upstairs, everyone got up Standing and saluting to say hello, the cheeks are full of reverence.

"Prime Minister Du."

Facing the greetings from all the talented scholars, Du Ruhui's expression remained the same as usual, and he bowed his hands to everyone in a calm manner, but wept for Fang Yiai who was standing behind him.

Looking at Du Ruhui's back, Fang Yiai felt very embarrassed, and kept complaining, thinking to himself, "Du Weng is Du Ruhui, Prime Minister Du? Presumably he already knew about my bluffing with his name, right? Why didn't Uncle Du ask about it?" Me? Could it be that he deliberately tested me?"

While Fang Yiai was thinking, Du Ruhui tugged on his sleeve lightly, and said to everyone, "You don't need to be too polite. This year, the Dragon Lantern Festival will be held. I have nothing to do to have a few glasses of water and wine with the students. Everyone can do whatever they want."

Receiving Du Ruhui's signal, Fang Yiai clasped his fists and looked around, and said respectfully, "Student Guozijian's students are not so good, all young brothers."

Because of Changsun Jin's slander before, everyone naturally didn't have a good impression of Fang Yi'ai. Faced with his greetings at this moment, they all sat down with their sleeves in their sleeves, and even left the top one of Nuoda's civilian clothes to the side.

Seeing Fang Yiai being ignored by everyone, Du Ruhui stroked his beard and frowned and said inwardly, "Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, so these talented people usually rely on their talents, and now they have had a few glasses of water and wine, so they are deliberately targeting Brother He, right? "

Fang Yiai never thought that she would be so annoying, she stood there in embarrassment, not knowing how to end it.

Du Ruhui was used to the ups and downs of the officialdom, but he never cared about the behavior of talented scholars. After a chuckle, he said to Fang Yiai: "Come on, let's go to the private room."

"Okay, please, Prime Minister." After knowing Du Ruhui's identity, Fang Yiai dared not show any disrespect to this handsome old man, and respectfully invited Du Ruhui to the private room.

And on the third floor, a talented person sees Fang Yiai's gesture of beckoning him, and can't help but secretly scold him for shaking his head and tail for stalking, and his favor towards Fang Yiai instantly turns into a negative value.

Walking into the private room, before Xie Zhongju and Qin Jingniang followed, Du Ruhui looked at Fang Yiai's face carefully by candlelight, and vaguely felt that her brows were somewhat similar to Fang Xuanling's. Out of curiosity, she had an idea and came up with an idea. trick.

Sitting in the banquet, Du Weng stroked his beard and asked, "Fang Jun?"

"Huh?" Hearing someone calling his real name, Fang Yiai, who was tending the seat, subconsciously hummed, but when he looked up and saw Du Ru's acquainted face with a faint smile, the hairs on his back couldn't help but stand on end!

(End of this chapter)