A few more people appeared on the hillside. They were Huseluo, Huangfu Zhangbei and Lai Junchen's Sinong Temple subordinates. They used their hands to form a loudspeaker and shouted towards the foot of the hill, "Lai Shaoqing … Qing … Qing …"
Ming Xi and Li Jun, the two Minister of Agriculture, were so anxious that they turned around in circles. Wei Suizhong stretched out his hand and pushed the small officials down the hill, "Quickly go and see how Lai Shaoqing is doing."
Seeing this, Ming Xi and Li Jun did not wait for Wei Suizhong to push the people down. They hurriedly sat down clumsily and slid down the hill with their butts arching.
In the valley at the foot of the hill, a long and mournful howl like a wolf's howl came from afar, "Yang Fan, you and I swear to be irreconcilable … Li … Li …"
Princess Taiping smiled and said, "It seems that Lai Junchen hates you more than he hates the Zhang brothers."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "What does that matter? As long as the Zhang brothers think that he is hateful, it's fine!"
Princess Taiping said, "Do you think that they will become enemies because of this?"
Yang Fan said, "Did you not see Lai Junchen's sorry state? Both sides have already made their moves. With the Zhang brothers' arrogance and Lai Junchen's vengeful nature, their enmity … will be settled! "
Princess Taiping said, "I don't think so. Now it seems that the Zhang brothers have the upper hand, so they may not necessarily hate Lai Junchen. Although Lai Junchen is narrow-minded, he is not an idiot. The Zhang brothers' position in the court is like the sun in the sky. Lai Junchen may make a move in his shame and anger, but after he sobers up, he may not dare to provoke the Zhang brothers again."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "That is not a problem. I only need to think of a way to make the Zhang brothers feel that Lai Junchen has already set his sights on them. That will be enough."
Princess Taiping glanced at him and said, "Don't forget that the one he hates the most is you. Don't fall before he falls."
Yang Fan said indifferently, "Even without today's matter, he still hates me to the bone. Right now, I am a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Anyway, he didn't manage to kill me the first time, so it'll be hard for him to do it again. "
On the hillside, Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changqi, Cui Shi, Gao Jian and the rest rushed over. They heard that Lai Junchen was extremely angry and lost his footing and slipped down the mountain. They could not help but look at each other in astonishment. Then they heard indistinctly the sounds of cursing coming from the valley below the mountain. They knew that Lai Junchen was not dead. Moreover, he was cursing with full strength. They were relieved and laughed out loud.
Zhang Tongxiu and the others laughed as they welcomed Duke Taiping, their expressions filled with pride.
In Yang Fan's expectations, there would definitely be a quarrel between the two sides.
A quarrel would be enough. Even if Lai Junchen could maintain his rationality and swallow his anger, he would not wait for an opportunity to retaliate against the Zhang brothers. He would also think of a way to make the Zhang brothers feel that Lai Junchen had already become a big threat to them. Then he would take the initiative to eliminate Lai Junchen.
But Yang Fan did not expect that the two sides would develop to such an intense degree. Lai Junchen actually dared to fight with the Zhang brothers. Even Yang Fan somewhat admired Lai Junchen's courage, "Lai Junchen, you are really a man!"
In fact, Lai Junchen was very clear that the status of him and the Zhang brothers in the eyes of the Emperor was different. One was the Emperor's favorite concubine, the other was the Emperor's watchdog. The difference in status could not be mentioned in the same breath. So when Zhang Tongxiu and the others came to his door and used rude words to drive him away from the mountain, he did not want to fight.
Although he had already talked big in front of Yang Fan, he really did not plan on fighting with the Zhang brothers. Even though the Zhang brothers had immediately chased them out like dogs after they went up the mountain, and he had just taken off his robes and happily soaked in the hot spring pool. He hadn't even had time to wet his hair, so he was truly in a sorry state.
He looked at the contemptuous and hateful expressions of the Zhang brothers and only fantasized for a moment in his heart. He fantasized that he would fiercely rush up and punch the Zhang brothers' incessant and ridiculing mouths. He would beat the noses of these lowly bastards who relied on their brothers to serve an old woman in bed and make their noses bleed …
Just thinking about it like this made Lai Junchen secretly happy.
In the end, when he thought of this scene, his hand swung out. He couldn't hold back.
Ever since Lai Junchen was banished to Tongzhou, his originally hidden and not very obvious mental abnormalities began to grow stronger. His emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy were often uncontrollable. He never thought that he was sick. In that era, no one defined this state as madness.
He just thought that he had always been loyal and devoted to the Emperor. Receiving such unfair treatment, his heart was angry and difficult to quell, so his emotions were a bit abnormal. No matter what, this time his outburst was not at the right time. When his fist swung out, he realized something was wrong. In his shock, his fist sank. He didn't hit Zhang Changyi's mouth but his chest.
Zhang Tongxiu and the others never thought that Lai Junchen would be so arrogant. They had already reported their identities and clearly stated that they were invited by the Princess to the Dragon Gate hot spring. Lai Junchen, whose status was not as noble as theirs and who originally did not have the right to enjoy this royal hot spring, actually dared to attack them.
The enraged Zhang Tongxiu and his brothers immediately fought back. Three against one, they beat Lai Junchen into a sorry state.
This Lai Junchen was also a lowly person. The more he was beaten, the clearer his mind became and his madness stopped acting up. He didn't believe it was such a coincidence that when he came to the Dragon Gate, Princess Taiping and the Zhang family's disciples also came. Not to mention that Princess Taiping and Yang Fan's scandal was known to everyone.
He was sure that all of this was planned by Yang Fan. So Lai Junchen endured the humiliation and didn't fight back. He ran all the way out of the Spring Palace where he stayed. He angrily cursed at Yang Fan. In the end, he lost his footing and slipped down the hill.
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When Zhang Tongxiu and the others went to Princess Taiping, the two maids had already returned to her side and held her arms. Zhang Tongxiu and the others went to Princess Taiping's side and proudly cupped their hands, saying, "Your Highness, fortunately we didn't disappoint you. Lai Junchen, that disgusting thing, has been driven away. Your Highness, please go up the mountain."
Princess Taiping sighed and said, "After all, Lai Junchen is a high-ranking official of the imperial court. Although it's against the rules for him to stay in the Spring Palace, it's fine to let him leave. There's no need to make such a scene."
Zhang Changyi explained, "Your Highness, you don't know. Originally, we were just persuading them to leave with kind words. But we didn't expect that Lai Junchen would be so arrogant. Knowing our identities, he still dared to attack me. I was punched in the chest by him first. Do we still need to be polite to him?"
Princess Taiping said worriedly, "Of course I'm not afraid of him. But Lai Junchen is narrow-minded and will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Since young master has offended him, I'm afraid he will harm young master. Young master is standing up for me. How can I feel at ease?"
Zhang Changyi looked up to the sky and laughed. He sneered and said, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry about me. Others might be afraid of Lai Junchen, but I'm not!"
Cui Di couldn't help but say to Yang Fan, "Director Yang was suspended from his post because he tried to stop Lai Junchen from going up the mountain. Now Lai Junchen must think that you sent us here to make trouble for him. Hehe, listen, he's still shouting at the foot of the mountain. Every word and sentence is your name. You have to be careful."
Yang Fan wasn't angry. He just smiled and replied, "Thank you, Young Master Cui, for reminding me. I'll be careful and not let him catch me."
Cui Di's punch hit the air. He felt very sad. He wanted to say something more, but Princess Taiping's jade-like face turned cold. She said indifferently, "Let's go up the mountain!"
"Princess, please!"
Zhang Tongxiu, Hui Fan and the others hurriedly moved to the left and right, protecting Princess Taiping as they went up the mountain. Cui Di saw this and didn't care to bicker with Yang Fan anymore. He wanted to rush over to be her protector. Suddenly, his sleeve was pulled by someone. Cui Di turned his head to look. He saw Eldest Brother Cui Shi's face was black and terrifyingly dark. His heart couldn't help but shake and he hurriedly slowed his steps.
Cui Shi purposely slowed his steps and gradually pulled away from Princess Taiping and the others. He then shouted angrily at Cui Di in a low voice, "Idiot! Stubborn idiot! Yang Fan is the leader of the Xian Clan. His status is higher than yours and mine. His power is incomparable. Does he care if the position of an official in the Imperial Court is big or small, high or low?
If you use this to attack him, how can it hurt him at all. It's you and I who are seeking protection everywhere in order to become officials. Once we successfully step into the Shi Lin world, we will have to cooperate and help Yang Fan. If we offend someone like him for no reason, what benefit is there for the Cui Family? "
The relationship between the Cui brothers and Yang Fan, using a more modern explanation, was that the seven wealthy families of the Cui, Lu, Wang, Zheng, and Li families had invested in a company. Yang Fan was the CEO of this company, and the father of the two young masters, Cui Shi and Cui Di, was one of the seven directors of the company.
Just any one of the directors would not be able to touch Yang Fan, and it was even more impossible for these two young masters. But because of this layer of relationship, the two sides had a relatively close relationship. Now that the two brothers Cui Shi and Cui Di had come out to make their way into society, if Yang Fan was willing to take care of them and use his connections and power to make things convenient for the two brothers, it would naturally be beneficial for their development.
However, if Cui Di blindly became enemies with Yang Fan, then if Yang Fan didn't want to break off his relationship with Director Cui, he wouldn't do anything detrimental to them because of their rude and provocative words. However, he would have sufficient reason not to give them help and care.
Cui Di also understood the logic of what his elder brother said, but he had already made Princess Taiping his prey. As soon as he saw Yang Fan, he couldn't resist the flames of jealousy burning in his heart.
Cui Shi saw him raise his head to glance at Princess Taiping's back and couldn't help but laugh out of anger. He said resentfully, "Which eye of Princess Taiping's has taken a fancy to you? The two of them flirted right in front of you, and you couldn't even tell. Jiulang, oh Jiulang, you are completely blind! If you don't improve, you'd better return to Dingzhou. Otherwise, sooner or later, you will be like Lu Binzhi and become a sinner of the family! "
Cui Shi finished speaking and left with a wave of his sleeve. Cui Di stood in a daze, looking at his elder brother's back with a blank expression.
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