With Fang Yun's poem, the crowd no longer hesitated. Some of them left one after another and said that they would come the next day to offer their condolences.
Not long after, Fang Yun and Zhao Hongzhuang bade farewell to the Chen family and walked out of the door.
Zhao Hongzhuang said, "I'll send you back. I have something to say to you on the way back."
"Okay." Fang Yundao said.
There were many carriages parked in front of the door. The two of them were looking for them when they suddenly heard someone say loudly, "Fang Wenhou, has the invitation for the Double Ninth Festival been delivered?"
Fang Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a white scholar's robe walking over with a smile. He was followed by two attendants.
Fang Yun didn't know this person. Just as he was about to ask, Zhao Hongzhuang whispered, "Wei Yuhuang from the wealthy Wei family. The Wei family is in charge of the Double Ninth Festival."
Fang Yun was stunned. Wei Yuhuang was a famous name. He was famous in Jingguo seven years ago.
Back then, Wei Yuhuang got into a fight with someone in a restaurant and accidentally killed a scholar. According to the law, he was sentenced to ten years of exile.
However, the Spring and Autumn Prison Judgment of the Ten Nations had a poetic atonement system. Wei Yuhuang was an examinee who did not commit any capital crimes and hence, met the basic conditions of poetic atonement. Later on, he wrote a good essay in prison and was granted temporary atonement. Finally, he participated in the examination and won the position of Imperial Scholar in one fell swoop. He was successfully exonerated.
In the past hundred years, many people in Jingguo had the opportunity to write poems to atone for their crimes. However, it was rare to see one in ten years. Wei Yuhuang was the only one who succeeded in writing poems in the past ten years. Hence, Fang Yun remembered him very clearly.
Fang Yun looked at him carefully. He looked decent and polite. He didn't have the arrogance of someone from a wealthy family.
"Brother Wei, I've heard a lot about you. This is my first time in Beijing and I didn't receive an invitation to the Double Ninth Festival. "Fang Yun cupped his hands.
"This year, the Wei family is hosting the Double Ninth Festival in Jingguo. We can choose not to invite anyone but you. If you don't go, the Wei family will be embarrassed. Brother Fang, you must come. "Wei Yuhuang said as he handed a red invitation card to Fang Yun. Chrysanthemums were blooming on it.
Fang Yun hesitated for a moment before accepting the invitation. He smiled and said, "Brother Wei, you're too polite. It's not easy to host a literary gathering of this scale. You've all worked hard. Without a doubt, I'll definitely go and support them. "
Wei Yuhuang's eyes flashed with joy as he said, "I've been talking about Brother Fang, but I was afraid that you would refuse. Now that I've met you, I know that you are a modest gentleman. As expected, the words of others cannot be trusted. Seeing is believing. September 9th. We will be waiting for you at Jade Mountain. "
"I will definitely go."
Wei Yuhuang suddenly smiled and said, "Fang Yun. You can lose to anyone but Gyeongo Wu Guo's man."
Zhao Hongzhuang's face sank. She opened her mouth to scold Wei Yuhuang, but Wei Yuhuang sneered and turned to run.
Fang Yun sighed helplessly and said, "Hongzhuang, it seems like you're very popular in the capital. Stop being so picky and find a good man to marry."
"Why do you sound like an elder? Stop talking nonsense. Get in the carriage! "Zhao Hongzhuang glanced at Fang Yun and quickly walked towards the carriage.
Fang Yun was about to follow when someone suddenly said, "Fang Wenhou, please wait."
Fang Yun remembered that it was Yi Mingtian's voice. He turned around to look. He saw Yi Mingtian, the young duke, and the rest of the Kang Society walking quickly towards him.
Yi Mingtian had a guilty look on his face. He cupped his fists and said, "Today, I was blind and did not recognize a real talent. I also saw that you were intimate with Hongzhuang and was momentarily blinded. Please forgive me, Marquis Wenhou. "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "It's a small matter. If you apologize sincerely, I will accept it sincerely. "
Yi Mingtian was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Fang Yun to be so direct. He immediately said seriously, "Although I've lost my face today, it's only that. If I continue to pester you, it won't be as simple as losing my face. Besides, I'm friends with Zong Wude and he knows me well. "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I'm going to take a carriage back with Hongzhuang today. Aren't you blinded by your greed?"
Yi Mingtian smiled helplessly and said, "I know a little about you. Putting aside whether you and Hongzhuang are in love or not, if you really take action, there are less than ten young talents of the Ten Nations who can compete with you, and I'm not one of them. So, I've judged the situation and decided to withdraw for the time being. "
Fang Yundao said, "That's a pity. If you don't withdraw, I'll definitely do my best to help you. Right, Little Duke? "
Fang Yun looked at the handsome young duke.
The young duke said with a smile, "Mingtian is my best friend. If he needs anything, I'll naturally do my best to help."
Fang Yun nodded and turned around to take a step before turning back again. "Little Duke, please help me pass a message to Guan Changyu. I'll forget about him forcefully buying my teacher's Longevity Extension Fruit this time, but if he doesn't give up on harming me next time, it won't be as simple as breaking his legs!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
The young duke's face was sullen as he stared at Fang Yun's back without saying a word.
The people around him dared not speak either. On the surface, Fang Yun seemed to be talking about Guan Changyu, but in fact, he was warning the young duke. Even a fool could tell that Scholar Zhuang wouldn't provoke Fang Yun when the Chen Family was in trouble. Yi Mingtian definitely wouldn't be able to instigate him. Only the young duke could do that.
"Go home and bandage your hand." After saying that, Yi Mingtian left the young duke and walked towards his carriage.
"Go back to the academy with me." The young duke's face turned sullen as he quickly boarded his carriage with a few of his friends.
There was silence in the carriage.
One of them released the power of literary courage and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, it's unwise to make an enemy out of Fang Yun. He's just Guan Changyu. It's fine to lose him. "
The young duke nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Get out!"
"I …" The man's face turned pale.
"Get out!" The young duke's eyes were emotionless.
"Sigh …" The man sighed and left.
After the man left, the carriage returned to silence. The four of them sat quietly beside the young duke.
The young duke slowly said, "Do you really think I'll make things difficult for Fang Yun for Guan Changyu? We don't need this kind of idiot. No matter what, Guan Changyu is working for the Kang Household. He's been humiliated like this and Fang Yun still won't let him go. If the Kang Household doesn't care, how can we recruit talents in the future? The Kang Household isn't afraid of the Empress Dowager or the Left Prime Minister. How can we lower our heads in front of Fang Yun? "
"Your Highness is right. But the Crown Prince ordered us not to provoke Fang Yun. "
"Big Brother is cautious. He doesn't have a good mother like me in the Half-saint family. Naturally, he won't dare to provoke Fang Yun who's at the peak of his power. I'm not afraid. Even if Fang Yun wants to kill me, I can hide in my grandfather's house. What can he do to me? "
"Then … you're going to continue to target Fang Yun?"
"I thought I'd let him go after embarrassing him today. But who knew that not only did he not embarrass himself, but the Chen family is grateful. If that's all, it's fine. But the Chen family hates me now. I've lost so much. How can I just let it go? But I don't need to do it myself. There are too many people in the capital who don't like Fang Yun! "The young duke laughed.
"The Jinshi Exam will start in three months. Many people want Fang Yun to fail!"
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