Until now, there were people who could enter the manor to disturb him. One was Yan Chiji, the second son of Yan Jiexi, and the other was the notorious Young Master Li of Feng Zhou, Li Hanlin.
Due to the unfortunate homophony of his name, the former was called "Grandpa Eating Chicken" by the nearby provinces and counties. However, he was a rare gentleman. He was a bookworm, but his scholarly style was rather cute. He was vague on small matters, but he was clear on important matters.
Young Master Li, who had an elegant name, was a complete bully. Throwing living people into cages to watch the tragedy of their bodies being dismembered was just one of the perverted interests of this number one dandy in Feng Province. He also liked both men and women. He especially liked young husbands with red lips and white teeth. He always had one or two handsome young boys in green clothes by his side to play with.
He knew Yan Jiexi because Young Master Yan was used to being His Royal Highness's follower since he was young. Hsu Fengnian also liked to tease this peer who always talked about the teachings of saints.
As for Li Hanlin, this scum, he was cruel and merciless when it came to others, but he treated his friends well. Moreover, Li Hanlin had a sister who was extremely beautiful. Hsu Fengnian had been drooling for a long time, so he didn't want to be close to her.
Other than the bookworm Yan Chiji and Young Master Li Hanlin, there was also a good official's son whose surname was Kong. He followed his father to become an official in the capital and hadn't seen him for four years. He was a martial arts fanatic.
When the four of them got together, the division of labor was basically Hsu Fengnian coming up with bad ideas. Yan Chiji, who was meticulous, was responsible for cleaning up the mess, and Kong was responsible for martial arts fanatic. If the matter was exposed, then Li Hanlin would be the scapegoat. It was a perfect plan.
"Brother Feng ~" Yan Chiji, who had been Hsu Fengnian's follower for more than ten years, was already an elegant young master. However, when they met, he looked like he was about to cry. After he called out to Feng Zhou affectionately, his eyes became wet.
Sigh, this guy was good at everything, but he was spoiled, sentimental, and sad like a girl. No wonder Li Hanlin felt that this guy was as good as him. However, he was a man and played with little husbands, while Yan Chiji was in love with Brother Feng.
"Brother Feng!" Li Hanlin's greeting was much more domineering. He wanted to hug Hsu Fengnian, who had not seen him for a long time. However, Hsu Fengnian lifted his leg and gently pushed it against his abdomen. Li Hanlin laughed and said, "Stay away from me. You smell like a man."
The gang of scoundrel friends reunited at the top of Mount Qing Liang, the White Crane Tower, which was most suitable for gazing into the distance. Hanging outside this building was a couplet, "An old friend sent me down to Yangguan, an immortal helped me up to Mount Huangshan." It didn't come from one of those famous calligraphers in the imperial court whose words were worth a thousand pieces of gold. Instead, it came from the eight-year-old Hsu Fengnian.
Now, it looked even more childish. However, even though His Royal Highness had improved, the copyist in the Tide-listening Pavilion, who was also His Royal Highness's half-master, said that this was the most unskilled couplet that His Royal Highness had ever written. Both the words and the meaning were the same. Back then, when the Great Pillar State was happy, he copied it and hung it up after meticulously copying it. All these years, there had been no sign of him changing it.
Xu Fengnian did not talk much about the bitterness and hardships of the past three years. He only picked out some fresh anecdotes of the Wulin world and told them to his two contemporaries. Listening to him, the two of them were shocked and envious.
After drinking a pot of wine, Hsu Fengnian was almost done talking. Yan Chiji and Li Hanlin were still thinking about it. Hsu Fengnian walked to the corridor and leaned against the railing. He smiled gently and said, "Now you know that you're frogs at the bottom of a well. After I eat chicken, I'll definitely be able to read ten thousand books. I've also walked several thousand li. What about you, Hanlin? "
The carefree Li Hanlin scratched his head and said, "Why don't you become a general in the future and kill ten thousand people?"
Yan Chiji said disdainfully, "Brute."
Li Hanlin stomped his feet and said, "Do you dare to say this to the Great Pillar State?"
Yan Chiji was speechless and couldn't refute it.
Hsu Fengnian suggested, "How about we go out for a ride?"
Li Hanlin was the first to agree. He said excitedly, "Then you must go to the Purple Gold House. Yu Huakui has not received a single customer for the past three years because of you. Her reputation has been overshadowed by a new Huakui."
Hsu Fengnian asked, "Did you bring any money?"
Li Hanlin patted his bulging belly and said, "Did you see? This time, I stole ten thousand taels of silver from the secret room. For Brother Feng, I've sacrificed everything. When I go back, I'll accept being grounded."
Yan Chiji said mockingly, "Look at you."
Li Hanlin was thick-skinned. He laughed and said, "Then you should steal some. Not ten thousand taels, just one thousand taels. Do you dare? You scholars only know how to talk on paper. When it comes to serious things like scolding and fighting, which time didn't Brother Feng and us do the work? Even if you strip a woman naked, you wouldn't dare to roll on her belly. How dare you say I'm useless. "
Yan Chiji's face turned red and he snorted.
Every bleak night with the sky as his quilt and the ground as his bed, listening to Old Huang's ear-piercing snoring not far away, Hsu Fengnian, who had changed from complaining to seeking joy in the midst of bitterness, would miss the time when they quarreled with each other. He also remembered the time when they rode on horses by the Nanhuai River, teased innocent people together, sang loudly in the brothel together, caused trouble together, committed sins together, and got drunk together.
The three of them said in unison, "Cheers ~"
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