Tantai Chang 'an laughed heartily as if he had seen a ghost, "Xu Qi, Xu Qi, you stingy brother are finally willing to give me a smile. Come on, let's drink a cup of wine. Let's have a toast!"
Hsu Fengnian raised his glass and drank it up.
Because he recalled many past events, he certainly liked the childhood when his mother was still alive. He was carefree and played with two sisters who loved him dearly. Even if his mother urged him to study and learn to read more strictly, he was also carefree. He was not afraid even if the sky fell down. His mother had a sword and his father had 300,000 cavalries. He was a child who didn't need to bear anything. What was there to be afraid of?
His Highness the Crown Prince did not hate Li Hanlin, who shared the same rotten taste as him, Yan Chiji, who was more like a girl, and Kong Wuchi, who spared no effort to take the lead in getting into trouble. When he thought of something that didn't go his way, he would vent his anger on Xu Xiao, pick up a broom, and chase him down. Not to mention in the mansion of the vassal of the dynasty, it was probably an unimaginable absurd scene in any aristocratic family. However, Xu Xiao was not angry every time. At first, Xu Fengnian did not understand. He just felt that Xu Xiao had let his mother down, so he had to be beaten up. If he dared to be angry, he would run to the mausoleum and complain to his mother. When he grew up, it was not that he really wanted to compete with Xu Xiao in a dead end. He must have been holding back his resentment before he casually picked up a stool and a broom to chase him away. It was just that it had become natural. Many times, his hands were itchy and convenient. The father and son really did not care about how the world looked at them.
Hsu Fengnian said slowly, "Tantai Changan, if you didn't lie, your ambition is actually quite good."
Tantai Changan nodded hard and said, "I know you will understand me. Don't say more. Let's have another drink!"
Hsu Fengnian rolled his eyes and said, "Leave my ass. In order to see Miss Wei and save some money, I drank a whole pot of yellow wine at Sister Xiyi's place. If I leave again, I'll really have to lie here."
Tantai Changan drank a cup of wine alone happily and said, "You're awesome. Xu Qi, you and I have the same taste in women. But no matter how I please her, Sister Xiyi never lets me into her room, let alone drink in her room. You know, since I was 15 years old and saw Sister Xiyi who was still a top courtesan at that time, I was shocked by her beauty. Such a sister is so considerate. If this mature peony with full charm was picked by someone else, I would be angry with him. If it were you, I would also bear it. He was a good brother! Half of the reason why I bought Guanghan Tower was because of Sister Xiyi. As for the other half, you know it too. On one hand, I'm earning money for my own expenses. On the other hand, I'm helping my family build some connections. In any case, I'm not doing anything wrong. This is the only thing I've done in my life that makes my father feel comfortable. "
Even though Hsu Fengnian had seen a lot of playboys' strange faces, he was also speechless.
If this guy sat with Li Hanlin, he would really sign a card and swear brotherhood with him.
Tantai Changan was like a woman who had never seen a man who liked to think too highly of himself. He didn't care whether Hsu Fengnian accompanied him or not and just drank one cup after another. But they were all good liquor. Soon his face turned red. His body was weak and there was a sign of tongue-tied.
Hsu Fengnian stood up and said, "It's late. I'll leave first. I'll come back tomorrow."
Hsu Fengnian apologized to Miss Anyang with a smile, "Xu Qi is really shy of money. He doesn't dare to enter Miss Anyang's yard for fear that he will be beaten out."
Guanghan Tower's courtesan smiled reservedly and said, "No matter. Tomorrow, you'll see Sister Xiu first. The day after tomorrow, you can come back to this yard to listen to the zither. Since you're Second Young Master's confidant, if you still dare to accept Young Master Xu's money, Anyang's rice bowl won't be guaranteed."
Tantai Changan staggered and sat back in his seat. He cupped his fist and said, "Xu Qi, I won't see you out. I'm afraid you'll be suspicious and I'll investigate your background. At that time, we won't be brothers anymore. It'll be a great injustice."
Hsu Fengnian walked out of the yard and went to the fourth floor to pick up Tao Manwu from Xiyi.
The small yard was so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
Tantai Changan was still drinking, but he raised his cup a lot slower.
Miss Anyang propped up her cheek and stared at this interesting, extremely interesting, extremely interesting young master. She looked at him for many years and seemed to have seen through him, but she always felt that she still didn't see through him.
She only felt that looking at him quietly like this, she wouldn't be tired of it for the rest of her life.
Tantai Konghou wanted to sneakily drink a cup of wine, but she was patted on the back of her hand. She retracted her hand and snorted, "Stingy!"
Tantai Changan's handsome face flushed red, and he vaguely said, "Girls, why drink wine. If there's a time when Second Brother isn't here, you get drunk with someone and get bullied. At that time, Second Brother will be angered to death by you!"
The City Overseer's Estate's Third Young Master smiled sweetly. Then, he put away his smile and asked in a low voice, "Second Brother, you really won't investigate this Xu Qi's background?"
The drunken Tantai Changan shook his head and said, "Won't investigate."
Tantai Konghou frowned and said, "Why? This guy is only twenty years old. He's only a few years older than me, yet he can fight Yang Dianchen to a draw. Isn't it strange? "
Tantai Changan smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "You see, Second Brother, I'm called Tantai Changan. I've been safe and sound for so many years. Xu Qi, Xu Qi, strange and strange. What's wrong with that?"
Tantai Konghou kicked Second Brother and angrily said, "Preposterous!"
Seeing Second Brother ignore her, she curiously asked, "Second Brother, do you really want to be a teacher? I didn't hear you say it before. You're just fooling that Xu Qi, right? "
Tantai Changan leaned on the table with one hand holding a cup. He looked at the moon and sparse stars above his head and muttered, "Half a sentence is too much when we're not on the same wavelength, a thousand cups are too little when drinking with a bosom friend. Drunk, drunk. "
He unexpectedly fell asleep just like this.
When Hsu Fengnian saw Xiyi Jiejie again, she really didn't have a good expression. She was definitely brooding over that slap. Hsu Fengnian was also happy to play dumb. He carried Tao Manwu and walked downstairs. He slowly left the Bottle Alley in the dead of night. When he walked out of the building, he waved his hand toward a window on the fourth floor.
Xiyi dodged in panic. She was full of shame and hatefully cursed, "Rogue!"
She subconsciously rubbed her buttocks and bit her lips. Her charming eyes were hazy. At this moment, her seductive manner was practically unparalleled in the city.
Hsu Fengnian walked out of the Bottle Alley. The little girl hugged her beloved porcelain pillow. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. Hugging the pillow was much more comfortable than carrying the heavy luggage.
Hsu Fengnian narrowed his eyes. His heart was not as relaxed as he appeared to be.
Other than the face that Shu Xiu had painstakingly made for him and the puppet of the fake Crown Prince in the Wutong Garden, this trip to the north meant that the entire Beiliang Palace's brain was meticulously operating. They had done too many things in secret. For example, the travel permit that Hsu Fengnian had on him now meant that he came from a very "real" family in Gusezhou. He was the son of a concubine from a family that was in the porcelain business. His Royal Highness had also taken root because of this. The pitiful owner was certain that he had died somewhere unknown. He might not have the opportunity to be buried in his ancestral grave and erect a tombstone in his lifetime. One step after another. Not a single step could go wrong. Xu Xiao made it clear that as long as His Royal Highness left Beiliang, he would not send any more men of sacrifice to protect him. Li Yishan and the other people involved had no objections. This was because they all knew that if more men of sacrifice followed him, there would be clues to be found. Beimang had a tight spider web that enveloped the entire imperial court. These bloodthirsty spiders were the most sensitive to the slightest movement on the spider web.
Spider web was a homonym of Zhu Hua. It was created by Li Mibi, a close official of the Beimang Emperor. He imitated Zhao Gou of the Liyang Dynasty, but surpassed his master. He used a pole to catch butterflies and dragonflies. It sounded poetic but was extremely bloody. Once someone was stuck on the pole, their head would fall to the ground. Because this shady organization could act first and report later, it showed the trust that the Empress of Beimang had in Li Mibi. Therefore, Li Mibi had always been regarded as the ninth Shadow Edict Holder. It was hard to imagine that this powerful executioner had killed several members of the Yelu Royal Family. Most of the descendants of the Murong family had also died at his hands. Twenty years ago, he was just a depressed scholar from the Eastern Yuehan Tribe. Perhaps it was true that some people were destined to live in seclusion and turn into dragons when faced with wind and rain. Li Yishan once said that the death of Li Mibi was equivalent to cutting off one eye and one arm of the Empress of Beimang.
But this old scholar, who was already sixty years old, could be regarded as the ancestor of assassination. Unless he died of old age or was killed by the Empress of Beimang, there was no possibility for him to be assassinated.
Hsu Fengnian couldn't tell whether Tantai Changan was really a playboy or a fake playboy. But after weighing and calculating all the details of entering the Flying Fox City, he was sure that there was no possibility of giving himself away. So, he didn't bother about it. After all, he could just kill his way out of the city.
Tao Manwu suddenly whispered, "After you left, I didn't say a word. But Aunt Xiyi said that you were a rogue. "
Hsu Fengnian nodded and smiled, "What do you know? A woman said that you were a rogue. It's a compliment. "
Tao Manwu said, "Oh." Maybe it was revenge that he was not allowed to talk to Aunt Xiyi, so he kept repeating, "Rogue, rogue, rogue …"
Hsu Fengnian sneered, "Little girl, it's ten years too early for me to slap your ass!"
Tao Manwu changed to a more comfortable position and snuggled in his arms. This time, she only said once, "Rogue!"
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