"Mo Jiazi has gone too far. He used the late Prime Minister Du's reputation to fish for fame."
"I used to admire Mo Jiazi, but I didn't expect him to be this kind of person!"
"No wonder the Young Master of the Du Family chased him out. He was asking for it!"
…
Soon, the news that Du He drove Meton out of the Du family spread like wildfire. Everyone was talking about it.
The Du family was originally a thousand-year-old family in Chang 'an. Its power was intertwined, and Du Ruhui's reputation in Chang' an was like the sun in the sky. Moreover, Du Ruhui had just passed away four years ago. People still remembered this good prime minister.
For a while, Mo Jiazi's reputation was in jeopardy. People in the court frowned when they mentioned Meton.
"The reputation of the Mo Family's son has gone down the drain! He was kicked out of the Jiang Zhonggong Mansion before he could even enter, "Du He said excitedly to Zhangsun Chong and Yan Xingjian in the Teaching Square.
The Jiang Zhonggong they mentioned was the title of Qu Tutong, the founding general of the Tang dynasty. He died in the first year of Zhenguan. At that time, Meton was still a kid. Of course, the Qu Tutong family didn't believe Meton.
"Well, Mo Jiazi, you didn't expect this day to come. From now on, I'll see how Mo Jiazi can raise his head in Chang 'an! "Zhangsun Chong laughed heartily.
Meton had repeatedly ruined his plans. First, he made him lose face in the Teaching Square. Then, he ruined his marriage with Princess Changle. Zhangsun Chong hated Meton.
When Tie An came to the Du family to inform them to draw Du Ruhui's portrait, Zhangsun Chong happened to be in the Du family. This made him realize that the opportunity for revenge had come.
Sure enough, when he instigated a little, Du He immediately flew into a rage. That was why there was a conflict in front of the Du family. Not only that, even Meton being driven out of the Du family and the Qu Tutong family was Zhangsun Chong's plan. Otherwise, how could it spread through Chang 'an so quickly?
"Brother Yan, I'll leave the portrait of my father to you." Du He cupped her hands towards Yan Xingjian.
"Brother Du, don't worry. Uncle has studied the new painting techniques thoroughly. Moreover, Uncle and Prime Minister Du are both officials in the Imperial Court. They are very familiar with each other. Yesterday, I have already told Uncle about Brother Du's request. Uncle has already agreed." Yan Xingjian said proudly.
Previously, Yan Xingjian had wanted to use Meton as a stepping stone to get to the top. However, after being slapped in the face by Meton, his hatred for Yan Xingjian grew. This time, when he heard that he was going to deal with Mo Jiazi, he spared no effort.
"Good, with Lord Yan's help, this time Prime Minister Du's portrait will be absolutely safe. Mo Jiazi, let's see how you'll turn the tables this time." Zhangsun Chong laughed heartily.
Du He didn't become enemies with Meton out of recklessness. Instead, she had her own calculations. On one hand, she really didn't believe that Meton could paint Du Ruhui's portrait. On the other hand, she had a backup candidate, which was another painting master, Lord Yan Liben.
Without any worries, Du He didn't leave any face for Meton and directly drove him away. Not only that, Mo Jiazi had already informed the Qu Tu family in advance. Even the remaining two families, Zhang Gongjin and Yin Kaishan, and Zhangsun Chong and the others had already informed them. They were waiting here to see Mo Jiazi make a fool of himself.
"Good. Come, immediately spread the news that Mo Jiazi has been driven out of Jiang Zhong's Mansion!" Zhangsun Chong shouted loudly.
"Yes!"
Immediately, a servant ran out.
Soon, the news that Mo Jiazi had been driven out of Jiang Zhong's Mansion spread all over Chang 'an City. Chang' an City was suddenly in an uproar. Compared with Du Ruhui, Qu Tutong's reputation in Chang 'an City was not inferior at all.
During the Sui Dynasty, Qu Tutong was appointed by Yang Guang to stay in Chang 'an and was ordered to protect Chang' an. After surrendering to the Tang dynasty, he had been in a high position and had always been a dignitary in Chang 'an City.
"Mo Jiazi still hasn't changed. He even dares to have designs on Jiang Zhong's Mansion!" An old man in his fifties said angrily. He was an old man who had experienced the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, and he admired Qu Tutong very much.
"I think Mo Jiazi has been too arrogant recently and a little too complacent!"
"He doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and is fishing for compliments with the help of a deceased meritorious official. I must have been blind to have trusted him."
"Mo Jiazi's character is so bad. It can be seen that the Mo Family Village is also a place of evil. I won't buy anything from the Mo Family Village in the future." Some profiteers added fuel to the fire and took the opportunity to suppress the business of the Mo Family Village.
In a short time, Mo Jiazi's reputation was completely tarnished.
Meton's next family was Duke Zou's Mansion. Duke Zou, Zhang Gongjin, passed away in the sixth year of Zhenguan, and his eldest son, Zhang Xiangxiang, inherited the title.
In front of Duke Zou's Mansion.
Tie An looked at the closed gate of Duke Zou's Mansion with resentment and looked at his young master worriedly. However, he found that Meton's face was calm and there was not a trace of anger at all.
"Young master!"
Tie An shouted worriedly. He knew that the more the situation was like this, the more it showed that Meton was accumulating anger in his heart.
"I'm fine." Meton waved his hand.
He knew that this time, someone must have done something behind the scenes. Otherwise, these three families would not be so united and not even give him a chance to try. This showed that these three families had the confidence to draw the portraits of the three Marquises even though they had offended him.
He believed that no aristocratic family would give up the glory of Lingyan Pavilion even if they were brainless, unless they were absolutely safe, not to mention that there were three families at the same time.
Offending him, being able to influence the aristocratic families of the Marquises, and having the confidence to draw the portraits of the three Marquises, Meton could not help but think of the group of people he met in the Jieshi Square.
"Young master, let's go back first and think of a way." Tie An advised.
Meton shook his head and said, "Let's go to the next family!"
Yunjie Duke's Mansion had already gathered a lot of people who were here to watch the show, as well as servants and spies who were here to inquire about the news. After all, the news that Mo Jiazi had been kicked out three times had already spread like wildfire. People could easily guess that Mo Jiazi's last stop was at Yunjie Duke's Mansion.
"Is the son of the Mo Family too scared to come?" A young man dressed in a green retainer looked at the end of the street.
"If it were me, I wouldn't come either. Isn't he looking for humiliation?" Someone shook his head and said.
"Serves him right. Who asked him to fish for compliments by using the deceased meritorious minister?" The cyan clothes servant seemed to be angry.
Conversations like this happened from time to time. There were always one or two people who spared no effort to slander Meton. Soon, many people had a bad impression of Meton.
"He's here. Mo Jiazi is here!" The cyan clothes servant glanced at the street and saw the carriage with the symbol of the Mo Family Village. He shouted with excitement.
"What? Mo Jiazi still dares to come? "The crowd suddenly became excited.
With a squeak, the carriage of the Mo Family stopped. A coachman who was like an iron tower opened the curtain and a handsome young man jumped down.
"Ah! Is this Mo Jiazi? "
"I didn't expect him to be so scheming at such a young age."
"What a pity!"
The crowd looked at Meton and started to talk about him.
"Tie An!" Meton did not care about these rumors and turned his head and shouted.
Tie An understood and walked to Yunjie Duke's Mansion.
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