MTL - Feng Xing-Chapter 20

Dewang called the guards to chase him, but he couldn't see anyone outside the gate.

When he came back to report, Zong Yue's face became a little colder.

"Those who go out from the government office must have a source, go and investigate!"

"Yes, the slave will go now."

At this time, Du Mingming and Du Mansion Terrace had already come out from inside, and he was saluting from a long distance away.

Zong Yue restrained his emotions, returned to his usual expressionless mood, and went inside accompanied by the other party.

Dewang was very efficient in his work. As soon as Zong Yue sat down at the head of the third hall, he came back, stepped forward and whispered something in Zong Yue's ear.

Du Mingming noticed the abnormality, and carefully asked, "Third Highness, what's the matter?"

The hand under Zong Yue's sleeve fiddled with the Buddhist beads, and said with a calm expression: "It's nothing, I just met an old man, and I heard that he is the nephew of a master Du..."

"But Master Hou? I'm going to ask someone to call him here." Hou Fei is the only one who can be called Master in the government office, and Du Mingliang has always relied on him very much.

When Hou Fei arrived, Du Mingliang was drinking tea with Zong Yue.

Zong Yue sat at the main seat, while Du Mingliang did not sit on the right side, but could only accompany him on the lower left side. This way of sitting was unusual, Hou Fei's eyes flashed, and he bowed in salute.

"Master Hou, this is His Highness the Third Prince."

"The students have met His Highness the Third Highness."

"Master Hou, Your Highness wants to ask you some questions, and you should answer them truthfully."

Zong Yue glanced at Dewang.

Dewang said with a smile: "Lord Du, you don't need to be so cautious, it's just that the master saw a person outside the gate just now. I asked him to be a Qing guest at the mansion, and we discussed Buddhism together. I never thought about looking for it again, but I couldn’t find it. No one expected to meet here. Unfortunately, the other party left too quickly just now. I asked the people below to inquire and found out This person is Master Hou's junior, that's why he asked Master Hou to come."

"This…"

"It's a great thing to be favored by His Highness the Third Highness. Master Hou hastened to order someone to find your junior."

Cold sweat was already on Hou Fei's forehead, and he bowed: "Student, go down and order someone to find him."

…

"My lord, what happened? It seems to be Mr. Fan."

Feng Sheng looked out the car window and saw Fan Jinchuan walking back with Xiaoqi accompanied by a servant, as if something happened and turned back.

She really wanted to call the other party to stop, but thinking that there would be enemies eyeing her later, she could only tell Uncle Yu to leave quickly.

After walking a long way, Feng Sheng gradually calmed down, stroking the prayer beads under his sleeves, and frowning.

She wasn't sure if the other party saw the string of prayer beads, and it was also because she was not wary of seeing the third prince again, but it was useless to think about it, and now she was thinking about another thing.

Contrary to her expectations, that bookworm Fan Jinchuan was actually a protégé of Elder Song Ge, and his place of office was actually Taizhou.

When the carriage arrived at the inn, Feng Sheng rubbed his brows and got out of the carriage.

Before he could stand still, Zhiqiu hurried over with a person.

It was Hou Fei.

"Uncle Hou?"

"Go in and talk."

After recounting the matter roughly, Hou Fei asked worriedly: "Feng Sheng, why did you offend the third prince? I saw that the eunuch's words were normal, but he smiled. It's as simple as a guest. Does he know that you are a daughter, how did you meet?"

Feng Sheng glanced at him, smiled and said, "Uncle Hou, you're in a mess."

Hou Fei, who was pacing back and forth, stopped.

After a while, he sighed deeply: "Yes, I'm in a mess. Your father is just a daughter like you, and he treats you like a jewel. Now that something happened to your father, if you..."

"Then before, Uncle Hou closed the door to Uncle Yu because he wanted to protect Feng Sheng? Are you afraid that if I go to Yangzhou, I won't let you go and cause trouble? So why don't you just pour a few more basins of cold water on me, so that I will die, and be honest. In Shaoxing."

Hou Fei pinched his beard and looked at her, and laughed: "I can't hide anything from you."

Feng Sheng let out a long breath, and smiled even brighter: "About how Feng Sheng and the third prince got acquainted, because there are some things that I can't say clearly, I will tell Uncle Hou when I have a chance in the future. As for the third prince—"

She stood up, took two steps back and forth, and looked at the bustling pedestrians outside the window.

"Uncle Hou, if you care about it, you will be in chaos. The third prince has a high status, but he is just a prince. Da Zhou learned from the experience of the previous dynasty and did not adopt the system of enfeoffment and vassalage. He also strictly disciplined the princes. The prince did not enter the court for business. He has no rights. Besides, he is a dignified prince, even if he invites me to be a guest in his mansion, so what?"

Speaking of the phrase 'so what', she turned around and looked at Hou Fei with a smile, she was calm and unhurried, obviously not paying attention.

"But what are you..."

The remaining three words 'daughter's body' were swallowed after seeing Fang Fengsheng's calm gaze.

"I still feel that this person is not kind, and it is better to avoid it. But..."

"But what?"

Hou Fei took two steps, and said: "If you really want to reverse the case for your father, this person is a very good ladder. However, this third prince has been doing nothing but studying Buddhism, and the other princes have already entered the court to do business. Only he doesn't seem to be in a hurry, but this time, the Holy One was in a hurry and ordered him to enter the court. I'm afraid a person with such a character will not be able to give you much help."

Feng Sheng blinked: "Didn't Uncle Hou tell me to go back and stop investigating?"

"Are you willing to listen to what I say?"

Feng Sheng laughed, very mischievously: "Of course I won't listen."

Seeing her smile like this, Hou Fei felt as if time was going backwards, his eyes were full of nostalgia and memories.

After a while, he sighed and said: "If possible, I hope you will never interfere in this matter, but if you insist on refusing to listen, this third prince may make you a little higher."

"If it was before, maybe I would have considered the Third Prince, but now—"

"how?"

"I have other plans! Well, Uncle Hou, let's go."

Hou Fei asked with eyes open.

Feng Sheng wanted to laugh again, it was the first time she had seen Hou Fei, who had always been scheming, like this.

"I have to help you get rid of this person first."

…

On the way to the government office, Zhiqiu asked worriedly: "Girl, you know why the third prince is looking for you, why do you still go?"

Feng Sheng nodded her forehead: "First, I brought this matter on to Uncle Hou, if I don't go, he can't do the job; second, as long as I don't admit it, the third prince will not reveal the entanglement between us; finally , I have to thank Uncle Yu, just relying on what Uncle Yu helped me do, who dares to say that I am not a man, can it not be seen if I take off my clothes?"

Zhiqiu's eyes fell on Feng Sheng's neck, and his sad face turned into a smile: "My maidservant forgot this, Uncle Yu is really amazing, the art of disguise is so exquisite, if one day I make one for my maidservant and Zhichun, The servant girl doesn't have to worry about pretending to be a man."

"What are you doing pretending to be a man? Besides, whether you look like a man or not can't be solved by just a fake Adam's apple."

It took years and years to integrate into the identity of a man, from walking to sitting and lying, and even making a sound, Feng Sheng was raised by Fang Yan as a son since childhood, and he often ran around wearing boy's clothes to develop this ability.

At this moment, the carriage stopped, Feng Sheng put on a straight expression, and said, "You and Uncle Yu stay outside, and Uncle Hou and I go in."

Hou Fei led Feng Sheng all the way to the Binxing Hall on the right side of the third hall, which is where the government office specially entertains distinguished guests.

There were more than a dozen guards standing outside the door. Seeing him leading people approaching, they stretched out their hands to stop him.

Dewang came out from inside: "Your Highness only saw this Mr. Fang."

Hou Fei gave Feng Sheng a worried look, cupped his hands, and left.

Dewang led Feng Sheng in, and kept looking at her while walking.

Feng Sheng asked: "This father-in-law, I don't know what you are looking at?"

Dewang looked at her again in surprise, and asked with a smile: "Girl, I really don't remember our family?"

Feng Sheng stopped in her tracks and pointed to her nose with a fan: "Girl, is father-in-law talking about me? Although Xiaosheng is a bit more handsome, it is inevitable that there are girls who admire me since childhood and say that I am handsome, but I am still the number one." Someone once said that I was a girl. Considering that you are His Highness's servant, Xiaosheng should pretend that this did not happen. You must know that a soldier can be killed but not humiliated!"

Dewang is at a loss for words.

At this moment, a voice came from inside: "What are you dawdling in, get out!"

So, Dewang rolled in, and Feng Sheng followed.

…

Seeing Zong Yue again, Feng Sheng still palpitates about his aura.

This man has changed too much, at least Feng Sheng has met him three times, all three times with different faces. But it can be seen that although this person's temper is volatile, he can always restrain his emotions quickly, so that others cannot see the fluctuations in his heart.

She had imagined how angry he would be after going through the past, and it would not be surprising if he swallowed her, but she never expected that it would be him sitting on the grand master's chair, with one arm resting on the armrest, holding the tea bowl, half looked up at her.

Looking at those calm eyes, the corners of Feng Sheng's mouth froze for a moment, but he quickly bowed in salute, and shouted that he had seen the Third Highness.

The higher-ups didn't shout, so Feng Sheng could only bend down like this.

Common people have to kneel when they see an official, but those with great fame don't need to kneel, they can salute as a salute. However, in order to show respect, when facing a noble person or an elder, you can only stand up straight when the other party calls out.

"I don't know why the Third Highness is recruiting students? The student heard that the Third Highness had a relationship with the student, but the student has never met the Third Highness."

"You said you haven't seen the main hall?"

"Students really haven't seen it."

"Fang Fengsheng, you are so courageous! It's fine if you don't kneel down when you see His Highness, and you even lied that you didn't know him."

After a cold shout, Dewang wanted to plunge his head into the asshole, but Feng Sheng stood up straight instead.

"Your Highness, are you addressing the student? The student's surname is indeed Fang, but not Fang Fengsheng. The student's surname is Fang, surname Fengfu, and the word Shenyan. He is a student in the 23rd year of Jialong. The court allows visible officials not to kneel."

"Fang Fengfu?"

Feng Sheng nodded.

Zong Yue stood up and walked over.

"Word review?"

Feng Sheng nodded again.

"Jialong's twenty-three-year student?"

Zong Yue walked around her for half a circle, as if looking at her carefully, so she held her head high and showed him.

Suddenly, Zong Yue sneered, and his eyes fell on Feng Sheng's Adam's apple.

Feng Sheng seemed a little annoyed, and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the student doesn't know why you and this father-in-law look familiar to the student, but they are similar and have the same name. The student is definitely not the Fang Fengsheng you mentioned, but My younger sister's boudoir name is Feng Sheng, but my younger sister has already been married, and she is also a back house girl, could it be that His Highness the Third Highness has met my younger sister? How did you meet?"

Zong Yue looked at her, Feng Sheng did not back down.

Just when she was about to say something, Zong Yue suddenly sat back on the chair: "I didn't know Fang Yan had you as a son?"

Feng Sheng's eyelids twitched, and asked: "Your Highness knows my father?"

"We met once."

"Then His Highness doesn't know, so it's not surprising. The student has been weak since he was a child, and he seldom shows his face in front of people. The doctor said that the student's life is only fifteen years old. In order to recuperate, the student lives in seclusion in the mountains with a genius doctor all the year round. Some people even rumored that the student Died young, Your Highness must not believe in gossip."

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