"Milord, we're here!"
The carriage stopped at a corner of the manor. Wang Ergou's voice came from outside through the curtains.
"Got it!"
After a while, Cao Zheng walked out of the carriage.
Wang Xuan patted off the crumbs of the fruit shell on her dress and smoothed out the creases that had been formed from kneeling. She wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth and put on her veil. She then walked out of the carriage with two large wooden boxes in her hands.
Just as he landed.
She didn't know if it was because she had been kneeling for too long that her blood flow was not smooth, or if it was because the wooden box was too heavy, but her legs went soft and she almost fell.
Fortunately, Cao Zheng was quick to react and went forward to support her so that she would not make a fool of herself in public.
"You're already an adult, but you don't know how to be careful.”
Why did she end up like this? Wasn't it his fault?
He had already said that he only knew how to play the zither, but he insisted on teaching her how to play the vertical flute.
If she didn't learn well, she would be punished. She had been kneeling all the way.
Wang Xuan could only roll her eyes at Cao Zheng's fake feelings and protest silently.
Cao Zheng strode towards the manor's gate.
Wang Xuan was half a step behind, following him like a shadow.
Seeing Cao Zheng and his companion leave, Wang Ergou sighed,"Sir, you've worked too hard."
After that.
He lifted the curtains to let the carriage breathe.
To prevent the smell of sweat and fruit cakes from lingering.
Fang Manor.
Looking at the plaque above the door, Wang Xuan whispered,"
"This is the residence of the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Fang Enfang?”
"That's right."
Plain and simple!
This was Wang Xuan's evaluation of it.
The gray walls and gray tiles seemed a little out of place compared to the red walls and glazed tiles around it.
Looking at the stone sculptures in front of other people's houses, they were either majestic, solemn, or mischievous. However, there was nothing there. It was bare.
She had never expected the mansion to be so inconspicuous, even though she was a third-grade official and the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Cao Zheng stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.
The door opened a crack, and a young man poked his head out. When he saw Cao Zheng, he opened the door and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Greetings, Lord Cao!"
Although Cao Zheng's official position was not high, all the servants in the Fang Residence knew him.
It was not only because Fang En had specially instructed him, but also because of Cao Zheng's generosity.
"So you're on duty today, Little Six. Is Teacher Fang at home?”
As the saying went, the King of Hell was easy to meet, but the little devil was difficult to deal with.
Cao Zheng had always been on good terms with these men.
He took out the silver that he had prepared earlier and secretly stuffed it into Little Six's hands.
Little Six kept the silver without leaving a trace, and the smile on his face widened.
"Old Master is drinking in the garden. You're not an outsider, so you can go by yourself.”
"I know the way, there's no need to trouble you.”
Cao Zheng was familiar with the place and brought Wang Xuan straight to the garden.
In the garden of the Fang Residence.
At this moment, it was extremely lively.
Not only was Fang En there, but his wives, concubines, and children were also there.
He admired the flowers, fed the fish, drank tea, chatted, played chess…
They were having a great time.
Cao Zheng had good eyesight. With just a casual glance, he found Fang En's location.
At this moment, he was sitting alone in the pavilion drinking wine.
Cao Zheng quickly walked over and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Greetings, Teacher Fang. I hope I didn't disturb everyone's mood by coming here without permission?”
Fang En seemed to be thinking about something. He only woke up when he heard Cao Zheng's voice.
Looking at Cao Zheng, Fang En laughed and teased,"
"So it's our Lord Feng Luan. Sit, quickly sit, accompany me to drink a few cups.”
When he saw Wang Xuan behind Cao Zheng, he stopped smiling and asked,""Who is this behind you?"
Cao Zheng walked forward and sat opposite Fang En. Then, he gave Wang Xuan a look.
When Wang Xuan saw this, she immediately stepped forward and placed the wooden box in front of Fang En.
"This servant greets Lord Fang. This is the snack Lord Cao brought for you when he passed by the snack shop. It is said to be a new product, but I don't know if it suits your taste.”
Cao Zheng did not answer his question.
Fang En glanced at Wang Xuan, then at the wooden box in front of him. He had some guesses in his heart.
From the perfume shop to the official shop, this was already the third time.
He just didn't know if this matter would be troublesome.
The two of them were already familiar with each other, so he naturally picked up one of the wooden boxes.
It was very heavy, about four to five pounds.
He opened it and saw a peach, a longevity peach, and a solid longevity peach made of pure gold.
Fang En's pupils constricted. His heart skipped a beat, and his throat throbbed.
So he quickly put down the box in his hand and picked up the second one.
The Golden Buddha was a chubby Golden Buddha that was as heavy as the previous one.
Fang En closed the wooden box and placed it aside.
One tael of gold and ten taels of silver.
These two boxes added up to about 1000 taels.
(PS: This book is calculated at 10 taels per catty, 50 grams per tael.)）
Rich.
It was more than the previous two times combined.
but... It also meant that the matter was very difficult to handle.
"Tell me, what's the matter this time?”
Cao Zheng looked at Wang Xuan and introduced her,"This is the criminal officer Wang Fu's beloved daughter, Wang Xuan."”
Fang En knew about Wang Xuan.
In the past two days, the news of Wang Xuan inexplicably turning into a poison woman and being disfigured had spread like wildfire, becoming the talk of the town.
Fang En nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.
First, he used benefits to tempt Fang En.
She then introduced Wang Xuan to test Fang En's attitude towards her.
If his attitude was not good, he would stop there. Otherwise, he would continue.
Therefore, he said directly,"
"Someone asked me to take care of her. Originally, this matter was not difficult, but yesterday, Lord Lin sent an invitation to invite me to the birthday banquet and specifically asked me to bring her along. This humble official was puzzled and wanted to ask Teacher Fang for guidance.”
Fang En knew about Lin Chuanfeng and Wang Fu.
Wang Fu's case could be said to be the biggest matter in the Imperial Capital in this period of time.
To be honest, he couldn't figure out why Lin Chuanfeng invited Wang Xuan.
The invitation seemed to be inviting Cao Zheng, but it was actually inviting Wang Xuan.
However…
You've already destroyed his family, and now you're inviting him to the birthday banquet?
Wasn't this just rubbing salt on the wound?
The banquet was filled with guests. Wasn't he afraid that something would happen if he invited a poisonous person like Wang Xuan over?
If something really happened, not to mention Lin Chuanfeng, even His Highness wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.
Fang En raised his wine cup and took a sip. He looked at Cao Zheng and asked,
"What are you thinking? What do you want to achieve?"
"I don't have any thoughts. I only have one goal, and that is to protect Wang Xuan.”
Hearing this, Fang En was filled with curiosity.
Paying such a huge price just to protect a poisonous and ugly woman?
1000 silver taels.
He could have any woman he wanted.
Even if he were to be the groom every day and change the bride every night, he would be able to play for a long time.
It was understandable if Cao Zheng was mesmerized by her. After all, sometimes men didn't use their brains to think.
However, looking at the situation of the two of them, there was no such thing at all.
Previously, he said that he was entrusted by someone.
Now that Wang Fu was finished, there was only one person who was closest to Wang Xuan, and that was her mother, the Qi family.
He had seen the Qi family once. Yes, they were very tempting.
Thinking of this, Fang En was suddenly enlightened. He felt that he had discovered the truth.
Good heavens.
So it was the Qi family.
Previously, when she was matchmaking for him, he was unwilling no matter what. So it turned out that he liked this kind of thing.
Not good!
I have to keep my wives and concubines away from him in the future!
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