Chapter 12 Happy Change
After a while, the shopkeeper came over with a tea tray. There was only a crystal clear glass cup inside, with a few green buds floating up and down, looking very uncomfortable. Feng Wuhen was surprised this time. It should be noted that such glassware has always been tributes from Western barbarians. There was no production in the Central Plains. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth hundreds of gold. The shopkeeper is just guarding a small teahouse. Where did he get such financial resources?
The shopkeeper seemed to see the doubts in the distinguished guest's heart, and then said, "This master, this cup is the reward for the old man who saved a foreigner a few years ago. He has been hiding it. Today, he has met a guest who is a good guest, so he took it out to offer treasures. Please don't laugh at me."
Feng Wuhen didn't say much, took a sip, and couldn't help but praise: "The tea is good, and the making of the ground is exquisite, fragrant but not depressed, and the tea fragrance is restrained. I think it's not an ordinary person, right?" He glanced at the shopkeeper with a deep impression, "You have been very troublesome today, but this cup and that little tea are probably not a small account."
The shopkeeper smiled sly, "The little old man knew that he was not an ordinary person, he was just showing his diligence. If he didn't like it, then he would take the heavier brew. The little old man has all kinds of famous teas here, just ask you to sit for a while and help suppress it."
Feng Wuhen instinctively smelled a scent of conspiracy, but since the shopkeeper is not young, there will be nothing out of the ordinary. Besides, Xu Chunshu and others are present, I don’t know how to make things happen. "Since that's the case, I will take the shopkeeper's kindness, but don’t expect me to stop any trouble." He smiled casually, "If there is really any big trouble, I will give you the tea money and you won’t leave it." The latter sentence was quite joking.
The shopkeeper also knew what he saw. Seeing that Feng Wuhen seemed to be relaxing, he did not dare to disturb him. He was about to leave, but when Feng Wuhen suddenly asked, "Your shop's business seems not to be very good today?"
"Don't you know that today everyone heard that Miss Tang was out of the house. Not to mention young people, even some old men joined in the fun. Of course, it was deserted here. There were so many people in the past." The shopkeeper saw Feng Wuhen asking a question, and hurriedly stepped forward and answered, "The sedan chair will pass by now, and there are definitely not a few people watching."
"Whose young lady Tang married?" Feng Wuhen was a little curious. Today he heard so many people discussing this matter, and I think the family of my husband should be good. Otherwise, with the nature of Tang Jianrou's father Tang Zengyuan, how could he marry his beloved daughter to him? After all, he is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and is also well-known among the scholars.
"I heard it was that Lord Tanhua." The shopkeeper said with great enthusiasm, "Mr. He won the Tanhua and entered the Hanlin Academy. Miss Tang's father was the chief examiner of the previous subject, and saw that Tanhualang was a young talent, and his daughter was interested in him, so he would not let him go easily. I heard that Lord He had already made a decision and was just waiting for the day of marriage. This time he finally got married on the auspicious day." The shopkeeper said with a flash of eyebrows. If it weren't for the half-white hair, Feng Wuhen would have almost thought that he had admired Tang Jianrou for a long time.
However, this news really shocked Feng Wuhen. At that time in Yiyun Pavilion, Fan Hengwen and He Shuming almost tore their faces off for Tang Jianrou. It seems that He Shuming had already made a marriage in his hometown, but now he is climbing up a new branch. If the stupid Fan Hengwen took advantage of the trouble today, the matter would be going big. While thinking about it, a sound of blowing and beating came, and it turned out that the newcomer's sedan chair was coming.
Suddenly, the street was filled with pedestrians, and everyone wanted to see the style. The big red sedan chair was covered tightly, without any cracks, which disappointed people who were interested in seeing the beauty. It was rare to see the lady of a noble family, not to mention that Tang Jianrou, a talented woman in the capital, had no choice but to escort the sedan chairs in the Tang Mansion, were all tall and strong men, and everyone could only join in the fun in a hurry. The groom sitting on the horse attracted a look of Yin Xian. However, when he thought that he was a dignified Tanhualang, the idle man watching could only sigh that he was inferior. Who wanted them to have power but no power, and no money?
Feng Wuhen saw a group of people sarcastically squeezing around the door, but suddenly saw a familiar figure swaying by the door. "Ming Jue, drag that person in!" Feng Wuhen shouted, "If he refuses, it's okay to knock him out!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ming Jue quickly flew out, and several stools at the door also fell to the ground with his figure flashing.
The shopkeeper looked at the sudden change in a daze, and he didn't understand how this young man was interested in a passerby. Just as he was about to speak, Ming Jue had already brought the person in. Sure enough, Feng Wuhen saw it well. The man was Fan Hengwen, probably Ming Jue sealed his mute hole, so he could only struggle with his hands and feet until he saw Feng Wuhen.
Feng Wuhen was too lazy to care about the surprised gazes of the tea lovers, and directly searched Mingjue to untie Fan Hengwen's acupoints. Fan Hengwen coughed violently a few times before he growled in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, why are you stopping me? That beast, he has obviously made a marriage, but he still dares to marry someone else. I, I want to teach him a lesson!"
As soon as the word "Your Highness" came out, the teahouse was silent, and everyone looked at the noble man with uneasy eyes. The same astonishing words behind did not stir up any turmoil. If Ming Jue hadn't stopped most people from approaching, there would have been a lot of good things to come up to pay his respects. "Zi Xu, go guard the gate!" Feng Wuhen ordered in a deep voice, and then turned to Fan Hengwen, "You reckless guy, do you know what the consequences would be if you rushed up rashly just now?" Seeing that there were too many idle people around, he whispered to the shopkeeper, "Do you have a clean room here?"
The shopkeeper had long been stunned. He thought Feng Wuhen was just a child of a wealthy family, but who knew he had such a noble identity. When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but be glad that he had hit the treasure. He seemed to be able to pass the test smoothly later. Therefore, as soon as Feng Wuhen said, he repeatedly agreed, and pulled the surprised and suspicious friend beside him, and told him to watch the teahouse business. Then he took Feng Wuhen and others to the backyard. Xu Chunshu did not move. After Feng Wuhen and the others disappeared, he warned coldly: "My master doesn't want the matter here today to be leaked. Everyone is smart. If you don't want to be asked by Shuntian Mansion to ask, don't go out and talk nonsense!"
Everyone was afraid of the power of the royal family, and nodded in silence. The few who were afraid of trouble even left the tea money and slipped out. Thinking of what Fan Hengwen had just said, no one wanted to get involved in the affairs of the official family. The heart of currying favor with the powerful and noble suddenly disappeared, and for a moment, the others left their seats one after another. However, the two friends looked excited and seemed to careless. Xu Chunshu was confused and his vigilant eyes shot everywhere, for fear that something suspicious was missing.
In less than a year, Feng Wuhen discovered that Fan Hengwen seemed to have grown a lot older. The past scholarly aura was hard to see on his face. On the contrary, his tired look was fully displayed. "Tell me, what's going on? If I remember correctly, He Shuming should have a good relationship with you. Did you not know about his marriage with Miss Tang in advance?"
Fan Hengwen snorted coldly, "I really regret knowing that beast with a human face and beast heart! If I hadn't just asked my father to be a matchmaker for him, how could I have harmed my cousin's life?" He was a man, and a splash of water appeared in his eyes. "That time, he and my cousin Mei Xueqin decided to live forever. Because his family was in a difficult situation, they were afraid that Xueqin's parents would not agree to it, so they begged me to help him. It was also my heart that weakened and insisted on begging my father to tell him about his marriage. Unexpectedly, in order to climb to the top, he actually falsely surrendered to Xueqin's reputation and quit the marriage. Poor my cousin is also a strong-willed person and almost committed suicide. If it weren't for the early discovery, his life would have been ruined in his hands!"
Although he had known that He Shuming was keen on fame, Feng Wuhen did not expect such a hidden story. However, based on Tang Zengyuan's always rigorous family tradition, he would never marry his daughter to such a person. Is there anything else that is strange? Feng Wuhen asked thoughtfully: "I will ask you, have you ever explained this matter when you went to the Tang family?"
When talking about the Tang family, Fan Hengwen was even more furious, "What kind of scholarly family is the best example? Tang Zengyuan is not worthy at all! I have been there three times in a row, and every time he avoids him, he sent me only to send a housekeeper to kill me. The slave who pretended to be powerful also said that I deliberately slandered the reputation of his new son-in-law because of jealousy. He mocked me more and more, and almost never sent a servant to beat me out! Humph, these wealthy families look down on us, the newly-entered Jinshi at all." Later, Fan Hengwen couldn't help but feel sad, and thought that he had touched the pain in his heart.
"He Shuming has recently passed the imperial examination and has no foreign aid in the court. Who proposed marriage for him?" Feng Wuhen turned to the main topic, "Although the Tang family is not as good as those wealthy families, at least they will not easily give up the lady."
Fan Hengwen never thought about this, and was stunned for a moment. Yes, he and Li Junda ran around and tried to seek justice, but why didn't he expect He Shuming to have such great energy? In terms of official positions, he was just a small Hanlin Academy editor, and in terms of identity, he was far from the famous young master. A terrifying idea suddenly popped up in his heart. He looked at Feng Wuhen's face carefully, and he stuttered: "What is your highness meant that the backer behind He Shuming is very hard?"
A nerd-looking person could think of this, and Feng Wuhen also felt that this person was available. "It was not my king's words, but the fact. Since Tang Zengyuan avoided him, it means that he already knew this. If he agreed to this marriage, it would be self-evident what transactions there were behind it." Feng Wuhen suddenly remembered the previous incident when Tang Jianrou invited He Shuming to visit Yuanzhe Temple. He felt an unspeakable throbbing in his heart. Could it be that there had been a conspiracy since then?
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