Chapter 47 Qin Fang is injured
After returning to the inn and finishing dinner, Xiao Feng went into the room with Mo Cangyan to discuss something.
Feng Xiyao was bored when she saw Qin Fang just walking in from the door.
She waved to Qin Fang happily: "Here!"
When Qin Fang saw her, he lowered his head subconsciously and did not approach her.
Feng Xiyao frowned strangely and walked towards him.
Seeing her approaching him, Qin Fang took a step back.
"Master, please stay!"
Feng Xiyao was a little angry: "What's wrong? Even you can't talk to me?"
Qin Fang lowered his eyes.
"I have something to do now. My master is really bored. You can go to the backyard tomorrow. The peach blossoms there are in full bloom. I believe my master will like it!"
After Qin Fang finished speaking, he leaned towards her and left.
"Backyard, peach blossom?"
Feng Xiyao looked at the closed door, thought that she was fine now, turned around and walked towards the backyard.
In the room.
Xiao Feng was reporting his findings to Mo Cangyan.
"The Grand Master and Kong Lu have been exchanging letters for a long time, but the Grand Master always asks them to be burned!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a half-burned letter from his arms.
"I found this in the Taifu Mansion. I sent people away when it was burning, and then I dug it out from the fire!"
Mo Cangyan took the letter. Although it was half burned, he could still vaguely make out the information on it.
Kong Lu asked the tutor to help him so that his son could successfully enter the palace examination and find the most outstanding article to replace his son's!
Seeing this, Mo Cangyan sneered.
"For an incompetent idiot like Kong Lu's son, even if we find the best essay to replace him, what good will it do? No one can save him during the palace examination!"
Xiao Feng was a little surprised to hear his master say this.
"This year... the master will set the questions himself!"
Mo Cangyan said nothing and turned to look out the window.
Feng Xiyao didn't notice that someone upstairs was staring at her, and she was just admiring the peach blossoms.
It’s just the beginning of spring, and the peach blossoms here are growing very lushly. Even outside the daytime, you can still see them clearly.
Feng Xiyao picked a small flower and gently put it next to her ear.
She was dressed in plain clothes, and her hair, which had been combed up, was let down, draped long behind her. Without the constraints of being in the palace, she looked more playful and lively. The peach blossoms on her ears made her look charming and clear.
The wind was strong at night, and the peach blossoms on the trees fluttered down, landing on Feng Xiyao in spots.
Xiao Feng followed his master's line of sight and saw Feng Xiyao in the backyard.
Mo Cangyan raised his eyes and saw Xiao Feng also looking at the woman downstairs, and frowned slightly.
Sensing his master's displeasure, Xiao Feng hastily withdrew his gaze and lowered his head.
"Go back to the palace first, and tell me if there is anything!"
"yes!"
Xiao Feng turned around and walked out. Thinking of his master's eyes just now, he was almost frightened to the point of his legs going limp.
Feeling a strong gaze staring at her, Feng Xiyao, who was about to pick a few flowers, stopped and looked up to find the source of the gaze.
When she looked towards Mo Cangyan's room, she saw him leaning against the window, staring at her without blinking.
"What are you looking at?"
No one likes being stared at all the time. Feng Xiyao pursed her lips unhappily.
For some reason, Mo Cangyan seemed to be in a good mood today, and he curled his lips and said to Feng Xiyao.
"Come up!"
Feng Xiyao shook her head: "No, I haven't seen enough!"
Mo Cangyan's mouth corners drooped and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"I told you to come up!"
Feng Xiyao: “…”
[This bastard is so abominable! ]
Fearing of angering the tyrant and decreasing his health points, Feng Xiyao took off the peach blossom from his ear and walked back reluctantly.
…
Confucius Mansion.
Qin Fang received Mo Cangyan's order to observe Kong Lu's actions.
He was lying on the roof, watching Kong Lu's every move.
After a while, a familiar figure walked in. Qin Fang moved closer and finally saw the person's appearance clearly.
It’s the Grand Tutor!
Knowing that the two were in cahoots, Qin Fang was not surprised and listened to their conversation quietly.
When Kong Lu saw the Grand Tutor coming, he hurried to greet him.
"The teacher is finally here!"
The Grand Tutor waved his hand: "Okay, we have been friends for many years, there is no need to be like this!"
Kong Lu smiled when he heard this and took out a piece of paper.
"This is the answer sheet of today's imperial examination candidate. The answer is very good. Not only does it describe the vastness of Daxia, but it also points out many drawbacks and solutions. If nothing unexpected happens, if the emperor sees it, he will definitely like it very much!"
The tutor stroked his long beard, his eyes shining with brilliance.
"Master Kong means that this answer sheet should be given to your son instead!"
Kong Lu smiled and nodded: "That's what the students mean!"
Qin Fang frowned and looked at the answer sheet. The name on it was "Mo Yan", which was the name his master had chosen when he took the imperial examination.
The Grand Tutor rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice, "What is this person's background? Does he have any backers?"
Kong Lu recalled the information his men had gathered and shook his head.
"This person has no background. He is originally from Jiangzhou. He has been poor since he was a child and has only an elderly father!"
When Mo Cangyan pretended to be a child from a poor family, he had already asked Qin Fangjia to create an identity. If anyone checked, they would find out that it was the identity they released.
The Grand Tutor nodded in satisfaction: "This is great. He has no background and Jiangzhou is a remote and poor place. Even if he is replaced, he won't be able to make any waves!"
Hearing this, Kong Lu knew that the Grand Tutor was willing to help him keep the matter secret, and he bowed in gratitude.
"The student thanks the teacher very much!"
The Master took a sip of tea, his eyes shining brightly.
"You don't have to thank me. We are grasshoppers on the same rope. We prosper together and we suffer together. Helping you is also helping myself!"
Kong Lu leaned over again with a grateful look on his face.
"Students will know this and will do their best to learn from their teachers. They will also never forget the years of training they have received from their teachers!"
After listening to the conversation between the two, Qin Fang frowned, stood up and was about to leave, but the tiles under his feet suddenly loosened and fell down.
There was a clang sound, and the servants and guards around hurriedly looked up.
Qin Fang thought something was wrong and flew away.
But the guards lying in ambush all around would not let him leave so easily, so they rushed up and started fighting with him.
Kong Lu and the Grand Tutor rushed out and saw the man in black knocking the guard who had rushed up off the beam and making him fall off.
Fearing that what happened just now would be spread out, Kong Lu shouted: "Kill him, and I will reward you handsomely!"
As he spoke, he took the bow and arrow brought by his men and aimed it at the man in black on the roof.
While Qin Fang was fighting with the guards, he also had to be on guard against the hidden weapons of the people below. He did not notice that Kong Lu had already drawn his bow and aimed it at him.
With a whoosh, Qin Fang was hit by an arrow on the shoulder. He groaned in pain, kicked the guard in front of him away, turned around and jumped down hastily, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The Taifu was so angry that he cursed loudly.
"No one has discovered this man in black so openly. If this matter gets out and the emperor investigates, both of us will be in trouble!"
Kong Lu hurriedly spoke to comfort her.
"Teacher, don't worry. The arrow is poisonous. Even if that person hears our conversation, he won't live long!"