The only happy person was probably Jian Xiaoyu.
When Fang Zhiyi asked for her dowry maid, Jian Xiaoyu hardly refused. To her, the maid was just an object; if she gave it to her, she gave it to her.
Peng Huan'er looked at Fang Zhiyi's nonchalant attitude with some unease, and she even thought about her own tragic end.
But Fang Zhiyi took her wandering around all day.
Peng Huan'er also noticed that this young master was different. Although he spent money lavishly, he liked to associate with ordinary people and could talk to people from all walks of life. He didn't act like a typical young master from a noble family.
No one suspected anything, after all, Fang Zhiyi wasn't much better before, she just seemed a bit crazier now.
Fang Zhiyi wouldn't compromise himself. No matter what happened, he would just show the ring. The emperor hadn't stipulated under what circumstances it could be used.
Moreover, instead of using his authority to exploit others, he spent his days squandering the Fang family's businesses.
When the emperor learned of this, he simply laughed it off, becoming even more certain that Fang Zhiyi was a fool.
The Fang family is now acting with extreme caution, fearing that they might anger the emperor and bring disaster upon themselves. They can only grit their teeth and endure Fang Zhiyi's actions, or even simply pretend not to see them.
"After Cong Yun gets married, we'll find an excuse to send him away!" Fang's mother said.
After a moment of contemplation, Fang's father nodded, his face revealing murderous intent.
"Once he's far from the capital, it's hard to say whether he'll live or die."
"Until then, let's be nicer to him for now; that way we can at least save some face for the family."
The outside world was abuzz with the news of the marriage between the Fang and Jian families, and Fang Zhiyi, as the biggest victim, also attracted a lot of attention.
The gossip changes daily, and it's almost escalating into the story that the Fang family patriarch condoned his youngest son, Fang Congyun, stealing Fang Zhiyi's fiancée.
Even with an imperial marriage decree, people still preferred to hear more exciting versions.
But before this issue could be resolved, Fang Zhiyi caused another problem.
He seized a shop belonging to the Fang family, claiming he wanted to do some profitable business. The shopkeeper wanted him to leave quickly, but after seeing Fang Zhiyi take out the ring bestowed by the emperor, the shopkeeper could only obediently smile.
When Mr. Fang heard about this, he was so angry that he almost choked. Fortunately, Mrs. Fang persuaded him to let it go. She said that as long as they could endure this period, everything would be fine. To save face, Mrs. Fang even sent someone to deliver some money to her son.
This action indeed had an effect, and the rumors of a harmonious Fang family prevailed.
"Young Master Fang, what kind of lousy deal is this?"
A young man from a prominent family traveled a long way to see the spectacle, but he was curious about the empty shop.
"Could it be that you're selling air?"
The other spoiled rich kids behind him laughed heartily. Although their talents were average, they were still many times better than Fang Zhiyi.
Fang Zhiyi smiled and pointed at him: "Short-sighted."
"What did you say?"
Fang Zhiyi slammed the ring bestowed upon him by the emperor onto the table: "What? Can't I say anything?"
Now everyone knows that Fang Zhiyi has this ring, and seeing the ring is like seeing an emperor, so they can only obediently endure it.
"You... Hmph." The young man from the aristocratic family was about to leave.
But Fang Zhiyi's naiveté kicked in: "You stop right there!"
"What else do you want? Don't think that just because your Fang family is powerful, you can offend..." The young man from the aristocratic family clearly knew that the Fang family had offended the emperor.
“I’m telling you, you’re short-sighted. You don’t even know what my shop does.”
The man was both angry and amused, so he simply walked in: "Come on, let me hear what kind of business you're in." His face was full of sarcasm.
Fang Zhiyi looked around mysteriously, then said with a smug look on her face, "I've built a passage that leads directly to the Western Regions."
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