He Tuyuan and Qian Duoduo, who had just arrived in Kyoto, were a little confused. No one had ever said that Kyoto was so prosperous.
"My dear cousin, Kyoto is so lively here!" Qian Duoduo said while leading the horse.
"Well, Duoduo, please tie up the carriage." He Tuyuan gave the order and prepared to go into the inn to rest.
As soon as He Tuyuan entered the inn, he met two noblemen and a few servants who were about to walk in together.
Because He Tuyuan liked cleanliness, he changed his clothes on the way here. He was not wearing the long gown that looked good when he met Du Yinye, but a cotton gown that was washed white.
He Tuyuan saw that they were also about to go in, so he prepared to move aside to let them pass first.
Unexpectedly, this action angered the two noblemen.
A man who looked like a monkey spoke up, "Hey, hey, hey, why are you letting us in? If anyone should let us in, it should be us. Why should you, a poor guy, come into the inn with me?" Feng Guangzong said angrily.
He Tuyuan was stunned. Was he meeting a second-generation rich kid? Why was this person so unreasonable?
Another man chimed in, "Exactly. Who are you? Who are we? You're a poor fellow, and you're unworthy enough to be with us. I feel bad for you standing here."
"Jincheng, there's no need to talk to him. Look, he's carrying a book basket. I guess he's also here to take the exam in Beijing." Feng Guangzong glanced at what He Tuyuan was carrying with contempt.
Hu Jincheng took a look. He hated people who could read the most. Unfortunately, his mother was the most famous talented woman in the capital at that time, so she was very strict with him and his brother Hu Zhaoge in studying. His brother was a little better and could study. Last time, he relied on his family's relationship to become an idle official in Kyoto. But he really wasn't cut out for studying. It would be better for him to die than to study. The more Qi Rou forced him to study, the more he hated reading. By the way, he didn't like people who were good at reading. Hu Jincheng thought about it and pushed He Tuyuan. "You poor guy, you are not worthy of coming to Kyoto to take the exam. You are not even worthy of supporting me!"
He Tuyuan was pushed back several steps. Qian Duoduo had just parked the carriage and came in. Seeing that his cousin was being bullied, he was about to support He Tuyuan.
Then Feng Guangzong said, "Oh, this guy actually has a servant. Looks like he went to park the carriage?"
Hu Jincheng said, "You're dressed so poorly, and you have a carriage? Do you believe it? I don't believe it at all. And even if you have a carriage, I don't know if your family sold everything they had to rent it. Do you really think you can turn into a phoenix by just putting a peacock feather on yourself? It's really ridiculous!"
Qian Duoduo's face flushed red with anger as he listened. He clenched his fists and wanted to go up to the other party to argue, but He Tuyuan stopped him. "Duoduo, no."
"My dear cousin, these two people have simply fallen into a cesspool. They speak so rudely." Qian Duoduo said angrily.
Feng Guangzong and Hu Jincheng, upon hearing this, felt that this poor scholar was truly cowardly. Hu Jincheng said, "You are as timid as a mouse, not even as hot-tempered as your servant. Really, with your mouse-like courage, you might as well pack up and go home."
He Tuyuan felt bored watching the two people talking to each other, so he prepared to ask Qian Duoduo to get the carriage and not stay there anymore.
Qian Duoduo was very angry and asked He Tuyuan, "My dear cousin, they have bullied me to this extent. Aren't you angry?"
He Tuyuan smiled and said, "Oh, if being angry is useful, I would have been angry a long time ago. But being angry is useless, and you can see that these two people are dandies from wealthy families. First of all, I don't want to cause trouble. Secondly, these two people are not worth my time. Thirdly, there are more people and more power. There are only two of us. If we fight, we will not have the advantage. Finally, if we fight, I will lose and get injured, which will affect my subsequent exams. But if I win, I may not be able to enter the examination room properly. After all, this is not our territory. Moreover, before we have absolute strength, we have to protect ourselves if we can. We can't be so impulsive. My parents, sisters, and Miss Du are waiting for me to go home. I can't confront these bastards head-on."
After listening to He Tuyuan's explanation, Qian Duoduo felt that it made sense. If a dog bites a person, can the person bite the dog?
Thinking that He Tuyuan was going to get the carriage with Qian Duoduo and prepare to leave here.
More and more people gathered around. Feng Guangzong and Hu Jincheng saw that He Tuyuan didn't respond at all and was not angry at all. This made the two of them hold their breath. When they saw He Tuyuan was about to leave, they became even angrier. Feng Guangzong said, "Stop! Did we let you go?"
He Tuyuan glanced at the two of them, and his eyes contained a warning and advice.
Seeing that he dared to glare at him, Hu Jincheng became even angrier and reached out to hit He Tuyuan.
The hand turned into a fist and was about to hit He Tuyuan's face, but was caught by another hand.
He Tuyuan looked at the person who came, and Hu Jincheng looked at the person who grabbed his hand angrily.
The fifth prince, Qi Beiting, grabbed Hu Jincheng's hand and said coldly, "I didn't know that this is how the children of Kyoto treat guests?"
Feng Guangzong and Hu Jincheng were originally going to deal with this nosy person as well, but when they saw it was Qi Beiting, Hu Jincheng had to withdraw his hand awkwardly and said, "Greetings to the Fifth Prince."
Qi Beiting sneered and looked at Feng Guangzong and said, "I heard your sister was injured. What's the matter? Is your sister healed?"
Feng Guangzong felt ashamed when he heard him mention Feng Niaoniao. Even though it was Feng Niaoniao who was being chased in the street, he still felt ashamed. When Qi Beiting brought her up, his self-esteem was immediately hurt. However, he couldn't fight with Qi Beiting. Due to his status as a prince, he had to say, "Don't worry about me, Fifth Prince. I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
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