Chapter 335: Being asked to leave the palace due to depression
Xu Yunfan cares about face, but when it comes to face, he is not a child and does not know how to weigh the pros and cons. Sometimes, face is worthless.
Qin Qian thought about it and was still a little worried. After Fu Qingyu saw the size difference between De Menghu and Xu Yunfan, his brows were furrowed and his hands were clenched into fists tightly.
The other generals looked at Qin Qian one after another. As long as Qin Qian didn't speak on this matter, they would not be able to get past him.
Xu Yunfan not only represents Dayan today, but is also the grandson-in-law of the Qin family. If... the Qin family will have to rely on this grandson-in-law in the future.
On the contrary, Guo Minglei and other Shang envoys were secretly gloating, wishing that Xu Yunfan could be killed with one punch.
Before Qin Qian could speak, the two people on the stage had already moved.
Xu Yunfan didn't want to get hurt. If he got hurt, Qin Run would probably cry to death.
In the past, in Dali Village, when he went up the mountain to chop firewood and got a blister on the palm of his hand, Qin Run's eyes would turn red. After that, he never let him chop firewood again, for fear that this young master, who he thought was used to a life of luxury, would get hurt again.
Xu Yunfan couldn't bear to see Qin Run cry for something like this because she loved her own husband. Even if she wanted to shed tears, it would have to be because she was "bullied" by him in bed.
Demon Tiger had just said that he was very strong. In order to prove what he said, he even performed a trick on the spot, breaking stones with his bare hands.
With just this one move, the people in the audience who were originally clamoring for him to go on stage quieted down.
What do these people mean by being quiet at this time? Do they think he is bound to lose?
You really underestimate me.
Today, let these ignorant people know what it means to overcome hardness with softness.
Demenghu was very surprised. Could it be that Xu Yunfan had practiced the light-weight skills in the picture book, or had cultivated the loach into a human form? How could he be so good at dodging? He threw out more than ten punches, but none of them landed, and every move missed.
As if he knew that he had been hiding poorly, Xu Yunfan attacked, but his attack made Demon Tiger feel as powerless as if his fist was hitting cotton.
Xu Yunfan's arms were always on guard. Every time he was about to punch, Xu Yunfan's arms would meet him, attacking left and right, leaving him no chance to punch at all.
De Menghu was shocked. He recognized several moves and found them to be the Tai Chi that Xu Yunfan had just demonstrated.
Use the opponent's force to counter attack, and balance yin and yang.
Following the principle of 'if he doesn't move, I don't move; if he moves slightly, I move first', Xu Yunfan suppressed De Menghu so that he had no power to fight back. He then defeated De Menghu with his grappling technique that allowed the weak to defeat the strong.
Demon Tiger, who was pinned to the ground by Xu Yunfan, was stunned for a long time. He really couldn't understand why he lost.
This is impossible!
How many punches has he thrown since he came on stage?
But the one I bumped into the most was Xu Yunfan's elbow. I thought I would have to show some mercy when facing Xu Yunfan, but...
When the people in the audience saw this scene, their mouths opened wide and they all found it unbelievable.
"My God, how did Lord Xu do it?"
"How did you do that? Is your brain always filled with stuff? Some of the moves are clearly the Tai Chi he just demonstrated. Don't you remember them?"
"It doesn't matter whether you remember it or not. What's important is that I know our Master Xu won. I knew our Master Xu could do it. He was simply amazing."
"That's great! Do you think Lord Xu is a child?" A man got goosebumps when the woman next to him praised him in a coaxing tone.
The woman rolled her eyes at the man and said, "Are you blind? I'm already in my thirties. How old is Mr. Xu?"
"Okay." Fu Qingyu excitedly slammed the table, and couldn't help but look smugly at the disappointed Demonno, saying insincerely, "Master Xu, hurry up and get up! Don't cross the line! This man is General Demonno's son. As a civilian, you should be polite to him."
Demonno: "..."
You Fu Qingyu, who are you trying to slap in the face?
Civil servant?
Yes, a civil official defeated the son of their undefeated god of war. What does this prove?
Is it just a false reputation that he is hailed as the second undefeated god of war in Dongwu, or is it just a case of like father like son?
Since a tiger father has a tiger son, if the younger one has lost, what about the older one? Wouldn't he be even more useless?
Fu Qingyu's words made Demonno come up with several secret codes, and he felt nauseous.
Demonno looked at Fu Qingyu smiling so proudly, then looked at his little son who was watching with great interest beside him, and felt very upset.
Xu Yunfan stood up and pulled Demenghu up from the ground, "General Demeng, are you okay?"
"It's okay, Lord Xu, how did you do it? I couldn't hit you even though I wanted to. Did you discover the way I punch a long time ago? Your Kung Fu is amazing. Can I learn from you?" The defeated Demon Tiger was not someone who couldn't afford to lose. A lone master like him was defeated, and besides shock, his mind was mostly filled with curiosity.
Xu Yunfan: "It's about the same. You know, my place is a little different from yours."
Seeing Xu Yunfan pointing at his head, Demenghu asked in confusion: "What's the difference?"
Aren’t they all the same heads?
Xu Yunfan smiled brightly and proudly, "Of course it's different. I'm smarter here. I thought you had already noticed something so obvious. It seems that your observation skills are not very good. There is still a lot of room for improvement."
Demon Tiger: "..."
That's a very good point. Don't say it next time. He doesn't want to hear it.
Amid the cheers of the people below the stage, Xu Yunfan smiled appropriately and waved his hands left and right as he walked off the stage, like a big star.
Qin Run laughed, "Grandpa, see, I told you Yun Fan would be fine. He's the best."
"Yes, my grandson-in-law is awesome." Qin Qian was so proud that he laughed heartily.
Xiao Heng's teeth were sore. This kid had tricked him again.
"Damn it." Guo Minglei gritted his teeth, "Why didn't this guy die on the stage?"
The same goes for Demonhu. When they met two days ago, he was indifferent to him. Now look at him, he is still being so flattering to Xu Yunfan even after losing. He is really used to being treated like a dog.
"Second Prince, please be careful with your words." The envoy on the side spoke hurriedly. It was not appropriate to say such words at the moment. Once he left the Dayan Dynasty, he could say whatever he wanted.
Guo Minglei closed his mouth in anger and whispered, "Young General De Meng, humph, he's nothing special, just a name for nothing."
He lost so shamefully, but he could still laugh. It seems that this Demon Tiger not only has strong limbs, but also a simple mind. No wonder the unambitious Towu can never squeeze into the ranks of the big powers.
"Yunfan, you are amazing! How did you do it? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
As soon as Xu Yunfan returned to his seat, the others gathered around him, and Fang Peihong patted his shoulder happily.
Xu Yunfan: "Okay, okay, these are my routine operations."
Xiao Hengzhi noticed that Demonno was looking at him with dissatisfaction, and he couldn't help but coughed softly, "You kid, that's enough, you can blow it when you get home, or you won't get caught by the braids again."
Xu Yunfan was dissatisfied. "My father-in-law is so annoying. I was just telling the truth, but why is it considered bragging?"
Xiao Hengzhi joked, "It's okay to hate it. If you like me, it will make it very difficult for me."
Qin Qian on the side snorted, frightening Xiao Hengzhi so much that he quickly turned his head away, "Father-in-law, don't take it seriously, I was just joking with this kid."
"Can you joke about something like this? You're already in your thirties, so be careful with your words." The father-in-law thought that his brother, son-in-law and son-in-law were probably a bit prickly. Qin Qian was actually quite nice to Xiao Hengzhi, but when facing Qin Qian, Xiao Hengzhi always had a subconscious urge to humble himself.
The first day of the Lunar New Year this year was absolutely wonderful. Not only could we see their Lord Xu dominating the field, but we could also see so many programs prepared by Dongwu. Even though we were shivering with cold after the show, everyone's hearts were filled with excitement.
Well, now we have something to talk about during the New Year.
When some people are happy, others are sad.
After getting on the carriage, Xu Yunfan was like a puddle of mud without bones. He had to lean on Qin Run and rubbed against him in his arms like a kitten.
Xu Yunfan felt extremely unbalanced. This bastard Fu Qingyu was simply a traitor. He had done so many things, but this guy didn't even invite him to have a meal. Xu Yunfan kept muttering to himself and finally quieted down for a while, but now he couldn't sit still again.
Qin Run held down the restless head and pushed down the few strands of hair that Xu Yunfan had rubbed up. "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you hear any strange noises?"
"What's that sound?" Qin Run pricked up his ears and listened carefully. What else could he hear besides the sound of wheels rolling, horse hooves, and the sound of yo-ho outside?
Xu Yunfan felt that he had really lost out today. He had thought that Gong Yan would get to taste what the emperors of ancient times ate, but in the end, apart from the snacks, he hadn't even had a chopstick of food to eat. He had put in so much effort, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had lost out. Now he was so hungry that he felt weak. "Listen carefully, don't you hear my stomach protesting?"
I thought I could have a full banquet in the palace today and see all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but in the end, I could only look at them but not eat them.
"Are you hungry? I'll make you something delicious when we get back." Qin Run touched Xu Yunfan's belly and thought to himself, according to Xu Yunfan's appetite, two plates of snacks, just a few small pieces of food, might not be enough to fill his stomach. This morning, when he learned that he was going to the palace, he didn't even eat much for breakfast, and saved his stomach to eat at the palace's rich table. As a result, not only did he not get to eat, he also worked hard. No wonder he was throwing a tantrum.
Xu Yunfan was immediately satisfied and started ordering food. "Let's make tiger skin braised pork tonight, and stir-fried chicken. Tonight is the first day of the new year, we have to have a good meal. I'll go shopping with you later, and then we'll cook together when we get home. Days like this are really wonderful."
"Making braised pork again. How much do you love braised pork?" Qin Run discovered that Xu Yunfan especially liked braised pork, but he didn't eat the fat. He only liked the lean meat on top. However, braised pork was very troublesome to make. If Xu Yunfan didn't like it, he really didn't want to make it.
Xu Yunfan nodded. "You cook delicious food, so of course I love it."
"Then do it." Qin Run had no ability to resist Xu Yunfan's request, not to mention that when Xu Yunfan spoke softly on purpose, he really wanted to give his heart to him. It was just a matter of making a dish, so how could he not agree?
Since we're inviting the Qin and Xiao families to dinner during Chinese New Year, we have to treat everyone to some delicious food. Xu Yunfan checked his watch. It was already 4:30 in the afternoon. "Run'er, go home and soak the mushrooms I picked up earlier. I'll go buy some groceries in the West Market. We can work together."
Just as Fang was about to get off the car, Qin Run suddenly remembered Fang's mother. "Wait, where's the Fang family? Aren't we inviting Aunt Fang and the others to dinner? They're so close, and Brother Fang's belly is getting bigger, and it's inconvenient for him to go back. Uncle Fang and a few of Qin's brothers-in-law are probably still in the palace, so Aunt Fang is the only one home alone."
Not to mention that Mr. Fang and the others stayed in the palace, even Qin Qian, Xiao Hengzhi and the others didn't come back. There was singing and dancing in the palace tonight, so how could these ministers not stay to keep them company?
As for Xu Yunfan, it wasn't that he didn't want to keep him for a good meal, but Fu Qingyu was afraid that if he stayed, some people would lose their appetite after seeing him, so Fu Qingyu asked Eunuch Fu to "take" him out of the palace.
Since the other party didn't want to keep him as a guest, Xu Yunfan simply brought Qin Run back. After all, there were delicious foods at home, and it was not necessary for him to stay in the palace to eat.
Xu Yunfan: "You're right. I'll have someone pick her up later. We'll eat by ourselves tonight."
Qin Run responded and went back to Xiao Qin's house. When he got home, he saw Fang Zixi and Qin Feiyu seemed to be in a good mood. They were busy in the kitchen. "Dad, Brother Fang, what are you doing?"
When the two saw Qin Run coming back, they didn't bother to continue their work, but instead asked about Xu Yunfan's big splash today, "Brother Run, is this Yunfan thing true? I heard a few words when I went out to buy meat."
Fang Zixi was younger than Qin Feiyu. When she went out to buy food, she heard about the things at the Imperial College. Unfortunately, she was pregnant and it was not convenient for her to go there. She asked around before coming back.
"Yeah." Qin Run nodded and told Xu Yunfan about it. Finally, he asked, "What are you going to do with this chopped meat?"
Fang Zixi: "Making dumplings. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it's a custom in Beijing to eat dumplings."
Qin Run then remembered that this was indeed the custom in the capital. When he and Qin An were in Dali Village, they had no food to eat, and white flour was expensive, so they didn't know how to make dumplings. As the years passed, they forgot about it.
Later, when Xu Yunfan came, the two young people didn't care about these things anymore. After all, it was the New Year, so they didn't care what to eat. Even if they did, they would eat what they wanted. Therefore, last year, none of them had dumplings.
Qin Run glanced at the chopped pork and vegetables on the chopping board and took out a large plate. "Dad, Brother Fang, let's make dumplings later. Father and Uncle Fang are all in the palace tonight, so only Grandpa and Grandma are home. Let's eat together. Aunt Fang will be here later, so let's make dinner first."
"Is my mother coming too?" Fang Zixi still had a kitchen knife in her hand, obviously not expecting Qin Run to think of her own mother.
Qin Run nodded and said, "We came here. There aren't many of us families to begin with, and a bunch of people went to the palace. There aren't many left. It's more lively if we eat together."
"Where's Yunfan?"
"He's back too."
Qin Feiyu: "Why are you the only ones back?"
"Uh..." Qin Run felt a little embarrassed. On the way back, Xu Yunfan was very angry. It was one thing for him to come back on his own, but it was another thing for him to be invited back by someone else.
Qin Run couldn't help but feel funny when he thought about it. Xu Yunfan said that in the past, there were so many people lining up to invite him to dinner. Today, he wanted to stay, but Fu Qingyu, the ungrateful man, actually invited him back. It was really... Forget it, a hero doesn't brag about his past achievements.
Qin Run laughed and told him about Xu Yunfan being invited back. He had been holding it in all the way, and now he laughed heartily. "When he came back, he was halfway through reciting the poem. He worked hard and provided people today, but in the end he only had a few snacks. He went into the palace hungry, and ended up coming back hungry again. He must be very angry. He kept saying that he had suffered a big loss today and that he would live as long as the Southern Mountains."
"What do you mean?" Fang Zixi was a little confused.
Qin Run: "Yun Fan said that suffering a loss is a blessing. He suffered such a big loss today. May he be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
Hearing this, Fang Zixi burst out laughing, "Then where did he go? Why hasn't he come back?"
"He ordered some food from me and told me to come back and soak the mushrooms while he went to the West Market to buy the ingredients."
Qin Run took out a bag of mushrooms from the woodshed. These were picked by Xu Yunfan and a few other children.
Xu Yunfan likes to look for wild goods, such as yam roots. Once he sees something, he will never keep it. He will just swarm around like locusts passing through a border.
In his words, it doesn’t matter whether he eats it or not. What he enjoys most is the pleasure of harvesting wild goods.
Qin Feiyu collected the ingredients on the chopping board and said with a smile, "Okay, don't talk about this anymore. Yunfan is a kid who cares about face."
"I won't tell anyone else." Thinking of Xu Yunfan's shocked and angry expression when Eunuch Fu politely asked him to leave the palace, Qin Run chuckled, "I guess he didn't expect that he was looking forward to having a big meal when he returned to the palace from the Imperial College." Who would have thought that he would be asked to leave the palace before having a big meal? This is unprecedented and will never happen again.
Xu Yunfan bought some food and came home. Xiaobao and the others also came back. He immediately laughed, "Why are you guys back? Why don't you eat dinner before coming back?"
He went to visit relatives on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but came back with an empty stomach. Fu Qingyu was so ignorant.
Xiaobao: "Father, uncle said there are a lot of people in the palace. We have played all day and have had enough. Today is the first day of the new year, and he wants to have dinner with the family. He asked if we want to come back."
Of course they did. Xiaobao, Qin An, and Qin Mu couldn't live without Xu Yunfan and Qin Run, and Qin An also said that the New Year's Eve is for the whole family to sit together and have a reunion dinner, so they came back.
"Then why are you here?" Xu Yunfan asked Fu Muyang again, "Your father is also available."
Letting two sons go to someone else's house for a meal on the first day of the Lunar New Year while you eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks alone is not excessive, but extremely excessive.
Fu Muyang held Fu Yihuan's hand and said, "Brother, the emperor said he is too busy and can't have dinner with us. Second uncle and second uncle are also busy and can't have dinner with us, so we came out."
Fu Muyang, who had been brought up as a prince since childhood, naturally knew that it was not appropriate to come to Xu Yunfan's place, but since his second uncle, his two cousins, and Xiaobao had invited him, he really couldn't refuse.
Xu Yunfan was walking in front. He glanced back at them when he heard this and said, "It's good that your father knows you're here. These people are really going too far. Let's eat our food tonight and ignore them."
"Father, can we still set off fireworks tonight?"
Last night Xu Yunfan took out firecrackers for Xiaobao and the others to play with. The three of them were calling their friends at the door. After a while, the children from the neighboring families all came out. A group of children were shouting and laughing, and it was very lively. Look, they haven’t had dinner yet, but the little ones are already thinking about playing again.
Qin Run had heard Xu Yunfan coming back. Standing at the kitchen door, he quickly spoke up after hearing Xiaobao's words, "Didn't we let him off last night? Let's rest tonight. After dinner, how about we make dumplings together?"
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