Fang Zi'an and Zhang Ruomei didn't arrive outside Qin Xiqing's Qingyuan until midnight, and in order to ensure safety, the two had to wander around the street for a while to make sure that no one was watching them before going to Qingyuan. When I arrived at Qingyuan, I deliberately walked around twice before coming to the door.

The maidservant Ling'er was standing at the door looking anxiously with an anxious face, and when she saw Fang Zi'an leading a middle-aged woman over, Ling'er's face became gloomy.

"Hello Miss Ling'er, I'm really sorry to be late. Miss Qin is in a hurry. Fang Zi'an bowed and smiled.

"Who is she? How do you bring people here casually? Ling'er frowned and blamed.

Fang Zi'an hurriedly explained in a low voice, Ling'er was suspicious, but at the moment the people inside were waiting, she was ordered to come to the door to see if Fang Zi'an had come, and she didn't dare to delay, so she had to let Fang Zi'an, this Ruomei, enter the courtyard.

Before Fang Zi'an and Zhang Ruomei came to the main hall, Ling'er had already reported the news, only to see the figure of Zhao Gongzi appear at the door of the hall, and Qin Xiqing also followed closely to the front steps.

"Oh, but here, tell me to wait. Brother Zi'an, let's meet again. Zhao Ming, the king of Pu'an County, who was named Zhao Gongzi, was full of joy and said loudly.

Fang Zi'an hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Fang Zi'an has seen the prince, he didn't know Mount Tai before, his words and deeds may be offensive and rude, please don't be surprised." ”

Zhao Ying quickly stepped forward and shook Fang Zi'an's hand and said, "Brother Zi'an, don't be like this, this king still hopes that you will be the same as before, let's get along like brothers, that's comfortable." You still call me Brother Zhao. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled bitterly: "How dare you, how dare you." How can it be? ”

Zhao Ying was just polite, in fact, he also knew that once his identity was revealed, Fang Zi'an would no longer be able to push the cup and change the cup with himself like before.

"Brother Zi'an, the festival mourns and changes! This king didn't expect Zhou Shanchang to be so strong, and he was really caught off guard. Otherwise, the king should order men to take care of him day and night. It's that I'm not thinking it through. Ay! Have you dealt with the aftermath of the honorable teacher? Zhao Ying sighed and said in a low voice.

Fang Zi'an nodded and said: "Thank you for your concern, this is not the prince's fault, it is all the old thief Qin Hui, and the old thief has to repay this blood debt." The teacher's funeral has been dealt with, and he has been sent to Jiangyin to settle down, and there are some relatives of the gentleman over there, so they can be taken care of. The rest of the matter is fine. ”

Zhao Ying nodded and said, "Okay, that's good." ”

Qin Xiqing said softly beside him: "Lord Wang, Master Fang, let's go into the hall to talk." ”

Zhao Ying hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, come in and speak." ”

Everyone turned around and entered the hall, and when Fang Zi'an greeted Zhang Ruomei, who was standing on the side and was a little restrained, Qin Xiqing asked softly: "Young Master Fang, is this Miss Zhang?" ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and smiled: "Exactly, I'm sorry I brought her here on my own initiative, Miss Qin don't be surprised." ”

Qin Xiqing shook her head and said, "That's not going to happen, but as far as I know, Miss Zhang seems to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, how can she be so old?" ”

Fang Zi'an smiled: "It's just a disguise, for the sake of safety." ”

Qin Xiqing nodded abruptly and said with a smile: "Childe is very thoughtful, please come in." ”

Zhang Ruomei on the side stared at Qin Xiqing, and suddenly said, "Cousin, I want to show my true face, lest others think I'm an ugly bastard." ”

Fang Zi'an was stunned, Qin Xiqing smiled: "It's okay, Ling'er will take Miss Zhang to wash her makeup, Fang Gongzi, let's go first." ”

Fang Zi'an originally wanted Zhang Ruomei not to wash off her makeup, and she would have to go home after a while, and she had to prevent being recognized. But seeing that Zhang Ruomei seemed to be resolute, she didn't understand what she thought, so she let her go. Fortunately, the disguise is also simple, and it will be disguised for her in a while.

Fang Zi'an followed Qin Xiqing into the hall, and Zhao Ying was already seated, but Fang Zi'an found that there was actually another person sitting on the chair next to Zhao Ying in the hall. It was a middle-aged man in his mid-fifties. When Fang Zi'an looked at him, the man was also looking at Fang Zi'an with a pair of bright eyes.

"By the way, Fang Zi'an, let me introduce you, this one is Master Shi, the Imperial Servant and the Doctor of Guozijian, and he is also the teacher of this king. Teacher, this one is Fang Zi'an, the one who wrote the lyrics of "Qingyu Case" and "Magnolia Flower Words". ”

The clear middle-aged man stood up at this moment, and said lightly: "I, Shi Hao, Master Fang is polite." ”

Fang Zi'an hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, but he didn't expect the person in front of him to be so big. The servant is an official, but it's okay. Dr. Guozijian, that is equivalent to the principal of the Central Government School of the Great Song Dynasty, that is amazing. Not to mention that he is still the teacher of the king of Pu'an, which is even more incredible. Zhao Ying brought him to such an occasion, needless to say, he must be Zhao Ming's extremely trusted confidant.

"Fang Zi'an has seen Master Shi. Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! ”

Shi Hao nodded, glanced up and down at Fang Zi'an a few times, and said in a deep voice: "Being so young, you can actually write good words like "Magnolia Flower Words" and "Qingyu Case", which is enough to be proud of your capital. However, even if you have talent to learn, you should not be arrogant and indulgent. I have made an appointment to meet here today, but you don't come until this time, which is unpunctual. A person who is not punctual will also be not strict with himself, and what great thing can a person who is not strict with himself become? Moreover, this is disrespectful to the prince. Lord Wang, I am afraid that such a person will not be used, and no matter how talented he is, he will not be able to use it. ”

Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded, and Fang Zi'an was also dumbfounded. When he first met this Lord Shi Haoshi, he was attacked by him like a storm. And the upper platform was launched, which rose to a certain height, which caught Fang Zi'an off guard.

Zhao Ying seemed to be accustomed to Shi Hao's style of speaking, and hurriedly said: "Teacher, it's not a big deal, let's just wait for a while, and this king doesn't blame him for being late." You don't need to say that about him. After all, Fang Zi'an didn't understand so many rules. ”

Shi Hao frowned and said: "The prince doesn't blame him, that is the prince's generosity, but it is not the reason why he is late." Anyone needs to be punctual and trustworthy in doing things. If you can't even be punctual, how can you act? This is a matter of the most basic character of a person. It is also the basic principle of whether or not you can do things. The prince defended him, and I want to teach you a lesson. ”

Zhao Ying scratched his head and smiled bitterly, he has always been like this as a teacher, he is very strict with himself and others, and sometimes he does not give face to himself at all. Today, Fang Zi Anke hit the muzzle of the gun. I'm afraid I won't be able to speak for him, otherwise I'm afraid I'll really have to teach myself a lesson.

Qin Xiqing was helpless, Fang Zi'an was late for such an important occasion today, and he shouldn't have been. Wang Ye and Mr. Shi have indeed waited here for a long time. It really shouldn't be so big. But she wanted to explain a few sentences for Fang Zi'an, but she couldn't say anything.

Fang Zi'an recovered, and felt that this Mr. Shi was quite good. There can be such a strict person around the prince, and there must be restraints on the words and deeds of the king of Pu'an on weekdays. This is definitely a good thing. He is the prince's teacher, and the king of Pu'an County will not behave like those gentlemen of the royal family.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Wang, Mr. Shi, Zi'an is indeed late and has made you wait for a long time. Something happened on the road today that was delayed, so that it was late, and it was a mistake, so don't be surprised. Fang Zi'an said hurriedly.

Qin Xiqing said: "What happened to Fang Gongzi on the road? Fang Gongzi is not an unpunctual person. ”

Fang Zi'an was about to tell them what happened on the road, but Qin Xiqing asked, so he naturally took the opportunity to tell them what happened on the road carefully. The faces of the three people in the hall changed dramatically and they were shocked.

"I see, that's not good. Has Fang Gongzi been targeted? How good is that? Qin Xiqing frowned, rubbed the silk scarf in her hand and said nervously.

"Xiqing, what's wrong? Does this need to be asked? It must be done by the old thief Qin Hui. This king warned you before, asking you to dissuade Fang Zi'an from openly exposing his relationship with Zhou Junzheng, it seems that you didn't listen at all. I guess it must be because Fang Zi'an presided over Zhou Junzheng's funeral and exposed his identity, causing Qin Hui to send people to secretly spy and want to check Fang Zi'an's details. Zhao Ying said in a deep voice.

Everyone was silent, the situation is likely to be as Zhao Ying said, Fang Zi'an openly attended the funeral of Zhou Junzheng, and his identity naturally could not be hidden. But anyone who has a relationship with Zhou Junzheng is afraid that they will not escape the possibility of being monitored.

"Lord Wang, Miss Qin reminded me of this matter, but I didn't listen to it. If you want to blame me, you just blame me. I guess it should also be someone sent by Qin Hui. But even so, I don't regret it. I won't preside over the teacher's funeral, who will preside over it? As his student, I can't save him from his predicament, but do I have to hide from his funeral? So who has I become? Because I'm afraid of Qin Hui, do I want to be a turtle with a shrunken head? This is definitely something that we can do for Zi'an. Fang Zi'an said slowly.

Zhao Ying frowned and said, "I'm not saying you shouldn't go. Hey, I mean, you're being targeted. It's bad for you. And if you hadn't discovered their whereabouts today, wouldn't they have followed you all the way here, wouldn't they have even discovered Xiqing? The whereabouts of the king will also be discovered by them, and that will be a big problem. ”

Fang Zi'an was silent, he knew Zhao Ming's worries. The establishment of Qin Xiqing and Wan Chunyuan as secret intelligence collection agencies by Zhao Ying is obviously a top-secret act, and if it is exposed, it will definitely be an unmanageable crisis. Privately setting up an intelligence collection agency and building his own intelligence system will play an extremely negative role in Zhao Ming's competition for a position in Zhao Gou's mind. If Qin Hui adds fuel to the fire, the consequences will be unimaginable. It's no wonder that Zhao Ying looked a little anxious.

Shi Hao, who was sitting on the side and was silent, slowly spoke: "I think Fang Zi'an did the right thing. ”