Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

I have to say, Liu Yifei looks quite good in this pink dress.

Similar to the previous Siheyuan World, both Qin Jingru and Zhao Pan'er were played by actresses over 35 years old, so their appearance on screen naturally looked somewhat different.

In the real world, Zhao Pan'er is only 24 years old, in the prime of her youth.

Tsk tsk tsk…

Zhou Feng was somewhat astonished by what Ouyang Xu was saying.

Zhao Pan'er will live in a separate courtyard where she will not be disturbed by anyone, and her future children will be registered under someone else's name.

Honestly, the conditions he offered Qin Jingru were much better than those Ouyang Xu offered Zhao Pan'er.

How could someone like that be thinking about taking wives and concubines?

Seeing that Ouyang Xu was about to grab Zhao Pan'er's hand, Zhou Feng quickly walked over and pushed his wrist aside.

"What are you doing? Trying to take advantage of me? Have you no shame?"

Ouyang Xu and Zhao Pan'er, who were sitting opposite each other, were both stunned for a moment. The latter's expression was somewhat complicated, but she hesitated and did not speak.

Ouyang Xu's reaction was much stronger. He was originally a down-on-his-luck scholar, but now he has become a third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination and has been favored by the high-ranking official, and the virtuous concubine in the palace has bestowed a marriage upon him.

Just when you're about to escape your past misery and reach the pinnacle of life, how can you accept being insulted by others?

"Who are you? How dare you..."

"Dare what? It's only right that I scold you, and hitting you is considered doing justice for God! You look respectable, spending that girl's money to study, using her money to take the imperial examinations, and now that you've passed, you want to dump her? Have you no shame?"

Zhou Feng didn't indulge him at all, and his voice showed no sign of being suppressed.

This was a relatively bustling area in Tokyo, and many people came over to watch the excitement as Zhou Feng started shouting from the second floor.

"You...you..."

Ouyang Xu's arm trembled as he pointed at Zhou Feng. Although he was quite accomplished in his studies, he had little experience arguing with people in public like this.

His face turned bright red from holding back his anger, but before he could say anything, Zhou Feng pushed his fingers away again.

"What do you mean, 'you'? Come, everyone, take a look! This is our newly appointed third-ranked scholar, Ouyang Xu! First, he lived off Zhao Niangzi's money, and now that he's climbed the social ladder, he wants to force Zhao Niangzi to be his mistress! He's a disgrace to scholars, a disgrace to this year's students!"

As Zhou Feng waved and beckoned, more and more people gathered around. Ouyang Xu's face turned bright red, and he didn't know what to do.

"Let me tell you! If you continue to shamelessly harass Lady Zhao like this, I'll go and complain to the Emperor, and let him see what kind of shameless scoundrel this newly appointed third-ranked scholar really is!"

As he spoke, Zhou Feng quietly tugged at Zhao Pan'er's sleeve.

Although the latter was feeling disheartened at the moment, Zhou Feng had already shattered his original mindset. After being gestured to by Zhou Feng, he stood up as well.

Chen Xiao and the others led the way, protecting Zhou Feng and Zhao Pan'er as they walked outside.

"Who...who are you?!"

As Zhou Feng and Zhao Pan'er walked downstairs, Ouyang Xu wanted to follow them, but was stopped by the crowd of onlookers and could only shout loudly.

"No need to rush, my dear scholar, we'll meet again sooner or later."

Zhou Feng waved his hand, "This is nothing."

For the sake of emotional value, it would be a waste not to ruin the reputation of this NPC, Ouyang Xu.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for helping me out of this predicament."

After leaving the teahouse, Zhao Pan'er bowed to Zhou Feng expressionlessly.

She had actually decided to sever ties with Ouyang Xu, but she never expected Zhou Feng to suddenly appear there and cause such a huge commotion.

"It's nothing, it's a small matter. I just can't stand these ungrateful wretches. It's only right to help those in need!"

Zhou Feng patted Zhao Pan'er on the shoulder in a familiar manner, and the latter took a step back without making a sound and bowed again.

"Then, Master Zhou, please continue with your business. I'll go find Third Sister and the others."

Although she was not afraid of Ouyang Xu, and even knew that Gao Guancha's family had taken a liking to Ouyang Xu, she still dared to come to Tokyo to confront him face to face, but she was still unsure of herself when facing Zhou Feng.

She has met many high-ranking officials and experienced countless storms. Although she is not old, she dares to consider herself to have unique insight.

She had never seen someone like Zhou Feng, who was so unruly and eccentric, and her unconscious distancing herself from him was more like her body's instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Zhou Feng didn't pay any attention. After waving goodbye to Zhao Pan'er, he took out the handheld camera that Zhou Ming had prepared and started taking pictures along the streets of Tokyo.

Although there are many imitation ancient buildings in later generations, and some film crews or scenic spots even invite historians to recreate the specific scenes of a certain dynasty.

But no matter how learned a historian may be, they could not possibly have the same level of accuracy as Zhou Feng, who personally recorded the events during the Song Dynasty.

Lin Su and Zhou Ming might not be too interested in these things, but for the historians they had recruited, the videos in the cameras were living historical records!

Without AI generation or human intervention, this is the most authentic Song Dynasty Bianjing (Kaifeng)!

Zhou Feng, who was filming, had no idea how much of a shock his camera would bring to historians after it was brought back to the modern era!

"Have you found the location where Zhao Pan'er and the others are temporarily staying?"

"Comrade Lin Yin has determined the location of the three of them based on the intelligence transmitted back by the drone."

"Alright, let's estimate the time. We'll all be involved in the following plot. Tonight, I'll bring over the people that Comrade Lin Su arranged. After that, I'll be going to the Siheyuan World for a few days, so I'll leave the plan here to you to manage and implement."

Chen Xiao was taken aback and was about to say something when Zhou Feng waved his hand to interrupt him.

He was well aware that among the people who came, there were certainly some who held higher positions than Chen Xiao, but so what?

Once you're in this world, you can only listen to him. Whoever he says should be in charge, that's who will be in charge.

As for the simple matter of having a say, the organization probably won't care too much. After all, the key to coming to this world and using resources to give back to the Dragon Kingdom lies with Zhou Feng.

"yes!"

Chen Xiao responded seriously.

Although he wouldn't mind the organization sending another commander over, Zhou Feng's words did make him feel much more relaxed.

Even if the new commander is very capable, he doesn't understand Zhou Feng's logic as well as those of them who have lived in this world for a while.

In any case, the ten of them had already made up their minds that unless they were determined to kill Zhou Feng and all of them stayed in this world, their top priority would be to follow Zhou Feng's will.

After a night, Lin Yin accurately grasped the information that Zhao Pan'er's story was about to begin.

After all, all the characters who appeared in the series in the entire city of Tokyo had been marked by drones, and their every move was under Lin Yin's control.

The newly arrived experts have already begun intensive research, especially the exploration scholars, who are ready to leave Tokyo, travel throughout the country, and draw maps.

After all, it is another world, and there are legendary settings such as martial arts. Its mineral reserves, locations, and geological changes are very likely to be completely different from the Dragon Kingdom in this world.

So, before the initial plans were even implemented, they wanted to conduct some preliminary exploration.

However, under Chen Xiao's strong persuasion, the operation plan was changed from splitting into several groups to combining them into one place. Four special forces soldiers were dispatched, equipped with sufficient ammunition, fully armed, and they also took a hybrid horse-drawn carriage specially made by Zhou Ming and his team before leaving together.

Meanwhile, Zhou Feng and his companions boarded a specially made carriage and headed to the inn where Zhao Pan'er and the others were staying.

This carriage has a built-in hybrid system that not only provides assistance based on the speed of the horses in front, but also uses engineering principles to significantly reduce the stress on the horses in front.

At the same time, the shock absorption system was also perfected. At least when traveling in Tokyo, Zhou Feng sat on the sofa inside the carriage and did not feel any vibration.

These were not benefits given to Zhou Feng by the organization, but rather things that Zhou Ming actively sought out to develop and manufacture using his own connections.

Given Zhou Feng's current level of secrecy and importance, if he hadn't previously participated in the group Lin Su had formed, he wouldn't even be qualified to contact Zhou Feng now.

Therefore, compared to the leaders' attitude towards Zhou Feng, Zhou Ming's idea was very simple: to gather all the resources at his disposal to make Zhou Feng feel comfortable.

As long as he can maintain his relationship with Zhou Feng, his father might have a chance to advance another step in his career.

"I am Du Changfeng, a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) of this year. I have come to visit Lady Zhao on the behalf of my friend Ouyang Xu. I hope to be granted an audience."

As Zhou Feng and his group entered the inn and went up to the second floor of the back courtyard, they heard a sound coming from ahead.

The fat scholar stood in front of Sun San Niang, and was quite polite.

However, he didn't notice that Sun San Niang's eyes had widened as soon as she heard the name Ouyang Xu.

Even the fists at his sides were clenched.

"roll!"

A single word, concise and to the point, left Du Changfeng completely bewildered.

After all, he was a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) of this year, and could be directly appointed to an official position. He could even call himself a "disciple of the emperor"!

Of all the people he had met during these days, apart from high-ranking officials and imperial relatives, no one had spoken harshly to him.

I never expected to be verbally abused by this mere woman today!

After hesitating for a few seconds and silently repeating to himself that "women and petty men are the hardest to deal with," Du Changfeng still chose to prioritize the matter entrusted to him by his friend Ouyang Xu.

He looked at the portrait of Zhao Pan'er that Ouyang Xu had given him several more times, then leaned close to Sun San Niang's face to examine it closely before shaking his head: "This doesn't look like her at all! You're not Zhao Niangzi, are you?"

"Pah!"

Sun San Niang spat directly in his face, which startled Zhou Feng.

This woman is incredibly powerful!

Given her status, whether she was a merchant's daughter or a commoner, that one spit would have been a 100% violation of Song Dynasty criminal law.

This is a serious crime of offending one's superiors with one's inferiority!

If a commoner insults a scholar, he shall be punished with at least forty strokes of the cane, and if the offense is serious, with eighty strokes of the cane!

Regardless of the severity of the flogging, a woman being flogged would have her clothes removed, exposing her skin!

Let alone women from a thousand years ago, even in later generations, very few would be able to accept it.

Not just anyone can handle the master's tasks.

"Who...who are you?"

Du Changfeng looked at Sun Sanniang with some surprise, but she put her hands on her hips and said, "Who are you to Ouyang Xu? I'm just like Pan'er!"

Zhou Feng sighed, but decided to step forward first.

In the TV series version of Dream of Splendor, for the sake of dramatic effect and the character of the female lead, there are more or less some unreasonable designs and modifications.

But this is in another world, a real Song Dynasty world.

Du Changfeng does indeed seem very honest and kind, and doesn't seem to have any bad intentions.

But Ouyang Xu might be a different story. If she takes Du Changfeng to the yamen, then Sun San Niang will be in big trouble.

If it were him who stepped forward, there would be no need to consider so much. After all, the plan would be implemented soon. He didn't even care about Ouyang Xu, who was only a third-place scholar, let alone a mere Jinshi.

"Madam Sun, is Madam Zhao in her room?"

Seeing Zhou Feng and his men appear, Sun Sanniang visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

How could she not know the difference in status between herself and a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination)?

But the anger she felt because of Zhao Pan'er's experience made her disregard all of that.

Now that Zhou Feng, this official with a mysterious background, has appeared, she can finally relax: "Master Zhou, Pan'er is in her room. Please wait a moment, I'll go check on her!"

"Eh? This gentleman can meet with Lady Zhao, so why can't I? And why are you obstructing me?"

Du Changfeng, who was standing to the side, was immediately displeased.

He was just at the door, being cursed at and spat on, and he still hadn't seen anyone!

When Zhou Feng arrived, the moment he opened his mouth, this fierce woman wanted to go in and help report the news. Why should she?

"Because our daughter doesn't want to see you, get out of here!"

Sun San Niang cursed Du Changfeng again in annoyance, and was about to turn around and go back into the house when she heard Zhao Pan'er's voice from inside: "San Niang, let them in!"

Sun San Niang could disregard the dignity of the scholar in her anger, but Zhao Pan'er was well aware of his social status.

Even if she didn't want to see Du Changfeng, she wouldn't let Sun San Niang take that risk.

On the contrary, Zhou Feng, who appeared with her, made her involuntarily frown.

Looking back, ever since their first meeting at the Zhao family tea shop in Qiantang, it seems that every time she encountered a problem, whether it was proactive or reactive, Zhou Feng would appear immediately.

If we're talking about coincidence, isn't this just too much of a coincidence?

But to say that Zhou Feng did it for her, she wasn't that narcissistic.

Although she has some beauty, she certainly doesn't reach the level of being stunningly beautiful or eclipsing the moon and flowers. How could she possibly make an official travel all the way from Qiantang to Tokyo to keep an eye on her?

If that's the case, then she...

Pshaw, she's really being a bit too far-fetched.

"Pan'er?"

Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Pan'er's face with some curiosity. Ever since Zhou Feng and Du Changfeng entered the room, her expression had been constantly changing.

"It's nothing, it's nothing! Pan'er greets Master Zhou!"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Zhao Pan'er's face. As if she hadn't seen Du Changfeng, she first bowed to Zhou Feng.