Fairy, I really am a villain!

The two groups have been at odds for a long time, and the more they talk, the more tense the atmosphere becomes.

Fang and Yang looked at each other, their eyes filled with murderous intent and their faces were cold.

However, the two of them smiled in the blink of an eye and turned their heads to look in a certain direction.

"Prince Rui has arrived!"

Amid the long shouts, a man dressed in dragon costume and a cloak on his shoulders pushed through the crowd and walked over.

Wherever he passed, people bowed respectfully and bowed their heads.

The person who came was the second prince, Prince Rui Gao Chengyou.

"What a corrupt moral character! How shameless!" The old eunuch behind him pinched his nose and scolded those gorgeous beauties.

After all, he was the palace manager, so these singers and dancers naturally didn't dare to offend him and just endured it silently.

The Second Prince did not stay for long, but walked all the way to the center of the argument, laughing and saying, "I can hear the voices of you discussing state affairs from quite far away. It seems that you are arguing about the affairs of Jiangzhou?"

"Replying to King Rui, that's right."

Everyone bowed and someone spoke in response.

"However, talking about state policy in this occasion where we should be talking about romance, wouldn't that be neglecting the beauty?" The second prince smiled even more deeply. "What do you think?"

Yang Tianxiu said: "Your Highness is right."

"Well. As for these two young men who don't understand romance, if you have any complaints about state affairs, just follow me to another place to talk. Regarding the cabinet, my house's secretary has some opinions..."

Upon hearing this, Fang and Yun bowed and were taken away with some resentment on their faces.

~~

After leaving the banquet, the three of them rode their horses down the river. When they looked back and could no longer see Feng Yue, they dismounted together.

After commanding the old eunuch to lead the horse away, the second prince showed some fatigue on his face and sighed, "It's really tiring."

Although it was incoherent, Fang Xiwen knew what he was referring to, so he smiled and said, "Brother Yuwen, long time no see."

"Yes, it really has been a long time," the second prince also laughed, "so long that you and I have both died once in this world."

"Haha."

The two of them punched each other, and after a few pleasantries, the Second Prince looked at Yun Yichuan: "Do you mind if we catch up?"

"No problem, I'll help you hold back the old eunuch."

"Thanks."

After separating from him, the two walked a little further. The river around them had dried up a little, revealing the cracked riverbed.

"The river... When we were talking in the secret realm, we were also walking along the river, right?" Fang Xiwen stopped and said.

"Well, I thought at that time that you and I should get along well."

"why?"

"One pretends to be a lecherous dandy, and the other pretends to be a madman," the second prince smiled, "either way, they should have a lot in common."

"It really is."

Turning around, Fang Xiwen looked at him and said, "Speaking of which, has your problem of the incompatibility between body and soul been solved now?"

“Yes, thanks to the help of the Yun family,” the second prince nodded, “Now even the Xuanxiao Sect’s soul-testing technique can’t detect it, and the soul-training of the technique is normal, with almost no side effects.”

"Ha, congratulations then." He bowed and smiled.

Fang Xiwen understood too well the fear of being discovered after taking over another's body, and the feeling of being disconnected from one's own self while playing the role of the original owner, so her congratulations were sincere.

"Ha, I have to thank you for pleading for me, otherwise the Yun family might not help me."

"Me?" He was stunned.

"Why?" The second prince was also stunned for a moment, "This problem was solved for me by the old patriarch of the Yun family, who is the current director of the Sitianjian.

If Miss Yun hadn't spoken for me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to invite him."

"Miss Yun... Yun Wuxin?"

"At that time, she said that she would remember this favor to you, and that you owed her one more time, and I owed you one."

"...ha?"

For some reason, Fang Xiwen finally knew who was laughing in the woods.

It was so mysterious, it turns out Yun Wuxin had already arrived in the Divine Capital... So was he just playing a trick on me?

Then why don’t you come out and see?

"Did I cause you trouble?" Looking at his subtle expression, the Second Prince was a little confused.

"No, no, it's just a private transaction between me and someone."

When talking about the solution to the disharmony between body and soul, Fang Xiwen said that he only knew that the Yun family could solve it, but he didn't know exactly how to solve it.

"I see...but the Yun family asked me to keep the details a secret. If Xiwen wants to know, you can ask Miss Yun. I think you have a pretty good relationship, right?"

"Not a bad one, I hate the Riddler the most."

"?"

After discussing some more things, the two found Yun Yichuan again, and the old eunuch was sent away again.

After finding a flat place, the three of them set up a table, ordered some drinks and snacks, and chatted while eating.

"Oh right," Fang Xiwen suddenly thought of something, "Yuwen Di should be considered your uncle, right? He wanted to kill me in Dingjun before."

"My relationship with my second uncle has always been bad. He is too selfish and reckless. He has offended many people at home and even killed a young man." The second prince took a big sip of wine. "Next time we meet, you can just beat him to death."

"That's easy to say, he's a master of the third level of the exterior scene."

"Why don't you practice hard? You're still drinking here. But the taste is really good."

"...Spit it all out." Fang Xiwen slammed the table in anger.

~~

After some casual chatting, we had three rounds of drinks.

"Let's talk about the Yang Party," the second prince casually took out a calendar and made a check mark on it, "The end of the year will be the engagement party for Princess Zhaoyang and Yang Tianxiu. He will invite many guests, and you will not be able to escape.

At the banquet, he will probably find a random excuse to force all the noble families to take sides, so you have to be careful."

"It's very likely," Yun Yichuan thought for a while, "Also, Yang Tianxiu's proposal to build a ferry will be submitted to the cabinet soon. With the operation of the cabinet, it won't take too long to be approved.

The governor of Jiangzhou might then write a letter of protest, and this would be the best excuse.”

"That's pretty quick..."

Speaking of the engagement party, Fang Xiwen thought of the incident with Liu Yue, so she asked, "By the way, do you know how many tombs Yang Tianxiu and others robbed not long ago?"

"Tomb robbing?" The two looked at each other, so he told them what happened.

Hearing this, the Second Prince seemed to have figured something out and clapped his hands: "So that's why Princess Zhaoyang cherishes them so much... Xiwen, you said those are women's belongings, right?"

"Yes, hairpins and so on."

"That's it. Not long ago, in order to please the princess, Yang Tianxiu gave her a very rare bell-shaped hairpin. It seemed to be made of some Longmu jade. It would jingle when you shook it..."

"I am grass."

Fang Xiwen couldn't help but curse.

Yang Tianxiu went to great lengths to hire someone to rob the tomb, and then brutally killed the witnesses after the robbery. All he did was to cover up the dirty origins of the gifts?

In order to please one person, he killed more than 20 guests and raped the bride at someone else's engagement party... Just because of these?

"Damn it, Yang Tianxiu really deserves to die." Lian Yun Yichuan also made a sound and turned his head to look back.

Although he couldn't see anyone, he could imagine the scene of drinking and having fun beside the winding stream, surrounded by beauties.

"That's why, Xiwen, Yichuan, you must not let him dominate alone. Otherwise, with Yang Tianxiu's personality, these things will definitely happen again in the future." The second prince's expression became serious. "Although I am just an empty shell of a prince, I will do my best to help you."

To put it bluntly, Yuwen Chou's possession of another's body was just an advance bet.

If the Gao family really has the power to dominate the world, then it is naturally worth giving up the identity of a young master of a noble family, and it can also protect the people you value.

But the current situation is still unclear, and since he is not the crown prince, there is not much he can do.

"You are too modest. When the Gao family really takes over the world and there is an internal reckoning, my life will depend on you to save it." Fang Xiwen patted him on the shoulder and said.

"What are you talking about? If that day ever comes, I will sacrifice everything I have to get you back!"

"You said it, I'll remember it!"

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Cheers!"

The two men's glasses clinked together, and the remaining Yun Yichuan shook his head and leaned forward helplessly: "Whether we can overthrow the Yang Party is still to be determined, and you guys are drinking now."

"Why are you clinking glasses with me? Go away, aren't you disgusting?"

"Bah, if it weren't for the sake of King Rui..." "Yichuan, you should be grateful for what you have done."

By the river, the men's laughter and chatter finally became harmonious, and along with the gentle sound of clinking glasses, they all fell into the mellow wine.

Chapter 346 Family Banquet

Although there were some disputes, the Qushui Literary Festival ended successfully overall.

Several excellent works of literary talent were produced at the literary gathering, which attracted the admiration of several beautiful women and became a good story.

For some reason, even the two fragments of Fang Xiwen's casual recitation, "The lotus is not as beautiful as the beauty's makeup, the wind blows over the water palace and the fragrance of pearls and jades" were spread out, attracting many scholars to visit him and ask him to give the full poem. As a result, they were naturally sent away by Liang Jing.

For him, what is more worthy of attention is the "national policy" that Yang Tianxiu widely publicized, which is to build a ferry in Jiangzhou.

When the news came out at such a lively place as the Qushui Literary Meeting, it naturally attracted many aristocratic families with keen sense of smell. Similarly, Fang Xiwen's words of opposition in public also had some effect.

A young man named Cui Jing came to him and claimed that he was once a student of the governor of Dingjun and now served as the minister of the imperial court.

At first he thought it was another bait released by Yang's party.

However, after a secret conversation, Fang Xiwen felt that the man in front of him was trustworthy, so he made some arrangements and asked him to go back home and wait for the date of Princess Zhaoyang's engagement banquet.

"I didn't expect that the Third Young Master is such a kind-hearted person," Cui Jing seemed very sincere. The mole at the corner of his eye moved slightly as he spoke, and he crossed his hands in a salute. "There are still many people in the court who miss General Wang. Please just go ahead and do your job."

"I will," Fang Xiwen also returned the greeting, "I'm just afraid that the Yang party will use some despicable means, so I hope you will be more careful and take care."