In the past few years, Huang Qiong first became the prince, then inherited the throne, and also lived as the king for several years. The aura on his body has long been trained to an extraordinary level. Even though he is now dressed in scholar's attire, all the women around him are also dressed in men's clothes, and the guards and two eunuchs are also dressed like ordinary people. But the aura on his body and the divine horses beneath him also let anyone with a discerning eye know at a glance that people like Huang Qiong were not ordinary people.
When Huang Qiong and his party entered Xiangyang Mansion, they were discovered by the spy arranged by the Fan family. Although those who were monitoring the Fan family did not know the current emperor. But the uniqueness of their group immediately made those sensitive people notice something strange. And immediately, the news was sent back to the head of the Fan family. And asked the head of the family for instructions on how to deal with these people.
Before Huang Qiong entered Xiangyang City, the head of the Fan family received news that such a person had appeared in the city. I didn't pay much attention to it at first. I also thought that this group of people was the high-ranking official or the children of the noble family, heading south via Xiangyang Mansion. Xiangyang Prefecture has always been a strategic point on land and water. Every year, there are countless officials who go south from the capital and pass through Xiangyang.
Unless you go through the two rivers, or go south to Jiangnan via Jiangning Mansion. As long as you go to Huguang South Road, Xiangyang is the place you must pass. Although the war in Jiangnan is now basically over, because it has not yet been completely concluded and there are a lot of things that need to be dealt with, the number of officials coming and going in Xiangyang City is not a small number, which is no longer surprising. Therefore, the head of the Fan family didn't pay much attention at first.
But those who reported the report repeatedly insisted that those people, although their clothes were a little low-key, looked from the aura, they were definitely not ordinary officials. Some of them not only carry a bit of nobility, but also the aura of nobles. Especially the young man in the lead was riding a bloody horse. The kind of horse that is hard to buy for a lot of money is not something that ordinary officials or nobles are qualified to ride.
The most important thing is that he saw the eldest lady of the Nangong family among that group of people. The head of the Fan family couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the steward's sworn assurance. He still clearly knows the person in charge. Not only is he stable and reliable, but his moves are extremely accurate and almost never make mistakes. It is precisely because of this that he was placed here in Xiangyang.
What made the head of the family feel that something was wrong the most was that Nangong Zhen, the eldest lady of the Nangong family, was also among this group of people. As far as he knew from Nangong Mei, Nangong Zhen was now the emperor's Jieyu, that is, she had become a concubine in the palace. As the head of the Fan family, she knew the rules in the palace. No matter how rebellious she is, Miss Nangong, she still has to abide by the rules of the palace when she enters the palace.
The palace gate is as deep as the sea. It is not easy to enter the palace, but it is even more difficult to get out after entering. Even if she, Nangong Zhen, doesn't think about her sister, she still has to think about the Nangong family. Now, Nangong Zhen, who should have been in Jingzhao Palace, has not yet finished the new year, and appears in Xiangyang Mansion, far away from Jingzhao Mansion. This made the head of the family shocked.
Coupled with the report from the steward, the head of the family had a vague feeling in his heart. Could it be that the master of the palace left the palace and went south? It's just this guess that makes him really unsure. After all, the war in the south has not completely subsided yet. Now that the imperial court is at war with Dali, it is really not the best time for the Lord to leave the capital. Especially this kind of posture of driving lightly and easily.
However, although I had a vague guess in my heart about the person coming, there was a possible identity. But after all, the identity cannot be determined without seeing the person. He simply asked Fan Dao, who was currently recuperating at home, to greet him and confirm whether he was the master. Regardless of whether it was that person or not, showing up with Nangong Zhen in such a swagger was enough to show that that person was not an ordinary person.
Take ten thousand steps back, even if it means nothing. But with Nangong Zhen's current status, as long as she doesn't sneak out of the palace, she will be greeted by the Fan family in Xiangyang Prefecture. After all, the original Nangong Zhen has now reached the sky and become the emperor's concubine. Even though she is just Jieyu, her identity is no longer the same as before. The etiquette that the Fan family should do is absolutely indispensable.
When Fan Dao followed his father's arrangement and followed the manager, he found Huang Qiong and his party in an inn. Looking at Huang Qiong in front of him who was dressed as a scholar, but his momentum was still there, and the several men and women around him who were pretending to be women, Fan Dao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. Sure enough, this master had gone south. Although Huang Qiong stopped him from kneeling down, he was still respectful.
Fan Dao's respectful behavior surprised almost everyone who knew him at the time. This uncle of the Fan family has always been well-known in Xiangyang Mansion. Although he is not a domineering person, he has always been very conceited. Not everyone can be so respectful. Not to mention ordinary officials, even those first- and second-grade officials came, and they didn't even say whether they saw them or not.
Even the prefect of Xiangyang, who was the first magistrate of a place, was rarely seen as harsh by him. When you walk in front of him, it's hard to get his eyes straight. The Fan family has been in Xiangyang Mansion for hundreds of years. Now it can be said that it is a big tree with deep roots. Some of them have this kind of confidence. Not to mention Xiangyang Mansion, but also the entire Huguang North Road, as well as this Jianghu. Who doesn't know that the uncle of the Fan family is such a proud and arrogant person?
Why did you suddenly change your temper today? Seeing a young man so polite, there was even a hint of subservience in his tone? Everyone present at that time couldn't help but wonder what kind of identity this young man had that could make Mr. Fan, who had always set his sights on others, be so humble? Fan Dao's unprecedented behavior surprised half of Xiangyang people, so it's not surprising.
There were a lot of discussions around Huang Qiong's identity, exchanging speculations about Huang Qiong's identity. Fan Dao seemed to have nothing on the surface, but in his heart he was really troubled. I still don’t know that Huang Qiong is just passing by Fan Dao this time. In my heart, I thought that this Lord's sudden visit had some opinions or thoughts about the Fan family. If that family collapses, will they also attack the Fan family?
Does Fan Dao still have the indifferent or even cold arrogance towards Huang Qiong that he had when he was at Hulao Pass? In the past few years, the Fan family has been pulled or beaten by Huang Qiong, and they have long been treated submissively. Especially in the face of the huge benefits brought by the opening of overseas trade routes, the so-called pride of the Fan family has long since completely disappeared. In front of others, you may still have some temper.
But now in front of Huang Qiong, he is very honest. Because both Fan Dao and other members of the Fan family knew clearly. Since this Lord can support them, he can also completely suppress them at any time. And these cold-blooded Tian family members have always turned against each other faster than turning over the pages of a book. For today's Fan family, there is no room for bargaining.
Facing the found Fan Dao, Huang Qiong was not surprised. Xiangyang is the place where the Fan family started, and it is also the fundamental place of the Fan family today. Not only the Fan family's house, but also most of the clan members live here. Even the tombs of our ancestors are here. It can be said that Xiangyang is the root of the Fan family. The Fan family has always been known as the best family in the world, and its disciples can be said to be all over the world.
If they didn't even have this kind of means or foresight, the Fan family probably wouldn't be where they are now. Although he had no intention of going to the Fan family, and if the girls hadn't been a little tired at the beginning, it would still take more than a hundred miles to go around Xiangyang Prefecture to Yishan, the next place to hit the top. Huang Qiong didn't even plan to enter Xiangyang Prefecture. But he didn't expect that the Fan family would react so quickly.
He had just entered the city and was already looking for him. The person who even greeted him was Fan Dao, the eldest son of the Fan family. If someone else comes, Huang Qiong thinks he can fool him. But being very familiar with Fan Dao, he was helpless. Even after being found by Fan Dao, Huang Qiong had expressed it repeatedly. He was just passing through Xiangyang Mansion this time and had no intention of going to Fan's house to disturb Shi.
But he was really worried. Fan Dao, who had come to Xiangyang for the purpose of his visit, tried his best to persuade him, but finally he was persuaded to give his resting place to Fan's house. Huang Qiong, who originally thought that this guy was not good at words, discovered it at this time. When really needed, this rough-looking Fan Dao is no less capable than any merchant in the world when it comes to being wordy.
In the end, Huang Qiong was persuaded by this guy. To be honest, Huang Qiong was really annoyed. In order to make Fan Dao shut up his noisy mouth in his ear, Huang Qiong chose to follow the good example. What else? Could it be that he had recruited soldiers and horses from Xiangyang, and deployed troops to stop his chattering mouth, trying his best to promote the Fan family? If those dirty officials were alerted, why should I take such pains to conceal it?
Nangong Zhen, who was beside Huang Qiong, was trying her best to persuade Huang Qiong to use the Fan family as a temporary residence. Fan Dao, who also had a drastic change in his attitude towards him and became somewhat respectful, had a different feeling in his heart. At this moment, she had mixed feelings in her heart. Only then did she realize that in the face of absolute imperial power, even those who were as wealthy and powerful as the Fan family were actually similar to everyone.
The Feitian Tiger, who was once so arrogant, has now become so respectful. Not only did he lower his arrogant head, but his behavior was no different from those of the eunuchs in the palace. No wonder countless people have wanted to be emperors since ancient times. The temptation brought by this right is too great. What kind of family is the Fan family? But this No. 1 martial arts family can still only grovel in front of the imperial power.
The smiling Fan Dao in front of him was almost completely different from the heroic and arrogant Feitianhu in his impression. You must know that just a few years ago, she still vaguely remembered that the Fan family had a very low opinion of the imperial court. Although there was no open confrontation, in fact, some looked down upon the emperor of this dynasty. But now facing the current emperor, he has become like this.
This was how everyone who forced himself into the Fan family looked like this. Nangong Zhen couldn't even imagine how groveling her father would be after seeing the emperor. Nangong Zhen, full of worries, was on her way to Fan's house. He led the horse with a somewhat dull expression, almost passively following along. Duan Jin, who was beside her, just smiled when he saw her looking a little distracted.
After entering Fan's house, a group of people were already kneeling in the courtyard of Fan's house. The leaders were none other than the current head of the Fan family and his wife. Facing the scene in front of him, Huang Qiong glanced at Nangong Mei, who was also kneeling among the old, weak, women and children. After Huang Qiong sighed softly, he hurriedly helped the head of the Fan family and said helplessly: "Everyone, please hurry up. Come on, don't be so polite."
"I'm passing through Xiangyang Mansion this time, and I'm just going to rest there for the night. I didn't plan to disturb your mansion at first, but I was worried that my coming would cause chaos in your mansion. By then, everyone in your mansion will have to worry about it. Even if I have to work hard, I will not be able to live in peace. I originally planned to drive lightly and obey, so the master of the house must not be too polite. If the master of the house insists on doing this, he will drive me away. "
