Hearing Xie Wanyun's voice on Zhihu, Ding Fan subconsciously looked over and saw Xie Wanyun who looked disappointed.
He frowned, "Are you...Brother Xie's sister?"
"It's me." Seeing that he recognized her, Xie Wanyun's face showed a hint of happiness. She was the only girl in the family, but she also had an older brother named Xie Linxuan.
And Xie Linxuan is currently studying at Songyang Academy.
Previously, Xie Wanyun had met Ding Fan once while accompanying Xie Linxuan, which left a deep impression on her.
At that time, she had a lot of acne on her face. She was shy to see people, so her brother tried to make her happy. He took her with him to a banquet. At that banquet, he met Arrived at Ding Fan.
Although he came from a poor family, he was an upright person. There were not only male guests at that banquet, but also female guests. When she was being laughed at, he stood up and helped her.
She will always remember the help she received that time.
Until today, when I saw him again, I never thought that he would be in such a situation.
"Why are you here?"
Xie Wanyun responded, remembering that he was still in the lobby of Tianxiang Tower, and it seemed inappropriate to speak like this, so he spoke.
"If you two are not in a hurry, how about we go upstairs to talk?"
"good."
Du Tao was completely confused. He didn't know when Ding Fan met the woman in front of him.
"Brother Ding, when did you meet this girl?"
On the way upstairs, Du Tao quietly approached Ding Fan and spoke softly.
"She is Brother Xie's sister."
"Brother Xie's sister?"
Du Tao's eyes widened.
Speaking of Xie Linxuan, he was one of the few young men from rich families who were willing to make friends with children from poor families. Xie Linxuan was a gentle man with a good character and temperament.
I also heard that Brother Xie has a sister, but I have never seen her. I didn't expect to see her today.
"It turns out to be Brother Xie's sister."
It was no surprise when she spoke out just now. After all, Brother Xie was a decent person, and his sister was naturally not much different.
Back in the private room, Xie Wanyun asked again this time.
"How on earth did you offend that scumbag?"
Speaking of this, Du Tao's face was full of anger.
"That Zhang Zihao wanted Brother Ding to help him cheat during the academy exam and help him get the position of the leader of the academy. But after being rejected by Brother Ding, he became angry and attacked Brother Ding's family to blackmail Brother Ding."
"What?"
Xie Wanyun spoke angrily, and even Ying Qingci frowned.
Her family is her bottom line. If someone uses her family to threaten her, she will definitely not let him go.
"Brother Ding also has a younger sister in his family. However, Brother Ding's sister has been frail and sick since she was a child. Zhang Zihao was aware of this and cut off the source of medicine for Brother Ding and sister, forcing Brother Ding to compromise."
"Does the wife of Songyang Academy not care about it?" After all, this involves cheating in the exam. There was such a big fuss here today. She didn't believe that no one in Songyang Academy knew about it.
Du Tao sighed. "What can I do if I know?"
"That Zhang Zihao is related to the county magistrate's family, and he has a rich family. Master Feng, who is leading this exam, has been bribed by Zhang Zihao. Even if the academy finds out, he will suppress him."
"There is also Brother Ding with big eyes who may be even crazier."
Ying Qingci's expression did not change. She had already guessed in this situation that in this world, money and power are the rulers. As long as they don't really provoke those with superior status, in a certain circle, money and power are still supreme.
But Xie Wanyun is simple-minded, and when he hears such unfair things, he will inevitably feel angry.
"This is unreasonable. Songyang Academy is famous throughout Nanning, but I didn't expect that there would be such a person!"
In her impression, scholars were all gentle and kind-hearted, but she never thought that there were also cunning and sinister people.
"Wanyun, people's hearts are evil, and the world has always been like this. If you want to resist, you have to become stronger."
As soon as Ying Qingci finished speaking, Ding Fan, who had his head lowered, raised his head and his eyes fell on Ying Qingci beside Xie Wanyun.
Ying Qingci didn't pay attention to his gaze, but looked at him.
"Master Ding, although he threatens you, he can't cover up the sky with one hand. Magistrate Wang is an upright official. If he finds out that someone is using his banner to run rampant and unscrupulous in Songyang Academy, he will definitely be very angry."
Du Tao smiled bitterly, even though he was an upright official, the other party was his relative after all.
Ding Fan, on the other hand, moved his eyes slightly, "Do you know the magistrate?"
"We have met several times, but Magistrate Wang's character deserves respect."
Hearing Ying Qingci's words, Xie Wanyun nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, Qingci is right, County Magistrate Wang is a good official."
At least the Magistrate Wang she met before was a good person, but Ying Qingci also said so, so Magistrate Wang's character is not bad.
"Thanks for the reminder, girl."
"Brother Ding, you can take these silver coins back and use them first."
"No, Miss Xie, Ding must not accept this money." Ding Fan quickly reached out his hand to refuse.
"Brother Ding, don't get me wrong. The money I gave you is for you to use... not..." Xie Wanyun quickly opened her mouth to explain, but the more she spoke, the more confused her thoughts became, and her words became garbled.
"Mr. Ding, now that you are being targeted, ordinary pharmacies will naturally not dare to sell medicine to you. The money was lent to you by Wanyun on behalf of her brother. You can take the money and go to Huichun Hall to get medicine."
"Yes, I lent it to you!"
Xie Wanyun nodded quickly, "If my brother knew your situation, he would definitely help me. What's more, you have helped me before."
"It was just a matter of effort."
Ding Fan struggled for a moment, and Du Tao reached out and poked him. Brother Ding really needed money now.
"Okay, thank you. I will make money as soon as possible and return it to Brother Xie."
"Um."
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After settling Zhang Zihao's matter, Ding Fan and Du Tao left without staying long.
"Qing Ci, thank you very much for what happened just now."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a piece of cake." Ying Qingci smiled very casually and didn't ask any more questions about Ding Fan. After all, everyone has their own secrets in their hearts.
Xie Wanyun smiled and said nothing more.
About another stick of incense time passed, and Xie Wanyun frowned.
"What's going on? The food hasn't been served yet?"
"Dude? Dude!"
Hearing Xie Wanyun's voice, the man hurried in from outside.
"Thank you, Miss."
"What's going on? Why haven't our meals been served yet?"
It's been a while since Ding Fan and the others left. What's more, they had already ordered the food. According to past practice, the food should be ready by now, but why don't they even see his shadow now?
