There were two reasons that finally convinced Yu Fan that what Sun Shangxiang said was not fiction.
One of them was that Lu Lingqi seemed to see that he had been unwilling to believe Sun Shangxiang, and her hand was gradually touching the exaggerated painted halberd on the side.
Another reason is more intuitive——
Dong Dong Dong…
"Master! Master!"
"Master! Master! Someone is looking for you outside the door again!"
After getting along with each other for a long time, it was obvious that the servants already knew that Sun Shangxiang and Lu Lingqi were not extremely evil people, so they acted more relaxedly.
Just when Yu Fan was about to ask his servants to arrange a room for Sun Shangxiang and the two of them so that they could stay there today, the servant's high-pitched scream sounded again.
"What's going on? How can I be so popular in this humble place?"
Yu Fan muttered mainly because he was in a bad situation recently. Although he was in a good mood, his encounter with Sun Shangxiang today made him a little nervous.
The sudden surprise outside the door was indeed a bit scary.
"Who is looking for me? Isn't it the governor?"
The knocking on the door did not stop when Yu Fan was muttering. The extremely rhythmic knocking on the door made Yu Fan feel more and more that the person who came was not malicious.
His first thought was naturally that the eunuch had come to his door. Glancing at the two unaware women beside him, Yu Fan thought that their whereabouts might have been exposed... In short, no matter what the situation was,
They must be hidden first.
If it is really the prefect - as Yu Fan pointed out, the current prefect of Kuaiji is named Chunyu Shi. He is a man of upright character but kind-hearted person... If it is really him, maybe he can negotiate and fool him.
With these things brewing in his heart, Yu Fan took a deep breath, turned to look at Sun Shangxiang, and immediately said to her with great seriousness:
"Girl, I'm worried that the people coming from outside are people from the government. You and Xiao Wu should go to the woodshed to hide for a while. If nothing happens, I'll call you..."
"Uncle Yu, what are you talking about?"
"Clam?"
Who would have thought that Yu Fan's extremely nervous discovery would be rejected by Sun Shangxiang in a rather relaxed tone——
"You may have been spotted by people from the government along the way... It doesn't matter, my family is quite big. If you hide, even if people from the government come, they won't be able to find you..."
Yu Fan was a little strange. Looking at Sun Shangxiang's appearance, he seemed to be confident.
Is it because of the woman named Lu Lingqi?
Yu Fan looked back, only to find that Lu Lingqi was just sitting quietly on the chair, quietly tasting the tea, and didn't make any movement.
"Oh, that's right... However, I seem to have forgotten to tell Uncle Yu that we, sir, have agreed to meet at your residence when the sun sets... If I am not mistaken, the knock on the door must be from sir.
"
gentlemen?
Yu Fan was confused for a moment.
Do the names mentioned by the girl in front of me really exist?
So it turns out she didn't make this up?
Seemingly seeing through Yu Fan's stupid idea, Lu Lingqi cast a disdainful look at him.
This made Yu Fan very embarrassed.
He just hurriedly turned around to greet the man to inquire——
"The gentleman you are talking about...what is his name?"
"Well...Uncle Yu, just call him Zhantang."
Sun Shangxiang poked his chin, thought for a moment, and said the name - this was what Yi Xiaotian had agreed with everyone before he came to Kuaiji County. After all, the name had already been known to the enemy, so it was quite normal to change the name.
"Then who...go...go to the door and ask, but Mr. Zhan is here to visit?"
The servant outside the corridor responded and hurried to the front door of the mansion.
Not long after, the servant rushed over in a hurry and reported to Yu Fan:
"Master! The man said his name is Zhantang. You see..."
"This is an honored guest! Please invite me quickly!"
——
Finally, standing among the crowd, the man dressed in rags was the gentleman Sun Shangxiang mentioned - that is, Yi Xiaotian.
However, Yi Xiaotian's appearance obviously made it difficult for Yu Fan to evaluate.
Sensing Yu Fan's strange look, Yi Xiaotian was not arrogant, but politely took off his shabby raincoat, and asked the helpless servant next to him to hand him a wipe and wipe it.
Dust on face.
"I forgot to introduce you. My name is Zhantang. I am a businessman. Today I have the honor to meet the rumored Duke Yu. I am sincerely frightened. I am sincerely frightened——"
"Ahem... There is no need for unnecessary etiquette. If you are not shy, just like this girl, you can just call me Uncle Yu."
"I heard before, little brother Zhantang, that you saved this girl's life. I didn't believe it. I just thought it was her fabricated experience...and her current situation is quite bad. I've had a headache since just now...it turns out...see
It wasn’t until little brother that I found out that this was indeed the case.”
Yu Fan said this, first out of sigh, and secondly out of worry - he always felt that Sun Shangxiang was still a child... Although this was indeed the case, finding someone to rely on was not a big problem, but... But this man named Zhantang
, looks really young.
To call such a person sir would inevitably make Yu Fan, a true scholar, somewhat resistant.
But Yi Xiaotian doesn't care about this.
"A coincidence, a coincidence..."
Hearing what Yu Fan said, Yi Xiaotian knew that he had to be humble in front of this person in order to gain his trust.
The key... The next step is to hold the calligraphy exhibition successfully, and even use it to open up relationships with various aristocratic families in Jiangdong. This Yu Fan is the key among the keys.
——
Before arriving, Yi Xiaotian specifically asked Sun Shangxiang: Is there anyone in Jiangdong whom they can completely trust now?
The name given by Sun Shangxiang was Lord Yu Fan.
Yu Fan is now the cavalry captain of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but he is actually just a sinecure in name only.
His past glory gradually became cheap and transparent after Jiangdong was transferred to the Sun family.
Of course, if it was just like this, Yu Fan didn't actually care.
He is not a person who pursues fame and wealth, which can be seen from his attitude towards studying.
And... As the head of the Yu family in Kuaiji, he had a total of eleven children in the past few decades. Except for a few who were doing business abroad and joining the army, the rest of his children were officials in Soochow today, and many of them were accomplished
The position of prefect.
With such a family background, Yu Fan no longer needs to go out and mingle in officialdom.
Running the family business is what he should do most.
If he had not had the experience of falling out with Sun Quan before - maybe he would have been willing to become an idle rich man.
Everyone today knows that although Sun Quan suffered a miserable defeat in the first battle of Hefei, he also took advantage of the defeat to purge the courtiers around him, and successfully regained the military and political power of Soochow.
Everyone, including Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, and Bu Zhi, has now lost all power.
This incident can be said to be a symbolic break between Sun Quan and his family.
But few people know that a few years before this incident occurred, Yu Fan had angered Sun Quan because of his outspoken remonstrances, and became the first target of Sun Quan's efforts to purge the aristocratic family in the court.
Persimmons pick on the weak, and Sun Quan is such a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong, but Yu Fan is indeed the relatively soft persimmon among the wealthy families.