It's actually not surprising to be beaten after taunting someone.
Chen Fuan fell to the ground in such pain. It can only be said that he was too arrogant.
Huang Ming, who had been watching the show from the side, saw her husband fall to the ground due to a sneak attack. She was so frightened that she quickly ran out of the crowd and lay down next to Chen Fu'an to check his injuries.
"Husband! Are you...are you okay?"
"Which blind guy dares to hurt my husband!"
She thought she wanted to show her strength as a Chen Fuan woman at this time.
He was used to being domineering, but now when he faced so many cold looks, for a moment, Huang Ming was actually a little scared.
But... she was right to be afraid. When she said those words just now, she seemed to have forgotten the agreement she had made with Chen Fu'an before to avoid unnecessary complications. This... disaster comes from the mouth. How could Huang Ming know the identity of the person who made the move?
Such a precise thunder step made the onlookers who witnessed everything that just happened feel a little gloating about the misfortune.
As a cold voice came out, not only Huang Ming's heart trembled, but even Chen Fu'an, who was just howling on the ground, endured the pain and had to get up to investigate.
"Oh? You mean...I hit the wrong person with my stick? Is it true that I don't have eyesight? That's not necessarily the case, is it?"
"Yu...Yu Gong...ahem...it's you..."
When he looked up and saw the usually cheerful Yu Fan, Chen Fuan was confused for a moment.
But the next moment, after seeing Yu Fan's posture of holding a sword and a gun that was obviously reserved for military personnel, Chen Fu'an suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten that the old guy in front of him... was also in the Yellow Turban Rebellion that year.
A person who became famous in this era...
All of a sudden, Chen Fu'an was speechless. He only focused on coughing and hurriedly stood up. He covered his arm in pain and looked around warily at the hostile eyes.
"Hmph! Chen Fuan, I think you are arrogant and have forgotten how much you weigh. If you want to act wild here today, don't blame us for being rude to you in the future!"
Zhang Hong walked out of the crowd with his hands behind his back. When everyone saw that Zhang Hong was also on Huang Xiang's side, they naturally became more hostile to Chen Fuan.
For a time, there was a wave of voices denouncing Chen Fuan among the crowd.
Has Huang Ming ever seen such a scene? She usually bullies others with her evil servants, but now when they are being accused by thousands of people, she is so scared that she can no longer stand up.
When Chen Fu'an saw Yu Fan, he felt that something was outrageous - when Huang Xiang made his opening remarks just now, he didn't have time to pay attention, and he had no idea that a person like Yu Fan would fight against him for Huang Xiang.
As a result, now... not only Yu Fan, but also Zhang Hong helped Huang Xiang from the side and patted his shoulder. This intimate gesture made Chen Fuan unable to accept the fact for a while.
"He really got on his lap..."
Chen Fuan gritted his teeth and could only show a weak posture.
No matter how much he wants to teach Huang Xiang a lesson now...now he has to get himself out first.
"Master Zhang... what I'm trying to teach you is... it's... that Chen Fuan was too reckless... just now... ahem... I offended you a lot just now, I hope you can forgive me."
"Please...please don't expel the two of us from this place...I...we promise that we will be honest from now on."
Although it wasn't his turn to kneel yet, Chen Fuan really showed weakness and bowed down.
Yu Fan and Zhang Hong looked at each other, and after confirming that the imperial elephant in front of them was fine, they snorted coldly:
"Humph, that's good if you know."
"It's gone, it's gone! It's all gone..."
Yu Fan dispersed the crowd in this way, and everyone left the center of the chaos one after another.
Chen Fuan and Huang Ming also took advantage of this opportunity to escape and hurriedly blended into the crowd.
"Just now... thank you both for your help."
Huang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Fu'an and Huang Ming, who were leaving in a hurry, with extremely complicated eyes.
Yu Fan regained his previous sense of intimacy and patted Huang Xiang on the shoulder with a smile:
"Hey, he's just a rat who bullies the weak and fears the strong. This kind of villain always behaves like this once he gains power, but he needs to be dealt with."
"Yes, Xiu Ming, if this kid Chen Fu'an still dares to act recklessly, just call us. With us here, he won't dare to act recklessly today."
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, then parted ways, and the calligraphy exhibition seemed to go on without any trouble.
Only Huang Xiang, who stayed where he was, looked at the backs of Yu Fan and Zhang Hong and remained silent:
"It's really hard to keep hiding it from the two of you..."
He said this to himself in his heart, and after saying that, he went elsewhere to exchange calligraphy skills with others.
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Time just passes by bit by bit.
Accompanied by fine wine and delicious food, the happy time came to an end in the blink of an eye.
An hour was short or long. Fortunately, there were not many real guests at the banquet, and Huang Xiang didn't have many copybooks. After everyone looked at the copybooks, they all came to Linlang according to the time arrangement.
The top floor of the fifth floor of the attic.
Naturally, the pavilion is still a magnificent scene, with carved railings, phoenix pillars - red carpets of brocade and silk, jade swallows and white elephants -
Everything underlines the grandeur of the last auction session today.
The Emperor Elephant finally climbed to the top floor a little later.
As soon as he went upstairs, he saw in the distance that Yi Xiaotian was already standing on the temporarily built stairs, beside him were all the calligraphy works that the waiters had brought here.
Yi Xiaotian also saw Huang Xiang, smiled and waved to Huang Xiang, as if he wanted Huang Xiang not to be nervous.
But at this time, how could Huang Xiang not be nervous?
He is not worried about whether his calligraphy works can be sold at high prices - he is very satisfied to have such a glorious performance today.
But he knew that Yi Xiaotian had wasted so much effort for only two simple purposes.
Yes, Yi Xiaotian had never concealed anything from Huang Xiang from the very beginning. On the contrary, it made Huang Xiang feel that no matter what, he must make today's calligraphy exhibition a success. This time, he would be worthy of Yi Xiaotian's performance.
"I need to rely on this batch of inkstones to build a reputation for myself, so that I can be related to the people from the aristocratic families in Wu County."
"Of course - Xiu Ming, in order to clear your name for what you have experienced for so many years, Chen Fuan and Huang Ming will also be present today."
These words were firmly remembered by Huang Xiang.
"It's finally time—"
He raised his head and glanced around. Chen Fuan had experienced the previous setbacks and had not left, but his arm seemed to have been bandaged.
Judging from his expression alone, the resentment on his body can no longer be suppressed... As for how he will cause trouble later, Huang Xiang has no idea.
All he knew was that...in order to live up to the hard work of those who helped him, it was time...
