Chapter 1729 Buying Lotus, Arrogance, and Documents
"Sir, how long will it take you to come back?"

Yu Wuxia, who had been brainwashed, suddenly became nervous when she saw that Su Mingzhe was really leaving.

In the past few days, Su Mingzhe had brainwashed her in all aspects. Coupled with the close relationship between the two, Yu Wuxia's heart was already filled with Su Mingzhe.

Now that they were suddenly separated, she was left with only two maids who she had just bought and was not familiar with. Naturally, she couldn't bear it.

"I will definitely be back within a month."

Su Mingzhe pinched the girl's delicate face.

Although he didn't have much feeling for the love-brained Yu Wuxia these days, this girl was pretty and was quite qualified to be a maid.

Not long after, the servant Mingyan came knocking on the door, urging him to hurry on.

Su Mingzhe picked up his bag and set off.

……

Nishan Academy is said to be in Hangzhou, but in fact it is in a mountainous area 20 miles south of Hangzhou.

Su Mingzhe and his servant Mingyan walked for an hour before they reached the foot of the mountain.

"Master, there is a pavilion in front!"

The book boy Mingyan had never been far away from home before. This was his first time walking the same route. He was so tired that he was out of breath. When he was almost at the end of the road, he began to plead:

"This place shouldn't be far from Nishan Academy. Shall we take a break here?"

"Then take a break."

Su Mingzhe looked back at the book boy who was panting with exhaustion, and waved his hand helplessly:
"When we get to the academy, you must practice the Qi-guiding technique that I taught you. Otherwise, I won't dare take you with me when I go on a long journey in the future."

"Yes, yes, Mingyan will definitely practice, she will definitely practice."

Seeing that Su Mingzhe allowed her to rest, Mingyan didn't care what Su Mingzhe said afterwards.

After putting down the book box and luggage, Mingyan, as a servant, first took out a rag to wipe the bench clean. Then he waited for Su Mingzhe to sit down, served him tea and snacks, and then he took a rest.

Su Mingzhe ate a little and then gave the food to Mingyan.

If you really think about it, including the dimension of "Dream of Red Mansions", Su Mingzhe already has three servants named "Mingyan".

This can also be considered a kind of fate, so Su Mingzhe naturally doesn't mind being nicer to this book boy.

"Thank you, Master."

Mingyan took the kettle but did not drink from it. Instead, she covered it and put it in the bookcase.

Before going out this time, Su Mingzhe heard that there were epidemics everywhere, so he made strict requirements on hygiene, one of which was that one must eat cooked food, especially drink boiled water.

In addition, they cannot be mixed for food.

……

Just as the two were resting, a woman dressed in coarse cloth and wooden hairpins walked into the pavilion carrying a bamboo basket.

When the woman saw Su Mingzhe dressed like a nobleman, she approached him with a big smile on her face and tried to sell him something:
"Sir, would you like to buy a lotus flower?"

Su Mingzhe looked at the lotus flowers in the bamboo basket. There were pink, white, and red ones, which were particularly beautiful. He felt a little happy and smiled at Mingyan:

"Mingyan, are you tired? If not, bring a few lotus flowers with you to the academy and plant them."

"Master, no matter how tired I am, these lotus flowers cannot overwhelm me."

Mingyan walked up to the woman with a smile, picked out a few pink and white lotus flowers, paid the money, and put the lotus flowers into the book box.

The two rested for a while, and a few scholars passed by.

The woman continued to sell her lotus, but this time no one bought it.

After resting for a while, Mingyan took the initiative to speak:

"Master, I'm rested."

"Let's go then."

Su Mingzhe and Mingyan walked to an intersection when they suddenly heard a noise behind them. After using his spiritual sense, he turned back abruptly, revealing a bit of disgust in his eyes:
"They dared to rob a commoner girl in broad daylight. This aristocratic family really needs to be cleaned up!"

……

"Yingtai, after the Caoqiao Pavilion in front, we will reach the Nishan Academy. Let's take a rest here."

Liang Shanbo, who was tall, looked at Zhu Yingtai, who was a head shorter than him, and for some reason, he felt indescribable joy in his heart.

"Okay!"

Zhu Yingtai also had a good impression of the classmate who saved her life. The two of them came to Caoqiao Pavilion together and saw several people standing inside.

One of the noblemen was holding a girl and said with a sly smile:

"Your mother wet my paper fan, which has Wang Youjun's calligraphy on it. Even if you lose everything, you can't afford to compensate. I think you are pretty, so why don't you serve me and pay off your mother's debt..."

……

"stop!"

"stop!"

When Su Mingzhe returned, he saw the woman who was selling lotus flowers, begging a nobleman to spare her daughter.

At the same time, four people from the north rushed into the pavilion and started scolding the young man.

Although the nobleman was scolded by several people, he was not panicked at all. Instead, he said arrogantly:

"I am Wang Lantian from the Taiyuan Wang Clan. How dare you, little thief, meddle in my affairs?"

"Wang family of Taiyuan?"

When Zhu Yingtai heard this, she was shocked and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

……

The foundation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was the support of the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Therefore, in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a saying that "the king and Ma share the world."

Over the years, the Wang family of Taiyuan has also been firmly in control of the power struggle in the court.

Grand Commander Huan Wen wanted the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to abdicate in favor of him, but the aristocratic families headed by the Wang family of Taiyuan disagreed, and Huan Wen did not dare to force the young emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to abdicate.

It can be said that in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the reputation of the Taiyuan Wang family was no less than that of the royal Sima family.

Now, with the support of King Kuaiji, the Xie family began to emerge.

The saying "Wang and Xie share the world" became popular again.

……

"Taiyuan Wang family? What a big mouth!"

Su Mingzhe walked into the pavilion, his eyebrows raised, and his eyes showed unconcealed contempt.

After traveling through the various dimensions so many times, the Wang family of Taiyuan had their property confiscated and their clan exterminated by Su Mingzhe several times.

So, when Wang Lantian was showing off, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but sneer.

"Boy, have you never heard of Taiyuan Wang family?"

Wang Lantian never expected that the Taiyuan Wang family, which he had always been proud of, would one day become ineffective.

Although he was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, he was not an important descendant. Seeing everyone surrounding him and Su Mingzhe acting confident, he had no choice but to reason:

"This woman wet my folding fan, so it's reasonable for me to ask her to use her daughter as compensation..."

"That's reasonable!"

If Su Mingzhe hadn't wanted to maintain his composure in front of Zhu Yingtai, he would have slapped her long ago.

At this moment, facing Wang Lantian's claim, Su Mingzhe said impatiently:

"Let me ask you, how much is your folding fan worth? I will compensate you! If you don't want the money and want the original fan, Wang Youjun is still alive. I can get you a new paper fan with Wang Youjun's handwriting in three days!"

The others were a little shocked when they heard Su Mingzhe's words.

After all, that was the "calligraphy saint" Wang Youjun. Who could dare to guarantee that they could get a paper fan written by Wang Youjun himself with 100% certainty?

Wang Lantian was also unsure of Su Mingzhe's identity, so he could only say honestly:

"I won't ask for an exorbitant price. As long as that woman can come up with a hundred taels of gold, I will spare her!"

"Okay, then I'll give you one hundred taels of gold. Words are not enough, so I'll write it down as proof!"

As Su Mingzhe spoke, he asked his servant Mingyan to prepare writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Not long after.

A document is written.

Su Mingzhe took out two gold cakes from his arms and handed them to Wang Lantian.