Chapter 71

When a fake aristocrat accidentally mixes with a few official n-generations, what should he do?

Show off and slap faces?

No, no, that's the way of a "Dragon Overlord" with a protagonist halo, who won't die no matter how he messes up.

Beat them up, be number one in pure conversation—what's the use? Can you get a penny?

As for making friends, Wang Yang didn't have this idea, because his identity was fake, and he didn't know the temperaments and roots of those two people. Maybe he wouldn't make friends well, and instead, his bottom would be exposed.

So the best way is to keep a low profile and maintain a state of neither offending people nor being too close to them. It would be even better if he could make people not notice him.

But this is almost impossible.

Counting himself, there are five people in total. There is a Wang clan of Langya, handsome and talented—how can he not be noticed?

Then let's be ordinary with difficulty. Although it's very difficult, I have to try my best.

Wang Yang extremely "shamelessly" comforted himself.

Chen Qingshan sat opposite Wang Yang, a look of sudden realization appearing on her cold and exquisite cheeks: "I know."

Wang Yang was stunned: "What do you know?"

"What popular style... you have no money, right."

I'm dizzy!

Still thinking about this problem?

Naturally stupid!

Wang Yang "popularized" the concept of "popular style" to her this morning to cover up the matter of "fake brand name." He didn't expect her to react only now!

"I have no money?!" Wang Yang laughed dryly twice.

After paying off the usury and splitting it with the black man, the remaining five hundred coins were used for one hundred to reward the fan seller, eight for buying roasted chestnuts, ninety-seven for buying clothes for A-Wu, and forty-six for the two of them to eat roast duck, red warehouse rice, and vegetable soup. There was still a huge sum of two hundred and forty-nine coins left!

Can this be called having no money?!

"Didn't I say it? It's popular to dress like this among aristocrats in Yixing. Real Yulin cloth is not bought by anyone; it's called a trend—"

"You don't even have jade," Chen Qingshan suddenly said.

Although she didn't come from an aristocratic family, she was the daughter of a military family and had lived in the capital for a long time, seeing many aristocratic children. After some contact, she felt that although Wang Yang's temperament was good, to say he had money, hehe.

Wang Yang said stubbornly: "I don't like it."

"You don't use incense either."

"A real man doesn't use incense."

"You don't have an ox cart..."

"I like walking!"

"Your attendant—"

"Fine, I have no money," Wang Yang had to admit.

Seeing Wang Yang's unhappy appearance, Chen Qingshan's lips curled up slightly, and then she quickly pursed her lips: "How much is real Yulin clothing? I can lend it to you."

Wang Yang looked at Chen Qingshan with some surprise.

Chen Qingshan said: "Don't misunderstand. I just think that you, this aristocratic young master, are really living a bit miserably. Why don't I lend you some money first, and you can pay me back later, with three percent interest per month."

"Three percent interest? Why don't you just rob someone!" Master Du San only charges one percent interest per month!

"Then... two percent?" Chen Qingshan asked tentatively.

Wang Yang: →_→

The ox cart drove directly into the Yu residence through the side gate. Under the guidance of the Yu residence's attendants, it stopped. Wang Yang and Chen Qingshan got off and saw Xie Xinghan in a goose-yellow shirt, her pretty face like snow. The breeze blew, and the yellow gauze lapels fluttered like a butterfly.

"Xie Xie Niangzi!" Wang Yang greeted with a smile.

Xie Xinghan looked at Chen Qingshan and said in a low voice: "You have money to hire a beautiful guard, but no money to change your clothes?"

Wang Yang had to repeat the excuse he used to deal with Chen Qingshan: "You don't know, it's actually popular to wear this kind of fine-spun ramie cloth where we are. Yulin cloth is not very popular; it's considered vulgar..."

"So you have no money." Xie Xinghan was thoughtful.

"Who said I have no money!"

"You don't even have jade."

Wang Yang:......

Seeing Wang Yang eating a loss, Xie Xinghan was in a good mood and said kindly: "Why don't I lend you some first, with five percent interest per month."

Wang Yang was speechless: "Why don't you want ten percent?"

"If you say ten percent, I will lend you more."

Wang Yang:......

"Young Master Wang, Xie Xie Niangzi, please follow me."

Several attendants guided Wang Yang and the others through the garden.

Wang Yang asked tentatively: "Does Yu Yi know I'm coming?"

"They only know that you are of the Wang clan of Langya and are studying at the Commandery School. They know nothing else," Xie Xinghan said, and added two words meaningfully: "Don't worry."

Wang Yang looked at Xie Xinghan and said guiltily: "What is there to worry about?"

Xie Xinghan smiled: "Is that so? Then Young Master Wang is truly open-minded."

Wang Yang felt that Xie Xinghan seemed to know something, and every sentence pointed to something, but Wang Yang had no bottom in his heart about what she knew.

Several people entered the lacquered wooden corridor, and at the end of the corridor was a wide guest hall.

Lacquered wooden floor, emerald plants on three sides.

Wang Yang and the others walked toward the hall, when they heard a voice of high-minded discussion:

"What is most important in pure conversation? Feeling, it's just feeling!

If the feeling is right, winning in pure conversation is as simple as picking flowers and leaves.

That day, four top pure conversation experts in Baling Commandery besieged me alone. I didn't even drink a cup of tea, and I debated with them.

I pointed to the shadow of the sun on the ground and said that before the shadow moved, if I couldn't break their argument, I would just admit defeat! What was the result?

Just four words,

Momentum like breaking bamboo!

That's the feeling."

Who is this, so good at bragging?

Wang Yang looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the speaker was a young man in a brocade robe, sitting on the right side of the hall.

At this time, the servant sang loudly: "Xie Xie Niangzi of Chen Commandery is here! Young Master Wang of Langya is here!"

A thin, tall man with a refined appearance stood up from the main seat in the hall, wearing an elegant long robe, his temperament extraordinary. It was Yu Yi.

He smiled and bowed: "My humble home is honored by the presence of Wang and Xie. I am very fortunate."

Wang Yang bowed in return, and Xie Xinghan saluted: "Sir, you are too polite. If we talk about luck, we are the lucky ones. You are like a cicada shedding its skin in the dust, standing out from the filth. Your high name is spread throughout Jing and Chu. It is a great fortune to have you preside over the pure conversation today."

Yu Yi laughed: "They all say 'Xie Ling has a daughter,' and it is indeed true. Please sit." Then he nodded to Wang Yang: "Young Master Wang, please sit too."

The young man in the brocade robe also stood up, bowing to Xie Xinghan and Wang Yang in a friendly manner: "Xie Xie Niangzi Si, I hope you are well... This must be Young Master Wang! Little brother is Yan Youcheng of the Yan clan of Langya, courtesy name Ankang. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"

"My surname is Wang, given name Yang, courtesy name Zhiyan. Nice to meet you, Brother Yan!"

In ancient social interactions, it is respectful to call each other "brother," regardless of age. When both sides are not familiar with each other, if the other party calls you "brother" and you take it seriously, and then call the other party "little brother," it would be a bit of a fool. Fortunately, Wang Yang was not a novice, which saved him from making a fool of himself.

After the ceremony, everyone took their seats. Chen Qingshan stood behind Wang Yang with her sword, her green shirt falling, her long legs straight, making Wang Yang look quite like an aristocratic young master.

Yan Youcheng asked curiously: "May I ask which branch of the Wang clan of Langya you are from, Brother Wang, and why did you come to Jingzhou to travel for studies?"

Wang Yang saw Xie Xinghan looking at him quietly, thinking that she brought him here, perhaps also with the intention of probing his identity through others. He knew that he couldn't stall in this situation, so he was well prepared and said frankly:

"My ancestors were famous officials in the Jin Dynasty, serving as General of the Right Army and Administrator of Kuaiji."

"Wang Youjun?!" Yan Youcheng was shocked.

Xie Xinghan's eyebrows moved.

Only Yu Yi's expression remained unchanged.