The passerby who doesn't have a word in the book

Chapter 17 The Ordinary Beginning of Autumn

"Yizhi? Yizhi!"

Xie Fanghan snapped back to his senses, looked at Li Zhe's worried gaze, and shook his head gently to indicate that he was fine.

Li Zhe patted Xie Fanghan on the shoulder, and said vaguely, "Well, the eyes are too revealing." He also heard the rumors in the market. Tiao Tuo doesn't think it's a big deal, but Xie Fanghan has a woman he admires, but this woman's status is more noble, that's all.

"Ah?" Xie Fanghan looked at Li Zhe blankly.

Li Zhe winked at the other side, Xie Fanghan raised his eyes, just in time for Yan Yutang's gaze, Xie Fanghan immediately averted his gaze.

Li Zhe: "..."

What happened to these two people?

Sun Zhong has never entered the palace since the Beginning of Autumn. It is said that he has a serious illness and will not be able to come back for a while. Xie Fanghan has also become weird. No matter what happened, he looked at His Highness the Fifth Highness in a daze.

Even he, who was slow to react, could tell that something was wrong, but of the two parties involved, one didn't know how to restrain himself at all, and the other didn't respond at all.

???

There are too many variables in just one autumn.

Li Zhe was complaining here, while Wei Nanyan was talking with Yan Yutang on the other side.

"You two are... huh?" Wei Nanyan said that he really didn't understand.

"I have to say that I don't know, believe it or not." Yan Yutang frowned in a rare helpless tone.

It's not just Wei Nanyan's reaction, Yan Yutang also doesn't know why Xie Fanghan suddenly became like this. He was quite normal when he left Baoxiang Temple that day, but after only one day, he turned into this appearance after returning, if it wasn't for The person staring at her was Xie Fanghan. After being stared at for so many days, she insisted on punishing him.

"Then you don't plan to ask him?" Wei Nanyan glanced at Xie Fanghan again, seeing that although his face was turned sideways, but his gaze was still looking this way from time to time, he felt strange and a little funny in his heart.

Yan Yutang raised her head, Xie Fanghan's gaze that had just been aimed at him shrank back "swish", Yan Yutang sighed softly, and said helplessly, "What do you think I can ask him like this?"

Wei Nanyan raised his eyebrows and looked at his friend with a gloating tone, "That's not necessarily the case. In this case, there may be more things to ask."

Yan Yutang's eyes trembled slightly, and she was noncommittal to Wei Nanyan's suggestion that watching the excitement is not a big deal.

She naturally "heard" the messages in the public, and she even knew much more than others. She knew that on the day she returned to Beijing from Baoxiang Temple, Xie Mingyuan, known as the number one rich man in Xijing, returned to Xie's mansion. And the stay time is not short.

She also knew that after that day, Xie Fangfei, the apple of the eye of the Xie Mansion, was locked up for unknown reasons.

She also wondered if Xie Fanghan knew about Xie Fangfei, but then again, even if Xie Fanghan knew, it had nothing to do with him staring at her. Could it be that something related to her happened that day?

After thinking twice, Yan Yutang decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Xie Fanghan.

What's the matter with staring at yourself all day?

Xie Fanghan noticed from the corner of his eye that Yan Yutang was no longer looking at him with scrutiny, but looked away to continue talking with Wei Nanyan, and he was relieved.

Xie Mingyuan's words were like a curse on her head, so that as long as Yan Yutang was in her line of sight, she would not unconsciously focus on that person. At first, she thought that there would always be something wrong with Yan Yutang. As long as she finds one thing she hates, she can convince herself, but as the days go by, she can't find the place she hates, but she has remembered many of her little habits.

When eating, the first bite must be eaten first.

When thinking about essays, I will unconsciously grind ink.

When thinking about something, one hand will gently rub the knuckles of the other hand.

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"Yi Zhi Yi Zhi!" Li Zhe saw that Xie Fanghan was in a daze again, and hurriedly called his soul back.

"Huh? Tell me." Xie Fanghan tried to show that he wasn't distracted.

Li Zhe rolled his eyes at him in his heart, and then continued, "This year's autumn test is about to start, and there will be a few days of rest time, do you have any arrangements?"

Xie Fanghan originally wanted to answer and go home, but because of what happened to the Wang family a few days ago, she is now really against the Xie family. Although Xie Mingyuan warned the Wang family before leaving, Xie Mingtao is still in charge of the Xie family. , she didn't want to put herself in the tiger's mouth.

Li Zhe was still waiting for his answer, Xie Fanghan thought about it and answered truthfully, "There is no arrangement."

This answer was obviously expected by Li Zhe. Hearing this, Li Zhe leaned closer again, and said rather mysteriously, "I heard that the First Prince is going to hold a banquet at the Golden Hazel Garden that day. Do you want to go together?"

This time it was Xie Fanghan's turn to be surprised, and his voice raised a little unconsciously, "Are you going?" In her mind, Li Zhe has always been that kind of technical geek, so what kind of banquet is he going to attend so abnormally this time?

"Shhhhhhhh!" Li Zhe quickly glanced at the direction of Yan Yutang and Wei Nanyan, making sure that the two of them hadn't noticed this side, then turned his head and explained to Xie Fanghan, "Gold Halibut Garden is different from other places, noble and elegant. Most of the literati arrange gatherings here."

"So?" Xie Fanghan still didn't understand what attracted Li Zhe.

"Cough." Li Zhe cleared his throat embarrassingly, "It is said that the boss of the Golden Hazel Garden paid a high price for a copy of "Mountain Suichuan" and hung it in the Golden Hazel Garden for guests to appreciate..."

"Do you want to see that picture?" Li Zhe is not only fond of sea charts, he is also very interested in landscape pictures, Xie Fanghan knows this. "Since you want to see it, you can go to the Golden Hazel Garden to see it yourself."

Xie Fanghan didn't understand why she had to go to the First Prince's banquet. She really didn't want to get involved in the twists and turns between these high-ranking people.

"I really want to." Li Zhe said this, and his face collapsed, "But the mountain map is hung in the most expensive courtyard of the Golden Hazel Garden. I don't have such a big courtyard in my wallet."

Xie Fanghan raised his eyebrows: "So you plan to go there?"

Having said all that needs to be said, Li Zhe threw up his hands indifferently, "There is nothing you can do if you are poor."

Xie Fanghan is rich, but from Li Zhe's words, he knows that it must be a place where money can be earned. In order not to attract attention, she should not make trouble.

Xie Fanghan: "If you want to see the pictures, go, I won't."

Li Zhe just sighed at this result and didn't worry about it anymore. He was just trying to mention it.

Yan Yutang wanted to ask Xie Fanghan why he was so abnormal, but since that day, she has become busy.Emperor Yan ordered that the prince and princess who had written the questions for the palace examination should also participate, and each of them had a piece of paper, and Emperor Yan would personally choose one of them to add to the questions of the palace examination.

This is a great opportunity to show your face in front of the emperor!

The harem began to get busy, as did the former court. The princes went out to invite foreign aid every three days, and various news from the harem spread. Very correct.

Busting around, when she finished her work and took a break and remembered that she had something to look for Xie Fanghan, Xie Fanghan had already left the palace early.

Yan Yutang: ...

Forget it, let's talk about it when I come back next time.

Xie Fanghan didn't want to go back to Xie's mansion, and he didn't want to join in the excitement of the Golden Hazel Garden. It coincided with the imperial examination, and the inns in Xijing were overcrowded.

The driver: "Master... aren't we going back to Xie's mansion?" They had already stopped outside the palace wall for almost a cup of tea. Usually, Xie Fanghan would directly order to go back to the winter garden. Today there was no sound, he I can't tell what's on his mind.

Xie Fanghan frowned in the car, thought for a long time, and finally decided to go back to the Winter Garden first, and ask Uncle Fu to see if there is any place he can go.

After making up his mind, Xie Fanghan wanted to give orders, but before he could open the door, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and a gust of fragrant wind entered, making Xie Fanghan almost jump up.

"This is rather strange. I remember you left the palace a long time ago, why haven't you left yet?" The visitor sat down with a smile, not feeling anything wrong at all.

"..." Xie Fanghan pressed his head, and said in a very helpless tone, "Miss Wei, Miss Wei, please make a noise before getting in the car."

Wei Nanyan raised his hand to straighten his somewhat messy hair, and said nonchalantly, isn't this the coachman who looked at you from a distance and seemed to be talking to the carriage again? If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in the car. "While speaking, Wei Nanyan looked at the entire interior of the carriage, and after looking around, he began to smack his lips.

"Thank you third son, your car is really hidden." Wei Nanyan joked with a smile.

Xie Fanghan shook his head and didn't answer, instead he asked, "Going home? I'll give you a ride."

Wei Nanyan's eyes lit up and he was not polite at all: "What I'm waiting for is your words!"

Wei Nanyan's father was not an official in the capital, and he didn't have a mansion in Xijing. Fortunately, Yan Yutang, a princess friend, allowed her to buy a small house in the east of the city where every inch of land was expensive.

The carriage was very quiet. Wei Nanyan stared straight at Xie Fanghan. He was so full of melons that he wanted to eat but was too embarrassed to open his mouth. Xie Fanghan's scalp became numb from the gaze from the side, so he took the initiative to speak, "Just say what you have to say... ..."

Wei Nanyan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked excitedly, "How far have you and Your Highness developed?"

Xie Fanghan: "..."

Is it so straightforward?

That being said, this question is inherently inappropriate, right? !

Xie Fanghan twitched the corner of his mouth stiffly: "When did Your Highness and I develop?"

Wei Nanyan looked at Xie Fanghan with a look of disgust, "You are not mean enough, anyway, we are also classmates, and we see each other every day, so there is no need to hide it from me."

Thinking of the "interaction" between the two of them some time ago, Wei Nanyan felt tired and flustered. One was overly courteous, and the other was a helpless "passive" acceptance. Although it looked a little fake, the atmosphere couldn't be fake.

But looking at Xie Fanghan's surprised face that doesn't seem to be joking...

Wei Nanyan whispered: "This has been spread all over the capital, is it fake?" She and Yan Yutang are both ministers and friends, and it is a personal matter. Although she knows something about it, she can't ask about the details too much.

Xie Fanghan hesitated to speak. If she and Yan Yutang agreed on the "mutual help" relationship before, it doesn't matter if she told Wei Nanyan about the matter. Anyway, it's only a matter of time before she knows, but now to talk about their relationship, a "mutual help" Helping each other" She felt that it was not enough.

Wei Nanyan looked at Xie Fanghan's tangled face, like a cat in his heart, tickling her heart.

She had a hunch that from Xie Fanghan, she could eat a super invincible melon.

"You two... quarreled?" Wei Nanyan combined with Xie Fanghan's abnormal behavior in the past few days to "take the initiative to attack".

"No." Xie Fanghan answered very happily this time.

Her unilateral entanglement is nothing but a quarrel.

Wei Nanyan saw that Xie Fanghan's expression did not seem to be perfunctory, so he changed the direction and continued to ask, "It means Grand Master Xie knows about this, and he disagrees?"

In the matter of marriage, if there are no conflicts between the two, it is only possible that there is something obstructed by the family. Xie Fanghan and Yan Yutang, one is the son of the Grand Master's family, and the other is the princess of the royal family. Their status is so prominent. If it is blocked, the hope of the two of them getting married will be slim.

Xie Fanghan shook his head, "The mansion didn't say much about it." She had never considered the Xie family's relationship with a grand master's mansion that was doomed to perish.

Seeing Wei Nanyan's pensive expression, she worried that the more she thought about it, the more she thought about it, so she quickly stopped her, "It has nothing to do with outsiders, it's because I can't figure out some things myself."

Hearing what she said, Wei Nanyan really kept silent and did not ask questions.

The carriage returned to silence, but Xie Fanghan's heart was in a mess. She wanted an answer, but couldn't find it for a long time.

"Do you think Your Highness likes me?"

The unexplained sentence startled the two people in the carriage at the same time, Wei Nanyan was surprised by this question, Xie Fanghan was surprised that he asked such a question.

She didn't know whether she liked Yan Yutang or not. Similarly, she didn't know whether Yan Yutang liked her or not. When she thought about this question, she felt like a shameless liar.

Seeing Wei Nanyan's reaction, Xie Fanghan immediately wanted to say that he had said something wrong, but Wei Nanyan fell into deep thought after the initial surprise, Xie Fanghan stopped his words, and looked at Wei Nanyan without blinking, with hope in his eyes.

After a long time, when Xie Fanghan's eyes were about to completely darken, Wei Nanyan suddenly raised his head, looked at Xie Fanghan and said seriously: "Is this question very important?"

Xie Fanghan opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything when he met Wei Nanyan's serious eyes.

Wei Nanyan continued: "Whether you like someone or not depends on whether the other person likes you first?"

Xie Fanghan remained silent.

Wei Nanyan: "Or, if the other party doesn't like you, then you can make yourself not like her?"

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Speechless.

Under Wei Nanyan's three questions, Xie Fanghan remained silent except for silence.

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"Master, we're here." The carriage stopped, and the driver's voice came from the front, breaking the silence behind.

Wei Nanyan said suddenly, "Actually, I shouldn't be the one you wanted to ask that question just now." After finishing speaking, regardless of Xie Fanghan's reaction, he jumped out of the carriage lightly, and thanked Xie Fanghan outside the carriage, "Thank you very much today gone."

Xie Fanghan, who came to his senses after realizing it, shook his head, his brows relaxed, and he said softly, "I should thank you."

Wei Nanyan looked at Xie Fanghan's clear eyes, smiled, turned and entered his house.

Xie Fanghan let out a long breath with a sense of ceremony, and told the coachman, "Go see my father."

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