Fanlou was indeed outside the imperial city, and Zhao Xu and the other two arrived after walking a few steps.

Tangerine Pi had already booked a seat on the second floor, otherwise there might not be a seat in the back.

Fanlou is a second-story restaurant with three sides enclosed and hollowed out in the middle. People sitting on the second and third sides can see the singing and dancing performances on the first floor.

Zhao Xu sat on the side of the right, looking at the famous Fanlou with a smile.

Chenpi and Chu You both stood behind him, and other guards were wearing regular clothes and quietly guarding the surroundings not far or near.

Chen Pi looked around vigilantly for a while and whispered: "Official family, at most, Gao Langjun will come."

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea and said carelessly: "Well, invite him over and have a meal with me."

Tangerine responded and looked at the door.

Chu You looked at Zhao Xu's back and couldn't help but bow and whispered: "Official family, if Gao Langjun really knew something, he should also tell the Empress Dowager. Will it be unnecessary for us to do this?"

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "Grandma must have found something, but there is no evidence, so she is still pursuing it. Gao Gongji was sneaky that day and couldn't hide it afterwards. He must have seen something. Regardless of whether his grandmother knew it or not, we don't know about this. As long as we know this, we can almost guess what grandmother found. We can solve the case faster than grandmother."

Zhao Xu must solve the case one step earlier than Empress Dowager Gao to show everyone his existence, otherwise he will still be the little emperor and puppet under Empress Dowager Gao’s wings!

Chu You suddenly realized and bowed and said, "Yes, the villain is talking too much."

Zhao Xu waved his hand and looked at him casually.

At this time, an old man in his early fifties, wearing a gray Confucian shirt rushed in angrily, glanced back and forth, stared at a table in the lobby, and walked over with wide eyes.

"Meng Mugu!"

The old man roared and stretched out his hands to grab a 16 or 17-year-old young man sitting with his back facing Zhao Xu.

The young man remained motionless, still watching the singing and dancing not far away with interest.

Two servants behind him came over, held the old man directly, dragged him and threw him out.

The old man struggled and kicked out all the shoes on his feet, shouting loudly: "Meng Mugu, you have cheated in the imperial examination, your Nie family sells official positions and titles, and I will go to the Censorate to sue you!"

Before the old man finished speaking, the whole Fanlou seemed to be quiet.

The old man's words were extremely serious accusations. If he really sued the Censorate, there would be some evidence. Imperial examination fraud and selling official positions have always been two major taboos in the officialdom, and everyone should pay attention to it.

Even Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and turned between the two of them.

The young man, who was originally very calm, had a slightly cold face. He glanced at the old man and waved to the two servants.

The young man was named Meng Tang, whose courtesy name was Mugu. He looked at the old man who was dragged over and sneered: "You are white-haired, mediocre, eat your ancestors' shade, sell all your family property, and even rely on your children and grandchildren to support you, and survive! I was only sixth in the exam after thirty years, and I was fourth in the exam. You are so useless, I am young and strong. If you talk about the shortage of candidates, what are the problems before you?"

The old man shouted angrily, broke free from the two servants, and spitted directly at Meng Tang, saying, "Bah! If you have any qualifications, can you compare to me? And I was the second candidate half a month ago, but you made me a third place, and I was not a grandfather's relationship, so who can believe it!"

Meng Tang was angry, stood up and sneered: "I also told you that I disdained this candidate. After all, I am the one who will pass the Jinshi next year's Spring Examination, but I tell you that I will stand in front of you and make you lose this time! You are already fifty-two years old, and I see if you will continue to wait or continue to test the next three years!"

The old man was so angry that his white beard trembled, his face turned pale, and he said, "Okay, okay! Your Meng family is so majestic, please wait for me, I will go to the Censorate and the Censorate. I don't believe that your Meng family can cover the sky with just one hand!"

Meng Tang sneered and said, "You have lost all your family business, have been poor, and have been borrowed from your family and friends. You have been borrowed from you like a snake or a scorpion. If you go to the Censorate and advise me, who will speak for you? I will tell you, don't talk to the Censorate, the Censorate, even if you beat the drum and sued Your Majesty, you can't change this matter. I said Meng Mugu!"

The old man pointed at Meng Tang with one hand, his face turned red, his eyes widened angrily, and he couldn't say a word.

However, Zhao Xu from the upstairs was stunned when he heard this. He thought Meng Mugu was right, so he turned around and stepped on him?

He looked at Meng Tang's back carefully, then turned to look at Chen Pi and Chu You, and said, "What did he say?"

Chenpi and Chu You bowed in an orderly manner, and their expressions were almost the same - the corners of their mouths twitched, without expression.

The two of them had similar thoughts. Meng Mugu really wanted to find something for him, but he was arrogant and involved in the Guan family.

The old man downstairs was so angry that he was about to rush up and fight with Meng Mugu again.

The spectators around were also whispering, pointing between the two.

Meng Tang would not fight with the old man, so he sat back calmly and said, "Take it out. Judging from his appearance, he probably won't have the money to have dinner in Fanlou."

The two servants walked towards the old man again. The old man was not willing to do so and rushed over and wanted to fight Meng Tang.

"Come on, come on, fight!"

"That old man has a good body shape. Hey, he got the teapot!"

"Then Meng Tang was sprayed, haha, he couldn't help it..."

"Don't stop them, let them fight, this is much better than singing and dancing..."

The guests upstairs and downstairs stood up one after another, watching the fights of the people below, and making fun of them.

Zhao Xu kept watching and saw the movements of several people. The old man obviously ignored his gentleness, and Meng Tang was also a young man. The two had already wrestled together, regardless of the decency he cared most about in the past.

Zhao Xu shook his head secretly and said to Chu You: "Call them up and let someone stare outside the door, don't let them ruin Gao Langjun's interest."

Chu You quickly responded and went downstairs to ask for someone.

Chu You forced the two fights apart, Meng Tang took the opportunity to kick the old man and said angrily: "Waiting for me, wait for me, you will never think about becoming an official in your life!"

The old man fell to the ground, his hair was disheveled, panting, his face was ashen, half lying, looking like he couldn't get up.

Chu You looked at the two of them and didn't know what to say, so he had to whisper: "Stop making trouble, there is an official above to ask you to go up."

When the old man heard this, he immediately stood up, quickly tidied up his clothes, covered his hair, and stood up seriously. Yu Guang looked up at the top, as if he was thinking about which official in the court.

Meng Tang was still unwilling to give up, but he snorted coldly, sorted out a little, raised his hand and said to Chu You: "I wonder which official he is?"

Chu You didn't say much and went to the second floor directly.

The two of them felt secretly in their hearts and did not dare to delay, so they hurriedly followed.

They were all just passed the imperial examination and had not yet entered the officialdom. They also had a sense of awe in the face of the "officials" in the court.

Chu You returned to the second floor, stood behind Zhao Xu, and looked at the two people walking up.

Meng Tang smiled with a reserved smile and prepared a set of words in his mind. As soon as he came up, he suddenly stopped and watched Zhao Xu blink vigorously.

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Chapter completed!