The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

In the following year or two, the Tang family seemed to be cursed, with his mother, wife, son, and even sister all passing away one after another.

From then on, Tang Bohu was greatly affected and never recovered. At the age of twenty-six, his hair turned white, and he wrote the poem about white hair.

Later, encouraged by his friends Wen Zhengming and Zhu Zhishan, he took the provincial examination again at the age of twenty-nine and won first place without any controversy.

At this point, his future seemed bright, and he might even achieve the highest honors in all six imperial examinations, thus making a name for himself in history.

However, fate seemed unwilling to let him go.

The following year, Tang Bohu went to the capital to participate in the imperial examination, but was embroiled in a cheating scandal.

There was no way around it; in that year's imperial examination, only Tang Bohu and the cheater answered the questions best. Tang Bohu even surpassed the cheater and came in first place.

Tang Bohu was imprisoned as a result, but after an investigation, no evidence of his cheating could be found.

The only option was to release Tang Bohu.

However, he could no longer take the imperial examinations, and the court allowed him to become a minor official.

Disheartened, Tang Yin did not take up the post and instead wandered the world, making a living by selling paintings.

At the age of thirty-five, he met a woman named Shen Jiuniang in a brothel. He named his and Shen Jiuniang's courtyard Peach Blossom Hermitage, called himself the Master of Peach Blossom Hermitage, and prepared to spend the rest of his life there.

But fate seemed determined to torment him, and five years later, Shen Jiuniang also passed away.

Life couldn't be any more bitter than this, could it?

However, fate played another cruel joke on him.

Two years later, he received an invitation from Prince Ning, Zhu Chenhao. He thought he had finally gained the appreciation of a great man, but he discovered a shocking rebellion plot in Prince Ning's mansion.

Tang Bohu knew very well that the Prince of Ning's rebellion was doomed to failure.

So he began to feign madness, trying to escape from the Prince Ning's mansion.

When Zhou Chu first met Tang Bohu, he had just been released from Prince Ning's clutches.

Fearing that he would be arrested again by Prince Ning, Tang Bohu could only hide in the capital and continue to drown his sorrows and feign madness.

Thinking about all this, Zhou Chu felt even more sorry for his teacher.

If he hadn't come to know himself, the old man probably would never have been able to get out of this situation.

He then began his self-imposed exile, until he died in poverty a few years later.

Fortunately, not long ago, Prince Ning rebelled, but Wang Yangming easily quelled the rebellion, so the old man no longer had to pretend to be crazy.

Tang Bohu's arrival caused a great sensation.

Although he repeatedly encountered setbacks in his official career, his life was also extremely bumpy.

However, among literary figures, Tang Bohu, also known as Tang Jieyuan, is a household name.

Poetry, calligraphy, and painting are all exceptional.

In terms of calligraphy, the only person in the world who could compare with Tang Bohu was his friend Wen Zhengming.

Tang Bohu's paintings are unparalleled, not only in his time but also a hundred years ago.

During the years that Tang Bohu wandered the world, countless people wanted to catch a glimpse of this romantic and talented scholar.

"Your restaurant is luxurious, but it lacks a certain literary flair. Hang this painting up."

Tang Yin looked at Zhou Chu and said.

Zhou Chu finally came to his senses and personally hung the painting in the most prominent position in the hall.

This is an extremely grand and majestic feng shui painting, with a signature in the lower left corner.

When this painting was unveiled, everyone's eyes turned red.

Everyone knows that Tang Bohu's paintings are worth a fortune and are extremely rare.

"Please come in quickly, teacher."

Seeing that Tang Yin was about to be surrounded by these enthusiastic fans, Zhou Chu hurriedly led him into one of the private rooms.

Chu Li, standing to the side, looked at Tang Yin with shining eyes.

Like a fangirl meeting her idol.

"I knew it, I knew it."

Chu Li kept muttering to herself.

Soon, news of the appearance of the Master of Peach Blossom Hermitage spread throughout the capital, and countless dignitaries flocked to the restaurant, eager to catch a glimpse of Tang Bohu's charm.

Even Wang Shouren, who had just quelled the rebellion of Prince Ning and was in the capital to report on his duties, came upon hearing the news.

Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu took the imperial examination in the same year, but Wang Shouren's results were mediocre, and he was spared from failure.