Joy of Life: The melon-eating prince sees through Fan Xian's fake death

Chapter 14: The Crown Prince Relieves the Siege, Emperor Qing's Family Dinner
The city gate.

Li Chengqian and Li Chengze stood side by side, waiting for the eldest prince and Fan Xian to enter the capital.

"Second brother, your hands are fast enough."

Li Chengqian bumped into Li Chengze's arm and said, "I just learned a few days ago that my elder brother and Fan Xian would return to the capital on the same day, so I arranged for people to flood another city gate yesterday."

Li Chengze shook his shoulders with a forced smile.

"Hey, second brother, do you just want to see them fighting?" Li Chengqian challenged again.

Li Chengze then tilted his feminine face, pursed his lips and smiled, "What is your Highness saying? I don't quite understand."

Li Chengqian sneered and shook his head. You are pretending to be stupid in front of me, but don’t you see who I am? I am the number one person in Qing Kingdom who plays stupid. Are you trying to show off your skills in front of an expert?
"It seems that the second brother is well versed in the ways of water and fire. Here, there was a flood at the city gate, and there, there was a fire in Shijia Town."

Li Chengqian received a letter via carrier pigeon yesterday. His men followed his instructions and prevented a huge fire in Shijia Town.

Li Chengze's eyes flashed with joy when he heard this, and he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What is Shijia Town? Has the Crown Prince been there? Why does he care so much about the people there?"

Li Chengqian could judge from this that the fire was set by the second prince. If he had not turned over a new leaf and made arrangements in advance, tens of thousands of people in Shijia Town would have been affected and died innocently!

"Don't worry, second brother. The fire in Shijia Town was put out in time and there were no casualties. It was just a shop responsible for trade with Northern Qi that was burned down."

"No one is dead, right? The shop may be burned, but the people can come back alive." Li Chengze had an ugly look on his face. He was testing whether Fan Wujiu had dealt with all the people who knew about the smuggling.

Li Chengqian said sarcastically: "It seems that my second brother is also a good prince who cares about the country and the people. He is actually worried about the safety of ordinary people."

"What a pity that they all died in the sea of ​​fire. What a pity, what a pity!"

Li Chengze was secretly delighted, suppressed his smile, and then sighed and shook his head, "It's a pity, natural disasters are ruthless, and heaven is ruthless."

Li Chengqian snorted coldly, "It may not be a natural disaster, maybe it is a man-made disaster? I will definitely find out the truth and give justice to the people who died tragically."

Li Chengze lowered his head, hiding his smile, and pretended to be sad: "Your Highness the Crown Prince loves the people like his own children, which is a blessing for the Qing Kingdom!"

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Outside the city gate.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites lined the streets to welcome them.

Fan Xian returned to the capital with the diplomatic envoys, followed by the marriage convoy of the Northern Qi princess. A large number of people wanted to enter the city but were stopped.

The horses' hooves galloped, the dust rose up, and the eldest prince returned to the capital with nearly a hundred personal guards. They confronted the envoys in an aggressive manner.

Fan Xian had no choice but to dismount and salute, "Your Highness, I am Fan Xian, your Highness."

The eldest prince, Li Chengru, rode over leisurely on his warhorse and looked down at Fan Xian:

"You are so bold that you dare to compete with the prince for the road. It's a bit stupid."

Fan Xian frowned, stopped bowing, and said, "Your Highness, I don't want to do this either. I have no choice."

The voice just fell.

The Princess of Northern Qi in the phoenix sedan said, "I am weak and have not adapted to the climate. I want to rest early. Your Highness, do you want me to wait outside the city and not enter?"

Fan Xian shrugged, "Your Highness, this is the only reason I have to do."

Li Chengru was a little impatient. What was the intention of a foreign official, talking to his future princess and singing a song?

"Fan Xian, if you don't give way, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"I am terrified, but I am afraid that my only option is death!"

Fan Xian remained calm and fearless.

Li Chengru's eyes slightly moved, and his personal guards charged at Fan Xian, but they were blinded by a gust of wind. When they opened their eyes again, they saw two dead horses.
The eldest prince was angry. "I have been fighting on the border for many years, and this is how the court welcomes us home? Since you are Wan'er's husband, I will not investigate further, but you must hand over the person who killed my warhorse."

Gaoda was wronged, but for Master Fan, he was willing to take the blame. However, Fan Xian reached out to stop him: "Your Highness, this is a misunderstanding."

Li Chengru snorted coldly, his only patience was exhausted. He even ignored the advice of the Northern Qi Princess, and squeezed his horse's belly with murderous intent.

Everyone around Fan Xian was very nervous, and he was a little nervous too, but he would not back down.

Because he had that man's support.
"His Royal Highness is here!"

The eunuch's voice sounded, and everyone looked towards the city gate.

There were many people coming under the city gate. It was actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came out of the city in person to greet them, followed by Qingzhu and a group of servants.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

When the eldest prince saw the crown prince, he had to dismount and salute obediently.

Fan Xian also nodded slightly when he looked into the eyes of the prince.

"Brother, I miss you so much." Li Chengqian chose to avoid the dispute, forcefully trying to mediate between the two, and hugged the eldest prince.

Li Chengru smiled, but when he glanced at Fan Xian, there was still a hint of anger in his eyes, which was noticed by the prince.

"Fan Xian, what's wrong with you? The eldest prince has returned from a long battle, how can you argue with him?"

Li Chengqian seemed to be blaming Fan Xian, but in fact he wanted to ease the relationship between them.

"I know I was wrong."

Fan Xian can show weakness in front of the Crown Prince, but he cannot bow his head in front of the eldest prince.

Li Chengqian took the eldest prince's shoulder and said, "Brother, look, he has admitted his mistakes. Just calm down and don't argue with him."

Li Chengru saw that Fan Xian was highly regarded by the Crown Prince, so he had to give up the idea of ​​testing him. He softened his pretended anger, but still said coldly:
"Of course I won't get angry with him over such a small matter as arguing about the Dao. It's just that his identity as Wan'er's husband is too strange. Father promised that whoever marries Wan'er will have access to the inner treasury, so he suddenly jumped out?"

"I married Wan'er not for the inner treasury's financial power, but for her humanity."

Fan Xian said seriously, and the two were about to argue again.

Li Chengqian quickly crossed out the question to prevent the war from breaking out again.

"Brother, let's go into the city and talk."

Inside Kyoto City.

The second prince was waiting to watch the show, hoping that Fan Xian and the eldest prince would have a dispute or even a fight, so he waited and saw.

The young Third Prince was ignorant of worldly affairs and asked his second brother worriedly:
"There's going to be a quarrel outside the city, shouldn't we go and try to stop them, second brother?"

"Not urgent."

The second prince shook his head and said sinisterly, "Didn't our Crown Prince go there?"

The words have not yet fallen.

I saw it at the city gate.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled friendly, holding Fan Xian's left hand and the eldest prince's right hand.

The two teams entered Beijing at the same time.

No offense to anyone.

Li Chengqian perfectly resolved the crisis of dispute over the road and took charge of the overall situation.

"As expected of you, you are the prince brother. You are really capable."

The third prince said admiringly.

"Ah."

The second prince resisted the urge to roll his eyes and complained, "What a good way to smooth things over!"

Li Chengqian came with the two of them, and the "five" princes gathered in front of the city gate.

Fan Xian and the second prince passed each other, and the two seemed distant but spiritually compatible.

When they looked at each other, their eyes were like a fierce battle, as if they could kill each other.

Until the eunuch summoned: "Your Majesty summons the four princes to the palace for a family banquet. Fan Xian will also join us."

Li Chengqian was sandwiched in the middle, with Fan Xian on the left and Li Chengze on the right.

"Let's go. If you two have anything to say, talk to His Majesty first."

Fan Xian, who was about to report the Second Prince: Hehehe.

Li Chengze: No, hehe.

　It was a busy review week, so I took time out to write all night. If I can get up before noon, I will post two updates in a row. If I get up late, I will post the second update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)