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

Chapter 20: Joining the game? Fan Ruoruo asks for help
Seeing Fan Ruoruo standing next to the prince, she looked very natural, even a little shy.

Fan Xian couldn't help feeling a sense of loss as if his girl had been stolen by the yellow-haired guy.

However, he was pleased to see that his sister had no intention of resisting Li Chengqian.

Fan Xian was actually a little happy, but with mixed feelings:

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to appear at the Vegetarian Inspection Office later, as it could easily implicate you."

Li Chengqian shook his head:
"I know what you want to do. Just go for it and I'll just be a spectator."

There was a hint of surprise in Fan Xian's eyes. He didn't expect that the prince would see through it so quickly. This was a prelude to his attack on the second prince.

But seeing Ruoruo appear in this occasion, Fan Xian knew the risks of what he was doing, and he still didn't want his sister to get involved, or even know about these things:

"Ruoruo, go home first. This is not the place for you."

"do not do it"

Fan Ruoruo pouted and begged, "I also want to join your special operation. Can you let me watch?"

When Fan Xian and Teng Zijing were carrying out secret missions in the past, Fan Ruoruo would follow closely behind them.

She was just curious about the outside world and what men were doing, and she was satisfied even just by watching.

Fan Xian shook his head and still refused.

Li Chengqian protected her: "Don't worry, I will take good care of Ruoruo and won't let her be in danger."

Fan Ruoruo seemed to have found a backer. She hid behind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, poking her pretty face out like a little rabbit, smiling like a flower.

Fan Xian was very sad. He had raised his sister for so many years, but she turned away before she even got married. It was like a sister who is married off is like water spilled out:

"Your uncle dotes on his dad!"

Fan Ruoruo is laughing, but Fan Xian is not laughing.

Li Chengqian understood Huangmao's happiness. He led Fan Ruoruo to the top of the inn's tallest building, where they could have a panoramic view of every move of the Vegetarian Inspection Office. The two of them leaned on rattan chairs, watching how Fan Xian made a big fuss in the Vegetarian Inspection Office as if they were watching a movie.

Brother-in-law, perform well. Now you have become a part of our play.
In the name of buying Yunmeng fish, Fan Xian invited the Second Prince to the Vegetable Inspection Department, and summoned the eunuch Dai on duty. This eunuch was also an experienced man. Before entering the room, he first took care of Wang Qinian and Deng Ziyue, and asked clearly what Lord Fan wanted to do.

Seeing Wang Qinian accept the silver, Eunuch Dai walked into the Vegetable Inspection Department with peace of mind, and was asked by Fan Xian to buy fish and keep accounts.

"Father-in-law, you have to do this account carefully. If there is any problem, I will have to find you."

"The Vegetarian Inspection Department is responsible for miscellaneous matters, and the accounts are minute. If you don't understand something, you can ask me, Master Fan."

"My father-in-law, remember this account not for the details but for the big picture."

"Master Xiao Fan, you are joking. These are all trivial matters."

Seeing that Eunuch Dai was playing dumb, Fan Xian put down the script and started talking:

"Are you eunuchs responsible for the rise and fall of the country?"

"right."

"Qingguo just won a great victory over Northern Qi. The border troops are mighty. Shouldn't your Vegetarian Inspection Department express its appreciation?"

Eunuch Dai was puzzled. "Your food and grass here are not under the management of the Vegetarian Inspection Office."

Fan Xian shook his head. "The pattern, the pattern should be bigger. Think about it in a bigger way. The Vegetarian Inspection Bureau is part of the Qing Kingdom. Lord Bian won a great victory. Shouldn't you be proud of it?"

"right."

Eunuch Dai was afraid of being led into a trap and hesitated.

"Now that the war is over, the court is short of money. Should we, the people of Qing, tide over this difficult time together?"

"Should"

Fan Xian asked for the third time, "Should our Vegetable Inspection Department be held responsible?"

"Should"

Eunuch Dai suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, what responsibility do you have?"

Fan Xian snorted coldly, held up the account book, showed it to everyone, and shouted:

"The national treasury is empty, and we should relieve the country's worries, but you, the Vegetarian Prosecutor, are finding ways to make money. Is this appropriate?"

Eunuch Dai was horrified and said, "That is not the case. I usually feel uncomfortable when I see money. You must have misunderstood something, sir."

Fan Xian smiled: "Are you honest?"

"Do we all eat vegetarian food in our Supervisory Council?"

Eunuch Dai was in a panic, and he lowered his head to steal glances at the Second Prince's face. He was a popular eunuch beside the Second Prince's mother, and perhaps the Second Prince could make the decision for him. But at this time, Li Chengze was eating grapes as if no one was around, and seemed to be oblivious to what Fan Xian did.

I can't help you.

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Above the inn not far away.

Fan Ruoruo stood by the guardrail excitedly, watching Fan Xian punish corrupt officials in the Vegetarian Prosecution Department with great elegance and bravery. She thought proudly that he was worthy of being my brother. Even though she was excited, she did not forget the Crown Prince beside her. She still maintained the reserved demeanor of a lady and sat down to drink tea.

"Thank you, Your Highness. If you hadn't brought me out to play, I wouldn't have had the chance to see what you and my brother usually do and what it's like."

"It is my honor that you are willing to travel with me."

Li Chengqian's gentlemanly words reminded Fan Ruoruo of the time when the prince defended her in front of Fan Xian, and the girl's heart was pounding.

She had heard many stories from Fan Xian since she was a child, including "romance novels", but Fan Ruoruo felt that the current prince seemed better than the protagonist in the novels.

It should be more interesting.
How does that word go?

Fan Ruoruo remembered what she had said to Fan Xian.

If one day I could marry a man who understands me and knows me, and who would give me little surprises from time to time, that would definitely be a very happy life.

Fan Xian told Fan Ruoruo: This is called romance!
Fan Ruoruo secretly looked at the prince beside her, and felt that he was really handsome. She couldn't help but mutter to herself:

"Your Highness is quite romantic."

"Ruoruo, what did you say?"

"Ah, I didn't say anything~"

Fan Ruoruo avoided Li Chengqian's sight and glanced to the side to cover her slightly red face. "Maybe you heard it wrong."

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Vegetable Inspection Department.

The second prince had no intention of interfering.

Eunuch Dai lost his support. Seeing that Fan Xian was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, he reluctantly took out an envelope containing the banknotes he had prepared:

"Master Xiao Fan, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

"No need, we are all family here."

In full view of the crowd, Fan Xian accepted the favor from Eunuch Dai and shook the three thousand taels of silver in his hand:
"You can gain a foothold in the palace. You are really capable. Since we are both officials in the court, I should not be too arrogant and domineering. It is better to be kind to others."

Eunuch Dai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Master Fan really knows how to be an official."

The second prince, who was watching the show on the side, had his eyes lit up. He looked at Xie Bian beside him and smiled for the first time in a long time.

Everyone in the Supervisory Office who surrounded the Vegetable Inspection Bureau was confused.

Deng Ziyue, who was in the lead, frowned even more and turned his head away and no longer looked at Fan Xian.

It was not until Fan Xian ordered the people from the Supervisory Office to evacuate and gave up the investigation into corruption by the Procuratorate.

Fan Ruoruo stood up anxiously, her slender eyebrows slightly wrinkled, her beautiful eyes full of confusion:

"Brother, what is he doing? Isn't he investigating corruption and punishing corruption? Why did he accept the banknotes from the corrupt officials and then let them go?"

Fan Ruoruo, who once admired Fan Xian, couldn't help but worry about her brother, but she still couldn't understand:

If Fan Xian wants to benefit.

Why did you show the banknotes in front of everyone?

Is there any misunderstanding here? What is the intention of this move?

Fan Ruoruo saw the Crown Prince behind her who was calm as usual, and guessed that perhaps today's action was the result of a conspiracy between her brother and the Crown Prince. She was a little worried and curious. She pursed her lips to drink tea, and even the best Tieguanyin tea tasted bland:

"Your Highness, what does my brother want to do? If he does this, his political enemies will take the opportunity to kill him!"

"Don't worry."

Li Chengqian held down Fan Ruoruo's trembling hand holding the teacup:
"Your brother is just putting himself in the game. He won't be in any danger."

(End of this chapter)