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

Chapter 35 A blessing in disguise

If we lose our horses, we can't know what a blessing is.

Li Chengqian was glad that he had once again bet on Emperor Qing's intentions. The key was the last question:

Do you understand the significance of not saving Fan Ruoruo and letting her die at the hands of the assassin?
When Emperor Qing asked this, he was actually testing his character.

If he were to achieve his goal at any cost, he would let Fan Ruoruo die at the hands of an assassin.

Fan Jian, the Minister of Finance and an important official in the court who is in charge of financial power, would certainly be furious and would do everything he could to find out that the person behind the assassin is the Second Prince.

By then.

Assassinating the crown prince and killing the offspring of important officials, the Second Prince would be seriously injured even if he did not step down. Moreover, the Fan family and the Second Prince would become irreconcilable enemies!

Li Chengqian only needed to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers to secure his position as crown prince. Even Fan Xian's family would form a side with the prince because of this incident, which could be considered a great victory.

But is winning a good thing?

Although Li Chengqian won the factional struggle on the surface, he would inevitably arouse the jealousy of Emperor Qing. Not only would he take action to save the second prince to maintain the political balance, he would also take action to suppress the power of the crown prince and would never let him have an easy time!
Because the last person who ascended the throne at all costs to achieve his goal was Emperor Qing himself.

People are all double-standard. Emperor Qing can be selfish and do whatever it takes, but others cannot, especially the crown prince.

What Emperor Qing wants to train is a tool, someone who has no bad intentions and obeys his orders completely.

He valued the eldest prince and gave him military power because he was loyal and simple-minded, and the third prince was safe and sound and survived to the end. On the contrary, the second prince, who was evil in public, and the crown prince, who was evil in secret, would die tragically in Emperor Qing's calculations.

Be kind, loyal, patriotic, be a non-threatening crown prince, and be a chess piece without bad intentions.

This is Li Chengqian's way of survival, and it is also the reason why he was able to obtain Emperor Qing's calligraphy.

It seems that he lost to the second prince, but in fact, Ying Zheng touched the electric switch and won!
Li Chengqian returned to the Yannian Palace holding the imperial calligraphy, muttering to himself:
"You old bastard, the gold coins you dropped didn't even drop anything useful. At least you could give me a technique, a weapon, or a pill that has some real effect. At the very least, a beautiful woman would be fine."

Qingzhu had already changed into a formal green dress, hiding her full breasts and slender legs. She was full of heroic spirit with her high ponytail, which was in stark contrast to her charming appearance on the bed, highlighting her charm even more:

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Li Chengqian casually threw the calligraphy to Qingzhu:

"It was given by His Majesty. Please hang it up for me."

Qingzhu realized it later. Her hands holding the scroll felt hot. This was a treasure bestowed by the emperor. After recovering from a brief loss of consciousness, she remembered what she wanted to say:
"Your Highness, rumors about you have been spreading in Kyoto recently."

"explain."

Qingzhu glanced at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, her ears slightly red as she said shyly:

"It's being rumored that the Crown Prince was enjoying himself in the sealed-off Baoyue Tower, having sex with seven women in one night, with the sound of phoenixes singing incessantly.

He also said that it was Master Fan from the Supervisory Office who opened the door for you, and that Baoyue Tower had become your place of enjoyment, and that the girls inside were all yours."

Li Chengqian sneered, "It spread so quickly, it must be the work of the second brother. He wants to throw a basin of dirty water on me and Fan Xian so that the Censorate can report me."

Qingzhu frowned in worry: "Your Highness, what should we do? They are just making up rumors and causing trouble!"

"Three people can make a tiger."

Li Chengqian shrugged indifferently and pointed at the calligraphy given to him by Emperor Qing: "Your Majesty said that I am kind-hearted, so what does debauchery have to do with me?"

Qingzhu added in a low voice: "But the brothel is indeed owned by the Fan family. I am worried that he will bring trouble to His Highness."

Li Chengqian closed the door and took Qingzhu back to the bedroom: "You should worry about yourself first."

"Your Highness, be gentle. Don't tear the clothes you just changed into."

"I just like your heroic look, uniform.play!"

"What is a uniform? What is a match?"

"I just like when you're serious."

"Okay, I'll be serious then."

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Rumors are always half true and half false.

The news spread in Kyoto that Baoyue Tower was opened by the Fan family. Adding fuel to the fire was the Crown Prince's Huang Yao, who were all whispering in private, wondering if Young Master Fan had used a backdoor to please the Crown Prince.
After all, the closure of Baoyue Tower has made it difficult for the dignitaries in Kyoto, but the prince can still go in and enjoy himself at this time.

They feel unbalanced. Why can you still go in to wash your feet even though the club is closed?
This is not fair!

In the officialdom, the second prince's followers cursed the most fiercely.

The Censorate was in an uproar because of this incident, and many people shouted that they wanted to report Fan Xian and the Fan family:
Fan Jian, a senior official of the Fan family, was a poor teacher and allowed his son to open a brothel.

Fan Xian of the Fan family is even more guilty. Not only did he condone the crime, he also abused his power and seduced the prince into excessive debauchery.

Must join him!

In the past, Censor Lai would have been filled with righteous indignation and would have made a serious complaint.

But when he looked at the inscription erected at the gate of the Censorate, he fell into deep thought.

The above content is the sixteen-character poem that shocked the court. It was due to the contribution of Censor Lai that His Majesty bestowed this stele on the Censorate to praise and encourage the Censorate to take the lead in promoting the meaning of this poem and truly live up to God.

"Fan Xian is a man who can write such poems, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the heir apparent who can come up with such a theory on combating corruption. Why would they do such a shameless thing in private? Is there something fishy about this?"

Censor Lai remained calm and suspected that it might be a factional dispute.

So he decided to let the people below report it first, but the tone didn't need to be too strong. He would make a decision after he found out the truth of the matter. If this was the case, he would take the lead in reporting these two people!
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The rumor spread not only in official circles, but also in the boudoirs of Kyoto women.

Fan Ruoruo came to attend a friend's birthday today. She thought she had a good relationship with her and brought many gifts to celebrate her birthday. However, the atmosphere became dull as soon as she entered the door. All the women who were chatting enthusiastically looked at her with strange eyes.

However, they were all daughters of prominent families, and they soon returned to normal. Under the guidance of that friend, they quickly returned to their usual routine. The sisters drank tea, embroidered, and talked about the Dream of the Red Chamber together.

Until Fan Ruoruo came back from outside to wash her hands and heard:
"I thought Fan Ruoruo would enjoy a life of luxury when she became the Crown Princess in the future, but in the end, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still so promiscuous. He might even send her to the cold palace after marrying her. All the gifts I gave her before were wasted. She will have no status in the palace in the future. She's useless!"

"Hmph! Look at how she was showing off the other day. She boasted in front of us about how good His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was. She also said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave her flowers and took her to see the scenery. In the end, it was still the same, man."

"Everyone, keep your voices down. When Fan Ruoruo comes back, we can't say anything to her face. What if she spreads bad things to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? And her brother Fan Xian is a big shot in the Supervisory Council. She must be very righteous now. We can't let her get into trouble!"

Fan Ruoruo heard it all clearly outside the door and was very sad that these sisters who seemed to be so close to her were saying such things about her behind her back.

She was praising him two days ago, saying that she and the Crown Prince were a perfect match, destined to be together, but today she has become like this.
Moreover, she knew the truth of the matter. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was wrongly accused and misunderstood by the people of Kyoto just because he tried to save her. Fan Ruoruo felt guilty and sad, but she was not a sulky girl. She opened the door and confronted them face to face:

"His Royal Highness is not what you said at all!"

Fan Ruoruo, who was always gentle and polite, rarely lost her temper, which scared the "ladies" in Kyoto so much that they looked at each other in dismay and dared not say a word. They all started to apologize to her, especially the friend who said the worst thing, who begged her for forgiveness.

But Fan Ruoruo did not accept it, turned away from this friend, and decided to break up with her, daring to love and hate:
"I am going to the Yannian Palace to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for forgiveness."

　I feel much better after taking the medicine. I will write it down as soon as possible.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)