The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 132 A gentleman is like jade
Seeing that the swordsman in white had easily saved Fan Sizhe, Fan Xian clasped his hands together, bowed to the swordsman in white and said, "Thank you for your help!"

The swordsman in white said calmly: "No need to thank me, I was just following orders."

At this time, Guo Baokun obviously recognized the identity of the white-clothed swordsman. He was Xie Bian, one of the two guards beside the second prince, who was known as "One Sword Breaks Time".

So his face suddenly became serious and he said, "I didn't know that the Second Prince was here today. I apologize for being rude."

Guo Baokun himself is an official of the Eastern Palace, so theoretically he does not have to be afraid of the Second Prince.

But the prince is a descendant of the royal family, and as the son of the Minister of Rites, he must not lose his manners.

"You were indeed rude today."

Fang Hao's voice came out clearly from behind the curtain: "A son of a minister, to be so cruel to a playboy, is so ruthless. If the prince's subordinates were all idiots like you, I would really laugh to death."

Fang Hao's words did not give Guo Baokun any face at all. Guo Baokun's face turned pale and blue, but he did not dare to refute.

The identity of the Shangshu's son seems not low, but in front of the second prince, it is nothing.

Fan Xian didn't expect that the Second Prince, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, would speak so "willfully" and didn't seem to care about what others thought.

Just now he had learned from Teng Zijing, the guard of Fan Mansion, that the person who stood up for the black-faced scholar He Zongwei was the son of the current Minister of Rites and an official of the Eastern Palace.

The one who rescued Fan Sizhe was Xie Bian, the number one swordsman under the second prince.

He had just arrived in Kyoto and did not want to be involved in the dispute between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince so early, but unfortunately, the opposite happened.

"Fan Xian, on behalf of my brother, would like to thank His Royal Highness the Second Prince for rescuing us." Fan Xian had no choice but to bite the bullet and say.

"Is that you, Brother Fan? We haven't seen each other for a long time." Fang Hao walked out of the innermost room slowly and said to Fan Xian with a smile.

Fan Xian had no choice but to continue, "I didn't expect that the Second Prince still remembered me."

"It has been five years since we last met in Danzhou. How is Madam Fan in good health?" Fang Hao asked with a smile.

"Thanks to your highness's blessing, grandma has always been in good health." Fan Xian replied.

"That's good." The second prince continued, "I also heard what you said just now, and it coincides with my point of view. Since chrysanthemums are not suitable, what kind of flowers do you think are more suitable?"

"Lotus!" Fan Xian said without hesitation.

"Oh? Why is that?" Fang Hao asked with a smile.

In the world of Joy of Life, there are also four gentleman flowers: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemum has a bitter fragrance, so Fang Hao thought that Fan Xian would suggest replacing it with plum blossom.

Unexpectedly, what Fan Xian recommended was the lotus.

"Humph! I thought you had any insightful ideas. 'A gentleman is like a jade soup' is about gentlemen, but lotus is not a gentleman. Don't you know this common sense?" Guo Baokun said sarcastically.

"Who says that the lotus cannot represent a gentleman? It grows out of the mud without being stained, washes in the water without being coquettish, and can be admired from afar but not played with. Isn't this exactly the expression of 'a gentleman is like jade'?" Fan Xian said.

"This?" Guo Baokun was obviously shocked by Fan Xian's powerful words.

Including Fan Ruoruo, He Zongwei and others, they were all immersed in the artistic conception of "emerging from the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being coquettish" as described by Fan Xian.

This is a famous sentence that is beyond words. "What a wonderful sentence 'growing out of mud without being stained, washing in the water without being coquettish'. Just based on this sentence, the lotus deserves the title of gentleman among flowers." Fang Hao said with a smile.

Fan Xian actually thought of using Zhou Dunyi's "On the Love of Lotus" to show off. I have to say that his literary accomplishment is quite good.

Fang Hao was also happy to be a supporting actor and help Fan Xian become famous sooner!
So Fang Hao continued, "Brother Fan, do these two sentences have a meaning?"

"Yes, the article is called "On the Love of Lotus"..." As he said this, Fan Xian recited the entire article "On the Love of Lotus".

"What a wonderful poem 'On the Love of Lotus'! The fragrance is even more pure from afar, and the lotus stands tall and clean. It is really wonderful to use it here!"

Fang Hao became interested and said, "Manager Cui, bring the kitchen utensils! And prepare all the ingredients I will use."

Cui Qingquan, the shopkeeper of Yishiju, who had been waiting at the side, immediately replied, "Your Highness, wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

As he said that, he ordered the shop assistant to push over a set of mobile kitchen utensils and more than a dozen ingredients.

Fang Hao stood in front of the kitchen utensils, washing his hands and the knife with a pious expression, as if he was a different person.

Fan Xian then remembered that the Second Prince was nicknamed "The Crazy Guest with Four Wonders", and one of his four wonders was "cooking"!
"Shhhhh!"

"Stab la la!"

The knife skills, the heat, the cooking, the processing... every step of Fang Hao's process seems so perfect. Watching Fang Hao cook is simply a beautiful enjoyment!
"Mission accomplished!" Fang Hao said as he served his freshly baked delicacy.

Everyone looked and saw seven or eight pink lotus flowers floating in the clear broth, tender green bamboo shoots underneath, and dozens of white meatballs floating in the middle.

The red, white and green colors complement each other, bright and eye-catching. The soup is filled with the fragrance of lotus leaves and bamboo shoots, and it is full of color, aroma and taste!
Seeing the "Gentleman Like Jade Soup" made by Fang Hao, everyone's mouths watered, but no one dared to step forward to taste it.

Fang Hao thought for a moment and said, "Brother Fan, this bowl of 'Gentleman is like Jade Soup' was inspired by your article 'On the Love of Lotus'. You go first!"

Fan Xian couldn't refuse, and thinking that since he wanted to inherit the inner treasury left by his mother, he must make a name for himself in Kyoto, he did not refuse.

As soon as he put a mouthful of broth and a fish ball into his mouth, Fan Xian felt thousands of wonderful flavors bursting on his tongue.

There were flavors he had tasted and those he had not tasted; there were flavors he had imagined and those he had not imagined. All the flavors blended together and spread throughout his body through the tip of his tongue, making him feel like he was floating in the air!

"How does it taste?" Fang Hao asked.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said, "After eating the Second Prince's 'Gentleman Like Jade Soup', I'm afraid I won't be able to eat any other delicacies in the world."

People in Kyoto spread the rumor that the Second Prince was an expert in the four arts of music, sword, cooking, and painting. Fan Xian didn't believe it at first, but after seeing him today, he realized that his reputation was real.

His Royal Highness the Second Prince’s cooking skills are probably better than those of the so-called “super chefs” in his previous life.

After tasting the "Gentleman Like Jade Soup" made by Fang Hao, everyone on the third floor of Yishiju affirmed Fan Xian's point of view.

Even the chef of Yishiju was impressed by the second prince's cooking skills.

Amid the commotion, only Guo Baokun and He Zongwei and their group left in disgrace.

From today onwards, "On the Love of Lotus" will become famous throughout the world along with "A Gentleman is Like Jade Soup". They should stop embarrassing this person.

This was the second time Fang Hao met Fan Xian. To be honest, Fan Xian gave him the feeling that this person was someone he could get along with!
(End of this chapter)