From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 189 Fan Xian's life story is in turmoil

Kyoto has been swamped by gossip lately, its flames flaring ever more intensely, leaving people feeling overwhelmed. Yesterday, people were worried that Fan Xian's biological mother's true identity would be revealed, implicating him in the Ye family's past sins. The next day, the rumors deepened, revealing that Fan Xian was actually the illegitimate son of the current emperor and Ye Qingmei. The people of Kyoto are becoming increasingly fatigued by the constant barrage of shocking gossip, but there's nothing they can do but accept, with a mixture of pain and joy, the unprecedented explosive news.

Kyoto Zuixianlou, this restaurant can only be regarded as an ordinary restaurant in Kyoto, the most prosperous city in the world. However, in recent years, the business has been getting better and better. The original three-story building has now been expanded several times and has become one of the best restaurants in Kyoto.

The reason for this was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince liked to dine here, and he seemed to particularly like the braised beef and hand-pulled lamb in the restaurant. As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's status became higher and higher and his fame grew, Zuixianlou naturally became more and more famous.

Every day there are a lot of traffic, welcoming and seeing off guests, and the house is full.

But today, Zuixianlou was very quiet. Not only was Zuixianlou very quiet, but even the street in front of it was very quiet. Apart from teams of armored guards, no one else could get close.

Because today, this place is booked, and the person who booked it is the current crown prince Li Chengqian.

Prince Chengqian is hosting a banquet for his brothers and Fan Xian at Zuixianlou today.

In the private room on the third floor, steam was rising and the aroma of beef and mutton was tangy. The owner of Zuixianlou, oh no, the boss, personally acted as a waiter and served plate after plate of delicious food to the table. After all the dishes were served, he walked out of the private room backwards and closed the door.

Today's party is organized by the prince, and no one will refuse to give him face.

Li Chengqian sat in the first seat, followed by the eldest prince, Prince Chu, the second prince, Prince Zhao, Fan Xian, and the third prince, Li Chengping, who was just fourteen years old.

Yes, Li Chengping is here today too.

As the youngest, he sat at the end of the table, but his face was filled with excitement. It was obvious that he was very excited that his admired brother, the prince, had called him here.

The other three, however, had different expressions. The eldest prince, Prince Chu, was composed and smiling, gazing at Fan Xian with a strange gaze, as if trying to get to know him all over again. The second prince, Prince Zhao, had a melancholy air about him, looking listless and seemingly not in a good mood. As for Li Chengqian, he sat in the first seat and looked at Li Chengping, who was so excited he was almost dancing with joy, and said, "Third brother, I heard you've started practicing martial arts too?!"

"Yes, Prince, I begged my mother to let me practice martial arts, and she agreed." Li Chengping nodded repeatedly, "I will pass the foundation period in a few days, and then I will strengthen my body."

"Okay, that's right. Martial arts training requires patience and stability. As long as you have the patience, I guarantee you can reach the ninth rank. If you can find your own path, becoming a Grandmaster is not impossible."

"Really, I can become a Grandmaster too!?"

"Where there's a will, there's a way. Nothing is impossible." Li Chengqian said, then looked at Fan Xian. "How's it going? You've been feeling pretty irritable these past two days, haven't you?!"

"I am a little annoyed!" Fan Xian forced a smile. "It happened too suddenly. I was not prepared at all."

"You're still lacking strength!" Li Chengqian smiled faintly. "If it were me, I would have rushed to the palace to ask this old man for clarification. Although you're still firmly at the Ninth Rank, you can't see the way forward. Becoming a Grandmaster is difficult!" Fan Xian's mouth twitched. This was indeed something a prince could do. But he wasn't a prince, only an upper Ninth Rank.

If I were to show off my ninth-grade rank in front of others, I might be able to boast about it, but it would be better not to show off in front of this person.

"Shadow has come to you?!"

However, Li Chengqian's next sentence shocked him.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Chengqian. Seeing him smiling but not saying anything, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Yes, he came to me once, gave me some information, and then left."

"He's Chen Pingping's confidant and knows too many of Chen Pingping's secrets." At this point, he seemed to think of something funny. "Just look at it, my father, who's been a womanizer his whole life, has never been defeated, and now, at the last minute, he's been deceived by this skinny old man, Chen Pingping. Isn't that funny?"

"Uh!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the four people at the table all changed. The eldest prince, Prince Chu, shook his head and laughed. The second prince, Prince Zhao, turned pale and lowered his head. He seemed to want to laugh, but forced himself to hold it back. The third prince, Li Chengping, didn't understand anything at all. As for Fan Xian, he had a strange expression on his face. The images of Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing flashed through his mind, and inexplicably, the image of Fan Jian flashed through his mind again. Then, he felt unwell!

"No matter how funny your joke is, they dare not laugh!" said the eldest prince.

"Big brother seems to be in a good mood."

"Of course," the eldest prince said. "When Fan Xian's mother's identity was revealed, my mother came to me and said that Miss Ye had saved my life, so no matter what happened, Fan Xian must be protected. I had already started making arrangements, but the next day, my father beat the censor who wanted to punish Fan Xian with thirty strokes of the cane in the palace. Then, new rumors started. All my arrangements were useless. It's always better to avoid trouble."

"So, in this harem, the person I admire most is Concubine Ning. She's affectionate, righteous, and extremely upright." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Fan Xian, don't pay any attention to what Shadow says. Just focus on getting married now. Once you're married, you can think about other things later. Also, be careful around Aunt. As far as I know, Aunt and Miss Ye had a bad relationship back then, and there was a lot of grudges between them. You're going to have a lot of headaches in the future!"

"Really?!" Fan Xian forced a smile. Compared to what Li Chengqian said, the information Shadow gave him was the reason for his uneasiness.

The murder of his mother had been concluded sixteen years ago. It was secretly instigated by the Queen and a group of nobles behind her. Later, Emperor Qing returned to Kyoto and killed everyone indiscriminately. Not only were all the nobles involved liquidated, but even the Queen was placed in a semi-cold palace. It can be said that the revenge had been perfectly avenged.

But what Chen Pingping secretly investigated turned out to be different from this result. In the conspiracy to kill Ye Qingmei, Emperor Qing played a key role in secret. However, Chen Pingping only found some clues and was assassinated inexplicably before he could find the key evidence. But he still left a nail.

Because Chen Pingping died early, Fan Xian hadn't yet been "contaminated" by Chen Pingping's ideas, and their relationship wasn't as deep and close as in the original novel. Therefore, his emotions were complicated, unlike in the original novel where he directly chose sides. However, it was precisely because of this that he was caught in a dilemma. On one side was Ye Qingmei, his biological mother, and on the other was Emperor Qing, who was presumably his biological father and, judging by the current situation, treated him very well and had his future well planned. This made things difficult.

"Don't be careless. You're both her son-in-law and her subordinate now. If she wants to control you, she can do it easily." Li Chengqian smiled, bent his right index finger, and tapped it on the table. "Okay, enough joking. Something's going on."

(End of this chapter)