Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Fan Xian took it all in calmly, and his heart warmed a little, thinking that perhaps what his mother was thinking was not wrong. The right person going to the wrong environment may always be a little helpless.

But when the team arrived at the street corner, a group of people blocked Fan Xian's way.

"Fan Xian."

The second prince's smiling face is always so shy and friendly no matter when you see it.

"It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect so many things to have happened during this time. I thought you and I just had similar personalities and some topics to talk about, but I didn't expect we were actually brothers."

"The palace gates are closed today, and His Majesty will not see anyone. I think..." The Second Prince smoothed his bangs aside and said with a chuckle, "You know what that means, right?"

There was no expression on Fan Xian's face. He just tightened the reins and whip in his hands, trying to move forward through the people blocking the road.

"Why not put all the trivial matters aside?"

"It just so happens that I am holding a banquet in my house today to welcome you. Not only is my wife and your disciple Ye Ling'er waiting for you, but I have also invited Lin Wan'er to my house."

Having said this, Fan Xian finally stopped and asked, "Do you understand what you are doing?"

"Of course!"

The second prince said sadly, "I have no ill intentions, and this matter has nothing to do with me. The Lin family and the Ye family are old friends, and Miss Ling'er and Miss Wan'er are also close friends, so why can't we come to your house to have a chat?"

"If I had known that something like this would happen outside the city, I would have gone out of the city to pick you up no matter what!"

Fan Xian nodded and said tiredly, "Did Your Majesty really fall into the palace gates today?"

"good."

The second prince nodded and said, "Your Majesty is in a bad mood today, and Dean Chen went into the palace alone and has not come out yet. I guess Your Majesty will not see him today."

"So be it."

Fan Xian bowed his head slightly and said, "Thank you, General Qin, for seeing me off!"

Qin Heng, who was sitting on the horse, felt a lightness behind him, and the dagger against his waist had been silently put away. He turned around and saw that the man had disappeared without a trace.

"It is my duty to do this, so I dare not thank you."

"Then why don't you leave?"

"I have to watch over Master Fan."

"Oh? Now that I've entered the capital, are you still worried that someone will come and kill me?"

"No, I'm not worried about others killing you, I'm worried about you killing people."

"Killing is allowed, but you can't kill indiscriminately." Fan Xian said it very clearly. He would not act rashly today as long as he didn't figure out who was behind the scenes.

"I hope so! Good-bye!"

After Qin Heng finished speaking, he turned his horse around and rode back towards the city gate tower.

Fan Xian nodded silently, then turned his head and said, "Golden Man, go back with the man from the mansion to recuperate, and explain to my father for me."

Gaoda nodded hesitantly. He glanced at the Second Prince and then turned back with the people from Fan Mansion.

Hearing Fan Xian deliberately calling Fan Jian "Daddy", the Second Prince's expression changed, but he still did not do anything strange. Qing Kingdom attaches great importance to filial piety. Regardless of whether Fan Jian is Fan Xian's biological father or not, as long as he has the grace of raising Fan Xian, he deserves to be called "Daddy".

This is not an allusion to anything in public.

"Wang Qinian, Shadow, come with me to the banquet!"

Wang Qinian was somewhat puzzled. It was reasonable that the palace did not rush to summon Lord Fan, as he was injured. He should have returned home to recuperate, or at least report to the Supervisory Council to deal with miscellaneous matters. Why did he accept the invitation of the Second Prince?

If it's because of my lady, then wouldn't it be fine for me to go and bring her back myself?

Although he was puzzled, he also knew that he should not ask questions randomly at this time, so he lowered his head and obeyed the order, following Fan Xian.

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At this time, many officials were waiting at the gate of the palace where the second prince lived.

Along the way, they noticed the somewhat unbearable outer robe on Fan Xian. They didn't know what the Second Prince was thinking. It wouldn't take much time to change clothes, so why did he invite him so directly?

Some people gasped. It seemed that what happened outside the city was true as others said!

Fan Xian was ambushed at his doorstep! How many times has this happened?

But is Fan Xian here to attend the banquet or to kill people? Why are there more and more people gathering behind him?

While everyone was still confused.

Sitting upright on his horse, Fan Xian pulled the reins to stop the horse, turned his head to look at the Supervisory Council personnel who had gathered behind him, and shouted, "Mu Tie?"

"The villain is here!"

A figure flashed under the horse, knelt on one knee and saluted with fists clasped.

"Why are there so many people here? Aren't you going to handle the affairs of the hospital?"

Mu Tie gritted his teeth and responded: "The matter can be done tomorrow, but the safety of the adults is the most important!"

He was not being sincere. Looking at Fan Xian's attitude, it was obvious that he was going to kill someone.

There are about 300 people in the first department of the Supervisory Commission. He brought 200 of them, which is considered to be all out. The rest have to maintain the normal operation of the department.

He also understood that this was inappropriate, especially in Kyoto. The best outcome of doing so would be to never be promoted. But who told him to bet his entire fortune on Fan Xian?

He was like this when Fan Xian was not yet a prince. Now that Fan Xian's identity as a prince has been exposed, he will be even more like this!

After taking a deep look at Mu Tie, Fan Xian said in a deep voice, "I am not here to kill anyone today. Go back. This palace doesn't have food and drinks for so many people!"

"If you gentlemen want to show your support, there will be plenty of drinks!"

The Second Prince chuckled, and was inwardly surprised at Fan Xian's reputation in the Supervisory Council.

A prince holds the power over the Censorate and the Imperial Treasury. How partial is Your Majesty!

Yan Bingyun stood in the distance and watched all this silently.

As soon as he entered the city, he disappeared into the crowd. No matter what Fan Xian planned, he would arrange everything for him. Just like now: "Raise the alert to the highest level, and control the streets in front and behind this palace."

"Pay attention to the safety of the adults, and at the same time, investigate the attack on the valley as quickly as possible. I mean investigate everything!"

"Sir! I have already arranged it!" an officer from the Supervisory Council responded, "But if we really start to fight..."

Yan Bingyun thought for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, Master Fan won't be so impulsive! But if we really want to take action, we can't hesitate!"

"Understood!"

Can it really be so peaceful tonight?

Chapter 304: Inside the Banquet.

The Second Prince welcomed Fan Xian into the palace with a smile.

Arriving at the main hall that had been prepared long ago, the moment Lin Wan'er saw her husband, her eyes were filled with endless tenderness.

She didn't say anything, but just looked at Fan Xian gently, as if she had a thousand words to say.

Her husband was a cruel man. Since he went to Jiangnan, there were few letters from home. The Lin family had their own information channels, but those only described Fan Xian's situation from the perspective of others. After all, they were not letters from her husband himself, so they always seemed less real.

When Lin Wan'er learned that Fan Xian had been attacked, her already fine body almost fainted again.

"Wan'er."

Holding the beautiful woman's hand, the fierce hatred in Fan Xian's heart was temporarily reduced.

"Husband, my second brother is hosting a banquet today. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back."

Fan Xian smiled and nodded, and his true feelings seemed to have ended here.

Ye Ling'er sat aside. She was originally lively and active, but now she was only filled with sorrow and deep worry. She glanced at the silent Fan Xian and said nothing, but just nodded slightly.

"How is your injury?" The Second Prince smiled after sitting down. "This welcoming banquet has been prepared for a long time. Can you still drink?"

Fan Xian took his time to bow, then raised the wine glass on the table and took a sip, saying with a smile, "My body is not very precious to begin with, these are just some minor injuries, I will be fully recovered after two days of rest, but I am sorry to trouble your Highness to worry about me."

The second prince smiled and said, "Today we are in my house, so I will make the decision. You must have fun."

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank with Fan Xian. Before he finished, he reminded Ye Ling'er, "You and your master haven't seen each other for many months. How come you haven't even spoken to each other?"

In this situation, Ye Ling'er, who was already a married woman, got her husband's approval, and then she chatted with Fan Xian for a while.

It must be said that in ancient times, the three obediences and four virtues of women were things that restricted women. Even Ye Ling'er, a heroic woman, was not immune to this. Especially at this kind of banquet, it was reasonable that when outsiders came, even if she was a princess and the apple of the Ye family's eye, she could not sit at the main table of the banquet, but had to feast the female family in the backyard.

After a simple opening, the Second Prince and Fan Xian began to laugh and chat, as if they had no grudges against each other.

We briefly talked about the scenery and beauties of Jiangnan. The words were full of light-hearted topics and did not seem heavy or unhappy at all.

At this moment, a servant's announcement came from outside the door:

"The eldest prince has arrived!"

"Prince Jing has arrived!"

Fan Xian and the Second Prince looked at each other, and although they did not come out to greet him, they stood up.

"Anzhi, long time no see. I heard that you were attacked and injured?" Li Hongcheng walked quickly into the hall and asked worriedly.

"Fan Xian, are you okay?"

The eldest prince seemed calmer and asked in a concerned voice.

"I'm standing right here, aren't I?"

Fan Xian chuckled and pointed at the wine glasses on the table: "You two are late, so you have to drink two more glasses."

"Hey, what's up?"

"You didn't even inform us brothers in advance when you came back to Beijing. We only knew you were going to arrive in the next few days, but you didn't make any preparations in advance."

When it comes to drinking, Li Hongcheng has always been generous.

But Fan Xian still saw that he was trying to show off. As early as when Ruoruo went to Li An of Northern Qi, Li Hongcheng knew about his little daughter's worries. He could only cheer himself up secretly and look forward to a turnaround in the future.

The eldest prince watched the two talking, drank a cup with the second prince, and said, "The crown prince has a lot of homework today, and he is afraid that he can't come and cause misunderstandings, so he asked me to bring a message to him, inviting him to have a banquet with Fan Xian in the East Palace when he is free."

The Second Prince's temperament had not changed. Under his gentle and modest appearance, he was actually more aloof than anyone else. Hearing this, he just smiled contemptuously.

No one knows a man better than his wife. Ye Linger slowly pulled her husband's clothes.

In fact, if we go back three years, the prince was quite nice to Fan Xian. When Fan Xian first came to Kyoto, he did his best to win him over, and the two of them got along quite well.

But no one knew that things would turn out like this.

And Fan Xian is actually also a prince!

The power in your hands is growing stronger day by day.

His mother-in-law, Princess Li Yunrui, had to deal with her own son-in-law while handing over the inner treasury to the Ming family, the Cui family, and her daughter. Now it seems that Lian Junshan will...

If you put yourself in their shoes, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it at all.

"I will go to the Crown Prince's place later," Fan Xian said calmly, not even wanting to pretend anymore. "But we shouldn't hold the banquet in the Second Prince's residence today. Perhaps we should hold it in Baoyue Tower?"

The second prince had a blank expression on his face. He just raised his glass and drank without saying anything else.

He just wanted Fan Xian to come to his house. If he was in Baoyue Tower, Fan Xian would have nothing to worry about!

Baoyue Tower was previously owned by the Second Prince and Li Hongcheng, but now it belongs to Fan Xian. This is an old grudge.

"You really need to invite some people. After all, you haven't been back to Beijing for several months." The eldest prince gave pertinent advice.

This was a good intention, Fan Xian nodded.

He is now in power and has returned with great achievements. I don't know how long he has from various positions and titles added up. If he invites us to dinner, it will definitely be a big fuss!

No matter who it is in the court, who dares not come for the status of this prince? Moreover, this prince controls the Supervisory Council and the inner treasury. Considering the cowardice of the current crown prince, it is hard to say whether he will be able to take the throne.

This is also the origin of the current contradiction.

The noise from outside has already begun, adding some liveliness to the scene.

In addition to reminiscing about the past, there was only one reason for these royal bloodlines to be here today: to reduce the anger in Fan Xian's heart and to use a gentle method to prevent him from doing something...

Li Hongcheng, who used to be in charge of the entire Kyoto brothel, diverted the topic to the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Of course, he also wanted to ask Fan Xian about Fan Ruoruo's situation, but he was too embarrassed to ask and just wanted to have an introduction:

"As the ruler of a country, the Emperor of Northern Qi is not addicted to women, nor does he have bad habits. He is clear-headed and self-disciplined... This kind of person is the most feared. If Daqing intends to march north in the future, the first priority is not to pay attention to the military strength of Northern Qi, but to deeply explore the character and determination of the Emperor of Northern Qi. If the Emperor of Northern Qi can keep himself in order, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to find any good solution."

When these words were spoken, the eldest prince and the second prince both agreed with them and nodded repeatedly to show their approval.

Fan Xian was slightly startled, and was somewhat surprised by this scene. He was shocked by the serious expressions of the three royal children, and was speechless for a long time. Only then did he realize that for him, Northern Qi was just a temporary partner, but for the young generation of the nobles of Qing, Northern Qi was destined to be swept away and annexed by the Qing Dynasty.