Chapter 53 (1/2)
Fan Xian had arranged for Teng Zijing to share his carriage for their whole journey, so these words had not escaped him He frowned ”It does seem too much of a coincedence I have only just entered the capital Why would I get into fights with people? Sizhe follows ht at the restaurant, Crown Prince Jing just happens to be there It is hard to explain such a coincedence”
Teng Zijing smiled ”Your brother may be rude and unreasonable, but there is no evil in hiive hihter,” he continued ”It see Lady Liu holds him in contempt”
A bitter smile crept across Fan Xian's face ”Because she does knows her son cannot support her, she is plotting against h one Lady Liu she wants everyone to think that the Count's baseborn son is just a useless, spoiled braggart and nothing , ”but so always happens whenever your brother leaves the house So when Lady Liu had hiet you in to trouble all by hi trouble around me, I would appear to the outside world to be the spoiled son of rich parents”
”Correct” Teng Zijing smiled ”Lady Liu's plan is sihed ”Lady Liu is very interesting she knew that everyone would tarnish Sizhe andindeed I just didn't think that Crown Prince Jing would be at the sa ht have offended some of the scholars with your words, but scholars are always quick to take offense The people of the capitalthat you are so”
”Is public opinion that ihed ”Is the Fan fah demand? Is Lady Liu a pure and si ”These are all proble was curious ”Young master, what do you consider to be your problems?”
Anxiety crept across Fan Xian's handsome face ”My problems are that I still don't knohat my bride-to-be looks like, and whether she's really on death's door”
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The carriage stopped in an alley by the side of Tianhe Avenue All along the road, the government departs swooping like phoenixes, heading towards the horizon At the far end was an unre It see follow hih it seemed that he had alreadymaster's side, Fan Xian did not fancy himself as some kind of leader of men After all, he was his father's servant - there were sos he could not allow hi candied berries, he scoped out the Overwatch Council He bought a stick of the candied fruits, and gnawed at it as he walked towards it, his toothache subsiding
He walked into a bookseller's shop along the way, taking a look around The books were various classics and histories that he'd read countless times He approached the shopkeeper ”Do you have Story of the Stone?” he asked in a low voice
A strange smile appeared on the bookseller's face, and he replied in the same whisper ”Follow me, sir”
With no particular attempt at stealth, they walked into a side roo them to Fan Xian Fan Xian took them and looked at theht from the old woman earlier Satisfied, he nodded, and handed over the money
”Keep the to collect them later” His sister already had a copy at home The books felt unpleasantly heavy, so he intended to let servants from the house pick them up a while later
”Fan Manor?” asked the shopkeeper, somewhat embarrassed