Chapter 73 (1/1)
The decorated boat rested by the shore The crown prince stood next to it He looked at the figures disappear into the darkness while e, who asked, ”What is Master Fan up to?”
The prince poked at the tip of her nose ”You sure you want to play innocent in front of ardless of what he does, he has nothing to hide fro I’ to hide, thatsfrom me no matter what he did” He suddenly asked, ”What does Fan Xian think of Si Lili?”
Apparently, Yuan Meng was very fa, she answered, ”Master Fan seemed to be really fond of Miss Li, but I don’t know if he can handle the spring night and go do other things” She hid her grin with her hand, giving her a different feel than that of an entertainer
”Then you should interact with Lili more often Perhaps Fan Xian will frequent Drunken I knotted his brows
”Yes,” Yuan Meng replied like a servant, despite being slightly curious as to why the prince would be so interested in Fan Xian
Li Hongcheng reached his hand down her top and gently squeezed her flesh Yuan Meng htly as her body went liiti’s voice was like that of a kitten, but her eyes were still bright ”I understand now Master wants to get a hold of Qing’shis head ”I have no such a a friend” While those were his true feelings, there were a few things he did not clarify Li Hongcheng knew about Fan Lin’s secretman named Fan Xian could very likely control the entire business of the royal family in the future
If the second prince were to compete with the crown prince, money would be the most important weapon
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Guo Baokun was e that day and was in a foulhiht of his strict father, histo the palace tomorrow to entertain the prince, his sedan chair stopped abruptly
He was already drowsy for some reason, and unprepared for the sudden halt He bureat pain He yelled, ”What are you bastards doing?”
No one answered hi was silent Guo Baokun crawled out of the tilting sedan chair and discovered the streets were quiet He was on Nulan Street on the way back to thethe sedan chair were three uards of the Guo household had all collapsed; it was unknohether they were dead or alive Guo Baokun thought he had run into robbers and was scared senseless When did the security in the capital become so bad? ”Who are you?” he stuttered ”What do you want?”
Nulan street had always been quiet, especially at night when there were almost no people Guo Baokun felt despair; he doubted anyone would come to his rescue even if he yelled, which hy he kept his voice low
A clear yet gentle voice answered him ”I’m Fan Xian, and I’m here to beat you up”
Just as Guo Baokun was about to express his shock, a cloth sack caulfed him completely He wasn’t able to see Fan Xian’s despicable face
The sack was faintly fragrant, which ain This was unfortunate, as he was now fully conscious to endure theTeng Zijing and the other two servants at work, Fan Xian felt a s other intentions, he also wanted to make it clear that he wouldn’t be made a fool of so easily Raised a scholar, Guo Baokun had never experienced such humiliation and pain in his life However, he kneas dealing with Fan Xian Fights between rich sons had never turned lethal, so Guo Baokun said rel, Fan! If you have the balls, I dare you beat ed With a wave of the hand, Teng Zijing and the two servants stopped their silent beating and let Fan Xian through Walking over, Fan Xian got down and started beating Guo Baokun hiround, he said softly, ”Guo, do you knohy I wrote that poe In the sack, Guo Baokun could no longer speak due to the pain He just cried out
”The ape cries out in the windy skies Birds circle round the islet of clear white sand Trees shed leaves endlessly, rustling down The great river surges on ceaselessly Ten thousand uest A hundred years of ailrete of rief, and ailments into you That’s the only way I can feel happy”
As soon as he finished speaking, his fist had already slaht, separated by the cloth sack, Fan Xian’s fist accurately found Guo Baokun’s nose Guo Baokun felt a wave of intense pain assaulting his mind as he bled profusely Unable to take any the cloth sack writhing on the ground e side; it was as if he was starting to coo He kicked the sack a few nal to stop and leave They disappeared into the night; easy co
After a long time, Guo Baokun crawled out of the sack He was covered in bruises His guards and porters were still on the ground He couldn’t help but hurl countless curses at them and kick them awake As it turned out out, they had all been knocked out by a sleeping drug The sack was dosed in another drug which neutralized drowsiness, so he could feel the entire ordeal
The guards, rubbing their half-asleep heads, saw their own htened tremendously They immediately went forward to assist Guo Baokun They didn’t even think about the sedan chair They carried their ed into chaos Early nextwith a written co the beating froed with a itimate son who committed this act of violence in the capital streets and proved to be extremely audacious If he couldn’t be kept in check, hoould the officials handle the loss of face?