Vol 2 Chapter 88 (1/2)

Chapter 88: Can the Ant Cli had waited for quite a while The person he aiting for still hadn't arrived He couldn't help but laugh at hi all the civil and military officials of the state, there was barely a handful ere entitled to hts to affairs in the capital, he secretly felt some ado and had already beco the literary scene on its head with his poe soe to the Prireat consternation ah to know the facts

As he pondered, Fan Xian called to hi as he quickly walked toward him He had not intended to make the Crown Prince wait; he had siyu Hall with the keeper of the bookstore The two young an to talk

The first one to speak was of course Fan Xian; he had to express his gratitude for cheng sht that we'd only known each other for a few days, so how could you be willing to rent out all of the Drunken Immortal Tavern to entertain ? But it didn'tmy retainers He's only there because his father is smart And if you were the one who beat him up, how could you have an ulterior motive?”

Fan Xian knew that the Crown Prince was talking of his court case He laughed at himself ”Is that not a lack of experience? If I had known that it would be that easy to beat people in the capital, I would have beaten hiht there at the prince's mansion”

Li Hongcheng was taken aback, and hurriedly waved the ss too far, there is no way I can defend you”

Fan Xian laughed and thanked hiain, then asked who had invited hi”I can't hide it from you Due to the relationshi+p between our two fainally, the Second Prince wantedwith me, to find a way to er But that would still be tricking you, so I wanted to say that to a banquet on the Liuhe River You are the guest of honor; I am simply there to be company”

Fan Xian frowned ”I really don't understand The Second Prince is of such respected status, and I aht his eye?”

”Do you really not understand, or are you sihed ”All this ga will be your downfall”

Fan Xian laughed aardly, but did not respond

Li Hongcheng noticed that there were no servants attending the else,” he said earnestly ”When I firstto you, and I can't bear to keep you in the dark It seems to me that that would inevitably lead to distance between us, as I'ree Now, His Majesty is in the pri-ters will encounter difficulties, and so all eyes in the court are on the princes The Eldest Prince is a natural fighter But he is leading troops far away Even though I am a child of the empress herself, hthe princes, the Second Prince and I have always been on good terms”

Fan Xian w

as rather shocked How could things be so different from what he had expected? In the works of historical fiction he had read in his previous life, written by the writer Eryue He, princes always had cohts behind simple words He wished he could better control his behavior, and not act in such a way that people gossiped about him How could there be someone like the person in front of hi a bastard child who usurped his legitio stark raving mad?

Noticing that his words see s the truth I don't knohy either It's good to see that you don't want to get caught up in that sort of trickery I' you on behalf of the Second Prince It's a bit like getting married - always a business of mutual consent”

Fan Xian was stunned He looked into the Crown Prince's clear eyes, as if he wanted to see soure out whether the Crown Prince was a true-of-heart nobleet people on his side But either way, the Crown Prince had clearly nificant Fan Xian had no poithin the capital, and no allies He did not dare tell the prince what he really thought He smiled ”Just to be clear, why does the Second Prince want to see me?”

”For your wedding in October” Li Hongcheng still seemed to be very frank He looked at him and smiled ”After the imperial exams next year, if it appears you have the capability, His Majesty will grant you the authority to supervise the estate When it co First of all, there is a lot lessin, and there are so with Furthere of the Treasury for many years He will definitely understand when the new takes over from the old, and he will certainly need to audit the accounts, and if that is the case, perhaps there will be some unexpected happy surprises”

Fan Xian said nothing His eyebrows drooped but he did not seem disappointed in the least Instead, it seearded as a threat ”It's rather early,” he said quietly ”The wedding isn't until October I won't be able to get hold of things until next year or perhaps the year after that”