Chapter 106 (1/1)
The iyi, but Dongyi had sie su to admit any involve Mountains It was an obvious response that even a fool could understand, and it allowed the grandyi sword to keep his pride They also didn’t want the people of Dongyi to be set upon by military forces, and so they kept silent
The situation was tense in the north It was far beyond any justification the Northern Qi kingdo in the politics of the Qing Kingdom Both sides had amassed troops at the border, and with s out in the various vassal states, it seeh they were on the brink of war
Dark clouds floated over the northern Qing Kingdom, but it was midsummer in the capital, and the people wandered around, at ease, peaceful and content, enjoying the safety and prosperity of a golden age Fan Xian was one of those people Even though the aftermath of the incident on Niulan Street had still not been resolved, there had at last been an explanation for concerning hi this h every step he had taken had depended on the strength of the Overwatch Council, he had cos of the Council, and when it cas that Fei Jie had said before, he had direct knowledge of a nus
Summer was hard, and the lawsuit between the Fan family and the Guo family had finally been settled Many people saw it as a trifling matter Since Fan Xian had been appointed Functionary of Taichang Te to nificant Guo family didn’t dare disturb the palace with their affairs, so they had quickly withdrawn their accusation - and with that, Fan Xian had finally been allowed to leave the capital
Daring to leave the capital so soon after that horrible business had occurred took gall But now he had plenty of guards following hiuards from the Overwatch Council Now Fan Xian had a secret identity - a co Qinian, a number of other new recruits in various areas had been placed under his control
Early thatsun had risen, the three children of the Fan fauards and by wang Qinian, they sped out of the capital, arriving at a country estate owned by the Fan family, not far from the city This was not a summer vacation It was an act of worshi+p
The guards had already arranged fruits, incense, and other offerings within the graveyard Fan Xian looked over the still-new gravestones in silence He was filled with s The notions he held since his rebirth, notions that he had thought of as stable, had unexpectedly become quite muddled
The bundles of ritual paper ave off thick smoke Unable to handle the fue, and Fan Ruoruo was trying her best to bear it, her eyes squinting and half-closed She pulled her brother to the tomb by his sleeve She knew that the three bodies in the touards who had died protected her brother, and so her heart was filled with gratitude As she had learnt from the letters her brother had sent her in her childhood, it was not unbeco to offer tribute to those of lower status than oneself
In the suards stood silently behind Fan Xian They didn't knohether it was the smoke or the fire that haddifferent about hi Master, you have shown true kindness in paying tribute to these brothers of ours but there is a lot of smoke; perhaps we should return to the estate”
The fu Fan Xian's eyes He se In the carriage, Fan Sizhe was looking over the last month's accounts from the Danbo Bookstore When he saw his brother and sister approaching, he shi+fted over, and suddenly spoke in a low voice ”Brother, isn't this just a way to bribe the people and win their hearts?”
Fan Xian's was in a sohtly and paid his brother no attention, si a hand to tousle his hair ”Why you! Always having to believe that there are sos in this world,” he said ”Heartless people are not necessarily true heroes” Fan Ruoruo softly continued his sentence ”A true man is one who loves his children”
Fan Xian looked at his sister with some surprise ”You” Fan Ruoruo lowered her head ”You said it a little while ago,” she explained ”I relad that his sister was so intelligent ”The phrase you've remembered was a quote froru to come up with the last dozen chapters of Story of the Stone?”
Fan Xian wasn't exactly in the right fra inexplicably distressed Explaining as behind his writing was really rather unnecessary
He felt slightly angry and ashaht be able to win over the people's hearts, but feelings cos? Living in this world without caring about anything, neither for one's family, not for life or death; even if you were an immortal, ould be the point?” Fan Sizhe shook his head, saying in rebuttal, ”You're not an immortal, so how do you kno immortals feel?” Fan Xian shot back quickly ”I'm not an immortal; I'm just a person, so I know that people can't live forever It's a pity”
After saying that, Fan Xian suddenly thought of Wu Zhu, and was filled with an intense uneasiness and blarew old, he'd beco as Wu Zhu continued to escape away into the night, Fan Xian had no way to find hi the widest path through the fields of crops, arriving at the country estate after soe arrived at the foot of a slope that surrounded the estate, and the people within the estate careet them It was not just tenant fared families of the Fan clan who could not stay in any of theinstead to farms on the outskirts They did not own the fields, and were not willing to suffer the indignity of working the land alongside the other sharecroppers Although Count Sinan was not willing to part with his money for sake of his poor relatives’ comfort, he could not watch them starve either, and so these clanse for a small stipend
Curiously, Fan Jian itiotten it, but he still had some doubts that he was unable to resolve In the capital, and in that moment, no one looked at Fan Xian with the conteitimate children It was also knoithin the Fan clan that the clan's future riches also depended on this handsothe tea that an older person handed to hiulp and nodded in all directions Then, led by the house guards, Fan Xian strolled to a small courtyard in the woods on the western side of the estate This was Teng Zijing's courtyard After he entered, he found that Teng Zijing had already risen and aiting courteously for hi uneasily, ”I would have gone out to greet you, but Hou San'er would not allow h with the for him by the arm as he assisted hi you” Hou San'er was a bodyguard who had recently come under Fan Xian's command and who had entered the estate before hi face ”How's your leg been recently?” he asked
Teng Zijing chuckled ”Fine I can move it now I'll probably be able to return to the capital in a few days”
”If you're not finding it easy to recuperate here, you o back and recuperate in the capital” As he spoke, Teng Zijing's wife and daughter entered to greet theirto the side, Fan Ruoruo handed thehter aside to ask her so theover the accounts, and when Teng Zijing greeted hirunted Fan Xian had no choice but to look his brother in the eye as he listened to Teng Zijing's explanation ”I was staying here since my wife and child are here Once I've recovered properly, I will return to the capital to serve the young h the same life-or-death experience, and so their speech appeared rather direct Fan Xian nodded ”You live a fine life - wife, kids, and a heated kang bed,” said Fan Xian in adhed ”When it's as hot as it is today, the kang is even hotter”
The weather in Danzhou was exceptional, inters and cool su to the capital, he had only lived through a spring and a su As he listened, he sat down on the kang, and found it to be thoroughly cool and co the days in the Cang Mountains after his e It see Zijing had not realized that his young hts had turned to the snowyin after October ”Master, stay a while and eat soood to eat around here, and if you dawdle too long and return to the capital too late, I fear you hed and waved his hand ”I told Father to send word before I caht in the estate, and we'll return tomorrow The past few days in the capital have been quite stressful, and it's hard to find an opportunity for peace and quiet Though on't stay around for long, I' Zijing realized that he was planning to stay overnight, and quickly called his wife in, asking her to prepare the guest rooh life on the estate was not grand and gla there Once they heard that the young ht, a dozen or soup to attend to hi was in order Fan Xian looked around, and whispered in Teng Zijing's ear ”Make sure the people followingin the places closest to me”