641 Thinking Bitterly By The Courtyard (1/2)
The sky darkened quickly, but it did not rain Fan Xian's expression was heavy He half-leaned against the carriageHe watched the mountain paths and well-preserved hills and wild forests on the outskirts of the capital He was silent and did not speak for a long ti stone paths and shi+fted onto the official road, leaving behind the boundaries of Chen Garden Fan Xian's expression did not relax The Overwatch Council officials around him looked at the face by the hich was still handsome but particularly cold A mysterious chill rose in their hearts They didn't knohat happened in Chen Garden, what the old Director and Commissioner discussed, or why the Coe drove silently toward Jingdou Along the way, they occasionally ran into coentry fae shone with a silent warning light Everyone who saw them hurriedly e
The commoners acted out of their natural respect for officials The young nobility, who usually feared nothing, knew the status and power represented by the black carriages The nobles had dou They knew Sir Fan junior had returned to Jingdou froyi
No one in the world dared to offend Fan Xian, not even the young nobles ere incoant because of their hores, they restrained their behaviors and did not ant He cared nothing for thepeople About five years ago, he had broken the legs of a dozen little brats outside Baoyue Brothel The story had long struck fear into the hearts of the other brats
Fan Xian did not notice the co people stopped by their horses at the side He only silently looked at the scenery by the road with an unusually heaviness In the past, he had guessed and thought about it, but the elders had neverclear to him So, he temporarily pretended he didn't know of any of it He could just prepare in secret and pretend it was an unconscious action—one that did not cooal
Everything was laid out clearly in front of him He had to face what happened in the past and e reached a split in the path In front, not far aas Jingdou's grand city walls On the left was a quiet and secluded path, shaded by a forest of green ba by the , Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and quietly gave the order Mu Feng'er glanced at hiesture, the three black carriages quickly turned left into the ba fro this road, the baradually thinned The blue water of a river next to the road could be seen The river water flowed slowly If one didn't look carefully, it would probably beRiver, which passed through here, went around the city, and finally est toward Cang Mountain Upstreae boats covered with colored lights It brought together half of Jingdou's bustling romance Even the abrupt rise of Fan Xian's Baoyue Brothel did notRiver flowed toward the outskirts of Jingdou By the time it arrived in this patch of forest, it was already much quieter and calmer, particularly the courtyard on the s and elegant at aloof fro Courtyard was the home of the Ye family mistress of the Later, it ned by the royal fadou rebellion, the Eldest Princess had lived there for a couple of days Then, the courtyard returned to its quiet seclusion like no one had ever lived there before
Fan Xian clie and looked quietly at the courtyard He thought of the person who had once lived there He was lost in his thoughts for a dou rebellion was quelled, the Erant the courtyard to Fan Xian Fan Xian knew that it was best for him to not ask about the matter, so he had waited calmly For some reason, in the end, it never ca calendar, after he had stayed a night in the Fan clan's estate outside the city, Fan Xian had once brought his sister here He had koice to the courtyard and talked about his sorrow, but he had not entered He knew the Emperor had a special affection and fear toward the courtyard
Eventually, Fan Xian went in He and Uncle Wu Zhu had found the bullets for the assault rifle in a secret roo ti in their eyes
Fan Xian's eyes narrowed His gaze pierced through the faint water vapor above the lake It was as if he wanted to pierce right through Taiping Courtyard's green-grey wall and see through everything inside There was no grave inside
This was a fact that Fan Xian had long confirrave was in a hidden place Later he explicitly said it was in Taiping Courtyard However, it was not there Fan Xian then thought it was in the Royal Palace, but it was also not there There was only a painting with a yellow-robed woer in this world It was not important where she was buried Occasionally, Fan Xian would wonder if the E that spirit beneath the ground
Fan Xian sat down by the river and placed the front of his robes tidily over the front of his knees Soles here Don't let anyone disrupt 'er and the few members of the Qinian Unit who served close to his side acknowledged the order at the sauards spread out into the depths of the bamboo forest until Fan Xian could not see the'er and everyone else understood Fan Xian's intentions clearly but did not quite understand his mood They retreated to a faraway place and warily watched foroff the wind, and silently guessing
The courtyard across from the river here theevery veteran of Jingdou knew The mistress of the Ye fa everyone under heaven kne, Sir Fan junior had chosen this place to think quietly Naturally, thewas difficult and ih to see the silent forests on both banks of the river, grey courtyard, cal leaves, and all the scenery, Fan Xian finally felt tired fro The square rock under his buttocks suddenly seehtly painful
He rose and dusted off his backside Furrowing his brows and shaking his head, he did not ie of the river He bent down and scooped up a handful of cold water He then splashed it on his face like he was cooling down the burning heat on his face
Suddenly, a handkerchief was extended out from beside him as if for him to wipe clean the water droplets on his face Fan Xian was not surprised He accepted the handkerchief and wiped it haphazardly across his face Then, he extended it into the river and wrung it out a few times until it was icy cold He handed it back with a smile and said, ”You hate the heat the most Ice your face a bit”
Fan Ruoruo, in plain white clothing, accepted the wet handkerchief from her brother with a smile and carefully wiped the roots of her ears and her cheeks It looked like she had been in a hurry Her usual icy expression was completely wiped away by the red flush on her cheeks
”Why are you here?” Fan Xian turned around to head back up the river bank He stretched out a hand to hold his sister's in case she fell
Unexpectedly, Fan Ruoruo did not see the hand her brother extended and was already walking back up Fan Xian said with a s back You've only learned for a little while, but your body is much better than before”
Fan Ruoruo smiled and didn't comment Instead, she replied to Fan Xian's earlier question, ”You only got back last night, how co for you in Jingdou with urgent business Sister-in-law just happened to have gone into the palace Teng Zijing was harassed by that person until he had no choice but to come to the medical shop I went to the First Bureau to inquire and learned that you had left the city, I was preparing to go to Chen Garden, but I saw Mu Feng'er at the intersection and knew that you had to be here So, I came down to look for you”
The people in the Council should not have known Fan Xian was going to Chen Garden, but he couldn't be bothered to worry about these ss ”What's the ently?”