Vol 2 Chapter 252 (2/2)
”Xiao En died” Fan Xian looked at the oldMohan only s
Fan Xian s Mohan had, after all, been through s over the course of many decades; how could he not know?
”Everybodyto himself and Fan Xian at the same tiless life He killed so many, only to coree with that ”In this world, one’s fame and accomplish Mohan shook his head ”Do not be that kind of person”
Not ”can’t”; it was a very direct ”do not” Any outsider would find the conversation between these two abnormal Their lives were si had been an underhanded plot Even so, these two could express their thoughts so directly
Perhaps it hat they call the power of books
”Why do you say that?” Fan Xian was a bit cold
”I ahed, but there was a deep sadness hidden within ”I am confident I lived a much happier life than my brother”
Fan Xian looked into the old man’s eyes ”But you otten your current position back then”
Zhuang Mohan stared back ”But you are still unaware, when death is approaching, you shall discover that power or position or riches are all si smoke”
Fan Xian was very calret your whole life, regret that you never experienced anything, never indulged in anything… You are only so ordinary people could never e That’s the only reason you feel that way”
Zhuang Mohan shook his head helplessly ”You are still young; you have yet to knohat it’s like to be able to s in day by day Hoould you knohat you’re going to think about when that time comes?”
”I know,” Fan Xian said al Mohan seeed the topic ”I didn’t think so as deviant as Story of the Stone would still be dirt under my brush”
Fan Xian smiled bitterly ”I also didn’t think ru Mohan’s eyes suddenly showed concern, ”Sir Fan, youStory of the Stone… touches upon many taboo topics”
Fan Xian was silent He knew that In his moment of youth, he didn’t want those words to not have a chance to appear in this world, so he wrote them down Now that he was heavily involved in political affairs, he was very aware of how easy it would be for soet him Furthermore, there was also the coincidence that even he was shocked by, and which forced him to remain cautious Unfortunately, the emperor of Northern Qi turned out to be a fanatic; there was no way for Fan Xian to keep a secret any Mohan shouldn’t be this concerned for hiuessed as troubling Fan Xian and smiled ”Sir Fan, other than my selfish request to confess my crime to console myself, I also want to thank you”
”ThankMohan shouldn’t know that Fan Xian prolonged Xiao En’s life by one day
”I thank you on behalf of all acade Mohan smiled, ”When you first entered the Overwatch Council, you exposed all the cheating that had been occurring during examinations The ripples stirred up by that event shook the rest of the world His Majesty has also expressed desires to reform our examinations Your deed will benefit so many poor students for many years to come Sir, you may not see me as rinned, laughing at himself ”It’s all scholarly business Is this really needed?”
Zhuang Mohan did not laugh, hisXiao En’s return, and more importantly, he didn’t want to sink the entire nation into chaos But he knew that, in this world, there were not only scholars There were also politicians, sches were even wilder and more direct
He looked at Fan Xian, ready to say so, but then decided otherwise, since it involved Northern Qi’s inner political affairs
Much later, Fan Xian left Zhuang Mohan’s residence Fan Xian would never visit hi in full force Judging by the months, the hottest days should have already passed, but with Qi being in the northeast, the weather was still exceptionally hot, even with autu and early sum overhead, forcing people to strip down until they couldn’t strip anyht yellow royal carriage disappeared through it Once again, the greenish gray city walls became the most noticeable feature to those outside the city
Fan Xian squinted in that direction, feeling uneasy For the Qi E envoy in person was a very i to do The Qi officials could not stop the eather a lot of the higher-ranking ones to co honored plenty
Earlier, the e in idle chitchat, unwilling to stop talking about things related to Story of the Stone They attracted the attention of so reat difficulty, the eccentric eo back Now, outside the city, there were only Northern Qi officials Fan Xian scanned thehou or Shen Zhong
Fan Xian felt his back was soaked; he didn’t know if it was from his fear of the emperor, or from the sun’s heat
It was not yet time for the envoy to depart Fan Xian looked at the fanciest carriage at the front In it was Northern Qi’s Great Princess Fan Xian could faintly see she was a beautiful noblewoman, but he didn’t knohat her personality was like But Fan Xian wasn’t worried about the journey back Having interacted with Haitang, he had become more confident in his ability to deal omen
A cool breeze blew by, and Fan Xian relaxed for the htly-buttoned shi+rt, wondering what kind of weird weather would bring about such a breeze Turning around, he saang Qinian waving a fan nearby with a face full of sadness
Fan Xian couldn’t help but laugh ”It will only be a year Why are you crying like this? Your wife and children will be underto worry about”
Once the envoy departed, Yan Bingyun would go back too, ’s Overwatch Council would have no one leading its spy syste Therefore, the Council decided, wang Qinian was to re until the Council sent someone to take his place half a year later
As the coo through the nor Qinian, however, wasn’t expecting to stay behind, and was understandably unsettled and disappointed, even though he knew this experience would benefit his standing greatly
”Sir, I cannot go a day without your presence” wang Qinian reluctantly looked at Fan Xian
Fan Xian grinned, ”Don’t start conflict with Northern Qi Act wisely and play safe I’ll be waiting for you back in the capital in a year” He too, had grown used to wang Qinian’s co Qinian was his only aide in the Council Unfortunately, there was no other choice than to have wang Qinian stay behind
Suddenly, a horse dashed through the city gate Riding on it didn’t appear to be an official, but a servant All the attention was on hih?
Fan Xian had sharp eyes and saw the face of the grand tutor darken; there was sadness in his eyes
The servant rode up to the group and i voice, he said soave hirand tutor wobbled, as if having received soes, he sadly shook his head and looked back at Fan Xian In his eyes, however, there was surprise
He took a deep breath and walked towards Fan Xian Fan Xian, not knoas going on, got off his horse to receive what the grand tutor had to give Unraveling the cloth quickly, he discovered it was a book On the cover was old and slightly shaky handwriting which read:
Banxianzhai Poetry Anthology: Annotated by Zhuang Mohan
The grand tutor gave Fan Xian a silent look of co leaves this to you” Having said that, another layer of sadness was added onto his voice
”Master Zhuang… has passed”