Chapter 452 (2/2)
The Minister of Revenue, Fan Jian was standing with the two scholars fro in a lower voiceAround these three people, no one came near
With the crack of a whip, the Palace doors slowly openedThe Commander of the Imperial Army, the Great Prince, walked out with a calm expressionHe bowed to a few of the elders in front, and everyone hurriedly returned the greetingEver since a year ago, after the Emperor made the Great Prince responsible for the protection around the Palace, the defenses around the Palace had indeed becoent personWhenever it was time for a court conference, he would always be personally on dutyHe did not make any excuses for his precious identity
Because of this, all of the officials going into court felt a glimmer of fear and respect for the Great Prince
The officials filed in in a line, going into the court to discuss the world's gossip with the EainThe snow on the square in front of the Palace had long been swept clean, revealing the wet green stones beneathThe snow that had been swept aas piled half-person high beside the square, like a low city wall
A carriage drove behind the long pile of snoard the PalaceThe carriage, the horse, and coach the Palace Gate, as well as the guards inside the door, knew the identity of the person inside the carriageThey couldn't help feeling curious and excited in their hearts
With his hand resting on his sword, the Great Prince approached personally to welcoe, whose eThe two of the the way into the Palace
The soldiers inside and outside the Palace gates did not even dare to breathe loudlyThey only carefully glanced at this sceneIt was not until the figures of the Great Prince and the young official had disappeared into the Palace did everyone let out a rattling breath and began to excitedly discuss it in small voices
”Did you see? Everyone says that the Great Prince has a good relationshi+p with hie about that? They're brothers, after all”
”Brothers?” Sohed coldly”Do you not remember how Coo?”
”Silence!”
Although the folkways of Qing Kingdom were liberated and there were rarely cases of punish, this was the door to the Royal Palace, yet they antonly discussing gossip about the royal familyIt had to be said, these soldiers who had once followed the Great Prince to fight the western Hu savages and later becauard on sentry duty were indeed bold
Two little eunuchs looked at the iendary Sir Fan junior?” A guard that had clearly not been in the Palace for a long tiends say, as handsoood”
”Nonsense! An attack was o, and he was injured heavilyHow could he get better so quickly? Speaking of which, it's very strangeSir Fan junior's injury has healed very quickly, and he's even able to walk around nowWhy is he in such a rush to get to court?”
”Don't forget, Sir Fan junior is the youngest ninth-level ace of Qing Kingdo of the attack…”
Everyone immediately fell silentThey knew this matter was too scary, so it was best to talk less about it
Fan Xian and the Great Prince walked in the Palace and did not knohat the people behind the aboutHowever, the Great Prince couldn't help being curiousWhy was he rushi+ng to enter the Palace when his injury hadn't healed yet?
”Why are you so rushed to enter the Palace? Recently, the Palace has been rather chaoticEveryone is a bit nervous investigating theattacked”
Fan Xian sot? I've already sent the invitation to your manorThe Great Princess should have received it personallyI'y to host yet not rush into the Palace to debrief, I'm afraid the Emperor would spank me”
”You should call her the Great Imperial Concubine or sister-in-law is fine
Why are you still calling her the Great Princess?”
”Never mindThe Great I'erSister-in-law also doesn't work…I don't want to be scolded by so TempleMy surname is Fan, but your surname is Li” These words of Fan Xian's were a bit wildAt least, as an official speaking to the Great Prince, it appeared to be a bit i and laughed helplesslySuddenly serious, he said, ”Do you know about that htly
”Yan Xiaoyi's son was assassinated last night” The Great Prince stared at Fan Xian's eyes as if he wanted to judge fro to do with him
Fan Xian raised his eyebrow, not bothered to purposely put on a shocked expression”If he's dead, then he's deadIn any case, he's not one ofto do with me”
The Great Prince looked at hiardless of whether or not thisto do you, I'm afraid you will still be blamed for this”
”So be it” Fan Xian smiled warmly”I've made plenty of enemies in this life, a few more won't matter”
”But that person is…Yan Xiaoyi” The Great Prince reminded in a heavier tone
Fan Xian didn't ht to himself that this Great Prince did indeed have soates had probably just opened, yet he already knew the story of what happened in Yuantai Ca him and furrowed his brows”I'm afraid this arrison caed to sneak inOnce thisThis matter…was done too i hidden in his words and couldn't resist laughing coldly”Yuantai Cao, so crossbows into the valley to kill an imperial envoy…just who is ryHe also knew that in that valley attack, he had lost a nue the subject”When is Lady Chen co back? Grand tinan in the co toht back that princess fro AlleyThe place is isolated and quiet, perfect for keeping athese words and mumbled, ”What mistress?”
Fan Xian took out a house deed and threw it at himThe corners of his mouth tilted up, ”To support your lared at hiant and ful face of an immortal poet, who knew that it's actually a sharp, unkind, and sly mouth”
”These words are quite accurate,” Fan Xian proudly said”Things like reputation, I have enoughNow, I a to shed all these pretenses of cordiality and play with everyone properly”
The Great Prince was slightly startledFurrowing his brows, he said, ”You've invited all these people tonightWhat exactly do you want to do? Don't mess around”
”How could I? Everyone is of royal descent, so I don't even have time to curry favor” Fan Xian sIf you don't want brothers to fight ast themselves, they must be quickly crushed”
The Great Prince said with disapproval, ”These words are not nice to hearWe are all of the same father, so we should just quietly wait for the royal decisionYou should have some control as well”
”Don't be like this,” Fan Xian shook his head and said”It's still that old saying,for chopping offto behave better, naturally, I will not do anything”
The Great Prince began to sht for a while and couldn't resist slyFrom ancient times until now, the history books show there were very few young officials like hih to threaten a Crown Prince and princess to their faces, and doing so using a lecturing toneThis matter did indeed appear to be rather absurd
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Fan Xian persisted in saying his surname was FanHe knew that if it was not, because he should have been surnaotiate with the royal faeGiven his style of doing things, he would probably have been dead as a doornail a long ti time in the royal study until he finally saw the Emperor surnamed Li lift the curtain and enter, his behavior was still relatively respectfulHowever, glimmers of coldness and stubbornness occasionally rose between his brows
It was just as it was said, acting all the way, things were still as before
Chapter 452 Intentions As BeforeTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe second day was one day from the third dayThis was not nonsense because on the third day, Wan er was returning to the capitalFan Xian was used to keeping his wife and family far away from sordid businesses, so he had set the time to be the second dayOn this day, the weather was fine and sunnyThe accu, Tianhe Avenue was soaked, and the flowing stone ponds holding snow beside the street finally began tolandsInside and outside Jingdou, there were four gates in all four directions with 13 city guard soldiers responsible for safety and defensesThese 13 city gate guards were sent out by the PalaceNever arrison to stick their hands in, even the military elders in the Bureau of Military Affairs did not ates would closeIn the history of Qing Kingdom, other than a few bloody coup d tats as well as a few reports of massive natural disasters and unrest on the borders, there had never been another precedent of opening the gates at nightOld Director Chen of the Overwatch Council was an exceptionHe lived in Chen Garden outside of the capitalThe Eave this Director special perhtThere was only this one exceptionOther than Chen Pingping, no one was allowed to enter Jingdou in the dark of night without an imperial edictAfter Fan Xian controlled the Overwatch Council, there was one more person added to this exceptionEven if the Yuantai Caradually reported this up until it finally reached a rank where the general knew of Yan Shendu s true identity, the shocked and terrified general in the cadouThe Co, only knew about the news the nextto the capital to debrief, also learned of the newsHis true born son had been assassinated by soht in the campYan Xiaoyi sat beside the bedHis feet were spread very far apartThis was a habit for horsesHis eyes gazed so before the doorHe tilted his head, not daring to believe his own earsMasterThe two concubines on the bed forcefully suppressed the fear and unease in their heartsThey struggled out of bed and helped Governor Yan dress and fetched water for hi, Yan Xiaoyitogether in the hot water basin, did not shake at allEver since he was young, his energy exceeded that of othersAfter joining the arht he wouldn t be happy without a woh he didn t have a proper wife in his dou, he still left five concubines to serve hiht, under the wind and rain, these two concubines were allance at the concubine beside hi secretly proud of his stay, however, his heart felt different todayHe felt a gli womenWomen, he had manyBut son, he only had oneHe calold jade belt around his waist, and threw on a large snow blocking cape before walking out of the doorOutside the door, his personal soldiers and generals froarrison, with fear on their faces, had been waiting for a whileSeeing his trusted aide holding a longbow and quiver of arrows, Yan Xiaoyi s mind wandered as he stood beside his horseEven so, fro the news until now, his expression rehtly black and deterradually left Yan ically died in the bedTheir fresh blood stained an entire green curtainUnder the protection of his soldiers, Governor Yan left the city gate and came to the main tent in the not very distant Yuantai Calance at the general of the ca, who rushed over anxiously, was ignored by himHe directly entered thein the tentNo one daredfor Governor Yan to come see it personallyYan Xiaoyi stood in front of his son s body and didn t say anything for a long ti tihtlyHe extended a hand and forced open his son s still rigidly extended palhtYan Xiaoyi pulled at the two of his son s fingersHe re from his son s palm and then raised it in front of his eyes to look at it closelyDaylight shone in froently bounced off that jade pendantIt shot into Yan Xiaoyi s eyes and nized this jade pendantOn the pendant was a little sword on one side and some carved characters on the otherHis heart chilled and then ienerals did not knohat this jade pendant syhed and went forward to offer a feords of comfortAt the saret about this overnor to be assassinated in the camp his family controlled, no reat deal of the responsibilityYan Xiaoyi nodded his head slightly and finally opened his mouthHis voice was a bit raspyHe slowly said, Marquis, there is no need to saywas silentA riefHowever, there was no sign of grief on Yan Xiaoyi s faceHe allowed the eneral of the Yuantai Camp to lead him to the tent his son had once lived inHe went in alone and stayed in the at tent for a long timeEveryone waited outside for himNo one dared disturb himInside the tent, he carried out his last conversation with his son s auraYan Xiaoyi walked out from the hole in the back of the tentHis expression oodenLooking at the large puddles of bloodstains that had been somewhat scattered by the wind, he didn t speak at allHe once again returned to the center tentYan Xiaoyi looked at his son s body and lowered his headSuddenly, he stretched out his hand and grasped the arrow sticking out of his son s heart and pulled slightlyWith a splutter, the arrow left the body and landed in Yan Xiaoyi s handHe personally placed this arrow into the quiver his soldier carried and then turned to Qin Heng to say, Burn itThe sound of horses hooves rang out again, leaving Yuantai Cah his son had been assassinated as a douThis was an inconvenience brought by powerCold wind blew over his faceThe soldiers of the Northern Expedition Arry expressions on their facesThey had fought against the Northern Qi people on the North border for ht they had performed meritorious service for their countryHowever, they had not expected that soovernor s sonYan Xiaoyi s expression still did not changeHe only said to his personal attendant coldly, It s not Sigu JianThat killer bled, ninth levelThe jade pendant indicated the killer s originYan Shendu s power and the price that person paid indicated his level of skillHis personal attendant rode beside hi left the capital, on the surface, there are only a few ninth level aces in JingdouNow that you and Sir Fan junior have returned to the capital, there are two moreHowever, there could be some hidden in the dark, for example, the Overwatch CouncilWithout question, after Yan Xiaoyi returned to the capital, he had borne the brunt of the Overwatch Council s power, particularly that day in front of the Bureau of Military Affairs when Fan Xian had waved the horse whip at himThis made the battle in the dark explode into an imminent clashWith Yan Shendu s death, everyone would think of Fan Xian at the first instantIt s not Fan Xian, Yan Xiaoyi said coldly, But it certainly has soht before thelanced at hi to do with Sir Fan junior, ould the Governor do Would he shoot and kill the Edou Yan Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes slightly and didn t say anythingHe only coughed a few times and then covered his mouthA trickle of fresh blood leaked out froht s assassination did not spreadFor one, not arrisonTwo, there hadn t been enough timeEven the head office of the Overwatch Council had not obtained related detailsThe civil andcourt had always been split into two systems, so not many of the officials in court knew of this matterThis day, it was a small court conferenceThe officials outside the Palace doors were gathered in twos and threes, each with their own factionHowever, the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace and the Second Prince had become much warmer, so the two factions of officials did not stand too far apartThe Minister of Revenue, Fan Jian was standing with the two scholars fro in a lower voiceAround these three people, no one came nearWith the crack of a whip, the Palace doors slowly openedThe Commander of the Imperial Army, the Great Prince, walked out with a calm expressionHe bowed to a few of the elders in front, and everyone hurriedly returned the greetingEver since a year ago, after the Emperor made the Great Prince responsible for the protection around the Palace, the defenses around the Palace had indeed becoent personWhenever it was time for a court conference, he would always be personally on dutyHe did not make any excuses for his precious identityBecause of this, all of the officials going into court felt a glimmer of fear and respect for the Great PrinceThe officials filed in in a line, going into the court to discuss the world s gossip with the EainThe snow on the square in front of the Palace had long been swept clean, revealing the wet green stones beneathThe snow that had been swept aas piled half a person high beside the square, like a low city wallA carriage drove behind the long pile of snoard the PalaceThe carriage, the horse, and coach the Palace Gate, as well as the guards inside the door, knew the identity of the person inside the carriageThey couldn t help feeling curious and excited in their heartsWith his hand resting on his sword, the Great Prince approached personally to welcoe, whose eThe two of the the way into the PalaceThe soldiers inside and outside the Palace gates did not even dare to breathe loudlyThey only carefully glanced at this sceneIt was not until the figures of the Great Prince and the young official had disappeared into the Palace did everyone let out a rattling breath and began to excitedly discuss it in small voicesDid you see Everyone says that the Great Prince has a good relationshi+p with hie about that They re brothers, after allBrothers Sohed coldlyDo you not remember how Coo Silence Although the folkways of Qing Kingdom were liberated and there were rarely cases of punish, this was the door to the Royal Palace, yet they antonly discussing gossip about the royal familyIt had to be said, these soldiers who had once followed the Great Prince to fight the western Hu savages and later becauard on sentry duty were indeed boldTwo little eunuchs looked at the iendary Sir Fan junior A guard that had clearly not been in the Palace for a long tiends say, as handsooodNonsense An attack was o, and he was injured heavilyHow could he get better so quickly Speaking of which, it s very strangeSir Fan junior s injury has healed very quickly, and he s even able to walk around nowWhy is he in such a rush to get to court Don t forget, Sir Fan junior is the youngest ninth level ace of Qing Kingdo of the attack Everyone immediately fell silentThey knew this matter was too scary, so it was best to talk less about itFan Xian and the Great Prince walked in the Palace and did not knohat the people behind the aboutHowever, the Great Prince couldn t help being curiousWhy was he rushi+ng to enter the Palace when his injury hadn t healed yet Why are you so rushed to enter the Palace Recently, the Palace has been rather chaoticEveryone is a bit nervous investigating theattackedFan Xian sot I ve already sent the invitation to your manorThe Great Princess should have received it personallyI y to host yet not rush into the Palace to debrief, I m afraid the Emperor would spank meYou should call her the Great Imperial Concubine or sister in law is fineWhy are you still calling her the Great Princess Never mindThe Great I erSister in law also doesn t work I don t want to be scolded by so TempleMy surname is Fan, but your surname is LiThese words of Fan Xian s were a bit wildAt least, as an official speaking to the Great Prince, it appeared to be a bit ihed helplesslySuddenly serious, he said, Do you know about that htlyYan Xiaoyi s son was assassinated last nightThe Great Prince stared at Fan Xian s eyes as if he wanted to judge fro to do with himFan Xian raised his eyebrow, not bothered to purposely put on a shocked expressionIf he s dead, then he s deadIn any case, he s not one ofto do with ardless of whether or not thisto do you, I m afraid you will still be blamed for thisSo be itFan Xian smiled warmlyI ve made plenty of enemies in this life, a few more won t matterBut that person is Yan XiaoyiThe Great Prince reminded in a heavier toneFan Xian didn t ht to himself that this Great Prince did indeed have soates had probably just opened, yet he already knew the story of what happened in Yuantai Ca him and furrowed his browsI m afraid this arrison caed to sneak inOnce thisThishidden in his words and couldn t resist laughing coldlyYuantai Cauarding crossbows into the valley to kill an imperial envoy just who is ryHe also knew that in that valley attack, he had lost a nue the subjectWhen is Lady Chen co tinan in the coht, I also brought back that princess fro AlleyThe place is isolated and quiet, perfect for keeping athese words and mumbled, What mistress Fan Xian took out a house deed and threw it at himThe corners of his mouth tilted up, To support your lared at hiant and ful face of an immortal poet, who knew that it s actually a sharp, unkind, and sly mouthThese words are quite accurate, Fan Xian proudly saidThings like reputation, I have enoughNow, I a to shed all these pretenses of cordiality and play with everyone properlyThe Great Prince was slightly startledFurrowing his brows, he said, You ve invited all these people tonightWhat exactly do you want to do Don t mess aroundHow could I Everyone is of royal descent, so I don t even have time to curry favorFan Xian sIf you don t want brothers to fight ast themselves, they must be quickly crushedThe Great Prince said with disapproval, These words are not nice to hearWe are all of the same father, so we should just quietly wait for the royal decisionYou should have some control as wellDon t be like this, Fan Xian shook his head and saidIt s still that old saying,for chopping offto behave better, naturally, I will not do anythingThe Great Prince began to sht for a while and couldn t resist slyFrom ancient times until now, the history books show there were very few young officials like hih to threaten a Crown Prince and princess to their faces, and doing so using a lecturing toneThis matter did indeed appear to be rather absurdFan Xian persisted in saying his surname was FanHe knew that if it was not, because he should have been surnaotiate with the royal faeGiven his style of doing things, he would probably have been dead as a doornail a long ti time in the royal study until he finally saw the Emperor surnamed Li lift the curtain and enter, his behavior was still relatively respectfulHowever, glimmers of coldness and stubbornness occasionally rose between his browsIt was just as it was said, acting all the way, things were still as before