Chapter 506 (2/2)
The fishi+ng hook rose out of the waterA few clear water droplets dripped down froainThis pond of clear water in the Royal Palace seemed to have become excited by these few drops of waterWith a splash, a wave rose and rocked the green water plants at the bottoold and blue fish jumped out of the water with joy and slapped the surface of the waterThey seeratitude to the Ascetic Monk with the fishi+ng rod in his hand
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The water gradually fell silent again, flowing out of the clear pond through a gapThe water dripped like a line of white jade and once again soaked half the h the Palace walls to gather in Yuquan RiverThe mountain stream in the Palace was just a branch of Yuquan RiverIt was named Yuquan River because the mountain stream from the mountain in the Royal Palace was named Yuquan
The waters of the Yuquan River flowed toward ShangjingNot far outside of the Palace walls, it passed a garden
It was Haitang's gardenIt was not far fro but also very quietIt was truly an unusually rare spotFan Xian had onceabout her reputation but had not thought that such a garden would have an abundant air of nobility without a hint of being rural
At this e outside, and drove toward the city
Before long, the carriage had reached the liveliest place in ShangjingThe speed of the carriage slowedAs they passed an antiques shop, the coache and stopped
Haitang put down her right hand that had lifted the curtain and turned her head to say to Fan Ruoruo, ”It's your younger brotherDo you want to go greet hiht, there is no need to see hi noddedThe carriage began tothe people in the antique shop
Inside the shop, a slightly rotund youth had his head bent over the goods insideThis was not just anyoneIt was the second young master of the Fan fa, suffered countless hardshi+ps at Haitang's hands, and had finallyroute
Perhaps because he had changed his appearance or leaving home had made him mature faster, but he had a coance and ruthlessness of the past were cooneIt e
He was hosting a large banquet tonight in the Shangjing branch of Baoyue BrothelHe learned ahead of ti, the two people he was theHe had coiftsIt was i tioods, he still couldn't find so that pleased himThis made him very unhappy
Behind hih the Fan brothers knew these people were spying for the royal fa as Fan Xian and continued to casually use thee the at the goodsFrom their skin tone, one could see they ealthy and respectable peopleThis antique shop was faoods were very expensiveThose who caures in Northern Qi, either, wealthy merchants or nobility
These people did not know Fan SizheLooking at the four aces he had with hiuessed that he must be the son of a faht
The shop owner ca close to Fan Sizhe's side, he said, ”Young master, if you want a pair, there is only this left”
Fan Sizhe raised a corner of the red cloth and saw a pair of jade lions on the plateThe carving ell doneThe lions appeared strong, steady, and particularly adorableHe couldn't help but s was indeed very appropriateIt also gave hier
”This will do” He waved his hand
Unfortunately, the nobles on the side ere also looking for goods also liked this pair of jade lionsThey asked if Fan Xian would be willing to let theive a red pocket to show his sincerityIn big places like Shangjing, Jingdou, and Dongyi, there were usually not oodsAfter all, everyone present ealthy and respectableNo one wanted to offend anyone
In Shangjing, Fan Sizhe always kept a low profileThe wanted posters in Qing Kingdom still had his nameOther than the Brocade Guards and officials related to the Qing royal family, few people knew his actual identityIf this had been in the past, Fan Sizhe entle requestToday, he truly liked this pair of jade lions, so he hesitated and did not reply
With this hesitation, the ht to theiven sufficient faceIf it wasn't because the iven themaster and truly needed this pair of precious jade lions as a gift, ould they stoop to talk reason with a stranger?
The people split apart as a young noble about 12 or 13 walked outHe pointed at Fan Sizhe's nose and cursed, ”In Shangjing, there has yet to be sos!”
Fan Sizhe furrowed his browsIf it had been in the past, he probably would have struck out with a fist alreadyAs he grew gradually older, his nature became much more composedHe asked, ”You are?”
So 'an and Marquis Changning were the Northern Qi eer's brothersThis identity was indeed sufficiently nobleHowever, after Fan Sizhe started slightly, he began to laugh hatefully
”Your father needs a gift for tonight, right?” No matter how much improvement Fan Sizhe hadhis teeth, he stared viciously into the child's eyes and said, ”Little rascal!”
After he said this, the people on the other side all crowded overThe group e to act
Fan Sizhe laughed coldly and led his four guards out of the shop
In the carriage outside the shop, a strange light flashed through the eyes of one of the guardsHe asked Fan Sizhe, ”Boss, do you know that boy?”
Fan Sizhe spat and cursed, ”Little bastardBig brother had once broken his hands, yet he hasn't learned anything at allIf he dares to annoy ain, I'll break his other hand”
Inside the shop, everyone looked at each other, thinking, The e to call the son of the Marquis a little rascal to his face!
There was little idle chatterThe young er, and happily returned to hishis father, he came to the Baoyue Brothel branch that had opened less than fourto participate in a very i and sat down beside his father, he looked at the chubby boy talking merrily with his cousin at the head of the table and was immediately du youth in the entire Wei fareatly liked by the Emperor and held the important position as Co power all over Northern Qi
However, this incredible figure was talking carelessly with the chubby young man as if they had been friends for many yearsThere was even a faint wariness between his brows
The young 'an stared duuy who had called him a little rascal earlier?
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Fan Sizhe found a moment in his conversation with Wei Hua and slanted his eyes down at the tablesHe found that Marquis Chang'an had actually brought his useless son with himHe wondered to hi sonHopefully, he wasn't wearing a hatAs he silently criticized hireeted him
He had hosted the feast today and hadn't invited any outsidersEveryone was a member of the Northern Qi royal fa court was clear, Li Yunrui had already fallenThere was no one else within Qing Kingdorasp this opportunity to expand their entire business
Doing business with Northern Qi was actually like doing business with the Northern Qi royal familyThus, he had invited everyone in the Wei fa and his sister to help him hold the fort
What was Fan Sizhe afraid of? All of the low-priced goods from the South were in his hands and endless products frojiIf the Wei family wanted to make money, they had to depend on hiazed at Marquis Chang'an's son, whose face had changed color slightlyHe blinkedHiswas clear, Where is my pair of jade lions?
Chapter 506: When All Was Done Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the pavilion on the mountain, the smile suddenly disappeared from the Northern Qi Erown up in the Royal PalaceWhen his father died, he had faced the most difficult test in his lifeWith the powerful support of Ied to support hi destined his reign as a hThere were hThe most iers heart, and Imperial Advisor Ku Hes heartFor this secret, the Northern Qi Ees that twisted his personalityHe could not be overly close to many peopleHe could not be overly intimate with his sistersHe couldnt do and think as he wishedOver a dozen years, the people at his side had never changedWhen he washed, it was as strictly guarded as if enee inThere were a number of concubines in his Palace that redoms attention and make the officials in court more alert, he and his mother had put on a show forto pretend that he and hisHe did not want to shoulder these burdensSince he had begun to do so, as a descendant of a warring fa inherited the ambition and willpower his father should when he conquered the kingdom, he had to play his role wellIt had to be said that he had done well these daysNo one could pick out tooE Shanhus attack on Shen Zhong and his fahtThus, he firmly put the controls of the Brocade Guards into the hands of the royal fa Shanhu under house arrest to weaken his driveHe then let hi Kingdodom but colluded with Fan Xian outside the country bordersOne incident after another was taken care ofDuring the two years that the Northern Qi politics had been anizedHowever, the Northern Qi Ees in each levelNo h Fan Xian, he would be able to obtain soand looked at the clear floater in the hed and quietly said to hiive all those advantages tositi E the time he learned to be an Emperor, the only role model the Northern Qi Edoue was to be able to have wild a silentlyEventually, you will become oldActually, youre already old… The Northern Qi EhtlyStaring into the distance South, he thought of the ru royal family that had arrived recentlyHe quietly said, Even if you were once a dodom to deaths door, now you are oldYour entire person e stenchI really hope that you will continue this sinister rotting and force hi about every detail in history and increasing his own confidenceEveryone knew that, no matter how sensitive, overly suspicious, and bastardly the Qing Emperor was, history only trusted historyHistory had already proven that the Qing E Northern Qi Emperor narrowed his eyesThe corners of his lips twitched upMuttering to himself, he said, I hope that you can survive this time so that I can defeat you openly and publicly on this world stageHe couldnt quite understand Fan Xian, but Fan Xian could also not understand himAs a monarch, no matter what color the heart in his body was, his first considerations were his throne and the worldIf the relationshi+p between himself and Fan Xian remained peaceful and mutually beneficial, the Northern Qi E Fan Xians de accepted as a discipleIf Fan Xian threatened Northern Qi in the future, the Northern Qi Emperor would mercilessly use all the power at his disposal with unusual coldness and get rid of Fan XianIt had nothing to do with einIt had nothing to do with men and womenIn this world, there were only three kinds of people —men, women, and Emperors… … The mountain stream below the pavilion flowed and flowed until it reached a pond of clear water at the foot of the mountain to the side of the lowest story of the PalaceThere was a small notch made with a white stone to the west of the clear waterThe clear water flowed out of this little notch, but it never disturbed the pond of waterIn the woods behind the pond of clear water, there was a large group of eunuchs and serving girls aited with lowered heads and restrained voicesNo one knew that the Emperor was in a daze in the pavilion in the middle of the mountainThey only knew that the two noblest people in Northern Qi other than the E in a daze beside the pondOne person was the Imperial Advisor Ku He, who looked like an Ascetic Monk in he on a rock beside the clear water pond with a fishi+ng rod in his handWhile the Northern Qi eer, the woman who made it so that her son could sit firmly on his throne, paid out an immeasurable amount of her lifeblood, and endured countless slanders of arrogating power and corrupting politics, sat beside the Imperial Advisor Ku He with peace and joy between her browsBack then, the Zhan fa doms throneHowever, wars continued year after yearCountless brave generals frodoms ferocious attacksBy the ti Northern Qi Emperor and his mother were left in the entire royal palaceAt that tidom used spies to rock the political situation in the Northern courtThe royals and noble family all cried outThe situation inside the Palace was very unstableHowever, it was under these circued to have her son sit fir stance of the Imperial Advisor beside herAt the saer was not as azed caler se over the past year or soThere had been unrests in the PalaceShe had Marquis Ning leave the Palace under the risk of being killed to beg Shen Zhong to co and the Brocade Guard had perforrew up, he could not tolerate Shen Zhongs continuing arroganceThe eBut, her sons mind was made upShe knew she would be unable to sway himShe quietly accepted the matterThe people of the Zhan fah others influenceFor example, her son and the person next to herShe still wanted to ht, the Northern Qi Eht and felt that this inedHe had asked her to persuade the I today beside the pondI have never met Li YunruiWeve only sent each other a lot of secret letters, said the eentlyIn front of Ku He, she would not use her royal titleAlthough her expression renified, her tone of voice was that of a silly little girl who didnt understand anythingKu He sreat distancesWhen Zhuan Mohan first accepted the invitation to go South, he had also never seen the face of the Southern courts Eldest PrincessThe ehed and said, Thus, Master Zhuan left a lifelong regretKu He shook his headBut I have met the Eldest Princess before, so I know that this woman is not so simpleThe incident in the Southern court happened so quickly without any fanfare at allIt was truly out of er was silent for a momentThe battle between two countries is, in the end, a competition of national powerIt is better if there is less dangerWhy didnt he cohtlyThe child is still youngHe probably doesnt understand why us old folks are still so wary even after theEmperor these yearsHe continued, I know and you know that the Qing Eeneration, there was not a new Great GrandmasterRather, there was an Emperor who could direct soldiers like a God… His brows furrowedThe longer he silently endures, the hed and said, Even so, there isnt a particularly good solutionThe oldhis bald headOpen-heartedly, he said, I recall that Ye Liuyun also likes to wear this hat and run around all over the worldIf such a person could be used by Li Yunrui, I believe the Eldest Princess will certainly think of soOnce the conversation reached this point, the eer knew she would be unable to convince the Ie his mindRespectfully, she said, Great-uncle, lets watch a bit longerLet the Southern court do as they willIt will always be beneficial for usThere isntrod in Ku Hes hand didnt shake at allSlowly, he said, If we cant solve these problems while we are still alive, ill solve them in the future? These words were almost exactly the same as the ones the Great Granders hands shook a littleShe s? Besides, there is still Fan Xian in the SouthKu He laughed and said, Fan XianIt will have to depend on his luckIf he is clever and powerful enough, presues froift fro e favor, he has to remember Northern Qi with some kindnessWhen all was said and done, the powerful people in Northern Qi knew that when discussing state power, in a short a corrupt Northern Qi would not be able to catch up or surpass the South Kingdo Kingdoator while Northern Qi reht that the Crown Prince of the Qing court or the Second Prince would have a better chanceThe eer furrowed her browsKu He shook his headHow could Fan Xian, a person who liked to kill but was afraid of death, give them a chance to take the throne? If this was really possible, do you think he would be reluctant to act and kill? In this entire world, there are not many people who could live after Fan Xian decided he wanted to kill thehtly startledShe had not thought that the IDont forgetHe still has that blind uard to those princes in the Qing courtKu He s rod in his handThere was a fishi+ng hook tied to the thin line on the rodHe was not like those boring people who tied angling to strings and used it to bullshtThe fishi+ng hook rose out of the waterA few clear water droplets dripped down froainThis pond of clear water in the Royal Palace seemed to have become excited by these few drops of waterWith a splash, a wave rose and rocked the green water plants at the bottoold and blue fish jumped out of the water with joy and slapped the surface of the waterThey seeratitude to the Ascetic Monk with the fishi+ng rod in his hand… … The water gradually fell silent again, flowing out of the clear pond through a gapThe water dripped like a line of white jade and once again soaked half the h the Palace walls to gather in Yuquan RiverThe mountain stream in the Palace was just a branch of Yuquan RiverIt was named Yuquan River because the mountain stream from the mountain in the Royal Palace was named YuquanThe waters of the Yuquan River flowed toward ShangjingNot far outside of the Palace walls, it passed a gardenIt was Haitangs gardenIt was not far fro but also very quietIt was truly an unusually rare spotFan Xian had onceabout her reputation but had not thought that such a garden would have an abundant air of nobility without a hint of being ruralAt this e outside, and drove toward the cityBefore long, the carriage had reached the liveliest place in ShangjingThe speed of the carriage slowedAs they passed an antiques shop, the coache and stoppedHaitang put down her right hand that had lifted the curtain and turned her head to say to Fan Ruoruo, Its your younger brotherDo you want to go greet hiht, there is no need to see hi noddedThe carriage began tothe people in the antique shopInside the shop, a slightly rotund youth had his head bent over the goods insideThis was not just anyoneIt was the second young master of the Fan fa, suffered countless hardshi+ps at Haitangs hands, and had finallyroutePerhaps because he had changed his appearance or leaving home had made him mature faster, but he had a coance and ruthlessness of the past were cooneIt eHe was hosting a large banquet tonight in the Shangjing branch of Baoyue BrothelHe learned ahead of ti, the two people he was theHe had coiftsIt was i tioods, he still couldnt find so that pleased himThis made him very unhappyBehind hih the Fan brothers knew these people were spying for the royal fa as Fan Xian and continued to casually use thee the at the goodsFrom their skin tone, one could see they ealthy and respectable peopleThis antique shop was faoods were very expensiveThose who caures in Northern Qi, either, wealthy merchants or nobilityThese people did not know Fan SizheLooking at the four aces he had with hiuessed that he must be the son of a fahtThe shop owner ca close to Fan Sizhes side, he said, Young master, if you want a pair, there is only this leftFan Sizhe raised a corner of the red cloth and saw a pair of jade lions on the plateThe carving ell doneThe lions appeared strong, steady, and particularly adorableHe couldnt help but s was indeed very appropriateIt also gave hierThis will doHe waved his handUnfortunately, the nobles on the side ere also looking for goods also liked this pair of jade lionsThey asked if Fan Xian would be willing to let theive a red pocket to show his sincerityIn big places like Shangjing, Jingdou, and Dongyi, there were usually not oodsAfter all, everyone present ealthy and respectableNo one wanted to offend anyoneIn Shangjing, Fan Sizhe always kept a low profileThe wanted posters in Qing Kingdom still had his nameOther than the Brocade Guards and officials related to the Qing royal family, few people knew his actual identityIf this had been in the past, Fan Sizhe entle requestToday, he truly liked this pair of jade lions, so he hesitated and did not replyWith this hesitation, the ht to theiven sufficient faceIf it wasnt because the iven themaster and truly needed this pair of precious jade lions as a gift, ould they stoop to talk reason with a stranger? The people split apart as a young noble about 12 or 13 walked outHe pointed at Fan Sizhes nose and cursed, In Shangjing, there has yet to be sos! Fan Sizhe furrowed his browsIf it had been in the past, he probably would have struck out with a fist alreadyAs he grew gradually older, his nature became much more composedHe asked, You are? So an and Marquis Changning were the Northern Qi eers brothersThis identity was indeed sufficiently nobleHowever, after Fan Sizhe started slightly, he began to laugh hatefullyYour father needs a gift for tonight, right? No matter how much improvement Fan Sizhe hadhis teeth, he stared viciously into the childs eyes and said, Little rascal! After he said this, the people on the other side all crowded overThe group e to actFan Sizhe laughed coldly and led his four guards out of the shopIn the carriage outside the shop, a strange light flashed through the eyes of one of the guardsHe asked Fan Sizhe, Boss, do you know that boy? Fan Sizhe spat and cursed, Little bastardBig brother had once broken his hands, yet he hasnt learned anything at allIf he dares to annoy ain, Ill break his other handInside the shop, everyone looked at each other, thinking, The e to call the son of the Marquis a little rascal to his face! There was little idle chatterThe young er, and happily returned to hishis father, he came to the Baoyue Brothel branch that had opened less than fourto participate in a very i and sat down beside his father, he looked at the chubby boy talking merrily with his cousin at the head of the table and was immediately du youth in the entire Wei fareatly liked by the Emperor and held the important position as Co power all over Northern QiHowever, this incredible figure was talking carelessly with the chubby young man as if they had been friends for many yearsThere was even a faint wariness between his browsThe young an stared duuy who had called him a little rascal earlier? … … Fan Sizhe found a moment in his conversation with Wei Hua and slanted his eyes down at the tablesHe found that Marquis Changan had actually brought his useless son with himHe wondered to hi sonHopefully, he wasnt wearing a hatAs he silently criticized hireeted himHe had hosted the feast today and hadnt invited any outsidersEveryone was a member of the Northern Qi royal fa court was clear, Li Yunrui had already fallenThere was no one else within Qing Kingdorasp this opportunity to expand their entire businessDoing business with Northern Qi was actually like doing business with the Northern Qi royal familyThus, he had invited everyone in the Wei fa and his sister to help him hold the fortWhat was Fan Sizhe afraid of? All of the low-priced goods from the South were in his hands and endless products frojiIf the Wei family wanted to make money, they had to depend on hians son, whose face had changed color slightlyHe blinkedHiswas clear, Where is my pair of jade lions?