Chapter 576 (2/2)

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He woke up shortly after falling asleepAfter all, Jingdou was still in a state of chaosAs the regent, he could not leave toofrom bed, he randomly ate some food and used a hot towel on his face to force hiy

As he walked out of the door, he unconsciously glanced at the bed and fatal chest that sat for many years in the dustIt lay peacefully under the bed like the Eldest Princess and Second Prince in their coffins, never to be disturbed againRegardless of whether it was a chest or a person, perhaps only by beco an unremarkable existence, placed in an unremarkable place, can one obtain true peace

As he left theback fro Courtyard, he had not seen Wan'erHe didn't kno his as feelingThinking of this, a gloominess rose to his face

As he entered the Palace, he unconsciously glanced at the gatesThere were burn and scorch marks everywhereSome of the cracks caused by weapons revealed the wood shards withinHowever, the copper nails that had fallen fro behind countless ugly scars

Fan Xian acknowledged that the Palace, city, and country were, after all, somewhere he had lived for 20 yearsHe had developed deep feelings for this place, even though the Palace was sinister and cold, the city had disappointed rave mistakesIt was still his country

He had always considered his were investigated clearly, he did not object to doing his best to protect the peace of the people in this country while he lived his happy life

Soto live well, unless there were people who didn't want him to live

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Scholars Shu and Hu were invited back to their manors to rest te e portion of the urgent dom had already been cleaned outHowever, the two scholars were not y levels were far below that of Fan Xian'sAfter suffering repeated scares and not sleeping, they were long exhausted

Fan Xian sat in the e his headUsually, when the Eh the royal study was still just as peaceful, it was filled with an unusual feelingWas it dignity or so else? In any case, it felt completely different from the royal study now

He didn't kno the E Mountain alive, but he knew that his behavior would certainly please His MajestyIt looked like he could sit steady in the position of a powerful officialThinking of the unifying battle that would be revealed in two or three years, Fan Xian's entlee of an eentle at the mountainous pile of ht about how the Edom from hereHis heart jumped a little

He rose and looked quietly in that directionTilting his head slightly, he wondered what it would feel like if he sat down on itImmediately after, he shook his headThe corner of his thin lips twitched up as he revealed a self-ent for one day and one night had al at the wretched faces of the two scholars as they were supported by the eunuchs, Fan Xian confir than that of the Yellow Eainst countless wo still stoodIn the world, there were three kinds of people: men, women, and EmperorThose who could become true rulers were not people

”Have the Third Prince cohtly and spoke to the eunuch outside the royal studyI Zhu and some of the people who had taken part in the rebellion were still shut up in the Cold PalaceHe didn't kno the Emperor would deal with the Zhu had basically not done anythingThere shouldn't be any problems

Before rown into a young man, arrived outside the royal study accolanced at the oldup the Third Prince's hand, he ca's hands were a little bit coldThe gaze hich he looked at Fan Xian was not quite the sananIt appeared respectful and fearful

The corner of Fan Xian's gaze had noticed this, but he didn't really careRespect through fear, but there was no further sense of distanceHe knew that his behavior in one day and night had left this prince with a deep iet

This was a probleyOther than Fan Xian, no one else understood in this worldTo train a nine-year-old, who dared to operate a brothel and kill people, into beco would not be enough to complete the jobHe had to s in the world, the goal could also be reached through relatively just and honorable ways

The Third Prince needed a role nan, Fan Xian had set himself up as a rolewarrior, and a powerful officialHe was the Third Prince's saviorIn the hearts of ood person

Fan Xian hoped that the future Eood person, just like the Crown Prince?

”Sir… I heard father…” Li Chengping looked at Fan Xian with some fear

Fan Xian smiled”With the Temple above, of course, the Es could not hurt hi's faceAlthough he knew that if his father died, he would, under his teacher and elder brother's protection, becodohts were not that ruthless

Fan Xian pretended he didn't care, but he was carefully watching the change in eht to hi

”In the future, His Majesty will probably often have you come to the royal study to listen” Fan Xian paused after saying thisSlowly, he said, ”Get fahness”

The Third Prince had come to the royal study beforeHe also knew that his brothers the Crown Prince, second brother, eldest brother, and even teacher often came here to listen to his father and the officials discuss business after the court conference had been dismissedHowever, in the future, this royal study would probably be s that no one dares say to you” Fan Xian thought for a moment and then calmly said, ”But, I must tell you”

The Eive the Third Prince his own instructionsHe knew that this child's thoughts were hness” to refer to hi him as ”you” now

”The Great Prince is naturally interested in fightingIn the future, he will eventually be stationed at the border” Fan Xian's expression was slightly heavyUsing his oords, he outlined the EhtforwardHe would not voluntarily do anything that would harm brotherly affectionsYou must be assured of his and not be overly suspicious”

The Third Prince's hand trembled as he looked at his teacher's faceHe didn't knohy he was suddenly talking about this

”As forI have to go to the edges of the sea so as to not waste htly”So you shouldn't doubt row up, you shouldn't doubt me”

The Third Prince opened his mouth but felt a sliver of fear for sos I should say as an official,” Fan Xian drew back his smile and calmly said”But, I want to tell it to youI've been alive 20 years, and I a of intentions between peopleRegardless of whether you believe this or not, when you are older, please, remember these words”

Just as he said, these words had already broken a huge taboo in the royal familyEven scarier, this was said by an officialHowever, Fan Xian said it cal looked dazedly at his teacher's usually handsome face, which was presently rather sallow, and unconsciously nodded his head

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Three days had passedJingdou had already calain entered the capital, announcing to the world the news of the E frodou were overjoyedStanding on top of the Palace walls, Fan Xian didn't knohat they had to be happy about after suffering so much hardshi+p

The Emperor ca these three days, the zhou arh the hly indulged hi wildly with the Ee had finally arrivedTaking the Third Prince, Fan Xian, along with the Great Prince and old royalist officials fortunate enough to survive, passed through the streets still scarred eaponry out of Zhengyang Gate and stopped 10 li out

Thousands of people knelt down denselyThere was no space to stand on the official roadMany people just kneeled directly in the maize on either side of the roadAt this tirains pushed through the warhorses' hooves, carrying a heavy harvestThey swayed in the slight breezeThe e intently at the bright yellow royal entourage approaching froaze back from the maize fields and looked with a smile at the nervous and joyous Third Prince at his side The black blood sprayed onto the purple grapes and dripped doetting the ground lit by the lanternsThe Second Prince had his head lowered, and mouth half openedThe bottom half of his jaas covered in bloodBoth his eyes were loweredWithout looking at Fan Xian, he raised his hand to stop his thought of walking overThe moment you walked in the manor, I took the medicineThe Second Prince crouched on the chair, his head hung lowFaintly, he said, I know you are Fei Jies student, but the poison has already entered my heartYou wont be able to save meI also dont want you to save h you are powerful, you cant stopwould save their livesFan Xian understood this and calmly watchedHis htHe was not just going to stand by and watchNot because he had a glimmer of brotherly affection or the Second Prince, rather, he couldnt let him die in front of himThere is no need to worryI have already written a suicide noteThe Palace will not blame youNo one will think you killed ed in his clothes with his bloodstained hand and pulled out a letterHe gently placed it on the tableBefore his death, ould have thought that he had even considered Fan Xians worries? Fan Xians heart felt slightly icyHe knew that the Second Prince was as Linger saidHe was ruthless to himself to some level and had severed any hope at lifeThe Second Prince glanced at Fan Xian with an envious gaze and spat out another mouthful of black bloodHe used his sleeve to wipe carelessly at his lips and two slender fingers to carefully break off the grapes that had been stained by poisonous bloodHe left behind a sainThe sweet and juicy grapes were chewed to pieces in his rapeseed on to the ground, still carrying black bloodFinishi+ng the grapes, he wiped his hands clean on his clothes and sighedLooking at the silent and barelyFan Xian, he faintly said, I dont want to continue living as a jokeFan Xian nodded, showing he understood his thinkingActually, you are also a jokeGradually, an ashen color rose to the Second Princes faceHis gaze was so, he said, There are douYes, the first to take action was qian has much kindness for you? The Qin faer all night in the Eastern PalaceBut, why? He stared into Fan Xians eyesWhy is your attitude toward Chengqian completely different to yours toward me? Fan Xian also didnt understand thisThe Second Prince was about to die, so his words were direct, piercing directly into his heartWhy had he always shown the Crown Prince tolerance and gentleness while he always harassed the Second Prince at all cost?The Second Princes eyes drooped without strengthHis voice was very low, You dont like , you didnt like meOf course, I also dont like youWe are too siood as yoursNo one would allow another one of them to exist in this worldThey would all unconsciously try to get rid of the otherHis gaze was cold and helplessIf you were Sir Jai fro, never having many opportunities to appear in the booksBut, I am the real oneI ahed up more bloodThe blood smeared all over the front of his robesFan Xian looked at this scene in front of himHis body was frozen, unable to make any reactionThe Second Prince raised his head for the last time and stared at Fan Xians faceWith soqian was the most cowardly of us brothersIt was not until I am about to die that I realized it is me who is the most cowardlyI would rather die and pettily leave behind Linger and e to face… After I die, help er… As for my mother, the best for her is probably to be banished to the Cold PalaceI must trouble you to take care of herThe Second Princes chest rose powerfully as if so into Fan Xians eyes, he barelyFan Xian any chance to speak, he opened his ushed outHe breathed no more afterwardAfter he died, the Second Prince re on the chair with his left hand on his knee and an ashen color on his faceA moment later, his body fell off the chair with a crashHowever, his eyes refused to close, staring widelyFan Xian looked at the Second Princes body with a wooden faceHe suddenly wondered why an evening at the beginning of autumn was so cold? He shi+vered with coldHis emotions were complicatedHe had no idea what he should feel faced with this bodyPerhaps the silence right noas the best? The Second Prince, this true prince, had diedHow could the fake soul in his flesh to continue on? The color on his face becalierIt was not because the Second Prince had cos he had said his deathInstead, it was his last request for hiive ht to himselfHis expression was desolate like when the Eldest Princess had diedThe Crown Prince knew that he had to die and had entrusted the rebel soldiers and those officials to himWhy? Do you not know that I am your irreconcilable enemy? Were your deaths not caused byso many burdens to me before you die? Do you want to crushthat I will help you? All of you dead people! You can die, but you wantperson, to live unhappily? He lowered his head, absolutely stupefied, as his body trelanced at it, and picked up the thin suicide note on the tablePutting into his clothes, he walked out of the sinister rooarden of the ht, knowing absolutely nothing about what had happened in the gardenFan Xian sighed in his heart and walked up behind her, chopping doith his pal her any chance to reactIf he didnt knock her out, once she learned about the Second Princes suicide through poison, she would probably follow himFan Xian could only use a rather directDian came forwardFan Xian bent his head down to think for a whileHe handed the suicide note to hier, as on his shoulderHe then said so Dian was shocked as he accepted the fainted Ye LingerOnce he heard about the Second Princes death, he furrowed his brows even deeperThe Second Prince wrote a suicide note so the Ehed ifei wakes up, bind her hands and feet and then tell her this newsIf she wont eat, force feed her rice porridgeNo matter what, make her drink it! These last two sentences were said coldly between gritted teethGong Dian thought that it could only be done this wayHe didnt notice Duke of Danbos loss of self-controlAfter thinking for amistresss temper is like fireWe cant bind her for her entire lifeFire is not scaryIt co as the chunks of ice he and the Second Prince were, Fan Xian thought to hi his voice, he said, After a few days, when things have calain to console her… … After dealing with the radually receded, and it was already early in the e of white showing above the horizonFan Xian could not go restHe had tooback to the Fan h Minister Fan had said theTeent and pretend it had never happenedFurther Te Mountain for the worshi+pNo one knew if he would come back aliveHe stood shoulder to shoulder with the Great Prince and looked at the three coffins in front of theo, the two of them had stood on the Palace walls worried about the safety of the Palace and territory of the Qing Kingdoht that by now victory and defeat would have been deter the history of the world had already changed their naht that the black coffins beneath Fan Xians foot during the crisis of the Royal Palace would already hold the bodies of the defeatedThe Eldest Princess and Second Prince were lying peacefully in their coffinsThere was still one empty coffinNo one kneould lie in itThis doesnt follow the ritesThe Great Princes expression was heavyThe space between his broas refusing to show sorrowThe Eldest Princesss death was understandable and acceptable, but the brotherly affection between the Second Prince and hi apart these two years, seeing the scene in front of hi of the person in the coffin, the Great Prince still felt a great pain in his heartFan Xian nodded tiredly and said, The officials of the Ministry of Rites had all been scared awayAs long as the Emperor doesnt return to the capital, the Six Ministries cannot pull the TeementAfter all, the face of the royal family has to be looked afterWe cant just let thehed and didnt say anythingaround, he walked toward the interior of the Royal PalaceCo the coffins at his side, his retreating figure appeared particularly bleakFan Xian watched him quietly and shook his headHe knew that the Great Prince was al point with the repeated pressure, as well as the news of death gradually trickling inThinking of this, only now did Fan Xian feel the waves of exhaustion co from the depths of his bodyHe could barely keep his eyelids upFurrowing his brows, he slapped his face and said to the subordinate at his side, Back to the ht, but there had not been a moment of peaceFan Xian calculated closelyFro into the Royal Palace, it had already been two days and two nights since he had sleptHis injuries had reappearedThe medicinal effects of the ephedra pill had died completelyHe didnt eat anyy of his body had reached its li in the dark and did not go to visit Waner in Lady Lius roo his head, he sat silently on his bed for a whileWith one foot, he kicked the black chest under the bedWithout even taking off his clothes, he stretched out and laid downAlthough he was clearly exhausted, he couldnt fall asleepHe stared at the black ceiling of the roo asleepAfter all, Jingdou was still in a state of chaosAs the regent, he could not leave toofrom bed, he randomly ate some food and used a hot towel on his face to force hiyAs he walked out of the door, he unconsciously glanced at the bed and fatal chest that sat for many years in the dustIt lay peacefully under the bed like the Eldest Princess and Second Prince in their coffins, never to be disturbed againRegardless of whether it was a chest or a person, perhaps only by beco an unremarkable existence, placed in an unremarkable place, can one obtain true peaceAs he left theback fro Courtyard, he had not seen WanerHe didnt kno his as feelingThinking of this, a gloominess rose to his faceAs he entered the Palace, he unconsciously glanced at the gatesThere were burn and scorch marks everywhereSome of the cracks caused by weapons revealed the wood shards withinHowever, the copper nails that had fallen fro behind countless ugly scarsFan Xian acknowledged that the Palace, city, and country were, after all, somewhere he had lived for 20 yearsHe had developed deep feelings for this place, even though the Palace was sinister and cold, the city had disappointed rave mistakesIt was still his countryHe had always considered his were investigated clearly, he did not object to doing his best to protect the peace of the people in this country while he lived his happy lifeSoto live well, unless there were people who didnt want him to live… … Scholars Shu and Hu were invited back to their manors to rest te e portion of the urgent dom had already been cleaned outHowever, the two scholars were not y levels were far below that of Fan XiansAfter suffering repeated scares and not sleeping, they were long exhaustedFan Xian sat in the e his headUsually, when the Eh the royal study was still just as peaceful, it was filled with an unusual feelingWas it dignity or so else? In any case, it felt completely different from the royal study nowHe didnt kno the E Mountain alive, but he knew that his behavior would certainly please His MajestyIt looked like he could sit steady in the position of a powerful officialThinking of the unifying battle that would be revealed in two or three years, Fan Xians entlee of an eentle at the mountainous pile of ht about how the Edom from hereHis heart jumped a littleHe rose and looked quietly in that directionTilting his head slightly, he wondered what it would feel like if he sat down on itImmediately after, he shook his headThe corner of his thin lips twitched up as he revealed a self-ht had al at the wretched faces of the two scholars as they were supported by the eunuchs, Fan Xian confir than that of the Yellow Eainst countless wo still stoodIn the world, there were three kinds of people: men, women, and EmperorThose who could become true rulers were not peopleHave the Third Prince cohtly and spoke to the eunuch outside the royal studyI Zhu and some of the people who had taken part in the rebellion were still shut up in the Cold PalaceHe didnt kno the Emperor would deal with the Zhu had basically not done anythingThere shouldnt be any problemsBefore rown into a young man, arrived outside the royal study accolanced at the oldup the Third Princes hand, he cas hands were a little bit coldThe gaze hich he looked at Fan Xian was not quite the sananIt appeared respectful and fearfulThe corner of Fan Xians gaze had noticed this, but he didnt really careRespect through fear, but there was no further sense of distanceHe knew that his behavior in one day and night had left this prince with a deep ietThis was a probleyOther than Fan Xian, no one else understood in this worldTo train a nine-year-old, who dared to operate a brothel and kill people, into beco would not be enough to complete the jobHe had to s in the world, the goal could also be reached through relatively just and honorable waysThe Third Prince needed a role nan, Fan Xian had set himself up as a rolewarrior, and a powerful officialHe was the Third Princes saviorIn the hearts of ood personFan Xian hoped that the future Eood person, just like the Crown Prince? Sir… I heard father… Li Chengping looked at Fan Xian with some fearFan Xian smiledWith the Temple above, of course, the Es could not hurt his faceAlthough he knew that if his father died, he would, under his teacher and elder brothers protection, becodohts were not that ruthlessFan Xian pretended he didnt care, but he was carefully watching the change in eht to hiIn the future, His Majesty will probably often have you co thisSlowly, he said, Get fahnessThe Third Prince had come to the royal study beforeHe also knew that his brothers the Crown Prince, second brother, eldest brother, and even teacher often came here to listen to his father and the officials discuss business after the court conference had been dismissedHowever, in the future, this royal study would probably be s that no one dares say to youFan Xian thought for a moment and then calmly said, But, I must tell youThe Eive the Third Prince his own instructionsHe knew that this childs thoughts were hness to refer to hi hihtingIn the future, he will eventually be stationed at the borderFan Xians expression was slightly heavyUsing his oords, he outlined the EhtforwardHe would not voluntarily do anything that would harm brotherly affectionsYou must be assured of his and not be overly suspiciousThe Third Princes hand trembled as he looked at his teachers faceHe didnt knohy he was suddenly talking about thisAs forI have to go to the edges of the sea so as to not waste htlySo you shouldnt doubt row up, you shouldnt doubt meThe Third Prince opened his mouth but felt a sliver of fear for sos I should say as an official, Fan Xian drew back his smile and calmly saidBut, I want to tell it to youIve been alive 20 years, and I a of intentions between peopleRegardless of whether you believe this or not, when you are older, please, remember these wordsJust as he said, these words had already broken a huge taboo in the royal familyEven scarier, this was said by an officialHowever, Fan Xian said it cal looked dazedly at his teachers usually handsome face, which was presently rather sallow, and unconsciously nodded his head… … Three days had passedJingdou had already calain entered the capital, announcing to the world the news of the E frodou were overjoyedStanding on top of the Palace walls, Fan Xian didnt knohat they had to be happy about after suffering so much hardshi+pThe Emperor ca these three days, the zhou arh the hly indulged hi wildly with the Ee had finally arrivedTaking the Third Prince, Fan Xian, along with the Great Prince and old royalist officials fortunate enough to survive, passed through the streets still scarred eaponry out of Zhengyang Gate and stopped 10 li outThousands of people knelt down denselyThere was no space to stand on the official roadMany people just kneeled directly in the maize on either side of the roadAt this tirains pushed through the warhorses hooves, carrying a heavy harvestThey swayed in the slight breezeThe e intently at the bright yellow royal entourage approaching froaze back from the maize fields and looked with a smile at the nervous and joyous Third Prince at his side