696 Prepared (1/2)
The last tio to see Hu the Scholar about therain was falling
Fan Xian had returned to the capital after a crowning achievelory and honor He had opposed the pressure of the Hall of Governmental Affairs and huantly, he surmounted the second apex of his life When the rain stopped and his black unized by the students of the Ie and had caused a small commotion
Now, the autumn rain came down drearily and fuzzily He had just run for his life frohtly The rainwater slipped through so,him appear sos had been stripped He was now a proper codou knew the E ance The Fan manor had essentially become the location of his house arrest No one dared to visit, and no one dared to cry for help
In just a fewof this, Fan Xian could not help but smile With his head down and ue ere discussing soe
In the rain, the Ie and ancient trees extended their old branches on either side of the stone path, providing so the way, autuered At dusk, the clock of the school rang out in the distance and cleansed one's state ofTe aside whether they could even find him surrounded as he was by hundreds of students, the Ie was a sacred and i to sacrifice themselves would probably not risk a student riot to kill their way in like butchers
Holding the u ti area Fan Xian went around the corridor with fa by the screen wall, he slowly stopped his footsteps
These were his rooe A few tutors and talented students had been transferred to hi job that took iven Fan Xian was reorganized here and then sent to the Xi Mountain paper workshop to be bound In the end, it was sold through the Fan manor's Danbo Bookstore for a cheap price
The work of organizing the books was still ongoing, so the Danbo Bookstore was still losing money Fan Xian did not care about that Just like how he felt when he saw the bookshelf in Sun Pin'er's boudoir during the Jingdou rebellion, Fan Xian thought this ful, it had to be continued
He stood quietly by the screen and looked at the h the Emperor had demoted him to a commoner, these tutors and students, who had been with him forwork continued and had not been influenced
A sliver of warrew in Fan Xian's heart He smiled toward the room Before the tutors discovered hih the small dense patch of woods in the northeast corner and followed the banks of a shallow lake to another familiar courtyard
Scholar Shu Wu had lived in this courtyard and these rooht lectures Later, Hu the Scholar was sudou by imperial edict and squeezed in After Shu Wu retired, the room became solely used by Hu the Scholar Last time Fan Xian had asked for his help, it had happened in this courtyard
Fan Xian pushed opened the door and went in He bowed to the shocked officials and walked into the study, leaving behind a group of people all looking at each other
Hearing someone co desk, raised his head He quickly ree and assu Kingdoe in without being announced?
He saw a face he would never have expected After pausing for a htly bitter expression rose to the scholar's face ”What a surprise”
Fan Xian had not been sure Hu the Scholar would be in the roootten the duty roster for the court conference and Hall of Governmental Affairs So, he wasn't sure whether the scholar was in the Is he wanted to talk about with soe, he had come to find him
Presently, the only person in court who could have private contact with Fan Xian and not be worried that the Eer was probably Hu the Scholar
”Soood mood so I came to chat with you,” Fan Xian said
He walked toward the desk as he spoke The umbrella in his hands dripped water the entire way Hu the Scholar furrowed his brows and pointed Only then did he understand and smile After he put the umbrella behind the door, he picked up the war his rain-soaked body
”How co at the soaked Fan Xian snatching up hot tea to drink, Scholar Hu could not help but smile However, his smile disappeared as soon as it appeared He realized that this joke could easily be interpreted toelse
As expected, Fan Xian followed this opening and said, ”I'm just now a commoner I must treasure the opportunity to be able to drink hot tea from the Scholar's table”
With these words, the quiet room immediately turned icy Neither of thehts, particularly Hu the Scholar He thought Fan Xian had made a trip just to see him He had no choice but to be careful Each word and each action had to be thought through before being expressed
After a long time, Hu the Scholar looked at hie smile rose to the corners of Fan Xian's lips He said in an icy voice, ”Is there an edict from the Palace to restrict my movements?”
Hu the Scholar smiled Fan Xian continued warmly, ”Since there isn't, why can I not come out for a walk? The Emperor has stripped me of allposition at the Ie It could be said that I came to today in consideration of the Emperor's will and to demonstrate that I am free of resentment”
These words still contained resents in front of Hu the Scholar, he would have certainly scolded him sternly Faced with Fan Xian, he could only maintain his silence Of course, the atmosphere for the conversation was co the spring rain Although Fan Xian spoke without fear at that time, it was because the Emperor allowed him to So, Scholar Hu could join in on the amusement Presently, the Emperor had withdrawn this perht noas particularly difficult
He paused As he looked at Fan Xian, he seriously said, ”I don't really understand your thoughts When I entered the Palace yesterday, I had a conversation with the E about the matter of Fan manor, the Emperor had this to say about you”
Fan Xian slowly raised his head but did not ask The calm in his eyes was completely at odds with the confusion inside his heart
”Everything about An Zhi is good except that his nature is too straightforward and stubborn…” Scholar Hu glanced at hihtly and filled it again from the little stove beside him
Scholar Hu's back faced Fan Xian His voice was calhtforward and stubborn It looks like the Emperor understands you and is considerate of you No reat your mistakes, they can be excused with these words This was a problem of personality and not natural disposition You have to appreciate the E efforts? Fan Xian's brows slowly furrowed together prettily and icily He understood what the commentary Scholar Hu related represented The man in the Palace still had three parts expectations for his illegitimate child, three parts tolerance, and, as for the last four parts, who kne er and how much was fear?
Hu the Scholar turned his body and placed the teacup in front of Fan Xian Gazing into his eyes, he said, ”Straightforward and stubborn This is a meditator of temperament The Emperor likes true natured people like you The Eive you for the mistakes you have made these days What is important at theand let the Emperor know You know your mistakes”
Fan Xian silently sat in the chair He knew that Scholar Hu hadHowever, it was impossible for the two of theh to refute anything He just slowly and involuntarily said, ”What was my mistake?”
”You knohat it was You need to demonstrate your stance” Scholar Hu frowned and said orry, ”Any of the things you've done these dozen days are enough for you to be struck into the dust never to rise again The Black Knights rode through the provinces Theinto the Hall of Governmental Affairs like snowflakes”