The emperor once said in the palace that he wanted to use Yan Xiaoyi, dare to use Xiao Yanyi. At that time, Fan Xian wished he could stretch out a microphone and ask him, how do you feel? What is his mood? You have to look at the heart of a person, and be careful not to bleed the seven orifices you see.
To this day, Fan Xian only has such vague feelings for the emperor. Logically speaking, there is no need to worry so much about the survival of the Qing Kingdom, the life and death of the emperor, but for the future of himself and his relatives, he has to do his best. It's helpless.
The carriage got out of the South City Gate, and the four wheels were jolted by the hard ridge one by one. Fan Xian, who had been a little dazed, woke up suddenly, opened the curtain and walked out, yawning, and heading south. Looking on the official road.
It was already afternoon at this time, and there were not many people entering the city. The city gate secretary in charge of the city gate and the soldiers of the Kyoto garrison in charge of defense were a little bored performing their daily tasks. Under the protection of Overwatch Council officials, they arrived at the gate of the city, and everyone was shocked.
Looking at the yawning young official under the carriage, everyone immediately guessed his identity. The gate leader of the Tiannan City Gate Division got the news, and hurried over, brought a bench to Fan Xian, and presented him hot tea.
Fan Xian was not polite either, holding the tea bowl and gulping down.
After a short wait, a convoy appeared at the end of the official road, gradually approaching along the row of wild trees on the horizon, and arrived in front of the city gate in a short while.
Fan Xian went up to meet him.
The convoy stopped, seven tiger guards including Gundam and one other six swordsmen got out of the carriage and half knelt on the ground with a swipe, saluting him.
Fan Xian waved his hand to get them up, and naturally he couldn't help but say a few warm words of appreciation, but he didn't stop, and directly boarded the carriage in the middle.
Lifting the curtain of the car, I saw Wan'er dozing off with a blue cloth wrapped in her arms, her long eyelashes lay quietly on her white skin, and her bangs were peacefully hanging down her forehead, covering the girl's face. tired face.
Fan Xian was startled, not wanting to wake her up, but sat beside her, took the blue cloth package from her arms, and looked at the opposite side suspiciously.
Sisi who was sitting across from her blinked her eyes and said in a low voice, "Last night I spent a lot of time, and I'm not in a good mood today."
Fan Xian smiled, didn't say anything else, and signaled the convoy to enter the city, but reminded Gao Da and the others in a low voice to be careful when entering the city gate, so as not to wake up the person in the carriage.
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The carriage passed through the streets and alleys of less than half of the capital, and came to the quiet long street in Nancheng, and stopped at the main entrance of Fan Mansion.
The carriage stopped, and Wan'er woke up in a daze. Subconsciously, she hugged the not-so-strong but exceptionally powerful arm and rubbed it twice, feeling that a long-lost warmth had returned to her side, and moved towards the warmer one. Drilled in his arms.
But he woke up immediately.
The girl was startled, and jumped up, only to find Fan Xian who had fallen asleep beside her, put that heart back into her stomach, looked at the familiar face she hadn't seen for a long time, and couldn't help but smile innocently , stuck out his tongue.
"Papa papa..."
A string of extremely lively firecrackers sounded, awakening Fan Xian in his sleep. He muttered a few words in annoyance, but found that his arms were empty. He opened his eyes wonderingly, only to see his wife huddled in the corner of the chair. here, look at yourself.
Wan'er looked at Fan Xian in a daze before, but after a while she realized that Sisi was on the opposite side, and that Fan Xian was woken up by the firecrackers.
Fan Xian looked at his wife and smiled, grabbed the blue cloth package in one hand, and led her out of the carriage with the other. He didn't say anything in detail, but instead complained: "Which family has a newlywed? Why is it so lively?" ?”
Wan'er covered her mouth and smiled, pointing to the gate of Fan Mansion and said: "I also find it strange that our family is setting off cannons, and I don't know if there is any happy event."
At this time Sisi also came down with her small package in her arms. Seeing the bustling scene of people coming and going at the main entrance of Fan Mansion, the red lights hanging high, and the firecrackers going off, she was also taken aback. With an ouch, she said loudly: "Master, young mistress, is this welcoming us back from Jiangnan?"
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The motorcade stopped at the gate of the Fan Mansion, and the Fan Mansion became lively. Fan Xian looked at this scene curiously, and couldn't help but grabbed Zheng Tuo, the cleanup guest who came out of the mansion to welcome him, and asked, "Mr. Zheng, what's going on here?" Which one will come out?"
Zheng Tuo laughed, and said: "Young master, today you conferred the title of Lord Danbo... This is a great joy, and there are countless adults in various ministries who came to congratulate you, and they are all waiting for you to come back in the mansion. Have a good time celebrating.”
Fan Xian was taken aback for a moment, only then did he realize that he had become a little prince. He looked up at the circle of red cloth hanging on the plaque of the Fan Mansion, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
Lin Wan'er glanced at him in surprise, and asked, "Is Mr. Xiang the Duke?"
Fan Xian nodded.
Lin Wan'er's brows and eyes were full of joy when she heard this, and even Sisi beside her couldn't help but be extremely happy. After all, in this world, people always pay attention to these things. For a courtier at Fan Xian's age, he can Feng Gong, where to put it, is also a matter of extra glory.
All the way in, there were officials who came to congratulate him and saluted along the way. Fan Xian was in a hurry to return the salute, so he had to let the daughter-in-law of Master Teng come out, and first took Wan'er Sisi and the maids into the inner house. The servants and servants of Fan's mansion were even more cheerful, and they knelt and kowtowed to Fan Xian incessantly.
"Reward, reward."
There were bounties sent out along the way, of course Fan Xian didn't feel bad, but did he just feel that he was so happy? Even Wan'er and Sisi are happy like that, if the younger sister is at home, I don't know if they will be happy too.
Finally cleared up all the matters and sent the guests away, Fan's family gathered in the flower hall in the garden, Mrs. Liu sat beside Fan Jian, her eyes were full of smiles, when Si Sifu returned to Fan's house, he was caught Sent a very honorable task, began to arrange meals.
Thinking back, in the past, the Liu family who was not sitting upright was responsible for this task. If it is said that the Fan family has recognized Sisi's status.
Fan Jian talked briefly with his son and daughter-in-law, and then talked about Sisi's matter. Anyway, it has already been done in Danzhou. If the ancestors nodded, he, the Patriarch of the Fan Mansion, would not say anything more.
After the meal was ready, there were no other people waiting in the flower hall. Fan Sizhe, who had been pent up at home all this time, finally ran out, met his sister-in-law first, and sat next to Fan Xian, slavishly trying to please her.
Wan'er was taken aback, thinking that my uncle was not in Beiqi, so why did he sneak back
Fan Xian cursed: "Isn't it just a broken title, worthy of your greed?"
Fan Sizhe shrank his neck and said, "You don't care... how many father-in-laws can there be in this world?"
Fan Xian smiled and said, "That's not enough to ask me for a reward. You don't have enough silver now? I think in two years, my father and I will have to ask you for money."
Fan Sizhe chuckled, and said, "Elder brother's reputation can't be bought even with money. You will be a prince in the future, and you should find a way to get me a title for my younger brother at any time."
Fan Xian was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that after the Baoyuelou case happened last fall, Sizhe was issued a arrest warrant by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the title of Captain Dragon Knight that he had obtained since childhood was naturally removed.
But hearing the word "Wang Ye", Fan Xian still felt a little strange in his heart. He and his father looked at each other, and they both understood the judgment in each other's hearts.
With Fan Xian's status, the first-class prince is coming to an end, and it is impossible to become a prince, unless... what happens in the future.
There was silence during the dinner, and Fan Sizhe also knew that there was something wrong with what he said, so he didn't dare to say anything else. Wan'er looked at this scene, smiled coquettishly, and said to her uncle: "Don't rush away when you come back... stay later and play a few laps with your parents after dinner."
When Fan Sizhe heard that he was going to get mahjong tiles, and it was suggested by his sister-in-law, he immediately lifted his spirits. He hadn't met an opponent at the Beiqi poker table for more than a year, and tonight he was going to play against his sister-in-law, the second best player in the world, which was exciting.
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In the next few days, everything was peaceful, and there were not many stories to tell. The second prince and others were beaten in panic. The eldest princess sat in the palace and didn't know what she was thinking. Fan Xian only occasionally thought of the strange behavior of the prince in Baoyue Tower , aroused some doubts, the crown prince, the legitimate successor to the Dragon Throne of the Qing Dynasty, naturally chose the best way to deal with it... But seeing the situation going like this, where does his confidence come from
Fan Xian couldn't figure this out, and neither did Fan Jian. The prince dared to stand on the sidelines like this, unless he had a big help at hand, but the eldest princess who supported him in the past had already been singled out by Fan Xian for her relationship with the second prince. Why does the prince believe the eldest princess again
If you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it anymore, because you still have to go back to Jiangnan in the spring of the coming year, and after the New Year’s Eve, there are still places like Chen Yuan, Prince Jing’s Mansion, and the First Prince’s Mansion that you must visit, so take advantage of the few days before the New Year’s Eve , Fan Xian didn't go to the Overwatch Council, nor did he enter the palace. He just stayed in Fan's mansion honestly, obeying his father whom he hadn't seen for a year, and disciplined his younger brother who had been in the north for a long time.
The atmosphere of the family reunion is really good, but Ruoruo and the old ancestors of Danzhou are missing. At one point, Fan Xian once privately said to his father that his grandmother has never seen Sizhe, so he must find a time to let Sizhe come back. Danzhou to go.
Fan Jian thought about it, and it was indeed the same reason, so he asked Fan Xian to arrange it.
Just as the situation was developing peacefully, on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, an unexpected visitor came to Fan's residence.
This guest was the envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty in Nanqing, and his identity was somewhat sensitive, but he boarded the gate of Fan Mansion after reporting to Honglu Temple.
Fan's family felt strange, but they had no choice but to open the front door to greet them. The envoy was very respectful to Fan Xian, and conveyed his condolences to Fan Xian on behalf of the Northern Qi court, saying that the people of Northern Qi felt the same about the killing in the valley. It's against Mr. Fan.
After putting down a lot of presents, the envoy left the mansion, only Fan Jian and Fan Xian looked at each other stupidly.
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That night, people came to Honglu Temple in Nanqing, and a father-in-law from the inner court also came to explain to Fan Xian why envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty came to petition.
It turns out... The news of Fan Xian's assassination had already spread to Northern Qi. For some reason, the little emperor of Northern Qi wrote a private letter and entrusted it to His Majesty the Emperor Qing, expressing his condolences for Fan Xian's assassination. Concerned, and also expressed veiled criticism of the Qing court for not paying attention to Fan Xian's personal safety.
Hearing this, Fan Xian gasped at the father-in-law and the young minister of Honglu Temple, and cursed, "Blowing up a pool of spring water, ****... a bird thing!"
Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and the father-in-law looked at each other in embarrassment, and said comfortingly: "We all understand what the Northern Qi people are thinking. You don't have to be too angry, Mr. Fan. What's the use of such dirty tricks?"
The father-in-law also said with a sinister smile: "They want to give gifts, so you can follow them."
After sending the two out of the mansion, Fan Xian hurried to the study and asked his father, "What exactly do the Northern Qi people want to do? It's their turn to express concern about this matter?"
Fan Jian smiled wryly and said, "There is something I forgot to tell you all the time. Your Majesty seems to have forgotten this too. When you were sent as an envoy to the Northern Qi Dynasty, you didn't promise their emperor at the imperial palace in Shangjing... that you were free. When it’s time, go to their Taixue to give lectures?”
Fan Xian thought about it seriously, it seemed that there was such a sentence, but he didn't seem to agree, right
Fan Jian sighed and said, "When you went to the south of the Yangtze River, people from the Northern Qi Dynasty sent a letter to Honglu Temple, saying that they hired you as a visiting professor of Shangjing Taixue... Your Majesty just pretended to be the little emperor and didn't take it seriously. Dao, the Northern Qi people are actually waiting here, and now that you are a visiting professor at the Imperial Academy in Beijing and you were assassinated in Nanqing, it seems reasonable for them to express their concern and anger."
Fan Xian said angrily: "At this time, what good will it do them to play against me?"
Fan Jian raised his head, glanced at his son, shook his head and said: "Although it is a very rough method, some people with brains will not believe this kind of pick, but...you can't hide your deeds in the south of the Yangtze River and the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty forever. Go on, under the ruins, who knows if His Majesty will suspect you in the future? They only need to send some gifts, bring a few words, and lose some face, and they can take root in your throat. This kind of business is very cost-effective. .”
Fan Xian frowned, feeling very angry, and said: "The valley sniper... the little emperor of Northern Qi made a mess, it seems that the court will not continue to investigate."
Fan Jian glanced at him, and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty didn't want to investigate, but now there is such a useful reason, why don't you want to use it?"
Fan Xian also smiled wryly, and after a while, he said seriously to his father, "My lord, I will enter the ancestral hall on the first day of junior high school."
Fan Jian was not surprised at all, since the emperor officially granted Fan Xian Danbo Duke, he understood the emperor's thoughts, but said calmly: "I will go to the palace to ask about this matter." (If you want to know what will happen next , please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine!)