"Congratulations! What a mess! What a mess!" Fan Xian was so annoyed at the thought of something happening again, he even learned Chen Pingping's catchphrase, and scolded with a smile: "Those old women eat too much pickles, so don't worry about it!" , and are not afraid of exhausting those of us running errands."
Lin Wen was taken aback, thinking how rebellious these words were, and quickly explained: "The affairs of the court follow the rules of the court, but the affairs of the palace have their own channels, so adults should not pay too much attention to it."
Fan Xian nodded, thinking that although the marriage seems to be a bit of a nonsense, seeing that the two courts are so anxious, it is a situation that everyone would like to see. It's just that the Southern Qing and the Northern Qi are known as the two great powers in the world. If these two countries are married, the emperors of the small countries who hide in the distance laughing and living their lives may not be happy. Of course, the most troublesome thing should be Si Gu Jian Yi Jian The guarded Dongyi City is.
"By the way, you said just now that I have a happy event?" Fan Xian frowned, not knowing what joy he had for the marriage of the eldest prince who was scheduled to return to Beijing in early autumn.
The two brothers Lin Jing and Lin Wen looked at each other, and said with a chuckle, "Your Excellency, you will know after reading the letter from the imperial court." According to the usual practice, when the imperial court receives a letter, if the official envoy is not present, Lin Jing, the deputy envoy, has the right to dismantle the letter first. open.
"Tell me." Fan Xian rubbed the space between his brows, feeling a sense of uneasiness coming from nowhere, and this feeling became more and more intense.
"Yes." Lin Jing responded, and said with a smile: "After the first prince's marriage is finalized, the second royal highness's marriage is also finalized. Your Majesty has a decree that the second prince's marriage to Ye Ling'er, Miss Ye Ling'er, who is guarding the capital, will be in the spring of next year. hour."
Fan Xian was slightly taken aback, then hummed, feeling a little strange in his heart. That little girl who called her master by the lake is getting married too? He has met the second prince, and knows that this second prince has read poetry and books, but has a restless heart. Now that I heard that Ye Linger was going to marry the second prince, I couldn't help worrying about Ye Linger. At the same time, I was thinking about what the emperor wanted to do. This marriage would obviously bind the Ye family who guarded the capital with the second prince. For one thing, does the emperor really want to... change the crown prince
Fan Xian was startled, but his face was extremely calm. He turned his head slightly and said, "What does this have to do with me?"
Lin Wen snatched before his brothers and said with a flattering smile: "Congratulations to Sir Fan, congratulations to Sir Fan, Your Majesty's will also mentioned that the eldest lady of your house is virtuous and virtuous, with a general understanding of talents, and specially bestowed upon him Prince Jing's son Li Hongcheng..."
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The eldest lady of your house? Fan Xian was a little dazed, feeling a little foolish. Which prefecture is your mansion? It took him a while to realize, could it be Ruo Ruo
Ruoruo's younger sister wants to marry Li Hongcheng
"No!" To everyone's surprise, Fan Xian suddenly stood up and waved his sleeves!
Several officials close to him opened their mouths wide, wondering why Master Fan had such a strong reaction when he heard about his sister's marriage. Congratulations to Mr. Fan and congratulations to Mr. Fan. This is a statement from the heart. I want to think of the Fan family. Secretary Nan Bo Fan Jian is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and is in charge of the money and grain of the Qing Dynasty. Fan Xian is the chief inspector of the Overwatch Council. daughter, that lady has a noble status that everyone knows but dare not mention, and now even the eldest lady of the Fan family has been promised by His Majesty to the dignified son Li Hongcheng... There is really no such holy family member in this court. the second.
Master Fan's reaction was... no? !
Fan Xian lost his composure for a moment, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the stunned expressions of everyone, and his heart was completely confused. Immediately he woke up, laughed loudly and said, "That's not okay, Li Hongcheng goes to brothels every day, and I won't let my sister marry this guy without hundreds of cans of fine wine to accompany my brother-in-law."
He concealed it very well, and all the officials knew that the Fan family had a good relationship with Prince Jing's family, and he and Prince Jing's son were also very good friends. Such a statement was indeed a joke.
All the officials laughed, saying that Lord Fan was humorous, and that they would go to the government to disturb him after returning to Beijing, and some even said that they should go with Lord Fan, find Prince Jing's son, and blackmail him for a few fine wines.
Fan Xian was also beaming, gossiping with the officials happily, like a brother who was elated when he heard that his sister was about to get married.
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After everyone dispersed, Fan Xian walked to the secluded backyard alone, stood by the porch pillar, looked at the stars in the southern sky coming out of the gaps in the dark clouds, and was speechless for a long time.
My sister is getting married.
My sister is getting married!
Fan Xian squinted his eyes, watching the dimly lit stars flickering among the heavy clouds in the night, his heart palpitated, and his mind was full of these words and this matter.
Although he already knew that this was bound to happen, not long after he came to this world, when he was telling that little yellow-haired girl about Snow White in Danzhou, Fan Xian knew that this little yellow-skinned monkey in front of him would one day be To be married. During the correspondence between Danzhou and Jingdu, he occasionally thought that the little girl on the other side of the letter paper who grew up and didn't know what she looked like would marry a man in the future.
Later, when he arrived in Kyoto, he saw that girl with a trace of ice and snow hidden between her brows, who was also as intelligent as ice and snow, who regarded herself as a teacher and respected herself as a brother. Fan Xian smiled and thought, if any ordinary man married She must have had a hard time.
But I don't know when, maybe from the day Fan Xian guessed his parentage, Fan Xian began to subconsciously refuse to think about the future marriage of Ruoruo's sister.
Even when His Majesty the Emperor, who was visiting in micro-clothes, told his brother and sister in the tea house by the Liujing River that he would arrange a good marriage for Ruoruo in the future, Fan Xian still refused to think about it.
But things never depend on people's will. After Fan Xian got married, Fan Ruoruo's marriage naturally became an immediate problem.
Fan Xian subconsciously patted the pillar beside him, feeling completely confused. Although I had talked about this issue with my younger sister before, and I had sworn that my older brother would definitely let my younger sister find a good family, but when things came to an end, I always liked to pretend to be confused, but in fact Fan Xian, who had a clear mind, was rarely confused. When he woke up, there seemed to be countless lines running back and forth in his mind, making it difficult for him to breathe and think.
Crackling, clacking, the sound of palms and pillars slapping softly echoed in the courtyard.
"Very noisy." A very indifferent voice came from the other end of the corridor.
Fan Xian gave a wry smile. His mood was too fluctuated today, so he forgot that the same indifferent Yan Bingyun lived in the courtyard where he lived.
"Your Excellency seems to be in a bit of a mess today." Yan Bingyun didn't care about him, but was just curious about why this Superintendent of the Overwatch Council, who was used to hiding all his thoughts and leaving only a relaxed and sunny appearance to outsiders, was so sad tonight.
Fan Xian withdrew his gaze from the dark night sky, thought for a while and said, "My sister is getting married."
"Miss Fan Family?" Yan Bingyun said quietly: "A talented woman who is famous in the capital, presumably His Majesty should marry her."
"Yes, my future brother-in-law is Prince Jing's son Li Hongcheng."
Yan Bingyun said: "Young people in the capital all know that the Crown Prince likes your sister."
Fan Xian was stunned: "Really? Why I don't know."
"I heard that your lord has a good deal with Li Hong. Now that your mansion is married to Prince Jing, looking at the southern court, apart from a few royal relatives, there is really no official who can match Fan's mansion. I really want to congratulate my lord."
Fan Xian always felt that Yan Bingyun's cold congratulations always contained a hint of malice, he tilted his head slightly and smiled, "It's really a happy event."
"Since it is a happy event, why are you so sad?"
Fan Xian smiled and said: "Hongcheng is my friend, so I naturally like his temperament. But..." He shrugged: "If a prodigal prince who often goes to and from the flower boats wants to become his brother-in-law, I think, whether it is Everyone would be worried."
Yan Bingyun coughed twice, and said sarcastically, "Has Mr. Fan never visited a brothel in his life?"
Fan Xian smiled and shook his head. He was in a weird mood today, so he didn't want to have a verbal argument with Yan Bingyun. At this time, there were no candles in the room, the stars in the sky were few and far between, and the courtyard was dark. Fan Xian turned his head and looked at the indifference between Yan Bingyun's brows that could not be wiped away in the night, suddenly his mind moved, and he blurted out:
"Do you want to marry my sister?"
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"Nonsense!" Yan Bingyun scolded Master Tisi's ridiculous questioning.
Fan Xian shrugged and sighed: "That's right, you are a person who only loves yourself, how do you know how to cherish women?" Yan Bingyun didn't bother to talk to him.
Fan Xian looked at him and said, "How did the matter between you and Ms. Shen end? You tricked her into being a big girl. You are not a vegetarian."
Yan Bingyun's face was covered with frost, but the sharp-eyed Fan Xian finally managed to find a glimmer of sadness in the other's eyes for the first time, and only heard him say softly: "I'm not a pervert like you, as for Shen... There's nothing wrong with her."
Fan Xian understood that Yan Bingyun and Miss Shen were destined to be separated from each other for the rest of their lives. Although he didn't know whether Yan Bingyun had any feelings for him during this process, he would always feel guilty for a foolish woman. yes.
His mind turned back to Ruoruo's marriage, and a faint sadness surfaced in his heart. In fact, everyone was right. It was better for my younger sister to marry Li Hongcheng than those princes. Fan Xian should be happy, but he couldn't be happy no matter what.
In fact, in his heart, even he himself didn't know what he was thinking, maybe it was just some details, some initial reactions, such as the long body standing up in front of his head, and the dejected clapping afterwards, which leaked the bottom of Fan Xian's heart. The deepest desires that you are not aware of.
He said to Yan Bingyun on the other side of the corridor: "Miss Shen naturally has no way to marry you, but if... I mean, if, if there is such a possibility, what would you do?"
"I never think about the impossible." Yan Bingyun replied indifferently.
Fan Xian smiled and left the corridor. Yan Bingyun looked at his slender and lonely back that disappeared into the darkness, and fell into deep thought.