Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 42 Are You My Man?am i yours?
When the eldest prince came out of the imperial study, he had already had some gloom on his face at the moment. He didn't know why his father treated him like this, let alone why his father's attitude had to change 180 degrees. At the door of the imperial study room, Eunuch Hou followed him out to see him off.

"Thank you, Eunuch Hou." The eldest prince murmured, with his head down, feeling very disappointed.

Eunuch Hou looked at the eldest prince, "You are tired from the journey, the eldest prince should go back and have a rest first."

"Thank you, Eunuch Hou, for your compassion, but the imperial father's order must not be violated. I have decided to return to the western frontier immediately." Although the eldest prince did not know what happened, he knew that the emperor's order could not be followed, and he immediately stepped forward to leave.

At this moment, Eunuch Hou stopped the eldest prince again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, why don't you go to the place where the princess is first, maybe something unexpected will happen?" Eunuch Hou smiled and nodded. The most authority he can say is up to this step. "The newlyweds are overjoyed, and His Royal Highness has never been there. It is only human nature to go and have a look now."

After saying this, without waiting for the eldest prince's surprised reaction, Eunuch Hou stepped back and walked into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Hou bowed.

"Did you say so?" Emperor Qing still felt sorry for his son.

Eunuch Hou said, "The First Prince should have understood what the servant said, and he should be on his way to Fan Manor now."

"Stupid!" Emperor Qing said.

Obviously, it was not Eunuch Hou who scolded, but the eldest prince.

He didn't know what the eldest prince did wrong. Under Hou Gonggong's suggestion, the current eldest prince had already brought two hundred of his own soldiers to the gate of Fan Shangshu's mansion. The guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately went in to report.

This is the rule of the Qing Dynasty. After the ministers of the fifth rank and above are awarded the mansion, no matter who they are, except for the emperor's personal visit, they must pass the news when they arrive at the mansion. The owner can only enter the mansion after welcoming him.

Only then did Fan Jian hurried out to meet the First Prince.

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When Fan Xian leisurely walked in, it was already past lunch time, and there was nothing going on in the Overwatch Council in the afternoon. In order to ensure that he was in the same state when he entered Baoyue Building at night, after he had arranged everything, he went Go home and rest and prepare so that the night's action can proceed normally.

When they stepped into the mansion, the maids and servants in the mansion were all in high spirits and joyful faces. Fan Xian only found out after asking a question that the eldest prince had entered the mansion and had dinner together. Now he was meeting with the princess and Miss Fan in the hall. .

Fan Xian wondered, what did the eldest prince do when he returned to Beijing, instead of seeing Ning Cai and his wife having a meal together, instead of trying to please the emperor, he went to his own house?With doubts, he quickly walked into the main hall.

"Huh?" Fan Xian looked at Liu Ruyu in front of him in confusion.

Liu Ruyu hurriedly said, "After dinner, I went to the backyard with Ruoruo and Wan'er, so hurry over there."

Fan Xian would be satisfied with this, but he was not in a hurry, he ate a few mouthfuls before going to the backyard.

The three sat around in the gazebo, one by one, Fan Ruoruo was playing chess with the First Prince.

"Good chess, good chess! Unexpectedly, Miss Ruoruo is not only talented and beautiful, but also has such a chess skill, which is so admirable." The eldest prince laughed, and Fan Xian came over and heard that the eldest prince lost to Fan Ruoruo.

Fan Ruoruo smiled and said, "If it wasn't for a few moves, the outcome of this game is unpredictable, but His Highness is still very demeanor."

The two chatted happily, but it was Lin Wan'er who saw Fan Xian first, stood up immediately, walked to Fan Xian's side, and said happily, "This is my elder brother."

"I've seen His Majesty." Fan Xian cupped his hands and said.

The First Prince was not very comfortable when he saw Fan Xian for the first time, because he did not kneel, and the First Prince never cared about women and children kneeling. Me, I can be regarded as equal to your father by relying on the royal blood, what kind of thing are you, so disrespectful when you see me?
But he couldn't say that in face, he was his brother-in-law after all, so he said coldly, "Sure enough, you are a celebrity in front of the father, but you have a bit of air in your stomach, I heard that you are still a poet? "

"It's just absurd praise from others." Fan Xian smiled. He also saw that the eldest prince couldn't understand his tone, and immediately didn't intend to get involved in their affairs, so he immediately said to the eldest prince, "I still have official business tonight. , now go back to the mansion first, just to rest for a while, I will not delay the elegance of the First Prince here, I will take my leave."

The eldest prince frowned, his grandma's, it's as soon as it said it, you treat this place as yours... It seems that it really is his house, since it's his mansion, the eldest prince waved his hand because he was embarrassed to say anything , "Master Fan is a hero of our Qing Dynasty. He made great contributions to the friendship of the Northern Qi Dynasty before, and then he supervised the investigation of the Chunwei fraud case. He is really a rare talent, so let's not disturb Mr. Fan's rest, please."

Fan Xian nodded, and when he was about to leave, Lin Wan'er stopped him.

"What's the matter? Wan'er." Fan Xian looked at Lin Wan'er with concern, his gaze was quite different from the bewildered gaze just now.

"Brother has something to do."

Both of them were taken aback. The eldest prince did not expect that Lin Wan'er would tell Fan Xian about himself, but he loved Lin Wan'er very much, and he couldn't even speak loudly. Heart, nothing to be ashamed of.

After hearing this, Fan Xian realized that the eldest prince had been kicked out, and smiled slightly, "It's not a big deal."

"Huh?" Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo were startled.

After more than a month of raiding, I returned to the capital, and was kicked out before finishing three sentences, isn't it a big deal?Fan Ruoruo was taken aback and asked, "Brother, what do you say?"

"His Royal Highness didn't commit any crimes, it's just that he looks down on other countries. Wan'er knows about this, so I don't want to talk about it here as an outsider. Wan'er, you can tell His Royal Highness. If he can accept it, then His Majesty will never reprimand him again." After Fan Xian finished speaking, the three of them were obviously stunned, and he just took the opportunity to sneak away, turning his head and returning to his room.

The three looked at each other, not knowing what Fan Xian was talking about.

But then Lin Wan'er suddenly realized, and said, "I remembered!"

The First Prince was at a loss.

Lin Wan'er saw the content of the correspondence between Fan Xian and Haitang Duoduo a few days ago, and included a few sentences in one stroke. At that time, Lin Wan'er paid attention to whether Fan Xian and Haitang Duoduo missed each other and whether they used words in the communication. , Later, I was shocked by the matter of the second prince and Beiqi Neiku, so I forgot those few words.

Thinking about it now, and judging from the current situation of the eldest prince, this incident must be deeply related to what Haitang Duoduo said.

The letter said, "Prince Qing seems to have looked down on our country and left the matter of assigning marriages behind. This matter really bothers His Majesty the Emperor."

In just a few words, it was true that Lin Wan'er didn't take it seriously at that time, and Fan Xian also said it once later, saying that the eldest prince was indeed arrogant, and he ignored even the little princess from Northern Qi who wanted to marry.

It seems that the reason why Emperor Qing was angry was because of this. After all, Northern Qi wanted to make friends. Even if Qing didn't like it and didn't want to make friends, it was his Majesty who had the final say, not a prince from the western frontier. , since this imperial edict was able to reach his hands from the Northern Qi Dynasty, then it is the order of Emperor Qing, you, a mere prince, how can you judge these things?
All you can do is obey.

But he rejected the marriage, not even a receipt!

This incident, as Haitang Duoduo said, the eldest prince has long since forgotten about such an incident. Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor has become angry because of this. During the two months of the journey, the eldest prince The emperor was willing to see him and explained that he was waiting for a change from the eldest prince, but he didn't expect that the eldest prince not only didn't say anything, but even forgot about it.

Lin Wan'er, who sighed, told the eldest prince everything, but omitted the matter of Begonia Duoduo, and directly concealed the correspondence between Fan Xian and Bei Qi. Fan Xian also knew this. Lin Wan'er would not speak out.

After hearing what Lin Wan'er said, the First Prince was shocked. It turned out that something that he didn't take seriously at all had such an earth-shaking change here. In fact, he didn't accept this marriage. It turned out that neither his mother nor father had seen this woman before, so he just married her back home?
"Wan'er...then...what should I do now?" the eldest prince asked anxiously.

"I'll go and wake up my husband. He knows this, so he must have a solution." Lin Wan'er said, and was about to stand up, but a big hand directly grabbed her arm.

After the first prince stopped Lin Wan'er, he said, "Hey, let's wait a bit. I heard that Fan Xian has official business tonight. I can't disturb him. I'll just wait here."

Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo looked at each other in dismay, and after looking at each other, they realized that Fan Xian's move had some taste in it, and now the First Prince actually put on a humble look. If it was placed just now, the First Prince might have He kicked open Fan Xian's door.

The matter is very important now, he has to be cautious, if Fan Xian does not help when the time comes, he has just arrived in the capital city, and people are not yet warm, and there will be a border check again, the first prince can still weigh clearly which is more important.

Fan Xian did sleep for a while in the room, because he knew that tonight would be particularly dangerous, so he still needed to recharge his batteries for a while. After Fan Ruoruo quietly walked into the room, he and Lin Wan'er poured the hot water next to Fan Xian's bed. The cold water in the basin was replaced with hot water again, and after adding new water to the teapot, he gave Fan Xian a suspicious look.

It should be that the eldest prince asked them to come in and take a look at him. Fan Xian is not very tired now, thinking that the eldest prince has given him face, and he can't stay in the room all the time. Besides, this matter is very important to the eldest For the prince, the matter is of great importance. If it continues to drag on, he will not be able to guarantee that the other party will do something that will embarrass him even more.

After all, Fan Xian understands this truth. When a prince returns to the capital, something goes wrong and he returns home. Why did he go to his own mansion? The eldest prince came to look for him?
Fan Xian has many thoughts on this matter, one of which is that the current situation of the princes is not clear enough, at least in the eyes of Emperor Qing, he will continue to let the prince and the second prince include himself, Create more problems to breed more conflicts, and the eldest prince is the best flag.

It was impossible for Fan Xian not to help the First Prince today, but he had to find a way. At this moment, Fan Xian sat up, "Wan'er, Ruoruo."

The second daughter was about to go out, when Fan Xian called out, the two stopped and looked over at the same time.

"Master."

"elder brother."

"Are you awake?" Fan Ruoruo and Lin Wan'er walked to Fan Xian's bedside, "Brother is still waiting for you."

Fan Xian frowned, "I know, but I can't go out to see him."

In fact, Fan Xian has nothing to do, but this is the best way to avoid misunderstandings, and this is also the only way for him to control the opportunity. Only by letting the First Prince hang around, will he not be controlled by the situation. This matter will become impossible to solve. After all, the crown prince is staring at Fan Xian eagerly every day. The solution to this matter comes from Fan Xian. If this gets to the ears of the crown prince, things will change even more.

The two looked at each other, knowing that this was Fan Xian's decision and not a discussion, and they didn't ask any further questions. Fan Xian gestured to Fan Ruoruo, and Fan Ruoruo immediately went to Fan Xian's side.

Fan Xian did not hide Lin Wan'er, but immediately expressed his thoughts. Fan Ruoruo suddenly realized, then nodded to Fan Xian, and walked out.

"Hey." Seeing Fan Ruoruo walking out, Lin Wan'er sighed.

"Do you feel a little tired of these fights?" Fan Xian asked.

Lin Wan'er shook her head, "No, I just think that if you don't want to be my husband, we can just go back to our hometown in Danzhou and just leave it alone. Seeing that you are thinking about it day and night, your hair has lost a lot , it’s just distressing.”

Fan Xian stroked Lin Wan'er's hair, "Don't worry, I can still handle it. If I really can't handle it one day, I will have to rely on our Princess."

"Hmph!" Lin Wan'er lay shyly in Fan Xian's arms.

When Fan Ruoruo walked out, it was already dusk, and she walked slowly in front of the First Prince. Although the First Prince didn't show much anxiety at this time, it could be seen that he desperately needed good news. He looked at Fan Ruoruo said with a somewhat disappointed expression, "Fan Xian hasn't woken up yet?"

"Brother is already up." Fan Ruoruo said.

The eldest prince frowned, stood up immediately and said, "Why don't you tell him to come out to see me?"

Fan Ruoruo smiled apologetically, and she made a salute.

Seeing Fan Ruoruo's apology, the eldest prince understood that Fan Xian was avoiding him, of course he didn't understand that, so, since he is not a jackal, what is he doing hiding from himself?Obviously, the first prince who was used to being a frontier general didn't put his mind on the word court for a while, and there were too many things he ignored.

But Fan Ruoruo didn't have time to stand here and play guessing games with the eldest prince. After all, the mansion will start to have dinner soon. Tonight's sweet-scented osmanthus fish is a famous dish in Danzhou. She liked it very much when she was a child. She must hurry to go today. , so he said directly, "Your Highness, my brother has an idea, let me tell you."

The First Prince frowned, "Oh?"

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"what's up?"

His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom had just finished his meal, and was standing up and pacing back and forth facing the tide-watching pavilion above the night in the palace. He didn't think rightly, but hurried footsteps came from behind him. He didn't turn his head, and asked directly. road.

The people who came were Eunuch Hou and a group of maids. The maids came to pack up the food boxes after the meal, and Eunuch Hou came to report the news. He stood behind the emperor's invisible, still conscientiously saluting, and then he opened his mouth Said, "Slave sees Your Majesty."

The emperor waved his hand back, signaling him to speak up if he had something to say, while he grabbed the bait next to him and threw a handful into the lake.

"The team of His Highness the First Prince has already left the city and set up camp eighteen miles outside the west gate, and His Highness... personally swung a knife and beheaded one of his trustees who has been with him for many years." Eunuch Hou said slowly, word by word, Don't dare to go wrong.

"Huh?" The emperor was startled for a moment, and then he snorted, "Well, yes, it's much better than his two older brothers' methods."

This sentence directly confused Eunuch Hou, he blinked his eyes a few times, the eldest prince is the biggest, why would he say that he is much stronger than his two elder brothers?But Eunuch Hou didn't dare to ask, so he could only keep his mouth shut and wait for the emperor to answer, or he could only keep this doubt in his stomach forever.

The emperor put his hands in front of his body, took a deep breath and looked at the koi in the lake, the emperor suddenly laughed, "Boy, boy, you are really embarrassing me, I want you to answer his questions, You just asked him to undo my deterrence, which made me...hahaha..."

"Okay." The emperor suddenly snapped. He turned around and looked at Eunuch Hou with a smile, and said, "Go, arrange for him to enter the city. Let's find his mother for dinner first."

Eunuch Hou was said by His Majesty to be cloudy and foggy, sometimes angry and fierce, and sometimes joyful, which made Hou Eunuch puzzled, but he still hurriedly responded, "Yes, yes, yes, this is the slave. Go, this slave will leave!"

The emperor waved his hand to signal him to go down. At this time, the emperor was indescribably happy.

He looked at the sky with a sense of wistfulness, as if a face was reflected in the dark sky, and that face was extremely beautiful.The emperor stretched out his hand, wanting to touch it but didn't dare to touch it, wanting to withdraw it but couldn't bear it, he felt lost, looking at the distant distance, "He is as smart as you."

On the distant night sky, the frail dotted light seems to have lost its color, leaving only that face in front of the strongest emperor on earth, like a pool of spring water, full of thoughts.

The eldest prince waited in the camp feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, until the voice of announcing came from outside, "The imperial decree has arrived."

After saying this, the First Prince immediately ran out of the tent with big strides, and knelt down on the ground.

Eunuch Hou smiled before telling the content of the imperial edict to the First Prince.

While the First Prince was listening to the imperial decree, all he could think about in his mind was that calm face.

Fan Xian, you are such a rare person. I never imagined that when the First Prince himself was so embarrassed that he really wanted to embark on the road back to the western frontier, this kid swung his knife and beheaded a man just based on a few words from others. The criminal will understand, the eldest prince never expected that it would be so simple.

The eldest prince, who bid farewell to Eunuch Hou, returned to the tent at this time. Inside the tent stood a man wearing the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty. Looking carefully, it was none other than the newly appointed Governor of Kyoto, Xu Shaoqing.

"My lord Xu, thank you very much this time." The eldest prince smiled and bowed to Xu Shaoqing to express his gratitude, while Xu Shaoqing smiled, "His Royal Highness praised you absurdly, and I also obeyed His Royal Highness's order Up to this point, I just handed over a death row prisoner to His Highness for execution. I don’t know anything else. Instead, I thanked His Royal Highness the First Prince for the execution on my behalf. His Highness the Crown Prince asked his servants to tell me that he is still under confinement. , I can’t reunite with His Highness to toast, please forgive me.”

The two gave up after talking for a few words, and after sending Xu Shaoqing out, the first prince sat down on his chair again. He thought over and over again, and always felt that Fan Xian was a talent.

"General." The person speaking next to him was his subordinate, the leader of his own soldiers, and one of his most trusted people, Kang Yu.

The First Prince frowned, raised his head and asked, "How?"

"The subordinates really didn't understand this strategy. It wasn't until the imperial decree came that they realized that this Fan Xian was not an ordinary person."

"Hahaha, this is my good brother-in-law, but what I don't understand is why he avoids me or asks his sister to bring me a message. Is there something wrong with it?" The prince wondered.

Although the eldest prince didn't have so many vicious scenes to fight in the western frontier, he is still a battle-tested man, with a lot more hostility in the army on his face, and a little less thinking in his chest, and he is more palace-like. These princes are very different, it is normal for him to not understand for a while.

Kang Yu looked at the Eldest Prince, but he didn't understand it himself, so he said, "Even if we have heard about this Fan Xian in the Western Frontier, he should have already become famous in this capital city. When a literati is an official, it is natural that he has a bad temper that we don't like, which is understandable. If the general doesn't like him, he might as well let his subordinates..."

"Hey." The eldest prince smiled, "He's my brother-in-law. I can tell that my sister loves him very much. If I want to come, I'll give it a try and see if I can use it."

"Subordinates obey." The subordinates also laughed along with the First Prince.

(End of this chapter)