Chapter 33 – The Son Has Worries
The carriage took a few turns along the quiet streets of Kyoto, when a sound, though sharp, was suddenly emitted from a private house along the street, but not loud. Teng Ziyue turned back and reported, “The few houseguards following behind have been knocked out, the way is clear.”
Fan Xian nodded with a bitter smile and said, “It’s strange, although you were personally chosen by Wang Qinian, I’ve carefully read your resumes, and you’re good at tracking, stalking, and covering up traces, but how come when you start to fight, you don’t have the prestige that the Procuratorate is supposed to have?”
Deng Ziyue was ashamed to explain, “My lord, most of the members in the group are old men from the first and second offices, and Lord Wang’s best skill is the skill of tracking, so the ones he picked for us basically focus on that as well.” After he thought about it, he suddenly said with a straight face, “Your Excellency, today’s matter actually has to bother you personally, it is really a dereliction of duty on the part of the subordinates, but …… please ask your Excellency to transfer some manpower from the Sixth Office, that is the authentic assassin guards in the courtyard, on the way north, you have also looked at their ability, in terms of force is really better than We are much stronger.”
Fan Xian shook his head and did not say anything, he was really a bit scared to deal with that “shadow”, when he occasionally went to see Chen Pingping, he had met that shadow assassin, although the other party had been silent, but it was obvious to see that the head of the sixth division of the Supervisory Yuan, for himself, this was once learned from the Lord of the Five Bamboos, had a very strong interest. He had a very strong interest in himself, a fellow who had once been schooled by Lord Five Bamboo.
This kind of interest was definitely not a broken sleeve or anything like that, but rather an interest in wanting to fight with himself very much.
Therefore, he was somewhat vaguely afraid of dealing with the Sixth Office, and in terms of force, the Tiger Guards that his father had secretly trained seemed to be even more powerful than the Sixth Office’s swordsmen. According to Yan Bingyun’s deduction, he should be able to obtain this batch of tiger guards in a few more days, so he was not in a hurry.
“Find out all the unlawful things that happened at the Moon Embracing House.”
He gave the order softly.
Deng Ziyue was creeped out. Then he asked for instructions, “And the proprietor behind them?”
Fan Xian thought for a moment and shook his head, “Since the courtyard is covering for him, let’s hit the periphery first, and seal off the Moon Embracing Building first, that person will naturally be in a hurry.”
In fact, he vaguely guessed that this green house that was making money day in and day out must have nothing to do with Shi Zi Li Hong Cheng. The first thing was that Sang Wen said that the damsel of the Moon Embracing House was surnamed Yuan, and the second thing was that it was able to make move these little cubs of the State Duke’s House. Moreover, the marriage between Prince Jing’s son and Ruo Ruo had long been rumored throughout the world, and if that aspect of His Second Highness was taking advantage of this to play up the fact that he was using his own name to suppress the Supervisory Yuan, it was also a possible fact.
Thinking that the other side might be taking advantage of this matter, Fan Xian’s heart grew angry, and although he was setting out to destroy this marriage, he still would not allow someone to use his name as well as his sister’s.
A good public prostitute visit still ended up turning into a case investigation and a fight without any new ideas, Fan Xian could not help but feel a bit annoyed. Glancing at Miss Sang Wen, who was sitting quietly and obediently next to him, he said, ”I’ll have someone send you outside of the city to take shelter, and then come back after the case is over. But first, you write something and make a list of all the things you know.”
Through some conversations with Sang Wen, he knew that this girlie was thoughtful and well-organized, and that she would be extremely helpful in the matter of the Moon Embracing Mansion.
Deng Ziyue didn’t understand Fan Xian’s good intentions in dealing with Moonhugger House, and purely thought that His Excellency was just trying to get out of tonight’s sulk, and was only partly or partly checking to see who within the Supervisory Yuan was covering for the other side.
Shi Yanli thought a bit more, glanced at the door master, after getting a nod from the other side, only then said in front of Sang Wen: ”My lord, why don’t you ask Mu Tie directly? He is, after all, the acting head of one place, and the time you were away from Kyoto was the time when the Moon Embracing House was on the rise, so since he reminded you of it, he should know some of the insider secrets.”
Fan Xian closed his eyes and shook his head, “The reason why Mu Tie only reminds, and does not say it all clearly, then this matter must be associated with me …… or with my family, he can grasp the proportion and say a word, it’s enough, I don’t need to drag him into this matter inside, and …… such a small thing, if I can’t handle it myself, how can I get a foothold in the officialdom in the future?”
The carriage fell into silence, the atmosphere was a bit strange, after all, earlier the crowd had seen Fan Xian’s ruthless strikes like a wandering spirit, and at this time, looking at this gentle smiling adult again, the feeling would always be a bit strange.
Fan Xian’s martial arts skills have been known to the world since the Oxen Mountain incident last year, but the number of people who have actually seen him fight is very small, because those people are basically all dead, so scenes like today’s are really a very rare thing.
Although Fan Xian warned Mu Tie, do not always think of learning Wang Qinian’s comic style, at that time Deng Ziyue was also listening, but at this time to see the Lord Titus seems to be a little dull, still can not help but learn from his predecessor’s behavior, carefully interrupted to ask: “adults, why earlier in the holding the moon building …… You were certain that my subordinate was carrying so many silver tickets?”
Fan Xian lazily opened his eyes, smiled at him, and said, “The twenty thousand taels of Cui’s filial piety were with you last time, and you said that you were worried about your subordinates spending money indiscriminately, so you rewarded one person with only one hundred taels, which is three thousand two hundred taels, and then you sent five thousand taels over to Wang Qinian’s little old man’s family, which leaves eleven thousand eight hundred taels left.”
He closed his eyes, as if counting his family’s treasures, said: “You are a thrifty person, food and clothing are all out of the public, you even Supervisory Yuan three Mr. Peng’s son’s wedding only sent five taels of silver red packets, after the fact, but also heartbreakingly in front of me said several times, said that we need to put a brake on this kind of crooked, so it seems that you can at most two taels of silver for a month full of money. ”
“You and Wang Qinian is not the same, has not been married, a single man, this remaining more than 10,000 taels of silver bills where can you put it? You’re such a cautious person, of course you wouldn’t dare to put it at home, naturally you’d have to carry it with you.”
Fan Xian laughed and patted Deng Ziyue’s shoulder, “But thrift is thrift, that little widow next to your house, since she won’t take in the door, then the silver jewelry should be played or played a few pieces, don’t let a woman always mutter about you being cheap and stingy, we can’t afford to lose this face in the Supervisory Yuan.”
Several people in the carriage laughed.
Deng Ziyue looked embarrassed and explained, “My lord, this silver matter, I only allocated it after reporting to you, a hundred taels is already quite a lot.”
Fan Xian laughed and scolded, “If you are so stingy, why are you so generous to the Wang family? It’s not like he’s your superior now.”
Deng Ziyue said after a slight silence, “Lord Wang …… is in Northern Qi after all. My subordinate always thinks that in case there is any problem, his family will always need silver.”
Fan Xian did not expect him to speak such reasoning, and sighed, slightly touched. If it was an ordinary Qing envoy and student, staying in Beiqi would naturally be a safe place to enjoy national treatment, but for a secret agent like Wang Qinian, who knew what would happen to him in the future?
Shi Yanli asked from the side, “Do you really want to go to the Moon Palace again tomorrow to ask for silver?”
Fan Xian was thinking about Wang Qinian, who was far away in a foreign land, and thinking about the recent news that Si Li Li had already entered the palace, his mood was being complicated, and when he heard this, he became a bit annoyed. The Supervisory Court is out there fighting to the death for the court, but the royals and dignitaries in this dynasty are tilting against each other terribly, and even want to drag this court into the muddy water, it is really a bit abominable.
“Of course.”
He said coldly to Teng Ziyue, “Lighten up your identity and go! When I spoke to that woman earlier, she had said that I had ransomed Sang Wen from the Moon Embracing House, and that I would have to obediently send him back the next day, but it turned out that the other party had come to snatch him overnight! …… Such a talkative enemy, of course we should have some respect and courtesy.”
“Since we said that we will get back the ten thousand taels of silver tomorrow, then we will definitely get it back.” He said firmly.
Having gotten the order, Fuji Zijing was ready to send Sang Wen first to the field village outside the city the next day while the city gates were just opening. After taking care of these things, Fan Xian returned to his room.
In the midst of the brocade blanket, Wan Er looked at the hidden worry between his brows and painfully asked him what had happened. Fan Xian did not hide from her, will be their own tonight encountered things told again, of course, public money prostitution here naturally becomes an opportunity to investigate the case, the most open and clear.
Wan Er pondered, “There is a hint of oddity in this matter.”
Fan Xian nodded, “I feel the same way.”
Wan Er has lived in the palace for a long time, but she doesn’t know much about the Duke’s mansions in Shangshu Lane, after all, her status is different, so she had to explain, “Tomorrow, I’ll find a chance to ask Si Zhe’s mom about it, Liu’s grown up in Shangshu Lane since she was a child, and her family is a Duke’s mansion, so she should be able to get some wind of the situation.”
Fan Xian’s heart slightly moved, then denied his own conjecture, Liu’s so old and unassuming character, would not come to drag his own leg at the time when he was still popular. He now has a more comprehensive understanding of Liu’s, this woman, always puts the Fan House or father’s interests in the first place.
“We still have to go to the Moon Embracing House tomorrow?” Wan’er frowned at the tip of her brows and said, “Those little kids are notorious in the capital, so even though you’re not afraid, you need to be more careful.”
Fan Xian shook his head and said, “Don’t worry about me, I’ve just been wary of such things since I was a child.” With a gentle smile, he said, “When I was a child in Tanyu, the thing I wanted to do the most was to beat up the dude who bullied men and women on the streets, but I was never able to get my wish, but I didn’t expect to satisfy my childhood fantasies this night.”
Wan Er gently poked his chest, “Tanyuu, huh? You’re supposed to be the biggest dude, right?”
Fan Xian didn’t pick up and said somewhat out of breath, “The most terrifying thing in the world is not cold-blooded killers, but those powerful teenagers who like to kill without asking why, because killers still have to have a purpose for killing people, and these powerful teenagers are just ……”
“…… just purely revel in the excitement. You know if a baby can kill, then he dares to do it for a drop of milk, because babies are the most instinctive stage, there is no sense of guilt because they don’t know anything. So these powerful teenagers in the capital, but where the younger they are, the less fearful they are of the imperial court and heaven and earth, the more ruthless they are in their actions, the more daring they are …… Once they loosen this opening, it is the same as the embankment in Jiangnan this year, and it can no longer be blocked.”
He shook his head, thinking of the ruthless teenagers who fell under his own hands, the deepest hidden worries of his heart faintly surfaced in his clear eyes.
The fight on the long street that night had naturally alarmed many people immediately, and the Kyoto Prefecture, which was responsible for matters of law and order in Kyoto, had undoubtedly borne the greatest pressure. Those little bullies who roamed the streets, relying on their family lineage and favorable treatment from the imperial court, had always acted venomously and lawlessly, and this time, when they stopped the street to fight, they ended up in such a miserable situation, which was really surprising.
Responsible for investigating the case of the Kyoto government officials, after seeing those broken bones and tendons of the juvenile injuries, shocked, for the hand of the “Chen Gongzi” is a hint of fear and suspicion – the other party is obviously not these princes of the power on the heart, where is the Where did he come from?
Just as Deng Ziyue had said, it was impossible for Fan Xian to hide his identity from everyone in Kyoto.
After the details of that night’s incident were spread, although the Kyoto government had not yet found out who that Mr. Chen was, those smart people, however, smelled a familiar flavor from the black-clothed men who jumped down from those street-side houses, and everyone knew that the young Lord Tisi of the Supervisory Yuan had always had a team of followers called the “Qi Nian Team” by his side. Everyone knows that the young Lord Tishek of the Supervisory Academy has always had a team called the “Qiyan Team” with him.
“Let Yuan Meng come back.” The second prince of the Kingdom of Qing said in a gentle voice with a hint of gentleness between his brows, “If you offend Fan Xian, you won’t have a good time.”
The World Son Li Hongcheng slowly walked to the window, his heart a little chilly, knowing that this cousin of his was really incomparably meticulous, and said quietly, “No one would have thought that Fan Xian would go to a greenhouse, and with his lonely and stubborn nature, he definitely won’t be willing to let it go.”
The second prince smiled faintly, reached out on the small plate beside him and caught a grain of dried fruit, rubbed off the peel and sent it into his lips chewing slowly: “The more carefully Fan Xian investigates, the more solid the evidence of the guilt of holding the moon building is pulled out, this thing will become more and more interesting.”
Li Hongcheng looked back at him and said faintly, “From the very beginning, you are this design, just …… why do you want to give Fan Xian this opportunity to strike?”
The second prince seemed to be a little lost in thought, and only said after a long time, “Because I’m always still looking for a way to reconcile and coexist with Fan Xian, and holding the Moon Tower, is the last chance, and if Fan Xian is willing to stretch out his hand, I’ll hold it very sincerely …… I want to give him a chance to take the initiative to shake his hand. “