Chapter 32 – Springtime in the Carriage

Time could change many things, including people’s looks and mental state, but there were exceptions. When Fan Xian walked sedately into Si Li Li’s carriage, the first thing he saw was a slightly haggard, but still beautiful woman, and it seemed that the greater part of the year in prison had not caused any damage to the appearance of this Red Herald on the River of Flowing Crystals.

Realizing that Fan Xian had entered, Si Li Li gave a slight blessing, her eyes slightly flustered, as if she did not know how to address her, as if she was somewhat unprepared for this meeting.

Fan Xian quietly looked at the girl’s face, and found that the eyebrows were still as soft as willow tips, and the black eyes were still flowing with anticipation, only that the lips had not been colored today, so they appeared a bit pale.

When they first met, Fan Xian was a noble bastard who entered the capital for the first time, and this Si Li Li girl was already the reddest girl on Liu Jing River, and that one night caressing madness, although it was not really soulful, but the most intimate things between men and women were also considered to be all done.

Just did not expect Si Li Li is actually the Northern Qi planted in the Qing Dynasty spies, through the second prince banquet, and Wu Boan set up a plan to assassinate Fan Xian. Fan Xian life, only to escape this doom, and finally entered the Supervisory Yuan, and now has taken over the duties of Si Li Li will be returned to the North Qi.

He quietly looked at the eyes, nose and lips of the woman in front of him, and somehow thought of the physical contact with the other party in the courtesan boat that night, and although his heart did not flutter, he still had some inexplicable feelings. After all, this is in addition to the several maids in Tanyu, the woman who was closest to him before marriage.

“Some days ago I had passed by the banks of the Liu Jing River with my horse.” The silence in the carriage was broken by Fan Xian’s gentle words, “I saw that flower boat again.”

Si Li Li was slightly stunned, not thinking that this handsome young male would actually use these words as an opening statement, she was filled with the thought that a very serious conversation should follow.

Fan Xian laughed, “It’s already pretty run down, but I don’t think you should miss that place.”

Si Li Li said with a faintly astringent smile, “Being a floating duckling, I am a guest of the four seas, so my lord should not make fun of my slave.”

“I don’t like hearing the word slave.” Fan Xian looked at her watery eyes and said with a smile, “Things in the world are marvelous, when you wanted to kill me, you were on a mission, and although I won’t forgive you, I won’t hold any prejudice against you because of it. At that time in the prison of the Supervisory Yuan, I said to you that as long as you confessed to the mastermind, I would think of ways to let you live. But I want to tell you clearly that to be able to release you back to Northern Qi, I did not contribute in the middle of this. So you don’t need to thank me.”

Si Li Li looked up in slight consternation, her lips slightly parted, wanting to speak, she was now more and more unable to see clearly this young man who was at one time pure and relatable and at another time chilling and terrifying. Why did he say those words?

“From the day you left the prison, we are colleagues.” Fan Xian sat beside her, relaxing against the carriage, his nose sniffing the faint fragrance. Knowing that the scent was the body fragrance of this girl’s body, he took two sniffs with some enjoyment and said, “I don’t know the agreement between Chen Pingping and you, but since he considers you trustworthy, I will trust you. I hope that you will also be able to trust me and complete the Red Sleeve Recruitment program well.”

Si Li Li clutched her lake green sleeves with both hands, gently biting her lower lip, not knowing how to speak.

“Rub it for me, having to be on edge every day, not knowing when that old monster in the car in front of me is going to storm out, the mental pressure is a bit high.” Fan Xian wasn’t lying, his complexion was indeed a bit tired.

Si Li Li gave a slight hmmm and turned her body sideways, her legs kneeling on the soft seat cushion, carefully resting her soft, warm hands on Fan Xian’s head and slowly rubbing it.

Fan Xian closed his eyes, enjoying the comfortable sensation coming from his head, enjoying the slow touch of Si Li Li’s fingers, and subconsciously sighed.

“What? Your Excellency realized that you’ve focused on it?” I don’t know what means Chen Pingping had used, but at this moment, Si Li Li was not at all as desperate and resolute as she was in the prison, instead, she had somewhat reverted to her appearance on top of the floating boat, gentle and charming, with a playful and soft voice sliding through Fan Xian’s heart.

Fan Xian said gently, “I was just thinking about the torture at first, and I was really a bit afraid that this pair of pretty little hands of the girl would be broken.”

Si Li Li’s fingers, which were rubbing Fan Xian’s temples, gave a start, and only after a long time did she say quietly, “Bitter people, it’s not so easy to break.”

“Don’t have thoughts of resentment, it won’t be good for our cooperation in Shangjing.” Fan Xian said quietly, his eyes not opening, “At that time, you wanted to kill me, and I only tortured you, so any way you look at it, it should be you who owes me.”

Si Li Li once again lightly bit her lower lip, the tip of her shell teeth on her lip braid pressed out a seductive and charming feeling to, eyes soft light turned and said, “Slave …… I owe adults, adults can take it back at any time.”

“How to take? Take it like that first night?” Fan Xian opened his eyes, full of teasing color.

Si Li Li stubbornly opened her eyes and stared at him, she didn’t know how long the silence lasted, she looked at this young official with a clear appearance and somehow thought of the shameful things on top of the courtesan boat on that night, her body was a little Microsoft powerless, she slowly leaned her body over and half leaned on Fan Xian’s shoulder, her fingers massaging the other person, her mouth whispered, “Women in this world are all bitter people. I don’t know how your honor is going to take it.”

On top of the flower gangway that night, Fan Xian used a bewitching aphrodisiac, so Si Li Li’s reaction was extremely strong, and has been kept in mind to this day, and later in the prison was served by Fan Xian’s unsympathetic torture, and while his heart hated it, he had more than a few extremely odd feelings.

Fan Xian found above the right shoulder a piece of soft, do not want to know is Si Li Li’s soft breasts, thought the other side is trying to seduce himself, deep breath to calm his mind, but unexpectedly inhaled into the cavity of the girl’s body fragrance, the heart slightly moved, turned his head and smiled and said: “Where did the one called Si Ling go?”

“Still locked up in Kyoto.” Si Li Li’s face did not have much expression, thinking that that Si Ling was not her real relative.

Fan Xian became more and more curious, what tactics did Chen Pingping use to be able to make Si Li Li listen to the words of the Supervisory Court? He frowned after thinking about it and asked, “The girl is not a pitiful person, at least that young Emperor Majesty of Northern Qi is still oblivious to the girl.”

Si Li Li frowned slightly and sighed, “Using color to serve a person, how can it last.”

“This is where this official is a bit puzzled.” Fan Xian smiled and said, “I wonder if the girl can tell us the details of her past with the Emperor of Northern Qi, so that it will also be convenient for us to arrange for the girl’s entry into the palace after we go to Shangjing.”

The so-called Red Sleeve Recruitment Program, in Fan Xian’s opinion, was nothing more than a replica of Xi Shi’s entry into Wu. From the content of this private agreement, it could be seen that the Emperor of Northern Qi really had a few feelings for Si Li Li, or else he wouldn’t have deliberately emphasized the need to change her back. Just Si Li Li’s origin is after all a bit low, even if the North Qi side respect Si Li Li Li for the country, but that is only respect, compared with the Qing Dynasty, North Qi is more focused on the origin of the lineage, and can not allow a woman who has been a prostitute to enter the palace.

Si Li Li seems not very willing to talk about those past things, just bowed his head and said softly: “Lord Fan do not need to worry, as long as I will be sent to the capital, the latter things, naturally have the Emperor of Northern Qi to worry about.”

The carriage once again fell into silence, Fan Xian sat beside the woman, smelling the faint fragrance, somehow, for the previous leave each other’s fingertips feel some regret. After sitting in silence for a little while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, “Then the girl should rest well.”

Unexpectedly at this moment, Si Li Li also opened her mouth at the same time and said, “Sir, do you still want to rub?”

“Also.” Fan Xian answered extremely quickly.

“Good.” There was a slight hint of disappointment in Si Li Li’s reply.

It wasn’t until after this strange question and answer was over that the two of them realized that the atmosphere in the carriage was a bit strange, and it seemed that they both vaguely sensed something, and a wave of ambiguity began to gradually ferment, and the air grew warmer and warmer.

Si Li Li once again lightly bit her lower lip, kneeling on the chair, her hands holding down Fan Xian s shoulders, secretly exerting herself, thinking in her heart that she was just unwilling to stay alone in the carriage all the time, so she would be so self-sacrificing to serve …… this enemy.

Fan Xian smiled, feeling the soft body of the woman behind him, thinking in his heart, this woman not only does not hold a grudge, but deliberately pleases herself, what is it for? Could it be …… that she likes herself? Once this speculation came out, Fan Xian hurriedly fanned himself in his heart with a big slap, admonishing himself that although he is Pan An, he is after all not a bull who exudes the odor of aphrodisiacs.

Why was he willing to stay in Si Li Li’s carriage as well? Fan Xian frowned at the corner of his brow, trying to find an answer to convince himself, perhaps it is this trip to Beiqi some hidden uneasiness in his heart, perhaps it is because Sean is too ugly, perhaps it is …… in fact nothing, he is a normal man, Si Li Li is a beautiful woman who once had been touched by herself naked all over her body, and wanted to stay with her , is a very normal thing.

Fan Xian didn’t delay in the gentle land, he thought he was a womanizer, but he was also a man with a resolute mind and spirit, he would never fall into the gentle land and couldn’t pull himself out, he just let Si Li Li rub her body to get rid of some fatigue, and then stepped down from the carriage.

Wang Qinian greeted him and accompanied him towards the back of the caravan, saying softly, “Your Excellency, be careful of the ears and eyes around, after all, Si Li Li is going to be given to the Emperor of Beiqi in the future, and later on your Excellency is going to stay in the carriage for such a long period of time, your subordinates will first clear the scene, lest there are any rumors in the future that will be spread into the capital, which will have an impact on the plans of your Excellency later on.”

Fan Xian knew that his beloved was thinking the wrong way, but did not argue anything, only gently rubbing the corner of his forehead.