Chapter 58: Shake, Shake, Shake

“Why is Lord Fan laughing?”

This was the expected question from Haitang. Fan Xian coughed twice and explained with eyes full of laughter, “I like the way you walk, girl.”

Haitang was slightly stunned, and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

Fan Xian hurriedly said, “If there is any deception, heaven and earth will be destroyed.”

This oath was so poisonous that it was no wonder that Haitang didn’t believe it, but Haitang still didn’t understand why this young fellow behind him would like the walking style that he had been made fun of by the people in the palace for many years. When she thought of those shameless tactics that Fan Xian had used by the North Sea, Miss Haitang’s heart became even more confused.

The two of them relapsed into silence and traveled outside the palace in the company of the green trees and crow’s nests that filled the mountains. Haitang’s position in Northern Qi is really very honorable, along the road seen eunuchs and palace maidens, once heard the lazy friction sound of the pair of cloth shoes and the ground, they snatched the first to avoid to the roadside under the trees, to the lazy village girl respectfully salute, do not dare to look at directly.

“Your Majesty favors the foreign minister, the foreign minister is really a bit terrified.” Fan Xian finally asked in a small, tentative manner.

“Why should Duke Fan be suspicious of himself.” Haitang replied expressionlessly, “His Majesty is most fond of poetry, and once the Half Leisurely Zhai Poetry Collection came out, all scholars in the world had a volume in their hands, and His Majesty is naturally no exception. After Zhuang Mo Han returned to the capital from Southern Qing, he had a long talk with His Majesty in the palace, and since that day, His Majesty has never lost sight of Duke Fan’s great name, often saying that if Northern Qi could have such poetic talent as Duke Fan, it would be wonderful, and it would be a great pity to be left behind. Now that you are escorting Sean back to the capital, and the two countries are at loggerheads, His Majesty is naturally worried about your safety, Mr. Fan.”

Fan Xian was silent, realizing that there was actually such a story between the young emperor and himself, whom he had never met. It was just that there was sorrow between that young emperor’s brows, and he thought that there must be something else he wanted to tell himself, but there were many eyes and ears in the palace, and the emperor was unwilling to say it in front of Haitang – he didn’t know what it was.

“Hm? There is indeed something unexpected.” Fan Xian frowned slightly, seemingly not quite believing Haitang’s claim.

Haitang said softly, “Today, when Lord Fan saw the palace mountains and forests, he blurted out the four words of the unity of heaven and man, Haitang admires this, and in the future, after state affairs, if Lord Fan has any spare time, he would like to be unstinting with his instruction. After my teacher watched the poetry collection of Half Leisure, he was silent for a few moments and praised you greatly. I was a bit surprised, but today, I realize that there are no false champions in the name of fame.”

“Where where.” The other party said this with a certain amount of sincerity, so Fan Xian responded with even more sincerity, “Regarding the matter of Yan Bingyun, I would also like to ask for the girl’s great assistance.”

“I’ve always stayed out of politics.” Haitang said softly.

Fan Xian frowned slightly and said, “Then why did the girl go to the North Sea alone and kill Sean, don’t you know that if Sean really dies, it will have a great impact on this agreement.”

Haitang smiled and said, “It seems that Mr. Fan had also thought of killing Sean before I made my move, so why did he suddenly change his mind later.”

“Because I am also very interested in Sean’s secrets.” Fan Xian rubbed his somewhat slightly damp hands together and twisted his head to look at the scenery in the expansive palace complex.

Haitang said quietly, “I killed Sean because that secret of his would cause a lot of trouble for a lot of people.”

The two of them stopped their feet at the same time with great tacit understanding and stayed under a large tree, the green leaves on their heads were like clothes, covering their bodies from the sun, a coolness. Fan Xian looked over his shoulder at Haitang’s calm and stable shoulders and suddenly said, “In this world, there are no eternal secrets.”

“Sean living may cause many people to die.”

Fan Xian raised Peachy’s eyebrows, knowing that this kind of unexplained compassion from the other party would come off as a jerk in many ways, but there was no way he could change anything with just a few words.

“His Majesty seems to have something to ask of Mr. Fan.” Haitang said.

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, knowing that the other party could see it as well, and after thinking for a moment, he asked sincerely, “I wonder what Miss Haitang can teach me?”

Haitang said softly, “I don’t know either, it’s just that if the matter has anything to do with Siri Li Li, I would ask Mr. Fan to let me know.”

Fan Xian did not immediately agree, but only fell into a slight agony, what favor does the son of a country want from himself? Could it really be Siriri? But he had no one in Beiqi, no power, what could he do?

“Lili Lili is a poor girl, good girl.” Still with her hands in her large pockets, Haitang said, “Mr. Fan can help if he can.”

Fan Xian thought of all the things that had happened on the northbound carriage, and was momentarily lost in thought, not knowing how to reply. So the two of them returned to silence, slowly moving forward, letting the light and shadows from the green leaves overhead dance and weave with the sunlight from further above, falling on each other’s bodies, above their green long shirts and flowery, rough clothes.

Fan Xian suddenly took a few steps ahead, walking side by side with Miss Haitang. Haitang gave him a sideways glance and didn’t say anything.

Fan Xian gradually put his mind down, learning the village girl’s posture of the woman beside him, slightly lifting his jaw, sweeping his eyes around with a slight hint of laziness, with no pockets in his green long shirt, so he couldn’t intervene, so he had to put his hands behind his back like an old pedant, his hips advancing, relaxing every muscle in his body, and letting those feet, which seemed to be extremely heavy, dragging his body that looked as if it was going to fall apart, on the stone road, to forward lazily.

Haitang once again gave him a sideways glance, seemingly not knowing why he had to learn the walking stance that he had already gotten used to, and the emotions in his eyes were somewhat complicated.

Fan Xian had a gentle smile on his face, as if he didn’t notice her gaze, walking lazily side by side with her. Haitang was also too lazy to care about this lazy son, slightly moving her neck, seemingly very comfortable. Fan Xian also stretched and yawned.

At this time, the sun was approaching the middle of the day, and the sunlight was blazing.

The sound of two pairs of feet scraping the ground gradually synthesized into one, making people sleepy for no reason. The duo just dragged their steps through the palace, looking rather like a lazy couple in the countryside rushing home from the fields to take a nap.

A drop of sweat seeped out from the tip of Haitang’s nose, and that ordinary face had a strange charm.

“The antidote you gave last time, the Chenpi was put too heavily, it was a bit bitter to eat.” Miss Haitang reveled in the sunlight.

Fan Xian smiled, knowing that the other party had already seen the swindle he had used that day, and said softly, “I’m the Tishee of the Supervisory Academy, not a high ranking person who seeks the Way of Heaven, so it’s common to use some means, so don’t mind, girl. Of course if you really mind, you can also give me under …… that drug.”

This is somewhat frivolous, Haitang but not like the general woman that red face for shyness, said lightly: “If there is an opportunity, naturally will use.”

Fan Xian sweated profusely, and then listened to the other party say, “You are a tisan in the Supervisory Court, a person who walks in the darkness, so why did you emit a great deal of luster after going from Tanyu to Kyoto in Qing Kingdom? It’s as if nowadays you walk in the midst of sunlight.”

“The night gave me black eyes, but I’m going to use them to find the light.”

Fan Xian continued to borrow a wonderful line from his buddy in that life, even though the buddy died quite a loser and a son of a bitch. As expected, Haitang was slightly stunned and gave him a sideways glance, thinking that his heart’s opinion of Fan Xian had somehow changed again without him realizing it.

Fan Xian smiled and continued, “Of course, the night gave me black eyes, and more often than not, I use them to …… roll my eyes at this world.”

Begonia girl finally laughed, as the saying goes, smile sweetly between bamboo hedges, begonias full of mountains total vulgarity, if you look at the palace wall as a bamboo hedge, why fear the world vulgarity intention?

Out of the palace, and has been exposed anxious color tiger guards and Wang Qinian said a few words, in the north qi imperial guards escort, Fan Xian this South Qing positive make sitting in the carriage back to the courtyard outside, just down the carriage, but see a noisy in front of the eyes, can not help but slightly surprised.

When he took two steps toward the main entrance of the courtyard and saw the scene clearly, he was shocked.

In front of the door, there are many government officials and guards of Northern Qi squatting on the ground and picking things, behind each of them is dragging a big bag, from time to time picking up a thing, and then threw it inside, looking at their dragging posture, it seems that those things are a bit heavy. Fan Xian was curious and said to Wang Qinian, who was beside him, “What’s going on here?”

Wang Qinian was also puzzled.

All of them went forward, and only then did they realize that on the large open space in front of the courtyard, there were all kinds of knives thrown all over the place, with emeralds as the decoration on the sheaths, some were simple and ancient, some were trendy, and of course, more of them were still the small curved knives that the people of Beiqi liked to carry around with them.

Fan Xian inhaled a breath of cool air and said: “hurry to go to those sacks to snatch back, since it is thrown to our doorstep, even if it is to be sold as a broken copper and iron, this extra money also has to be our own earning.” Today in the palace to enjoy the scenery and talk about the day to learn the village girl walking, his mood is very comfortable, so this time to tell jokes, but has a few of the style of Fan Si Zhe.

Wang Qinian laughed bitterly, “Adults are really in a good state of mind, and can still tell jokes like this.”

Fan Xian laughed helplessly and bitterly, “Then what else? Is it still true that every knife is followed?” Ever since he was in Kyoto and was nearly smashed in the bridge of the nose by a knife from Ye Ling’er, the daughter of the Kyoto guard, Fan Xian was well aware of the rules of martial dueling in this world – throw a knife at the feet of the opponent, and if the opponent responded to the fight, he would pick up the knife.

“It’s only been half a day, how come there are suddenly so many more coming to cause trouble?” He asked with a frown.