Chapter 16 – Promotion or Bad Luck

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, with his cowardly nature and sickly body, this was Fan Xian’s current understanding of the Crown Prince. After saluting, he looked a little impolite as he raised his head and looked at the Crown Prince with a smile. Although the other party’s status was honored, Fan Xian always thought in his heart that he and His Majesty the Emperor had had tea and chatted, and naturally wouldn’t be too nervous about his son.

He hadn’t wanted to come out and meet the Crown Prince face-to-face, but there was nothing he could do about the talkative Ye Ling’er breaking that fantasy.

When Fan Xian looked at the crown prince, the crown prince also looked at him with interest. For the Crown Prince, Fan Xian’s name had shaken the capital in just a few months’ time, which was an anomaly in the pile, and the implication behind his father pointing out that he should marry Wan Er’s sister was naturally very clear to the Crown Prince, who was the head of the Eastern Palace.

If the eldest princess aunt lost the management of the library, and then took over the enemy, I’m afraid that the past those bad accounts will come to light, this is the crown prince is currently the most worried about the problem. Good within the library of the transfer of hands will have to wait for two years, so it is not an urgent matter, but the Fan family and King Jing good, King Jing s son Li Hongcheng and with …… the second brother of the friendship, the crown prince frowned slightly, looking at the carriage under this beautiful descendant, for a time forgot to speak.

The staff in the East Palace is now also divided into two factions of opinion, for the Fan family is to fight or pull, which itself is still under consideration. If it is a general house, the crown prince will not care too much, but the Fan family is different, the grandmother of the young man in front of him, is the father’s nanny, there is this layer of relationship, the crown prince is not good to how the Fan family.

“You …… are Fan Xian?” The Crown Prince finally realized that he was a bit lost in thought, and after being slightly stunned, he asked with a smile.

“I, Fan Xian, have met Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Fan Xian made another salute with extreme respect, “I didn’t know that the Crown Prince’s carriage was here, so I didn’t get off earlier, and I ask for Your Highness’s forgiveness.”

“Hm.” Looking at Fan Xian’s clean and uncluttered face, somehow, the Crown Prince’s original ill feelings towards him subsided a lot, and decided to take a look at it for the time being, saying in a quiet voice, “Those who don’t know are not to be offended. Just this Wan’er sister of mine is weak and sickly, you have to pay more attention to some, don’t learn those Kyoto teenagers like, just want to have fun for a while.”

“I am terrified.” Fan Xian heard that the Crown Prince did not seem to be prepared to deal with himself today, his heart was slightly at ease, and he softly answered.

“Don’t be too formal, after the big wedding in October, you are also considered a relative of the state, you always have to go to the palace from time to time, or you should act more relaxed.” The crown prince lectured.

Fan Xian smiled faintly and answered yes. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince’s next sentence surprised him a bit.

“Immediately, Dong Yi City and Northern Qi’s envoys will enter the capital, because the matter in Niulan Street has something to do with you, the court has decided that you will be the deputy envoy, and temporarily raise the rank and file to use it, I’ll inform you in advance, make some preparations, and don’t panic at the moment.” The Crown Prince spoke lightly, thinking that he had sold the other party a good deal without realizing it.

Fan Xian was stunned, and after a little deliberation, said, “I am the Conciliatory Counselor of the Taishang Temple, and I’m afraid it’s not proper to participate in negotiations on matters of state.”

The prince grunted coldly, “If you don’t have some political achievements, how will you be able to handle yourself in the court in the future?”

Fan Xian heard that the other party was a bit angry and hurriedly answered in the affirmative. He thanked the Crown Prince again, and then he stepped aside to make room.

The Crown Prince waved the horsewhip with black silk and gold thread in his hand, nodded his head in comparative satisfaction, and then turned to Lin Wan’er and said gently, “You’d better go into the palace more often, auntie misses you very much.” He paused slightly and added, “Auntie has often had a head ……ache recently.” The crown prince’s voice did not have a trace of dissimilarity, and his expression was normal and gentle, but Fan Xian’s afterglow swept, still strangely venomous and incomparably found a trace of uneasiness in the crown prince’s cowardly eyes.

Lin Wan’er smiled without saying a word.

“The Crown Prince rises.” With a shout, the Crown Prince’s caravan moved, slowly heading in the direction of the Summer Resort. Fan Xian, however, did not dare to move until the Crown Prince’s caravan disappeared at the end of the road, and only then did he lightly hush his breath, move his somewhat stiff waist, and shake his head with a bitter smile, “It’s such a hard life to be a courtier.”

“It’s hard to believe that you still dare to have an insubordinate heart?” Ye Ling’er caught his speech disorder and mocked.

“Ling’er, don’t talk nonsense!” As the saying goes, one thing leads to another, Si Zhe was afraid of Ruo Ruo, Ye Ling’er was afraid of the little tiger, and as soon as Lin Wan Er got angry, Ye Ling’er immediately jumped back into the carriage.

Lin Wan Er walked to Fan Xian’s side, looking at him still looking at the direction the carriage disappeared in thought, she couldn’t help but sigh and said, “I know what you’re worrying about, it’s just that my three brothers aren’t good at getting along with each other, so I think it’s best if you don’t favor any one side.”

Fan Xian always recognized Lin Wan Er’s political wisdom cultivated in the deep palace and nodded solemnly, suddenly thinking of something and asked, “What about the youngest prince? Could it also be a difficult master?”

“Wen Yun is only eight years old, how would he understand this.” Lin Wan’er went on to comfort him, “The imaginary emperor’s side-kick of the Taishang Temple, joining in ceremonial negotiations, there have been such precedents before, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the Eastern Palace really wants to draw you in, so you can relax.”

Fan Xian smiled, thinking that his heart was already wide enough, but still said with a fake sigh, “I just can’t help but be nervous when I see the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, the future master of Qing.” Strange to say, although in his previous life, the highest official rank that Fan Xian had seen before he fell ill was nothing more than the principal of a school skill, but after he was reborn, perhaps it was because he came from an official family, he wouldn’t be nervous when he saw a big person, and even when he saw His Majesty the Emperor a few days ago, he was able to cover it up pretty well.

Lin Wan’er couldn’t help but laugh, tugging at the corner of his sleeve and saying, “Didn’t you hear the Crown Prince say that? Before the wedding, you have to go to the palace to pay your respects to all the ladies, if that old ancestor is happy, it’s not impossible to see your face. Walking down a dozen palaces, even if you’re nervous, you’ll be numb.”

“Old Ancestor?” Fan Xian knew that Lin Wan’er was talking about the empress dowager who lived deep in the palace, and somehow, he shivered.

“Let’s go, Your Highness is so far away, why are you still standing there looking at the horse’s ass?” Fan Si Zhe, who had been bored for half a day, finally couldn’t help but yell from the front car, while Dabao in the middle carriage heard someone call out and also oohed and aahed happily.

Fan Xian smiled, dusted off his sleeves, and put all these things behind him.

In Fan Xian’s cognition, since he was lucky enough to live a handful of times, he must live a handful of times, what beauty ah silver ah power ah, don’t be too little. But after entering the capital, seeing the muddy color of the water and not knowing the depths, he could not help but have a few points of boredom.

Now the business of Tanyu Bookstore is good, the stone book after a few chapters also began to prepare for printing, see the money pouring in, even if the future took over the inner treasury, find a way to throw to the Qingyu Hall and Fan Sichou to go to manage to go. As for the things on the court, naturally, there are father, Chen Pingping, these mom’s comrades in front of their own. As for the dangers from the dark side, he had Uncle Wu Zhu as his bodyguard, and even if Uncle Wu Zhu took his own facial skin again like that time in Oxford Street, and didn’t want to see the sun, Fan Xian still felt that he had the ability to protect himself.

So suddenly, he felt that he seemed to have the potential to become a free and rich man.

It was still only a fantasy, and he, and those around him, were well aware of that. Lightly snapping his fingers, Fan Xian looked out of the car window at the yellow dirt road with a calm face, and said: ”It’s too much of a coincidence, Kyoto’s southeast, northwest, and north, there are a total of thirteen royal apartments, there are two palaces, and a hunting ground, and with His Royal Highness’s identity, all of them can be used, so why did you come to the Summer Resort today? The Summer Resort is far from the capital and quiet, that’s why we chose this place beforehand.”

After getting back on the road, he and Wang Qinian were alone in a carriage, so he spoke directly. Wang Qinian frowned as well, “If it was someone who purposely made the Crown Prince come to the Summer Palace so that we could clash with him, this arrangement is too complicated and it doesn’t see to be effective.”

Fan Xian shook his head, his eyes chilling slightly, “As long as there are people around the Crown Prince, then slightly influencing the destination of the Crown Prince’s trip is not difficult. Moreover, my reputation in Kyoto has always been inseparable from the word arrogant, so I guess those who arranged for us to meet the Crown Prince coincidentally would not have expected that the Crown Prince actually did not get angry after seeing me who robbed him of his silver, and that I was so peaceful.”

“I just don’t know the rules in the palace, like the matter of the Crown Prince’s small trip out of the capital, how long does it usually need to be arranged. We came to the summer resort yesterday, if the crown prince was confirmed to come here a few days ago, it can be confirmed that this time it is a coincidence and not an arrangement by someone with a heart.” Wang Qinian analyzed.

Fan Xian shook his head again, “I already asked the county princess when I got on the bus earlier, the crown prince’s travel, as long as he doesn’t leave the capital of the capital by twenty-eight miles, then he only needs to report to the palace, and a whole range of preparations, which will take about a day. Looking at the time we met, when the crown prince left the palace, it is estimated to be this morning.”

Wang Qinian glanced at Fan Xian worriedly and whispered, “What can the person who arranged this matter have to gain?”

Fan Xian smiled, “There are many benefits, if the Crown Prince really humiliates me, I guess our old Fan family will have to carry the flag and show our camp.”

“It’s the second prince?” Wang Qinian asked tentatively.

Fan Xian thought to himself, in the period of time since he entered the capital, by chance, the second prince has repeatedly summoned him, but he has not met him, he really does not know what kind of role this man, who is not willing to be a peaceful prince, is, but he will not judge this very arbitrarily, and said softly, “Who knows? The people in the palace, they are all like elves, I don’t bother.”

Saying that he would not pay attention to it was a lie, he still arranged for Wang Qinian to get off the car to see if someone was following his caravan. He believed that with Wang Qinian’s skill, if someone is really spying on him on the official highway, then he will be able to catch the other party. If no one was watching his caravan in order to facilitate the encounter on the official highway, then it only meant that he was overly sensitive and overly concerned.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly as he leaned against the soft cushions of the carriage, hoping in his heart that he was really overly concerned.