Chapter 24: Faggots

There are a lot of crazy things in this world, but after saying a total of eight words and being praised as a good boy, Fan Xian, who was already about to turn seventeen, felt that this was a bit crazy to the extreme. This palace is really different from other places, the high nobles always seem to be too arbitrary and rely on their own preferences in their judgments.

Although Fan Xian did not know the relationship between Liu’s and Yi Gui Concubine’s, it did not prevent him from knowing from Wan Er’s mouth that Yi Gui Concubine was a highly favored concubine, or else it would not have been possible for her to give birth to an eight year old son under the Emperor’s reputation of cultivating her body and keeping herself away from women’s sexuality.

As they chatted in the palace, the concubine Yiyi seemed to really like Fan Xian, and the expression on her face became happier and happier, and Fan Xian, knowing what to say, picked a few jokes that she had remembered from her previous life and told them, and the palace immediately resounded with a burst of silver-bell-like laughter. Fan Xian realized that this concubine was very bright and cheerful, and wondered how she could still maintain such a temperament in this unseemly palace, so he couldn’t help but be a bit surprised and appreciative.

After some small talk, the sun had gradually risen. Liu smiled and asked, “Where is the Third Prince?”

Yi Gui concubine sighed and said: “That child, or fear of life is very powerful, get up and shrink in the back of the temple to stay, refused to come over, I’m afraid to dinner time, only willing to show his little face.”

Liu’s ouch a laugh: “Dare we this third prince is quite shy.”

Although there is a difference between masters and ministers, after all, Liu’s relationship with Yi Gui Concubine is a sisterly relationship, so there is not so much care in her speech. Yi Gui Concubine stretched out her long and thin index finger, her nails were painted with red color, looking very attractive, she pointed at Fan Xian and said, “This one of your family, isn’t he also a shy one.”

It was at this moment that a slightly shy smile appeared on Fan Xian’s face, fittingly answering Gui Concubine’s words.

“Alright, sister, you and Ruo Ruo will stay here and chat with me.” Yi Gui Concubine seemed to know that Liu was unwilling to go to the Empress and Eldest Princess, and took it upon herself to stay as a guest, “I’ll just have Qing’er lead Fan Xian to those palaces.”

Liu’s brows slightly darkened, saluting, “How can this be. Today I was ordered to enter the palace, the first one to come and see your concubine, I was worried that I would upset those few ladies. If I enter the palace and don’t visit those ladies, I’m afraid it’s a bit disrespectful.”

Yi Gui Concubine heard this, snorted twice and said, “Sister, I think you’d better not go, it was just to summon Fan Xian into the palace, you’ll just accompany me to talk, I’ll see who dares to say anything in this palace.”

Yi Gui Concubine was a noblewoman with a hint of naivety amidst her cheerfulness, but with this tantrum, she still appeared majestic, and the entire palace quieted down. Fan Xian coughed lightly and said, “Aunt …… Second Mistress, I’ll just go by myself. You and your sister can just accompany Aunt Liu for a while.”

Seeing that he also said this, Liu’s helplessly responded, and the courtesan named Wakeful sent Fan Xian to the outside of the palace, softly instructed some precautions, and then imperceptibly turned to Fan Xian’s shoulder, saying in a mosquito voice, “The palace has been ordered up and down, and there are people in all the palaces to follow, so don’t be too nervous.”

Fan Xian’s heart fluttered and he answered, turning back to see his sister following him out, looking at himself with a positive look of encouragement. Fan Xian’s heart was warm, and he thought with a smile, “When a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she looks at her, the happier she is, not to mention the fact that she was born with such a beautiful skin, so she can deal with a couple of courtesans without any trouble.”

After the extra horse harnessed by the side of the emperor’s side candidate left the palace room where Yi Gui Concubine lived, Liu gave Fan Ruoruo a few words of advice, and then went into the inner room with Yi Gui Concubine. Yi Gui Concubine looked into her eyes slyly and said, “Four years ago, I advised you not to listen to those two palaces, but this is good, Fan Xian is still alive and well, but you have chilled Lord Fan’s heart. Sister, you’re intelligent for a lifetime, why did you make a mistake then?”

Liu was stunned in place, unable to speak for a long time, her eyes gradually becoming resentful, and she said softly, “Your Highness is also aware that those of us who are mothers, aren’t we just thinking about our own children? The third prince is now young, you can still stay out of it, after some more years, I’m afraid you’ll understand why I made such a big mistake at that time.”

The girl was a smooth-eyed girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, and Fan Xian walked with her all the way through the palace, realizing that the girl’s head was always lowered, and couldn’t help but jest, “Can’t you see the road clearly under your feet?”

The awake girl smiled cheekily, revealing her small teeth like grains of jade, and said, “Mr. Fan, it’s better to talk less in the palace.” Fan Xian smiled bitterly and shook his head, knowing that the rules in the palace were big, he didn’t realize that even the little girl’s family was so cautious and self-possessed.

Fan Xian followed behind wake up child, looking at the courtesan’s clothes on her, his eyes swept over the little girl’s undeveloped waist, and immediately shifted to the palace’s buildings, his face with a smile, but his brain was running rapidly, trying to firmly memorize these complicated road scenery in his mind, to get ready for that thing in the future.

All the way through the flowers over the trees, stepping on the stone and crushing grass, although the palace is big, there is always time to arrive, although there are many halls, but not every room has to be so grand as to shrug. Looking at the quiet courtyard in front of him, Fan Xian took a deep breath, along with the courtesan awake child walked in. Here is the second prince’s biological mother shu guifei’s residence, this guifei looks like a love of quiet, the courtyard was also dressed very elegant, in addition to a few pink flowers and trees, there is no other decorations, a bamboo curtain, cover everything inside, but can not hide the aroma of books and scrolls to seep out of the curtain.

“Greetings to Your Highness.”

“Mr. Fan, please take a seat.”

Without any unnecessary pleasantries, Fan Xian and this Noble Consort Shu sat across the curtain, and without much warning, Noble Consort Shu suddenly asked in a clear voice, “I’m often a guest in the sad autumn, and since you were often in Zhanzhou when you were a young man, could it be that you thought that Kyoto was just a place for guests to live in?”

Fan Xian slightly stunned, color and answer, this as a start, he and the noble consort sitting and discussing the road, say all the world scriptures and books, poetry and song, until the two mouths are a little dry, only to have a tacit understanding of the mouth to stop talking. Fan Xian some fear, really did not think that the second prince’s mother is actually a talented woman in the palace, insight is extremely powerful, their own almost can not cope with. He couldn’t help but think, what kind of person would a prince raised by such a woman be?

“Don’t be nervous.” Shu Guifei’s disposition was extremely gentle, through the bamboo curtain one could vaguely see that her head was just a wooden fork, so plain that it was out of place in this palace, “Wan’er has grown up in the palace since she was young, and before His Majesty took her in as a righteous daughter, we, the few women who had nothing better to do, raised her as a daughter. There’s no one up and down the palace who doesn’t like her, so we can’t help but take a closer look when Mr. Fan wants to marry the most precious pearl in the palace.”

There was a cold sweat hidden behind Fan Xian’s back, and although he usually knew something about it, it was only today that he truly felt his fiancée’s position in the palace. Shukui Concubine was gentle and light, and seemed to be more satisfied with Fan Xian’s talk, after a long time, she let Fan Xian retreat, just before she parted, she said softly, “This palace likes to read, and his majesty also searched for some rare books for me, and I have let the palace people pick the precious ones and copy a few of them, and if Mr. Fan wants to go to the other empresses at this time, I’ll have someone send them to Yi Gui Concubine’s place. ”

Fan Xian’s heart was in awe, knowing that this was a generous gift, knowing that this Noble Concubine was sending a gift for the second prince, not daring to say much, he calmly and deeply bowed and retreated.

Out of the Shuji Consort’s small courtyard, Fan Xian wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead, but the palace maid who led the way in front of him was somewhat familiar with him, walking on tiptoe, bouncing around, turning back to look at his demeanor, and asked curiously, “It’s not hot today.”

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and shook his head, today he entered the palace originally thought that it was just a courtesy visit, where did he know that it was actually a bit more tense than the palace exams, I think that these ladies in the palace were very curious about Lin Wan’er marrying herself, so they wanted to take a look at Fan Xian’s literary talent and martial arts talent. Next, the two of them went to the great prince’s birth mother, Ning Cai Ren, Fan Xian knows that this woman is not high, just a talent, but from Wan Er know, because of her identity of the East Barbarians, so Fan Xian deliberately extra respectful.

Ning Cai Ren is nearly forty years old, but is still charming, between the eyebrows of the flavor is indeed extremely gentle feeling of the Eastern Barbarians women. These years the big prince has been in the western barbarians at the border, her knees no one, can not help but some loneliness, good in the Lin Wan’er in the palace often come to this place to play, so her feelings for Wan’er and the other mother is not general. Only to see her coldly looking at Fan Xian, her phoenix eyes chilling, “You are Fan Xian!”

Fan Xian knew that this noblewoman had saved His Majesty the Emperor on the battlefield back then, and had raised an imperial son who was capable of fighting, and was certainly a person of great majesty herself, so he wasn’t shocked, and calmly responded, “It is precisely my humble servant.”

“Hmm.” Caiyin Ning sized him up for a few moments, and to Fan Xian’s surprise, she didn’t say anything, only coldly saying, “Treat Wan’er well.”

Fan Xian liked the cleanliness of this, and responded with great joy, “Please rest assured, Your Highness.”

“There must be something fishy about that matter of the ox stopping the street, I don’t believe that you could kill an eighth ranked expert.” Caiyin Ning sized up his frame and snorted coldly, “Looking at your skinny appearance, how can I see that you’re not a person capable of martial arts and fighting well.” Fan Xian was stunned, thinking to himself, “Could it be that after taking the literature test, he’s going to take the martial arts test again? Just your majesty you forty years old noblewoman, master and minister, men and women are different, always not to pro wave pink fist to whack yourself right?

“But since Ye Ling’er admitted to herself that she is not your opponent, she will make do, okay, that’s it for today, you go to another palace, don’t delay too many hours.” After saying this, Caiyin Ning actually had no more words to say, and directly drove him out of the palace.

Fan Xian molded the back of his head, looking at the closed wooden door, thinking to himself that His Majesty is really a blessed man, and the women lying beside him are so “colorful”, there is Yigui Concubine’s type of naive and bright, there is Shuji Concubine’s type of sensible lady, and there is actually Ning Cailian this kind of barbaric girlfriend? –However, I knew before that Shuji Concubine’s talent was really powerful, and this Ning Cailian was also a coarse character on the outside and a fine one on the inside, together with the unpredictable Empress, His Majesty was able to put all these women in a big room and live peacefully for so many years, and I have to say that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Qing, had really powerful tactics.

At least Fan Xian paid himself not to have such skills.