Chapter 44 – Gifts

It was the little girls who had read too many romance novels that liked this kind of big wedding scene. In any case, Fan Xian didn’t like it much, his mind was calm enough not to be excited by these rewards from the palace, not to mention that in his heart, including the hearts of the guests, they all thought that these rewards were naturally given to the “Morning County Princess” Lin Wan’er.

Fan Xian mainly felt that every time the palace to reward have to kneel down to salute, his waist and knees some can not stand, and began to miss the five bamboo stick.

In a burst of jubilant ceremonial music, the marriage of the two Fan Lin families was finally finalized, the newlyweds were sent to the bridal chamber, and the guests began to retire, today it was very strange, except for Prince Jing alone, none of the ministers were drunk.

Sinan Bo Fan Jian looked at the young couple being helped into the new room, a gentle smile appeared on his face, the thing he was most worried about today did not happen. It seemed that the Crown Prince and the Second Prince also knew that coming to observe the ceremony in spite of their status at their son’s wedding would cause alarm in the palace and resistance from Fan Xian.

However, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince still called out to send a heavy gift over.

At night, a pair of newlyweds finally in the maids of the support, to the newly renovated that garden, back to their own mansion. This place was also brightly lit with red candles, and happy words were plastered everywhere, red and colorful and festive.

When he arrived here, Fan Xian finally relaxed, some of these servants and maids were bought by himself, some were sent from King Jing’s residence, and a few of them were old men from the palace who had followed Wan’er, basically, they were still a bit afraid of a young master like him.

He entered the house, stretched his back, and smiled as he called out to the crowd to stand down. The subordinates and maids in this house all bowed to the newlyweds outside the door, and the personal maid Four Kei, who Wan Er had married over, hurriedly took out the reward money and divided it.

“Siqi, you’re also tired, go to sleep.” Fan Xian said with an open brow and a smile, squeezing a Y character between his brows.

Si Qi looked at the young lady with some difficulty, thinking that she hadn’t drunk the acacia wine yet. It was at this time that Lin Wan’er, who went to see the red cloth-covered Lin Wan’er’s hand resting on her lap, waved it very imperceptibly, as if she was kicking someone out.

The eldest maid covered her mouth with a smile and hurriedly went out of the new room and closed the wooden door.

At this moment, only Fan Xian and Wan Er were left in the new room.

“Come out, if you don’t want me to beat you.” Unexpectedly to Lin Wan’er, Fan Xian spoke coldly. As expected, Fan Si Zhe twisted his obese body with great difficulty and crawled out from under the bed, then rushed out with his head down.

Fan Xian frowned, “It doesn’t bother him that the toilet behind the bed will smoke him to death.”

Lin Wan’er said with a giggle under her red head, “It’s not like the toilet was ever used.” Fan Xian thought to himself, “That’s true, the toilet is painted with a gold rim, and the inside is covered with vanilla.

A look around no one, the red candle silently flowing jade, his eyes turn, hey two laugh, walked forward, holding Lin Wan Er exposed in the wide sleeve behind the slightly cool hands.

He suddenly thought of the five bamboo uncle, in case this great master like usual like to stand in the corner, stay a while their own little two bed is pleased, see the ghost in the corner, they can not be scared out of that aspect of the problem. He hurriedly coughed twice and said softly, “Is uncle in?”

Uncle is not in.

Lin Wan Er was holding his hand, thinking of what was going to happen soon, had long been shy, suddenly heard him calling uncle, could not help but feel suspicious, “Hmm?”

“Nothing.” Fan Xian smiled and said, “When we settle down in the future, I’ll let you meet.”

“Oh.” Lin Wan’er was filled with confusion, not knowing who he was talking about.

“Niangzi.” Fan Xian did not follow the rules to use the ruler to pick up the red cover on Wan Er’s head, but gently used two fingers to hold one side of the red cloth and slowly lifted it up. He saw the red cloth gradually moving up, revealing the girl’s slightly low and shy alabaster jaw, and then the two soft lips, the tip of the nose, the eyes closed tightly because of nervousness, and the long eyelashes trembling slightly.

As the red candle dimmed, Fan Xian sat down somewhat nervously on the edge of the bed, the thumb of his right hand gently stroking his wife’s smooth cheeks below her ears.

“Cough.”

Two extremely untimely coughs came from outside the room, followed by the sound of Fan Xian’s personal guards sheathing their swords, the sound of muffled grunts falling to the ground, and finally the startled cry of Wang Qinian, who was on duty this night!

Fan Xian’s brows furrowed, and his entire body had long since broken out of the door, the large red robe on his body drifting out like a red cloud, appearing extraordinarily colorful and charming in the darkness of the night.

The red cloud, he simply can not see who is coming, wrist a shake, footsteps a mistake, has been to avoid the other side to shoot his own shoulder palm, since the hair between the fine needle, has been stabbed into the other side of the shoulder, this needle on the poison is powerful, think the other side is no longer move.

At this time, his afterglow only saw that the guards in front of the stone steps had fallen down three or four, unconscious, while Wang Qinian was looking behind himself with a face full of fear.

Fan Xian was shocked in his heart, who in this world could be hit by his own poison and still be able to move? Feeling the sound of breaking wind coming from behind him, he let out a muffled grunt, turned his palm into a sword, and with a fling, he chopped over.

Just as he was about to chop into the man’s face, Fan Xian groaned in pain and crouched down, holding his stomach.

One reason was that the man couldn’t chop, and the other reason was that he had been poisoned.

He only saw that the man’s hair was a bit messy, his face was full of the color of the weather, and he was very old, but his true face could not be seen. A pair of gloomy eyes were dyed a light brown color, looking very scary.

“Teacher?” Fan Xian exclaimed out in shock, and with a twinge in his belly, he didn’t dare to slow down and hurriedly took out an antidote pill from his belt and chewed it, not knowing if it was the right way to go.

Then hurriedly went forward to meet the salute, embrace, bellyache, touched by the ten years not seen Fei Jie today suddenly driving.

“Your appearance hasn’t changed much.” Fei Jie sat in his study, sipping tea and enjoying the maid’s leg pounding while looking at Fan Xian standing next to him, “I thought that I shouldn’t recognize you after not seeing you for ten years, but I didn’t think that you kid would still grow up to be so beautiful.”

Fan Xian sighed, but didn’t dare to sit down and said, “I said teacher ah, can you …… even just once, don’t touch the house in the middle of the night, it’s easy to create misunderstandings, even though the student room is now using soft pillows, but what if just now I’m using a knife to give you a bit of it? You’re clearly the weakest one in martial arts within the Eight Divisions, yet you prefer to pretend to be a night warrior, it’s very dangerous.”

In fact, Fan Xian had envisioned countless scenes after reuniting with Teacher Fei Jie, possibly with the two masters and disciples hugging and crying, or possibly pouring poisonous tea for each other to try out their skills after parting, but it had never occurred to him that on the day of his wedding, the day of his spring night, this old gentleman would actually come to stir up trouble.

Originally to the teacher of some after parting thoughts, at this time has long been all turned into a desire for anger. To know today tossed a day, Fan Xian has been consoling himself, have endured thirty years, what is the hurry? But the eye will be accomplished, but by this old poisonous thing stirred up, can not help Fan Xian is not anxious, thinking when you can not come, have to be today?

Fei Jie didn’t care about him at all, and said, “I just came back from Dongyi City, and I heard about your wedding, so I rushed for a few days, and finally caught up with you.”

Fan Xian’s heart was touched, and he hurriedly bent down and performed a big salute, he was able to live to this day in this world, this person in front of him should be considered as one of the two people who contributed the most.

Fei Jie handed him a small box, inside the box there was a faint aroma wafting out. Fan Xian was surprised and asked, “What is this?”

“A gift for the student’s big wedding, see how it looks.”

Fan Xian knew that the gift this teacher took out must be extraordinary, he opened it and found that inside were a few pills the size of a pinky finger, he had a heartbeat and used his fingernail to pick some of the powder from the top and sent it into his lips to taste it.

Fei Jie watched his action, a slight smile, when the beautiful little child turned into today’s clear and elegant youth, the old man’s heart is also very relieved, especially to see that he still retains the professional habits that he was educated back then, Fei Jie is even more comforting.

“Turtle armor, made of vinegar.” Fan Xian frowned as he analyzed the ingredients in the pills, “Di Huang, Colla Corii Asini, Bee Wax …… but there’s another medicine I can’t taste.”

“One Smoke Ice.” Fei Jie’s lips curled up, seemingly a little pleased.

“One Smoke Ice?” Fan Xian had already guessed what this pill was for at this point, and thinking of his teacher’s amazing methods, he couldn’t help but gain a lot more confidence and asked in surprise.

“Not bad, it’s a kind of medicinal herb from outside the ocean, Dongyi City has been in business for generations, I asked them to look around for it four years ago, and I finally found it this year, so I stayed there for some more days just to wait for the ship to arrive.” Fei Suo waved his hand and let the maid serving him go out.

Four years ago was the first time the palace talked about the marriage of the two families of Fan Lin, it turned out that since then, Fei Jie had started to work on treating Lin Wan’er’s consumption, wanting his student to marry a healthy wife, thinking about it, there was no way that Fan Xian wouldn’t be touched.

“There’s one more thing I have to do when I go to Dongyi City.”

Fan Xian understood.

“I sold all of my love for curing the Four Gu Swords back then in exchange for a promise that they wouldn’t take the initiative to cause trouble against you.”

Fan Xian sat on his butt next to his teacher, no longer able to bear any resentment towards the other party for interrupting his spring night, and said gratefully, “Thank you for the medicine, thank you, teacher.”

“This is the first time I’ve dispensed this medicine, but I’ve tested it and it works.” Fei Jie smiled and said, a clear light flashed through his hazel eyes, “But there are some side effects, you have to listen clearly.”

“Teacher please speak.” Seeing that Teacher Fei Jie was cautious, Fan Xian’s face also became cautious.

“After taking the medicine, you must abstain from intercourse for one month.” Fei Jie smiled faintly, still hiding the real side effects without saying anything.

“You are so poisonous.” Fan Xian stared at his teacher’s eyes, itching to bite the other party to death.

Fan Xian said sadly, “Then I’ll have Wan Er take this medicine again tomorrow.”

Fei Jie nearly sprayed a mouthful of tea in his face and pointed at his nose, “You’re so strong, there are countless greenhouses in this Kyoto, do you have to rush this one night?”

Fan Xian laughed, “Because I know that teacher is deliberately playing with me.”

Fei Jie really couldn’t do anything with this pretty boy, he wasn’t his opponent ten years ago, and even more so after these ten years, so he could only stand up with a puff of air, “Could it be that I was destined to owe you in my past life? Everything can be guessed by you.”

Fan Xian hurriedly stood up with him and comforted, “Because teacher’s heart aches for me.”

Fei Jie suddenly looked into his eyes and was silent for a long time, this study was newly opened, so the smell of this material was still emanating in the room, and the whole atmosphere was a bit strange.

After a long time, Fei Jie faintly asked, “After coming to the capital for so long, you have also been to the Supervisory Academy, I think you already know some things.”

“Knew part of it.” Fan Xian smiled a pure smile, “Like knowing about mom, but still not knowing about dad.”

He looked at Fei Jie’s eyes. As old and venomous as Fei Jie, he also felt that pressure, smiled and changed the topic, turning it quite skillfully, which made Fan Xian momentarily unable to press the issue again, “I think you’re also aware that Miss built the Ye family with her left hand back then, and the Supervisory Academy with her right hand. Nowadays, both Mr. Sinanbo and Mr. Dean are thinking of you to take over. It’s just that Uncle Sinan wants you to take over the business of the inner treasury, while Lord Dean, it seems that he has the intention of having you take over the Supervisory Academy.”

Fan Xian shook his head, “Teacher, that waist plate you gave me back then was actually a Tishi plate, in fact, from the moment I understood what the plate represented, I knew what might happen behind it. What is your opinion?”

“My opinion is, in fact, different from that of the Dean-sama.” Fei Jie looked a bit melancholy, “The Supervisory Academy is too close to the Son of Heaven, so it’s easy to get involved in those horrible political struggles. Although the inner treasury is also a hot cake, it is after all a bit better controlled than the Supervisory Court.”

Fan Xian nodded, but his heart was smiling bitterly, thinking that he seemed to have been involved in those palace struggles a long time ago, and even the eldest princess being forced to leave Kyoto seemed to have something to do with himself. He smiled after thinking about it and said: ”Teacher don’t waste your mind, you are tired from the journey, just stay in the mansion first. As for the future, first of all, regardless of whether I want to accept my mother s inheritance or not, I am only afraid that even if President Chen and …… father want to give it, there are many people who are not willing to do so.”

Fei Jie nodded and said heavily, “Things are complicated, and I see that Lord Chancellor, probably won’t be able to stay in the dynasty for much longer.”

Fan Xian frowned, thinking to himself that his lord in-law had long since gotten out of the Wu Bo’an matter now, so what could have happened?

Fei Jie did not explain, but only asked softly, “Are the five great men in the capital now?”

Without a moment’s consideration, Fan Xian directly said, “He left right after I entered the capital. It seems like he went over to the South Sea to look for Ye Liuyun, it’s not clear what he’s up to.”

Fei Jie shook his head and suddenly glanced at Fan Xian, frowning as he admonished, “I heard that you like to write some poems in the capital and have made some big names?”

Fan Xian smiled somewhat embarrassedly, “Teacher knows that I’ve always liked writing sour things since I was a child.”

Fei Jie sighed, “So it seems that that so-called salt peddling old Xin is also your excuse.”

Fan Xian hemmed and hawed and laughed twice.

Fei Jie couldn’t help but shake his head again, looking at him and saying, “Your mother was such an amazing talent back in the day, but she despised the sour and rotten people. After you entered the capital, you’ve been pondering over these trivial endeavors, so if your mother were alive in heaven, wouldn’t she be angry and half dead.”

Fan Xian shrugged his shoulders, thinking to himself that his mother in her previous life is probably the most horrible female doctor of science, naturally and his own path is different.

Fei Jie refused student Fan Xian’s request to stay overnight, and he naturally had a mansion in the capital. As he prepared to leave, Fan Xian finally couldn’t help but ask.

“Teacher, back then, did you, Chen Pingping, and Uncle Wuzhu follow my mother all the way?”

“Yes.”

“Did Mother Superior once come to you to get some medicine.”

“What medicine?”

“Well ……,” Fan Xian shook his head somewhat helplessly, “aphrodisiacs or ecstasy.”

Fei Jie seemed to have remembered something, and a very odd look appeared on his face as he smiled grimly and said, “You’re only newly married, and you need these things?”

Early in the morning of the second day, magpies chattered and chirped on the branches, even the leaves that were gradually turning yellow seemed to have been dipped in some joyful energy and became much more tender. The sunrise reflected diagonally from the end of the courtyard, illuminating the courtyard with light warm colors, and the grass and flowers in the courtyard and the slightly sloping stone paths were all stained with dew, making them look very quiet.

With a creak, Fan Xian pushed the door open and stretched out his waist, his face slightly lackluster, but his eyes were bright and clear. He yawned and smiled, waving his hand behind him, “Don’t hurry to come out, the season of the day lies in the morning, you morning child, how come you also stay in bed.”

Lin Wan’er replied shyly and anxiously, “I haven’t seen you so unashamed, don’t hurry to close the door.”

Fan Xian laughed and said, “It’s early in the morning, yesterday’s big wedding, all these subordinates are tired, I’m afraid we’re the first ones to get up in the whole courtyard.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, he heard so many people, men and women, appearing out of nowhere in front of and behind the courtyard and paying their respects to Fan Xian: “Good morning, young master.”

Fan Xian was taken aback and hurriedly went back to his room, closing the door.

After a while, the maids came in to serve the newlyweds and washed up before putting on their clothes and heading out the door. Fan Xian carefully held Wan Er’s hand, looked at his wife’s pleasantly angry face, smiled and said, “Last night I accompanied my teacher for a while, so the time was a bit shorter, I’ll make up for it tonight.”

Lin Wan’er grew up in the palace since she was young, and was careful with her behavior and speech, but now she married a husband who liked to talk nonsense the most, and she spat with a shy face, “Again, you’re not being proper.”

Fan Xian held her slightly cold little hand, smiled and said: “Since the lake, we began to read the scriptures obliquely.”

“There you go again.”

“From today onwards, address my husband as Sangong.”

“Yes, Sangong.” Lin Wan’er’s shy and obedient appearance was truly endearing.

Fan Xian thought of mahjong while listening to the word “husband”, and thought of the marvelous encounters he had in his life, last night’s madness, the beauty of the spring night, and the Rapunzel who had been kicked out of her fief by the Emperor, and couldn’t help but smile slightly, “It does seem as if I’ve touched a few more tiles than the others.”

Having entered the capital up to this point, he finally found happiness, and couldn’t help but chant in a low voice, “ONE NIGHT IN Kyoto, I’ve left behind a lot of love.”

Lin Wan’er in his arms opened her big innocent eyes, not understanding a single word.

From the corner of the garden turned into the Fan’s main house, again a good deal of bustle, servants and subordinates are divided into two sides to welcome the newlyweds, all know that this young granny is a remarkable character, last night at the wedding, the palace’s chain of rewards has shocked all the Fan clan.

After drinking the daughter-in-law tea, Fan Jian pleasantly let the two get up, and Wan Er said a few words about how the health of the Lin Minister, and then let them rest in peace. Looking at the new son and new wife look like a good match, Si Nan Bo is old and comforting, and Fan Ruo Ruo beside is also full of heart for brother happy.

The two returned to their own courtyard, and then heard a noise outside the courtyard, the boy opened the door to see, only to find that the original is the capital suburbs of Fan’s farm people to send gifts. These people naturally do not need Fan Xian and Lin Wan Er personally to see, just casually dismissed the matter, but is the Fuji Zijing couple two people also came today, let Fan Xian some surprise.

“Legs healed?” Fan Xian sat on the main seat and looked at Tou Da’s leg with concern.

Tou Zijing laughed, “It’s long since gotten better, it’s just that it’s still a bit inconvenient to walk.”

Fan Xian smiled at Lin Wan’er beside him and said, “The roe deer meat and white elk meat that was sent to you some days was picked up by Fuji Zijing.”

Lin Wan’er smiled faintly and nodded slightly, but in one night’s work, she had changed from a young girl to a dignified mother figure, one could not help but say that life’s changes were always so sudden.

After talking for a while, Mr. and Mrs. Fuji Zijing were led to take a rest, after going out, Fuji Zijing’s daughter-in-law curiously whispered, “This young granny is quite noble, but her body seems to be a bit weak, I’m afraid she’s not good enough for the young master.”

Fuji Zijing bluffed a big jump, reprimanded: “Young granny is a real nobleman, beware of the other side heard it, raw tear your mouth.”

Fuji Zijing daughter-in-law looked at still some young woman afterglow, no doubt laughed: “just look at the bride is not groom handsome, some funny.”

Fuji Zijing also laughed: “In this Kyoto, it’s really not that easy to find a girl who is more handsome than the young master.”

Speaking of the other end of the story, Tanyuu’s grandmother’s gift was delayed on the road for a few days, and today it also finally arrived at the Fan Mansion. Fan Jian naturally went out to meet her, and also had someone notify the young couple over here. Fan Xian was full of joy, dragging Wan’er’s hand towards the entrance of the courtyard, saying as he walked, “Grandma loves me the most, I don’t know what she’ll give us.”

When he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, Fan Xian froze there, he had never imagined that the grand wedding gift from his grandmother would be a person.

Miss Sisi looked happily at the young master she had served for several years and bowed down, “Greetings, young master, greetings, young grandmother.”