Chapter 70 – The Other in the Imperial Family
“Walk with me.” Fan Xian stretched out his right arm and made a gesture of invitation.
Ye Ling’er looked at his face in a daze, then smiled, glancing back at the room in the corner of that courtyard and teasingly laughing, “How come you’re not in a hurry at this point?”
Fan Xian laughed out loud, “It’s just peeing.”
Ye Ling’er took a few steps forward and walked alongside him, tilting her head and looking at him with those woofy eyes, asking curiously, “Master, does the conversation in the flower hall make you so uncomfortable?”
Hearing the word master again, Fan Xian’s heart warmed for no apparent reason, and after being stunned, a gentle smile appeared on his face as he responded, “You know me, too, not very used to that kind of occasion.”
“How has it been in Jiangnan?” Ye Ling’er shrunk her shoulders and followed him, saying, “Knowing that something happened on Master’s way back, I should have gone to see you, but ……”
It wasn’t a desire to speak, it was a very helpless stop. The entire country of Qing was speculating about the truth of the valley sniping, who was the real culprit who wanted to kill Fan Xian, and many people used to bet their skeptical eyes on the second prince. After Ye Ling’er knew that Fan Xian had been assassinated, of course, she was inevitably shocked and worried, and had even asked her husband privately, although she had gotten an assurance from the Second Prince-that the matter of the valley had nothing to do with him-but with today’s situation, and with Ye Ling’er’s status as a royal consort, it really wasn’t greatly facilitate a visit to the Fan Mansion.
Fan Xian laughed and naturally patted her on the shoulder, saying, “I’m a leathery person, which is so easy to get into trouble?”
The hand that had been stretched out suddenly froze, and Fan Xian withdrew it, laughing to himself that the other party was now married to the crown princess, and that he had to have a sense of propriety in what he said and did.
The two of them chatted about the situation after parting, while traveling along the road of the winter forest of the royal residence towards the lake, Fan Xian said softly, “Wan’er has also not seen you for some days, and has been reading the Tao the other day.”
Lin Wan’er and Ye Ling’er were the best friends between the boudoirs between their marriages, but now that they are married to the two people who can’t be separated in the young generation of Qing, they can’t help but be greatly disturbed.
Ye Ling’er sadly said, “I also miss her.”
“Usually, if you don’t have anything to do, you’ll come to the mansion to play.” Fan Xian said gently, “If it’s inconvenient for you to go out of the mansion, I’ll send her to the royal residence to see you.”
Ye Ling’er sighed and stood still by a bare winter tree, looking at Fan Xian and asking quietly, “Master, I really don’t understand you men, including him as well, saying things that are all so similar …… that people listening always think that there was never anything between you in general. ”
That he in these words, naturally said the second prince.
Fan Xian laughed and said, “What does fighting to death between men have to do with the friendship of you girls?”
“Never mind?” Ye Ling’er’s temperament was straightforward, and she tilted her face and said, “Could it be that after one of Wan’er and I became a widow, we would still be able to talk as freely as before?”
Fan Xian was stunned, and after a long while said with a bitter smile, “Then what do you think?”
Ye Ling’er stood beside the tree in silence and sighed after a long time, she knew in her heart that there were many things that could not be changed according to her own mind, as the daughter of the Ye family, in the days before she married, she could wear the red fire-like clothes and gallop down the long street, so that the people of the whole Kyoto would be familiar with her face, and she didn’t care at all about what the Imperial Court would say, and what her father would be angry at! …… because she is Ye Ling’er, but what is Ye Ling’er to the whole of the Kingdom of Qing?
“I saw your uncle in Jiangnan.” Fan Xian smiled and changed the topic, admonishing, “But not too many people know about this matter, so you shouldn’t spread it outside.”
“Got it.” Ye Ling’er was slightly surprised, “What is that old man doing in Jiangnan?”
It was Fan Xian’s turn to be surprised, “Your uncle is a Grandmaster anyways, and you’re shouting like that?”
Ye Ling’er said with a deflated mouth, “He hangs around outside year after year, and occasionally comes home without bringing anything good with him……. If I shout at him as an old man, what can he have a problem with?”
Fan Xian laughed, but through Ye Ling’er’s words, he confirmed the closeness between Ye Liuyun and the Ye family, as well as the fact that Ye Liuyun was nominally traveling around the world, but surely didn’t come home quite as often, or else the youngest Ye Ling’er wouldn’t have shouted so affectionately.
“After marrying, has kung fu been thrown away?” Fan Xian asked softly.
Ye Ling’er laughed, not knowing if Master was preparing to test himself, it was just that in today’s situation, Fan Xian still didn’t distance himself in order to avoid anything, something that put the woman in a somewhat good mood, her eyes revealing a look of eagerness to try.
Fan Xian pretended not to see this look, and left that lone winter tree to walk towards the lake in front of him, and the two of them had already made a big circle to the other corner of that vast cold lake, vaguely visible not far from the corner of the flower hall that was covered by the winter tree.
Behind them came a cold wind with a whoosh, extremely fast and sinister, stabbing down behind Fan Xian’s ear!
Fan Xian did not turn back, his right shoulder shrugged, and the overbearing true qi in his body surged along those widening meridians, surging into his right arm, catalyzing his right arm into a natural struggle!
With a backward swing of his palm, his five slender fingers transformed into five stumps, transforming into several residual shadows that were incomparably fast and clear as they sequentially pointed at that cold wind at the back of his head.
With several crunching sounds, the objects in that cold wind were struck and fell down without any reason.
However, Ye Ling’er’s reaction was extremely fast, and she struck the back of Fan Xian’s head with a straight punch.
Fan Xian didn’t dare to be careless, and with a turn of his toes, his entire body turned around, his palms naturally flipping over and blocking in front of him …… just as if two large door panels had suddenly been erected in front of him, completely blocking Ye Ling’er’s punching winds from the door!
Immediately after that, his feet lurched, his knees slightly bent, and he abducted the following soundless kick hard.
The fight ended with the sound of several poofs.
Fan Xian and Ye Ling’er stood at the edge of the lake, fists and palms intertwined, and the legs below were also latticed in one place …… This gesture looked a little ambiguous, and Fan Xian felt the bouncing touch coming from the edge of his knee, and naturally his heart swung slightly, giving birth to some other feelings.
He coughed twice, separated from Ye Ling’er, and said with a smile, “Still too slow.”
Ye Ling’er retracted her unsheathed knife in a somewhat unconvincing manner and said, “That’s because you’re too fast.”
Fan Xian’s gaze dropped unintentionally, looking at the cute little cotton boots with embroidered flowers on Ye Ling’er’s feet, and imagined that if he had moved slower earlier, and let this little foot kick him in the abdomen, it must not have been very pleasant.
“Don’t use this kind of trick in the future, it will break people’s children and grandchildren.” He said teasingly.
Ye Ling’er said after humming, “It was master who said that the so-called small tactics are just the three words of shamelessness……. No wonder this kick can’t reach you, I just figured out that you like to do these sinister tactics the most, so of course you can guess my next step.”
Fan Xian was speechless, earlier the two of them exchanged some blows, Ye Ling’er used Fan Xian’s small tactics, Fan Xian used the Ye family’s Great Splitting Coffin, that is, a simplified version of Grandmaster Ye’s Flowing Cloud Scattering Hands, although Ye Ling’er was considered to be a rare seventh-grade expert amongst the women, she naturally did not have much room to play with in front of him.
Ye Ling’er suddenly asked in disbelief, “Master, although that stab from my back was a false move, why did you dare to use your scattered hands to bounce right off?”
Fan Xian glanced at her and laughed without humor, “Since it was a test move, of course you wouldn’t use any poison feeding sharp weapon, so what am I afraid of? …… There is also the fact that your small means are still not ruthless enough ah, in the end the fists and palms are restrained, the hairpin on the head can also be used to kill.”
Ye Ling’er glared at him and said, “Wouldn’t that be all scattered? This is in the palace of the great hall, where am I going to find a supportive maid to comb my hair?”
Fan Xian laughed out loud and said, “That still leaves a mouth …… that can bite.”
“Could it be that the master I worship is a big dog?” Ye Ling’er was a bit annoyed and said, “Being a master, you don’t know to give in a bit.”
Fan Xian looked at the stubborn and defiant girl, and couldn’t help but think of the time two years ago on the long street in Kyoto, when he had broken her nose with his fist and made her crouch on the ground and cry, and laughed happily. A moment later, he suddenly spoke, “In the future, it’s better not to be called master, although I don’t have any opinions, but after all, you are now the crown princess.”
Ye Ling’er and Fan Xian master-disciple things, in fact, the powerful and noble people in Kyoto are very clear, only as a child’s family nonsense, and do not care much, that is, Ye Chong himself has never raised any objections, but now the situation is different, coupled with Ye Ling’er identity is more honorable, Fan Xian has this proposal, is also a matter of course.
Ye Ling’er didn’t like it, and said: “I’ll call it so what? If it doesn’t work out, then you can call me master, and anyway, this Ye family’s scattered hands can’t be passed on to outsiders by definition.”
Fan Xian choked and laughed bitterly, knowing that Ye Ling’er was telling the truth, and that he had learned the Great Splitting Coffin from her, and had really taken advantage of the other party, and could no longer say anything to distance himself.
The two of them walk along the lakeshore, Ye Ling’er since becoming a princess, where there is still a chance to throw her head around and fight with people for fun, today and the master once in a while, although only for a moment, but it is also very excited, it is not easy to calm down the emotions, after a long time of calmness, she suddenly said: “Master, my father also returned to the capital.”
Fan Xian was stunned, understanding that she was reminding herself of something.
“Those people in the old military department all hate you now.” Ye Ling’er looked at him with a smile.
Fan Xian shook his head and smiled bitterly, no matter how strong his power was, as long as the military was still standing against him, and people like the Ye family and the Qin family were still alive, it would be impossible for him to deal a fundamental blow to the Second Prince, or completely eliminate the Second Prince’s strong desire to grab the dragon chair. Ye Chong returned to the capital just to report his duties, but he, as well as Ye Liuyun behind him, because of Ye Ling’er’s relationship, has turned into the pillar of the second prince ……
“It’s not easy to stop for a few days, I don’t want to hear any more bad news from your mouth.”
Ye Ling’er was silent for a moment before saying seriously, “Master, no matter what, I’m always a girl of the Ye family, and I’ll stand on my father’s and his side.”
Fan Xian paused, and after thinking for a long time, said extremely seriously, “This is very much as it should be, believe me, I mean what I say.”
A hint of sadness appeared in Ye Ling’er’s eyes, knowing that what Fan Xian said came from his heart, and also knowing even more clearly that it was always difficult to soften one another’s stance.
“Look, the ice on this lake will always melt.” Fan Xian suddenly smiled and said, “Who says that things in this world are so certain?”
Ye Ling’er spread her face and smiled, her eyes exuding a pure and delightful luster like jade, and she nodded heavily.
Not far across the lake was the flower hall with open windows, and one could see that those few people were chatting inside. Fan Xian pointed to that side and said to the side of Ye Ling’er teasingly, “It’s really a bit unseemly for us to stroll …… around this side of the lake, and if we let the people in that pavilion see it, they might say something nonsense.”
Although the Qing country’s folk style is open, but men and women get along alone, it is always a bit inappropriate, Ye Ling’er’s face was slightly embarrassed.
Fan Xian continued to tease, “Do you think Lao Er’s stomach would have exploded with anger at this time? As a result, he still has to maintain that slightly shy and calm smile on his face?”
“Don’t forget, you also smile that devilishly every day!” Ye Ling’er was greatly annoyed and said, “Also, just consider what Wan Er is thinking first.”
“Wan Er is nice.” Fan Xian sighed, “She has always pushed me to find a few more older siblings to accompany her ……”
The words, Fan Xian secretly said bad, this flirting has exceeded the division between master and disciple, ambiguous and clear more than some Meng Lang strength, the other party is not the previous yellow flower girl, but has been married to a woman’s consort.
As expected, Ye Ling’er was stunned before she realized what he was talking about, and after being shocked and furious, she pinched her fist and whacked him on the head.
Fan Xian knew that his habitual hooligan habits kicked in, his heart was ashamed, how dare he fight back, transformed into a lost dog running along the lake in fear, wanting to hide in the flower hall.
In the flower hall, half a person high that even the narrow window open, the cold wind on the lake blowing in, but by the warm cage into a fresh and lovely spring breath. Those royal men and women in the hall were having a conversation about the interesting things they did when they were young, but then someone noticed the pair of men and women across the lake first.
The Grand Princess smiled and said, “See what this is doing?”
The Grand Prince raised his eyes and looked, his face changed slightly, then he smiled and explained, “That kid has always called himself Ling’er’s master, I’m only afraid that he’s lecturing people again.”
The Grand Princess laughed and used her afterglow to glance at the Second Prince’s face.
At this moment, Li Hongcheng was holding a cup of wine, drunkenly coming to the window to look out, and was watching the scene of Fan Xian and Ye Ling’er stopping by the lake to talk, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Both of these two are barbarians, don’t look to be talking nicely at this hour, but maybe they’re going to fight in a few moments.”
Roujia also full of interest to come over to watch, said enviously, “I also want to learn kung fu from brother idle, but he is not willing to comply, really unfair.”
At this time, everyone in the flower hall was looking at the pair of young men and women across the lake, but only the second prince and Lin Wan’er came together to speak softly over snacks, seemingly not caring about what was happening over there.
Big Wangfei turned back to look at this scene, the heart can not help but give birth to some strange feeling to, secretly think that this two hearts have no idea?
The great prince looked across the lake and shook his head, whispering, “Ye family’s girl married, or so like to go around fooling around, the oldest two, you have to be more in charge of …… this Fan Xian in the mansion is also.”
He was a little displeased, but he didn’t want to say anything more.
The second prince was squatting on a chair at this time slowly chewing cinnamon cake, said vaguely, “What’s there to manage? After a year of being held back in the royal residence, this girl wants to beat people up and go crazy, Fan Xian is here just in time to act as a sandbag, so that I don’t have to suffer in the residence.”
Lin Wan’er beside him nodded and said, “Two grown-ups, they’re born with childish tempers, which time do they meet and not end up fighting? Leave them alone, let them fight, they will fight back in a while.”
Hearing this, the Grand Prince and his wife looked at each other in dismay, wondering what kind of argument is this? As the words fell, the crowd looked back again, only to see that the brawl was indeed happening again on the other side of the lake, with Ye Ling’er clenching her fists and chasing after Fan Xian as he fled in disarray.
The Grand Prince could not help but smile, thinking that the House of the Son of Heaven could actually have the kind of fun and frolics that ordinary people have, and that having Fan Xian and Ye Ling’er as the two alternative characters was not a good thing.
After a while of watching the fun and games, the crowd returned to their conversations. The second prince took the handkerchief Wan’er handed over and wiped his hands haphazardly, and suddenly asked with great interest, “Princess, I’ve always been curious about what kind of person that His Majesty …… of your country really is.”
Fan Xian was not the only one with a delicate mind, and the Grand Princess was obviously also very much affected by this title of the second royal brother, and smiled as she said a few words.
When Fan Xian fled back outside the flower hall in a state of distress, it was the Great Wangfei who was telling the escapades of the young Emperor of Northern Qi, and the words traveled out the door, leaving him stunned.