Chapter 129 Why?
"Since I saw you at the temple that day, I have never forgotten you. I often dream about you."
The maid Lin Wan'er covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Lin Wan'er glanced at her and blushed as she spoke to Fan Xian anxiously.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Fan Xian smiled and spread his hands.
"I'm not talking nonsense, it's all from the bottom of my heart."
……
In the dark, Li Roujia clicked her tongue.
"Brother Cheng'an, this Fan Xian is as shameless as you. He actually said such words so frankly. Look how embarrassed my cousin is."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes.
"He is much more shameless than me. I am not as shameless as him."
Li Roujia laughed.
……
Lin Wan'er was furious.
"You! I'm leaving."
Having said that, Lin Wan'er turned around and left. Lin Wan'er's maid followed her for two steps, then she remembered something and looked around.
"Huh? Where's Xiao Tao?"
Lin Wan'er paused when she heard that and looked back. Yes, Xiaotao was gone.
Mei Cheng'an and Li Roujia in the dark said "Oh no" at the same time. Just as they were about to turn around to remind Xiaotao to keep quiet, Xiaotao stood up with her hands raised.
"Here it is!"
Mei Chengan: “…”
Li Roujia: “…”
The three people outside the yard looked over at the same time.
The place where the three people were hiding was actually not particularly hidden. It could only block most of the view. It was fine if no one noticed them. Once they were noticed, they would be exposed.
Look, Lin Wan'er's maid raised her eyebrows and shouted.
"Who's hiding there eavesdropping? Come out! I saw you all!"
Mei Cheng'an and Li Roujia looked at each other, sighed together, and stood up.
Fan Xian: "..."
Lin Wan'er: "..."
Mei Chengan forced a smile and waved.
"Um...hello."
Li Roujia lowered her head and called out.
"cousin."
Fan Xian rolled his eyes and pointed at Mei Cheng'an.
"You must be bored! Why are you eavesdropping?"
Mei Chengan smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.
"I just came here to eavesdrop because I was too bored."
Fan Xian chuckled. What he said made a lot of sense, but he was speechless.
Lin Wan'er glanced at Li Roujia and said coldly.
"When did you come?"
Li Roujia buried her head in her chest.
"When you two look at each other deeply..."
Lin Wan'er's heart skipped a beat. Didn't that mean she heard everything? Her face immediately turned red again, half because of shyness and half because of anger. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She bit her lip and turned away.
Her maid called out "Miss" and hurried after her.
Fan Xian pointed at Mei Cheng'an speechlessly and gave him a thumbs up.
"You're awesome! Tell my sister that I'll go home by myself later!"
After saying that, he followed.
Mei Cheng'an and Li Roujia both breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and then turned to look at Xiaotao.
Xiaotao was about to cry.
"Miss, I was wrong..."
……
Changxin Palace.
Eunuch Hou handed the poem written by Fan Xian to the eldest princess's maid Lanxiang, and after relaying Emperor Qing's instructions and the affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion, he returned to the imperial study.
After watching Eunuch Hou leave, Lanxiang looked at the paper roll in her hand and hurried in to report.
When Lanxiang arrived at the corridor, she first bowed to the Crown Prince, then whispered into the eldest princess' ear what Eunuch Hou had said.
The eldest princess' expression did not change until she heard that Fan Xian and Wan'er had met by chance, and then she glanced at Lanxiang.
After Lanxiang finished her instructions, she handed the paper to the eldest princess and stepped aside.
The prince looked at the eldest princess and asked.
"Aunt, what happened?"
The eldest princess smiled and raised the paper roll in her hand.
"Fan Xian's poem has arrived!"
The prince's eyes fixed.
"So fast?"
The princess spread out the paper and glanced at it, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She met the prince's curious gaze and read.
"The wind is strong and the sky is high, the monkeys are howling sadly....I have just put down my cup of muddy wine, Guo Baokun has lost miserably!"
The prince squinted his eyes.
"My aunt predicted it right."
The eldest princess closed the paper in her hand and handed it to the prince.
"This was sent by His Majesty. Please read it carefully."
The prince took it, opened it and began to read.
The eldest princess picked up the teapot, shook it gently, and then slowly began to pour tea.
After the prince read it carefully, his eyes were full of admiration and he spoke.
“This seven-character poem is absolutely wonderful!”
He looked up at the eldest princess.
"From this poem, it can be seen that Fan Xian is quite talented!"
The eldest princess seemed not to hear, she picked up the teacup and gently placed it in front of the prince.
The prince cried out.
"aunt."
The eldest princess looked at the prince and indicated that she was listening.
The prince's tone was lowered, with a persuasive tone.
"If Wan'er really marries him, it won't be considered wronged!"
The eldest princess did not respond. She picked up the teapot and poured herself some tea while changing the subject.
"In addition to sending the poem, His Majesty also sent a message that the Second Prince is eager to seek talents and is currently in Prince Jing's mansion, meeting with Fan Xian."
Upon hearing this, the prince slammed the paper in his hand shut and was about to stand up immediately.
The eldest princess said urgently.
"It's probably too late to rush over!"
Upon hearing this, the prince glanced at the eldest princess, paused, and slowly sat back down.
The princess picked up the cup and drank tea while secretly paying attention to the prince's expression. She was a little anxious just now and didn't want her intention to let the prince's contact with Fan Xian appear too obvious.
After seeing Fan Xian's talent, the prince obviously decided not to deal with Fan Xian anymore. This was not a good thing. He couldn't afford to give up on such a good shield.
Put down the teacup, the princess reminded.
"The second brother is very scheming. He has always been eyeing the financial power of the inner treasury." The prince threw Fan Xian's poem on the table with an unhappy expression.
The princess smiled and continued.
"Fortunately the news came quickly, so we can prepare earlier. It seems that your father still cares more about you as the crown prince."
Such empty talk was meaningless, so the prince stopped playing dumb and directly asked about the confusion in his heart.
"Aunt! Why do you hate Fan Xian so much?"
The eldest princess said seriously.
"Of course it's for the prince's inheritance."
The prince was silent. He asked and his aunt answered. Although he knew that it was just a perfunctory response, it was nominally acceptable. He could not question it or ask further questions.
As long as you don't fall out, everything will be fine.
The eldest princess smiled and said softly.
"Drink tea."
……
Outside Prince Jing’s Mansion.
Fan Xian ignored the obstruction of Lin Wan'er's maid and forced his way into Lin Wan'er's carriage.
Lin Wan'er looked at Fan Xian in panic.
"What are you doing here?"
Fan Xian said.
"I'll take you home."
Lin Wan'er turned her head.
"I don't need you to send me off, just go down now!"
Fan Xian smiled and sat down carelessly.
"I do not!"
Lin Wan'er looked at him.
"You! How can you be such a scoundrel?"
Fan Xian stretched out his hand.
"How am I a scoundrel? I finally found my chicken-legged girl and I wanted to talk to her. What's wrong with that? There were outsiders here just now, and I didn't even have a good word with you."
Lin Wan'er blushed.
"Who is yours?"
Fan Xian laughed.
"We are engaged."
Lin Wan'er emphasized.
"And never married."
Fan Xian cried out in fear.
"Sooner or later."
As he spoke, he patted the car wall and shouted outside.
"Don't just stand there, get the carriage moving."
The voice of Lin Wan'er's maid asking questions came from outside the car.
"Miss."
Lin Wan'er looked at Fan Xian without saying anything.
Fan Xian couldn't stand the look in his eyes and smiled bitterly.
"Don't look at me like that. I just want to see you more and talk to you. How about this? I promise to send you home and leave. At least let me know where you live, otherwise it will be inconvenient for me to find you in the future."
Lin Wan'er stared at Fan Xian's eyes for a while, then turned around and gave instructions outside the car.
"Let's go."
Fan Xian smiled happily.
……
Mei Cheng'an didn't want to go to the front yard, so he asked Qingniao to run a trip and tell Fan Ruoruo what Fan Xian said and whereabouts.
Fan Ruoruo was puzzled after hearing this. Wasn't he going to find Jitui'er's sister-in-law? Why did he go after Lin Wan'er?
Now that my brothers have left, there is no need to continue this poetry gathering.
Fan Ruoruo returned to the palace and told the news to Teng Zijing, then said goodbye to Li Hongcheng.
Li Hongcheng had already received the news and knew that Fan Xian had left, so he naturally did not try to keep him and personally saw Fan Ruoruo off.
The main characters were no longer around, and the poem shocked everyone. No one dared to embarrass themselves anymore. After appreciating Fan Xian's poem, the poetry gathering ended hastily.
After everyone left, Li Hongcheng ordered his servants to deliver Fan Xian's calligraphy to Lin Wan'er, and then went to find the second prince.
There is a pavilion in the front yard.
Li Hongcheng walked in slowly.
"Your Highness, have you met Fan Xian?"
The second prince squatted on the chair and looked at the Red Building.
"I've seen it before."
"How was the chat?"
The second prince sneered.
"Don't mention it. He guessed my identity and walked away. We didn't even talk about it."
Li Hongcheng was surprised.
"Just turn around and leave?"
"Ah, you didn't expect it, I didn't expect it either."
Li Hongcheng chuckled.
"He's really brave."
The second prince curled his lips and raised his eyebrows, turned a page and said.
"He is very brave but careful. He is very smart. He is afraid of causing misunderstanding by the prince."
"Your Highness, are you going to let him go just like that?"
The second prince shook his head.
"I didn't let him go. I just couldn't stand it. Fan Xian and Wan'er ran into each other. They didn't say anything. They just stared at each other. It would be so awkward for me to stay there. Let's talk about it another day."
Li Hongcheng was happy.
"No wonder. People below said he left with Wan'er. I thought I had misheard. So this is what happened. I asked someone to deliver Fan Xian's poem to Wan'er."
The second prince turned another page and said softly.
"It should."
……
backyard.
Mei Cheng'an and Li Roujia each flicked Xiaotao's forehead as a punishment.
The child is about to cry, and it’s not intentional, just a gesture.
The two returned to the house, and after Roujia finished reading the new chapter, they sat and chatted. Li Roujia asked about the conflict that happened in front of Yishiju yesterday.
Mei Cheng'an then recounted the story from beginning to end in vivid detail.
Li Roujia asked in surprise after hearing this.
"It turns out that the Guo family guard was not injured by Fan Xian. Why do people outside say that he was the one who injured him?"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"You're so smart, guess what."
Li Roujia wrinkled her nose and thought about it.
"Frame someone? They want to ruin Fan Xian's reputation. Why?"
(End of this chapter)
