Chapter 152 You are right
At the gate of the royal villa, the Fan family's carriage slowly stopped.
Teng Zijing turned around and said something towards the carriage.
"arrive."
After saying that, he stood up and got off the carriage, took the stool and placed it at the end of the carriage.
Fan Xian got off the carriage first, followed closely by Fan Ruoruo.
The brother and sister stood on the street and looked at the gate of the royal villa. At this moment, the gate was open, and all they could see was a screen blocking their view, and there was no one holding the door.
Fan Xian felt inexplicably nervous. Although he had been here last time, he was forced to leave after failing to get in through the gate. This time... could he get in safely?
After taking a deep breath, Fan Xian said softly.
"Ruoruo, let's go in."
Fan Ruoruo glanced at Fan Xian.
"it is good."
The two of them walked towards the gate. Just as they stepped onto the steps, a woman dressed in plain green as a court lady suddenly appeared at the gate and blocked their way.
"Who trespassed into the Royal Courtyard?"
Fan Xian was startled by the sudden appearance of the woman. He quickly patted his chest to comfort himself, and said after taking a deep breath.
"I'm not trespassing. I came here to visit the princess. I just saw no one at the door, so I thought of going in to find someone to report it."
The woman looked at Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo, and her expression changed.
"Who is your Excellency?"
Fan Xian said.
"I am Fan Xian."
Then he pointed to the side.
"This is my sister Fan Ruoruo."
The woman looked a little strange after hearing this, but she quickly returned to normal, turned sideways and nodded towards the two of them calmly.
"You two come with me."
Led by the woman in plain clothes, Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo walked through the gate, walked around the screen, and entered the front yard.
After the woman in plain clothes led the two into the front hall, she turned around and looked at them and said.
"Master Fan, Miss Ruoruo, please wait for a moment. I will go and pass the message on for you."
Fan Xian nodded at her.
"Thank you!"
The woman in plain clothes nodded slightly and went out.
Fan Xian looked around the front hall for a few seconds, then asked Fan Ruoruo to sit down.
On the other side, a woman in plain clothes came out of the front hall and walked quickly towards the dovecote. She quickly took out a piece of paper, picked up a pen and wrote something on it. After putting down the pen, she rolled up the paper, then took out a carrier pigeon from the wooden cage, stuffed the rolled paper into the mailbox on the pigeon's leg, closed the lid, held the pigeon outside the room, released it, and followed the pigeon's figure into the sky.
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Changxin Palace.
The eldest princess is playing chess with the crown prince.
After making a move, the eldest princess spoke casually.
"It seems that Fan Xian has already joined the Second Brother's sect. In time, he may become a serious threat to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince was holding the chess piece and looking at the chessboard. He smiled when he heard this and looked up at the eldest princess.
"Is that what Auntie thinks?"
After asking, he calmed down and made his move.
The eldest princess immediately made a move and looked at the prince with a look of surprise on her face.
"Don't you think so, His Royal Highness?"
The prince nodded.
"Yes, I think it may not be as my aunt said. Given my second brother's character, if Fan Xian had already joined us, he would not have come out in person to support him. The more he steps forward, the more it shows that Fan Xian has not yet returned."
The eldest princess did not feel embarrassed when her point of view was refuted, and spoke.
"Even if he has not surrendered yet, since the Second Brother has spoken so much for Fan Xian in the court, it is only a matter of time before he is captured. If Fan Xian is not eliminated now, once he takes over the inner treasury, the financial power of the inner treasury will belong to the Second Brother."
The prince narrowed his eyes when he heard this, realizing that his aunt was trying to point a finger at him, and thought for a moment.
"Aunt, now it seems that His Majesty has transferred Fan Xian here to use him as bait. If we attack him again, we must kill him with one strike and not leave him any chance to survive. We can't rush this matter. Aunt, let me think about it carefully."
The eldest princess nodded slightly upon hearing this and said no more.
The two of them played chess quietly. After a few moves, a maid walked softly to the eldest princess, holding a secret letter, and knelt down slowly. The eldest princess stared at the chessboard and moved her hands naturally.
After the maid handed the secret letter to the eldest princess, she stood up and stepped aside.
The eldest princess opened the note, took a look at it, raised her eyebrows, and smiled inexplicably.
The prince's heart moved.
"What's written on the note? Why is my aunt laughing so strangely?"
The eldest princess threw the note onto the small horizontal table beside her and spoke.
"Fan Xian brought Fan Ruoruo to the Royal Courtyard and said he wanted to visit Wan'er."
The prince frowned when he heard this.
"How can we meet when the marriage is not yet decided?"
The eldest princess smiled and tilted her head.
"Did you hear that? The marriage is not decided yet, so it is inconvenient for them to meet. Please ask them to leave the Royal Villa."
The maid waiting on the side bowed and left after hearing the voice.
The princess looked at the chessboard, took a chess piece from the jar and placed it on the board.
The prince looked at the chessboard and suddenly smiled.
The princess glanced at him.
"What interesting thing did the prince think of?"
The prince raised his eyes and smiled. "Auntie, you're talking about that. I suddenly remembered an interesting story I heard a few days ago. It said that Fan Xian met a girl who loved to eat chicken legs when he entered the capital, and then he fell in love with her at first sight. On the day of the poetry party at Prince Jing's mansion, Fan Xian broke into the female guest seats just to find that girl. I was thinking, if the rumors are true, then it wouldn't hurt to let him meet Wan'er. Maybe he wants to break off the engagement."
The eldest princess looked at the prince expressionlessly and slightly opened her red lips.
"That girl with the chicken leg is Wan'er."
The smile on the prince's face froze instantly.
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Outside the gate of the Royal Courtyard.
Teng Zijing sat in the driver's seat, leaning against the car, feeling completely bored.
Suddenly his eyes were attracted by a carriage coming from a distance. It was also a two-horse carriage, but that carriage was wider than the Fan family's carriage. Even the two horses pulling the carriage were taller than the Fan family's. There were also several guards with swords escorting the carriage.
Under Teng Zijing's gaze, the carriage stopped opposite the Fan family's carriage. Then a man in dark blue clothes appeared from the rear of the carriage. He walked straight towards the gate of the royal villa with several guards without looking around. The difference from when Fan Xian entered just now was that no one blocked his way this time.
A hint of doubt flashed across Teng Zijing's eyes.
With such a grand style, he could enter the royal villa as if he were in an empty place with no hindrance.
Who is this person?
Who else could it be? Lin Gong. As soon as Lin Gong entered the royal villa, he received the news that Fan Xian had come to visit him openly. Lin Gong, who had originally planned to go upstairs to see his sister directly, went straight to the front hall with a sword in hand.
lobby.
After receiving the reply from the princess, the woman in plain clothes returned here.
"Master Fan, my princess said that the marriage has not been decided yet, so it is inconvenient for us to meet. I hope Master Fan and Miss Ruoruo will understand."
After saying that, he turned sideways and reached out towards the door.
"Please."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian stood up, feeling a little confused.
"Wan... did the princess really say that?"
The woman in plain clothes nodded.
"Princess, please."
Fan Xian felt something was not right.
"Wait a minute, what do you mean by the marriage is undecided? Hasn't His Majesty granted the marriage?"
As he said this, he turned his head and looked at Fan Ruoruo who had also stood up.
"Ruoruo, what do you think?"
Fan Ruoruo was a little embarrassed.
"Um...Brother, it has nothing to do with the marriage granted by His Majesty. The marriage mentioned here is undecided, which should be the fact that our Fan family and the Lin family have not yet agreed on the marriage..."
"..."
Fan Xian was stunned.
The woman in plain clothes spoke again, saying the same thing.
"You two, please."
Fan Xian sighed, this touched upon his blind spot in knowledge. With this matter at hand, he could only go back and think of a solution.
Fan Xian had just taken a few steps outside when Lin Gong and his group hurried into the room. Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo stopped and looked at them blankly. The woman in plain clothes quickly stepped aside.
There were only three people in the room, and only one of them was a man, so Lin Gong locked onto his target at a glance and quickly took two steps towards Fan Xian. Canglang drew out his sword and pointed it at Fan Xian's throat, his face stern and his words full of anger.
"Are you Fan Xian?"
Fan Xian lowered his eyes to glance at the tip of the sword which was only an inch away from his throat, and his expression turned cold.
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Backyard second floor.
"Cousin, you have to keep him under control. If he continues to be so arrogant, something bad will happen sooner or later."
Lin Wan'er felt a bit of a headache. Fan Xian was much more daring and reckless than she had imagined. The key was how could she persuade him about this matter. Not to mention whether Fan Xian would listen to her, she couldn't say the words "let Fan Xian bow down to those who targeted him everywhere" and "convince him to swallow his anger" from her standpoint, because she didn't think there was anything wrong with what Fan Xian did. It was a bit reckless, but she felt inexplicably relieved.
It's just this complicated relationship...
Oh, what is going on? Lin Wan'er sighed softly.
Seeing her cousin's worried face, Li Roujia swallowed her words and replaced them with soothing words.
"Cousin, it's not as serious as I said. I'll ask Brother Cheng'an to talk to him later. Don't worry."
Lin Wan'er waved her hand.
"No need, I'll find a chance to talk to him in person."
Li Roujia nodded, then stood up with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking about this topic and forget about these troubles. Cousin, your most important task now is to adjust your body. Let's continue to learn Tai Chi."
Lin Wan'er smiled and stood up as well.
"Okay, I'll try to learn a few more moves today."
"Yeah, I'm sure it will be fine, cousin."
The two were talking and laughing and were about to walk out when Xiaoxi hurriedly ran into the room, shouting as she ran.
"Miss, something big has happened! Fan Xian is here, and the Second Young Master is here too. They met in the front hall and are about to fight. Miss, go and take a look!"
The smiles on their faces disappeared instantly, and Lin Wan'er was horrified.
"What are you talking about? When did this happen? When did Fan Xian come? And why did my second brother have a conflict with him?"
There were so many questions that Xiaoxi didn't know which one to answer first. Fortunately, Li Roujia helped her out.
"Cousin, now is not the time to ask this. It won't be too late to ask later. Let's go over and take a look now before we really start a fight."
Lin Wan'er suddenly came to her senses after hearing this and held her hand tightly.
"Yes, you are right, Xiaoxi, lead the way!"
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(End of this chapter)
