Chapter 214: Cold and Creepy
"Stop him. I have something to say to him."
Chen Pingping observed for a moment and gave instructions.
"Yes!"
A moment later, on a quiet street, the red-armored knight and the black knight, each protecting a carriage, confronted each other.
Chen Pingping and Fan Jian opened their car windows and stared at each other.
……
At the same time, in the Royal Villa.
Outside Lin Wan'er's bedroom.
Princess Roujia, who had been listening attentively for a while, looked at Ye Ling'er beside her and whispered.
"I can't hear what they are saying, but I can't hear the crying anymore. It seems Fan Xian is still useful."
Ye Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.
"That's good, that's good. If you continue to be sad, I'm really worried that Wan'er won't be able to bear it."
Princess Roujia smiled and said easily.
"It's all right now. Don't worry. Fan Xian is here. We can take a break. Let's go and eat something. I'm starving."
Ye Ling'er had been hungry for a long time, and was very interested when she heard this.
"Wan'er's meal..."
Princess Roujia cried out and pulled her away.
"Don't worry, I've already told Xiaoxi to be ready at any time. The most urgent thing is to fill our own stomachs."
Ye Ling'er said "oh" and obediently let her take her away.
……
Quiet streets.
Before speaking, Chen Pingping first shouted at his attendants to leave, and Fan Jian also waved his hand.
The black knights and the red-armored knights put away their swords and lined up in front of their own carriages to wait.
Chen Pingping looked at Fan Jian with a smile.
"You are so quick. You took me to Beijing while I was away and even arranged a good marriage for me."
Fan Jian didn't care about the sarcasm in his words.
"It's just an opportunity to take back the inner treasury."
Chen Pingping's face drooped.
"What's so good about a pile of filthy money?"
Fan Jian sneered and said lightly.
"If it weren't for her funding, how could you have established the Overwatch Council?"
Chen Pingping was too lazy to talk to him about these trivial matters.
"The inner treasury is the source of the royal family's finances. If you let Fan Xian take over, there will be so many eyes staring at him. Listen to my advice and cancel the marriage immediately!"
Fan Jian sighed.
"It's a pity that you came back too late. Now he wants to marry Lin Wan'er, and they are attracted to each other."
Chen Pingping opened his mouth, thought for a moment, swallowed the curse, and was very puzzled.
"The inner treasury is no longer named Ye, why do you want Fan Xian to take risks?"
Fan Jian was unhappy when he heard this. Yes, he had made a decision that now seemed unwise, but how could this old man Chen Pingping be much better than him?
"If you really cared about Fan Xian, why would you give him the official badge? Can you say you didn't want him to take over the Supervisory Council? Oh, letting him take over the inner treasury is risky, but taking over the Supervisory Council is safe? Isn't that more dangerous than the inner treasury?"
"I want him to 'inherit' the Overwatch Council! Both the Inner Treasury and the Overwatch Council are extremely important. Your Majesty is a man of great talent and strategy. I don't think he will let him take on a dual role!"
"The Overwatch Council is at the center of the storm. Compared to that, taking over the inner treasury and becoming a wealthy man has less risk!"
Chen Pingping took a deep breath.
"In one's lifetime, if one only seeks wealth and honor, it is ultimately a castle in the air, a tree without roots! Without power in his hands, what can he use to protect this wealth and honor?"
"I will protect him myself!"
Chen Pingping smiled.
"Protect him. Haha, let me remind you, if the Niulan Street case had not been accidentally uncovered, Fan Xian would have been in danger of life and death! Can you rely on the few guards you assigned to protect him?"
Fan Jian’s face turned red.
"I won't make this mistake again!"
Chen Pingping did not continue to mock, but spoke seriously.
"Take over the Supervisory Council, you will have great power in your hands, and you will have no worries for the rest of your life."
Fan Jian also expressed his thoughts very seriously.
"Stay away from political schemes, that is the way to survive!"
Chen Pingping hissed and pointed at Fan Jian, but after pointing for a long time, he didn't say a word.
People with different ideas cannot work together, and people who don't agree with each other can't talk too much. Chen Pingping decisively gave up the idea of persuading him.
Taking back her hand, she moved her eyes forward and stopped looking at him, Chen Pingping said softly.
"It seems that neither of us can convince the other. If that's the case, there's no point in talking any more!"
Fan Jian also turned around and said something.
"It's always been like this!"
Hearing this, Chen Pingping turned his head and glanced at him again, then nodded.
"Okay, then let's each use our own methods. Let Fan Xian choose his own path in the future!"
"That's how it should be!"
Chen Pingping and Fan Jian rolled up the car windows at the same time, looking at each other angrily and with disdain.
In a moment, the two teams drove away in different directions.
……
After returning to the courtyard, Mei Cheng'an went straight to his bedroom for a nap.
I've been running around, strolling around, dealing with troubles and eating melons this morning. I'm really tired and it's time to take a break.
When Mei Chengan woke up from his deep sleep, it was already past 3 . He slept for a full hour and a half.
After resting up, Mei Cheng'an felt full of energy again. He first went to the study and told his father the news that the national war was about to begin.
Mei Zhili was stunned after hearing this.
"What did you say? National war? We're going to go to war now? Just to avenge the son of Prime Minister Lin? This, this, this, this is too much of a joke."
Mei Chengan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Dad, that's just an excuse to start a war. Your Majesty has been planning this war for a long time, and now he is just taking advantage of the situation to start it."
Mei Zhili suddenly realized.
"I see. Since Your Majesty has made preparations, there is no need to worry about this battle."
Mei Chengan smiled. "Does Dad have such confidence in His Majesty?"
Mei Zhili said this with a very proud tone.
"I have confidence in our Qing Kingdom. Now, under the leadership of Your Majesty, our Qing Kingdom is becoming stronger and stronger, with powerful soldiers and horses and many talented people. The Northern Qi has long been corrupt and decadent, so we will win this battle!"
Mei Chengan gave his father a thumbs up.
"You are so heroic, Dad. You are so courageous!"
Mei Zhili stroked his beard and laughed twice.
"Haha, go ahead and stop making fun of your dad."
Mei Cheng'an withdrew his hand with a smile and asked about his wedding.
"Dad, it's been more than two months. How far have the preparations for Roujia and I progressed?"
Mei Zhili glanced at him with a smile.
"Are you impatient? Be patient! We just got married, but haven't had the betrothal ceremony yet. The wedding date can only be set after the betrothal ceremony. Now that the country is going to go to war, it will probably have to be postponed. You have to wait."
Mei Chengan was puzzled.
"What does a national war have to do with wedding gifts? Why should it be postponed?"
Mei Zhili explained.
"We don't mind, but after all, it's a marriage with the royal family. They have a lot of concerns, so it's hard to say."
"..."
Well, needless to say, this one will be postponed to next year.
But I am only seventeen and Roujia is only sixteen, so getting married later seems... not bad.
After thinking about it, Mei Chengan nodded.
"I understand Dad."
After coming out of the study, Mei Chengan strolled back to the courtyard.
He first wrote a letter to his wife, picking out some interesting things that happened that day, and asked Bluebird to deliver it.
With nothing to do, he glanced around the bookshelf and picked up a book he hadn't read yet. Mei Cheng'an got up and left the room.
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That night.
The Overwatch Dungeon.
Si Lili was leaning against the iron bars of the cell, resting with her eyes closed.
Hearing the sound of wheels turning, Si Lili immediately opened her eyes and looked towards the source of the sound.
When Si Lili saw the host Yan Ruohai and the man sitting on the wheelbarrow he was pushing, her pupils dilated slightly.
Si Lili stood up subconsciously, her vigilant eyes always fixed on Chen Pingping.
She was looking at Chen Pingping, and Chen Pingping was also looking at her curiously.
Yan Ruohai pushed Chen Pingping to the door of the cage and stood up and stepped aside.
Chen Pingping looked at Si Lili with a warm face, first read out her name word by word, and then introduced herself with a smile.
"I'm Chen Pingping."
There was a pause. Si Lili looked at him quietly without saying anything.
Chen Pingping didn't care and continued talking.
"You should have heard that I dominate everything in the Overwatch Council."
"Let me ask you a question. Have you told Fan Xian about Lin Gong's plan for the assassination at Niulan Street?"
Si Lili pursed her lips, paused and replied.
"No, I didn't tell him."
Chen Pingping smiled and shook his head slightly.
"You shouldn't have hesitated!"
When Si Lili heard this, fear showed in her eyes and she dared not speak.
Chen Pingping said softly.
“At the morning court tomorrow, His Majesty will use the Northern Qi spy’s attempt to sow discord between Qing and Dongyi City, as well as the assassination of the second son of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, as an excuse.
Start a national war!
Within a day, the Qing army will reach the border and invade Northern Qi."
This passage contained a huge amount of information. Si Lili was stunned after hearing it.
Country, national war?
Just for a case that was exposed before any action was taken?
No, wait a minute, why don’t I understand the reason for starting a war?
"What do you mean by trying to sow discord between Qing and Dongyi? What does Lin Gong's death have to do with Northern Qi?"
Chen Pingping said softly.
"It was Si Gu Jian who killed Lin Gong. This was planned by you, Northern Qi!"
I understand, so Si Lili remained silent.
Chen Pingping said quietly.
"You are a spy from Northern Qi. You should have offered sacrifices before the battle!"
Si Lili swallowed subconsciously when she heard that and looked at Chen Pingping nervously.
It should have been! He said it should have been! There should have been a twist...right?
I just heard Chen Pingping continue to speak.
"But I am the only one who can protect your life! Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Si Lili felt relieved, but then she became nervous because Chen Pingping had not yet stated the conditions. After taking a deep breath, Si Lili asked.
"What's the price?"
Chen Pingping did not keep the secret and spoke softly.
“From now on, no matter who asks you the question just now, don’t hesitate, there is only one answer.
You didn't tell Fan Xian the truth, so Fan Xian had no reason to kill Lin Gong."
That's it? This is... too easy.
There was some confusion in Si Lili's eyes, and this confusion had been buried in her heart for a long time. At this moment, she really couldn't help it.
"Who is he to you? What's your relationship with him? Why are you so protective of him?"
Chen Pingping seemed not to have heard her question at all and continued to speak threateningly.
"If you say something wrong, no one in this world can save your life."
After saying that, he looked into Si Lili's eyes indifferently. The smile on his face disappeared unconsciously, and his eyes became cold and creepy.
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(End of this chapter)
