Chapter 269 So that’s it
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The young man introduced himself loudly.
"The commander of the imperial guards, Yan Xiaoyi!"
After saying that, he nodded slightly.
"Meet Madam Liu!"
Liu Ruyu was very dissatisfied with him for rushing into Fan Mansion so early in the morning. She didn't care what position he held and raised her eyebrows.
"Look at your posture. Are you here to confiscate your property?"
Yan Xiaoyi didn't care at all about the sarcasm in Liu Ruyu's words.
"You are too kind. I am here to visit Fan Xian on the orders of the Princess. Madam Liu also knows that we are doing business in the palace and dare not delay."
Liu Ruyu doesn't care about the eldest princess or the short princess, and ignores everything unless it is an imperial decree.
"What time is it now? Why are you so anxious?"
Yan Xiaoyi said.
"The love for talent is deep and deep!"
Liu Ruyu sneered, she had never seen anyone who loved talent so much.
"No! Fan Xian drank too much last night and caught a cold. He is still resting and cannot entertain guests. Please go back!"
After a pause, Liu Ruyu added another sentence.
"If you really want to see it, come back later!"
Yan Xiaoyi frowned.
"I am following the order of the eldest princess. I advise Madam Liu to think it over before answering!"
There is a strong threat in the words!
Liu Ruyu looked at him with raised eyebrows.
The atmosphere froze for a moment.
The maid behind him saw that something was wrong and spoke at the right time.
"Madam, do you want me to wake up the master?"
Is this family so stubborn? Never mind, His Highness's business is more important!
After thinking about it, Yan Xiaoyi said something soft.
"I am a warrior, and my words may not be accurate. I hope Madam Liu will not mind. However, I dare not delay the order of the eldest princess."
"I will just check on the princess, ask a few questions, and then return to the palace to report! It won't take much time."
Liu Ruyu's expression looked a little better. After all, the eldest princess was from the royal family and was also Fan Xian's future mother-in-law. Even though they didn't get along well, it was not a good idea to really break up with her.
After thinking about it, Liu Ruyu tilted her head towards the maid.
"no need!"
Then he looked at Yan Xiaoyi and said lightly.
"Come with me."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards Fan Xian's courtyard, with Yan Xiaoyi following closely behind him.
After a while.
"Knock knock knock."
"Ruoruo, someone from the palace has come to visit your brother."
With a creak, Fan Ruoruo opened the door, walked out and closed it.
Liu Ruyu gave a brief introduction.
"This is Commander Yan."
Fan Ruoruo folded her hands on her abdomen, bent her knees slightly, smiled and nodded to Yan Xiaoyi, then spoke in a crisp voice.
"My brother is still asleep."
After what he just experienced, Yan Xiaoyi became much more tactful in his speech.
"I won't wake him up so I can go in and take a look. That way I can report back."
Liu Ruyu glanced at him and thought, this is what a human being should say.
"Then walk more lightly."
Yan Xiaoyi nodded in agreement, then walked towards the house. However, Fan Ruoruo craned her neck and stood guard at the door with no intention of moving aside.
Yan Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment and looked at her.
"Ms. Ruoruo, please make way."
Although Liu Ruyu also felt that Fan Ruoruo's behavior was a little strange, she had no intention of saying anything.
Fan Ruoruo smiled.
"Brother is not feeling well, let's talk about it later."
Yan Xiaoyi's eyes fixed.
"I'm sorry!"
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Fan Ruoruo's shoulders and wanted to push her to the side. After all, he was facing a weak woman, so he didn't dare to use too much force.
Even so, Fan Ruoruo still couldn't bear the force and could only open her hands and grab the space on the door behind her to gain strength to resist.
One of them didn't dare to use force, and the other resisted desperately, and they really reached a stalemate. She did block it, but it still hurt so much that she burst into tears.
It wasn't the pain of being pushed, but the pain of her arms being pulled when she grabbed something!
When Liu Ruyu saw this, her eyebrows immediately raised and she shouted angrily.
"Yan Xiaoyi, what are you doing?!"
Yan Xiaoyi did not let up his strength and said in a deep voice.
"The princess's order is beyond my control!"
Fan Ruoruo shouted anxiously with tears in her eyes.
"This is the residence of the Minister of Revenue. Princess cannot control the officials appointed by the imperial court!"
She has to be the most talented woman in Kyoto, and she hit the nail on the head with one sentence!
Yan Xiaoyi was speechless for a moment when he heard this. It was not easy to push the person away violently, but he couldn't win the argument either, so he could only find another way.
Thinking of this, Yan Xiaoyi moved his ears and began to listen to the movements in the house. After a while, he had an idea and put down his hand.
Fan Ruoruo's heart was beating wildly. Although she was wondering why the person in front of her suddenly gave up, she didn't show it on her face.
Yan Xiaoyi suddenly laughed.
"Miss Ruoruo, what are you afraid of? To be honest, I have very good hearing. Why can't I hear any breathing sound in the room?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyu looked at Fan Ruoruo. The child had been behaving abnormally since early morning. Could it be that Fan Xian was really not in the room?
Upon hearing this, a trace of fear flashed across Fan Ruoruo's eyes. Her heart suddenly rose to her throat and she was speechless.
Faced with the increasingly oppressive look in Yan Xiaoyi's eyes, she felt it was difficult to breathe, and her hands that were pulling the door began to tremble.
At the critical moment, Fan Xian's light voice suddenly came from inside the door, as if he had just woken up from sleepiness, with a lazy and casual voice.
"Ruoruo, please let him in."
Hearing the sound, the three people outside the door had different reactions.
Fan Ruoruo felt so relieved that she almost cried for joy. He finally came back. She almost couldn't bear it. Thank God.
Yan Xiaoyi was startled at first, then frowned. How could it be possible? With his hearing ability, how could he have heard it wrong?
Liu Ruyu also frowned. They were in the house, so why was Ruoruo so nervous? It was really strange.
……
Fan Ruoruo put her hand down, Yan Xiaoyi couldn't wait to push open the door, and the three of them entered the room together.
Through the thin bed curtains, the three of them could see Fan Xian leaning against the headboard, half of the quilt covering the bed.
"Please forgive me, I drank too much last night and I can't get up now."
"Also, I sleep soundly at night, and my breathing is light. Commander Yan, how about listening carefully again?"
Fan Xian used a half-dead tone and was extremely sarcastic.
Fan Ruoruo was standing behind Yan Xiaoyi. Upon hearing what was said, she looked at Yan Xiaoyi with great encouragement.
Yan Xiaoyi did show a hint of embarrassment on his face, but he quickly concealed it. He just tilted his head slightly and spoke.
"Please step aside for a moment. The princess has something for me to deliver to Fan Xian."
Liu Ruyu couldn't stand it anymore and shouted back.
“That doesn’t make sense!”
Yan Xiaoyi turned around and was about to say something when Fan Xian on the bed spoke softly. "It's okay, Auntie, Ruoruo, please help me open the curtains. I want to talk to Commander Yan for a while."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyu and Fan Ruoruo looked at each other, nodded to each other, and worked together to help Fan Xian open the bed curtains.
Fan Xian and Yan Xiaoyi looked at each other and said another sentence.
"Aunt Ruoruo, when you are done, please wait outside."
Liu Ruyu and Fan Ruoruo looked at him when they heard what he said, and without saying anything, they hung the bed curtains with hooks and went out.
After the door was closed, Yan Xiaoyi did not waste any time and stepped forward, looking at Fan Xian and said.
"Take off your clothes."
……
Outside the door.
After they were a little further away, Liu Ruyu said angrily.
"The people in the palace are becoming more and more undisciplined. There are no rules at all!"
Fan Ruoruo covered her shoulders with her hands, lowered her head and said nothing.
Liu Ruyu glanced at her, stopped, pointed at her shoulder and asked worriedly.
"Ruoruo, are you okay?"
Fan Ruoruo exclaimed, put down her hands, and forced a smile towards Liu Ruyu.
"It doesn't matter."
After saying that, Fan Ruoruo looked involuntarily towards the bedroom, and Liu Ruyu also looked over there.
……
in the bedroom.
Fan Xian tilted his head and looked at Yan Xiaoyi, and replied indifferently.
“I don’t have that hobby.”
Yan Xiaoyi looked into his eyes.
"An assassin just broke into the palace!"
Fan Xian's expression remained calm and his tone was very casual.
"Really? Did you catch it?"
"Ran!"
"Ouch!"
Fan Xian straightened his head.
"This is considered a dereliction of duty on the part of Commander Yan."
Yan Xiaoyi's eyes were burning.
"I shot that assassin in the back with an arrow. He must be injured! Lift it up and let me see."
Fan Xian smiled.
"Are you doubting me?"
Yan Xiaoyi said with absolute determination.
"I think it's you!"
"Where are the credentials?"
"no!"
"Then check if I have an imperial decree?"
"nor!"
"Then why should I let you check?"
Yan Xiaoyi smiled.
"Are you feeling guilty?"
Fan Xian sneered and propped himself up to sit a little higher.
"You just pushed my sister in the door, didn't you?"
"I will apologize to her when the time comes."
Fan Xian felt it was not enough.
"Kneel down before her and kowtow to apologize!"
Yan Xiaoyi's eyes narrowed when he heard this.
"What did you say?"
Fan Xian looked at him calmly.
"Let's make a bet. I'll take off my clothes in a moment."
"If I am injured, you can send me to the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, or the Censorate. In short, you can convict me as you wish."
"If you are not injured, kneel down and kowtow in front of my sister to apologize!"
Yan Xiaoyi thought for a moment.
"Why should I bet with you?"
"Then please do as you please."
After saying this, Fan Xian closed his eyes, as if he was seeing someone off.
Yan Xiaoyi said without hesitation.
"I can do it myself!"
Fan Xian opened his eyes and looked at him with interest for a moment, then lowered his head and said while counting on his fingers.
"Hey, how many poems did I write last night? Have you counted them?"
Yan Xiaoyi remained silent.
Fan Xian pretended to click his fingers for a while and then looked up at him.
"You're attacking me right now, have you ever thought about how His Majesty and the officials will punish you?"
Yan Xiaoyi stiffened his neck.
"I do not care."
Fan Xian stabbed again quietly.
"You don't care about getting the princess into trouble?"
Yan Xiaoyi remained silent.
Fan Xian smiled.
"If you don't dare to gamble, just push the door and leave. I won't see you off!"
Yan Xiaoyi squinted his eyes and looked at Fan Xian.
"You're kidding me."
Fan Xian snorted and closed his eyes.
"You think too much..."
Seeing that he avoided her gaze, Yan Xiaoyi became even more certain of his guess that Fan Xian was bluffing!
"Okay! I bet! Lift up your clothes!"
Fan Xian opened his eyes, his eyes bright, and pursed his lips.
"If this arrow doesn't pierce the wound, then wouldn't it be a waste of money?"
Yan Xiaoyi said proudly.
"If you are hit by my arrow, even a Grandmaster will be injured!"
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and said suddenly.
"I see."
……
(End of this chapter)
