It was only for a moment, and Fan Xian immediately smiled and began to knead again. His voice, however, was slightly surprised. "Four years ago?"
The Eldest Princess smiled, and the corners of her lips arched into a beautiful curve. She seemed to be secretly admiring this young man. She changed the subject. "When did Fei Jie start teaching you?"
Fan Xian knew that she was testing him. His expression did not change, and he calmly replied, "That was when I was young." His words were very vague, and the Eldest Princess could not ask for too much detail due to her status. She said with a faint smile, "If I did not know that Fei Jie was your teacher, I think many people in the palace, including those in the palace, would not know that the Fan family has such a close relationship with the Overwatch Council."
Fan Xian's hands became gentler, and his reply became more careful. "I am not very sure. Perhaps father and Fei Jie knew each other in the past."
The Eldest Princess gently said, "Of course they knew each other. During the first northern expedition, your father and Fei Jie were both with the Emperor in the army tent. It would be strange to say that they did not know each other. But I was very young back then, so it is even more impossible for you to know about these things. "
"Yes." Fan Xian knew that the more he said, the more likely he would be to slip up. He smiled and said nothing more. The Eldest Princess seemed to be in the mood for conversation. She continued to ask, "How is your grandmother?"
"She is in good health."
"Yes, I have not seen her in a long time," the Eldest Princess replied weakly. "When I was young, I liked your grandmother the most. Every time my brother wanted to bully me, she was the one who protected me."
Fan Xian smiled and thought, "If grandmother knew that you wanted to kill me now, I am afraid she would have taken a wooden stick and beaten you to death."
"I believe that Sir Fan should have explained His Majesty's intentions clearly to you." The Eldest Princess's sweet and gentle words suddenly brought up such a serious topic. Comparing the two, it was especially cold.
Fan Xian's brows furrowed imperceptibly. He knew that she was talking about the matter of the palace treasury. At this time, he could no longer play dumb. All he could do was smile and say, "I will follow His Majesty's arrangements."
"Oh? I heard that you recently opened a bookstore and a tofu shop in the capital. " The Eldest Princess could not help but smile. With her eyes closed, her smile was as beautiful as ever. "The children of aristocratic families are mostly useless people who only know how to talk and do nothing. I admire you for being able to enter this line of work in preparation for taking over the palace treasury in the future. It's just that the matter of the tofu shop was a bit too much."
Fan Xian chuckled, not knowing how to deal with it.
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"Actually, I want to kill you." The atmosphere, which had just seemed to have become more harmonious, immediately turned into the cold night of the Qing Kingdom's Northern border because of the Eldest Princess' cold words with a smile on her face. It froze everything in Guangxin Palace. The warm white gauze fluttering around them also drooped down weakly.
Fan Xian maintained his gentle smile, but he moved his right foot back two inches, assuming the position where it was easiest to exert force.
The Overwatch Council had long discovered the relationship between Wu Bo'an and this woman. Since this woman had already tried to kill him twice, it would not be impossible for her to do it a third time in Guangxin Palace, which was filled with hidden murderous intent.
Of course, everyone in the capital knew that he had entered the palace. Logically speaking, no one would be crazy enough to try to kill him in the palace. But after entering Guangxin Palace, seeing the Eldest Princess' childish demeanor and tone of voice, Fan Xian felt an inexplicable chill in his heart.
This woman seemed to be crazy!
He was now massaging the Eldest Princess' head. Although it was her request, and he was going to marry her daughter, there was a difference between a man and a woman. What if this woman casually used the crime of flirting with the Princess and incestuous to send people to kill him? What could the people behind him do? They would not be able to save him in time.
Fan Xian knew that the truly terrifying things in this world were children, women, and crazy people. Because these three types of people could not be judged or analyzed rationally. At any time, they could do something crazy with serious consequences. And in Fan Xian's eyes, this extremely beautiful young woman under his command was, without a doubt, a combination of these three poisons.
She was a clear-minded and ruthless woman, but her actions were childish, and her methods were crazy. She made up the Eldest Princess, Li Yunrui, who was different from the others and particularly terrifying.
At this moment, a few serving girls walked into the palace. They wore light pomegranate colored, tight-fitting serving girl robes that showed off their curves, but were very convenient to attack. Their belts were a bit thick, and Fan Xian, who had immersed himself in the art of assassination for ten years in Danzhou, could immediately see that within those belts were extremely sharp swords.
But his fingers continued to steadily rub the soft skin under the Eldest Princess' ear. With a face full of smiles, he said, "Princess, why do you want to kill me?"
"Many people think I have a reason to kill you, and it is a very good reason." The Eldest Princess' eyes were still closed, as if she was not at all afraid that Fan Xian would suddenly counterattack and kill her under his fingers.
Fan Xian lowered his head and did not reply. It was as if he was concentrating all of his attention on his fingers. Actually, his eyes were tightly closed up until now.
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Guangxin Palace was so quiet that even a ghost cat could be heard walking by. A few serving girls slowly moved closer to the Eldest Princess' side. Fan Xian's eyes were closed, but his head was slightly tilted to the right.
"Master Fan, please clean your hands." Who knew where the serving girls came from, but the serving girls brought warm water and towels.
Fan Xian opened his eyes and bowed to the Eldest Princess. He smiled and thanked the serving girls. He soaked his somewhat numb hands in the warm water and wiped them clean with a towel. He bowed all the way to the ground. "Does Your Highness feel better?"
The Eldest Princess, Li Yunrui, looked at him with a smile that was not a smile. There was still a trace of timidity in her soft eyes, but Fan Xian knew that this woman was definitely one of the most terrifying people in the world.
"Much better." The Eldest Princess slowly straightened her body and tidied her black hair. She lowered her head and said gently, "I did not think that the husband that Wan 'er is about to marry would have such a good skill. To tell the truth, I am a little reluctant to part with you."
Fan Xian stood respectfully and quietly at the lower end, not daring to say anything more. He knew that when faced with such a woman, no matter what he said, it would create a difficult result to analyze. Thus, he might as well play the trick of not saying a thousand words as one.
"You go. I am a little tired." The Eldest Princess's lips bloomed like a flower. She said softly, "Tell Sister Liu that she did not come to see me today. I am very disappointed."
After Fan Xian respectfully left Guangxin Palace, the Eldest Princess' trusted serving girl walked to her side and quietly asked, "Princess, should we kill him?"
"I was just playing with a child. Otherwise, life in the palace would be really boring." The Eldest Princess stretched like a cat. She was very lazy and very seductive. "This young man is really beyond my expectations. He is like a person in his thirties or forties. He is very tolerant and very good at hiding."
The Eldest Princess did not have any intention of killing him at first. But seeing Fan Xian's every step of defense and not a single flaw, this wonderful woman, who saw fighting as a game, gradually began to itch in her heart. Given her position in the palace and the perverted mentality that even Fan Xian could think of, if Fan Xian actually lost focus for a moment, she would probably give the order to kill him.
Her gaze glanced at the palace door that was faintly visible through the layers of white gauze. A strange smile rose to the corners of her lips. She thought to herself, "In the instant you were about to attack, you slightly tilted your head. What did that mean? I am truly curious. Fan Xian … how did you grow up? What a pity. " He didn't know what this woman was feeling sorry for. Perhaps it was for the danger that Fan Xian would face in a few days?
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Fan Xian grew up playing with poisons, so he realized that the Eldest Princess was a rare and powerful poison. She was a difficult character for him to deal with. Leaving Guangxin Palace, he looked expressionlessly at the dozing palace maid Xing 'er and said coldly, "Let's go back." He then walked toward Yi Guipin's palace. Surprisingly, he didn't go the wrong way.
Only now did Xing 'er realize that Master Fan's back was already wet with sweat. His light blue robe had a dark mark on it. He looked very wretched.
Leaving the palace, Fan Xian boarded the carriage waiting at the far end of the square. His face was a little pale. His hand rested on his abdomen and pressed on the pill in his belt. He laughed at himself, not knowing whether he was a careful thinker or a coward. If the Eldest Princess really wanted to kill him, why would she choose Guangxin Palace?
"Are you alright?" Fan Ruoruo looked at her brother sympathetically. She had no idea how tiring his conversation in Guangxin Palace had been. She thought he was just tired from going around visiting the Empress.
Fan Xian smiled and shook his head. He relayed to Lady Liu the greetings that the Empress had asked him to pass on. He then urged the carriage to hurry back to the manor. Lady Liu and Fan Ruoruo looked at him curiously. They didn't understand why he was in such a hurry.
The carriage drove into a side alley next to Fan Manor. Fan Xian excused himself to Lady Liu, then took his sister's slightly cold hand and rushed to the back garden. After a short while, they were in the study.
Fan Ruoruo pressed on her heaving chest and said breathlessly, "Brother … what … are you doing?"
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