"Congratulations my ass! Making a scene! Making a scene! " As soon as Fan Xian thought of all the things that had happened, he was furious. He even learned Chen Pingping's catchphrase and laughed. "Those old women eat too much pickled vegetables and worry too much. Aren't they afraid that they'll tire us runners to death?"
Lin Wen was startled. What a disgraceful thing to say. He hurriedly explained, "The affairs of the court have their own rules. But the affairs of the palace have their own channels. You don't need to worry too much, Sir. "
Fan Xian nodded. Although this marriage seemed a bit ridiculous, seeing how anxious the two courts were, it was a situation that everyone wanted to see. But Southern Qing and Northern Qi were known as the two most powerful countries in the world. If these two countries were to unite by marriage, the emperors of the small countries hiding far away would probably not be happy. Of course, the biggest headache would be the city of Dongyi, which was guarded by Sigu Jian's sword.
"Oh, right. You said I have something to celebrate?" Fan Xian frowned. He didn't know what the Great Prince's marriage, which was scheduled to return to the capital in early autumn, had to do with him.
Lin Jing and Lin Wen looked at each other and laughed. "Sir, you'll know when you read the letter from the court." According to custom, when the court sent a letter, if the head envoy was not present, Lin Jing, as the deputy envoy, had the authority to open it first.
"Go ahead." Fan Xian rubbed the space between his brows. He didn't know where this feeling came from, but it was getting stronger and stronger.
"Yes." Lin Jing responded with a smile. "After the Great Prince's marriage is set, so is the Second Prince's. His Majesty has decreed that the Second Prince's marriage to Ye Ling'er, the daughter of the Ye family of the Jingdou garrison, is set for next spring."
Fan Xian was a little surprised. He grunted, and felt a strange feeling in his heart. The girl who had called him teacher by the lake was also going to be married? He had seen the Second Prince before, and knew that the Second Prince was well-read, but had a restless heart. Hearing that Ye Ling'er was going to marry the Second Prince, he couldn't help but worry for her. At the same time, he wondered what the Emperor wanted to do. This marriage would clearly tie the Ye family, which guarded the capital, to the Second Prince. Did the Emperor really want to … change the heir?
Fan Xian's heart jumped, but his expression was unusually calm. He tilted his head slightly and said, "What does this have to do with me?"
Lin Wen said with a flattering smile, "Congratulations, Master Fan. Congratulations, Master Fan. His Majesty also mentioned in his edict that the young lady of your manor is virtuous and virtuous, and that she has been granted marriage to Li Hongcheng, Crown Prince of King Jing …"
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Young Miss of your noble family? Fan Xian was a little confused, and felt a little stupid. Which manor was this? It took him a while to react. Could it be Ruoruo?
Sister Ruoruo was going to marry Li Hongcheng?
"No!" To everyone's surprise, Fan Xian suddenly stood up and waved his sleeve!
The officials next to him had their mouths wide open. They didn't know why Fan Xian would have such a strong reaction after hearing about his sister's marriage. Everyone congratulated Fan Xian. His congratulations came from the bottom of his heart. Count Sinan was the Minister of Appointments, and was in charge of the Qing Kingdom's finances. Fan Xian was the Commissioner of the Overwatch Council, and His Majesty had arranged for him to marry the daughter of the former Prime Minister. That young lady also had a noble identity that everyone knew, but did not dare mention. Now, even the young lady of the Fan family had been betrothed to Crown Prince Li Hongcheng … there was no one else in the court who was so favored by the Emperor.
Fan Xian's reaction was … no?!
Fan Xian lost his composure for a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the stunned expressions on everyone's faces. His mind was a mess, but he quickly came to his senses and laughed. "That won't do. Li Hongcheng visits brothels every day. If he doesn't spend a few hundred jars of fine wine with me, my brother-in-law, I won't let my sister marry him."
He hid it well. The officials all knew that the Fan family was on good terms with King Jing's family, and that he was good friends with Crown Prince Jing. His words were indeed a joke.
The officials all laughed. They said that Fan Xian was humorous, and that when they returned to the capital, they would visit him at his manor. Some even said that they would go with Fan Xian to find Crown Prince Jing and extort some fine wine.
Fan Xian's eyebrows danced as he happily chatted with the officials. He was very much like a happy brother who had heard that his sister was about to get married.
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After everyone had dispersed, Fan Xian walked alone to the secluded rear courtyard. Standing next to a pillar, he looked at the stars emerging from the gaps in the dark clouds in the southern sky. He was silent for a long time.
His sister was going to get married.
His sister was going to get married!
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes, watching the dim stars twinkling between the heavy clouds in the night sky. His heart palpitated, and his mind was filled with that sentence.
He had long known that this was something that was bound to happen. Not long after he had come to this world, when he was in Danzhou telling the story of Snow White to the yellow-haired girl, Fan Xian knew that the yellow-skinned monkey in front of him would one day get married. In the letters that came and went between Danzhou and the capital, he would occasionally think that the little girl on the other end of the letter would grow up to marry a man.
Later, when he came to the capital, he saw that there was a trace of ice and snow hidden between her brows. She was also as intelligent as ice and snow. She saw him as a teacher and respected him as a brother. Fan Xian laughed and thought that if any ordinary man married her in the future, he would certainly have a hard time.
But at some point, perhaps from the day Fan Xian guessed his past, Fan Xian began to subconsciously refuse to think about the future of Ruoruo's sister.
Even when the Emperor, who was traveling incognito, told the siblings in the teahouse by the Liujing River that he would arrange a good marriage for Ruoruo in the future, Fan Xian still refused to think about it.
But things never changed according to one's will. After Fan Xian got married, Ruoruo's marriage naturally became a problem that had to be solved immediately.
Fan Xian unconsciously gently patted the pillar next to him. His mind was a mess. Although he had once talked about this problem with his sister and vowed that as her brother, he would definitely find her a good husband, when it came to matters like this, Fan Xian, who always liked to pretend to be confused, was in a rare state of confusion. It was as if there were countless threads running back and forth in his mind, making it difficult for him to breathe and unable to think.
Clap, clap, clap. The sound of palms hitting the pillar echoed softly in the courtyard.
"Very noisy." A cold voice came from the other end of the corridor.
Fan Xian laughed bitterly. He had been so shaken up today that he had forgotten that the courtyard he lived in was also occupied by the equally cold Yan Bingyun.
"Sir, your mind seems to be in a mess today." Yan Bingyun wasn't concerned about him. He was just curious as to why this Commissioner of the Overwatch Council, who was used to hiding all his thoughts and only giving others the appearance of sunshine, was so sad tonight.
Fan Xian pulled his gaze back from the dark night sky. He thought for a moment and then said, "My sister is going to get married."
"The young lady of the Fan family?" Yan Bingyun said quietly. "A famous and talented woman in the capital. Presumably, it was His Majesty who arranged the marriage."
"Correct. My future brother-in-law is Crown Prince Jing, Li Hongcheng."
Yan Bingyun said, "All the young people in the capital know that the Crown Prince likes your sister."
Fan Xian was surprised. "Really? Why don't I know? "
"I heard that you and Li Hongcheng had a good deal. Now that your manor is connected by marriage with King Jing, in the southern court, other than a few members of the royal family, there are no officials who can compare to the Fan manor. I must congratulate you, sir."
Fan Xian felt that Yan Bingyun's cold congratulations were mixed with a hint of malice. He tilted his head slightly and smiled. "It is indeed a happy occasion."
"If it is a happy occasion, why are you worried, sir?"
Fan Xian smiled. "Hongcheng is my friend. Of course I like his temperament, but …" He shrugged. "A dissolute prince who frequents pleasure boats is about to become my brother-in-law. I think anyone would be worried."
Yan Bingyun coughed lightly and said mockingly, "Have you never been to a brothel in your life, Sir Fan?"
Fan Xian smiled and shook his head. He was in a strange mood today, so he didn't want to argue with Yan Bingyun. There were no candles in the room, and the stars in the sky could be counted. The courtyard was dark. Fan Xian turned his head and saw Yan Bingyun's cold expression, which couldn't be erased in the night. He suddenly had a thought and blurted out.
"Do you want to marry my sister?"
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"Nonsense!" Yan Bingyun rebuked the Commissioner for his absurd question.
Fan Xian shrugged and sighed. "You're right. You only love yourself. How would you know how to love a woman?" Yan Bingyun didn't want to pay attention to him.
Fan Xian looked at him and said, "How do you and Miss Shen end up? She was cheated by you. Shen Zhong isn't someone to be trifled with. "
Yan Bingyun's face was as cold as ice, but Fan Xian's sharp eyes finally found a trace of sadness in his eyes for the first time. He only heard him say quietly, "I'm not a pervert like you. As for Shen … there's nothing between me and her."
Fan Xian understood that Yan Bingyun and Miss Shen were destined to be apart for the rest of their lives, looking at each other from afar. Although he didn't know if Yan Bingyun had any feelings for her in the process, he felt some guilt toward such an infatuated woman.
His thoughts turned back to Ruoruo's marriage, and a faint worry floated up in his heart. Actually, everyone was right. His sister marrying Li Hongcheng was better than marrying one of the princes. Fan Xian should be happy, but he couldn't be happy.
Actually, in his heart, even he didn't know what he was thinking. Perhaps it was only some details, some initial reactions, such as standing up in front of him and the sad clapping of his hands afterwards, that revealed the deepest desires in Fan Xian's heart that he didn't even realize he had.
He said to Yan Bingyun in the corridor, "Miss Shen naturally can't marry you, but if … and I'm saying if, if there was such a possibility, what would you do?"
"I never think of the impossible," Yan Bingyun replied coldly.
Fan Xian smiled and left the long corridor. Yan Bingyun watched his lonely figure disappear into the darkness and fell into deep thought.
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