It is truly a sin to not be able to update when it is banned. I apologize to my readers and the website. I finally found some time today. I started writing at eight in the morning until now. Not to mention anything else, I am hungry and apologetic, as well as a few days of chaos and panic. I am very grateful for everyone's understanding. I sincerely bow and step off the stage.
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Hearing these words, wangfei immediately didn't say anything more. She and Fan Xian both knew that after the three riders entered the capital, the empress dowager's seemingly chaotic and hurried edicts were gradually showing their use.
The reason those edicts had placed such great restrictions on the Great Prince was because the empress dowager had seen clearly her eldest grandson's true character. He disregarded his birth mother and pursued his own interests. In the empress dowager's view, perhaps Fan Xian was such a sinister character, but the Great Prince was definitely not.
"The Duke of Danbo has only been one night and caused such a ruckus in Jingdou. From this, it can be seen that even if the internal court controls the Fan manor and keeps an eye on the Overwatch Council, you still have your abilities." Wangfei furrowed her brows slightly. "So, I don't understand …"
"What don't you understand?" Without waiting for wangfei to finish, Fan Xian shook his head. "To resolve this matter, it must be resolved in the Palace. No matter how long it rages outside, it won't touch the root. If we want to resolve this matter in the Palace, we must need His Highness's help."
He looked calmly at wangfei's face and said, "Of course, His Highness also needs my help. There are some sinister things that he disdains to do or cannot do. In the end, someone needs to do it."
Wangfei smiled and slowly said, "You misunderstand what I mean. What I don't understand is why, even now, you still don't know the two pieces of good news that you should know the most? "
"What good news?" Fan Xian was slightly surprised.
"The situation in the Palace is much better than you imagine," wangfei said with her head slightly lowered. Wang Fei lowered her head slightly and said, "It's because the family you care about reacted much faster than you imagined."
Fan Xian's pupils constricted slightly. His father, wife, and family were all controlled by the internal court. That was why he had sunk into the darkness after returning from Dong Mountain. Because he didn't dare to take the risk of contacting the Council, he could only secretly contact the power his father-in-law had left behind. He only had a general understanding of the situation at home. Hearing Wang Fei's words, he knew that the Empress Dowager's idea hadn't been completely realized. Thinking of this, his heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but feel some anticipation.
Wangfei said seriously, "There were indeed soldiers stationed in the Fan manor preparing to confiscate the property, but Minister Fan was not in the manor. That day, the three riders entered the capital. After Minister Fan came out of the Palace, he did not return to the manor. Instead, he was directly taken to the manor by King Jing."
"King Jing?" Fan Xian was shocked. "Are you saying that my father has been staying in the manor for the past few days? Why isn't there any wind outside? "
Wangfei said, "The Fan manor has already been sealed. Naturally, there will be no news from inside. After all, Imperial Prince Jing was the Empress Dowager's biological son. Since the Emperor had already passed, the old woman had to give her only son some face. Thus, right now, the Jingdou government and the internal court are jointly monitoring the outside, but they don't dare to charge into the manor. "
Fan Xian smiled coldly and said, "What don't dare? What face? However, the Empress Dowager thinks she can control everything in Jingdou. Since she hasn't captured me, why would she be in a rush to deal with my family?"
"Once the posthumous edict is destroyed and you are eliminated, the Empress Dowager will dare to act."
Fan Xian smiled. "Is there any other good news?"
"That Lady Sisi who is about to give birth …" Wangfei said. "A dozen days ago, she went with Princess Chen and the young master of the Lin family to the Fan manor manor."
Fan Xian furrowed his brows slightly.
"That day, the Empress Dowager issued an edict summoning your family into the Palace. In the end, the eunuch who went to announce the edict came up empty," Wangfei said calmly. Wangfei calmly said, "Because Sisi is not in the manor at all, and we did not find any trace of her in the Fan manor."
"In other words, Lady Sisi disappeared over a dozen days ago." Wangfei gazed at Fan Xian with a glimmer of admiration in her eyes. "That is why I don't understand. Sir, you made such appropriate arrangements beforehand. What exactly are you worried about right now?"
Fan Xian's expression did not change, but his heart sank into shock. Sisi went to the Fan manor manor and then disappeared. Who arranged this? Was it his father? Could it be that Father already knew that His Majesty had been assassinated more than ten days ago? So he deduced what would happen next and made the appropriate arrangements?
"It wasn't me." Fan Xian's expression was slightly ugly. "I also don't know who took Sisi or where she went."
Wangfei was shocked and stared at him speechlessly for a long time. She also sensed the great strangeness behind this matter. Just who would arrange this for Fan Xian so many days in advance?
Seeing that the Fan manor had hidden the news of Sisi's disappearance for a dozen days, it was clear that they knew inside information. Fan Xian also understood this, so he was no longer worried about Sisi's safety. Instead, he sank into some kind of confusion. He glanced at wangfei and saw the shock in her eyes.
"Old cripple."
"Director Chen."
The same answer rose in both of their hearts. If they continued to theorize from this, perhaps they would touch upon an absurd and exaggerated truth. Thus, the two of them wisely did not continue to discuss it in depth. Fan Xian furrowed his brows slightly and said, "The manor has a good relationship with the Director. Recently, Jingdou has been in such chaos that I was unable to return to the Council. I found that the Council was also in chaos. Does wangfei know why such a situation has occurred?"
Wangfei looked at him and was silent for a moment. She then said, "Everyone in the capital knows that once the Emperor is not present, Director Chen's subsequent actions are the key. I don't believe the Eldest Princess would not have thought of this. On the first day, the empress dowager summoned Director Chen into the Palace … "
"I always thought he had entered the Palace. Later, there was no news. Only then did I know that the matter was strange." Fan Xian waved his hand and said, "Even if the 13 city gate guards strictly control the flow of information inside and outside the city, it is not enough to seal the Chen Garden on the outskirts of the capital into an isolated island."
He furrowed his brows. A few days after returning to the capital, he could only secretly communicate with some subordinates in the Council. He did not know much about the details of the Council, but he could feel that the Overwatch Council had become anxious because of the news of the Commissioner's rebellion. For some reason, Chen Pingping, who was supposed to oversee the Overwatch Council, did not enter the capital on the empress dowager's orders.
Could the news of the poisoning be true? Fan Xian thought to himself.
Wangfei didn't know what he was thinking, but she coincidentally sighed and said, "I'm afraid the news of the poisoning is true."
Fan Xian's heart tightened slightly. Given the Overwatch Council's defensive power, how could someone have poisoned Chen Pingping's tea? Everyone said it was the work of the poison master in Dongyi …
"At first, I thought the Director was using the poisoning matter to remove himself from the fight in court," he said with his eyes slightly closed. "If the poisoning matter is true, then this matter is troublesome."
"It is already very troublesome." Wangfei gazed at him and quietly said, "The empress dowager still trusts Director Chen, but the poisoning matter is too coincidental. I'm afraid she will have some thoughts in her heart. If the empress dowager did not think Director Chen would stand on your side, I'm afraid she would not have chosen the Crown Prince so decisively and not leave any leeway in the middle. "
Fan Xian nodded. He and everyone else would suspect Chen Pingping's poisoning. Naturally, the empress dowager would also suspect it. Suspicion was like a thorn that would cause people more and more pain. Since the empress dowager was so suspicious of Chen Pingping, she would use her greatest power to suppress the Overwatch Council.
"Looks like Qin Heng's first mission after leading the Jingdou Garrison was to watch over Chen Garden. It's hard to see that there has been no news from inside." Fan Xian's brows furrowed even tighter. As long as the Qin family's army did not enter Jingdou, there would not be major unrest in the Royal Palace. However, Chen Pingping, that old cripple, was also the person Fan Xian was most worried about. If the poisoning matter was true, no matter how strong the defenses in Chen Garden were, could they withstand the attack of the Qing Kingdom's elite troops?
"We have to hurry," Fan Xian said with his head lowered. "Please tell the Prince that sometimes he needs to make up his mind."
"What about my mother-in-law?" Wangfei looked at him. She had to ask Sir Fan junior to give a concrete promise.
"I will guarantee Lady Ning's safety," Fan Xian said each word clearly. Fan Xian enunciated each word clearly. "What I want is the Prince's determination. He has to understand that although the Imperial Army is under his control, there will always be Governor Yan's trusted aides. After a long time, the empress dowager will change him from the position of Commander of the Imperial Army. He and I … will just wait to eat sh * t."
Eating sh * t was a crude phrase, but wangfei did not feel any disgust. She understood that the present situation was indeed sh * t. She gazed at Fan Xian's disguised face with confusion. Deep in the Palace, everything was under the control of the internal court. What ability did Fan Xian have to say he could guarantee Lady Ning's safety?
She understood that Princess Chen was also in the Palace. Fan Xian would not use a big lie to sacrifice his wife's life.
"The 13 city gate guards are the key." Wangfei pulled Fan Xian's teacup in front of her and quietly said, "To stop the army loyal to the empress dowager from entering the capital, the person in this position must be on our side."
Fan Xian's heart relaxed slightly. He knew that the woman across from him had finally decided to persuade her husband to carry out a change in the Palace. Only then would they begin to discuss these specific matters. He thought for a moment and then said, "As you know, I've never had much of a relationship with the military. I don't know what to do with the city gate guards."
Wangfei sighed. "The Prince's Western Expedition Army has long been scattered. He doesn't have much power in Jingdou. He is far from the Qin and Ye families." She paused and then said, "Of course, if Director Chen was in the capital, presumably he would have a way to influence the 13 city gate guards."
"Don't bring that up." Hearing Chen Pingping's name, Fan Xian pushed down the chill in his heart and shook his head. "Since it is so, we must hurry and resolve the matters in the Palace before the city gates open."
"It is too difficult." Wangfei stared into his eyes.
Fan Xian pulled back the teacup in front of her and said with his head down, "There is only one teapot, but there are too many teacups. Don't keep your eyes on the Qin family's army. Think of the Ye family. Ye Zhong is not far from the capital. Although the empress dowager has ordered him to return to Dingzhou, who knows if the thousands of Hu fighters have left yet?"
Wangfei bit her lip. Her heart jumped.
Fan Xian raised his head and calmly said, "The Second Prince's thoughts are simple. He will temporarily push the Crown Prince to the throne, but he wants a part of this pot of tea in Jingdou. If the Ye family behind him doesn't enter the capital, what right does he have to speak?"
"Of course, all of this happened with my mother-in-law's approval." Fan Xian rubbed his temples. "The Eldest Princess is not like the empress dowager. She is a woman who worships military power. If we have to kill a few thousand people to stabilize the court, she won't mind."
Wangfei was silent for a moment and then slowly stood. Looking at Fan Xian, she said, "In the end, there will still be a massacre."
"A bloodless coup will always be a perfect plan or an extreme coincidence," Fan Xian said. Fan Xian said, "Although I am a very lucky person, I dare not entrust this matter to luck. Particularly since the Eldest Princess has prepared such a crazy plan, I don't think she will bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind enough to watch us mess around in the Palace and not move troops. "
Wangfei nodded and said, "I will pass on your intentions to the Great Prince."
Fan Xian smiled and said without giving her any face, "Since you have come, it means that the Great Prince will accept my intentions."
These words meant that the Great Prince knew exactly what Fan Xian wanted. He had only asked wangfei to come and see just how many cards Fan Xian had in his hands and how much he could do. Having her pretense seen through, wangfei only smiled. She then said, "The Duke of Danbo is becoming more and more confident. In the face of Jingdou's dangerous situation, you can still talk so cheerfully and wittily."
Fan Xian was silent for a moment. He then said, "I do indeed have confidence. As long as the Ye and Qin families' armies are unable to enter the capital in time, for me, Jingdou is nothing more than an empty city."
The most powerful figures in the world had all been attracted to Dong Mountain by the dazzling Qing Emperor. Although Fan Xian's injuries had not healed, his temperament and confidence had already grown to the peak of his state after his rebirth.
Wangfei suddenly paused and said, "I am a bit curious.
"I am a bit curious. Last night, the Duke of Danbo contacted a group of officials to rise up in the palace today. At this moment, the Royal Palace is probably in a storm of blood and a sinister scene."
She stared into Fan Xian's eyes. "Those old and virtuous officials are standing against the empress dowager because of you. Perhaps they will pay the price with their lives, yet you are quietly watching from the side. I don't know if this is calmness or cold-bloodedness?"
Wangfei smiled gently. "Sometimes, I have to admire you for picking countless people to stand up for you, to shed their blood, to lay down their heads, and to seek benefits for you. If those officials had thought through this, would they have cried out that they had been tricked in the moment before they died?"
As she spoke, there was a glimmer of mockery at the corners of wangfei's lips. In her opinion, Fan Xian's actions had forced the Crown Prince into a very embarrassing and terrifying situation. Fan Xian had chosen to collude in this matter the night before his ascension to the throne. He had not given anyone a chance to react. If the Crown Prince killed the officials, he would be implicated as unjust. It was as if those officials were using their heads to shout for Fan Xian.
Fan Xian's expression gradually calmed. Today, the Crown Prince of Taiji Palace's ascension had been stopped because of him, with the help of his father-in-law in Wuzhou, inciting the two scholars. As for the risks of this matter, it was not that he had not thought about it. From a certain point of view, he was using the lives of the truly brave civil officials in Taiji Palace to take a risk.
This was indeed a very risky and selfish choice. Faced with wangfei's mockery, he did not refute anything. He only slowly said, "Thieves have a way, and officials also have a way. In the past, I was a person who was very afraid of death. Only recently did I understand a principle. Death is heavier than Dong Mountain and lighter than a goose feather. The scholars Hu and Shu are willing to follow the righteous path in their hearts. This is their choice."
"Heavier than Dong Mountain and lighter than a goose feather?" Wangfei repeated these words and looked at Fan Xian's face in a daze. She faintly felt that when she met Sir Fan junior again this time, this young man still had a murderous nature mixed with warmth on the surface. However, there seemed to be some changes happening in his bones.
She still couldn't resist asking, "Since that is the case, why do you hide behind the scenes and not charge forward bravely?"
"Suddenly appearing in the hall, showing the posthumous edict, and facing the attacks of the aces of the internal court …" Fan Xian smiled bitterly. "This is indeed very handsome, but it doesn't seem to have a good effect."
He withdrew his smile and said with a seriousness that had never been seen before, "20 days ago, on a meadow at the summit of a tall mountain, I learned some things. From now on, I am not afraid of death. I still cherish life. If I am destined to die, I hope my death can be of some value. "
Wangfei was silent.
Fan Xian closed his eyes for a moment and then said, "I am not risking the lives of those respectable civil officials. If the person in charge right now was the Eldest Princess, I would choose another method. Right now, the person ascending to the throne in Taiji Palace is the Crown Prince, not the Second Prince. "
He opened his eyes and coldly said, "The Second Prince is cold under his emotions. On the contrary, I still have some confidence in the Crown Prince."
"What confidence?"
"I still think that the Crown Prince is the most gentle of us brothers," Fan Xian smiled warmly. "The empress dowager is old and does not want to kill enough. The Crown Prince is a good person, so I don't think the bloody scene you predicted will appear in Taiji Palace today."
Fan Xian gave the Crown Prince in Taiji Palace a good person card. Wangfei felt it was strange. She shook her head and prepared to leave.
Before she left, Fan Xian called her back and called Ma Suosuo out of the room. He warned wangfei seriously, "I won't stay in one place in Jingdou. I won't come back to Yangcong Alley, but I am worried about her safety. I hope you can take her back to the manor."
Wangfei was slightly surprised. She hadn't thought that Fan Xian would be thinking about Ma Suosuo's safety. She also hadn't thought he would make such a request.
Ma Suosuo also looked at Fan Xian in shock.
Fan Xian said, "The manor is currently the safest place in Jingdou. It is not just because the Royal Army is in your hands. Wangfei, you should understand what I am referring to."
Wangfei slowly lowered her head. This time, there was the shadow of a large power in the Qing Kingdom. Even the Eldest Princess had to give some face to a foreign ally and give some face to the sister of the Northern Qi Emperor.
The three of them walked to the wooden door of the little courtyard and bowed before parting. At the last moment, Fan Xian stared into wangfei's eyes and said, "Earlier, you used righteousness to reprimand me. Now, I must remind you of something. You are wangfei now, so you must think of yourself as a person of the Qing Kingdom and not a person of Qi."
Wangfei's heart trembled slightly. She didn't dare look directly into Fan Xian's deep and cold eyes.
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Autumn had just arrived. It was slightly cold but not bone-chilling. As wangfei sat in the carriage, she felt the wind seeping in through the curtains. It was so cold that she couldn't help but shiver a few times.
She had arranged for Ma Suosuo to be in the second carriage. Even if Fan Xian hadn't asked her to look after that unfortunate Hu girl, wangfei would not have left her in Yangcong Alley. If she died, how would she explain it to the King?
Wangfei shivered again. She was the only one in the carriage. She had enough time to reflect on Fan Xian's last words. She knew that Fan Xian already had a comprehensive plan for this entire matter, which was why he was reminding her.
As for Fan Xian, wangfei had married from Northern Qi. They had traveled together and carefully observed him. She knew very well how powerful he was, particularly the tense scene in Taiji Palace. It had been caused by the wave of his sleeve overnight. Wangfei couldn't help but feel a glimmer of respect. Presently, the powers behind Fan Xian were being watched by the Palace and could not act on their own. Yet, he was still able to create such a large ruckus. Wangfei truly didn't know what other trump cards Fan Xian was hiding.
Thus, she decided to stand firmly by the King's side and behind Fan Xian. Things like history always followed the victors.
The carriage returned to the manor. Wangfei brought Ma Suosuo into the back garden and called for servants to arrange a residence for the Hu girl. She brought her alone to the lakeside and walked into the pavilion in the center of the lake. Half a year ago, this pavilion had held all of the children of the royal family other than the Crown Prince. That short period of peace in the Emperor's family had long turned into a bubble because of the Qing Emperor's death.
The Emperor's children were all searching for a way to kill their brothers and sisters.
Wangfei sighed and sat by the window. Facing the person who had been waiting in the pavilion, she said, "Has there been any news from the King's side?"
The person replied respectfully, "There have been some strange movements in the Imperial Army. According to the deputy, the King is guarding the palace walls. He should be able to suppress those people."
The person was wearing normal clothing. He was probably a housekeeper. He spoke very respectfully to wangfei, but there was a presence that a servant should not have between his brows. He quietly said, "Princess, did you see that person earlier?"
Princess? Only a person who would call wangfei so naturally could be a Qi person.
Wangfei nodded silently. A moment later, she suddenly said, "Maintain peace with the Eldest Princess's side for now. Don't say anything."
The person furrowed his brows slightly and said, "I am under the Emperor's strict orders to help the Princess control the situation in the Qing Kingdom. Since Fan Xian has already appeared, we must inform the Eldest Princess."
Wangfei looked at him and slowly said, "I don't know what Shangjing is thinking. I only know that Fan Xian cannot die for now."
From this conversation, one could discover that this housekeeper-like person was a spy that Northern Qi had sent to Jingdou. He was an important figure responsible for contacting the Eldest Princess's side during the Qing Kingdom's internal strife. The person's expression was slightly cold. Looking at wangfei, he said, "Princess, please remember, you are a citizen of the Qi Kingdom. Don't let your emotions affect your decisions."
Wangfei smiled coldly at him and said, "I am thinking for your sake. If Fan Xian truly dies, do you think the Emperor will spare you?"
The person sucked in a cold breath and didn't understand the meaning of these words. Thinking about it carefully, the young Emperor of Northern Qi did indeed value Fan Xian greatly. But, if he wanted to fulfill the Emperor's wishes, what would happen if Fan Xian didn't die? He said in a heavy voice, "The Emperor has strict orders that the Qing Kingdom must fall into chaos. The Emperor believes that Chen Pingping will certainly stay hidden until the end. If Fan Xian doesn't die, Chen Pingping, Fan Jian, and the former Prime Minister in Wuzhou will not go crazy."
"After the Qing Emperor dies, the only truly powerful figures in the Qing Kingdom are the Eldest Princess, Li Yunrui, and those three old men." The person lowered his head and spoke faster and faster. "Presently, the Qing court and empress dowager are keeping an eye on Chen Pingping and Fan Jian, preventing them from acting rashly. Once something actually happens to Fan Xian, I'm afraid even the Qing royal family won't be able to suppress these two people …"
"As long as the Qing Kingdom truly falls into chaos, regardless of who wins or loses in the end, it will be good for the Qi Kingdom," the person said with his head lowered. The man lowered his head and said, "The death of the Qing Emperor is one of the sources of chaos. Fan Xian's death will light the last fire."
"Is this the Brocade Guard's intention or the Emperor's?" Wangfei's gaze wavered.
"This matter has not been handled by the Commander of the Guard. It is all the Emperor's personal will. Although the Emperor has not said it explicitly, his intentions are clear. Presumably, he has thought of Fan Xian dying."
"Then, which side does the Qi Kingdom favor as the victor?"
The person raised his head and was silent for a moment. He then said, "We favor Fan Xian's side as the victor, so Fan Xian must die."
"Why?" Wangfei asked in surprise. "Even if you help him, he cannot defeat the powerful armies of the Ye and Qin families."
"I don't dare rashly guess the Emperor's intentions," the person said calmly. "But, presumably, the Emperor has confidence in Chen Pingping."
"Alright, even if it is as the Emperor says, Fan Xian dies, Jingdou falls into chaos, and Director Chen borrows celestial soldiers and generals …" Wangfei furrowed her brows and said with slight mockery, "If the Eldest Princess's side loses and the people behind Fan Xian regain control of the Qing court, so what? It would probably be better for Fan Xian to be alive. If they win, given Fan Xian's good relationship with our court, the world will probably be peaceful for decades. "
The person stared at wangfei in a daze. A moment later, he said, "Princess, do you really not understand the Emperor's intentions?"
"What do I mean?" Wangfei furrowed her brows slightly.
The person quietly said, "Everyone's eyes are on the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and Fan Xian. If it truly becomes a mess, the Prince controls the Imperial Army. Additionally, he has always been on good terms with Fan Xian. Director Chen sees him as a nephew. Minister Fan's pain of losing his son … no matter how you look at it, the Prince has the greatest chance."
Wangfei's body shook and she sucked in a cold breath. Looking at the top of the person's head, only now did she understand that her brother, far away in Shangjing, was planning such a sinister and terrifying deal. Her brother in Shangjing definitely did not just want to kill his peers on the dragon chair. If one Qing Emperor died and another Qing Emperor was reborn, as long as the Qing Kingdom's national strength was not damaged, the situation between the three countries would not change.
If the Great Prince of the Qing Kingdom actually succeeded the throne, he would marry the Great Princess of Northern Qi and have the blood of Dongyi in his body. Would the future Qing Kingdom still be the overbearing Qing Kingdom it was now?
Wangfei held her forehead. The depths of her heart were filled with shock. She had not known that her young and inexperienced brother had such shrewdness to have embroidered so many things that suited her on the outside of this web.
"The Prince won't do it." She held her forehead and sighed.
The person said with a dark face, "If Fan Xian dies at the hands of the Eldest Princess, the Prince will probably feel despair for his brothers. Sorrow is sometimes a power that can stimulate one's ambition."
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"No." Wangfei suddenly raised her head and resolutely said, "You don't understand. The Emperor also doesn't understand what kind of person the Prince is. Fan Xian cannot die. I don't care what Shangjing's plan is, but at least Fan Xian's whereabouts cannot be revealed from my side."
The person glanced at wangfei with slight pity and apology. He knew that if this really happened and the Prince found out that wangfei had betrayed Fan Xian, there would probably be big problems between husband and wife. No wonder wangfei firmly did not allow this. However, he lowered his head and bowed. "Apologies, Princess. I will take full responsibility for this matter. When the carriage left Yangcong Alley earlier, I had already notified the Eldest Princess of the Qing Kingdom."
Wangfei's body shook. She stared at the person in disbelief. Her gaze quickly passed through the window and toward the clear sky outside the manor. She didn't know if Fan Xian would be able to keep his life.
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Fan Xian was a careful person. Otherwise, he would not have allowed wangfei to take Ma Suosuo away. After all, he could not imagine that wangfei, who already saw herself as mostly a Qing person, still had a pure Qi person by her side. Given his relationship with the Northern Qi Emperor, even if Northern Qi had participated in the assassination of the Qing Emperor, he still thought that Northern Qi would not target him.
Thus, he stayed a little longer in the courtyard in Yangcong Alley until the sky gradually darkened. Only then did he put on a normal straw hat and walked out of the courtyard and the alley. Amidst the white banners between the private residences, he headed in the direction of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council.
He decided to take the risk to find Mu Tie. The silence in Chen Garden outside Jingdou made him feel a glimmer of inauspiciousness. Perhaps everyone in the world would think that Chen Pingping was still silently enduring and waiting, but Fan Xian did not think so. Distance created a sense of beauty and mystery. Fan Xian, who was incomparably close to the crippled old man, knew that Chen Pingping was old and did not have much time left in his life. At such a time, he was truly worried about the safety of Chen Garden.
Chen Garden was on the outskirts of Jingdou and did not have tall palace walls. Even if the 500 Black Knights were not far from the Garden, how could they stand against the Qing military's attack?
His mood was anxious, so he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings. His ears twitched and he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from a distant street. Only then did he know that his whereabouts had finally been caught by the Eldest Princess for the first time.
Fan Xian turned his head and used his professional gaze to immediately see the three spies following him not far to his right.
He furrowed his brows and turned into a small alley behind him, trying to disappear among the layers of private residences in Jingdou before they closed in.
The three spikes followed him without fear of death.
Fan Xian turned his body. His left hand sliced out horizontally and chopped down on the throat of the person closest to him. There was the sound of bones breaking as the person fell limply to the ground. Immediately after, he kicked the second person's genitals. His left hand dug in, and a crossbow bolt flew out from his sleeve and pierced into the third person's eye socket.
He acted very casually, cleanly and clearly, but also incomparably fast. He didn't give the three people any time to sound the alarm.
Fan Xian knew that there were Eldest Princess' people beside him, so he didn't stop. His left hand stuck to the stone wall beside him and prepared to flip onto the eaves.
A person flew down from the sky. A metal palm the size of a cattail leaf fan headed toward Fan Xian's face.
The wind from the palm was like a knife. It made Fan Xian's eyes narrow and his face hurt. Only now did he understand that his words earlier in the Council and wangfei had been a bit overconfident. The top aces in the world had probably all been destroyed on Dong Mountain. However, Jingdou was a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The aces of the military still came in an endless stream.
For example, the palm coming right now was at least at the eighth-level level.
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and flipped his palm to meet it. The two palms faced each other without a sound. It was as if they were stuck together. In the next moment, he took a deep breath and relaxed his knees slightly. Threads of dust shook out from under his cloth shoes.
There was a muffled thud.
The bones of the military ace's wrist, arm, and sternum were all shattered. His entire body was sent flying into the sky by a copious and irresistible Tyrannical power.
Spraying out fresh blood, the ace flew miserably with an expression of disbelief on his face. It was as if he couldn't understand how such a gentle-looking young man could have a Tyrannical aura that was completely different from his.
Fan Xian pulled back his calm palm and coughed. He felt a sharp, tearing pain in the left side of his chest. He knew that the heavy injury Yan Xiaoyi had given him was beginning to act up again.
He knew he couldn't fight for long. He had to immediately escape the Eldest Princess's pursuit. However, after sending the ace flying with one palm, he was also stopped for a moment.
In an instant, the entire small alley was surrounded by people.
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and looked. He could tell that there were soldiers from the Jingdou Garrison stationed in the capital, people from the Ministry of Justice, and even more aces from the Jingdou government. Behind them stood a few eunuchs from the internal court.
It looked like other than his own Overwatch Council, all of the powerful yamens in Jingdou had sent people.
Looking at this scene, Fan Xian sighed in his heart. He knew that no matter how tragic the ending in Taiji Palace was, at least for now, the Palace had already confirmed his great crime of murdering the Emperor. He had already become an evil thief that everyone had to punish.
But, he didn't feel a glimmer of fear. He also didn't feel the sorrow of a tiger falling from grace after being injured. He only watched all of this calmly.
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