Chapter Twenty-Six: The Days Before Leaving Lanzhou
After a little gossip, Fan Xian took the opportunity to ask nΗinΗi to go to Kyoto with him to retire again, but just like that night, the old lady expressed her attitude in silence very directly. Fan Xian couldn't help but sigh and said, "Why don't you want to go?"
The old lady knew that he was talking about the Dong'er family, and said with a smile: "Kyoto is ...... It's not easy. What's more, Dong'er is so close to you, don't forget, these big girls around you since you were a child have been trained by you to have a higher heart than the sky, and no one is ruthless. β
Fan Xian was stunned, touched his head, and thought to himself that this is indeed the truth, Xiaoya, who is still in the mansion now, is the youngest one who follows him, and looking at that mouth, he is also a powerful horn who is used to not forgiving, and a few times ago, he took his man back to the house to see his Xiaoqing...... Xiaoqing's man is still a well-known scholar, but he didn't dare to say anything in front of Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing Xiaoya is like this, not to mention Sister Dong'er and the usual presumptuous Sisi...... A few big girls in this house are really spoiled by themselves, and they are also badly taught, and they are all extremely hard-hearted horns there, and they don't look at the rules that are reasonable in this world, although they are all soft on the outside, but they are clear in their hearts.
Fan Xian thought about it, and laughed a little smugly, even if he couldn't change the world too much, at least he changed the thoughts and lives of a few women, which was not bad...... Of course, it has to be the girl who follows him to have this kind of welfare, if there is no mountain behind him, the temper of these four big girls is afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch in this world.
Nothing was said all night.
There was news from the second rì Shuzhou City, saying that a certain son of a certain house was kicked hard, vomited several bowls of blood, and urgently found a doctor to save him, and was lying on the bed moaning.
No one saw the perpetrators, and the people in Lanzhou have always been simple, the law and order is good, the people are honest and duty, and there is no gangsterism.
The whole Lanzhou was shocked, and Lord Zhizhou was furious, ready to investigate the case and give the former teacher a big face, but when the master came to his ear and said a few words, Lord Zhizhou immediately calmed down and went back to his house to drink tea.
The smart people in Lanzhou slowly guessed the reason for this incident, and no one dared to talk too much. And the son who was beaten, although he must have resentment in his heart, he didn't dare to shout grievances all over the world, but respectfully sent people to Dong'er's Courtyard to send the medical expenses and compensation for the past two years.
Things are very fast, and the people of Shanzhou know that the young master of the Fan family is not a person who likes to mess around, but just a person who protects his shortcomings, so he is not worried.
After a few more rìs, a secret edict from Kyoto and a court newspaper from Jiangnan were sent to the Earl's palace at the same time. Fan Xian looked down at the two thin pieces of paper, knowing that his trip to Lanzhou was over, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of reluctance in his heart.
After all, he is the head of the Supervision Yuan and the governor of Jiangnan Road, and he is still young and healthy, so it is impossible to hide in his favorite place like Chen Pingping to retire.
Although it is good, it is always necessary to leave.
The next morning, Fuji Zijing took Lin Dabao and the third prince to go fishing again, and Fan Xian finally fulfilled his promise to Wan'er, holding her little hand, stepping on the land of Lanzhou step by step with the slow steps of the two, feeling the breath here, and carrying out a rich tour of Lanzhou.
After a little change of appearance, the husband and wife went to the lively vegetable market, went to the beach by the pier, looked at the beautiful white birds that were hated by Hong Changqing, and squatted at the door behind the Earl's Court to tell the story for a while, and then went to the extremely quiet grocery store.
Wan'er smiled gently all the way, letting her husband take her hand and walk slowly or slowly, she knew that this qiΔ was Fan Xian's best memory, and he brought himself here today, just hoping that he could also share the most tender and beautiful part of his heart.
The grocery store was quiet, and the dust was still so thick.
Both of them are lazy people, so naturally they are too lazy to clean, just standing in the house and looking around, talking about old things.
Wan'er quietly listened to Fan Xian's memories of her childhood with emotion, and her heart couldn't help but tremble, thinking that not only was she living in the palace since she was a child, but also her father-in-law's childhood, and in addition to happiness, there were also so many hardships and hardships.
She gently held the kitchen knife in her hand, and said with a smile: "Then Uncle used this knife to cut shredded radishes for you to drink?"
Fan Xian laughed happily and nodded.
Wan'er glared at him and said, "I drank sorghum at a young age, and I am not afraid of getting drunk to death." β
Fan Xian smiled and didn't say anything.
Lin Wan'er suddenly opened her big eyes and said curiously, "Where is the cliff where you practice? Is it like the steep slope on Cangshan Mountain?" Can you take me to see it?"
Fan Xian was stunned and said, "That place is dangerous, you can't go up." β
Lin Wan'er sighed, but her round face clearly expressed strong regret.
Fan Xian looked at her and suddenly said, "Hold me tight." β
Lin Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled, passed her hands between Fan Xian's arms, and hugged him tightly, just like in bed that night, afraid that he would disappear like this, and even more afraid that he would be so immersed in the breath of Shanzhou.
On the high cliff by the sea in ββββββββββββββββββββββ Zhouzhou, Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er stood on the edge of the cliff hand in hand, and a few steps forward was the abyss, the ocean, and the snowflakes.
The sea breeze was blowing, and the sun overhead seemed farther away than it looked on the ground, and it was covered with a circle of light, and it didn't look very blazing.
Wan'er's breath was slightly chaotic, her cheeks were flushed, but there was a slight fear in her eyes, she was carried up the cliff by Fan Xian all the way, it was really the most exciting experience in the girl's life, those slippery and steep cliffs, I don't know how she came up, so that at this time she was standing on the edge of the cliff, but she was not very afraid, and seemed to be a little numb.
She glanced at the distant city of Lanzhou with some cringe, and found that with her own eyesight, she couldn't even see the appearance of those houses clearly.
She turned her head again to look at Fan Xian, who was calm, and said softly, "...... In the past...... Crawling every day?"
"yes. Fan Xian smiled and said, "Since you were six or seven years old?" I can't remember, anyway, in addition to me and my uncle, you are the third person to come up in this place." β
Lin Wan'er lowered her head and stuck out her tongue, knowing that this must be the biggest secret in Fan Xian's heart, and she could be brought up by him...... A trace of sweetness swelled in the girl's heart, but then there was a trace of bitterness, she slowly leaned on Fan Xian's arm and said: "I have always felt that I have lived a hard life in the palace, and now I know that you are more bitter than me." β
At a young age, he was forced to climb the mountain, for what? Naturally, he was worried that someone would come to kill him, growing up in such a terrifying environment, what kind of torture it was for the boy back then, thinking of this, Wan'er felt a little more sympathy for the seemingly powerful man around her.
Fan Xian smiled slightly: "What's the suffering? I don't want to die, so I naturally have to be diligent." In fact...... Compared with other people in this world, you and I are considered to be the big people in the secret pot, don't talk about hard work, we at least don't have to think about whether we have to eat the next meal, whether we have clothes to wear, whether we will be sold by our parents to be a jΓ¬ girl or a big teapot. β
Wan'er listened calmly from the sidelines.
"I'm sculpting on the surface...... It's all pretended. β
Fan Xian looked at the golden light on the sea, "Actually, you should know that I can be said to be the most attentive, hardest, and hardest working person in this world." β
Wan'er nodded, Fan Xian did not forget his practice twice a day even in the Cangshan years after the wedding, in fact, with Fan Xian's current realm and power, there is no need to be so diligent and hardworking. The world often only sees the glamorous side of Xiao Fan, but they don't think about how much sweat and effort he has put into this side.
"It's been like this since I was very young. Fan Xian said slowly: "No one can understand why I treat myself so hard. β
Wan'er only understood one thing, so she listened to him quietly.
Fan Xian paused for a moment, slowly closed his eyes, and whispered to the sea breeze in Lanzhou: "Actually, the reason is very simple...... I don't want to die. β
"I don't want to die. β
"Just like I used to say when I was a child, only when you are drunk will know that you know how strong, and only after you die will you know how heavy your life is, and a person who has never died will never know how terrible death is. β
"I want to live in this world, so I have to be ruthless, I have to make myself strong. β
"And you don't know, when you're used to lying in bed and can't move, you can't even move a finger if you want to...... Suddenly, God has given you a chance to toss, and you will be extremely grateful to God, and you will be intoxicated to toss. β
Fan Xian was intoxicated with the memories of his two lives, but Wan'er was beside him but couldn't understand it at all, looking at his delicate face for some reason, looking at the vicissitudes of maturity that suddenly appeared on that face that was completely inconsistent with his age, his heart was moved, his heart was full of sorrow, and he felt that his heart also surged with Fan Xian's heart, a trace of indescribable and inexplicable sadness.
Wan'er's eyes were slightly wet, and she tiptoed with some difficulty, clutching the corners of her sleeves and wiping the corners of her eyes for Fan Xian.
ββββββββββββββββββββββ trip back to the province of Lanzhou ended like this, but before leaving, Fan Xian muttered to her in the old lady's study for a long time, and on the news from Kyoto, these two seemingly gentle, but in fact the most ruthless ancestors and grandchildren had a stern conversation.
When he left the study, Fan Xian's face was a little heavy.
Back in the room, Wan'er cautiously asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing serious. Fan Xian thought for a while, and said calmly: "It is a natural thing to write in the imperial history of the DPRK, and I am a poor traveler to Jiangnan Road, and I went to Shanzhou to play, which must be very obstructive to the eyes of many people, and the key is that I heard a news that is not very comfortable." β
"What's the news?" Wan'er couldn't help but laugh when she saw a rare hint of annoyance on her husband's face, "It can make you mess up." β
Fan Xian sighed and said with a wry smile: "During the New Year's Festival, Yan Xiaoyi will also return to Beijing to report on his work, and he will enter Beijing at the same time as me at about the same time." β
Yan Xiaoyi, the governor of Qingguo's expedition to the capital, the commander of the forbidden army that year, and the super strong man of the nine grades of Qingguo's prestige...... The most important thing is that this person is the confidant of the eldest princess, and he is quite famous in the army, even if it is His Majesty, he will not rashly suppress him without evidence.
And when such a character returns to Beijing, it is inevitable that he will directly confront Fan Xian.
To this day, Fan Xian still remembers that when he sneaked into the palace, he encountered a shocking arrow.
............ Wan'er frowned and said, "Could it be...... The martial arts in front of the palace are going to be restored again?"
Fan Xian glanced at her in surprise, then laughed, patted her head, and thought that his wife's sense of smell in this regard was really sensitive, so he nodded and said: "I heard that it is the meaning of the Privy Council, and the military has established a military proposal to boost the morale of the people." β
"What do you say?" Wan'er said worriedly, she knew in her heart that Qingguo was a country that immediately conquered the world, and it had always attached great importance to military merits, but after the three Northern Expeditions, His Majesty recuperated and prepared for another war, so he turned his attention to Wenzhi, and also stopped the most important annual military discussion many years ago.
"Naturally, His Majesty will not object. Fan Xian smiled and said: "This is a good thing, the imperial court has been in peace for a long time, and even the sailors in Jiaozhou have changed, so naturally there needs to be a reason to rein in the hearts of the army." β
Lin Wan'er was silent for a while, and then suddenly said, "I'm just afraid...... It's for you. β
"I'm a civil servant. Fan Xian said with a smile, but he also clearly felt a trace of problem in his heart. He had a different opinion from the second prince on the Liujing River, the second prince always thought that the emperor asked Fan Xian to deal with the matter of the Jiaozhou Sailor, which was to let Fan Xian get in touch with military affairs, but Fan Xian thought that his extremely tough "father" was thinking about the opposite problem, killing Chang Kun and harming the party, no matter what the faction in the army was, I was afraid that those handsome generals would hate themselves in their hearts.
His Majesty still doesn't want the Tisi of the Supervision Yuan to gently touch the military power...... Wan'er looked at him and sighed and said, "You are a civil official, but ...... You are also a well-known martial arts master. β
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean that when Yan Xiaoyi returns to Beijing, he will challenge me on top of the martial arts?"
Qingguo people are good at martial arts, although the atmosphere has gradually faded over the years, but the strong taste that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and officials is not at all, just like Ye Ling'er can throw a knife outside the palace to challenge Fan Xian, duels are still a legal thing in Qingguo, not to mention that no one wants to retreat on such occasions as martial arts discussions in front of the palace.
But Fan Xian was willing to retreat, he sneered: "It's really naΓ―ve, if he wants to fight me, I'm going to fight him?"
In his heart, martial arts are used to kill people, not to duel and fight, if you want to kill people, Fan Xian asked himself that there are countless more efficient and safer ways than duels - duel?
Wan'er sighed and said softly: "Although this method is direct and effective, it is very stupid...... Mother shouldn't be stupid enough to let Yan Xiaoyi challenge you in the palace, no matter if you win or lose, Yan Xiaoyi doesn't dare to really hurt you, Your Majesty's eyes are looking at you, so I also feel that I can't figure out the truth in this, maybe we want to deviate, Yan Xiaoyi is the governor of the northern capital, and he has not returned to Beijing for two years, so he should report on his work. β
Fan Xian suddenly had an idea in his heart, and his brows furrowed, if Yan Xiaoyi's return to Beijing this time was related to the so-called martial arts, it could only prove one thing, the forces in the court finally tried to challenge the authority of the royal family head-on. But...... Eldest princess, why is she?
"If I avoid fighting, I'm weakening. Fan Xian smiled and said, "But you know, I don't care about these faces. β
This is a lie, Fan Xian is also a vain person who loves the curtain, if it is another military general who challenges Fan Xian in the martial arts, Fan Xian will not blink his eyes, and directly beat the other party until the other party's mother does not know, and then add a gold edge to his reputation. But...... That person was Yan Xiaoyi.
Fan Xian asked himself, even if his injuries have already healed now, and with the help of Begonia's Tianyi Supreme Mental Method, he has already stood firmly on the peak of the Nine Grades, but he really has to face a super strong man who shocks the world with one arrow, and he still can't get anything good.
There are two people on his side who can resist Yan Xiaoyi, Begonia and Shadow, the problem is that these two people can't take action for themselves.
There is another person on his side who can easily kill Yan Xiaoyi, Uncle Wuzhu, the question is...... Uncle Wuzhu ran away from home again.
Fan Xian was nervous, and suddenly became inexplicably excited, the tip of his nose seemed to smell the salty and wet smell on the sea cliff, if he really wanted to fight Yan Xiaoyi head-on after returning to Beijing, what kind of Cheng DΓΉ could he do without relying on those small means?
Kyoto, wind and thunder, strong, martial arts, these words are tempting Fan Xian's restless heart.
After he was silent for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and smiled, and said softly: "I don't fight, but ...... How about trying to kill him?"
Wan'er opened her eyes wide and was speechless for a while.