"I like to see people grow flowers and plants, and I like to see the scenery. ”

"Oh, isn't that very similar to my uncle's hobby?"

"He's lazy, just looking, where does anyone dare to let him do it himself?"

"I heard...... That begonia girl likes to be close to the countryside?"

There was a chill.

"Your Majesty...... He's a very interesting person. ”

"陛xià...... Actually, there are a lot of interesting things that are often done...... It's just that since he was a child, he was taught the way of governing by his mother's ears, and we people rarely see him. ”

In the flower hall, the words of the eldest princess with a faint smile sounded from time to time, Fan Xian stood outside the door and listened quietly, knowing that what the woman said was not false. The Northern Qi royal family also had a turmoil more than ten years ago, and I don't know how many princes and nobles were involved, including Shen Chong, the biological father of Miss Shen who is now hiding in the Yan Mansion, and he also got ahead because of this incident.

The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi only has the son of the current Emperor of Northern Qi, and the rest of the princesses were born to the rest of the concubines of the first emperor of Northern Qi. The eldest princess who married to Nanqinglai, although she was quite respected by the mother and son of the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi, was not her own child after all, and there was always a little gap in between, and after experiencing the tragic experience of holding her son to survive, the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi would of course be very considerate of the children of other clans.

These people in Nanqing were a little curious about the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and they asked more than one at this time, but the princess couldn't say any details, and said that it was interesting and interesting.

Ye Ling'er saw him eavesdropping outside the door and glanced at him curiously.

Fan Xian smiled and pushed the door in.

The eldest princess, who was frowning and in trouble, saw the two of them come in, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Don't ask me, I really can't guess about the majesty of our family, and I didn't bother to see him in the palace last time, when I was a child, the queen mother took care of him very strictly, and when he was older, he was busy with state affairs...... It's Fan Xian, he has traveled with His Majesty in Northern Qi several times, His Majesty has always loved him very much, if you want to ask anything interesting, it is better to ask him. ”

At this time, Fan Xian and Ye Ling'er returned to their seats, and Ye Ling'er came to Lin Wan'er's place, with excitement on her face, and lowered her voice to tell her thoughts after parting, not paying much attention to the conversation of the others. Fan Xian and the second prince looked at each other and smiled helplessly, but they didn't notice that someone mentioned their names.

When everyone heard the words of the eldest princess, they remembered that in addition to the princess, the only one who had seen the little emperor of Northern Qi was Fan Xian, and everyone knew that the little emperor attached great importance to Fan Xian's poetry and learning.

The prince Li Hongcheng hiccuped, looked at Fan Xian and said, "An Zhi, what kind of person is the Emperor of Northern Qi?"

Fan Xian was stunned, came to his senses, and said: "The king of a country, where is my foreign minister to discuss." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall felt a little embarrassed, in front of the eldest princess, vainly discussing the rights and wrongs of the Northern Qi Emperor, it was indeed not a very appropriate thing, but the curiosity of human beings was always difficult to suppress, including the second prince, all urged Fan Xian to say a few more words.

Fan Xian scratched his head and asked, "Why are you so interested in the Northern Qi Emperor?"

The men in the flower hall were suddenly silent, their faces embarrassed, and only the whispers of the three girls rustled like ants gnawing leaves.

The eldest princess shook her head with a smile, lifted her skirt slightly, and walked out of the flower hall with a calm face, saying that she was going to see how the luncheon was arranged.

As a princess, why do you need to go to Cāo in person to care about these miscellaneous matters, there is no doubt that she wants to give these Qingguo clan nobles a convenient occasion to speak. Sure enough, when the princess walked away from the flower hall, the eldest prince shook his head and said: "I have to be careful, that little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty has always been mysterious and ruthless, whether it is the intelligence in the Supervision Yuan or the military, there is no detailed description, his feelings, hobbies, joys and angers are like a mystery." ”

"So what? As an emperor, you naturally have to remain mysterious in front of your people. Fan replied with a smile.

The eldest prince said seriously: "But he is a king of a foreign land, and the more mysterious he is in front of us, the more terrifying he becomes. ”

Fan Xian frowned and said, "It's just a young man, how can he get to the terrible head?" When he first met the Emperor of Northern Qi in the capital of Northern Qi, he thought that the other party was a young man of the same age as himself, and after returning to China, he carefully checked the intelligence and found that this little emperor was two years younger than himself.

In the season of Jiangnan, every time he thought of the foresight of the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he silently used the internal inventory of silver to join the internal affairs of Nanqing, Fan Xian also palpitated, but this matter involved his biggest **, and he resolutely did not dare to say that he would come out in the flower hall.

The second prince put down the fruit in his hand, sighed and said, "Terrible, this kind of thing has nothing to do with age. He glanced at Fan Xian, which meant that when you first entered Kyoto, you were only a sixteen or seventeen teenager, but it was terrifying, and then smiled and said: "You should know the heavy matter of the Northern Qi Jinyi Guard, and finally let Wei Hua become the commander...... Shen Chong's death was desolate, and with a wave of his hand, the little emperor of Bisheng turned the whole thing back, that is, he let Uesugi Tiger be trapped in Kyoto and couldn't get out, and he took over the strength of the Hou Party side smoothly...... Wei Hua didn't even listen to the Queen Mother's meaning now, and the Kuhe National Master also remained silent...... Where did a king at such a young age come from to be so deep in the city, and how could he convince so many people to be on his side?"

The second prince said in an accentuated tone: "If the dispute between the emperor and queen of Northern Qi evolves into a fierce situation, it will be a blessing for my great celebration...... We thought that at the beginning of the emperor's pro-government, he was always not as good as the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and finally with the violent love of the young man, I was afraid that it would cause chaos in the Northern Qi court, who knew that the little emperor would quietly withdraw the power in his hands, this kind of means, it is really ...... Terrible. ”

Fan Xian was silent, he was very clear about the inside story of the killing, and even this matter was originally done by the Emperor of Northern Qi who was the mouth of his begonia.

At this time, the atmosphere in the flower hall was slightly tense, and the three girls' families knew that the men were talking about national affairs, so they kept silent very knowingly.

Li Hongcheng, the prince of the world, no longer had any extra alcohol in his eyes at this time, and frowned and said: "The Emperor of Northern Qi is the lord of a country, he is not a good woman, and he has no bad habits, and he is sober and self-controlled...... This kind of person is the most terrifying. If I want to wave the army north, the first consideration is not the strength of the Northern Qi, but the heart of the lord of the Northern Qi. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eldest prince and the second prince nodded one after another.

Fan Xian's heart was slightly shocked, he felt a little surprised when he looked at this scene, and was shocked by the serious expressions of the three royal family children, and he was speechless for a long time. At this time, he thought clearly that for himself, the Northern Qi was just a partner, but for the young generation of elites in Qingguo, the Northern Qi was destined to be swept away and annexed by the Great Qing Dynasty.

Nanqing is good at martial arts, the people of the previous generation have laid a large number of big rivers and mountains, and now what is left to the new generation of characters in this world is the big but not stiff Northern Qi. This is a kind of open-sided fanaticism deeply rooted in the blood, whether it is the eldest prince or Li Hongcheng, they can't get rid of this fanaticism, even if the second prince is this kind of Wen Sujiaosè, he still can't forget about attacking Northern Qi.

Nanqing is prosperous, and has maintained the momentum of the offensive for thirty years, for the Nanqing people, this is no longer a problem that needs to be considered, all that needs to be considered is when to attack the Northern Qi...... Therefore, what kind of person the Emperor of Northern Qi is is a very important matter for the three royal children in the hall.

Looking at the contemplative expression of the second prince, it is clear that being able to dominate the world is the ultimate goal of all Nanqing people, and it can even temporarily suppress his anxiety about the dragon chair.

"It is said that the emperor of Northern Qi does not like women, but last time he specifically wanted to change the manager back to Northern Qi...... An Zhi, you were the envoy last time, what details can you find in the capital city?" the eldest prince asked seriously.

Fan Xian said slowly after a while: "It's true that I don't get close to the woman, there are only a few side concubines in the huge palace, and in order to prevent the regeneration of the power of foreign relatives, the little emperor stubbornly resisted the pressure of the big family in the capital, and the concubines selected were all from civilian backgrounds, and the wonderful thing is that the queen mother does not seem to object to this arrangement." ”

The second prince frowned and said, "Even if it is to prevent the relatives from becoming powerful, this arrangement is not a good idea to appease the courtiers, and this move is not appropriate." ”

Fan Xian nodded, pretending to be worried and said: "As the princess said before, that emperor is really a little incomprehensible, obviously close in front of him, but he always feels that there is a very clever disguise on his body. ”

Li Hongcheng laughed: "Come on, that emperor is very sincere to you, you said that you were a foreign minister before, I don't think the people of Northern Qi regard you as a foreign minister, otherwise after sniping, how could they send a letter of state to Kyoto to protest?"

The eldest prince shook his head in annoyance and said: "The people of Northern Qi bullied me too much, and they actually played such a play." ”

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me. ”

Speaking of sniping, the second prince was not very embarrassed, he looked selfless and wide in his heart, made fun of Fan Xian and said: "Of course the matter has nothing to do with you, don't say that you are from Nanqing, this Northern Qi just wants to provoke, even if the little emperor likes you again and pulls you to Northern Qi, can he still marry his sister to you?"

Ye Ling'er interjected at this time: "I think it's really uncertain...... Fan Xiansheng has a good skin, and the little emperor of Northern Qi is his fanatic. ”

As soon as this statement came out, the serious discussion became a naughty joke.

Fan Xian curled his lips and smiled, calmly watching the conversation between these men and women on the side, they said some interesting anecdotes in the palace back then, Fan Xian didn't know, and gradually gave birth to an illusion of being excluded from the aura. It is also said that before he entered Kyoto, these men and women in the flower hall had grown up watching each other since childhood, and the relationship between the younger generation of the Qingguo royal family had always been good, he ...... He was an outsider.

However, Fan Xian was not too immersed in this kind of feeling, because of the previous discussion about the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he fell into deep thought, and faintly felt as if he was about to catch something very mysterious.

In his mind, he went through the situation in detail when he met the Emperor of Northern Qi in Shangjing, and carefully reviewed the tacit cooperation between himself and the other party in a year and a half, supplemented by the aesthetic interest of the Emperor of Northern Qi and the small details of life, and gradually a bright light in his mind was about to rush out.

I just couldn't rush out.

In the faint fragrance, Fan Xian was in a daze, so that the people around him quieted down and looked at him, and he hadn't noticed it yet.

Fan Xian suddenly found himself out of shape, smiled awkwardly, and subconsciously said, "It's so fragrant." ”

............ It smells so good!

A faint fragrance permeated the flower hall, Fan Xian lost his mind slightly, there seemed to be some kind of magic at the end of his nose and then made him lose his mind again, this fragrance is actually extremely light and elegant, but for him, it is so rich, so thrilling!

When I turned around, I saw that the eldest princess had already gone and returned, and she had changed her clothes. Fan Xian reluctantly smiled and asked, "Where did the fragrance come from?"

The eldest princess was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "I didn't expect you to be not only smart in ice and snow, but also delicate in your mind and nose, this sachet has been worn on me for a year, and the prince has never smelled it, and as soon as you put it on today, you smelled it." ”

Everyone looked at Fan Xian curiously, Ye Ling'er snorted even more, and she didn't smell any special aroma, but the incense burning in the flower hall was swept away by the cold wind on the lake, and it was extremely indifferent.

"Isn't it incense?" Ye Ling'er asked curiously.

The princess smiled: "Of course it's not incense. She took out an extremely small sachet from her waist and said, "Brought it from Shangjing." ”

Fan Xian had an extremely strong impulse to take the sachet in his hand and smell it carefully, but the sachet was a woman's personal thing, which was meaningful, and it was impossible to make this request.

After listening to the princess's words, his face had calmed down, and he asked with a smile: "They haven't been to Northern Qi, of course they can't smell this faint fragrance, I have been there, no wonder they can smell it." ”

The princess shook her head with a smile and said, "I bet you haven't sniffed it either...... Have you been to the palace in the capital, have you ever gone up to the back mountain?"

Fan Xian nodded.

The princess said: "What is in this sachet is the golden osmanthus, and the golden osmanthus is on the mountain, and there should be that one in the whole world...... The fragrance of this golden osmanthus is very light, and if you don't pay attention, you can't smell it. ”

Fan Xian said with a smile: "I only stayed in the pavilion by the stream when I went up the mountain, but I didn't see this rare golden osmanthus. ”

"Grow on the top of the mountain. The eldest princess said with a smile: "It is a solitary species transplanted from the north by the national teacher back then, and the fragrance is not very heavy, so no one has collected its stamens as sachets...... So I dare to say, Lord Fan, even if you have been in the palace, you have never smelled it. ”

Fan Xian asked in surprise: "Then princess, your sachet ......?"

Everyone was a little bored, why did Fan Xian remember this sachet and asked all the time. Fan Xian was also afraid of showing his feet, so he explained with a smile: "I like this fragrance, and I want to pick up a whole one for Wan'er." ”

Lin Wan'er smiled slightly, knowing that she must not be thinking like this. But others didn't know, and the eldest prince disagreed and said: "Big man, how can you put your mind on the affairs of these daughters' families." ”

The eldest princess glared at him and said, "If you can get on a horse and embroider, you are a really good man." ”

The eldest prince immediately shut up.

The eldest princess turned to Fan Xian and said with a smile: "If you want to pick up a whole one for Lord Chen, I'm afraid it's not easy...... No, it may not be easy for people in this world, but you have a chance...... You repair the book yourself, go and ask His Majesty to go. ”

This majesty is naturally the majesty of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Fan Xian smiled gently: "Could it be that this one on the princess is also given by Your Majesty?"

"yes. The princess's eyes showed a little homesickness, and she said lightly: "In the past, in the capital, there was only one person wearing a sachet of golden osmanthus, and he said that he liked this kind of light and pure taste. On the night before I left Beijing, His Majesty gave me his personal sachet so that I could remember the taste of my homeland in the south. ”

The atmosphere in the flower hall was made a little sentimental by the princess's faint words.

Fan Xian's eyes glanced at the sachet, smiled, and didn't say anything more.

―――――――――――――――――――― chatted after eating in the Great Prince's Mansion, when it was twilight, during which under the arrangement of the eldest prince, Fan Xian and the second prince had another deep conversation in the study, but the two of them had already talked deeply enough. Now that the second prince has the Ye family and a great grandmaster behind him, he is categorically unwilling to take half a step back. And although Fan Xian knows that his situation is as the second prince said, it seems to be as powerful as a mountain, but in fact it is as dangerous as an egg, but he is in the world, and he can't help himself, he wants to retreat, and there is no such possibility.

At least Emperor Qingguo will not allow it.

After the second prince finally looked at him deeply, he said slowly: "An Zhi, there is something I must remind you...... There is no doubt that you have been the biggest troublemaker in Qingguo in the past two years...... And you also know what happened back then, why did your father let you live and grow up in Shanzhou all the time, instead of cleaning up all the troubles most simply?"

Fan Xian bowed his head slightly, thinking that the second prince was indeed a powerful man who was very good at persuading, if he didn't consider Uncle Wuzhu's threat to the emperor, Emperor Qingguo secretly protected his growth, which can only mean one thing, although the king is ruthless, he always has three points of pity for his son.

"Father will not allow anything too drastic between us brothers. The second prince looked at him and said quietly: "But for you, if the situation can't be intensified, you can only sit and watch the flowing water go east, and the situation is not as good as a rì, and this is your problem." ”

Fan Xian smiled slightly, thinking that the situation was about to intensify, and if he wanted to keep what he had now, he would inevitably need other people to bear an unbearable price.

"Life or death. Fan Xian looked at the second prince and said very seriously.

Life and death have two meanings, one is that life and death must be separated, and the other is only about struggle, not about each other's life and death.

The second prince raised his hand and clapped Fan Xian lightly.

............ In the afternoon, news suddenly came from the Supervision Yuan, saying that there was an abnormality in Xihu's side, and the military situation had been sent to the Privy Council, and Fan Xianjin was summoned in the palace. As the commander of the forbidden army, the eldest prince had to leave, but the second prince and Li Hongcheng could still stay in the palace.

Fan Xian asked his wife to talk to Ye Ling'er for a while, and he left the palace alone, got into his own carriage, and did not wait for the eldest prince, so he ordered the carriage to walk slowly along the streets after the snow in Kyoto.

Xihu's affairs are not so urgent, it will take at least a month for the news between the two places to go back and forth, and there is no need to rush into the palace at this time. Fan Xian needed time to digest what he had encountered today.

The horse-drawn carriage of the black sè circled around the streets of Kyoto a few times, and drove up the relatively lonely streets, and Fujiko Kyo Jǐng, who was sitting in the coachman's seat, watched around, and there were some inconspicuous disguised agents in front of and behind the carriage to keep Fan Xian safe.

Fan Xian closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the seat in the car, his face was a little pale, and the corners of his lips were a little dry.

The faint scent of golden osmanthus flowers...... It turned out that the fragrance of that night was the fragrance of golden osmanthus flowers. He thought a little wistfully about that night, the temple, the field, the belt that he hadn't had time to tie. But it's obviously the manager...... It's the manager...... It's just, the incense before waking up, the hands rubbing on his temples?

His thin lips trembled twice, he cursed a few quick swear words in a low voice, and subconsciously slapped his palm on the car board next to him.

............ With a loud bang, Fan Xian slapped his palm heavily in anger, and the extremely domineering true qi in his body surged out, and the palm wind touched it, which was indestructible, but in an instant, the sound of wood breaking on the quiet street was loud.

The black carriage was like papier-mâché, half collapsed by this palm, the wheels shattered, the carriage overturned, the horses were frightened, and the hooves did not stop, Fujiko Kyo was shocked and barely stood in place.

The dust gradually subsided, and Fan, dressed in a black official uniform, stood distracted among the gravel on the ground.

Beside him, the Tiger Guard Gundam had a long knife half-unsheathed, and his eyes were chaotic, trying to find the trace of the assassin. Seven or eight six-place swordsmen were scattered around, holding the iron hammer at their waists, and the crossbow arrows in their left hands were aimed at the periphery.

Fan Xian lowered his head and thought for a long time, and couldn't help but think of the two words in the letter that his mother left in the box, and couldn't help but pull the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a self-deprecating smile, and sighed sadly: "Retribution, ......"