Ye Ling'er sighed, directly covered her lips, and was speechless in surprise, although in the days after Fan Xian entered Beijing, she was in the Fan Mansion every day, playing mahjong on the Cangshan Mountain, and she had an understanding of the young master's intentions, but she never thought that at this moment, Fan Xian would choose to return to the sect so bravely.

The second prince glanced at her and said with a wry smile: "I'm wondering if Fan Xian is crazy." ”

"Why do you say that?" A trace of doubt flashed in Ye Ling'er's jade-like eyes, since Fan Xian dared to worship his ancestors, it must be something that both the Queen Mother and His Majesty acquiesced, why did his husband still think that Fan Xian was going crazy.

The second prince shook his head and said, "For Fan Xian now, there are only four roads to go, and he chose to return to the sect today, directly blocking two roads. ”

Ye Ling'er didn't open her mouth to continue asking, and listened quietly.

The second prince thought for a while and then said quietly: "The power he has in hand now is too great, and he has offended too many people, and the power of a lonely minister has become a ...... For him, in Qingguo in the future, either he will grab the chair with our people, or he will support the third child to come to power, and he will hide behind the scenes, being a regent prince, only these two roads can ensure the peace of his family and not be eliminated, but now that he has returned to the Fan family, he will naturally cut off the possibility of succession, and it is impossible to use the identity of the royal family as a regent. ”

Ye Ling'er frowned and said: "Even if he doesn't recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestry, but with his background, not to mention that His Majesty will not allow him to succeed to the throne, at least the entire royal family and the scholars in the court will not agree, this first item is not possible in itself." ”

"What is possible?" The second prince said: "If he doesn't return to the Fan family for a day, he will have the possibility of being readmitted to the palace, plus the power he has at hand, who dares to say that it is impossible for him to fight for this world?"

"What about the second item?"

"A regent may be able to silence the nobles in the palace and the royal military outside the palace, as long as his surname is Li ...... But a powerful minister surnamed Fan wants to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, which is ...... No way. ”

The second prince said calmly: "So Fan Xian returned to the sect today and directly cut off the two roads mentioned earlier, I don't understand what he is thinking." ”

"What are the other two paths?" Ye Ling'er looked at the inexplicable look on the prince's face, and suddenly felt a chill welling up in her heart, and asked with concern.

The second prince paused for a moment and said: "In the future, after a hundred years of my father's emperor, no matter who ascends the throne, I am afraid that Fan Xian and the Fan clan will be purged, if they are not purged, no one is sure that they will be able to completely control the overall situation." ”

This is exactly what the second prince said to Fan Xian in Baoyue Tower, but he always thought that Fan Xian would gradually integrate into the royal family and strive for a bright position, whether it was Fan Xian to grab the dragon chair by himself, or to help the third child, it was a feasible way.

With Fan Xian's current strength, as well as the old guys who are affected by him in front of and behind him, no newly enthroned emperor can rest assured that he will live.

So many years later, Fan Xian only has two paths to take. The second prince frowned, puzzled, "Otherwise, he will be tied up and beheaded, just like the Ye family back then." ”

He paused, and said with some exhaustion, "Otherwise...... It was with the power in his hands that he rebelled and betrayed the country. ”

He laughed at himself: "Of course, the power in his hands is all paper, and he can't set off much storm, his father is a cautious person, and Fan Xian will never be able to truly achieve qi without an army in his hands." ”

Ye Ling'er was taken aback, savored the words he said, and found that if the situation really developed like this in the future, it would be impossible for her master to end well.

Her little face blushed slightly, and said: "You forgot a possibility, if it is really the Third Highness who inherits the great treasure in the future, with the teacher-student friendship between him and Fan Xian, it may not make things happen to the point of no return." ”

The second prince laughed: "I also said this to Fan Xian, the third brother is still young, but I watched him grow up, this kid, where is the fuel-efficient lamp, not to mention, in what kind of position, what level of affairs should be considered, sometimes, it's not that you and I don't want to do it, you can not do it." ”

He said calmly: "And don't forget, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the real successor, many people seem to have forgotten this matter intentionally or unintentionally because of his calmness, but I believe that Fan Xian will not forget." ”

"The most important thing. The second prince slowly lowered his head, "No matter who inherits the throne, before our father emperor leaves this world, will he watch Fan Xian continue to gather the strength of a large group of old monsters, thus bringing infinite trouble to his successor? ”

Talking about the life and death of the saint, whether the second prince is a son or a minister, he has already committed a big taboo, Ye Ling'er bit her lip, did not answer, and asked instead: "But this is not the life that Fan Xian wants to live, this is arranged by those elders in the court, if you are Fan Xian, what can you do?"

The second prince was stunned, and after a while, he laughed at himself and said, "I don't know what to do, it's probably similar to his current situation." It's just a battle in the world, if you don't advance, you will die, since he gave up the first two roads with his own hands, he should retreat more completely. If I put him in his position, at this time, I should go to the palace to resign, whether it is the Supervision Yuan or the Inner Treasury, he will always let one out...... And then...... Intellectually speaking, he should have been more gentle, and then leaned in to me. ”

Ye Ling'er looked at him.

The second prince said seriously: "This is the wisest choice, I think he himself understands in his heart that I dare to accept him, and my aunt, after all, is his mother-in-law, and with Chen'er's relationship, I don't necessarily can't release my suspicions." ”

Ye Ling'er shook her head and sighed, she knew that her family, those troops far away in Dingzhou, had already become a magic code in the battle for the heir because of this marriage, if Fan Xian added it again, it would naturally ...... But she didn't want to pay attention to these things, and suddenly felt a little headache, and frowned sadly.

The second prince stood up, looked at the faint sky outside the window, and said in a trance: "If Fan Xian does not change, he will only enter a dead end in the future, if he has the courage to change, or he will suffer a great loss now, but in the future, he can seek greater benefits and a more stable peace for him and the Fan family, it all depends on what he thinks." ”

He finally lowered his head a little helplessly: "But...... In the past two years, it has long been proved that Fan Xian is a madman who does not act according to common sense, so I have no such extravagant expectations. ”

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In the eyes of the vast majority of people in Qingguo, under Fan Xian's gentle and amiable appearance, he did gradually reveal a few traces of crazy killing, not that the night battle in Kyoto killed people and captured people, but the return to the sect that shocked Kyoto.

When it was colder on the fifth day, Fan's ancestor worship began.

At noon, the news had already spread to the major mansions, and for a while, I don't know how many people were guessing about the subsequent development of the situation, and they were speculating about Fan Xian's punishment of the future power and desire of the court.

Just like the second prince, no one could figure out why Fan Xian did this. Although in the past, he was only the identity of an emperor's illegitimate son, and he couldn't see any hope of entering the palace, but the identity of an illegitimate child is also an identity after all, as long as he is not welded to death for a day, everything is possible, not to mention that this identity will definitely play a great role in the future.

A long time ago, Chen Pingping had thought that once the Queen Mother was gone, Fan Xian was not without the possibility of being re-included in the prince's ranks.

And Fan Xian's play today finally branded Fan's name and cut off the possibility of the surname Li, which seemed a little stupid or impulsive in the eyes of most people.

It was in the deep palace that this news also shocked the hearts of many nobles.

Concubine Shu was copying the rare book of Tianyi Pavilion sent by Fan Xian in Juanxiu's small characters, and she shook her head a little sullenly as she listened to the palace maid's return.

Ning Cairen was practicing swords around the trees in her small courtyard, and after hearing the news, her face flashed, and she praised Fan Xian for having backbone.

In Shufang Palace, Concubine Yi was watching the third prince practice calligraphy, listening to Xing'er's whispered words, smiling slightly, not saying anything, just looking at her son's eyes became complicated.

After a while, she pulled her son behind the curtain and whispered to him the biggest news in Kyoto today, and said it with great seriousness and seriousness. The third prince was shocked, but he immediately understood many things at a young age, and the return of Mr. to the sect was actually largely for himself.

Concubine Yi finally said seriously: "Ping'er, you have to keep in mind everything that Mr. Fan has done for you, if you dare to do those things in the future, your mother will not be able to spare you." ”

The third prince lowered his head and didn't say anything.

In Guangxin Palace, the eldest princess Li Yunrui, who has been living here in seclusion and is not very convenient to get out of the palace, was the first to learn the news, this beautiful woman was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

The palace maid carefully asked, "Why is the princess so happy?"

The eldest princess slowly lowered her smile and said softly: "This palace suddenly feels that my son-in-law is really a lovely person, who knows how to measure and retreat, and it is a pity that I have only met him once...... Arrange for him and Wan'er to enter the palace tomorrow, and the palace will see how Xiao Fan Xian has grown so rapidly after not seeing each other in the past two years. ”

The palace maid was stunned, thinking that Lord Xiao Fan's move was obviously more than impulsive, and the interests were not considered enough, could it be that the eldest princess was happy because of this? But looking at the face of the eldest princess, it was clear that she really admired Lord Xiao Fan's actions very much.

In the Hanguang Palace, the Queen Mother was picking out the rosary beads and reading something, and the old eunuch Hong was leaning over to serve aside, and after a long time, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "That child is also considered to be knowledgeable, and it is not easy." ”

Old Eunuch Hong hissed and said, "Lord Xiao Fan is good. ”

In the quiet small building at the back of the palace, His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo was dressed in a yellow robe, holding his hands, looking at the woman in the yellow shirt in the painting with a slight distraction, and said softly after a while: "Our son is indeed more like you, very proud, it's not that I don't want him to come back, it's just that he doesn't want to come back...... The surname Fan is good, you and Yide used to be called brother and sister back then, even if you follow your mother's surname. ”

A cold winter breeze entered the building, lifting the painting slightly fluttering, and the beautiful face of the woman in the yellow shirt in the painting was slightly distorted, like a mocking smile on the corner of her lips, as if she was mocking what the emperor said, but I was afraid that even he would not believe it.

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On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Fan Xian sat in the carriage to Jingwangfu, which is the old rule between Fan's Mansion and Jingwang's Mansion for many years.

Although Hongcheng was very miserable and grounded for a year, this is a good trick made by Fan Xian, but Fan Xian also knows that this is actually the ruthless decision of Prince Jing to prevent his own palace from being dragged into the matter of seizing the heir, and the two sides of the mansion did not affect their feelings because of the wars between their sons and nephews.

The carriage was slightly bumpy, and Wan'er looked at Fan Xian intently, and didn't speak for a long time.

Fan Xian smiled: "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." ”

"I was thinking that everyone in Kyoto must be talking about you today. Lin Wan'er smiled and said, "They are all scolding you for being a fool." ”

Fan Xian smiled even more happily, and suddenly fell silent again, looked into his wife's eyes after a while, and said seriously: "I can hide it from the world, I won't hide it from you." ”

Lin Wan'er smiled slightly, looking into Xianggong's eyes.

Fan Xian said calmly: "Actually, the reason is very simple, there are only two. One, I have always regarded myself as Fan Xian, I was raised by my grandmother since I was a child, I will not accept any other surname, return to the ancestors and worship the ancestors, I have always been willing, so I will do it. ”

Lin Wan'er leaned on his arm gently, feeling that his body was very gentle and pure.

"Second, whether it is supporting the third child in Jiangnan Liangming, or killing the Quartet in Kyoto, so that today I recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, I am in Mingzhi. Fan Xian lowered his head, glanced at Wan'er's round face, and said gently: "Tranquility is far-reaching, if you want to be far-reaching, you must be clear-minded." ”

"Who is Mingzhi for?"

Fan Xian was silent, thinking of the conversation with the emperor in the palace, Duke Tangbo, Duke Tangbo......

"I don't want to be an emperor. He said calmly: "Of course, it is for Your Majesty to see." ”

Lin Wan'er glanced at him worriedly, although she didn't say anything, Fan Xian knew that the girl's family had already seen the future, and she might face the catastrophe that she might face, and even the Fan Mansion might face.

"If you go against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and the ship will capsize and die, I understand this truth. Fan Xian tilted his head slightly, "It seems that all the situations force me to fight, but the emperor warned me, so I had to stop fighting." ”

He smiled and said: "Going downstream, after all, it's still more comfortable, I don't have a few people to be afraid of in this world, but I'm still a little scared of your uncle, my cheap old man." ”

Lin Wan'er laughed, but there was still some worry in her smile: "But what about the future?"

"In the future?" Fan Xian said: "Your Majesty will live for at least twenty years. I used an unknowable future danger in exchange for more than 20 years of Taiqing, or more than 20 years of His Majesty's trust, this deal is very cost-effective. ”

"And I can't be ambiguous, I have to show my attitude and mind categorically, even standing behind the third child, it's not enough to convince many people. ”

Fan Xian rubbed his eyebrows, a little tired and said: "There can be ambiguity between men and women, and if you do it like this between monarchs and ministers, it will be easy to die, I believe Your Majesty will like my decision." ”

He still didn't say something to his wife, the so-called ambiguity must be two-sided, and the so-called decision also plays a role in each other...... The emperor didn't want him to take over the world.

This fact made Fan Xian a little relaxed, but after relaxing, there was a trace of deep worry, not in the present, and back then, as Chen Pingping confirmed that night, Fan Xian finally confirmed that the Son of Heaven had a disease and a heart disease.

The carriage stopped at the door of King Jing's mansion, and there were already people of all kinds waiting outside the mansion, bringing the distinguished guests from Fan's mansion into the palace.

Fan Xian led Wan'er to follow behind her father and the Liu family, and stepped in.

At a glance, the round scene in the house is still the same, but the white yarn on the other side of the lake is not hanging, thinking about it, how can you hang the veil to shade the light on this winter day, just looking sideways at the gentle Wan'er beside her, Fan Xian still remembered the Chenguang when he was in love.

A complicated voice of anger and joy sounded, pulling Fan Xian out of the rare short good time.

"You little ***, you still know to come and see Lao Tzu!"

King Jing glared at Fan Xian angrily, but in those huge eyes, for some reason, there was a trace of sadness and nostalgia.