Chapter 122 It’s too difficult for me
After Mei Yuxi left, Mei Cheng'an asked the maids to leave as well, and called Fan Xian and Teng Zijing into the front hall, where they sat down at the long table.
Mei Cheng'an looked at Fan Xian.
"Why are you wearing this? Where have you been?"
Fan Xian picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for himself and Teng Zijing respectively, saying helplessly.
"Zi Jing took me to a shop that sold news. The shop had very strange requirements. If you want to buy news, you must wear this kind of clothes. I have no choice."
Mei Cheng'an glanced at Teng Zijing and asked.
"News about Xu Yunzhang? Did you buy it?"
Fan Xian nodded, took out a document from his arms and handed it to Mei Cheng'an.
Mei Cheng'an took the document, opened it and started reading, and Wang Qinian also came over.
After taking a few glances at the contents of the scroll, Wang Qinian's pupils shrank and he immediately looked up at Fan Xian.
"Which information shop did you buy this information from? How come I didn't know there was such a powerful information shop in Kyoto? This is top secret of the Overwatch Council. How could you buy it so easily?"
Fan Xian shrugged.
"Who knows? I didn't expect I could actually buy it."
Wang Qinian was surprised and doubtful, and said seriously.
"My Lords, the existence of this news shop is abnormal and needs to be taken seriously."
Mei Cheng'an read the document word for word and handed it to Wang Qinian, saying with a smile.
"Don't panic. This news...Fan Xian can buy it, but others may not. Do you have so little confidence in the Overwatch Council's control over Kyoto?"
Wang Qinian was stunned when he heard this.
"Mr. Mei means..."
Fan Xian took over the conversation.
"It's impossible that the Supervisory Council didn't know about this news shop. It's obvious that this news was sold to me on purpose. If Dean Chen wanted to tell me, there's no need to go through so much trouble. He could just send a message directly. There's only one person in Qing Country who can make a decision without Dean Chen's permission."
Wang Qinian continued subconsciously.
"It's Your Majesty."
After saying this, he was shocked and immediately covered his mouth, looking around subconsciously.
Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian were amused by Wang Qinian's reaction.
Wang Qinian realized that he had made a big fuss out of nothing, so he let go of his hand embarrassedly and smiled.
Fan Xian said after laughing.
"Your Majesty granted me a marriage and also specified that whoever married the princess would inherit the inner treasury. This pushed me to the forefront and led the Crown Prince to attack me. Then Your Majesty told me this news. Your Majesty was deliberately trying to lead me into a fight with the Crown Prince."
Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing were secretly shocked when they heard this. They dared not even think about fighting with the Crown Prince of Qing.
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Now that you've seen it all clearly, what are you going to do?"
Fan Xian spread his hands.
"What should I do? Break off the engagement! I have no interest in inheriting the inner treasury, nor in marrying that princess, and even less interest in fighting the crown prince!"
Mei Chengan didn't want to pour cold water on him and asked with interest.
"How are you going to break up the engagement?"
The main thing is that Teng Zijing's wife and children have been found in advance. The trigger for a series of subsequent events, that is, Teng Zijing misunderstood that Guo Baokun had killed his entire family and turned against Fan Xian to seek revenge on him alone, no longer exists. Mei Cheng'an wants to know what other ideas he has.
Fan Xian thought for a moment and said.
"I haven't thought about this yet, let's take it one step at a time."
Mei Cheng'an nodded. It was normal for him to have no ideas at the moment. Many times, ideas come to mind in an instant. It was just like when Fan Xian went to stop Teng Zijing, he probably had no idea of ruining his reputation. It was probably that Guo Baokun suddenly thought of it while they were fighting.
"Okay, take your time to think about it. We've almost finished talking about everything. Don't you have other things to do? I won't keep you here any longer."
Fan Xian and the other two were stunned. Wang Qinian was okay, after all, he was just showing them the way and collecting money.
Fan Xian was so happy chatting about his personal matters that he forgot about the incident. When he came to his senses, he felt sorry for Teng Zijing. Teng Zijing was so happy eating melons that he forgot about the incident. When he came to his senses, he felt sorry for his wife and children.
The three of them looked at each other and immediately stood up to say goodbye. Mei Cheng'an watched them jump over the wall and disappear.
Mei Cheng'an looked up at the moonlight, then walked into the house with his hands behind his back. He had to hurry and copy the book, otherwise it would be too late. He stopped at the door, slapped his forehead, and quickly asked Hongshu to go to his sister's place and get back half of the chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber.
After washing up with the help of Hongshu, Mei Chengan sat at the desk and looked at Fan Xian's abstract handwriting, which was so ugly. After complaining, he picked up his pen and started copying.
……
Half an hour later.
A small fenced courtyard somewhere outside the city.
Teng Zijing had already entered the house. Fan Xian sat down under a shed in the yard, staring blankly at the brightly lit house, a smile unconsciously appearing on the corners of his mouth.
Wang Qinian drew a bucket of water from the well and poured himself a bowl to taste it.
Mmm! Cool! Sweet!
He put the bowl down, poured another bowl, then carried the two bowls of water to the shed and placed the full bowl of water on the table in front of Fan Xian.
"My Lord, drink some water. It's very sweet."
Fan Xian turned around and took a look at the bowl of water.
"Thanks, Lao Wang!"
Wang Qinian stretched out his hand.
"You're welcome, Your Excellency."
Then she sat down opposite him.
Fan Xian picked up the bowl and took a sip. Hmm, it was indeed sweet. He held the bowl and looked at Wang Qinian.
"Old Wang, you have no relationship with Teng Zijing, but you took the risk to protect his family. I really admire you for what you did. I won't say anything else. I'll toast you with water instead of wine."
Wang Qinian said with a smile.
"Your Excellency has no relationship with Teng Zijing. He wanted to kill you, but you not only did not hate him, but also helped him fake his death and found his wife and children for him. Compared with your Excellency, what I did is really insignificant. So, I should respect your Excellency!"
After saying this, he raised the bowl in his hand and clinked cups with Fan Xian's.
"I'll do it first as a courtesy!"
Then he gulped down the water in the bowl, showed the bottom of the bowl to Fan Xian, and then stretched out his hand.
"Your Excellency is welcome to do as you please!"
Fan Xian didn't expect Wang Qinian to be so quick. Before he could react, he had already finished drinking. Fan Xian laughed in silence and then finished the bowl of water as well.
On this slightly cool night, after drinking a bowl of cold water, Fan Xian shivered unconsciously.
Wang Qinian said with a smile.
"Hey, sir, the water is cold!"
Fan Xian nodded heavily.
“It’s chilling!”
He put the bowl down and wiped his mouth.
"Pharaoh!"
Wang Qinian's expression became serious. "Please speak, sir."
Fan Xian said softly.
"Don't tell anyone about Teng Zijing!"
Wang Qinian looked confused when he heard this.
"Teng Zijing? Wasn't Teng Zijing killed by the adults?"
Fan Xian felt more and more that Wang Qinian was a very clever person and said with a smile.
"Teng Zijing hasn't seen his wife and children for a long time. He won't be able to come out for a while after entering the house. Let me thank you on his behalf."
Wang Qinian rolled his eyes.
"Are you sure you want to thank me on his behalf?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment.
"Yes."
Wang Qinian took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Fan Xian.
"You don't have to thank me on his behalf. If you really want to, please pay for him."
Fan Xian was confused and did not answer.
"What is this? What money?"
Wang Qinian explained.
"I spent 123 taels to buy the yard where Teng Zijing's wife and children live. Here is the deed. Sir, just give me 130 taels."
"..."
After being speechless for a long time, Fan Xian said.
"Old Wang, do you know that just because of your few words, the filter I had worked so hard to build up for you has been shattered to the ground."
Wang Qinian was stunned.
"Sir, what is this filter?"
Fan Xian shook his head and reached out to take the deed.
"It doesn't matter. I paid for him. I don't have any money with me right now. You can go to my house to get it later!"
Wang Qinian quickly snatched the deed back and said seriously.
"No, I can only give you the deed if you give me the silver."
"..."
Fan Xian's head was filled with black lines.
"I say, Lao Wang, you don't treat me as a friend. Don't you have any trust at all?"
Wang Qinian stuffed the land deed into his arms and bowed to Fan Xian.
"Sir, these are two different things. Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. Handing over the money with one hand and the land deed with the other is both a rule and my principle. How can I change the principle at will?"
Fan Xian's mouth twitched. It made sense.
"I'll give you the money!"
Teng Zijing's voice suddenly came over. Fan Xian and Wang Qinian looked over immediately, only to see that Teng Zijing had come out at some point and walked up to them while speaking.
The two stood up.
Wang Qinian reached into his arms and was about to take out the land deed.
Teng Zijing immediately reached out to stop him.
"I'll leave the title deed with you first. I don't have any money right now."
After saying this, he looked at Fan Xian.
"I can't get so much money in a short time, so I can only borrow it from you."
Fan Xian patted his shoulder.
"This is nothing. You haven't seen your wife for so long. Why are you still out? Go back to the house."
Tengzijing Road.
"We have found the person, so we don't need to wait any longer."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Qinian and bowed to him respectfully!
"Thank you, brother, for protecting my wife and children!"
Wang Qinian quickly helped him up.
"It's just a small favor, no need to be polite."
Teng Zijing nodded and said no more.
Fan Xian said to Teng Zijing.
"Okay, there's nothing else to do here, so we won't bother you any more. Go back to your room and spend some time with your wife and kids. We can talk tomorrow. Lao Wang, let's go!"
After saying that, he gave Wang Qinian a wink.
Wang Qinian immediately understood what he meant.
"Yes, yes, it's late at night, we won't disturb you anymore, bye bye!"
Without waiting for Teng Zijing to reply, the two of them walked towards the courtyard gate.
Teng Zijing suddenly spoke.
"Fan Xian!"
Fan Xian stopped and looked back.
Teng Zijing said solemnly.
"Thank you!"
Fan Xian snorted, turned around and continued walking forward, waving his hand.
"Pretentious! Go back now."
……
child time.
The courtyard of Mei Mansion.
Mei Chengan let out a long sigh and put down the brush.
Finally, he finished copying, and Mei Chengan felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
He started copying at the beginning of the Xu hour and finished at the beginning of the Zi hour. It took him two hours in total. Normally, it wouldn't take that long to copy only half a chapter, but Fan Xian's handwriting was extremely abstract, and he was probably in a hurry, as there were a lot of cursive characters in it.
Mei Cheng'an was confused by many of the words. He couldn't recognize what the words meant just by looking at them. He could only guess, and sometimes even had to infer based on the context.
It’s difficult. It’s so difficult for me.
……
(End of this chapter)
