Chapter 129: My Cousin is Mighty
royal palace.
Eunuch Hou had a look of joy on his face, and hurried into the imperial study with a roll of paper in his hand. He started shouting as soon as he passed the entrance.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
After shouting four or five times, Emperor Qing finally came out from a secret door on the side, wearing a belt around his waist.
When Eunuch Hou saw Emperor Qing, he hurried to report the good news.
"Your Majesty, Master Fan really wrote a wonderful poem!"
Emperor Qing's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Near!"
"Yes!"
Eunuch Hou opened the paper in his hand, looked at the words on it, and recited them aloud in a rhythmic manner.
"The wind is strong and the sky is high, the monkeys are howling sadly, the sand is clear and the white birds are flying back, the endless fallen leaves are rustling down, the endless Yangtze River is rolling in, I am often a guest in the sad autumn of thousands of miles, I am alone on the stage after a hundred years of illness, my hair is covered with frost due to hardships and hatred, I have just stopped drinking muddy wine due to my poverty."
After Eunuch Hou finished reading, he looked at Emperor Qing expectantly, waiting for his evaluation.
While listening carefully, Emperor Qing opened several revolving doors to let the sunlight into the imperial study.
Emperor Qing paced back and forth for a few steps before commenting.
"This poem is a little too decadent."
Eunuch Hou understood the implication of Emperor Qing's words and continued to report with a smile.
"After Master Fan finished writing this poem, he went to the backyard and ran into the Second Prince. He also had a conflict with the swordsman beside the Second Prince. The two exchanged a few moves, and Fan Xian was not at a disadvantage. The people who were eavesdropping did not dare to get close, and they could not hear what they said. The Second Prince said a few words to Fan Xian, and Fan Xian turned around to leave, and then he ran into Princess Lin Wan'er who came out of Princess Roujia's courtyard..."
Emperor Qing chuckled.
“It’s quite lively!”
Eunuch Hou thought to himself, who says it isn’t true?
Emperor Qing asked.
"Is Mei Cheng'an here too?"
"Yes, we went to Princess Roujia's courtyard early in the morning. Princess Lin Wan'er arrived first, and Lady Xiaomei was a little later. The last one to arrive was the Second Prince. The four of them sat in the courtyard drinking tea and chatting for most of the day until they finished listening to the poem written by Fan Xian. The Second Prince left first, followed by Princess Lin Wan'er, and Lady Xiaomei stayed in the courtyard."
Emperor Qing snorted.
"What was he doing in the yard? It was so lively outside, why didn't he come out to take a look?"
Eunuch Hou seemed a little embarrassed.
"Um... the people who were looking for information have all come out, and the situation in the hospital... is unknown."
Emperor Qing waved his hand.
"Where is the prince?"
Eunuch Hou breathed a sigh of relief.
"Visiting Her Royal Highness the Princess at Changxin Palace."
Emperor Qing had a calm expression.
"He would be very kind to give him this poem."
"Yes!"
After a pause, Eunuch Hou asked another question.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
"Let him recite this poem carefully, and tell him about the affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion."
Eunuch Hou responded and left. Emperor Qing curled the corners of his mouth, turned and walked towards the terrace, stretched his arms and chanted.
"A hundred years of illness and going on stage alone!"
……
The backyard of Prince Jing's Mansion.
Lin Wan'er nodded.
Fan Xian was so excited that he was incoherent.
"Metaphysics... not... fate... you... I am Fan Xian."
Seeing Fan Xian's panic, Lin Wan'er burst out laughing.
The Second Prince looked at Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er with a curved lip. Although the two did not exchange many words, their reactions and the content of Fan Xian's words quickly reminded him of the bloody story told by Mei Cheng'an. This matter... is quite interesting.
Xiao Tao's pupils shrank when she heard this. She looked at Fan Xian for a few times, thinking, is this man Fan Xian? She looked at Lin Wan'er who was still smiling, and began to retreat silently. After taking a few steps back, she turned around and ran towards the yard.
Each of these people had their own focus and didn't notice that one person was missing.
courtyard.
Li Roujia curiously took the stack of papers that Mei Chengan handed to her, opened it and took a look, then looked up in surprise.
"Is this... a new chapter of the Dream of the Red Chamber?"
Mei Chengan smiled and nodded.
"Thinking about coming to see you today, I forced Fan Xian to quickly write a new chapter and give it to me. I plan to bring it to you as a surprise. How about it? Are you happy?"
Li Roujia smiled happily and nodded repeatedly.
"Happy! Brother Cheng'an is so thoughtful."
As she spoke, she looked down impatiently. Mei Chengan smiled without saying a word, just quietly and gently looking at her.
After looking for a few times, Li Roujia suddenly exclaimed, looked up and asked.
"This handwriting..."
Mei Chengan pretended to speak casually after hearing this.
"Oh, about this. I thought Fan Xian's handwriting was too ugly and worried that it would affect your reading, so I asked Yuxi to copy half each and we copied a copy overnight. The first half you are reading now was copied by Yuxi, and I copied the second half."
Li Roujia: “Uh…”
Mei Chengan: “???”
Mei Chengan was a little confused. Shouldn't he be happy and touched, and then rush over to give him another kiss? What kind of reaction was this?
Seeing Mei Chengan's puzzled expression, Li Roujia couldn't help laughing and explained.
"Brother Cheng'an, you don't need to copy the book. I've been reading the original version written by Brother Ruoruo. I'm used to his handwriting. It doesn't affect my reading at all. Sister Yuxi should have seen it when she went to Ruoruo's place to copy books. Didn't she tell you?"
Mei Cheng'an looked puzzled.
"She didn't tell me. As soon as I told her, she readily agreed to help me copy it."
After a pause, Mei Chengan said aggrievedly.
"So what it means is that all the trouble I put into copying books was totally unnecessary."
Mei Chengan's aggrieved expression made Li Roujia laugh. After laughing twice, she felt something was wrong, so she quickly restrained her smile and comforted him.
"No, no, I feel Brother Cheng'an's kindness. I am very happy and touched."
Seeing Mei Chengan's disbelieving expression, Li Roujia blinked her big eyes and emphasized.
"it is true!"
Mei Cheng'an leaned forward and pointed at his face.
"Empty words."
Li Roujia was straightforward and just took a sip.
"I think Brother Cheng'an will believe it now."
Mei Chengan's evil plan succeeded, he smiled and hummed twice.
"Just barely. If you can kiss me again, I will completely trust you."
Li Roujia glanced at Mei Chengan unhappily, childish! Then she smiled with an idea in her mind.
"Don't even think about it. But in exchange, I can tell Brother Cheng'an a secret about my cousin."
Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment.
"Is it appropriate to tell me your cousin's secret?" Li Roujia smiled mysteriously.
"It's also related to Brother Ruoruo."
Mei Cheng'an thought for a moment and roughly guessed what she wanted to say, but he still nodded in cooperation.
"Okay, you can say it."
Li Roujia looked around and beckoned to him mysteriously.
Mei Chengan raised his eyebrows and moved closer obediently.
Li Roujia said in a low voice.
"The girl with chicken legs that Brother Ruoruo has always been thinking about is actually..."
I couldn't continue speaking as I was interrupted by Xiaotao's shouting.
"Miss! Miss!"
The two looked at her, and Li Roujia waited until Xiaotao ran up to her before she asked.
"What's the matter? Xiaotao, didn't you send my cousin off? How come you're back so soon?"
Xiao Tao ran out of breath and replied when she heard it.
"I, we..."
Mei Chengan spoke.
"Catch your breath first, don't rush."
Xiao Tao looked at him gratefully, took a few deep breaths, and when she was almost relaxed, she spoke.
"As soon as we walked out of the courtyard, Miss Wan'er met Fan Xian..."
"What did you say? My cousin met Fan Xian?"
Li Roujia's eyes widened and her tone was extremely excited.
"What's the situation at the gate now?"
Mei Chengan was also very interested and stared at Xiaotao closely.
Xiaotao smiled.
"I knew the young lady was interested. They had just recognized each other when I left."
Upon hearing this, Li Roujia looked at Mei Chengan.
"Brother Cheng'an, how about we..."
Mei Chengan nodded decisively.
"Let's go! Let's go watch the fun."
"Uh-huh!"
The two hit it off immediately and rushed to the gate of the courtyard.
……
Lin Wan'er smiled for a moment and nodded.
"Oh."
Fan Xian smiled happily when he heard that, then just stared at Lin Wan'er infatuatedly without saying a word.
Lin Wan'er was also looking at Fan Xian with a smile.
The two looked at each other for a long time, which made the second prince beside them depressed. What are these two doing? They are talking.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the two still had no intention of speaking, the Second Prince rolled his eyes, winked at Xie Bian, and the two turned and left.
He didn't leave because he wanted to exchange a few more words with Fan Xian, but looking at the current situation, Fan Xian probably didn't have the heart or time to communicate with him, so he could only find another opportunity another day.
As soon as the second prince left, Mei Cheng'an and Li Roujia arrived. They did not rush forward to disturb him, but quietly hid in the dark and observed.
After observing for a while, Li Roujia asked in a low voice.
"What are cousin and Fan Xian doing? Why aren't they talking?"
Mei Chengan thought about it.
"Look into each other's eyes?"
Li Roujia screamed.
"It's so romantic!"
Mei Cheng'an pressed her little head down.
"Keep your voice down or you'll be discovered. Also, how can this be romantic? The entrance to your courtyard is far from a maple forest!"
Li Roujia tilted her little head and recalled for a moment, then giggled.
"That's true."
Then she remembered that she had not finished telling the secret just now, Li Roujia whispered.
"By the way, Brother Cheng'an, I didn't finish telling you the secret just now. The chicken leg girl is actually..."
Mei Chengan covered her mouth and whispered.
"Don't talk, they've spoken."
Li Roujia: “…”
The gate of the courtyard.
Lin Wan'er spoke first.
"Weren't you attending a poetry reading in the front yard? Why are you here?"
Fan Xian came to his senses and felt a little embarrassed.
"Maybe he ate something bad and had diarrhea, so he went to the toilet in the backyard."
Lin Wan'er's tone unconsciously showed worry.
"Why were you so careless? I hope you're okay now."
Fan Xian waved his hand.
"It's okay. I'm actually thankful for the diarrhea this time. Otherwise, how would I have had the chance to see you again!"
……
Li Roujia in the dark praised softly when she heard this.
"He's quite good at talking."
Mei Chengan groaned.
……
Lin Wan'er blushed after hearing this.
"You, what do you want to see me do?"
……
Mei Chengan in the dark complained when he heard this.
"Your cousin is quite good at this. She seems shy, but in fact she wants Fan Xian to take the initiative to express his feelings."
Li Roujia raised her little fist.
"Cousin is awesome!"
"..."
……
Fan Xian smiled.
"I want to see you!"
(End of this chapter)
