Chapter 154: Retaliation is inevitable
The woman in plain clothes did not respond to Fan Xian's call and did not even turn around.
In fact, after Fan Xian finished explaining what happened, Lin Wan'er roughly understood what was going on. She glanced coldly at the back of the person sent by her mother and spoke.
"You go down first."
Fan Xian was surprised, and the woman in plain clothes quickly walked out of the front hall.
Lin Wan'er turned to look at Fan Xian and explained softly.
"I'm sorry, she was sent by my mother. I want to handle her affairs privately. Is that okay with you?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment and waved his hands hurriedly.
"Of course, of course. Since you already know what's going on, I won't say anything more."
Lin Wan'er looked at Fan Xian and said after a moment's silence.
"A lot of things happened today, and I'm a little confused for a while. I can't receive you for the time being. Otherwise, you can go back today and come back another day, okay?"
Fan Xian looked into Lin Wan'er's eyes and saw that she was really not angry with him. He felt relieved and nodded.
"I came too abruptly today and caused a lot of trouble. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean it. As for your second brother's matter... I don't know what to say, but please believe me, I'm definitely not the kind of person who will take the initiative to cause trouble, it's just..."
Lin Wan'er interrupted.
"It's just that trouble keeps finding you, and you're forced to fight back. You don't have to explain it to me, I understand it all, and I believe in you."
Fan Xian's eyes were filled with emotion and he smiled.
"Okay, then I won't waste my time. I'll leave first and come back to see you another day."
Lin Wan'er responded.
"it is good!"
Then looking at Fan Ruoruo, Lin Wan'er apologized again.
"Ruoruo, I'm sorry for not hosting you well this time. I will do my best to entertain you next time. You are welcome to come with Fan Xian next time."
Fan Ruoruo also felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had just reprimanded Lin Wan'er in order to protect Fan Xian.
"Forehead…"
Li Roujia bumped Fan Ruoruo's arm with her arm and said.
"Alright, what happened just now happened for a reason, and my cousin is not a petty person who holds grudges. My cousin doesn't care anymore, so don't be shy."
Fan Ruoruo blushed a little, glanced at Li Roujia in a reproachful manner, and nodded slightly at Lin Wan'er.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
……
After Fan Xian took Fan Ruoruo away, Lin Wan'er stared blankly at the front yard through the front hall door.
Li Roujia watched Xiaoxi cleaning up the messy front hall, and tiptoed carefully over the fruits on the floor towards Lin Wan'er.
When she arrived at Lin Wan'er's side, she noticed Lin Gong's long sword that had fallen on the ground. She reached out and picked it up. It was quite heavy. She swung it randomly in an empty direction. The long sword made a faint sound of breaking through the air, and Li Roujia's eyes lit up.
"This sword is really nice."
Lin Wan'er's thoughts were interrupted by Li Roujia's words. She glanced at her, and when she caught a glimpse of the sword in her hand, Lin Wan'er's face changed. She remembered that Lin Gong was still in the backyard.
Without even having time to say a word, Lin Wan'er hurried to the backyard.
Li Roujia turned her head to share.
"Look, cousin, this sword... Hey? Where's the person?"
……
Teng Zijing was holding a piece of dogtail grass he had plucked from the roadside bushes in his mouth, and was looking at the number of spaces on the screen blocking the gate with boredom.
Seeing Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo coming out, Teng Zijing spat out the dogtail grass, jumped off the carriage, prepared the horse stool, and stepped aside.
When Fan Xian walked up to him, Teng Zijing asked casually.
"Why did you come out so soon? Didn't the princess see you?"
Fan Xian stopped, looked at him, opened and closed his mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a word. In the end, he just sighed deeply, then stepped on the stool and got into the carriage.
Teng Zijing was confused. What did the sigh mean? He turned to look at Fan Ruoruo who was following behind him.
"What's going on with your brother? What happened in there?"
Fan Ruoruo first looked at him, then looked at the carriage, and finally sighed deeply like Fan Xian.
Teng Zijing: “…”
Just as Fan Ruoruo was about to step on the horse stool to enter the carriage, a fast horse behind her quickly approached them, and the sound of the horse's hooves on the stone road was particularly loud.
Fan Ruoruo looked back and saw the person coming in, dressed in red with a dagger on her waist. It was Ye Ling'er. Fan Ruoruo's heart tightened and she subconsciously turned around to take a look inside the carriage, thinking that there would not be another conflict.
Fan Ruoruo saw Ye Ling'er, and Ye Ling'er also saw her. When the horse was a few steps away from the Fan family's carriage, Ye Ling'er pulled the reins and stopped the horse.
Ye Ling'er looked at Fan Ruoruo in surprise.
"Fan Ruoruo, why are you here?"
He paused, glanced at the carriage, and suddenly felt excited.
"Is Fan Xian in the carriage?"
Fan Ruoruo opened her arms, blocking the carriage, and spoke vigilantly.
"What do you want to do? Ye Ling'er, I warn you not to mess around!"
Ye Linger was stunned for a moment.
Fan Xian, who was in the car, opened the window and looked at Ye Ling'er. "I'm in a bad mood right now, and I don't have time to mess around with you."
Ye Ling'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"What are you thinking? Who wants to cause trouble to you? The last incident was just a misunderstanding. Later, Wan'er told me about your incident and I realized that I misunderstood. Although it was wrong for me to attack you, you still called me a crazy woman. In my heart, the last incident has long been written off."
Fan Xian was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Written off?"
Ye Ling'er smiled and nodded.
"It's written off. Did you come here to see Wan'er this time? Why don't you go in?"
Fan Xian's face looked much better.
"Oh, I've been there before, but something unexpected happened, so I can only come back next time."
Ye Linger was stunned for a moment.
"Accident?"
Fan Xian nodded.
"Wan'er's second brother is here too. I had some conflicts with him... so I won't explain it to you. You'll know when you go in later. What? Please help me comfort Wan'er. She was frightened today."
Although Ye Ling'er had a lot of questions, she still nodded.
"Okay, leave it to me, don't worry."
Fan Xian waved his hand.
"See you another day then."
After saying this, Fan Xian closed the car window.
After Fan Ruoruo entered the carriage, Teng Zijing put away the horse stool, put the carriage on the ground and moved forward.
Ye Ling'er sat on the horse and watched the Fan family's carriage leave. She glanced at the royal villa, drove the horse forward, dismounted at the side of the gate, put the reins on the hitching post, and stood up and walked towards the gate.
……
Changxin Palace.
The eldest princess and the crown prince were still playing the same game of chess. From attacking in the center, it turned into local fighting, and it was hard to tell who would win or lose in the end. Judging from the situation alone, both sides had their own strengths and weaknesses, and it was hard to say who would win or lose in the end.
The two of them had some time to talk to each other at the beginning, but now they have really kept silent and are concentrating on the game of chess.
Look, even the maid who delivered the message knelt down beside the princess, but she didn't even notice.
The maid cautiously reminded.
"Your Highness, there is another message from the Royal Court."
The eldest princess frowned when she heard this, paused for a moment, and threw the chess piece she had just picked up back.
The prince also stopped and drank tea.
The eldest princess took the note and read it, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
The prince paused in his sip of tea and put the cup down.
"What's wrong, aunt? Did something happen to my cousin again?"
The eldest princess glanced at him and handed him the note.
"Your Highness should take a look for yourself."
The prince was stunned for a moment. The princess seldom let him personally review the contents of the message, but this time he acted out of character. Could this matter... be related to him?
The prince put the teacup on the table, took the note and began to read it. His face darkened as he read.
Lin Gong was beaten, or beaten in a way that was almost humiliating. No, it was humiliating! Whether he claimed to be Lin Gong's father, slapped his face until it was swollen, or stepped on his face, it was all naked humiliation!
And Lin Gong is his disciple!
There was Guo Baokun before and Lin Gong after. This Fan Xian really didn’t take the prince seriously!
If it was because of the pressure from the eldest princess that he acted against his will against Fan Xian before, then this time, the prince had the murderous intention from the bottom of his heart.
The eldest princess wanted to laugh, wanted to laugh out loud, but it was inconvenient to do so in front of the crown prince. Fan Xian always gave her some unexpected surprises, and this unexpected conflict helped him a lot.
The prince threw the note on the table in great displeasure.
The eldest princess forced herself to suppress the wild upward curl of her lips and spoke.
"If God wants to destroy someone, he must first make him crazy. Fan Xian attacked Lin Gong, and this was his way to death."
The prince snorted.
"He's dead. Not only us, but even Prime Minister Lin won't let him go!"
The eldest princess said.
"It is still unknown whether Prime Minister Lin will take action. The Crown Prince should not let down his guard. It is better not to pin your hopes on others. It is better to have your own plan."
The prince was surprised.
"I understand what you mean, Aunt. I will make a plan as soon as possible. But, what does Aunt mean when she says that it is still unknown whether Prime Minister Lin will take action? Fan Xian is insulting the Prime Minister's son like this, which is a slap in his face. Can Prime Minister Lin tolerate this?"
The eldest princess laughed.
"With his cunningness, no one can guess what he is thinking. If he thinks this matter is not worth mentioning and does not want to attack Fan Xian, or if he wants to do it but the timing is not right, let alone slap him in the face, he can even tolerate it."
The prince thought about it and let out a breath.
"That's right. After all, he is a dignified prime minister who has been in power for decades. Prime Minister Lin's vision and mind are far beyond the reach of ordinary people. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible as Auntie said."
The princess smiled when she heard this. Lin Ruofu is broad-minded? Funny, too funny! He is more petty than anyone else! He is the kind of person who will take revenge for any slight!
His Majesty has always been quite wary of him and has long wanted to deal with him. Before he figured out the exact relationship between His Majesty and Fan Xian, and His Majesty's real purpose in summoning Fan Xian to Kyoto, this old fox would never act rashly, for he was afraid of being caught by His Majesty!
(End of this chapter)
