Chapter 220 No Way
That night.
Four days later, Fan Xian visited again.
"Did you find the key?"
Mei Cheng'an was sitting at the long table digging out a gourd. When he noticed him coming, he asked without even raising his head.
"You didn't even look, how do you know it was me?"
Fan Xian first asked in surprise, then walked forward slowly and answered Mei Chengan's question in a relaxed tone.
"No, the key isn't there. Are you trying to, get the gourd?"
Mei Cheng'an carefully took out a gourd pulp, put the gourd down, looked at Fan Xian, and pointed at his ear.
"Of course I could tell by listening, everyone's footsteps sound different.
I suddenly had an idea and decided to make a wine gourd myself.
Since you didn't find the key... you look so relaxed, maybe you got something else?"
Fan Xian sat down opposite him and gestured with his hand.
"Stop, can we stop chatting like this? It's tiring to listen to, and even more tiring to understand. Let's just ask and answer, what do you think?"
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"of course."
Fan Xian nodded.
"OK, let me answer your question first. You are right. I did get something else. Guess who I saw in Taiping Villa?"
Mei Cheng'an saw an expression on Fan Xian's face that you could never guess, and he immediately laughed.
"Who are you? You are so mysterious. Have you seen His Majesty?"
"..."
Fan Xian's expression froze and he cursed.
"Depend on!"
Mei Chengan pretended to be surprised.
"I was just kidding. Your reaction... Shit, you didn't really see His Majesty? How is that possible?"
This is the right reaction!
Fan Xian's expression changed very quickly. The depression on his face disappeared instantly and he showed joy. He slapped the table.
"How can it be impossible? I really saw His Majesty. I was almost frightened at the time. I was stunned.
Hey, he seems to know my mother, and from his tone, it seems that he considers himself the owner of Taiping Villa.
Could it be that he bought the yard after my mother died? Ah, no wonder my father wouldn't let me go or get close to it, he might have known about it a long time ago.
But what I can't understand is, why would His Majesty buy my mother's yard when he has nothing better to do? The key is that my father agreed to it. "
Young man, you are only one step away from the truth.
Mei Cheng'an listened with his chin on his hand, sighed in his heart, pretended to think for a while and then said.
“That actually makes sense.”
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment.
"How to say?"
Mei Cheng'an said.
"Think about it, your mother created so many incredible things in the eyes of the world. The annual income of an inner treasury is higher than the fiscal revenue of a country.
Your Majesty, how could you not be interested in where your mother came up with all those wonderful ideas.
He bought your mother's yard, perhaps because he suspected that there was a secret about your mother hidden in it, and it is possible that he wanted to investigate it."
Fan Xian hissed, thought about it, and then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
"That makes sense! This is probably the case. Not to mention Your Majesty, I would be curious too. It makes sense."
Putting the matter aside and not thinking about it any more, Fan Xian excitedly talked about another matter.
"Hey, have you heard of Yan Xiaoyi?"
Mei Chengan nodded.
"I've heard of him, but I've never seen him. He's the only ninth-grade archer in the world. How come you've met him too?
Oh, that's right, he is the commander of the imperial guards, and since His Majesty is there, it's not surprising that you ran into him."
Fan Xian hummed.
“This Yan Xiaoyi is really amazing. At that time, Uncle Wuzhu was trying to attract his attention across the lake, and I went to Taiping Villa.
When I came out and looked, hey, guess what, there was a lake several dozen feet wide.
This Yan Xiaoyi actually shot down a tree so thick that a person could hug it, and the cut surface was completely smooth.
If it weren't for the clear arrow marks, I would have thought it was sawed off.
So cool!
Oh yes, and there is one more thing. At that time, His Majesty and I were in the house, and Yan Xiaoyi was actually standing three meters away from the door. He could hear my location in the house through the door.
I didn't say anything at the time, he was listening to the breathing through the wall to determine the location, it was really amazing."
Mei Chengan smiled after hearing this.
"That's normal. A ninth-rank archer trains his eyes and ears, which are his bread and butter."
Fan Xian nodded.
"But he didn't seem to treat me very well. He even said some harsh words to me and said he would remember me."
Mei Cheng was happy.
"Nonsense, as the commander of the guards, it is my duty to protect Your Majesty.
As a result, you and your uncle Wuzhu played a trick on me, and you successfully broke through the defense and got close to His Majesty.
If you were an assassin, that would be a big deal. It would be strange if people would treat you well for a crime that would cost you your head."
Fan Xian thought about it and laughed.
"That's right, you should remember me then, haha."
Mei Cheng'an picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. After taking a sip, he held the teacup in both hands and looked at Fan Xian who was still laughing heartlessly opposite him and asked.
"How did you know the key wasn't in Taiping Villa? You haven't looked for it yet."
Fan Xian cried out in fear.
"Uncle Wuzhu said, didn't I tell you before that he has some memory problems, he can't remember many things from the past.
I guess he just remembered this. He said that many of the things my mother left behind are in the hands of the Empress Dowager in the palace.
The key is probably in her hands. Tsk, it gives me a headache just talking about it. If I want to find the key, I can only find a chance to explore the palace. What's worse is that Hong Sixiang, who is suspected to be the Grand Master of the palace, is guarding the Queen Mother.
It was already extremely difficult, and now it has been upgraded to hell difficulty. It is unbearable!"
Mei Chengan said with a smile.
"What's so difficult about it? Just copy your previous operations.
Let your uncle Wuzhu attract the old eunuch's attention and hold him back, and you go into the palace to steal the key. Isn't that so easy?"
"..."
Fan Xian was speechless.
"You have exactly the same idea as my uncle Wu Zhu, but the key is that you both overlooked one problem.
There is not only the grand master in the palace, the ninth-rank archer Yan Xiaoyi is also here.
Uncle Wuzhu doesn't take him seriously, but he has the ability. What makes you think you can do that? You are not a grandmaster."
Mei Chengan spread his hands and said.
"It's you who goes, not me. Why should I take him seriously?"
"Depend on!"
Fan Xian raised his middle finger towards Mei Cheng'an with a frown on his face.
"My buddy's life isn't his life, is it?"
Mei Chengan laughed.
"I'm just kidding. I actually have confidence in you. Don't worry, you will be fine. I've believed you can do it since I was a kid!"
Fan Xian snorted and rolled his eyes.
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me."
As he said this, he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. After drinking it, he held the cup and said seriously.
"In addition to the incident at Taiping Villa, there was also an accident during today's spring outing."
Mei Chengan raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Oh? Tell me."
Fan Xian did not keep the audience in suspense and recounted all the experiences he had learned since returning to the campsite from Taiping Villa.
Mei Cheng'an listened with great interest. Although he knew the plot very well, it was quite interesting to hear such a wonderful experience told from one's own mouth.
After hearing this, Mei Chengan smiled.
"You've had quite a day."
Fan Xian sighed.
“Who said it wasn’t true? I didn’t expect that Minister Lin still hadn’t given up his suspicion of me.
It was for this reason that he wanted to test me one last time, which led to a series of events that followed.
Fortunately, after today, he should have completely eliminated his suspicion of me, which is at least a gain.
As for the crown prince and the second son, I had thought that they would be at loggerheads with each other, but I didn't expect it to be so intense.
As soon as we entered the house, the second one came over following the smell. There were dozens of people, and Xie Bian killed them all in a few minutes. There was blood all over the floor. My God, he was really murderous.
What I found most outrageous was that the prince actually told me that there had never been any irreconcilable hatred between him and me.
He said that I had talent and he also valued my talent and wanted to work with me.
Oh my god, he is trying to win me over, can you believe it?"
Mei Cheng'an said.
"What is there to be afraid of? You are not only yourself now, you are also the future successor chosen by Prime Minister Lin.
He is the most powerful prime minister, and his disciples are spread throughout the court and the country. It is normal for the prince to be attracted by such a huge political interest group.
Isn't it because the second brother was worried about this that he rushed over to cause trouble? "
Fan Xian said.
"Yes, there is nothing wrong with what you said. I also know that driven by interests, even the greatest hatred can be achieved through handshake and peace.
The key point is that he said he has no irreconcilable grudge against me. Don’t you think this sentence is very strange?
Not to mention the distant ones, there were assassinations in Danzhou and repeated attacks on me since I came to Beijing. The more recent one was Lin Gong's plot to kill me.
With all these things going on, he told me that there is no irreconcilable grudge? This really is beyond my comprehension.
It would be fine if he was pretending to be stupid for the sake of profit, but the key is that he said it so frankly, so frankly that I felt that he said it from the bottom of his heart!
If this is true, then something is wrong. Could it be that the person we have been suspecting was wrong?
The most important thing is, if it's not him, who else could it be?"
Mei Cheng listened quietly, drank a sip of tea and said.
"Then just start from the beginning, then eliminate the problems, and the result will come out.
First of all, through the assassination in Fanzhou, we can draw a conclusion that the person behind the scenes is a member of the royal family.
Because only someone from the royal family could pass on a false secret order to the Overwatch Council, you have no objection to this, right? "
Fan Xian shook his head.
"No."
Mei Chengan continued.
"Well then, are there many people in the royal family who are displeased with you?"
Fan Xian thought for a moment and said.
"There are quite a few. It is said that there are many people in the harem who are dissatisfied with me. I know of two, the queen mother and the eldest princess.
The other one is the prince. The second one has always admired me."
Mei Chengan nodded.
“The Queen Mother dislikes you because of your bad reputation, and there is no direct conflict of interest with you, so she can just exclude you.
Then there are only the crown prince and the eldest princess left. If it’s not the crown prince, then there is only…”
Fan Xian took over the conversation directly.
"The eldest princess? She? No way, she is a woman in the deep palace and Wan'er's biological mother, she..."
……
Chapter 2 will be a little later
(End of this chapter)
