Chapter 251 Isn't This Over?
Fan Xian smiled and waved his hand.
"Nothing, nothing. Weren't you discovered at the time?"
Wu Zhu said calmly.
"No, I was the one who helped her."
Fan Xian gave a thumbs up.
"Awesome! You two really are… the material for the great thieves of Tiansheng. I give in. Let's get back to business.
If that's the case, then I've already solved the biggest problem for me. As long as I know the exact location of the key, it will be easy."
Wuzhu Road.
"If you steal the key, the old lady might find out."
Fan Xian waved his hand.
"I have already thought about this. I just need to send back a fake that looks real."
Wu Zhu asked.
"You haven't seen the real thing, how can you make a fake in advance?"
Fan Xian smiled.
"I can just make a fake one after I get the real one. I already have an idea of how to deal with this matter. You can help me hold back the old eunuch named Hong tomorrow."
"Listen to you!"
Fan Xian closed the map.
"Then tomorrow night, uncle, you come here and wait for me. We'll take action after I'm done."
"it is good."
……
Mei Mansion.
Mei Cheng'an chatted with Wang Qinian for half an hour but saw no sign of Fan Xian's visit, so he decisively ended the chat and asked Wang Qinian to go back.
It was really uncomfortable to force ourselves to talk when there was nothing to talk about. The atmosphere was becoming more and more awkward. It was good enough that we could hold on for half an hour.
After Wang Qinian left, Mei Cheng'an went to the yard alone to enjoy the moonlight for a while, then washed up and went back to the house to rest.
Lying on the bed, Mei Chengan rested his head on his arms, his mind wandering.
After this negotiation, there should be nothing major to deal with before leaving for Northern Qi, and I can finally have a good rest.
I have to make good use of these days. Where should I go with my wife? Is a one-day trip to the new border reliable?
As Mei Chengan's thoughts wandered, his breathing gradually became steady and he fell into a deep sleep.
Silent all night.
Early the next morning, Mei Cheng'an stayed in bed for a while, which was rare. He was in a daze for a while before slowly getting up.
After greeting the maids who had gotten up early, Mei Cheng'an yawned and strolled around the yard. He took the initiative to water the purple clothes before starting his morning exercises.
After practicing Tai Chi twice, his body was fully mobilized and Mei Chengan felt that he was finally truly awake.
After washing up energetically, Mei Cheng'an went to the dining hall to have breakfast.
At the dinner table, Mei Yuxi asked him curiously.
"Brother, I heard from Dad that you are going to attend the dinner hosted by His Majesty tonight?"
Mei Cheng'an glanced at his father and nodded to his sister.
"Yes what's the matter?"
Mei Yuxi said excitedly.
"Can you take me with you? I haven't seen what a royal dinner looks like."
Mei Cheng'an narrowed his eyes and suddenly smiled.
"Okay, pick out some nice clothes and come with me tonight."
I added in my mind.
As for whether I can get in and whether the gatekeeper will let me in, I don’t know. Don’t blame me if you are stopped outside the door, my dear sister.
"really?"
Mei Yuxi was extremely surprised.
"Nonsense!"
Mei Zhili placed his chopsticks on the edge of the bowl and looked at Mei Chengan.
"She is ignorant, and you don't understand either? What kind of dinner party is that? How could they allow you to bring your relatives? How dare you agree to such a thing?"
Mei Cheng'an shrugged and said nothing, then lowered his head to eat.
Mei Yuxi: “…”
Mei Zhili didn't let her go either.
"And you, your father and I don't even have the right to go to that banquet, let alone you. Why are you so curious? Just stop eating!"
"..."
Mei Yuxi pursed her lips and looked at Mei Chengan.
Mei Cheng'an put down his chopsticks and spread his hands towards his sister, saying, "A brother is powerless and can't help his sister."
……
As soon as I returned to the courtyard after breakfast, Wang Qinian and Fan Xian arrived at the same time.
Inviting the two to sit down in the front hall, Mei Cheng'an looked at Wang Qinian first.
"I forgot to tell you yesterday that the Honglu Temple is closed for the day, so you don't need to send me to work."
Wang Qinian said "oh".
"Then I..."
Mei Chengan interrupted him.
"Please wait a moment."
After saying that, he looked at Fan Xian.
"Why did you come to see me so early in the morning?"
Everyone present was trustworthy, so Fan Xian did not keep anyone in suspense.
"There is something I may need your help with."
Wang Qinian was a little surprised. What about his business?
Mei Chengan knocked on the table.
"Say it directly."
Fan Xian said bluntly.
"It's about the matter of finding the key that I told you about before. I plan to take action tonight and break into the harem at night."
Mei Chengan let out an "oh".
"and then."
Wang Qinian was shocked and exclaimed.
"Master Xiao Fan, what did you say? Night, night breaking into the harem?"
Mei Cheng'an frowned and looked at him, but soon relaxed. He knew it, but Lao Wang didn't, so it was normal to have this reaction.
Fan Xian subconsciously looked around, then turned to Wang Qinian and put his finger to his lips.
"Shh, Lao Wang, keep your voice down and don't shout!"
Wang Qinian was also shocked when he realized what was happening. He quickly covered his mouth and asked again in a low voice. He was still a little bit unbelieving.
"You want to break into the harem at night?"
Fan Xian put his hand down, nodded, glanced at his fellow villager, and then spoke.
"You heard me right. I plan to break into the harem at night and sneak into the Queen Mother's bedroom to steal a key."
After a pause, Fan Xian continued.
"Of course, in order to prevent the old lady from finding out, we have to make a fake one overnight and put it back. That's roughly the plan."
"Steal, steal the key? This..."
Wang Qinian was stunned, and then he took a breath of cold air. "Hiss~ You, you, you are not kidding, are you?"
Fan Xian replied seriously.
"No, it's true!"
Wang Qinian was completely numb.
"This, this, this, if something happens, it will be a crime that will destroy the entire family!"
Fan Xian shrugged.
"I know."
"..."
Wang Qinian turned his head and looked at Mei Chengan.
"Master, please say something. Master Fan has gone mad. Please try to comfort him."
Mei Chengan nodded seriously and stretched out his hand to signal him to be patient.
Wang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief.
Mei Cheng'an looked at Fan Xian and said solemnly.
"What do you want us to help you with?"
Wang Qinian: “…”
Fan Xian couldn't help but burst out laughing, falling forward and backward.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, Lao, Lao Wang, you didn’t expect this, ah hahahahahahaha…”
Wang Qinian: “…”
Wang Qinian, who was extremely speechless, looked at Mei Chengan.
"How come you..."
Mei Cheng'an couldn't help laughing, but not as exaggeratedly as Fan Xian, and spoke.
"It's hard to explain this to you in a few words. Anyway, you know he has to make this trip, and I can't persuade him."
"..."
Wang Qinian didn’t know what to say for a moment. This world was too crazy.
Mei Cheng'an smiled and looked at Fan Xian.
"Okay, tell me now, what can we do for you?"
Wang Qinian also turned his head to look at him. Although he was confused, it didn't stop him from listening to what happened. He was curious.
Fan Xian stopped laughing and said that business was more important. He looked at the two of them and said.
"It's like this. I have to make a fake overnight, which requires a locksmith with excellent skills. I'm new to Kyoto and I'm not familiar with the local area, so I can only ask you locals for help. How about it? Do you know any awesome locksmiths?"
Mei Cheng'an shrugged and looked at Wang Qinian.
"Don't look at me, Lao Wang is the one who handles this kind of street stuff."
Fan Xian also looked at him.
Wang Qinian: “…”
"How about it, Lao Wang, do you know him?"
"..."
After a moment's silence, Wang Qinian did not answer, but asked a question in return.
"Just help you find a good locksmith?"
Fan Xian's eyes lit up, he recognized the voice.
"Yes, that's right!"
Wang Qinian said again.
"If I am implicated in this matter, I will also be guilty of the death penalty."
Fan Xian uttered a sigh.
"No, no, you just found a locksmith for me and made a key. You don't know anything else."
Wang Qinian became anxious when he heard this.
"Yeah, then you just told us to find a locksmith, right? Why did you tell us so much!!!"
"Pfft~"
Mei Cheng'an couldn't help laughing again. This scene was something he never got tired of watching. It would make him laugh no matter how many times he watched it.
Fan Xian and Wang Qinian looked at him at the same time. Mei Cheng'an immediately covered his mouth and gestured for them to continue.
The two turned around and looked at each other again, and Fan Xian said.
"I wanted to say that, but I can't."
Wang Qinian’s eyes widened.
"Why doesn't it work?"
Fan Xian smiled embarrassedly.
"Tonight, you have to take the locksmith and wait for me outside the palace. The key cannot be delayed. I have to put it back overnight."
"..."
Wang Qinian's face wrinkled instantly. How could he be involved in such a thing? Is it wrong to have a wide network of contacts?
It was not right to help, nor was it right not to help. Wang Qinian was in an extremely difficult situation. As he was thinking, he looked at Fan Xian.
"Aren't you afraid that we will report you? Do you trust us so much? Put your life and property in our hands."
Fan Xian glanced at his fellow villager and smiled.
"Yes, I trust him absolutely, and he trusts you absolutely, so I trust you too, and..."
Fan Xian suddenly stopped talking halfway through his speech.
Wang Qinian couldn't help but ask.
"And what?"
Fan Xian smiled but said nothing. The second half of his sentence was actually a threat, but Wang Qinian was now a fellow villager, and it was inappropriate to threaten his subordinates without mentioning his fellow villagers, so he stopped talking.
Wang Qinian's expression was somewhat painful. It was the most uncomfortable to listen halfway.
Mei Chengan spoke with a smile.
"The second half of his sentence isn't a good one. Do you really want to know?"
Wang Qinian looked at him and nodded.
"think."
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"Well, I guess the second half of his sentence is to remind you that helping him is just a small risk, but betraying him is a dead end."
Wang Qinian looked at Fan Xian.
Fan Xian was sweating profusely and waving his hands frantically.
"It's not that I didn't. Don't listen to his nonsense. I didn't say that."
Wang Qinian narrowed his eyes, panicking like this, he must have been guessed right! But he thought about what the young master said, and couldn't figure it out for a while.
"how do I say this?"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"In your opinion, how does Chen Pingping treat him?"
Wang Qinian blurted out without thinking.
"The dean treats him like his own son or nephew."
Mei Chengan spread his hands.
"Isn't this the end?"
"..."
……
(End of this chapter)
