Chapter 263 Childish
When the huge group returned to Mei Mansion, there was chaos again.
It was almost the same as the Fan Mansion. After hearing what happened in the palace, Mei Zhili was very happy and Mrs. Mei was smiling from ear to ear.
Although their son was the most talented scholar in Qing Kingdom, and he would occasionally come up with a famous line that was recited throughout the world, they had long been accustomed to it.
But the situation in the palace tonight is completely different from before, and it makes people excited just by hearing about it.
Of course they don't mind their sons having more titles and a greater reputation. It is so encouraging to hear them being called immortals or saints.
The couple arranged thank-you gifts for Xiao Ming, who brought the good news, and the escorting guards, and sent them off respectfully.
Xiao Ming did not refuse, nor did he specifically mention that Mei Chengan had been taken care of and favored by him in the past. There was no need to seek this kind of presence at this moment. The most important thing was that everyone was happy.
Small courtyard.
Mei Cheng'an pushed his sister, who was chattering like a sparrow and asking questions all the time, out of the front hall and into the yard.
"Some other day! I'll tell you in detail some other day."
Mei Yuxi pouted.
"Brother, why are you like this? I won't ask you, but I can ask Lao Wang. How can I sleep at night if I don't ask about such an exciting thing?"
Mei Chengan didn't even blink.
"Don't give me that. I don't know you. You know nothing about poetry. It's useless to ask you."
Mei Yuxi pouted even more.
"Brother, how can you say that to me? I am your biological sister! I know every one of your poems by heart."
Mei Chengan chuckled.
"Okay, strong tea helps with strong alcohol, what's the next sentence?"
"Um... clear, clear, clear..."
Mei Cheng'an flicked her on the back of the head, causing it to burst.
"Clean tea to keep you alert, idiot!"
Mei Yuxi cried out and covered her little head.
"Brother is an idiot! I remembered it right away!"
Mei Cheng'an snorted, stopped at the gate of the yard, and pushed his sister out.
"Go away!"
Mei Yuxi staggered and fell forward several steps before she stood still. She turned around angrily and pointed at someone and shouted in a baby voice.
"You pushed me, I'm going to tell Mom!"
Mei Cheng'an leaned against the door with his arms folded and chuckled when he heard this.
"Go ahead. Friendly reminder, it's best to go another day. If you go now, you might get scolded."
Mei Yuxi's expression changed quickly, and in the blink of an eye she put on a flattering smile and begged.
"Brother, please don't be so heartless. I'll just ask Lao Wang for the details of the dinner, and I promise to leave after I'm done. I'll send you four!"
Mei Cheng'an was about to speak when Hongshu led Teng Zijing over.
"Miss, Master, what are you talking about here? Why don't you go in?"
When Mei Yuxi heard this, she hugged Hongshu's arm and complained.
"Sister Hongshu, you came at the right time. My brother kicked me out because he thought I was annoying. Tell me, how can you be a brother like him?"
Hongshu groaned and looked at Mei Chengan.
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes and waved his hands.
"You've come just in time. Take her back to her yard."
After saying that, Mei Cheng'an looked at Teng Zijing.
"It's so late, why are you back?"
Teng Zijing, who was watching the fun, exclaimed "Oh" when he heard this.
"Fan Xian asked me to pass on a message."
Mei Cheng'an nodded and turned to go into the yard.
"come in."
Teng Zijing immediately followed in.
Seeing this, Mei Yuxi wanted to follow in, but was stopped by Hongshu.
"Miss, the young master has some important business to attend to. You can ask me anything you want to know. I have just inquired about the palace affairs with the person who sent the young master back."
Mei Yuxi's eyes lit up.
"really?"
Sweet Potato laughed.
"How dare I lie to the young lady? Let's go back to the young lady's yard first, and I will tell you slowly."
Mei Yuxi took her and turned away.
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go."
When they arrived at the front hall, Mei Chengan pointed casually.
"Please sit anywhere. There is tea on the table."
Teng Zijing walked to the table, nodded to Wang Qinian who was eating snacks, and waved his hand.
"I won't sit down. Just a few words. After that I have to leave the city quickly. The gates will be closed soon."
Mei Cheng'an, who had already sat down, shrugged and gestured with his hand.
"You said."
Teng Zijing nodded.
"Fan Xian asked me to tell you that tonight's plan remains unchanged. Old Wang, you must take the locksmith to the designated location and wait as planned."
Mei Cheng'an was not surprised at all, but Wang Qinian was extremely surprised.
"Didn't they say that Master Xiao Fan was drunk and unconscious? Could it be that he was pretending?"
Teng Zijing said after hearing this.
"It's definitely not fake, but it's not to the point of being unconscious."
As he spoke, he remembered that Fan Xian was drunk yesterday and soon returned to normal after vomiting, so he continued.
"He should have a way to sober himself up in a short period of time."
Wang Qinian suddenly realized and said helplessly.
"Okay, you're really trying hard. I'll follow your plan then."
After conveying the message, Teng Zijing said goodbye.
Mei Cheng'an and Wang Qinian sent him back to the gate of the courtyard. Mei Cheng'an stopped and asked Lao Wang to take him out of the house alone.
He showed to the public that he was in such a drunken state that he could hardly walk steadily. At this time of night, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it would be better not to be discovered that he was pretending.
Wang Qinian came back soon.
"Master, will you come with me tonight?"
To be honest, Mei Chengan was somewhat tempted.
……
Fan Xian's bedroom in the Fan Mansion.
Under Fan Xian's secret instructions, Fan Ruoruo sent back Liu Ruyu, Fan Sizhe and a group of maids who were shouting and bickering, on the grounds that Fan Xian needed to have a good rest.
As soon as she closed the door, Fan Xian, who was lying on the bed, turned over and got out of bed.
When Fan Ruoruo heard the noise, she hurried forward to help.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Even though Fan Xian was supported, he still walked crookedly because he had little strength in his legs.
He staggered to the table, took out a cloth bag from his belongings on the table, poured out a small blue pill from it, and stuffed it into his mouth.
After closing his eyes for a while, when Fan Xian opened his eyes, his vision had regained some clarity and his breathing became much smoother.
"I am fine."
……
royal palace.
The Queen Mother's bedroom. Before lying in bed, the Queen Mother was sitting on a stool in a bright yellow nightgown, with a maid behind her removing her jewelry and combing her hair.
Looking at Hong Sixiang who was standing bowed in front of her, the Queen Mother asked.
"Zhuang Mohan, did you really vomit blood?"
Hong Sixiang nodded.
"Yes! After tonight, Fan Xian will be the Little Fan Poetry Immortal!"
"It can be seen from this that Zhuang Mohan is really lying and framing me."
"The Zhuang family, seventy years of reputation, was destroyed in one day."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother patted her thigh and sighed softly.
"Ah, I'm already this old, my life is ruined, why bother? Oh, forget it, I'm tired too, let's talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."
Hong Sixiang bowed to the empress dowager and quietly left.
……
"Ugh~"
Fan Xian sat on the edge of the bed holding a basin and vomiting all over the place.
Fan Ruoruo sat next to him, not disliking the bad smell at all. She patted his back to induce vomiting while asking worriedly.
"Didn't you take medicine?"
Fan Xian's face turned red from vomiting, and the blue veins on his neck were faintly visible.
"Ugh~ah, cough cough, cough cough, tui~tui~tui~"
"The purpose of taking medicine is to vomit it out, ugh~ cough cough~"
"Ruoruo, someone in the court colluded with Zhuang Mohan, and they were prepared for today."
Fan Ruoruo was shocked when she heard this.
"who is it?"
Fan Xian took two breaths and turned to look at his sister.
"Princess, Guo Youzhi!"
Fan Ruoruo frowned when she heard that.
"The eldest princess? Hasn't the eldest princess been speaking for you in front of the palace?"
Fan Xian curled the corners of his mouth.
"You're so smart, can't you see that?"
With the hint, Fan Ruoruo quickly figured out that the eldest princess was cooperating with Zhuang Mohan in acting, and she was the good guy.
"This woman is so sinister!"
Fan Xian smiled and stopped looking at his sister, holding the basin and continuing to retch.
After a moment, Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will go to the palace tonight as planned."
Fan Ruoruo became anxious when she heard this.
"Brother, you are already like this!"
Fan Xian took a sip from the basin.
"That's why no one suspected it was me. Ruoruo, you guard this room for me. Don't let anyone in before I come back."
Seeing that her brother had made up his mind, Fan Ruoruo said no more.
"I know that as long as I am alive, I will never let anyone step into the door!"
Fan Xian smiled.
"Ah."
……
It was late at night and everyone was asleep.
The street closest to the Imperial Palace.
Fan Xian, dressed in night clothes, strolled on the street and arrived at the agreed place. In addition to Wang Qinian, he saw another figure.
"Why are you here too?"
Fan Xian asked Mei Chengan in surprise.
Mei Cheng'an and Wang Qinian were sitting at a tea stall and smiled when they heard this.
"I didn't drink enough wine, and I was a little too excited to sleep, so I came over to join in the fun."
Fan Xian pointed.
"So what's the matter with your nightgown? Are you planning to go to the palace with me?"
Mei Chengan glanced down.
"You're overthinking it. I'm wearing this purely because I've never worn it before. I want to experience it for myself. I want that feeling, you know."
"..."
Fan Xian rolled his eyes and immediately didn't want to pay any attention to him. He was crazy.
After taking a look at Wang Qinian, Fan Xian asked.
"Has the locksmith come yet?"
Wang Qinian nodded and pointed to a house diagonally opposite.
"Here he is. I asked him to stay in the house."
Fan Xian hummed, glanced at Mei Cheng'an and spoke.
"Okay, then you and that guy just wait here."
Wang Qinian was about to nod, but then he felt something was wrong and scratched his head.
Mei Chengan uttered a "hey".
"Knock on Li, I'm your uncle!"
Fan Xian casually said something rebound, then turned and left.
Mei Cheng'an snorted and pointed his middle finger at his back.
"Childish! Old Wang, tell me if he is childish or not!"
Wang Qinian, who had just sat down, nodded decisively.
"It's indeed childish!"
Mei Chengan nodded with satisfaction.
"That's right, the people's eyes are really sharp!"
"..."
Wang Qinian blinked.
……
A corridor connecting the palace walls.
"uncle!"
Fan Xian stopped and looked at the figure in front of him and called out.
Wu Zhu, dressed in a black robe, turned around and looked at him.
"As I said before, I will lure Hong Sixiang away in one stick of incense, and you go into the palace to get the key."
After saying that, Wu Zhu turned around and was about to leave.
Fan Xian called him.
"Wait uncle!"
Wu Zhu turned around and looked at him.
"what happened?"
……
Chapter 2 I try my best to catch up
(End of this chapter)
