Chapter 293 Don’t even think about it
As soon as he returned to Kyoto from the north gate, the guards and carriage that were waiting to greet Chen Pingping arrived, but he didn't see any trace of Shadow.
Chen Pingping, who had been silent all the way, tilted his head and spoke softly to Fan Xian and Mei Cheng'an.
"Thank you for your hard work today. It's getting dark soon. You should go back early to eat and rest. I'll be going back too."
Mei Cheng'an nodded, and Fan Xian placed his hand on Chen Pingping's shoulder with some concern and whispered.
"You are... old now, don't let it get to you."
Chen Pingping smiled and patted Fan Xian's hand.
"I'm fine, it's just a farewell. I'm used to it. Don't worry about me. Go back early."
Fan Xian nodded, took his hand back, took a step back, and let the guards take over the wheelchair, lift it onto the carriage, close the door and leave.
After watching Chen Pingping's carriage drive away, Mei Cheng'an, standing with his hands behind his back, glanced at Fan Xian and asked casually.
"Interview, goal achieved, are you happy?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian first nodded, then shook his head.
“Of course I’m happy to be able to drive the princess out of Kyoto, but I didn’t expect it to be in this way.
Zhu Ge… I don’t like him very much, but I don’t want him to die, but… Tsk, hey, anyway, he’s a bit weird.”
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Don't you feel that Zhu Ge is a pathetic person, because his ideas are too ridiculous and absurd, and he is not good at judging people.
But at the same time, I feel that it is a pity that such a capable person who was passionate about the Supervisory Council and Qing State died like this."
Fan Xian nodded.
"He was indeed ridiculously paranoid in some ways. I thought he would pay a price, but I never thought the price would be his life!
Look at Chen Pingping and Yan Ruohai, they give me the feeling that this matter is natural and there is no need to make a fuss about it.
They might feel regretful or sad, but they don't think there is anything wrong with Zhu Ge's death.
Chen Pingping also told me that in life, it is a blessing to choose a path, not give in or change it, and stick to it all the way.
This incident originally had a great impact on me, but after hearing this sentence, I suddenly felt relieved. I thought that maybe it was true.
If it is a blessing for Zhu Ge to stick to his own ideals until the end of his life, isn't that good?
What do you think? "
There's actually a lot to discuss here.
Taking the right path and working towards it until death is a blessing, but is it also a blessing to take the wrong path?
For those who take the wrong path, is the wrong path also the right path?
I always thought I was on the right path, but before I died I found out that this might not be the right path. Do I still think it is a blessing?
What is the right way?
Etc., etc.
If you have not experienced it yourself, you will not be able to empathize with the true feelings and emotions at the moment before death, you can only discuss it.
At the same time, because we have never experienced this, there is endless room for discussion.
If we really want to discuss it, I'm afraid it may not be fully discussed even after days and nights, or even months or years.
So there's no point in discussing this, just skip it.
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"Who knows? Maybe. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's all in the past. What you should consider now is whether or not to enter the palace."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He was a little confused.
"Enter the palace? Who? Me? What am I going to do in the palace?"
Mei Chengan looked at him in surprise.
"Why go to the palace to beg for mercy? After all, it's you..."
He was interrupted by Fan Xian before he could finish his words. He waved his hands repeatedly with a disdainful tone.
"No, no, what are you thinking? I worked so hard to get her out of Kyoto, and now I'm begging for mercy?
Ah, let her stay and continue to try every way to kill me?
Do you think I'm stupid? I won't go, I won't go no matter how hard I try! And don't talk to me about the grace of a winner, I won't listen!"
After saying this, Fan Xian blocked his ears with his fingers and stared at Mei Chengan with a vigilant look.
"..."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"You can go or not, who cares? It's as if it has anything to do with me."
Although the ears are blocked, those who often block their ears know that fingers cannot block them tightly.
The voice was a little soft, but Fan Xian still heard it clearly. After thinking about it, he put his finger down.
"Hey, that's right. There's no need to mention that spoiler. Let's go, let's go home."
Mei Cheng'an glanced at him and said nothing, and the two of them walked forward side by side.
Although the two families are not in the same place, they have a long common route to take from the north gate to their respective homes, so it is convenient.
The two of them chatted and joked along the way, so it wasn't boring.
When they reached the intersection corresponding to Mei Mansion, Fan Xian saw that the fellow villager had no intention of stopping and turning, so he stopped and grabbed him with a sigh.
"Stop, stop, stop. What's going on? My home is just ahead. Why do you want to go home with me?"
As he said this he pointed to the fork in the road.
"Your house is over there, you should turn the corner, are you stupid?!"
Mei Cheng'an glanced at the intersection, rolled his eyes at Fan Xian, and slapped away the hand that was grabbing his arm.
"You're stupid! I have to go to Lao Wang's house first to report to his wife. His house is just ahead!"
Fan Xian withdrew his hand in pain, looked at the red back of his hand, hissed, blew on it twice, and glared at his fellow villager.
"If you don't want to turn, then don't turn. I didn't know you weren't going home. I was just reminding you out of kindness. Why are you making such a fuss?!"
Mei Chengan snorted and walked forward without paying any attention to him.
"Fuck! Don't run away! If you don't apologize for what happened today and then treat me to a barbecue, I'm not done with you!"
Shouting and cursing, Fan Xian quickly chased after him.
……
Even though the sunset in summer seems a little reluctant and unwilling to leave, it is eventually replaced by that crescent moon.
As night falls, the cicadas' chirping stops and the insects' buzzing begins.
Changxin Palace.
The eldest princess, wearing a black dress, stood at the entrance of the palace, looking up at the starry sky, her eyes drifting, as if she was expecting something. The maid Lanxiang and the guard commander stood side by side behind her.
The two looked at each other. Yan Xiaoyi, who received the hint from Lanxiang's eyes, thought about it and spoke towards the princess' back.
"Your Highness, Hong Sixiang's departure from the palace may be due to other matters, and may not be related to Zhuge's matter."
Lanxiang followed suit.
"Commander Yan is absolutely right. Your Highness, don't worry!"
Before she finished her words, the eldest princess saw the scene she had been waiting for in the sky. At that moment, her eyes were extremely bright.
"Did you see it?"
The two of them were not paying attention as their minds were not in the sky. Upon hearing this, Lanxiang glanced at Yan Xiaoyi, and seeing that he was also confused, she asked.
"What did you see?"
The eldest princess stared at the night sky with her red lips slightly parted.
"The meteors fall into the sky and disappear in an instant. It's so beautiful."
While she was smiling and sighing, the eldest princess's eyes were filled with tears, and she felt lost.
……
Royal study room.
"And that's all?"
Emperor Qing, who had just finished listening to the report, stood in front of the imperial couch, lowered his head, flipping through a book on the table at random, and asked in a flat tone.
Hong Sixiang in front of him bowed and nodded.
"Yes, today, not a word or action will be missed!"
Emperor Qing asked casually without even raising his head.
"What do you think of Zhu Ge's evaluation of Fan Xian?"
He could relay the information, but Hong Sixiang did not dare to express his own opinion.
"I dare not speak rashly about important matters of the court."
He didn't dare to say it, and Emperor Qing didn't force him, so he just talked to himself.
"Each of them has their own little calculations, but they all say they are loyal to Qing State, and have never thought about what I want them to do."
Hong Sixiang didn't even dare to express any opinions.
"Your Majesty's words have a hidden meaning, which this old servant really does not understand."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing looked up and glanced at him, then lowered his head to read again, snorted softly and muttered softly.
“The one who pretends not to understand is the one who truly understands!”
Hong Sixiang raised his head when he heard that and wanted to continue playing dumb, but unfortunately Emperor Qing didn't give him that chance at all.
Nodding towards him, Emperor Qing gave soft instructions.
"Let's pass it on to Li Yunrui."
Upon hearing this, Hong Sixiang bowed and retreated without saying a word.
However, before he could go out to pass the order, as soon as he reached the entrance where the armor was placed, he saw through the mesh that the eldest princess in white had already kneeled in the corridor outside the entrance without knowing what was going on.
Hong Sixiang's eyes widened a little in surprise, but he quickly figured it out and narrowed his eyes again, a little displeased.
It's not surprising that Zhuge would inform her of the action, but he couldn't inform her of the result because the person was gone.
To be able to get the news so quickly, I guess someone must have sent someone to spy on my whereabouts. This is really... annoying!
Of course, he could only feel unhappy.
After calming down, Hong Sixiang turned around and went back to report.
In a short while, Emperor Qing had taken off his outer robe, sat down at the tool table, and was fiddling with something.
When he was three or four steps away from the table, Hong Sixiang stopped and bowed.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is already kneeling outside the door."
Emperor Qing seemed not to have heard the word "yes" and did not react at all.
After waiting for a while, Hong Sixiang looked up in confusion as he still hadn't received any orders.
This time Emperor Qing reacted, but he didn't look up or say anything. He just waved at him, signaling him to go away and not disturb him.
Hong Sixiang immediately straightened up, lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
It’s fine if you don’t summon me, but you dare to send people to spy on my whereabouts? Kneel down!
……
Mei Cheng'an also didn't expect that Fan Xian, this shameless guy, would not even go home just to get him to apologize and agree to treat him to barbecue, but followed him all the way to Wang Qinian's house.
After explaining Wang Qinian's situation to Mrs. Wang, Mei Cheng'an chatted with Xiao Wuhuarou for a few more words before getting up and leaving.
As soon as he left the Wang family's house, Fan Xian started again.
"Apologize! Grill!"
Mei Chengan gave a flying kick.
"roll!"
Fan Xian dodged it.
"Hey, I didn't kick you. Are you angry? Apologize! Barbecue! Otherwise, I'll kill you. I'll pester you to death tonight. I'll make you dream of apologizing and barbecue!"
"Hi~"
Mei Cheng'an glared at him, and without waiting for him to say anything, Fan Xian quickly retreated and took a defensive stance.
"..."
Pointing at him, Mei Chengan gritted his teeth.
"You can have a barbecue, but don't even think about apologizing!"
……
Chapter 2 A little later
(End of this chapter)
