Chapter 313 It Must Be So
After his shoulders shook for a long time, Chen Pingping waited until his smile eased a little before speaking softly to Fan Xian.
"Although the mission to Northern Qi this time is important, it is not as important as your life and safety. You must return safely!"
Hearing this, Fan Xian's expression improved a little. He put his arms on the back of the chair, leaned over and spoke.
"I think you are a good person, at least better than some people..."
As he said this, he glanced at Mei Chengan who was teasing him.
"Ten thousand times stronger."
Mei Chengan smiled and chuckled.
"Just praise him if you can, why are you trying to pull him down?"
Hearing this, Fan Xian glanced at him.
"When your name is called, just take your seat accordingly. Why are you feeling guilty?"
Mei Chengan smiled, pointed at him and gave him a thumbs up.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Fan Xian snorted, rolled his eyes at him, and then looked away.
Resting his chin on his arm, Fan Xian tilted his head, tapped Chen Pingping's shoulder lightly with his finger, and opened his mouth.
"Go on."
Chen Pingping, who had been listening to the two people's bickering with a smile, tilted his head and said softly with a smile.
"Okay, let me continue. After you come back from the north this time, you can slowly take over the Supervisory Council.
By then, the Inner Treasury and the Supervisory Council will be in your hands alone. I will secretly assist you in becoming the most important official in the Qing Kingdom!
By then, no one will be able to threaten your safety."
Listening to the almost dreamlike future that Chen Pingping painted for him, Fan Xian, feeling a little excited, asked subconsciously.
"Not even your majesty?"
"Pfft~"
Mei Chengan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
You can think about it in your mind, but don’t ask it out loud. This is a typical case of your mouth speaking faster than your brain!
Chen Pingping quickly rebuked him with a stern face and a light tone.
"You shouldn't ask that!"
Fan Xian came back to his senses, slapped his mouth lightly, and replied awkwardly.
"I'm rude!"
This unfortunate child dares to say anything he wants. He has no control over his mouth and is really worrying.
Chen Pingping rolled his eyes and turned back to his seat.
"Go ahead, gossip room, someone is waiting for you!"
Fan Xian straightened up upon hearing this.
"Who is it? Why are you waiting for me?"
Chen Pingping said calmly.
"You'll know when you go there."
"..."
Confused, Fan Xian subconsciously looked at Mei Chengan.
Mei Cheng'an noticed his gaze, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"What are you looking at me for? Don't just stand there. Go ahead. People are waiting for you."
Fan Xian was somewhat puzzled and asked suspiciously.
"Do you know who it is?"
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes.
"We've always been together, how would I know where to go? Hurry up and go. Why are you taking so long? Chen Pingping is not going to cheat you. This must be a good thing."
Fan Xian felt that this was not very reliable. If there was good news, why not just say it directly? Was there any need to hide it? He rolled his eyes and asked Chen Pingping.
"Am I going alone?"
Chen Pingping sighed. It’s a good thing to be vigilant, but it depends on the place and the person. At this time... Oh, forget it.
“I wanted to give you a surprise, but since you insist on knowing it in advance, it’s okay to tell you.
Your fellow disciples from the three divisions heard that you were going on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, so they specially prepared some good things for you.
People are in the gossip room right now, go alone! Any other questions?"
After Fan Xian suddenly realized what was going on, he scratched his head embarrassedly, thinking that he had been overthinking it.
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? I'll go then."
After saying that, he ran away without looking back.
Looking at his back, Mei Cheng'an and Chen Pingping moved in unison and shook their heads speechlessly and helplessly.
After Fan Xian's figure disappeared, Mei Cheng'an looked at Chen Pingping.
"Is everything alright now? Then I will..."
"Have!"
Chen Pingping interrupted directly.
Mei Cheng'an was a little puzzled. To be honest, Chen Pingping had just asked him to stay to give him some instructions, so he shouldn't have stayed.
After explaining for a long time, there were only one or two sentences about official business, and the rest ninety-nine percent were personal instructions to Fan Xian.
Now it’s over once and twice, what about a third time?
"I have explained everything, what else is there?"
Chen Pingping turned his head and glanced at him.
"Push me back to the yard. You said you hadn't thought about that matter yet. Now I have thought about it."
"..."
……
Bagua Hall (meeting hall).
People from the three places gathered around a table in the center that was covered with things, and were discussing something enthusiastically.
Fei Jie's eldest disciple, the third senior brother, and the current acting head, Leng Huan, looked around at his fellow disciples and said, holding up a small jar of medicine in his hand.
"I think this poison number 4 is the best!"
However, a fellow apprentice beside him disagreed and said as he picked up another bottle of poison from the table.
"I think the poison type B-3 is better, it's more tricky and difficult to solve!"
Leng Huan looked at him and asked casually.
"What if you get hurt?
"This..." Leng Huan smiled.
"We can't just pursue the difficulty of solving toxicity, we must also consider practicality and safety, after all..."
As Leng Huan was speaking, he discovered that the fellow apprentices who had been nodding their heads suddenly looked behind him, and stopped talking in confusion.
He turned around and looked behind him, and saw that it was Fan Xian who slowly walked in from the passage behind him.
He let out a cry, quickly put down the poison in his hand, and walked over with a hearty laugh.
"Junior brother, hahahaha, do you still remember me?"
Looking at his face, Fan Xian recalled it briefly and quickly matched it with the person lying on the bed in his mind, and said in surprise.
"Leng, Senior Brother Leng?"
Seeing that he still remembered, Leng Huan was very happy.
"Hey! Yes, yes, it's me. Mr. Fei is not here, so I'm temporarily in charge of the Third Department. I heard that you were going to Northern Qi, so we at the Third Department have prepared some things for you. Come on, I'll show you."
Fan Xian was not in a hurry to look at things, but first bowed and greeted his fellow brothers, since he was the last to join.
"Hello, brothers!"
Leng Huan stood aside and watched quietly with a smile. Seeing this, the people from the other three places also smiled and bowed to Fan Xian in return.
"Hello, Junior Brother!"
The atmosphere was joyful and harmonious.
After they exchanged greetings, Leng Huan smiled and waved to his fellow apprentices.
"We'll talk about politeness later."
After saying this, he gently patted Fan Xian's arm and grinned.
"Come here, let's look at something first."
Fan Xian nodded and followed him to the table obediently. The other people from the three places made room and dispersed slightly.
Fan Xian's eyes were scanning the table, while Leng Huan's eyes were scanning him. It was not enough for him to just look, he even took action directly.
Fan Xian was startled and subconsciously took a step back, allowing Leng Huan to touch him from head to toe.
After touching all the way to the legs, Leng Huan stood up and exclaimed in admiration.
"Oh haha, you have a nice figure, this size is perfect!"
As he spoke, he picked up a black shirt from the table, shook it, and handed it to Fan Xian, smiling.
"Come on, try it on!"
Fan Xian took it in confusion and glanced down.
"what is this?"
Leng Huan didn't waste any words. He took out a fire starter, removed the cap and blew hard, and a flame suddenly appeared.
Leng Huan reminded him as he held the tinder in his hand and burned the black garment that Fan Xian was holding up.
"Look!"
After demonstrating it, he took back the tinder, put on his cap and spoke to Fan Xian.
"If you wear it inside, it can prevent fire, but it can't withstand continuous burning!"
Putting down the tinder, he picked up a short blade, unsheathed it, and spoke while cutting his clothes with the blade.
"It can also resist some of the damage caused by these sharp weapons."
Fan Xian looked down and his eyes suddenly lit up. After being cut so many times, the clothes were not damaged at all. How amazing!
After Leng Huan put away the short blade, he added another reminder.
"Of course, if the other party uses a mountain splitting axe, I advise you, Junior Brother, to hide away."
Fan Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, as he was not stupid.
But this dress...tsk tsk, the more Fan Xian looked at it, the brighter his eyes became.
What a good thing!
"Come on, put down the clothes first, and let's look at the next one."
Leng Huan's voice sounded again, and Fan Xian's eyes were full of anticipation.
……
It was still Chen Pingping's office, but this time there were only Chen Pingping and Mei Chengan.
Wang Qinian helped Chen Pingping to the couch and put a stool under her legs. After setting out tea and snacks, he got up and left.
Across the small coffee table, Mei Cheng'an sat on the other side of the couch, chewing a red date, and said to Chen Pingping.
"Just tell me."
Chen Pingping kneaded the black solid wood in his hands with his head down, looking thoughtful. No one knew what he was thinking about, and he didn't speak for a long time.
After waiting patiently for a long time, until he finished eating two dates, Mei Cheng'an spat the date pits into his palm and threw them on the coffee table, then spoke.
"Didn't you say you've thought about it?"
Chen Pingping looked up at him when he heard the voice, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke hesitantly.
"If, I mean if, if Fan Xian...really faced a life-or-death crisis...I beg you...you must save his life."
Mei Cheng'an raised his eyebrows when he heard this. It was just as he expected.
He had guessed a few years ago that Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing's plan could be said to be very complete.
If there must be an omission, it would be that they really ignored Fan Xian's life and death in order to make it realistic enough.
They never thought about what would happen if something really happened to Fan Xian, or rather, they did think about it but they still made that choice in the end.
Emperor Qing really thinks that compared to the secret of the temple, it is worth letting Fan Xian risk his life, but Chen Pingping may not think so.
Now that he was there and there was no change on Emperor Qing's side, Chen Pingping felt relieved because he cared about Fan Xian more.
I know that this trip was safe, but Chen Pingping doesn't know that, so he wants to use me to patch things up.
Mei Cheng'an didn't mind this very much. The work was easy and he could earn a big favor from Chen Pingping, so it was a good deal.
However, it was rare to see Chen Pingping so hesitant, so he first looked at him with interest before pretending to be puzzled.
"Didn't you just say that you would send the Black Cavalry to secretly protect Fan Xian? Do you still need me?"
Chen Pingping looked hesitant, and after a long time he sighed.
"The Black Knight...will not appear."
Mei Chengan was silent for a moment, pretending to be shocked and digesting the information.
"why?"
This time Chen Pingping answered much faster.
"Because...it has to be this way!"
……
(End of this chapter)
