Chapter 316: Man’s plan and God’s success
After chewing it for a few times, Emperor Qing gently placed the orange in his hand on the small table, waved his sleeves and looked at Fan Jian.
"Do you know what I like most about you? There are many people who don't want him to go, but you are the only one who is willing to come to me.
Others are secretly seeking favors in private and directly ignoring the laws of the court, but you are the only one who dares to speak frankly to their faces."
Fan Jian asked in a deep voice.
"Who is your majesty talking about?"
Emperor Qing did not answer. He took the imperial edict lying on the couch and took a look at it.
"The position of the Minister of Revenue..."
As he said this, he sat up, gently placed the imperial edict on the table in the center of the imperial couch, and looked at Fan Jian and said.
"You still have to take over, Fan Xian, the same goes!"
Fan Jian fell to his knees with a thud and wanted to persuade him again.
"His Majesty!"
Emperor Qing interrupted directly.
"No business!"
Fan Jian frowned and pondered for a moment, then settled for the next best option.
"Then let my personal guards escort Fan Xian north!"
The people under his command were all the emperor's personal troops, and his request was actually very presumptuous, but Emperor Qing still agreed.
His childhood friend is a stubborn person. If this request is not met, this stubborn person will really insist on it to the end.
"This will never happen again!"
After Emperor Qing quietly took a step back, he threw the orange peel he had been holding in his hand for a long time directly into his mouth and slowly lay back down.
Emperor Qing agreed so easily that Fan Jian felt cheated, so he did not stand up but looked at Emperor Qing in silence.
Emperor Qing noticed it and smiled, glancing at him.
"Why, do you want me to help you up?"
Turning his gaze back to the book, Emperor Qing waved his hand.
"Go down."
"..."
Fan Jian's face darkened as he lowered his arms and slowly stood up, his eyes moving back and forth between Emperor Qing and the imperial edict on the desk.
After hesitating for a moment, he took a few steps forward, picked up the imperial edict, and turned to leave. Things had come to this point, he had to take the opportunity to be promoted.
Emperor Qing seemed to be reading a book, but in fact he was secretly paying attention to what his childhood friend was doing with his peripheral vision.
Seeing that he still took the imperial edict, Emperor Qing curled the corners of his mouth. Although he spoke frankly, his body was still very honest.
……
Jumei rouge shop.
The name of the store is as it sounds. Apart from the occasional servants, the store is home to a large number of beauty-loving women, and the business is booming.
When Fei Jie, Fan Xian, Teng Zijing and three other grown men stepped into the store, it was like pouring water into a hot oil pan, instantly setting the whole place on fire.
The woman who looked the oldest among the women present stood up, pointed at the leader Fei Jie, and questioned her righteously.
"This is a rouge shop, how did you men get in?"
Faced with the aggressive questioning and the strange looks from dozens of women.
Feeling socially embarrassed, Fan Xian and Teng Zi hurriedly lowered their heads and looked around on the ground, looking like they were very busy.
Fei Jie remained calm as usual. After laughing awkwardly twice, he pointed at Fan Xian behind him.
"Ah, my grandson is getting married, and I'm going to choose some rouge for the bride. He's thin-skinned, ha, come on, make way, make way, you guys go on choosing yours, and the shopkeeper will help us choose!"
As he spoke, Fei Jie took the lead and walked forward. Although Fan Xian and Teng Zijing followed him immediately, they were still surrounded by the women.
A sloppy old man can be gone, but a handsome young man cannot be let go easily.
Seeing this, Teng Zijing had no intention of helping Fan Xian. Instead, he took advantage of the fact that Fan Xian was being besieged and slipped away alone.
Fan Xian was speechless and could only break out of the encirclement alone.
"Young man, young man, you are really handsome. I like you no matter how I look at you."
"It's just a little darker, but it's not a big deal. It's much more masculine than those pretty boys with greasy hair and powdered faces."
"Young man, young man, if you want to get married, then you haven't gotten married yet. No, you can cancel the marriage and marry my daughter. She is very beautiful."
"Hey, her daughter is no good, not as pretty as my daughter, so you should marry my daughter. Hey, hey, don't leave."
"Hey, who is that person? He can't be a mute. What a waste of time."
After spending a lot of effort and being flattered a lot, Fan Xian, who kept silent and walked straight ahead, finally succeeded in getting away. He rushed into the back door, exhaled heavily, and patted his chest.
Looking at Teng Zijing, who was waiting for him at the back door and still gloating, Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him and lightly hit his arm.
"You are such a rude fellow."
After making a casual remark, Fan Xian walked past him and moved forward.
Teng Zijing smiled and said nothing, then followed.
backyard.
Fei Jie stood beside two bamboo lounge chairs and looked at Fan Xian and smiled.
"Sit by yourself~"
Fan Xian glanced at the bamboo chair, smiled knowingly, and raised his legs to hook out the leg support below.
"It's the same as in Tanzhou."
The master and the disciple sat down almost simultaneously, then lay back, both groaning in comfort.
Teng Zijing glanced at the master and disciple who were in perfect harmony, smiled and shook his head, glanced around and found that Fei Jie didn't prepare a chair for him, but he didn't mind. He folded his arms and stood silently behind Fan Xian.
After closing his eyes quietly for a moment, Fan Xian suddenly asked.
"Who owns this shop?"
Upon hearing this, Fei Jie closed his eyes and replied slowly.
"I drove it."
Fan Xian opened his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and asked curiously.
"Why did you think of opening a rouge and powder shop?"
Fei Jie was silent for a moment, then spoke. "That year I went to Northern Qi to poison a woman. I had an idea and made a poisonous rouge, but I didn't expect that the rouge was not beautiful and the woman didn't like it and refused to use it. Tsk, something went wrong."
As he spoke, Fei Jie sighed, opened his eyes and sat up.
"It was a close call. I missed something important!"
Fan Xian thought about it and continued.
"And then you opened this shop?"
Fei Jie didn't say yes or no.
"After that, I kept thinking about this matter. If this situation happens again, I can't make any mistakes!"
Sighing, Fei Jie glanced at the store in front.
"After that, I opened this shop and I have been running it till now."
"How many years have you been open?"
"Many years!"
Fan Xian hissed, becoming even more curious.
"That mistake was so serious that you still remember it."
Fei Jie's eyes twitched involuntarily when he heard this, and he slowly turned his head towards Fan Xian.
"That mistake... destroyed Chen Pingping's legs!"
"what did you say?"
With an exclamation, Fan Xian sat up and looked at Fei Jie in shock.
……
Supervisory Commission, Office of the President.
Although Chen Pingping did not reveal every detail of his and Emperor Qing's plan, he also told them most of it.
"That's why Black Knight can't show up. Only in this way can he truly believe that we don't care about Fan Xian's life."
Mei Cheng'an thought about it and added.
"Let him think that you want them to kill each other?"
Chen Pingping nodded.
"Based on his understanding of me, he will definitely regard this as an act of revenge on my part, and this will make him even more certain of his suspicions."
Hearing this, Mei Cheng'an subconsciously glanced at Chen Pingping's legs resting on the stool, hesitated, and pointed.
"Your leg...was broken by him personally?"
Chen Pingping glanced at her legs and smiled.
"Yes."
Mei Cheng'an nodded. No wonder Sean believed it so firmly. With such a deep hatred, he would not think of anything else.
However, tricking him into becoming a fool is also another form of revenge, and it even feels more sinister and heartbreaking!
After sighing in his heart, Mei Chengan spoke.
"One last question. Even if he really believes that Fan Xian is his grandson, how can you ensure that he will tell Fan Xian the secret? What is the trigger point?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Pingping looked at him with admiration and smiled.
“Yes, you are smarter and more perceptive than I thought. After planning for so long, you will naturally not leave the result to uncertainty.
This trigger point is Fan Xian's private mission. You are so smart, why don't you guess it. "
"..."
Mei Chengan was speechless. Is this necessary? Just say it directly.
But he was too lazy to argue with him at the moment, so he pretended to think for a moment and spoke in an uncertain tone.
"Let Xiao En die in front of Fan Xian? He's going to die soon, so there's no point in keeping the secret any longer.
In his last moments, facing the only bloodline in the world, he must have been unable to resist the urge to confide in his friend after being alone for so long. "
Chen Pingping smiled and said softly when he heard this.
"That's right, but it's not comprehensive enough and there are omissions. Think about it again."
Mei Cheng'an was stunned when he heard this, and confusion appeared in his eyes.
Is there anything missing? He said it according to the result.
Chen Pingping gave a hint with a smile.
“If we only let Fan Xian get rid of Sean, what if Sean dies before he can say anything?
What if there are other people besides Fan Xian by Sean's side when he is about to die, and Fan Xian can't drive those people away?
Think about how to avoid this in the simplest way possible.”
Mei Cheng'an suddenly understood what was going on. Ah, it turns out that Chen Pingping was considering the issue from the perspective of issuing tasks. Now he understands.
"The easiest way... is to tell Fan Xian to pry the secret out of Sean.
With a clear mission, he will definitely try his best to prevent the situations mentioned above from happening to you and make sure that he is the only one in front of Sean before he dies.
This is simple and efficient, is there anything missing now? "
Chen Pingping saw that the admiration in his eyes was getting stronger and stronger. She looked at him with a smile for a moment, then shook her head slightly and said with a smile.
"That's it. You're really quick-witted. Yes, these two tasks are indispensable."
Mei Chengan thought for a while and said.
"However, this means that you are handing the success or failure of your entire plan over to Fan Xian.
This is not safe. Do you really trust Fan Xian's ability? What if something unexpected happens?"
Chen Pingping smiled.
"Accidents happen, and there is no plan in this world that can really guarantee that there will be no mistakes.
Man proposes, God disposes.
We have done everything we can, and the rest is not up to Fan Xian, but up to fate."
Mei Cheng'an thought about it and shrugged.
"Too."
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(End of this chapter)
