Chapter 326 What’s the difference?
Upon hearing this, Fei Jie glanced at him and said nothing. He lowered his head, turned around and left without any intention of waiting for Mei Chengan.
Mei Cheng'an shrugged his shoulders and didn't care. He looked at Fan Xian beside him and waved at him.
"I'm leaving first."
Fan Xian nodded.
Mei Cheng'an looked at Chen Pingping again, and this time without saying anything, he started to chase after Fei Jie.
"Old Fei, wait for me."
Fei Jie in front of him hissed when he heard that, stopped and turned around to look at him depressedly, "Can you pronounce just two words backwards?"
Mei Cheng'an saw him stop and smiled, then he quickly ran towards him, put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile.
"Together."
Hey, no respect for elders!
Fei Jie twisted his body and tried to shake off his hand. After several unsuccessful attempts, he glared at Mei Chengan.
"Let me go!"
Mei Chengan had no intention of letting go. He put his arm around his shoulders and forced him to move forward.
"Hey, what are you putting out there? We are grown men, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's go."
Fei Jie wanted to stop but he was not as strong as him, so he could only be carried forward, shaking his shoulders in helplessness and rage.
"Hey, let go! I'll be mad if you don't!"
"Ah? Aren't you angry now?"
"I... you little bastard, get out of my way. Do you want me to poison you to death? Get out of my way!"
"Hey, if you poison me, who will protect your apprentice..."
"..."
"..."
Chen Pingping and Fan Xian happily watched the old man and the child walking away noisily and awkwardly.
Fan Xian was the first to retract his gaze, put away his smile, walked to Chen Pingping's side, and squatted down holding the back of the chair.
"What do you want to tell me?"
Chen Pingping glanced at him when he heard that, then looked at Fei Jie who was walking away, tilted his body and tilted his head towards him and spoke softly.
"Let your teacher go back as soon as possible. He is still injured."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and turned to look at Fei Jie's back.
"Is the teacher injured?"
Chen Pingping said softly.
“He was in Northern Qi, entangled with the heavy Jinyiwei, and when he heard the news that many court officials had impeached you, he was extremely anxious.
Worried that you couldn't handle it, I rode 800 miles back to Kyoto, encountering six assassination attempts on the way, but I didn't stop. "
Fan Xian's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he couldn't help but look at the teacher's back again, his eyes full of guilt and worry.
Chen Pingping said quietly.
"He wasn't like this before. Since you showed up, we've both changed."
When Fan Xian heard this, he could no longer suppress his guilt and worry towards his teacher, and immediately stood up and said.
"Then don't let him send me off. I'll go and persuade him to come back."
As he said this, he started to chase after her.
"no need."
Chen Pingping called out to him in time.
Fan Xian stopped and looked back at him in confusion.
Chen Pingping sighed.
"If you can't persuade him, let him go."
Fan Xian silently glanced at the teacher's back, thought about it and decided not to insist, but there was still worry in his eyes.
Chen Pingping comforted him.
"Your teacher is an expert in using medicine. You don't have to worry too much about his injuries. As long as you don't do anything, he will be fine for the time being."
After hearing this, Fan Xian thought about it and breathed a sigh of relief. The worry in his eyes faded a lot and he nodded silently.
Chen Pingping looked at him and said.
"Go to Taiping Villa, someone wants to see you!"
Fan Xian was stunned.
……
Because there were many pedestrians on the street, the team escorting Sean did not move very fast.
Mei Cheng'an and Fei Jie were at the end of the team, talking about something, and Hongshu followed closely behind them a few steps away.
"Since you are injured, please stop struggling, Mr. Fei."
Fei Jie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and indeed stopped struggling.
"how do you know…"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"You don't smell strong, but I have a sensitive nose. It's still quite obvious when I smell it up close."
"..."
Seeing that Fei Jie didn't say anything, Mei Cheng'an shook his head and continued.
"Not only can I smell the medicine, I can even smell what medicine you are using and know what injuries you have."
"..."
Fei Jie glanced at him.
"Do you know medical skills?"
"I know a little bit. I just studied with the imperial physician in the palace for a while, which was not long, just three years."
"..."
After a moment's silence, Fei Jie whispered.
"Don't tell Fan Xian."
Mei Cheng'an narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"You don't want him to know?"
Fei Jie didn't think much about it and nodded.
"I'm about to go on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, and I don't want him to have any worries."
Mei Cheng'an shook his head slightly, his tone very embarrassed.
"Oh, Fan Xian is my brother. You want me to hide this from him. This is not easy to do."
"..."
Fei Jie was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then rolled his eyes when he came to his senses.
"Just tell me what the conditions are."
Mei Cheng'an's eyes lit up, and he took out the bottle of medicine he had given to Fan Xian from his waist and showed it to him.
He had gotten this medicine before, but because Sean suddenly showed up, he was unable to return it to Fan Xian for a while.
"Do you have any more of this medicine? Give me one too."
When Fei Jie saw the bottle of medicine, his eyes widened instantly and he reached out to snatch it back.
"Why do you have this medicine? Give it back to me!"
Mei Chengan was quick to move his arm away.
"Hiss~ Why are you snatching them? I will return them to Fan Xian later!"
Fei Jie stopped and looked at him suspiciously.
"Really?"
"Tsk, Old Fei, you are being a bit mean-minded and judging others by their appearance. If I really wanted to be greedy, would I take it out and let you see it?" Fei Jie thought about it and put his hand down.
"I only made one bottle of this medicine, that's all."
Mei Chengan looked at him suspiciously.
"Really?"
Fei Jie got angry when he heard this.
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you? If I had any extra, I would have given them to Fan Xian long ago!"
Mei Chengan thought about it.
"That makes sense. Okay, I believe you. If there's no medicine, there must be a recipe. Tell me the recipe and I'll make it myself."
"..."
……
Taiping Villa.
Fan Xian arrived here quickly on a fast horse, and walked in along the path cleared by the guards outside the gate.
In the pavilion next to the lakeside pavilion.
Emperor Qing stood in front of the table by the window. He blew a breath into the mirror in his hand, then lowered his hand and gently wiped it with the rag in his hand.
Fan Xian was standing a few steps behind him at this time, just watching quietly with a puzzled look in his eyes.
After a moment, Emperor Qing suddenly spoke with his back to him.
"You didn't have to be the one in the Northern Qi delegation this time."
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows when he heard this. What's the point of talking about this at this time? However, he still cooperated and asked.
"Then why is it me again?"
Emperor Qing gently placed the cleaned bronze mirror on the mirror stand while answering his questions.
"You are young, go out and hone your skills and train your mind."
Fan Xian looked somewhat speechless.
"Your Majesty, do you think I am mentally deficient?"
Emperor Qing turned his back to him and rolled his eyes, then slowly walked to the other side with a rag and continued wiping the bottles on the table.
"Do you know what the mission is this time?"
Fan Xian thought about it and said frankly.
"They said there were several things, but they only told us to pick up Yan Bingyun. They haven't told us anything else yet."
After a pause, he reacted.
"My mission...was personally instructed by His Majesty?"
Emperor Qing stopped what he was doing, raised his head and pondered for a moment.
"They drugged Si Lili!"
Fan Xian was shocked when he heard this, then frowned, somewhat confused about the purpose of doing this.
"Are you going to let her die on the road?"
Emperor Qing replied casually.
"She won't die. She's not the target. I have other plans."
It's not her, it's... Fan Xian's eyes flashed, and he suddenly remembered the scene in Chen Pingping's office before leaving.
This was what Chen Pingping said casually when talking about the fact that his fellow villagers had sent someone to escort Si Lili to the diplomatic mission in advance.
Si Lili was specifically requested to return by the young Emperor of Northern Qi.
At that time, he even joked that Si Lili might be having an affair with the young emperor of Northern Qi.
Thinking of this, Fan Xian raised his head and exclaimed softly.
"Prepared for the young emperor of Northern Qi?"
The porcelain was almost wiped, and Emperor Qing folded the rag in his hand and placed it on the table, saying in a deep voice.
"This plan is called the Red Sleeves Tactics!"
Fan Xian was still a little shocked and complained quietly.
"I'm afraid it's the White Sleeves that are summoning the spirits."
"After changing back to Yan Bingyun..."
As he spoke, Emperor Qing turned slightly and glanced at him secretly.
"Find a chance to kill Sean."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian's eyes widened instantly and he looked up in shock.
"You want me to kill Sean right under the noses of the Northern Qi people?"
“More than that, Sean has a secret in his heart, it seems to be about the temple, and I am very interested in this secret.
Chen Pingping has interrogated him for many years, but he has never let go. You need to get this secret out of him before you kill him."
"..."
Fan Xian opened his mouth wide, too shocked to speak.
Emperor Qing thought about it.
"Other than that, it seems like there's nothing else."
"..."
If he wasn't the emperor, Fan Xian would have wanted to punch him right now.
Does he want to listen to what he is saying!!!
It's nothing.
What else do you want me to do???
Thinking about this series of extremely exciting tasks, Fan Xian felt his scalp tingling.
"Your Majesty, he is in the capital, he killed the emperor, he killed Sean, and he still wants to know the secret. Are you..."
Emperor Qing interrupted him directly.
"I can also tell you that in order to avoid suspicion, the Overwatch Council will not help you in this matter."
"..."
This is a rhythm that is going to drive people to death!
After a long silence, Fan Xian smiled bitterly.
"You really think highly of me."
Emperor Qing turned and looked at him.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Fan Xian looked at him resentfully. You have already explained everything. What else can I say? If what I say is useless, then what is the point of saying it?
Never mind. There’s an old saying that goes, if there are difficulties, you must go ahead; if there are no difficulties, you must create ones and go ahead!
Now that all the difficulties have been created by Emperor Qing, it seems that he has no choice but to go ahead with it!
After putting the matter aside in his mind, Fan Xian thought for a moment and then spoke.
"There is one thing that is unclear."
"Say!"
"You can say these things in the palace, why choose to say them here?"
This was the doubt in his mind before he entered the door.
Emperor Qing responded without hesitation.
"It's different here than in the palace. In the palace, there are the emperor and his subjects, but here..."
As he was speaking, his voice suddenly stopped.
Fan Xian felt very strange when he heard this, so he asked another question immediately.
"What is the difference?"
……
(End of this chapter)
