Chapter 356 Pain and Happiness (Seeking monthly tickets, seeking follow-up reading)
Fan Xian's question may seem like nonsense, but in fact it is not. There is no necessary connection between knowing the Red Sleeves Plan and knowing that there is poison in his body.
Mei Cheng'an gently turned the teacup on the table with his fingers, thought for a moment, and nodded.
“You should know that using poison to control people has always been a signature method of the Supervisory Council. As a spy from Northern Qi, she cannot be unaware of this.
She was a smart person and should have guessed that poison had been put into her body, but she just didn't know what the poison was.
She didn't look worried, and she didn't mention the detoxification to me. She probably just regarded it as a common method used by the Overwatch Council to control her, and didn't take it seriously. "
Fan Xian hummed, thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"There is another possibility, that is, she reached some kind of agreement with Chen Pingping, and Chen Pingping detoxified her in person. She didn't know that there was another poison in her body. Chen Pingping only detoxified her one, so she was not worried at all."
Mei Chengan was delighted.
"Why are you so persistent in believing that Chen Pingping must have reached some kind of agreement with her? What is your basis?"
Fan Xian spread his hands.
"Because Si Lili is not an ordinary woman. She is an excellent link that can establish a close connection with the young emperor of Northern Qi.
I care so much about such an important existence. How can I let go of an old fox like Chen Pingping who thinks three steps ahead easily?"
Mei Chengan smiled and nodded.
"That makes sense, but your evaluation of Chen Pingping doesn't seem like the attitude you should have towards an elder who treats you well."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then started laughing.
"Let's keep things separate. Besides, this wasn't done in front of him. Let's just stick to the facts and don't worry about the details."
Mei Cheng'an raised his eyebrows, smiled and said no more.
Fan Xian took a sip of tea.
"Please help me test this matter later. It would be best if we can get her to tell us about the agreement between her and Chen Pingping."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes.
"It's easy for you to say it, but what are you going to use to pry it open? Use your mouth."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled lewdly and winked at him.
"It's not impossible~"
"..."
Mei Cheng'an was amused by his slutty appearance. He was laughing but his expression suddenly changed and he gave him a sidelong glance.
"Yes, uncle. Even if there really is such an agreement between her and Chen Pingping, she will definitely not tell anyone about it, as it concerns her life and property. What are you thinking?"
Fan Xian continued to make faces.
"Just because I won't tell others doesn't mean I won't tell you. What's your relationship?
You just have to…”
"Pfft~"
The sound stopped abruptly because he was sprayed with tea in the face.
Mei Cheng'an choked and coughed several times before he recovered.
"Oh, God, God, the relationship between the concave and convex is so perfect! Where the hell did you research these words from, hahahahahahahahaha, Sao Rui, no, Sao your sister, you deserve it!"
Fan Xian sat there expressionlessly with his eyes closed, not moving at all as if he was frozen in place. The tea on his face slowly slid down his cheeks, gathering at his chin and dripping onto the table.
“Pah, pah…”
Mei Cheng'an looked at his miserable appearance and secretly prepared himself to guard against his sudden counterattack, while at the same time he opened his mouth to test and tease him.
"What are you doing, meditating? You want to convert to Buddhism just because someone sprayed you with tea? Don't you know you're a turtle if you don't move?"
"..."
Fan Xian finally took action. He wiped his face from the bottom with his hand, then slowly opened his eyes and looked at him quietly without saying a word.
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What kind of reaction is this? Stupid? Fight back, you are the one.
Mei Cheng'an secretly built up his strength, ready to dodge the attack at any time.
However, to his great disappointment, Fan Xian had no intention of fighting back at all. He stared at him coldly for a long time and then continued with what he had just said.
"You only need to use a little bit of your charm to make her fall in love with you. It won't take her a minute to get the information out of her!"
The words were not very serious, but Fan Xian's tone was so serious that it was a little scary. The combination of these two words was inexplicably weird and creepy.
Mei Cheng'an was a talented person because he was very aware of the current situation. He agreed to the deal very readily without any hesitation.
"Ojbk, just leave it to me, no problem."
The contrast between the beginning and the end and the quick change of expression instantly broke Fan Xian's cool and pretentious attitude, and he burst out laughing.
Pointing at his fellow villager, Fan Xian's fingers trembled in the air for a long time, not knowing how to complain, and finally smiled helplessly.
"Okay, you can do it. You are really good. I admire you."
Mei Cheng'an grinned, revealing his big white teeth.
"Hehe~"
Fan Xian rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay attention to him. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his face before throwing it on the table. He then said, "Did she tell you the information about the little emperor of Northern Qi?"
Mei Chengan shook his head.
"I asked her twice. The first time she changed the subject. The second time she told me directly not to even think about it."
Fan Xian nodded, but didn't say much.
"You haven't known her for long. It's not time for her to let down her guard yet. Spend more time with her. Once you're close and familiar with her, maybe she'll tell you."
Mei Cheng'an looked a little strange when he heard this.
"It sounds like someone is using his beauty to deceive an ignorant girl. Isn't that a bit too shameless?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian's body trembled in surprise.
"Aren't you a shameless person? If a shameless person doesn't do shameless things, isn't that not doing his job properly?"
Mei Cheng'an thought for a moment and shrugged.
"That makes sense. That's fine."
"..."
"..."
“Hahahahahaha~ You’re so shameless!”
"Hehe, same here."
"Hahaha, great! Come on, let's go, cheers to the shameless!"
"Yeah, well, cheers to you."
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At the same time, the pursuit journey of Guo Baokun and Zhao Da and his group behind the delegation was still going on. Although ridiculous situations kept emerging and Guo Baokun was tortured physically and mentally, his determination to pursue was always firm. The rest of the irrelevant things will not be repeated for the time being.
In the next few days, on the delegation side, Mei Cheng'an went there occasionally to take Si Lili's carriage and stay for an hour or two, and gradually evolved to going there twice a day and staying for an hour or two each time.
In the end, it even developed to the point where he would go to manage the carriage whenever he set out on the road, as if that was his own exclusive vehicle.
The reactions of the delegation members changed from surprise and discussion at the beginning, to silence, and finally to getting used to it.
The private gossip between men and women is always a great topic of conversation in social interactions, not to mention the eye-catching identities of the two parties involved.
One is a former child prodigy who has been famous for a long time, with his poetry known throughout the world. He is the undisputed leader of the literary world of Qing State and the youngest official of the fifth rank and an honorary fourth rank in Qing State. He is extremely dazzling.
One was a famous courtesan on the banks of Liujing River in the past, whose fame was feared throughout Kyoto. At the same time, she was also the chief of the enemy country's lurking spies, and the future imperial consort of Northern Qi, and was no less famous.
These two types of people at the center of the storm not only have an intersection, but it is also an intersection between a man and a woman. You can imagine how hot the public opinion is.
Hot topics, top-notch gossip and a long road have all the buffs stacked to the maximum.
As the saying goes, when the wind blows, the clouds fly. Mei Cheng'an and Si Lili's two or three actions quickly created a whirlwind in the delegation that swept everything away.
However, the popularity rose quickly and fell even faster. In just a few days, no one talked about it anymore because there was nothing to talk about.
Someone said, it is normal for a talented man to meet a beautiful woman, it is impossible for a beautiful woman to meet a man.
It is normal for handsome men and beautiful women to be attracted to each other, and to comfort each other's body and mind to relieve the loneliness during the long journey!
Besides, if Lord Mei and Si Lili really had something going on, why would they be so open and not shy away from others? Is it difficult to clear the situation?
Why isn't Master Mei afraid of rumors that may affect his reputation? Because he has a clear conscience! Since he has a clear conscience, he doesn't need to avoid people.
In short, even if there is something going on between the two of them, that is normal! It is nothing, that is called keeping oneself clean!
So, what is there to discuss?
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, and then went their separate ways. There was nothing wrong!
After the crowd dispersed, Wang Qinian slowly stood up, smiled faintly, waved his sleeves and turned to leave. It was easy to eliminate the rumors.
Ha~
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After leaving Kyoto, or more precisely, after passing Kyoto Road, the delegation's speed increased significantly.
Without the garrison division generals looking down on them from afar along the way, the delegation members, including Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian, felt much more relaxed.
Although the delegation's route needs to be kept secret, they do not have to travel through remote and deserted corners, as that would be too much of a hassle.
Therefore, before having any other choice, the delegation did not try to avoid people but took the main road. Local government offices in every county along the way took the initiative to entertain them.
Everyone knew that the delegation was going to visit Northern Qi, so naturally no local official dared to neglect it easily, nor was there any need to!
What's more, the chief and deputy envoys of the delegation are the famous Lord Xiao Fan and Lord Xiao Mei in Kyoto respectively. One is a rising star and the other has been famous for a long time.
Because the rising star had such an explosive start, it’s hard to say who is more famous between the two now, both are well-known!
Therefore, officials from all over the country received the diplomatic corps with full sincerity, great care and enthusiasm that was impossible to refuse.
Although officials from all over the country did not dare to delay the delegation's travel schedule, they always hosted a banquet and summoned various beautiful girls to accompany them whenever they arrived at a place.
Local officials at all levels at the table stepped up their efforts to flatter Fan Xian and Mei Chengan, one round after another.
At the beginning, Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian could still hold on, appearing happy on the outside but calm on the inside, but after being photographed so many times, they inevitably became a little overwhelmed.
Of course, it wasn't all happy stuff, there were also troubles, for example, after all the praise, there would always be someone who would urge the two of them to compose an impromptu poem.
This annoyed the two men so much that they could only repeat over and over again their vow that they would run out of ideas after that night's banquet and would not write poetry in the short term.
It can be said that there is pain and happiness!
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(End of this chapter)
