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Chapter 57 Fan Xian: I Know Who Wants to Kill Me

"Lin Xiang?"

Ye Zheng was a little confused.

Why did Lin Ruofu look for him?
Shouldn’t we ask our eldest uncle to go?

"Where is my uncle?" he asked directly.

"Mr. Lin's residence also invited the eldest young master to go, but the eldest young master has asked the angels in the palace to take him to the palace."

"All right." Ye Zheng took out a few pieces of silver from his belt and looked at his brother-in-law. "Sizhe, please send someone to make the trip."

"Brother, I'm not saying, why send anyone here? I'll go there once. If I buy a lot, I can still bargain."

"That's fine, you'll have to work hard, and you can keep the rest and spend it on fun."

After Ye Zheng finished speaking, he looked at the young lady again and said, "Tell the kitchen to make more. I'll be back soon and we'll have lunch together."

"I've already given the order." Fan Ruoruo smiled, and there was some worry in her beautiful eyes as she fixed her gaze on Ye Zheng's face.

He gave the young lady a 'reassuring' look, then glanced at his brother-in-law, "Let's go."

He walked away briskly.

Fan Ruoruo followed with a gaze for a while.

……

Lin Mansion
As soon as I entered the front yard, I saw a group of servants dressed in plain clothes, and white cloth banners standing in the yard.

The memorial tablet and the mourning hall have been set up, but there is no body in the coffin.

Chen Pingping is more ruthless.

If this matter is not concluded, even the body will not be returned to the Lin family.

After walking for a while with Yuan Hongdao, we entered a room.

As soon as I passed the threshold, I saw Lin Ruofu standing up.

Ye Zheng stepped forward calmly and saluted without boasting, "Your subordinate greets Prime Minister Lin."

Lin Ruofu's eyes fell on him, he looked him over, and said with a smile, "My Lin family got up late, but I am worthy of your calling me uncle."

"How dare you?" Ye Zheng asked hurriedly.

He changed his words and called out, "Uncle."

"Okay." Lin Ruofu smiled slightly and pointed to the armchair beside him, "Sit down."

"Thank you, Uncle."

"I called you here for a private matter. There's no need to be overly polite."

"Come to think of it, I went there when you were one year old. After so many years, time has passed. Soon, you and I will go to the court meeting together."

Lin Ruofu sighed.

You're slowing down the pace a bit, Lin Xiang.

Ye Zheng smiled politely and lowered his head slightly, with an attitude of "good young man, listen to my teachings".

Just by looking at his attitude, Lin Ruofu guessed that this boy was no simple person.

"Forget it, how old are you? It's really funny to chat about family matters with you. Let me be frank, Ye Zheng, did the four female swordsmen from Dongyi City tell other people from Dongyi City to come to Kyoto with them?" He went straight to the point.

Ye Zheng said without hesitation, "Uncle, the confession of the female swordsman from Dongyi City has been ordered by the emperor not to be spread outside. I'm sorry that I can't help you with this matter."

Lin Ruofu immediately felt a chill.

He had the illusion that everyone was trying to stop him from finding out the truth about Gong'er's death!

His face slowly darkened, and he was silent for a long time. When he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "In that case, thank you for your trouble in making this trip, nephew."

"No, uncle, if you call me, I will come." Ye Zheng stood up, bowed and prepared to leave. Before he opened his mouth, he said, "Uncle, I heard that there was a person named 'Wu Bo'an' who died at the same place as my second brother. Maybe we can start with this person to investigate my second brother's case."

"Uncle, I'm so sorry."

Lin Ruofu was stunned for a moment, then his expression softened a little and he nodded at him.

……

imperial study room

Under the fearful gaze of Eunuch Hou, Fan Xian casually played with a bow, "Your Majesty, when I came here, the Prime Minister's Mansion also came to look for me. Could it be that they are also asking for an explanation?"

"When you entered the palace, Ye Zheng was called to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Emperor Qing said in a light tone, as if he was talking about something insignificant, but his eyes were paying attention to Fan Xian's reaction.

"Oh." Fan Xian nodded, not seeming to care.

Emperor Qing seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while he said suddenly, "Didn't he tell you that Lin Gong was plotting to assassinate Liu Jinghe?"

"It's my second brother who wants to kill me?" Fan Xian stared at him and asked, "Him? Ye Zheng?"

This reaction...

Emperor Qing nodded and calmly changed the subject, "What do you think of Ye Zheng?"

Fan Xian thought for a moment and said, "He is a young talent with both literary and martial skills."

"He is a young talent with both civil and military skills." Emperor Qing repeated it with an inexplicable look on his face.

……

next day
A secluded wine shop in Xishi
A sign was hung at the door to indicate that the place was reserved, to avoid people rushing in without knowing the situation and causing a dispute.

The kitchen is run by a specially hired chef, and all the servants are brought from home, which means that the owner of this tavern only provides the venue.

"Five ticks."

"Six threes." "Six nines."

"... "

The title of Fan Sizhe's gambling god was replaced by someone else today.

Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo are in one team, and Fan Sizhe and Ye Ling'er are in another team. The former is making great progress, while the latter... is making a fuss within the team.

"No, Sister Ling'er, my sister only has two cards in her hand, how can you play a pair?"

"I don't think she has five."

"Where is the five? Don't you remember the cards?"

"Hey, stop arguing. It's just a joke, it doesn't cost money." Fan Xian advised immediately, then he sat down next to Ye Zheng with a big bowl of crispy noodles in his hand. He raised his eyebrows at him and whispered, "It's a bit like a party in a villa."

"Old Taishan approves? Is he happy?" Ye Zheng glanced at him and continued to crush the pear with the pestle and mortar. He poured the pear juice into a large glass with some ice cubes in it and finally inserted a bamboo straw.

"Can we stop rolling around?" Fan Xian said speechlessly, looking at the glass of freshly squeezed iced pear juice.

Ye Zheng stood up and placed the pear juice next to the young lady's hand, and said with a smile, "I heard that you boiled the medicine at home for eight hours and sent it to Sister Wan'er in the evening."

As soon as he said this, the young lady's beautiful eyes turned pale.

Lin Wan'er felt a little embarrassed.

Fan Xian racked his brains, thinking of a scene in which Ye Zheng was courting his sister.

After thinking for a long time, it seemed that every time he came to the Fan Mansion, his sister would serve him tea, water, snacks, and order the kitchen to add more dishes and rice.

Eh~
Female students are not allowed to stay in college!
He finally understood!

"Ye Zhuangzhuang, where is mine? Don't you forget me now that you have a wife?"

But then, Ye Ling'er's words brought him back to a new perspective.

This time it was Fan Ruoruo's turn to blush.

The young lady glared at him again with her beautiful eyes.

Ye Zheng said cheerfully, "Don't worry, Second Sister, how could I forget you? I'll be right here."

He sat back down with Fan Xian and was about to speak when someone knocked on the door.

"Miss, Sang Wen is here."

This is my second sister’s maid.

Sang Wen is Lin Wan'er's favorite singer.

Sometimes Ye Ling'er was lucky and would hear Sang Wen once or twice, so she became familiar with him.

"Please come in, please come in." Ye Ling'er stood up and threw the cards away.

Fan Sizhe was not only dumbfounded, he was also numb. The cards he drew this time were not bad. He could definitely win and move forward one.

Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo smiled at each other.

"Stop playing and listen to some music." Lin Wan'er made the decision and looked at Fan Xian, "What do you want to listen to?"

As he spoke, a woman holding a pipa came in. She quickly glanced at everyone in the room and finally landed on Lin Wan'er's face. She lowered her eyes slightly and bowed, "Princess."

Fan Xian looked at Ye Zheng, and Ye Zheng looked at Fan Sizhe.

He had made the agreement with his brother-in-law.

Fan Sizhe said, "Please let Mr. Sang sing your favorite part."

"I am not worthy of the title of 'Master', you can just call me Sang Wen."

As she spoke, she found a corner facing all directions, sat down, tuned her pipa, and began to sing.

A little time
Everyone slowly opened their eyes, still savoring the moment.

It is no exaggeration to say that this performance is lingering.

Ye Zheng felt that it was a waste of such a good voice.

Without any signal from him, Fan Sizhe stepped forward and began to discuss the repertoire and salary with Sang Wen.

The next day
The first singer in the opera theater has been successfully recruited and will start training today. Singing, reciting, acting and fighting are inevitable, and makeup and costumes also need to be learned.

Ye Zheng gave more guidance. Although he could not sing, he watched and listened more.

However, his official duties were quite heavy and he could only squeeze out time to go to the opera house.

After two days of rest, he took office and took over the military affairs of Kyoto City. He asked his father for Yang Li and Gu Yan'an to serve as the reserve deputy commanders of East City and North City. Upon hearing this, the original deputy commanders of the two cities immediately submitted their resignations.

As a result, in the court of Kyoto, his reputation of "being good at defeating superiors" and his reputation of "loving to take risks" were on par with each other.

Two days later
The news that Lin Gong was killed by Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City spread like wildfire, and people all over the country were outraged.

Ye Zheng expressed his doubts about the fact that "the whole country and the people are outraged by this."

On the same day, Ye Zheng's manifesto was announced to the Chinese and foreign countries so that everyone could hear it.

The people of the whole country are angry and their morale is high!

Ye Zheng’s reputation is unparalleled!
It was also on this day that the Lin family finally took back Lin Gong's body and buried it.

A few days later, victory news came from the north that the army had captured a city.

In the military headquarters, Ye Zheng was reviewing yesterday's report on "old and new" when an archer led Fan Xian in.

As soon as he entered, Fan Xian said in a serious and angry tone, "I know who wants to kill me."

(End of this chapter)