In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Listening to the commotion outside and looking at the letter on the table, Li Chengze felt a surge of anxiety, as if he were being controlled.

It's annoying, let's just say it was an accident.

No, it was an accident anyway.

Besides, it was originally Princess Chang who wanted to kill Fan Xian, not me. In any case, the power over the Imperial Treasury could never be in my hands as a prince, so it doesn't matter to me who controls the Imperial Treasury.

As long as the person in charge of the inner treasury can be on good terms with me, that's fine.

Regardless of the circumstances, Tao Jingyang is now on my side.

Judging from the current situation, I think I can befriend Fan Xian.

[But is Tao Jingyang really injured? Was she just sleepy or fainted?]

Just as Li Chengze was about to go out to check on Tao Jingyang again, someone from the palace arrived.

He was a man of Emperor Qing.

Inside the Fan residence.

When Fan Xian was awakened by Wang Qinian, he found that Tao Jingyang had disappeared, and Teng Zijing was lying on the ground, his fate unknown.

"Them!" Fan Xian was not in good spirits, and his voice was hoarse as he spoke.

Wang Qinian quickly comforted the man, helping him to stand steadily.

"Young Master Fan, that young lady has been rescued by the Second Prince's men. However, Teng Zijing's condition doesn't look good. We need to return to the manor quickly and find a doctor to treat her."

Wang Qinian's voice sounded somewhat anxious.

Just then, the people from the Fan family arrived. Fan Xian didn't even have time to investigate who had tried to assassinate him. He quickly helped Teng Zijing into the carriage and hurried back to the Fan family residence.

After treatment, the doctor regretfully told Fan Xian that although Teng Zijing would not lose his life, he would suffer from a chronic illness as a result.

I'm afraid... my true energy will never be able to recover to what it was before.

Fan Xian looked at Teng Zijing, who was lying unconscious on the bed, and visibly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was out of danger.

But upon hearing the second half of the sentence, they fell into a deep silence.

After a long while, Fan Xian gave the doctor a few instructions, and then told Wang Qinian to keep a close eye on Teng Zijing and to find him immediately if anything seemed amiss.

After arranging everything, Fan Xian set off to visit Tao Jingyang at the Second Prince's residence.

When Fan Xian arrived at Li Chengze's residence, he happened to run into the Second Prince Li Chengze leaving the residence for the palace.

Fan Xian bowed and explained his purpose to Li Chengze.

Li Chengze remained silent for a moment, pretending to hide his grief, and didn't give Fan Xian much of a kind look.

“Young Master Fan, Tao Jingyang is still unconscious. If I hadn’t been summoned by His Majesty and had to leave, I would definitely have stayed at the manor.”

However, since I am not here now, it is not convenient for the manor to receive male guests. Young Master Fan, why don't you return home and come again when there is a better opportunity?"

After Li Chengze finished speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving Fan Xian alone in place, silently anxious.

Back at his residence, Fan Xian, despite his headache and injuries, carefully analyzed the cause and effect of the assassination attempt that day.

After much deliberation, they concluded that the culprit behind this incident was the Crown Prince.

Inside the palace.

The completely unaware Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the equally unaware Second Prince Li Chengze arrived at the viewing platform inside Emperor Qing's bedroom at almost the same time.

Li Chengqian frowned as he stared at Li Chengze, who seemed to be "holding back" his emotions, keeping his head down and remaining silent.

Emperor Qing, dressed in disheveled clothes, looked at his two sons with eyes as deep as an abyss.

"Which of you two was responsible for the assassination?" Emperor Qing suddenly asked, seemingly startling the two of them.

Both denied it.

The Crown Prince attributed the matter to the Northern Qi, while Li Chengze shifted the blame to the Crown Prince, informing His Majesty that Fan Xian came from Danzhou and had only had a disagreement with the Crown Prince.

The two chattered on and on, giving Emperor Qing a headache, so he dismissed them.

As the two bowed to take their leave, unsurprisingly, Li Chengze was left behind alone again.

"I heard that the woman from your household was also present during today's assassination attempt?" Emperor Qing asked.

"Your Majesty, I invited Fan Xian to Zuixianju yesterday. Tao Jingyang and I arrived some time earlier."

While waiting, I noticed that Fan Xian hadn't arrived yet, so I asked her to go out and check.

Unfortunately, the assassin's martial arts skills were too high, and Young Master Fan was still injured.

Li Chengze lowered his head and recited his prepared lines flawlessly.