Episode 5: Lin Wan'er Wants to Break Marriage with Fan Xian

Fan Xian handed over the arrest warrant to Teng Zijing, not understanding why a wanted person like him would be taken under the supervision of the Supervisory Yuan. Teng Zijing did not explain, but directly knelt down and begged him to go to the examination hall to help him obtain an important secret document. He was willing to go through fire and water for him in the future, and he was willing to do so. Fan Xian heard this but did not agree, insisting on asking him about the contents of the secret document. Teng Zijing had no choice but to truthfully reveal everything about the past. Originally, he saved a couple for fighting against injustice, but was implicated as a result. He was not only charged with chasing and killing the imperial court's official, but also implicated his entire family. In the end, the Supervisory Yuan saved him on the condition that he join the Supervisory Yuan.

Teng Zijing sighed that he had once thought about revenge for the couple, but still couldn't bear it. Since then, he has come to understand the survival principles of this world. Now, he only hopes that Fan Xian can help him find his family. Fan Xian listened to his story and believed that since he had not sought revenge against the couple, he still had a trace of kindness in his heart and was determined to help him find his family.

Today, as soon as Lin Wan'er finished her medicine, she heard her friend Ye Ling'er shouting outside the house. When she rushed out to see, it turned out that Ye Linger had brought a rural chef who said he could make meat from vegetables and wanted her to taste it fresh. Lin Wan'er was born weak and sickly. Although she was a prime minister and daughter, she couldn't even eat too much meat and fish, let alone breathe. She could only stay indoors every day and be a canary. Therefore, she was very eager for life outside.

As a friend of Wan'er, Ye Ling'er felt very sorry for her current situation. She wanted to help her but was powerless. When she learned that Wan'er was not satisfied with the marriage arranged by Emperor Qing, she pulled Wan'er to find Fan Xian to divorce her. At the sight of the temple, Wan'er fell in love with Fan Xian at first sight, but they didn't know each other's identities. Wan'er had feelings for each other, so she let Ye Ling'er take her to find Fan Xian because she insisted that she would marry someone she liked in the future.

On the other hand, Fan Siche and his siblings went to a restaurant for a meal. Fan Siche arranged for a group of people to trouble Fan Xian early on, but was unexpectedly subdued by Teng Zijing three times. Fan Siche failed to find trouble, so he had to continue taking the two of them to a restaurant for dinner. At the entrance of the restaurant, the three of them encountered a woman holding a child selling a book. Fan Xian saw that the book he was selling was actually "The Red Chamber", and a roll was as high as eight taels of silver. He used the excuse of wanting to buy more and followed the woman to check the situation. Unexpectedly, the seller of the book was an old acquaintance - Wang Qinian, but he accidentally slipped away.

Ye Ling'er took Lin Wan'er to find Fan Xian to divorce, but to her surprise, he was not in the mansion. Upon learning that he had gone to the tavern, she parked the carriage outside Fan's mansion to wait for him. Fan Xian returned to the tavern and told him that if Wang Qinian were selling "The Red Chamber," Fan Siche knew that the book was written by Fan Xian and immediately saw the vast market for it. He immediately wanted to invite Fan Xian to join him in this transaction. Fan Xian saw that although he loved money, it was not for the sake of making a fool of himself, but for his simple love of doing business, which greatly improved his outlook.

The three were chatting over tea when a group of people suddenly rushed into the street, led by Guo Baokun, the son of the Minister of Rites. Guo Baokun not only made people drive away the women selling books, but also publicly accused "The Red Chamber" of being a superficial book and threatened to ban it. Upon hearing these words, Fan Xian had not done much yet. Fan Siche suddenly rushed downstairs excitedly, thinking that since there were so many people watching "The Red Chamber", there must be some truth behind it. Before he could finish speaking, he squeezed out of the crowd and helped Guo Baokun squeeze Fan Siche out. If you tell Fan Xian that this person is He Zongwei, a well-known talent in Kyoto, Fan Xian understands that this person's actions are actually intended to show goodwill to the Crown Prince behind Guo Baokun.

Seeing that Fan Sichi was being scolded by the two and unable to speak, and was about to be beaten, Fan Xian finally stopped watching from the sidelines. He went downstairs to save Fan Sichi and used his domineering aura to knock Guo Baokun's servants away. In just a few words, he blocked Guo Baokun and his companions from speaking. At this moment, Prince Jing Li Hongcheng, who had been invisible all along, walked out. He praised Fan Xian for a few words and invited them to attend the poetry meeting in the mansion tomorrow. Fan Xian knew that this was their goal, so he had no choice but to strategize.

On the way back, Fan Xian asked Fan Siche why he had rushed downstairs just now. Without hesitation, Fan Siche replied that it was because Guo Baokun wanted to cut off his financial path. Fan Xian saw that this foolish younger brother seemed arrogant and domineering, but in fact, his heart was not bad, so he agreed to do this business with him. On the way back, Fan Xian planned to secretly go to the inspection institute. He asked Ruo Ruo and Fan Siche to cover for him and got off the car. However, the siblings were stopped by Ye Linger, who had been waiting for a long time.

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Joy of Life or Qing Yu Nian (庆余年), is a Chinese web novel written by Mao Ni (猫腻). The novel was originally published by China Literature Limited's Qidian platform.

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