Episode 7: Fan Xian Goes to the Poetry Festival to Write quatrains, Amazing the Capital

Fan Xian asked his father to release Teng Zijing, but Fan Jian believed that Teng Zijing had stayed in the Ministry of Justice and deliberately followed Fan Xian back to the capital, which may have ulterior motives. Fan Xian insisted that his father let him go, because in his heart, he already regarded Tengzijing as a friend. Seeing him persist, Fan Jian had no choice but to agree. After Fan Jian left, Liu Ruyu suddenly stepped forward to thank Fan Xian and promised that from today on, as long as Fan Xian no longer posed difficulties, she would not trouble him again.

As soon as Teng Zijing was released, he asked for information about the document. Fan Xian informed him that Wang Qinian would bring it to his door tomorrow. Teng Zijing was very grateful and offered to help Fan Xian kill someone to repay this favor. Fan Xian was both angry and amused, so he had to keep it for now and talk about it later.

Fan Jian kept his promise and accompanied Fan Si to withdraw and promote Pai Jiu with Liu Ruyu and Fan Ruoruo. Fan Sishui was overjoyed and mercilessly killed the three of them without leaving a trace. Liu Ruyu felt anxious when her son was ecstatic, but Fan Jian did not speak out to scold Fan Sishui. If he lost money, he would not be angry. He felt that only by making such a fuss could he truly feel like a family. It wasn't until the beginning of the night that Fan Siqi won all three of them, and Fan Jian finally spoke up and ended the game.

On the other hand, Fan Xian approached Teng Zijing to inquire about Xu Yunzhang's news. The fake secret order that was assassinated in Danzhou was forged by this person. Teng Zijing is not familiar with Xu Yunzhang. He is now pretending to be dead and unable to appear, so he recommends Fan Xian to inquire about information at a secret shop that specializes in news. Teng Zijing tailored a night gown for Fan Xian. In the middle of the night, he came to find Fan Xian, but to his surprise, Ruo Ruo was also in Fan Xian's room. Upon seeing Ruo Ruo's eager appearance, Fan Xian softened his heart and agreed to take her on an adventure.

Near the dark inn, Teng Zijing called out to Ruo Ruo and let Fan Xian, who had changed into a night gown, enter alone. Fan Xian entered the door and found that there was actually a gambling house inside. A large group of people were shouting and shouting inside, which was very lively. The shopkeeper carefully examined Fan Xian before letting him in. Fan Xian told the shopkeeper that he wanted to investigate the human relations between Xu Yunzhang and others in the court. The shopkeeper remained expressionless and asked him to wait. Soon, a carrier pigeon flew out. No one knew, but this carrier pigeon did not fly elsewhere, but flew all the way into the palace and arrived at the hands of the eunuch Hou Gonggong next to Emperor Qing. Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing remained calm and directly instructed Duke Hou to pass on the news to Fan Xian.

Teng Zijing examined the secret scroll and found that Xu Yunzhang had close contact with the Eastern Palace before his death. He couldn't help but wonder if the Crown Prince really wanted to kill Fan Xian. Fan Xian felt something was wrong. Wang Qinian once told him that the case of Xu Yunzhang was personally supervised by the dean, and theoretically, this case file should be classified as top secret. It is possible that the Jiancha Yuan has a strong influence in Kyoto, but such a top secret case file was easily obtained by him, and there may be some fraud involved. The three of them quickly returned to the dark stack, but it was already empty.

Fan Xian vaguely had a feeling that since he arrived in Kyoto, the Crown Prince's family had been provoking him. Prince Jing invited him to participate in a poetry festival, and the truth about the assassination was revealed. Everything came one after another, as if there was a big hand behind him manipulating everything, pushing him to the forefront of the storm. He didn't know that all of this was the test that Emperor Qing had put on him.

Soon, it was the day when Prince Jing held a poetry festival. Prince Jing personally waited at the door for Fan Ruoruo's siblings. Regardless of his conspiracy, Fan Xian deliberately changed his clothes when he met Chicken Leg Girl and was wholeheartedly planning to find his dream lover. Guo Baokun saw that he arrived late and deliberately provoked him. He proposed to compete in poetry and threatened to humiliate Fan Xian in public. He Zongwei also stirred up the fire on the side, not being arrogant.

Fan Xianben didn't want to make a name for himself, but he was forced to refuse the ten step poem by the two of them. Instead, he proposed that he only write one poem, and if they could compare with him, he would never write poetry again for life. Guo Baokun and the others thought he could only make one song, so they agreed without hesitation. Fan Xian may not understand poetry and books, but what resides within him is a soul from modern times. Copying a poem casually is also a masterpiece of famous figures for generations. Fan Xian's eyes rolled and he picked up his pen to write Du Fu's masterpiece "Ascending the Altitude". With the help of the Poet Sage, not to mention Guo Baokun and others, the literati in the capital were also beyond reach.

After writing the poem, Fan Xian went to the backyard under the pretext of abdominal pain. As he leisurely emerged from the toilet, he suddenly felt a chill behind him, and a beam of sword light fiercely stabbed at him. Fan Xian turned over and fought against the man. The two were about to fight again when a male voice suddenly interrupted the battle from a nearby pavilion. Upon hearing the sound, Fan Xian looked up and saw a young man in blue standing with his arms folded, dressed in low-key luxury. However, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with a fierce aura, and the second prince, Li Chengze, had been waiting for him for a long time.

Li Chengze frankly stated that Fan Xian was at odds with the Crown Prince, so he planned to kill Fan Xian and use his body to reconcile the two brothers. As soon as the words fell, the sword of the guard Xie Bian beside him had fallen on Fan Xian's neck. However, Fan Xian was not afraid at all and even picked up a bunch of grapes from the table to eat. Not to mention killing a hundred Fan Xian, the two brothers vying for the throne cannot reconcile. Even if the second prince wants to kill him, he wouldn't be here using such reckless means.

On the other hand, Duke Hou received news and urgently transmitted the news of Fan Xian's masterpiece and the second prince's private meeting with Fan Xian in the backyard to Emperor Qing. Emperor Qing learned that the Crown Prince was with Princess Chang, so he asked Duke Hou to relay this news to him again. Upon learning of this, the Crown Prince realized that his plan to suppress Fan Xian through the use of poetry had failed, and his face couldn't help but darken.

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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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