Episode 9: Si Lili testified for Fan Xian in court

Fan Xian did not expect that Wang Qinian, who seemed cunning, had a passionate heart. He and Teng Zijing were just acquaintances, but they were willing to deceive his superiors and subordinates after his death to help him preserve his family. Just as Fan Xian was sighing with emotion, Wang Qinian took out a land deed from his arms and asked him to reimburse him with a smile, which made Fan Xian really angry and funny.

After some joking, Wang Qinian said sternly that Guo Baokun was from the prince's party, and his father was also in a high position. He didn't understand why Fan Xian had to deliberately declare himself a family member, even if he just beat him. This might not be a good thing. When Teng Zijing heard this, he immediately expressed that he had to take care of the matter himself. Fan Xian stopped him quickly. He told the two of them that he did this just to make the matter bigger, and then canceled the engagement to find his chicken-leg girl.

Fan Xian settled the matter and returned to the brothel, only to find that the mark on the door had been touched. After entering the door, Si Lili still looked unconscious. Fan Xian saw that although her posture had not changed, the knotted hair that he had deliberately placed on her shoulders was missing. He then stretched out his hand to help her. pulse. Seeing that she had exposed him, the manager simply stopped pretending. Fan Xian knew that Si Lili's identity was not simple, but it was not important to him. Besides, his departure late at night also needed to be kept secret. The two reached an agreement on this and did not delve into each other's details.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Guo Baokun sued Fan Xian severely, and the governor immediately sent his men to Fan's mansion to capture Fan Xian. The second aunt was not afraid at all when she saw this group of burly government servants, she just said lightly that Fan Xian was not in the house. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Fan Xian suddenly walked out. The government officials immediately wanted to arrest him, but suddenly another person rushed out from behind. It was Fan Situe, the little overlord of Yushu Linfeng in the Fan Mansion. He was seen holding a big broom in his hand and was about to sweep the government servants out without politeness. The second aunt said righteously that unless Guo Baokun came to court, their young master Fan Xian would attend to confront him in court.

Guo Baokun's father, Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites, saw that his son was beaten beyond recognition, and he hated Fan Xian in his heart. He Zongwei took the initiative to ask Miao to be his lawyer, and encouraged Guo Baokun to confront Fan Xian in court and prove his guilt and commit suicide. Seeing that the matter was really getting serious, the second aunt was anxious to ask Fan Xian to return to Danzhou to avoid the limelight. However, Fan Xian was well prepared and went to court confidently.

On the other side, the eldest princess persuaded the prince to go to Kyoto, so that the Guo family could see the prince's attention. Once Fan Xian was found guilty, Emperor Qing could also cancel Lin Wan'er's marriage. The prince thought she was right and agreed. Guo Baokun was carried to Kyoto Mansion, and He Zongwei and Fan Xian confronted each other in the courtroom. Fan Xian said that he was in Zuixianju last night, and had the manager as the witness, and pushed the matter away. Mei Zhili believed that what Fan Xian said was reasonable and there were witnesses, so he was planning to acquit him, but the prince suddenly went to court.

Li Chengqian learned of the progress of the case and believed that Si Lili's status was low and his words were not trustworthy. Under his coercion, Mei Zhili had no choice but to let the Yamen officials torture him. Fan Xian couldn't bear to see a woman suffer for him, and just when he was about to stop her, the second prince Li Chengze also suddenly arrived. Si Lili took the opportunity to stop Fan Xian softly, saying that she would rather be tortured to prove her innocence. When the prince's plan failed, he had another plan. He sent people to arrest Teng Zijing, intending to torture Fan Xianan to extract a confession and accuse Fan Xian of deceiving the emperor. Just when things were about to get out of control, Eunuch Hou suddenly came. He told everyone that the bombing of Teng Zijing was an arrangement by Emperor Qing, so that the royal children should not participate in the interrogation.

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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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