Episode 15: Wang Qinian becomes Fan Xian’s best assistant

Wang Qinian came to the counselor's mansion to meet with Fan Xian. When he learned that his family had been wiped out, he regretted that he had not told them earlier, which might have prevented this disaster. Fan Xian felt that the other party's purpose was to threaten him and make him stop. Wang Qinian sighed and said that the murderer must have a high position to allow the general to kill the family instantly. He has already found out that the token is the token of the Northern Qi secret line, and Cheng Jushu is probably the Northern Qi secret line.

Fan Xian quipped that he was really honored to have unknown big shots join forces with Northern Qi to kill him. Even so, he would get to the bottom of it and not let Teng Zijing die in vain. Putting aside these superficial details and returning directly to the assassination itself, Fan Xian suspected that the manager of Zuixianju had revealed his whereabouts. Now that he thought about it, this girl was nothing like an ordinary courtesan. The two came to Zuixianju, but saw that the door was closed. After asking, they found out that Si Lili's flower boat was burned this afternoon. The Yamen is now investigating, and Si Lili is said to have left Kyoto.

Fan Xian was a little disheartened when he learned that Si Lili was missing. Wang Qinian told Fan Xian not to worry. There were two masters of tracking in the inspection institute. One was named Zong Zhui, who followed the dean all the year round. Now he is not in Kyoto, but The other one is him. Fan Xian didn't understand why Wang Qinian was still a small clerk when he had such ability. Wang Qinian believed that clerks were the safest. Now that he was dismissed from his post by the Inspection Bureau, he had to continue to support his family, so he hoped to help Fan Xian. Wang Qinian felt that he could catch up with Si Lili, but he might encounter a lot of dangers and even his life when leaving Beijing. He hoped that Fan Xian could think clearly. Fan Xian was obliged to do so.

After making a decision, Wang Qinian proposed to go home first to get something. When he arrived at the door, he did not go in. Instead, he carefully checked to see if his wife was asleep. Fan Xian was a little amused when he saw his sneaky look. He did not expect that Wang Qinian was still a wife. strict. Sure enough, not long after Wang Qinian entered, a woman's yelling and a man's begging for mercy were heard in the house. After a while, Wang Qinian came out dejectedly carrying a box with a fresh fingerprint on his face. Fan Xian saw Wang Qinian's happy look, and when time allowed, he decided to go and say goodbye to Wan'er first.

It was late at night, and Fan Xian climbed through the window and slipped into Lin Wan'er's room as usual, only to see that Wan'er was still awake and sitting at the table in a daze. Wan'er was a little worried after hearing what happened today. She was relieved after learning that he was seeking revenge for Teng Zijing. Fan Xian told her that Si Lili was involved in the assassination and that she had fled now. He was going to chase her back and told her not to worry about him. When leaving, Fan Xian wanted to give Wan'er a hug, but Wan'er didn't move, but when he turned around, Wan'er couldn't help but rush up and hug Fan Xian, telling him that he would be worried every day, and if he didn't want to hurt himself , then come back early.

At dawn, Wang Qinian and Fan Xian planned to leave the city. Unexpectedly, Zhuge and his men guarded the city gate to stop them and threatened to arrest Wang Qinian. Fortunately, at this time, Fan Jian rushed over in time to intercede for Fan Xian, and Zhu Ge left in a hurry. When he learned that Fan Xian was going out of the city to pursue Si Lili, Fan Jian was worried, but he didn't say much and just asked him to be careful. Emperor Qing heard about this and brought Fan Jian to the palace, blaming him for acting beyond his authority. Fan Jian was not worried at all. He had followed Emperor Qing for many years and was able to take charge of the financial power of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he naturally won the trust of Emperor Qing. Fan Jian knew that Emperor Qing wanted to hand over the inner treasury to Fan Xian, but he was worried about whether he had the ability. Emperor Qing did not stop Fan Xian from taking revenge, and even helped him, because he wanted to see if he could maintain his strength in anger. Have a clear mind and have keen analytical and handling abilities. Emperor Qing smiled and said nothing, and Fan Jian bet that Fan Xian would be able to catch Si Lili.

Fan Xian and Wang Qinian found out that Si Lili was heading north, but they didn't know the specific route. Wang Qinian was well prepared. He took out his slingshot and chose the right moment to shoot down a homing pigeon from the Inspection Institute, which contained information about Si Lili. Fan Xian was worried that doing this would arouse the suspicion of the inspection agency. Wang Qinian told him not to worry. He had raised pigeons before and had investigated them. He knew that it was normal for carrier pigeons to suffer a certain amount of wear and tear on the road. Later, Wang Qinian took out a homemade map and analyzed that the manager would definitely pass through a town if he wanted to escape back to Northern Qi. On the other side, Zhu Ge also made the same arrangement. He had secret talks from all walks of life lurk in the town, and he would capture Si Lili as soon as she showed up. Wang Qinian was optimistic that they could only stop the people escorting Si Lili back to the city. However, if Fan Xian took out the command card to interrogate Si Lili alone, no one would dare to stop him.

After listening to Wang Qinian's words, Fan Xian always felt that something was wrong. He carefully studied Si Lili's behavior, and finally concluded that she set the boat on fire and let people in similar clothes distract her attention. Her ultimate goal was not to fish in troubled waters and escape, but to divert the tiger away from the mountain. She did not escape north at all. Thinking of this, Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian if there was another way to Northern Qi if he did not go north. After thinking about it, Wang Qinian proposed that there was indeed such a way, which was to go east to the coastal cities and return to Northern Qi by water.

Si Lili took exactly this path. After she waited for the arranged people to leave the capital, she used the excuse of going out of the city to see a doctor to get past the guards. After that, she rode horseback and ran eastward until she passed an inn, where she took a breath and prepared to rest. Unexpectedly, not long after she checked in, Fan Xian and Wang Qinian also chased her to the inn. Fan Xian wanted to continue on his way, but Wang Qinian held him back with his experience. To catch people, resting is often more important than rushing. Si Lili heard Fan Xian's voice in the room and hurriedly hid behind the door. Wang Qinian didn't notice it, but asked the waiter to open a room to rest. Si Lili wanted to take the opportunity to leave, but hesitated. When he saw the waiter delivering food to the two of them, he suddenly waved to stop the waiter.

Wang Qinian and Fan Xian were resting in the room. After receiving the food, Wang Qinian was still talking about how the manager could not run fast alone. Just when he was about to use his chopsticks, Fan Xian saw at a glance that the food was poisonous. Fan Xian went out and called the waiter who delivered the food. The waiter lied that the food had been delivered from the kitchen and had not been touched by anyone. Fan Xian pulled him into the room, pointed at Wang Qinian who was bleeding from all his orifices on the ground, and threatened to report him to the police. In panic, the waiter revealed that he had touched the girl across from him just now.

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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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