Episode 19: Emperor Qing met Fan Xian in person and showed great appreciation

The prince and Prime Minister Lin summoned Fan Xian to their home immediately because of Lin Gong's death. Fan Xian was in a dilemma. Fortunately, the imperial guards arrived at this time, and Emperor Qing orally ordered him to come to the palace to see him. The person who led Fan Xian into the palace was Eunuch Hou, the mysterious coachman who drove Fan Xian to the temple last time. Fan Xian was shocked to realize that it was Emperor Qing's intention to enter the temple that day.

As he walked, Eunuch Hou told Fan Xian to be careful in his words and actions in front of Emperor Qing, especially not to touch the bows and arrows in the palace, as they were His Majesty's beloved possessions. While walking, Fan Xian suddenly saw a masked man in black flying over the high wall. There was actually an assassin in this clear day. Fan Xian was very surprised, but Eunuch Hou said there was no need to make a fuss. Now that the Qing Kingdom was powerful, Northern Qi and Dong Yi The city was as afraid of Emperor Qing as a tiger, and assassinations had become a common occurrence. Sure enough, the assassin was quickly dealt with by Gong Dian. Eunuch Hou told Fan Xian that Gong Dian was the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards and was on duty at the Imperial Guard. Fan Xian immediately realized that Emperor Qing was probably also in the temple that day.

Emperor Qing met Fan Xian in the imperial study. When he saw Fan Xian coming, he deliberately avoided it and secretly observed Fan Xian's every word and action. Unexpectedly, Fan Xian waited for a while and called Emperor Qing loudly. Emperor Qing had no choice but to walk out. When Eunuch Hou saw Emperor Qing, he immediately reminded Fan Xian to kneel down. However, Emperor Qing asked Fan Xian if he wanted to kneel down. Fan Xian subconsciously replied no, so Emperor Qing gently allowed him not to kneel down. Eunuch Hou who was watching on the side felt surprised and nervous. . Emperor Qing asked Fan Xian if he had seen the assassin just now. It turned out that this assassin was from Northern Qi. He was discovered by the Inspection Bureau on the first day he entered Beijing. During his stay in Beijing, he was attacked by six people one after another. He strengthened his belief and finally Make up your mind to take action today. The most important thing is that those six people were actually Qing's spies, and it was Emperor Qing's will to instigate his assassination.

The war between Qing and Qi had been planned for a long time, and the assassin was the reason to send troops. Although the traces of this plan were slightly heavy, it happened to coincide with the Niulan Street assassination case. Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu, interrogated Si Lili at night, and Northern Qi spies were lurking in Kyoto. This was a better reason to attack Qi. Later, Emperor Qing specially appointed Fan Xian as the Xielu Lang of Taichang Temple on the grounds of killing assassins and capturing spies alive. Fan Xian was about to thank him when Emperor Qing suddenly asked him whether he had killed Lin Gong. Fan Xian immediately denied that he had no reason to kill him. Emperor Qing also said that Lin Gong planned the assassination on Niulan Street. Fan Xian tried his best Denied any knowledge of the matter. Emperor Qing didn't care whether what he said was true or not, he just told him that the prince already knew about the matter. Before he finished speaking, the prince's voice asking for an audience came from outside the door.

Fan Xian didn't want to see the prince, so Eunuch Hou came out and told the prince that Emperor Qing had something to tell his assistant, Fan Xian, and he would not see him today. After hearing this, the prince snorted coldly, bowed to the study and left angrily. Eunuch Hou returned to the study and was shocked to see Fan Xian playing with bow and arrow in the room. Emperor Qing told him that the prince still needed to pass this test by himself. Fan Xian took the opportunity to ask Lin Xiang if he was looking for him because of this. Emperor Qing said mysteriously Prime Minister Lin has already agreed to his marriage to Wan'er. As for the specific situation, he will know the reason when he arrives at Prime Minister Lin's Mansion. Before Fan Xian left, Emperor Qing greeted Fan Xian seemingly casually, saying that he seemed sincere and magnanimous, but in fact, he was disguising himself in every move he made. When Fan Xian heard this, his face was calm, but in his heart he felt sorry for the emperor. The capriciousness broke out in a cold sweat.

Lin's counselor Yuan Hongdao came to the forensic institute to look for Zhu Ge. The guard looked at the torture equipment he carried and became suspicious of him. When Yuan Hongdao saw that he refused to report, he picked up the needle in his hand and pressed it against the guard's throat. Once again, he expressed his wishes strongly. On the other side, Ye Ling'er hurriedly came to Fan Xian and asked if Fan Xian had killed Lin Gong. When she heard Fan Xian's denial, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. King Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian to send a message to Fan Ruoruo, asking her to tell the prince her whereabouts. Fan Ruoruo came to the East Palace and told the prince about Fan Xian's whereabouts. After hearing this, he calmed down and told him that he already knew about the matter, saying that Fan Xian's departure was a disaster, and Prime Minister Lin must find out the cause of Lin Gong's death. On the other side, Yuan Hongdao found Si Lili through Zhu Ge. Si Lili denied telling the criminal about the incident. Yuan Hongdao tortured her to test whether she was lying, but Si Lili never changed her story.

Yuan Hongdao interrogated him for a while, and Yan Ruohai showed up and asked him out. Fan Xian came to Lin's Mansion alone. The guard opened the door and led him in. He happened to meet Lin Dabao, the eldest son of Prime Minister Lin, in the courtyard. Fan Xian played games with Lin Dabao, the eldest son of Prime Minister Lin, for a while while Prime Minister Lin secretly observed the two. Their relationship with each other was unexpected. Fan Xian was very patient with Chier Dabao, and the two got along very happily. Yuan Hongdao told Prime Minister Lin about Si Lili's incident, feeling that Fan Xian did not know that Lin Gong was the murderer on Niulan Street. After Prime Minister Lin learned about it, he asked him to enter the palace to tell the prince about the situation.

Dabao brought Fan Xian to the study to meet with Prime Minister Lin. During the conversation, Prime Minister Lin took out the calligraphy written by Lin Gong and told Fan Xian that Dabao had an illness when he was a child, and he became like this after he recovered. Although people have grown up, their minds are not as good as those of young children. Among his three children, Dabao is stupid, Lin Wan'er also suffers from tuberculosis, and only the second child, Lin Gong, is still in good health. Now that Lin Gong has been killed, the hope of the Lin family has been completely lost. there is none left. Prime Minister Lin even directly told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the Niulan Street assassination, and wanted to test Fan Xian's attitude towards the Lin family. Fen Everything will be handed over to him, as long as he protects Lin Waner and Dabao. Fan Xian said that this is not a deal, because he already has Lin Waner in his heart.

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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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