Over the span of a night, the Ning Family had changed masters. Only orphans and widows were left in the main house, so no turbulent waves could be caused. The thing that rear residence did not lack the most were those who trimd their sail to the wind. Very soon, the second house had completely made a coback.
After that, due to the fact that a considerable number of servants and maids had unclean tongues, those who had to have their tongues pulled out had to do so, and those who had to be flogged to death were flogged. For a period of ti, things were so ssy that it made everyone feel jittery and panicked. No one dared to ntion that night in ancestral hall any longer. Everyone desperately wanted to erase that mory and completely forget it for their own good. It seed that although the old taitai was ahead in the years, her ans were still no less than those days of the past.
No matter how chaotic it was outside, Fukang Courtyard was extrely quiet. Those who liked to gossip were sent away long ago by Fan Yuan, and those who remained were very tactful. Although they knew that the main house had collapsed, the old taitai was still there and the Second Young Master was still the Second Young Master. They werent entities that servants like them could suppress.
Fan Yuan studied and practiced calligraphy in his study during the dayti, and at night, he either went to Tianshan Mountain with Yan Rui to take a dicinal bath or did so shaful things in his room. Anyhow, he passed each day comfortably.
Soon after, he received the news that he had passed the qualification examination. So then, Fan Yuan began to prepare for the commission exam once again. Actually, why would he even need to prepare? Everything was done just for others to see.
Today, he was busy watering the flowers in the yard. He had brought back the seeds of these snow sunflowers from Tianshan Mountain. He didnt think that they could survive, but he decided to plant them just for fun. He never expected that they would miraculously sprout, and even grow better and better with each day.
He didnt know that Yan Rui had secretly poured a great deal of rare potions into the soil in order to make him happy. Even stones could bear blossoms through this, let alone snow sunflowers.
When Ning Ximin stepped into his courtyard, her gaze was attracted to that peculiar white flower. She squatted beside him and sniffed lightly, before asking curiously, What flower is this? To think Ive never seen it before.
Fan yuan didnt lift his head at all. While overturning the soil carefully, he replied in an unconcerned manner, Snow sunflowers. They can only be found on Tianshan Mountain in the western region. It cant be found in the Central Plains.
Ning Ximin raised her eyebrows, In that case, where did you get it from?
Only at this mont did Fan Yuan lift his head and direct his gaze at her, blandly saying, It does not concern you.
Ning Ximin covered her mouth with a soft smile, a look that was elegant and charming, How does not concern ? Im your cousin, and She leaned closer to Fan Yuans ear and whispered, I know your little secret.
The corners of Fan Yuans lips curved. He then patted away dirt on his body and stood up, walking over to the swing to sit down before slowly swinging upwards. Ning Ximin was by the side, not really sure whether to stand there or walk over, she felt quite awkward.
Seeing that her expression had turned increasingly ugly, Fan Yuan finally looked over and laughed, Cousins words are truly strange. What secret does Siqi have? Could it be that Cousin discovered the matter of secretly pouring away my dicinal soup? If so, please keep it a secret. If my yiniang knows, Im afraid I cant escape a scolding.
Ning Ximin snorted, Youre trying to play the fool with ?
She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and slowly unfolded it. She waved it gently in front of Fan Yuan &#k2014; it was the slip of paper containing Fan Yuans secret ssage from that day.
The material evidence is right in front of you and you still want to quibble? Others dont know, but I know very well. Previously at Ning Xirongs coming-of-age ceremony, you were slandered, beaten, and almost lost your life. I surmise that you must have been holding a grudge all this while, keeping it dormant for a long ti, and you finally found a chance to deliver a deadly blow to them. Even I feel ashad at the underhandedness of this thod. As she said so, she started smiling gently, But it also gives ones heart great satisfaction.
Fan Yuan simply pretended to be stupid and said innocently, Cousin, could you have gone silly? I cant seem to understand a single word of what you;ve said. If youve fallen ill, its better if you head back to your own room. Younger Brothers body has not been very well all this while. If my body receives a scare, Im afraid that my yiniang will find you and fight you to the death.
Ning Ximin humd coldly, You can just care about pretending to be a fool. I only want to ask you one thing, who is the backer behind you? Those confidants of Ning Zhes are all highly skilled in martial arts. With a sickly person like you, you definitely couldnt have drugged them without their knowledge, and even stop them from breaking through the door to escape. Ning Xirong says you have a lover, who is that person?
Fan Yuan looked at her with furrowed brows. After a mont, he asked gently, You want to know who my backer is?
Ning Ximin nodded. Fan Yuan suddenly burst in a grin and pointed to the clear skies, saying, Gau, tama, budd, ha.
Ning Ximin gritted her teeth and said, Ning Siqi!
Why, I have already told you. Cousin is still dissatisfied? Fan Yuan had an expression of innocence, To be candid with you, I constantly suffered from disasters during the past few days. My yiniang went to Puji temple to request for a peace talisman that has been opened to the light for . With the protection of my deity, I was able to co safely out of disaster and avoid the terrible incident. It can be seen that no matter how many tricks one uses and backers one has, they are all useless. If there are too many evils committed, the Heavens will naturally take care of them. Doing good and accumulating virtue is then the correct principle.
The note in Ning Ximins hand had been crumpled into a ball, and she was angry to the point that she actually started laughing, Ning Siqi, you really have no sense to appreciate favours. The Ning Family of today is already very different from that of the past. When the old taitai passes on, you and Xu yiniang will all be in my palm. You are a smart man. Coming over to my side is possibly a way out. Why do you insist on pitting yourself against ?
Fan Yuan felt that it was hilarious. This person ca to extort a confession from him with damning evidence in hand, but said that he was pitting himself against her. He really didnt know what to do with her.
The shu daughter had suddenly beco Ning Familys only di daughter. Wherever she went, she would be pursued and flattered. Thats probably why she lost her head in the clouds.
Fan Yuan shook his head and said, I do not wish to pit myself against you, but of course, neither do I want to go over to your side. Lets stay clear of each other like well water against river water, isnt that very good?
Naturally, Ning Ximin wouldnt agree. As soon as this person showed their hand, they got rid of Ning Zhe and Ning Xirong, how couldnt she be afraid? If she couldnt find out his exact background, she wouldnt be able to even sleep at ease.
In that case, lets just wait and see. With that, she left with a flick of her sleeve.
Goddamn it, dont you understand humanspeak!
He just wanted to accompany Xu-shi to live a good life and let her bide her remaining days in peace. He would have also fulfilled an act of kindness in repaynt for borrowing Ning Siqis body. However, these people were forcing him to engage in a fight over the residence! Since he wasnt a murderous maniac or a pervert, he couldnt just be getting rid of each one as they ca, right?! What a nuisance!
Just as he was feeling extrely frustrated, Tong Zhengxuan had co again, saying that he had specially reserved a table with a feast in Jinman Inn in order to celebrate his passing of the qualification exam. Originally, Fan Yuan didnt want to agree, but at the thought of the watery and tasteless al Xu-shi had prepared for him, he couldnt resist the temptation and finally decided to go with him.
He hadnt been out in a long ti, so he didnt know much about the current state of affairs. He assud that it wouldnt be too different from the script, but he didnt expect that earth-shattering changes had taken place.
First, the Tong guifei had joyfully bore a dragon son. anwhile, the Third Prince had lost the great help of the Tong Family. Additionally, at present, the Ning Familys change of masters was a matter that others still felt they ought wait-and-see. The Third Princes influence in the court was gradually declining, while Yuan Ting had received credit for saving the Emperor previously. He had been given the additional title of Prince Wu, being the first person to have received a princely title in the current dynasty.
When they ran into Yan Rui at Jinman Inn, Tong Zhengxuan unwillingly spoke, This subject has seen wangye .
Fan Yuans expression was that of confusion, Nani? How did you suddenly beco a prince? Dont tell that Yuan Ting is actually the Emperors illegitimate son?!
Yan Rui saw that the boy was in a trance, who knew what he was thinking of. He helplessly rubbed his head, Why didnt you let know that you were coming out?
The corners of Fan Yuans mouth twitched, he ca out to break out of his atless diet! If he told him, would he still be able to savour any at? Yan Rui would probably instruct the cook to not add cooking oil, but directly stew the food in clear water and serve them He really felt sad even thinking about it.
With an imploring plea in his eyes, he whispered, In fact, my body has been much better recently, and Cousin Tong happened to invite to dinner. I thought that it would be good to go out and take a walk, so I ca out with him
Seeing him look so pitiful, even the stone-hearted and steel-gutted Yan Rui couldnt bear to put his foot down. Thus, he could only instruct him, Eat less greasy food, your inner organs cant stand the burden.
Tong Zhengxuan saw that the two of them were interacting with one another with great familiarity, as if they have known each other for a long ti. He felt growingly suspicious in his heart. He had sent soone to investigate the matter before. Ning Siqi hadnt been well ever since he was a child, so he had barely left his house. Even if his body had gotten better later on, he still shut himself in his study and worked hard. How did he get the chance to et the great first-class general of this dynasty?
Although he was confused, he didnt say it out loud. Anyway, neither of them would answer him. He also knew that he was being shaless, thats why he was sticking to Ning Siqis cold face like this. He clearly knew that there was no way to get involved between the two of them, but he simply wanted to protect this man. As long as he was happy, he would also be in bliss.
If Fan Yuan knew of this mans frustrations, he would definitely let out a long sigh. Brother, your personality is that of a deeply affectionate male side character! Its a pity that youve gotten the person you like wrong. You should have originally been a straight man!
When the dishes were all served up, Fan Yuan helplessly watched as Yan Rui soaked a piece of fish in water for a while, before putting it into his bowl. He angrily threw the tasteless piece of fish into his mouth and continued to wait for Yan Rui to feed him.
It was only then that Tong Zhengxuan realized that he was being too careless. His cousin hadnt completely recovered from his illness, he couldnt touch at. Yet, he had ordered so many at dishes! As compared to Yuan Ting, he indeed fell short.
Yan Rui secretly felt gleeful. The reason why he could tolerate letting this light bulb have dinner with them was precisely this. Fan Yuan didnt allow him to kill innocent people indiscriminately, so he had to take so efforts to make this light bulb understand that he had to retreat in the face of impossibility.
Before the al had even finished, Tong Zhengxuan was physically and ntally exhausted by the couple who were showing their love at every single mont. He didnt know that this was called being force-fed several bowls of dog food. He only felt incredibly stifled, sad, as well as pangs in his heart, causing him to lose the bearing that he had developed since childhood.
Ah Qi, Cousin suddenly rembers that there are still so business matters to deal with, so Ill go ahead and take my leave first. You and wangye have a good al.
Fan Yuan quickly called out to stop him, Wait! Didnt we agree that it was your treat?!
Tong Zhengxuan said, I will settle the bill before I go.
Only then did Fan Yuan nod his head and let the man go. After the man had long left, Yan Rui pinched his face and said with an evil smile, Bad little thing, cant I support you well? You still had to extort money from that guy.
Fan Yuan giggled with a hehe, I was deliberately ssing with him. This person is always cold and icy. Its pretty fun to tease him.
Yan Rui: Does his familys baby have a tendency of changing personalities?
Noticing that Yan Ruis movents to pick food for him had suddenly stopped, it seed that he was a little stunned. Fan Yuan hurriedly picked up his chopsticks and threw a piece of at into his mouth. But before he could chew it, Yan Rui held his jaw, and a wet and slippery object had already penetrated into his mouth, swiftly taking away the piece of at and even his bodily fluids.
After Yan Rui pulled back, Fan Yuan searched around in his mouth and realised that there was no at left. He was so angry that he nearly flipped the table.
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