Chapter 24 The Empresses

There are many nonsense things in this world, but after only eight words, they were judged as a good child. Fan Xian, who was almost seventeen years old, felt that this matter was extremely nonsense. This palace is indeed very different from other places. The nobles who are arrogant always make judgments too casual and rely on their own preferences.

Although Fan Xian had never known the relationship between Liu and this Concubine Yi, it did not prevent him from knowing from Wan'er that this Concubine Yi was currently a very favored concubine. Otherwise, he would not have been able to give birth to an eight-year-old prince under the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor's self-cultivation and character but not close to women.

Chatting in the palace, this Concubine Yi seemed to like Fan Xian really, and her expression on her face became more and more happy. Fan Xian was aware of the knowledge and took a few jokes he remembered in his previous life and heard it. A silver bell-like laughter suddenly rang out in the palace. Fan Xian found that the Concubine was so cheerful and cruel. I don’t know how she could still maintain such a temperament in this shameful palace, which was a bit surprised and admired.

After a little gossip, the sun gradually rose. Liu asked with a smile, "Where is the third prince?" Concubine Yi sighed and said, "That child is still afraid of being awesome. After getting up, he hurried in the back hall and refused to come over. He was afraid that he would show his face until he was having dinner." Liu smiled and said, "It turns out that our third prince is quite shy."

Although there is a difference between the master and the minister, Liu and Yi Guipin are sisters after all, so they don’t seem so particular about speaking. Yi Guipin stretched out his slender index finger, and the red color was painted on his nails. It looked very tempting. She pointed at Fan Xian and said, "Isn’t your man also a shy person."

At this moment, a slightly shy smile appeared on Fan Xian's face, which just happened to respond to Guipin's words.

"Okay. Sister, please chat with Ruoruo here." Concubine Yi seemed to know that Liu was unwilling to go to the queen and princess and stayed guests by herself. "I'll let Xing'er lead Fan Xian in those palaces."

Liu's eyebrows slightly darkened and bowed, "How did this make it? Today I am ordered to enter the palace. The first one to come to see the concubines. I was worried that it would make those concubines unhappy. I went to the palace. If I didn't go to visit those concubines, I was afraid that it would be a little disrespectful." When Guipin Yi heard this, he snorted in the nose and said, "Sister, I think you should not go there. I was just telling Fan Xian to enter the palace, so you can talk with me. I see who dares to speak in this palace."

Concubine Yi was a cheerful lady with a hint of silence. But when she lost her temper, she still looked majestic and the whole palace became quiet. Fan Xian coughed lightly and said, "Auntie... Second Madam, I'll just go by myself. You and my sister will talk to Aunt Liu for a while."

Seeing that he said this, Liu responded helplessly and sent Fan Xian outside the palace maid with the wake-up palace, softly reminded some precautions, and then turned to Fan Xian's shoulder in a mosquito-like voice, saying in a mosquito-like voice: "The palace has been dealt with, and there are people in each palace to follow you, don't be too nervous."

Fan Xian felt a stern and responded. He turned around and saw his sister following him, looking at him with encouragement. He felt warm in his heart for no reason. He smiled and said, "Mother-in-law is looking at his son-in-law. He has always been more and more happy as he looks at him. What's more, he has such a beautiful and stinky skin. Isn't it easy to deal with a few resentful wives in the palace?"

When the candidate for the prince-consort left the palace where Concubine Yi lived, Liu advised Fan Ruoruo a few words and entered the inner room with Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi looked at her eyes and said, "I advised you four years ago not to listen to the advice of those two palaces. Now, Fan Xian is still alive. But you are cold and you are so cold that Lord Fan's heart. Sister. You have been smart for a lifetime, why did you make a fool of yourself?" Liu was stunned. After a while, he couldn't speak, his eyes gradually became resentful, and he said softly: "The Empress also knows that we mothers, don't just think about our children? The third prince is young this year, and you can still stay out of it. In a few years, I'm afraid you will understand why I made such a big mistake at that time."

Xing'er is a girl with clear eyebrows and eyes. She was about thirteen or fourteen years old. Fan Xian and she were walking in the palace. They found that the girl's head was always lowered. They couldn't help but joke: "Can't you see the way under your feet clearly?" Xing'er smiled and showed her small teeth like broken jade grains, and said: "Young Master Fan, please say less in the palace." Fan Xian smiled bitterly, shook his head, everyone knew that the rules in the palace were very strict, but he didn't expect that even the little girl's family would be so cautious and self-control.

Fan Xian followed Xing'er, looked at the palace maid's uniform on her body, his eyes swept over the little girl's undeveloped waist, and immediately moved to the palace building. His face was smiling, but his brain was running rapidly, trying to keep these complex road scenery in his mind and prepare for the future.

Through flowers passing through trees, stepping on stones and crushing grass. Although the palace is big, there are always times when it arrives. Although there are many palaces, not every room has to be magnificent. Looking at the quiet courtyard in front of you, Fan Xian took a deep breath and walked in with the palace maid Xing'er. This is the residence of Concubine Shu, the second prince's biological mother. The concubine looks like a quiet person. The yard is also dressed very elegantly. Apart from a few pink flowers, there is no other decoration. A bamboo curtain covers everything inside, but it cannot hide the fragrance of the book from the curtain.

"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine."

"Please sit down by Mr. Fan."

Without any extra cold talk, Fan Xian and the Concubine Shu sat across the curtain. There was no sign of it. Concubine Shu suddenly asked in a clear voice: "I am always a guest in the autumn of thousands of miles away. Young Master Fan often lives in Danzhou. Do you think Kyoto is just a place to live?"

Fan Xian was a little surprised and answered seriously. With this as the beginning, he sat with the imperial concubine to discuss the truth, and told the world's scriptures, poetry, songs and essays. Until the two of them were a little dry, they stopped talking in a tacit understanding. Fan Xian was a little scared, but he really didn't expect that the second prince's mother was a talented woman in the palace. She had a very powerful experience and almost couldn't handle it. He couldn't help but think about what kind of person would such a prince raised by a woman?

"Don't be nervous." Concubine Shu was extremely gentle. Through the bamboo curtain, she could see a tree on her head, which was simply incompatible with the palace. "Wan'er grew up in the palace since she was a child. Before His Majesty accepted her as her adopted daughter, we women who had nothing to do regarded her as their daughter. No one in the palace liked her, so Mr. Fan wanted to marry the most precious pearl in the palace, so we must take a look more."

There was a cold sweat behind Fan Xian. Although he had some understanding of it, today he truly felt the status of his fiancée in the palace. Concubine Shu was gentle and light, and seemed to be quite satisfied with Fan Xian's conversation. After a while, Fan Xian retreated. However, before separation, she whispered: "I like reading books, and Your Majesty has also collected some rare books for me. I have asked the palace people to pick up the precious ones among them. Mr. Fan is going to another concubine at this time, and I will send them to the place of Concubine Yi."

Fan Xian felt a little nervous. He knew that this was a generous gift and knew that the imperial concubine was giving gifts to the second prince. He did not dare to say too much, so he calmly and gave a deep gift.

After leaving Concubine Shu's courtyard, Fan Xian wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead. However, Xing'er, the palace maid who led the way, became a little familiar with him. He walked on tiptoe and jumped over and over. He looked back at his expression and asked curiously: "It's not hot today."

Fan Xian shook his head with a wry smile. He thought it was just a polite visit today, but he didn't know that it was more nervous than the palace examination. I thought that the empresses in the palace were very curious about Lin Wan'er marrying her, so they had to look at Fan Xian's literary and military talents. Next, the two went to the eldest prince's biological mother Ning Cairen. Fan Xian knew that although this woman was not at a high position and was only a talented person, she knew from Wan'er that it was because of her Dongyi identity, so Fan Xian was deliberately more respectful.

Ning Cairen is nearly forty years old, but she still has charm. The charm between her eyebrows and eyes is indeed very gentle with the Dongyi woman. Over the years, the eldest prince has been at the edge of the Western Barbarians. She has no one under her knees, so she can't help but feel a little lonely. Fortunately, Lin Wan'er often comes here to play when she is in the palace, so her feelings for Wan'er are different from other empresses. She looked at Fan Xian coldly and said with a cold look: "You are Fan Xian!"

Fan Xian knew that this noble man had saved His Majesty the Emperor on the battlefield and raised a prince who could fight well. He must have been a very majestic person. He was not surprised and responded calmly: "It's the lower minister."

"Yes." Ning Cairen looked at him a few times, and said nothing unexpectedly, but said coldly: "Treat Wan'er."

Fan Xian liked this clean and neat feeling and replied happily: "Please rest assured to Empress."

"There must be a coincidence in Niulan Street. I don't believe you can kill an eighth-rank master." Ning Cairen looked at his body and snorted coldly, "Looking at your thin appearance, you are not a man who can fight martial arts anyway." Fan Xian was stunned, thinking, could he have just finished the exam of literature, and he was about to take the exam of martial arts again? But you, a forty-year-old lady, are there different masters and men and women, and you won't be able to beat yourself with a pink fist, right?

"But since Ye Ling'er admits that she is not your opponent, she will just give it up. OK, that's it today. You go to another palace and don't delay too much." After saying this, Ning Cairen had nothing to say and drove him out of the palace directly.

Fan Xian touched the back of his head and looked at the closed wooden door, thinking that His Majesty the Emperor is such a blessed person. The woman lying beside him is so "rich and colorful". She is as cute and silly as Concubine Yi, as intellectual and ladylike as Concubine Shu, and even a barbaric girlfriend like Ning Cairen? - But I knew before that Concubine Shu was really talented. This Ning Cairen is probably also a role with a thick outside and a delicate inside. With the unfathomable queen, His Majesty was able to put these women in a big room and have been safely and safe for so many years. I have to say that His Majesty, the Emperor of Qing Kingdom, has really powerful methods.
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