Chapter 63 Changning Hou Mansion

Fan Xian's expression remained unchanged. He had expected this to happen. Today's trip to Xiushui Street was actually the second most important thing. The key was to see how the Neiku operated in the north. So when he heard Boss Sheng call his son-in-law, he was not surprised at all. After all, Neiku is still under the care of the eldest princess, and there are always some princess' confidants lurking in Northern Qi.

For some reason, Fan Xian believed that the eldest princess would take the initiative to send someone to find the official envoy of his mission. This is not only intuition, but also a judgment of the people of Qing. Whether they are virtuous or foolish, they have a little bit of paranoid confidence and pride in their bones. The eldest princess letting Sean go must have other hidden feelings. If it is not related to the secret of the temple, it must be related to the Uesugi Tiger who lives in the capital. Now that Sean has been sent to the Northern Qi State, the eldest princess wants to save Sean, and naturally contacts her son-in-law, who is the official envoy of the mission.

However, the word "son-in-law" still made Fan Xian feel a little ridiculous. It seems that it is impossible for his mother-in-law to like him the more he looks at his son-in-law.

Since Sheng Huairen dared to call himself a son-in-law, he must be the princess’s confidant. Fan Xian looked at him and nodded and said, “What do you mean by elders?”

Sheng Huairen didn't say anything, but just handed him a letter.

Sitting on the carriage, Fan Xian pinched the envelope in his sleeve. He had no time to read it, but he had already begun to feel the weight of the letter. After today's work was done, he had to deal with it well. Wang Qinian beside him was good at following up, and Gundam had amazing force, but there was no one who helped him judge the situation and analyze the information.

He couldn't help but remember the students he accepted during the Spring Examination. Those guys should have been sent down now. However, these people may be able to be officials, and it is not their strength to engage in these conspiracies. Even if he wants to train Shi Chanli, it will not be too late. Fan Xian suddenly felt a sudden heart. If he could pick up Yan Bingyun quickly, I believe it would be of great help to the court's plan.

At this time, Wang Qinian respectfully handed over a piece of thin paper. Fan Xian raised his eyes slightly and glanced at it. He found that it was a total of 500 taels of silver notes, and frowned and said, "What is this?"

"The kickback given by Boss Yu of the Glass Shop."

Fan Xian glanced at him again and said with a smile: "There are also kickbacks for the white strips... You and Gao Da will be divided. By the way, leave some for those tiger guards."

Five hundred taels of silver is already a huge amount, but Fan Xian gave it without raising his eyes. Only a wealthy family like the Fan family can develop this habit. Now Fan Sizhe is a rich man who earns ten thousand taels a year, and he doesn't care about these numbers.

Lin Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Fan regards money as dirt, and the officials admire it."

Fan Xian knew that he did not really admire his clean and honest style, but was afraid that he admired his home full of golden wind, so he smiled. He didn't say anything. He was speechless all the way, and the carriage passed through the quiet and beautiful streets of Shangjing, and finally arrived at the area where the nobles of Daguan lived and stopped at the door of Changning Hou Mansion.

Shangjing is somewhat similar to Nancheng, Kyoto, Nanqing. The spring breeze gently blows the branches stretching out from each mansion, and the sky is covered by the big trees above my head, and the clearness disperses. Fan Xian stood by the carriage, looking at the street, looking at the stone lions beside the vast exterior, and somehow thought of the situation when he first arrived in Kyoto from Danzhou.

The carriage was parked in front of the Changning Marquis' Mansion, and was protected by the Imperial Guard. The noise was quite loud, and some people had already hidden in the dark and began to peep. The servant in the gatehouse in front of the Marquis' Mansion was even at a loss when he looked at the carriage in front of his mansion. He didn't know whether to go down to meet him or to hurry into the mansion to inform the master.

These servants saw that the visitor's clothing was clearly very good, and it was an envoy from Nan Qing! In this world, I have never heard of the envoys who came to the palaces of other countries themselves! If it was really a trip allowed by the two countries, then the Changning Marquis' Mansion would have started preparing a long time ago. How could it be so quiet and soundless?

The concierge swallowed and wondered what was the performance? Do these envoys didn't understand the rules at all?

The mission was not doing official duties today, and Fan Xian was very arrogant and left the accompanying officials of Honglu Temple. So the only person next to him was a member of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Seeing that Fan Xian and the four of them were about to break into Changning Hou, Wei was anxious and stepped forward and stopped him, "Mr. Fan, this is absolutely not allowed. Without the permission of the court, the envoys cannot interact with the court officials. If Lord Fan and Changning Hou really have a good relationship, they cannot go in like this. What if they cause trouble to Changning Hou?"

Changning Hou is the brother of Empress Dowager Wei, what trouble can he have? Fan Xian muttered in his heart, it would be best to bring him trouble. Who told his son to hide from him all day today, but he smiled and said, "It might as well, I told Your Majesty in the palace in the morning that Your Majesty has no objection, who are you afraid of breaking your mouth?"

Commander Wei was stunned when he brought the Northern Qi emperor out. Could it be that he really went to the palace to verify this?

At this time, Fan Xian had already brought his three subordinates to the door of Changning Hou. The gatekeeper quickly came up to ask for advice. The courtesy was thoughtful and his words were clear. Fan Xian praised secretly, and indeed he was a high-ranking clan. He said, "Please inform me, and I will say that the drinker from the Southern Dynasty is here."

Fan Xian finally learned a few essences of such familiar skills through the training of the official restaurant this year. The concierge was stunned and thought that the Marquis had indeed served as an envoy to Nanqing last year. He heard that he had been drunk a lot in the south. Could it be that the young envoy in front of him?

But he did not dare to spread the news immediately. After all, the foreign ministers entered the house and were in great importance. When he was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard the sound of the corner gate and came out alone, bowed to Fan Xian, and said, "The Marquis is here to invite him."

Fan Xian didn't expect the Marquis' Mansion to be so easy to enter. When he entered the hall, he looked at the middle-aged man on the chair, laughed, walked over and hugged him enthusiastically, and said, "I haven't seen you for a year, and the Marquis's style is even better than that in the past." In fact, in Kyoto last year, he met the Northern Qi envoy only a few times, and finally drank in the hall, but he vaguely remembered the other side's favor.

Changning Hou is a brother of the Emperor, with a very noble status. He has never encountered such a "passionate" meeting. He coughed twice and said with a headache: "I haven't seen you for a year, and Lord Xiao Fan has a better reputation than he used to be back then. Why do you think about coming to our mansion today?"

"I just entered Shangjing yesterday. I chatted with His Majesty for a while this morning. Now, when I think that the younger generation in Shangjing has no acquaintances, of course I have to come to visit the Marquis."

The Changning Housheng had a rolling face and swollen eyes. At the age of 40 or 50, the traces of excessive alcohol and color could not be eliminated. Fan Xian could clearly smell the smell of alcohol on the other party's body, and it seemed that he had drunk all night last night. Fan Xian was secretly happy, thinking that the gift he bought was the right way.

The Marquis of Changning was not only good at drinking and lustful, but also really was a mediocre person. The Empress Dowager had two brothers, and the Marquis of Chang'an could lead troops to battle. Although he was a defeated general, he was always better than him. This Marquis had been a few years and had only dared to stay in the capital. That is, such a foolish person, who relied on his sisters as his backing, dared to welcome Fan Xian, who was the envoy of Nanqing, into the mansion in such ignorant sense.

Fan Xian came to the door today, first of all, to get closer to the empress dowager's brother, and secondly, to force the Wei Shaoqing out through the Changning Hou.

As expected, when Changsui brought up the wine, the Marquis Changning smiled and narrowed his eyes. Although he did not have an openly noble status, the name of the Empress Dowager brother was enough to make him look down on everyone in the world. Even if Fan Xian is now Lord Tisi of the Southern Dynasty Supervision Bureau, how could he fall into his eyes? After listening to the gatekeeper's report, he remembered that young and beautiful guy who could drink. After returning to Northern Qi, he had been obsessed with his "defeated" incident, so Fan Xian entered the mansion.

At this time, when he saw the beautiful alcohol bottle, the Marquis became happier and thought that he was indeed aware of others. This little Fan Xian was indeed a person who was knowledgeable and tactful.

According to the information from the Supervision Bureau, this Changning Hou was from a neighborhood village. Although he had studied in Zhuang Mohan, he actually lived a very unsatisfactory life in the Northern Qi court. He was always believed by the officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty to get up because of the nepotism of the empress dowager. Therefore, not many people looked down on him, and his reputation in the court was even worse than his son Wei Hua. That's why the marquis devoted himself to wine. In broad daylight, a large table of good dishes was immediately prepared in the Marquis's mansion. The Marquis of Changning started drinking with a few foreign envoys.

Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, drank a glass, looked at the greedy look of the old man smacking his lips, and smiled and said, "Marty, when he entered the door, Commander Wei said that it might cause you some inconvenience."

"I'm afraid!" Changning Hou cursed, "Would you still have to leave me to thank you for your guests? Last year in Kyoto, you and Lord Xin Qiwu, but I have accompanied me well. Now the Marquis of Japan will accompany you. Who has the courage to say more?"
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