Chapter 304: Inside the Banquet.

The Second Prince welcomed Fan Xian into the palace with a smile.

Arriving at the main hall that had been prepared long ago, the moment Lin Wan'er saw her husband, her eyes were filled with endless tenderness.

She didn't say anything, but just looked at Fan Xian gently, as if she had a thousand words to say.

Her husband was a cruel man. Since he went to Jiangnan, there were few letters from home. The Lin family had their own information channels, but those only described Fan Xian's situation from the perspective of others. After all, they were not letters from her husband himself, so they always seemed less real.

When Lin Wan'er learned that Fan Xian had been attacked, her already fine body almost fainted again.

"Wan'er."

Holding the beautiful woman's hand, the fierce hatred in Fan Xian's heart was temporarily reduced.

"Husband, my second brother is hosting a banquet today. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back."

Fan Xian smiled and nodded, and his true feelings seemed to have ended here.

Ye Ling'er sat aside. She was originally lively and active, but now she was only filled with sorrow and deep worry. She glanced at the silent Fan Xian and said nothing, but just nodded slightly.

"How is your injury?" The Second Prince smiled after sitting down. "This welcoming banquet has been prepared for a long time. Can you still drink?"

Fan Xian took his time to bow, then raised the wine glass on the table and took a sip, saying with a smile, "My body is not very precious to begin with, these are just some minor injuries, I will be fully recovered after two days of rest, but I am sorry to trouble your Highness to worry about me."

The second prince smiled and said, "Today we are in my house, so I will make the decision. You must have fun."

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank with Fan Xian. Before he finished, he reminded Ye Ling'er, "You and your master haven't seen each other for many months. How come you haven't even spoken to each other?"

In this situation, Ye Ling'er, who was already a married woman, got her husband's approval, and then she chatted with Fan Xian for a while.

It must be said that in ancient times, the three obediences and four virtues of women were things that restricted women. Even Ye Ling'er, a heroic woman, was not immune to this. Especially at this kind of banquet, it was reasonable that when outsiders came, even if she was a princess and the apple of the Ye family's eye, she could not sit at the main table of the banquet, but had to feast the female family in the backyard.

After a simple opening, the Second Prince and Fan Xian began to laugh and chat, as if they had no grudges against each other.

We briefly talked about the scenery and beauties of Jiangnan. The words were full of light-hearted topics and did not seem heavy or unhappy at all.

At this moment, a servant's announcement came from outside the door:
"The eldest prince has arrived!"

"Prince Jing has arrived!"

Fan Xian and the Second Prince looked at each other, and although they did not come out to greet him, they stood up.

"Anzhi, long time no see. I heard that you were attacked and injured?" Li Hongcheng walked quickly into the hall and asked worriedly.

"Fan Xian, are you okay?"

The eldest prince seemed calmer and asked in a concerned voice.

"I'm standing right here, aren't I?"

Fan Xian chuckled and pointed at the wine glasses on the table: "You two are late, so you have to drink two more glasses."

"Hey, what's the matter?" "You didn't even inform us brothers in advance when you came to Beijing. We only knew you were going to arrive in the next few days, but you didn't make any preparations in advance."

When it comes to drinking, Li Hongcheng has always been generous.

But Fan Xian still saw that he was trying to show off. As early as when Ruoruo went to Li An of Northern Qi, Li Hongcheng knew about his little daughter's worries. He could only cheer himself up secretly and look forward to a turnaround in the future.

The eldest prince watched the two talking, drank a cup with the second prince, and said, "The crown prince has a lot of homework today, and he is afraid that he can't come and cause misunderstandings, so he asked me to bring a message to him, inviting him to have a banquet with Fan Xian in the East Palace when he is free."

The Second Prince's temperament had not changed. Under his gentle and modest appearance, he was actually more aloof than anyone else. Hearing this, he just smiled contemptuously.

No one knows a man better than his wife. Ye Linger slowly pulled her husband's clothes.
In fact, if we go back three years, the prince was quite nice to Fan Xian. When Fan Xian first came to Kyoto, he did his best to win him over, and the two of them got along quite well.

But no one knew that things would turn out like this.

And Fan Xian is actually also a prince!

The power in your hands is growing stronger day by day.

His mother-in-law, Princess Li Yunrui, had to deal with her own son-in-law while handing over the inner treasury to the Ming family, the Cui family, and her daughter. Now it seems that Lian Junshan will...
If you put yourself in their shoes, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it at all.

"I will go to the Crown Prince's place later," Fan Xian said calmly, not even wanting to pretend anymore. "But we shouldn't hold the banquet in the Second Prince's residence today. Perhaps we should hold it in Baoyue Tower?"

The second prince had a blank expression on his face. He just raised his glass and drank without saying anything else.

He just wanted Fan Xian to come to his house. If he was in Baoyue Tower, Fan Xian would have nothing to worry about!

Baoyue Tower was previously owned by the Second Prince and Li Hongcheng, but now it belongs to Fan Xian. This is an old grudge.
"You really need to invite some people. After all, you haven't been back to Beijing for several months." The eldest prince gave pertinent advice.

This was a good intention, Fan Xian nodded.

He is now in power and has returned with great achievements. I don't know how long he has from various positions and titles added up. If he invites us to dinner, it will definitely be a big fuss!

No matter who it is in the court, who dares not come for the status of this prince? Moreover, this prince controls the Supervisory Council and the inner treasury. Considering the cowardice of the current crown prince, it is hard to say whether he will be able to take the throne.
This is also the origin of the current contradiction.

The noise from outside has already begun, adding some liveliness to the scene.

In addition to reminiscing about the past, there was only one reason for these royal bloodlines to be here today: to reduce the anger in Fan Xian's heart and to use a gentle method to prevent him from doing something...

Li Hongcheng, who used to be in charge of the entire Kyoto brothel, diverted the topic to the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Of course, he also wanted to ask Fan Xian about Fan Ruoruo's situation, but he was too embarrassed to ask and just wanted to have an introduction:

"As the ruler of a country, the Emperor of Northern Qi is not addicted to women, nor does he have bad habits. He is clear-headed and self-disciplined... This kind of person is the most feared. If Daqing intends to march north in the future, the first priority is not to pay attention to the military strength of Northern Qi, but to deeply explore the character and determination of the Emperor of Northern Qi. If the Emperor of Northern Qi can keep himself in order, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to find any good solution."

When these words were spoken, the eldest prince and the second prince both agreed with them and nodded repeatedly to show their approval.

Fan Xian was slightly startled, and was somewhat surprised by this scene. He was shocked by the serious expressions of the three royal children, and was speechless for a long time. Only then did he realize that for him, Northern Qi was just a temporary partner, but for the young generation of the nobles of Qing, Northern Qi was destined to be swept away and annexed by the Qing Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)