Chapter 345: Game of chess.

"After talking about this, let's talk about the second thing." Fan Xian stared at the princess in front of him who seemed a little strange, as if he had never really understood her.

"Have you ever had any real feelings for the prince?"

The princess couldn't help laughing for a moment, "I thought Lord Fan was going to ask something, is this important?"

"Of course it's important!"

Fan Xian is very young, but he holds a high position because of his father's reasons. If you count the friends around him, you will find that he doesn't have many.

As for the eldest prince, perhaps because they share the same blood or because of their personalities, they can get along well.
Thinking that even his wife who had been by his side for many years might have ulterior motives, Fan Xian could only mourn in silence for his brother.

"Master Fan, why don't you ask me about Northern Qi? Or what did Imperial Master Li An tell me?"

The princess was curious.

“There’s not much you can do.”

No matter what Li An said to the eldest princess of Northern Qi who was married, when she arrived in Qing Kingdom, she became a princess consort. Everything she did was dependent on the prince, and she did not have any extra power.

Now Ning Cairen is in the palace. It is precisely because he understands his brother well that he knows that he is not the kind of person who would ignore his biological mother and pursue benefits. Therefore, the eldest prince can't do anything.

"I am naturally devoted to my own prince."

The princess gave an affirmative answer.

"What if this intention conflicts with the interests of Northern Qi?"

"Master Fan, do you think that if I return to Northern Qi, I will be worse off than I am now?"

Fan Xian shook his head, "But what about Chengzong's mood?"

"That's what I should be thinking about. Don't worry about it, Master Fan."

The two sat there in silence, having talked about all the topics. Just as Fan Xian would not hurt the other party, when the other party fulfilled his promise two days later, the two of them owed each other nothing.

"By the way, I have another good news to tell Master Fan."

"What good news?"

"Perhaps you understand what kind of people are in this palace." The princess lowered her head slightly and said, "They have no bottom line. Even I know that Lord Fan values ​​kinship the most, let alone them?"

Fan Xian was slightly surprised.

He understood what the princess was going to say.

"They reacted very quickly. As soon as the incident broke out, they sent troops to the Fan Mansion in the name of confiscating the property."

Fan Xian's pupils shrank slightly. This was the biggest reason why he was now in the dark.

Because his father and wife were controlled by the inner court, he didn't dare to take too many actions. He didn't even contact the Supervisory Office. Otherwise, with his own strength and the help of Uncle Wuzhu, where could he not go?

He had been thinking about contacting the forces left by his father-in-law in the next two days to cooperate with him in the attack, but at this point, he didn't have too many thoughts in mind, and he didn't even want to control his emotions anymore.

"Since you said it was good news, what happens next?"

The princess looked a little puzzled. Although Fan Xian could get news from the palace, didn't he know the situation in Prince Jing's Mansion?

"Minister Fan is not in the palace, but was taken to the palace by Prince Jing."

"Prince Jing's Mansion? Then why hasn't there been any news from the outside world?" Fan Xian's face was full of surprise. He had always believed that his family was being controlled, so he asked Uncle Wu Zhu to go out and help with the investigation.

"The palace is sealed, so naturally the news can't get out." The princess explained seriously, "Prince Jing is the Queen Mother's biological son after all, so we have to give him some face. Now the people from Jingdu Prefecture and the Qin family are watching outside Prince Jing's palace, but they haven't made any noise."

"That's really good news!"

Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, thank you very much for telling me, Princess!"

"No need to say thank you, it's just a small effort."

The princess stood up and said, "You are just confused by the authorities. The palace has not caught you and found out what methods you have. As the Grand Master, His Majesty will naturally not rush to deal with your family."

"Now that the matter is settled, I will leave first."

The princess bowed and was about to leave. But she had walked a short distance when she heard Fan Xian's voice: "Sometimes you have to persuade the eldest prince to be resolute. Although the imperial guards are under his control now, they will disappear soon. By then, all the developments will not be decided by him!"

"While we can still make choices, why not decide our own destiny?"

The eldest prince will indeed not rebel, but the crown prince has already rebelled first, which is a false proposition.

"The Thirteen City Gates of the Garrison Camp are the key."

Leaving these words behind, the princess disappeared in the courtyard.

The tea on the table had already gone cold, but Fan Xian still didn't disdain it. He drank it all down, murmuring, "Li An."

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A servant approached the carriage carrying the princess, which was already far away from the courtyard.

A hand holding a piece of paper stretched out of the carriage: "The person is in this small courtyard."

After the servant took the paper, the carriage started again and slowly drove away.

The princess did not think there was anything wrong with her actions.

Two days later, when the promise was fulfilled, the two became enemies.

If Fan Xian doesn't live for two days, then it won't be her problem anymore.

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and the Prince's Palace.

Li An and Ku He were sitting opposite each other, and on the table was a chess game.

There is no sign of Taoist He here. I guess he has gone to complete some other errand.

Seeing the princess coming back, both of them nodded slightly to her and immersed themselves in the game again.

"Thank you so much, Imperial Master."

"It's nothing. I have to pay back what I owe. Once I pay it back, I can focus on one thing." Li An's full-level chess skills allow him to do two things at once, but it makes life difficult for Ku He on the other side.
"Everything is settled, what's next?"

The princess waved away all the servants, slowly sat down aside, and poured tea for the two of them.

"I have already collected some valuables and treasures. Get ready. Now that Fan Xian has returned to Kyoto, things will soon come to an end!"

After staring at Ku He who smiled after thinking for a while, he confidently placed a piece on the chessboard, and then stared back at Li An with shining eyes.
Li An casually placed a piece.

Ku He fell into deep thought again.
"Tell me, is it possible for a person to be blessed by heaven?" Li An sighed, "If Fan Xian had not misjudged the situation and taken a long detour, he would not have been able to return in time now."

The princess smiled sweetly and also took time to observe the chessboard.

"But don't you know that this is why things sometimes go wrong?"

The princess saw that Master Ku He was a terrible chess player.

Without being polite, she whispered a few words in the other person's ear. Ku He smiled again and made another move: "It's a pity that the eldest princess is a girl."

The princess's expression darkened, and she immediately thought of her 'brother' who was far away in the capital.

"How is Doudou now?"

"Haha." Li An touched his nose, "Except for the love of urging marriage, everything else is pretty good."

"Then I'll feel relieved."

If one can be urged to get married, it proves that one is in a good mood and is not too burdened with state affairs.

But she had thought wrongly about this point. Li An had spread his business too wide before, and she was not a professional, so she just let things go as soon as they started. Now Zhan Doudou had to take care of all the follow-up matters alone, which was really overwhelming.

"The princes of Qing Kingdom are not easy to deal with." Ku He laughed, "When do you think they will use their true strength to fight?"

"tomorrow!"

"So sure?"

"Because I will spread the news that Fan Xian has brought in reinforcements tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)