I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 58 Fan Xian's Decision

The journey back to Kyoto was not peaceful.

First, the city guards came forward to demand the person, followed by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice.

However, the Blood-Clothed Guards said that the man was captured by Fan Xian and asked them to go to Fan Xian to ask for the man. Fan Xian then said that the man was under the custody of the Blood-Clothed Guards and they had to go to the Blood-Clothed Guards to ask for the man.

Fan Xian and the Blood-Clothed Guards passed the buck to each other, causing three groups of people to return empty-handed.

However, this also made the people in Kyoto realize one thing: the Third Prince wanted to protect Si Lili.

Therefore, when Fan Xian and the Blood-Clothed Guards brought Si Lili back to Kyoto, there were no troops forming a large formation to demand people on East Gate Street. Only Li Chengzong was waiting there on horseback.

"You still want to run after sleeping, woman, you are very brave, are you still running now?"

Si Lili blushed and shook her head, too embarrassed to speak.

"Humph, I'll teach you a lesson when we get back to the palace."

Li Chengzong turned his head slightly to look at Fan Xian, and seeing his conflicted look, he knew that he already knew that Lin Gong was behind the assassination in Niulan Street.

I couldn't help but feel a little curious. Now that Teng Zijing was still alive, would Fan Xian still kill Lin Gong?

Just as he was about to speak, Yan Ruohai, the director of the Supervisory Yuan, arrived.

"I greet your Highness the Third Prince."

"Come to rob someone?"

Yan Ruohai said sternly, "Third Prince, Si Lili was captured by the Supervisory Office. If we talk about kidnapping, it is Third Prince who kidnapped her. Moreover, the Supervisory Office is directly under His Majesty and has the power to review all matters in and outside the capital. If you don't have His Majesty's decree today, you can't take Si Lili away."

Li Chengzong smiled.

"Did Chen Pingping ask you to come and show me your power?"

"This matter has nothing to do with the dean. I am just following the rules."

Everyone in Kyoto knew that Si Lili was captured by the Supervisory Council. If Li Chengzong allowed Si Lili to be taken away, and no one from the Supervisory Council even showed up, wouldn't it make people think that the Supervisory Council was also afraid of Prince Ding's Mansion? Therefore, someone from the Supervisory Council had to come.

So, he Yan Ruohai came.

As for whether Si Lili could be kept from Li Chengzong in the end, Yan Ruohai could only say that if Li Chengzong did not have the order of Emperor Qing, Prince Ding's Mansion would not be able to take Si Lili away unless Li Chengzong killed him.

Seeing that Yan Ruohai didn't seem to be lying, and that he was a good official, Li Chengzong didn't make things difficult for him, and said directly: "Your Majesty has ordered that from today onwards, Si Lili will be fully under my control. Sir Yan, please make way."

Yan Ruohai was stunned for a moment, but still made way to let Li Chengzong and his party pass.

After returning to the palace, Li Chengzong dragged Si Lili directly to the bathhouse and gave her a good beating with a stick.

On the other side, Fan Xian was still struggling. After he was assassinated, especially when Teng Zijing almost died for him, he had been wanting to find out the person behind the scenes and kill the other person to avenge himself.

However, when he really knew the answer, he hesitated.

Because that was the biological brother of his beloved chicken leg girl. If he were to kill Lin Gong, he would no longer be able to be with his beloved chicken leg girl.

After living for so many years, Lin Wan'er is the only woman who currently makes his heart beat and the girl he most wants to marry, so he does not want to give up Lin Wan'er.

But if he didn't take revenge, even if he could convince himself to let go of his hatred for Lin Gong, how could he be worthy of Teng Zijing? After all, Teng Zijing almost died in order to protect himself.

If he doesn't help Teng Zijing to get revenge, would he be worthy of being his friend?

Wang Qinian, who was following him, knew that Fan Xian's struggle must be related to the mastermind behind the assassination on Niulan Street, but he was tactful enough not to ask any more questions and said goodbye to go home to see his wife and daughter.

Fan Xian was left alone, wandering the streets, and unknowingly arrived at the royal villa.

The moment he saw Lin Wan'er, he suddenly thought of a question, that is, Si Lili might have lied to him.

Therefore, he prepared to investigate the Niulan Street assassination case again, but he didn't expect to learn something from Lin Wan'er.

Before the assassination on Niulan Street, Ye Ling'er had gone to look for Si Lili because the Ye family intended to arrange a marriage between her and Li Chengzong. She had a good impression of Li Chengzong, a ninth-rank master, so she wanted to see what kind of woman Si Lili was. However, for some unknown reason, she fell into the water and never came to the Royal Villa again.

This made Fan Xian feel that something was fishy, ​​so he went to find Ye Ling'er to ask about what happened that day.

Originally Ye Ling'er didn't want to say it, but when Fan Xian saw her expression, he directly said Lin Gong's name. She was stunned for a moment, and then asked him how he knew it and whether Si Lili told her.

The answer is already obvious.

Fan Xian did not answer and returned to the Fan Mansion in a daze.

As soon as he returned home, he met Fan Ruoruo, who said that Teng Zijing's family had already made arrangements to go to Danzhou secretly. After returning home, Fan Xian rushed to Teng Zijing's house.

Ever since Teng Zijing was put in a coffin and sent home that day, he had not even left the house and had been recuperating at home. After a few days, he had almost recovered.

When Fan Xian came, he was making toys for his son and playing with him. When he saw Fan Xian come in, he immediately greeted him happily.

"You're back. How's it going? Have you found the real culprit behind this?"

"I found out." Fan Xian's tone was a little bitter.

"who is it?"

Fan Xian opened his mouth, looking embarrassed.

This made Teng Zijing realize that the real culprit behind the scenes must be related to Fan Xian, and he thought about who wanted to kill Fan Xian.

"The person who wants to kill you is your aunt?"

Fan Xian was somewhat shocked by Teng Zijing's train of thought, but he couldn't help rolling his eyes: "You know that Aunt Liu and I have reconciled a long time ago. Besides, she is not the kind of person who would commit murder or arson."

"Who is it that makes things so difficult for you?"

"Lin Gong!"

Teng Zijing was startled. "The second son of Prime Minister Lin's family, the brother of your chicken-leg girl?"

"Ah."

"He is your fiancée's brother, why would he want to kill you?"

Teng Zijing found it hard to believe. He never expected that the person who killed Fan Xian would be Lin Gong. At the same time, he was a little angry. After all, he almost died.

"I heard that Lin Gong was a disciple of the crown prince. He wanted to kill me. I think it was related to the crown prince. It was because of the power of the inner treasury. I almost harmed you."

As Fan Xian spoke, he suddenly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, Teng Zijing, I have caused you trouble."

Teng Zijing felt very uncomfortable, but he also knew that Fan Xian was in a dilemma. "You don't have to apologize to me. I am the bodyguard you hired. It is my duty to protect you. Moreover, you used a favor to ask the Third Prince to save me. I have no right to blame you."

"But after all, it was because of me that you almost died."

"I am not dead now, and when you were willing to help me find the whereabouts of my wife and children and help me beat Guo Baokun, I decided that my life would belong to you from now on. So Fan Xian, no matter what choice you make, I will not blame you, and I have no right to blame you. Just do what you want."

Teng Zijing was not sure whether Fan Xian would seek revenge, but as a friend and bodyguard, he chose to take a step back, not wanting to make things difficult for Fan Xian because of him.

But after hearing what Teng Zijing said, Fan Xian felt even more uncomfortable.

"No, Teng Zijing, your life is not mine. It belongs to you, your wife and children. I can't protect you in Kyoto. I have already arranged to send you away. Pack up your things and leave Kyoto tonight for Danzhou."

"Thank you."

Teng Zijing thanked him. Although he felt resentful, he was more concerned about Fan Xian, so he reminded him, "Fan Xian, what you should be thinking about most now is yourself, not me. Your beloved's brother wants to kill you. No matter what the reason is, since he killed you the first time, he may do it the second time. Prime Minister Lin is extremely powerful, and Lin Gong has the help of the crown prince. Your situation in Kyoto will only be more dangerous in the future."

In fact, Teng Zijing always thought that Fan Xian was not suitable to come to Kyoto. If possible, he hoped that Fan Xian could go with him.

But he knew that Fan Xian would not give up Lin Wan'er.

He also knew that whether Fan Xian could go back now was no longer up to Fan Xian himself, but depended on Emperor Qing's opinion.

Fan Xian remained silent.

Teng Zijing didn't say much about this matter, and asked, "Fan Xian, before we leave, can you arrange a meeting between me and the Third Prince? I want to thank him in person."

"I'll make arrangements."

So that night, Fan Xian took the disguised Teng Zijing to the palace, and then Teng Zijing and his family secretly left Kyoto and went to Danzhou.

After seeing Teng Zijing and his family off, Fan Xian struggled at home for three days and two nights, but still couldn't think of a perfect solution. During this time, he told Fan Ruoruo about it and asked her for help.

As the number one brother-confused person in Joy of Life, in Fan Ruoruo's heart, her brother is the most important. If Lin Gong wants to kill Fan Xian, then Lin Gong should die. But she also knows Fan Xian's feelings for Lin Wan'er, so she didn't say anything extreme, but just let Fan Xian make his own choice, saying that she doesn't want her brother to be in danger again.

After a long period of agony, Fan Xian made a decision in his heart and went to Prince Ding's Mansion overnight.

The assassination must be brought to an end. Just like Teng Zijing said, if Lin Gong wanted to kill him once, he might kill him a second time, so this possibility must be eliminated.

Of course, he didn't want to kill Lin Gong, but wanted to talk about this matter openly.

Lin Gong wanted to kill him simply for the sake of the crown prince and the financial power of the inner treasury. In this case, he directly confessed that he did not want the financial power of the inner treasury, but only wanted to marry Lin Wan'er, and then return to Danzhou, facing the sea and enjoying the blooming spring flowers.

After hearing Fan Xian's plan, Li Chengzong was a little speechless: "After all this time, all you wanted to do was confess to Lin Gong?"

Fan Xian hummed, "I feel that Jingdou is not a place suitable for me. I don't want to get involved in the fights between you bigwigs. I just want to marry Wan'er and take her back to Danzhou to live our own life."

"On the day of the assassination on Niulan Street, my mother got the news and rushed to the palace. Then she asked Li Yi to look for me, and he ran into you being assassinated on Niulan Street. Do you think that the only person who wanted to kill you was Lin Gong?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I know that Lin Gong is the prince's man, and perhaps the second prince is also involved, but now that I have withdrawn, neither the prince nor the second prince has any reason to keep an eye on me."

So, why don’t you think of your mother-in-law?

Li Chengzong laughed: "According to what you said, there is indeed no reason, so why did you come to me? Do you want to spy on me to see if I also want the power of the inner treasury and have murderous intentions towards you? Tell me your intentions so that I can rest assured?"

Fan Xian was stunned. He did mean this. Now that Li Chengzong had guessed it, he did not hide it.

"I do have this intention, but I mainly think that since you are a prince, you know more about the ways of the powerful in Kyoto than I do. I want you to help me with some advice. Is my idea acceptable?"

It has to be said that Fan Xian at this stage has not experienced any major hardships after all, so his ideas are a bit naive.

The financial power of the inner treasury is not something you can just give up if you want to. It depends on the old man's opinion.

If he wants to give it to you, you have to accept it even if you don't want it.

Unless you have the confidence to confront the old man head-on.

Li Chengzong shook his head, then nodded: "It is impossible for you to marry Wan'er without taking over the financial power of the inner treasury. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I don't need to tell you that."

Fan Xian remained silent.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengzong changed the subject: "However, it is actually very simple to avoid being assassinated in the future."

"Simple?"

Fan Xian disagreed: "If I take over the financial power of the inner treasury as you said, Lin Gong and the others might give up on assassinating me!"

Li Chengzong couldn't help but roll his eyes, "You are stupid, Si Lili was arrested, and you found out the real murderer. You asked your father to take you to the Lin Mansion to find Lin Ruofu and Wan'er, and then told them that Lin Gong was the real murderer who assassinated you. What do you think will happen?"

Without waiting for Fan Xian to answer, Li Chengzong continued, "There are many secrets in Kyoto, but there are no secrets either. Many things are just tacitly known to everyone. As long as you and your father go to the Lin Mansion, the old man will naturally stand up for you and warn those who want to attack you. After all, you are the one he favors to be the head of the inner treasury.

"With the old man's warning, they still dare to assassinate you. They are going against the old man. They are not that stupid, especially that idiot Lin Gong. Not only does he not dare to assassinate you, he has to protect you. There has been a precedent. If you are assassinated again, everyone will think of him. He will only attack you again unless he wants to die."

Li Chengzong took a sip of water, took a breath, and continued, "And Wan'er, after you directly stated that Lin Gong was the mastermind of the assassination on Niulan Street, will Wan'er feel guilty about you and think more about you in the future?"

"As for that old fox Lin Ruofu, he didn't dare to ask the old man to cancel the engagement. Now his son is the real murderer who assassinated you. I'm afraid he can't wait to let you and Wan'er get married to exonerate his son."

"In the end, even if you take over the inner treasury and affect the interests of some people, and they want to kill you, they will only use the conspiracies and tricks in the court, and dare not use the open assassination method such as the Niulan Street assassination. So just avoid assassination, it's very simple."

After hearing what Li Chengzong said, Fan Xian suddenly laughed and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of that."

"No, I'm just confused. You're quite smart, so why are you so dumb sometimes? The same thing happened during the assassination on Niulan Street. If you had run away, even if Cheng Jushu could have hurt you, he wouldn't have left one of you seriously injured and the other nearly dead."

Fan Xian was dumbfounded.

He suddenly felt that his IQ had been crushed.

"Of course, if you are unwilling to let Lin Gong go, you can also find someone to kill Lin Gong. You just need to make an alibi. After all, since you have been to the Lin Mansion and have an alibi, no one will suspect you anymore."

Fan Xian came back to his senses and shook his head when he heard what Li Chengzong said, "Lin Gong is the son of the prime minister. He is a good martial artist and has expert guards when he goes out. Unless I do it myself, no one around me can kill Lin Gong."

"Don't you have Wuzhu?"

"How do you know?" Fan Xian stood up in shock.

"Have you forgotten the relationship between your mother and my mother? I know Wuzhu is weird?"

"I forgot about it."

Fan Xian did not continue to sit down, but smiled and said, "Thank you. I will go back and discuss with my father about going to the Lin Mansion tomorrow."

"No delivery."

(End of this chapter)