Chapter 429
Chapter 429: Grandson, Sister-In-Law, Husband And Wife, Ah…
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Suzhou?" Fan Xian chuckled and said to the grandmother . "What girl are you talking about? If we're speaking about girls, I built a Baoyue Brothel in Suzhou . The girls there are pretty good . "
The old woman shook her head impatiently . "That is another matter, instead of being a proper official, you go into the romance business . Are you not afraid of losing face?"
Fan Xian did not feel like it was facing losing . He smiled widely and said, "That is second brother's business . I am just looking after it for him . " After saying this, he glanced at the Third Prince sitting beside the old woman . A flash of awkwardness immediately appeared on the Third Prince's little face . He could not escape his connection to the initial Baoyue Brothel .
The old woman sighed . "Don't try to change the subject, you know who I am asking about . "
Fan Xian became silent . Of course, he knew that grandmother was asking about Haitang . He and Haitang's matter had been spread everywhere under heaven, and grandmother was not one of those pure women whose ears did not listen to matters of the outside world . Of course, she knew the story . However, this matter already had some problems, and he really didn't know what to say in front of Wan'er's face . He raised his head and said with a warm smile, "Grandmother, don't listen to those rumors . Haitang being in Jiangnan is only to help me handle some matters . "
Naturally, the old woman did not believe this and said suspiciously, "What is a Northern Qi person doing always being beside you? She isn't an ordinary girl . "
Fan Xian's words dried up . He stole a glance at Wan'er and found that his wife's face was calm, but her little hands were gripping the corner of her sleeve . He couldn't help but force a laugh and turn toward his grandmother . "Don't misunderstand . "
"Is it a misunderstanding?" The old woman looked at him with a not-quite-there smile . After all, there were still people in the hall at this moment, so she couldn't speak plainly . She only warmly said, "There are some things that should be done on the surface if they can be done on the surface…I greatly dislike hiding things . If it is honorable, then bring her home to let me have a look . If you don't have this intention, then be careful of your actions . After all, even though she isn't a person of Qing Kingdom, she is still a girl . She can't have her reputation destroyed just like this by you . "
Fan Xian forced a smile .
"Did you hear me?" the old woman stared at him and asked .
Fan Xian sighed and nodded, thinking that this matter was not one of yes or no . His own shamelessness had indeed been seen through immediately by grandmother . As for Haitang, Lang Tiao had already gone to Suzhou . Given Haitang's personality, he was afraid that she wouldn't go against her teacher . Once she had returned to Northern Qi, it would be difficult to meet again, so there was no need to talk about future events in detail .
"I say, grandmother," he said with a pained expression . "I haven't been back for two years . Why are you scolding me the moment you see me? Can you wait for a bit and then do it?"
The old woman huffed coldly and said, "Do you know that you haven't been back in two years?" She glared at Fan Xian . The wrinkles on her face gradually relaxed, and she smilingly scolded, "When you arrived in Danzhou, you didn't even rush home . Where did you go play earlier? You're already at such an age, so how come you are still so insensible?"
Fan Xian understood . It turned out that his grandmother was jealous . He laughed and said, "I left the boat halfway to wander around . "
Without waiting for her to speak, he took the opportunity to send out a meaningful gaze . The grandmother and grandson had lived together 16 years . How could they not know the thoughts the other was hiding? The old woman gently coughed and said, "It's getting late . Get ready to start the feats . I still have some things to say to An Zhi . "
After saying this, she shakily stood up and prepared to bow to the Third Prince to play her role completely . The old woman was originally a wet nurse of the royal family and could be considered a family servant . She was especially particular about the divide between superiors and inferiors . Lin Wan'er was Fan Xian's wife now, so as the grandmother, she did not have to mind . However, with the Third Prince living in their home, she was careful to maintain etiquette .
However, her position was too special . The Third Prince always referred to himself as Fan Xian's student . How could he dare to accept a bow from this ancestor? The little kid's face fought until his face was bright red and dodged away with all his might, running for the door like his butt was on fire .
Fan Xian went forward and gently tugged on Wan'er's hand . He leaned close to her ear and said some things . Wan'er repeatedly nodded and, as asked, she led Sisi out of the door .
Left in the hall were only the old woman and Fan Xian, grandmother and grandson . Fan Xian brought over a little stool and sat beside her, just like in the past, to listen to a lecture properly .
Now that there were no more outsiders, the old woman's words were much more direct .
"That Haitang girl, how do you plan to deal with this?"
Fan Xian tilted his head in thought . Furrowing his brows, he said seriously, "It will be difficult to marry her in . Stall for time first and then see . "
"Do you want to marry her?"
"Hmm…" Fan Xian hesitated . He always felt that he and Haitang were more friends than anything else . If he brought her home, he was afraid that this kind of feeling would change . "It'll depend on her . If she wants to marry, then I want to marry . "
"It still that old saying, the Fan family is, after all, a great family, how could we let her drift alone outside?" The old woman gently coughed . "Since you like her, she'll eventually have to enter our home . "
Fan Xian forced a smile . He thought that this matter was not something the Fan family could decide alone . Since grandmother had already set an edict, he could only do his best to carry it out . He used his palm to gently pat at grandmother's back, quietly transferring in a thread of Tianyi Dao's gentle zhenqi to help her take care of her body . He found, to his delight, that grandmother's body was quite good . Although she appeared older over these two years, there were still no signs of decline .
"However…even if she marries in, there has to be an order of superiority," The old woman suddenly said severely . "You cannot mistreat Wan'er . Originally, following my thoughts, I do not like Haitang, that girl . Being together with you without name or status, how proper is that?"
Fan Xian was silent . He knew that he had been busy with official affairs recently and had indeed neglected his wife a bit . Furthermore, Wan'er was a girl who appeared calm but was very meticulous in the depths of her heart . To say something clichéd, the higher Fan Xian's position, the less he wanted Wan'er to be involved in those shady affairs . It was unavoidable that Wan'er would lack some sense of true existence . That feeling was probably not very comfortable .
However, it could be seen that during these days in Danzhou, Wan'er had received the grandmother's great liking .
"Don't raise this matter anymore . " The old woman looked at the grandson at her knee and sighed . She gently stroked his face and said, "Being in Jingdou these years must not have been easy…you know all about those things now, right?"
In reality, in the 16 years in Danzhou, Fan Xian and grandmother did not have any overly intimate actions . Fan Xian understood that this was because grandmother wanted to raise him as someone who was cold, severe, and hard so that he could be able to preserve his life in the future in Jingdou . The last time she was so gentle…when was it? It seemed that it was when he was still an infant . She had held him in the little tower and cried silently .
Fan Xian was a little lost in thought . It was also that night that he knew that other than Uncle Wu Zhu in this world, his grandmother was also good to him, heart and soul .
"I know . " Fan Xian lowered his head . A moment later he smiled and sighed, "The question of my past is always so unexpected . "
The old woman smiled slightly and said, "It has all already passed . I see that the Emperor still loves you tenderly . "
Fan Xian was silent and did not reply . She had raised the Emperor of Qing Kingdom and was likely proud of this fact deep in her heart . However, it was clear that her words did not say everything . At least, it did not explain what she had said that night 18 years ago .
He slowly raised his head and looked at his grandmother's wrinkle-filled face and asked in a quiet voice, "Grandmother, my mother…how exactly did she die?"
The old woman was startled as if she had thought he would ask this question . After hesitating for a moment she slowly said, "Has your father not told you yet?"
Fan Xian smiled weakly . "Father has spoken of it, but I have always felt that matters couldn't have been so simple . "
"Your mother was an incredible person," the old woman tenderly patted his cheeks and said . "I trust that the Emperor has already avenged her . As for whether or not any enemies had been missed, naturally…there is that guy to take care of it .
That guy was the person who fought with people daily back in King Cheng's manor .
Fan Xian smiled . It looked like his grandmother also did not know the details or, perhaps, she did not wish to tell him her guesses . Speaking of which, if it had been anyone else, he had already received sufficient compensation from the royal family . Why must he be stuck on whether something in the past had any loose ends?
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"Sizhe…what kind of child is he?" The grandmother suddenly opened her mouth and asked .
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