The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Fan Jian returned home exhausted both physically and mentally, his whole face full of worry.

Aunt Liu knew that Fan Jian came to the palace today to discuss the marriage of Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er with Emperor Qing.

"Master, why are you so worried? Has something happened to Fan Xian's marriage?" Aunt Liu considerately took off Fan Jian's coat.

"The princess has always disagreed with this marriage. Recently, there have been rumors that Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei's son, which made the princess even more unwilling. Now even the empress dowager is not happy with the marriage." Fan Jian sighed.

Aunt Liu was born in the Liu family in Kyoto, so she naturally knew who Ye Qingmei was. However, the Liu family did not participate in the Taiping Villa tragedy at the time, so they knew very little about the inside story.

"His Majesty agreed to this marriage and issued an edict to grant it. Can the Princess and the Queen Mother still make His Majesty take back his decision?" Aunt Liu dipped a towel in water and wiped Fan Jian's face.

"You don't understand." Fan Jian said worriedly: "The princess threatened to die, the queen mother couldn't do anything, and His Majesty was also a little shaken."

Aunt Liu was puzzled and asked: "Why does the princess hate Ye Qingmei so much? She has been dead for more than ten years."

Fan Jian glanced at Aunt Liu coldly, scaring her so much that she quickly explained, "Master, don't misunderstand me. I'm just curious and I didn't mean to ask about Ye Qingmei."

"Too many things have happened in Kyoto recently, and His Majesty is in a bad mood. The eldest princess made such a fuss, which made His Majesty even more annoyed. He even scolded me today." Fan Jian sighed softly.

Seeing that Fan Jian was not angry, Aunt Liu tried to say: "If you ask me, it's better if this marriage fails. Lin Wan'er's status is embarrassing. Although she is the daughter of Prime Minister Lin and the eldest princess, she is not worthy of being seen by others.

There are so many noble ladies in Kyoto, why do you have to focus on Lin Wan'er? I think Ye Ling'er from the Ye family is more suitable than Lin Wan'er."
Fan Jian said impatiently: "What do you know as a woman? I let Fan Xian marry Lin Wan'er so that I could take over the financial power of the inner treasury and let him be a rich man for the rest of his life."

Aunt Liu was even more puzzled and asked in confusion: "With the financial resources of our Fan family, Fan Xian is not afraid of being a prodigal son for the rest of his life, so why would he want to get involved in the inner treasury? That would be a big trouble."

Fan Jian felt miserable! There were some things he couldn't tell Aunt Liu directly!

"Father, father." At this time, Fan Xian's voice came from outside the house, and then Fan Jian saw Fan Xian rushing in.

"What's going on? You have no manners at all." Fan Jian looked at Fan Xian in a hurry and could not help but scold him.

When Fan Xian saw Aunt Liu was there too, he swallowed the words he was about to ask.

"Father, I have something to discuss with you."

Aunt Liu understood and immediately said, "Master, I'll go see how the kitchen is doing and when we can have dinner."

Fan Jian nodded, very satisfied with Aunt Liu's knowledge and taste.

After everyone left, Fan Xian closed the door and immediately asked impatiently: "Who is my biological father?"

Fan Jian's face changed drastically, and he angrily shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Fan Xian said: "Brother said that my mother is Ye Qingmei and my father is His Majesty, is that true?"

Fan Jian stood up excitedly, grabbed Fan Xian's arm, and asked, "You saw your brother, where is he? Is he safe?"

Fan Xian's heart sank, and Fan Jian also realized that he had lost his composure.

"You must not tell anyone about your elder brother's affairs." Fan Jian said, "He has been causing a lot of trouble recently. Chen Pingping and the military are looking for him. You must not show up."

Fan Xian said sadly: "Father, please tell me the truth! Who am I?"

"You are Fan Xian, who else could you be?" Fan Jian said with a twinkling eye.

Fan Xian said anxiously: "Does Chen Pingping also know my background? I'll go ask him."

"Stop." Fan Jian was anxious and advised: "Chen Pingping is a man of deep thoughts. Don't spend too much time with him."

Fan Xian said coldly: "Then tell me the truth. I don't want to live in obscurity, not even knowing whose ancestry I am."

Fan Jian looked at Fan Jian with pity, and was conflicted for a moment.

"You are my son and always will be."

"Then why did my elder brother live outside and refuse to take the surname Fan?" Fan Xian said: "Why did my elder brother stab you three times in Danzhou that year?" Fan Jian recalled what happened that year and didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

Fan Xian approached step by step, grabbed Fan Jian's arm and roared: "Tell me the truth."

"Yes, you are His Majesty's son." Fan Jian had no choice but to tell the truth: "You are His Majesty and Ye Qingmei's child."

Bang!

There was a sound outside the door, and Fan Xian immediately let go of Fan Jian, turned around and opened the door, then saw Fan Ruoruo standing at the door with a plate of overturned cakes at her feet.

Fan Ruoruo looked very frightened when she saw Fan Xian.

"Come in first." Fan Xian pulled his sister into the room, then looked around and closed the door after making sure that there was no one around.

"What did you hear?" Fan Jian asked Fan Ruoruo.

"Father, I didn't mean to eavesdrop." Fan Ruoruo said fearfully, like a child who had done something wrong.

Fan Jian sighed helplessly and said, "Fan Xian's identity is a secret and must not be passed on to outsiders."

Fan Ruoruo secretly glanced at Fan Xian, thinking that she and her brother had no blood relationship, and were not biological siblings, and she felt inexplicably happy.

"What happened back then? Why was I sent to Danzhou to be raised? Does Your Majesty know my identity?" Fan Xian was in mixed feelings and did not notice his sister's emotional changes.

"You are the illegitimate child of your majesty and Ye Qingmei. When you were born, the Western Hu invaded the border. Your majesty had to lead the army in person, taking many of his trusted aides with him, which gave some people the opportunity to kill you and your son."

Fan Jian told the truth, and the more Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo listened, the more shocked they were, and the more they felt sorry for Wang Gang.

"It turns out that big brother has suffered so much since he was a child." Fan Ruoruo said with tears in her eyes.

Fan Xian said with guilt: "Brother, you lost a hand because of me, and you are forced not to return to the Fan family?"

Fan Jian said sadly: "Your eldest brother has never forgiven me. He would rather wander around outside than return to his roots."

"Father, you are too cruel." Fan Ruoruo cried.

"Yes, I was wrong, and I have regretted it for more than ten years." Fan Jian cried, "I also wanted to make it up to your eldest brother, but he never gave me a chance."

Fan Xian asked again: "Was what happened back then really planned by Emperor Qing? Am I not his biological son?!"

“Over the years, Chen Pingping and I have been investigating the truth. When His Majesty led the army in person, he deliberately took away people close to Ye Qingmei. If I hadn’t noticed something was wrong and returned to Kyoto halfway, I wouldn’t have been able to save you.

It's a pity that I was still a step too late and failed to rescue your mother." Fan Jian said.

Fan Xian's face turned pale and he almost fell down, but Fan Ruoruo supported him.

"Fan Xian, don't worry. Chen Pingping and I will help you avenge your mother. All you have to do is marry Lin Wan'er and go to Jiangnan to become a rich man." Fan Jian advised.

"How can I marry Lin Wan'er now? Not to mention that she is the daughter of the enemy who killed my mother, even in terms of blood relationship, we are cousins." Fan Xian said angrily.

"Brother." Fan Ruoruo supported Fan Xian distressedly and said, "Don't be like this."

Fan Xian shook off Fan Ruoruo's hand and said, "I want to go to the palace and ask that person in person why he wanted to kill me!"

Fan Xian originally had a bad impression of Emperor Qing. After learning the truth, he was filled with resentment and had no place to vent it. He wanted to find Emperor Qing immediately, grab his collar and ask him for clarification.

"Fan Xian, please don't do anything stupid." Fan Jian grabbed Fan Xian's arm and said, "Your Majesty's power is unpredictable. What can you do on your own?"

Fan Xian stopped and couldn't help but think of Wang Gang's words.

"Do you want to take back everything that belongs to you?" (End of this chapter)