N-A-A Chapter 1738 Stop daydreaming
Chapter 1738 Stop daydreaming
Duan Fan got up and dusted off his clothes.
He stared at the plaque above the gate of the Prince of Jin's residence, waves of panic washing over his heart.
Something's not right, something's definitely not right.
Although this behavior seems to be quite in line with the temperament of the Prince of Jin, logically speaking, if the Prince of Jin wants to drive someone out, shouldn't he also drive Yang out?
Otherwise, you'd just give him a piece of your mind, you'd have to say something to him.
Although he had met with the Prince of Jin, before he was driven out, the Prince of Jin's words did not seem to indicate that he was going to throw him out like this.
After entering the west courtyard, the Prince of Jin ordered his guards to come out and drive him out of the gate.
What exactly did they say after they entered the west courtyard?
Who were those two people who got into a fight because of him?
Duan Fan has now completely forgotten about meeting the judge.
His memories are fragmented now, and he always feels like a piece has been taken away and the connection has not been made.
Duan Fan was still intelligent, and even after using that person's life force, he still had some intuition about danger.
He felt he couldn't leave now.
So he paused for a moment, then walked towards the gate of the Prince's Mansion and reached out to knock on the door.
"Open the door! I need to see the Prince. I have something to say to him!"
At least he still needs to see Yao Yutong, right?
But no matter how many times he took pictures, the people inside wouldn't open the door, as if they hadn't heard anything.
Then another carriage passed by the gate of the Prince's mansion. The coachman and the people in the carriage heard the loud knocking. People are always curious, so the coachman immediately reined in his horse and slowed down to see what was going on.
Upon closer inspection—
"It seems to be Lord Duan, that top scholar. He wants to see Prince Jin, but Prince Jin is ignoring him?"
The old man in the carriage clicked his tongue.
"Does this gentleman not consider that the Prince of Jin is not someone you can just see whenever you want?"
“Master,” the attendant sitting on the carriage commented in a low voice, “this top scholar is quite bold. Even though the Prince of Jin won’t see him, he still dares to bang on the door like this.”
The master and servant clicked their tongues a few times, and when Duan Fan turned around, they quickly told the driver to drive away.
Qingfeng, who was in the courtyard, was watching the outside world and heard all the commotion.
He quickly returned and reported to Zhou Shiyue.
“That witness testimony is enough,” Zhou Shiyue nodded.
Yin Yunting, who was standing nearby, understood what he meant.
Zhou Shiyue did it on purpose, didn't he? He made such a big commotion, taking Duan Fan's reaction into account. There were quite a few witnesses who saw that Duan Fan was no longer in the Prince's Mansion, and even when they banged on the door, the Prince's Mansion still wouldn't open it for him.
Can we still say that Duan Fan had an accident at the Prince's mansion?
If anyone were to doubt the Prince of Jin, someone would probably step forward voluntarily.
Did Duan Fan provoke Prince Jin and anger him? Did Duan Fan deserve it?
Yin Yunting had been thinking that Duan Fan was, after all, an official appointed by the imperial court, and if something really happened to him, Zhou Shiyue would have a hard time explaining it.
The emperor clearly disliked him.
Zhou Shiyue has never been afraid of this.
“Now we can send people out to arrest him,” Zhou Shiyue said. “He should leave eventually.”
"Your Highness, shall I go down?" Qinglin asked proactively.
Qi A stood up.
"No need, I can go. I can make him disappear without a trace."
Since Prince Jin is so righteous, he can also try his best to help him clear his tracks. "That man's master must be quite powerful. If the government can't find out, the other party should be able to find out something."
If Duan Fan's master were to find out about Prince Jin, it would not be good for him.
But if he does it himself, the other party will only be able to find out that it wasn't done by a human. If they have the ability, they can go find the Underworld.
"You can do it yourself if you want," Zhou Shiyue said without objection.
Qi'a flashed away and disappeared.
Lu Zhaoling sat there, seemingly lost in thought.
She didn't say a word when Qi A left.
After Qi'a left, the Emperor Emeritus sighed and looked at Zhou Shiyue with a somewhat worried expression.
"I'm afraid your royal brother will find out about this sooner or later, since Duan Fan has been to the Prince's residence after all."
"Old man, are you really that worried about Duan Fan?" Zhou Shiyue looked at him impatiently. "Why are you becoming even more sentimental after becoming a ghost?"
"You brat!"
The retired emperor was so angry he wanted to slap the back of his head.
"Duan Fan is no one to me, why should I feel sorry for him? But he is, after all, an official of the imperial court! And he is the top scholar in the imperial examination. Recently, quite a few young girls have taken a liking to him, and there are quite a few eyes on him. I want you to be careful and not think that he is an insignificant nobody that you can deal with as you please."
As far as he knew, Changning liked Duan Fan!
Furthermore, while he was wandering around the palace, he even suspected that the emperor was thinking of betrothing Xiao Wu to Duan Fan!
"Why does your brother value Duan Fan so much? It's because he doesn't have any family background in the capital. He wants Duan Fan to develop a relationship with Xiao Wu so that Duan Fan might become his loyal subject in the future, devoted only to him."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyue scoffed. "You want Duan Fan to marry Xiao Wu?"
So he said that his elder brother really should abdicate, and why was he still clinging to the throne when he was old and blind?
"If Duan Fan has truly committed a heinous crime, then of course he will not be spared. What I mean is, can this matter be handled more gently..."
"Alright, old man, I know what you're thinking."
Zhou Shiyue interrupted the Emperor Emeritus, looked at him seriously and said, "Isn't it always been your wish for everyone in your family to love each other? There are two things you fear most in your life: one is the fall of the country and the displacement of the people; the other is the killing of our Zhou family fathers and sons, and the mutual destruction of brothers."
He hit the nail on the head regarding the Emperor Emeritus's thoughts.
The retired emperor was a pretty good emperor when he was young; he was a benevolent ruler.
But as people get older, they often develop a minor ailment: "Harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things."
I've always hoped they could get along well.
Although one of the Emperor Emeritus's concerns was that Zhou Shiyue might truly be abandoned by the Emperor and become a lonely figure in the world, devoid of family and kinship, the Emperor Emeritus would feel sorry for Consort Long.
His previous tolerance of Zhou Yi was partly for this reason.
But now Zhou Shiyue has shattered his illusions.
"Stop having unrealistic expectations. If we can just avoid any deaths or being killed by the enemy, that would be good enough. Don't ask for too much."
Zhou Shiyue said, "I will make sure Zhou Ze takes that position as soon as possible. If you are really worried, then go and persuade your eldest son not to make a last-ditch effort and do something that would make people want to kill him. If he is well, he may be able to die peacefully as an emperor emeritus."
Yin Yunting pressed down on the corners of his mouth.
Prince Jin was quite frank. Good, he'd seen it too; the Emperor Emeritus was good in every way, except for this one thing: he was a bit naive.
That's probably what it's like when you get old.