The protagonist of this crossover film and television series is disrupting the plot again.

Chapter 536 Joy of Life 92

Fan Ruoruo would give anything for Fan Xian, including her own life.

Upon hearing that being with Fan Xian would put him in danger, she immediately abandoned her plan to elope.

Inside the bridal chamber, Fan Ruoruo sat quietly on the edge of the bed. The red veil covered her face, but it could not hide the tears that streamed down her face.

When Li Hongcheng returned to the bridal chamber and happily lifted the veil, his heart sank when he saw her tear-streaked face.

But he concealed his disappointment and said in a gentle voice, "Ruoruo, if you don't want to, I won't force you. I'm willing to use time and patience to prove my sincerity. I believe that one day you will see my true heart."

This was said to Fan Ruoruo, but also to himself.

Being able to marry the woman he loved had already made Li Hongcheng feel incredibly satisfied.

Although Fan Ruoruo's tearful appearance made his heart ache, he forced himself to suppress his emotions, put on a cheerful smile again, and turned to go to the front hall to offer a toast...

"Your Highness, are we really not going to the wedding banquet of Prince Jing and Miss Fan?" Fan Wujiu sat below, unusually not reading a book, but carefully wiping the knife in his hand like Xie Bi'an.

Previously, Xie Bi'an's martial arts were only slightly stronger than his, but unexpectedly, the other party suddenly had an epiphany and directly entered the realm of the ninth rank.

That's someone who's second only to the four Grandmasters!

Looking across the world, how many masters of the ninth rank and above can there be?

This made Fan Wujiu feel a sense of crisis. He had to work harder, otherwise he would be left further and further behind.

At this moment, Li Chengze was leaning back on the soft couch, leisurely eating fruit.

Upon hearing Fan Wujiu's words, he clicked his tongue softly, picked up a grape from the table, popped it into his mouth, and mumbled:

"Nonsense! I am already bedridden and unable to get out of bed. How could I possibly go to the Prince Jing's mansion for a wedding banquet?"

Previously, the situation in the imperial court was relatively simple, and the focus of the struggle for the throne always revolved around him and Li Chengqian.

The two forces were locked in a struggle for power, checking and balancing each other, thus maintaining a delicate balance in the court.

However, with Li Chengqian being sent to Nanzhao by Emperor Qing, the situation in the court underwent a dramatic change.

Anyone with eyes to see could see that Emperor Qing's actions were merely an indirect way of stripping Li Chengqian of his position as crown prince, and that he might die en route. Even if he didn't die, he would definitely never have the chance to return to the capital.

As a result, many people who had originally been under Li Chengqian's command began to seek other patrons after realizing the change in the wind, and turned to Li Chengze without hesitation.

Even though Li Chengze rejected many people, his power continued to snowball, eventually making him almost the sole ruler in the court.

Faced with this situation, Li Chengze was not happy; instead, he became even more cautious.

He knew better than anyone that his real enemy was not Li Chengqian, who was already effectively deposed, but Emperor Qing, who sat high on the dragon throne and was unfathomable.

Now he is like a lone boat standing on the edge of a storm, which could capsize at the slightest carelessness.

Emperor Qing never intended for Li Chengze to truly ascend to the throne.

In Emperor Qing's eyes, Li Chengze was nothing more than a pawn, a tool that could be used to balance the court and restrain the power of the Crown Prince.

Now that the crown prince has lost power, he is naturally no longer a useful pawn.

If he hadn't been ill recently, Emperor Qing might have already taken action.

"Any news from the Qin family?" Li Chengze casually fiddled with the booklet in his hand and asked Fan Wujiu casually.

Fan Wujiu nodded and replied, "After receiving the news, the Qin family quickly dispatched their private troops to Jiangnan. Their operation was extremely secretive. If our people hadn't been closely monitoring them, they probably wouldn't have noticed."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengze straightened up slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "Oh? They went to Jiangnan? It seems they're after Fan Xian."

As he spoke, he chuckled, his tone tinged with admiration, "Qin Ye truly lives up to his reputation as the top man in the army, acting decisively. Upon learning of Fan Xian's relationship with Ye Qingmei, he immediately dispatched men to hunt him down; such efficiency is truly remarkable."

The Qin family once cooperated with the Empress's family to eliminate Ye Qingmei, but because of their secretive actions, they successfully escaped Chen Pingping's massive purge that night.

The reason why Emperor Qing has not yet taken action against the Qin family is that he wants to use them to stabilize the court. The Qin family is well aware of this, and therefore they have shown extreme loyalty to Emperor Qing.

Li Chengze had already grasped the general outline of what happened back then through investigation and speculation, and naturally knew the Qin family's background.

So, he tentatively revealed to the Qin family that Fan Xian was Ye Qingmei's son. Unexpectedly, Qin Ye reacted so quickly, decisively dispatching his private army to Jiangnan to hunt down and kill Fan Xian.

However, I can understand Qin Ye's actions.

From an outsider's perspective, all they see is Emperor Qing's high regard for Fan Xian.

First, he arranged a marriage for Fan Xian and made him take over the Imperial Treasury; then he ignored Fan Xian's poems that were suspected to have been written by others and allowed the Overwatch Council to promote him; even Fan Xian's prison break with the Overwatch Council was suppressed and only Fan Jian was punished.

Now that Fan Xian has just returned to the capital, Emperor Qing has stopped acting and, without waiting for Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er to get married, hastily banished Li Yunrui from the capital and sent Fan Xian to Jiangnan to reorganize and take over the Imperial Treasury.

If this isn't considered valuing something, then what is?

Qin Ye was unaware that Emperor Qing's urgent actions were simply an attempt to squeeze every last drop of value out of Fan Xian.

He simply made a reasonable deduction based on what he saw before him.

Furthermore, considering that Chen Pingping rescued Jing Ge and brought him into the Supervisory Council, it is highly likely that he had already realized that the Qin family was one of the masterminds behind the assassination of Ye Qingmei.

Under these circumstances, how could Qin Ye possibly remain calm?

Moreover, now that Emperor Qing has sent the Crown Prince to Nanzhao without any reason, isn't he paving the way for Fan Xian?

The Qin family is Fan Xian's mother's killer. If Fan Xian really comes to power, how can the Qin family possibly have a good ending?

A mix of doubts forced Qin Ye to take action.

Li Chengze sighed and remarked, "Fan Xian is truly a useful card. I don't have to do anything; I just need to spread information about him to the right people, and the situation automatically descends into chaos."

There was no deep-seated hatred between Li Chengze and Fan Xian. However, when Li Chengze learned that Fan Xian was also a time traveler, but chose to stay here instead of going back, he felt somewhat resentful. That's why he had someone reveal Fan Xian's background to Li Yunrui.