bookcurios Chapter 228 Han Rang
Chapter 228 Han Rang
Xiao Haizhou was a man of few words. He used his position as the Regent and Grand Tutor to instigate the young emperor to drag Prince Ning into the trouble, directly bringing the struggle between the Xiao family, Prince Ning, and Prime Minister Fan to the surface.
Zhao Mianmian had no idea what was going on with Prince Ning, but she knew that He Zhaoxian had been worried sick for the past three months and wished he could personally serve as Fan Zhishan's vanguard.
Fortunately, He Jianxing remained calm, thinking that the He family had just escaped a disaster from the Xuanlin Guards, and should not and could not bring bad luck to Xiao Haizhou at this juncture.
He persuaded He Zhaoxian again and again with all his heart, and finally managed to convince him not to let the He family get too deeply involved in the Tongzhou incident.
It was several months later when the dust settled, and autumn arrived in the capital overnight.
On this day, Zhao Mianmian followed Qin Shuyu's family to celebrate the old lady of the Su family's birthday.
In addition to eating the big melon for the Nth time at the Su family, he also met the person that He Zhaoxian has been talking about every day recently, Han Rang.
The old lady of the Su family is Su Yingyue’s biological grandmother, and she is now sixty years old.
The Su family had several palace concubines and a crown prince's wife, and as a result, all the members of the family rose to high positions and got some official positions of varying degrees in the capital.
Although the Su family members did not hold high official positions and were somewhat insignificant in the court, their house was renovated extremely beautifully.
Especially the Heron Garden in the backyard, with luxuriant flowers and trees, spring all year round, rockery and ponds, which complement each other and are much better than the Zhaowenhou Mansion next door.
Zhao Mianmian couldn't sit still at the table, so she found an excuse to run to the Lu Garden to get some fresh air.
She had just scattered some cakes to feed the fish when she heard a few women gossiping in low voices behind the rockery:
"I heard from my family that Prince Ning's trip to Tongzhou was full of dangers and dangers, and he suffered a lot!"
"It's more than just suffering. If it weren't for his good fortune to meet a noble man, King Ning would have fallen into the hands of those Tongzhou thugs this time."
"Noble? Are you talking about Mr. Han, whose ancestral home is in Western Shu, who traveled all over the world and finally escorted Prince Ning back to the capital?"
"That's him!
On the day Prince Ning returned to the capital, I had seen him from afar. Although Mr. Han was young, he looked dignified and handsome.
I heard that in Tongzhou, he single-handedly broke into the mob's encirclement and rescued Prince Ning from danger, preventing Prince Ning from being beheaded and dying in the desolate mountains."
"No wonder! I was wondering why Prince Ning thought so highly of him after returning to the capital and even specially recommended him to the emperor.
This Mr. Han is probably going to soar to the sky!"
"Well, speaking of which, although the Han family is a famous family in Western Shu, it has declined over the years. I didn't expect that such an extraordinary descendant would appear. It's really the good deeds of our ancestors!"
"The ancestors did good deeds? This is simply smoke coming out of the ancestral graves! But I heard @￥%..."
Several ladies were chattering behind the rockery, and the audience in the live broadcast room were also talking on the public screen:
[Mr. Han? They are talking about the "chivalrous and brave, superb martial arts" Mr. Han that the He family has talked about countless times in the past two days, Han Rang? ? ]
[That should be the case. Apart from Han Rang, there is no one else in the capital who is so popular recently that he even attended the birthday party of the old lady of the Su family and was used by others to gossip about her behind her back...]
[I just don't understand. Didn't Han Rang save Prince Ning once in Tongchuan? How did he take advantage of the situation and become a popular figure that Prince Ning and Prime Minister Fan were vying to win over? ? ]
[It seems that you really don't understand. On the surface, Han Rang just saved Prince Ning, but in fact, he solved a big and difficult problem for Prime Minister Fan.
Just think about it, whenever something happened to Prince Ning in Tongzhou, the first person everyone would suspect would be Fan Zhishan.
Originally, when Prince Ning got into trouble, it would not be difficult for Fan Zhishan to prove that he was not responsible, but he had Xiao Haizhou behind the scenes who was causing trouble.
Who knows if Xiao Haizhou will take advantage of the situation and kill two birds with one stone by taking advantage of the trouble of Prince Ning and directly pinning Prime Minister Fan to death in the struggle for power? !
Therefore, rather than saying that Han Rang saved Prince Ning's life, it would be more accurate to say that he saved the future and stability of the old ministers.
In this situation, how could Fan Zhishan not use all his skills to win him over? !】
[Oh my god, that makes sense! ]
[Wait, that's true, but Han Rang followed Prince Ning into the capital. No matter how much Fan Zhishan wants to win him over, he can't just reach out to Prince Ning and snatch him away.]
[This is how narrow-minded you are. No matter how powerful Han Rang is, he is still a man. A man cannot escape the temptation of money, beauty and power.
As for money and power, Prince Ning can afford them, and Prime Minister Fan is not much behind, but under Xiao Haizhou's nose, no one's promise can be fulfilled so quickly.
Therefore, the only thing the two of them can think about now is...】
[Beauty? ? No way, how can we compare?
Prince Ning sent three beauties to serve in the first half of the night, and Prime Minister Fan sent three to serve in the second half of the night, and then they compared who served better? ?
If this were to happen, wouldn't Han Rang be exhausted and die in two days? ? 】
Zhao Mianmian's hand holding the cake tightened, and a clear stupidity appeared in her eyes:
【Ah, what is the end and what is the end? 】
The audience in the live broadcast room was so frightened that they quickly refreshed the screen, and soon the comment "Exhausted to death" was deleted:
【…】
[Anchor, you should go play somewhere else.]
[No, what are you thinking about? ! ! Can you control yourself? ! ! ]
[Ahem, okay, it’s not the kind of beauty you think it is.
Although Han Rang was born in Western Shu and his family had been in decline for several generations, he still had some background and was not so superficial as to be so ignorant.
Old Lady Su was celebrating her 60th birthday, which had nothing to do with Han Rang. But since this invitation could be sent to the other party, it must be that the Su family was thinking of forming a marriage alliance, and wanted to use their unmarried daughter to get on board Han Rang and get a piece of the pie in this three-way confrontation in the court.
I just don’t know whether the Su family is on Prince Ning’s side or Prime Minister Fan’s side…】
[The unmarried daughter of the Su family? ? You are not talking about the Yingyue or something! ]
[Yes, Su Yingyue, that Su Yingyue who had a bad relationship with He Xulan before and framed our eldest son in front of everyone in Prince Ning's mansion! ]
[??? I feel a little sympathetic towards Han Rang for some reason...]
【Hahahahaha】
Zhao Mianmian had no interest at all in Han Rang's background and future.
After the women who were gossiping behind her back walked away, she quickly read through the comments on the public screen, then stood up, patted her skirt, and prepared to leave this place of trouble.
But before Zhao Mianmian could finish brushing off the cake crumbs on her body, she was suddenly covered by a figure.
The man was wearing a blue shirt and plain shoes, with distinct features. He was not as delicate and pleasing as Li Peiyan, nor as noble and stern as Xiao Haizhou, but he had a unique tenacity and heroism.
Zhao Mianmian raised her head and her eyes met the visitor's.
Her heart skipped a beat, and a name popped up in her mind:
Han Rang!!