"After taking the medicine, you must abstain from sex for a month." Fei Jie smiled slightly, still concealing the true side effects.

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"You're truly poisonous." Fan Xian stared into his teacher's eyes, wishing he could bite him to death.

Fan Xian said with a worried expression, "Then I'll have Wan'er take this medicine again tomorrow."

Fei Jie nearly spat his tea out at him, pointing at his nose and saying, "You're really something! There are countless brothels in Kyoto, do you have to be so impatient for just one night?"

Fan Xian chuckled, "Because I know you're deliberately toying with me."

Fei Jie really couldn't do anything about this handsome young man. He wasn't his match ten years ago, and he was even less of a match ten years later. He could only stand up, huffing, "Was I destined to owe you in a previous life? You can guess everything."

Fan Xian quickly stood up to accompany him, consoling, "Because you care about me, teacher."

Fei Jie suddenly looked into his eyes, remaining silent for a long time. Because the study was newly used, the smell of wood still permeated the room, making the atmosphere somewhat strange.

After a long while, Fei Jie asked softly, "You've been in Kyoto for so long, and you've also visited the Supervisory Council. I imagine you already know some things."

"I know some of it," Fan Xian said with a pure smile. "For example, I know my mother, but I still don't know my father."

He looked into Fei Jie's eyes. Even someone as cunning and venomous as Fei Jie felt that pressure, so he smiled and changed the topic, doing so skillfully enough that Fan Xian found it difficult to press further. "I imagine you also know that Miss Ye established the Ye family with her left hand and the Supervisory Council with her right. Now, both the Count of Sinan and the Director want you to take over. However, the Count of Sinan wants you to take over the Neiku's business, while the Director seems to want you to take over the Supervisory Council."

Fan Xian shook his head. "Teacher, the waist token you gave me years ago was actually a Tisi token. In fact, after understanding what that token represents, I knew what might happen later. What is your opinion?"

"My opinion is actually different from the Director's." Fei Jie looked somewhat melancholic. "The Supervisory Council is too close to the Emperor, and it's easy to be drawn into those terrifying political struggles. Although the Neiku is also a hot potato, it's easier to control than the Supervisory Council after all."

Fan Xian nodded, but smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that he seemed to already be involved in those palace struggles. Even the Princess of Chang was forced to leave Kyoto, and that seemed to have something to do with him. After thinking for a while, he said with a smile, "Teacher, don't trouble yourself. You're tired from the journey, so just stay in the residence for now. As for future matters, regardless of whether I want to accept my mother's inheritance or not, I'm afraid that even if Director Chen and... Father want to give it to me, there are many people who wouldn't want that to happen."

Fei Jie nodded, saying heavily, "Things are very complicated. And I think His Excellency the Prime Minister might not be able to stay in the court for much longer either."

Fan Xian frowned, thinking that his father-in-law had already extricated himself from the Wu Boan affair, so what else could happen?

Fei Jie didn't explain, but asked softly, "Is Fifth Master in Kyoto now?"

Without a moment's hesitation, Fan Xian said directly, "He left after I entered Kyoto. It seems he went to the South Sea to find Ye Liuyun. I don't know what he's doing."

Fei Jie shook his head, then suddenly glanced at Fan Xian, frowning and scolding, "I heard you like to write poetry in Kyoto and have even made a name for yourself?"

Fan Xian smiled somewhat embarrassedly. "You know, teacher, I've always liked writing sentimental things since I was a child."

Fei Jie sighed, "In that case, the so-called salt merchant Old Xin is just your excuse."

Fan Xian chuckled twice.

Fei Jie couldn't help but shake his head again, looking at him and saying, "Your mother was so remarkably talented, but she despised effete scholars the most. After entering Kyoto, you've only been focusing on these petty skills. If your mother had a spirit in heaven, wouldn't she be furious?"

Fan Xian shrugged, thinking that his mother was probably the most terrifying female PhD in science in her previous life, so naturally, she wouldn't have taken the same path as him.

Fei Jie declined his student Fan Xian's request to stay overnight. He naturally had a residence in Kyoto as well. As he was preparing to leave, Fan Xian finally couldn't help but ask a question.

"Teacher, back then, were you, Chen Pingping, and Uncle Wu Zhu always with my mother?"

"Yes."

"Did Mother ever ask you for some medicine?"

"What medicine?"

"Um..." Fan Xian shook his head helplessly. "Aphrodisiacs or sleeping pills."

Fei Jie seemed to remember something, and a strange expression appeared on his face. He chuckled sinisterly and said, "You're newly married, and you already need these things?"

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The next morning, magpies chirped incessantly on the branches, and even the gradually yellowing leaves seemed to have absorbed some of the joyous atmosphere, becoming much tenderer. The morning sun shone obliquely from the end of the courtyard, filling the courtyard with a faint warmth. The green grass and small flowers in the courtyard, and the slightly slanted stone path, were all stained with dew, looking very peaceful.

With a creak, Fan Xian pushed the door open and stretched lazily, his face slightly tired, but his eyes were clear and bright. He yawned, smiled, and waved behind him, "Aren't you coming out yet? The best part of the day is in the morning, how can you still be lying in bed?"

From the room came Lin Wan'er's shy and anxious reply, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you, hurry up and close the door."

Fan Xian laughed and said, "It's early in the morning, and everyone was tired from the wedding yesterday. I'm afraid we're the first ones up in the whole courtyard."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard people popping out from all around the courtyard, men and women, bowing to Fan Xian: "Good morning, Young Master."

Fan Xian was startled and quickly returned to the room, closing the door.

After a while, the maids came in to serve the newlyweds with washing and grooming, and then they put on their clothes and walked out of the door. Fan Xian carefully supported Wan'er's hand, looking at his wife's face that could be both angry and charming, and said with a smile, "I spent some time with the teacher last night, so it was a bit short. I'll make it up to you tonight."

Lin Wan'er had grown up in the palace since she was a child and was careful in her words and actions. Now she had married a husband who loved to talk nonsense, and she blushed and spat, "You're being improper again."

Fan Xian held her cool little hand, smiling seriously, "Ever since the lakeside, we've been looking at the scriptures askance."

"There you go again."

"From today onwards, you must call your husband 'Xianggong'."

"Yes, Xianggong." Lin Wan'er's shy and obedient appearance was truly endearing.

Hearing the word "Xianggong," Fan Xian thought of mahjong, and then he thought of his own miraculous encounters in life, his crazy night, the beauty of his wedding night, and the Princess of Chang who had been driven out of her fiefdom by the Emperor. He couldn't help but smile slightly and say, "It seems I've drawn a few more cards than others."

Since entering Kyoto, he had finally found the feeling of happiness and couldn't help but sing in a low voice, "One night in Kyoto, I left behind so much love."

Lin Wan'er in his arms opened her innocent big eyes, not understanding a single word.

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Turning into the Fan residence from a corner of the garden, there was another burst of excitement. The servants stood on both sides to welcome the newlyweds, knowing that this young mistress was an extraordinary person. The continuous rewards from the palace during last night's wedding had already shocked all the members of the Fan family.

After drinking the bride's tea, Fan Jian kindly asked the two to rise, and then he exchanged a few words with Wan'er about how Prime Minister Lin's health was, before letting the two of them rest. Seeing the matching appearance of the new son and new daughter-in-law, the Count of Sinan was naturally comforted, and Fan Ruoruo was also happy for her brother.

When the two returned to their own courtyard, they heard another burst of noise outside the courtyard. A servant opened the door and found that it was people from the Fan family's manor in the suburbs of Kyoto coming to give gifts. Naturally, Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er didn't need to meet these people personally, but simply dealt with them casually. However, Teng Zijing and his wife also came today, which surprised Fan Xian.

"Is your leg better?" Fan Xian sat in the main seat, looking at Teng Da's leg with concern.

Teng Zijing smiled and said, "It's been better for a long time, it's just a little inconvenient to walk."

Fan Xian smiled at Lin Wan'er beside him and said, "The roe deer meat and white deer meat that I sent you a few days ago were all handled by Teng Zijing."

Lin Wan'er smiled slightly and nodded slightly. In just one night, she had transformed from a young girl into a composed mistress. It must be said that the changes in life are always so sudden.

After talking for a while, Teng Zijing and his wife were led to rest. After leaving, Teng Zijing's wife asked curiously in a low voice, "This young mistress is quite noble, but her body seems a little weak. I'm afraid she's not a match for the young master."

Teng Zijing was startled and scolded, "The young mistress is a true noblewoman. Be careful that others hear you and tear your mouth apart." Teng Zijing's wife, who still had some lingering charm of a young woman, smiled noncommittally and said, "It's just that the bride doesn't look as handsome as the groom, which is a bit funny."

Teng Zijing also smiled and said, "In Kyoto, it's not easy to find a girl who is more handsome than the young master."

On the other hand, the gifts from the grandmother in Danzhou were delayed on the road for several days, and they finally arrived at the Fan residence today. Fan Jian naturally went out of the residence to welcome them, and also asked someone to notify the young couple here. Fan Xian was overjoyed and dragged Wan'er's hand towards the courtyard entrance, saying as he walked, "Grandmother loves me the most, I wonder what she will send us."

When they arrived at the entrance of the residence, Fan Xian was stunned. He never expected that the wedding gift his grandmother sent him would be a person.

The girl Sisi, with a face full of joy, looked at the young master she had served for several years, and bowed gracefully: "Greetings, Young Master, Greetings, Young Mistress."