"What does the Crown Princess mean by that?"
The Crown Princess smiled and said, "Both the Consort and I know that His Highness has always hoped that you would stand on his side and support him more in court affairs, but we haven't had a suitable opportunity to discuss this with you in detail."
Fan Yuanxin had always known that the Crown Prince wanted to win him over, but he remained neutral. Recently, the Fifth Prince had also been in contact with him, and he actually favored the Fifth Prince. If he sided with the Fifth Prince, the Fifth Prince might have the right to challenge the Crown Prince.
"General Fan is fond of beautiful women. Today, I subtly inquired, and the concubine, who is wholeheartedly devoted to His Highness the Crown Prince, is willing to spend a night with General Fan..." The Crown Princess smiled. "Of course, the prerequisite is that General Fan can stand by His Highness's side afterward and work together. What does General Fan think?"
Fan Yuanxin initially thought the matter was outrageous, but upon closer reflection, he realized that the customs of Dongqi were indeed more open than those of Daliang. He had heard that even the favored princesses of Dongqi could keep male lovers, which showed that the concept of purity was not so important to them.
Thinking about it this way, Fan Yuanxin felt a little tempted. The stunningly beautiful face and figure he had seen today kept flashing through his mind. If it were any other woman, he would have easily gotten over the disappointment of not getting her.
But this Princess Dongqi was so reckless, and being the Crown Prince's woman, and also incredibly beautiful, Fan Yuanxin was instantly overcome by lust and lost much of his reason.
However, he still had some doubts. "Is His Highness the Crown Prince aware of this matter?"
The Crown Princess said, "Your Highness is unaware of this. As long as you don't tell, and neither do the Consort and I, no one else in the world knows."
"Of course, in His Highness's eyes, the affairs of the court and his future are far more important than women. Even if he finds out, if you take the initiative to support him at this time, he will not only not be angry, but may even let the princess serve you for a few more nights."
The temptation was immense; Fan Yuanxin felt incredibly excited just thinking about the scene.
The Crown Prince used to fawn over him, and now he's gained his support in exchange for a woman from his own backyard. It's a very good deal, and the Crown Prince has no reason to be dissatisfied.
Fan Yuanxin nodded. "When?"
The Crown Princess immediately smiled, "General Fan, wait for my news, I will make the arrangements."
After leaving Fan Yuanxin's residence, the Crown Princess returned to the West Garden and happily went straight to Wei Xinran's residence.
Wei Xinran arrived at Fahua Temple a day earlier than her and stayed in a side room not far from her.
"Thank you, General Fan has agreed. Now all we need to do is figure out a way to get Yan Chaoxi to Fan Yuanxin's room."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xinran took out a packet of powder from her bundle. "This is an aphrodisiac powder I bought for you. Find an opportunity to put it in her tea, and everything will fall into place."
The Crown Princess immediately took it, but then asked with some worry, "If Yan Chaoxi says she was murdered, do you think the Crown Prince will blame me?"
"What are you afraid of, Your Highness? If you insist that you know nothing about it, General Fan will definitely not admit that he coveted the Crown Prince's woman. You can take the initiative and say that Yan Chaoxi took the initiative to seduce him. General Fan will then accept your offer."
"In His Highness's fury, do you think he would listen to Yan Chaoxi's explanations?"
The Crown Princess was relieved. "It's good that you're here to give me advice."
...
After watching the broadcast, Yan Chaoxi smiled knowingly.
If it were the original Yan Huainan, he might have actually followed their plan. Unfortunately, the current crown prince is Yan Wu, and Yan Chaoxi is not someone to be trifled with.
After resting for a while, the Crown Princess invited Yan Chaoxi to her room, where Wei Xinran was also present.
Yan Chaoxi gladly accepted the invitation.
The Crown Princess beckoned to her, "Sister, come here quickly. It's really fate that we met such a good sister today while praying for a child at Fahua Temple. Let me introduce you."
"This is my close friend, Wei Xinran, the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor, who is now married to the second son of Grand Commandant Li."
Yan Chaoxi nodded. "I've met Madam Wei before, and we had a disagreement back then."
Wei Xinran smiled and said, "I misunderstood you back then. Just now, the Crown Princess told me that you two had a good relationship and explained the reason. Only then did I realize that I was being unreasonable back then. Consort Yan, please sit down. I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine as an apology."
There were already two cups of tea in front of them. Wei Xinran poured a cup for Yan Chaoxi, then raised her cup to her and drank it herself.
"Consort Yan refuses to drink; is it because she doesn't want to forgive me?"
"How could that be? Since she is a good friend of the Crown Princess, I naturally won't hold a grudge about what happened before."
She stepped forward, picked up the teacup, redeemed a "Transplanting Flower Talisman" from the shop, secretly replaced the tea in the cup with clean water, and drank it down.
Things were going incredibly smoothly, and the Crown Princess couldn't help but smile.
Wei Xinran still remembered to destroy the evidence, saying that the tea had gone cold, so she called the maid to take the tea away and bring up a fresh pot.
When the maid brought out fresh tea, Yan Chaoxi took the tea and said, "Let me do it."
The prepared "Seven Times a Night Pill" and "Ecstasy Powder" were secretly added to the tea during the handling of the tea.
Each person poured themselves a cup.
The three chatted for a while. Yan Chaoxi was very talkative and kept the Crown Princess and Wei Xinran so thirsty that they drank some tea. Then she pretended to be dizzy and held her head.
"Sister Crown Princess, I feel a little dizzy for some reason. Perhaps I slept too long this afternoon. I'd like to go back to my room first, and we can go out to listen to the sutras together later."
The Crown Princess quickly helped her up, "Are you alright? I'll help you back."
She gave Wei Xinran a wink, and Wei Xinran stepped forward to help her up. The two were so afraid of being discovered that they didn't even use the maids or servants they had brought, taking matters into their own hands.
Yan Chaoxi's legs were weak and she was leaning on them for support. It took the Crown Princess and Wei Xinran all their strength to steady her.
Once outside, they didn't go to the next room, but instead led Yan Chaoxi out of the west wing.
Yan Chaoxi asked, puzzled, "Where are we going? My room is next door."
"I see that something is really wrong with you. I want to take you to the front yard to find a monk who can treat illnesses and see if you ate something wrong at noon."
Yan Chaoxi said weakly, "Thank you, sister. You're so kind."
The two led Yan Chaoxi to the east wing. By then, they were both panting heavily, their faces flushed, and they felt hot all over.
They didn't notice anything unusual about their bodies, assuming they were just tired from supporting someone for such a long distance.
When they arrived at Fan Yuanxin's room, both the Crown Princess and Wei Xinran began to lose consciousness.
Yan Chaoxi helped the two of them open the door and pushed them inside. Then she sprinkled a packet of aphrodisiac powder into the room and thoughtfully closed the door behind them.
She was still worried, so she found a lock and locked the door.
Inside the room, Fan Yuanxin, who was waiting for the beauty, came out upon hearing the commotion and was shocked to see it. "Crown Princess? It's you!"
He instinctively sensed something was wrong and tried to leave, but Wei Xinran grabbed his leg...
Before an incense stick could burn for a second, inappropriate sounds came from inside the room.
Yan Chaoxi unlocked the door, clapped his hands, smiled slyly, and concealed his merit and fame.
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