Hearing Yamu's words, Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in self-mockery.

"Who am I? Without my marriage to Wan'er, I am just an illegitimate child..."

Before Fan Xian could finish, Ya Mu shook his head and interrupted him: "Fan Xian, I think your mindset is not right yet."

Fan Xian glanced at him and said, "You don't mean to say that we are time travelers, so we should treat this world with a detached attitude, right?"

Yamu shook his head and said, "You don't have to be superior to others. This is too extreme. I just want to say that you don't have to always put yourself in a lower position. Even if you don't have much confidence, don't you still have me?"

"At worst, we can turn the table over, and I'll break into the palace and help you cause trouble in Kyoto!"

Fan Xian felt warm in his heart, and smiled and shook his head: "I know that you are not afraid of anything, Brother Mu, but it is easy to act recklessly, but it is difficult to restrain yourself. I am no longer alone. If I really act like a desperado, where will my family be?"

“…”

Yamu frowned, thinking that the review deadline would come in a few days, so he shook his head and said, "It's up to you!"

After saying that, Yamu turned and walked towards the Fan Mansion.

When he returned to the door of the guest room, he suddenly stopped.

"For Uncle Fan's sake, I'll give you ten seconds."

Yamu stood at the door, with his back to the yard, and said calmly: "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

As Yamu began the countdown, the guards hiding in the dark couldn't help but hesitate.

They were ordered by Fan Jian to monitor Yamu, but they were also told by Fan Jian not to come into direct conflict with Master Mu.

Seeing that Yamu's countdown was about to end, the leading guard gritted his teeth and whispered, "Let's go!"

The guards retreated one after another and disappeared silently into the courtyard.

Sensing the departing aura, Yamu pushed open the door and walked into the room.

…

…

After that, the Fan family spent three days in a peaceful daily life.

During these three days, Yamu would occasionally go out with Fan Xian during the day and accompany him to take care of the bookstore's affairs. He would return to his room at night and start catching up on Joy of Life's novels and watching the TV series.

The reason why it is moving forward at both ends is mainly because this world is too strange, very much like a fusion of the world of novels and the world of TV dramas.

Yamu felt that if he only watched one, it might not match the actual plot, so he tried hard to watch all of them.

After reading it, Yamu knew the real mastermind behind the assassination.

However, he did not tell Fan Xian right away. After all, that person had a complicated identity and had a great entanglement with Fan Xian. If it were to be revealed now, Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's marriage might be in turmoil again.

“Tatttatt——”

There was a sound of intense footsteps coming from outside the door.

Yamu lay on the bed, put away the tablet in his hand, and turned to look at the door.

He had already sensed that familiar aura; it was none other than Fan Xian, a native time traveler from this world.

“Crack—”

Fan Xian pushed the door open without hesitation, and locked his eyes on the naked Yamu. Then he strode over, took Yamu's wrist, and asked him to follow him out.

Yamu sighed and said, "What are you going to do again?"

Fan Xian changed his previous behavior and said seriously, "Go to the Supervisory Office. Si Lili has been arrested!"

Yamu was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "So fast... Who sent you the message? Was it Wang Qinian, the clerk of the Supervisory Council?"

A few days ago, officials from the Supervisory Council came to Fan’s house and questioned Fan Xian, the person involved in the Niulan Street assassination case.

Although the official was only of the seventh rank, due to the special nature of the Supervisory Office, he was not afraid at all even when facing a wealthy family like the Fan family, and acted impartially and strictly.

Fan Xian was somewhat annoyed by his rude attitude, so he took out his badge of authority.

Unexpectedly, after the official saw the badge, his face changed drastically and he knelt down on one knee towards Fan Xian.

It was at this time that Fan Xian learned what the position of the Supervisory Council Chief was.

It is a transcendent entity independent of other departments of the Supervisory Commission, and only needs to obey the orders of the President of the Supervisory Commission. It is at the same level as the heads of the eight major departments.

Upon hearing the news, Fan Xian was first a little surprised that his teacher Fei Jie gave him this badge, and then began to think about how to develop his own power in the Supervisory Office with this identity.

The Wang Qinian mentioned by Yamu is the official from the Supervisory Council who has been having a hot relationship with Fan Xian in recent days.

Hearing Yamu's words, Fan Xian shook his head and said, "It wasn't Wang Qinian. I sent him out of the city and he just came back half an hour ago. I haven't had the chance to meet him yet. I guessed what happened to Si Lili."

Yamu was even more surprised: "Did you guess it?"

Fan Xian nodded and whispered, "Last night, Chen Pingping, president of the Supervisory Council, returned to the capital. He was urgently summoned to the palace by the Emperor and had a long talk with him all night. Now, the whole officialdom in the capital knows the news."

"I inquired about his whereabouts on his way back to the capital and found that he did not take the official road closest to the capital, but turned north. So I guess he should have gone to capture the Northern Qi spy Si Lili in person..."

Yamu opened his eyes slightly wide and asked in surprise: "Chen Pingping is returning to Beijing now?"

That's not right. Whether it's the plot of the novel or the TV series, it will take some time for Chen Pingping to return to Beijing. How come the plot in this world develops so fast?

...Could it be the butterfly effect of his time travel?

Yamu thought with a frown.

Fan Xian thought Yamu was thinking about the significance of Chen Pingping's return to the capital, and immediately urged him, "Don't think about it. Accompany me to the Supervisory Council Prison first. That place is gloomy and full of ghosts and masters. I will feel uneasy without you by my side."

“…Okay.”

Yamu sighed, stood up and left the room with Fan Xian.

On the way, Yamu suddenly asked, "By the way, aren't you planning to continue investigating?"

"That's in the open. This time we are masked and will only enter the prison as inspectors of the Overwatch Council. No one will know."

Fan Xian explained in a low voice as he and Yamu walked out of the Fan Mansion.

He had already arranged everything. After leaving the house, he went to a bookstore which had not yet opened, changed his clothes there, disguised himself, and then quietly went to the Sky Prison of the Overwatch Council.

Fan Xian had a good idea, but unfortunately, before they could leave the Fan Mansion, an uninvited guest came to the door and stopped them.

…

Three minutes later, Fan Xian knelt in the lobby of Fan Mansion with a frown on his face, patiently listening to the eunuch in front of him reading the imperial edict in his hand.

Behind him, his sister Fan Ruoruo, his brother Fan Sizhe, and the current mistress of the Fan Mansion, Liu Ruyu, all appeared here, kneeling with Fan Xian to listen to the imperial edict.

Above their heads, Yamu sat on the beam, quietly looking at the lobby below.

It was naturally impossible for Yamu to kneel before the imperial edict, so when he found out that the eunuch had come to his house, he hid.

But Fan Xian couldn't escape, because the imperial edict was sent to him.

At first, Yamu wanted to take Fan Xian away by force to avoid having the time traveler kneel before the imperial edict and tarnishing the reputation of the alliance. But then he changed his mind - this Fan Xian seemed to be the emperor's son!

Although this emperor father was not very competent, he had fostered Fan Xian in the homes of his ministers since he was a child and he did not even have the status of a prince.

But no matter what, he is the biological father of Fan Xian's body after all.

There seems to be nothing wrong with a son kneeling before his father. It can be considered as repaying the father's kindness of giving birth to him.

In the future, when we face each other with swords, we will be more justified...

As Yamu thought this, he listened quietly to the eunuch reading the imperial edict.

The content of the imperial edict was actually very simple. It said that in the Niulan Street assassination case, Fan Xian killed the enemy's spy and made great contributions to the country, so he was specially awarded the position of Xielülang of Taichang Temple.

The imperial edict, which could be expressed in just a few words, was written in an extremely lengthy manner.

All kinds of fancy words appeared one after another, which made Yamu feel drowsy.

Finally, the imperial edict was finished. Under the suggestion of Second Aunt Liu Ruyu, Fan Xian followed the rules, shouted "Long live the emperor", expressed his gratitude, and accepted the imperial edict.

Then, Liu Ruyu handed over a silver note in a very unceremonious manner. The eunuch accepted it with great skill and left with great satisfaction.

"Where do we put this thing?" Fan Xian held the imperial edict in his hand and glanced at Liu Ruyu and asked, "We can't always hold it in our hands, can we?"

Liu Ruyu glared at him and said unhappily, "Although the mansion often receives imperial edicts, it can't be said that this thing... Give it to me. There is a special room in the mansion for imperial edicts."

There is even a special room!

It seems that the honor and favor of the Fan family is indeed somewhat unusual...

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and handed the imperial edict in his hand to Liu Ruyu.

After Liu Ruyu and Fan Sizhe left the hall, Fan Xian looked up and said, "Brother Mu, you can come down now!"

Yamu jumped down from the beam, looked at Liu Ruyu's back and said thoughtfully: "Taichang Temple Assistant Law Officer... The emperor suddenly gave you an official title, there must be some deep meaning, right?"

Fan Xian frowned and said, "I think so too, but I'm not sure what the deep meaning is."

It could be that he was trying to compensate for the assassination, or it could be that he was being rewarded instead of being warned, so that he would not be held accountable after he had taken the benefit...

Fan Ruoruo opened her eyes wide, looking in surprise at Fan Xian and Yamu who were frowning in thought, and finally couldn't help but said, "Brother, Brother Mu Shi, why do I feel like you guys are overthinking?"

"What profound meaning does this imperial edict have?"

"Isn't the Assistant Law Officer of the Taichang Temple an official position that every princess and her husband must hold before they get married?"

After hearing Fan Ruoruo's words, Fan Xian and Yamu were both startled, and then they suddenly realized.

"So that's how it is..."

Fan Xian was a little embarrassed, but he quickly calmed down and changed the subject in a low voice: "Ruoruo, yesterday I asked you to go to the Royal Courtyard to help me visit your sister-in-law. Did you hand over the letter...?"

Fan Ruoruo was indeed attracted by the gossip. She smiled and said, "I handed it over. Sister-in-law listened to brother and persuaded the maid. Now she eats well every day and is in good health. I was a little worried after hearing that brother was assassinated. But I was in a hurry yesterday, and my best friend Ye Ling'er was with me, so I couldn't write you a reply."

Fan Xian thought for a moment and said again, "Go again today and tell them that I will be there by tomorrow night at the latest."

Fan Ruoruo's eyes immediately lit up and she nodded in agreement.