Chapter 773 Relieved

Chapter 773: Relieved Chapter 773: Relieved Editor: Atlas Studios Only then did Fan Siwen realize that he hadn’t been living well.

The servants in the residence were divided into three factions and were fighting fiercely.

In the past, Madam Xia’s people, who had always tried their best to be fair, now clearly stood on her side.

Not only did she beat and sell Fan Zixiao’s men, but she also chased a few of his loyal servants to the farm, causing his prestige to plummet.

If this was enough to make him feel awful, then what followed was the pain he felt after he fell silent.

He realized that Madam Xia no longer cared about him but was now focused on guarding the family’s assets.

Madam Xia told Fan Siwen clearly, “All of these belong to my son.

He’s the legitimate son and didn’t do anything wrong.

I will not allow a single cent of what’s rightfully his to go to others.

If you want to leave the family assets to Fan Zixiao, you can do so.

But from now on, you’re not allowed to look for Duke’s estate for the Fan family’s matters.

Both sides will split up and mind their own business.” The fact that Madam Xia no longer gave a damn about him made Fan Siwen feel cowardice.

In the past two months, he hadn’t caused any trouble for Fan Zijin.

In addition, Fan Zijin was recuperating in the residence, so the father and son didn’t get a chance to see each other, let alone argue.

In the eyes of outsiders, their father-and-son relationship had eased.

However, that was only in the eyes of outsiders.

In Fan Zixiao’s eyes, Fan Siwen was extremely disappointed in Fan Zijin, while Fan Zijin was completely ignoring Fan Siwen.

The father and son were now like strangers.

Thus, he reckoned this was an excellent opportunity to take over the residence’s general affairs and family fields to manage, so that he could transfer the family assets to himself.

Fan Zixiao had even thought of a plan.

After taking over the general affairs, he planned to quickly transfer the residence’s assets to his wife’s dowry.

This way, even if Fan Zijin used his power to suppress him in the end, he would not end up with nothing.

Unexpectedly, his father did not agree!

“Father, why?” Fan Zixiao looked at him sadly.

“As the concubine’s son, Zijin has always been biased against me.

If you don’t help me, I really won’t have a way out in the future.” Fan Siwen said with a headache, “You’re not the only concubine’s son.

Why are you in a hurry when your younger brothers aren’t even anxious?

Didn’t I give you money to run a business before the new year?

How’s it going?” Fan Zixiao choked and said in a low voice, “I don’t have enough capital and any connections, so…” Fan Siwen sighed.

It seemed that his eldest son could not compare to Zijin no matter what.

Not only could he not compare to him in academics, but he could also not compare to him in terms of doing business.

He waved his hand and said, “You can leave.

Since your mother and I are still around, I’ll leave the general affairs of the residence to your mother.

When I’m old in the future, I’ll naturally split up the family assets.

You will get what rightfully belongs to you.” Fan Zixiao’s face contorted.

Naturally, he did not only want the share that would be allocated to a concubine’s son.

Wasn’t he his father’s most beloved eldest son?

Why was he unwilling to hand over the general affairs of the residence to him?

Fan Siwen had been in politics for more than 20 years, so he naturally didn’t miss his eldest son’s expression.

For a moment, his heart ached and he felt extremely complicated.

Madam Xia’s coldness seemed to have woken him up, making him pay attention to things that he had never paid attention to before.

Once Fan Zixiao left, Fan Siwen couldn’t sit still anymore.

He called the butler in and asked him to open the storeroom to find some expensive medicinal herbs and tonics to send to the Duke’s Residence.

After all, this was the first child of the legitimate son.

As the grandfather, he couldn’t do nothing.

As Madam Xia and Fan Zijin both had people in the Fan Residence, what happened in the study could not be hidden from them at all.

Madam Xia had mixed feelings.

Thinking of the changes in Fan Siwen these days, she was a little confused.

Before she’d changed, Fan Siwen had remained the same all along.

However, not long after she let go of him, Fan Siwen had actually changed too.

If only she had changed sooner… Fan Zijin was much more direct.

He said, “In the past, I didn’t believe that anyone in this world could be so despicable.

Now, I believe it.” Yanmo, who was standing below, wished he could hide himself.

Fan Zijin snorted and said with a smile, “He knows how to regret now, huh?

What has he been doing all these years?

Throw all the things sent over into the storeroom and sell them another day.

Since the Fan family can’t bear to part with me, the Duke of Peaceful State, what should be mine will be mine.” Yanmo said, “Do you want me to get someone to keep an eye on them?” “No need.” Fan Zijin said with a smile, “I can’t wait for them to make more moves.

I’ll get more kick out of it when it eventually comes back and slap them in the face.

Anyway, I’m not afraid of losing face.” Yanmo instantly shrunk his neck and did not dare to speak.

Fan Zijin felt awesome, as though the gloominess in his chest had dissipated.

Being able to see Fan Siwen regret his actions in his lifetime, he felt that he had not suffered his previous anger in vain.

Then, the old doctor who came to get Fan Zijin’s pulse the next day looked at him in surprise and took him pulse carefully.

After confirming his diagnosis, a smile appeared on his face and he said, “Your health has improved a lot and you can stop the medicine in two to three months.

You’ll be fine after nourishing yourself with the appropriate foods.” Fan Zijin raised his eyebrows.

“Didn’t you say that I’d need to recuperate for about half a year last time?” The old doctor said with a smile, “Your Highness, pathology doesn’t just arise from the body.

It can also arise from the heart or both.

Generally speaking, there is more than one cause for an illness.

If a person is optimistic, it might positively affect their condition.

On the other hand, if a person is pessimistic, even a small illness might also become a serious illness.” The old doctor paused for a moment and said with a smile, “You’ve been in an excellent mood these past few days.” Fan Zijin raised his eyebrows and did not retort as he was in a good mood.

He was overjoyed to have a son, and the knot in his heart about Fan Siwen was untied.

Naturally, he was in a good mood.

Previously, he used to feel awful about idly staying at home to recuperate, but now he felt that it was quite enjoyable.

Every day, he would tease the baby, read books, and sit outside the teahouse.

Life was simply marvelous.

When the Emperor found out that Fan Zijin’s condition had improved, he heaved a sigh of relief and rewarded the Duke’s estate with a lot of good medicinal herbs.

As for the reason for the reward, it was congratulations to the Duke of Peaceful State for getting a son.

Already numb to this, the courtiers couldn’t even be bothered to complain.

Unlike Little Treasure and Little Bear, who were only given a proper name at a later age, Fan Zijin had long chosen a name for his child.

It was taken from Zhuge Liang’s Book of Commandments: “Without detachment, there is no way to clarify one’s ambitions; without tranquility, there is no way to reach afar.” This time, Fan Siwen did not make things difficult for Fan Zijin using the child, as though he had forgotten his goal of raising his grandson as a means to control his son.

Instead, he quickly added the child’s name to the genealogical tree.

Looking at the other party’s solemn and complicated face, Fan Zijin felt simply awesome.

After his child’s name was written on the genealogical tree, he submitted a request to name this child as his heir.

Just like Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran, he had no intention of using the duke title to motivate or spur his sons into fighting.

Instead, he wanted to confirm the heir’s status as soon as possible.

He would let all of his children know that he would dote on them all and make plans for their future.

However, the position of heir had been decided early, and they should not fight among themselves for it.

Conflict between brothers had always set the foundation for creating chaos in the family.

He did not want history to repeat for his sons.

Therefore, Fan Zhiyuan successfully became the third most favored child of Great Qi, just after Little Treasure and Little Bear.

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