Joy of Life Episode 18 Recap
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Lin Wan'er did not understand why her second brother wanted to target Fan Xian. Although Fan Xian seemed unconventional, he was sometimes very good at speaking and also reliable in his actions. Lin Gong told her that no matter what kind of person Fan Xian was, it was impossible for them to be together. The reason he did not want her to marry Fan Xian was that he did not want her to be implicated.
Fan Xian told Fan Ruoruo that the person behind the Niu Lan Street assassination was Lin Gong, the Second Young Master of the Prime Minister's residence, and that he had already confirmed this from Ye Ling'er. Fan Ruoruo was puzzled after hearing this. She did not know why he would do this and suspected that he was a supporter of the Crown Prince. Fan Xian still insisted on avenging Teng Zijing.
However, Fan Ruoruo reminded him that Lin Gong and Lin Wan'er were biological siblings. If he killed Lin Gong, then there would be no possibility for him and Lin Wan'er. This was a difficult choice, but it could only be decided by Fan Xian himself. Lin Wan'er told Ye Ling'er about Fan Xian's matter. She always felt that her second brother and Fan Xian were hiding something else from her.
Ye Ling'er knew the truth in her heart but could not tell her, only asking her how she would choose between family affection and love. Lin Wan'er did not know that for so many years, only her second brother Lin Gong had been truly sincere to her, while Fan Xian was the person she was determined to like. If she had to choose one, she could only say that she would stand on the side of justice.
Fan Xian, dressed in a night suit, was preparing to break into the Lin Mansion to assassinate Lin Gong, but unexpectedly, Wu Zhu, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared and stopped him. Wu Zhu coldly told him to go back, because he could see that Fan Xian was already flustered, and going this time would definitely end in failure.
Fan Xian angrily asked Wu Zhu if he also thought that the person who died was just a mere guard, and in his excitement, he actually started fighting with Wu Zhu. Fan Xian was naturally no match for Wu Zhu. He was quickly knocked unconscious by Wu Zhu. When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the bed in the Fan Mansion. He subconsciously wanted to look for Wu Zhu.
Fan Ruoruo, who heard the commotion, told him that she hadn't seen any Wu Zhu, but she had received news that Lin Gong had left the city overnight. Fan Xian went to Ye Ling'er to inquire about Lin Gong's whereabouts. After confirming that he had left Kyoto, he immediately rode his horse to find Wang Qinian, planning to pursue him.
On the other side, Lin Gong took a group of people to a secluded courtyard, preparing to stay and rest for a night before heading south. Just then, Wu Zhu suddenly appeared. Since he had caught up with him, he naturally couldn't leave anymore. Fan Xian and Wang Qinian planned to start tracking from the entrance of the Lin Mansion, but they met the Second Prince on the way.
The Second Prince asked Fan Xian if he was looking for Lin Gong, and told him that Lin Gong had already left Kyoto with experts after meeting with the Crown Prince in the study early this morning. He even planned to let his personal bodyguard Xie Bi'an help Fan Xian, but Fan Xian refused. On the other side, Wu Zhu single-handedly stopped Lin Gong and his group.
Lin Gong initially didn't take him seriously, but soon, he couldn't open his eyes again. While Zhu Ge was handling official business in the Investigator's Office, he received a secret letter and immediately took people out of the city. As expected, they found Lin Gong and his group dead in the Villa. Zhu Ge brought Lin Gong's body back to the Investigator's Office. Lin Gong died from a sword wound.
The only person in Kyoto with such martial arts skills was the Second Prince's bodyguard Xie Bi'an. The two of them planned to report this to His Majesty for his decision. Fan Sizhe came to find Fan Xian to discuss opening a bookstore to sell "Red Mansions". They were just starting to discuss the name when Wu Zhu came to find Fan Xian late at night.
Finding Fan Sizhe in Fan Xian's room, he had no choice but to press Fan Sizhe's acupoint to make him faint. Wu Zhu told him that he had already killed Lin Gong. Anyone who wanted to kill Fan Xian, he would kill them. Upon hearing this news, Fan Xian was not happy but instead became angry. He questioned Wu Zhu about his right to kill Lin Gong, and asked where he was during the Niu Lan Street assassination?
Wu Zhu was rarely speechless and said guiltily that he was not in Kyoto at the time. He promised that such a thing would never happen again. It turned out that Wu Zhu had gone to Jiangnan some time ago to look for the key to the box. He had talked about this box with Miss in Jiangnan back then.
This time, revisiting the old place, he finally remembered that the key to this box was either in the palace or in the Taiping Villa where Miss had lived back then. When leaving, Wu Zhu asked Fan Xian to find the location of the Taiping Villa as soon as possible and told him not to tell Fan Jian his whereabouts. After speaking, he quickly left.
Fan Sizhe woke up early in the morning only to find himself sleeping in Fan Xian's room. Fan Xian deliberately lied to him, saying he hadn't seen him. Fan Sizhe believed him and started talking nonsense, suspecting that the house was haunted. The Second Concubine nearby, seeing how easily he was fooled, felt both annoyed and amused. After eating.
Fan Jian called Fan Xian to the study and informed him about the killing of Lin Gong, saying it was done by someone with superb swordsmanship. He also asked him if Wu Zhu had returned to Kyoto. Fan Xian naturally denied it outright and suggested that he wanted to go to the Taiping Villa to mourn his mother. Fan Jian was quite surprised to hear this but still flatly refused him.
