Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars-Chapter 705: Third prince = Shield

Though Lord Fei was the Emperor's uncle he could not say much about the matter of the Emperor's harem at most he could ask the Emperor to keep a close eye on his concubines but as a man, he could not make things difficult for the wives of his nephews, the same could be said for her maternal family, their influence over the Emperor being a merchant family was even smaller than Lord Fei.

What she needed was someone who had the guts to go against both the Emperor and the concubine, who was strong enough to teach the concubine a lesson without worrying about his face and reputation, and … she glanced at Fei Qinfan, he was dressed like one of those affluent masters who cared little to nothing about anyone, if she succeeds in getting this man on her side then she might be able to make things difficult for the concubine as well.

Fei Qinfan heard her words and immediately puffed up as he patted his chest and said, " Of course, I might not look like it but I am someone who can make many officials cry, I have a very high rank in the court."

He was the third prince of course his position was a lot bigger than any official.

Su Wan's heart skipped a beat turns out this man was exactly what she was looking for, her precious shield! " Is it true? Then does it mean that you can go against the concubines of the Emperor as well?"

Fei Qinfan paused before he scratched the back of his head, can he go against the concubines, he can ..but that will get him in a lot of trouble, wasn't he running away from the palace because he made things difficult for a concubine strictly speaking he could make things difficult for them, so he nodded and said with a slightly embarrassed expression as he said, " Well, that's true, I can try but that will get me in a lot of trouble, don't think that I am invincible."

He then paused and quickly added, " But I am not scared of those scheming women either, my character is a lot better than theirs and I am a master of all trade, so they often don't catch me in the act, it's just a few of many times when I am caught." He confessed with an embarrassed expression.

Behind him number one smacked his hand on his forehead, why say it like this master? You might as well hang a signboard around your neck and tell that crafty woman that you are a prince.

Su Wan of course understood that this man was none other than one of the many princes, she didn't know what rank he was at but seeing how confident he was, he must be close to the Emperor or at least have a strong backing to make such strong claims. She immediately cut to the chase and asked, "It seems like you do not like those scheming women?"

Fei Qinfan scoffed as he crossed his arms and said, " Who would like scheming women who harm someone anyway?" Then he turned his head to look at Su Wan and asked in a suspicious tone, " Why are you asking all of this?"

Su Wan chuckled dryly before she replied, "It's nothing, I haven't been to the capital, yet as you have already heard I am being targeted by a concubine. That is why I wanted to know if there is anyone strong enough to go against them, nothing else."

Su Wan skillfully turned Fei Qinfan's attention causing him to get slightly complacent as he nodded his head. That's right in the entire palace only he was courageous enough to teach that concubine a lesson even his brother, the crown prince would have thought of silently accepting the consequences and then he would have spent months preparing for retaliation.

She could more or less understand Fei Qinfan's background, so she quickly decided to befriend him, after all, he had nothing but disdain for the concubines and she was the same as well. She not only hated the concubine who was targeting her, she wished she could make things difficult for the concubine as well.

Sitting so far away in the palace, did she think that Su Wan did not have a temper?

The concubines were Fei Qinfan's enemies and one of them was her enemy as well, so she might as well befriend the enemy of her enemy right?

After that, she tried to ask more questions to find out what status and position Fei Qinfan had but he was more careful this time, he didn't give anything away as easily as he did before, though Su Wan was slightly frustrated she wasn't disappointed after all the two of them were not close enough where Fei Qinfan would tell her everything.

Instead, he turned the conversation back to the flower as he asked, " You say that this flower will have the property of both the roses and peonies, then how long will it take for it to bloom? I am certainly excited to see how a flower like this would look."

Su Wan pursed her lips as she blinked her eyes and then turned her attention back to the bush she was tending and replied, " It will at least take a year for it to perfectly bloom."

" What a year?" Fei Qinfan was shocked as he looked at Su Wan and then turned his gaze at the bush that was fluttering in the wind. What kind of exotic flower was it that will take almost a year to bloom? " Why? Normally it takes at least two to three months, right? Six at the most, why will it take a year?"

"Because, I am still experimenting," replied Su Wan as she continued to answer Fei Qinfan's questions one after another. " A normal flower, of course, blooms in two months but this one is a unique flower with the most beautiful properties of two different flowers, naturally it will be a hit-and-trial process for a long time but you are in luck, I have been tending to this one and that …" she pointed to the vase that was sitting at the back of the one she was tending. " And they haven't withered unlike the rest, so you might be able to see the flower bloom in a few months."

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