Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1243 Hesitation

Fang Zilan sat by the fire, wondering what she was thinking. On the side, Hongtai was flicking the flames with tree branches and talking to her frequently, but there was rarely any response.

Perhaps because Hongtai was annoyed, Fang Zilan said impatiently: "What are you going to do if you stay?"

"Help the little beauty lead the way." Hongtai said matter-of-factly, and Fang Zilan's expression turned cold, "Miss Honghe has already drawn a map for me, so you don't need to lead the way."

"Then little beauty, just think of me as risking your life to accompany you." Hongtai drawled, and Fang Zilan's face turned colder, "I heard everything you said to Miss Honghe that day."

Hongtai raised her lips and smiled, "Since the little beauty has heard it, you should know that I am sincere..."

"Sincerity?" Fang Zilan laughed, "Hongtai, I don't believe in sincerity, and I'm not similar to you."

Hongtai was stunned for a moment. Outside the ruins that day, Fang Lihui and Fang Zilan didn't know what they were talking about. They had no time to pay attention. Honghe pulled his sleeves and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you really moving on her?" What’s on your mind?”

He didn't answer but asked, "Xiao He, don't you think she is very similar to us? They are all doing what they think is right. After more than ten years, I realized that it was just a big dream, and the people around me were very different. Death means injury, nothing is left.”

"Brother..." Hong He pursed her lips, but he seemed not to hear anything and continued talking to himself, "When she saved me, she originally wanted to let go, but she still relented."

He sighed faintly, "She didn't run away, and I don't want to run away either, so just stay with her."

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Fang Zilan looked at the person in front of her steadily and said word by word: "You watched the dynasty change, your parents left, your sister died, and the village was destroyed. Although you were powerless, you still protected your sister. And I, no one can protect me. live."

"If no one can keep it, then what are you doing now?" Hongtai's eyes became more serious, and Fang Zilan smiled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe you want to try it one last time."

He called out the name of the emperor without any scruples, which made Fang Zilan startled, but for another reason, "How did you know that I was waiting for him?"

"There's no shame in just saying you can't let it go." Hongtai said as he handed the kettle over, "But how did you know that Li Shengxuan would definitely come to you?"

"Otherwise, who else is there, Zhou Lang? He can't help you keep the Fang family." Hongtai's hand holding the kettle stopped in mid-air. Fang Zilan hesitated for a moment, but took it, "Zhou Lang can't... "

"Then Ji Ningtian is even more impossible." Hongtai answered directly, and Fang Zilan raised an eyebrow, "In your mind, this is what I am, and I can only rely on others to achieve success?"

Hongtai did not comment, and Fang Zilan continued talking to herself, "If I wanted to, I could replace Ji Ningtian." "I didn't see it..." Hongtai laughed dumbly, "That's what you are aiming for. "Dragon chair." He clicked his tongue, "The little beauty is really ambitious."

"Once you have power, no one is willing to lose it and just become an ordinary person." Fang Zilan's eyes were heavy, "However, even though I love power, I don't want to go to that point. It is good to be on top of the crowd. However, it is not what I want to spend all my energy on. I would rather be alone and in a boat, never to dock."

Xiahou Yunzhao shook his head and said: "I don't care, but some people will care. Although Ayu was favored in the palace, she was always depressed. She passed away when your majesty was young. And when your majesty grew up, he lived in a world of gossip and gossip. It is very hard to be exiled in the shadow of swords and swords. There are different opinions about Emperor Tai'an's edict. Everyone says that I, Xiahou Yunzhao, forced Xie Chen to make it. In fact, he still has a sincere heart for Ayu and his son. "

She suddenly paused for a moment, then sighed softly and said: "It's rare for the emperor to have intentions, and my Xiahou family doesn't want to let him down. No matter what outsiders say in these years, as long as I, Xiahou Yunzhao, am alive, I will keep my guard. Your Majesty will never let anyone shake his position. However, now that Your Majesty has the power of the world, and the Xiahou family can handle him, it is time for him to retire. "

Fang Zilan listened quietly. After a while, she slowly said: "I have also heard about what happened back then. If Mr. Xie hadn't defected to General Xiahou and surrendered to the capital, Baiyue would not have been easily destroyed, and neither would Concubine Yu and Your Majesty." I dare you to ask General Xiahou if he has fallen into this chess game in Dajing?"

"The fall of Baiyue will happen sooner or later. Everyone is a pawn in the chess game. No matter where I am, I can't be alone." Xiahou Yunzhao smiled with relief, "Master Fang understands in his heart, doesn't he? In fact, we are all struggling with our destiny. People are nothing more than that.”

Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Has General Xiahou ever hated Lord Xie?"

She felt it was inappropriate as soon as she said it, but the question was so direct that there was no room for change.

"Do you hate it? It seems that Mr. Fang also misunderstood something." Xiahou Yunzhao smiled slightly, "But it doesn't hurt to tell Mr. Fang. Xie Chen was far-sighted, and he could see clearly better than anyone else that Baiyue had no future at that time. Although It is indeed not the behavior of a gentleman to defect, but he took on all the infamy just to find a way out for Mr. ?”

Fang Zilan looked at the upright man in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration in her heart.

Xiahou Yunzhao's magnanimity is her confidence in herself. Perhaps she is also an involuntary chess piece in the chess game, but she is not afraid of any storm and can handle it with ease. She has the responsibility to withstand the criticism of thousands of people, and the freedom and ease to retire after success. Such people deserve to live in legendary stories in the streets and be praised from generation to generation.

"Master Fang?" Xiahou Yunzhao called out softly, pulling Fang Zilan back from his thoughts, "If you have no questions, how about walking back with me?"

"Okay." Fang Zilan nodded and followed Xiahou Yunzhao in silence. She chuckled and said, "Master Fang, don't worry about the unknown future. I believe in His Majesty's vision, and you must believe in yourself. After all, you are Isn’t it easy for the person who defeated me to take over the Xiahou family?”

Fang Zilan waved her hand and said: "General Xiahou didn't try his best just now, so my victory is nothing."

"You don't have to be modest. Even though I lost, I still tried my best." Xia Hou Yunzhao had a smile on his lips, and a trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in his eyes, which seemed to be reminiscence and nostalgia, "If this morning Twenty or thirty years ago, when I was your age, I was used to fighting fiercely, and it was hard to say who would win. "