Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1254 Begging

"The prince is threatening me?" Xiahou Yunzhao sneered, and the sword in his hand was already pressed against Murong Qing's chest, as if if he said one more word, it would pierce it.

Fang Zilan pushed Murong Qing away, stretched out her hand to hold Xiahou Yunzhao's sword, and allowed the blade to cut her palm, causing blood to flow freely, but she was unconscious.

"Since General Xiahou is here for me, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly." Fang Zilan remained motionless, "Why bother the prince?"

"Mrs. Prince, please be happy. I'll get straight to the point." Xiahou Yunzhao suddenly pulled out his sword, and blood fell to the ground in bright red.

Fang Zilan's injured hand clenched into a fist, and she gently raised it in a please gesture.

"The Duke of Xian Yue, Miss Fang San, and the Crown Prince's wife." Xiahou Yunzhao slowly spoke and said word by word: "The orphan of the previous dynasty, which identity is the real you?"

Fang Zilan's expression was stern. When Xiahou Yunzhao said the first half of the sentence, she was still able to hold it steady, but as soon as the words "orphan of the former dynasty" came out, she could no longer remain indifferent.

"Who is she? What does it have to do with you?" Hongtai's voice intervened at this moment. However, before he could say anything more, Fang Zilan snatched the plum sword from his hand and inserted it casually in front of Xiahou Yunzhao. "General Xiahou might as well guess again..."

Before she finished speaking, Xiahou Yunzhao's sword had landed on the side of her neck, "Okay, only now did I realize that it was you."

"It's me." Fang Zilan looked calm. Xiahou Yunzhao felt a surge of fire and said angrily: "Draw out the sword."

"General Xiahou, if you want to fight me, you need to make it clear." Fang Zilan made no move and looked at Xiahou Yunzhao steadily, "Who is the opponent you want?"

"Zixiu." Xiahou Yunzhao squeezed out the name from between his teeth. As he raised his sword, a strand of Fang Zilan's hair fell off her shoulders.

Fang Zilan still didn't even frown, let alone draw a sword. Upon seeing this, Hongtai wanted to step forward, but she heard her say: "It is natural to kill someone to pay for their life. I have nothing to feel wronged about."

"If you want to die, I will make it happen for you." Xiahou Yunzhao raised the sword again. Fang Zilan stayed there motionless, but her sword never penetrated her body.

"why?"

She paused and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I have killed so many people that I can no longer remember them all."

Xiahou Yunzhao's hand holding the sword trembled a little, and Fang Zilan curled her lips, "As long as I remember that I killed someone, and I admit it, that's enough."

"Why do you have to make a sword?" Xiahou Yunzhao's voice was a little lower, and Fang Zilan chuckled, "Then General Xiahou, why do you have to come here?"

"This is Yan'er, the Xiahou family..." As soon as Xiahou Yunzhaofu opened his mouth, Fang Zilan intercepted the rest of his words, "This is my life, I accept it."

"What do you claim for it?" Xiahou Yunzhao said angrily, "You only have one life, how many times can you pay for it? If you pay my Xiahou family today, what about tomorrow? Have you ever thought about..."

"I have thought about it." Fang Zilan interrupted Xiahou Yunzhao, "Unfortunately, the person who wanted me to live well the most is already dead."

Her words were like a dead leaf falling to the ground, shattering into pieces. It was an expression of unspeakable despair, but there was no trace of unwillingness. It seems as if the time has come and this calamity is due.

For some reason, Xiahou Yunzhao suddenly felt bored. If the person in front of her is Zixiu who killed all Xiahou's family, or the Duke of Xianyue who deceived her, she can use her sword mercilessly.

But the person in front of her is Miss Fang San, the wife of Crown Prince Zhongzheng. It was Fang Zilan who was trapped under secular rules and accepted her fate. Such a person is not worthy of her sword at all.

"Even if we are on good terms with His Highness King Yucheng, with so many people leaving the house suddenly, others can guess that something happened in the house." Mo Han said thoughtfully: "It is not appropriate to let them leave the house. Just think of a suitable name.”

"I'm afraid no name can stop the rumors outside." Fang Zilan sighed faintly, "I'll find a way on my own, and you all should leave."

Bai Xiu Niang wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by A Wan, saying that if the medicine was not applied, the wound would probably get worse.

Mo Han said he was going to help Miss Xiao in the accounting room, so he got up and left. On the contrary, Cong Rong made no move.

"Miss Cong, do you want to tell me something?" Fang Zilan looked at Cong Rong and saw that she was hesitant and did not speak.

Fang Zilan's expression softened slightly and she said, "Now we are the only two here. If Miss Cong has anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

"I..." Cong Rong bit her lip and said after a while: "I used to have a sister I knew who was sold to a wealthy family as a concubine. After the owner of that family passed away, she... was driven crazy..."

"Don't be afraid, Miss Cong, I will handle this matter properly." Fang Zilan said seriously: "I will not watch Miss Bai fall into the pit of fire."

"That's not what I meant..." Cong Rong looked a little anxious and said incoherently: "It's not that I don't believe Mr. Fang, nor is it that I'm afraid... No, I'm still a little afraid..."

"Miss Cong." Fang Zilan quietly interrupted Cong Rong, walked up to her, leaned over and held her hand. As expected, it was extremely cold, "I'm here, don't be afraid."

Cong Rong took a deep breath to calm down, "I want to say that after the death of my sister's family, his first wife remarried."

Fang Zilan was stunned and said in disbelief: "What did you say?"

"It's true." Cong Rong nodded firmly and said, "I heard that the first wife was very scheming and had a lot of control over her husband's family. Her husband's family was threatened and they didn't dare to say anything, so she left her hometown. Married someone else."

Fang Zilan thought for a moment and asked, "What's your sister's name? Who did she marry?"

Cong Rong reported her name neatly, and Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "Thank you, Miss Cong, for the tip."

Cong Rong seemed to be relieved, "I just suddenly remembered this matter. I wish I could help Mr. Fang."

"Miss Cong..." Fang Zilan said hesitantly: "If you are afraid of being implicated, you might as well go and live in Zhuangzi outside the city for a while."

"I'm not afraid of being implicated!" Cong Rong said quickly: "Master Fang, although I'm a little scared, it's not that I'm afraid of being implicated. I'm just worried about you..."

She paused as she spoke and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I got pregnant before we were married and then had a miscarriage, so I no longer have any scruples. Fame is non-existent to me."

"Miss Cong, please don't think like this." Fang Zilan softened her voice and said, "Reputation is earned by people. I believe you will always get what you want."