Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1298 Merits and Disadvantages

"I heard that Master Fu was implicated in the case of General Fu Congnan and was imprisoned in the mansion." Fang Zilan deliberately raised her voice, and the servant's face changed as expected, "Madam, please stop talking nonsense!"

"Is it nonsense? I'll report it to Mr. Xie and ask him to send someone over to take a look and we'll know." Fang Zilan said this and made a move to leave. The servant hurriedly walked around in front of her and stopped her.

"What are you doing?" Fang Zilan's expression turned cold. Meng Tingyang beside her also stepped forward and stood beside her.

"Since the Crown Prince's wife knows that Lord Fu is imprisoned in the mansion, she should also know that no one is allowed to visit him." A gentle voice suddenly sounded, revealing an aura of majesty without even being angry.

Fang Zilan looked over and saw Zhuge Yu approaching with a graceful step. He bowed and said, "How is the wife of the Crown Prince?"

"Master Zhuge, even if you have set your sights on me, you are watching me too closely, aren't you?" Fang Zilan said bluntly. Zhuge Yu coughed lightly and said, "Madam, you are too kind. I came here on orders, and I didn't expect to meet you here."

Fang Zilan said thoughtfully, "I wonder whose orders Lord Zhuge is following?"

"Your Highness Prince Yucheng." Zhuge Yu did not hide anything. Fang Zilan understood and raised her hand, saying, "Please come in, Lord Zhuge."

"Madam, please." Zhuge Yu stepped aside, and Fang Zilan did not greet him again. She just glanced at the boy and said, "Please lead the way."

The servant gritted his teeth and said to Zhuge Yu, "Master Zhuge, you said you came here on the orders of King Yucheng, do you have any proof?"

Fang Zilan was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that the servant of the Fu family, who looked ordinary and unremarkable, was actually a tough guy with brains and courage.

Zhuge Yu nodded slightly, then took out Li Qiyou's token and showed it to the boy, "This is the token of His Royal Highness King Yucheng, it can be used as proof."

The boy took it respectfully, and when he looked at it carefully, Fang Zilan saw calluses on his hands, which were found by people who practiced martial arts.

"Thank you, Lord Zhuge, for your understanding." After looking at the token, the servant returned it and then led Zhuge Yu and Fang Zilan into the mansion.

The Fu Mansion is deserted, but its splendor and luxury cannot be concealed.

Fang Zilan said casually, "I didn't expect that Master Fu's house is so well built, even better than the Fang family's."

The implication behind her words was obvious, so Zhuge Yu pretended to refute: "Madam, you are wrong. The Fang family is the imperial merchant of Dajing. Their wealth and splendor are not comparable to that of ordinary families."

"How can the Fu family be considered an ordinary family?" Fang Zilan seemed unconvinced. "Master Zhuge, do you know that among the five families in Lingnan, there is a family with the surname Fu?"

"Madam, please don't say anything careless." Zhuge Yu showed his surprise. "You should know that the case that Mr. Xie is investigating now involves five families from Lingnan. The Fu family is already entangled with the case of General Fu Congnan. If it is involved in another case..."

He didn't continue, Fang Zilan interrupted him and said, "What if these two cases are the same thing..."

She was halfway through her words when she seemed to realize something and covered her mouth and said, "Oh, I just said it casually. Lord Zhuge, please don't take it to heart. If it causes any trouble to the Fu family, it will be my fault."

"Do you want to choose first, or should I choose first?" Fang Zilan didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries and asked directly.

"I..." The man was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "Roll the dice, whoever has the higher number gets to choose first."

"Okay." Before Fang Zilan finished her words, Fang Lihui had someone bring the dice, "Please, both of you." Two dice fell from the air at the same time, rolled on the table, and then stopped. Both were six.

The man's forehead was covered with sweat. "Another round?"

"No need." Fang Zilan raised her eyelids, her eyes were as cold as ice, making it hard to read. "It's up to you to decide which one comes first. I won't be picky."

"In that case, I..." the man said, and quickly took a glass of wine from the ten glasses, as if he was afraid that Fang Zilan would change her mind, "I'll choose this one first."

Fang Zilan raised her chin, signaling the man to drink the wine in his hand, but the man did not move.

"Why, are you scared?" Fang Zilan deliberately dragged her voice and said, "Yes, if there is a one in five chance, you will die."

"You... I..." The man stuttered and couldn't speak clearly. Someone at the side couldn't help but say, "What are you afraid of? Maybe..."

"Oh, I was wrong." Fang Zilan raised her voice, drowning out the voices of the people around her. "Maybe it's a one in ten chance. Who knows if the poison I put in will happen to be in the same cup as the original poisoned wine."

Hearing this, the man's hands trembled, and some of the wine in the glass spilled out. Seeing this, Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "Do you still want to cheat in front of me?"

"I'm not..." As soon as the man opened his mouth, Fang Zilan grabbed his jaw and forced the wine into his mouth.

"Cough cough..." The man coughed violently, his face as pale as paper, "It's poisonous..."

Fang Zilan watched coldly. After a while, the man's complexion improved and he breathed deeply. He said in surprise, "No poison? That's great..."

Before he finished his excited words, Fang Zilan took a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "Okay, it's your turn again."

The man's expression froze. He waited for a moment. Seeing Fang Zilan still standing in front of him, he walked over reluctantly, picked out another glass of wine.

So the two of them took turns drinking, and in a blink of an eye they had finished five glasses of wine. As the wine on the table became less and less, everyone's heart was in their throat, as if it would jump out at any time.

The sixth glass of wine was Fang Zilan's turn. She still didn't hesitate and took the glass and drank it. However, the moment the wine entered her throat, she realized something was wrong.

It was not easy for her to make a move under the watchful eyes of the crowd, and she could sense someone in the dark. At the moment, Fang Lihui's attitude was unclear, and she didn't know whether the person hiding in the dark was a friend or foe, or what his purpose was. She couldn't act rashly, so she could only complete the game and swallow the poisoned wine.

The man looked at Fang Zilan who was standing straight without even frowning. He just felt inexplicably nervous and picked up the next glass of wine without even looking at her.

When he picked up the wine, Fang Zilan breathed a sigh of relief. It was the wine she had poisoned, and the winner was already decided.

"Poisonous..." The man's eyes widened and he held his throat tightly with both hands, but he couldn't stop the bleeding from all his orifices. In less than a moment, he fell to the ground and died.

Fang Zilan felt as if there was a fire burning in her heart, and the scene in front of her gradually became blurred, but she still managed to say, "I won."

"Zixiu is lucky." Fang Lihui clapped his hands and laughed, "But it's getting late today, it won't be too late to set off tomorrow."