Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1309 Buried

Lin Jian was stunned for a moment, something in his mind was about to come out, but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he had to ask, "You...what do you mean by this?"

"What happened in Linjia Village back then?" Fang Zilan whispered, "I want you to tell me everything about what Su Yuexi experienced and what she did."

Lin Jian was stunned, but saw Fang Zilan bowed to him solemnly, "I beg you, tell me everything."

With a buzzing sound, Lin Jian felt all the blood in his body rush to his head. He subconsciously held Fang Zilan's arms and said, "You don't have to do this. I promise you."

He gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I can give justice to my dead brothers, I am willing to do anything."

Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said, "Let me remind you, if you tell the truth, it will not only affect Su Yuexi, but also... Xiahou Yan." Her voice was a little trembling, but she still said the name.

Lin Jian frowned. Before he could figure out the key, Fang Zilan spoke again: "General Xiahou Yunzhao is very likely to come for Xiahou Yan. No matter which side you fall into, you will be in trouble."

"You remind me of this at this time..." Lin Jian's expression was murky and unclear, "Do you want me to tell you everything, or not?"

"It takes courage to tell the truth. Moreover, this is such a major case with far-reaching implications." Fang Zilan stood up straight, "I don't want you to regret it in the future and cause unnecessary trouble."

"If it weren't for you, I would have died that year when the Southeastern Plague broke out." Lin Jian let out a long sigh of relief. "I've lived these extra years, it's time to give it back."

Fang Zilan said nothing, picked up her sword, turned around and left the inn, and went straight to the government office. Lin Jian quickly followed, and when the two arrived, the court had already started.

Su Yun was sitting upright in the hall and saw Fang Zilan from afar. He stopped talking in the middle of his words. Zhuge Yu's expression changed slightly. Pei Xiaoze, who was listening, also frowned. The atmosphere in the hall became much more subtle for a moment.

A Wan, who was standing in the court as a witness, was confused and turned her head to look over. The moment she saw Fang Zilan, she was so shocked that she was speechless. How could she...

"Miss Fang Zilan, the third daughter of the Fang family, is here to listen." Fang Zilan handed the sword to the yamen runner beside her, and as she walked past him, she whispered, "You're here after all."

Hong Tai, who was disguised as a yamen runner, took the sword silently, with no expression on his face, as if he was waiting and watching, waiting for the right opportunity to act.

The people outside the hall were talking about it. Cheng Zhiyan in the hall couldn't sit still and stood up and said, "Madam, you..."

"My cousin Fang Lihui is also involved in this case." Fang Zilan said righteously, "There should be someone from the Fang family here."

Zhuge Yu almost broke into the palace this time, holding the official token all the way until he reached the outside of Fengyi Palace. The palace guards were reluctant to stop him because of the official token in his hand, but seeing that he looked unfriendly and aggressive, they detained all his followers outside the palace for fear of any trouble.

However, when Zhuge Yu arrived at Fang Zilan's door, he was still a step too late. Xiahou Zhang stood in front of him and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter.

"Is His Majesty in there? Is Miss Fang awake?" Zhuge Yu frowned. Xiahou Zhang did not answer his question, but just repeated what he had said.

Zhuge Yu outside the door asked questions to no avail and was in a stalemate with Xiahou Zhang. Fang Zilan and Li Shengxuan inside the door looked at each other in silence, but their tense faces showed that the situation was tense.

It was not until Li Shengxuan spoke first that the tense atmosphere suddenly dropped to the freezing point, "Xu Youtong's house caught fire, was it you who did it?" Fang Zilan sat on the bed, her face haggard, but her eyes were extremely sharp. She nodded, "Yes."

Li Shengxuan took a deep breath and said, "You killed all 52 people in the Xu family?"

"Yes." Fang Zilan admitted it quickly. Li Shengxuan clenched his fists, his face looked a little more ferocious, "Fang Zilan, do you know what you are doing?"

"I know exactly what I'm doing." Fang Zilan said indifferently, "But your Majesty, do you know what kind of person I am?"

Li Shengxuan looked at Fang Zilan in disbelief. He thought he knew her to some extent, but now it seems that it might just be a joke. He never really understood her as Zixiu.

Cruel and ruthless, using any possible means...it turns out that all the descriptions in the legends are not entirely without reason.

"Why are you..." Li Shengxuan was interrupted by Fang Zilan as soon as he opened his mouth, "They killed Mo Han, and I want them to pay with blood."

"It wasn't the Xu family who killed Mo Han!" Li Shengxuan stepped forward and stood beside the bed, looking down at Fang Zilan. "You killed innocent people without knowing right from wrong. How are you any different from the person who killed Mo Han?"

"No difference." Fang Zilan looked up at Li Shengxuan, "We are all murderers. Your Majesty can deal with us however you want."

"Fang Zilan!" Li Shengxuan grabbed Fang Zilan's neck with both hands. A little force would end her life, but she did not struggle at all, not even frowning.

"Do you know that Xu Youtong received my secret order and will go to Jiangnan to investigate a corruption case after the New Year?" Li Shengxuan's voice was trembling imperceptibly, and it was unclear whether he was angry or sad. "If my guess is correct, someone was in danger and killed Xu Yi to intimidate Xu Youtong. Who would have thought that you would..."

He didn't say anything more. Fang Zilan's expression changed from calm to astonishment, and finally to regret. It turned out that someone had mistaken Mo Han for Xu Yi, but never thought of taking advantage of the mistake and using her to eliminate the entire Xu family.

The people behind the scenes must be very proud now, because without any soldiers being used, there are people willing to be the knife and make this plan come true, which is even better than what they planned.

The strong feeling of suffocation made Fang Zilan feel dizzy, but she still asked intermittently: "Why would Mo Han... perform in the New Year's opera for Xu Yi..."

Li Shengxuan relaxed his strength and said in a deep voice, "Before New Year's Eve every year, Xu Yi would go to Longyan Temple outside the capital to pray for the Xu family. Unfortunately, this year, Longyan Temple was unusually popular, and there were many people praying. He got separated from his followers and lost his way, which made Xu Youtong think that he was missing, so he had to find Mo Han to take his place."

Fang Zilan coughed a few times and couldn't help asking, "Is it just an accident?"

"The testimony of the monks from Longyan Temple is on the table in the imperial study. To be on the safe side, Xie Yanping also ordered people to visit those who went to Longyan Temple to burn incense in those days. The testimonies all match up." Li Shengxuan said word by word: "Mo Han's death was just an accident."

"I don't believe it." Fang Zilan gasped and gritted her teeth, "Xu Yi goes to Longyan Temple every year, how could he get lost?"

Li Shengxuan pinched Fang Zilan's chin and said sternly: "Fang Zilan, what do you not believe in, the truth or yourself?"