Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1657 Troubled Times
"Aren't the people in the North innocent?" Fang Zilan said in a deep voice: "Awan, since there is no way to escape, you might as well go all the way. Those who do whatever it takes are never unscrupulous."

A Wan sighed softly, "I understand. But there are so many noble families in the capital, and if you deal with them alone, I'm afraid..."

"Little Awan is worried about me?" Fang Zilan's eyes had a hint of teasing. Awan glared at her and said unhappily, "I signed a military order in front of you, sir, to keep you safe. If I fail, I will sacrifice my life to apologize to you. Do you think I should worry about you?"

Fang Zilan propped her chin with one hand, looking at me with an appraising look that made Awan fidget. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Little Awan bet her life on me. I will remember this favor." Fang Zilan spoke casually, but her eyes showed her determination. "We will all live a long life. So, what about today's medicine?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Awan slapped her forehead and said, "I almost forgot. Wait for me, I'll be there soon."

Looking at Awan's hurried back, Fang Zilan showed a smile. She stopped thinking about anything and leaned against the table, closing her eyes to rest.

However, before she could rest for a moment, she heard Deputy General Cao's voice at the door, "Boss?"

She opened her eyes and woke up, then stood up and walked over to open the door. "What's going on?"

"Boss, you are right. Mr. Fang's father did have a deal with the head of Qingshui Manor. The Fang family is not implicated. At most, they are not strict in managing the family." Deputy General Cao's words made her feel relieved. "What about the head of Qingshui Manor?"

Deputy General Cao said in a deep voice: "You will not be able to escape death if you take human lives and exploit the people in your hometown."

Fang Zilan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then she seemed to remember something and asked, "Boss Qingshui Village, there are no deaths related to you or Lao Li, right?"

"No." Deputy General Cao shook his head. "Old Li and I have no relatives left alive."

"You still have me." Fang Zilan said gently: "To me, you are all my relatives."

"Boss..." Deputy General Cao's cautious eyes were full of expectation. She chuckled and said, "Don't you believe it?"

"I believe in the boss." Deputy General Cao said firmly, "After all, if it weren't for the boss, I don't know how many times I would have died."

"You're so polite." Fang Zilan smiled. Deputy General Cao touched the back of his head embarrassedly, "Um, Boss..."

He hesitated to speak, and she understood, "I've been busy all day, and I'm hungry. Let's go and eat."

"When Fang Lihui was young, all the other sons of the Fang family had teachers to study with, but he could only follow Fang Liren and go to the school in the prime minister's residence. Fang Liren lost his parents when he was young and had no one to take care of him. He was taken care of by his uncle, the prime minister. However, Fang Lihui had both parents but had to live under someone else's roof to study, which was not easy either."

"Speaking of which, the relationship between the two of them should be better than that of the other brothers of the Fang family. But maybe there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Since Fang Liren became the head of the family, Fang Lihui's business has grown bigger and bigger, and there are thousands of flowers in the capital that are not popular. Building, there is also a Jiangnan Silk and Satin Shop that only caters to the wealthy and wealthy."

"Everyone says that Fang Lihui wants to take over, and there are endless rumors about the discord between the two." Awan said with a sigh, but Fang Zilan was puzzled, "Logically speaking, Fang Liren and Fang Lihui's father should be brothers, right?" Awan widened her eyes in shock, "How could you not know..." She stopped halfway through her sentence, and swallowed the other half, "Aren't you a member of the Fang family?"

She changed her words and said: "Everyone in the world knows that the Prime Minister Fang Chongzheng, Fang Liren, Fang Lihui's father, and several other Fang elders are brothers of the same family, but only the Prime Minister is a direct descendant, and the rest are concubines. .”

"Miss Awan seems to know the affairs of Fang's family very well." Zhuge Yu's voice sounded softly, making Awan involuntarily soften his tone, "I only heard what others said. It's just a pastime for ordinary people after dinner."

"The Fang family has protected me more than once, I have to repay them at least once." Fang Zilan said indifferently, "What's more, such a marriage in name only is beneficial to me."

The high priest couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think so in your heart?"

Fang Zilan responded bluntly: "High Priest, are you really at peace with yourself?"

Hearing this, the high priest's expression was stern. "Tao's ancestor was once a wood spirit of the Yin-Yang family. When the Yin-Yang family overthrew the high priest and she went into exile, she saved her life. So the high priest promised that as long as she and her descendants survived, she would protect the Tao family."

Her voice became softer and softer until it was barely audible at the end. "But I broke my promise."

"Is this the reason why you turned a blind eye and allowed Murong Qing to do whatever he wanted?" Fang Zilan stroked the honeysuckle in her hand, "You used the prophecy of destiny as an excuse, just because you didn't want someone like Mu Churui to control Miluo..."

"The prophecy of destiny is not an excuse..." The high priest hastily refuted, but she only said half of the sentence before stopping abruptly. Even if the prophecy of destiny was true, she could not deny what Fang Zilan said, let alone admit it -

It turns out that canaries also have selfish desires, use the prophecy of destiny to secretly act, and then comfort themselves that everything is inevitable.

"Mu Churui doesn't believe in the Yin-Yang family. He will only use me as a puppet and use the prophecy of destiny to eliminate dissidents." The high priest heard his own voice, which was extremely heavy, but more sober than ever. "As long as he is the leader of the country, and with the example of the Tao family, the Yin-Yang family will linger on."

She clenched her fists and spoke each word with gritted teeth, "I don't want to suffer through the long winter days and finally watch the Yin Yang family disappear into ashes one day."

Fang Zilan remained silent, her eyes fell on the honeysuckle in her hand. Honeysuckle?

But everyone knows that the word "forbearance" is like a knife above your head. If you don't hurt others, you will hurt yourself. How easy is it to survive the severe cold in winter?
"At this point, I don't ask for understanding." Before the high priest finished speaking, a silver light flashed between his sleeves, and a dagger was already at Fang Zilan's neck. "But Fang Zilan, if you dare to reveal even a word, I will fight you to the death."

"Fight?" Fang Zilan didn't even frown. "What can the high priest use to fight me? The Yin-Yang family and the Fang family are equally matched in Miluo and Dajing. What is there to fight?"

The high priest's hand trembled slightly, and the dagger almost cut the skin on Fang Zilan's neck. "It seems that the rumors are true. The Fang family has left Beijing."

Fang Zilan raised her hand and grasped the High Priest's wrist, and said calmly, "High Priest, has anyone ever taught you that when you kill someone, you must keep your hands steady? This is even more true when you are threatening someone."

(End of this chapter)