Don't ask where people go

Chapter 348
Shangguanmin's expression froze, he turned his head to look at Fang Zilan blankly, and said in a daze, "Master, what did you say?"

Fang Zilan calmed down and said: "You asked me why Mrs. Ouyang treated Miss Ouyang like this. Instead, I want to ask you, why did Mrs. Ouyang treat Miss Ouyang?"

"Sure enough." Shangguan Min's expression was gloomy, and he said after a long while: "Mrs. Ouyang is super nice to Miss Ouyang, but she secretly sent that craftsman to be her eyes to monitor everything about Miss Ouyang for her. If Miss Ouyang has Whatever the craftsman did, he sabotaged it secretly. No matter what the craftsman did, he had her permission..."

He said as if he suddenly remembered something, and added: "And Miss Ouyang's brother, he also knows, so he will try his best to protect the craftsman."

"That's right, a child can be taught." Fang Zilan nodded with satisfaction, "But you're wrong, Mrs. Ouyang is not only super nice to Zi Rou, she is sincere to Zi Rou."

Shangguan Min asked eagerly: "But why..."

"The reason you just said is that Zirou is a woman." Fang Zilan tapped her finger on the table, "The food is getting cold."

Shangguanmin looked at Fang Zilan as if she had seen a ghost, and she said calmly, "Why, do you find it incredible?"

Shangguanmin was silent, Fang Zilan signaled: "You eat first, and listen to me while eating."

Seeing that Shangguan Min was still motionless, Fang Zilan said helplessly: "Good apprentice, Master will teach you one thing. No matter what happens, even if the sky falls, you still have to eat."

Shangguanmin picked up the chopsticks and picked up the food bite by bite. Seeing this, Fang Zilan continued: "Ouyang's family has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years, at best they are quite satisfactory. Although there are no major problems, they have never done anything like their predecessors. Under such circumstances, Zirou was born as a woman and took all the limelight of the Ouyang family, what do you think the rest of the Ouyang family would think?"

"But Mrs. Ouyang, she is also a woman..." Shangguan Min choked on the food while Fang Zilan handed him the teacup, "So she is protecting Zirou in her own way, and she feels that Zirou is not allowed to be a worker. The department is for the good of Zirou."

Shangguan Min poured down half a cup of tea, not daring to say anything: "How is it possible?"

"Everyone in the world is different, so naturally everyone's so-called way of being good for others is also different." Fang Zilan said quietly: "For Mrs. Ouyang, Zirou was completely cut off before her wings were fully fledged, and she was imprisoned in the Jin Dynasty. In the silk cage, spending a lifetime in fine clothing and fine food is the greatest favor for her."

Shangguan Min shook his head like a rattle, "I still can't believe it."

"Mrs. Ouyang was originally a noble daughter of the Wei family. There are many children of the Wei family. She is not outstanding. She was able to marry into the Ouyang family and become the head of the family because of her cautious and stable temperament." Two years later, she gave birth to Zi Rou's elder brother, and she has gained a firm foothold in Ouyang's family because of her mother's value."

Shangguan Min couldn't help interjecting: "I met Miss Ouyang's brother today, he looks much older than Miss Ouyang."

"Yes." Fang Zilan nodded, "Mrs. Ouyang was already quite old when she was pregnant with Zirou. She risked her life to give birth to Zirou. Do you still think she is only superficial to Zirou?"

Shangguanmin's hand holding the chopsticks stopped in the air, and Fang Zilan continued, "Look at the daughters of aristocratic families, how many of them can go out of the mansion every day and go to the workshop like Zi Rou? If Mrs. Ouyang can't help but With Zirou's temperament, I'm afraid it won't be what it is today."

Shangguan Min wondered: "Since Mrs. Ouyang is willing to let Miss Ouyang's temperament go, why don't you want her to be listed in the Ministry of Industry?"

Fang Zilan's expression was cold, "If Zirou was officially listed in the Ministry of Industry, what kind of situation will her elder brother be put in? Have you ever thought about it?"

She said with a sigh, "The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, not to mention that Zirou's elder brother is the next head of the Ouyang family, how could Mrs. Ouyang watch Zirou become an accident?"

Shangguan Min frowned, "Even though Ms. Ouyang is in the Ministry of Industry, can she compete with her elder brother for the position of Patriarch?"

"Why not?" Fang Zilan's lips twitched slightly, "Since I am a public servant, I can be regarded as the head of the family. There is also General Xiahou, who was also the head of the Xiahou family. Being a woman has never been a reason, but an excuse."

Shangguan Min was so shocked that she couldn't speak, but she saw a wider smile on her face, "Shangguan Min, since you have become my apprentice, you have to get rid of those useless prejudices. Family status, surname, and gender are all important things. It can be the standard for evaluating a person, but it is by no means the only standard."

"Me too?" Shangguan Min's voice was very soft, but Fang Zilan could hear clearly, "Yes, you too."

"But..." Shangguan Min didn't continue, Fang Zilan knew it in her heart, "Do you think others will think of sinners when they hear the name Shangguan?"

Shangguan Min pursed his lips, and Fang Zilan raised her hand to cover his shoulder, "People's hearts are complicated, how can you fully understand the thoughts of others? It's like when I heard the surname Shangguan, I thought of not only the name of a sinner, but also the crown." Everyone with this surname has received a good education. But no matter what other people think, Shangguan is just a surname and cannot represent you.”

"I understand." Shangguan Min's expression calmed down a lot, Fang Zilan withdrew her hands and straightened her sleeves, and turned back to her voice, "Speaking of Zirou, Mrs. Ouyang is not really afraid that she will compete with her elder brother for the position of Patriarch , she is just afraid of accidents. After all, she has been cautious all her life, and she has come here like this. It is reasonable for her to want Zirou to be the same as her."

Shangguan Minxin said unwillingly: "But Miss Ouyang is both talented and willing to work hard, and Dajing's military equipment can also be improved to a higher level. Is it because of Mrs. Ouyang's prudence and the so-called stable life of others, so that it is buried here? ?”

"What you can think of, do you think Zi Rou can't think of it?" Fang Zilan looked at Shang Guanmin rather amusedly, "Zi Rou didn't say anything about today's matter, it was for the sake of mother and daughter, and she didn't want Mrs. Ouyang to embarrass her. Otherwise, she Why do you want to ask His Majesty quietly?"

"You mean Miss Ouyang already knew..." Shangguan Min said in surprise, "How is it possible?"

Fang Zilan calmed down and said: "It's not easy for a woman to stand up, so the ability to observe words and emotions is naturally indispensable."

"Miss Ouyang begged His Majesty, Madam Ouyang will know about this matter sooner or later." Shangguan Min looked hesitant, "She..."

"Although there are incompetent things, there are things that can be done." Fang Zilan held up the tea cup and shook it, the clear tea noodles in the cup kept swaying, but her eyes reflected were extremely firm and never wavered in the slightest.

"Since Zirou asked me to help, I will definitely do something for her." Fang Zilan said in a deep voice, "Shangguanmin, you will come with Lao Cao tomorrow and ask the craftsman to come here in my name."

　Whether it's Ouyang Zirou, Mrs. Ouyang, brother Ouyang, or Fang Zilan, everyone is doing their best in their own way. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, but only with emotions and desires.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)