"That's why Mr. Fang didn't stop me today?" Shangguan Fei took the buns handed to him by Deputy General Cao in a daze. Fang Zilan smiled slightly and said, "What else? Although you are a smart kid, you are still It's a little less experienced. The days are long, so you should eat first."
Lieutenant General Cao and Shangguan Pi probably had been hungry for a long time. They devoured the two bags of buns in a short time, and Awan's candy cakes were also taken care of by them.
Awan bit the candied haws and looked at Fang Zilan pitifully. She smiled fondly, "It's too late today. I'll buy it for you tomorrow."
After receiving Fang Zilan's promise, Awan suddenly smiled like a flower, bit off the last hawthorn on the candied haws, and swallowed it into her stomach.
"After eating, let's get down to business." Fang Zilan sat up straight, looking a little more serious, "Awan, go see how the housekeeper and his wife are doing, and make them write their testimony no matter what means you use. No signature or painting should be left behind. Vice-General Cao, go and keep a close eye on the Shangguan women in the backyard and don't let them cause trouble. As for Shangguan Fei..."
She paused as she spoke, and after thinking for a while, she spoke again: "Go and help me sort out the relationship between the deceased Shangguan women, especially their entanglement with Shangguan Linglan, and answer me once you find out."
After the three people nodded in agreement, Awan pulled Fang Zilan's sleeve and asked curiously: "What about you?"
"I'm going to see Shangguan Linglan." Fang Zilan said, reaching out to wipe the candy stains from the corner of Awan's mouth, "Be careful, the housekeeper and his wife are not fuel-efficient lamps. If it doesn't work, that's all."
"Master Fang, are you looking down on me now?" Awan took out a piece of silk from her sleeve and handed it to Fang Zilan to wipe her hands, and added, "Don't worry, if it doesn't work, I'll use a few more medicines."
"Be gentle, don't kill people." Fang Zilan felt helpless and turned to look at Deputy General Cao, "The same goes for you, just don't kill people."
"Don't worry, boss!" Vice General Cao nodded in assurance and took the lead to leave the front hall. A Wan also left shortly after, leaving Shangguan Fei looking at Fang Zilan, as if he was hesitant to speak.
"You want to go with me to see Shangguan Linglan?" Fang Zilan smiled knowingly, "It's not impossible for you to come with me..."
"I will never cause trouble for you." Shangguan Fei responded hurriedly, but Fang Zilan still just smiled, "If you cause trouble, I will throw you out. I want you to cooperate and feel more guilty in front of Shangguan Linglan."
"I already feel guilty, why..." Shangguan Fei was puzzled, and Fang Zilan smiled enigmatically, "You will know in a moment."
Fang Zilan pushed Shangguan Fei and knocked on Shangguan Linglan's door.
Shangguan Linglan looked distant and cold when she saw the two of them, but she was not surprised at all. She just said coldly: "Why, Master Shangguan didn't question me enough during the day, so he wants to come again at night?"
The words Shangguan Gongzi made Shangguan Fei freeze on the spot. He didn't know what to say and remained speechless for a long time.
Fang Zilan, who was standing behind Shangguan Fei, smiled slightly and said, "Miss Linglan, please don't misunderstand me. I am accompanying Shangguan Fei to apologize."
"Apologise? I can't bear it." There was a hint of ridicule in Shangguan Linglan's tone, "It's late at night. If you two adults are fine, I'm going to rest."
"Miss Linglan can still rest. It seems that they didn't make things difficult for you." Fang Zilan said, holding on to the door, with an even bigger smile on her face. "If Miss Linglan doesn't accept it, I will ask Shangguan Fei to apologize to the girl."
Before Fang Zilan finished speaking, she pushed open the door with her hands. Shangguan Linglan, who was behind the door, took two steps back before barely standing still. She took advantage of this gap to push Shangguan Fei into the room.
When several Shangguan women on the bunks in the room saw the two men entering the room, they wrapped themselves tightly in quilts and huddled in the corners against the wall. Their expressions were mixed with fear and resentment, both of which were extremely complicated.
Shangguan Fei couldn't help but lower his head when he saw this, while Fang Zilan glanced around the room, and finally his eyes fell on a wet quilt, smiling with a bit of disdain, "This method is really not good."
After speaking, Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Linglan who was at a loss at the door of the house, "Since Miss Linglan can't rest, why not have a chat with me."
Shangguan Linglan stood still, and Fang Zilan unceremoniously pulled the bench beside the table and motioned for her to come and sit with her.
However, Shangguan Linglan still looked wary and refused to come over. Fang Zilan sat down on her own, took the teapot on the table, shook it and put it back, "There is not even tea, the people in my house Is this how you serve?”
Shangguan Linglan closed the door, walked up to Fang Zilan, and said with an unkind expression, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"No hurry, you go make tea first." Fang Zilan said calmly, "If you still want to stay in the house, just follow my instructions. Or do you not want to stay in the house anymore?"
Shangguan Linglan frowned slightly, "Do you doubt me?"
"I can't escape my involvement in the downfall of the Shangguan family and the death of your grandmother." Fang Zilan looked indifferent, "You have enough reasons to hate me. However, if you use the lives of your own family to retaliate against me, your scheme is vicious enough."
Shangguan Linglan snorted coldly, and glanced sharply at the people on the bunk, and finally fell on Fang Zilan, "If you don't believe me, just tell me, why bother saying that these are some or not. They can only pour cold water on me, but You are different, our wealth and lives are all in your house, even if we are beaten to death by you, who would dare to say anything?"
"As expected, you know." Fang Zilan's lips curled up slightly, "Shangguan women were relegated to slavery, and their life and death were not up to them. If it was just an ordinary death, I could say anything to stop it. The only way is to let them die. Only if you can't stop everyone's mouth can you shake me, the Lord of the North, who has no foundation. Then have you ever thought that even if I have no foundation, it's just a trivial matter to bring you people to bury me with me?"
"If I am really as ruthless as you guessed, even if I don't care about the lives of my family members, why would I care about my own life and death?" Shangguan Linglan's eyes flashed with a complex look, "If I really can kill you, then what? It’s nothing.”
"Are you finally willing to tell the truth?" Fang Zilan chuckled, "Regardless of whether there is any hatred or not, in the eyes of all of you, I deserve to die. I thought it was enough to stand in this position, but now it seems that it is far from enough. "
Hearing this, Shangguan Linglan seemed to have heard a joke and couldn't help laughing, "You are about to stop here, what are you talking about?"
"Is that the end?" Fang Zilan's smile grew brighter, but she suddenly changed her voice, "Shangguan Linglan, do you know what I would do if I really hated someone?"
