Fang Zilan turned around and prepared to leave, but Xiahou Yunzhao's words kept lingering in her mind, so she changed her mind before she reached the palace gate, turned around and walked back.
She avoided the guards and appeared in front of the imperial study room quietly. Her hand that knocked on the door stopped in mid-air. After thinking for a long time, she finally knocked.
"Come in." Li Shengxuan's voice came out, and Fang Zilan pushed the door open and entered.
Li Shengxuan's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw her, but he returned to his usual indifference in an instant, "Even in the palace, Mr. Fang is like no one else, and his ability is indeed remarkable."
She came rashly and realized that she was wrong. She felt a little guilty after what he said. She forgot to salute for a moment, lowered her head and did not dare to look at him. She whispered: "I have something to ask Your Majesty."
Li Shengxuan stood up and walked to Fang Zilan. Looking at her hesitant look, the corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, "What do you want to ask me?"
She took a step back and distanced herself, "I want to ask His Majesty, and I also want to ask Prince Xiang."
She bit her lip, as if she had made a great determination, raised her eyes and looked directly at Li Shengxuan and said: "On the night when His Royal Highness Prince Xiang came back from the north and entered the palace, what did the Empress Dowager say that made him lose his composure like that? ?”
Li Shengxuan looked at the person in front of him steadily, looking as bold as ever, "Fang Zilan, do you know what you are asking?"
"It has something to do with the Xiahou family, right?" Fang Zilan kept asking, and Li Shengxuan's hand hidden in his sleeve clenched into a fist, "Do you really think I won't kill you?"
She was as determined as ever, "If His Majesty really wants me to take over Xiahou Yunzhao's position, I must know the truth."
"It has nothing to do with you taking over." Li Shengxuan relaxed, but his expression was extremely gloomy.
Fang Zilan asked tentatively, "Is that related to Concubine Yu?"
Li Shengxuan's eyes were filled with ferocity, "Fang Zilan, you are so brave."
Fang Zilan did not give in at all and still stood upright, "I can replace Xiahou Yunzhao as the sword in His Majesty's hand, but I cannot be a sword that knows nothing."
Li Shengxuan's expression was dark and unclear, and Fang Zilan tentatively said: "Your Majesty doesn't want to say, you might as well let me guess. There are quite a few criticisms of Concubine Yu in the palace, saying that she is just a nobody of the Xiahou family, because Emperor Tai'an is afraid of Xiahou Yun. Zhao, then there will be a noble concubine in a high position. The so-called climbing high does not necessarily mean seeing far, but there are many people who fall down. The gossip about Concubine Jade has been implicated in His Majesty by someone with intentions..."
"Shut up!" Li Shengxuan interrupted her aggressively, "As the son of Emperor Tai'an and the legitimate lord of the world, how can I be slandered by market rumors?"
"Really?" Fang Zilan suddenly smiled, and the clear and shallow smile was not bright, but warm enough, "It's good that Your Majesty knows. The person who ascends the heights now is Your Majesty. As long as Fang Zilan is by your side, Your Majesty will be protected." The sun looks far away."
Li Shengxuan stared blankly at the person in front of him. Her every word was extremely clear and clear to his ears, "Whether it is the Empress Dowager or other ministers, whether it is under the palace wall or above the court. , whether it is within the capital or outside the four borders, your majesty just needs to sit in that high position in the Mingtang. I will become the sword in your majesty’s hand, remove all obstacles for your majesty, and let your majesty see further.”
The emperor sits in the bright hall, and the waiters guard his health.
Li Shengxuan suddenly remembered what his father, Emperor Tai'an, said to him when he was a child.
At that time, he was only four years old and could not understand what a waiter was.
His father told him that the generals, ministers, and assistants are all servants, and the emperor must sit firmly in the temple, dispatch generals and prime ministers to serve the world, and maintain a healthy and prosperous age.
It's just that in all these years, no one from the many generals and commanders has ever said such a word to him.
But at this moment, these words came from the person who made him most suspicious. Even though he knew that this might be just a high-sounding false promise, he only felt inexplicably relieved.
He would rather listen to partial beliefs and leave his wealth, life and the stability of the world in her hands.
"Okay." Li Shengxuan's voice was very low, but the word "good" still fell deeply into Fang Zilan's heart.
She knew that the way forward was uncertain, and that betrayal and protection could only be a matter of her thoughts, but she was willing to give it a try.
As long as Li Shengxuan dared to entrust her to him, she would dare to make enemies of everyone in the world, including Ji Ningtian, for this entrustment.
She was shocked by her almost ridiculous thoughts and froze on the spot. Could she really do that?
Li Shengxuan lowered his head and looked at Fang Zilan. The person who would obviously say such a thing could not hide the confusion in his eyes at this moment. It turned out that she was just bluffing.
Fang Zilan looked at the corners of his raised lips and felt her heart getting more and more panicked, but she still stood up straight and said, "Your Majesty is willing..."
"I am willing." Li Shengxuan interrupted Fang Zilan's words lightly. She clenched her fingers nervously and drew crescents on her palms with her fingernails. "How does your majesty know what I want to say? You can't accept this anymore. I regretted it.”
"You are not joking." The smile on Li Shengxuan's face became even brighter, "I will not regret it, but you..."
He didn't say any more, and Fang Zilan couldn't help but asked out of curiosity, "What?"
"I climb high and look far away. I am alone and have no way to retreat. But you..." Li Shengxuan paused, his eyes became deeper and deeper, "If you accept my promise, you can replace Xiahou Yunzhao, who is less than ten thousand people." The position is the target of public criticism, are you afraid?"
"I'm afraid of returning, so I can't stand still." Fang Zilan said frankly, "The position of the Lord of the North is good, but I can't hold it for the rest of my life. As a human being, if you don't advance, you will retreat."
"If you don't advance, you will retreat." Li Shengxuan laughed brightly, "You don't have to be afraid, from now on, you have me."
Looking at Fang Zilan's stunned look, he felt suddenly enlightened. The rumors and rumors of the past seemed to have disappeared.
He did not tell anyone that that night the Empress Dowager said that his biological mother, Concubine Yu, was having an affair with someone else and that he was not the son of Emperor Tai'an.
He had heard such words many times, but this was the first time he said it so firmly.
It's not that he hasn't thought about asking Xia Hou Yunzhao for confirmation, but no matter what the truth is, he doesn't dare to pursue it at all. He has dreamed about it many times in the middle of the night and woke up uneasy, but now her words have dispelled all his doubts.
No matter what the truth is, he is the one who climbs high. When climbing high, one should look far away instead of looking back. The past has passed.
The Xiahou family resigned and left Beijing, and Fang Zilan took over. After today, she will escort him, bring the Qianqiu scenery under the capital, and engrave his name of Li Shengxuan on it.
