Xiao Xuan'er was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Qianjinfang has not yet investigated this matter. Many years have passed since one incident, and some clues have been destroyed long ago. Moreover, there are many doubts, and there is no proof, so Qianjinfang does not dare to Jumping to conclusions.”
"What did Qianjinfang find?" Fang Zilan looked solemn, "I want to know whether there is evidence or not."
"Since Mr. Fang said so, that's good." Xiao Xuan'er nodded slightly, "Mr. Fang, when your mother died under a random sword, it's actually impossible to determine who killed her. But shortly after her death, Some people voluntarily confessed their crimes and committed suicide in prison."
Fang Zilan asked softly: "Who is the person who confessed?"
Xiao Xuan'er said softly: "The former traitor general, Chu Xiang. On the day of the incident, Chu Xiang was indeed present and had a conflict with the government officials, but was not captured. But for some reason, within two days after the incident, Chu Xiang Xiang took the initiative to go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to beat the drum and surrender."
"Qianjinfang thinks it's strange that Chu Xiang took the initiative to plead guilty?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, and Xiao Xuan'er nodded, "Yes. Not to mention whether there is any evidence, Chu Xiang has no motive for killing."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan frowned even more tightly, "What do you mean?"
"Chu Xiang and Mr. Fang Chongzheng have some old friends. Qianjinfang found out that it was Mr. Fang who sent your mother to the Fang Mansion." Xiao Xuan'er took a sip of tea and continued: "So Chu Xiang must know her. You mother and daughter, and my young lady is sure that the Fang family, Chu Xiang and others from the previous dynasty have no grudge against you mother and daughter, so why did he kill someone?"
"It's possible that Chu Xiang accidentally killed my mother, or my mother found out what he was going to do and had to kill him to silence him." Fang Zilan said: "Why did Chu Xiang show up at Baiye Temple on the day of the incident? What he was going to do What?"
"According to Chu Xiang's own admission, he wanted to burn Baiye Temple to cause chaos in the capital, and took the opportunity to spread rumors to shake people's hearts." Xiao Xuan'er's voice was a little lower, "However, when Jingzhao Mansion was collecting evidence, it was discovered that he wanted to spread Rumors had long spread in the southeast. The timing didn't match up, and he was like a scapegoat who was pushed out. Before he could be tried again, he committed suicide out of fear of guilt. The suspect was dead, and the rumors were swirling. The investigation was inconclusive, and there were no clues for a while. , the case was overshadowed.”
Fang Zilan raised her hand and pressed her eyebrows, as if talking to herself: "Chu Xiang took the initiative to stand up and explain who he was protecting. Not only was he willing to take the blame for that person, but he was even willing to die..."
She suddenly had an idea, looked at Xiao Xuan'er and said, "Did you just say southeast?"
"Yes." Xiao Xuan'er added: "At that time, King Rong'an specially wrote a letter to plead guilty. It was a rare occasion for him to enter the capital."
"That's right." Fang Zilan slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "It's the Ghost Sect. Ji Ningtian and King Rongan got involved at that time."
Xiao Xuan'er reacted very quickly, "What Mr. Fang means is that Chu Xiang surrendered to protect Ji Ningtian and deliberately gave false testimony. This led to trouble for King Rong'an and forced him to stand against the ghost gate." Together?"
"It's possible." Fang Zilan seemed to remember something and asked: "Before the Qiluo battle, I heard from Miss Ouyang that King Rong'an asked himself to resettle the refugees, so that the soldiers and horses from the southeast camp could arrive in time. Is this true?"
"It's true. But..." Xiao Xuan'er hesitated for a moment, and Fang Zilan said with relief: "Miss Xiao, it's okay to just say it."
Xiao Xuan'er composed herself, "Someone in Qianjinfang received news that before King Rong'an asked himself to resettle the refugees, King Qin Guang of the ghost sect appeared near Prince Rong'an's palace."
"Is it the instructions from the Ghost Sect?" Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, and Xiao Xuan'er thought for a while, "My young lady once said that Ji Ningtian will save your life, Mr. Fang, no matter what."
"Why?" Fang Zilan's expression turned cold, and Xiao Xuan'er shook her head, "I don't know the specific reason."
Fang Zilan did not pursue the question, but just smiled sarcastically, "Since my mother's death is closely related to the underworld, how could he really protect me? I guess he was just afraid that the Miluo people would occupy the capital and ruin his plans. everything of."
"Master Fang, Chu Xiang is dead. Many years have passed since this case..." Xiao Xuan'er paused and said with a complicated expression: "Please forgive me and accept the change."
Fang Zilan's hand holding the tea cup was clenched tightly. She stared at the clear tea surface and said word by word: "I will investigate this case to the end. If the truth is not revealed, I will fight to the death."
Xiao Xuan'er's red lips opened slightly, but she couldn't say anything. Fang Zilan looked up and said solemnly: "Miss Xiao, thank you for telling me this. From now on, Miss Xiao will stay in my house. Stay in peace."
Xiao Xuan'er stood up and bowed. Before she could say anything else, she saw a figure running over and said in a brisk tone: "Is this the beautiful sister from Wanhua Tower?"
"A Wan, don't be rude." Fang Zilan reached out and pulled A Wan over, "Miss Xiao, please go to the housekeeper first and see if the room he arranged for you is satisfactory. I have something to say to A Wan alone. .”
"Okay." Xiao Xuan'er agreed, turned around and left.
Awan looked at Xiao Xuan'er's back and said angrily: "Fang Zilan, why don't you let me talk to that beautiful sister?"
"There will be plenty of time in the future. You can say whatever you want to Miss Xiao." Fang Zilan grabbed Awan's sleeve and prevented her from catching up. "There is something important right now that you need to do."
"What's the matter?" Awan looked suspicious, "You won't want to take a break again, will you? I won't help you ask for leave, you let Mr. Mo go..."
"I'm not asking for leave to take a bath." Fang Zilan said helplessly: "I got up so early today, so I have to go to the government office."
Awan couldn't help but frowned, "Then what do you want me to do?"
"I want to go back to the ghost gate." Fang Zilan looked at the dumbfounded people in front of her. Without waiting for her to speak, she lowered her voice and continued, "You go and send a message for me to find everyone. Are Young Master and Wu Qing here? All is fine, the important thing is how many of the ten kings of hell are there, find a few, and you can’t refuse without saying anything to them.”
Awan looked like he had seen a ghost, "Fang Zilan, are you crazy? How can I have such a great reputation, the Tenth Palace of Hell..."
"Take it." Fang Zilan casually threw a dark sign to Awan. She looked at it carefully and then took a breath of cold air, "Is this a summoning order? You, you..."
"I had nothing to do a few days ago, so I dug it out when I was packing my things." Fang Zilan shrugged nonchalantly, "I used to treat this shabby brand as a treasure, and I didn't want to cause trouble to the young master by pretending to be powerful. I'm really well-behaved. Can."
The look on Awan's face was gloomy and uncertain. Fang Zilan raised his chin and signaled: "If a person in the ghost sect does not obey the soul-calling order, he will be punished as a traitor. Tell the King of Hell of the Tenth Palace, either come to see me or wait for me. To take their lives.”
A Wan held the soul summoning order in her hand and felt it weighed a thousand pounds. She stood up straight and took two steps back. Before she could move, she heard Fang Zilan say: "You can accept the order, but don't kneel to me. I can't bear it and I'm afraid I will die young."
"You..." Awan gouged out Fang Zilan and solemnly followed the soul summoning order: "Once the soul is summoned, all ghosts will respond. Awan, the ghost gate, takes the order."
