After Fang Zilan came back from the government office, she saw Awan sitting in the courtyard, picking flower petals, looking very angry. She walked over and asked, "Awan, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm hungry." Awan rolled her eyes at Fang Zilan angrily, "You came back too late, right?"
"Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? You guys have dinner first?" Fang Zilan stretched out her hand to pull Awan up, but she ignored her and stood up on her own, "Master Mo said, Mr. Fang and I haven't been together all night. Gui, if you don’t explain clearly, don’t even think about eating.”
Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "So your breakfast and lunch are useless?"
"That's not true." A Wan turned away, Fang Zilan smiled slightly and said, "When did you become so good at lying?"
"If I didn't know how to lie, I would have died last night." A Wan glared at Fang Zilan fiercely, "Why did my master offend you? Do you insist on him being punished?"
Fang Zilan was not surprised and said jokingly: "Hey, Young Master punished him? Is little Awan feeling distressed?"
"Fang Zilan!" Awan was so angry that she stamped her feet, and Fang Zilan laughed heartlessly, "It's great to have a disciple. I will take one in whenever I want to experience the feeling of being loved."
Awan sighed helplessly: "Fang Zilan, are you a serious person?"
Fang Zilan put her arms around Awan's shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Okay, aren't you hungry? Let's go have dinner first and fill our stomachs later."
The two walked into the front hall, where Mo Han and Deputy General Cao were talking, while Cong Rong and Xiao Xuan'er were making tea.
Seeing this, Fang Zilan looked at Awan and whispered: "You're not the only one who didn't have dinner, are you?"
A Wan looked like her thoughts had been revealed, and Fang Zilan understood immediately. Probably because Mo Han was careless and careless, he pressed the question a little too closely, which made A Wan unhappy, so he lost his temper and stopped eating.
"Sister Lan, you're back..." Mo Han hesitated before speaking, and Fang Zilan said directly: "I'm hungry."
Hearing this, Cong Rong stood up and said, "Master Fang, your dinner is ready. I'll have it delivered right now."
"Thank you." Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "Please ask someone to prepare an extra copy for Awan."
Cong Rong smiled, looked at Awan and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Fang, Miss Awan is indispensable."
After Cong Rong left, Fang Zilan asked Awandao without hesitation: "What was the crime for which your master was punished last night?"
Vice Admiral Cao was confused, while Mo Han quickly searched in his mind for the Master Awan whom Fang Zilan had told him about before - Wen Ya, while Xiao Xuan'er calmly put down the teapot in her hand.
Awan pursed her lips and said softly: "Master said that you knew his past when you were in Jiangnan and held his handle. He did it to protect himself..."
She didn't say anything further. Fang Zilan frowned slightly and repeated: "Is your master's past in Jiangnan?"
"You don't think my master is telling the truth, do you?" Awan's eyes widened, "This matter itself is a lie. Why would he use the truth to cover up the lie?"
"Who said lies can only be fulfilled by lies?" Fang Zilan's expression calmed down, as if she didn't want to talk in depth.
Next to him, Vice General Cao was confused and couldn't help but interjected, "Boss, you and Miss Awan stayed away all night. Did you go to see Miss Awan's master?"
Fang Zilan hummed, "Awan's master and I have some friendship, so I will naturally go and see if he is punished."
A Wan was furious, "You have the nerve to tell me why my master was punished, you..."
"What am I?" Fang Zilan interrupted Awan's words rudely, her eyes darkening, "It doesn't matter whether he did it out of his own intention or just obeyed orders. If he does something wrong, he should be punished, right?"
A Wan was like a deflated rubber ball, her head hanging down glumly. Fang Zilan raised her hand and rubbed the top of her hair, "Okay, don't be unhappy, let's eat."
Not long after she finished speaking, Cong Rong came in with the boy carrying a food box.
Awan sat down quietly and ate the whole meal absent-mindedly. After pulling the rice grains in the bowl, she said she had finished eating and turned around to leave.
Fang Zilan said to Deputy General Cao: "I'm not worried about Awan. Lao Cao, go and see her."
Vice General Cao nodded in agreement and chased Awan out. Cong Rong packed up the dishes and walked out. Xiao Xuan'er brought the brewed tea to Fang Zilan, "Master Fang, please use the tea."
Fang Zilan took the tea cup with a gloomy expression, "Miss Xiao, please help me tell your lady that since everything started from me, I will avenge the hatred of Hidden Sword Villa and Wanhua Villa on her and Brother Wan's behalf."
"Okay." Xiao Xuan'er looked calm and said quietly: "I will also ask the young lady to find out what Mr. Fang wants to know. Mr. Fang can just wait for the good news."
A flash of surprise flashed in Fang Zilan's eyes, and Xiao Xuan'er smiled and said: "There are many flowers in Wanhua Tower. After being exposed to them for a long time, you will always have this kind of eyesight."
"So, thank you so much, Miss Xiao." Fang Zilan bowed his hand, and Xiao Xuan'er returned the bow, "Master Fang, if nothing happens, I will leave first."
After Xiao Xuan'er stepped back, Mo Han looked at Fang Zilan and said, "Sister Lan wants Miss Xiao to investigate Wen Ya's past? She..."
"I won't tell you Miss Xiao's identity unless she is willing to tell you." Fang Zilan looked at Mo Han steadily and said, "Mo Han, have you thought about it?"
"I've thought about it." Mo Han raised his eyebrows and raised his lips, smiling lightly, "I want to stay in the capital."
"Okay." Fang Zilan did not object anymore, "I went to the Ghost Gate last night and checked the records of the previous generals."
"What's the gain?" Mo Han asked, and Fang Zilan shook his head, "I didn't find any important clues, but all the generals related to what happened back then were all subordinates of General Zhenbei, King Pingnan. I always feel that, Did I overlook something?"
"In the last years of the previous dynasty, almost all the generals in the dynasty were under the command of General Zhenbei, King Pingnan. It's not surprising." Mo Han pondered for a while and said: "Since checking the generals is not possible, we might as well check the back house. man of."
"You mean to check the connection between Qin Xuan, your mother and my mother?" Fang Zilan was thoughtful, and Mo Han added: "There is another one, Princess Pingnan - Mrs. Qin Ji."
Fang Zilan suddenly remembered something and said: "Last night I heard Ji Ningtian talk about Fang Chongbai and Qin Xuan, and his words were very contemptuous. Fang Chongbai is notorious, but Qin Xuan, according to what your mother said before, is a lady from an aristocratic family. No matter how you think about it, you will not be a bad person if you have no family background..."
"I can help check the connection between Qin Xuan and my mother." Mo Han looked a little hesitant, "In the past, when my mother lived in the Qin Mansion, she had some friendship with a nun in the mansion. That nanny I returned to my hometown when I was old and avoided the war, so I think I can find him."
Fang Zilan patted Mo Han on the shoulder, "You don't need to go check on your mother for my sake."
"Sister Lan, please rest assured." Mo Han seemed to have made up his mind, "I will try my best, but I will never go against my heart."
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, "Zhuge Yu has been transferred to the civil service department recently, and the government office will be busy. Besides, I have to go to the Fang family, so I may not be able to take care of you. If you leave the government, remember to ask Lao Cao to pick some guards for you. ,be careful on the road."
"Master Zhuge has been transferred to the staff department? Sister Lan, you..." Before Mo Han could finish his words, Deputy General Cao rushed in, "Boss, go and see Miss Awan, she, she..."
