Fang Zilan looked a little colder, "Did your father say this, or did you think it yourself?"
"My father said it before." The Wheel King's voice was not loud but firm, "Now it's my own idea."
"Your father is no longer here." Fang Zilan turned away, not daring to look into his eyes, "There is no need for you to risk your life for someone who has nothing to do with you."
The Wheel King smiled mockingly, "Am I an irrelevant person to you?"
"Of course not." Fang Zilan turned around suddenly, and saw the smile in Chakravartin King's eyes getting deeper, "Me too. You have never been an irrelevant person to me."
"But..." Fang Zilan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the King of Wheels, "Chu Xiang has nurtured me, so I follow his wishes and recognize you as my master. But..."
"You said..." Fang Zilan cut off his unfinished words in a daze, "Is your father Chu Xiang? The former traitor general Chu Xiang?"
King Chakravartin frowned, "Chu Xiang is my adoptive father. It is true that he was a general of the previous dynasty, but he is definitely not a traitor."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan remained silent. The Wheel King asked tentatively, "Lan Lan, it's okay for you to have forgotten the past, but who told you that my father was a traitor to the previous dynasty?"
"If Chu Xiang is not a traitor, who is he loyal to?" Fang Zilan couldn't help but ask. King Zhuanlun said without thinking: "Of course it is the former general Zhenbei, King Pingnan."
"No wonder..." Fang Zilan bit her lip, almost unsteady on her feet, "Wu Qing was the princess of the former dynasty and the only daughter of General Pingnan, the general of Zhenbei. She followed the young master, let alone others? "
Chakravartin stepped forward, held her shoulders, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing." Fang Zilan lowered her eyes and said, "Chu Xiang raised you, did he also use you?"
"Yes." Wheelrunner King said calmly: "But my father has never regretted it, and neither have I. I am willing to be used if I can meet you."
"I don't understand." Fang Zilan's eyes flashed with confusion, "Why does your father want you to recognize me as your master? It turns out that I am just a concubine of the prime minister's house, not a noble person."
The Wheel King's voice was lowered, "My father said that your parents were kind to him, and he wanted to repay the kindness."
"Repay the favor?" Fang Zilan's eyes became more confused. If Chu Xiang was telling the truth, then he would not have been the one who killed her mother in Baiye Temple, and it was even more likely that he wanted to protect her mother.
However, if her mother's death had nothing to do with Chu Xiang, why would he take the initiative to surrender? Could it be that he protected his mother and her in order to repay his kindness, and that he took the initiative to surrender to King Rongan to show his loyalty?
But no matter how she thought about it, she always felt that once this matter was separated into two things, something was missing in the middle. What was it?
The Wheel King seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and said with a serious expression: "Lan Lan, in my heart, although my father is not a good person, he will never do anything to harm your mother and daughter. Even if I was not there at the time Baiye Temple, I also believe that your mother’s death will not have anything to do with him.”
Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear, "I know that you, father and son, would risk your lives for our mother and daughter, so how could you..."
She didn't say any more, but shook her head vigorously, "That's all, let's not talk about this anymore. Today is New Year's Eve, so you can stay and watch the New Year together."
"I..." Wheelrunner King hesitated and did not agree, Fang Zilan took his hand, "That's it, Mo Han will be very happy to see you later."
The Wheel King finally nodded. Fang Zilan saw that he agreed and walked to the stove happily, "Is the plum blossom soup ready? I will eat it here to avoid being seen by other people in the house later. It only arouses suspicion."
"Be careful." The Wheel King walked over and pushed her aside, "I'll do it."
Fang Zilan sat aside and waited for the Wheel King to bring the plum blossom soup. She carefully held it in her hands and said in a voice like a mosquito, "Don't do it next time."
The Wheel King hummed, neatly cleared the table, and then watched her finish the plum soup in small bites, leaving nothing behind.
After eating, Fang Zilan stood up contentedly, "Let's go to the front hall together."
After she said that, she opened the door, only to see Wen Ya standing upright with his back to her. Snow had fallen from the sky at some point, and it fell on his shoulders in a thin layer.
"Mr. Wen, you are still here?" Fang Zilan said and raised his hand to pat the falling snow off Wen Ya's shoulder. He turned around and looked over, "Have you eaten, Mr. Fang?"
"Mr. Wen, please stop teasing me." Fang Zilan coughed slightly and changed her voice: "I'm going to see A Wan and Shangguan Min. It's already dark, why haven't they started setting off fireworks yet?"
Before she could finish her words, she saw a brilliant firework streaking across the dark night sky, fleeting but extremely bright.
"That's great." Fang Zilan sighed, and Cong Rong happened to pass by with a food box and said, "Mr. Fang, the seats in the front hall are almost ready, Mr. Mo has also passed by, and we are waiting for you to arrive."
"I'm coming." Fang Zilan nodded in agreement and walked quickly towards the front hall. Wen Ya, Zhuan Lun Wang and Cong Rong followed closely behind. When the four of them arrived, most of the people in the house were there.
The housekeeper brought the red envelopes prepared early in the morning to Fang Zilan. After she distributed the red envelopes to everyone present, she ordered the housekeeper to distribute the remaining red envelopes to other people on duty.
Afterwards, everyone took their seats and started the banquet. A Wan and Shangguan Min also ran in after setting off the fireworks.
As soon as Awan came in, she ran to Fang Zilan and asked for the red envelope. Fang Zilan patted her hand and said, "It's hidden in your room. You can go back to your room to find it later."
A Wan entered the table with a smile on her face and touched Shangguan Min who was sitting next to her. "Where is your red envelope? Master Fang has also hidden it in the room, right?"
"I..." Shangguan Min opened his mouth and before he said anything, he saw Fang Zilan waving to him. He stood up and walked over, calling Master.
"Apprentice, you haven't given me New Year's greetings yet." Fang Zilan sat upright, Shangguan Min saluted and said, "Happy New Year, Master. I wish Master good health and nothing to worry about."
"Okay." Fang Zilan nodded with satisfaction, asked the boy to bring a box over, and handed it to Shangguan Min.
Shangguan Min opened the box, his eyes full of surprise, "Is this a crossbow arrow made by Master Lu?"
"Yes." Fang Zilan took a sip of tea and said casually: "I'm not used to using this thing, so you can play with it."
"Isn't this... a bit too expensive?" Shangguan Min put the crossbow arrows back into the box gently, "Although the weapons made by Master Lu are treasures, not many of them have been handed down. This crossbow arrow..."
"Happy Chinese New Year, just take it if you want. Why is there so much nonsense?" Fang Zilan interrupted him, "Just think of it as your reward for getting the craftsman to come."
Lieutenant General Cao laughed out loud, and Fang Zilan said with a smile: "Old Cao, you also have a contribution. What do you want? Tell me."
