After Fang Zilan came out of Ouyang's house, she did not return home, but went directly to the Prime Minister's house Fang's house.
After hearing the purpose of her visit, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion bowed apologetically and said, "It's really unlucky for Mr. Yue Guo Gong to come. My lord went to the residence of Mr. Guo Guo and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while. Second Miss, please close up." I'm sorry that I won't be able to see you..."
Fang Zilan said warmly: "In any case, please inform me and say that I am here on the request of Miss Ouyang Zirou. If Miss Fang really doesn't want to meet me, that's all."
The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Please wait here, I will report it for you right now."
"Thank you." Fang Zilan sat down in the front hall, and a maid came to serve tea. However, when the maid saw her, she accidentally knocked over the tea cup in her hand, with a look of panic on her face, "You..."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly. When she was in Fang Mansion, she lived in seclusion. Except for the personal maid, most of the servants in the house did not have a deep impression of her. In addition, for some reason, there is now another third lady Fang Zilan in Fang Mansion, so she came to visit a few days ago. During the banquet, the servants had no reaction when they saw her. This maid...
She looked up and down and felt that she looked familiar. She thought she had been in contact with her a lot before, so she was shocked.
"What's the matter with you?" The housekeeper hurried over and happened to see this scene - Fang Zilan's body was covered with broken porcelain pieces, tea was splashed on his clothes, and the maid stood there at a loss.
"I..." The maid was so frightened that she was about to kneel down, but Fang Zilan grabbed her arm and pulled her aside, "It's not a big deal, just clean it up. But you, be careful not to get hurt."
The maid then realized that if she had knelt down just now, she would have knelt directly on the broken porcelain pieces. She quickly apologized and thanked Fang Zilan, then knelt down to clean up the mess.
Seeing that Fang Zilan looked calm and not angry, the housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master Fang, my second young lady would like to see you, please come with me."
"Thank you." Fang Zilan stood up and followed the housekeeper into the inner courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard wall, she saw Fang Zitong's personal maid Dongxue.
The housekeeper stopped outside the wall, and Dong Xue bowed and made a gesture of invitation, "Master Fang, please." After she said that, she glanced at Fang Zilan secretly, but saw her looking at her, so she hurriedly withdrew her gaze.
Dongxue led the way and said as he walked: "Master Fang, my young lady caught a cold last night and is not in good spirits. She may have a temper. I hope Master Fang will not blame her."
"If a person is not comfortable, he or she will have a temper, whether in body or mind." Fang Zilan said softly: "What's more, I haven't seen your young lady before, and I know a thing or two about temper. If there is anything wrong with her words and deeds, I won't take it seriously."
"Thank you, Master Fang." Dong Xue's voice was filled with gratitude. She took two quick steps and led Fang Zilan into Fang Zitong's boudoir.
This was the first time in Fang Zilan's memory that she entered Fang Zitong's boudoir. When she was still in the Fang family, because she didn't like Fang Zitong's domineering behavior and had few interactions with her, and because of her low status as a concubine, Fang Zitong didn't like her either, so Fang Zitong never entered her boudoir, and she never entered Fang Zitong's boudoir. .
Dongxue said cautiously: "Miss, Master Fang is here."
Fang Zilan looked over and saw Fang Zitong standing against the window with his back to them. He didn't look back when he heard the voice. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing this, she coughed slightly, and just as she was about to speak, she heard Fang Zitong say: "Dongxue, please go out first."
"Yes." Dongxue retreated and closed the door.
For a moment, only Fang Zilan and Fang Zitong were left in the pavilion, and neither of them made the slightest sound. It's like the calm before the storm, which makes people feel uneasy.
After a long time, Fang Zilan couldn't help but said first: "Zirou asked me to come over and give this to you." As she said this, she walked to the table and gently placed the wooden box on it.
Fang Zitong slowly turned around and said expressionlessly: "Thank you, Mr. Fang, for bothering me to go."
Fang Zilan was stunned, wondering if it was her misunderstanding. She always felt that although Fang Zitong did not speak with gritted teeth, there was a hint of hatred.
She was puzzled, thinking that she had not provoked this eldest lady recently, so it was impossible that her marriage to Pei Juqing had anything to do with her, right? But if you think about it carefully, the only interaction she had with Pei Juqing was a couple of polite words on the tower on New Year's Eve. How could it possibly involve Fang Zitong?
If we really want to say it, the most likely thing is related to Pei Xiaoze. However, no matter how he thought about it, Pei Juqing would not compete with Pei Xiaoze for a woman, not to mention that his first wife had been deceased for some years. How could Fang Zitong agree to be his stepmother?
Wait, Pei Xiaoze's first wife seems to have died in childbirth a long time ago. The one who passed away the year before last year is the step-wife, which means there are more than one step-wife. That Fang Zitong...
"Master Fang is so lost in thought, have you thought clearly?" Fang Zitong's joking voice interrupted Fang Zilan's thoughts. She calmed down, shook her head and said: "No, please ask Miss Fang to clear up the confusion."
"Sometimes, the most direct reason is the result." Fang Zitong moved over to sit down, tapping his finger on the table, motioning for Fang Zilan to sit down.
Fang Zilan sat opposite her and listened to her thinking to herself: "I know how you think of me. As long as you admire others, you don't care about anything. I admit that it is indeed the case."
She paused, and the corners of her lips curved in a small arc, "The one I originally loved was Mr. Guo Guo, and I was just playing along with Mr. Pei Xiaoze to make Mr. Jing Guo anxious. Now, my goal has been achieved."
Fang Zilan took a deep breath and said, "Miss Fang, if you want to deceive yourself and others like this, I have nothing to say. I just heard that your father went to the Pei Mansion. I don't know whether he went to propose marriage for you or..."
"Of course you proposed marriage for me." Fang Zitong looked a little more impatient. She casually opened the wooden box on the desk, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, "That's great. Zi Rou really knows me best. people."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan's heart tightened, and her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, "Second Miss Fang, what exactly are you going to do? Or should I say, what did Duke Guo Guo do to you?"
Fang Zitong lowered his eyes and stared at the sleeve arrows in the box, and issued an order to expel the guest without ceremony, "It is a matter of loyalty to someone who has been entrusted by someone. Master Fang has completed what he was loyal to, so don't meddle in other people's business. As for this gift, I I will go and thank Ziju in person."
"But..." Fang Zilan wanted to say something more, but Fang Zitong stopped her as soon as she opened her mouth, "That day when you were covered in blood, I knew that the person was killed because of you. I kept the secret for you by keeping silent. , you should never ruin my business. If it weren’t for you, I would..."
She stopped abruptly mid-sentence, biting her red lips tightly, with unspeakable resentment in her eyes.
Fang Zilan looked at her steadily and said word by word: "That day, which day was it? The day I fell into the water?"
