The first month is about to pass, and all officials return to court.
Fang Zilan no longer took leave and returned to the government office to start working as a director. Her deputy general Cao Hong, now General Cao of the government, still caused a commotion when he took office.
There was no other reason than Cao Hong's injured leg.
Although everyone in the government office knew that Cao Hong had made great achievements in battle, they still murmured in their hearts, always feeling that Fang Zilan was using power for personal gain.
However, Fang Zilan didn't care, and acted as if I had the final say in my government office, and how could I use power for personal gain, which made everyone afraid to speak.
Who would have thought that in just three days, Cao Hong would adjust the guards inside and outside the government office, making the overall defense more reasonable, and everyone in the government office was convinced and had no objections.
When Cao Hong and Fang Zilan returned to the government together that day, they couldn't help but ask: "Boss, you should have seen that the government's defense is unreasonable, why have you never adjusted it?"
"If I adjust, where will you get the chance?" Fang Zilan said casually, but Cao Hong was stunned, "Boss, did you originally plan to let me come to the government office to take up the position?"
"That's not the case." Fang Zilan looked a little more serious, "I originally didn't want you to get involved in the court, but after the battle in Miluo, I was really scared. I thought about it for a long time. Although the court is dangerous, as long as I let you go By your side, I will always be able to protect you, and I don’t ask for high-ranking officials or generous salaries, as long as I can be safe and secure."
She paused as she spoke and then hesitated: "You won't blame me, will you?"
"How could it be?" Cao Hong said quickly: "As long as I can follow the boss, I am not afraid of him, whether it is on the battlefield or in the court."
Fang Zilan smiled, raised her hand and patted his shoulder, "Speaking of which, I have sent people to repair and decorate your mansion. You will be able to move in at the end of March. After the spring hunting is over, you can move there."
"Okay." Cao Hong nodded, "Just in time, I also plan to deal with the matter of the craftsmen in the house first, and then it won't be too late to move."
"What craftsman?" Fang Zilan frowned, and then suddenly realized: "The one who came from the Ministry of Industry on New Year's Eve?"
"Yes, that's him." Cao Hong moved closer to Fang Zilan and lowered his voice deliberately: "The craftsman's name is Lu Chang, and he is a descendant of Master Lu."
"Master Lu?" Fang Zilan took a breath of air, "Master Lu offended the emperor with his clever skills in the previous dynasty, and no one in his family survived. How could it be..."
She suddenly stopped mid-sentence and said clearly: "Did the Ouyang family secretly protect it?"
"Yes, I heard that he is the posthumous son of Master Lu's nephew." Cao Hong said helplessly: "This man was grateful for the life-saving grace of the Ouyang family, so he agreed to change his name and join the Ministry of Industry. After I got him back, I checked I checked the household registration and found something was wrong, and I happened to know a few brothers whose ancestors were related to the previous dynasty, so I secretly inquired about it, and finally found out."
Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear, "Then what do you plan to do with him?"
"People from the previous dynasty cannot be retained." After Cao Hong said this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"But he is talented. If..." Fang Zilan stopped talking and sighed, "It would be a pity."
Cao Hong comforted him: "Boss, there's no need to be pity. After all, even if Lu Chang dies, he won't be used by you."
Fang Zilan asked strangely: "What do you mean?"
Cao Hong explained: "Boss, you may not know what happened to Master Lu's family. It is said that Master Lu once swore that his clever skills would never be used in war, which angered the former emperor. Dozens of people in his family were killed. Made into wooden dolls.”
"What is a wooden doll?" Fang Zilan couldn't help but ask. Cao Hong pursed his lips and said softly: "After deboning a living person, the flesh and blood are filled with special wood. It looks like a doll... "
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Fang Zilan squatting on the ground and retching. He was so frightened that he was at a loss. "Boss, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Zilan was shaking violently all over. She vaguely remembered that when she was a child in the Ghost Gate, she had seen a palace of dolls, which should be the wooden dolls Cao Hong mentioned.
For some reason, she has an almost instinctive fear of wooden dolls, as if...
What does it look like? Her whole body shrank into a ball, and her brain was also a mess, losing all ability to think.
"Boss? Boss..." Cao Hong squatted beside Fang Zilan and said anxiously: "Boss, can you hear me? Boss!"
"What happened?" A gentle voice came. Cao Hong, as if seeing reinforcements, hurriedly saluted: "Master Zhuge is well, my boss..."
He was so anxious that he didn't know what to say. Zhuge Yu comforted him and said, "There's no rush. Please speak slowly."
"I don't know what's going on..." Cao Hong scratched his head and scratched his head. Wen Ya, who was traveling with Zhuge Yu, bowed his hands and said, "Master Zhuge, can I see Master Fang?"
"Mr. Wen, please." Zhuge Yu stepped aside, and Cao Hong also stood aside. Wen Ya walked over and knelt down, and said in a soft voice: "Master Fang, how do you feel?"
Fang Zilan buried her head and didn't speak. Wen Ya saw her trembling all over and wondered, this was not the way the poison was acting up. Could it be...
He had a suspicion in his mind and turned to ask Cao Hong: "May I ask this general, what did Mr. Fang just hear that triggered him?"
Cao Hong clenched his fingers into fists. He knew that the affairs of the previous dynasty could not be revealed to others easily, so he immediately bit his lips and refused to speak.
Wen Ya's expression became more solemn, "You only need to answer me yes or no, I don't need to know the specific content."
Hearing this, Cao Hong relaxed his teeth and nodded vigorously, "Yes."
"I understand." Wen Ya breathed a long sigh of relief, then reached out to grab Fang Zilan's wrist.
Fang Zilan was not conscious at this time, so she subconsciously hid and sat on the ground unsteadily.
Wen Ya remained unyielding and quickly and accurately grasped Fang Zilan's wrist. However, the next moment she grabbed it with her backhand and brought it to her mouth to bite him hard.
"Mr. Wen!" Zhuge Yu had no time to stop him and could only watch as Wen Ya's hand was bitten until it was bloody.
Wen Ya didn't speak until Fang Zilan gradually relaxed her strength and fainted.
"Boss!" Vice General Cao stepped forward to support Fang Zilan. Wen Ya glanced at the injured hand and said softly: "Master Fang was stimulated and is not very conscious. Let her sleep for a while and she will be fine when she wakes up. "
Zhuge Yu said worriedly: "Mr. Wen, your hands..."
"It's just a skin injury. Don't worry about it, Lord Zhuge." Wen Ya hid his hands under his sleeves and said with a slight smile: "Today I saw that Lord Zhuge was in good spirits, so I felt relieved. However, Lord Zhuge is getting older and has old problems. If you are ill, you need to take more care of yourself, and you must not avoid decoctions. If you need it in the future, just come to me."
"Mr. Lao Wen is here today, and I'll see him off later." Zhuge Yu saluted, and Wen Ya returned the greeting: "Master Zhuge, you're too polite, but I still have to see Master Fang back home, so I won't bother Master Zhuge."
A flash of surprise flashed in Zhuge Yu's eyes, and Wen Ya said calmly: "A doctor is like a parent, and I must always be responsible for my patients."
