"What you said makes sense." Fang Zilan nodded slightly and said to Cao Hong: "Old Cao, don't go directly to Miss Bai's family, just keep an eye on her secretly. If there is any trouble, just come and repay me."
"Okay." Cao Hong nodded in agreement, "I'll make arrangements right away." After saying that, he stood up and left.
Ah Wan, who had been quiet all this time, dared to speak now: "This is Sister Bai, right? Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Bai, I'm okay." Bai Xiu Niang's voice was still trembling. A Wan walked up and squatted in front of her and said, "Sister Bai, don't force me. I'll take you to apply the medicine."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan looked at Bai Xiu Niang suddenly. She didn't pay much attention just now, but now she discovered that Bai Xiu Niang's wrists were covered with red marks from the rope, and some places had been scratched. In addition, Bai Xiu Niang had been huddled up with her arms folded. She probably had other injuries on her body, but she had neglected them.
Thinking of this, she looked at Bai Xiu Niang, who was waving her hands to refuse, and said, "Miss Bai, you can go with A Wan."
"Master Fang, don't bother, I..." Bai Xiu Niang wanted to say something more, but she saw Fang Zilan smile with relief, "Miss Bai, don't be afraid, stay at home with peace of mind, I will try my best to help you."
"Thank you, Master Fang..." Bai Xiuniang was about to kneel down as she spoke, and Awan quickly supported her, "Sister Bai, you..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zheng Yan who came in a hurry, "Master Fang."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Didn't you help Miss Xiao send people away? Why did you come back so soon?"
"Everyone in the house, after learning about Miss Bai, will ask themselves to leave the house, even Mr. Accountant." Zheng Yan said in a low voice: "Now Miss Xiao is settling the money in the accountant in person. She can't leave, so she will Let me come and inform Mr. Fang first."
Fang Zilan looked solemn, and Zheng Yan bowed and said: "If Mr. Fang has no other instructions, I will go back and help Miss Xiao watch, in case the situation cannot be suppressed..."
"Can't you suppress it?" Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "Can I still accept their threats? If you want to leave, feel free to leave. But you and Miss Xiao must make it clear to them that if I hear anything outside the house in the future, I shouldn't listen. If they arrive, they will no longer be able to stay in the capital."
"Yes." Zheng Yan accepted the order and left. Bai Xiu Niang said with tears, "Master Fang, you'd better let me go. If I stay in your house, I will only drag you down."
Fang Zilan pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Awan said cautiously: "Master Fang, although the positions of these people in our house are mixed and unclear, they are all arranged by His Highness King Yucheng. Now if we drive them out, will it damage the face of His Highness King Yucheng?"
"They asked themselves to leave the house, how can they be regarded as me driving them away?" Fang Zilan's expression grew colder, and Awan had no choice but to keep silent.
"Even if we are on good terms with His Highness King Yucheng, with so many people leaving the house suddenly, others can guess that something happened in the house." Mo Han said thoughtfully: "It is not appropriate to let them leave the house. Just think of a suitable name."
"I'm afraid no name can stop the rumors outside." Fang Zilan sighed faintly, "I'll find a way on my own, and you all should leave."
Bai Xiu Niang wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by A Wan, saying that if the medicine was not applied, the wound would probably get worse.
Mo Han said he was going to help Miss Xiao in the accounting room, so he got up and left. On the contrary, Cong Rong made no move.
"Miss Cong, do you want to tell me something?" Fang Zilan looked at Cong Rong and saw that she was hesitant and did not speak.
Fang Zilan's expression softened slightly and she said, "Now we are the only two here. If Miss Cong has anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
"I..." Cong Rong bit her lip and said after a while: "I used to have a sister I knew who was bought as a concubine to a wealthy family. After the master of that family passed away, she... was driven crazy..."
"Don't be afraid, Miss Cong, I will handle this matter properly." Fang Zilan said seriously: "I will not watch Miss Bai fall into the pit of fire."
"That's not what I meant..." Cong Rong looked a little anxious and said incoherently: "It's not that I don't believe Mr. Fang, nor is it that I'm afraid... No, I'm still a little afraid..."
"Miss Cong." Fang Zilan quietly interrupted Cong Rong, walked up to her, leaned over and held her hand. As expected, it was extremely cold, "I'm here, don't be afraid."
Cong Rong took a deep breath to calm down, "I want to say that after the death of my sister's family, his first wife remarried."
Fang Zilan was stunned and said in disbelief: "What did you say?"
"It's true." Cong Rong nodded firmly and said, "I heard that the first wife was very scheming and had a lot of control over her husband's family. Her husband's family was threatened and they didn't dare to say anything, so she left her hometown. Married someone else."
Fang Zilan thought for a moment and asked: "What is your sister's name? Which adult is she married to?"
Cong Rong reported her name neatly, and Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "Thank you, Miss Cong, for the tip."
Cong Rong seemed to be relieved, "I just suddenly remembered this matter. I would like to be able to help Mr. Fang."
"Miss Cong..." Fang Zilan said hesitantly: "If you are afraid of being implicated, you might as well go and live in Zhuangzi outside the city for a while."
"I'm not afraid of being implicated!" Cong Rong said quickly: "Master Fang, although I'm a little scared, it's not that I'm afraid of being implicated. I'm just worried about you..."
She paused as she spoke and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I got pregnant before we were married and then had a miscarriage, so I no longer have any scruples. Fame is non-existent to me."
"Miss Cong, please don't think like this." Fang Zilan softened her voice and said, "Reputation is earned by people. I believe you will always get what you want."
Cong Rong's eyes were red and she hummed heavily, "Mr. Fang, I have nothing to do. You'd better go see Miss Xiao and the others."
Fang Zilan said nothing more and went straight to the accounting room, where she sent everyone away with Mo Han and Xiao Xuan'er. Zheng Yan mobilized his troops to suppress the formation, and everyone honestly took their money and left.
After finally finishing it, Xiao Xuan'er checked her accounts again, with a worried look on her face, "Master Fang, I'm afraid the money in our house is not enough. If we want to hire new people..."
She didn't say anything further. Fang Zilan raised her hand and frowned slightly, "Don't hire people for the time being. Use those who are needed first, and I will figure out the rest."
"Master Fang." Zheng Yan took the initiative and said, "When we recruited soldiers, there was still a lot of money left from the treasury, so I'll take it over right now."
"Wait a minute." Fang Zilan said strangely: "That shouldn't be the case. Did you make a miscalculation?"
Zheng Yan shook his head, "I have records of all the expenditure details, and I will show them to Mr. Fang for review."
After he finished speaking, he brought the account book over. Fang Zilan glanced at it briefly and handed it to Xiao Xuan'er, "Miss Xiao, please check it again."
Mo Han looked at Fang Zilan and saw her expression was gloomy and unclear, "The money approved by the treasury is enough for at least three princes to support their soldiers."
