Fang Zilan was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Your brother..." However, as soon as the words came out, she felt that it was inappropriate and stopped in time.
"It's nothing, I can handle it." Ouyang Zirou shook his head, as if he didn't want to say anything.
Seeing this, Fang Zilan didn't say anything more. She just told Ouyang Zirou to get more rest and take up the post soon after she recovered.
For the next few days, everything was calm in the DPRK. Fang Zilan also followed the routine step by step and lived a relatively stable life every day. But as it was September and Ji Ningtian and Wu Qing were about to get married, she always felt vaguely uneasy.
Chu Bin and Xiao Xuan'er had already prepared gifts for her and comforted her. She also knew that with Li Shengxuan's vigilance, on the day of Ji Ningtian and Wu Qing's wedding, there would be martial law in the capital. Moreover, Cao Hong also told her that the guards in the capital would change as soon as they entered September, and they would be stricter than before. .
Moreover, Ji Ningtian was still young and would not take advantage of this opportunity to do anything openly. However, King Chu Jiang is still on the run and his whereabouts are unknown, and it is not known whether there will be any action.
Fang Zilan felt uneasy and couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Xuan'er, who came to report to her on a routine basis, saw her appearance and asked, "Master Fang, are you still worried about the wedding between Prince Yuning and Princess Wuqing?"
"Yes." Fang Zilan responded softly, then calmed down and said, "What's going on today?"
Xiao Xuan'er said quietly: "It's almost the same as yesterday. Miss Ouyang's brother still claims to be ill, and several heads of the Ministry of Industry have also taken leave. Miss Ouyang is responsible for everything, but..."
She didn't continue, but Fang Zilan understood clearly, "Zi Rou has only been in office for two days. She is not familiar with the place. In addition, everyone in the Ministry of Industry is deliberately looking for trouble. I'm afraid she won't be able to do well."
"Yes." Xiao Xuan'er nodded slightly, "But Miss Ouyang is not completely unprepared. When she joined the Ministry of Industry, she brought government soldiers to protect her."
Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "I didn't expect this little girl to be so well prepared."
"It's not Miss Ouyang, it's Mrs. Ouyang." Xiao Xuan'er pursed her lips, "I checked quietly and found that those guards were all brought by Mrs. Ouyang from the Wei family when she got married, and they also had good relations with the guards in Beijing. . Therefore, if something happens, the guards in the capital will not intervene at will."
"Mrs. Ouyang is Zirou's mother after all. She must be protected to some extent." Although Fang Zilan said it lightly, she could finally let go of her worries about Ouyang Zirou. But she never thought that Mrs. Ouyang would have so many guards on her hands.
"Since Miss Ouyang is protected by Mrs. Ouyang, Master Fang doesn't have to worry too much." Xiao Xuan'er was thoughtful, and Fang Zilan looked at her steadily, "Is there anything else?"
Xiao Xuan'er lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while before saying, "Master Fang, the manuscript Mr. Mo kept in the Ministry of Justice was tampered with. Did he tell you about this?"
"What?" Fang Zilan looked shocked, and Xiao Xuan'er sighed softly, "Sure enough, Mr. Mo didn't say anything."
Fang Zilan's expression froze when she heard this. Mo Han thought he didn't want her to worry, so he hid it, but he didn't know where Xiao Xuan'er learned about it?
"General Zheng told me." Xiao Xuan'er explained: "General Zheng accompanies Mr. Mo to the Ministry of Justice every day. He can usually find clues about anything. Although Mr. Mo remained calm, he looked at Mr. Mo several times. The manuscript was ruined and rewritten, and he felt strange so he came to talk to me to vent his anger."
She paused, and her tone became more cautious, "We didn't mean to hide it, it's just that Mr. Fang, you these days..."
"I don't blame you." Fang Zilan interrupted her helplessly, "Let's get to the point."
"General Zheng was unable to take action because he and Mr. Mo were inseparable, so I arranged for the government soldiers to go in after Mr. Mo left the Criminal Department in the name of looking for lost property to see what was fishy." Xuan'er said in a colder voice, "As expected, someone secretly tore out a few pages of Mr. Mo's manuscript."
After Fang Zilan listened, her expression was dark and unclear, "Mo Han has been involved in revising the law for some time. I think there are many manuscripts. If a few pages are torn out, it will be difficult to detect for a while."
"But sometimes before Mr. Mo has time to review it, someone around him will submit the manuscript to Mr. Zou, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice." Xiao Xuan'er's hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, "Master Zou has always been as careful as his hair, how could he do this? Ignoring Mr. Mo’s intermittent manuscripts? Although Mr. Fang will not scold Mr. Mo because of your face, but..."
Halfway through her words, Xiao Xuan'er suddenly realized something and stopped her words. Fang Zilan looked at her and said: "Mo Han is not a person who can complain. Since you have complained on his behalf, you must complain to the end. Let's talk, manuscript Who did it?"
"Gu Yuan from the Criminal Department, Mr. Gu." Xiao Xuan'er reported her name, and Fang Zilan felt that the name sounded very familiar.
After Wu Sheng was assassinated and Pei Pening's incidents happened one after another, Gu Yuan temporarily took charge of the revision of the law, and he came up with something that aroused public outrage, and more than that...
In the flash of lightning, Fang Zilan suddenly remembered that the last time she went to the Ministry of Punishment to investigate, Zou Hongqi told her that the letter written by Yang Zhiqing to Wu Sheng was kept by Gu Yuan unintentionally.
That was evidence that could directly identify Yang Zhiqing. Did Gu Yuan really do it "unintentionally"?
"Master Fang?" Seeing that Fang Zilan was silent for a long time, Xiao Xuan'er couldn't help but call her.
"Since Mo Han doesn't want to tell us about the manuscript, just pretend that nothing happened." Fang Zilan raised her hand and frowned, and Xiao Xuan'er asked, "How about..."
"No, don't do anything, just wait and see what happens." Fang Zilan's eyes were slightly cold, "Although Mo Han won't complain, he is not a weak person who can be bullied. I believe he can handle it well."
After she finished speaking, she added, "But I still want Zheng Yan to keep a close eye on him. If anyone dares to attack Mo Han, he will be dealt with directly without reporting it. I will take care of whatever happens."
"Okay." Xiao Xuan'er nodded in agreement, and then listened to Fang Zilan's instructions: "That Gu Yuan, check it out for me. He should not be simple."
Xiao Xuan'er took the order and left, but stopped when she reached the door. Seeing her like this, Fang Zilan said, "Miss Xiao, if you have something to say, just say it without hesitation."
Xiao Xuan'er turned back, hesitated for a long time, and then made up her mind and said: "Recently, a troupe came to the capital, saying that they were invited to celebrate the wedding of King Yuning and Princess Wuqing."
Fang Zilan looked solemn, "Who are you inviting me to?"
"This is the strange thing." Xiao Xuan'er frowned slightly, "The class leader refused to tell, and Qianjinfang couldn't find it."
Qianjinfang? Fang Zilan keenly discovered that what Xiao Xuan'er said was not that she couldn't find it, but that Qianjinfang couldn't find it. If you can't find someone even after using Qianjinfang's power, it's very likely that he's just a cover-up.
