"Your Majesty..." Fang Zilan opened her mouth, but when she saw Li Shengxuan waved her hand, she swallowed the rest of her words.
"I still have something to do, so I won't stay any longer." Li Shengxuan stood up, and Fang Zilan saluted, "I send you off to your Majesty."
Not long after Li Shengxuan left, Fang Ziqin walked in and said, "I went to Yugui Palace today to pay my respects. It was a lot of work. I think you are tired too, so you might as well go and rest early."
"I'm fine." Fang Zilan still stood where she was. Fang Ziqin didn't force herself and sat directly on the main seat. Qiu Shui quickly put away the tea set, changed the tea cup, and poured a cup of tea for her.
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?" Fang Ziqin gently shook the tea cup in his hand, letting the clear tea surface ripple, "You stayed after all."
"I'm not staying here for Your Majesty's sake." Fang Zilan sat back, lowered her eyes and said, "At least not now."
"Lan'er, have you ever regretted it for a moment?" Fang Ziqin took a sip of tea. Fang Zilan was stunned and blurted out: "What do you regret?"
"Refuse to marry." There was an inexplicable sadness in Fang Ziqin's eyes, "If you had never refused to marry, then today..."
"Today I am a harem woman trapped in a high wall. I know it's not interesting." Fang Zilan interrupted Fang Ziqin's unfinished words, making her stunned for a while, and then said: "You don't remember. ?"
"Remember what?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly and said while thinking: "I have an impression of the engagement, but I don't remember the specific circumstances."
"It's okay if you don't remember." Fang Ziqin said softly: "It's all in the past. It's useless to remember. It will only increase worries."
"Only to increase your worries?" Fang Zilan repeated these four words, and she always felt that Fang Ziqin had something to say. Without asking any more questions, she started to talk again: "When you are walking around in the palace, if you meet Dejia Princess, avoid it if you can. If you really can't avoid it, try not to conflict with her."
Fang Zilan looked inquisitive, and Fang Ziqin met her gaze and said bluntly: "Although Princess Dejia's temper has been spoiled, she is the only princess of Emperor Ningshun, the beloved daughter of the Queen Mother, and the sister of King Yucheng. . Even His Majesty will give her some thin noodles."
"Since the eldest sister has given the order, I should obey it." Fang Zilan calmed down, but then heard Fang Ziqin say again: "However, if Princess Dejia bullies you with reckless behavior, you don't have to endure it, just fight back. . No matter what happens, I will support you."
Fang Zilan chuckled, "Eldest sister, who do you think can bully me?"
"Others can't, but..." Fang Ziqin paused as he said, "You always like to ask for trouble, and the one who bullies you the most is you."
Fang Zilan couldn't help but pursed her lips when she said it clearly, "Why am I asking for trouble?"
Fang Ziqin's lips curled up slightly, and she said nothing. She just looked at Fang Zilan with a smile, until she felt her scalp numb and defeated, "Sister, what you said makes sense."
"Okay, go back and rest." Fang Ziqin waved her hand, "Qiu Chan will come back with the medicine later, and I will order her to send it directly to your room."
Fang Zilan nodded, completed the etiquette, and then returned to the room. For several days after that, she lived in seclusion in the palace. Even though Princess Dejia Li Qianning came to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects, she had never seen her before, let alone outside Fengyi Palace.
Therefore, Fang Zilan had never had the conflict with Li Qianning that Fang Ziqin mentioned, but her heart was always hanging on it, just because the news from outside the palace, big and small, was enough to make her uneasy.
First, King Rongan fell ill shortly after he returned to the Southeast. Then, several newly appointed officials in the Southeast were assassinated. The whole family lost their jobs, and there were also those who went to Jiangnan Camp and Southeast Camp to take up their posts. Several lieutenants were also killed invariably and died on the road.
Finally, there are frequent rains in the summer. The area under Su Heng's jurisdiction is remote and located in the mountains. Landslides block the mountain roads. Therefore, his return to Beijing can only be postponed, fearing that it will be far away...
People were panicked for a while, and officials of all sizes inside and outside the capital were in panic all day long. It has only been a year since the last time Wu Sheng, Yang Zhiqing and others were assassinated. In the blink of an eye, so many adults have died again. No one knows who will die next.
Fang Zilan felt a little relieved when she heard that Cao Hong had arrived safely. However, the number of lieutenants assigned to him was severely damaged, and only one of them arrived normally. And from the news she received, it was all the work of ghosts.
No one in the world knew that assassinating an official of the imperial court was a serious crime. This was the first time that the ghost sect had left traces everywhere with such great fanfare.
Suddenly, Fang Zilan understood why Ji Ningtian benefited from leaving her alive.
Among the ghost gates, apart from Zixiu, the king of hell of the ten palaces is the most respected one. Since he has the name of King of Hell, he is definitely not a good person. Even if Shidian is obedient, he will never be able to appear in front of others.
If Ji Ningtian wanted to cause trouble one day, the first thing he would do before that was to clean up the ghost gate. It's OK to use cunning methods, but it can't be exposed, let alone be talked about.
Only when all the ghost gates and the ten kings of hell disappear can Ji Ningtian feel at ease, and no one will criticize him for future troubles.
But ordinary Jianghu people can't destroy the ghost sect at all, let alone kill the ten kings of hell.
The only possibility is to borrow the help of the imperial court.
Therefore, Ji Ningtian allowed the ghost sect to do evil everywhere, and ordered the king of hell of the ten palaces to kill the court officials at will, and deliberately left evidence in order to put them to death.
But even if the imperial court takes action, it is easy for both parties to suffer losses when facing off against the Jianghu people. At this time, she has a use for keeping her life...
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan slowly closed her eyes. Li Shengxuan saved her life regardless of the consequences, probably because Ji Ningtian didn't expect it, so Ji Ningtian planned the second half of the game. Not only can it kill her, but it can also disrupt the court situation and destroy the ghost sect. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
However, if Ji Ningtian had the intention of destroying the ghost gate, it meant that he no longer needed people to do the secret work, which meant that his power on the surface was stable enough.
Murong Qing and Di Rong's tribe in Miluo are both Ji Ningtian's allies, but within the capital, the attitude of the royal family in the north is unclear, and King Rongan in the southeast has fallen ill. These two allies are not foolproof... …
Could it be that Ji Ningtian controlled other forces that she didn't even know about?
Unknown things are always scary, let alone unknown enemies? Fang Zilan has been busy with this for more than ten days, but is still unable to do anything. Earlier, Qianjinfang lost a lot of people because Chu Bin went south to search for evidence. Some people are still looking for Chu Bin's whereabouts, and their whereabouts are scattered, so it is difficult to pass on the news. Not as fast as it used to be.
Just when Fang Zilan was hesitating whether Qianjinfang should concentrate its efforts on in-depth investigation, news of the death of King Rong'an suddenly came from the southeast.
