"No need to bother." Fang Zilan grabbed Li Shengxuan's sleeve, "If Mo Han's death is really an accident..."
"How are you doing?" Li Shengxuan held Fang Zilan's wrist and looked at her intently, "Everyone in the Xu family is gone. Nothing you can do will help."
"Since Mr. Xu Youtong is being targeted for the Jiangnan corruption case, I will go for him." Fang Zilan met Li Shengxuan's gaze, "I will never disappoint His Majesty."
"Fang Zilan, what status and position do you want to take to replace Xu Youtong now?" Li Shengxuan increased his strength, and there was a red mark on Fang Zilan's wrist. "Do you really think you are omnipotent?"
Fang Zilan broke away from Li Shengxuan's hand, her expression a bit colder, "I just want to pay for what I have done, that's all."
"The price?" Li Shengxuan repeated the word with a dark expression, "You may not be able to afford it."
Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said with determination: "I can't bear it, and I won't let Your Majesty bear it alone."
Li Shengxuan's expression paused, but he left without saying a word.
When Zhuge Yu saw Li Shengxuan outside the door, he was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty..."
"Zhuge Yu, you go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion and tell Xie Yanping." Li Shengxuan interrupted Zhuge Yu without anger, "I want him to conclude the case of Xu Youtong's embezzlement within seven days."
Like a slap in the face, Zhuge Yu didn't react for a long time. It wasn't until Li Shengxuan's figure gradually faded away that he quickly walked into the room as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Fang Zilan was not surprised when she saw Zhuge Yu, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Why, Lord Zhuge is also here to question me about the affair of Xu Mansion?"
Zhuge Yu sighed after hearing this, "I have been to Prince Yucheng's Mansion and met the prince."
Fang Zilan lowered her eyes, "Is he okay?"
"You should know the importance of your own actions better than others." Zhuge Yu said quietly: "Fang Zilan, are you crazy?"
It was rare for him to call Fang Zilan by his first name like this. She opened her mouth, and her rebuttal finally turned into a thin cry, "The person who died was Mo Han..."
"You are unwilling to accept your grievance, aren't you King Yucheng and the Xu family?" Zhuge Yu frowned slightly, "You know clearly that someone is planning it, and King Yucheng and the Xu family are just pawns in it, why bother..."
"So what if I know?" Fang Zilan angrily cut off Zhuge Yu's last words, "Even if it happens thousands of times, I won't regret it."
"Fang Zilan!" Zhuge Yu clenched his hands into fists, "Do you have to be so extreme?"
"Zhuge Yu, let me ask you." Fang Zilan blurted out without even thinking: "When Zhuge Shan passed away, if you had the ability, wouldn't you have killed Wei Subaru?"
Zhuge Yu's face turned pale, as if a thorn buried deep in his heart had been moved, causing blood to drip from his heart and causing uncontrollable pain.
Fang Zilan suddenly realized that she had made a mistake, "Ayu, I..."
"Yes, I have thought about it." Zhuge Yu spoke very quickly, as if he was out of control, "Do you know? I have had the same dream more than once. In the dream, I killed Wei Subaru, and my hands were full of blood, but There is no pleasure at all, just endless nothingness.”
He paused, took a deep breath, and continued: "Killing Wei Subaru will not solve any problems, but will cause endless troubles. I will not kill him, no matter whether I am capable or not."
Fang Zilan felt a strong sense of powerlessness in her heart. Zhuge Yu was right, killing people could not solve the problem. So what if she killed everyone in the Xu family? Mo Han will not come back alive, but the Jiangnan corruption case will have endless troubles without anyone to investigate.
Thinking about it this way, Mo Han would never forgive her...
"His Majesty just ordered me to tell Mr. Yin Xie of Jingzhao Mansion that the case of Xu Mansion's leakage must be concluded within seven days." Zhuge Yu's voice was a little lower, "The matter has reached this point, and Your Majesty is still protecting you."
"Your Majesty is not protecting me." Fang Zilan calmed down and said softly: "Your Majesty originally issued a secret order to ask Mr. Xu You to go to Jiangnan to investigate the corruption case. Now..."
She hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Only by cutting through the mess quickly can the next adult who goes to Jiangnan to investigate the corruption case take the lead. Otherwise, he will have no choice but to be led by the nose."
"The corruption case in Jiangnan? This is you..." Zhuge Yufu changed his voice as soon as he started speaking, "The Southeast Government Office has been following up until now. I think you know no less than Mr. Xu Youtong."
"I will go to Jiangnan soon." Fang Zilan followed Zhuge Yu's words, "Sooner or later, I will go to Jiangnan, so why not take this opportunity."
Zhuge Yu didn't speak, but there was a look of inquiry in his eyes. Fang Zilan said bluntly: "There was a young master Chu Bin in my house before, who went to Jiangnan for me to check the accounts, but there is no news yet."
Chu Bin? Zhuge Yu felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember when and where he heard it. "You doubt him..."
Before he continued, Fang Zilan said: "Yes, I suspect that something has happened to him. But if you want to see the person alive or the body if you die, I won't believe anything until I see it with my own eyes."
Her almost stubborn look made Zhuge Yu hesitate, "If you still can't find this Young Master Chu Bin, you..."
"I will keep looking." Fang Zilan said firmly. Zhuge Yu couldn't bear to say anything more and changed the topic, "But now that you are the third young lady of the Fang family of the prime minister's house, how can you show your face and go to Jiangnan, let alone investigate the case?"
Fang Zilan was silent for a long time, "Your Majesty may go to Jiangnan personally, and I will follow him then..."
"What did you say?" Zhuge Yu suddenly raised his tone, and Fang Zilan hurriedly tried to cover his mouth, "Please keep your voice down, what if others hear you?"
"Right now, it has not been decided that Prince Zhongzheng of Miluo will return to China for marriage. If His Majesty goes to Jiangnan in person, who will take charge of the overall situation?" Zhuge Yu's voice was filled with anxiety. Fang Zilan had never seen him like this before, so she couldn't help but ask: "But What’s going on over there in Miluo?”
"Not yet." Zhuge Yu shook his head, "But the news of Crown Prince Zhongzheng returning to the country to visit his relatives has been spread all over the world, and Miluo's credentials will be presented to His Majesty sooner or later."
"What did you say?" Zhuge Yu suddenly raised his tone, and Fang Zilan hurriedly tried to cover his mouth, "Please keep your voice down, what if others hear you?"
"Right now, it has not been decided that Prince Zhongzheng of Miluo will return to China for marriage. If His Majesty goes to Jiangnan in person, who will take charge of the overall situation?" Zhuge Yu's voice was filled with anxiety. Fang Zilan had never seen him like this before, so she couldn't help but ask: "But What’s going on over there in Miluo?”
"Not yet." Zhuge Yu shook his head gently.
