Li Shengxuan laughed dumbly, and looked at Fang Zilan with a look of helplessness that clearly said, "I am so unpredictable in your heart."
Fang Zilan's expression was as indifferent as ever, as if she didn't feel that she had said anything important at all.
On the contrary, Hong He was stunned for a moment, repeated the four words in a low voice, and then said after a while: "How did Miss Zixiu know?"
"Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles." Fang Zilan wrote lightly: "I have done so many things for Ji Ningtian, and knowing my opponent is just one of them."
"I have brought the white jade tiger talisman, where is Rong'er?" King Rong'an looked unkind, and King Chu Jiang smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I need to explain something clearly to the prince, and it won't be too late to invite the princess to meet him later. .”
King Rongan's expression became colder and colder, "What's the matter?"
"The princess has a simple heart. I think the prince knows it better than anyone else." King Chu Jiang said meaningfully: "That's why when I took the princess away, I said it was on the prince's order..."
"I know about this." King Rong'an interrupted King Chu Jiang impatiently, "Didn't you say it a long time ago?"
"The princess only treats her as the prince's favorite, allowing her beloved daughter, who has never been out of the southeast, to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the capital, without having to be confined in the royal post house, with people watching her every move." King Chu Jiang said. Slowly, King Rong'an had to suppress his temper and asked: "What exactly do you want to say?"
"It's nothing." The smile on King Chu Jiang's face grew wider, "I just want to say that during the time when the princess left the prince's side, she made many friends. We will see each other less often in the future, so please forgive me."
"Bastard!" King Rongan rolled his sleeves angrily, "How dare you threaten me?"
"How dare I threaten the prince?" King Chu Jiang waved his hand, "As long as the prince cooperates, those new friends made by the princess will not appear again in the future, unless the princess..."
"Rong'er will never see friends with unknown origins." King Rong'an snorted coldly, "Go back and tell your young master that if he can take care of himself, I will cooperate. Otherwise, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and no one will have an easy time. !”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely report back to you verbatim." King Chu Jiang saluted, then clapped his hands, and soon heard a charming voice calling "Father".
"Rong'er!" King Rong'an stepped forward quickly and grabbed the person's arm, "How are you? Are you not suffering these days outside?"
"No." The visitor shook his head, his red lips parted slightly, and his beauty became more and more attractive. It was Li Rong, Princess of Rongan.
Seeing this, King Chu Jiang left calmly, leaving only the father and daughter chatting about daily life and recounting all the things they had seen in recent days.
Fang Zilan was stunned, wondering if it was her misunderstanding. She always felt that although Fang Zitong did not speak with gritted teeth, there was a hint of hatred.
She was puzzled, thinking that she had not provoked this eldest lady recently, so it was impossible that her marriage to Pei Juqing had anything to do with her, right? But if you think about it carefully, the only interaction she had with Pei Juqing was a couple of polite words on the tower on New Year's Eve. How could it possibly involve Fang Zitong?
If we really want to say it, the most likely thing is related to Pei Xiaoze. However, no matter how he thought about it, Pei Juqing would not compete with Pei Xiaoze for a woman, not to mention that his first wife had been deceased for some years. How could Fang Zitong agree to be his stepmother?
Wait, Pei Xiaoze's first wife seems to have died in childbirth a long time ago. The one who passed away the year before last year is the step-wife, which means there are more than one step-wife. That Fang Zitong...
"Master Fang is so lost in thought, have you thought clearly?" Fang Zitong's joking voice interrupted Fang Zilan's thoughts. She calmed down, shook her head and said: "No, please ask Miss Fang to clear up the confusion."
"Sometimes, the most direct reason is the result." Fang Zitong moved over to sit down, tapping his finger on the table, motioning for Fang Zilan to sit down.
Fang Zilan sat opposite her and listened to her thinking to herself: "I know how you think of me. As long as you admire others, you don't care about anything. I admit that it is indeed the case."
She paused, and the corners of her lips curved in a small arc, "The one I originally loved was Mr. Guo Guo, and I was just playing along with Mr. Pei Xiaoze to make Mr. Jing Guo anxious. Now, my goal has been achieved."
Fang Zilan took a deep breath and said, "Miss Fang, if you want to deceive yourself and others like this, I have nothing to say. I just heard that your father went to the Pei Mansion. I don't know whether he went to propose marriage for you or..."
"Of course you proposed marriage for me." Fang Zitong looked a little more impatient. She casually opened the wooden box on the desk, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, "That's great. Zi Rou really knows me best. people."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan's heart tightened, and her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, "Second Miss Fang, what exactly are you going to do? Or should I say, what did Duke Guo Guo do to you?"
Fang Zitong lowered his eyes and stared at the sleeve arrows in the box, and issued an order to expel the guest without ceremony, "It is a matter of loyalty to someone who has been entrusted by someone. Master Fang has completed what he was loyal to, so don't meddle in other people's business. As for this gift, I I will go and thank Ziju in person."
"But..." Fang Zilan wanted to say something more, but Fang Zitong stopped her as soon as she opened her mouth, "That day when you were covered in blood, I knew that the person was killed because of you. I kept the secret for you by keeping silent. , you should never ruin my business. If it weren’t for you, I would..."
She stopped abruptly mid-sentence, biting her red lips tightly, with unspeakable resentment in her eyes.
Fang Zilan looked at her steadily and said word by word: "That day, which day was it? The day I fell into the water?"
While King Rong'an was gnashing his teeth with hatred for King Chu Jiang's abduction of Li Rong, he was also afraid of showing his weakness in front of Li Rong. His precious daughter finally came back, and it would be bad if she was frightened.
So King Rongan had to keep a smile on his face and listen to Li Rong say that King Chu Jiang took her to many places and experienced the prosperity of the capital. The more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt. Finally, he used the excuse that he was tired because of the many things he had to do. , went to rest first.
The personal maid pretending to be Li Rong was overjoyed when she saw her return. She held her hand and refused to let go, "Princess, you are back. You are really worried about me."
Li Shengxuan looked at Wu Qing with interest. She was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on her forehead and her mind went blank.
"Princess Wuqing, I remember that you have an engagement with Prince Yuning, right?" Li Shengxuan suddenly changed his voice. Wuqing hummed subconsciously. Before she could react, she felt Ji Ningtian's eyes falling on her. There was a deep chill in his body.
"In that case, you might as well take advantage of today's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet and let me decide your wedding date." Li Shengxuan's words were like a huge stone, stirring up thousands of waves.
Ji Ningtian and Wu Qing's engagement was known to everyone, and no one dared to mention it until the emperor of Beijing opened his mouth. During the previous reign of Emperor Ningshun.
