Before Ming Xiang finished speaking, she saw Fang Zilan press her index finger gently on her lips and make a silencing gesture. She immediately realized that someone was coming.
Sure enough, after a while, there was a rustling sound outside the door. The visitor neither knocked on the door nor made a sound, but just lingered in front of the door, as if hesitating for something.
So Fang Zilan winked at Ming Xiang and motioned for her to open the door and send the people away, while she sat by the window holding a box of documents and started reading.
After about half an hour, Ming Xiang reappeared in front of Fang Zilan, her expression a little more solemn.
"What delayed you for so long?" Fang Zilan asked quietly while flipping through the documents, "Who is it?"
"It's Cui Hai. Someone asked him to bring something and hand it over to you, the master." Mingxiang said, presenting the thing tightly held in her left hand to Fang Zilan.
This was a blood-stained piece of clothing. Fang Zilan only raised her eyes and recognized that it was torn from Ah Shi's clothing.
"The day Master Ah Shi was taken away by the soldiers from the Jiangnan Camp, he was wearing clothes made of this kind of fabric." Ming Xiang looked at Fang Zilan carefully. She had no expression on her face and hummed in a low voice, "What else is there? ?”
Ming Xiang was stunned, and Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "A piece of blood-stained skirt is not enough to delay you for so long. If there is anything else to say, I can bear it."
"And..." Ming Xiang slowly opened the palm of her right hand, and there was an ear pendant inside. The plum blossom pendant carved from red jade lay quietly there, like a small flame.
Fang Zilan is more familiar with this object. It was given to Awan on her birthday, which means...
"Miss Awan has also been detained." Mingxiang said what Fang Zilan was thinking. Seeing her face turn cold, he didn't know that she was slandering Li Shengxuan's secret guard, which was really useless.
After a long time, Fang Zilan said faintly: "As expected. Since it is a transaction, the more chips in hand, the better. They have A Wan and Ah Shi, and we also have Feiling Mountain."
Ming Xiang pursed her lips, with a worried look on her face, "Master, but tonight is when the grand treasure appears in front of people, is it really too late? What if they attack Miss Awan and Young Master Ahshi..."
"A bargain that has lost its value cannot be a deal." Fang Zilan said solemnly: "At least before the deal is over, A Wan and A Shi can save their lives."
After she said that, without waiting for Ming Xiang to speak, she reached out and took away everything in her palm, and then handed the brocade box to her, "You return these documents to Sister Mi'er, and you don't have to come back to me again."
"Master..." A look of panic flashed in Ming Xiang's eyes, but Fang Zilan remained unmoved. "Since you call me master, you should obey my orders."
"But..." Mingxiang wanted to say something more, but Fang Zilan didn't give her a chance and said bluntly: "After you meet Sister Mi'er, as we agreed before, you will expose me, Zi Xiu, after the Fang Jiachun meeting is over. With his identity, Qianjinfang will be completely eliminated."
Ming Xiang was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement, "If the master has made up his mind, then I will obey his orders."
Fang Zilan watched Ming Xiang solemnly salute her, and couldn't help but said: "Thank you for all the time."
Ming Xiang's expression froze, the ends of her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and she bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from choking.
After Fang Zilan watched Ming Xiang leave, she took out a document she kept privately from her sleeve, which recorded the changes in ownership of the land in Jiangnan in the past ten years, including many aristocratic families she was familiar with.
The Zhuge family, the Wei family, the Ouyang family, the Pei family... there are all nine great families. This means that almost all the nobles have taken bribes and embezzled land, and no one is innocent.
It's like walking into a dead end. No matter what, you hit a wall and it's too late to turn back. There is no way out.
Fang Zilan clutched the Chinese book in her hand and sat there for a long time, until the sky was getting dark, and the voice of the shopkeeper of Zuiyue Tower came from outside the door, "Miss Zhen, the grand finale is about to appear, are you ready?"
There was neither a light nor any sound in the room. The shopkeeper felt a chill in his heart, fearing that if Fang Zilan disappeared at this juncture, the reputation of Zuiyue Tower would be ruined.
So the shopkeeper kept knocking on the door and calling, until the third time, the door suddenly opened.
Fang Zilan stood at the door, looking a little haggard, "I'm hungry."
The shopkeeper almost thought he heard wrongly. Just when he was about to explain the situation, he heard Fang Zilan repeat: "I'm hungry."
"Miss Zhen, all the distinguished guests are waiting, just waiting for you..." As soon as the shopkeeper's earnest persuasion began, Fang Zilan ended it with the words "I'm hungry" again.
The shopkeeper had no choice but to let Fang Zilan have dinner first, and then lead her to the back hall of Bo Yue Tower.
Originally, according to the usual practice, the last three days were to display treasure transactions in the lobby on the third floor of Zuiyue. However, this time the finale of Dabao not only adopted the form of bidding, but also ensured that the identity of the buyer would not be exposed. Therefore, according to Fang Zilan’s request, the treasure transaction was carried out alone. The venue was arranged in the back hall of Bo Yue Building.
Fang Zilan walked in front unhurriedly, and the shopkeeper followed her anxiously, "Miss Zhen, we are already late. Please walk faster so that the distinguished guests will not be impatient."
"They have been waiting for just an hour and a half." Fang Zilan said casually, and the shopkeeper stamped his feet anxiously, "Miss Zhen, do you know who the distinguished guests are tonight, how can you make them wait..."
"No matter who he is, you have to wait." Fang Zilan's voice was a bit colder. She looked at the hazy figure outside through the gauze screen and suddenly raised her voice, "If everyone here doesn't even have basic patience, then Not worthy of trading with my Qianjinfang."
As soon as she said this, there was an instant silence outside the veil. Fang Zilan was whispering. Fang Zilan walked in front slowly, and the shopkeeper followed her anxiously, "Miss Zhen, we are already late. Please walk faster to avoid the guests." We are impatient."
"They have been waiting for just an hour and a half." Fang Zilan said casually, and the shopkeeper stamped his feet anxiously, "Miss Zhen, do you know who the distinguished guests are tonight, how can you make them wait..."
"No matter who he is, you have to wait." Fang Zilan's voice was a bit colder. She looked at the hazy figure outside through the gauze screen and suddenly raised her voice, "If everyone here doesn't even have basic patience, then Not worthy of trading with my Qianjinfang."
As soon as she said this, there was an instant silence outside the veil. Fang Zilan was whispering. Fang Zilan walked in front slowly, and the shopkeeper followed her anxiously, "Miss Zhen, we are already late. Please walk faster to avoid the guests." We are impatient."
