No matter what the reason is, this person hates Pei Juqing very much, and he has no good intentions towards Fang Zitong and the Fang family. The Pei family should be the latter, if we say the former...
No matter how much he hates her, he will not kill Pei Juqing easily for the sake of family glory.
After all, no matter how desperate the Pei family is, they know very well that once Pei Juqing dies, no one will be able to hold up the family. It will be a matter of time for the Pei family to collapse and decline, and it cannot...
But if it wasn't the Pei family, who could it be?
Fang Zilan frowned, feeling like she was in a fog, everything around her was confusing, and she couldn't grasp anything.
Drowsily, she vaguely heard Fang Zitong's voice, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already dawn.
"You're awake." Fang Zitong held the brocade quilt in his hand, looking coy and in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Fang Zilan wanted to say something, but she sneezed instead. Hearing the sound, Fang Zitong's eyes flashed with panic, "Are you catching a cold?"
"Nothing." Before Fang Zilan could finish her words, she sneezed again.
So Fang Zitong wrapped the brocade quilt tightly around her body without hesitation, and said angrily: "As an important minister of the capital, I can't afford it if something goes wrong."
Fang Zilan subconsciously pulled the brocade quilt around her body. Unexpectedly, not only did it not pull away, but it actually made her whole body look round and round, like a dumpling. She freed her hand and said helplessly: "Miss Fang Er, I'm not so weak."
It was rare for Fang Zitong to see her like this, and he couldn't help but curl his lips. However, before he could say anything more, he saw the maid coming in a hurry, followed by Awan.
"Okay, my Awan is here." Fang Zilan neatly pulled off the brocade quilt and handed it back to Fang Zitong, "Miss Fang, don't worry about me anymore."
"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?”
"Who is worried..." Fang Zitong was interrupted by Awan before he finished speaking, "Master Fang, Miss Dongxue is dead."
She noticed Fang Zitong only after she finished speaking. She wanted to cover it up but it was too late, "Miss Fang Er..."
"What did you say?" Fang Zitong suddenly stepped forward and held Awan's shoulders, his eyes red, "How could Dongxue..."
"Second Miss Fang, please express your condolences and accept the change." A Wan's voice was like a mosquito, her head lowered and she didn't dare to look at Fang Zitong.
Fang Zilan pushed Fang Zitong's hand away, took Awan in her arms, and said protectively, "Second Miss Fang, it's not too late to hear what Awan has to say."
Feeling the warmth coming from her body, Awan calmed down and said apologetically: "When Miss Dongxue was sent back to our house by Sister Xiao, her heart and lungs were already damaged. I originally thought..."
She paused and her voice weakened, "I didn't expect to find Miss Dongxue dead this morning."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, Awan said vaguely, thinking about what happened, she didn't want to mention it in front of Fang Zitong.
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan calmly comforted Fang Zitong, and then asked the maid to send her back to rest.
