Marquis Pei Xiaoze was outside the post house, the black circles under his eyes clearly revealing his exhaustion from a sleepless night. Fang Zilan saw from a distance that his face was not good, "Master Pei, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you getting more and more haggard?"
Hearing her teasing, Pei Xiaoze coughed slightly and pretended that he had never seen her last night before returning the greeting: "Thank you for your concern, Madam Prince. It's just that my family has been busy lately and has been a bit overworked."
"Master Pei, you should take good care of yourself." Fang Zilan said politely, and saw Li Qiyou and Zhuge Yu coming out. They met each other and exchanged greetings with Pei Xiaoze.
"Mrs. Crown Prince!" Meng Tingyang's voice suddenly interrupted the conversation of several people. He came over in a hurry and said: "The Crown Prince is awake and has been looking for Madam. Please go and have a look."
"I understand." Fang Zilan said, and glanced at Hongtai who was hiding among the many attendants. Seeing him nodding, it should have been done.
So Fang Zilan went directly to Murong Qing's room without staying any longer, and saw that he was weakly supporting his body, looking completely weak.
"You're awake." Fang Zilan sat next to Murong Qing and put her hand on his forehead, "Fortunately, the fever is gone."
"I've... given up the fever a long time ago." Murong asked intermittently with a hoarse voice, "Where have you been?"
"Master Pei came to the posthouse today to see me. I went to say hello to him." Fang Zilan put down his hand and Murong Qing pursed his lips, "Pei Xiaoze? Where are we... now?"
"Your Majesty already knows that it's Mr. Pei Xiaoze, why can't you guess where we are now?" Fang Zilan did not cover up, and said bluntly: "I think General Meng has told you, but this matter has nothing to do with you. For your own sake For your health’s sake, it’s better not to interfere.”
"This matter?" Murong Qing coughed, "You mean... King Yucheng wants to stay..."
"Your Majesty has a sharp eye, I have nothing to say." Fang Zilan said and stood up, "Please rest well, Your Majesty, I won't disturb you anymore."
"Wait a minute." Murong Qing looked up at Fang Zilan, "This matter has nothing to do with you."
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment and then said: "What if I say it has something to do with me?"
"If it has something to do with you..." Murong Qing paused and breathed a sigh of relief, "Then it has something to do with me."
"The prince is no longer sick, why are you still talking nonsense?" Fang Zilan snorted, and Murong Qing opened her mouth. Before she could say anything, she heard her say: "Even though I am the prince's wife now, I am also the prince's wife who is completely different from the prince. .I won’t drag you down, and I don’t need you to do anything for me.”
She looked down at Murong Qing condescendingly and said, "I made it very clear to you on the night we got married."
"What I owe you..." Murong Qing said quietly, "Don't you count it all?"
"Of course." Fang Zilan calmed her expression, "One day, I will ask you to get it back, but not now."
"This is a pool of muddy water." Murong Qing looked at Fang Zilan steadily, "You don't need to get in it."
"Whether it is necessary or not, I have the final say." A sharp look flashed in Fang Zilan's eyes, "However, since the prince knows that this is a puddle of muddy water, he should not get involved."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left. As soon as she walked outside the door, she saw Meng Tingyang who was hesitant to speak.
"If General Meng has anything to say, you might as well say it directly." Fang Zilan stopped and stood ten steps away from Meng Tingyang.
"Madam, the prince, although the prince..." Meng Tingyang did not continue, Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "If General Meng has not made up his mind, you can talk to me later."
"It's not that I haven't thought about it well." Meng Tingyang took a deep breath and said, "Mrs. Crown Prince, although the Crown Prince is frail, he has ambitions. I don't want to see anyone drag him down, not even you, Madam Crown Prince."
Fang Zilan curled her lips with interest, "General Meng, I have saved the prince's life more than once or twice. If Awan had not taken action this time, it is still unclear whether the prince would have woken up."
"One code equals one code." Meng Tingyang said almost stubbornly: "If the Crown Prince's wife thinks that this can make the Crown Prince risk everything for you, it is absolutely impossible."
"Despite everything?" Fang Zilan repeated the word with a playful smile, "Sounds good."
Meng Tingyang's expression changed, but before he could speak, Fang Zilan said: "I'm just curious. The prince is now a hostage, and his life is precarious. Even if he is desperate, what can he do?"
After she finished speaking, regardless of Meng Tingyang's pale and pale expression, she left another sentence, "The prince's recklessness can't be caught in my eyes." Then she strode out of the yard.
"Have you heard? Mr. Pei Xiaoze is here to pay his respects to our prince."
"As expected of the Empress Dowager's family, they never forget to support our prince!"
A few whispers outside the hospital attracted Fang Zilan's attention. She walked over as if casually and hid in a corner to hear more clearly.
"However, the general of the Dugu family did not come. To say that the Dugu family is the mother's family of the Queen Mother..."
"Isn't the Dugu family in the Western Region? It's so far away, there's no need to make such a trip."
"Oh, the Dugu family has a son-in-law named Fu. He is the general of Jiangnan Camp. He is very powerful."
"When you said that, I remembered it. Is it General Fu Congnan Fu?"
"I also remembered that General Fu seems to be celebrating his birthday in the next two days. I was on the street just now and heard many people saying that all the adults will go there by then."
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When Fang Zilan heard this, she was shocked. Hongtai was very agile in her movements and was good at spreading news. He was really overqualified for her job.
"Little beauty, what are you thinking about, so lost in thought?" Hongtai's teasing voice suddenly sounded, pulling Fang Zilan back from her thoughts. She lowered her eyes and glanced at the hand on her shoulder, wondering what she was thinking.
Seeing that Fang Zilan had no reaction, Hongtai stretched out his other hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "Little beauty?"
Fang Zilan had a cold face and said seriously: "Don't do anything if you have nothing to do."
Hongtai laughed out loud, "Little beauty, are you trying to burn bridges?"
"I haven't crossed the river yet." Fang Zilan pushed Hongtai's hand away, "Let's get down to business."
"The business is just that - the mission you gave me, little beauty, has been completed." Hongtai leaned into Fang Zilan's ear and whispered softly: "I have already released the news. Fu Congnan will celebrate his birthday by inviting all the adults in the southeast."
Fang Zilan clicked her tongue, "Fu Congnan was demoted not long ago. It's rare that he wants to live a low-key birthday, but it will be ruined."
Hongtai looked at the instigator who was pretending to be sorry, and said with a faint smile: "But are you sure that King Yucheng and Zhuge Yu will go to Fu Congnan's birthday banquet?"
