"A Yu..." Fang Zilan was about to defend, but Zhuge Yu stopped him, "Fang Zilan, let me ask you one last time - are Fu Congnan's words true?"
Fang Zilan's lips moved, but no sound came out. She didn't want to lie to Zhuge Yu, nor did she want him to face the cruelest truth——
The uncle and family members who were regarded as heroes by Zhuge Yu and died in the northern border only brought their own fault and paid a heavy price for their actions...
How could she tell such a truth?
However, her silence seemed more like acquiescence. Zhuge Yu's face turned pale, "So, is it true?"
The weak questioning tone was like the last slim hope in Zhuge Yu's heart. Fang Zilan couldn't bear to extinguish it with her own hands, so she could only look away and act like an ostrich.
"I understand." Zhuge Yu took a deep breath, his voice calm and calm, like a pool of stagnant water.
Fang Zilan felt bad and took a step forward, "Ayu, what happened in the past..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Zhuge Yu suddenly took two steps back, as if she was a savage beast and he couldn't avoid her, "Miss Fang San, since you are the crown prince and wife of Miluo, you'd better keep a distance from me."
Fang Zilan could see Zhuge Yu's reluctance at a glance. If he hadn't dragged Li Qiyou with him, he might not have been able to stand firmly here. This pretentious gesture to maintain the last dignity made it impossible for her to take a step towards him again.
So Fang Zilan turned to look at Fu Congnan, whose neck was pinched by Hongtai and was dying, and said coldly: "Are you satisfied now?"
Hongtai let go of his hand, and Fu Congnan coughed a few times. There was no trace of fear on his flushed face, but only a mixture of crazy pleasure.
"This is not enough..." Fu Congnan coughed and looked at Li Qiyou, who had woken up, and said intermittently: "The Dugu family in the Western Region took advantage of the favorable location of Xiguan City to collect tolls from merchants. In this matter, the Fang family It should be the clearest.”
He took a breath and continued: "How much money has flowed into the pockets of the Dugu family, but outside Xiguan City, robbers are still rampant. The businessmen passing by are on tenterhooks and may be in danger of their lives at any time..."
"What did you say?" Li Qiyou's voice interrupted Fu Congnan's words. As soon as he woke up, hearing these accusations was like a bolt from the blue.
But Fu Congnan didn't give Li Qiyou time to accept it. He questioned word by word: "May I ask His Highness King Yucheng, is what the Dugu family did, was it a bandit act, or..."
"That's enough." Fang Zilan glanced at Fu Congnan, with murderous intent gradually rising in her eyes. She didn't know how Li Qiyou would react if he heard that the Dugu family was colluding with the robbers.
But she knew that no matter what the reaction was, she didn't want to see it.
"The suppression of bandits is not over as long as there is one bandit in the world." Fang Zilan heard her own voice, calm and restrained, "If it is not over, in the eyes of outsiders, it is the same as starting from the beginning. After all, there are twists and turns in it. Hardships cannot be seen by outsiders. Even so, it cannot erase the hard work behind it."
She paused as she spoke, "Fu Congnan, not everyone is like you. They give up on something they can't do. Then they follow the trend, or even join in the trend, and they call it being aware of current affairs."
Hearing this, Fu Congnan sneered, "Miss Fang San, what benefits did the Dugu family give you to let you speak for them like this?"
Fang Zilan didn't say anything, she just walked to Fu Congnan, took the knife from Hongtai's hand, and said casually: "What do you think it is good for?"
"I don't think it's for the benefit, but for King Yucheng..." Before Fu Congnan could finish his words, Fang Zilan stabbed him again, exactly where Hongtai stabbed him before.
"I know what the world thinks of me, and I don't need you to repeat it." Fang Zilan twisted the handle of the knife casually, and the blade spun down, making Fu Congnan miserable, his expression twisted, but he still said harshly: "You...Uncle Li The canary raised by my nephew..."
Seeing this, Fang Zilan snorted, with disdain on her face, but her words were extremely solemn, "I am here for King Yucheng, but I am not trying to please and cling to him, but I don't want his sincere heart to be covered in dust."
Li Qiyou's expression froze, and Fang Zilan looked at him steadily and said seriously: "No matter what the Pei family and the Dugu family have done, it is all in the past. However, the road to becoming a king lies in the future."
Hearing this, Fu Congnan was startled, "What do you mean...?"
"If not, why do you think King Yucheng is here?" Fang Zilan's expression became colder, and Fu Congnan showed a look of disbelief, "You mean...impossible, this is impossible!"
He shook his head, but the wound was affected, and he bared his teeth and said, "The king of jade is as noble as gold, he won't..."
"Why wouldn't I?" Li Qiyou spoke slowly, and Fu Congnan's eyes darkened, "You are the hope of the Dugu family. There is no need to destroy your future and wade into this muddy water. Do you know that they are all waiting for you? Inherit the throne..."
"If this king insists on doing this, how will you treat me?" Li Qiyou changed his name, his voice was deep and calm, not angry or authoritative.
Fu Congnan breathed a long sigh of relief, "Then please forgive me for being disrespectful, King Yucheng."
After he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers surged up like a tide and surrounded several people, obviously intending to silence them.
"Fu Congnan, what are you doing?" Li Qiyou's face was as frosty as snow, and Fu Congnan's eyebrows were cold. "Miss Fang San is deceiving everyone with her evil words. Everyone in the Fang family is a complicit, and they will be killed on the spot."
"How dare you..." As soon as Li Qiyou opened his mouth, Fu Congnan stopped him, "My lord, if you don't want the Queen Mother in Beijing to be in dire straits, don't interfere."
Before Li Qiyou could say anything else, he heard Fu Congnan loudly say: "If the Fang family survives today, the Dugu family, the Pei family, the Zhuge family, and even other aristocratic families will have no way to survive. Your lord, do you understand?"
After he finished speaking, the adults who had just looked at the direction of the wind had already retreated to the side, and the soldiers surrounding them also consciously dispersed.
A bad premonition came to Fang Zilan's heart. She looked at Fang Zitong and asked, "Where is Mr. Fang?"
Fang Zitong was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Master Fang mentioned by Fang Zilan was their father, Fang Chongzheng. He couldn't help but panicked, "Dad, he..."
"Miss Fang San, have you finally noticed?" Fu Congnan raised his eyebrows and raised his lips, "But don't you think it's too late?"
Fang Zilan suddenly pulled out the knife, and before saying anything, Li Qiyou said, "Just go ahead and leave everything here to me."
"Thank you." Fang Zilan cast a grateful look at Li Qiyou, but Fu Congnan said: "It's still early, the banquet is not over, and the song is not finished yet, why should Miss Fang San be anxious?"
He paused meaningfully, "We might as well go together and collect the body for Mr. Fang."
