Only Mr. Canghai Liu, who was hiding upstairs, looked gloomy and unclear. He could never have imagined that the thin and frail little girl who called herself Qianjinfang Zhen was actually Zi Xiu, the murderous evil leader rumored in the world, and that the little steward among the bandits was actually the man behind Zuiyue Tower. The big shopkeeper, Fang Lihui, the head of the Fang family.
Now they are singing together, and they want to use the news from Qianjinfang as the finale of the Fang family's spring party, but they wonder what the real Qianjinfang Zhen family will think if they know about it?
Thinking of this, Mr. Liu couldn't help but shook his head. Others spoke softly. Even if they knew some things, they would rot in their stomachs and be taken to the coffin. They would never be able to talk about them in this life.
This was the case with the Daomen Huo family before, and now it is also the case with Zi Xiu and Fang Lihui.
Not far away, Awan and Mingxiang saw Fang Zilan smiling and laughing downstairs, and their hearts finally fell back to where they were before, but soon they discovered Mr. Liu who was secretly observing.
"He..." A Wan stopped talking, but Ming Xiang's eyes were still on Fang Zilan, as if she didn't notice Mr. Liu at all, and said softly: "Just wait and see what happens. As long as he keeps his mouth shut, don't pay attention to him."
"But what if he..." As soon as Awanfu started, Mingxiang stopped him, "He won't. Human beings have secrets, and he can't afford the price of telling everything."
Awan frowned in understanding and didn't ask any more questions until the guests dispersed. Fang Zilan said goodbye to Fang Lihui and took Li Shengxuan upstairs, and she couldn't wait to greet him.
"You are finally back." Awan said, coquettishly climbed onto Fang Zilan's arm and refused to let go.
"How many days have we not seen each other?" Fang Zilan smiled and nodded at Awan's forehead. Seeing that she was dissatisfied, she said, "Do you know that one day without seeing you is like three autumns?"
Fang Zilan nodded in agreement, "It turns out that so much autumn has passed. If Mr. Fang hadn't reminded me just now, I might have thought that this was the Fang family's autumn gathering, not the spring gathering."
Awan curled her lips and was about to say something, but Li Shengxuan beat her to it, "May I ask Miss Awan, Xia... where is my A'er now?"
"I don't know either." Ah Wan waved her hand, and then while there was no one around, she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Didn't he go to save Mr. Ah Shi? Don't you know?"
Li Shengxuan looked stern and looked at each other with Fang Zilan, both of them seeing a solemn look in the other's eyes.
It stands to reason that if Xia Houzhang brought his secret guards with him, there should be no news whatsoever. Either his identity will be exposed and he will be accused of being a bad guard and losing the emperor. At that time, Li Shengxuan's disappearance will no longer be concealed. Either rescue Ah Shi, the streets and alleys of Suzhou City have long been covered with wanted posters...
No matter which possibility it is, it shouldn't be such a silent result.
Unless something happened to Xia Houzhang and the secret guards.
"Let's not think too much, in case we are just delayed on the road..." Fang Zilan stopped mid-sentence. She really couldn't go on with such a poor excuse.
Li Shengxuan pondered for a moment, but before he could speak, Fang Zilan's eyes were fixed on him, "No news is good news. At this time, you must not act casually. We can't have fewer people."
After she finished speaking, she felt ironic. After working for several days, there was no decent evidence, and even half of the people could not be convicted. Instead, two people, maybe more, were involved.
After all, she didn't believe that Li Shengxuan would only take Xia Houzhang with him because of his careful planning and actions. There must be other confidants around him, but...
"I will not act haphazardly." Li Shengxuan said seriously: "I have agreed, I will listen to you."
"Master Fang, I say this for the last time." Fang Zitong struggled to shake off Fang Zilan's hand, but in vain. So she took a deep breath and yelled with all her strength: "I don't want to see you, get out!"
"Tongmei..." Fang Lihui stopped not far away from her, with a worried look on his face but he hesitated to speak.
Fang Zilan slowly took her hand away, raising the corners of her lips with a playful yet sad smile, "Fang Zitong, look what you look like now?"
Hearing this, Fang Zitong seemed to be crumbling as if he couldn't hold on anymore, but he still said stubbornly: "Does my appearance have anything to do with Mr. Fang? If Mr. Fang came to see my joke, now that he has seen it, you can leave."
Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said solemnly: "I knew it a long time ago. You don't need to protect me."
"Protecting you?" Fang Zitong's eyes turned red, "Who protected you?"
In just one sentence, she gritted her teeth and seemed to have countless resentments, but her trembling voice revealed her emotions. Like a little beast licking its wounds, even if it showed its sharp claws to defend itself, its wet eyes could not hide its fragility.
"No matter what you say." Fang Zilan stepped forward and grabbed Fang Zitong's arm tightly, "I will take you away today."
"Master Fang, do you know what you are doing?" Mrs. Pei was so angry that she coughed. "The soldiers surrounded Pei's house, forced their way in, and even took away Mrs. Guo Guo. No matter what happened, it would be enough for you to lose. The official was dismissed, and more..."
"So what?" Fang Zilan interrupted her unceremoniously, "When this matter is over, I will leave it to Your Majesty's disposal. Until then, no one is qualified to comment. Including you, Mrs. Pei."
Her voice became colder as she spoke, "I respect you as an elder, so I will treat you with courtesy. But if you insist on blocking my way, I will not show mercy."
"Master Fang, how dare you..." Pei Pening's wife looked at the person in front of her who looked like a hellish Shura in disbelief. She had no weapons in her hands, but her whole body exuded the aura of killing gods and Buddhas. It's so overwhelming that people are speechless.
"Fang Zilan, you are so lawless!" Mrs. Pei clutched her chest tightly and ordered, "Stop them. No one can leave Pei's house today."
"Who dares..." As soon as Fang Zilan spoke, Fang Zitong held her wrist, "I will do it myself."
"You..." Fang Zilan looked at Fang Zitong steadily. Her cheeks were a little shriveled, her face was almost bloodless, and her eyes looked big and empty, no longer as beautiful as before. However, there was an unprecedented firmness in his dark pupils.
After a long while, Fang Zilan said "Okay" in a low voice. She finally compromised, probably because she didn't want to see Fang Zitong dripping with blood while pretending to be desperate and struggling.
Seeing this, Mrs. Pei let out a long sigh of relief. Before she could speak, she heard Fang Zitong say: "I was not the one who killed Duke Jun. I will not plead guilty, nor will I remain a widow. Today, I will make a clean break with your Pei family, and we will form a new family from now on." Whether we're strangers or whether we're going to court, it's up to you."
