"Miss Fang San, according to the custom of Beijing, a highly respected elder in your clan needs to perform the pre-wedding gift for you, but right now..." Fang Zilan was stunned when she heard the words "pre-wedding gift" and raised her eyes. In the mirror, I saw the maid holding the hairpin ring with a hesitant look on her face. Just when she was about to say something, she heard a voice suddenly say, "I will do the wedding ceremony."
Fang Zilan was stunned. What was reflected in the mirror was a very familiar face to her, but it was less bright and more dignified than what she usually saw.
"Today I asked you to call Miss Fang San my sister." Zhen Mier walked up behind Fang Zilan and put her hand on her shoulder, "Miss Fang San, are you willing?"
"I'm very happy." Fang Zilan felt a little bitter when she heard her own voice.
The nuns in the room exchanged glances with the maids, and then withdrew, leaving the space to Fang Zilan, Zhen Mi'er, and Xiao Xuan'er who followed them.
"Lan'er, if I don't come, will you marry Murong Qing without saying a word?" Zhen Mi'er sighed imperceptibly, making Fang Zilan almost think that she heard wrongly.
"I..." Fang Zilan hesitated to speak, and finally changed her voice, "The last pre-wedding gift was done by Mrs. Wang and I for the two girls of the Shangguan family. Thinking about it now, it feels like a lifetime ago."
"Lan'er, you..." As soon as Zhen Mi'er opened her mouth, Fang Zilan stopped her. "Sister Mi'er, I have made up my mind. I will never run away from the battlefield and ignore the Fang family..."
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you have retired and returned to your hometown." Xiao Xuan'er interrupted Fang Zilan's words, her expression was stagnant, "When did it happen?"
"On the second day after His Majesty decreed the marriage." Xiao Xuan'er's voice was very soft, and Fang Zilan could still hear it clearly. She breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's fine. In the future, no matter what happens, What, even if I can't get away, it won't affect the Fang family."
"But..." Xiao Xuan'er wanted to say something more, but Fang Zilan asked: "Fang family, are you okay?"
"It's not good." Xiao Xuan'er lowered her eyes and said, "The Prime Minister is about to leave the capital, and the whereabouts of the head of the family, Mr. Fang Lihui, are unknown. The Fang family is distraught, and the other families have said that they want to draw a clear line with the Fang family of the prime minister's house and choose another head. The courtiers who took advantage of the situation took the opportunity to make a fuss, saying that the source of the Fang family's wealth was unknown, and they all asked Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation."
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, then asked: "My eldest sister, the Queen, are you okay?"
"The Fang family is in dire straits. The queen in the palace..." Xiao Xuan'er paused and looked at Zhen Mi'er as if asking for help. Unexpectedly, Fang Zilan suddenly said to herself: "Are those people in the court trying to abolish the queen?"
"There are indeed rumors in the capital..." Xiao Xuan'er's voice became softer as she spoke, "But Your Majesty has left the harem empty for many years for the Queen. He has a deep love for the Queen, so I think he will not abolish the Queen..."
"Unless I marry someone else." Fang Zilan's brows seemed to be covered with a layer of frost and snow, becoming more and more cold and hard, "Since ancient times, queens have mostly relied on family power. If you only rely on His Majesty's love and affection, I am afraid that even thousands of lives will not be enough." of."
"Lan'er!" Zhen Mi'er shook her head and signaled that there were others outside Fang Zilan's door, but she heard her speak loudly: "His Royal Highness King Yucheng, since you are here, why don't you come in?"
Zhen Mier's expression changed slightly when she saw Li Qiyou walking in with a gloomy expression, "Miss Fang San, I..."
"Did your Highness hear it?" Fang Zilan curled her lips, with a smile that was half sarcastic and half cold, leaving Li Qiyou speechless for a while.
"Now that things have happened, does His Highness still think that I have a choice?" Fang Zilan picked up a gold hairpin and made some random gestures on her bun. However, through the mirror, his eyes fell directly on Li Qiyou.
Li Qiyou took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, looked at Fang Zilan steadily, and said: "Miss Fang San, when I return to Dajing, I will..."
"How is Your Highness doing when we return to the capital?" Fang Zilan suppressed a smile and said unceremoniously: "Since the Zuiyue Tower fire, the Fang family has been pushed down by everyone. Now that it is finally possible to escape the capital, what does Your Highness want to do? ? Does His Highness have to watch the Fang family be destroyed before he is willing to do so?"
"I'm not..." Li Qiyou was about to open his mouth to argue, but was stopped by Fang Zilan, "No matter what His Highness wants to do, it has nothing to do with me. After today, I will be the wife of the Zhongzheng Crown Prince of Miluo. And Dajing , nothing to do with it anymore.”
Li Qiyou's expression froze, "Fang Zilan, do you really have to do this?"
"Your Highness, I don't want this either." Fang Zilan curled her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes, "You forced me."
"Mr. Wen is still in the palace of Prince Yuning and has not replied yet." Qiu Shui paused as he spoke, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Mother, Miss Awan..."
"I went to get someone last night. Why is Mr. Wen still in Prince Yuning's mansion?" Fang Ziqin picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.
"Princess Yuning and Princess Wuqing said that His Highness Prince Yuning is seriously ill and cannot live without Mr. Wen." Qiu Shui said helplessly: "If Mr. Wen leaves the palace, I'm afraid that His Highness will die. Instead of this, Mr. Wen She doesn’t care what kind of sorcery is used, the consequences will be borne by her alone.”
Fang Ziqin chuckled softly, "Princess Yuning dares to bear the consequences. What can I not dare to do? Just go and invite Miss Awan to come over."
That night, Fang Ziqin leaned against the window, Qiu Shui put a cloak on her, "My Lady, what should I do now?"
"Wait." Fang Ziqin said lightly, a hint of worry flashed in Qiu Shui's eyes, but she didn't speak again.
Another day passed, and all the adults at the Yintai Hospital in the palace were under supervision, and it was still peaceful. Outside the palace, rumors spread that Wen Ya and A Wan were using sorcery to seemingly save lives, but in fact they were killing people.
Li Shengxuan just ordered the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to quickly find the person who spread the rumors. Fang Ziqin said that he had found the person who spread the rumors, saying that he was the assassin who had not been caught at the beginning. He took the opportunity to cause trouble and tried to harm Miss Fang San and Yu Ning. king.
According to Dajing law, those who deceive more than thirty people with evil words will be punished by beheading. And since it is related to the assassination of Zhonggong, the punishment will only be heavier.
Therefore, all the adults in the Imperial Hospital were uneasy after hearing the news, and quickly introduced a scapegoat - Doctor Chang.
Fang Ziqin was not surprised and handed over the doctor Chang directly. The sentencing, interrogation and beheading were completed in one go. It was really a warning to the monkeys. Only those with a discerning eye could understand how powerful their queen's methods were.
If it were dealt with at the beginning, even if it had a warning effect, it would not be serious, but it was different now. According to the law of the imperial court, the death penalty was imposed in full view of the public, so the deterrent effect was extraordinary.
