"Zhuge Yu." Li Shengxuan was extremely angry and said through gritted teeth, "Are you here to stop me?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice." Zhuge Yu knelt down straight, straightened his spine, and said, "As the lord of the capital, your Majesty must not risk all the people for the sake of Miss Fang San."
"Get out." Li Shengxuan did not sheath his sword, and his whole body was as out of control as he had ever been.
Zhuge Yu didn't even have the slightest doubt that if he said a few more words, he would become a dead soul under Li Shengxuan's sword today. But he is an official in the capital, and he will remonstrate to the end if he eats the king's salary.
Even if he risked his life here, he would never flinch.
"Your Majesty, please think twice." Zhuge Yu folded his hands in front of him and kowtowed solemnly. Li Shengxuan's sword was in front of his forehead, but he didn't even frown, he just repeated it over and over again. "Your Majesty, please think twice."
Li Shengxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, but he was not willing to kill Zhuge Yu with one sword, so he could only kick him to vent his anger.
However, Zhuge Yu quickly knelt down again, straightened his spine again, and advised in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Your Majesty, please think again."
In fact, he also held a breath in his heart. He was angry at Fang Zilan for accepting the situation, angry at Li Shengxuan for not caring about anything, and even more angry at himself for being unable to do anything.
At this moment, he thought angrily, if he couldn't stop Li Shengxuan no matter what, and even the influence of a woman was not as great as his identity as the next head of the Zhuge family, it wouldn't matter.
But thinking about it, he had no confidence that he could stop the furious emperor. It wasn't until a palace official stood cautiously at the door and said, "Master Zhuge, please see me." He breathed a sigh of relief.
With his grandfather around, Li Shengxuan would be a little less generous, at least the situation wouldn't get out of control.
"I see you, Your Majesty." Mr. Zhuge bowed, then stood up straight, facing Li Shengxuan, as tall as a pine tree.
Li Shengxuan's expression was stern, and did not change at all due to the arrival of Mr. Zhuge, "Why are Mr. Zhuge here?"
"I came here this time to build the foundation of our ancestors and bring peace to the prosperous age." Mr. Zhuge's eyes were heavy, and he proudly recounted the hardships of the Li family's founding of the country. The previous two generations of kings had to eat and sleep at night, but now Li Shengxuan has to do this for a woman. How can you live up to your ancestors if you lose your composure?
Fang Zilan was complaining in her heart. It was only a few hours away from the wedding ceremony of Mu Churui and Li Qianning. There was still a banquet for guests in Miluo Palace. The day was not over yet, but she was already being escorted to prepare for tomorrow's wedding ceremony.
Seeing that it was early in the morning, Fang Zilan was so sleepy that she yawned. The maid had already dressed her wedding dress in three layers, making her sit in front of the mirror unable to move.
It's not that she doesn't want to, it's just that the wedding dress is really complicated and heavy. It's jinglingly studded with pearls and jade, and the girdle is tied extremely tightly. She'll be sweating profusely if she makes the slightest move.
What's more, if you accidentally pull off your clothing accessories, you have to start over. She was so exhausted that she simply straightened her back and sat motionless, letting others manipulate her.
"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?"
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, and finally changed her voice, "The last pre-wedding ceremony was for the two girls of the Shangguan family in the north. Thinking about it now, it feels like it's 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..."
