Everyone went to Wanfu Palace in twos and threes. Fang Zilan walked behind and looked at the woman following Fang Zitong. Her naked gaze made the woman stop involuntarily, turned to her and said, "Why is Mr. Fang staring at me?"
"Sorry, I just..." Fang Zilan hesitated, but Fang Zitong heard the voice and came over, "Master Fang, this is my little sister Fang Zilan, who has the same name as you and looks somewhat similar. You two, be careful. It’s really a great connection.”
Fang Zitong's words attracted many people's attention. After all, when the name Fang Zilan came out, many people thought she was Fang Zilan, the concubine of the prime minister's house. However, today two Fang Zilan appeared at the same time, all suspicions were overturned.
Fang Zilan laughed dumbly, "It seems that Miss Fang and I are really destined."
"But my little sister is not as good as Mr. Shang." Fang Zitong said meaningfully: "My little sister doesn't like to see people. She is a sick child raised in a boudoir. If my father hadn't tried hard to get her to come today, she might not even have the door. It won’t come out.”
Hearing this, Fang Zilan lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Second sister, please don't make fun of me in front of Mr. Fang."
Fang Zilan understood most of it in her heart. It seemed that after she fell into the water and disappeared, Fang Chongzheng found someone to pretend to be her in order to hide her from others. I just don't know if this is Fang Chongzheng's own idea or Ji Ningtian's instruction.
"Master Fang?" Fang Zitong waved his hand in front of Fang Zilan. She came to her senses, bowed her hands and said, "I was rude. I hope you two, Miss Fang, won't take offense."
Fang Zitong didn't say anything more and left with Fang Zilan.
"Sister Lan." Mo Han walked to Fang Zilan and asked tentatively: "She is..."
Fang Zilan said softly: "There are many people at the palace banquet, so we will discuss this matter back home."
"Okay." Mo Han nodded, and followed Fang Zilan into Wanfu Palace with Deputy General Cao.
Li Qiyou, Pei Juqing, Zhuge Ming and Wei Subaru had already arrived. They greeted everyone when they saw them. After chatting for a few words, Li Shengxuan came, said a few pleasantries, and then officially started the banquet.
Fang Zilan felt that most of the people's eyes were focused on her, which made her feel uncomfortable. Just when she was about to focus on the food in front of her, someone came to toast her in front of Li Shengxuan.
She bit the bullet and refused on the grounds that she was not suitable for drinking before her old injury healed. The people who were going to propose a toast to her looked at each other in confusion and had to talk about other topics to cover up the toast.
Li Shengxuan saw that Fang Zilan's mood was waning. The protagonist couldn't raise his interest, and he didn't like this kind of occasion very much. Therefore, the palace banquet ended before it lasted too long. He also thought that there was no curfew in Beijing tonight, so he should communicate with the people. He dismissed it with words like having fun together.
When Fang Zilan took Mo Han and Deputy General Cao out of the palace, the sky was dark and there were more and more people in the market as the lanterns came on.
"Are there any activities tonight?" Fang Zilan looked at the crowds of people on the street and couldn't help but slow down.
Mo Han followed Fang Zilan closely and said: "Double Ninth Festival has always been a festival of memories. It is more solemn but lacks excitement. But if this year is like the Mid-Autumn Festival, with post-war celebrations, I think a visit to the Lantern Festival and Flower Market is indispensable."
"Let's go back to the house first, pick up Awan and Cong Rong, and then come out together." Fang Zilan said and walked quickly back to the house. However, as soon as he entered the house, he heard the housekeeper say that Awan and Cong Rong were already here. go out.
Su Yun said in a deep voice: "Master Zhuge, when we agreed to guard Mr. Fang for half a month, what are you doing?"
"The half-month period has passed." Zhuge Yu took the tea cup on the table and took a sip. "You and I can guard it for a while, but not for a lifetime. After all, there won't be long left."
"What do you mean?" Su Yun pursed his thin lips into a straight line. Zhuge Yu looked at him and suddenly smiled, "It turns out that Lord Su insisted on coming to this southeastern place in my place. I thought Lord Su was a capable person. Why are you so upset?"
Su Yun snorted coldly, "Master Zhuge, have you forgotten that I took your place?"
"I'm not a stingy person." Zhuge Yu put the tea cup back and tapped his fingers on the table, "Why does Mr. Su have to come?"
"Master Zhuge, what exactly do you want to say?" Su Yun looked cold, but Zhuge Yu still just smiled, "King Rong'an has selfish motives, General Xiahou has selfish motives, and even Mr. Su, you also have selfish motives. Am I right? "
Su Yun clenched his fingers into fists, "Isn't it the same with Mr. Zhuge? Do you dare to say that your master has no selfish motives?"
"Does the other party have selfish motives?" Zhuge Yu smiled helplessly. The so-called selfishness was not his, but something that Li Shengxuan in the Qiankun Palace kept privately and could not be known to anyone.
Li Shengxuan knew clearly that there was something behind the chaos in the southeast, and that even if Mo Bin was not the culprit, he could still bear the blame. However, when he heard that Fang Zilan was going to the epidemic area alone, he suppressed all his voices and sent him here regardless. There was only one order, and he must be Bring her back to the capital well.
What about Mo Bin's rebellion, King Rong'an's inability to discipline, Fang Zilan secretly shielding the Mo family, the Xiahou family trying to seize military power in the name of Qinghai bandits... Li Shengxuan didn't care at all, or in other words, it didn't matter except Fang Zilan.
He didn't know whether Li Shengxuan's move was a self-deception because he was afraid that he would bet on the capital but lose the bet, or whether he was a stubborn pet who would rather take the wrong side of the stick when he put all his money on the line.
But no matter which one it was, he didn't want to know. The former is just an escape, the latter is caused by love. As the emperor of the capital, Li Shengxuan and the Zhuge family swear allegiance to him, there should be no one of them, there will be no one, and there can be no one.
At this point, all he can do is pretend to be selfish in order to dispel everyone's doubts.
He heard his own voice, gentle and clear, "Yes, I am Mr. Fang and have selfish motives, so what? After all, I am here today thanks to Mr. Fang's support. If I have no selfish intentions towards her, wouldn't I become a god? "
Su Yun did not expect Zhuge Yu to admit it so openly, and listened to him in a daze: "I dare to admit my selfishness. Mr. Su, do you dare to declare your selfishness to your mouth?"
"Why don't you dare?" Su Yun smiled self-deprecatingly, "If you talk about selfishness, getting promoted to a higher position, becoming a marquis and becoming a prime minister are what people in the officialdom want all their lives, and I am not exempt from the vulgarity."
"Really?" Zhuge Yu smiled noncommittally, "If that's the case, Mr. Su's job is not pretty enough. I'm afraid he's far from being a successful person."
"I won't bother Mr. Zhuge." Su Yun looked a little colder, "If Mr. Zhuge is serious, why not think of a way for Mr. Fang first. King Rongan and General Xiahou are about to be unable to suppress him."
"Thank you, Mr. Su, for reminding me." Zhuge Yu's expression was dark and unclear, "I know it well."
