After the words fell, the room was quiet for a moment.
Fang Xu's face became increasingly livid, and the room was filled with low pressure.
Seeing this, Su Zi struggled to get up, "Madam..."
"Don't move." Fang Xu pressed her shoulders and whispered, "You have Baiji to follow me. You don't have to worry. I just put ointment on the wound on my face. Please take a good rest."
Su Zi looked anxious and looked up at Fang Xu, as if she wanted to say something else.
"Okay." Fang Xu patted her shoulder and smiled, "You rest first, I'll go out and take a look."
After leaving the ear room, the smile on the corner of Fang Xu's mouth disappeared, leaving only a cold look.
"What happened?" Fang Xu looked sideways at Bai Ji and said calmly.
Bai Ji stood on one side and deliberately lowered his voice, "There are reports from outside that someone died in the Yanjing Gongyuan where the second young master is."
"Human life?" Fang Xu frowned, "Did it affect Xie Li?"
Bai Ji shook his head, "I don't know, my slave. The news in the Gongyuan is sealed. I only heard that there was a case and someone died in Dali Temple. I don't know who the others died, how old they were, and why."
"There was a lot of discussion outside. The slaves listened for a while and heard everything they said. I guess they were all just random guesses. None of them are credible."
Fang Xu frowned and stared at the green brick floor without making a sound.
Bai Ji twisted his fingers, and when he saw his wife was silent, he tried to come up with an idea, "Madam, do you need a slave to go to the Gongyuan to take care of things?"
Fang Xu raised his eyes and looked at her strangely, "The Gongyuan is heavily guarded and cannot even let a fly in. How do you take care of it?"
Bai Ji grinned, quite proudly, "I have some connections in the Gongyuan."
Fang Xu looked suspicious and asked, "What connections?"
"When I went to Dongshikou to buy vegetables a few years ago, I accidentally met a girl. Her aunt's cousin married a firewood cook in the tribute courtyard!"
Bai Ji puffed out his chest and said somewhat proudly, "Madam, do you have many connections?"
Fang Xu Ding looked at her and sighed heavily after a while, "How should I save your brain?"
"What...what happened?" The pride on Bai Ji's face paused, and he blinked at his wife.
"You have too many connections." Fang Xu looked at her with an indignant tone, "If something happens, what can he do to help you?"
“Would you like a whole green onion for dipping?”
Bai Ji smacked his lips and said nothing.
Fang Xu held his forehead, sighed, and whispered, "Prepare more silver coins. With so many people working in the Gongyuan, it is inevitable that some will be jealous of money."
"Sure." Bai Ji nodded and said softly, "I will raise a thousand taels of silver this afternoon and try to be accommodating!"
Fang Xu's expression paused and his eyes widened, "How many...how many!"
"One thousand taels." Bai Ji blinked with a sincere expression, "Most people in Gongyuan are used to this kind of thing, so the price is naturally high."
"..."
Fang Xu pursed his lips and said expressionlessly, "I admit that my voice was a little loud just now."
The next moment, Fang Xu patted Bai's shoulder with his hand, with a serious look on his face, "That cook of yours...can I still be contacted?"
Bai Ji grinned, "Slave, try it!"
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Half an hour later, Fang Xu stayed alone in the main room, closing his eyes and thinking.
A little maid walked in from outside. It was Xu's first time to serve her up close. Her voice was timid and she said, "Madam, the prince is here."
Fang Xu didn't open his eyes, he just waved his hand and said, "Let him come in."
"Yes." The little maid withdrew, and after a moment she led Xie Changqing into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, Xie Changqing bent his knees and knelt down straight towards Fang Xu.
Fang Xu heard the sound, opened his eyes slightly, frowned and looked at him, calmly.
"Mother, my son knows his mistake." Xie Changqing lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly. "My son has found out what happened today from the servants' mouths... Qing'er did something wrong."
"But..." Xie Changqing raised his face, "But that maid is still a servant no matter what, Qing'er..."
Fang Xu sat in a dignified posture and looked at him coldly, as if waiting for his next words.
Seeing his mother like this, Xie Changqing raised his face and slowly lowered it, and said softly, "Mom...did your son do something wrong to make you separate from your son?"
Fang Xu was silent for a long time and said softly, "I just want to hear you tell me when you will leave the capital. There is no need to discuss other matters."
Xie Changqing paused, then a trace of anger flashed through his eyes, "Mother, do you and I have to come to this point?"
Fang Xu had a smile on his face, and what he said was meaningful, "You and I are bound to have a battle to determine who is better or worse."
"Either you die or I live."
Inside and outside, she wins, and she can only win.
If Xie Changqing loses, he just loses his official position. If Fang Xu loses, he may even lose his life.
Xie Changqing opened his mouth, but no words came out.
"Have you thought about it?" Fang Xu lowered his eyes and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Go, or not?"
Xie Changqing gritted his teeth, breathed heavily, and held his neck to avoid answering.
"Don't want to leave?" Fang Xu looked at him funny and whispered, "Then I can only leave the account book..."
"Fang Xu!"
Xie Changqing shouted angrily and stood up from the ground, furious.
Fang Xu was stunned for a moment, then he slapped the table and stood up, a cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Xie Changqing, see clearly who you are talking to!"
Xie Changqing's anger suddenly dissipated a lot, but his eyes still contained murderous intent, "Are you really unwilling to give in and really want to destroy me?"
Fang Xu looked at him without saying a word.
The attitude is already very obvious.
Xie Changqing snorted coldly and nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll go. I'll take Qing'er and leave the capital. Give me some time."
Fang Xu looked at him, and after a while he said, "Let's set off in three days."
Xie Changqing looked at him coldly and sneered when he heard this, "I hope you won't regret it in the future!"
Fang Xu curled his lips, and opened his red lips lightly, "If you talk about regrets, I'm afraid we will have to argue about who came first and who came last."
Xie Changqing raised the corner of his mouth with a ferocious smile, "If you want to give the Houfu to Xie Li, you have to see if he can handle it!"
"I won't bother you to worry about this." Fang Xu casually narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
Xie Changqing sneered, with a murderous look in his eyes, and stared at Fang Xu for a long time, then walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Fang Xu stared at his back, thoughtfully.
Xie Changqing's look just now... was really unsettling.
Xie Changqing is suspicious by nature and will retaliate for his anger. He has a small heart. This move he made will definitely be remembered in his heart, and he will only wait for a suitable opportunity to make a crazy counterattack.
Fang Xu sat down slowly and murmured to himself in a calm voice, "If you want to weed, why bother leaving roots."
She would feel uneasy unless these moths were cleaned out.
I'm afraid I won't be able to keep Xie Changqing.
(End of chapter)
