In the next few days, whether Fang Lihui returned to Beijing or the head of the Sassanid family returned to Persia, Fang Zilan did not show up due to serious injuries. She took A Wan and Deputy General Cao to eat and drink in Xiguan City every day, which was very pleasant.
On this day, she and Awan were drinking tea at Yingchun Tower. Before they had sat down for a while, they saw Vice General Cao and Zhuge Yu coming to them.
She raised her hand to invite Zhuge Yu to sit down, but she saw Zhuge Yu sitting there with his sleeves fluttering, his expression not as calm as usual, with a hint of displeasure.
Upon seeing this, Awan and Deputy General Cao looked for an excuse and left with a wink. After the two left, Fang Zilan couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's wrong with Ayu?"
"Sister Lan is having a good time these days." Zhuge Yu's tepid words made her laugh out loud, "Is A Yu trying to get angry with me?"
"How dare I." Zhuge Yu said, taking out a brocade box from his arms and placing it squarely in front of her. "This is what the Sasan family asked me to hand over to you. If you ask for anything in the future, you can Take this token with you to Persia to see the Sasanian family.”
Fang Zilan picked up the brocade box casually, weighed it and opened it, only to see a gold and jade pendant inside, engraved with the emblem of the Sasanian family.
She took it out and held it in her hand while playing with it and asked, "How many times can this thing be used?"
"Only once." Zhuge Yu took the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea. "Sister Lan, you should put it away. This thing can be regarded as a life-saving charm."
"Life-saving Talisman?" Fang Zilan smiled and put the pendant into the brocade box. "I prefer to say it is Aladdin's magic lamp for making wishes."
"What is that?" Zhuge Yu looked confused, but Fang Zilan still just smiled, "It's nothing, it's just the myths and stories of my hometown. They are all for fun." Although she spoke softly, her hand movements were very meticulous.
She put the brocade box away, then looked at Zhuge Yu and said, "It's something that happened here. A Yu will be returning to Beijing in two days, right?"
Zhuge Yu nodded, "I have to go back. There will be a lot of affairs in Beijing towards the end of the year, and I won't be able to escape."
Seeing his serious expression, Fang Zilan couldn't help but ask: "Looking at Ayu's appearance, could the end of this year be different from previous years?"
"Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than a year, and it's time for the Xiahou family to come to Beijing." Zhuge Yu coughed, "I just don't know who from the Xiahou family will come to Beijing."
Fang Zilan frowned, "It stands to reason that the nine ministers stationed abroad will come to Beijing to report on their duties at the end of every year. However, the Xiahou family seems to have never heard of their coming to Beijing."
"Didn't Sister Lan come to Beijing at the end of last year?" Zhuge Yu hit the nail on the head, and Fang Zilan laughed helplessly, "I'm different. There are too many things in the north and I can't leave."
Zhuge Yu felt relieved and did not ask further questions. He just continued, "It's not like the Xiahou family has never been to Beijing. In the year when Concubine Yu died, Xiahou Yunzhao, who was the head of the Xiahou family at the time, came to Beijing. It was also at that time, She resigned as the head of the family and passed the throne to her younger brother Xiahou Mingxun."
Fang Zilan interjected, "Concubine Yu, is your Majesty's biological mother?"
Zhuge Yu didn't pay attention to her impolite behavior, and nodded slightly and said: "That's right. Later, Emperor Tai'an became seriously ill, and Xiahou Mingxun came to Beijing, and it was reported that Emperor Tai'an passed the throne to Emperor Ningshun, but he left a secret edict. I want Emperor Ningshun to tell His Majesty the story a hundred years later. This is the third time that the Xiahou family has come to Beijing."
"No wonder A Yu is so cautious. The Xiahou family really doesn't come to Beijing unless it's an important matter." Fang Zilan relaxed and said with a bit of ridicule in her tone, "We might as well guess who will come to Beijing this time?"
"Who do you think it will be, Sister Lan?" Zhuge Yu looked at Fang Zilan. She still showed a casual attitude of not caring, "It sounds like it's either Xiahou Yunzhao or Xiahou Mingxun, but usually it's the head of the family who comes to Beijing. I guess Xiahou Mingxun's It’s more likely.”
"Not necessarily." Zhuge Yu shook his head, his disapproval evident in his expression, "Sister Lan missed one person."
"Did you let it slip?" Fang Zilan looked stunned. She rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. She hadn't heard that the Xiahou family had changed hands, so how could she let it slip?
Seeing that she was silent, Zhuge Yu spoke to himself, "Xiahou Yunzhao's husband, Xie Chen. At first, Xie Chen was also a famous prime minister in Baiyue, but now he is willing to stay behind Xiahou's family and do things in Yancheng. What about a little-known teacher?”
Fang Zilan seemed to have remembered something and said: "I have heard of Xie Chen, who is also a lover. It is said that he once refused Princess Baiyue to marry just to be Xiahou Yunzhao's military advisor. If it weren't for him and Xiahou Yunzhao, I am afraid that the former King Pingnan will not be buried in the deep sea of Yue Di."
"Xie Chen is indeed a person." Zhuge Yu nodded in agreement, "The change of the Xia family's surname to Xia Hou was his handiwork. As for the imperial edict of Emperor Tai'an, I'm afraid it has something to do with him."
He had too much information in one sentence, and Fang Zilan was stunned, "A Yu, can you elaborate?"
Zhuge Yu said eloquently, "It is difficult to discuss the past events of the previous dynasty. Whether King Pingnan died at the hands of Xia Jiajun or died in civil strife, I am afraid only the parties involved will know. However, not long after Emperor Tai'an came to the throne, Baiyue was in turmoil and the people were in trouble. Xie Chen He surrendered alone and cooperated with the capital to regain Baiyue. In order to save the Xia clan, he even proposed to change his surname to Xiahou. I heard that Xia Yunzhao cursed Xie Chen in Yancheng for being a traitor and wanted to kill him, but in the end he compromised for the safety of the clan. "
Fang Zilan was surprised to hear this and asked: "Did Concubine Yu enter the palace at that time?"
"That's right. Xiahou Yunzhao has a marriage contract with Xie Chen, otherwise she would have been the one who entered the palace that year." Zhuge Yu said with a bit of sadness, "He was originally a foreign general, but Xiahou Yunzhao stayed in Baiyue to avoid suspicion. , while Xie Chen stayed at Yancheng Villa and became a teacher."
"I know Yancheng Villa, it's in Yancheng." Fang Zilan said impatiently: "Yancheng was originally the territory of the Miluo Kingdom. Who knew that Miluo was in civil strife hundreds of years ago, and Yancheng became a place that no one cared about. As for Yancheng Villa is a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Over the past hundreds of years, many dignitaries from Miluo, Dachu and Baiyue have emerged. I heard that Xie Chen turned out to be a student of Yancheng Villa?"
"More than that, the capital has been in power for decades, and there are many dignitaries in the court who are students of Yancheng Villa." Zhuge Yu added, Fang Zilan's lips curled up slightly, "A Yu is also a student of Yancheng Villa?"
Zhuge Yu nodded in agreement, and Fang Zilan smiled and shook his head, "No wonder no one dares to manage such a small town. All the powerful people in the network have studied there. Who dares to manage it easily?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Yu said slowly: "That being said, Xie Chen and Xiahou Yunzhao are now taking care of Yancheng Villa."
Fang Zilan felt thirsty after talking, so she took the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp. After drinking, she looked at Zhuge Yu and said, "A Yu, I always feel that you missed something."
"What?" Zhuge Yu looked at her patiently and saw her pondering for a moment: "Just now you mentioned that Emperor Tai'an's edict is related to Xie Chen?"
