After passing the Imperial Garden, Fang Chongzheng took Fang Zitong to Fengyi Palace unimpeded.
When the two of them arrived at the palace gate, they saw Qiu Shui beside Fang Ziqin waiting there. Seeing their faces full of joy, they saluted and said, "Master, how are you, the second lady? Qiu Shui wishes you both good wishes!"
Fang Chongzheng signaled to Qiu Shui that there was no need to be polite, and then asked: "The Queen is in the palace, are you okay?"
"Thanks to the master, everything is fine." Qiu Shui said as he led Fang Chongzheng and Fang Zitong into the palace.
Fang Zitong looked around and frowned slightly: "Qiu Shui, why don't you see my sister?"
"Replying to the Second Miss, Mr. Fang has been staying in our palace due to illness these days, and your Majesty has taken good care of Mr. Fang. At this time..." Qiu Shui paused, looked up at the sun and said, "My Majesty is taking care of you. Mr. Fang is taking medicine."
Hearing this, Fang Zitong frowned even more tightly, "She is a foreign minister, and she still wants my sister to take care of her like this? Qiu Shui, please take me to see her."
"This..." Qiu Shui looked troubled and looked at Fang Chongzheng as if asking for help.
Fang Zitong's move was obviously inappropriate, but Fang Chongzheng didn't say a word, as if he acquiesced. Qiu Shui was helpless and did not dare to say anything, so he had to lead the two of them into the side room of the side hall.
Qiu Shui stood at the door and knocked gently on the door, and said in a loud voice: "Queen, the master and the second young lady have entered the palace and are about to visit Mr. Fang."
Hearing the sound outside the door, Fang Ziqin casually ordered the maid beside him: "Let them come in." The maid followed the order and left.
Fang Zilan on the bed was agitated. The master and second young lady mentioned by Qiu Shui must be Fang Chongzheng and Fang Zitong.
She hesitated, not knowing how to face her former father and sisters. In fact, in retrospect, although the people in the Fang family were not friendly to her, they had never treated her harshly.
In her impression, Fang Chongzheng was always a dignified father who was busy with official duties. Fang Ziqin is a kind-hearted smiling tiger who is very good at managing his family and his subordinates. Fang Zitong was domineering and bossy, but he saved her life after she fell into the water and preserved her reputation.
As for the other brothers of the Fang family, although she had little memory of them, she did not remember ever having bad relations with them.
Speaking of it, the relationship between the entire Fang family and her was nothing more than a relationship between a wealthy family and an inconspicuous concubine in their family. It was too ordinary to be worth mentioning.
Since Ji Ningtian said that the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was dead and Zixiu was alive now, she didn't need to pay too much attention to it and just regarded it as a common dream. Thinking of this, she felt a little at ease.
After a while, Fang Chongzheng and Fang Zitong walked in accompanied by the maid. Through the screen, Fang Zilan could only see the outlines of their figures, which were vague and unreal.
Fang Zitong walked around the screen. The moment she saw Fang Zilan, her eyes were filled with astonishment, "How did you..."
She swallowed her words before she finished speaking, but after being stunned for a moment, she immediately calmed down, still looking like a dignified daughter.
She no longer looked at Fang Zilan, but turned to Fang Ziqin, called "sister", and hugged her with red eyes.
Fang Ziqin looked at Fang Zitong quite amusedly, but there was a little fondness in his eyes, "I've just seen the New Year's Eve palace banquet, why are you so rude? It's not a joke for Mr. Fang."
"I was so far away from my sister at the palace banquet that day that I didn't even see clearly." There was a hint of coquettishness in Fang Zitong's tone. He still hugged Fang Ziqin and refused to let go. He said shamelessly: "Master Fang, if you want to laugh, just Just smile."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan couldn't help but cough lightly, "The Queen and Second Miss Fang have a deep love for each other, which makes others envious. How dare I laugh at you?"
Fang Zitong leaned on Fang Ziqin's shoulder and said coquettishly, "I'm sorry you don't dare."
"Zitong!" Fang Ziqin scolded, shaking his head in disapproval.
Fang Zitong turned his head away dissatisfied. Fang Ziqin looked at her and then at Fang Chongzheng, who was standing outside the screen silently for a long time. Then he turned to Fang Zilan and said, "My sister and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and we still have some physical feelings." If you have something to say, I won’t disturb Mr. Fang’s rest.”
Fang Zilan said hurriedly: "Queen, please help yourself."
Fang Ziqin took Fang Zitong out of the wing, but Fang Chongzheng was still standing there with no intention of leaving.
Seeing this, Fang Zilan tentatively asked, "Master Fang, do you have something to say to me?"
After hearing her words, Fang Chongzheng sent his attendants out, and they were the only two people left in the room for a while.
"Master Fang is so popular now that he is a new rich man. He is so impressive." Fang Chongzheng's lukewarm words sounded like sarcasm to Fang Zilan, who couldn't help but retorted: "I can't compare to Master Fang, the founder of the dynasty and the third generation prime minister." .”
She was angry with Fang Chongzheng, but he was not annoyed at all and said quietly: "Since Mr. Fang has respected me as an official for a long time, I will rely on my old age and have a good talk with Mr. Fang today."
Fang Zilan was stunned, and only heard Fang Chongzheng say: "Master Fang, does he know who initiated this case in the north?"
"Lu Zhizhang." Fang Zilan answered without hesitation, and Fang Chongzheng said seductively: "Master Fang, have you ever thought about what role the Northern Wang family and the Huangfu family played in this case?"
"To add fuel to the flames." Fang Zilan's voice became a little darker, and Fang Chongzheng asked: "For what reason?"
"I don't know." Fang Zilan's voice became lower and lower, showing a clear lack of confidence, "I thought that if the Wang family harmed anyone, they would definitely not harm anyone in the army."
"You only think that you think long-term enough?" Fang Chongzheng taught earnestly: "A life spans decades, a family lasts hundreds of years, and a dynasty lasts only a thousand years. What the Wang family looks at is not Wang Quanzhi's temporary ups and downs. It is not the honor and disgrace of Wang Quanrui alone, but the rise and fall of the Wang family for hundreds of years. Do you think the Wang family will allow military generals to override civilian officials?"
Fang Chongzheng's words were like a beam of light, making Fang Zilan suddenly enlightened.
She stayed in seclusion for those few days, thinking hard and not understanding why the Wang family would become Lu Zhizhang's accomplice. The civil and military divisions in the north are clearly divided, and the Wang family has no reason to harm people in the army.
She didn't understand until she heard Fang Chongzheng's words. Most of the people in the army, such as Lieutenant General Li and Lieutenant General Qin, were promoted by her during her tenure. After she left, I am afraid that the Huangfu family also worked hard, and the back and forth turned into a secret rivalry between military officers and civilian officials.
After a while, Fang Zilan sighed softly and said: "No. What Master Fang taught me is that I didn't think well."
"Not thinking carefully." Fang Chongzheng repeated the word in a deep voice, his voice a little colder, "To this day, after traveling this far, Mr. Fang only feels that he is not thinking carefully?"
Hearing this, Fang Zilan felt frightened, as if a child who had done something wrong had been caught by his parents. But she still said calmly: "What do you want to tell me, Mr. Fang?"
