"The human heart is treacherous." Fang Zilan repeated the word softly, placed the white jade tiger talisman squarely on the ground with both hands, and then took out a short dagger from his sleeves, pointing the tip directly at his heart, "If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can Cut out my heart and you will know it at a glance.”
"Fang Zilan, you..." Li Shengxuan looked at her blankly, and saw that her fingers exerted slight force, and the tip of the knife had already pierced her coat.
He didn't stop him, but he saw her turn her wrist and point the tip of the knife to the ground, "Does Your Majesty really think I would do this?"
Li Shengxuan didn't speak. Fang Zilan put away the dagger and said solemnly: "It is foolish to cut one's heart out and prove it by oneself. Even if I cut out my heart today and put it in His Majesty's hands, I'm afraid His Majesty won't believe me. By then I will not only lose He took his life and proved nothing."
She puffed up her sleeves and continued speaking to herself, "I remember His Majesty once told me that the word trust should be applied to the situation rather than the person. Since Your Majesty thinks that I am trustworthy, you might as well give me more time. I can't do anything to King Rongan today, but given time I will be able to bring him to justice."
Li Shengxuan whispered to himself: "How long does it take to see people's hearts?" However, the only answer he received was silence.
Fang Zilan stopped talking. She handed over the Tiger Talisman and confessed every word. She had put her life in Li Shengxuan's hands. Believe it or not, it was all in his mind. Her life and death were just a matter of his words.
She didn't know how long it had passed before she heard Li Shengxuan's voice, which was cold and lonely, "I don't blame you for your selfishness. But you know, since ancient times, it's hard to have both loyalty and justice, and you have to make a choice after all."
Fang Zilan said without giving up a word: "No matter what, I will take up the responsibility of being the Duke of Yue Kingdom in Beijing. But Mo Han is my only relative in this world, and I must protect him even if I risk my life. "
"Fang Zilan, what kind of situation have you put me in?" Li Shengxuan clenched his hands in his sleeves into fists and said angrily: "Or do you think I will tolerate you again and again?"
"Whether His Majesty will tolerate me or not is your Majesty's business. I dare not comment on it." Fang Zilan had no expression on her face, but her words were stubborn and cold, "But what I have done is worthy of my conscience."
"What a clear conscience." Li Shengxuan walked up to her and looked at her condescendingly, "The Duke of Yue, Zi Lan, has no intention of repenting. From now on, he is banned from the house and is not allowed to step out of the house. If he violates the rules, he will be killed without mercy. "
Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, I have received the decree to express my gratitude. Thank you very much, Your Majesty." After saying that, she stood up and left without looking back.
Li Shengxuan lowered his eyes and looked at the half piece of white jade tiger talisman placed on the ground, and a voice in his heart kept shouting - kill her and you will not lose. But there was another voice saying - if you kill her, you will definitely lose.
If I had known this, I should have listened to Zhuge Yu's advice from the beginning, be cautious, and not gamble on this game, otherwise I would not be in such a difficult situation today.
At this point, even if he is deceiving others, he cannot deceive himself. His heart was shaken even more.
*
Fang Zilan was escorted back to the mansion by the imperial guards. Although they were escorted, they only followed her. After she entered the mansion, they closed the door and stood guard outside, not allowing anyone to enter or exit.
This situation spread all over the capital in a short time, and rumors spread all over the place. In addition to the people in the capital, all the princes and noble families also speculated on the reason why Fang Zilan was imprisoned in the mansion.
However, after Fang Zilan returned to Beijing, she went directly to the palace and was banned as soon as she left the palace. There was no time during this period, so the princes and noble families who were used to watching dramas couldn't even watch the excitement, let alone know the inside story. .
Therefore, the rumors that came to the capital from the southeast became the only evidence. After careful consideration and interpretation by everyone, they actually had noses and eyes, and they seemed to be true.
Of course, Fang Zilan had no time to take care of this. After she returned home, she originally planned to take advantage of the period of confinement to check on Cong Rong. Unexpectedly, before she could check, the housekeeper told her about Cong Rong's pregnancy.
"When did this happen?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, and the housekeeper said in fear: "On the morning when you left the house, Mr. Fang, the maid who took care of Miss Cong found her fainted in the room, with blood all over her body, so she hurriedly called A doctor was invited to see the child, and it was discovered that the child had been lost. Before you left, you specifically told me to take good care of Miss Cong. Who would have thought..."
Fang Zilan interrupted him impatiently, "What did the doctor say? Why was the pregnancy aborted?"
"Miss Cong accidentally ate saffron." After the housekeeper finished speaking, he explained anxiously: "It was accidentally mixed in. When Miss Awan checked the medicinal materials in the house before, she said that the saffron was gone and ordered the people below to make up some. . It happened that Miss Cong Rong had to go to the drug store regularly to get medicine for her pregnancy, so I asked someone to go get it with me. Maybe I was not careful..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Fang Zilan's face. His voice became softer and quieter as he spoke, and finally lost his voice.
Fang Zilan glanced at him and snorted coldly, "Accidentally?"
"I have already kicked out the man who took the medicine, and also the maid who handled the medicine." Cold sweat broke out on the butler's forehead, "As for the other people in the house, I have disciplined them. This kind of mistake will never happen again."
Fang Zilan said angrily: "If I see you again, I will disappear. Don't let me see you again."
"Yes, yes, yes." The housekeeper responded hurriedly, and then heard her ask: "How is Miss Cong doing now?"
"When Miss Cong dropped her baby, she was too old and hurt her body. She couldn't get out of bed for a long time." The housekeeper sighed, "I've gotten better in the past few days and can get out of bed and walk around, but I'm still haggard. It's so strong that I can't stand firm when the wind blows."
"I understand, you can go down." After Fang Zilan finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and called the housekeeper, "Don't let Miss Cong know about the Feng Mansion in advance. I will tell her myself later."
The butler nodded and immediately withdrew. After he left, Fang Zilan sat in the hall, resting her chin on her hands and lost in thought. All the way to the southeast, she was thinking that if Cong Rong wanted to harm her, she should use some powerful poison.
Now that she knew it was saffron, Cong Rong's suspicion was basically eliminated. After all, this medicine was not only of no use to her, but would actually cause Cong Rong to have a miscarriage and harm her body, which was not worth the gain.
But the medicine was put in the tea, which meant that it was not accidentally mixed up as the housekeeper said, but it was deliberately targeted. It means that there is another person who administered the medicine, and this person's goal should be the child in Cong Rong's belly.
Is it Fang Yuhan who knows the existence of this child but doesn't want this child to be born...?
The housekeeper's suspicion was not small. He asked a doctor to find out the saffron, but there was no problem with the tea Cong Rong drank. While he said that he accidentally mixed up the medicine, he also dealt with the person who handled it, making it difficult for her to investigate afterwards, which was really suspicious.
Now she needs to confirm with Awan that it was saffron that caused the abnormal movement of her pulse, and she also needs to test Cong Rong and the housekeeper. It seems that even if you are confined in the house, you can't take it easy. It's really a hard life.
Thinking this, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
