Fang Zilan's lips curled up slightly, "With the Queen's words, I feel relieved."
"Master Fang, wait a minute." Fang Ziqin folded his hands in front of him and said solemnly: "I am just a harem woman and have no intention of interfering in the government affairs. The purpose of telling the law is to make everyone aware of it, so as not to lose their sense of proportion. If Mr. Fang really wants a clear and canonical punishment, so please go before His Majesty."
It was rare to hear Fang Ziqin calling herself the palace. Fang Zilan knew it well and of course he had to step aside for her. "Please rest assured, Queen, I will not embarrass the Queen."
After saying that, she looked at the Chen brothers and sisters who were trembling on their knees in front of Vice General Cao, and said lightly: "Mr. Chen, Miss Chen, I give you two choices. One is to apologize now. As long as Old Cao is willing to forgive you, I will forget the blame. The other one will follow me to see His Majesty and leave it to His Majesty's disposal."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xu and Miss Chen quickly apologized and their attitude was much more respectful. Li Qianning was stunned when she saw this, and her expression became increasingly ugly.
"Boss, I forgive them." Vice Admiral Cao was moved, but a little embarrassed on his face. He rubbed the back of his head and said, "I hope Mr. Chen and Miss Chen will be careful in their words and deeds in the future, and don't be so reckless."
Vice General Cao's words were generous and appropriate. Chen Xu couldn't help but lower his head and said: "What this general taught me is that I should restrain myself and take good care of my little sister. I will never be so reckless again."
"Okay, get up." Fang Zilan stretched out her hand to help Miss Chen stand up, but Miss Chen felt embarrassed and pushed her hand away.
Fang Zilan pursed her lips, turned to look at Li Qianning and said, "Princess Dejia, it's your turn."
"I..." Li Qianning took a step back and hid most of her body behind Fang Ziqin, but Fang Ziqin had no intention of helping her, "Dejia, apologize."
"What did you say, Queen?" Li Qianning looked at Fang Ziqin in disbelief, "You actually asked me to apologize? Why do you..."
"I am the master of the harem." Fang Ziqin interrupted Li Qianning unceremoniously, "Dejia, why do you think I am the master?"
Li Qianning took a deep breath, turned her head and said firmly: "I don't want to."
"Dejia, there are harem rules in the harem." Fang Ziqin turned her head to look at Li Qianning and heard her snort coldly, "Empress, aren't you just taking advantage of the absence of my grandmother and mother to establish your authority over me? Wait until they come back. Do you still dare to do this to me?"
"Dejia, you should apologize if you did something wrong." Fang Ziqin said softly: "You have grown up under the knees of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager since you were a child, and you should be the most noble princess in the capital. But your words and deeds today, How can she look like a princess at all?"
Li Qianning bit her lip and said nothing. She only heard Fang Ziqin say: "Without the two empresses, the princess is completely different from her usual self. I guess it's because the nuns around her didn't teach her well. Someone come and take the nuns next to Princess Dejia." Mom, bring it to me."
"Queen, what are you going to do?" Li Qianning felt uneasy, but she was still trying to be strong, "The nuns around me were all personally selected by my mother, how dare you touch them?"
"Princess Dejia, I think you made a mistake." Fang Zilan said as if watching a show: "The queen is the master of the harem, not the empress dowager and the empress dowager."
Fang Ziqin glanced at Fang Zilan and raised her eyebrows. Her expression clearly indicated that no matter what happened today, she would fight to the end.
Everyone around was whispering that the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother had been domineering in the palace for too long. If Fang Zilan hadn't said this, they would have almost forgotten that the current master of the harem is the empress in front of them.
Although Fang Ziqin has always been low-key and submissive since she was in charge of the harem, in fact, everything that should be controlled is in her hands. As for being a low-key in the eyes of others, she has no right to know, as long as she lives her life quietly. good. But if someone offends her, she will never tolerate it.
"You guys..." Li Qianning tossed her sleeves angrily and walked up to Vice General Cao, "I can't bear to say what I just said."
Vice Admiral Cao was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was an apology to him. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Princess Dejia spoke harshly."
"Don't be harsh." Fang Zilan smiled with crooked eyebrows, "Princess Dejia, we accept your apology."
Li Qianning was so angry that she turned around and was about to leave. Fang Ziqin said tepidly behind her: "The Chongyang Palace banquet is about to begin. Please move to Wanfu Palace."
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.
