After Fang Zilan and Mo Han came out of Baiye Temple, they didn't go shopping any more, but went straight back to their house.
"What did His Majesty say to Sister Lan just now?" Mo Han looked at Fang Zilan who was in a daze and couldn't help but remind him: "Sister Lan, the tea is about to overflow."
Fang Zilan came back to her senses and put the teapot in her hand on the table, "It's nothing, I was just thinking that every time I am around His Majesty, I am obviously very wary, but in the end I always lose ten percent."
"After all, I still have two points left." Mo Han took the tea cup and took a sip, "I know Sister Lan has had a difficult journey, and I'm afraid she won't be able to trust anyone completely, but today, I still want to ask clearly."
Fang Zilan took a deep breath, "Okay, I'll tell you everything." She told everything about why she entered the ghost gate, why she went to the battlefield, and how she got to where she is today.
After hearing this, Mo Han couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Lan, are you still obeying the ghost gate now?"
"To be precise, I am taking orders from Ji Ningtian." Fang Zilan said quietly: "I will leave after the favor is repaid."
"Sister Lan, do you still remember why you and your mother were assassinated back then?" Mo Han asked, and Fang Zilan shook her head, "I can't remember clearly. It seems that he was a rebel general from the previous dynasty who intended to cause trouble in Baiye Temple. It happened that my mother and I bumped into each other."
Mo Han frowned slightly, "Could the traitorous general from the previous dynasty be related to Ji Ningtian?"
"Probably not." Fang Zilan recalled as he said: "In my impression, that man was extremely fierce. No one around Ji Ningtian was a match. If officers and soldiers had not arrived in time, Ji Ningtian would have died. There is no need for the ghost sect to take such a big risk for me, a concubine of the prime minister's house."
"Sister Lan, have you never doubted your life experience?" Mo Han frowned even more tightly, "After all, in your memory, you have an engagement with Ji Ningtian. What's going on?"
"I don't know." Fang Zilan raised her hand and frowned slightly, "I have always suspected that my life experience is related to the previous dynasty, but now the only dignitaries from the previous dynasty who are alive today are Ji Ningtian and Wu Qing. Even if Fang Chongzheng is not my biological father , my parents are inseparable from the previous dynasty, and they cannot be from a wealthy family, let alone the royal bloodline. There is no need for Ji Ningtian to enter into a marriage contract with me."
She said with a self-deprecating smile, "It's even more impossible to like her. If Fang Zilan was still alive, she might still believe this poor reason. But for me, there is only use and being used between us. It’s related.”
Mo Han thought for a while and said: "Tonight in Baiye Temple, the master in the Buddhist hall obviously has a relationship with your mother, otherwise he would not know that your mother passed away and still kept the ever-burning lamp. But that A master..."
"He doesn't want to say it, and I won't force it." Fang Zilan said thoughtfully: "I have been thinking about why my mother has the wish to consolidate the mountains and rivers forever. She also said that this is also his wish. That him, I I feel that he is probably my biological father. As for whether he is Fang Chongzheng, I don’t know. Also, isn’t Qin Xuan, whom your parents mentioned before at Mushan Pass, also related to the Fang family? I think the Fang family hides a lot of secrets, etc. I'll look for an opportunity to go to Fang's house to have a look, maybe I can gain something."
Hearing this, Mo Han's expression became more solemn, and Fang Zilan chuckled, "The Fang family is not a dragon's den, and it can't help me. But you, knowing this, still want to stay in the capital?"
Mo Han's expression was dark and unclear, and he asked cautiously: "Sister Lan, will Ji Ningtian rebel?"
"Not now." Fang Zilan answered simply, "The Jin man has been destroyed, and his help in the north is gone. To the west is the territory of the Dugu family. Even if the Queen Mother doesn't like His Majesty, she will not help him. The southeastern land of Rongan The king has also beaten me. Even if the contact is not completely cut off, I don't dare to make any big moves blatantly, not to mention that the Xiahou family is still guarding, so I am not worried. As for the several major families in the capital, His Majesty and the Emperor The Queen Mother is standing alone, and it is not his turn to dictate."
"Sister Lan is talking about now." Mo Han said word by word: "What about the future?"
"Mo Han, no one knows what will happen in the future..." Fang Zilan was interrupted by Mo Han before she finished speaking, "If he plots rebellion, will Sister Lan help?"
Fang Zilan was silent, and Mo Han's voice became darker, "Sister Lan, if you don't help him, I'm afraid he will reveal your identity to everyone, and His Majesty will not spare you. But if you help him, Regardless of success or failure, you..."
"You can't escape death." Fang Zilan took a mouthful and drank a cup of tea slowly.
"Sister Lan, are you..." Mo Han didn't continue, Fang Zilan smiled bitterly, "You asked me before, did I choose a way to survive? Now, you know the answer."
"I thought it was just..." Mo Han bit his lip, his voice trembling slightly, "Who would have thought it was actually a conspiracy?"
Fang Zilan smiled and said, "Mo Han, you know what a lazy person I am. Fighting for power is too complicated, and fighting in all directions is too dangerous. If it were in the past, I would have been able to hide as far as I could."
She paused, "Initially on the northern battlefield, I was pushed step by step, but as I went further on this road, I found that many people actually had similar wishes to me. As long as I could have a happy life, It’ll be great if you pass. For myself and for the sake of many people, I am willing to fight once.”
Mo Han turned away and said softly: "Even if you have to lose everything and sacrifice your life to fight for this time, you won't hesitate?"
"To this day, even if I don't believe anyone, I have to admit that His Majesty is the person who can fulfill this wish." Fang Zilan seemed to be saying to himself: "I want to accompany him this time to see what my vision is. Is there anything wrong?"
Mo Han felt Fang Zilan's hand on his shoulder, but he did not dare to look back at her. He really wanted to ask her, how on earth could she get to this point despite carrying so much? With neither stability in life nor fame in death, why did she choose such a path?
"Mo Han, anywhere in the world, as long as I still have some ability, I will protect you." Fang Zilan's voice came from behind Mo Han, with a soothing power, she said: "Don't be afraid."
"Sister Lan..." Before Mo Han could say anything, he heard a voice coming from outside the door, "Didn't you go to the banquet? Why are you back so early, where is Vice General Cao?"
A Wan held Cong Rong in one hand and a rabbit lantern in the other, jumping in from the outside. As soon as she finished speaking, she was standing in front of Fang Zilan.
"The palace banquet is over, so I will come back naturally." Fang Zilan calmed down, "Old Cao went to see his brothers in the army, and may have to come back later. It's getting late, you go and rest."
Before Awan could show off her rabbit lantern to Fang Zilan, she saw her stand up and said, "I'm tired, I'm going back to my room first."
After Fang Zilan left, Awan and Cong Rong looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Mo Han. He coughed lightly, exchanged a few words, and went to rest.
"What is going on?" Awan was confused, and Cong Rong said, "Maybe he is too tired from the palace banquet."
Awan glanced at the rabbit lantern in her hand disappointedly, walked back to the backyard with Cong Rong, and went back to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning, Fang Zilan was doing morning exercises in the courtyard when she saw the housekeeper walking in hastily, "Master Fang, there is a girl in front of the house asking to see you. She got a post from Mr. Lihui of the Fang family, saying that you asked her to come."
