Ji Ningtian looked at Wen Ya who was kneeling on the ground with his eyebrows lowered and said in a deep voice, "Wen Ya, do you know your guilt?"
"I know the crime." Wen Ya nodded and said, "The sinner Wen Ya invites himself to go to the dark prison to receive his punishment."
"Go ahead." Ji Ningtian waved his hand, and Wen Ya stood up and retreated without hesitation.
Awan lowered her eyes and said nothing, her lips were bitten with blood, and her hands hidden in her sleeves couldn't stop shaking, but her mind was as clear as ever. She could guess that it was the Master who was ordered by the Young Master to plant the Forgotten Grass. How could Fang Zilan not guess it? She deliberately used the master as a raft to test the young master's reaction, but the young master actually abandoned the master...
"A-Wan, do you have any objections to my handling?" Ji Ningtian's voice sounded coldly. A-Wan suddenly shook his head and shook his head like a rattle, "No, the young master handled it properly. A-Wan has no objections. "
"All of you, please stand down." Ji Ningtian waved his hand, looking indescribably tired.
Everyone exited the hall one after another, and in a blink of an eye, only Wu Qing was left beside Ji Ningtian. She said tentatively: "Sir, what Zi Xiu and A Wan just said..."
"Half truth and half falsehood." Ji Ningtian calmly said, "Awan has grown a lot by following her, and he actually knows how to avoid her sharp edges."
"With A Wan's temperament, she would have interceded for Wen Ya before, but today..." Wu Qing didn't continue, Ji Ningtian said: "Yes, everything has changed. Even Zhuan Lun, who has always been submissive, Your Majesty, you dare to speak forcefully in front of me."
Wu Qing said cautiously: "The King of Wheels is as big as Zi Xiu, so his relationship is naturally better than that of the others..."
"Why does she have a good relationship with others?" Ji Ningtian's eyes were filled with venom, and he said word by word: "She can only have a good relationship with me, and she can only have a relationship with me."
"My subordinate made a mistake." Wu Qing did not dare to raise her head, but she heard Ji Ningtian whisper: "That's it, you asked the ghost face of Bogu Palace to keep a close eye on Zixiu. She will report everything she sees and finds out, no matter how big or small it is. Give me."
"Yes." Wu Qing accepted the order and left, leaving Ji Ningtian alone on the high seat, lonely and lonely.
*
After Fang Zilan entered the Bogu Hall with the talisman, she walked straight to the elevated shelf where the books and records of the previous dynasties were placed, found all the contents about the generals, and lit the candles and flipped through them one by one.
Throughout the night, Fang Zilan basically read the lives of all the last generals, from well-known commanders like Zhenbei General Pingnan King to ordinary young generals like Mo Bin.
When dawn broke, a ghost came to announce the time. Fang Zilan stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and then walked out of the Bogu Hall.
As soon as she walked to the entrance of the palace, she saw Awan sitting on the steps in front of the palace with his back to her, his head shaking, obviously dozing off. She walked over and called softly: "Awan?"
Awan responded vaguely, opened her eyes with difficulty, and barely recognized the person in front of her, "Fang Zilan? What time is it now?"
"It's time." Fang Zilan stretched out her hand to pull Awan up and wrapped her cloak tighter, "Why are you sleeping here? I thought you were going to the pharmacy."
Awan was stunned for a moment, his mind still unclear, and he blurted out: "How do you know?"
"What?" Fang Zilan said helplessly: "How do I know you will go to the pharmacy?"
Awan nodded subconsciously, and Fang Zilan poked her forehead and said with a smile: "Do you know that you are the most understanding person in the ghost sect? Who doesn't know in the ghost sect that whenever you have something on your mind or is in a bad mood, Will you hide in the pharmacy and not see anyone?"
"Fang Zilan, did you do it on purpose..." As soon as A Wan opened her mouth, Fang Zilan covered her mouth, "Are you sleepy? Have you forgotten where this place is?"
As if a basin of cold water fell down her head, Awan immediately remained silent and let Fang Zilan lead her out of the underground palace.
Outside the cemetery, the ghost face who had been hiding in the dark had prepared two horses. When the two came out, they handed over the reins.
Awan looked at Fang Zilan's official uniform, then at her own cloak, and decisively returned the cloak to her, "Your official uniform is too conspicuous, you should wear this cloak."
Fang Zilan glanced at the dusty cloak, took it without hesitation, put it on casually, then got on her horse and hurried back to the capital.
After the two arrived in the capital, they parted ways. Fang Zilan went directly to the government office, while Awan went back to catch up on his sleep.
When Fang Zilan arrived at the government office, half of the officials, big and small, had already arrived, and Zhuge Yu had also arrived long ago. Seeing her coming with so much travel, he couldn't help but have different expressions on his face.
"Is there nothing important today?" Fang Zilan glanced at everyone one by one, only to see everyone shaking their heads in silence, and quickly returned to their respective places to handle their official duties.
Zhuge Yu coughed slightly, approached Fang Zilan and asked, "Sister Lan, didn't you return home yesterday?"
Fang Zilan said half jokingly and half seriously: "Ayu, are you following me?"
Zhuge Yu's lips curled up slightly and he said, "Sister Lan, your face looks like you haven't slept all night."
"I haven't slept all night." Fang Zilan raised her hand and lightly knitted her eyebrows, then turned her back and said, "I accidentally saw the documents you hid in the government office yesterday, and I was so angry that I couldn't sleep."
"I didn't intend to hide it from you." Zhuge Yu said innocently, and Fang Zilan said noncommittally: "Then when are you going to let me know that you are going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"
Zhuge Yu was silent for a while and then said: "The plague in the southeast has long since subsided, and the refugees have settled down. There is nothing the government needs from me. What's more, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is where I should go."
"Should it?" Fang Zilan murmured in a low voice, understanding in her heart. The six ministries in the imperial court have always been under the control of major aristocratic families. Just like the Pei family has the household department, the Zhuge family holds the official department.
Therefore, as the next head of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Yu, whether voluntarily or forced, will eventually start his official career from the staff department. This period of time in the government office is just a small test of one's skills.
Fang Zilan thought about this and couldn't help but ask: "Ayu, when will you go to the Ministry of Personnel?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Zhuge Yu's eyes, "Sister Lan, you..."
"I'm not that boring. Let's take a look at your transfer order." Fang Zilan said quite amusedly: "Or, in Ayu's mind, am I just a villain?"
Zhuge Yu pursed his lips and whispered: "I will report to the Ministry of Personnel at the beginning of next month."
"Very good." Fang Zilan smiled, "Bring me the paperwork, and I'll stamp the government seal for you."
"I..." Zhuge Yu stood still and made no move. Fang Zilan joked: "A Yu, you can't bear to leave me, right?"
Zhuge Yu sighed lightly, and before he could speak, Fang Zilan said: "A Yu, I'm serious."
She suppressed a smile and said seriously: "After the transfer order is issued, it will take some time to go through the procedures. There are not many days until the beginning of next month. I will go through the procedures as soon as possible to save you trouble. As for the staff, Just go and I won't let you have any worries."
Zhuge Yu's heart was shocked, but his face remained calm, "Sister Lan is joking, what can I have to worry about?"
"You are the next head of the Zhuge family, and you will be my equal in the future." Fang Zilan lowered her voice, "In the government office, I will not let anyone talk behind my back. But above the court, I believe You have the ability to shut up those who mean something."
Zhuge Yu looked at the person in front of him steadily. In the past, he only thought of her as a reckless person who would kill and kill. He had never thought that she was thoughtful, but now she was thinking about him so much.
To put it bluntly, his status as the son of a noble family is just adding the word Zhuge, which is enough to suppress others. But with this status, he sat on the board of directors in the government office. Firstly, because Fang Zilan was a woman, no one was convinced at first, and secondly, because of the face of the Zhuge family. Without this face, who in the officialdom would listen. The words of a young man from an aristocratic family?
However, Fang Zilan's outstanding military exploits are enough to convince people today, so he will be very interesting in the government office, and some rumors will inevitably arise. He didn't care about this at first, but when he received the transfer order yesterday, he still hesitated.
He originally thought that Fang Zilan would keep him for a while, at least let him deal with these potential problems before leaving. After all, she was so afraid of trouble. Unexpectedly, she did not try to persuade her to stay, and even prepared for a rainy day...
At this moment, Zhuge Yu finally realized that the Fang Zilan in front of him was no longer the little general under the Gilded City who could only rely on his own efforts to prove himself, but the Duke of Beijing who could stand alone without any proof.
He bowed his hands and said slowly: "Zhuge Yu is here. Thank you Master Fang."
