In the first month of the first month, Fang Zilan went to the Wei family's banquet on the seventh day, mainly to thank Wei Subaru in person for his life-saving grace in Qiluo City. Speaking of it, Wei Subaru had helped her once or twice, before at Qingshui Village and later at Qiluo City. However, she had never formally thanked him. Fortunately, there were occasions like banquets in various houses, so it was not a big deal. It's justified.
There was a banquet held by the Fang family later. Although she went there, she had to clear up the relationship to some extent, so she didn't get any useful information. She only exchanged polite greetings.
In the intervening days, Wang Quanrui, the Minister of Rites, paid a special visit. He said he wanted to apologize, but in fact, he was blaming Xue Haoyu for the wrong placement of the year-end ceremony.
"I cannot be convinced by Mr. Wang's words. If it weren't for Mr. Xue, I'm afraid there would be a problem with my position." Fang Zilan put the two documents in front of Wang Quanrui, but he said after reading it that it was indeed the case.
Fang Zilan snorted and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
"Since I became the Minister of Rites this year, I dare not say that there are no mistakes or omissions, but I have indeed tried my best to deal with the other party." Wang Quanrui said seriously: "After Lord Xue came to the house to deliver documents for the first time, he made the arrangements. The Lord’s words were brought to me. I thought Lord Fang would not say these words for no reason, so I sent someone to investigate secretly.”
Fang Zilan didn't speak, and Wang Quanrui thought to himself: "I found that all matters related to Mr. Fang have been handled by Mr. Xue this year. Mr. Xue deliberately made trouble not once or twice, but Mr. Fang never raised any objections, so he Change the target to General Cao who is next to Mr. Fang."
Fang Zilan picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip of tea. She still had no intention of speaking. Seeing this, Wang Quanrui continued, "Master Xue wants to take advantage of General Cao's mistake in his position to force Master Fang to attack the Ministry of Rites, thus implicating For me, I am afraid that my position as Minister of Rites will not be preserved by then."
"Master Xue knows me well. As long as the Ministry of Rites targets me, as long as I don't do anything out of the ordinary, I always turn a blind eye." Fang Zilan said, her voice a little colder, "But if it targets those around me, For important people, I must seek an explanation for them."
"Yes." Wang Quanrui nodded hurriedly, but saw Fang Zilan's lips curling up slightly, "Not only does Mr. Xue know this, but Mr. Wang also knows it."
Wang Quanrui was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Fang?"
"I'm just curious." Fang Zilan said calmly: "According to Mr. Wang's wishes, Mr. Xue is waiting for me to attack your Ministry of Rites and drag you down from the position of Minister of Rites. But how does Mr. Xue know that Mr. Wang must Will be implicated, and he will definitely be able to take his place?"
Wang Quanrui pursed his lips, and the smile on Fang Zilan's face became brighter, but there was no smile in his eyes. "For example, now, Mr. Wang has placed all his mistakes on Mr. Xue, but he is very innocent."
"Master Fang, in any case, I am responsible for lax discipline in this matter, and I will apologize to your majesty." Wang Quanrui stood up and bowed his hands, "But Master Fang's words imply that this matter was secretly controlled by me, forgive me. I beg to differ.”
"Since Mr. Wang said so." Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "Then I will give Mr. Wang a chance to defend himself, so as not to cause trouble in front of His Majesty in the future, and Mr. Wang will say that I deliberately framed you."
Wang Quanrui stood up straight and said, "Master Fang is serious. Just now, Master Fang showed me two documents. The only difference between the two documents is that your position was wrong in the first time and corrected in the second time." As for the position of General Cao, there are problems both times. Please imagine, Mr. Fang, if Mr. Xue deliberately wanted to sell you a favor, so he quietly sent the correct documents to your house on the day before New Year's Eve to show that He is different from other people in the Ministry of Rites, so why didn’t he correct the rank of Vice General Cao as well?”
Fang Zilan smiled thoughtfully, and Wang Quanrui's eyes were heavy, "Master Fang has met Master Xue, and he knows that he is a meticulous person. The year-end festival is so important, and he will never make such a mistake. Since it is not accidental, , that’s intentional.”
His last words were a little more serious, and the charcoal fire in the room crackled several times as he finished his words.
Fang Zilan didn't speak for a while, and then said after a long time: "Master Wang's words make sense."
Just as Wang Quanrui was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard her ask: "But there is still something I don't know about, and I would like to ask Mr. Wang to clarify it."
"Master Fang, please speak." Wang Quanrui bowed his head respectfully, and Fang Zilan said quietly: "Since this matter was all done by Master Xue, why did he relay my words to you, Master Wang, to make you suspicious and investigate, and then failed?"
"This..." Wang Quanrui hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe it's a secret..."
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked over, meeting Fang Zilan's eyes. His eyes dodge for a moment, and then he met hers directly without any hesitation.
Fang Zilan looked at the person in front of her steadily. After a while, she withdrew her gaze and said, "My illness is not cured yet and I can't bear the cold. The charcoal fire in the house is burning brightly. It's normal for Mr. Wang to sweat due to the heat." .”
Wang Quanrui subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his forehead, and then realized that he was sweating profusely. He immediately said with a smile: "It's okay. Mr. Fang is not feeling well, so I won't bother you anymore..."
"Master Wang, please wait." Fang Zilan interrupted him, "There is a mistake in the order of the year-end festival. Whatever you say, Master Wang, I will not cause you any trouble in front of His Majesty. In exchange, you have to promise me one thing. "
Wang Quanrui looked stern, "Master Fang, I just say it's okay."
"General Cao in my palace will serve in the government office in the future." Fang Zilan held the table with one hand and sat upright. "Since General Cao is no longer my general, he will of course have to establish his own business. What are the specifications? I think you, the Ministry of Etiquette, know it well. I don’t need to say anything more. I only ask for one thing, to stay as close to my house as possible. Isn’t this request too much?"
"It's not too much." Wang Quanrui shook his head, "Don't worry, Mr. Fang, after General Cao takes up his post in the government office, the Rites Department will handle all the matters properly and ensure that there will be no mistakes."
"Okay." Fang Zilan nodded, "With Mr. Wang's words, I feel relieved."
Wang Quanrui saw that she was relieved, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He immediately said a few polite words and left.
After Wang Quanrui left, Fang Zilan found Xiao Xuan'er and said straight to the point: "I asked Miss Xiao to help me check the people in the Ministry of Etiquette. How did the investigation go?"
Xiao Xuan'er whispered: "Basically everything has been checked out, but there are still one or two that are still being verified, so they haven't reported it yet."
Fang Zilan couldn't hold it any longer and sat back on the main seat, "You can let the unimportant people go first. Has Xue Haoyu checked it out?"
