That night, Fang Zilan did not wait for Fang Zitong's answer. Instead, she braved the sudden wind and snow and returned to the Duke of Yue's Mansion. She fell ill due to cold the next day.
Awan looked at Fang Zilan who was wrapped in layers of brocade quilt like a rice dumpling, and reluctantly put the medicine to her mouth, "Open your mouth."
Fang Zilan was drowsy. When she heard A Wan's voice in her daze, she opened her mouth obediently and allowed A Wan to feed her the medicine.
"Miss Awan, how is Sister Lan?" Mo Han's figure stood outside the screen, Awan picked up the medicine bowl and walked out, "I'm afraid these two days will be difficult, but if you get through it, you'll be fine. "
"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Awan." Mo Han looked gloomy. Awan looked at his black eye circles and thin face, and comforted him: "Master Mo, as long as I am here, nothing will happen to Mr. Fang. But you, please light the lamp these days. When cooking oil, you should pay more attention to maintenance.”
Mo Han coughed lightly, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter to me. It's a troubled time now. If the revision of the law is completed sooner, I can take care of Sister Lan's worries sooner."
Awan pursed her lips and said nothing more. When the two were silent, Xiao Xuan'er hurriedly came over, "Is Mr. Fang awake?"
"Not yet." Awan's expression was dark and unclear, and Xiao Xuan'er's eyes showed a hint of urgency, "The camp on the outskirts of Beijing is closed today. I asked General Cao to inquire about it. I heard that Lord Wei Guogong wanted to clean it up. Portal, tortured soldiers who had recently used improved crossbows..."
"Torture?" Mo Han looked serious, "The injury caused by the crossbow made by Lord Ouyang Zirou is widely implicated. It is not a matter of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing or the Wei family. How can Lord Wei Guogong act like this? Even if If we want to investigate, it would be most appropriate for the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to come forward."
"Master Wei Guogong always acts as he pleases, and even His Majesty will always give him a thumbs down." Xiao Xuan'er frowned slightly, "What I'm worried about is that if this happens, Miss Fang..."
She didn't continue, but Mo Han understood, "I asked General Zheng to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion early this morning. He will stay there for the next few days."
"That's fine." Xiao Xuan'er said thoughtfully: "Mr. Fang is ill now. It will take two or three days to be a director. If the prime minister doesn't return, I don't know how long General Zheng can last..."
"Miss Xiao, since Sister Lan is in charge of Miss Fang's affairs, she will never give up halfway." Mo Han saw through her mind at a glance and said bluntly: "Now even if she can't be in charge, our Yue Kingdom Government has already been freed from the consequences. It doesn’t matter anymore.”
Xiao Xuan'er sighed, "Master Mo, you don't know Miss Fang's temperament. If the situation gets worse and Mr. Ouyang Zirou is really punished, Miss Fang will step forward regardless. The adults are involved at the moment. It’s not deep, and most of the powerful people in the capital are unwilling to break up with her, so it’s best to withdraw now, otherwise there will be no room for change in the future.”
"Although I don't know Miss Fang Er's temperament, I know Sister Lan." Mo Han's soft eyebrows showed indescribable persistence, "She is not afraid that there is no room for change, but she is afraid that she will regret it one day."
"Since Mr. Mo has talked about this, I have nothing more to say." Xiao Xuan'er calmed her expression, "I hope Second Miss Fang can keep her peace."
Hearing this, Mo Han lowered his eyes and changed his voice almost abruptly, "Miss Dongxue's funeral has been completed. I guess her family has left the capital, right?"
Xiao Xuan'er's expression changed imperceptibly, "Miss Dongxue's family...is missing..."
"What do you mean missing?" Mo Han looked stunned. Even Awan, who had been silent for a long time while listening to their conversation, exclaimed, "Why are so many living people missing?"
Xiao Xuan'er's face turned pale and she looked a little ugly, "Yesterday, Mr. Fang didn't come back for a long time, so I dispersed my people to look for her. I never thought that I didn't keep an eye on Miss Dongxue's family. I don't know if they left on their own or whether …”
She suddenly paused as she spoke, and Mo Han clenched his fists subconsciously, "I'll go look for it."
"Young Master Mo, there is no need." Xiao Xuan'er stopped him and said, "Master Fang has told me that revising the law is of great importance and cannot distract you. I told Young Master Chu about this matter and he has already gone to find it."
"I understand." Mo Han fluttered his sleeves and left. Awan looked at his back and asked puzzledly: "What is Mr. Mo so angry about? It's inexplicable."
"It's probably because I can't help you." Xiao Xuan'er said quietly, "Awan, take good care of Mr. Fang. I'll go find out what's going on with the Ouyang family now."
Awan nodded obediently, and Xiao Xuaner turned and left. Everyone was busy on their own, but early the next morning, Dongxue's family sounded the drum of injustice in front of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and the worst might have happened after all.
After Fang Zitong heard the news, he rushed to Jingzhao Yin Mansion and was so angry that he was shaking with anger when he saw the scene in front of him. Dongxue, who had been laid to rest, was lying quietly in the court hall. His ragged clothes could not hide the scars all over his body. He was completely different from the way he was buried the day before.
"Are you still human? You are worse than animals!" Fang Zitong gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "Dongxue is your daughter and sister, how can you bear to let her have no peace after her death?"
Dongxue's younger brother looked numb and looked at Fang Zitong with empty eyes, "Mrs. Duke Guo, if it weren't for you, how could my sister be in such a situation? How can you have the face to question us?"
"What did you say?" Fang Zitong looked at him in disbelief, but heard him say: "Now that you are a widow, shouldn't I call you Mrs. Guo Guo, but Miss Fang Er?"
After his words fell, the looks of disdain or disgust around him made Fang Zitong take a step back suddenly, as if standing naked in front of others was indescribable shame and humiliation.
"I..." Fang Zitong opened his mouth, but no sound came out. At this moment, she finally understood what Fang Zilan meant by facing, but she couldn't face it.
Apart from wanting to dig a hole in the ground and hide herself in it, there was no other thought in her mind, and it was completely blank.
However, no one around her had any intention of letting her go. The governor Xu Youtong's voice was solemn and majestic, and he asked her if she had deliberately killed Duke Jui. Dongxue's family members whispered, and their eyes showed the certainty that she was the murderer. Outside the hall, The onlookers made no secret of their suspicion of her and talked loudly about how to make her pay the price...
"I'm not a murderer!" Fang Zitong shouted this with all his strength. There was silence for a moment, and then there was an even louder noise. Everyone is saying——
Look, this is the noble lady who murdered her husband. She pretended to refuse to plead guilty. How is she any different from those murderers who still talk nonsense about killing people? People are always unwilling to admit that they are wrong, let alone Fang Zitong, the second Miss Fang who has always been domineering? She thought she could do whatever she wanted with her status as the prime minister's daughter, but she didn't know that the other party was the Duke of the Pei family. From now on, she would be a prisoner who had changed beyond recognition...
"I didn't..." Fang Zitong's voice was completely covered by the waves of voices. For the first time in her life, she felt so desperate, even more so than when she was trapped in the Pei family ancestral hall.
