Fang Zilan lowered her eyes and said, "What does your Majesty want to know?"
"I want to know why you helped Miss Fang?" Li Shengxuan looked at the person in front of him steadily, "You didn't hesitate to surround Pei's house with troops, and even broke into Pei's house alone to take her out. Is it because of the favor of the prime minister's house? , or the law revised by Mo Han?
He asked straightforwardly. Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then raised her lips and said: "So your Majesty is here for this matter. Didn't Lord Zhuge tell your Majesty?"
She paused as she spoke, with a sharp look in her eyes, "I just don't want to watch the fire from the other side. As for what others think and what my purpose is, it's their business and has nothing to do with me."
Li Shengxuan heard her displeasure and stopped asking any more questions. Instead, he said warmly: "With your temper, I'm afraid you will suffer a loss sooner or later."
"So what if I suffer a loss?" The smile on Fang Zilan's face became brighter, but there was no smile in her eyes. "Isn't there still His Majesty who is supporting me?"
Hearing this, Li Shengxuan chuckled, "Okay, I'll support you."
Fang Zilan looked at Li Shengxuan carefully, as if she wanted to see something from his expression, but she couldn't see anything except the truth.
She was silent for a while, then changed her voice and whispered: "I heard that the Empress Dowager is leaving Beijing."
Li Shengxuan smiled and said, "After the Lantern Festival, the Queen Mother will take Pei Xuanchang to live in a palace outside Beijing."
After the Lantern Festival? Fang Zilan was stunned. It was so fast that the first lunar month had not even come out. It seemed that there would be very few people going to Yuzhang Palace to pay their respects this year.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Li Shengxuan couldn't help but ask: "What are you thinking about?"
"It's nothing." Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear, "I just think that Pei Xuanchang is still young and is not the best candidate to succeed the head of the family."
"That's true." Li Shengxuan said softly: "But Pei Xiaoze is in a difficult position, and compared to him, I would rather believe in the Empress Dowager."
"Believe it?" Fang Zilan repeated the word, and Li Shengxuan nodded slightly and said: "King Yucheng grew up under the knees of the Empress Dowager."
Fang Zilan immediately understood that Li Shengxuan's so-called belief was actually belief in the Queen Mother's ability to educate children. After all, if she could raise Li Qiyou, she could take care of Pei Xuanchang.
Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty is really good at understanding people and making good use of them."
Li Shengxuan also raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since you said so, when will Mo Han take up his post in the Ministry of Punishment?"
Fang Zilan's expression suddenly turned cold, "What did your Majesty say?"
"I am very satisfied with the new law revised by Mo Han. It will be officially implemented after the year." Li Shengxuan said seriously: "Mo Han is the most suitable person to implement it."
"Although Mo Han is talented, he is only worthy of being a guest." Fang Zilan said coldly: "He does not have the ability to implement new laws now, and he will not have it in the future."
"This statement is too absolute." Li Shengxuan said solemnly: "The so-called ability is acquired through training and is not innate. Even you are not born as the Duke of Yue."
"Since I have assumed the position of Duke of Yue, I will not live up to his name." Fang Zilan's face was as dark as water, "But Mo Han is different."
Li Shengxuan frowned and said: "What's different about Mo Han? I can also grant him an official position..."
"Your Majesty!" Fang Zilan interrupted him suddenly, took a deep breath and said: "It is so difficult to implement the new law. Not only do we have to weigh the pros and cons to appease all parties, but we also have to use decisive methods to kill and kill. I..."
She paused, bit her lip and said, "I can risk everything, but only Mo Han..."
"Do you want to replace Mo Han to implement the new law?" Li Shengxuan intercepted her next words and frowned even more.
Fang Zilan didn't hesitate, "If your Majesty is destined to die, you will not hesitate to die." After she said that, she bowed respectfully.
Li Shengxuan completely understood that Fang Zilan could risk his own life or the lives of others, but only Mo Han could not.
"You..." Li Shengxuan gritted his teeth, while Fang Zilan was neither humble nor overbearing, "This is my selfish intention, I hope your Majesty will forgive me."
"What a selfish move." Li Shengxuan snorted coldly, "Fang Zilan, have you ever thought that even if I don't care, others will plot against you. If you can protect Mo Han for a while, can you protect him for the rest of his life?"
"Whether I can protect him or not, it's all my business." Fang Zilan remained motionless in the salute posture, "I won't bother Your Majesty."
"Fang Zilan, why did you..." Li Shengxuan held back, flicked his sleeves, and said no more.
Fang Zilan pursed her lips and wanted to say something to calm down, but Li Shengxuan grabbed her arm and brought him to him, "Your Majesty..."
"Fang Zilan, if you want to protect Mo Han, then do so." Li Shengxuan sighed, "I will choose someone else to implement the new law."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Fang Zilan said, trying to break away, but Li Shengxuan held him tighter, "I said, I am willing to share the burden with you. No matter what you want to do, I will support you."
He changed his name and spoke sincerely. Fang Zilan was in a daze, "You..."
She turned her head away, not daring to look directly at Li Shengxuan, "Your Majesty, you don't have to treat me like this, it's not worth it." After saying this, she resolutely shook off Li Shengxuan's hand and took a step back.
"Whether it's worth it or not is my business." Li Shengxuan took a step forward, "Fang Zilan, do you really want to push me away?"
Fang Zilan opened her mouth, but did not make any sound. Seeing this, Li Shengxuan suddenly smiled, "That's good, at least in your heart, I have weight."
"What?" Fang Zilan looked surprised, and Li Shengxuan coughed lightly and said: "Before the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, you sent everyone in the house away because the situation was unclear and you were afraid that they would be implicated, right?"
Fang Zilan's expression froze, "How do you know..."
"But they still came back." Li Shengxuan said seriously: "They didn't avoid it, and I won't either."
For some reason, Fang Zilan looked at the people so close and just wanted to hide. She subconsciously took a step back and stepped on the edge of the pillar with her heel. However, the back of her head did not hit it, but rested on Li Shengxuan's palm.
"Be careful!" Li Shengxuan put his hand behind Fang Zilan's head. She couldn't help but clenched her fingers, "Your Majesty..."
"I know that you are related to the previous dynasty, and I also know that you have a deep entanglement with the Ghost Sect." Li Shengxuan continued, "I admit that I care, but what I care more about is when you are willing to tell me."
It was the first time that he told everything he knew so straightforwardly. It is not as complicated as imagined, but indescribably easy.
He hasn't seen Fang Zilan for more than a month, and he has been thinking about how great it would be if he met and told everything, and there would be no evasion from now on. But after careful consideration, I felt it was inappropriate.
It wasn't until he saw her evasion that he finally made up his mind. The days of not seeing her were much harder than he thought. Even though there were people around him telling her all the time, he still couldn't help but want to see her.
It's like there are thousands of colorful butterflies living in my chest, ready to fly out.
Fang Zilan's lips moved and her voice was harsh, "It turns out that you know everything."
