Awan put down the teacup, shook her head and said, "Then I don't know." After she finished speaking, she thought about it and then said, "Do you need me to invite Sister Xiao over?"
Fang Zilan laughed dumbly, "You..."
"I have never eavesdropped on your discussions." Awan quickly waved his hand and said: "There are only so many people coming and going in the mansion, so I can guess a little bit."
"Yes." Fang Zilan was thoughtful, and was about to ask Awan to go find Xiao Xuan'er, but saw her coming uninvited, with a somewhat serious look on her face.
Seeing this, A Wan turned around and left, but was stopped by Fang Zilan, "A Wan, come find Chu Bin."
Awan responded, and soon brought Chu Bin over. When everyone arrived, she was ready to leave, but she never thought that Fang Zilan would ask her to stay too.
"Miss Xiao, you said you found traces of King Chu Jiang in the capital?" When Fang Zilan brought up the subject, Xiao Xuan'er said, "Yes, after following you for a few days, it was confirmed that it was King Chu Jiang. It's just..."
She paused and whispered: "King Chu Jiang did not return to Beijing alone this time, but brought a woman with him. Later, perhaps in order to cover up others' deception, there were a few more people around him, who must be people from the ghost sect."
"Woman?" Fang Zilan repeated softly, her expression a bit colder, "What did you say to the people of King Chu Jiang before?"
"When we were in Jiangnan, the traces of King Chu Jiang were intermittent. The last time he was found was before King Rongan came to Beijing, and then he completely stopped." Xiao Xuan'er lowered her eyes and said: "By the time we found out, he had already He entered the capital without a trace."
"With the help of the Ghost Sect, it will be easy for King Chu Jiang to hide his whereabouts. Just try your best." Fang Zilan reassured, looked at Chu Bin and Awan and said, "What do you think?"
"Um..." Awan hesitated: "When you were poisoned at the beginning of the year, I followed Master back to the Ghost Gate to get medicine, and I accidentally heard something."
Fang Zilan rested her chin on her hands and stared at Awan calmly, saying, "If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to, forget it."
"You have left me here, how can you allow me not to say anything?" Awan muttered in a low voice, then curled his lips and said: "I heard that because of the incident of King Rong'an being assassinated and suing the imperial court, everyone in the ghost sect started to complain. King Rongan has quite a few complaints, and I don’t know why the young master is holding back, but the young master has always said that he has his own plans. I’m wondering if it is the young master’s plan when King Chu Jiang returns to the capital?”
Fang Zilan pondered for a moment, the relationship between Ji Ningtian and King Rongan is quite secretive, and few people know about it even among the ghost sect. Therefore, it is reasonable for people in the ghost sect who do not know the truth to be dissatisfied. But with Ji Ningtian's temper, he would always return ten blows to others. He would rather be afraid of others than swallow his anger, and he would definitely not be soft on King Rongan.
Therefore, when King Chu Jiang returned to Beijing, he must have discovered something, and he was probably able to figure out what happened to King Rongan...
"Speaking of which, I also discovered something." Chu Bin's voice brought back Fang Zilan's thoughts, "These days, I often follow General Zheng in and out of the Royal Post House. Since Princess Rongan rarely goes out, I go there secretly. I went to observe her room and found that her personal maid had a very strange attitude towards her."
Fang Zilan asked: "What kind of weirdness?"
Chu Bin thought about it and said: "The maid seemed to have the utmost respect for Princess Rongan, but her words and deeds were full of discipline, as if she was afraid that Princess Rongan would do something extraordinary and lose her status."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan couldn't help but frown. Several seemingly unrelated things were all related to Princess Rongan. King Rong'an came to the capital this time to choose a son-in-law for her, but at this juncture, King Chujiang also brought a woman to the capital. Is it possible...
She calmed down, took a deep breath and said, "Do you know what King Rong'an's weakness is?"
"Weakness?" Xiao Xuan'er frowned slightly and said without thinking: "Of course it's Princess Rong'an. The princess is the only daughter of King Rong'an, and King Rong'an values his daughter much more than his own life. "
Yes, there may be thousands of reasons for King Rong'an, but there is only one weakness from beginning to end, and that is Princess Rong'an.
Ji Ningtian would not use King Rongan's excuse as a threat, just because King Rongan's biggest excuse - his collusion with the underworld, was related to him, and he would not be stupid enough to shoot himself in the foot.
Since there is no handle, only by grasping the weakness can we have absolute leverage to suppress the opponent.
In other words, the woman that King Chu Jiang brought to the capital was most likely the real Princess Rongan, and the one in the royal posthouse was an imposter. In this way, there is an explanation for why Princess Rongan never appeared in front of others.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t. Especially when you enter the palace to pay respects, if you are discovered by others, you will be deceiving the emperor and neglecting your superiors, which is an unforgivable crime.
It's like a cat-and-mouse game. Ji Ningtian is the cat grabbing the rat's tail, and King Rongan is the rat, running around anxiously in every possible way, but still unable to escape the cat's control.
When the cat lets go, no one knows whether the rat is facing a trap or an escape route.
Unless...the real Princess Rongan returns to the Royal Post House and everything returns to its place.
"Master Fang, you are suspicious..." Xiao Xuan'er did not dare to say any more. Chu Bin also looked solemn. It was obvious that they had guessed this possibility. Only Awan still looked confused, "What are you suspicious of?"
"It's nothing." Fang Zilan calmed her expression and changed her voice, "Awan, are you going back to the Ghost Gate soon?"
"What are you going back for?" Awan asked back, and then realized, "You don't want me to go back to the ghost gate to inquire about the news, do you?"
Fang Zilan wrote lightly: "No need to inquire, just see if King Chu Jiang has returned to the ghost gate, and whether the woman he brought into the capital is in the ghost gate."
"Isn't this called prying?" A Wan's face fell instantly, "Fang Zilan, I think you think my life is too long."
"It's okay if you don't want to. I'll just find another way." Fang Zilan said in an easy-going way. Awan pursed her lips and said after a while: "I'll do my best, don't put too much hope in me." .”
Fang Zilan nodded, "Okay, if you are in trouble, just stop at any time."
Awan didn't say anything more, turned around and left, Xiao Xuan'er chased her and left together. Chu Bin looked at their backs and said in a deep voice: "Lan Lan, you are so deliberate, aren't you afraid of backfiring?"
"Awan can't hide things, so it's best to use her to test him." Fang Zilan said indifferently: "He hides his secret and I know it. Only by knowing what he wants to do can I have a way to deal with it."
"But..." Chu Bin's expression was dark and unclear, "Aren't you afraid that A Wan will hate you?"
"If you have a grudge, you will have a grudge." Fang Zilan shrugged indifferently, "I am not a place where I can stay for a long time. She will leave sooner or later. In this case, what does it matter whether she holds a grudge against me or not?"
Chu Bin sighed, "Lan Lan, do you really think so?"
