Fang Zilan has not been sleeping peacefully recently. When she dreams at midnight, the faces of the Xu family always appear, desperate and struggling.
This was something that had never happened before. With her ruthlessness, she wouldn't have to kill an entire family and then be haunted by nightmares. But for some reason, she always felt that this time was different.
What's the difference? She forced herself to recall the situation of that day in detail over and over again, and the doubt finally fell on Mo Han's manuscript, which Xu Youtong and his wife had always refused to acknowledge, and Xu Yi, who was hesitating.
Although she didn't read the manuscripts that Mo Han left behind very carefully, she was sure that they were all written by him and could not be forged by anyone.
But the reaction of Xu Youtong and his wife was as if they were seeing them for the first time. Several boxes of manuscripts, a number that cannot be ignored, have they really never seen it?
It stands to reason that people will always be honest when facing death, not to mention that Xu Youtong was originally an upright person, otherwise he would not have the trust of Li Shengxuan, who was quite popular in the capital.
Such Xu Youtong completely denied the Mo Han manuscript she took out. Could it be that it was Xu Yi who forced Mo Han to light a lamp and boil oil to write the manuscript? He really didn't know anything?
But Xu Yi's reaction was even more strange. Regardless of his uncharacteristic hesitation, just saying that he disappeared in Longyan Temple is worthy of further investigation.
However, Xie Yanping verified everything one by one. He not only questioned everyone at Longyan Temple, but also interrogated people who had seen Xu Yi in the temple that day, as well as people who had interacted with Xu Yi after his disappearance.
When the witnesses are quite scattered and the time span is so large, if they can still get consistent testimony, it cannot be a lie. After all, who has such a big hand and can make so many people lie at the same time? A slight flaw?
In this way, Xu Yi's disappearance can only be regarded as an accident, and he was frightened by such an accident, which was uncharacteristic...
Fang Zilan closed her eyes suddenly. Is there really such a coincidence in the world?
It was another night of tossing and turning. It wasn't until the sky became slightly brighter that Fang Zilan managed to take a nap, but was awakened by the noise outside.
"Who's out there early in the morning..." Fang Zilan rubbed her eyes and sat up. After hearing the sounds outside, she suddenly realized that today was the day when Li Shengxuan set off to Jiangnan.
She lost all sleep immediately and jumped down from the bed, but her leg was injured and she grimaced in pain.
"Miss!" Qiu Chan heard the noise and ran over quickly. She saw Fang Zilan limping and took the clothes. She quickly put them on and asked her: "Has your Majesty already taken the people to set off?"
"Let's go." Qiu Chan nodded hurriedly, "Miss, do you really want to go to Jiangnan with me?"
"Not with you." Fang Zilan shook her head, thinking that Li Shengxuan didn't even take Queen Fang Ziqin with him when he went to Jiangnan this time, let alone her? She didn't mind, but that was not the case with the officials. If the people knew about it, what would it be like?
Qiu Chan said "Ah" and said in surprise: "Miss, then you want to go to Jiangnan alone? How can this be possible..."
"Why can't it work?" Fang Zilan flicked his sleeves, looking like a wild man, "I have been traveling around for so many years, and I am used to being alone. Don't worry, your lady, I am more or less capable and will not be bullied. of."
"That won't work!" Qiu Chan said urgently: "Miss, your injury is not healed yet. If...what should I do?"
She paused in the middle of her words, as if Fang Zilan would not be hurt again as long as she didn't say something like adding new wounds to old wounds before they healed.
Such small thoughts cannot be hidden from Fang Zilan. She understands the good intentions, but no one can stop her from following Li Shengxuan to the south of the Yangtze River.
She had an intuition that with the help of Li Shengxuan, not only could she investigate the corruption case, clarify the bad debts left by King Rong'an, and clean up the officialdom of Jiangnan, but she might also be able to find Chu Bin.
So she said to Qiu Chan earnestly: "Qiu Chan, there are people in Jiangnan who are very important to me, and there are things I must do. I must go."
"Miss!" Qiu Chan stamped her feet anxiously, "If you insist on going, then take me with you!"
As soon as she said this, Fang Zilan felt that one head was as big as two. Now the situation is unclear, and she doesn't know what will happen during this trip. If she brings a little girl with no strength, I'm afraid there will be a lot of inconvenience...
Qiu Chan saw what Fang Zilan was thinking and promised: "Miss, I will follow you obediently and will never cause trouble."
"It's not a matter of adding trouble." Fang Zilan waved her hand and refused to say more, "Anyway, if you stay in the palace, the queen will take care of you. If you leave the palace..."
She didn't say anything, Qiu Chan's eyes turned red, "Miss..."
"What's going on?" A Wan's voice intervened at the right time. Fang Zilan breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to say it was nothing, she saw her put down the medicine bowl in her hand and hugged Qiu Chan's shoulders, "It's fine, you bully me." What is Miss Qiuchan doing?"
"Who bullied her..." Fang Zilan muttered in a low voice, but Awan didn't listen and asked: "What did you say?"
"It's nothing." Fang Zilan straightened her belt, took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, "My injury is almost healed. If you want to go out for a walk, please help yourself."
Immediately, A Wan's heart was ringing with alarm bells. She didn't care much and grabbed Fang Zilan's wrist, "Are you crazy? Your leg injury has not healed yet, and the..."
"A Wan." Fang Zilan interrupted A Wan's words gently and gently shook her head, indicating that she should stop talking.
"I don't care." Awan shouted almost arrogantly: "If you want to go out, you must take me with you, otherwise there will be no need to talk!"
"A Wan..." Fang Zilan was stunned, and A Wan held her hand tightly, "Or do you want to escape?"
escape? Fang Zilan laughed dumbly, and Awan continued talking to herself, "Master Xie Yanping knelt outside the palace for two days without eating water or rice. He knelt until the fever persisted and he fell into a coma. Seeing this, other adults wrote letters and demanded Your Majesty has given permission to conduct a thorough investigation into the case of adultery in Mr. Xu Youtong’s house.”
Fang Zilan's expression became more solemn when she heard this. Since Li Shengxuan was under pressure to conduct a thorough investigation, it seemed that there was not much time left for her. Before Xie Yanping could find out anything, she had to find out who wanted to kill Xu Yi and made Mo Han the scapegoat.
Jiangnan, she went to make a reservation. As for Awan...
This was the tenth time on the way out of the capital. Fang Zilan turned to look at Awan. She was annoyed by the sight and couldn't help but ask: "What do you always look at me for?"
"It looks good." Fang Zilan answered casually, and then asked as if she was remembering something: "Does your master know that you want to follow me to Jiangnan?"
"You should know," A Wan said with a guilty conscience. Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "You didn't tell him?"
