"You..." Fang Zilan looked at the person in front of her steadily. After putting away her cynical smile, the expression on her face was more serious and determined than ever before, which actually made her a little intolerable.
"You don't have to be like this, Sister Lan. If you still want to ask anything, just ask." After Fang Lihui said that, he refilled the cups of hot tea for the two of them, "Today, there is still time."
Fang Zilan's hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, and after a while she said: "Cousin, just now you said, 'If your family members ask each other, you will tell the truth.' Does cousin Liren know?"
Fang Lihui's hand holding the teapot paused for a moment, and then said as if nothing happened: "There are some things that are not suitable for him to know."
"Is it unsuitable or do you not dare?" Fang Zilan stared at Fang Lihui closely and almost asked: "I heard that cousin Liren never returned to the Jiangnan family after he succeeded as the head of the family..."
"Sister Lan." Fang Lihui interrupted Fang Zilan's words in a deep voice, "As long as you know it well, there is no need to say it out loud."
"No wonder..." Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear, "You chased Liren's cousin to Xiguan City, and you said that he is the only family head you recognize in your heart, just to whitewash the peace..."
"So what?" A stern look flashed in Fang Lihui's eyes, "He acts magnanimously and is the fairest in business. Only with him at the helm can the Fang family go further. I can't float anymore. Do I need the entire Fang family?" Will the family perish together?"
Can't you float?...
Fang Zilan felt a suffocation in her chest, and she lowered her eyes and was silent for a long time. Finally, he whispered: "Cousin, what did you add to the tea?"
Fang Lihui was stunned, "How did you find out..."
"Didn't my cousin forget that I still have an identity of traveling in the world?" Fang Zilan picked up the tea cup and shook it, "If the drug can be hidden from Zixiu, how can she win in this life-threatening game?"
"You can't win in this game of gambling." There was a hint of concern in Fang Lihui's voice, "I sent someone to deliver it last night..."
"But I can't be considered a loser." Fang Zilan intercepted Fang Lihui's words and said quietly: "Cousin, I am sitting in front of you now, you should know that poisoning can't do anything to me, let alone the Mongolian sweat medicine? "
After Fang Lihui was exposed, he made no attempt to hide it, but a look of sadness appeared on his face, "But you still drank."
Fang Zilan nodded indifferently, "My cousin is so kind, how can I refuse?"
"Mei Lan!" Fang Lihui's voice was full of suppressed anger, "You can clearly stay out of this matter and not step into this muddy water..."
"It's too late." Fang Zilan raised the corners of her lips and smiled helplessly, "If my cousin had said these words before my mother passed away, it might still be too late. Now, it's too late."
"What did you say?" Fang Lihui looked at Fang Zilan blankly, her smile gradually forced, "I know that from the game of gambling to the poisoning of the tea, my cousin wanted to protect me and send me away. It’s best. But I’m already in the game and can’t get out.”
She paused and let out a long sigh, "The people in the court will not let go of Duke Xian Yue, and the people in the world will not let Zi Xiu go. Cousin, do you think I can escape?"
"You have never escaped." Fang Lihui turned away and whispered: "You have never even thought about escaping."
"Isn't it the same for my cousin?" Fang Zilan looked at the hot tea in the cup. The rising mist blurred her eyes, but it could not blur her voice. Each word came into Fang Lihui's ears very clearly -
"If I really fall for the trap and fall asleep, what does my cousin want to do? Send me and Awan and his group back to Zuiyue Tower, and then go to Feiling Mountain alone to mediate with the bandit leader? Then my cousin will have no one to hand over. It must be a mistake, and I can only be suppressed by others. I don't know what kind of suffering I will suffer, and I am afraid I may lose my life."
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to it." Fang Lihui's fingers rubbed the handle of the folding fan, and his voice was a little bitter, "I have been dealing with bandits and bandits for several years, and I know their temperament. Suffering is inevitable, but losing your life , but that’s not the case.”
"I will accompany my cousin." Fang Zilan said without hesitation: "I promised my cousin Liren that I would take good care of you, so I can't break my promise."
"Mei Lan, even if you want to be a hero, don't choose this time." Fang Lihui laughed dumbly, "Bandits and bandits are different from people in rivers and lakes. They are ruthless, ruthless, ferocious and cruel. You can talk to them about benefits, but you can talk about right and wrong. Wrong, but absolutely impossible.”
Fang Zilan said with a fierce expression: "From the plague of sea pirates to the invasion of Miluo, it is rare for the southern lands to be stable. It is finally peaceful for the country and the people. How can we let the mountain bandits and bandits cause chaos again?"
"Do you know who is behind the mountain bandits? They are important officials from various states, military generals, or even..." Fang Lihui deliberately lowered his voice and said: "A family of high officials, relatives of the emperor."
His last sentence was so serious that even Fang Zilan was frightened.
"It's not that I mean to intimidate." Fang Lihui said quietly: "It's just that the previous dynasty had a lot of evils, and it was already devastated in the prosperous times. The prosperity of the capital cannot cover up the poverty in the world, and your Majesty's iron fist cannot stop the war in the four realms."
"The serious shortcomings of the previous dynasty are not the reason." Fang Zilan said solemnly: "I know that a prosperous era cannot be achieved overnight. It requires years of hard work. Even if there are many difficulties and dangers, we must not fail to do it."
"Abolish the evils of the previous dynasty and punish all forces..." Fang Lihui looked down at the folding fan in his hand and said hesitantly: "Can our Majesty really do it?"
"I don't know." Fang Zilan's expression was calm and firm, "But I know that he is taking action, which is much better than doing nothing."
"Really?" Fang Lihui looked at Fang Zilan again, as if he wanted to see something on her face, but he couldn't see anything. His last sentence was so serious that even Fang Zilan was frightened.
"It's not that I mean to intimidate." Fang Lihui said quietly: "It's just that the previous dynasty had a lot of evils, and it was already devastated in the prosperous times. The prosperity of the capital cannot cover up the poverty in the world, and your Majesty's iron fist cannot stop the war in the four realms."
"The serious shortcomings of the previous dynasty are not the reason." Fang Zilan said solemnly: "I know that a prosperous era cannot be achieved overnight. It requires years of hard work. Even if there are many difficulties and dangers, we must not fail to do it."
"Abolish the evils of the previous dynasty and punish all forces..." Fang Lihui looked down at the folding fan in his hand and said hesitantly: "Can our Majesty really do it?"
"I don't know." Fang Zilan's expression was calm and firm, "But I know that he is taking action, which is much better than doing nothing."
"Really?" Fang Lihui looked at Fang Zilan again, as if he wanted to see something from her face, but couldn't see anything.
