Fang Zilan threw some silver coins on the table and interrupted the waiter, "Okay, I got it. Come back when the food is served. Don't run away if you have nothing to do."
"Okay." The waiter quickly took the money and disappeared.
Fang Zilan looked out the window and sighed that the scenery was nice. She was about to look away when she heard an exclamation, "Let me go!"
Fang Zilan almost thought she heard wrong, so she couldn't help but stood up and looked over. The girl was dressed in goose-yellow clothes, and her frowning eyebrows showed obvious impatience. She scolded: "In broad daylight, you are so shameless, are you afraid that I will break you?" His hands and feet?"
Mo Han obviously heard the familiar voice. He walked to Fang Zilan and looked towards the crowd, "Miss Awan?"
"Why is she back?" Fang Zilan put her hand on her forehead helplessly, and Mo Han seemed to be talking to himself: "If Miss Awan comes back, then Miss Xiao and Miss Cong..."
He didn't continue, but Fang Zilan looked stern, "Even if they come back, I can send them away again."
Before she could finish her words, she heard another voice coming from below, "Smelly girl, if you don't eat the toast, you will be fined with wine, take her back!"
Fang Zilan's face turned cold. Before Mo Han could say anything, he saw her jump from the window and land firmly next to Awan amidst everyone's exclamations.
"You dare to touch my people from the Duke of Yue's Mansion?" Fang Zilan's face turned frosty, and the people across from him were all shocked, "The Duke of Yue's Mansion?"
"Master Fang, why are you here..." Awan looked at the person who stepped forward to block her in disbelief. She did not answer her words, but glanced sideways at her. After confirming that she was okay, she greeted her. Several people looked at you and asked, "Which house are you from, and you are so bold?"
Several people looked at each other, and one of them said with a smile: "Master Fang, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding?" Awan tugged on Fang Zilan's sleeve angrily, "Master Fang, Sister Cong was kidnapped by them!"
Fang Zilan was shocked, and her expression became even colder. Several people exchanged glances and were about to leave, when she heard her shout, "Zheng Yan, don't let anyone go."
Only then did a few people find Zheng Yan standing behind them. He and Fang Zilan were in front of each other, and they couldn't escape.
Just when several people were panicking, Fang Zilan had already grabbed one of them by the neck, "Tell me, who asked you to kidnap Cong Rong, where is she now?"
The faces of the remaining people were full of fear. Fang Zilan's actions were unknown to everyone in the capital. If she was angered, she would probably kill them all in the street.
Immediately, some people knelt down and begged for mercy, "Master Fang, please be merciful, we...we are from the Pei family..."
"Duke Jun?" Fang Zilan raised an eyebrow, and the man kneeling on the ground shook his head like a rattle, "No, it's Lord Pei Pening..."
His voice was very soft, but Fang Zilan still heard it clearly. She threw away the person in her hand and said coldly: "Lead the way."
"Master Fang, we realize our mistake!" Several people knelt down and kowtowed, but Fang Zilan remained unmoved at all. "You are unwilling to lead the way. Are you waiting for me to go to the Duke of Guo to punish me?"
Before anyone could react, they heard Fang Zilan call out to Zheng Yan, "You go to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion. Please come to Mr. Xu to go to the Duke of Jui's Mansion with you."
Zhuge Yu snorted coldly, "Just because you don't do it today doesn't mean you won't do it in the future. Once the people behind you stand on the opposite side of Dajing, will they be able to control you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zilan felt that something in her heart was broken and scattered all over the floor.
Zhuge Yu was right, she was deceiving herself.
She always thought that by fighting for her own place, she could live a peaceful life, but she knew very well that this was just an appearance.
Why did Ji Ningtian want her to be someone Li Shengxuan could rely on? It was so that one day her sword could turn against him and deal a fatal blow to Li Shengxuan.
The higher she climbs, the harder she will hurt Li Shengxuan and Dajing in the future.
However, if she gives up, she will be the one who dies. If she wants to survive, she can only selfishly foresee the outcome and climb up, doing whatever it takes, suffering and sober.
"No matter what Mr. Zhuge thinks, Fang Zilan just wants to be clear in his heart." Fang Zilan said every word seriously, but Zhuge Yu sneered, with a rare mocking look, "If you are harsh, others can't say anything. It's just that you are bullying. People can do it, but it’s okay to deceive yourself. Ever since Shangguan Jing’s incident, you have no word of innocence, let alone a clear conscience? "
The words he said hurt her heart, but she remained silent and didn't speak, feeling that no matter what he said, it was just an excuse.
"That's all, let's do whatever you want." Zhuge Yu stood up with a cold expression, "I want to see what your Fang Zilan's fate will be in the end."
"In any case, if I fall into Master Zhuge's hands, I will not complain at all." Fang Zilan stood up and looked directly into his eyes, "But if it's the other way around and Master Zhuge falls into my hands, I will Even if I risk my life, I will keep Master Zhuge safe."
After she finished speaking, she left. Zhuge Yu looked at her back with a complex expression, ranging from fierce vigilance to unexplainable pity, and he didn't know whether it was for her or for himself.
He couldn't help but laugh to himself. They were all people who couldn't help themselves. Who could be someone's savior?
There is always only one ending for people who are on opposite sides.
She is always so duplicitous and deceiving herself and others, how long can she continue to deceive?
On the other hand, Fang Zilan walked down the stairs of the post house. She was so worried that she felt as if someone had stuffed a mouthful of cotton into her. It was neither light nor heavy, but it made her panic.
If Zhuge Yu was right, Li Shengxuan really wanted her to take over the Xiahou family's position of power. Ji Ningtian would be very satisfied, but she was not happy. Li Shengxuan's treatment of her could not be said to be very good, but it was not bad at all.
She knew very well how difficult it was for a woman to be in power in this era. Even a famous general like Xiahou Yunzhao could not avoid gossip behind his back, let alone someone with an unknown background like her?
But Li Shengxuan just put her on a high position, whether it was a living target or a target of public criticism, in short, the result was that she stood on the top of the mountain and looked down at the thousands.
She thought that the road ahead would be full of difficulties and dangers, but she didn't expect that she would be able to walk in front of Li Shengxuan so steadily.
She knew Zhuge Yu's plan, and she didn't want to doubt it, let alone dare to doubt it. After entering Beijing, there may be traps all over the place, or it may be impossible to guard against open and hidden attacks.
But for the sake of Li Shengxuan's remaining trust in her, Ji Ningtian held her life in his hands, and for herself, even if it meant death, she would still try.
If you don't give it a try, who knows where your way out will be?
