Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1361 Accumulation

"The day Master Ah Shi was taken away by the soldiers from the Jiangnan camp, he was wearing clothes made of this kind of fabric." Mingxiang looked at Fang Zilan cautiously. She had no expression on her face and hummed in a low voice, "Anything else?"

Mingxiang was stunned for a moment, Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "A bloodstained collar is not enough to keep you for so long. Tell me what else you have to say, I can bear it."

“And…” Mingxiang slowly spread out the palm of her right hand, revealing an earring. The plum blossom pendant carved from red jade lay there quietly, like a small flame.

Fang Zilan was more familiar with this item, as she had given it to A-Wan on her birthday. In other words...

"Miss Awan has also been detained." Mingxiang said what Fang Zilan was thinking. Seeing her face turn cold, she didn't know that she was secretly criticizing Li Shengxuan's secret guards, which was really useless.

After a long while, Fang Zilan said quietly, "It's as expected. Since it's a deal, then the more bargaining chips we have, the better. They have A Wan and A Shi, and we also have people up and down Fei Ling Mountain."

Mingxiang pursed her lips, her face showing worry, "Master, but tonight is the night when Dabao will appear in front of everyone. Is it really too late? What if they attack Miss Awan and Master Ashi..."

"A bargaining chip that has lost its value cannot be traded." Fang Zilan said in a deep voice: "At least before the transaction is completed, Awan and Ashi can keep their lives."

Without waiting for Mingxiang to speak, she reached out and took away everything in her palm, then handed the brocade box to her, "Return these documents to Sister Mier, and you don't have to come back to me again."

"Master..." A trace of panic flashed across Mingxiang's eyes, but Fang Zilan was not moved at all. "Since you call me master, you should obey my orders."

"But..." Mingxiang wanted to say something, but Fang Zilan didn't give her a chance and said directly: "After you meet Sister Mier, you should do as we agreed before. After the Fang Family Spring Festival is over, you should expose my identity as Zixiu and completely drive Qianjinfang out."

Mingxiang was silent for a while, and finally nodded in agreement, "If the master has made up his mind, then I will obey your orders."

Fang Zilan watched Mingxiang bow to her solemnly and couldn't help but say, "Thank you for all the time."

Mingxiang's expression froze, the corners of her eyes turned red, and she bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from choking.

After watching Mingxiang leave, Fang Zilan took out a document she had kept privately from her sleeve. It recorded the change of ownership of land in Jiangnan over the past ten years, including many aristocratic families she was familiar with.

The Zhuge family, the Wei family, the Ouyang family, the Pei family... all the nine noble families had this problem. This means that almost all the powerful people had been involved in corruption and bribery, and had occupied land. None of them was innocent.

It's like I've walked into a dead end. No matter what I do, I'll hit a wall. It's too late to turn back, and there's no way out.

Princess Erya's eyes fell on Fang Zilan, "Lord Fang, you once went to Di Rong's tribe to seek a solution, do you remember?"

Fang Zilan's expression froze, remembering that at the welcoming banquet, Princess Erya had admitted that she had met her once. It turned out that she had gone to Di Rong's tribe to ask.

"It seems that Lord Fang doesn't remember." Princess Erya took out a bag of herbs from her sleeve and added them all to the teapot. "I can tell you the answer again, but there are some things that Lord Fang needs to remember himself."

After she finished speaking, she picked up the teapot and shook it, then poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Fang Zilan, "Sir Fang, the answer you want is in the Miluo Palace. The only person who can answer your question is the high priest of Miluo."

She paused, "As for this cup of tea, if Lord Fang trusts it, you may drink it." As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Zilan held the cup of tea. A Wan couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wait a minute!"

"Princess Erya, I came here today not only for the poison." Fang Zilan's fingers stroked the edge of the teacup, but she had no intention of drinking tea. "Why did you come to Dajing? And who is the maid next to you?"

"I have to obey the leader's orders." Princess Erya said faintly: "The so-called maid is actually my cousin."

"I understand." Fang Zilan suddenly picked up the teacup and drank it all. "Princess Erya, if you behave yourself after entering the palace, Di Rongwu will be fine. Otherwise..."

She didn't say anything else, but slammed the teacup in her hand on the table with a sound that was neither light nor heavy, as if a warning.

"Thank you, Lord Fang." Princess Erya stood up, folded her hands, and performed the great kowtow to Fang Zilan as the Dirong tribe did.

"Princess Erya, you don't have to do this." Fang Zilan stood up and walked around the table, reaching out to hold Princess Erya's arm, "I can't accept such a great gift."

"If Lord Fang can't bear it, then no one else in the world can." Princess Erya calmly performed the ceremony, then sighed and said, "Lord Fang, your fate was originally very good, it's just a pity."

"What a pity?" Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows and did not comment.

"Master Fang, it is not a long-term solution for one person to carry the souls of thousands of deceased people." Princess Erya lowered her eyes and said, "It is better to let go."

"Thank you Princess Erya for your advice." Fang Zilan exerted force on her hands, leaned over and pulled Princess Erya up from the ground. "In return, I would like to give you a piece of advice. Even though you are gifted, you should still be careful with your words and actions."

"I remember that." Princess Erya quietly broke free of her hand and took a step back. "See you, Lord Fang."

Fang Zilan slowly stood up. Seeing this, Awan hurried to her side and asked in a low voice: "How are you?"

"Nothing." Fang Zilan shook her head and said calmly, "Let's go."

A Wan followed Fang Zi Lan out of the inn. Finally, they got to a place where there were not many people around. She quickly grabbed Fang Zi Lan's wrist and said, "What is that? How dare you drink it? What if..."

"Even if there is a chance, you have to drink." Fang Zilan interrupted Awan, "Whether they are willing or forced, since they dare to stay in Dajing, they must have made some preparations. If I hesitate, I am afraid there will be endless troubles."

"They? You mean..." A Wan said thoughtfully, "Princess Erya and her maid cousin were forced to come to Dajing? Or even forced to enter the palace?"

"Even if you are forced, you may become someone else's pawn." Fang Zilan's expression turned colder. "In the capital, the forces are complicated. Today you play black and he plays white, but tomorrow black and white may be reversed."

"But..." Awan put down her hand and whispered, "I think Princess Erya has no ill intentions. Although I can only guess the herbs she gave you to drink, according to my pulse, it should be beneficial to you and not harmful."

She nodded to herself and said, "Well, if this is the method, maybe we can give it a try."