Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1369 Secret

Fang Zilan was wearing a veil, and her figure did not seem very real in the night, but it was enough to arouse Dugu Ming's vigilance.

"Who?" Dugu Ming's move was very fast, but he only touched the corner of Fang Zilan's clothes. She chuckled and said, "Young General Dugu is quite skilled."

Fang Zilan did not deliberately change her voice, so Dugu Ming easily recognized her, "You are... the wife of the prince?"

"Yes." Fang Zilan raised her hand to remove her veil, revealing her true face. "It is inconvenient for you to come here so late at night. I have no choice but to do this. I hope General Dugu will forgive me."

Dugu Ming frowned, not believing Fang Zilan's words at all. "Since the Madam knew it was inconvenient, why did she come here so late at night?"

"I have my own reasons." Fang Zilan looked so pitiful, but Dugu Ming was unmoved. "Why? The wife of the prince was able to sneak through the heavy guards and stand in front of me. What other reasons could she have?"

"Young General Dugu, you don't have to flatter me." Fang Zilan waved her hand. "During this special period, of course I also used some extraordinary measures."

Dugu Ming's eyes were full of scrutiny as he looked at Fang Zilan. "I heard earlier that the Crown Prince's wife was delicate and frail, but seeing her today, I find that it's not true."

"Seeing is believing." Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "General Dugu, there is no need to test me. The one standing before you now is the third daughter of the Fang family, the wife of the loyal prince - Fang Zilan, absolutely the real one."

Dugu Ming was silent for a while before he said, "It's General Dugu."

Fang Zilan smiled even more, "I will change my mind when General Dugu takes over the important task from General Dugu Xin."

Dugu Ming was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Do you know my father?"

"General Dugu Xin has been guarding the Western Border for several years. Who in Dajing doesn't recognize him?" Fang Zilan was vague about the words, but Dugu Ming was still relentless, "Really? But I always feel that the Crown Prince's wife is not telling me the truth."

Fang Zilan's smile froze on her face. "Young General Dugu, I risked my life to come to see you, not to talk about these things..."

"Madam, if you are unwilling to tell me the truth..." Dugu Ming paused, "Then no matter what you say, I will not believe it."

Fang Zilan restrained her expression and asked, "What will it take for General Dugu to believe me?"

Before Dugu Ming opened his mouth, Fang Zilan added, "There are some things that I won't tell you even if General Dugu asks."

Before she finished her words, Dugu Ming suddenly spoke up, "Just one thing."

His resolute look made Fang Zilan feel relieved. "Young General Dugu, please ask again."

Hearing this, Dugu Ming took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Madam, have we met before?"

It would have been impolite to ask this in the daytime, let alone in the middle of the night, which was filled with an indescribable ambiguity.

But he asked in a serious manner, without feeling anything wrong, which made Fang Zilan not know how to answer. "The wife of the prince can't answer?" Dugu Ming thought for a moment, "Then let me change the question, Qiluo City..."

"Yes." Fang Zilan interrupted Dugu Ming's question and met his gaze, "We have indeed met."

The intuition of people who have experienced many battles is always accurate, not to mention that when Dajing and Miluo fought, Dugu Ming rushed to help Qiluo City and saw her. Even if she could hide it for a while, she probably couldn't hide it forever.

Dugu Ming bowed and said, "Madam, rest assured, I will keep my mouth shut."

Fang Zilan coughed lightly, "Young General Dugu, there is no need to do this..."

"It has to be this way." Dugu Ming stood up and looked at Fang Zilan steadily. "The Crown Prince's wife is already married, but I haven't arranged a marriage yet. If what happened tonight is known to a third person, our reputations will be ruined."

Ouyang Zirou couldn't help but stand up and kneel in the center of the hall. "Your Majesty, the improved crossbow was not made by me alone, but everything from the design to the blueprint was done by me. It's just that I'm not good at blacksmithing that I couldn't do the last step myself. If someone wants to question your majesty's will because of this, I am willing to make an improved crossbow myself to silence the voice of doubt."

Fang Zilan took a deep breath. Ouyang Zirou was such a silly girl. Others had set a trap for her, but she actually went in. If she were to make it herself, she would definitely come up with many reasons to postpone her taking over the arsenal indefinitely.

She made up her mind and took a step towards Ouyang Zirou. However, before she took the second step, she heard Li Shengxuan say, "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. When Miluo invaded, the whole court was arguing with each other, but no one dared to fight with real swords and guns. At that time, I didn't ask them to do everything personally, and I won't ask them to do so now, Miss Ouyang."

Before he finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the hall fell silent. Only Fang Zilan couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her lips. It seemed that she had no chance to speak.

However, Li Shengxuan mentioned her in the next sentence, "When it comes to military preparations, military commanders have the most say. Duke Yue, I saw you take two steps, it shouldn't be to stretch your muscles, I think you have something to say?"

Fang Zilan calmed down, walked to Ouyang Zirou's side, and said with a bow, "Your Majesty, although I was not involved in the whole process when Miss Ouyang improved the crossbow, I can see her talent and dedication. If the weapons workshop is handed over to her, the military preparation of Dajing will be promising. As a general who protects the country, I can rest assured."

"The Duke of Yue said this..." As soon as Li Shengxuan started to speak, he was interrupted by the imperial censor who had just given his advice, "Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, the imperial censor fell to his knees with a plop and kowtowed hard, "Your Majesty, this matter concerns the armament of the capital and must not be trivial..."

"Child's play?" Li Shengxuan stopped him and snorted coldly: "Sun Yushi, don't think that just because you are young, you can rely on your old age in front of me. If you are so stubborn and unclear, I will allow you to You immediately resign as censor and return to your hometown to retire."

Sun Yushi was stunned for a moment. Su Yun next to him seemed to have finally come to his senses and walked out quickly, "Your Majesty, Sun Yushi is old and it is common for him to have low energy. He..."

Su Yun was halfway through his plea when he saw Li Shengxuan raised his hand and said: "For the sake of Sun Yushi and the Yushitai people who have worked hard for many years, I will give you a face and give an explanation to the civil and military officials of the dynasty, so that Ouyang The young lady will take over the arsenal with all due authority."

Su Yun frowned slightly, "Your Majesty means..."

"I have just said that the generals have the most say in matters of armaments. Since only the Duke of Yue's statement is not enough to convince the public, then let all the aristocratic families guarding the four realms come to express their views." Li Shengxuan said without anger: "Baiyue As long as more than half of Xiahou, the southeastern camp, Dugu in the west, Huangfu in the north, and the Duke of Yue and the Wei family in Beijing agree, Ouyang Zirou can take over the military workshop, otherwise he will never be allowed to serve as an official in the court. "