Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1438: Consideration
"My cousin is His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng. How dare you say that about him?" Dugu Huizhen glared at Fang Zilan, who seemed oblivious. "Not to mention that you and His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng are only related in some way, but you call him your cousin without authorization. Let's talk about His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng himself. Does he know that you have accused him of coveting someone else's woman out of nothing?"

"You..." Dugu Huizhen was choked and speechless, but Fang Zilan had no intention of letting her go, "Besides, I heard that your purpose of coming to the capital this time is to enter the palace. You are about to become His Majesty's concubine, so you don't have to worry about His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng anymore."

Dugu Huizhen took a step back in anger, and the maid beside her hurriedly helped her stand more steadily. Seeing this, Fang Zilan curled her lips and said, "Miss Dugu, did I hit the nail on the head?"

"Madam, you are already a married woman, how can you still be so shameless?" Dugu Huizhen blushed, and Fang Zilan smiled even more, "Miss Dugu questioned me first, I just told the truth."

Dugu Huizhen wanted to explain, but Awan laughed at her. "A young lady from a rich family who has not yet married has come to the wife of Prince Zhongzheng to speak up for His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng. Who has no shame?"

"Where did you come from, you wild girl? I'm talking to the Crown Prince's wife, so why do you have the right to interrupt?" Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Fang Zilan, Dugu Huizhen turned around and vented her anger on Awan.

"I'm not some wild girl." Awan put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "I'm here on the orders of the Queen to see Prince Zhongzheng and his wife..."

"Empress?" Dugu Huizhen sneered, interrupting Awan's next words and sneered, "What's the situation of the Fang family now? They can't even protect themselves, and the one in the palace probably won't live for many days..."

"Shut up." Fang Zilan interrupted Dugu Huizhen with a cold voice, but she seemed to have grasped something vital and kept pursuing, "Are you afraid, Madam? For women from aristocratic families like us, our birth is our best support. The Fang family can never compete with the Dugu family, and the one in the palace can naturally not compete with me."

Fang Zilan's face showed no expression, so Dugu Huizhen continued to talk to herself, "Even if His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng is stuck here, I won't. Your Majesty is in his prime, and once I enter the palace, it is only a matter of time before I give birth to an heir. After all, the Lord of Dajing has the blood of our Dugu family flowing in his veins, and there will always be a place for our Dugu family in this world."

Her implication was obvious. She not only wanted to replace Fang Ziqin, but also intended to become the second empress dowager.

Fang Zilan said indifferently: "Why do you think that you can do what Queen Mother Dugu didn't do?"

Dugu Huizhen was stunned. Empress Dowager Dugu had tried her best but failed to put Li Qiyou on the throne because the will of Emperor Tai'an was written in black and white and could not be changed. But she had never heard of Li Shengxuan making any will. But Fang Zilan's hidden meaning made it clear that she knew something...

She shook her head, trying to shake off these thoughts, but Fang Zilan's voice was close to her ears, "Who rules the world? It's not up to one family or one person to decide."

Fang Zilan nodded in agreement. Awan came close to her and whispered, "I heard that people in the capital have been saying that you are a disaster star recently."

"Me?" Fang Zilan pointed at herself with her finger. Awan hummed and muttered, "If you ask me, it's all nonsense without any basis, but it's still disturbing when so many people spread it."

Fang Zilan finally understood, so she asked directly: "Why do people say that I am a disaster star?"

"Because since you showed up, first the Shangguan family and then the Xiahou family, either collapsed or retreated." A Wan said while counting on her fingers, "And the Fang family, the original head Fang Liren is missing, replaced by the playboy Fang Lihui, and now the Pei family and the Ouyang family are in constant turmoil and can hardly continue."

Fang Zilan nodded and said, "It sounds a bit unreasonable."

Ah Wan was furious. "Not only that, they say that you are a woman, but you hold a high position, which is why people around you are watching you with eager eyes, and there are constant wars in all directions."

Fang Zilan laughed out loud, "Are all the rumors now true? In the past, it was said that beautiful women were the source of trouble. Since when did a Yaksha Shura like me become a disaster for the country and its people?"

A Wan heard the joke in her words clearly, but she was still indignant, "How can they have two faces? During the war, you were an invincible general who protected the country and the people. Now that we are in a peaceful and prosperous era, you have only been involved in one or two trivial matters. How come you have become a disaster?" "Trivial matters?" Fang Zilan smiled, A Wan frowned and said, "Isn't it? Whether it is rescuing Miss Fang or helping Miss Ouyang, they are all righteous acts..."

She suddenly stopped talking, as if she suddenly realized something, and opened her eyes wide, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

Fang Zilan smiled and said nothing, but handed the medicine bowl back to Awan.

Awan wanted to ask something else, but a servant came running over in a panic, trembling, "Master Fang, His Majesty... His Majesty has come to our house..."

Even Fang Zilan was stunned when she heard this, "Your Majesty, what is he doing here?"

"I don't know." The servant shook his head like a rattle, "Your Majesty..."

"Okay, you can leave now." Fang Zilan stood up and looked at the person walking towards her not far away. It was Li Shengxuan.

In order to avoid being noticed, Li Shengxuan wore low-key casual clothes, and Xiahou Zhang who followed behind him was also dressed simply. The two of them were inconspicuous in the bustling crowd.

However, Fang Zilan's eyes fell on Li Shengxuan, and she couldn't move them away for a long time. For some reason, she always felt that the figure in black clothes and cloak in front of her was inexplicably familiar.

It seemed as if they had known each other many years ago.

Awan and the servant bowed to Li Shengxuan from a distance, then turned and left, leaving Fang Zilan alone, staring at the person who was approaching from afar, without moving for a long time.

Li Shengxuan seemed relieved when he saw Fang Zilan. He didn't even care that she stayed there and forgot to greet him. He said softly, "I heard that you took a few days off. I thought you were sick..."

He paused, and finally said, "Not bad."

The two words, as light as a feather, made Fang Zilan feel a strange emotion in her heart, both unexpected and tender. She had never thought that Li Shengxuan would miss her.

"I... am fine." Fang Zilan opened her mouth hesitantly. Many thoughts flashed through her mind, but none of them could explain why Li Shengxuan appeared here.

The atmosphere was tense for a moment, and Xiahou Zhang tactfully withdrew. Li Shengxuan looked at Fang Zilan steadily, without asking any questions or explaining his intentions, and the two of them fell into silence.

"you……"

"His Majesty……"

Suddenly, they both spoke at the same time, but stopped at the same time. After smiling at each other, Li Shengxuan said first: "I want to see you."