Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1439 Collusion
Ever since Fang Zilan fainted in front of Yuzhang Palace, she had a high fever and was in a coma for three days and three nights.

Li Shengxuan placed her in the Fengyi Palace of Queen Fang Ziqin and invited many imperial doctors to see her, including the imperial physician Wen Ya.

However, after Wen Ya examined Fang Zilan's pulse, he still asked Li Shengxuan for permission to summon Awan to the palace. It was not that he could not treat her, but that he did not dare to treat her.

He had not expected that the little girl Awan would be so bold and use dangerous medicine. Fang Zilan would surely die if she were handed over to any doctor other than Awan.

If Fang Zilan died, then Ji Ningtian... Wen Ya didn't dare to think further and could only prepare medicine together with Awan for treatment.

Besides, the Empress Dowager in the palace was very angry with Li Shengxuan and Fang Zilan, and the situation outside the palace was not necessarily good either.

The major families who had been watching the fun waited for such a result and no longer felt happy about gloating. Instead, they all felt sympathetic and did not dare to act rashly.

After all, no aristocratic family dares to say that they are absolutely innocent. If the case in the northern border is the first to be investigated and then the powerful people in the capital are investigated, I am afraid that no family of officials can withstand the investigation.

In this way, anyone who could establish some relationship with the Wei family would hint to Wei Mao, either overtly or covertly, to make a big thing small and catch the instigator to cover up the case.

As for Wei Mao, he was annoyed by the sudden task of investigating the case, so he had no choice but to ask Zhuge Ming for help.

Zhuge Yu was certainly not happy to see his elder brother getting involved in this mess, especially since the person who invited his elder brother was Wei Mao.

However, Zhuge Ming's laissez-faire attitude made it difficult for him to say much. Besides, Wei Mao asked Li Shengxuan for permission to allow Zhuge Ming to sit in on the trial, so he could not stop them and naturally could only let them do what they wanted.

However, in this way, he could learn about the development of the case through his eldest brother and judge the situation. In fact, he was also very curious about how many people were involved in the North Border case and how far the case could be investigated.

Until the case is closed, nothing can be known.

When Fang Zilan returned to the house, Awan was busy setting up a banquet and cooking dumplings. Seeing her coming back, she hurried out to greet her, "You are finally back. I have been waiting for so long."

Awan said as she pulled her hand over. Only then did she realize that her hand was so cold that it seemed to have no temperature at all. "Look at your hands, they are so cold. Go back to the house and warm them up."

Without further ado, she dragged Fang Zilan back to the house, walked straight into the inner room, and then casually handed her a hand warmer and asked, "How are your injuries?"

"Nothing." Fang Zilan shook her head blankly. Awan pulled open her sleeves, frowning, "What? I thought His Majesty kept you alone because he saw you were injured and wanted to treat you, but it turned out not to be the case."

"Kindness?" Fang Zilan repeated softly. Awan was busy helping her treat her wounds and didn't notice her thoughts for a moment, so she casually replied, "What else? Why did His Majesty keep you here?"

"Nothing." Fang Zilan shook her head violently, calmed down, and changed the subject, "Today is New Year's Eve, there are not many people in our house, it is still a bit deserted."

"Yeah." A Wan agreed, looking dissatisfied, "Last year, at least I had Shangguan Min to set off fireworks with me, Lieutenant General Li cooked dumplings, and Lieutenant General Cao prepared a banquet. I didn't have to worry about these things. This year, Lieutenant General Cao is the only one busy. I feel embarrassed to take a break."

As she spoke, she suddenly seemed to remember something and changed the subject, "It's strange. It's already New Year's Day, but our mansion hasn't received a single congratulatory letter from the North. It's ok for others, but why haven't we heard from Lieutenant General Li and Lord Qi? It's really strange."

Hearing this, Fang Zilan suddenly remembered what Pei Xiaoze had told her in the palace, that there was a major corruption case in the northern border recently, and the person involved was Qi Yuming. There were many things to do during the day, so she forgot about it as soon as she turned her head. Now that Awan mentioned it, she became alert.

Based on her understanding of Qi Yuming, he would never do such a thing as embezzlement and bribery. She thought someone was framing him.

But if it was just a frame-up, with Qi Yuming's methods and his friendship with Zhong Yao, he should have been investigated long ago, and would never have been brought to the emperor in the capital. It made such a big fuss, could it be that Zhong Yao was in trouble too?
A Wan bandaged Fang Zilan's wound and waved her hand in front of her. "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." She said solemnly, "Awan, go and quietly call Deputy General Cao over. Don't attract the attention of other people in the mansion."

Seeing how serious she was, Awan did not dare to be negligent and immediately found an excuse to call Deputy General Cao over.

As soon as Deputy General Cao entered the inner room, he saw Fang Zilan with a cold face. He was puzzled and heard her ask, "Has Old Li exchanged letters with you recently?"

"No." Deputy General Cao shook his head. "The last time we communicated was when we moved the government office. Old Li sent a congratulatory letter to Beijing. After that, there has been no more letters."

Fang Zilan remained silent. Deputy General Cao's heart skipped a beat. "Boss, is there something wrong in the North?"

Hearing what Vice General Cao said, Awan was also shocked, "Just now, did His Majesty keep you here to talk about this?"

"No." Fang Zilan's voice deepened. "I heard someone in the palace today saying that a major corruption case has occurred in the northern border recently, and the person involved is Qi Yuming..."

She had only said half of her words when she heard Deputy General Cao anxiously say, "Lord Qi would never do such a thing!"

"How could I not know?" Fang Zilan sighed, "I was the one who promoted Qi Yuming. This matter is probably aimed at me."

A Wan interjected doubtfully, "But even if this matter is directed at you, a corruption case requires evidence of financial transactions. What do you have in the North that can convince them..."

However, she stopped abruptly before she finished speaking, and finally murmured, "Could it be Huo Sanniang's business?"

Her voice was very soft, but it still fell into Fang Zilan's ears word for word. She subconsciously asked, "What did you say?"

A Wan's face changed, and she said anxiously, "Didn't Fang Lihui send someone here before the New Year? He said that there was a problem with the business in the North. At that time, the person was hesitant and couldn't explain it clearly, but I thought that the Fang family had been doing business for so many years and was always reputable, so I didn't ask too many questions. Now I think..."

She didn't dare to say anything more. Fang Zilan listened to her words, her lips pursed into a straight line, and her expression became colder.

Her business in the northern border was originally in the hands of Huo Sanniang. Later, in order to help Fang Liren leave the Fang family, she gave it all to Fang Lihui.

That made sense. Someone took advantage of her business to make a fuss. When she was not in the North, they dragged everyone related to her into the water one by one, making it impossible for her to stay out of trouble. In the end, she could only be dragged into the deep pool.

But what role did Fang Lihui play in this? Was he a sinister thug who helped the mastermind to stab her in the back, or was he an innocent person who was in the same boat with her?