Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1448 Disposal
A Wan's face was full of suspicion, "When did the Queen change her gender and start chanting sutras and praying for blessings?"

"What are you talking about?" Fang Zilan said amusedly: "The capital worships Buddhism, isn't it natural for the Queen to recite sutras and pray for blessings?"

Awan pursed her lips and changed her voice as if she remembered something, "By the way, I have one more thing to tell you."

Fang Zilan saw that Awan's expression was a little more serious, so she couldn't help but sit up straight and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It has something to do with Mr. Xie Yanping, the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion." A Wan looked worried. "He said that Mr. Xu Youtong's house was not an ordinary accident, but someone deliberately set fire to it, and everyone in the house was killed before that. Arson. , just to cover up the truth of the murder.”

Fang Zilan calmed her expression and said quietly: "Awan, what do you want to say?"

"Fang Zilan, someone will find out the truth." Awan held Fang Zilan's shoulders and stared into her eyes, "Master Xie Yanping will not give up. As long as he continues to investigate, one day..."

"Even if there is such a day." Fang Zilan interrupted Awan in a deep voice, "I will not escape."

"But..." Awan hesitated, and finally said: "As far as I know, Mr. Xie Yanping has been kneeling outside the palace for a day. It just snowed yesterday..."

She paused for a moment before saying, "If Mr. Xie Yanping insists on remonstrating, your Majesty cannot ignore it. If the matter becomes serious, officials and even the people of the world will not give up easily."

"The matter has become serious." Fang Zilan's expression was gloomy and unclear. "Dozens of people in the Xu family died overnight. No matter how you look at it, it is a shocking case."

"Then you can still sit still?" Awan's brows knitted together, and Fang Zilan said noncommittally: "Because there are more important things, otherwise why do you think the Empress Dowager suddenly returned to the palace?"

Hearing this, Awan was stunned, "Are these two things related?"

Fang Zilan did not answer directly, but said paradoxically: "If His Majesty goes to Jiangnan in person, someone will be needed in the capital. The affairs of the court can be left to His Highness King Yucheng, and the affairs of the harem can be left to the Queen, but the people in this city... …”

She paused meaningfully for a moment and then said: "We need to be led by a superior person who can stabilize people's hearts."

"Can't His Highness King Yucheng and the Empress control people's hearts?" Awan asked doubtfully: "With their status, isn't it easy to stabilize people's hearts?"

"Not necessarily." Fang Zilan shook her head, "The Empress Dowager has gone through the chaos of the previous dynasty and three generations of emperors, and she can stabilize people's hearts better than any relatives of the emperor."

"So what you're saying is..." Awan's eyes widened, "The Empress Dowager is most likely invited back to Yuzhang Palace by His Majesty?"

"That's right." Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "However, for some people, this is also a signal."

"What signal?" A Wan asked curiously. Fang Zilan lowered her eyes and said, "Before your Majesty ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager joined forces with the Empress Dowager and the ministers in the court to assist His Royal Highness Prince Yucheng to ascend the throne. Now that your Majesty is not in the capital, do you think they can still hold their breath?"

A Wan was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She whispered, "This is treason. How dare they..." Fang Zilan snorted and didn't say much. At the same time, in the imperial study, Li Shengxuan and Zhuge Yu stood opposite each other and talked about the same thing.

"Your Majesty, if the Empress Dowager returns to the capital, I'm afraid..." Zhuge Yu didn't continue, Li Shengxuan interrupted: "Are you afraid that she will instigate Qiyou to usurp the throne?"

"It's not impossible." Zhuge Yu said frankly, and Li Shengxuan's lips curled slightly. "Although the Empress Dowager dotes on Qiyou, she has never disappointed anyone in the face of the overall situation and what is right and wrong."

As soon as Fang Zilan stepped out of the house, Madam Pei pestered her, "Sir Fang, I'm glad to see that you are okay."

"Madam Pei, I'm in a hurry to enter the palace. Let's talk about it another day." Fang Zilan pushed Madam Pei away perfunctorily. She was about to follow but was separated by Zheng Yan.

"Master Fang!" Madam Pei shouted and suddenly knelt on the ground. "I was wrong about what happened yesterday, but the second Miss Fang is indeed engaged to the Pei family. This is an indisputable fact. Master Fang, you can't just cut off this marriage just because you have a grudge against the Pei family, right?"

"What did you say?" Fang Zilan looked back at Mrs. Pei, her eyes were like icy sharp edges, piercing her and making her shiver.

However, when Madam Pei thought of Pei Ranqing's cold and ruthless appearance, the wounds on her body began to ache. She simply made up her mind and shouted, "Master Fang, I would rather destroy ten temples than destroy a marriage. Today, I apologize to you on behalf of the Pei family. I beg you to let Miss Fang go and make this marriage come true!"

Fang Zilan was furious. This was the first time she had seen such a person telling lies and twisting right and wrong. But before she could get angry, the palace servant beside her said, "Master Fang, His Majesty is still waiting for you."

"I..." Fang Zilan looked at the palace maid's back and had no choice but to stamp her feet and follow her. She was full of anger and her whole face was gloomy when she walked into the imperial study.

Li Shengxuan looked at her angrily bowing and said with a smile: "Why are you so angry?"

"No." Fang Zilan lowered her head. Li Shengxuan walked up to her and looked at her with interest. After a while, he asked, "What is your relationship with Miss Fang?"

"What?" Fang Zilan reacted suddenly and waved her hand, "It doesn't matter. I just think that Duke Ran is too cunning and not a good man, and Miss Fang is too straightforward. The two of them are really not suitable."

"I didn't know you could be a matchmaker?" Li Shengxuan smiled, Fang Zilan avoided his gaze, "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace just to tease me?"

Li Shengxuan stopped smiling and said seriously, "Don't interfere in this matter anymore. The Empress Dowager has already issued an order to grant the marriage."

"What did your majesty say?" Fang Zilan was shocked. Li Shengxuan said calmly, "What Dajing needs is rest and recuperation, not internal friction. The prime minister stood on the side of the poor family, and Duke Yan represented the noble family. The marriage between the two parties is not only the intention of the Empress Dowager, but also my attitude."

Fang Zilan was silent for a long time, and Li Shengxuan said calmly: "When poor families fight each other, both will suffer. Fang Zilan, do you think that the two sides cannot coexist, and that is why you are always hostile to the Pei family?"

"I don't know." Fang Zilan looked calm. Li Shengxuan said in a deep voice, "Duke Yan may not be a good person, but he has been conscientious and responsible during the years when Pei was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, you might not have been able to survive the month in Qiluo City."

Hearing this, Fang Zilan took a deep breath and met Li Shengxuan's gaze. "I don't know how many complicated things happened in Qiluo City that month. I only know one thing, that is, I held on. But if it wasn't such a critical moment, some people would probably wish me dead."