Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1499 Solitary Search

"I met them when I was young and studying at Yancheng Villa. Xie Chen was noble and elegant, while Xiahou Yunzhao was free and easy. They were completely different." Zhuge Yu answered seriously, but Fang Zilan had another thought, "If I have the chance, I really want to meet these two people."

"There will be opportunities in the future." Zhuge Yu took a sip of tea and calmly changed the subject, telling her about the Persian stories he had heard in the western border these days.

Fang Zilan knew that Zhuge Yu would stop talking about the past affairs of the court with her, so she stopped struggling and continued talking along with what Zhuge Yu said.

Who would have thought that a few days later, what she had been talking about, meeting Xiahou Yunzhao and Xie Chen, actually came true.

She had originally thought that she would see Zhuge Yu off when he left, and then return to the Northern Territory at the same time. However, she did not expect that Zhuge Yu would come to her first, and his expression was more serious than ever before: "His Majesty wants you to return to the capital with me."

"Ayu, don't joke with me." Fang Zilan waved her hands in disbelief, but Zhuge Yu showed her the imperial edict. She read it for a long time and didn't come back to her senses. "What does your majesty mean?"

"Xiahou Yunzhao, Xie Chen, and Xiahou Mingxun have come to the capital. His Majesty wants you to go back." Zhuge Yu put away the imperial edict and stuffed it into her hand. "Sister Lan wants to see them, doesn't she? The opportunity is in your hands."

"No..." Fang Zilan frowned, "If I go to Beijing, what should I do in the North?"

"Your Majesty said that the North is peaceful, and it's not a big deal if Sister Lan is gone." Zhuge Yu smiled cunningly, and Fang Zilan was so angry that she jumped up and down, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Are you destroying the bridge after crossing it?"

"Sister Lan has been in Xiguan City for such a long time. Apart from the matter of Huangfu Chen, has the North Territory ever been uneasy for a moment?" Zhuge Yu's smile grew even wider. "Besides, the matter of Huangfu Chen was handled very well by Lord Zhong Yao and Lord Qi Yuming. What else is there to worry about, Sister Lan?"

Fang Zilan shook her head unhappily. "Forget it. Let's go to Beijing. Anyway, I will go back to the North Territory after the Xiahou family leaves Beijing."

"Not necessarily." Zhuge Yu's expression was a little hard to understand. Fang Zilan couldn't help but move forward and asked, "What do you mean by not necessarily?"

"This time back to Beijing..." Zhuge Yu paused, his eyes showing a complicated expression, "I'm afraid Sister Lan won't have to go back to the North anymore."

"What do you mean?" Fang Zilan felt uneasy, but Zhuge Yu did not continue. He looked at the person in front of him steadily, with mixed feelings in his heart.

It was not difficult for him to guess why the three members of the Xiahou family came to Beijing at the same time, and he could also roughly guess what Li Shengxuan was thinking.

He knew that Li Shengxuan had finally made up his mind to hand over power to Fang Zilan.

But if Fang Zilan really doesn't believe it, Li Shengxuan's action will be a serious disaster and there will be no turning back.

Compared to Zhuge Yu who was full of worries, Fang Zilan, Awan and Deputy General Cao were more like travelers who were sightseeing. Besides traveling every day, they also did not forget to stroll around. When they returned to the inn, they would also bring some local specialties or novel gadgets for Zhuge Yu.

Zhuge Yu looked at the items Fang Zilan had piled in front of him and shook his head, "Sister Lan, are you trying to coax a child?"

Fang Zilan pointed at the items on the table and said with a smile, "I always order another portion according to Awan's preferences. You can keep the ones you like. If you don't like them, give them to me and I'll play with them."

"Fang Zilan." Zhuge Yu had never called her by her full name before, which made her straighten her body involuntarily, like a child who had done something wrong. She said awkwardly, "I just think that children from wealthy families have strict family education and probably don't have many opportunities to come into contact with street stuff since childhood, so I'll give you something new..."

"I'm not a child." Zhuge Yu softened his tone, looking very helpless.

Fang Zilan's eyes fell on the table, and she sighed with a sense of loss, "How come you are not a child anymore? My cousin is about your age. Although he is a little aloof on weekdays, he would be more or less happy if he saw these."

Shangguan Min was lying on the bed recovering from his injuries. When he saw Fang Zilan coming in, he was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "What are you doing here, Lord Fang?" Fang Zilan dragged the round stool next to the table and sat down next to the bed. She said naturally, "Lao Cao said you don't want to die, and Awan said you are seriously injured. You protect me so much and don't want me to die, so I came to see you."

She said it so matter-of-factly, as if she was just here to watch the fun.

This made Shangguan Min's breath stuck in his throat. He coughed several times before saying, "I'm fine."

"Really?" Fang Zilan held her chin in her hand and looked at Shangguan Min curiously, "Disregarding life, is this what you call nothing?"

"My injuries are all minor..." Shangguan Min was about to refute, but was interrupted by Fang Zilan: "Shangguan Min, do you want to die?"

Shangguan Min was startled by her question, and he felt bitter in his heart. He opened his mouth but no sound came out.

After a long time, he heard her sigh, and her voice became a little lower, "I'm not worth risking your life for you."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Min couldn't help but look away and closed his eyes tightly.

Since Shangguan Fei's death, he only felt inexplicably lonely and uneasy.

He was haunted by nightmares and couldn't sleep all night. Everything was torment for him, the only living Shangguan.

Day after day, this pain that penetrated deep into his bones almost drove him crazy.

He heard his own voice, hoarse with exhaustion and helplessness.

He said, "I am the only man left in the Shangguan family."

Fang Zilan's pupils trembled, and then she said clearly and calmly every word: "Since you know it, then accept it."

She took out her sergeant certificate from her sleeve and placed it in front of Shangguan Min. "I have done what I promised you. Now it's your turn."

"What?" Shangguan Min opened his eyes suddenly and looked steadily at the person in front of him, but saw that she was as still as a mountain, not wavering in the slightest.

"You said that one day, the Shangguan family will be able to regain its former glory." Fang Zilan folded her hands in front of her body, dignified and solemn, "I said, I will wait and see."

Shangguan Min was speechless for a while before he said a good word in a deep voice.

"Shangguan Fei..." Fang Zilan wanted to say that he brought it upon himself, but when faced with Shangguan Min's slightly empty eyes, she couldn't say it anyway.

She finally changed her voice abruptly, "It's not blood, it's family."

Shangguan Min raised his head and looked at her. Her expression was extremely serious, "The most important thing in the relationship between people is the heart."

She spoke slowly but without hesitation, "Lao Cao, Awan, Qi Yuming, and Lao Li in the army must not be as considerate to you as your original family. But they are also trying in their own way. Stay close to you and hope to do something for you. If you are willing to accept their care, you might as well try to become a family with them.”