Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1557 Fall

"General Dugu, your sister Dugu Linxiu has admitted that she is the gatekeeper of the five families in Lingnan..." As soon as Xie Chenfu opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Dugu Linkai, "Mr. Xie, what can an ignorant woman say to save her husband? You believe this kind of words that are obviously directed by someone?"

"Instigated by someone?" The head of the Wu family repeated these four words, and said with a smile: "General Dugu, you dare to say anything to get Madam Fu out."

"I think General Dugu is not protecting Madam Fu, but his Dugu family." Lord Liu snorted, "Didn't you hear? He keeps talking about Dugu Linxiu. Is he going to support Madam Fu to the end?"

"Isn't that just perfect?" The head of the Wu family and Lord Liu echoed each other, "Mrs. Fu is the gatekeeper of the five families in Lingnan, but she is a well-known vicious dog in the southeast. I was wondering how a weak woman like her could act so cruelly. Now it seems that the Dugu family is supporting her, so she is so fearless..."

"My two lords, please be careful with your words." Dugu Linkai said sternly, "My Dugu family knows nothing about what the five Lingnan families did. Do you think that just because Lin Xiu married Fu Congnan, the entire Dugu family is an accomplice?"

"Whether it is or not, you have no say." Xiahou Yunzhao said calmly, "We will know after the trial in court."

Dugu Linkai frowned. Seeing that the head of the Wu family and Lord Liu were in a united front, Xiahou Yunzhao added fuel to the fire. If this continued, let alone taking Dugu Linxiu away, it would be difficult for the Dugu family to escape unscathed.

"That's enough." Dugu Linxiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "What my husband Fu Congnan did has nothing to do with the Dugu family, and the same goes for me."

As she spoke, she looked at Dugu Linkai steadily, "Brother, you said that it was my father who ordered you to come here and take me back to Xiguan City for trial. Then let me ask you, what is my crime?"

Dugu Linkai was stunned, as if he had never expected Dugu Linxiu to suddenly ask this. Before he could say anything, he heard her say, "If you were to talk about sin, my original sin was that I was born in the Dugu family, but as a girl. In the past few years, I have been restricted by the name of Dugu. If not for this, I might not be standing here today."

"Lin Xiu, what did you say?" Dugu Linkai's voice trembled slightly. Dugu Linxiu curled his lips and said, "Did I say something wrong? If black and white are reversed, I will be the winner."

"It's a pity that you lost." The speaker was Wu Ying who had been kneeling on the ground. She raised her head and looked directly into Dugu Linxiu's eyes. She saw the smile in her eyes getting brighter. "I don't regret it. I gambled my life and property, so what if I lose?"

After she finished speaking, she suddenly took off the golden hairpin on her head, and her long hair fell down like a waterfall. "There is something I should have done a long time ago."

"Sister!" Dugu Ming exclaimed, and rushed over, only to see Dugu Linxiu cut off a section of hair neatly -

"Today, Dugu Linxiu cuts off all ties with the Dugu family and shaves his head as a proof that the Dugu family has not given birth to me and raised me in vain. From now on, the Dugu family will never have a person named Dugu Linxiu."

Dugu Ming subconsciously reached out to catch the piece of broken hair. His lips moved but he couldn't say anything. He only felt that the broken hair in his hand was like a ball of fire, burning his whole body.

"Lin Xiu..." Dugu Linkai pushed Dugu Ming away and pinched Dugu Linxiu's shoulders, "Do you know what you are doing?"

"Dugu Linkai, go back and tell Dugu Xin." Calling his father and brother by their names for the first time was more satisfying than Dugu Linxiu had imagined.

So she looked at Dugu Linkai's face which was slightly distorted due to his suppressed anger, and smiled softly, "This time, I don't want the Dugu family anymore."

"I am finally free."

Murong Qing smiled slightly, "Sister is willing to live and die with me, which is something I have never thought about." "After all, I have half of the token that can command the Silver Armor Army." Fang Zilan said frankly: "Since I will not hand it over, I naturally cannot sever my relationship."

"Really?" Murong Qing asked ambiguously. Fang Zilan did not respond, so he said to himself, "In that case, I will give the order. Tomorrow..."

"Wait." Fang Zilan interrupted Murong Qing, "If I still insist on protecting the Fang family, what will you do?"

Murong Qing didn't seem surprised and asked instead, "What does sister want me to do?"

"I just want to confirm." Fang Zilan said word by word: "Does your promise to me count?"

"As a matter of fact." Murong Qing calmed down, "If sister still insists on protecting the Fang family, I have a way to make her happy."

Fang Zilan came close to Murong Qing and said softly: "I would like to hear the details."

"The death of King Rongan is related to poisonous insects and poisonous weeds. If you follow this line of investigation, you will find more than just bandits." Murong Qing said meaningfully: "The five families in Lingnan are the first to bear the brunt, and the Xiahou family who is married to him can hardly be spared. "

Fang Zilan was noncommittal, "That's the Xiahou family. Even if they are really found guilty, what can Xie Chen do as the inquisitor?"

"Then Xie Chen's status as chief judge will be abolished." Murong Qing said lightly, "As long as the person involved is Xiahou Yunzhao, Xie Chen will have to avoid suspicion. Even if Li Shengxuan allows it, he will not be able to be the chief judge. .”

"Your Majesty, do you know who Xie Chen is?" Fang Zilan sat back and opened the distance between the two of them, "He and Xia Hou Yunzhao are just having an affair as children, far from the extent of avoiding suspicion. "

"It's just an affair between sons and daughters?" Murong Qing repeated Fang Zilan's words and laughed dumbly, "Sister, do you know that it was this affair between daughters and sons that ruined the Xie family? Otherwise, how could he have no official and no name now, just a member of Yancheng? Teacher?"

"It's true that there is no official, but if Xie Chen is unknown, who in the world can be called famous?" Fang Zilan glanced sideways and met Murong Qing's eyes, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it, if Xie Chen becomes famous? If he really ruined the Xie family because of his children’s personal relationship, how could he not destroy anything else because of his children’s personal relationship?”

After her words fell, Murong Qing felt a chill running down his spine, but he still insisted: "If this is the case, the personal relationship between children is Xie Chen's weakness, as long as it is controlled..."

"Who is the crown prince Xiahou Yunzhao that you can control?" Fang Zilan chuckled, "Right now Awan is in the hands of the Xiahou family. They control me, not them."

Murong Qing was stunned for a moment, and then responded, "You have never thought of operating on the Xiahou family?"

"It's not that I have never thought about it." Fang Zilan closed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "What I want to do is use the Xiahou family as a sword to deal with the five Lingnan families."

"Now that you've thought about it, why are you still asking me?" Murong Qing's expression turned cold, and he was obviously holding his breath.

"Of course I want to say hello to my good husband." Fang Zilan deliberately emphasized the words "good husband" with a hint of teasing in her voice, "I won't be able to go back to the capital for a while."