Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1646 Coldness
Zhuge Yu's eyes flashed with praise, "Sister Lan is indeed very attentive. In addition to the elite soldiers and generals in the eastern part of Dajing, the Xiahou family also controls the Xia family troops who surrendered from Baiyue. These people will not be truly used by Dajing. They only listen to Xiahou Yunzhao's orders and are now mercenaries. If the Xiahou family returns the military power, it will only return the part in the eastern part."

Fang Zilan didn't speak for a long time after he finished speaking. Just when he wanted to say something to break the silence, he suddenly heard her voice, "So, Ayu, your guess is that His Majesty has a change of heart and wants to change the target of public criticism? Or is it that the Xiahou family went to Beijing this time in order to stop escorting His Majesty?"

Feeling guilty? Zhuge Yu keenly caught these four words and thought they were a little funny. In fact, it was just a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.

"You can say that." Zhuge Yu nodded, and Fang Zilan smiled with an ambiguous smile, "The Empress Dowager will not sit idly by. If the target of public criticism changes, her previous efforts will be in vain."

"If the target of public criticism is actually the Empress Dowager's man, she would not have any objection." Zhuge Yu's expression was indifferent and no expression could be seen.

"Mr. Zhuge means that I might be the Empress Dowager's person?" Fang Zilan changed the address calmly, with a hint of vigilance in her expression.

Zhuge Yu said so much, it was impossible for her not to notice anything. From the day he received the imperial edict, his words had a hidden meaning, and his words just now were also obvious. If Li Shengxuan really had this intention as he expected, then she would be one of the new targets of public criticism.

"I know you are not." Zhuge Yu said firmly, his tone heavy, "But it is not difficult for me to see that you are not His Majesty's man. Fang Zilan, who are you after all?"

"Does it really matter who I belong to?" Fang Zilan still had a faint smile on her face and said nonchalantly, "Mr. Zhuge, to be honest, have I ever done anything to harm the capital?"

"Fang Zilan, do you really have to deceive yourself like this?" Zhuge Yu snorted coldly, "Just because you don't do it today doesn't mean you won't do it in the future. Once the people behind you stand on the opposite side of Dajing, will you still be able to do it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zilan felt that something in her heart shattered and scattered all over the floor.

Zhuge Yu was right, she was deceiving herself.

She always thought that she could live a stable life if she made a place for herself, but she knew in her heart that this was just an appearance.

Why did Ji Ningtian want her to be someone Li Shengxuan could rely on? It was so that one day her sword would turn against him and deal a fatal blow to Li Shengxuan.

The higher she climbs, the more she will hurt Li Shengxuan and damage Dajing in the future.

However, if she gave up, she would be the one to die. If she wanted to live, she could only selfishly foresee the consequences and climb up, using any means necessary, in pain and clarity.

"No matter what Master Zhuge thinks, Fang Zilan only wants to have a clear conscience." Fang Zilan said every word seriously, but Zhuge Yu sneered, showing a rare mockery, "If you are stubborn, others can't say anything. It's just that you can deceive others, but you can't deceive yourself. Since the Shangguan Jing incident, you have no innocence to speak of, let alone have a clear conscience?"

Every word he said hit her heart. She remained silent, feeling that whatever she said would just be an excuse.

"Forget it, it's up to you." Zhuge Yu stood up, his expression cold, "I want to see what the end of you, Fang Zilan, will be." "No matter what, if I fall into Master Zhuge's trick, I will not have any complaints." Fang Zilan stood up and looked him straight in the eye, "But if on the contrary, Master Zhuge falls into my hands, I will protect him even if I die."

She left after she finished speaking. Zhuge Yu looked at her back with a complicated expression, one of vigilance and fierceness, but also of an inexplicable feeling of pity and reluctance. He didn't know whether it was towards her or himself.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself. We were all helpless, so who could be anyone else's savior?

For people on opposite sides, there is only one ending.

She is always saying one thing and thinking another, deceiving herself and others. How long can she deceive others?
"Miss Fang San, I'm really sorry..." Cai Cheng couldn't help but Fang Zilan suddenly became much calmer, "Since you call me Miss Fang San, you should know that I am the daughter of the Fang family of the Prime Minister's Palace. Although I am weak, He cannot take care of himself, but he is not someone who can be intimidated by just a few words."

Cai Cheng quickly waved his hand and said: "Miss Fang San, this is not a threat, it's just that your body is indeed in a state of exhaustion..."

"So what?" Fang Zilan intercepted his last words, her voice trembled slightly, but she still said word by word: "Do your best and obey fate. No one can tell how long I can live."

Mo Han in the crowd raised his head abruptly when he heard this. For some reason, the seemingly delicate Third Miss Fang seemed to have merged with his Sister Lan at this moment, as if they had never left.

Fang Zilan met Mo Han's gaze. Although it was only for a brief moment, they both understood each other. Then she bowed and said solemnly, "The flowers are in full bloom today, but I am very tired, so I will not disturb you all here."

After saying this, she said goodbye to Mrs. Wang and saluted everyone present one by one. However, before the ceremony was completed, she could no longer hold up and fell over again. Amid everyone's exclamations, she was finally sent back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The next morning, Empress Fang Ziqin summoned Wang Quanrui's wife and the other wives who had attended the flower party yesterday to the palace. In addition, all the women in the capital who had imperial edicts and were of high rank were also summoned to the palace.

Fang Ziqin did not directly talk about the embarrassing situation of Fang Zilan who was in trouble again and again yesterday but no one offered to help. Instead, she went from house to house to criticize the sisters and sisters-in-law, making the female members sweat profusely. Even the dumbest ones could hear the hidden meaning.

It was not until the afternoon that, although Fang Ziqin tried to persuade them to stay, none of the female relatives dared to stay for lunch and they all left the palace in a hurry. Only then did they feel relieved.

It was widely rumored in the capital that Fang Ziqin had been in charge of the household at the age of ten, married to Prince Xiang at the age of sixteen, and was in charge of the harem until now, so everyone knew that she was not an ordinary daughter of aristocratic family. She usually did not show off, but once she was disciplined like she was today, it was a sharp move.

Everyone in the Fang family protects their own children, and Fang Ziqin is clearly telling the world that no one can bully her sister.

The female relatives who returned to the various mansions had learned their lesson and unanimously excluded Fang Zilan from the list of their daily banquets, tacitly ignoring her.

(End of this chapter)