Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 374 Hidden Arrow
Fang Zilan took a step back, Ouyang Zirou jumped up to nothing, stepped forward and said anxiously: "Master Fang..."

"Don't worry, talk slowly if you have something to do." Fang Zilan raised her hand and patted Ouyang Zirou's back, comforting her while saying, "I heard about Huangfu Xin's resignation. The matter has come to an end, the rumors are It's inevitable, but Mrs. Ouyang wouldn't lock you up, would she?"

"It's not my business." Ouyang Zirou waved his hands with an anxious expression, "It's Zitong!"

"Second Miss Fang?" Fang Zilan put down her hands and shrugged indifferently, "Why, is she going to marry Lord Pei Xiaoze?"

"No." Ouyang Zirou's face turned pale, and he leaned into her ear and whispered, "Zitong is going to marry Duke Ping as his successor."

Fang Zilan was stunned for a while, before saying: "Zi Rou, who did you listen to? Impossible..."

"Zitong said it herself." Seeing that she didn't believe her, Ouyang Zirou hurriedly explained: "Last night when I was in Xiangsheng Restaurant, I saw Zitong entered Pei's family boat, so I was worried and went to look for her. I found her At that time, she stumbled and refused to say anything, and she didn't tell me until I was cornered..."

She didn't go on, Fang Zilan's heart tightened, "Duke Jui coerced her?"

"I don't think so." Ouyang Zirou shook her head, "Zitong's temperament is soft rather than hard. If she is coerced, she would rather be broken than let the other party succeed."

"That's voluntary?" Fang Zilan frowned, Ouyang Zirou bit her lips tightly, "But I saw Zitong's appearance last night..."

There was a hint of astringency in her voice as she said, "However, my parents were angry with me because of the resignation of the Huangfu family, so they grounded me here and did not allow me to leave the room. Master Fang, just treat it as me begging you, Can you go and see Zitong for me?"

"Don't worry." Fang Zilan sorted out her chaotic thoughts, and analyzed: "Even if the second miss Fang is determined to marry and be the successor to Duke Ping, the prime minister may not agree. He has been in the officialdom for many years, and I have always loved my children, so I don't think I will let Second Miss Fang mess around."

"I know that the prime minister will not just sit idly by, but when a man and a woman marry, it is mostly women who suffer the most. I am afraid..." Ouyang Zirou was about to cry, Fang Zilan could only nod her head and said: "I promise you, I will do it later I will go to Xiangfu for a walk."

"Thank you, Master Fang!" Ouyang Zirou saluted respectfully, then as if remembering something, he slapped his forehead and said: "Master Fang, please wait here, I have something, please bring it to Zitong, Master Fang. "

Fang Zilan hummed, Ouyang Zirou turned back to the room, ran out after a while, and handed the wooden box in her hand to her.

"What's this?" Fang Zilan weighed the wooden box. It has some weight, but it's not a big item, so it shouldn't be difficult to take it out.

Ouyang Zirou's eyes fell on the wooden box, and said in a low voice: "This is my newly made sleeve arrow. I originally planned to give it to Zitong as a congratulatory gift when she gets married, but now it seems that I may not be able to wait for that time."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Fang Zilan stretched out her hand and tapped her forehead, and said with a smile, "Second Miss Fang is supported by the Prime Minister, and you are protected by your parents, which is far from the point where you will die. Now you are only married It’s just that it’s not here yet, there are good days to look forward to, so don’t say anything depressing.”

Hearing this, Ouyang Zirou nodded, "Thank you, Master Fang, Zirou is very grateful..."

"Zirou." A gentle voice like a spring breeze rang out, interrupting what Ouyang Zirou hadn't finished speaking. She pursed her lips and called mother in a low voice.

Fang Zilan looked at the person who came, with a calm and gentle demeanor, it was Mrs. Ouyang.

She saluted leisurely and said, "Master Ouyang Wei has met Mr. Fang."

Fang Zilan bowed back and said, "Mrs. Ouyang is well."

"Mr. Fang entered the inner courtyard privately, but what kind of hospitality is there in the house?" Mrs. Ouyang smiled slightly, and Fang Zilan said without changing her expression: "The pavilions and pavilions in the mansion are exquisite and elegant. Here, thanks to Ms. Ouyang for showing me the way, I am going to go back now."

"So that's it. Please come with me, Mrs. Fang." Mrs. Ouyang stepped aside a little, and Fang Zilan walked straight to the front hall with the wooden box carelessly.

However, she had just walked out of Ouyang Zirou's yard, when she heard Mrs. Ouyang behind her say: "Master Fang, please stay. I have something to say to Master Fang."

Fang Zilan stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Mrs. Ouyang. She stood there patiently waiting for a reply, neither urging nor impatient.

After a while, Fang Zilan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, Mrs. Ouyang, but it's okay to say."

"Master Fang, please move forward." Mrs. Ouyang raised her hand as a gesture of invitation, and Fang Zilan followed her into the main room in the inner courtyard, seeing her shun the maid, leaving only a nun by her side.

"What does Mrs. Ouyang want to tell me?" Fang Zilan asked straight to the point, and Mrs. Ouyang was also unequivocal, "Is this wooden box given to Mrs. Fang by Zi Rou? I don't know what is inside it?"

Fang Zilan calmed down and said: "Since Mrs. Ouyang knows that it is a gift from Zirou, how I deal with it and whether to tell Madam is all my business."

Mrs. Ouyang suddenly smiled, "Lord Fang, you don't have to be so wary. I am Zi Rou's mother, of course I wish her well. I know she wants to stand in court like Master Fang, but I obstruct it in every possible way. I think in your eyes, I'm a villain, right?"

"How Mrs. Ouyang treats Zirou, I dare not comment as an outsider." Fang Zilan said quietly: "This wooden box contains Zirou's newly made sleeve arrows. I don't know if what Mrs. Ouyang wants to say to me is related to the sleeve arrows? "

"It's irrelevant, it's also related." Mrs. Ouyang said slowly: "Master Fang is straightforward, and I will speak up when I have something to say. Zi Rou usually makes some gadgets like sleeve arrows, which are very popular in the capital, and she is not What a big deal. But if it involves armaments and government affairs, it's another matter."

She paused for a moment, and her voice sank a little, "If something goes wrong with a popular gadget like the Hidden Arrow, there is still room for remedial action. To put it bluntly, it hurts people's lives. As long as He is a commoner, and the Ouyang family can settle it down. But if it is military equipment, it will involve a lot of people. Once something goes wrong, not to mention Zirou's life, the entire Ouyang family may be to blame..."

Before she finished speaking, there was a bang, and the teacup in Fang Zilan's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

"Sorry, my hands are slippery." Fang Zilan blinked innocently, and then said with a serious expression: "I don't agree with Mrs. Ouyang's words. In my eyes, human life has no value, and the lives of civilians are no different from the lives of soldiers. What's more, I The soldiers of Dajing bathed in blood in front of them, originally to protect the common people."

Mrs. Ouyang sighed, "Master Fang is a person who kills and kills on the battlefield, so I don't understand how we house girls cherish our blessings and save our lives. If that's the case, I have nothing to say."

　Please remember this sleeve arrow, it will be useful later (probably after many chapters...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)