Don't ask where people go

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Fang Chongzheng's expression was unrecognizable. "Lord Xu, I heard that Duke Ran died of poison. The poison was found not only in my daughter's dressing box, but also in Lord Pei Poming's room. And my daughter's sleeve arrow was not coated with poison, which means that the person who poisoned her had another method. Am I right?"

"That's right." Xu Youtong nodded slightly. Fang Chongzheng said calmly, "Master Xu, have you found any other evidence?"

Xu Youtong was silent for a moment, "Not yet."

Fang Chongzheng's expression turned cold upon hearing this, and he said in a dignified manner: "It has been many days since the case happened, and the Jingzhao Yin Mansion is still at a loss. I will not discuss whether it is due to poor handling of the case, but the case itself. At present, the suspects include my daughter and Lord Pei Poming, but why does Lord Xu insist on biting my daughter and even resorting to private punishment? Is it because the Jingzhao Yin Mansion is incompetent that they have to torture my daughter into confessing?"

Xu Youtong opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Fang Chongzheng raised his voice and continued to question, "Or is it that Lord Pei Poming is an official in the court, with the Pei family standing behind him, and the Jingzhao Yin Mansion dare not act rashly, so they can only bully my weak daughter and manipulate her at will? Has the Jingzhao Yin Mansion forgotten that my daughter has a father who is the prime minister?"

"Prime Minister, be careful with your words. Jingzhao Yinfu has never touched your daughter, let alone currying favor with her..." Xu Youtong was about to argue when he was interrupted by Fang Chongzheng, "If that's the case, please allow me to visit my daughter. You'll know the truth after you see her."

His words were full of unquestionable authority, which made Xu Youtong speechless. Just as he was about to ask Zhuge Yu for help, he heard him shout, "Lord Duke of Yue."

Fang Zilan said: "People from my house have visited Miss Fang before, and she is indeed not well."

Seeing the two singing in harmony, Zhuge Yu couldn't help but said: "My lords, before the truth is known, no matter who is suspected, he must be detained for interrogation. This is a necessary process, and no exception will be made for anyone."

"Master Zhuge, if the process is reasonable and legal, I would not be standing here." Fang Chongzheng's expression became a little fierce, "But if someone secretly tampered with it, I am afraid that my daughter may not be able to wait until the truth is revealed. I must break this precedent."

"Prime Minister..." Zhuge Yufu opened his mouth but was interrupted by Fang Chongzheng, "Today I will take my daughter back home. She will be confined to her room and will not leave. If she is tried in Jingzhao Yinfu, I will accompany her."

"You must not do this, Prime Minister!" Xu Youtong's expression changed. "If this precedent is set, countless people will follow suit. If someone escapes and fails to take responsibility for the crime, won't the world be in chaos?"

"Escape?" Fang Chongzheng raised his eyebrows and said in a cold voice: "If the little girl is missing, I will leave it to the disposal of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion."

"Prime Minister, you..." Xu Youtong was stunned and Zhuge Yu frowned and said, "Prime Minister, are you going to use your family and life as a guarantee for your concubine?"

Fang Chongzheng seemed to acquiesce when he didn't answer. Seeing this, Zhuge Yu and Xu You looked at each other, and they both saw a look of embarrassment on the other's face.

The hall was extremely quiet for a moment, until Fang Zilan's voice sounded, like a huge stone falling into the pond, causing countless splashes, "If Mr. Zhuge and Mr. Xu feel that it is not enough, I am willing to guarantee it together with the Prime Minister."

Xu Youtong finally couldn't help but speak: "Lord Duke of Yue, no matter which case it is, it has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to get involved and wade into this muddy water?"

"It's irrelevant?" Fang Zilan laughed out loud as if she heard something funny, and stopped after a while.

After she had laughed enough, she said seriously, "I stood up not only because it is difficult for women to make a living, and I am also a woman, but also because I know that if I don't stand up today, no one will stand up for me one day. Everyone thinks that they can protect themselves by watching the fire from the other side of the river, but they never thought that the wind direction will always change. Once the fire deviates from its original direction, no one knows where it will burn. As long as it is still there, it will burn someone else one day. That person may suffer innocently, or he may deserve it. What I want to do is to put out the fire before it burns the next person." Her words were meaningful, and everyone present could understand. From the murder of Duke Ran to today, Fang Zitong was involved in the case. Pei Poming, Ouyang Zirou, the camp outside the capital, the Ouyang family, and even Mo Han, who was revising the law in the Ministry of Justice, changed the law on widows and orphans again and again because Fang Zitong was suspected of killing her husband, but it was still criticized.

Not to mention that the Jingzhao Yin Mansion had a reputation among rumors and rumors as being incompetent, and it was difficult to raise its head for a long time. The reputation as a parent official in the capital, which he had earned with so much hard work over the years, fell into dust overnight.

As if a butterfly in the south of the Yangtze River shook its wings, a huge storm broke out in the capital. No one knows who will be the next link in this chain reaction.

After the crowd dispersed, Fang Zilan still stood there. Xu Youyi bowed and said, "Master Fang, Master Yang's body must be temporarily kept by the Jingzhao Yinfu. And the blood letter in your hand..."

He didn't say anything else. Fang Zilan handed him the blood letter and said, "This is not written by Lord Yang."

"This..." Xu Youtong looked embarrassed, "If Lord Fang has any clues, please let me know."

Fang Zilan said quietly, "This case and the assassination of Lord Wu Sheng were both committed by the same person."

Without waiting for Xu Youtong to ask further questions, she explained: "The killing method is exactly the same, even the wounds left are the same, it must be done by a Jianghu killer."

Xu Youtong glanced at the blood letter in his hand and quickly reacted, "Master Fang means that someone hired someone to kill Master Wu Sheng, and then killed Master Yang Zhiqing to divert attention and let himself get away with it?"

Fang Zilan did not comment. "What the truth is is Master Xu's business."

Xu Youtong stared blankly at the figure that was getting farther and farther away. He always felt that she knew something and seemed to be closer to the truth than he was.

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Fang Zilan felt cold all over. After returning home, she covered herself with a blanket and slept for a while, and then she felt warmer. When she woke up, she saw Awan sitting next to her with a frown on her face, muttering softly, "It's not even autumn yet, why are you so afraid of the cold? Could it be that the poison has become stronger again..."

"Awan." Fang Zilan called her softly, and she came back to her senses, "What's wrong?"

"Please ask for leave for me." Fang Zilan wrapped herself in a quilt and huddled in the corner of the bed, with an indescribable fragility in her eyes.

"Take a leave?" A Wan was stunned for a moment. "I heard about what happened to Lord Yang. Please accept my condolences."

It was a simple sentence, but she said it in a very stiff way.

Fang Zilan felt a little sad after hearing this. She lowered her eyes and said nothing, but just tightened the quilt around her body, making her look like a dumpling.