Chapter 417 Tight

"Lord Fang is not in good health, no one will see him." Zheng Yan raised his face and looked a little fierce.

Seeing this, Pei Poming's wife took a timid step back, her face full of unwillingness, "This general, I won't go in, can you send the gift for me?"

Seeing that she was very persistent and refused to leave, Zheng Yan let out, "Please wait, my wife, I'll go in and report it."

"Thank you, General." Mrs. Pei bowed, and Zheng Yan ordered other soldiers to guard the door, and turned around and walked back to the mansion.

At this time, Fang Zilan and Mo Han were sitting in the front hall. When they heard the news brought by Xiao Xuan'er, they were all stunned.

"You said, Fang Lihui and Fang Lixing were detained by people from the Ministry of Revenue?" Fang Zilan repeated Xiao Xuan'er's words and said incredibly: "What does detaining mean?"

Xiao Xuan'er hurriedly explained: "Mr. Fang Lihui is now an imperial merchant. He has given face to transport the canal in the south of the Yangtze River. The other party's cargo ship has always been exempted from inspection. Unexpectedly, a temporary inspection suddenly appeared on the way and found that the quantity of goods on the ship was incorrect. After verification by the Ministry of Revenue, it claimed that the Fang family illegally smuggled. It happened that the passing documents of the cargo ship signed the name of Fang Lixing, the son of the Prime Minister's family..."

She didn't continue to say that Fang Zilan had already understood most of the time, "Is this happening in the past?"

"Master Fang is saying..." Xiao Xuan'er pursed her lips, and Fang Zilan sighed softly, "Illegal smuggling."

"It's true. Smuggling is a secret that the merchants are tacitly informed, and even the government has heard of it." Xiao Xuan'er frowned slightly, "As long as it's not too much, no one will deliberately make things difficult for him. Could it be..."

She suddenly realized and looked at Fang Zilan. She saw her expression gradually getting colder, and she waved to Zheng Yan, who was standing outside the hall, to come in, "What's wrong with Pei Poming's wife?"

Zheng Yan said concisely: "Madam Pei refused to leave, so she had to enter the mansion with courtesy."

"Is she threatening me?" Fang Zilan completely turned cold, "Go and bomb her away."

Mo Han advised: "Sister Lan, Mrs. Pei is just acting on orders, otherwise..."

"Otherwise?" Fang Zilan interrupted him impatiently, raised her hand and frowned slightly, "I promised her when the Empress ordered her to help her. If Pei's rituals entered my mansion today, who would I become?"

"Master Fang, I see that Mrs. Pei seems to be injured." Zheng Yan couldn't help but talk, and Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "So what if you are injured? Can you make me go back on your word? Bomb it away."

"Yes." Zheng Yan took the order and left. Fang Zilan then asked Xiao Xuan'er, "After the Ministry of Revenue detained the person, did you say what to do?"

"Not yet." Xiao Xuan'er shook her head, "Smuggling convictions are usually measured by the value of the goods. The Ministry of Revenue heard that the price had not been estimated yet, so the person had not been handed over to the Ministry of Justice."

"I don't think the price is not yet estimated, but it depends on the reaction of the Fang family to know how to estimate the price." Fang Zilan leaned halfway on the main seat, with a hint of fatigue on her face.

"If the Fang family bows their heads and surrenders, they will turn into big things into small things." Mo Han said, "But if the Fang family still refuses to follow, the Ministry of Revenue will probably make a mistake out of nothing."

Fang Zilan remained silent, thinking to himself that Pei Qingqing was pressing step by step, is the Fang family really going to have no way out?

"Master Fang!" Awan came in a hurry and said anxiously: "The person from the palace summoned him, saying that Your Majesty invited you to the palace."

"Enter the palace again?" Fang Zilan felt her head as big as a fight, and she didn't know what Li Shengxuan was thinking. Since the Lantern Festival, she has summoned her to the palace every few days.

Logically speaking, she was in charge of the government office and was not allowed to enter the court without any order. There was only one month when she needed to enter the palace to report the situation. However, Li Shengxuan now announced that she would enter the palace, which was all a trivial matter of sesame and mung beans, but she insisted on letting her go.

She once thought that her identity was exposed, which made Li Shengxuan suspected her. However, Li Shengxuan didn't even ask about Mr. Zuo's incident, but just asked her how hurt she was, which puzzled her.

At this critical moment, what did Xuan summon her to the palace? She would never ask her why she attacked Pei Xuanchang at the flower party yesterday?

Seeing Fang Zilan having a headache, Mo Han coughed lightly and said, "Sister Lan, Your Majesty wants to announce you to enter the palace again."

"I heard it." Fang Zilan responded angrily, and Mo Han couldn't help but reminded: "At this time, Xuanzhao is probably related to the affairs of the Fang family. Sister Lan, you must avoid the suspicion that you should avoid. Your foundation is unstable and you cannot make too many enemies."

Fang Zilan sighed, "I understand." After that, she walked out and followed the palace servants sent by Li Shengxuan to the palace.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the mansion, she was entangled by Mrs. Pei, "Mr. Fang, it's great to see that you are not seriously injured."

"Madam Pei, I'm anxious to enter the palace. Let's talk about it later if there is something to do." Fang Zilan pushed Mrs. Pei away perfunctorily. She was about to follow but was separated by Zheng Yan.

"Mr. Fang!" Mrs. Pei shouted and knelt on the ground suddenly, "I was wrong yesterday, but Miss Fang Er did get married to Pei. This is an indisputable fact. Lord Fang, you can't break the marriage just because you have a rift with me, Pei, right?"

"What did you say?" Fang Zilan looked back and glanced at Mrs. Pei, her eyes were like ice ridges, making her tremble.

However, when Mrs. Pei thinks of Pei Qingqing's cold and ruthless appearance, the wound on her body ached faintly. She simply made up her mind and shouted: "Mr. Fang, I would rather demolish ten temples than destroy a relative. Today, I apologize to you on behalf of Pei, and beg you to let Miss Fang Er go and fulfill this marriage!"

Fang Zilan was angry and said lies in her heart. This was the first time she saw her when she opened her eyes and talked lies. Unexpectedly, before she could have an attack, the palace servant beside her spoke, "Mr. Fang, Your Majesty is still waiting for you."

"I..." Fang Zilan looked at the back of the palace servant and had to stamp her feet and heels. She was so angry that she was extremely gloomy when she walked into the imperial study room.

Li Shengxuan looked at her angrily saluted and smiled, "Why are you so angry?"

"No." Fang Zilan lowered her head, Li Shengxuan walked up to her, looked at her with interest, and after a while, he said, "What is Miss Fang Er's relationship with you?"

"What?" Fang Zilan suddenly reacted and waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I just think that Duke Yan is too cunning and is not a good person. Miss Fang Er is a straight person again, and the two of them are really inappropriate."

"I don't know that you can still be the Moon Master?" Li Shengxuan seemed to smile, and Fang Zilan avoided his gaze, "Is Your Majesty summoning me into the palace to make fun of me?"

Li Shengxuan smiled and said seriously: "Don't interfere in this matter anymore. The Empress Dowager has issued an order to give the marriage."

"What did Your Majesty say?" Fang Zilan was shocked, and Li Shengxuan said indifferently: "What Dajing needs is rest and rest, not internal friction. The prime minister stood on the side of the poor family, and the Duke of the Kingdom represents the aristocratic family. The marriage between the two parties is not only the Queen Mother's intention, but also my attitude."

Fang Zilan was speechless for a long time, and Li Shengxuan said leisurely: "Warring a poor family will only lead to both losses. Fang Zilan, do you think that both sides cannot coexist, so you will always be hostile to Pei?"

"I don't know." Fang Zilan looked calm, and Li Shengxuan said in a deep voice: "The Duke of the Kingdom of China may not be good, but he has been doing his duty and responsible for the years in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, you may not be able to hold on for the past month in Qiluo City."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zilan took a deep breath and met Li Shengxuan's gaze. "I don't know how many complicated things were behind Qiluo City that month. There is only one thing I know, that is, I hold on. But if it was not such a critical moment of survival, some people would be afraid that I would die."

Fang Zilan: Weak, pitiful, and helpless...
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