Don't ask where people go

Chapter 32 Replacement
"My lord, you..." Fang Zilan couldn't help blushing when she saw his hand that stopped in mid-air and put it down for a moment.Why bother to lie to me, I didn't say it after all, such a man would make her shake so much.

Even she herself can't tell whether she is the ancient Fang Zilan at this moment, or the self who wants to stick to it.

"Why are you crying?" Ji Ningtian sighed, brushing her cheeks with his fingers, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "It's all my fault, Lan'er, please don't cry, okay?" His expression was soft and his tone was soft , It seems to be whispering with a lover.

But Fang Zilan knew very well that a thorn had grown in her heart as early as the moment he sent her out.I can't pull it out, I can't pull it out, I can only prick myself bloody, but I can't tell him.

"The son asked Chakel to come here, is it really because of me?" Fang Zilan let Ji Ningtian wipe her tears, but just looked at him fixedly, and nodded when he saw him, "The northern Xinjiang desert is extremely dangerous. Chuckel has escaped, I'm afraid that my Lan'er will suffer a lot, I can't bear it."

Fang Zilan smirked, Ji Ningtian said it was for her, maybe it was even more for the sake of killing people and ending future troubles forever.Smart words, but that's all.She thought so, and said softly: "Thank you, young master."

Her voice was polite and alienated, making Ji Ningtian's movements involuntarily paused, "Lan'er?" His tone was a little more uncertain, but she was taken aback, "What's wrong, young master?"

"It's been a long time since you said thank you to me." Ji Ningtian looked at Fang Zilan's eyes gradually sharpening. The almost scrutinizing eyes made her a little uncomfortable, but she just warned herself that this is his original appearance, don't Be deceived by those tender appearances.

But speaking of it, it's been a long time.Since her mother passed away that year, she seemed to have never thanked him again.

She had always thought that there was no need to thank him for being equal to each other, but now thinking about it, it was just her wishful thinking and naive thinking, no matter who it fell into, she was just a pawn that could be used.

"After taking Chakel's head, I will return to Beijing to return to my command. At that time, Li Shengxuan will not break his promise, and he will promise me the position of minister." Fang Zilan changed the subject, and turned his head away from Ji Ningtian, "I promise you, son. Things will definitely be done."

"Okay, I believe you." Ji Ningtian took out a letter from his arms and put it in front of Fang Zilan, "You take this, and bring it to Li Shengxuan together with Chakel's head."

"This is?" Fang Zilan hesitated, and did not reach out to take the letter.

"Evidence that the Shangguan family collaborated with the enemy." Ji Ningtian said casually, but Fang Zilan felt as if a stone was pressed against his chest, out of breath, "Shangguan family collaborated with the enemy?"

"Without this, no matter how good Li Shengxuan promised, he wouldn't really give you the title of Duke." Ji Ningtian's lips curled up slightly, "How have the nine princes changed over the years? If you want to be promoted to the highest rank, You have to step someone down and let you take your place."

"Is this letter a forgery?" Fang Zilan looked at Ji Ningtian incredulously, "The collaborators are obviously us."

"Stupid girl." Ji Ningtian shook his head with a smile, "Zhuge Yu has been staring at this matter, this time he will definitely ask for an answer, if he doesn't push the Shangguan family out, he will decide when he returns to Beijing." I will hand you over without hesitation."

"But..." Fang Zilan was about to say something, but was interrupted by Ji Ningtian, "No, but, Shangguan's family has gradually declined in the northern border these years, and that's why Shangguan Yun took refuge in the Empress Dowager intending to kill Li Shengxuan But Shangguan Yun is dead, and there are only Shangguan Jing and his illegitimate illegitimate son Shangguan Min left in the Shangguan family. If you don’t replace them, do you still want to replace the group of well-established noble families in Beijing?”

"Shangguan Min is Shangguan Jing's illegitimate son?" Fang Zilan repeated the words in a daze, but Ji Ningtian snorted coldly, "Lan'er, you still think too much about people. Shangguan Jing is a magnanimous general on the battlefield True, but how do you know what dirty things you did behind your back?"

"What does this mean?" Fang Zilan only felt that her voice was trembling a little, but Ji Ningtian continued unmoved, "I know, you have been secretly investigating Shangguan Min's background in private, but everyone told you You are the child picked up by Shangguan Jing, right?"

Fang Zilan nodded blankly, and Ji Ningtian said quietly: "As Shangguan Jing, even if he recognizes an illegitimate child, it's no big deal, not to mention Shangguan's family is weak, and others don't talk too much. But he even has an illegitimate child. Don’t dare to admit it, Lan’er might as well guess why?”

"Is it because of Shangguan Min's mother?" She asked tentatively, and the approval flashed in his eyes, "Lan'er is still so perceptive. You guessed right, Shangguan Min's mother is Huyan Khan's daughter. "

"What?" Her eyes were wide open, and the look of consternation on her face made him laugh involuntarily.

"Many years ago, when Huyan Khan was still alive, Li Shengxuan's father, Emperor Tai'an, was in power. At that time, the Li family had just seized my Ji's temple, and the world was still not peaceful. The nine princes were all domineering everywhere. As an overlord, it is not surprising that Shangguan Jing snatched a foreign woman, but he did not expect that this woman would be the daughter of Huyan Khan."

Ji Ningtian said eloquently, "Shangguanjing never imagined that for this woman, Jinmen repeatedly invaded, so he had to let this woman go back. Who would have thought that this woman would be pregnant when she went back? Shangguanjing wanted to put himself If the child wants to come back, it will cost a lot of money."

"What big price?" Fang Zilan couldn't help asking, but Ji Ningtian put it off, "Lan'er wants to know, why don't you read this letter yourself."

She hesitated again and again but finally couldn't hold back, took the letter in his hand, and the moment she unfolded the letter paper, she could hardly believe her eyes, "Shangguan respects him..."

"He found hundreds of women from good families to give to the Jin man, in exchange for his own son." Knowing that she couldn't speak, he continued for her, "Those women died in the hands of the Jin man."

She didn't need to think about what would happen to a weak woman who had no strength to restrain a chicken in the hands of a golden man, but she never thought that Shangguan Jing would do such a thing in order to get her son back.

"Why didn't Shangguan Jing send troops to take his son back?" She was furious for a moment, and asked casually.

Ji Ningtian shrugged, "Maybe Shangguan Jing was unlucky. At that time, Dajing happened to be at war with the Miluo Kingdom. He mobilized troops from the northern border. He didn't dare to send troops rashly."

Fang Zilan tightly held the letter paper in her hand, her voice trembling with anger, "Then he shouldn't..."

"Shouldn't what?" Ji Ningtian's voice was a little cold, "It's been so many years, Lan'er, can't you see through it? These so-called big capital dignitaries are all devils who care about human lives. As long as they can sit back and relax, others' What does life and death have to do with them? Those women are nothing more than ants in the eyes of Shangguan Jing, and if they can be exchanged for his son, what will happen if a few die?"

"Anyway, he would accidentally step on a few ants when he was walking, and he would be dead anyway. Why don't you come back with another son?" Fang Zilan's face was pale.

She knew from the very beginning that everyone is a pawn in the game of power, and they are insignificant ants in the eyes of the rich and powerful. But now that she is deeply involved in the power vortex and wants to step on other people's bones to rise to power, she still doesn't care. Yes.

"Lan'er, you will do the same in the future." Ji Ningtian held Fang Zilan's hand as she spoke, with a serious expression she had never seen before, "For everything you want, you can sacrifice anyone, including me."

"I won't!" She denied it categorically, but felt that she was very guilty. Unknowingly, she was also the one who treated human life like an ant, but she still tried to deceive herself and others to leave it clean. It was really ridiculous to say it.

"If you go to a high place, if you really want to reach the pinnacle of power, you will definitely hurt others. Today it is Shangguan's family, and tomorrow it may be Zhuge's family. Lan'er, you have to think clearly, since you choose this road From that moment on, there is no going back.”

Ji Ningtian patted Fang Zilan's hand lightly, as if to appease her, and more like to let her take care of herself.Why didn't she know that she never turned back from the beginning to the end, but this was the entire Shangguan family.

"Then the rest of the Shangguan family..." Fang Zilan hurriedly opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Ji Ningtian again, "Lan'er wants to say they are innocent?"

She nodded, but saw him make a mocking smile, "When those girls were sent out, they were very innocent."

"You know it's not the same thing..." She hurriedly denied it, but she couldn't even say a word of refutation.The voice in her heart told her that what he said was not wrong, the law of the world is the law of the jungle.

"Lan'er, I know you can do it." After speaking, Ji Ningtian let go of her hand and kept holding her hand, just like every time she was on a mission before, he would tell her that she could do it.

"They will find here soon, I can't stay longer, you must take care of yourself." He said and patted her on the shoulder, "See you in Beijing."

She didn't respond but just lowered her head, and he didn't care and turned around to leave, he knew that some things could only be faced by her in the end.

"My lord." The woman in red who had been guarding behind the stone house from the beginning to the end came out from the darkness, it was Wu Qing.She clasped her fists and gave a salute, "Everyone brought by Chuckel is settled."

"Okay." Ji Ningtian looked indifferent, and Wu Qing hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is she okay? I heard that she was injured before saving Shangguanjing, and Zhuge Yu fined her with fifty military sticks... "

"Lan'er is fine." Ji Ningtian interrupted Wu Qing coldly, "I said before, you don't need to take care of Lan'er's affairs, let alone talk unnecessary words to her."

He said the last sentence very seriously, Wu Qing only felt a chill down her spine, "This subordinate knows. It's just that Young Master doesn't feel that she seems to be a different person since she came back from falling into the water last time, becoming..."

Wu Qing didn't continue, Ji Ningtian said: "You have become weak, haven't you?"

"Yes." Wu Qing answered affirmatively, but Ji Ningtian just smiled coldly, "The last thing you should have is a sword, is weakness."

　Today's headlines in Beijing: Surprise!The man who passed gold was actually Shangguan Jing!
　　Zhuge Yu: Do you think I will believe it?

　　Fang Zilan: ...it's up to you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)