Don't ask where people go

Chapter 82
A Wan nervously twisted Fang Zilan's sleeves, making her chuckle, "No need."

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to come back, so you have to go alone?" A Wan didn't intend to let go, Fang Zilan patted the back of her hand lightly, and said firmly: "No, you can stay at home with peace of mind. I will return."

"I don't believe it." A Wan gave Fang Zilan a vicious look, "You used to say that before every mission, but..."

"But don't I come back every time?" Fang Zilan interrupted A Wan lukewarmly, but she didn't care and continued, "But you come back with bruises every time. This time, I to be with you."

"What can you do?" Fang Zilan silently looked at the stubborn man in front of her, bit her lips subconsciously, and said in a low voice, "I'll help you with the autopsy."

Hearing this, Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, "I'm just kidding you."

"I know." A Wan nodded, Fang Zilan looked down at her, "You still say that if you know?"

"I'm serious." A Wan stared straight into Fang Zilan's eyes, "I know you all treat me like a child, but I have done such things as harming people, and I can try an autopsy."

Fang Zilan couldn't refute A Wan's words, she just felt like a stick in her throat, and after a while she said softly, "You don't have to force yourself."

"It's not forced." A Wan pretended to smile relaxedly, "Let's go quickly, don't make Mr. Zhong Yao wait too long."

"Okay." Fang Zilan was dragged out of the mansion by A Wan, and told: "If you can't hold on then, stop."

"I see." A Wan curled her lips, "Fang Zilan, you are too wordy."

"I'm long-winded?" Fang Zilan looked at the nonchalant chattering people beside her, and suddenly felt a little more at ease in her heart.

The two talked to each other, and soon reached the lobby of Zhizhou Mansion.

Zhong Yao sat in the hall, Wu Zuo and yamen servants stood aside, and the corpses of several Shangguan women stood in the center of the hall, all of which were covered tightly by white cloth, so that the real faces could not be seen.

Fang Zilan and A Wan stood under the hall, and the entire courtroom was extremely quiet for a moment.

Fang Zilan glanced at everyone in the hall one by one, and finally landed on Zhong Yao, and raised her voice, "I don't know why Mr. Zhong summoned me?"

"The lower officials summoned Mr. Fang to ask Mr. Fang to identify them. Are these corpses in Mr. Fang's house?" Zhong Yao sat upright, but spoke respectfully.

Fang Zilan didn't even raise her eyelids, and said, "Since Mr. Zhong invited me, it must be."

"It's just..." Fang Zilan paused, "Master Zhong only needs to send someone to the mansion to inform you about such a trivial matter. Why did you summon me to the court? Could it be that these people died strangely?"

"Regardless of the cause of these people's death, the lower officials invite Mr. Fang to come here, just because human life is at stake, so don't be negligent." Zhong Yao looked serious, and said in a deep voice: "My Dajing's law says that murder pays for life, that must be the case. "

Fang Zilan nodded thoughtfully, "In that case, can Mr. Zhong find out the cause of death of these people?"

"The cause of death has been found out, but the murderer has not yet been found." Zhong Yao lowered his voice a little, "These people have all worked in Mr. Fang's house before, and Mr. Fang's consent is required if they want to investigate."

"Master Zhong will investigate if he wants to, and I will fully cooperate." Fang Zilan put on a talkative appearance, and Zhong Yao's expression changed almost imperceptibly.

Fang Zilan smiled cynically, "Master Zhong, is there anything else? I'll leave first if there's nothing else to do."

Zhong Yao got up and walked in front of Fang Zilan, and said in a low voice: "Forgive me for talking too much, Mr. Fang should confirm the identity of the deceased again."

Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows. She knew that Zhong Yao was never a mother-in-law, so she repeatedly asked her to confirm the identity of the deceased. Could there be something wrong with these corpses?

Thinking of this, Fang Zilan smiled, walked to the side of the corpses, leaned over and lifted off the white cloth covering one of the corpses.

The moment Fang Zilan leaned over, Zhong Yao walked to the other side of the corpse, blocking the sight of the people watching the excitement outside the hall.

However, Fang Zilan only lifted a corner, and the moment she saw it clearly, she couldn't help but gasped, and Awan even turned sideways and couldn't bear to look directly.

"I've met him before, Master Zhong, what else do you want to tell me?" Fang Zilan stretched out her hand to cover the white cloth tightly, stood up straight calmly, and looked at Zhong Yao steadfastly.

"Your Majesty will send off Mr. Fang respectfully." After Zhong Yao finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation neither humble nor overbearing.

Fang Zilan didn't say anything, and left.

It's just that when he passed by Zhong Yao's side, the word "be careful" fell into her ears like this.

Fang Zilan didn't react at all, and left the court calmly under various eyes.

The people of Yanzhou lined up to watch Fang Zilan, the lord of the Northern Territory who came out of the court, but she looked calm and relaxed, as if she had just returned from an outing, which made the spectators resentful.

There was no excitement to watch, and the people watching were about to disperse.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a woman suddenly rushed out of the crowd, stopped Fang Zilan and A Wan, pointed at Fang Zilan's nose and cursed, immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"What did my family official do? You want to kill him to silence him!" The woman said as she stepped forward to pull Fang Zilan's sleeve, but she avoided it calmly.

Fang Zilan took a few steps back and stood still, then said coldly: "Who is your official? What does it have to do with me?"

"My official is the steward of your family. I thought it would be a good job to work in the adults' house. Who would have thought that I received the sad news of my official's death early this morning, and I didn't even have time to see him for the last time!" The woman Speaking of getting emotional, she cried bitterly, crying and calling for Fang Zilan to pay for her life.

"Do you know what crime it is to frame an official of the imperial court?" Fang Zilan sneered, and suddenly raised her voice, "You said that your official is the housekeeper of my house, but I met him well when I just left the house. How dare you talk to him now? Shall I meet him when I return home?"

"I..." The woman didn't seem to expect Fang Zilan to say that, and suddenly froze in place.

Fang Zilan took two steps forward and grabbed the woman's arm, "You don't dare, I dare. I have always liked the beauty of adults. Since you want to see your officials so much, how about going back home with me?"

As if stimulated, the woman shook her head violently, "I won't go! Let me go!"

"You are really interesting." A Wan sneered and stood up from the side, "It was you who said Mr. Fang killed your officials, but now Mrs. Fang asked you to meet his officials to prove your innocence. It’s still you. If that’s the case, I would like to ask all the folks and elders who passed by to be a witness, and we can go to Lord Zhong Yao’s court to clarify, shall we?”

　Fang Zilan: Wait a minute, can't you line up and come one by one if something goes wrong?What kind of foul operation is swarming?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)