strictlysupreme Chapter 365 Late Night Visitor
Chapter 365 Late Night Visitor
This matter might concern the life or death of the Fan family. Seeing that Grand Secretary Fan remained silent for a long time, many people became anxious.
Someone stood up and suggested, "Now that we've confirmed the person is with the Regent, why don't we send some men to the government office and snatch him out!"
The person opposite him sneered, "My brother also said that the person is in the Regent's Palace. Countless assassins have gone into that place and never returned. It's lucky if they don't give others any leverage. You still want to snatch him?"
Everyone fell silent again, filled with sorrow.
At this moment, Grand Secretary Fan finally spoke, "Kill them."
Everyone was taken aback. Someone nodded, "That woman surnamed Lü really couldn't be allowed to live. If she hadn't gone to the Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint, none of this trouble would have happened!"
Grand Secretary Fan raised his eyelids, and his old eyes, hidden beneath wrinkles, gleamed with a sharp light.
“I mean, kill them all.”
"If she dies, the one in the public jail will die too."
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "But he's not you..."
Grand Secretary Fan's eyes were sharp, yet he smiled kindly. "What about me?"
The man quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at her, and said, "N-nothing."
Fan Dongping was the illegitimate son of Grand Secretary Fan, who was raised in Nanyi County.
Most of the Fan family members only heard about it for the first time from rumors circulating on the streets today.
Only Grand Secretary Fan and his two most trusted sons probably know the details.
Seeing Fan Ge Lao's attitude now, even if everyone had doubts, they dared not ask any more questions.
Grand Secretary Fan continued, "Don't forget the people from the Nan Yi County government who are also in the public jail."
"As for those people who escorted Lady Lü to the capital, the top scholar of this year's imperial examination can be put aside for now. I will meet with him at the morning court tomorrow. If he can be put to use, that's fine. If he doesn't know what's good for him, I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and dealing with him will be very easy."
"The remaining foreign merchant and the mere peasant girl are lowly people; let them be killed."
Grand Secretary Fan narrowed his old eyes and smiled sinisterly.
"You dare to ruin my plans? I'll watch and see if our detached regent will feel any pain if this woman dies."
Rumors have already spread, and the Fan family can hardly distance themselves from Fan Dongping.
Since it cannot be reversed, then let's erase everything.
As long as all the relevant people are dead, even if the emperor is suspicious and the regent wants to investigate, it doesn't matter.
Without any evidence, what can they do to the Fan family in the end?
As for Fan Dongping, he's a spoiled madman.
He didn't even know who he was.
Even if the regent managed to pry open his mouth and extract a confession, the content would only be about the many evil deeds Fan Dongping had committed.
In the Regent's Palace, Mu Nanzhao gazed at the last sliver of sunset glow remaining on the horizon.
At the cusp of dawn and dusk, when the sky is shrouded in gloom, all sorts of demons and monsters begin to stir.
A guard stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness, the Fan family has made a move."
Mu Nanzhao raised his phoenix eyes and a mocking smile.
This Grand Secretary Fan is really getting old.
Did they really think they could outmaneuver fate this time and eliminate all disadvantages first?
Innocent!
Mu Nanzhao walked towards the gate of the government office, saying, "You'll stay here and keep watch tonight."
"There's no need to leave any survivors."
The guard clasped his hands in a fist salute, "Yes!"
Outside the high walls of Xiao He Mansion, Mu Nanzhao stood for a long time.
According to the original plan, he wouldn't have taken action against the Fan family so soon.
But who could have known that the Fan family had found out about Gu Xixi?
According to Fan Dongping's confession, a mysterious person revealed Gu Xixi's whereabouts to him.
Although Fan Dongping did not see the person's true face, it could not stop Mu Nanzhao from pointing the finger at him.
Following the clues, the person who met with Fan Dongping turned out to be a steward from the Fan household.
This shows that the Fan family does have some ability.
Even though Mu Nanzhao had previously ordered people to try to conceal the traces of Gu Xixi and her party along the way and into the capital.
After all this time, they finally found Gu Xixi.
It seems that Gu Xixi's residence in the He family mansion, her relationship with He Jinglan, and the relationships between An Qinghe and Jiang Mingyuan are all public knowledge in front of Grand Secretary Fan.
Tonight is destined to be unsettling.
The He residence was heavily guarded by secret guards and was separated from the Regent's Palace by only a wall, making it extremely safe.
Anqing and living here are not a problem.
When Jiang Mingyuan left Xingyuan Banquet in the afternoon, he declined several invitations and stayed at the inn instead.
Although the Fan family might not dare to take immediate action against the newly appointed top scholar.
Mu Nanzhao still sent people to protect him secretly.
Firstly, this person was, after all, Gu Xixi's cousin, who was murdered while still in high school, and Gu Xixi would definitely be saddened.
Secondly, Jiang Mingyuan is indeed a talented person.
Knowing that He Jinghui had left Beijing to fight locusts in another county and wouldn't be back tonight.
If a man from another family were to visit at this time, it would damage the reputation of the women in the household if it were discovered.
After hesitating for a long time, Mu Nanzhao ultimately did not go forward to knock on the door.
As if he had made up his mind, he turned around and strode back to the Regent's Palace...
Yuzhuyuan.
He Jinglan couldn't sleep, so she turned over and looked at Gu Xixi, who had her eyes closed, and asked, "Are you asleep?"
Gu Xixi gave a vague "hmm".
He Jinglan laughed, "Hey, do you think Jiang Mingyuan has sent out the apricot blossoms yet?"
Gu Xixi's voice was sleepy as she replied, "I don't know."
"Anyway, he's already given it away, so it's just a matter of me calling him 'cousin's sister-in-law' one more time."
He Jinglan sighed, "So many people are eyeing him, both openly and secretly, waiting to snatch him up."
"They say that those who are near the water get the moon first, don't you feel anything about that?"
Gu Xixi asked, "How does it feel?"
He Jinglan chuckled, "It's like having all the good things around you suddenly being fought over by a group of people."
Gu Xixi still only wanted to sleep, and hummed, "Oh, if I gave you Brother Zichu, would you be torn between choosing him or Meng Chengping?"
Without hesitation, He Jinglan replied, "Of course I won't be troubled! Am I the kind of person who wavers?"
Gu Xixi twitched the corner of her mouth. "Then why did you ask me?"
Recently, He Jinglan and Meng Chengping's relationship has progressed rapidly, and they are just one step away from breaking through the final barrier and getting back together.
Gu Xixi was, of course, very clear about the details.
Mentioning her beloved, He Jinglan seemed to be lost in thought, and chuckled to herself.
After a while, she suddenly turned to look at Gu Xixi, excitedly rushed over and shook her vigorously, "Xixi, don't sleep! You mean you're not wavering, then what about Mu Nanzhao..."
"Ah!!" Suddenly, a scream was heard from outside.
He Jinglan was stunned, and Gu Xixi also opened her eyes, wide awake.
Ziyan said from the outer room, "Don't panic, ladies. Guangzhu just went out to change the water."
"I went out to see what was going on. I guess a stray cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere and scared her."
As she spoke, Ziyan pushed open the door and went out.
Before long, Ziyan and Guangzhu walked into the inner room together.
Both of them had strange expressions, and Guangzhu looked like she was trying her best to suppress a laugh.
He Jinglan asked, "What happened?"
Ziyan hesitated to speak, "Well... we have guests."
He Jinglan asked in confusion, "What kind of guest is coming so late? My brother isn't home."
"Also, why did the light pearl make a sound just now?"
Guangzhu's face turned bright red, and her voice trembled as she spoke, "Because, because the guest climbed over the wall into our Jade Bamboo Courtyard, when I, when I turned around, I saw a dark figure pounce down from above."
"I screamed in fright, and then, then I realized it was the Regent."