After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Fang's beloved daughter, Fang Nanzhi."

"These two are Wan Sheng, the owner of Wanbao Tower, and Wan Rufeng, the young owner."

"My daughter greets Master Wan and Master Young Master." Fang Nanzhi smiled at them.

Wansheng finally withdrew his gaze, his tone very gentle.

"You don't have to be polite, Nanzhi. You can just call me Uncle Wan."

Southern branch?

Fang Nanzhi felt a little uncomfortable. It was their first meeting and they were too close.

"Oh, your mother and I are... best friends." Wansheng seemed to see what she was thinking and explained.

Fang Nanzhi readily changed her words: "Hello, Uncle Wan."

For some reason, Wansheng's eyes suddenly became red.

Then, tears welled up in my eyes.

"Okay, okay. Although I haven't been able to meet Xi'er for many years, it's a good thing to be able to meet her daughter."

Wansheng was a little excited.

Fang Nanzhi wanted to say a few words of comfort, but seeing that Lord Zhu and Wan Rufeng didn't say anything, he didn't say anything either.

"Nanzhi, can you tell Uncle Wan about Xier and how she was doing in the past?"

The emotions in Wansheng's eyes were too complicated for Fang Nanzhi to understand.

She tells the truth.

"When my mother passed away, I was too young to remember much."

"But I heard from Dad that Mom was always worried and unhappy, which made her depressed and weak, and she passed away early."

Wansheng shed even more tears.

"Blame me. Blame me for not being able to protect her."

Seeing him like this, Fang Nanzhi vaguely understood something.

This Uncle Wan shouldn't just be Niang's good friend, right? Perhaps an admirer?

After a long time, Wansheng finally calmed down.

His eyes were blazing. "Nanzhi, there's something hidden in the Chen case. Do you want to get involved? Do you want to overturn your mother's verdict?"

Fang Nanzhi was a little surprised. This was the first time someone told her clearly that there was a hidden story in Chen's case.

"Uncle Wan, do you have evidence?"

Wansheng nodded: "Some, but not enough."

When Fang Nanzhi heard this answer, he was extremely confused.

She was not hesitating about whether to participate, but was wondering whether Wansheng was trustworthy and whether the evidence he provided was trustworthy.

Second uncle was sent to suppress bandits, so he removed Fang family and her from Chen Yong's case. Is it appropriate for her to get involved so quickly?

Second uncle said that the Fang family would intervene only after he returned after making a contribution.

"Back then, Chen Zijun was powerful and became a thorn in the side of many people. I had long ago advised him to give up his power."

Wansheng didn't know what the little girl was thinking and spoke on his own.

His tone was full of nostalgia, regret and sorrow.

"But he refused to agree. He wanted to secure another century of prosperity for the Chen family. But in the end, he brought disaster upon the entire family."

"He himself died, and Xi'er was implicated and exiled. I used my connections to help her fake her own death and escape from the exile group."

Fang Nanzhi's eyes suddenly widened.

So it was Uncle Wan who sent guards and rescued my mother?

After being shocked, she turned to look at Zhu Guanfeng.

Such a big thing was revealed in front of the Jingzhao Prefecture's Shaoyin? Isn't this just walking into a trap?

Isn't it against the law to help someone fake their death and escape punishment?

Zhu Guanfeng looked up at the roof and exclaimed: "Wow, my beams are really strong."

Fang Nanzhi withdrew his gaze, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Originally, I arranged a retreat for Xi'er and had someone escort her to Tongguang Town, where a new identity had been prepared for her."

"I will accompany her and start a new life..."

Wansheng's eyes were dazed, as if he had returned to eighteen years ago. He was waiting with anticipation, anxiety, and agony, but received bad news.

"But news came from down there that all the people escorting Xi'er were dead. I sent people to investigate, but they didn't find Xi'er's body, only the guards."

"Over the years, I have been looking for Xi'er's whereabouts, but I didn't expect that she..."

Wansheng picked up the teacup and took a sip. Only he knew the bitterness in his heart.

"I thought we were completely cut off from each other in this life, but unexpectedly, she had a daughter—"

Wansheng burst into tears again, feeling indescribable in his heart.

He was happy that Xier had descendants, but also regretful that this was not their child.

Fang Nanzhi understood, but she didn't want to get involved in the adults' emotional disputes, so she just asked, "Uncle Wan, do you know who sent someone to kill my mother?"

"Yeah." Wansheng nodded: "After several years of investigation, I have found out."

"The killer belongs to the Eighth Prince."

Fang Nanzhi's head buzzed.

The dandy Eighth Prince? The Emperor's biological brother, the Eighth Prince?

Why did he attack his mother? Did the emperor want to kill them all?

If the emperor really had such a deep hatred for the Chen family, then overturning the verdict and seeking justice would all be nonsense.

She swallowed and said, "Are you serious?"

If this is true, she can forget about revenge and just think about how to escape with her whole family.

It's not that she is spineless. Although she cares about her mother's grievances, the lives of her family are also important.

You can't sacrifice your entire family just for revenge, right? How much of a loss would that be? A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even ten years, not twenty.

Wansheng nodded, then shook his head.

"I've tried to investigate, and the assassin was raised by the Eighth Prince's Mansion, but he wasn't necessarily arranged by the Eighth Prince."

Fang Nanzhi blinked, not quite understanding.

"Someone borrowed the Eighth Prince's manpower." Zhu Guanfeng helped her summarize.

"who is it?"

"There are only two people who are possible, one is Princess Dongyue and the other is the emperor."

Wansheng spoke calmly.

"But the Emperor is unlikely to do so. He doesn't need to borrow help."

As an emperor, he has enough people to use, both openly and secretly.

You can't be blaming the Eighth Prince, right?

The Chen family has collapsed, there is really no need.

"Princess Dongyue? The emperor's biological sister?" Fang Nanzhi was stunned.

After all, they are all members of the emperor's family, so what's the difference?

There are still differences.

If it was Princess Dongyue, she was the Eighth Prince's biological sister and had the right to touch his people.

The reason she wanted to kill Chen Zixi was not because of her targeting of the Chen family, but because of a personal grudge.

Princess Dongyue admired her husband very much, but when he was young, he was unwilling to marry the princess and only had Chen Zixi in his heart.

Even though Chen Zixi had no such intentions towards her husband, Princess Dongyue still regarded her as an opponent.

The princess repeatedly confronted Chen. Chen at that time should not be underestimated, and Chen Zixi was not the type to submit to fate. In the fight between the two, it was the princess who suffered more.

Later, Princess Dongyue used some unkind means to force her husband to marry her.

But the prince consort is deeply in love with Chen Zixi, how can Princess Dongyue not hate him?

After the Chen family fell from power, it was reasonable for her to take advantage of the situation and want to kill Chen Zixi.