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

After sighing, Wansheng seemed a little hesitant.

Fang Nanzhi could see the struggle in his eyes and was really curious about who was the person who saved her mother back then, and who made Uncle Wan, who had always been kind to her, want to hide it?

She doesn't rush.

Fang Tong was not in a hurry either.

After a long time, Wansheng considered his words.

"Zhizhi, do you know what the Chen family was like when Prime Minister Chen was at the height of his power?"

"Exquisite delicacies every meal? Extravagant living?"

Fang Nanzhi spoke subconsciously

I went through all the things like bird's nest, deer antler and lychee in my mind.

Wansheng seemed amused by her childish answer.

"It's not extravagant, but the little emperor's food and clothing in the palace can't compare to the Chen Mansion."

This one sentence made Fang Nanzhi tremble with fear.

No, which emperor could tolerate this?

"Why is my uncle so ostentatious?"

In the books Fang Nanzhi had read, if you want someone to die, you must first make them crazy.

His uncle already holds great power, and yet he is so unscrupulous, he will definitely be a target.

Wansheng smiled.

"Zijun isn't a very outgoing person, maybe there's some misunderstanding."

"But the Chen family, at its peak, certainly had many fans."

There are some things that Wansheng can't understand, but he still doesn't think Chen Zijun is that kind of shallow person.

Fang Nanzhi pondered the word "support".

"A military unit?"

Wansheng nodded.

Fang Nanzhi's little face is a little ugly.

What are buqu? Soldiers who completely obey Chen's orders. No, they are farmers in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.

At the end of the previous dynasty, many noble families began to raise vassal states. However, after the unification of the new dynasty, under the combination of kindness and power of the ancient emperor, the term vassal state completely faded from people's sight.

In other words, each family no longer has the power to support its own troops.

But Chen Zijun is still being raised.

What does he want to do?

"After my uncle died, the Chen family was exiled. Were those tribes not wiped out?"

Fang Nanzhi was very confused.

The emperor is not stupid. The Chen family has fallen. Does he still want to leave trouble for himself?

"The Chen clan's troops disappeared back then and have never been found."

Now that things have come to this, Wansheng will not hide it anymore.

This matter was considered a secret back then.

Fang Nanzhi didn't know what her mood was.

She tried to ask calmly, "Were the Chen clan's followers the ones who escorted my mother back then?"

Wansheng nodded.

"Back then, the Chen family was sentenced to exile. I cleared the barrier and made people mistakenly believe that Zixi was dead. It was you, the Chen family's followers, who personally rescued him."

"The leader is the old housekeeper of the Chen family. He has been with the Chen family for half his life and is very skilled. He is deeply trusted by Zijun and Zixi."

"It was also him who died to protect Zixi."

Fang Nanzhi's heart sank when he heard this.

The old housekeeper of the Chen family must be of an extraordinary status. Perhaps he can be considered half of my mother's elder?

Was it because of what the elders said that my mother agreed to stay low and marry my father?

That makes sense.

"Where are they now?"

Fang Nanzhi asked.

It was said that Bu Qu disappeared mysteriously, but it was obvious that he had private contact with Wan Sheng, otherwise, there would be no need for Wan Sheng to lie to her in the first place.

The person who saved my mother died, but there should be others alive.

Unexpectedly, Wansheng shook his head.

"I don't know. They've been hiding very deeply. In the past few years, they rarely contacted me. Every time they contacted me, they came to my house on their own initiative."

"Uncle Wan, have you never checked it privately?" Fang Nanzhi frowned.

Wansheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't find out."

This is surprising.

Although Wansheng seems to be just the boss of Wanbaolou, don't forget that he is the one who can sit with the Eighth Prince, so he must be no simple person.

He couldn't even find the other party's whereabouts.

The troops left behind by Chen were still operating silently behind the scenes even after he had been exiled for many years.

What do they want to do?

Revenge for the master? Revenge for the emperor or Princess Mingzhu?

It seems not, they seem to have been dormant.

Of course, it is also possible that the emperor and the eldest princess are not the culprits, but if they want revenge, shouldn’t they look for her?

She is the direct descendant of the Chen family.

She has a useful force behind her, so why don't you look for her?

Fang Nanzhi felt strange.

"That year, I only got the news after Butler Chen died. I wanted to join forces with them to find out who was behind it, but they refused and fell silent."

Wansheng couldn't quite understand this. His troops were certainly not afraid, but what did they want to do without asking or investigating?

"I thought they would come after you after your identity was exposed, but it seems they didn't."

Fang Nanzhi's brows were furrowed. She came here to find out the truth, but why was it getting more and more confusing?

Fang Tong suddenly spoke.

"In other words, how Xiaoyun was taken away from the exile group and the assassination process are the only ones who know?"

He was still used to calling Chen Zixi Nan Xiaoyun.

Wansheng nodded.

He knew that the father and daughter came to his house today to obtain witnesses and physical evidence of the pursuit that year.

You can only file a complaint after you have evidence.

"All I have here is evidence of someone faking Zixi's death."

But that's not enough.

Chen Zixi was sentenced to exile at the time, and her faked death only proved that she disobeyed the imperial order.

Fang Nanzhi took this to file a complaint. Who was she suing? Her own mother?

"Uncle Wan, I want to meet Chen's followers." Fang Nanzhi's eyes were filled with expectation and request.

Wansheng had no reason to refuse and was reluctant to do so.

"I can only try, but it may not work."

Over the years, he has always been the passive party.

Wansheng called the waiter out and asked him to find a sign with flowers and vines in the backyard and hang it at the door of Wanbao Tower.

"In the past, when they wanted to see me, they left this mark."

Wansheng explained.

All that's left is to wait.

Although those troops were hiding, they all knew that they were definitely observing the situation in secret, keeping an eye on Wanbao Tower and Fang Nanzhi.

So, don’t worry about them not being able to see you, it just depends on whether they are willing to show up.

The wait was long, so Wansheng asked Fang Tong to go to the next box to talk.

This is to avoid children and talk about adult topics.

Fang Tong didn't refuse.

Strictly speaking, they might have been rivals in love?

But Chen Zixi is dead, and no matter how many regrets there are, they are just regrets.

Wansheng asked a lot of questions about Zixi's life in the Fang family.

Fang Tong told everyone about some things that were not private.

No matter what Wansheng was thinking, he was still Xiaoyun's old friend, and a friend with good intentions.

He would treat it as an opportunity for Xiaoyun to meet old friends again and reminisce about the past.

Finally, Wansheng asked where her grave was, as he wanted to go and pay his respects.

Fang Tong also said so.

"If the Chen family is proven innocent one day, would Master Fang be willing to relocate Zixi's grave?"

"Move the grave?" Fang Tong wondered.

"Chen's family has an ancestral tomb in the capital. After being away for so long, perhaps she will miss this land."

Wansheng said this out of selfish motives, of course. He wanted to be closer to the girl he once knew.

After knowing about Chen's affairs, how could Fang Tong not know that when Xiaoyun was dying, she was looking into the distance in the direction of the capital?

She wanted to come back because her relatives were in the capital.