Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

In this way, he agreed to sign a ceasefire treaty with Xiqiang after the second prince ascended the throne.

The Western Qiang helped him frame the Fang family army and created small conflicts to arouse the court's dissatisfaction with the Fang family army.

However, no one expected Fang Yao to be so good at fighting. He defeated the Western Qiang army with just a small conflict, took the opportunity to recover a large piece of land, and successfully expanded the territory of the Great Zhou.

The emperor was overjoyed and summoned Fang Yao back to the capital to report on his work.

Fang Yao's return to Beijing brought him greater pressure and threats. In order to weaken Fang Yao's influence, he asked Xiqiang to help create the illusion that Fang Jitao was colluding with Xiqiang.

However, he didn't expect that Fang Yao had seen through his tricks long ago. Fang Yao counterattacked and the Yao family fell into an end from which there would be no recovery.

At that time, he also suspected that the housekeeper's relatives were spies from the Western Qiang. What did the housekeeper say at that time?

I remembered.

The butler said, "Master, you really think highly of him. He simply has some business dealings with the Duke's subordinates, which is why he was able to talk to the Duke. As for helping you, it's because he knows I serve you, and he wants to please you and gain some credit with the Second Prince, so he asked me to pass on a message."

This statement was reasonable. At that time, there were so many people rushing to curry favor with the Duke of Chongguo's Mansion that he really believed it.

I didn't expect that today, Fang Yao would say that the housekeeper and his relatives were all spies from the Western Qiang?

His heart was pounding, but he was not too surprised. After all, at this point, any kind of accident was normal to him.

"As for me, I need to have someone check your house right now and clean up the spies that the housekeeper has trained there," Fang Yao poured himself a cup of tea, drank it in one gulp, and said to Duke Chongguo, "Zhu Yi, have someone tell the Yao family not to panic. As long as they tell the truth when questioned, and take away the suspicious people, they won't be in any trouble."

"Yes." Zhu Yi responded and gave the order.

Duke Chongguo closed his eyes. The situation was hopeless, and his family was his weak spot. He no longer had the energy to fight Fang Yao to the death. "General, you've condescended to come here just to find the spy hiding in my house. Isn't that a bit of a waste of talent? Or does the general want to take this opportunity to humiliate me and see how destitute I am now?"

Fang Yao leaned back in his chair and snorted, "That's not worth it for me. I have something to talk to you about."

His eyes rolled, "Some people say that Yao Xun seemed to have been instigated by his housekeeper and relatives to become a spy for the Western Qiang..."

"Bullshit," Duke Chongguo cursed before he could finish. "Don't you have eyes? My son was never a promising person to begin with, and now he's completely ruined. If you were from Western Qiang, would you have chosen such a loser as your accomplice? Are you stupid, or are the Western Qiang stupid?"

Fang Yao didn't expect him to comment on his son like this. He seemed really angry about his son's incompetence.

"Whether he's a spy or not can't be judged by appearances alone," Fang Yao said, trying to keep a straight face, not wanting to show that he was on the verge of laughing. "We have to investigate this, but before we do, I have something to ask you."

Duke Chongguo looked at him warily without saying a word.

"I'm sure you've already heard about the Empress's affairs," Fang Yao said, "The reason the Emperor hasn't decided how to deal with her yet is because he's undecided about your Yao family's affairs."

He blew on the tea leaves, took a sip, then put down the cup and spoke under Duke Chong's nervous gaze, "Now that it has come to this, should we put the entire matter on the Empress alone and tell the royal family that she died of a sudden illness? Or should we use the connection between Yao Xun and the Western Qiang spies to convict the Empress and the entire Yao family, and even punish them all?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Chongguo, who had been lying in bed for a long time due to illness, suddenly sat up, his hands shaking unconsciously with anger and anxiety, "Fang Yao, don't slander me, you..."

"Grandfather, Grandfather," a dignified and gentle girl rushed in with her maid. She didn't care if there were any other men around. She walked to the bedside of Duke Chongguo, stroked his back, and said softly, "Grandfather, don't be anxious. If you have something to say, please speak slowly. Speak slowly."

Fang Yao glanced at Zhu Yi at the door. Zhu Yi whistled, "This is the eldest daughter of the Yao family. I heard that they are looking for the Western Qiang spies trained by the housekeeper in the mansion. She said she is willing to cooperate. She just stood outside and listened to a few words before rushing in."

Willing to cooperate?

Fang Yao couldn't help but look at the girl twice more.

If he remembered correctly, this girl had already been married to the second prince, right?

"My humble servant greets the General. I'm honored to meet you." Yao Jingyi bowed to Fang Yao, lowered her head, and stood beside the Duke of Chongguo. "Grandfather is ill and can't get angry. I'm worried about him, so I had no choice but to barge in. I hope the General will forgive me. I also hope the General will allow me to stay here to look after him. I beg the General to give me some convenience."

After saying that, he bowed again.

Fang Yao raised his eyebrows.

He didn't expect that the Yao family actually had such a wise person. It was really beyond his expectation.

He thought that the Yao family had long been rotten and there was nothing worth showing off.

"That's fine," Fang Yao nodded and said to Yao Jingyi, "Let your girl go out. It's better for fewer people to know about some things here."

Yao Jingyi waved her hand and asked the girl to leave without saying a word.

The room fell silent. Duke Chongguo didn't speak, and Fang Yao didn't speak either.

He gave Duke Chongguo options. This old guy has been cunning all his life and he won't lose his brain just because he is sick.

However, Duke Chongguo has been a proud man all his life, so how could he be forced to break this deadlock?

After waiting for a while, Fang Yao put down the teacup and pretended to leave.

Yao Jingyi suddenly called out to him, "General, please stay."

Fang Yao frowned and looked at her in confusion.

Then she said, "I overheard the conversation between the general and grandfather just now. I have a few thoughts. I wonder if the general would be patient enough to listen."

Fang Yao first glanced at Duke Chongguo. Seeing that he had no objection, he knew that Miss Yao's status in the mansion must be quite high, so he nodded and said, "Go ahead."

"Thank you," Yao Jingyi bowed, then said, "Just now the General asked you how you would make a decision. I'd like to ask on your behalf: what if the Empress is chosen to bear the responsibility alone?"

She kept her head down from beginning to end, and after asking this question, she took two steps back, leaning quietly beside her grandfather, waiting for Fang Yao's answer.

Fang Yao's eyes lit up.

This little girl was amazing. She only asked about the Queen and didn't even ask about Yao Xun's spies. This clearly told Fang Yao that she understood Fang Yao's purpose of coming here and was willing to cooperate.

Fang Yao just needs to tell her how to cooperate.

Dealing with smart people is simple and enjoyable.