She didn't sleep all night, and many people in the Fang family must have done so as well.

She looked at the housekeeper who was relieved to see her return at the door, and then looked at Fang Chengyu who hurried out from Old Lady Fang's room to pick her up.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"You must not have eaten yet, right?"

Fang Chengyu said with a smile, without asking her where she had been or what happened, as if he was just casually meeting her in the morning as usual, but how could he hide the anxiety from a sleepless night between his brows.

Last night, I suddenly lost my temper and left home and didn't come back all night. Especially at such a tense time, they must have been very anxious.

"I'm sorry to have made you worry." Miss Jun said apologetically.

Fang Chengyu smiled with narrowed eyes.

"No way, there's nothing wrong with what you do," he said. "We trust you."

"Yes, we believe it." Old Mrs. Fang was sitting in the house and heard this and said, "But I hope you can also respect us, Jun Zhenzhen, we are human beings, not stones."

I know how I worry about you, how anxious I am, how I want to find her but dare not to do so because I am afraid of causing trouble for her. And you just let it go with a casual apology?

"Jun Zhenzhen, this is not the first time." Old Madam Fang said with a sullen face, "You are going too far. Who do you think we are..."

Before she finished her words, the woman in front of her suddenly burst into tears.

Old Mrs. Fang was startled and stopped talking.

Fang Chengyu almost cried too, although he didn't know why she was crying.

"Jiuling, Jiuling, don't be sad." He said hurriedly.

Miss Jun raised her hand to wipe away two tears that were falling from her eyes and forced a smile at them.

She couldn't tell whether she was sad or something else. Just when she was feeling quite complicated, she heard Mrs. Fang's question: Who do you think we are? Yes, who are they? Jun Zhenzhen's relatives, people who made a fortune by relying on the money her great-grandfather used to buy her life, but they were also pitiful people.

She looked at Old Lady Fang. The years had left traces of vicissitudes on this old woman's face. Even though she was surrounded by luxurious clothes and delicious food, it was difficult to hide the hardships she had experienced. Her relatives passed away one after another for unknown reasons, and her children and grandchildren had been waiting for death in despair for ten years.

She remembered what Old Lady Fang said when she guessed the truth: "If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die." This kind of determination is a mixture of despair and pride.

Miss Jun suddenly remembered the names of Old Lady Fang and Old Master Fang. One was called Fang Shouyi and the other was called Fang Nianjun. Shouyi and Nianjun meant Jun. They worked diligently and wholeheartedly. Did they think it was an honor to work for Jun?

Unfortunately, the money they held from their Lord was bloody and shameful, and there was nothing to be proud of.

Not only will there be no glory, but it may also be aiding and abetting evil, and there will only be disaster of crossing the river and destroying the bridge, killing oneself and silencing oneself.

Did Old Lady Fang Zeng know the true origin of the silver?

If they don't know, then why would they go to such lengths to sever all kinship ties and leave their own lineage alone? People in the world say that this is because they are greedy and ruthless, but can't it also be said that they are cutting off family blood relatives to avoid being implicated?

This is what Grandpa Zeng did. Was Grandma Fang instructed to treat her own relatives in the same way as well, willing to give up their relatives even if it meant bearing the bad reputation of being a heartless person?

Do they know or not? If they do know, how much do they know?

Or maybe they don't know anything, but as Zhu Zan said, ministers are naturally wary of the emperor. Wealth and honor are both dangerous, and wealth and honor are bound to be dangerous, so they are on guard in advance to avoid a catastrophe that would overthrow the entire family.

And what happened in the past? If it was the ransom money used for peace talks with the Jin Kingdom, why did it go to Shandong? How was the Fang family chosen to do this? Why did the late emperor write such an imperial edict?

There are too many unknown details, and it is hard to understand what is going on.

A few drops of cold water suddenly splashed on her face, mixed with the fishy smell of wood ash. Miss Jun was quick-witted and saw Old Lady Fang standing in front of her, dipping her fingers in a bowl of water and then flicking them over again.

"Grandma, what are you doing?" Miss Jun asked dodged the question.

"Exorcise evil spirits." Old Madam Fang said bluntly, examining her. "You feel like crying and laughing at the same time, and you can't control yourself. Maybe you've been possessed by an evil spirit."

Miss Jun laughed, her eyes a little sore, and nodded again.

"Maybe, maybe it's because grandpa is very happy to see me for the first time," she said.

"Your grandfather is not the kind of person who would scare children," said Old Mrs. Fang.

"Jiuling, are you okay?" Fang Chengyu asked hurriedly. He winked at Jiuling and whispered to her from behind, "Hurry up and say it, or I'll make you drink this wood ash water."

Miss Jun smiled and nodded.

"Okay, it proves to be effective. You should drink it more." Old Mrs. Fang said with a cold face after hearing this.

Miss Jun smiled.

"Grandma, you don't believe in ghosts and gods," she said. "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just thought about something and lost my composure. I didn't wander around last night. I went to talk to a friend for a while."

Does she have any friends? Old Mrs. Fang thought, how rare.

Fang Chengyu looked aggrieved, which was really annoying.

"Don't worry about the delay." Old Mrs. Fang said straightforwardly, "You have set up the stage, and we will sing next."

Her expression was somewhat relaxed and somewhat proud.

"We are very good at singing opera."

After saying this, he motioned for Miss Jun to sit down.

"I thought about it last night and discussed it with Chengyu. I will just continue to complain to Jinxiu..."

Seeing that Old Lady Fang was very interested in discussing with her in detail what to do, Miss Jun couldn't bear to interrupt her. She was the one who let Old Lady Fang think about what to do all night, while she had been thinking about not doing it all night.

"Jiuling, do you have any new ideas?" Fang Chengyu suddenly said, interrupting Old Lady Fang.

Old Mrs. Fang also looked at her.

Miss Jun took a deep breath.

"I think we should just let them have it," she said.

Old Mrs. Fang looked a little stunned.

"Ah?" She seemed not to hear clearly.

"I've thought about it, and delaying is not a solution." Miss Jun said it fluently, "There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Since they are determined to get it, they will definitely be angry and embarrassed if they can't get it, which will be bad for us. It's better to avoid their sharp edge."

Old Mrs. Fang said "oh", seeming to understand and not understand.

The silence made the atmosphere in the room a little weird.

"I didn't think it through before. Although I guessed some things, after actually seeing those things, I felt that my original considerations were somewhat inappropriate." Miss Jun continued, her expression unable to hide her shame.

The shame is real, but it is certainly not due to any ill-considered decision.

The room fell silent again.

When Miss Jun was about to say something else, Old Lady Fang spoke first.

"Okay." She nodded and said straightforwardly.

Miss Jun looked at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Thank you," she said.

Old Mrs. Fang smiled.

"Thank you, this is what we are supposed to do," she said.

Miss Jun was silent for a moment.

"We will fight back when the enemy comes. We will continue to do what we should do." She said, and then paused, "Grandma, don't worry."

Don't worry, although she had to cover up the origin of the silver, it does not mean that she can do whatever the emperor wants.

Zhu Zan was right. No matter what the emperor's grandfather did in the past, it was not the Prince of Qi's fault. Her father and those people in the Fang family deserved to be killed in vain.

This is still fair, and there must be justice in this world.

Miss Jun bowed and left. Watching Miss Jun walk out, Old Mrs. Fang sighed.

"Grandma, thank you." Fang Chengyu also said, "Don't blame Jiuling for going back on her word."

Old Mrs. Fang smiled, and her expression returned to normal.

"Why blame her for anything? The cause of this incident has nothing to do with her, and the result has nothing to do with her," she said. "This is my business."

He paused here and looked at the woman who had disappeared from his sight.

"What's more, she was really frightened. I think it's no joke to make such a decision after one night."

Fang Chengyu nodded and took Old Lady Fang's arm.

"Grandma, no matter what happens next, we are not afraid," he said.

Old Mrs. Fang nodded.

"What are you afraid of?" She said, smiling, "Didn't she say that there is justice in this world?"