Yi Jing, Ye Mansion
Aunt Li, who was serving Ye Cui, stood respectfully in front of An Miaoyi and said to An Miaoyi very flatteringly:
"Madam, you are very busy with this birthday celebration. The old lady has seen it all, and often told the slaves and others that you have worked hard, Madam..." ·
"She was full of praise for this birthday celebration. She said that you, the eldest lady in this house, understood her thoughts best. She said that this birthday celebration was held so well thanks to your presence, eldest lady!"
Hearing what Nanny Li said, An Miao smiled faintly and then said:
"It's not hard work or not, I just show my filial piety to my mother!"
After hearing this, Grandma Li immediately said:
"That's right! Everyone in the house knows that Madam, you are the most filial child. Even the old lady often says that Madam, you are the most filial child in the world!"
After speaking, Nanny Li quietly looked at An Miaoyi from the corner of her eye. Seeing that An Miaoyi didn't react much, she immediately said in a different tone:
"The old lady dotes on Young Master Jingren the most. She says that Young Master Jingren is the most like the handsome boy when he was a child, and he is also the smartest among the young gentlemen!
"She often wonders about Mr. Jingren whether he is eating well, sleeping, and doing his homework well!"
Hearing what Nanny Li said, An Miaoyi knew that Nanny Li said that on purpose, but she still felt a little happy in her heart and immediately gave Qiqige a look... ·········
Seeing this, Qiqige also took out a banknote and put it in Grandma Li's hand and said with a smile:
"Mama Li, it's very hard for you to follow and serve the old lady on weekdays. Take this little money back and buy some things to replenish your health!"
Seeing the appearance of the banknote, Grandma Li's old face suddenly became as happy as a chrysanthemum. Although she said how embarrassed she was, her hand that took the banknote was not slow at all.
Seeing Aunt Li like this, An Miaoyi's eyes showed a little contempt, but on the surface she continued:
"I heard that Aunt Li, you have a nephew named Li Quan. He is seventeen years old this year?"
As soon as these words came out, Grandma Li was stunned. She felt a little uneasy and didn't know what An Miaoyi meant. In her early years, she worked as a maid in someone else's house and had an affair with a long-term worker and gave birth to a son.
Because this matter was against morals and was despised by the world, Grandma Li gave the child to her brother to raise, claiming that he was her nephew!
Although she didn't know what An Miaoyi meant, at this time, Grandma Li could only bite the bullet and said:
"In reply to Madam, I do have a nephew named Li Quan. He is my eldest brother's child!"
Hearing this, An Miaoyi glanced at Grandma Li with a half-smile, then pretended to be nonchalant and said:
"I heard that this kid has a very good nature and is very honest. He is also your grandma Li's nephew, so I believe he is very good!"
"It just so happens that the City Defense Department is short of a sergeant. Why not let this boy fill it? If you work hard, you might be able to find an official position in the future... ·······》
When these words came out, Nanny Li was both surprised and happy. What was surprising was that she realized that An Miaoyi probably knew about her affairs, so she deliberately used Li Quan to take advantage of her.
Fortunately, although the officers of the City Defense Department are not high-ranking officials, their income is guaranteed despite droughts and floods. The most important thing is that An Miaoyi also mentioned the official status!
When she thought that her son would have the opportunity to be an official in the future, Grandma Li became excited. With a pop, she knelt down to An Miaoyi and kowtowed three times in a row and said:
"Thank you, Madam, for your support. You are our family's Guanyin Bodhisattva. Our family is grateful for your great kindness!"
After speaking, Grandma Li paused for a moment, and then said very sensibly:
"From now on, this slave will be yours, madam. Whatever you ask, I will do whatever you want!"
Hearing what Nanny Li said, An Miaoyi was naturally very satisfied with her attitude, but she still said
said:
"Mother Li, you are overthinking it. I just want to thank you for your contribution to the house and for serving the old lady!"
"You just need to remember that you are a member of the house. You serve the old lady well on weekdays, which is my greatest gratitude!"
"yes!"
After taking care of Grandma Li, An Miaoyi asked her to go back. At this time, Qi Qige also came over and said with a smile:
"This celebration is obviously the result of the Bai family's contribution of money and effort. As a result, everyone is thinking of you, madam. I heard that Bai Yuanyuan was so angry that she smashed several vases... ···················》
An Miaoyi also looked slightly pleased when she heard this. She knew that Bai Yuanyuan had given birth to a son, and now was the time of success. In addition, the Bai family had given out tens of thousands of taels of silver at the celebration, so she wanted to show off at this time. Show your face and give her some face!
So An Miaoyi used a little trick to make Bai Yuanyuan make a little fool of herself. An Miaoyi originally planned to teach Bai Yuanyuan a lesson.
But what An Miaoyi didn't expect was that Bai Yuanyuan actually took out a ginseng that had been given to Ye Cui for decades as a birthday gift, which made Ye Cui like it very much!
Mrs. Ye Cui usually didn't like Bai Yuanyuan very much, but this time she actually became kind to Bai Yuanyuan and even gave Jing Heng a peace sign in public.
Even so, An Miaoyi didn't care too much. She felt that Bai Yuanyuan's ability to produce such wild ginseng probably had something to do with her eldest brother Bai Changrong!
Bai Changrong once served as the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang. With his authority, the possibility of getting some good-quality old wild ginseng is very high!
An Miaoyi felt that it was naturally impossible for Bai Changrong to only acquire one old wild ginseng, so he could follow this line and ask someone to check if Bai Changrong had any other illegal bribery when he was in Liaoyang!
If there is, you can ask someone to read a copy of Evergreen at the Justice Bureau, and then everything will be a good show... ·
Just when An Miaoyi was thinking about how to leave no trace behind and plot against the Bai family quietly, it would be best to blame the Murong family for this.
Suddenly a maid walked into the room, thinking of An Miaoyi, she bowed and said:
"Madam, Aunt Zhang wants to see you!"
An Miaoyi frowned slightly when she heard this. This Aunt Zhang was her confidant in the mansion. She was responsible for purchasing food in the mansion on weekdays. She was also the go-between for Huo San to send messages to An Miaoyi. At this time, she suddenly asked for a meeting. , Huo San has something to report to An Miaoyi!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also frowned slightly. Soon Nanny Zhang came to An Miaoyi. She bowed and handed An Miaoyi a ledger and said:
"Madam, this is the ledger of purchases made in the mansion in the past half month. Madam, please check it!"
An Miaoyi took the account book and saw a piece of paper sandwiched in it. She immediately closed the account book and handed it to Qiqige, and then ordered to Grandma Zhang with a normal look:
"Go back and rest first!"
"yes!"
After Grandma Zhang left, Qiqige found a historical record and translated the contents of the paper sandwiched in the account book.
When the Coordination Office was first established, Ye Mingsheng taught them the technique of using books as code books, so at this moment Huo San also used this technique to convey the message to An Miaoyi... ···················
After a cup of tea, Qiqige translated the message and said to An Miaoyi in surprise:
"Madam, Director Huo said that Murong Zhengshan was assassinated in Jiangnan!"
An Miaoyi was also surprised when these words came out. She originally wanted to send a killer to kill Murong Zhengshan and then put the blame on others.
This was used to cut off the Murong family's great contribution to Jiangnan's surrender. However, because the internal guards discovered the clues, she gave up this plan under Cui Shao's dissuasion!
Although he was forced to give up this idea, An Miao was moved by the thought that the Murong family might promote Jiangnan's surrender.
Yi is also very afraid.
For this reason, An Miaoyi had hoped that Murong Zhengshan would die suddenly on the way, or die in a foreign country for other reasons!
Although she had this idea, An Miaoyi herself knew that the possibility was very low, so she did not hold out too much hope. However, what An Miaoyi did not expect was that Murong Zhengshan was actually attacked by Qianhu Guards. Assassination, could it be said that God finally showed up?
An Miaoyi, who was very happy, also asked Qiqige:
"Is Murong Zhengshan dead? Who did this?"
Looking at the contents on the letter, Qiqige continued:
"Director Huo said that Murong Zhengshan suffered two injuries on his body, one on his arm and one on his abdomen. The injuries were very serious, but it is not yet certain whether Murong Zhengshan is dead or alive... ··················》
"As for who did it, Director Huo said that it was most likely the Qianhu Guards of the Zhennan Army who did it in order to sabotage our negotiations with Jiangnan!"
Hearing this, An Miaoyi nodded slightly, feeling that Qian Huwei's assassination of Murong Zhengshan was unexpected, but also reasonable!
After all, Murong Zhengshan went to Jiangnan first to test Lu Jianchao's attitude towards the Fengwu Army and to explore the possibility of Lu Jianchao surrendering to the Fengwu Army.
The second was to persuade Lu Jianchao not to support Xu Zhaojie in opposing the Fengwu Army. Xu Zhaojie was not a fool and could naturally guess Murong Zhengshan's purpose.
In the current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Fengwu Army is the dominant one. Xu Zhaojie cannot compete with the Fengwu Army alone, so he needs to seek the support of Sichuan, Shu, and Jiangnan. Among them, the support of Jiangnan is the most important!
As long as there is the support of Lu Jianchao, then the logistics money and food for Xu Zhaojie will be guaranteed, which is crucial to Xu Zhaojie!
So for Xu Zhaojie, he definitely didn't want to see Lu Jianchao remain neutral under Murong Zhengshan's persuasion, so it was undoubtedly reasonable for him to send someone to kill Murong Zhengshan!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi not only complained about Xu Zhaojie, but the Qianhu Guards under him did not do things neatly and did not directly stab Murong Zhengshan to death... ······
Just when An Miaoyi was secretly thinking that if she arranged this, she would definitely make Murong Zhengshan die in Jiangnan, Qi Qige said softly:
"Madam, Director Huo mentioned Fang Hai at the end of the letter!"
Hearing the name Fang Hai, An Miaoyi was startled for a moment, then she frowned and asked:
"Is he related to this matter?"
Qiqige nodded and said:
"Yes, Director Huo said that Fang Hai provided help to Qian Huwei!"
After getting a positive answer from Qiqige, An Miaoyi's political sense made her aware of a hint of conspiracy!
Although An Miaoyi planned to arrange for Chen Wu to kill Murong Zhengshan, after all, Chen Wu was not familiar with the situation in Jiangnan, so An Miaoyi found a local snake in the Jiangnan area through some channels, and planned to let this local snake and Chen Wu Cooperate and complete the assassination of Murong Zhengshan together!
And the local snake that An Miaoyi found through channels was this person named Fang Hai!
At this time, An Miaoyi began to have some doubts. Is it really such a coincidence?
Did he and Qian Huwei both ask Fang Hai to help assassinate Murong Zhengshan?
As she continued to think about it, An Miaoyi still hadn't figured out whether things were really such a coincidence, but she realized a problem!
This question is the purpose of Huo San sending this letter to her. It may not simply be to convey the news of Murong Zhengshan’s assassination to himself... ············
Huo San was most likely using this letter to test whether it was related to the assassination of Murong Zhengshan!
The Fengwu Army's biggest intelligence chief might even be suspecting that he had contact with the Zhennan Army, and thus instructing Fang Hai to provide help for the Qianhu Guards' assassination of Murong Zhengshan?
An Miaoyi suddenly thought of this possibility
She was shocked by her own thoughts. She had obviously given up the assassination of Murong Zhengshan under Cui Shao's dissuasion. Why were things still developing in this direction?
When she thought about the underground bank incident some time ago, An Miaoyi gradually began to feel that dark clouds called conspiracy were gathering above her head!
At this time, An Miaoyi could no longer remain calm, and her expression began to become uncertain. It was not a big deal that the underground bank was exposed.
After all, he was also the one who was deceived. Even if he was angry for the sake of his own dignity, he would not let this matter continue to ferment!
But contacting the Zhennan Army and assisting Qianhu Guards in assassinating Murong Zhengshan is a very serious political issue!
Everyone knows that the biggest opponent of the Fengwu Army that dominates the world now is the Zhennan Army, and Xu Zhaojie, my husband's old leader, is the eldest female thief that my husband swore to kill!
Once she is considered to be connected with the Zhennan Army, and even assists the Zhennan Army in assassinating Murong Zhengshan for her own selfish gain, then even if she is the mistress of the Fengwu Army, it will undoubtedly be unforgivable!
After understanding this, An Miaoyi had no evidence, but she could basically conclude that Murong Zhengshan was playing a trick!
Clenching her hands into fists, An Miaoyi whispered with murderous intent in her beautiful eyes:
"You are a Murong family, you are a Murong Zhengshan, you are really ruthless..."
