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Chapter 157.1 – Murderer
Things did not end just because the Pu family have collapsed.
It was only the prologue to the upcoming foul wind and bloody rain.
During this time, at Prince Fu’s Mansion…
Recently, An Zi Ran has been idling away in the mansion. The results from the two restaurants has been very good, so he intended to open a restaurant in the South District and the North Districts. Just the day before, he had Ge Qian An and Zhong Yue research the best district for opening a restaurant.
His opinion of Zhong Yue was actually not bad.
There was no rule stipulating that she could not like Fu Wu Tian, to say nothing of the fact that he was the man who had saved her life. For a woman that sincerely liked a man, it must be difficult for her to learn that he has gotten married. Most people would find it difficult to congratulate their crush. Zhong Yue’s performance was actually pretty good in that regard.
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That being said, An Zi Ran didn’t want to always have a woman who liked his man by his side.
Therefore, ever since he found out that Ge Qian An had feelings for Zhong Yue, he would bring the two of them together whenever he had the chance. It would be best if romantic sparks could develop between the two of them.
“Wangfei, there is a maid named Qi Qiao outside who wants to see you.”
Steward Zhou came in from outside.
An Zi Ran raised his head, “Qi Qiao? Did she say why she’s looking for me?”
Steward Zhou replied, “She said that Concubine Wang has something very important to tell you, so she must see you.”
“You, come along with me.”
An Zi Ran didn’t hesitate for too long. In fact, he also had something to ask Wang Qing Lan.
Wang Qing Lan was not waiting for him in the main hall. Since she has been found guilty, An Zi Ran would not give her a chance to escape. So during this period, people were sent to guard her and she was strictly prohibited from leaving her courtyard. Fortunately, Qi Qiao did not have the same restrictions. That’s why she was able to send Qi Qiao to Prince Fu’s Mansion to help her deliver a message to An Zi Ran.
“I heard that you have something important to tell me. What is it?”
Walking into the courtyard, An Zi Ran came to Wang Qing Lan who was standing at the door of her room with a worried look on her face.
Wang Qing Lan glanced at Steward Zhou who was following behind An Zi Ran, took a deep breath, and said, “It’s a very important matter. I believe you won’t want others to hear it. You don’t have to worry that I will lie to you. I don’t have the guts.”
An Zi Ran also felt that she would not dare to play any tricks, so he had Steward Zhou and the other servants stay outside. When they entered the room, Qi Qiao also followed them inside.
An Zi Ran turned around and glanced at her.
Wang Qing Lan explained: “Qi Qiao is also related to what I want to say.”
An Zi Ran refused to comment.
The door was not closed, but as long as they kept their voices down, the servants guarding outside the courtyard would not hear them.
“Tell me what it is.”
An Zi Ran turned to look at Wang Qing Lan who looked hesitant.
Wang Qing Lan hesitated and said: “What I want to say is related to what happened when you fell in the snow last year, but before that, I hope you can guarantee my life.”
Emperor Chong Ming’s imperial edict had been issued and the Pu family was severely punished, but he had to do a full show, so he reprimanded the two of them for committing adultery in the imperial edict, saying that they had lost their morals and needed to be severely punished.
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Wang Qing Lan learned about this from Qi Qiao. She was worried that An Zi Ran would change his mind and not send her back to An Yuan County. Because there had been no sign of activity for several days, she felt very uneasy, so she wanted to propose this condition to protect her life.
An Zi Ran had already had a premonition, so he was not surprised when he heard her words now.
In fact, he had already guessed that the murderer might not be her, but he didn’t expect that Wang Qing Lan would know about it, and might even know who the real murderer was.
“As long as you stay within the bounds of your role, I can guarantee your life.”
Emperor Chong Ming only paid attention to this matter to deal with the Pu family. Wang Qing Lan was just a nobody. After that imperial edict, he had obviously forgotten her already.
Wang Qing Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
“So now you can say it.”
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Wang Qing Lan said: “Let Qi Qiao tell you about this matter, because she was the one who saw it.”
An Zi Ran immediately looked at Qi Qiao.
After receiving the go ahead, Qi Qiao immediately told him what she had seen last year.
In the previous year, during the first month of the lunar year, on the day when news of the master and madam’s deaths reached the An family mansion, the eldest son of the An family was found lying in the snow. At that time, his body was already frozen stiff. In fact, this was a deliberate murder. Someone took advantage of the timing and opportunity, ran into the original An Zi Ran’s yard, and used some means to bait him out.
Qi Qiao did not know the specifics, but she saw a person leaving An Zi Ran’s courtyard with her own eyes. At that time, her expression was a little panicked and her behavior was suspicious, so it attracted Qi Qiao’s attention, but at that time, Qi Qiao was preoccupied with the news of the master’s death, so she didn’t go over to look, and thus she missed it.
