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Chapter 157.2 – Murderer
When Qi Qiao heard the news that the eldest young master was found frozen int he sound, she had a vague guess. She told Wang Qing Lan about her conjecture, but Wang Qing Lan told her not to tell anyone. If they made use of this piece of information properly, it would become a favorable leverage in their hands in the future.
Right now, that information really came in handy. Wang Qing Lan has never been so lucky.
“So it turned out to be her.”
It’s not that An Zi Ran did not suspect them of making this up, but he had investigated the issue and knew that Qi Qiao did in fact pass by the original An Zi Ran’s courtyard. Another maid had seen her, so he knew about this very early on. But because she did not linger, he concluded that there was no time for her to commit a crime, so she was not a suspect.
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Seeing that he was thoughtful, Wang Qing Lan asked hesitantly: “I’ve told you everything, when are you going to fulfill your promise?” All she cared about was her life right now.
An Zi Ran glanced at her and said, “I will arrange for you to leave tomorrow.” Then he left, leaving Wang Qing Lan with a happy expression.
The scandal about her was widely known in the capital, but as long as she went to An Yuan County, there would be very few people who knew about it. She could still live a leisurely life with the money she had saved up over the years.
At this time, Wang Qing Lan did not know that when she went to An Yuan County, her days would definitely be extremely uncomfortable. Country folk were not like city folk. They were extremely strict about things like a widow carrying on a clandestine love affair.
When An Zi Ran returned to Prince Fu’s Mansion, Fu Wu Tian was already waiting for him.
An Zi Ran told him what he had learned from Qi Qiao. He had told Fu Wu Tian a long time ago that he was found in the snow and almost died in the first month of the previous year, but he did not say that the original An Zi Ran really died.
“Is it definitely her?”
An Zi Ran nodded and said, “I’m 90% sure, but she’s in the palace now, so it’s difficult to settle the score with her.”
The person Qi Qiao was talking about was An Qiao E.
No one thought that this woman who always wore a sour expression on her face would actually kill someone. When he lived with her in the An family manor, he did not discern any weak point in her facade. This mean that her mental strength was not bad. This also explained why her character could have such a big change.
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There were some people who usually looked inconspicuous, but once given the chance, they could transform from a chicken in to a phoenix. An Qiao E, who possessed excellent mental strength, could achieve this even more easily.
“Don’t worry, wangfei, An Qiao E won’t be able to live for much longer.”
Fu Wu Tian’s voice had a hint of meaning.
An Zi Ran’s eyes narrowed, “Wangye, are you talking about the eldest prince and the second prince?”
He had also heard what was going on in the palace. Since Consort Yan became pregnant, Emperor Chong Ming loved her more deeply than before. He sent nearly all the good things to Zhao Zi Palace. Moreover, he assigned fifty palace maids and fifty eunuchs to her palace, and there were five imperial physicians on call at all times.
This kind of situation never happened when Zhang Sun Tian Feng was pregnant with his legitimate son. At that time, Emperor Chong Ming still doted on the beautiful Zhang Sun Tian Feng. And because she was the empress, he was very fond of her and meticulous with her care, but no matter how fond of the empress he was, it could not compare to his affections for Consort Yan.
However, the more Emperor Chong Ming loved Consort Yan, the stronger the sense of crisis got for those women in the harem.
The respectable imperial concubines in the harem were all well-known figures who rose above the others and distinguished themselves from three thousand beauties. Each one of them was a woman who could not be underestimated. With their all-pervasive methods, An Qiao E’s life would definitely be very difficult in the next half month.
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An Qiao E has been pregnant for two and half months now. Pregnant women were prone to miscarriage in the first three months of pregnancy, so if they wanted to take action, they must take advantage of this opportunity.
“By the way, wangye, how is the search into Fang Jun Ping going?”
Fu Wu Tian smiled, “I was just about to tell you about this. Fang Jun Ping has been found, but she is protected by someone, and there are people nearby who are monitoring her. Those people are probably Wei Shun Qing’s people.”
“It seems that the cooperation between An Qiao E and Wei Shun Qing is not one of complete trust. Fang Jun Ping’s stay in Jun Zi City is actually a leverage that Wei Shun Qing is using to control An Qiao E.” An Zi Ran spoke his thoughts out loud, “Wangye, why don’t we catch Fang Jun Ping?”
“This prince was also considering the same thing.”
Once Fang Jun Ping disappeared, Wei Shun Qing would definitely know about it. This act would inadvertently alert the enemy, but the other party would never guess that Prince Fu’s Mansion was behind it. That’s because An Qiao E still did not know that An Zi Ran was the wangfei of Prince Fu’s Mansion. Moreover, Fu Wu Tian and Wei Shun Qing did not have any prior grudges. Wei Shun Qing would only suspect that it was done by one of the princes or their maternal families.
Prince Fu’s Mansion only needed to watch them fight and reap the benefits.
