Chapter 1002 An Miaoyi and the Self-Torture Scheme!
Yijing, Ye Mansion

Nanny Li, who served Ye Cui, stood respectfully in front of An Miaoyi and spoke to her in a very flattering manner:
"Madam, you have been busy running around in this birthday celebration. I have seen it all. I often tell you, the maidservants, that you have worked hard..."

"She was full of praise for this birthday celebration, saying that you, Madam, are the only one in this mansion who understands her feelings the best, and that this birthday celebration was really well organized thanks to you, Madam!"

Hearing what Li Ma said, An Miaoyi smiled faintly and said:

"Why talk about whether it's hard or not? I'm just showing my filial piety to my mother!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Li immediately said:

"That's right! Everyone in the mansion knows that you are the most filial, Madam. Even the old lady often says that you are the most filial child in the world!"

After saying this, Nanny Li glanced at An Miaoyi from the corner of her eye. Seeing that An Miaoyi didn't react much, she immediately changed the subject and said:

“The old lady dotes on Master Jingren the most. She says that Master Jingren is the most like the Marshal when he was a child, and he is also the smartest of the masters!
"She often worries about whether Master Jingren eats well, sleeps well, and does his homework well!"

Hearing what Li Mama said, although An Miaoyi knew that Li Mama said it on purpose, she still felt happy in her heart and immediately gave Qi Qige a look...

Seeing this, Qiqige took out a banknote and put it in Li Ma's hand, saying with a smile:

"Madame Li, you have been working very hard to serve the old lady. Take this little money and buy some food to replenish your body!"

Seeing the banknote, Nanny Li's old face suddenly became as happy as a chrysanthemum. Although she said that it was embarrassing, her hand did not slow down at all to take the banknote.

Seeing Nanny Li like this, An Miaoyi showed some contempt in her eyes, but on the surface she continued:

"I heard that you, Madam Li, have a nephew named Li Quan, who is seventeen years old this year?"

When these words were spoken, Li Ma was stunned for a moment, feeling a little uneasy. She didn't know what An Miaoyi meant. In her early years, she worked as a maid in someone else's family and had an affair with a farmhand and gave birth to a son.

Because this matter was against morals and despised by the world, Nanny Li gave the child to her brother to raise and claimed to the outside world that the child was her nephew!
Although she didn't know what An Miaoyi meant, Nanny Li could only bite the bullet and say:

"In reply to Madam, I do have a nephew named Li Quan, he is my eldest brother's child!"

An Miaoyi glanced at Li Mama with a half-smile, then pretended to be nonchalant and said:

"I heard that this child is kindhearted and very honest. He is also your Madam Li's nephew. I believe he is a very good person!"

"It so happens that the City Defense Department has a vacancy, so why not let this kid take the position? If he works hard, he might be able to get an official position in the future..."

After hearing this, Nanny Li was both surprised and happy. She was surprised because she realized that An Miaoyi probably knew about her affairs, so she intended to use Li Quan to control her.

The good news is that the officers of the City Defense Department, although not high-ranking officials, have a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood. And the most important thing is that An Miaoyi also mentioned his official status!
When she thought about her son's chance to become an official in the future, Nanny Li became excited. She knelt down in front of An Miaoyi and kowtowed three times in a row, saying:
"Thank you for your support, Madam. You are the Guanyin Bodhisattva of our family. We are all grateful for your great kindness!"

After saying this, Nanny Li paused for a moment, then said very sensibly:
"From now on, I belong to you, Madam. I will do whatever you ask me to do!"

Hearing what Li Ma said, An Miaoyi was naturally very satisfied with her attitude, but she still said:
"Madame Li, you're overthinking it. I'm just thanking you for your contribution to the mansion and for serving the old lady!"

"You just need to remember that you are a member of the mansion. If you take good care of the old lady on weekdays, it will be the greatest gratitude to me!"

"Yes!"

After controlling Nanny Li, An Miaoyi let her go back. At this time, Qiqige came over and said with a smile:

“It was clearly the Bai family that contributed both money and effort to this celebration, but everyone ends up thinking about your kindness, Madam. I heard that slut Bai Yuanyuan was so angry that she even smashed several vases…”

An Miaoyi looked a little proud when she heard this. She knew that Bai Yuanyuan had given birth to a son and was in high spirits now. In addition, their Bai family had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on the celebration. She wanted to show off at this time to win some face for herself!
So An Miaoyi used a trick to make Bai Yuanyuan look bad. An Miaoyi was planning to teach Bai Yuanyuan a lesson.

However, what An Miaoyi did not expect was that Bai Yuanyuan actually took out a decades-old ginseng and gave it to Ye Cui as a birthday gift, which made Ye Cui very happy!
Normally, Ye Cui didn't like Bai Yuanyuan very much, but this time she was actually very friendly to Bai Yuanyuan and even gave Jing Heng a peace plaque in public.

Even so, An Miaoyi didn't care too much. She felt that Bai Yuanyuan's ability to produce such ginseng might have something to do with her elder brother Bai Changrong!

Bai Changrong used to be the general of Liaoyang. With his authority, it is very likely that he could get some good quality old mountain ginseng!

An Miaoyi felt that it was impossible for Bai Changrong to get only one old mountain ginseng, so she could follow this clue and ask someone to investigate whether Bai Changrong had committed any other illegal bribery when he was in Liaoyang!

If there is one, we can ask someone to report Changrong to the Justice Bureau, and then everything will be interesting to watch...

Just when An Miaoyi was thinking about how to plot against the Bai family without leaving any traces and quietly, and it would be best if she could put the blame on the Murong family.

Suddenly a maid walked into the room, bowed to An Miaoyi and said:
"Madam, Aunt Zhang wants to see you!" An Miaoyi frowned slightly when she heard that. This Aunt Zhang was her confidant in the mansion. She was usually responsible for purchasing food for the mansion. She was also the middleman through whom Huo San delivered messages to An Miaoyi. It was very likely that she suddenly asked for a meeting at this time because Huo San had something to report to An Miaoyi!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi nodded slightly. Soon, Aunt Zhang came to An Miaoyi. She bowed and handed An Miaoyi an account book and said:
"Madam, this is the account book for the purchases made in the mansion in the past half month. Please take a look at it!"

An Miaoyi took the account book and saw a piece of paper inside. She immediately closed the book and handed it to Qiqige. Then she instructed Zhang Ma with a normal look:
"Go back and rest first!"

"Yes!"

After Nanny Zhang left, Qiqige found a book called "Records of the Grand Historian" and began to translate the contents of the paper sandwiched between the account books.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Coordination Office, Ye Mingsheng taught them the skill of using books as code books, so at this moment Huo San also used this skill to pass messages to An Miaoyi·······························

After a cup of tea, Qiqige translated the message and said to An Miaoyi with some surprise:
"Madam, Director Huo said that Murong Zhengshan was assassinated in Jiangnan!"

An Miaoyi was also surprised when these words were spoken. She originally wanted to send assassins to kill Murong Zhengshan and then put the blame on someone else.

This was intended to cut off the great contribution of the Murong family in facilitating the surrender of Jiangnan. However, because the clues were discovered by the internal guards, she gave up this plan after being persuaded by Cui Shao!

Although she was forced to give up this idea, An Miaoyi was still very afraid when she thought that the Murong family might facilitate Jiangnan's surrender.

For this reason, An Miaoyi had hoped that Murong Zhengshan would die suddenly on the way, or die in a foreign land for other reasons!
Although she had this idea, An Miaoyi herself knew that the possibility was very low, so she did not hold too much hope. However, what An Miaoyi did not expect was that Murong Zhengshan was actually assassinated by the Thousand Tiger Guards. Could it be 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, one on his arm and the other on his abdomen. The injuries are very serious, but it is still unclear whether Murong Zhengshan is dead or alive…”

"As for who did it, Director Huo said that it was most likely the Thousand Tiger Guards of the Zhennan Army who did it in order to disrupt our discussions with Jiangnan!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi nodded slightly, thinking that the Thousand Tiger Guards' assassination of Murong Zhengshan was unexpected, but also reasonable!

After all, Murong Zhengshan went to Jiangnan for the first time to test Lu Jianchao's attitude towards the Fengwu Army and explore the possibility of Lu Jianchao surrendering to the Fengwu Army.

The second is to persuade Lu Jianchao not to support Xu Zhaojie and oppose the Fengwu Army. Xu Zhaojie is not a fool and can naturally guess Murong Zhengshan's purpose.

In the current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Fengwu Army is the only dominant force. Xu Zhaojie cannot compete with the Fengwu Army with his own strength, so he needs to seek support from Sichuan and Jiangnan, especially the support from Jiangnan is the most important!
As long as he has Lu Jianchao's support, Xu Zhaojie's logistics money and food will be guaranteed, which is of vital importance to Xu Zhaojie!
So for Xu Zhaojie, he certainly 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 blamed Xu Zhaojie, but also thought that his Thousand Tiger Guards did not do things cleanly and neatly, and did not directly stab Murong Zhengshan to death with one sword...

Just when An Miaoyi was secretly thinking that if she were to arrange this, Murong Zhengshan would definitely die in exile in Jiangnan, Qiqige said softly:
"Madam, Director Huo mentioned Fang Hai at the end of the letter!"

Hearing the name Fang Hai, An Miaoyi was startled at first, then frowned and asked back:
"He has something to do with this?"

Qiqige nodded and said:
"Yes, Director Huo said Fang Hai provided assistance to the Thousand Tiger Guards!"

After getting a positive answer from Qiqige, An Miaoyi's political sense made her sense of a hint of conspiracy!

Although An Miaoyi had planned to arrange for Chen Wu to kill Murong Zhengshan before, Chen Wu was not familiar with the situation in Jiangnan after all. So An Miaoyi found a local tyrant in Jiangnan through some channels, and prepared to let this local tyrant cooperate with Chen Wu to complete the operation of assassinating Murong Zhengshan together!
The local tyrant that An Miaoyi found through channels was this man named Fang Hai!
At this time, An Miaoyi began to have some doubts. Is it really such a coincidence?

Both he and the Thousand Tiger Guards asked Fang Hai to help assassinate Murong Zhengshan?

As An Miaoyi continued to think, although she still hadn't figured out whether it was really such a coincidence, she realized a problem!
The question is that the purpose of Huo San sending her this letter may not be simply to convey the news of Murong Zhengshan's assassination to herself·······························

It is very likely that Huo San is using this letter to test himself to see if he is related to the assassination of Murong Zhengshan!

The biggest intelligence chief of the Fengwu Army might even suspect that he had connections with the Zhennan Army, and thus instruct Fang Hai to help the Thousand Tiger Guards in their assassination of Murong Zhengshan?
Thinking of this possibility, An Miaoyi was immediately shocked by her own thoughts. She had clearly given up the plan to assassinate Murong Zhengshan under Cui Shao's persuasion. Why were things still developing in this direction?
When she thought about the underground money laundering incident some time ago, An Miaoyi gradually began to feel that the dark cloud of conspiracy was gathering over her head!
At this time, An Miaoyi could no longer remain calm, and her expression began to change. The fact that the underground money house's affairs had been exposed was actually a small matter.

After all, she was the one who was deceived. For the sake of her own face, even if her husband was angry, she would not let the matter continue to ferment!

However, contacting the Zhennan Army and assisting the Thousand Tiger Guards in assassinating Murong Zhengshan is a very serious political issue!

Everyone knows that the biggest rival of the Fengwu Army in its attempt to unify the world is the Zhennan Army, and Xu Zhaojie, your husband's former leader, is a traitor whom your husband has vowed to kill!

Once she was believed to have connections with the Zhennan Army, and even assisted the Zhennan Army in assassinating Murong Zhengshan for her own selfish interests, then even if she was the mistress of the Fengwu Army, it would undoubtedly be unforgivable!

After understanding this, although An Miaoyi has no evidence yet, she can basically conclude that Murong Zhengshan is playing a trick of torturing himself!
With her hands clenched into fists, An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes showed murderous intent as she whispered:

“You are a good Murong family, you are a good Murong Zhengshan, you are really cruel…”

(End of this chapter)