[He really thinks everyone is a fool. He blatantly spends money from the account, and then uses the excuse of praying for blessings to coax his wife to go to the temple outside the city—his actions are full of loopholes.]
The couple was unaware of these details.
They had initially been skeptical of Tong Aning's words, but now they believed them completely.
Neither of them is stupid, and their daughter is even smarter. She must have seen through such an obvious plan; it was... a counter-plan?
The two glanced at the tall, upright man, who seemed to have a clear conscience. They thought, "Just wait and see. When A Lü returns, everything will be clear."
The man noticed their gazes and reassured them, "Father, Mother, don't worry, Heir Xue will definitely find those bandits and give us an explanation."
[I bet he was thinking he'd already sent those bandits far away, that he had no leverage over them anymore, but in reality, those bandits were already under Wu Yanglü's control.]
The middle-aged couple's eyes lit up. "Great! Well done, daughter!"
Xue Lin glanced at Cen Yu, Cen Yu said, "Let's find those bandits first."
Xue Lin asked Sichen to go along as well.
Wu Yanglü should be on her way; they will meet Wu Yanglü directly.
[Tsk tsk tsk, still laughing? The official will definitely meet up with Wu Yanglü once he leaves. It's a pity, this kind of person should have been given a good scare.]
Xue Lin called Sichen over and whispered something in his ear.
Sichen looked troubled and stammered, "Your Highness, isn't this inappropriate?"
Xue Lin: "Whether it's good or not, Miss Wu will decide for herself. If she agrees, then you should do as I just said."
Sichen responded, but in his heart he was thinking, "How can the young master be so cunning?"
About 15 minutes later, Xue Lin received Sichen's signal, walked over to Cen Yu, and said a few words to Cen Yu.
Cen Yu said, "Take Pu Fan away first."
Pu Fan panicked, "Sir, there's no evidence, why are you taking me away?"
Cen Yu raised an eyebrow, his words tinged with a hint of probing. "It's not like we're going to lock you up, what's the rush?"
Cen Yu had the middle-aged couple taken away as well. When Pu Fan saw this, he felt that Cen Yu was not deliberately targeting him, but just going through the motions. If he resisted again, he might give himself away. Thinking of this, he obediently let them take him away.
He was not put in jail.
This appears to be a guest room.
Pu Fan looked around, thinking to himself, "So what if they report me to the authorities? I've covered my tracks perfectly. In the end, all of the Wu family's property and shops will belong to me."
As Pu Fan was thinking this, his vision suddenly went dark.
He was covered with a sack, and by the time he could see again, he had already been taken to prison.
The prison looked rather gloomy. In front of him was a pot, and something was frying inside.
Suddenly, two people appeared, one in black and one in white. The one in white threw in a still-beating heart.
Oil splattered everywhere, sizzling and making a chilling sound.
Pu Fan: "!!!"
So what's being blown up here is... people's hearts?
Pu Fan gagged.
"You can't even handle that?"
A resentful female voice rang out, Pu Fan froze. The voice sounded so familiar, especially like...
Pu Fan's eyes widened, and he said in a trembling voice, "A- A Lü, weren't you dead?"
"Yes, I am dead. I died with immense resentment, so! I want everyone who killed me to pay with their lives, and now you're the only one left."
Pu Fan asked incredulously, "You killed all those bandits?"
With her hair disheveled, Wu Yanglü curled her lips into a smile. "Look around you."
Pu Fan glanced around and found himself surrounded by a multitude of ghosts, all of whom resembled mountain bandits.
Pu Fan turned pale with fright and hurriedly said, " A Lü, it has nothing to do with me, it was all... it was all instigated by others."
Oh?
Is there an unexpected surprise?
Wu Yanglü, "Who?"
"Whether it's Yaozhi, it's all wishful thinking on her part."
Wu Yanglü was somewhat speechless. "... You're good for nothing, but you're number one at shifting blame. I really want to pour all the oil from this frying pan on you!"
"He'll die!" Pu Fan hurriedly said, " A Lü, for the sake of us being husband and wife, please spare me. I'll kowtow to you."
Pu Fan kowtowed several times, until his forehead was bleeding.
Wu Yanglü scoffed lightly. "So scared she's practically dead. She's really useless."
How could she have ever fallen for Pu Fan, that two-faced, heartless man?
Wu Yanglü said, "I can let you go because we're husband and wife, but what about them?"
The bandits bared their teeth and claws as they pounced on Pu Fan.
Pu Fan was terrified, did not realize that the fists that landed on him were real.
Pu Fan was beaten half to death.
There's no other way; if they don't fight back, they'll be the ones getting beaten.
This Miss Wu is a ruthless character; if they don't do as she says, she definitely won't let them off the hook.
After finishing with Pu Fan, Wu Yanglü went to see her parents.
" A Lü."
Wu Yanglü's parents hugged her tightly, their eyes filled with the joy of having her back after losing her.
Seeing her parents like this, Wu Yanglü's eyes also welled up with tears, and she comforted them for a while.
Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu entered one after the other.
One of them is Black Impermanence, and the other is White Impermanence.
The two exchanged a glance, Lou Yingyu chuckled, " Aning, who made you look like this?"
Tong Aning raised her hand and wiped her face.
Suddenly, a bronze mirror was presented to her. Tong Aning glanced at herself in the mirror and was startled.
[This is terrible.]
Xue Lin curled his lips into a smile.
Tong Aning took Lou Yingyu's hand, " Heir Xue, let's go remove our makeup first."
Xue Lin nodded.
He put down the mirror and looked at Wu Yanglü, "Who is the Yaozhi' that Pu Fan mentioned?"
*
Xue Lin and Tong Aning stood in front of the door of Yaozhi.
Xue Lin said, " Wu Yanglü said that Yaozhi was with Pu Fan five years ago. When Pu Fan married into the Wu family, the Wu family's conditions were very clear: the child Wu Yanglü had with him would inherit the family business, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl."
" Pu Fan felt that Wu Yanglü's child would be difficult to control, so he gave Wu Yanglü a drug that would make her infertile. Afterwards, he found Yaozhi, Yaozhi gave birth to a daughter, but Pu Fan disliked her. In fact, Wu Yanglü had paid for Yaozhi's expenses over the years."
Tong Aning was somewhat shocked, "She..."
Wu Yanglü said she really likes her daughter who Yaozhi.
Who are you?
Tong Aning and Xue Lin turned around and saw a simply dressed woman holding the hand of a small, fair-skinned baby.
[Now I suddenly understand why Wu Yanglü likes this girl.]
Yaozhi tightly protected A Yuan. Wu Yanglü? What did these two people have to do with her?
A Yuan broke free from the hand that Yaozhi and ran to Tong Aning. She looked up at Tong Aning and said in a childish voice, "Mother, how come this older sister is so beautiful?"
Tong Aning was amused and squatted down, saying, "You're beautiful too."
A Yuan chuckled, "I'm good-looking because my mother gave birth to me well."
The Yaozhi is indeed very beautiful.
Yaozhi brought A Yuan back to her side, her gaze still wary as she looked at Tong Aning and Xue Lin.
Xue Lin said, "We are from the Jingzhao Prefecture."
Yaozhi somewhat confused. What did the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture want with her?
Yaozhi invited Tong Aning and Xue Lin inside.
The yard wasn't big, but it was kept very clean. There was a vegetable garden in the yard, and some chickens and ducks were kept next to it. There were also many children's toys piled up in the corner.
Tong Aning said, "We came to tell you that Pu Fan is dead."
Yaozhi wasn't shocked at all; a surge of hatred welled up in her eyes. "It would be better if they were dead."
Xue Lin asked, "So what are your plans after that?"
"Me? I'll just live a good life with my A Yuan."
As long as A Yuan is there, there is still hope for her.
Xue Lin looked at Tong Aning.
This was the first time Tong Aning had seen difficulty on Xue Lin's face.
[I'll do it.]
Yaozhi was even more baffling.
Tong Aning coughed lightly, " Wu Yanglü sent us to ask you if you want to live with her?"
Yaozhi: "?"
Yaozhi frowned. "What does Miss Wu mean?"
Tong Aning: "Uh, literally, she'll take you to the Wu family and groom A Yuan as the Wu family's successor."
Yaozhi was making plans, Tong Aning and Xue Lin took their leave.
Upon hearing this, Yaozhi agreed, and Wu Yanglü even chose an auspicious day to bring them back to the Wu family.
I have this strange feeling that the two of them are married.
When Wu Yanglü first learned about all this, she hated Yaozhi.
It wasn't until someone reminded her that she had been given drugs that would render her infertile that she secretly investigated and discovered that the note had Yaozhi.
That's why Wu Yanglü was wary of Pu Fan.
Now that Pu Fan is dead, she will take good care of Yaozhi and A Yuan for him.
*
"Your Majesty," Wen Chensi said with a smile, "Everything went smoothly."
The Emperor asked, "Does the Crown Princess intend to cooperate with us?"
"Yes, but her condition is that she must be the future ruler of the Yun Kingdom."
"She is quite ambitious."
The emperor pondered for a moment, then looked at Wen Chensi, "Wen Qing, how is the matter concerning the girls' school?"
Wen Chensi and understood, saying, "The matter of the girls' school is almost settled. If Your Majesty has any other tasks assigned to me, I will certainly be able to complete them."
The emperor laughed heartily, "I want you to return to the Yun Kingdom with the eldest princess and help her become the future ruler of the Yun Kingdom. The Yun Kingdom's intelligence network is at your disposal."
Wen Chensi and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail in my mission."
The emperor asked Wen Chensi.
When Xue Lin came to see the emperor, the emperor was reviewing memorials.
Before Xue Lin could speak, he said, "Assassinated again?"
Xue Lin: "... No."
"No?" This surprised the emperor somewhat.
Xue Lin said helplessly, "Uncle, are you hoping I'll be assassinated?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Aside from assassination attempts, when have you ever come to see me?" The emperor put down his brush and asked, "Speak, what is it this time?"
Xue Lin: "This matter is related to the Empress Dowager."
The emperor frowned.