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Chapter 31.2

Big Long said: “This is what I want to say to you. There will be a way, but you can’t take the road given by anyone. When you lure the enemy, they will also lure you. Think of those girls controlled by Xu Matchmaker. Which one of them is not lured by the enemy? If they promise you a future, find a handsome man to tempt you, or force you with your life to spy on my army, I hope you won’t be overwhelmed and know what to do.”

An Ruochen was startled and fell to her knees with a thud. “General! Your generosity to me is like a mountain. I devoted myself to you from the start. The enemy would not tempt me. I swear on my life.”

Big Long continued, “Or they would find your sister and force you with her life ……”

An Ruochen was stunned and quickly said, “No matter what they do, I will report the truth to the General. I submitted my life into your hands in the past, and I will do so in the future. I am already indebted to my fourth sister and I can no longer be indebted to the General. Besides, I am a weak woman and without your help, I would not be able to save my fourth sister even if I had news of her. Although I am stupid, I will never do such a foolish thing.”

Big Long looked at her for a long time and finally nodded: “Very good. You understand the reasons and know the importance of the matter. Then, tomorrow you will start to entice and capture spies.”

And so, An Ruochen has made an appearance in the marketplace.

The news spread rapidly in Zhonglan City, and everyone talked about it on the streets and alleys.

More than ten days had passed since An Ruochen fled her home in the middle of the night and beat the drum to report the crime. In these ten days, the people in the city have discussed the matter a hundred and eighty times, speculating on various possibilities.

Rumor has it that Miss An escaped from home because she was abused and reported her father’s unclean business. Unfortunately, she could not produce sufficient evidence and the Governor had to release An Zhifu.

Another said An Ruochen knew the secret of a shocking case and Lord Governor entrusted her to General Long in the Purple Cloud House for protection.

There was also a rumor that the First Miss An was ruthless. She killed her sister because of a dispute, destroyed her body and tried to absolve herself of the crime by falsely accusing the An Family steward. They exposed this matter and put her in jail.

There was even talk that the An Family collided with South Qin and Master An Zhifu used his daughter, An Ruochen, to be a spy for South Qin. When things went wrong, An Ruochen ran to the government office to report the case in order to protect herself. General Long then imprisoned her in the Purple Cloud House.

    All kinds of rumors were enough to let the storytellers talk for a year and a half about them.

The haphazard speculation was lively, but no one dared to inquire in the government office. The An House closed its doors during this period. The business was as usual, but the employees were tight-lipped. Once they heard the topic of the Boss’ daughter, they would immediately become deaf and turn away.

Then An Ruochen suddenly appeared in the marketplace and brought her maids to purchase things for the Purple Cloud House as if she was half a master of the house. All the stores spread the word and heard the maids call her – Steward An.

No one dared to ask An Ruochen to her face: Miss ah, what exactly happened to you? But everyone imagined in their hearts that this An Family girl had gone through a strange thing and she would fly to the sky.

The news soon reached the An House, and An Zhifu was so angry that he smashed several vases. “Bitch! Shame on you!”

    Steward An?! Yuck!!!

She said that she was going to help the military handle a case. But after a few days, she became a steward of the Purple Cloud House and walked through the streets with her servants to show off. Did she fear that others wouldn’t know?

 An Zhifu kicked a chair away, but he was not appeased. The steward of the Purple Cloud House! It sounds like a subordinate status, but that is the Purple Cloud House, the General’s Office, General Long’s place! The place where even the Lord Governor had to make an appointment in advance!

When Governor Yao Kun allocated the second steward of the Governor Mansion, Fang Yuan, to the Purple Cloud House, everyone gave him a congratulatory gift. An Zhifu also prepared and sent gifts over. He was not an ordinary servant but a person who took care of the backyard chores of General Long and all the military officials. He was in charge of all the servants in the Purple Cloud House.

Fang Yuan has been in the Governor’s Mansion for more than ten years, and he worked thoughtfully. Although he was only the second steward, he had connections and his speech had weight. If Fang Yuan does something, everyone will look at Yao Kun’s face and give him some leeway. When he came to the Purple Cloud House, everyone said he had luck and might be promoted by General Long or taken to the capital.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he was kicked out and replaced by this useless eldest daughter.

What a good tactic. An Zhifu was angry and shocked. He didn’t understand. An Ruochen was just a girl. What could she do? How could she be so capable? He was not convinced and sent An Ping to inquire.

An Ping returned and said the people in the Governor’s Mansion knew An Ruochen had become the Purple Cloud House’s steward. Steward Fang would be back at the Governor’s Mansion in a few days, and Miss An will take care of the affairs of the Purple Cloud House.

An Zhifu then remembered what An Ruochen said to him at the government office that day – ” We will wait and see, Master An, we will wait and see.”

An Zhifu clenched his fist. He thought this bitch was only talking. He did not expect her to dare to disgrace him like this.

His daughter defied the marriage arranged by him, failed to be a proper young lady, failed to be a proper Mrs. Qian, but became a servant instead. It’s okay to be a servant, but she had to be one above him!

An Zhifu was furious until he felt sick and uncomfortable.

At this time, Qian Pei came. He smiled and asked An Zhifu: “I heard the eldest girl has come out to walk around and lead the General’s House’s servants. She did not become the First Miss An, but more powerful. I don’t know if she had come to pay her respects to Master An?”

 Paying respects? An Zhifu cursed: “If that bitch dares to enter my house again, I’ll break her legs immediately.”

Qian Pei’s face sank: “Master An is forgetful. How could you forget the ‘harmony is precious’ that we agreed on?”

 Qian Pei’s tone was not heavy, but his eyes were sharp, reminding An Zhifu of the tiger in the Qian House’s Beast Garden.

“If Master An forgetful, I’m afraid I won’t dare to work with Master An again.”