Perfect Encounter - Chapter 110.3

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Chapter 110.3

An Ruoxi and her mother went to the prison. An Zhifu’s condition was terrible. The injuries from the beating board were hastily dealt with, and clothes and hair were in disarray. He shared a room with two thieves. When they saw the beautiful An Ruoxi come in, they immediately showed a lewd expression.

An Ruoxi turned away as if she couldn’t see and listened to her mother catching up with her father. Mrs. Tan reassured An Zhifu that the Governor had gone to Fu’an County yesterday to investigate the sedan bearer. Master Qian has nothing to do with this matter. Of course, there was no evidence that An Zhifu had something to do with this, and the doctor also testified to Mrs. Duan’s madness. So it will be fine, and as long as he endures, he could get out of prison soon.

An Zhifu was angry and anxious. It was Qian Pei’s sedan bearer, but had nothing to do with Qian Pei, so who had something to do with it? He said: ”Since Master Qian can settle this matter, you quickly find him for help. I am simply spending my days like years here.”

“I did.” Mrs. Tan busily said, “After inquiring about the news early this morning, Ronggui rushed to Fu’an County. Master, don’t worry. You’ll be able to come out soon.”

An Ronggui did go to Fu’an County but did not meet Qian Pei. The gatekeeper said that Master Qian had gone out early and was not there.

An Ronggui hurriedly asked when he would be back, and the gatekeeper’s answer left An Ronggui dumbfounded. “Master brought out his luggage and took a carriage. I heard he was going out for a few days of pleasure and didn’t say when he would return.”

An Ronggui was dumbfounded there on the spot. His Qian Mansion’s sedan bearer had committed a crime with his fourth mother, dragging down the An family, and he went on a tour. How can this be? Even if he wasn’t guilty, he shouldn’t go on a trip, no?

The gatekeeper looked at his expression and asked if he had urgent business, then called the steward over. The steward calmly said, ”I have heard about the matter in your house, and the Lord Governor did come to examine the case yesterday. But Master is not here, and I can’t decide. I’ll give you an idea. Why don’t you go and find Lord Qian? He knows this case well, and yesterday, he followed the Governor’s investigation.”

An Ronggui pondered, remembering that Qian Shixin was kind and cordial to them and had indeed explained that he could be approached. An Ronggui turned to the county government office to find Qian Shixin. At this time, Lord Qian should be in the government office to deal with official business.

Meanwhile, after An Ruochen returned to the Purple Cloud House, Lu Daniang came to report her matters, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, and turned the topic to business. First, Mrs. Xue was happy to hear that there was movement on An Ruochen’s end. “I asked Mrs. Xue, and she said Young Master Xue has not yet agreed or refused. She will properly persuade him on this matter. She won’t let down Miss’s good intentions to help.”

An Ruochen nodded. Lu Daniang reported another matter. She said that Miss Li saw Qian Pei early in the morning with luggage on the carriage, shouting and drinking with the servants, which sounded like going out to play. As for the destination, Miss Li did not know. She also heard some gossip about the Qian Mansion. Said that Qian Pei had injured a girl but was not clear exactly about how it went down.

Miss Li was Lu Daniang’s newly recruited informant in Fu’an County, a middle-aged grocer, often moving around the Qian Mansion. When she saw the commotion, she hurriedly left a letter in a tree hole on the county’s outskirts. The other informant saw a cloth tied to the tree and went to fetch it to send it to Lu Daniang.

An Ruochen carefully pondered. This kind of evil thing was like Qian Pei’s style. But the Governor said that Qian Pei would not be held accountable and would not have to worry about being investigated and punished. Her father and Mrs. Duan were in jail, and she had just been attacked. She will naturally move around to track down the matter involving the Fourth Sister. Whether casting a fishing net or watching the action, Qian Pei ran away without paying attention to the situation, which was unlike his style.

An Ruochen tried to overlook the details of the matter and look at the big picture, which Big Long had pointed out to her.

Tang Xuan was dead. There were a few possibilities. One, Tang Xuan is Mr. Xie, so Mr. Xie is dead. Two, Tang Xuan is not Mr. Xie, so the situation is that Mr. Xie killed Tang Xuan to silence him. Three, Tang Xuan is not Mr. Xie, and Mr. Xie didn’t intend to kill him, and he was killed by a third party. For example, Qian Pei.

Either way, Qian Pei’s position makes people suspicious; he is either an important helper of Mr. Xie or he doesn’t put Mr. Xie in his eyes at all.

The matter occurred in Fu’an County. Tang Xuan abandoned Zhonglan City and resided in Fu’an County. Not to mention avoiding tracing, the main point was that Fu’an County was safe, with connections. The spy will not run to an isolated place to settle down.

Tang Xuan was Mr. Xie, the successor of Young Master Min. An Ruochen felt that this possibility was very high. He was a foreigner.

Young Master Min couldn’t survive in the city, so Tang Xuan came, and Tang Xuan died again, so there had to be another person. The war has just begun on the front line, and the role of the spies here is so important. So, Tang Xuan’s death, someone has to explain. Even if Yao Kun does not pursue it, South Qin will ask.

Ask who?

An Ruochen was busy turning over the map to look at it carefully. After thinking it over carefully, she went to Zhao Jiahua.

When Zhao Jiahua heard what An Ruochen said, she raised her eyebrows, “You want Qi Zheng and Li Xiu’er to go? Why?”

“Because Qi Zheng is familiar with the prices of vegetable goods from all over the place, he’ll be able to dig the cooks to talk about it like he’s a knowledgeable person who’s serious about doing this. But he is young. Li Xiu’er has seen a lot of official wives and is good at socializing and knows how to talk and understand the world, so it would be better for her to take care of Qi Zheng and talk together.”

Zhao Jiahua made a face for An Ruochen to see. An Ruochen suddenly looked at her. Oh, so you’re not asking about this? Then, she will re-explain it. “Because I speculated that Qian Pei went towards Mao County. Mao County has both the case of the envoy’s murder, and there is also the East Ling watching. There must be spies there as well. I don’t know if Qian Pei will meet with someone in Tong City, the capital of Mao County, or the cities and counties along the way, but I’ve listed a few important places. If Qi Zheng and Li Xiu’er set off quickly, they might be able to catch up with him if they hurry up. Qian Pei will not treat himself poorly. Eating and drinking well is a must, so as long as they visit restaurants, they can find out. Even if they can’t see him, it’s good to find out who he’s meeting with.”

Zhao Jiahua continued to pose her face: ”Big Miss An, you know our situation well. We are favored by you and are obliged to help you with anything. But we don’t have any money. Let’s not talk about digging up chefs to taste the food. Even a cup of water at a good restaurant costs money. The Zhaofu Restaurant has not been making money. We often subsidize your money ……”

An Ruochen pulled out banknotes.

Zhao Jiahua immediately shut up, took the banknotes, and looked at them with a surprised face, “Aren’t you poorer than me? You have money?” Quickly, she put the silver tickets into her bosom. “Don’t worry, this matter will be done for you.”

An Ruochen carefully instructed, “Keep an eye on Qian Pei, and also keep an eye on the people at the government offices.”