Chapter 25 Meeting the Parents
He lay in ambush in the Marquis' Mansion for nearly two years.
In the past two years, he has been law-abiding and only secretly passed on information a few times. He also cooperated with the spies from the northern border to find some shelter for them.
Qing'an assured that he was very careful in his work and would not reveal anything.
The key point is that the forces under his command have not done anything yet, let alone been caught with any evidence.
Qing'an didn't understand why his identity was exposed even though he was so cautious!
Also, what was written in the petition? He just followed the mistress's orders and cleaned up the yard, burning all the dry and messy weeds in the yard. How come in the blink of an eye, he became a bandit who blew up the treasury of the Marquis' Mansion, stole valuables, and kidnapped the third daughter of the Marquis' Mansion?
At this moment, deep in Qing'an's heart, besides the anger of being wronged, there was also a trace of confusion.
From beginning to end, he knew nothing!
As a true spy from the Northern Frontier Kingdom, he had never made such a big plan. He really wanted to say in front of Yan Fengxiao that although he was a spy from the Northern Frontier Kingdom, he did not do those things!
"You are wronging me!"
Qing'an's eyes turned red.
Only those who have been wronged know how wronged they are!
Yan Fengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and the coldness in his eyes became even stronger.
At the side, someone handed all the clues about Qing An to Yan Fengxiao. Yan Fengxiao took a glance and said, "It's indeed done cleanly, but it's not without flaws."
He raised his eyes and stared into Qing'an's eyes, his dark eyes as deep as the abyss: "After being tortured for a whole night, I couldn't get anything out of you. It shows that you are indeed not an ordinary person..."
Qing An was stunned. He was wrong to say nothing. "Commander-in-Chief, I really don't know anything. What do you want me to say?"
Yan Fengxiao continued, "As long as they know you're a Northern Frontier spy, then they can quickly identify the rest of your spies by carefully examining what you've done over the past two years. Isn't that right?"
Qing'an's eyes trembled and he felt a little panicked.
He was a small leader among the spies, specifically responsible for intelligence in West City. If his lineage was eradicated, his mission would be a complete failure.
Not only will he die, but it will also affect the overall plan for the northern border.
Qing An stared at Yan Fengxiao intently: "I beg the Governor to investigate. I have been wrongly accused. I have been made a scapegoat for the incident at the Marquis' Mansion. There must be someone else behind this!"
Yan Fengxiao didn't pay any attention to his roar.
Yan Fengxiao knew exactly who was the mastermind behind this.
But so what?
Treating the search for Qing'an is like working backwards from the result of a problem.
It’s much simpler to do.
"Take all those who have had contact with Qing An Pingfan over the past two years and bring them to the Governor's Office for interrogation and investigation. If there are any suspicious people, arrest them."
"Yes, Governor!"
Beside him, a group of subordinates immediately took orders and did their job.
Yan Fengxiao has a lot of people available, so it is not difficult to mobilize some troops to investigate this matter.
It only takes a moment.
Qing'an was shocked and his face turned pale.
Yan Fengxiao's voice echoed in his ears: "Put this Northern Frontier spy on death row and await sentencing..."
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Only three days had passed.
The entire Dingyuan Marquis Mansion seemed to be living a miserable life.
The ruins in the backyard have been cleaned up and the bombed area has been cleared out, but just as Qin Mingzhu said, the treasure house is in shattered pieces and there are not many things left that can be exchanged for money.
After searching for a long time, the things that could be sold were barely enough for the entire mansion to use for half a month.
Old Madam Yan sat in the backyard lobby with a pale face, looking at the half-box of usable things that everyone had counted out, and she felt dizzy.
She tapped the ground with her cane. "Any news from the government?"
Nanny Shen stepped forward quickly. "Old Madam, this is news that just came back. I was just about to tell you that Qing'an's identity has been confirmed. He is indeed a spy planted by the Northern Frontier Kingdom into the capital!"
Madam Yan's heart trembled: "Did you get anything useful out of him?"
"That spy is very tight-lipped and refuses to confess. However, we learned from his accomplices that he is a junior leader of the Northern Frontier State's spies. He is highly valued by the Northern Frontier State and holds a high position among the spies."
Madam Yan didn't care about these things: "I'm asking, where did the things lost from the treasury go?"
“This…” Nanny Shen showed hesitation on her face.
She answered cautiously: "The government officials didn't say..."
Madam Yan angrily said, "The Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion lost something worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. How could the government handle this that they couldn't even get an answer?"
Aunt Shen knew that the old lady was furious, so she lowered her head and dared not speak.
The economic situation of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is now precarious. Unless all the shops controlled by the Marquis Mansion are sold out, it can barely solve the urgent problem. However, doing so will be nothing more than draining the pond to catch fish.
Now that the Marquis’ Mansion has lost its stable source of money, how will it live from now on?
Relying on the small salary bestowed upon the Marquis' Mansion by the royal family every year?
Fortunately, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the Marquis's Mansion still has several manors. If these things are temporarily used up, they can keep the Marquis's Mansion running for a long time.
Just as Old Madam Yan was frowning, someone outside the door suddenly said, "Old Madam, someone from the Qin family is here!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Yan's eyes lit up instantly.
"Please come quickly, help me out to greet you personally!"
The wrinkles on her face deepened a lot because of this smile.
Someone from Qin Mingzhu's parents' home came.
Old Madam Yan only felt that the huge stone that had been pressing on her heart had fallen off.
The Marquis’ Mansion has no money, but... the Qin family does!
In front of the gate of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Qin Mingzhu had already come out to greet him.
A carriage was parked beside the gate, and two figures that Qin Mingzhu was extremely familiar with appeared in front of her.
In just a moment, Qin Mingzhu's eyes turned red. She stopped where she was and stared at the two people blankly, with countless emotions flooding her heart.
She even didn't dare to get close for a moment.
I'm afraid it's just a dream...
When Chunhua saw Madam stop, she immediately whispered, "Madam, the master and the mistress are still waiting for you."
Qin Mingzhu finally woke up from her dream, but tears kept falling from her eyes.
She laughed happily, and the way she laughed and cried at the same time made people who saw her not far away look worried and their eyes showed a bit of heartache.
"Pearl!"
Madam Qin called out first.
Then he patted the shoulder of the man sitting in a wheelchair beside him and whispered, "Wait here, I'll go see our daughter first."
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