"Master, are you in your room? I've brought you some chicken soup." Wang's charming voice came from outside the door.
Jian Yang immediately got goosebumps all over her body. She glanced at her cheap father and wondered why he was drinking chicken soup in the middle of the night.
Prime Minister Jian smiled awkwardly and called out to the door, "No need, I'm going to rest now, you can go back and rest too."
Wang chuckled and was about to push the door open when she found it locked from the inside. She then knocked on the door forcefully.
"Master, I know you're not asleep, please open the door quickly."
Seeing this, Jian Yang quickly hid behind the cabinet and gestured for Prime Minister Jian to open the door.
After entering the room, Wang placed the food box she was carrying on the table and began looking around, as if searching for something.
"My lord, why did it take you so long to open the door for me?" She said, and was about to walk into the house when Prime Minister Jian hurriedly pulled her back.
"Alright, I was just resting and didn't want to get up. But look at you, what are you doing bringing soup so late at night?"
Wang said angrily, "Master, did I hear someone else's voice in your room? Could it be that you are keeping a mistress in your boudoir?"
"Nonsense! What sound did you hear? Go back and rest now. You don't need to bring me things so late in the future," Prime Minister Jian said, feigning anger.
Hearing Prime Minister Jian say this, Madam Wang stopped insisting and said with a slightly aggrieved tone, "I know I was wrong, I will take my leave now."
After saying that, she even pretended to shed a few tears, which made Prime Minister Jian feel a little guilty. Had he been too harsh just now? So he softened his tone and said, "It's getting late, you should go back now. Thank you for your hard work."
Only then did Madam Wang stop crying and start laughing. She told Prime Minister Jian to make sure he drank the soup before leaving.
Jian Yang hid behind the cabinet, and the more she listened to what Wang Shi said, the more something seemed off. How could it be such a coincidence that Wang Shi came to deliver chicken soup right after she returned to the Prime Minister's residence? And judging from her manner, it didn't seem like she was just delivering something.
Seeing that Madam Wang had left, Jian Yang came out from behind the cabinet and whispered to Prime Minister Jian, "Father, does Auntie often bring you chicken soup?"
As expected, according to Prime Minister Jian, this was the first time Wang had come to deliver chicken soup at this time; she was usually in her own courtyard at this time.
Thinking about Wang's unusual behavior, Jian Yang suddenly felt uneasy.
"Father, I'm leaving now. Come find me if you need anything." With that, she hurriedly returned to her own courtyard.
The assassination attempt he suffered in Qingquan Town was inextricably linked to Wang Shi. After returning home, Wang Shi repeatedly disguised herself and went out in a carriage, not knowing who she was meeting.
Although Jian Hong lost track of her last time and was even outmaneuvered by her, complaining to Prime Minister Jian, it is certain that Wang is not a simple person.
After being targeted repeatedly and having connections with outsiders, Jian Yang had a thought: Could this Wang woman be one of Zhou Jing'an's people?
Thinking of this, she hurriedly called Jian Hong over.
“Brother, I suspect that Aunt is Zhou Jing’an’s person. Just now, I was hiding in Father’s room, and she seemed to have noticed me and kept testing me.” Jian Yang looked at Jian Hong with a heavy expression.
Jian Hong frowned. He remembered that when he lost Wang Shi, she had taken a carriage and wandered into the alley in the middle of the night. He just didn't expect Zhou Jing'an's reach to be so far, even extending to the backyard of the Prime Minister's residence.
"Ayang, have you told your father about this?" Jian Hong asked.
Jian Yang shook her head. This was just her guess. If she spoke rashly without evidence, Prime Minister Jian would not believe her. Instead, she would be falsely accused by Wang Shi, just like before.
"It's good that you didn't say anything. If you want Wang to slip up, it's not difficult."
Upon hearing Jian Hong's words, Jian Yang had a sudden inspiration: "Lure the snake out of its hole!" The two spoke at the same time.
The next day, after Jian Hong went to pay his respects to Prime Minister Jian, he found that someone had been following him. Who else could it be but Wang Shi with that green skirt?
He pretended not to notice and instructed those around him, "I have important business to attend to outside the manor today. If anyone comes to the courtyard looking for me, tell them I am not here and do not let them in."
Upon hearing this, Wang's heart stirred, and she continued to follow Jian Hong at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
Jian Hong first left the courtyard, then circled back around to look around cautiously, making sure no one was following him before entering a room.
Seeing this, Wang became even more certain that Jian Hong had a secret. She approached the door and heard a man and a woman talking inside.
Looking at the reflection of his figure in the window, Jian Hong asked, "What are your plans for this trip back?"
Wang became even more excited. There was someone in the room. It seemed that she had not misheard the voice she heard in Prime Minister Jian's room last night. Who else could it be that Jian Hong and Prime Minister Jian would protect her like this?
A woman replied, "Brother, this journey back has been extremely dangerous, and we don't yet know which way to go next."
Wang Shi recognized the voice all too well. Jian Yang had actually returned and was hiding in the Prime Minister's residence. Judging from Jian Hong's words, they seemed to have other plans.
Wang continued to eavesdrop outside the window, hoping to get more useful information. However, after listening for a long time, the brother and sister only talked about private matters and did not mention anything else.
She hurriedly left the courtyard, went back to get her veil, and prepared to go out, unaware that Jian Hong had followed her right after she left.
Wang quickly left the Prime Minister's residence, put on her veil at the corner, and boarded a carriage. Jian Hong followed the carriage, which wound its way through the city, and finally stopped in front of a mansion.
This residence looks unremarkable; it could be said to be the most remote place in the capital. But precisely because it is remote, it usually goes unnoticed.
Wang looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside.
About half an incense stick's time later, another carriage drove up, and a man got off the carriage and followed it into the courtyard.
Jian Hong held his breath and stared at the face of the person who had just arrived. It was an ordinary face that would be easily lost in a crowd, and Jian Hong had no recollection of it.
Seeing the man enter the house, Jian Hong hurriedly went around to the courtyard wall and flipped onto the roof.
Wang was talking to that person, but they were too far away to hear clearly. They could only vaguely hear that Jian Yang, their master, and the Prime Minister's residence were mentioned.
Afterwards, Wang handed the man a letter and left. Seemingly wanting to avoid leaving at the same time, the man waited a moment before getting up to leave.
Jian Hong hurriedly followed the carriage. This person must be the messenger. As long as the source of the information is found, we will know who Wang's master really is.
The carriage wound its way east and west, and when it came to an alley, Jian Hong hurriedly followed, but the carriage disappeared right in front of him.
"Damn it!" Jian Hong slapped his forehead; he had lost track of the person.
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