Chapter 230 He's a rotten apple.
Pei Anqing was stunned for a moment, "What...what are you saying? I don't understand."
"Ningning, I was really wrong, please..."
“I don’t have anyone behind me. I’m just being instructed by her. Oh right, and there’s also… there’s Jiang Wanru. It was all done by them together.”
Jiang Wanning knew that this matter was definitely related to Jiang Wanru, but even at this point, Pei Anqing still wouldn't reveal who was behind him.
Jiang Wan Ning was surprised, "Pei An Qing, I've already given you a chance."
After Jiang Wan Ning finished speaking, she ignored him. Pei An Qing saw Mo Ran take out the execution whip. In the September weather, he was so frightened that large beads of sweat kept flowing down his face.
His Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and he opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Just as Mo Ran raised his whip high, ready to bring it down, Pei Anqing shouted, "It's His Majesty!"
Mo Ran stopped whipping and looked at Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wan Ning narrowed her eyes slightly, "Your Majesty?"
Pei Anqing swallowed and nodded, saying, "He usually wears a mask and a black cloak, so I don't know his true identity."
"He told us to all call him Your Majesty, but I'm certain that he's a very influential figure in the capital."
"Moreover, he also collaborates with the Grand Princess."
Jiang Wan Ning realized that Pei An Qing didn't seem to be lying, which meant that in her previous life, Pei An Qing had also only learned of this person's true identity at the very end.
"What other characteristics does this person have?" Pei Yanchuan curled his fingers slightly.
Jiang Wanning glanced at Pei Yanchuan and saw an inscrutable emotion flashing in his eyes. She guessed that the person Pei Anqing was talking about was the murderer who killed the Duke of Ying.
Jiang Wan Ning reached out and grasped Pei Yan Chuan's hand. Pei Yan Chuan sensed the goodwill conveyed by Jiang Wan Ning and returned the gesture, gripping Jiang Wan Ning's hand tightly in return.
Pei Anqing shook her head. "I only ever saw him online, and I didn't notice anything. I just remember that he preferred to wear boots with gold cloud patterns."
“Once I saw that the gold thread embroidered on his boots was reserved for royalty, so he must be a member of the royal family.”
Many members of the royal family could use this kind of gold thread, but those who lived in the capital for many years could be counted on one hand.
Although Pei Anqing said this, apart from members of the royal family, there were only two other people who could use the gold thread he mentioned.
One was the Empress's maternal family, Song Zhuran's grandfather, and the other was Jiang Wanning's maternal grandfather, Grand Tutor Zhou.
“I’m telling the truth. Please, let me go. I promise I’ll stay far away from you in the future,” Pei Anqing said.
"I never promised to let you go," Jiang Wanning said calmly.
"You...you can't be so heartless," Pei Anqing said. "If you let me go, I can help you find out the Emperor's true identity."
"Oh, by the way, I also know that His Majesty has a closed-door disciple, Young Master Xuan."
"That's the Xuan Gongzi who tells stories and performs ventriloquism in various restaurants, but never shows his true face."
As soon as these words were spoken, Princess Ping'an stepped forward and grabbed Pei Anqing, asking, "What did you say?"
"Do you know Young Master Xuan? Where is he now?" Since I arrived in Cangzhou, Young Master Xuan has not written me a single letter.
It must be that he didn't know where he lived, and now that Young Master Xuan wasn't at that restaurant, his letter was like a stone sinking into the sea.
Pei Anqing leaned forward, shaking off Princess Ping'an's hand that was gripping his shoulder. "How would I know?"
Pei Anqing now wants to sever ties with Princess Ping'an immediately in order to save his life.
"Look at how she knows Young Master Xuan, all of this must have been a conspiracy between them. I was really just out of my mind," Pei Anqing kept begging for mercy.
Shen Ruzhi rolled her eyes, and Tuoba Yan'er scoffed, "I never thought this was the kind of man you Dongling men are."
"He's a rotten apple; all the other men in Dongling are incredibly capable."
“For example, him?” Tuoba Yan’er pointed with her chin at Yu Hai, who was standing around the corner.
Although Yu Hai has been in this world for over a year, he still can't accept the scenes of killing people at will in ancient times, so he stays far away.
Shen Ruzhi's eyes darted away. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Tell me quickly, where is Young Master Xuan now?" Ping An pounced on Pei Anqing like a madman.
"Take Princess Ping'an away and report this matter to the Emperor for his decision," Pei Yanchuan said.
"Yes." Mo Qing restrained Ping An's hands behind her back. Seeing Ping An struggling, he became anxious and chopped at her neck with a chop.
Ping An fainted.
Mo Qing scratched his head, thinking that the Grand Princess shouldn't hold a grudge this time.
Upon seeing this, Pei Anqing immediately knelt before Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning, pleading, "I've said everything I need to say. Please, spare my life."
“Pei Anqing, you brought all this on yourself,” Jiang Wanning said coldly. “You’re a poisonous snake; keeping you around will only harm the prince and me.”
"I was blind before; the tears of someone like you are completely unreliable."
"No, no, I was really deceived." The fear of death had driven Pei Anqing irrational; she kept explaining.
“It really wasn’t me, it was her. It was all Princess Ping’an and Jiang Wanru who colluded. It was Jiang Wanru who sent me to Cangzhou to find Princess Ping’an to assassinate you.”
"It was all Jiang Wanru's doing; she used me."
“You’re not so stupid now that you see things clearly,” Jiang Wanning said. “If something goes wrong, Jiang Wanru can get away unscathed, and you’ll be the scapegoat.”
“But even if it weren’t for this, I would still kill you,” Jiang Wan Ning said coldly.
"Why?" Pei Anqing collapsed to the ground, staring at Jiang Wanning in disbelief. "Why have you changed?"
"You've become so heartless. You weren't like this before."
Jiang Wan Ning slowly bent down and whispered in Pei An Qing's ear, "Because you killed me once."
“Pei Anqing, I climbed up from hell just to take your life.”
"If it weren't for finding out who's behind you, do you think you'd have survived this long?"
After saying that, Jiang Wan Ning straightened up and said calmly, "Next time, remember not to reveal your only life-saving trump card completely when you are not sure you can survive."
If Pei Anqing hadn't spoken up, Jiang Wanning might have spared his life temporarily in order to find out who was behind him, but he would have spent the rest of his life in the dungeon.
After Jiang Wanning finished speaking, Pei Yanchuan took her hand and turned to leave, while Mo Ran raised the whip in his hand again.
The only sound in the courtyard was Pei Anqing's heart-wrenching screams. As Jiang Wan Ning slowly walked away, Pei Anqing's voice gradually faded away.
"Let's find a place to rest first," Pei Yanchuan said softly, noticing that Jiang Wanning was preoccupied.
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