Wasn't the fifth prince of the Western Qiang dead?
A-Ping knew that Lu Yanzheng had secretly gone to Xiqiang and had also received news of the sudden death of the Fifth Prince of Xiqiang, but now Jiang Qinyu said that he was not dead... Could it be that the prince did not succeed back then?
“The person sent by the imperial court is Liu Ruyi,” Jiang Qinyu said, pursing her lips.
Liu Ruyi had previously tried to claim credit for the sweet potato, but was exposed by Xiao Rui, who was then the Seventh Prince, and was sent back to the capital for punishment. It was thought that she would never be able to cause trouble again, but who knew...
Moreover, Liu Ruyi even set her sights on the two children and went to find Liu Yuqing.
Aping pondered for a moment and said, "I will inform Your Highness of this matter first. I will take responsibility for the safety of the lady and the young master and young lady."
He was duty-bound to take responsibility for what had happened, and moreover, the fact that the Fifth Prince of Western Qiang was still alive also needed to be known to the Prince.
Jiang Qinyu doesn't have enough manpower around her right now, so Aping doesn't dare to act rashly. Taking the initiative is not an option; he can only defend passively.
Jiang Qinyu certainly wouldn't object. She didn't mind, since she had the system and could guarantee her own safety. But the two children were constantly in danger.
As night deepened, patrols in Dingshui Village were intensified tonight, with Village Chief Li personally leading a team to guard the village for the first half of the night.
Li Dachui and Meng Tianze each led a team, constantly moving through the village, leaving no corner unchecked.
"I just can't understand it! How could our village be so shameful! I'll catch all those bastards today!" Li Dachui said angrily.
The others were also very discouraged.
"Our village is safe enough, so how could anyone dare to kidnap people in broad daylight?"
"If it weren't for Ah Zheng getting a few bodyguards for his wife, we wouldn't have any peace."
"That's right! Everyone must protect their family. We can't let anything happen to A-Zheng's wife again..."
The patrolmen passed by Wang Pozi's house. Inside the main room of the Wang family, Wang Pozi was glaring at Wang Jinhua with exasperation.
"Jinhua, did you do it?" Granny Wang asked, glancing instinctively at the doors and windows as if afraid someone was eavesdropping.
Wang Laizi was completely confused. "Old woman, what did Jinhua do?"
He felt that something was off about the atmosphere at home tonight, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. It wasn't until his wife called everyone into the main room and closed the doors and windows that he realized things seemed more serious than he had thought.
"What? Ask her yourself!" Granny Wang stared intently at Wang Jinhua, her words laced with venom.
Wang Laizi and his youngest son both looked at Wang Jinhua. Before the father and son could ask anything, Wang Jinhua spoke first.
"What are you saying, Mother? What did I do? Don't wrong me." Wang Jinhua had a defiant expression on her face.
Anyway, as long as she doesn't admit it, her family can't do anything about it.
Granny Wang angrily retorted, "Don't think I don't know that the disappearance of Lu Yanzheng's wife and his two children today is related to you!"
"Which eye of yours saw anything related to me? Apart from going to the market today, I stayed at home perfectly fine. Third Brother can testify to that!" Wang Jinhua looked at Wang Che.
Wang Che nodded, "Mother, my little sister was indeed with me today. We went to the market together."
Looking at her youngest son, Wang Pozi felt a little breathless. "Are you sure you want to stay with her?"
"How can you not be sure?" Wang Che asked, puzzled. "Why would Mother say that my little sister is related to Lu Yanzheng's wife's disappearance?"
Although Jiang Qinyu and Shu Fanpan'er's disappearance wasn't explicitly stated, everyone in the village who needed to know was aware of it. However, due to their family's status, no one dared to make a fuss.
After all, it concerns Jiang Qinyu's reputation. Lu Yanzheng is now the powerful King of the Northwest, and his wife must not have any bad reputation.
After so much time, Wang Che clearly understands how Dingshui Village achieved its good fortune, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to oppose the Lu family.
“A few days ago someone told me…” Granny Wang repeated what Liu Ruyi had told her before, “But I didn’t believe it. Lu Yanzheng and his wife aren’t that kind of people, so they didn’t let Jinhua do anything reckless. But today’s incident, I always feel that it must be related to Jinhua.”
Wang Laizi exclaimed excitedly, "What did you say? Bozai was killed by Lu Yanzheng and his wife?"
"See? Even Dad thinks so. Mom, don't try to put in a good word for them. My older brother was killed by them!" Seeing Wang Laizi so agitated, Wang Jinhua felt a sense of shared identity and quickly added fuel to the fire.
Wang Che blurted out, "Impossible!"
"Why is it impossible? Did you see how your brother died?" Wang Jinhua immediately pointed at him, spitting all over his face.
Wang Che was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "My brother died on the battlefield, it has nothing to do with anyone else."
It wasn't that he was on Lu Yanzheng's side, but he knew his older brother well. He had done bad things back then, deserted and was caught and forced to do hard labor. He would definitely be used as cannon fodder in the border war. It's normal for cannon fodder to die on the battlefield.
Lu Yanzheng isn't out of his mind, why would he deliberately try to kill Wang Bo?
"Fine, fine, fine, I've spoiled you for nothing all this time!" Wang Jinhua looked at Wang Che with the eyes of someone looking at an ingrate. "If my brother really died on the battlefield, why didn't they give our family a pension? Even if my brother made a mistake, shouldn't soldiers who die in battle receive a pension?"
Wang Jinhua felt she had absolutely uncovered the truth: it was because they killed her elder brother that they were able to renege on the compensation that was rightfully theirs!
Wang Laizi and Wang Che both frowned; they were somewhat persuaded by Wang Jinhua.
But Granny Wang said, "Don't get hung up on this! Don't you know what kind of person your elder brother is? I'm his own mother! Don't you think I love my son? But he made a big mistake. Even if he dies on the battlefield, it has nothing to do with Lu Yanzheng and his wife!"
In her view now, the best outcome for her son is to die on the battlefield after making a mistake, at least he sacrificed himself to protect his country, rather than being a deserter who was taken back to be punished and died from unbearable suffering.
So she never thought about any pension or compensation. How could the imperial court give money to someone who has committed a serious crime?
"Mother, why do you insist on taking the side of outsiders?" Wang Jinhua stamped her foot in frustration. "Do you know who told us this news? It's the Fifth Prince of Xiqiang! He was right behind my eldest brother at the time and saw Lu Yanzheng kill him with his own eyes!"
No, she has to get confirmation of her older brother's death, otherwise her mother will keep speaking up for them.
Wang Jinhua certainly didn't know how Wang Bo died, but that didn't stop her from making up stories.
What she didn't know was that she had stumbled upon a lucky guess and was only half right.
Wang Bo was not killed by Lu Yanzheng, but by Jiang Qinyu.
"Shut up!" Old Wang was exhausted and glared at her fiercely. "Unless you don't want to stay in the village anymore, you're never allowed to mention this again!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
