12dz Chapter 263 Portrait of An Qingqian
Chapter 263 Portrait of An Qingqian
She and Yingyi looked at each other, and Yingyi was also quite surprised.
"Qingcang, go check again. There must be something wrong here. Find out what Liu Yiyi has done in the past few days and whether anyone has seen Liu Yiyi."
An Qingqian knew that there must be something wrong here.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Qing Cang nodded, then turned and left.
During these few days, Qingcang stayed in the mansion, and An Qingqian asked Yingyi and Boyun to tell him about the situation in various places in the capital.
Although I don’t know the details of some things, I still understand the general situation of each prefecture.
Therefore, An Qingqian felt relieved to hand this matter over to Qingcang.
"Is this your new secret guard?" Shi Qiuwu stared at Qing Cang's back and spoke thoughtfully.
"Well, his name is Qingcang, and my father left him for me." An Qingqian nodded.
"Judging from his light steps, he must be a master." Shi Qiuwu has been observing his situation since he appeared from Qingcang.
He had many secret guards around him, and had also seen the secret guards of the wise king. Therefore, when he saw Qing Cang for the first time, he knew that this person must be very powerful.
Although he was standing in front of them and answering, his breathing was so gentle that if he hadn't spoken, his presence would have been almost unnoticed.
He had also seen such a powerful person in his father's place. He was definitely a top-notch master of concealment.
I didn't expect An Zhenyuan would keep such a master to protect his daughter.
"Qianqian, I suddenly remembered that I have some things to deal with, so I'll go back first."
"Yeah, okay." An Qingqian nodded.
After Qiu Wu left, Ying Yi came forward again.
"Miss, I just went to the Lin'an Marquis' Mansion and discovered something."
"What?" Seeing Yingyi's face looking a little unhappy, An Qingqian spoke suspiciously.
"Miss, when I was looking for something, I accidentally passed by Xue Wanxian's study. The window of the study was open, and I saw a portrait of you hanging on the wall."
Yingyi frowned and looked at An Qingqian hesitantly, wanting to say something.
"My portrait?" An Qingqian was stunned, then noticed Yingyi's expression and continued, "Anything else?"
"I was worried that I had seen it wrong, so I sneaked into the study to confirm it. The portrait is indeed of the young lady. The painter was Xue Wanxian, so it must be Xue Wanxian who painted the young lady.
There are quite a few wine bottles in the study, and Xue Wanxian seems to be drinking facing your portrait.
Just now, His Royal Highness was here, so I didn’t mention this matter.”
"Hmph, how disgusting." An Qingqian felt a little disgusted.
"Miss, do you want me to do anything?" Yingyi was very angry when she saw all this, but without An Qingqian's order, she did not do anything on her own.
"I think he is still too idle." A cold look flashed across An Qingqian's eyebrows.
"Yingyi, go and burn my portrait and replace it with Liu Yiyi's. By the way, have someone tell Xue Wanxian and Baihe about Liu Yiyi's whereabouts. Then give Baihe a hint, saying that there is a portrait of Liu Yiyi hanging in Xue Wanxian's study, as if Xue Wanxian still has feelings for Liu Yiyi."
"Yes, Miss." Yingyi nodded solemnly.
An Qingqian also wanted to kill Xue Wanxian right now, but she was about to marry Shi Qiuwu, and if Xue Wanxian died for no reason at this time.
People outside don’t know what to say about her.
She was not worried about her own reputation, but she was worried that those people's slander would affect the General's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion.
After she gets married, she will kill Xue Wanxian quietly, and then no one will say anything.
Yingyi soon returned to Lin'an Marquis Mansion, and because she changed her appearance, no one discovered her identity.
Yingyi went to Xue Wanxian's study first, and saw An Qingqian's portrait hanging there. She couldn't help but feel angry again.
She walked forward, took down the portrait, and threw it into the burning charcoal brazier. She watched the portrait burn out bit by bit before she breathed a sigh of relief.
After replacing Liu Yiyi's portrait, Yingyi went to find the maid Xiaoguo again.
Xiaoguo was not a maid in Changshou Hall. She was just a person doing odd jobs in Mingdeyuan. Therefore, she was not implicated in Zhang's death.
"Xiaoguo, if you help me do one last thing, I will give you your indenture contract." Yingyi took out Xiaoguo's indenture contract, which she had prepared long ago, from her sleeve and shook it in front of Xiaoguo.
When Xiaoguo saw her indenture, her eyes lit up.
If it were in the past, she would never think that leaving the Marquis' Mansion was a good thing.
Because the Lin'an Marquis Mansion was prosperous before, people like them who had a difficult life and no source of income could work as maids in a wealthy family, and their regular salary and reward would not be small.
It is also something to be proud of when talking about it outside.
However, in the past six months, the Marquis' Mansion has been declining, especially after An Qingqian and Xue Wanxian divorced, it has become even worse.
They had not received their monthly salary for two consecutive months, and they had to be careful in their work every day. If they were not careful, they would be punished.
Not many people are willing to stay in a mansion like this.
She had wanted to leave a long time ago. If her indenture contract had not been still in the Marquis' Mansion, she would have left here long ago.
"Okay, I'll go right away. Sister Xiaoyi, you have to keep your word." Xiaoguo looked at Yingyi and spoke excitedly.
Xiaoyi is Yingyi's pseudonym here.
After all, she had been here before, and many people in the mansion recognized her and knew her name.
So, after An Qingqian divorced, she changed her face and name, commanding the people here to do things and receiving information.
This is also done to prevent the matter here from being discovered one day and affecting her and An Qingqian.
"Well, don't worry, I'll be waiting for you here." Yingyi nodded.
"Sister Xiaoyi, please tell me what you want me to do?" Xiaoguo was very excited at the thought that he would be able to leave Lin'an Marquis Mansion soon.
"Go tell Aunt Lily that when you passed by the Marquis' study just now, you accidentally found a portrait of a woman hanging inside. You don't know anything else."
"Is it that simple?" Xiao Guo couldn't believe it.
"It's that simple, go ahead." Yingyi nodded.
Xiaoguo knew that Lily must be in the children's room taking care of the child at this time, so she went directly to Xue Zeming's room.
"Your servant greets my aunt." Xiaoguo bowed obediently.
"Is there anything wrong?" Lily was sitting in a chair sipping tea. She glanced at the person who came and didn't take him seriously.
"Aunt, I just passed by the Marquis' study and noticed a portrait of a beautiful woman hanging inside. The person in the portrait looks very much like you. I was delighted and wanted to come over to ask for good luck."
"Oh? Are you telling the truth?" Lily was instantly shocked when she heard Xiaoguo's words.