A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Chapter 117 Prince An

Jiang Xinyu didn't expect that Xiao Yuan would quickly figure out the situation after she reminded him.

While praising Xiao Yuan, he couldn't help but feel smug. Sure enough, those dozen or so mystery novels he had read hadn't been for nothing; they were coming in handy now.

Seeing Xiao Yuan's displeased expression, Jiang Xinyu smiled instead.

"What's there to be angry about? When you're using someone else to do your dirty work, you should use the fastest one."

"You should be proud that Prince An acknowledges your ability to harm people."

Xiao Yuan gave a speechless snort, "They're fighting like dogs and they're using us as a pawn. I really don't know how you can still laugh."

Why can't I laugh?

Jiang Xinyu said nonchalantly, "You can't laugh if you fall into a trap. I didn't fall for it."

If there's a problem, just solve it. Why get angry and make things difficult for yourself?

"Oh? What good plan does Madam have?"

"There are many," Jiang Xinyu cleared her throat proudly.

"The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans; the next best is to disrupt their alliances; and the next best is to attack their army."

Prince An wanted to use you to kill Jin Zecheng. Now that you've seen through it, the initiative is in your hands.

You can do nothing and let him guess, or you can calmly tell him that you know everything but are just too lazy to argue with him.

Don't worry, smart people think things through. The more indifferent you appear, the more uncertain he will be.

You really don't need to do anything; you can guarantee he'll be sleepless every night, racking his brains to prevent you from harming him.

If you feel this isn't enough to vent your anger, then leak this information to Jin Zecheng and let the brothers fight like dogs.

If he can use someone else to do his dirty work, why can't you? This is called using their own methods against them.

The worst way is to settle scores quickly and decisively; it's the least sophisticated, but the most satisfying.

Anyway, it's already dark, how about we sneak into Prince An's mansion and beat up Jin Zekang?

If one meal isn't enough, then two. If that still doesn't appease him, then have your secret guards deliver gifts to him on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.

Summer is just around the corner.

Soak half a jar of toads in half a jar of dung water, and when the jar breaks, toads jump all over the yard.

"Isn't he just bored and likes to scheme against people? Then let him keep busy."

The first two plans sounded plausible, but the third one was completely absurd.

Jiang Xinyu burst out laughing as soon as she finished speaking, and Xiao Yuan pinched her cheek with eyes full of affection.

I really don't know how she came up with these crazy ideas. But to be honest, although the third one was not very respectable, Xiao Yuan was genuinely tempted for a moment.

Knowing that no one was trying to steal his wife, Xiao Yuan's anger subsided considerably.

But Prince An's scheme against him couldn't just end there; he just hadn't figured out how to retaliate yet.

Xiao Yuan thought that after his fooling around yesterday, his wife wouldn't give him any food today, but Jiang Xinyu unexpectedly kissed his lips.

Jiang Xinyu was very happy today, happy about Xiao Yuan's change in perception.

The man became more and more respectful of her opinions, and no longer adopted the attitude of "I'll take care of everything for you, don't ask me anything" when it came to her.

I'm overthinking less and less, and I'm proactive in resolving issues instead of running away or resorting to passive-aggressive tactics. Everything is moving in a positive direction.

The young couple enjoyed a night of pleasure.

When Xiao Yuan left home early in the morning, he was full of energy, a far cry from the gloom he had when he entered the door the night before.

Little Bean sighed inwardly. He had worried so much that he couldn't sleep all night. He must have been really bored.

Since he wouldn't be taking action against those two in the short term, Xiao Yuan withdrew the spies he had sent out yesterday.

The truth is hard to discern, and even if he wanted to get rid of those two scumbags, he had to clear himself of all charges.

Just wait and see. When those two get into a conflict with someone else, he can take advantage of the situation.

As for Prince An, he dared to scheme against Xiao Yuan, so naturally he would have to pay the price. He also took the opportunity to verify his previous guesses.

Upon receiving news of Xie Zhuo's disappearance, Jin Zekang accidentally knocked over his teacup. He questioned the guards who had been following Xie Zhuo several times, but they still had no clue.

He lives a secluded life and has long faded from public view. It's unlikely that A-Zhuo's good relationship with his family would attract anyone's attention.

The identity he was in disguise had never clashed with anyone, so the possibility that someone had a grudge against him and kidnapped A-Zhuo is very low.

Could it be that Ah Zhuo has made enemies?

However, the guards he assigned to Azhuo were quite skilled in martial arts.

To be able to defeat two bodyguards so easily and snatch someone away, the person must be of high status; otherwise, they couldn't afford to support such a skilled fighter.

Ah Zhuo was merely a member of a collateral branch of the Earl's family; if he were truly a great figure, there would be no need for him to resort to underhanded methods to abduct someone.

Jin Zekang tried hard to recall the series of intelligence he had recently received, but none of it was related to Azhuo.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind like lightning.

Jin Zekang quickly summoned his secret guards and ordered them to contact the spies planted in the Fifth Prince's residence and the Eastern Depot.

Although he felt it was impossible for Xiao Yuan to have seen through his plan and traced it back to him so early on, after all, only one night had passed, and Xiao Yuan couldn't have been that fast.

But what if?

He only has one Azhuo, which he simply can't afford to gamble on.

Jin Zekang waited numbly for news until the dark guards returned to report at dusk.

There was no unusual activity at the Fifth Prince's residence, nor at the Eastern Depot.

Jin Zekang frowned immediately. "What does it mean that the Eastern Depot has not made any unusual moves?"

Didn't Xiao Yuan send out a large number of spies?

Have oversight of the Fifth Prince's residence been strengthened?

The guard replied affirmatively, "Our people found that Xiao Yuan had reassigned spies yesterday afternoon, seemingly for some activity, but he put them back to their original posts early this morning."

No one was sent out today.

Jin Zekang's anxiety finally died down; his scheme had been exposed.

Xiao Yuan knew he was using him; kidnapping A Zhuo was a way to force him to give an explanation.

But this shouldn't be the case.

Xiao Yuan is an arrogant, conceited, and insecure man with a vicious heart. Anyone who dares to covet his things will be killed by him immediately.

It is a fact that Xie Lin once flirted with his wife. Xiao Yuan should also be able to find out that Xie Lin, a woman who is fond of married women, likes to seduce married women.

The fact that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family had met Xie Lin was impossible to explain. Given Xiao Yuan's suspicious nature, even if a maid testified, it wouldn't make a difference.

Moreover, judging from Xiao Yuan's actions of summoning spies yesterday, he clearly believed it. Why did things change overnight?

What he couldn't understand even more was that no one questioned or touched the person placed in the Fifth Prince's residence, so how could Xiao Yuan be so sure that it was him who was up to something?

Could it be that he was recognized at the Earl's residence yesterday?

That's even more impossible.

He has appeared in public in a wheelchair and with his face disguised all these years, so it's impossible for anyone to recognize him.

As the old emperor's sharp sword, Jin Zekang had studied Xiao Yuan extensively and was very familiar with his personality traits and style of doing things.

But he made a mistake the very first time he was targeted, which made Jin Zekang start to doubt his own intelligence.

But he couldn't just sit and wait to die.

If Xiao Yuan really saw through him, then A Zhuo must be in the dungeon of the Governor's Mansion right now, and A Zhuo will suffer every day he doesn't go there.

Well, we'll know whether it's true or not after going there. He's been studying this for years, but he hasn't even had a chance to spar with Chief Supervisor Xiao yet.

If he truly lost in one move, he would accept it and never provoke them again.

Thinking of this, Jin Zekang instructed his trusted guards to change into his disguise. When they left the courtyard, the maids and servants would call him Mr. Yue.

The more he traveled, the more distant he became, a staff member of the Prince An's mansion. This was his identity when he traveled outside.

Whether he would seek an audience with Xiao Yuan under this identity was as he suspected, could be determined by the gatekeeper's attitude.