Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 151 Poor parents in the world
Chu Wangshan was temporarily locked in the bedroom. Xiao Wang locked the door himself and kept the key with him.

Yan Ciwan had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Lingniang, but it was not convenient to say those words in front of everyone, so she spoke to Xiao Wang.

"I'll go wash Lingniang's face with me. You should tell the chief of the cabinet what happened here as soon as possible. Although Feng Wu and Sun Hu have escaped, Lian Zhuifang and He Chunzhuo are still here. We have to keep them under surveillance."

Xiao Wang understood what she meant. It has now been confirmed that Lian Zhuifang, He Chunzhuo and others are involved in the Lingdie Temple case. The real murderer behind the scenes may want to kill them all. Now he has to gather them all together before the murderer takes action.

He asked Du Lingzhou to go with him to meet the chief minister.

Du Lingzhou was unhappy: "Why should I listen to your arrangements?"

Xiao Wang asked: "Regarding the Lingdie Temple case, the Grand Master may know some inside information. Don't you want to listen to it?"

Du Lingzhou was skeptical: "Really?"

Xiao Wang knew his temper. He was a rebellious person who loved to go against others. Therefore, Xiao Wang did not present facts or reason with him, but just gave him a perfunctory response.

"If you don't believe me, forget it. I'll go alone."

Xiao Wang was about to leave after saying this.

Du Lingzhou was fooled and hurriedly chased after him: "Stop! Don't think you can leave me alone to monopolize the clues. I also want to see the Grand Master!"

Seeing his young master running away, Huai Yan naturally couldn't stay behind, and hurriedly followed him.

However, in the blink of an eye, only Yan Ciwan, Chaolu and Lingniang were left in the main hall on the first floor.

Lingniang sat in a chair and after taking two sips of hot tea, her emotions gradually calmed down.

She thanked Yan Ciwan and Chaolu.

"It's all thanks to you guys who helped me just now, otherwise I would have died now."

Yan Ciwan said gently: "It's just a piece of cake. What are your plans next?"

Lingniang's face was pale, and her expression was sad and desolate: "I didn't want to live long after Fang Zhiyou took my body, but I am worried about Xue. She is still young, and I have to protect her."

Chaolu looked at her and couldn't help but think of herself and her mother. She sighed in her heart, feeling sorry for the love of parents in this world.

Yan Ciwan said: "Fang Zhiyou said he wanted to marry you, and he also said you were pregnant with his child."

Lingniang felt very embarrassed to talk about such private matters in front of outsiders, but things had come to this point and it was useless to cover it up. It would be better to make things clear to avoid being suspected and misunderstood.

"Fang Zhiyou did say he wanted to marry me, but I didn't agree because I knew very well that he was just attracted to me and had no real feelings for me. He approached me because he wanted me to poison Chu Wangshan. I didn't agree, so he told everyone that I seduced him. In order to keep him company, I had to lie and claim that I was pregnant with his child. But in fact, when I gave birth to Axue, I injured my uterus due to a difficult labor, so it was impossible for me to get pregnant again."

Yan Ciwan and Chaolu were both a little surprised when they heard this.

They didn't expect that Lingniang, who seemed as weak as a dodder, actually had so many thoughts in her mind.

Lingniang noticed the change in everyone's expression, and she laughed at herself: "For a lowly person like me, I can do anything to survive, whether it's cheating or flattering, as long as I can stay alive, anything is fine."

This is the way the world is. From the moment people are born, they are divided into different classes.

Unfortunately, she became a member of the lowest class of society. She was born into hell and everything she learned was for survival.

Yan Ci Wan said seriously: "It's not your fault that the world is unfair to you. Don't belittle yourself." Ling Niang's pupils trembled slightly.

She stared at Yan Ciwan in a daze for a long time before speaking.

"A long time ago, someone told me something similar. She looks a bit like you."

Yan Ciwan showed a look of surprise: "Really?"

Ling Niang lowered her eyes and murmured to herself: "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

Yan Ciwan didn't think much about it and continued to ask: "How much do you know about Fang Zhiyou?"

"Fang Zhiyou came to Luzhou a month ago. He took the initiative to find Chu Wangshan and said he wanted to find a job here. Chu Wangshan didn't agree, but he didn't drive him away directly. Instead, he let him live in the villa for a while. Fang Zhiyou is eloquent. When I first met him, I thought he was a warm-hearted and good person, but I didn't expect that he was full of bad intentions. He pretended to have a good relationship with Chu Wangshan on the surface, but in fact he had been secretly planning to kill Chu Wangshan."

Yan Ciwan frowned slightly: "He arrived in Luzhou a month ago? I thought he came to the villa with He Chunzhuo and Zhou Qi."

Lingniang said seriously: "He Chunzhuo and Zhou Qi came later. Fang Zhiyou was the first one to arrive in Luzhou among all the guests. He had already lived here for a while before you came."

"Why did Fang Zhiyou want to murder Chu Wangshan?"

"He told me that he wanted to marry me openly. It was obvious that he was trying to coax me. I guess he wanted to seize Chu Wangshan's property, but I also felt that it was not that simple. I had a hunch that Fang Zhiyou must hate Chu Wangshan, but I don't know why."

Yan Ciwan guessed that Fang Zhiyou probably harbored hatred towards Chu Wangshan and others because of the Lingdie Temple case that year.

She suddenly asked, "Were you with Fang Zhiyou last night?"

Lingniang felt very embarrassed when talking about this.

She nodded gently: "Yes."

"You two were together last night?"

Lingniang's expression became more and more embarrassed: "After midnight last night, Fang Zhiyou quietly climbed over the flower wall and sneaked into the room I live in. At that time, Chu Wangshan had already gone to bed, and he slept next to me. In order not to wake him up, I could only give in to Fang Zhiyou, and he didn't leave until three o'clock in the morning."

By the end of her speech, her face had flushed red, and she was so ashamed and angry that she felt embarrassed.

She was very afraid that Yan Ciwan would continue to ask about the details of last night, and then she would really have no face to live.

Fortunately, Yan Ciwan did not ask too many questions, but asked about other things.

"What did Chu Wangshan do before?"

Ling Niang breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly answered, "He once served as a military officer in Luzhou and was later promoted to governor of Luzhou. The year I met him, he had just become governor and was at the peak of his career. But half a year later, he resigned due to illness and returned home. I lived here with him. Over the years, he has been living in seclusion and rarely asked about the outside world. He is a very low-key person."

Yan Ciwan asked, "Do you know who recommended him to be promoted to the position of governor?"

Ling Niang shook her head to indicate that she didn't know: "Chu Wangshan never told me about official affairs."

"Have any of his friends in the officialdom come to visit him over the years?"

Ling Niang still shook her head: "No."

(End of this chapter)