The maid's road to success

After sending An Zizhong away, An Wenniang sat in the study to sort out letters. New letters were sent from the northwest. The ancestors said that they had taken control of the military affairs of Liangzhou. The Huaiyuan Marquisate had always been a military family, and many generations had died on the battlefield. Although not all of them were capable of maintaining national peace and resisting foreign invasions, they still had irreplaceable influence in the army.

The Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion was originally a large and prosperous family, but as generation after generation of people went to the battlefield, the population became increasingly sparse.

Furthermore, before his death, the old marquis had instructed that the younger generations must study literature and the whole family must do good deeds to preserve a glimmer of hope for the Huaiyuan Marquisate. However, this still did not prevent the harm from the people of Chen State.

An Wenniang quickly regained her composure and continued reading the letter. The ancestor said that in the past, among the soldiers and generals under the command of the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion, some had a very good relationship with them on the surface, while others were secretly helped a lot by the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion. Many of these people have already infiltrated the army, and several of them were transferred to Liangzhou through secret operations in Kyoto. Now they have control over all military affairs in their hands. They were told that if An Wenniang and others could win the trust of Prince Li, they should send the letter immediately.

An Wenniang also did not expect that the old Marquis of Huaiyuan Mansion and Prince Li had such a relationship. After all, there were not many old people in the mansion, and what everyone saw was that Prince Li had always had a bad relationship with Huaiyuan Mansion, and was even very distant.

The old ancestor was also meticulous. He kept recalling the old marquis's actions when he was alive, and guessed that the split between the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Prince Li's Mansion might have a certain relationship with Prince Li himself. He even thought of what the old marquis once said that if Prince Li knew the truth, he would have to kowtow to him to compensate Prince Li for his debt to the old marquis.

But it was obvious that the old marquis turned against his own side and abandoned Prince Li, whom he had always supported, and supported Prince Li's brother to the throne. Prince Li owed the Huaiyuan Marquisate in any way, so the ancestor thought that the old marquis's original action must have been to protect Prince Li. As Prince Li was the emperor's most beloved prince, why did he need the help of a young marquis?

The ancestor thought about it for a long time and finally remembered Prince Li's background. Prince Li's mother was Yufei. When she was pregnant, she always said that she was healthy. How could she suddenly give birth prematurely and pass away because of difficulty in giving birth?

This is very puzzling. Although childbirth for women is a very dangerous thing in itself, the child born by Prince Li was a very healthy one and did not look like a premature baby at all.

Therefore, the ancestor guessed that there were big problems with Prince Li's origin, enough for the old marquis to give up a lot to protect this secret. After all, their relationship was not so shallow. Before leaving, the old marquis was always thinking about Prince Li and intended to tell Prince Li's story, but he only said "Prince Li's mother, mother..."

Then she stopped breathing. After careful consideration, the old ancestor felt that the old marquis still wanted to tell her the secret of Prince Li, but she didn't have time. She didn't pay attention to what the old marquis said at the time. Now it seems that he was most likely talking about her mother's mother, so she asked An Zizhong to arrange for Prince Li to meet the Empress Dowager. She must know the truth.

After all, Prince Li was the prince most likely to succeed to the throne at the beginning, but he was suddenly intercepted by the Empress Dowager and her husband, and they were also able to win over the old marquis. They must be using Prince Li's matter to threaten the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager must know the truth.

However, there is an element of gambling involved. After all, these are all guesses, so An Zizhong has arranged everything that may force the Empress Dowager to tell the truth. If he guesses right, Prince Li will be their biggest and most steadfast helper on the road to revenge. If he guesses wrong, the situation will remain the same as it is now.

An Zizhong needs to communicate with the Sixth Prince as soon as possible, and sending a letter to the northwest becomes An Wenniang's task. After talking with An Zizhong today, An Wenniang roughly understood the plan of An Zizhong and the ancestors.

Now he wants those people to let go and fight to the death to ensure that the Sixth Prince has the ability to manage the government. However, the military generals in Kyoto are very difficult to deal with. The Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, Duke Cheng'en, and the Emperor all attach great importance to military power, so they have their people among the military generals.

Once Kyoto is in chaos and these people get involved, if they are able to muster soldiers and generals for support, it will be difficult to guarantee who will be the winner in the end. In any case, the Sixth Prince has little chance.

Therefore, our ancestor wanted to win over Prince Li in order to gather capable generals in Kyoto outside of Kyoto. They could not intervene in the south, but if the north and west needed military support at the same time, a large number of generals could leave.

Some of the soldiers in the northwest and north will leave for Kyoto in advance. Once a riot really breaks out in Kyoto, they will quickly surround Kyoto and be able to stop the power of Duke Cheng'en and the emperor.

However, there can be no more than 10,000 such people. First, they must be confidants of Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion and Prince Li. Second, too many people will easily be discovered. Third, it is not a good thing after all. If there is a informer, everything will be ruined.

After thinking it over, An Wenniang quickly wrote the letter, sealed it, and had someone send it to Liangzhou as soon as possible. Prince Li would investigate the evidence of the Fourth Prince's guilt as soon as possible, and the Sixth Prince would hold on to Duke Cheng'en. The Queen Mother would definitely not stay safely in Kyoto. The Grand Empress Dowager had also been poisoned and might lose her ability to move. Kyoto would soon be in chaos.

"Madam Su, pack your things as soon as possible and take Nannan and the servants in our house to the villa outside the capital. Bring Liunan's parents and Master Yuxi's sister with you. Prepare enough food in advance and come back after the capital is settled."

Madam Su knew that An Wen Niang had planned to have them evacuate Kyoto and hide in a safe place a long time ago, but she didn't expect that she would not leave herself.

"The girl won't go with us?"

An Wenniang shook her head. She had promised the ancestors that she must protect An Zizhong. Although she had been hiding in the dark and planning, now was the critical moment. Whether Kyoto could change would depend on this period of time. Although not many people paid attention to An Zizhong, his identity was special after all, and it was difficult to guarantee that no one would target him.

She had to make sure An Zizhong was safe and sound so that she could explain to the old ancestor later. Besides, if she ran away, someone might notice something and track her down, which would put Su Niangzi and the others in danger.

After all, if a servant in a mansion disappeared, not many people would care, but if her master disappeared, it would be inevitable that people around would notice it, not to mention that she now has a certain relationship with the Grand Princess by marriage.

"Pack everything up today and take the largest carriage. There will be a lot of people, but don't spread out. I will have some of the Black Hawks follow, so help me take care of them as well."

Madam Su nodded. Although she also wanted to stay to take care of An Wenniang, she knew very well that she would only be a burden if she stayed. The girl and the maids around her were all smart people and they would be able to escape if there was real danger. But there was no point for her and those servants, women, children, the sick and the disabled to stay.

It would be better for me to take care of those people myself, so that Master Liunan and Master Yuxi can work for the Master with peace of mind, and the girl can also rest assured.

An Wenniang looked at the busy people in the yard. There were noisy sounds coming from the streets outside, as if soldiers were arresting someone. The sky was very gloomy, and dark clouds gathered in the sky, hanging low above the head, as if they would fall down at the next moment.

Rumbling thunder was heard in the sky of Kyoto, and business people on the streets were hurriedly packing up their things, preparing to go home.

An Wenniang stood stiffly at the window, letting the cold wind mixed with moisture blow on her body, and everything began.

The world is in chaos.