0p0 Chapter 243 The world is too small
Chapter 243 The world is too small
"Daddy wrote the letter." Zhang Xiwu felt distressed when he saw Zhang Pingping's uneasy look, and responded immediately without hesitation.
Then he smiled bitterly, "Because Dad never thought that his beloved daughter who was always by his side could be replaced without him noticing. He even taught her the ways of business and how to rule subordinates. Now that I think about it, I think she was really played around by someone."
But as soon as these words came out, Zhang Pingping immediately became alert, staring at Zhang Xiwu and asking, "Dad, didn't you notice the difference in that person? How did you know that person was fake? Why did you waste your time leaving clues for me?"
Zhang Xiwu's face flashed with embarrassment, but he did not hide it from Zhang Pingping. "Pingping, you may not remember, but Qian Baobao's grandfather, the old man of the Qian family, held you in his arms when you were little. You look so much like your father?"
Zhang Xiwu did not continue speaking, but Zhang Pingping was very smart and understood the key point immediately.
"So, it was Qian Baobao's grandfather who told Dad the news?" Thinking of this, Zhang Pingping suddenly became nervous, her voice trembled slightly, and even her body trembled a little.
"Then could it be that the news has already been leaked? This time, the other party is just taking advantage of the situation?"
"Don't be afraid, Pingping." Seeing his daughter like this, Zhang Xiwu quickly hugged her and comforted her, "It's not leaked. Mr. Qian is not a fool and doesn't have the courage. We just discussed a business deal, a business that can only be handled by a father."
Zhang Pingping felt a little relieved after hearing this. She turned her attention to her father and said worriedly, "Dad, are you really okay? Don't lie to me."
"I..." Zhang Xiwu was about to say something light-hearted to comfort his daughter, but faced with his daughter's eyes that seemed to see through everything.
Zhang Xiwu could only try to downplay it and said, "It's not a big deal, just a little poison. When this matter is over, I will find a good doctor for him. He may not be hopeless."
But when Zhang Pingping heard this, she had a strong feeling that her guess was proven true. "Was it those people who did it?"
Zhang Xiwu had no evidence and had not yet found out, so he did not hide anything from Zhang Pingping: "Maybe, maybe not. But as far as the current situation is concerned, those people are indeed the ones who benefited the most from it."
Zhang Pingping discussed the future of the Zhang family with Zhang Xiwu and his daughter.
On the other side, after coming out of Princess Minghui's room, he finally learned the news that Zhang Pingping had disappeared and that the eldest prince and the fifth prince had withdrawn from Yongchun County.
Chu Ci thought, although a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, but were these two princes retreating too quickly?
Chu Ci's expression was too straightforward and obvious, and the purple-robed envoy's brows twitched.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui quickly took Chu Ci's hand and said softly, "My lady, the decision of the two princes is correct. If anything goes wrong, the consequences are not something we can afford."
Chu Ci: Can she say that she finally understood what it meant that a scholar had been rebelling for three years but failed?
Although she was complaining in her heart, she pretended to be submissive and said, "Your Highnesses, you don't need to report to me, a nominal princess, about what you do."
Fan Jingrui didn't know why Chu Ci suddenly became unhappy.
But she was tactful enough not to mention the eldest prince and the fifth prince again.
He turned around and mentioned Zhang Pingping, "Madam, where do you think Zhang Pingping will go?"
Chu Ci frowned and asked, "Isn't this obvious?"
But looking at the expressions of Fan Jingrui and the Purple-Robed Envoy, he asked, "Wait, you sent people to Zhangjialin, but didn't find it?"
Fan Jingrui is fine.
The purple-robed envoy blushed and said awkwardly, "The people who were monitoring the Zhang family didn't notice any strangers approaching the Zhang family. As for the secret passage, we are not familiar with the terrain and will not be able to find it for a while."
Just when Chu Ci was about to say that she could help, there was a sudden movement in Zhang Pingping's room. She immediately changed her words: "It's okay if you can't find it. Zhang Pingping is a local leader, and I believe she will gain a lot from this trip."
"Zhang Pingping is back?" Fan Jingrui and the Purple-Robed Envoy both knew that Chu Ci's hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people, so they did not have any doubts at all.
Chu Ci nodded gently: "Well, not only is he back, he's on his way to me. Who knows if he needs my help."
Well, although Chu Ci's guesses seemed outrageous every time, neither Fan Jingrui nor the Purple-Robed Envoy uttered any rebuttal.
There is no other reason. They have been slapped in the face too many times and have been completely defeated.
This time, Zhang Pingping's performance once again verified the correctness of Chu Ci's guess.
The moment Zhang Pingping saw Chu Ci, she knelt down in front of her and begged with tears in her eyes: "Sister Chu, please help me, please help me. If you are willing to help, I can give you 80% of the Zhang family's property."
"You get up first and explain what happened. I won't refuse to help you if I can." Chu Ci hurriedly reached out to help her, saying solemnly.
After getting Chu Ci's "promise", Zhang Pingping slowly stood up with Chu Ci's strength: "My father has been poisoned, but there is no doctor he can trust. Sister Chu, you also know medicine, and you are kind-hearted and a good person. I really have no other choice, so I can only beg you."
But before Chu Ci could speak, the purple-robed envoy spoke first, looking serious, staring at Zhang Pingping and asked: "You haven't met your father before? But the transfer of power in the Zhang family is fake? Can you tell me in detail when you got in touch?"
Zhang Pingping knew what the Purple Envoy was concerned about. After a brief pause, he slowly said, "Before today, I had no contact with my father."
However, the Purple-Robed Envoy obviously did not believe what Zhang Pingping said.
Zhang Pingping did not explain too much, and continued: "My father knew that the one at home was fake. It was not because he was observant, but because Qian Baobao's grandfather specifically told my father. Our two families are not close, but we are indeed distant relatives."
Chu Ci: Can she say that this world is still too small?
Even the Purple-Robed Envoy did not expect that the reason would be this.
In order to cover up his own gaffe, the Purple Envoy quickly cleared his throat and simply turned the topic to Zhang Pingping's father, Zhang Xiwu, and asked seriously, "Did your father tell you who poisoned him?"
Zhang Pingping shook her head slightly when she heard this: "My father is not able to move around easily now, so he can't go to check. But, don't those people have this motive?"
"He is unable to move around easily, is he under surveillance?" If Chu Ci remembered correctly, there was no news that Zhang Xiwu was under surveillance.
After saying that, she turned her head and looked at the purple-robed envoy. Her eyes seemed to say that the effect of the embroidered envoy's law enforcement this time was not good!