Chapter 84 Deception 2

“I was actually prepared to kill you~” Shu Yuwan elongated her tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qing Qing’s heart trembled; she didn’t want to die!

“But what you said makes sense. Keeping you around might still be useful. Tell me, what did you do in the 21st century?” Shu Yuwan carefully chose her words, worried that Zhao Qing Qing might see through her facade.

However, Zhao Qing Qing was still immersed in the fear of Shu Yuwan preparing to kill her! Shu Yuwan had hidden for so long, suddenly revealing herself as a time traveler in front of Zhao Qing Qing, she must not have intended to spare her! Zhao Qing Qing had to show her worth!

After organizing her thoughts, Zhao Qing Qing said, “Before coming here, I was a knowledge-based blogger, so I’ve seen many obscure things.”

Zhao Qing Qing’s eyes flashed, and she continued, “For example, various jam recipes I made, as well as glassmaking techniques, were all recipes I saw when I was a knowledge-based blogger.”

“And the production of cement, I remember that too. This material is so common in our 21st century, but in this era, no one has seen it. It can definitely fetch a high price!”

Shu Yuwan chuckled, “I feel like you were a businessperson in your past life.”

“Give me the cement recipe,” Shu Yuwan said.

Zhao Qing Qing shook her head, firmly stating, “Unless you let me out, set me free!”

Shu Yuwan glanced at Zhao Qing Qing and turned to leave.

“Hey, Shu Yuwan!” Zhao Qing Qing panicked, shouting from behind, but Shu Yuwan paid no attention.

She needed to calm down a bit and organize her thoughts.

After coming out, Shu Yuwan calmed down the shock in her heart before walking towards the Crown Prince.

“Jin Er, we need to talk.”

Seeing Shu Yuwan’ solemn expression, the Crown Prince nodded in confusion. Could this Zhao Qing Qing still have something formidable?

Upon reaching the Palace, after sending away the servants, Qing Dai and Ah Qing were left to guard outside personally.

Shu Yuwan then solemnly explained the situation to the Crown Prince.

For a moment, the Crown Prince’s could not believe it!!

“Are you saying that my mother, in fact, also came from the future? A person from a higher civilization? From the same place as that Zhao Qing Qing?”

Shu Yuwan nodded, “From what we can see now, it seems to be the case.”

In that case, it wouldn’t be surprising that Zhao Qing Qing knew about things that had never appeared in the world before! After all, these were discoveries made by people from the future.

The Crown Prince asked in confusion, “But why didn’t my mother tell the Emperor about the gunpowder, glassmaking techniques, and those new things in Zhao Qing Qing’s shop?”

“Zhao Qing Qing said that in their time, information was advanced, and everyone knew different things.”Shu Yuwan suggested.

“Could it be that what my mother knew was different from what Zhao Qing Qing knew?” The Crown Prince said”Apart from the annotations in my mother’s scrolls and travel logs, those incomprehensible markings, my mother never showed any differences~”

“But it’s also possible that I was too young at that time and not very clear; perhaps the Emperor knows something.”

After discussing for a while, the couple decided not to seek confirmation from the Emperor.

As for Zhao Qing Qing, the Crown Prince immediately sent people to interrogate her, to see if more information could be extracted!

On the other side.

Madam Peng lost track of Zhao Qing Qing after taking her out, and she was reprimanded by Young Master Peng and Secretary Peng.

Many people were sent out to search the residence, but day by day passed, and she couldn’t found her; Zhao Qing Qing seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

“Could it be that Mr. Hou has intercepted her?” Young Master Peng discussed with Secretary Peng.

“It’s highly possible,” Secretary Peng said.

“This old man, he agreed on the surface, but he might have been watching our residence all along, waiting for someone to leave!”

“But, Father, we haven’t obtained that gunpowder from Zhao Qing Qing yet. If it falls into Mr. Hou hands, the items will likely end up with him!”

Since the Secretary Peng’s residence and the Virtuous Consort reached an agreement to support the Fifth Prince’s ascension, the Secretary’s residence became the most influential force by the Fifth Prince’s side.

If Mr. Hou were to acquire the gunpowder, and with his military power…

Young Master Peng’s expression wasn’t too good.

The Secretary thought, “I’ll find an opportunity to probe Mr. Hou’s intentions. If that girl is truly in Mr. Hou’s hands, that’s fine. If not, that would be troublesome!”

“Who else could it be?” Young Master Peng asked in confusion.

“The Crown Prince, Prince An, Princess Zhang’s faction, the King Cheng, and the General Wei Wu’s residence. If it falls into their hands…” the Secretary worried.

“It shouldn’t happen. We’ve always been hidden in the shadows. Publicly, we’ve never supported the Fifth Prince.”

“The Virtuous Consort still shows her dislike for the Fifth Prince.”

“Besides Mr. Hou, who would have thought Zhao Qing Qing was working for the Fifth Prince? If the person is in our residence? Even if it’s Mr. Hou, he probably doesn’t know about the gunpowder! Zhao Qing Qing killed An Shaoyu, seeking refuge in our Peng residence, revealing this information!”

Listening to his son’s words, the Secretary also felt he was overthinking: “In any case, we must find the person back as soon as possible.”

“Yes, Father, I understand.”

All the industries that came with Zhao Qing Qing’s dowry fell into Mr. Hou’s residence.

After Zhao Qing Qing killed An Shaoyu, Mr. Zhao didn’t dare to come to demand the dowry. When Mr. Hou’s men came to Zhao’s residence looking for Zhao Qing Qing, Mr. Zhao gave the remaining half of Zhao’s family property to Mr. Hou: “Sir, my daughter must have made a mistake, it must have been an accident! All of Zhao’s assets are given to your residence, but please spare my daughter’s life!”

Mr. Hou accepted Mr. Zhao’s property.

He sighed at the wealth of the Zhao family!

Combined with Zhao Qing Qing’s dowry, the current wealth of Mr. Hou’s residence could not be spent even by generations to come!

Seeing Mr. Zhao’s expression, Mr. Hou knew that Mr. Zhao was unaware of the connection between Zhao Qing Qing and the Fifth Prince!

Therefore, he did not agree to spare Zhao Qing Qing at Mr. Zhao’s request: “This is what the Zhao family should compensate to my family!! Zhao Qing Qing, a mere merchant’s daughter, I divorced my son for her, married her as the legal wife, and she actually took my legitimate son’s life for a lover!”

Mr. Zhao was in great pain but had no way out!

He was just an ordinary businessman~

After receiving the Zhao family’s property, Mr. Hou did not trouble Mr. Zhao further.

Later, he established contact with the Secretary Peng and directly supported the Fifth Prince. Now, he not only had military power but also financial resources, which were even more valuable to the Fifth Prince than the Secretary Peng.

Sometimes, Mr. Hou felt that his son’s death was quite valuable.

But on the surface, he still appeared deeply sorrowful.

On the Fifth Prince’s side, upon learning that Zhao Qing Qing had disappeared, they were even more restless than the Secretary Peng and his son.

Zhao Qing Qing knew many things about him. If she truly fell into Mr. Hou’s hands and died, it would be fine. But if she fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, he would be completely exposed.

Once exposed and targeted, he would have no chance.

Since the Crown Prince’s wedding, the Crown Prince used the excuse of accompanying the Crown Princess to avoid letting the Fifth Prince return to the Palace.

The Fifth Prince could sense that the Crown Prince was becoming increasingly distant from him each day.

He didn’t know where the problem lay.