Chapter 73: Reaction
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“Pass this information to the Qin family secretly. Remember, make sure they don’t suspect that someone deliberately leaked it,” Xiao Ming said.
Wang Xuan remained calm as usual. “Your Highness, when this incident happened, I was sent to Dengzhou to collect debts. I attended Wang An’s banquet, where he got drunk and revealed the matter, including where the seventy-two bodies were buried. This time, I need to dig up the remains and stir up public opinion in Dengzhou. The Qin family will naturally send someone to investigate, and I will quietly leave evidence behind.”
Xiao Ming nodded. Wang Xuan was indeed diligent. Those who had endured hardship had a different kind of spirit.
“Very good. You’re most familiar with the Wang family. I hope you can quickly arrange for spies to infiltrate them,” Xiao Ming said, reminding Wang Xuan just as he had reminded Li San.
“Your Highness, I have already planted a spy in the Wang family,” Wang Xuan replied, still calm.
Xiao Ming was surprised. “Impressive. It’s been less than a month, and you’ve already accomplished this. You’re much faster than Li San.”
Wang Xuan explained, “Your Highness, I merely took advantage of an opportunity. There’s a servant in the Wang family named Wang Cheng. While I was in the Wang family, I caught him having an affair with one of Wang Chengchou’s concubines. This time, I simply used that to my advantage.”
“Oh…” Xiao Ming drew out the word. Wang Chengchou, that old man, had at least twenty or thirty concubines in his household. It was impossible for him to satisfy all of them, so it was normal for a few to seek pleasure elsewhere.
With a spy now in the Wang family, Xiao Ming was overjoyed. His greatest concern at the moment was the local powerful families. If he couldn’t keep tabs on what they were doing or what they were thinking, it would be impossible for him to rest easy.