Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 279 Spy
In the middle of the night, Su Yaoguang woke up with a start.

She had a dream in which Zhang Zhaodi died tragically on the road, and the bandit who killed her said, "Your good son-in-law cannot tolerate you." When the knife was swung at Zhang Zhaodi, her eyes were filled with despair, and her last words were, "Yaoguang, leave him."

In the dream, Zhang Zhaodi was not in such a good state as she is now. She had a full head of white hair and a face full of wrinkles, looking like an old woman in her sixties or seventies.

Su Yaoguang clearly recognized that it was Zhang Zhaodi from her previous life, not the Zhang Zhaodi who did not suffer much in this life and later reunited with Su Rende.

Was this dream just a product of her wild imagination, or was it a warning to her?
Having experienced life and death and been reborn, Su Yaoguang never dared to underestimate any omen.

She couldn't sleep.

She wanted to find out if Xiao Yanci was at the border. If he was, was there some kind of conspiracy?
Xiao Yanci lost too rashly. He had Prime Minister Wang as his backer; if Prime Minister Wang had wanted to protect him, he wouldn't have been exiled so easily.

Unless, of course, this was part of their scheme.

And that dream, could it be something that happened in her past life? Did Xiao Yanci really kill her mother in her past life?

why?
What did her mother do to him? What did she do to wrong him? Why did she want to kill her?
Su Yaoguang got up, wrote a letter, and had it sent to Su Rende.

She couldn't take any risks, so even if she didn't see it clearly, she had to make Su Rende pay attention to this matter.

At daybreak, Su Yaoguang personally went to the yamen to check the recently registered personnel information. In addition, she also asked the people from the General's Mansion to put some pressure on the yamen, instructing them to strictly check the people entering and leaving, and to ensure that no spy could cause trouble under their noses.

The government offices maintained stricter controls over the border. Not only did they require documents or passes to check accommodations, but they also needed them to buy rice and other grains. Furthermore, they deployed a large number of people to patrol the border, and anyone found with even the slightest clue was immediately detained for questioning.

Su Yaoguang had been married to Xiao Yanci for many years and knew his ways very well. Despite his impoverished state, he still loved to be particular, so he retained many of his habits, such as drinking tea every day, eating delicious desserts, and never skimping on his meals.

Su Yaoguang couldn't draw portraits, so she couldn't draw Xiao Yanci's appearance and therefore couldn't use his portrait to search for him. Another reason was that if the other party was hiding well, even if she used his portrait to find him, it wouldn't help, and would only make him hide even more thoroughly. So she couldn't alert him.

She sent people to stake out the locations she mentioned.

"Young Miss..." Tong Rong, a guard from the General's Mansion, rushed in and said excitedly, "We have news about the person you mentioned."

"Are you sure it's him?"

"It's almost certainly true, very much like what you said, Miss."

"Don't alert him yet. Keep a close eye on him and see who he contacts and what he's secretly doing."

"Yes."

"Also, those patrolmen can withdraw, but they should withdraw slowly and not be too deliberate."

Now that we've found Xiao Yanci, things are much easier. We just need to keep a close eye on him to find out what he's up to.

The steward came over and said to Su Yaoguang, "The General has sent word."

Su Yaoguang took it and said, "Thank you."

She opened the letter, and a strange light flashed in her eyes when she saw its contents.

There was a problem with her father's food; signs of poisoning were found in it.

Logically, it shouldn't have been discovered before. It was Su Yaoguang who sent a secret letter to Su Rende, saying that she suspected she had seen Xiao Yanci here. Su Rende was worried and had his confidants check his food and even his water every day. That's how the problem was discovered.

However, he didn't reveal his true intentions and continued to pretend to have eaten the food. He was also waiting for the other side's plot to be exposed so that he could launch a counterattack in one fell swoop.

Xiao Yanci, you must not let us down.

Perhaps the border rebellion was a conspiracy from the very beginning to lure Su Rende away. Because Su Rende enjoyed the emperor's complete trust, if he remained in the capital, it would be like having a mountain protecting him, hindering their actions. Therefore, they lured Su Rende back to the border and then devised a plan to eliminate him. If Su Rende died in battle at the border, a new general would take over the army. Ultimately, the ownership of this army would fall to Prime Minister Wang's men.

Xiao Yanci's presence on the border, besides seeking an opportunity to assassinate Su Rende, likely also aims to exploit the border conflict, causing them to suffer defeat and making it easier for his men to take over. Perhaps, this person so eager to seize control of the army is none other than Xiao Yanci himself.

The Wang family is truly cunning.

This is an attempt to rebel; this is an attempt to usurp the throne.

“Young Miss…” Tong Rong found Su Yaoguang again, “Our people found Xiao Yanci and discovered that his parents were also exiled here. However, his mother didn’t make it and has died. His father is still alive, but he’s insane.”

"Keep an eye on him and see what he's up to."

The war on the border has begun. The enemy country has been harassing the border, and now the war has officially started.

News came from the front lines of Su Rende's army's victories.

At first, Su Rende's side was invincible, but Su Rende did not appear in the third battle.

The Soviet army suffered successive defeats.

"I hope General Su isn't in trouble."

"General Su has never backed down, but he didn't go into battle this time. I'm afraid something must have happened."

"Something terrible has happened...something terrible has happened..." A young man ran down the street, "The Soviet army has withdrawn from Anyue City."

"How could this happen? Anyue City is a crucial border city of ours. If it falls, it means losing our territory. General Su will be punished!"

"My son is still in Anyue City, oh my god, what am I going to do?"

Among the crowd, some people watched everything with a smug look in their eyes.

He had just turned around when two soldiers appeared in front of him.

His expression changed drastically, and when he turned around again, two more soldiers appeared.

Su Yaoguang stood not far away and made a throat-slitting gesture towards him.

"It's time to close the net."

Xiao Yanci took out his whistle, about to blow it, but Tong Rong snatched it away.

Several guards escorted Xiao Yanci away.

As for the people Xiao Yanci brought, they were all brought under control.

"We meet again."

"Su Yaoguang, you knew I was here all along?"

"Didn't you see me before? My eyesight is always excellent, how could I mistake my enemy?"

"Su Yaoguang, what good is it if you catch me? It's too late. Your Su family will soon become victims of the knife."

"Before that, you should worry about yourself. Once you fall into my hands, do you think I'll let you go?" Su Yaoguang looked at Tong Rong, "Have you investigated the people he brought?"

"There were over fifty in total, and they've all been brought under control. He's been in contact with the enemy country these past few days, and he's gathered enough evidence, even managing to find their informants in the military."