My husband married a concubine? I turned around and married the cold prince.

Chapter 114 Zhang’s visit

"Prince, General An has already gone to the palace." Tianshu stood beside Shi Qiuwu.

"Yeah." Shi Qiuwu responded.

But in her mind, she couldn't help but think of An Qingqian's face just now. Only when she saw her father did she show the expression of a little girl.

Like a kitten that has been wandering outside for a long time, and suddenly sees its relatives appear, revealing that kind of aggrieved and pitiful expression.

As Shi Qiuwu thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a slight dull pain in his heart.

An Qingqian didn't realize that what happened just now was seen by others. She wiped her tears and closed the window again.

Looking at the steaming tea and pastries on the table, An Qingqian let out a long sigh.

Daddy is finally back.

"Let's go back." An Qingqian stood up.

The three of them returned to Xiheyuan, but to their rare surprise they saw Zhang and Nanny Chen guarding the gate of Xiheyuan.

"Madam? What's the matter?"

Without An Qingqian's order, the people in Xiheyuan did not let Zhang in.

Zhang was angry, but also afraid of An Qingqian, so she had no choice but to guard the door.

"Nothing much, I just heard that my father-in-law is back today. Tomorrow, please arrange for Xian'er and my father-in-law to have a good meal together."

Zhang spoke happily, saying that An Zhenyuan had just returned from the border, and was at a time when the emperor valued him and wanted to reward him. At this time, An Zhenyuan just mentioned Xue Wanxian in front of the emperor.

The emperor will certainly reward Xue Wanxian as well. Maybe he will even mention Xue Wanxian's official position, or give him real power.

Zhang was certain that An Qingqian would agree to this. After all, in her opinion, her son was very outstanding.

She also knew that the emperor would not allow Xue Wanxian and An Qingqian to divorce, which meant that An Qingqian would have to spend the rest of her life here.

If she understood the situation, she would naturally take the initiative to work hard for the rest of her life.

And, more importantly, because of her, the emperor ordered that Xue Wanxian was not allowed to have a second wife, or even a concubine.

This is an endless humiliation for a man. An Qingqian should compensate Xue Wanxian for this incident.

An Qingqian never thought that Zhang would be so shameless and dare to say such things in front of her.

She sneered, "Madam, my father just came back from the border and is very busy. I'm afraid he doesn't have time for this. Please go back."

"An Qingqian, Xian'er is your husband, don't you want to help your husband move up?"

Seeing An Qingqian's refusal, Zhang immediately became unhappy and began to blame An Qingqian.

"Besides, Xian'er is the general's son-in-law after all. If he doesn't help his own family, is he going to help others?"

An Qingqian snorted when she heard that, and was so angry that Zhang made her laugh.

"What if I just don't help?" An Qingqian said, took two steps forward, and stopped two steps away from Zhang.

She stared at the person in front of her seriously and solemnly, "Zhang, I advise you to be clear-headed and not try to pressure me with some empty things.

I'm in a good mood today and don't want to argue with you, but if you continue to threaten me secretly, I will immediately tell my father and ask the emperor to punish Xue Wanxian."

"You dare?" Zhang widened her eyes, subconsciously took two steps back, opened her mouth, and spoke in disbelief.

"Do you want to try it?" An Qingqian raised the corner of her mouth with a gentle smile, but there was a frightening coldness in her eyes, which made people feel chilled when they saw her.

"Tell me, if Xue Wanxian became a commoner, would you still be able to enjoy all this wealth and splendor?"

"Impossible! Even if your father said so, the emperor would not agree. Xian'er was conferred the title of marquis by the emperor himself!" Zhang was already terrified in her heart, but she still pretended to be strong and refused to give in.

"Then tell me, one is a third-rank general with real power, and the other is a fourth-rank Marquis of Lin'an with no real power. Who would the emperor value more?"

Zhang was frightened. She was not a fool nor ignorant. How could she not understand that what An Qingqian said was true?

Although she didn't want to admit it, she knew that An Qingqian had no feelings for her son at all, and she didn't care whether Xian'er's official position was high or low.

If she really told An Zhenyuan about this, An Zhenyuan might get so angry that he would go to the emperor to plead for mercy and order Xian'er to be punished.

Zhang was scared. The flesh on her face kept trembling and her eyes were full of fear.

Originally, An Qingqian had been suppressing her. Now that An Zhenyuan was back, she had an extra helper and would no longer take her seriously.

"Yingyi, Paoyun, let's go back." Seeing that her shock had frightened Zhang, An Qingqian curled her lips and smiled with satisfaction, took two steps back, turned around and walked into the gate of Xiheyuan.

Zhang looked at An Qingqian's back and began to tremble all over. She calmed down for a while, but finally she was worried that An Qingqian would really do what she said, so she had to leave in shame.

Yingyi and Boyun obviously did not expect that such a thing would happen after they returned home.

Although it did not cause them any substantial harm, it did make them sick.

They couldn't imagine how Zhang had the nerve to say such things?

If she had any sense of shame, she would never do such a thing.

"Forget it. Don't let her ruin our mood today. Just pack up your things and we will stay at the General's Mansion for two days."

An Qingqian waved her hands. Her father had finally come back this time, so she could take this opportunity to move back to the general's mansion for two days to ease her mood.

"Yes, miss, I'll go right away."

Bo Yun and Ying Yi hadn't been back to the general's mansion for a long time, so they were of course very happy to hear this.

An Qingqian had mentioned this matter before, and the two of them had almost prepared everything. Now they just needed to take out the packed things.

However, just as the two of them put the things into the carriage, they saw the servant at the gate running towards them in panic.

"Madam, madam, I finally found you." The servant ran out of breath, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw An Qingqian.

"What's wrong?" Looking at the servant's appearance, An Qingqian was very confused. What happened that made him so hurried?

"Yes, Madam. The general has come, along with the palace's chief steward. They are here with the imperial edict. Madam, please hurry over."

"What? Daddy is here?" An Qingqian was stunned and glanced at Yingyi and Boyun. The three of them could only put all their things on the carriage and go to the front hall.

In the front hall, An Zhenyuan stood there casually with his hands behind his back. Eunuch Sheng, the chief eunuch beside the emperor, stood beside him holding the imperial edict in his hand with a kind smile on his face.