Confess or not?
Hearing this question, Bi Lv's heart skipped a beat!
She originally thought that Guard Shangguan would at least say something or ask something. This way, she would know what exactly happened and be able to deal with it.
But who knew that Guard Shangguan's first sentence would be for her to confess!
What did she have to confess?
Did they know anything?
Other than stealing the tea leaves, what else did she have to confess?
Bi Lv lowered her head, her heart thumping wildly. She was so, so nervous.
Should she confess?
She couldn't help but sneak a glance at the god-like man not far away. Just one glance and she retracted her gaze in horror, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
She didn't know who this man was, but she was certain that this man's identity was very honorable. That was why the young general was waiting so respectfully by the side.
Something big must have happened in the teahouse. It must have nothing to do with her stealing the tea leaves, right?
"Are you confessing or not?!" Guard Shangguan questioned again.
"I don't know … I don't know anything!"
Bi Lv blurted out. Her mouth reacted faster than her brain.
"You don't know? I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! " Shangguan Zhi was enraged, he pulled out a long whip from the side and swung it in the air, a 'xiu' sound was heard.
Bi Lv jumped in fright and instinctively covered her ears. She shrank to the side and trembled. Her mind was completely blank. How could she care about thinking so much!
No matter how smart she was, she was just an ordinary tea servant. Being frightened like this, tears flowed out immediately. She exclaimed, "Guard Shangguan, spare me! Spare me! "
"Bi Lv, you're a smart woman. You should know that if you confess, you'll be lenient. If you resist, you'll be strict!" Guard Shangguan reminded her coldly.
Who knew that Bi Lv would surrender as soon as he finished speaking.
She trembled, her lips and teeth chattering. "I confess … I … I confess, I confess, I'll confess everything!"
Seeing this, Long Fei Ye's gaze turned cold. He finally sized up this tea servant.
"Speak!" Guard Shangguan was nervous. He didn't expect that she would really confess after being forced.
"I just … I … I …"
Bi Lü's lips trembled as she watched, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Mu Qingwu was burning with anxiety. He strode over and didn't care about the other party's woman. He grabbed Bi Lü's collar and said angrily, "Speak!"
"I … I stole … stole the customer's tea leaves, I …"
Bi Lu's words were intermittent, but before she could finish, Mu Qingwu and Guard Shangguan were stunned.
Stealing tea leaves?
Mu Qingwu released Bi Lv in shock. Bi Lv could finally breathe normally. She crawled to Guard Shangguan's feet and hugged him tightly, begging, "Guard Shangguan, please spare me! I beg you! I'm still hiding that can of tea leaves in my room. It's still unopened. I'll return it to Second Young Miss Han. I'll go apologize to her. Please spare me! "
Perhaps, if Bi Lu had been calmer, she would not have confessed. However, how could she remain calm when faced with Guard Shangguan's whip? She had never encountered such a terrifying situation. Her thoughts were in a mess and her mind was blank. She could only confess.
Guard Shangguan felt really humiliated. He didn't expect that instead of finding out about the Nanshan incident, he would find out about such a scandal!
He shook his head and looked at Bi Lu with furrowed brows. He didn't know what to say. Had he been too busy this year and neglected to discipline this bunch of servants?
How embarrassing!
"Guard Shangguan, spare me … spare me. I won't dare to do it again. I really won't!"
"Guard Shangguan … You …"
"Shut up!" Guard Shangguan was so angry that he suddenly shouted. Bi Lu was so frightened that she immediately quieted down.
Guard Shangguan braced himself and looked timidly at Long Fei Ye.
Unexpectedly, Long Fei Ye was interested and asked Coldly, "You hid Second Young Miss Han's tea leaves?"
Bi Lu only felt that this cold voice was deep and husky and rather pleasant to the ear. It was like the sound of a guqin that could tug at one's heartstrings. She was entranced and didn't realize that Long Fei Ye was asking her a question.
"What are you waiting for? His Highness Duke of Qin is asking you a question!" Guard Shangguan rebuked angrily.
Only then did Bi Lu snap out of her daze and look at Long Fei Ye in disbelief.
His Highness Duke of Qin?
Heavens, he was actually His Highness Duke of Qin!
No wonder, no wonder this man was as honorable as the God of the Night.
His Highness Duke of Qin was a man who existed like a god!
Bi Lu was stunned once again. She stared blankly at Long Fei Ye and didn't answer for a long time.
This gaze reminded Long Fei Ye of Han Yunxi. Only, that woman's eyes were much prettier!
Long Fei Ye was extremely annoyed and his expression grew colder and colder.
Mu Qingwu knew his temperament and hurriedly asked, "Was Second Young Miss Han's tea leaves meant to be given to Liuyue?"
"Yes … no …" Bi Lu was somewhat incoherent.
"Is it true or not!" Mu Qingwu was annoyed. He thought that His Highness Duke of Qin's hatred for love-struck women was reasonable.
"This servant isn't sure. Second Young Miss Han brought those tea leaves over. She forgot to take them when she left. In the past, she would always give the tea leaves she left there to Miss Mu. This time, she left without giving them away … I … I don't know if she forgot to give them to her, "Bi Lu hurriedly explained.
Hearing this, Mu Qingwu was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Where are they?"
Afraid that Mu Qingwu wouldn't believe her, Bi Lu emphasized, "This servant didn't touch them. They're in this servant's room."
Mu Qingwu was both surprised and delighted. He didn't expect to find out something like this.
After all, he and esteemed wangfei had already given up on finding the poisoned tea leaves. Who knew that they would find them at this critical juncture!
According to their conjecture, the tea leaves that Second Young Miss Han gave to Liuyue were most likely poisoned.
As long as they could detect the poison in this jar of tea leaves, all the mysteries surrounding the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison would be easily solved.
This accident could be considered a silver lining in the midst of misfortune!
Mu Qingwu looked at His Highness Duke of Qin and saw that his complexion was much better than before.
Guard Shangguan was listening from the side. Although he didn't know what was going on, he was very quick-witted and immediately ordered someone to find the tea leaves.
As for Bi Lu, she was so frightened that she even confessed about the tea leaves. She definitely wasn't a traitor.
Guard Shangguan didn't dare to ask His Highness Duke of Qin. He gave Mu Qingwu a look, asking how to deal with her.
"Lock her up for now and await trial!" Mu Qingwu said seriously. He wasn't referring to the kidnapping case, but the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison case. If the tea leaves were found to be poisoned, Bi Lu would be a witness.
Of course, Guard Shangguan didn't know the hidden meaning in his words.
Very quickly, the tea leaves that Bi Lu had secretly hidden were found and brought over.
It was an oval white porcelain jar about five inches tall. There was no label on it and it was sealed very well.
Mu Qingwu knew what was going on as soon as he saw the sealed opening. He remembered that Liuyue had given him many good teas that were sealed like this.
Although Mu Qingwu couldn't wait to take the tea leaves to a poisoner for inspection, His Highness Duke of Qin didn't say a word. He could only endure it. After all, finding esteemed wangfei was more important!
He personally took the jar and checked the seal. After confirming that there were tea leaves inside, he presented it to His Highness Duke of Qin.
Guard Shangguan was curious and assumed that His Highness Duke of Qin would say something, but Long Fei Ye didn't say a word.
He set the jar of tea leaves aside and rested his slender hand on top of it. His fingers tapped on the lid in a languid, mysterious manner. It was impossible to see through him.
After a moment of silence, Long Fei Ye looked at Guard Shangguan. "Continue the interrogation."
"Your Highness, the rest of the people are all from the south mountain. They're all locked up together and were present when esteemed wangfei was kidnapped. There was a tea servant who led the way, two tea maidens, and 15 guards in charge of the south mountain area, "Guard Shangguan reported.
Long Fei Ye thought for a while before handing the jar of tea leaves to Chu Xifeng, who was standing by Yuanyuan's side. Cold, he said, "Take it back and examine it well."
Then he rose to his feet. "Since there's so many people, your lordship will go personally."
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the assassins had the skills to hide in the tea plantation, they'd need someone to tip them off. Otherwise, how would they know that Han Yunxi and Mu Qingwu would go to the south mountain? There had to be a spy among them. He refused to believe that he couldn't find one!
While Long Fei Ye was interrogating the culprits himself, the Celestial Fragrance Teashop, the general's estate, and the Solitary Enclosure didn't dare to relax as they searched the barren hills around the tea plantation.
But none of them expected the assassins to be hiding in a cave in the middle of the abyss.
Han Yunxi lay on the ground, her face pale and covered in sweat. In a daze, she muttered something to herself as if she was having a nightmare.
Suddenly, she screamed and sat up abruptly, her eyes opening at the same time.
In her dream, she was falling down the abyss until she hit the ground. She woke up with a start and broke out in cold sweat.
After calming herself down, Han Yunxi realized that she was in a dark cave. Didn't she fall off the cliff? Didn't she fall to her death? Why was she here?
She didn't remember how she fainted. Her memory stopped at the moment when she fell off the cliff.
Her professional habit made her look for her medical kit. Luckily, it was still there!
"Awake!"
Suddenly, a cold female voice sounded. Han Yunxi felt that the voice was familiar, but she didn't think too much about it and hurriedly turned around.
She saw two women standing behind her. One was dressed in black with a bandage around her arm. It was the female assassin who kidnapped her. The other was dressed in green with a mask. It was the one who spoke. Although she couldn't see their faces, she could tell that the black dressed woman was very young and the green dressed woman wasn't young.
She put up her guard and angrily asked, "Who are you people? Why did you kidnap me? "
"You're quite arrogant! This grandaunt hasn't settled the score with you yet! "The black dressed woman angrily walked over.
If it wasn't for her master's orders to keep Han Yunxi alive, she would have killed this woman.
This slut thought she had some skills in poisoning and dared to poison her. She was simply tired of living!
"If you have the ability, take off your mask and let this Princess Consort see what you look like! Otherwise, this Princess Consort doesn't remember owing you anything! "Han Yunxi snorted coldly.
"You still dare to talk back!"
The black dressed woman said as she walked over and suddenly raised her hand to slap her fiercely. Who knew that Han Yunxi raised her hand to block and the poison needle hidden in her hand stabbed into the black dressed woman's palm.
"Ah!" The black dressed woman screamed and kicked over, "You slut!"
"If you know what's good for you, then let me go. Otherwise, I guarantee that you will die from the poison within an hour!" Han Yunxi said coldly. Even if she had fallen into their hands, she wasn't someone who could be bullied!
The black dressed woman looked at her palm and said disapprovingly, "Just a small poison and you dare to take it out to disgrace yourself!"
Who knew that Han Yunxi was even more disapproving as she laughed sarcastically, "Just a mere poison man, what's there to be arrogant about?"
When these words came out, the black dressed woman and green dressed woman were shocked. Han Yunxi actually knew about "poison man"?
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