The wife of two taels of silver

Chapter 151 It turned out to be him

When asked one after another, everyone was able to answer. Apart from the fact that their voices were trembling due to fear, the answers seemed to sound fine.

Lin Haitang and Gu An did not comment on anything, and neither of them raised any questions. After the previous person finished answering, they immediately let the next person answer.

During the entire process, Lin Haitang and Gu An did not even exchange glances. Both of them just stared at the person in front of them who was answering the question.

After everyone answered, Lin Haitang and Gu An still didn't speak. The two of them paced back and forth in a staggered manner. There was only a slight rustling sound under their feet, but the person kneeling felt that the sound was rubbing against his eardrum.

Lin Haitang suddenly asked, "Xiaolan, what kind of tea did you drink every night three days ago?"

Xiaolan, whose name was called, shuddered violently and said, "My Lady, because Miss Wan is pregnant, I haven't made tea for her for a long time. Three days ago, I only made some ordinary Longjing and Xiashan Maojian."

"What about five days ago?" Lin Haitang continued to ask.

Xiaolan's heart was in her throat, and her voice was still hanging: "I made Mengding Mountain tea five days ago."

"Mengding Mountain tea," Lin Haitang repeated, "a gift from His Majesty."

"Yes," Xiaolan answered quickly, kneeling on the ground tightly. "That day was the first time the young marquis of Dingwu Marquis Mansion came to visit. You ordered it to be brewed with Mengding Mountain tea."

Lin Haitang nodded, her voice calm, yet with a hint of other meaning: "You remember it clearly."

Xiaolan, who was kneeling, trembled again, her forehead pressed tightly against the ground, not daring to speak.

Lin Haitang turned around and sat on the chair, seemingly asking nonchalantly, "I remember that day the young marquis praised your tea for being so well brewed, and he insisted on seeing you and even called you over, right?"

Xiaolan trembled and said, "Yes... yes..."

"When the young marquis came again the next day, my sister-in-law told me that she saw the young marquis talking to you again and your face was still red. I forgot to ask, what did he say to you at that time?" Lin Haitang's tone could even be described as brisk, but the chill in her eyes was enough to drag people into the abyss.

Xiaolan kowtowed repeatedly, her voice trembling as she said, "Princess, Princess, the young marquis praised the tea I made and asked if I would like to go to his house, saying he would definitely treat me well."

"Princess! Princess, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so obsessed. I originally wanted to go back to Dingwu Hou Mansion with him, but later I didn't agree, Princess, Princess! I am loyal to you!" Xiaolan's eyebrows began to bleed, wetting the floor. Similarly, her forehead was covered with dust.

Lin Haitang's fingers were wrapped around the hair, circle after circle, and soon it covered her entire index finger.

"Did the young marquis come to see you later?" Lin Haitang's voice was still gentle.

Xiaolan shook her head like a rattle: "No more! The princess has no more!"

Lin Haitang nodded, she stopped talking, reached out and pulled Gu An, and stood up with Gu An's help.

Lin Haitang stood still for two seconds, and when she spoke again, her voice had turned cold: "Someone, capture Xiaolan for me!"

Xiaolan, who was kneeling, suddenly looked up, her face filled with astonishment: "Princess! Princess, you are innocent. I didn't do anything!"

Gu An suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Xiaolan's jaw with one hand, and dislocated her jaw.

Lin Haitang closed her eyes, feeling a little scared.

Lin Haitang covered her head and lay on Gu An.

It was so quiet all around that no one dared to breathe.

After a long while, Lin Haitang's voice was slightly hoarse when he spoke: "Everyone, go down."

The kneeling people quickly stood up and left.

Lin Haitang shed tears, her voice choked with sobs: "She is not Xiaolan."

How did Xiaolan answer the question just now? She said, "My lord, I haven't said anything else these past few days except making tea and chatting and joking with my sisters."

This "Xiao Lan" deliberately avoided Xia Ziqiu, which made Lin Haitang suspicious instantly.

When Xia Ziqiu arrived at the Princess's Mansion on the first day, he praised the person who made tea highly and even joked that he wanted to ask Lin Haitang for this maid.

Although Lin Haitang didn't like drinking tea very much, everyone else in the family liked the tea brewed by Xiaolan, so she would not let Xiaolan go. In the end, she just agreed to Xia Ziqiu's request and called Xiaolan to the hall for Xia Ziqiu to take a look.

The next day, Xia Ziqiu came to the Princess's Mansion again. When he was leaving, he met Xiaolan again and flirted with her.

Xia Ziqiu said to Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, are you really not going to follow me to the Marquis' Mansion? If you follow me, you won't have to wait on others anymore."

Xia Ziqiu's words made Xiaolan's face flush. She took a step back and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my Lord. It's just that the princess treats me very well, and I don't want to leave the princess's mansion."

Xia Ziqiu showed a look of pity on his face, shook his head and said, "Well, I never force others to do anything. If you don't want to, then don't."

Xia Ziqiu reached out and patted Xiaolan on the shoulder, then turned and left.

Xiaolan hunched her shoulders slightly and nodded, not only her cheeks but also the tips of her ears were red.

That day, Xiaolan found time to report the matter to Lin Haitang: "Princess, today the young marquis came to see me privately and asked if I was willing to follow him. I refused."

Lin Haitang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, Xiaolan, if you really want to go, I won't stop you, but you have to think it over carefully."

Xiaolan shook her head, raised her head and said, "No, Princess, I really don't want to go. I know what the young marquis means, but if I really go, I will be destined to be a concubine, and I don't want that."

Lin Haitang smiled. She stood up, patted Xiaolan on the shoulder, and said, "When you want to get married, tell me. I will personally find a husband for you and prepare a dowry for you. I will never treat you unfairly."

Xiaolan blushed again and bowed to Lin Haitang: "The princess is making fun of me again. I will leave first."

When she first arrived at the Princess's Mansion, Lin Haitang spent several days getting to know the personalities of these servants. Although she didn't understand them completely, she had a general idea of ​​them.

Among these people, Xiaolan is the one that Lin Haitang likes the most. Facts have also proved that Xiaolan is honest, skillful, and loyal to her master. Therefore, Lin Haitang is confident in letting her do some things.

So, when this fake Xiaolan answered the question, Lin Haitang immediately discovered the problem.

"Xiao Lan" was locked up in the woodshed, with eight people guarding her, and the woodshed was completely blocked.

In the entire princess's mansion, no one slept peacefully except for the three children. Even Xiaobai and Xiaoli were guarding Liu Wanwan and the newborn baby.

"Xiao Lan" had her hands tied behind her back, a rag stuffed in her mouth, and her feet were tied, making her unable to move.

Lin Haitang and Gu An went to the woodshed to meet "Xiao Lan".

After entering, Lin Haitang went straight to touch "Xiao Lan's" face.

Lin Haitang was sure that she was not Xiaolan, but she looked exactly like Xiaolan, so she must have done something to her face.

After touching it, I indeed felt a subtle mark under her ear.

Lin Haitang pulled hard, and a face that had never been seen before appeared under the mask.

Lin Haitang stared at the face in front of her, as if a thousand-pound stone was weighing on her mouth.

There was silence in the air.

Lin Haitang seemed to be devastated, unable to even stand up. Gu An stepped forward to help her up and asked coldly, "Where's Xiaolan?"

Gu An raised his right foot and kicked her on the chin.

As soon as she was locked up in this room, someone took out the poison hidden between her teeth.

The woman's eyes were full of sneer as she laughed heartily, "Xiao Lan? That idiot died a long time ago and is now feeding wolves in the mountains. Hahahahahahahahahahaha."

Lin Haitang grabbed her hair fiercely, took a deep breath, and after a moment, asked, "Are you from the Xiongnu Great Wizard's side?"

The woman looked at Lin Haitang coldly and stopped talking.

Lin Haitang nodded and murmured softly, "Okay, I understand."

Lin Haitang pulled Gu An away, and when they reached the door, she said, "Give birth tonight, and I'll let you live a little longer."

Lin Haitang had no expression on her face and immediately looked at Liu Wanwan.

Liu Wanwan was sleeping soundly, Liu Sanyou was always by his side, and the child next to him was also sleeping soundly, not knowing at all that he almost didn't come into this world today.

Lin Haitang walked lightly. Gu An stopped outside and stood with Xiaobai and Xiaoli.

Liu Sanyou heard the noise and turned to see Lin Haitang. He was about to open his mouth to say hello but was stopped by Lin Haitang with a shush.

Lin Haitang made a "get out" gesture to him. Liu Sanyou understood, gently let go of Liu Wanwan's hand, and tiptoed out.

Outside, Lin Haitang and Liu Sanyou were still talking in low voices: "We've found the murderer. Someone is pretending to be Xiaolan. The specific method of poisoning is still unknown."

Lin Haitang handed the mask over to Liu Sanyou, asking him to take a closer look. "Have you seen this thing before? Is it made by the Xiongnu?"

Liu Sanyou frowned as he stared at the mask in his hand. He flipped it over and over, then lowered his voice and said, "Only the Thousand Faces King could have made this. The Thousand Faces King is from the Central Plains and has no connection to the Xiongnu. However, it's possible that the Thousand Faces King had a trading relationship with the Xiongnu."

The Thousand Faces King, as the name suggests, possesses a thousand faces. No one knows his true appearance, not even his name. He is unaffiliated with any gang or organization, and lives a solitary existence. When someone approaches him for business, they must be introduced by a previous business owner; otherwise, even finding him is a problem.

Liu Sanyou asked again: "Sister, how can you be sure that this matter has anything to do with the Xiongnu?"

Lin Haitang curled up the corner of his mouth with a sneer and said: "In the Kang Dynasty, I, Lin Haitang, have never provoked anyone. Anyone with such strength who has a grudge against me has that great wizard of my own."

"Look at Wanwan's hallucination. Does it look like the work of a wizard?" Lin Haitang's gaze fell into the inner room, as if looking at Liu Wanwan.

Liu San nodded, feeling bitter in his heart.

Lin Haitang's eyes were a little moist, and she whispered to Liu Sanyou: "Sanyou, this time, I really don't know what to do."

After explaining everything to Liu Sanyou, Lin Haitang left.

Gu An held Lin Haitang's hand tightly and stayed by her side.

The moonlight illuminated the surroundings, making it easy to see even without a lantern.

Lin Haitang's voice was a little hoarse, and she said, "Gu An, have someone take that woman to the suburbs."

"I want her life. I want her to pay the price for what she did." There was a hint of chill in Lin Haitang's voice, which made people shudder.

The woman was quickly taken to the carriage. Fearing that something might happen on the road, Lin Haitang and Gu An rode in the same carriage with her.

The woman lay on the ground on her side, glaring at Lin Haitang fiercely and breathing heavily through her nostrils.

Lin Haitang bent down, pulled the rag out of her mouth, and asked, "Why do you hate me so much? Have I ever offended you?"

The woman uttered a harsh "Puh!" and said, "You bitch, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Lin Haitang just thought it was ridiculous: "What does this have to do with me? I have never known you and have never even seen you."

The woman laughed, a tone that sounded both sarcastic and self-deprecating. "If it weren't for you, why would I have traveled thousands of miles from home to come here? My young child at home had no one to take care of him, and he was separated from me the moment he was born. And all this is because of you! Do you think I blame you?"

Lin Haitang found it even more ridiculous: "I didn't force you to separate from your child, and I certainly didn't force you to come here. Why are you blaming me? I feel so wronged."

The woman clearly wasn't listening at all. She had a look on her face that said, "Look, you can turn black into white with your mouth. So, what can I say to you?"

Lin Haitang was almost irritated to the point of having a heart attack. She took a deep breath, nodded, and asked, "Okay, then let me ask you, did your great wizard tell you why he wanted to capture me?"

The woman turned her head away and said nothing, as if she refused to talk.

Seeing her like this, Lin Haitang didn't want to talk to her anymore. She put on a cold face, stuffed the rag into her mouth again, and kicked her hard.

The woman curled up in pain, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.

About half an hour later, they reached the outskirts of the city and the woman was dragged to the ground.

Lin Haitang took the rag out of her mouth, then took a knife and cut into her body one by one.

Each cut should be about one centimeter deep.

Lin Haitang had a cold face and stabbed more than ten times in succession.

The woman's screams became louder and louder, and each one was audible.

The servants who followed were frightened and their faces turned pale.

"Tell me, how did you poison Wanwan?" Lin Haitang finally spoke the first sentence.

The woman actually had the heart to laugh: "Sure enough, the wizard is right..."

Lin Haitang nodded, and then cut into her body. When Lin Haitang stopped again, there were more than twenty wounds on her body.

Lin Haitang didn't want to stop, but she was really tired. She took a breath, picked up the knife and stabbed it into the palm of her hand, then the tip of the knife circled inside.

“Ah—!”