Chapter 103: Unexpectedly, she’s the one in most danger (1/2)

Chapter 103: Unexpectedly, she’s the one in most danger

Looking at Long Feiye’s expression, Han Yunxi grew uneasy. She took the namelist and skimmed through the names before her heart came to a stop!

There were 20 names on this list, but five of them were children, the oldest being no more than 10 years old. All were sons of the first wives of noble families in Tianning, even including an imperial grandson!

What did Long Feiye’s cruelty compare, to a list like this?

But that wasn’t the most shocking point. What stunned her most of all was a name she was intimately familiar with…Mu Qingwu!

Heavens!

Mu Qingwu was one of the people listed, scheduled to be killed within the next three years. Han Yunxi had wondered whether his poisoning had any connection with the Northern Li spies, but it was just a flyaway thought. She didn’t think too deeply about it since the general’s estate occupied a high position in Tianning Country. With its power and prestige, it naturally had many enemies within and without the country. But as it turned out, Mu Qingwu’s poison really had been administered by these women, which meant they had to have concealed themselves around the general for many years already!

If not for that one-off chance, no one would have discovered Mu Qingwu’s hidden poison. According to the enemy spies’ plan, Mu Qingwu would continued to get poisoned for the next three years. Once the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison had reached a certain threshold, he’d definitely die, and even an Immortal wouldn’t be able to save him.

Han Yunxi abruptly raised her head to look at Long Feiye in disbelief. In response, his thoughtful grin grew wider and turned frosty. “Han Yunxi, your lordship will take you to the Han estate now. I hope you won’t disappoint your lordship.”

At these words, Han Yunxi’s heart lurched as her face turned deathly pale! She backed up a few steps, knitting her eyebrows. “What do you mean?”

“You told your lordship that you suspected Han Family’s Third Madame Li. Did you forget so quickly?” Long Feiye asked.

The results of today’s interrogation left him very pleased, and now he had high expectations for Han Yunxi’s information. Although he didn’t understand poisons, he knew that Mu Qingwu’s Ten-Thousand Snake Poison was a very peculiar type. A female agent who could quietly poison him all these years without exposure couldn’t be anyone ordinary. Perhaps their trip to the Han estate this time would yield great gains!

Of course, Han Yunxi understood Long Feiye’s considerations very well. She was quick to explain, “It’s not a suspicion, more like a clue. I ask that Your Highness not to hold high hopes in case you’re too disappointed.”

She wasn’t trying to defend Third Madame, but the Han Family.

Han Congan’s criminal status was enough for the Han Clan to face extermination. Fortunately, his previous diagnosis hadn’t been made public, and she’d made amends for it with good deeds. This time, if something was discovered in the Han estate and someone there really turned out to be a Northern Li spy, then it’d be hard for the Han Family to escape calamity! After all, collaborating with the enemy was a severe crime that meted nothing but death. Even things like general amnesty had stipulations against such criminals.

It was almost the deadline for her bet with Mu Liuyue, so Han Yunxi wished more than anything else to find something from Madame Li’s quarters. But at this moment, she also wished more than anything else that the true poisoner wasn’t in the Han Family. Leaving aside all the innocent lives, she couldn’t even bear for a single person like little Yi’er to suffer.

“Even if it’s just a possibility…” Long Feiye raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Your lordship is still very interested.”

Han Yunxi peered at him as she scrunched her eyebrows, unable to speak. If she knew he’d hand her this list of names, she wouldn’t have mentioned the Han Family’s affairs. She’d find her own way to investigate first and get a handle on things before figuring out what to do.

“What, does esteemed wangfei want to do wrong to help her own relatives?” Long Feiye asked. It was rare to see this woman flustered, and amusement grew in his eyes.

“I’m not!” Han Yunxi rejected immediately. But after meeting Long Feiye’s eyes, she still had to look away.

“Why don’t we go before it gets light?” Long Feiye pressed.

There was no wall in the world that didn’t divulge its secrets. Han Yunxi knew that once there was really something suspicious about Third Madame, it’ll be impossible to hide from this fellow’s eyes. Sooner or later, he’d find the truth. Rather than hide anything from him, she might as well say it all now to guard against possibilities.

She bit her teeth before speaking, “Your Highness, I guarantee that I won’t do wrong to protect my own relatives. But how about you agree to something for me as well?”

Long Feiye found this rather unexpected. He sat back down and asked thoughtfully, “Is esteemed wangfei wrangling concessions from your lordship?”

From what he understood, Han Yunxi had been maltreated since childhood at the Han estate. She didn’t have any sentiments towards the Han Family and even sent Han Congan to the imperial prisons. Who else couldn’t she part with in the family?

Who was she speaking on behalf of?

Such a thought turned Long Feiye’s previously good mood into something uncomfortable.

Han Yunxi very much wanted to say ‘yes,’ but she didn’t have the guts right now. She didn’t even know if Third Madame was innocent.

“Your Highness, chenqie is intimately familiar with poisons and can give you a helping hand. As long as you agree to chenqie’s very small request, chenqie will wholeheartedly work in Your Highness’s service to uncover all the spies!”

“So you’re not wrangling concessions from your lordship, but threatening me instead?” Long Feiye asked coldly in a rare moment of patience.

“You!” Han Yunxi huffed. Is this guy being difficult on purpose?

Seeing that Han Yunxi was angry, Long Feiye said no more, but his gaze resting on her was deep and thoughtful.

Han Yunxi paused for a long time before speaking again. “Your Highness, why don’t you listen to my conditions first. It won’t be too late to consider them afterwards.”

Long Feiye seemed pensive as he nodded. “Speak.”

“On the off chance that there’s an enemy spy in the Han Family, chenqie begs for Your Highness to spare the innocents within the clan,” Han Yunxi was very earnest.