Chapter 112: Terrified, to confess or not confess (2/2)

As soon as he entered the interrogation room, two young boys were brought before him. Both of them were no more than ten years old, crying the whole way. When they saw the situation in the interrogation room, both children grew terrified and started sobbing uncontrollably.

“No crying!” Guard Shangguan reprimanded.

But his scolding only made the boys cry harder as they collapsed in a heap. Guard Shangguan’s head was slicked in sweat. Actually, according to his understanding, there shouldn’t be major issues with these children. But the risks were too large after such a thing had happened, so he didn’t dare voice his views before the Duke of Qin interrogated them. He stole another look at the duke, whose face was completely expressionless. The only thing he could do was to drag the children apart and gag their mouths.

At last, the crying stopping.

“No crying. You’re only going to be asked a few questions. Reply truthfully, or else you’ll suffer!” Guard Shangguan warned.

Yet Long Feiye suddenly opened his mouth. “There’s no need to ask. If they won’t confess, just drag them out to be dealt with.”

At these words, the two children were so frightened that their faces turned white. Before, they had just been crying, but now they began to struggle violently. Guard Shangguan ungagged one of the children, who was still crying as he shouted, “Sobsob…I confess! I confess!”

Confess?

He was actually going to confess?

The news that Qin Wangfei had been kidnapped from the south mountain wasn’t public yet, so what did this child know? What was he confessing? Unless he was actually a spy? Guard Shangguan traded glanced with Mu Qingwu, both doubting the possibility. Long Feiye was puzzled as well, but kept his mouth shut.

Unexpectedly, the child started yelling, “I confess! I confess! Big sister Bilü betrayed Eldest Young Miss Mu…sobsob…it was big sister Bilü who didn’t follow the rules, but we didn’t know anything, sobsob…”

This…

Guard Shangguan patted his head, feeling his mind grow clouded. Long Feiye and Mu Qingwu however, understood immediately. Spring Rain Courtyard’s tea servant Bilü had broken the rules to answer many of Mu Qingwu and Han Yunxi’s questions, which the two children had overheard. They thought that they were being interrogated for this reason.

Long Feiye pinched his brows with his fingers before silently waving a hand for Guard Shangguan to take the children away. Guard Shangguan was still baffled, so Mu Qingwu gave him a quick explanation before personally untying the children and speaking in a low voice. “Take them out and comfort them, and bring in the tea servant next.”

Hearing the explanation, Guard Shangguan finally understood. As to why Mu Qingwu and Han Yunxi were questioning about Mu Liuyue’s affairs, he was curious but didn’t dare ask. He quickly escorted the boys away.

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When tea servant Bilü was brought out of her cell, she couldn’t help but tremble all over. Her heart was in disorder despite having no idea what had happened at the southern mountains, or why Guard Shangguan had imprisoned her. After she’d finished receiving Mu Qingwu and Han Yunxi yesterday, she went to rest. Originally, she planned to take care of that sealed tin of tea leaves in secret, but she never got the chance when she heard that something had happened in the mountains. All of the teashop had been sealed up and everyone was on tenterhooks. They tried to find news of what had happened, but nobody knew. Not long after, guards had rushed into her room and forcibly taken her away. Despite how much she’d pleaded and cried, they wouldn’t tell her what was going on at all. She’d spent all last night tossing and turning, unable to sleep a wink. No matter how she thought it over, she felt that something wasn’t right.

Aside from secretly hiding away Second Young Miss Han’s tin of tea leaves, she hadn’t done anything wrong!

But even if they did discover she’d hidden the tea leaves, it wasn’t enough to warrant such a big reaction, so much that the entire teashop had been sealed. It was just a tin of tea. After the Han Family sent people to ask its whereabouts last time, they never came again. Even before Divine Doctor Han was sent to jail and caused the decline of the Han house, they weren’t a family who could make Guard Shangguan seal up the teashop and investigate everyone for a simple tin of tea leaves.

Biü wasn’t an inexperienced servant like the children, but a ten-year veteran of the Celestial Fragrance Teashop. She’d started as a child to work step by step to the position of tea servant, and her sole duty was to serve and receive important guests. Even if she wasn’t smart to start with, she’d learned to be smart after listening and experiencing enough. She knew things couldn’t be so simple at first glance, so it shouldn’t be related to that spring tea. But even though she wracked her brains, she couldn’t figure out what she’d done wrong to warrant being locked up!

Besides her, were there others locked up as well? Were the guards taking her in for interrogation now? Would Guard Shangguan interrogate her personally? Would they use torture?

But what did they want to ask her about?

Bilü’s heart was uneasy. She couldn’t help but draw back at the sight of the interrogation room doors and whimpered under her breath, “Sirs, just what is the matter?”

Her two guards didn’t dare speak, but dragged Bilü inside. She narrowly escaped falling over before recovering her bearings to look around. There was a pause before she sucked in a cold breath, only to see an Immortal-like man sitting at a high seat in front of her. His face was so cold that it might as well been covered in a layer of frost, his entire form emanating the awe-inspiring, terrific aura of a monarch. Bilü had seen many bigwigs before, but she’d never seen such a dignified, domineering man. Her heart was already in disorder, but now her mind had turned completely blank.

Who is…this man?

Suddenly, Guard Shangguan kicked her legs from behind, forcing her to her knees. Only then did Biü recovered her senses enough to see Guard Shangguan and Mu Qingwu standing on the side. Guard Shangguan learned from Long Feiye’s clever example and asked, “Bilü, will or won’t you confess?”

Mixing the real and false together, they sought to uncover the truth.

If Bilü was innocent, she wouldn’t be able to confess anything even if she tried. But if she knew anything, then they could look forward to her answers!