Chapter 133: Unreconciled, publicizing the bet (2/2)

Mu Liuyue walked to the steps by their platform before she couldn’t hold back any longer “To reply Grand Concubine Yi, Qin Wangfei and I bet that she’d find the true culprit of the young general’s poison within a month. Otherwise, the loser…” Here, Mu Liuyue intentionally cast Han Yunxi a provoking glance before continuing. “Otherwise, the loser will take off her outer robes and run a circle around Xuanwu Street. The deadline is in three days!”

At her words, the crowd fell into silence first, before they grew into an uproar.

“Heavens! This bet is…too much!”

“Who came up with this bet? It’s really too ruthless!”

“Tsk tsk…looking forward to it!”

… …

It had to be said that this was really a thrilling gamble, so much that many people even neglected to wonder what they were betting on. Han Yunxi’s first reaction was to look towards Madame Li and her daughter. To her surprise, Han Ruoxue was still gloating, while Madame Li remained quiet and serene without revealing any shock or guilt.

How could…they be like this?

At least show a little reaction!

Han Yunxi was filled with disbelief, enough to make her suspect her own deductions. But in truth, Madame Li’s heart had long started flip-flopping in her chest. She originally thought that Han Yunxi would be too troubled this time around to look into Mu Qingwu’s incident, but it only took her half a day to recover! Who knew that Han Yunxi had such a bet going on as well? There were only three days left. With such stakes, how could Han Yunxi and her personality willingly agree to lose?

If she wouldn’t lose, then she had to win. All of that depended on whether Han Yunxi could find the culprit within three days. Except, who would she uncover then?

She still wasn’t clear why Han Yunxi and Long Feiye had snuck into her courtyard last time. Though they already suspected her, they hadn’t been able to find any evidence. These past few days, Han Yunxi had been held under duress for her kidnapping. How could she have time to investigate the poisoning? Unless she already had evidence on hand? And that’s why she made such a bold bet?

Could it be that canister of tea leaves?

The more Madame Li thought, the more uneasy she grew. She was always strict in her dealings. Besides that canister of tea leaves, she’d never left any evidence behind. Even if Han Yunxi suspected her, she couldn’t do anything.

But that canister of tea leaves…

Madame Li’s heart grew uneasy as she thought. Yet she’d hidden low for so many years that she was able to remain steady and calm without revealing a thing. Very soon, she consoled herself with the fact that nothing had happened yet. She shouldn’t jump to conclusions so soon! Moreover, her poison skills were exceptionally cunning. Even if that canister of tea leaves ended up in Han Yunxi’s hands, the girl wouldn’t be able to find anything wrong with it. With the exception of her master, it was impossible for anyone else to find the poison in her tea leaves.

Within a short frame of time, Madame Li steadied her heart, her expression even more calm and unhurried without revealing a single hint. Han Yunxi grew puzzled the more she looked. She couldn’t admit that she made a mistake with her conjecture, but Madame Li’s reaction…

Aye, what was Long Feiye doing right now?

Did it take that long to find the poisons expert for the results of the examination? After getting the results, they could use it as evidence to arrest the culprit!

“Han Yunxi, is what Miss Liuyue said true?” Grand Concubine Yi’s words silenced the hubbub and pulled back the distracted Han Yunxi.

Murong Wanru was quick to follow up. “Sister-in-law, it can’t be true, right? Were you missing for days because you wanted to avoid this bet? Sister-in-law, even though…even though this bet is too much, you have to be a person of your word!”

Han Yunxi was too busy trying to confirm her deductions to remember the bet. At Grand Concubine Yi and Murong Wanru’s words, she recalled her current plight. These people were abominable, all of them filled with bad intentions. They throw rocks one after the other to sink her in the well and wait to laugh at her! Han Yunxi’s head filled with irritation. Before she could reply Grand Concubine Yi, an unexpected voice filled the air.

“Big sis, I heard about this bet from Miss Liuyue long ago. You’re not going to back out of it now, are you?” The speaker was none other than Han Ruoxue!

Han Ruoxue!

One of Han Yunxi’s suspects, the one who’d personally delivered the poisoned tea leaves to Mu Liuyue. Not only was she acting guilt-free, she was actually helping Mu Liuyue out?