Chapter 1837: 1834: True Face

Chapter 1837: Chapter 1834: True Face

Chu Heng gently shook his head, staring at her face. His gaze made the already unwell woman’s face slightly change, as she glared at him viciously: “Kill me or torture me, do as you please. You have falsely accused my Southern Border people, and it won’t be long before the entire world knows.”

“Even now, you can’t stop throwing mud?” Xiao Tianhao reached out and clamped the woman’s chin directly, applying pressure until her chin turned red.

The woman wanted to spit, but with her chin clamped, she couldn’t move at all, only resentment filled her eyes.

“Check her face,” Chu Heng suddenly said.

There was a fleeting moment of panic in the woman’s eyes.

Xiao Tianhao was focused on the interrogation and didn’t notice the brief change in the woman’s expression.

“Her face?” Xiao Tianhao found it somewhat odd, jokingly said, “Could she have disguised herself?”

Chu Heng raised an eyebrow: “Check and you’ll know.”

As if casually mentioning it, the relaxed attitude made Xiao Tianhao suspect he was joking. He reached out and examined the woman’s face, muttering: “Did you read about this in some storybook? Disguising oneself isn’t that easy, her skin is indeed her own, very… .”

Suddenly, Xiao Tianhao paused, his expression became quite remarkable. After a moment, he realized and peeled off a human skin mask from his hand, “Lord Chu, you are impressive, how did you see this?”

Saying this, he couldn’t help but turn back to look at the woman; the previously ordinary face instantly transformed into that of a middle-aged beautiful woman. The woman possessed mature features, with a distinct charm, and her well-maintained face had only slight fine lines, making it much more striking than the plain face from before.

“Guessed,” Chu Heng replied casually, his eyes settling on the woman’s face with an investigative look: “Are you still unwilling to reveal your true identity now?”

Xiao Tianhao was drawn by his words, also staring at the woman’s face, familiar with the capital, its scholars and officials, backyards and front courtyards, and various secrets, tightly monitored under the Imperial Family’s secret reports, especially those he was responsible for overseeing. He knew every person in the officials’ households.

The middle-aged woman did not expect to be exposed so easily, her face tense: “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Minister Xiao, do you recognize her?” Chu Heng didn’t respond to her and instead asked Xiao Tianhao.

Xiao Tianhao rubbed his chin, “I feel she looks somewhat familiar, just can’t recall at the moment which household she’s from.”

“She should be a woman from a certain official’s household,” Chu Heng reminded, his gaze unwaveringly fixed on the woman, not missing any of her emotional changes.

Xiao Tianhao rubbed his forehead, instructing the guard by his side to bring over what he needed.

“Previously, I prepared portraits, let me look, and I’ll find out soon.” Xiao Tianhao said in front of the woman.

Chu Heng laughed: “Have you forgotten? We have the Hallucinogenic Drug given by the Southern Border Witch Doctor, making her tell the truth is simple.”

Xiao Tianhao was initially surprised, wanting to remind Chu Heng that there was only one dose left and it would be gone once used, but facing Chu Heng’s clear eyes, he suddenly realized, and cooperatively said: “Speaking of which, we must thank you for the drugs sent from the Southern Border. Without this drug, we wouldn’t have been able to get information from the Southern Border Witch Doctor’s mouth about your movements.”

The middle-aged woman’s eyes flashed with a hint of anger.