When Nanny Gui opened the door to her house, Liu and his brother squeezed in after them.
Nanny Gui heard the noise behind her, and seeing two strangers dressed like beggars, she shouted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you break into my house? Get out!"
"Your house? We all know that Chen Third is a lone wolf, where would he get a wife?" Liu snorted coldly, "I reckon youâre the one breaking into Chen Thirdâs house, arenât you?"
"Sixth Brother, why waste words with her? Letâs quickly send her to Chen Third."
Hearing this, Nanny Gui immediately opened her mouth to scream, but Liu rushed forward to cover her mouth, saying, "Yes, yes, see how foolish Iâve been." Then, with a swift hand chop to Nanny Guiâs neck.
Seeing Nanny Gui faint, the two of them carried her on their shoulders, one in front, one behind.
They didnât leave through the front door of Chen Thirdâs house but climbed over the back wall of the courtyard.
"Madam, Liu and the others have caught her!"
"Very good, keep her in separate confinement, for now, donât lock her up with Chen Third." After thinking for a moment, Yang Chuxia asked, "Did Liu find out whatâs the relationship between this Nanny Gui and Chen Third?"
"Liu didnât mention it."
Yang Chuxia nodded, and when it got a bit later in the evening, she took people to an empty courtyard in the back.
"Put out the lamps!" After the lights were out, Yang Chuxia pushed open the door, and the moonlight spilled in, revealing a person tied to a chair with a cloth stuffed in their mouth.
Yang Chuxia went forward and pulled the cloth from her mouth, "Who are you? Why did you bind me and bring me here?"
"Why?" Yang Chuxia chuckled, "Chen Third said you orchestrated all of this. Why do you think you were captured?"
"Nonsense, what did I orchestrate? I donât understand what youâre saying!"
"Donât understand?" Yang Chuxiaâs hand reached for her neck, "Chen Third confessed everything. You say you donât understand? Chen Third said you worked for Madam of Prime Minister, plotting against the fiancĂ©e of Marquis Wuâan. That you visited Hongyeâs mother, a maid sweeping floors at Prince Anâs Mansion, two months ago, giving her fifty taels of silver to have Hongye bring Dianthus fragrance into Prince Anâs Mansion. You also had Chen Third sell fruits on the day of the examination, and mixed sterilization drugs among the fruits."
"Now, are you telling me you donât know?"
Yang Chuxia gripped her neck tightly, sensing her fear, "Tell me why Madam of Prime Minister wants to do this. Donât hold back. If you speak, I can hold the guilty accountable and seek revenge on Madam of Prime Minister. But if you donât speak, Iâll only take revenge on you and Chen Third."
"Besides, both of you are in my hands now. If Madam of Prime Minister finds out youâve been captured, do you think she might suspect you of betraying her?"
"Since you already know, thereâs nothing left for me to say," Nanny Gui opened her mouth.
In the unlit room, under the moonlight, Nanny Gui didnât notice Yang Chuxiaâs eyes growing colder.
Damn Madam of Prime Minister, so it really was her doing.
"No, there is more to say!" Yang Chuxia gently lifted her chin, "Why did Madam of Prime Minister do this? I believe you surely know."
"I canât say, I canât say anything," Nanny Gui shook her head, "Since you know everything, just kill me then, yes, I did it all, kill me quickly."
"Want to die? Whatâs the rush? Itâs not your time to die yet." Yang Chuxia smiled, "Letâs go, Iâll take you to meet Madam of Prime Minister, letâs see what she says when she sees you." (Connected to the internet via mobile hotspot, updating with the remaining battery, sorry for not having time to check)