Miao Yan'er lowered her head, her face flushed. "Is this really okay?"
"Miss, for the sake of happiness, what are a few taels of silver for face? Your maid supports you!"
"Alright, I'll try!"
Night soon arrived!
Qingshan also returned to the Zhuangyuan Mansion at this moment!
"Master, I'm back!"
At this time, Qin Yun and Hong Fu had already disguised themselves as staggering old women!
But Qingshan recognized Qin Yun at the first glance!
Seeing Qin Yun dressed like this, he was slightly curious!
Is the master planning to disguise himself and go out?
"Qingshan, you've returned just in time! You disguise yourself too, and we'll go out together later!"
Although he didn't know what had happened, Qingshan still followed Qin Yun's instructions and, with Hong Fu's help, transformed into a small old man!
With everything ready! The three left through the back door and took a carriage to the outskirts north of the city!
This time, the disguised Qingshan acted as the coachman!
The outskirts!
When everyone was fast asleep!
A ghostly figure emerged from a tent!
Feigning an urgent need, the figure ran towards the latrine!
Upon reaching the latrine, the person climbed out from another side!
Then, they headed towards the thatched hut where porridge was being cooked!
Approaching the hut, the figure looked around in the moonlight!
Seeing no one around, they took out the medicinal powder from their waist and sprinkled it into the water!
After everything was done! The person believed their actions were seamless!
Little did they know, countless eyes were watching from the shadows!
Just as the person was about to return the way they came!
Qin Yun, hidden in the shadows, gave a look to Qingshan beside her!
Qingshan understood immediately!
With a leap!
He appeared behind the person and acupointed their pressure points!
Immobilized, the person could only let Qingshan handle them!
"Master, what should we do next?" Hong Fu and Qin Yun emerged from the shadows and approached the person!
"Tie him up first and send him to my Zhuangyuan Mansion!"
"Yes!" Qingshan took a rope, gagged the person, and tied them up!
Meanwhile!
Leng Ye had intended to intervene!
Seeing Qingshan, who was by Qin Yun's side, make a move, he did not participate further!
It was more appropriate for Qin Yun's subordinates to handle this matter than for them to do so!
"This vat of water can no longer be used. Hong Fu, go find our people to replace it!"
"Yes, Master!" Hong Fu prepared to go to the tent to discreetly find someone to deal with it!
"Wait, there's one more thing I need to entrust to you!"
Qin Yun came to Hong Fu's ear and quietly gave instructions, then took out a medicinal bottle from her waist and handed it to Hong Fu!
Taking the bottle, Hong Fu nodded. "Master, this servant will complete the task!"
Qin Yun naturally trusted Hong Fu's capabilities!
But now she had a more important task: to take the person who administered the poison back to the Zhuangyuan Mansion for interrogation!
Qingshan and Qin Yun returned to the Zhuangyuan Mansion with the person who administered the poison!
Hong Fu, disguised, remained in the outskirts!
The Zhuangyuan Mansion!
Qin Yun, having changed back to her normal attire, went to the woodshed!
"Who told you to do this?" Qin Yun looked down at the frail man kneeling on the ground!
The man was around thirty years old, appearing sickly and as if he wouldn't live much longer!
The man gave a wry smile. "Lord Qin, right? Kill me or torture me as you please! I have nothing to say!"
Qin Yun observed the man!
If her guess was correct!
This person wouldn't survive the end of the month!
Meaning, he had about ten days to live!
With narrowed eyes, Qin Yun began to ponder!
A dying person was willing to serve others!
Either their family was being threatened, or they were doing it for money to settle their family well, ensuring their family's livelihood for the rest of their lives, trading their own lives without hesitation!
Regardless of the situation!
In any case, she was certain that whatever this person did was for the people they cared about in their hearts!
Otherwise, why would they risk coming out at the end of their lives!
"I'll ask you one more time, what medicinal powder did you just put in? Who gave it to you!"
The man sneered. "No comment!"
Qin Yun glanced at Qingshan, who understood immediately!
Then, Qingshan pretended to approach Qin Yun and deliberately whispered something!
This maneuver left the man bewildered!
Qin Yun squatted down and met the man's gaze. "I heard you are ill, and very seriously so! And your lifespan is only half a month more!"
The man frowned!
He was indeed ill, with at most half a month left to live!
And he only looked a bit thin and had a sallow complexion!
But to have his lifespan accurately predicted was too bizarre!
How did this person know?
"I don't know what you're talking about?" The man turned his head away, deliberately avoiding Qin Yun's gaze!
He dared not look at her!
This indicated her guess was correct!
"You are ill, aren't you? And you've seen many doctors! You spent all your savings trying to cure your illness, yet you still have no color in your face!"
The man looked at Qin Yun with confusion!
He thought!
How did this person know? What did that person just whisper to her?
Could it be that she had investigated him from the beginning?
That her actions tonight had already been anticipated?
Or perhaps... the other party already knew when he mingled with the refugees!
"I am ill, but not as weak as you say. I don't know my own lifespan, do you know it?" The man still didn't admit it!
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it! You're doing this shameful deed behind your family's back, and you really think they'll give you money after it's done?"
Qin Yun reached out, pinched the man's sharp chin, and shook her head. "So foolish!"
The man was starting to lose his composure!
He wasn't sure how much Qin Yun knew!
He was now in a dilemma!
And all the things Qin Yun said!
Were just her guesses!
If a person was ill, they would naturally see a doctor. Having seen many doctors without improvement, and reaching a point where they were close to death, they would have naturally spent a lot of money!
"Stop struggling. I have already investigated your situation!"
"And your mastermind is merely using you! Tell me, as an ordinary citizen, what can you do against officials?"
The man lowered his head!
It didn't matter if he died, as he wouldn't live much longer anyway!
But his wife and children had to live well!
Seeing the man waver, Qin Yun continued, "Actually, your illness is not incurable. It's just that a good doctor hasn't been found before. The doctors you saw before were all quacks!"
Hearing this, the man suddenly looked up!
"Lord Qin, don't try to fool me!" The man naturally wished to live!
"I would never fool anyone. In fact, I understand medicine, and I recognized your symptoms from the beginning!" Qin Yun stopped playing coy and confessed directly!
"If you obey me, I can give you ten thousand taels and cure your illness. You need to think carefully, your fate hinges on this moment!"
The man was somewhat tempted!
He was still so young and naturally wanted to live!
"Among the refugees, there are two spies. One is me, and the other is a woman. All my actions are at her command!"
"Do you know what that woman looks like? If she were standing in front of you now, would you recognize her?"
The man shook his head. "I don't recognize her. She always finds me. And she wears a veil, so I can't see her face clearly! I can only hear her voice!"
Qin Yun asked eagerly. "Meaning... if you hear her voice, you can identify this person?"