Traveling through ancient times

Two people were imprisoned in the woodshed. Both of them were tied up, with rags stuffed in their mouths. They were curled up like shrimps with terrified looks in their eyes!

The door opened with a creaky sound, and the two of them moved back reflexively and looked outside the door!

The sunlight was dazzling, and all they could see was a woman wrapped in the fiery sunlight, like a bodhisattva appearing in the world; her face could not be seen, but their hearts sank into the deep sea, freezing cold!

The woman walked in, and then another person came in! The two of them saw clearly that the people who came in were the old lady and Miss Sun!

Gu Dalian squatted down and looked at Chunmiao without saying a word. Chunmiao became even more frightened, his eyes were full of begging and tears. He knelt down and nodded continuously!

After a while, Gu Dalian took the rag out of Chuncao's mouth and said:

"If you tell the truth, I will give you some respect. If you don't tell the truth... that doesn't matter. Your indenture is in my hands. I can cut off your tongue and sell it to a brothel with just one word from me!"

Chuncao was stunned. She had just wanted to say a few words to fool him, but she didn't expect Miss Sun to be so cruel. She wanted to kill her if they didn't agree with her!

Feeling nervous, he couldn't help but glance at the tied-up servant, wondering whether he should tell the truth!

Gu Dalian snorted coldly:

"Don't look at him. You two are not the only ones around. Whoever tells the truth first will be given the greatest kindness by me. The rest will be handed over to the government for punishment! I don't believe anyone will protect you!"

Chuncao was anxious and said in a hoarse voice:

"Miss Sun, I told you that you must protect me, otherwise, I will be torn to pieces!"

"Tell me if it's valuable!"

Chuncao had tears in her eyes and began to sob:

"I was bought back to the Prime Minister's Mansion by the eldest son five years ago. He said I was to serve Miss Mei'er. At first, I was just a rough maid. After more than a year, the lady suddenly saw me..."

As he was speaking, the servant who was tied up next to him kept whimpering and glaring at Chuncao. Gu Dalian slapped the servant with his hand, and the servant fell to the ground and fainted!

The spring grass shivers, and the truth is revealed!

"Miss Mei'er said that I should stay in the Duke's Mansion and report everything that happened there in detail!"

"Are you so obedient? You should know that the servants of the Duke's Mansion are required to hold their indentures in their hands. When you came to the country, my grandmother must have asked for your indenture. You are already a servant of the Duke's Mansion, and you dare to sell out your master for fame?"

Feng Qinglan's eyes were full of coldness. Although she was not from a wealthy family, she had been taught by her brother since she was young and knew many private matters!

Since marrying into the Duke's Mansion, she has seen many evil spirits and monsters, and the management of the inner house is even more strict. All maids and servants must be bought through legitimate means, and their indentures must be held in her own hands!

At the beginning, Feng Yuzhi sent a group of slaves. To be on the safe side, she took back the indentures. But in less than a year, her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all died tragically, and her husband also died of illness!

At that time, it wasn't that she didn't have doubts, but she never thought that human hearts could be so hateful that they could kill people without any psychological burden!

Chuncao is still pouring beans from the bamboo tube:

"...I am just a maid here, you can't get close to them easily. In fact, there are many people in the mansion, and I am not very useful!"

"The Duke's Mansion was almost wiped out. Were you involved?"

"...I can swear to heaven that I really didn't do anything to offend the Duke's Mansion. It's just that a few days ago, when I was out, I ran into Liu Lu who was with Miss Mei'er. She brought me to Miss Mei'er... Miss Mei'er asked me to..."

"The person you like is the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Did Feng Meier promise you something? ... Or, when she becomes the master of this mansion, she will let you become the young master's concubine?"

Chuncao was surprised and said:

"How did you know?"

"Haha, what a fool! When she becomes the master of this mansion, do you think she will still stay with all the people and things that are not good for her? What a wishful thinking!"

Chunmiao was stunned. After hearing what Gu Dalian said, he broke out in a cold sweat. He suddenly thought of the key point. Fortunately, everything was still in time!

"Madam, Miss Sun, I was wrong. Please give me a chance to make amends!"

Chuncao kowtowed repeatedly, with many firewood chips on his face, and his eyes were full of hope!

"That depends on whether the clues you provide are useful!"

"... Two nights ago, when I went to the toilet, I saw Li Mu secretly giving a packet of medicine to Li, the kitchen assistant. At that time, they were in the pavilion in the back garden. I couldn't see clearly, so I quietly walked to the side of the pavilion and hid behind a peony tree. I also heard their conversation..."

Feng Qinglan pricked up his ears and listened!

"...Li Mu said that the eldest master said that our people in the Duke's Mansion are about to be eliminated, so we have to speed up our actions."

"This medicine is a chronic medicine. Put a little bit of it in the old lady's favorite rice balls with fermented rice every day. In less than a month, the old lady will be paralyzed in bed. By then, the eldest son will come to show his filial piety in person, and the new Miss Sun will be kicked out of the house!"

Gu Dalian was filled with rage and kicked the unconscious Li Mu. With a click, Li Mu's calf was broken. He woke up with a scream of pain!

"Do you want a good death or a bad death?"

Gu Dalian's voice was filled with murderous intent. Li Mu looked at the woman in front of him. She looked so young and powerful, but her eyes had already turned into a sharp blade that could chop down on him at any time. He suddenly panicked!

"...I...I don't know what Miss Sun means!"

"...Heh...tell me, how did you get the poison? How did you instruct someone to give you the poison? And how do you plan to become the best of the best?"

"..." Li Mu was shocked. He thought he had done it secretly, but he didn't expect to be discovered so quickly. The cold sweat on his head slid down his cheeks, and some of it went into his eyes. He felt so painful and his mind was in a mess!

"...No...Miss Sun...Please spare me!...I was wrong...I was forced to do this..."

"If you know you were wrong, then make amends. Tell me who else in this mansion was sent from there?"

"...I said, you must let me go. I have several brothers and sisters to support. My parents only grow a few acres of thin land, and my mother also takes on the work of washing sauces for others, but it is still barely enough to make ends meet. If something happens to me, how will my parents and my brothers and sisters survive?"

"Tell me who they are first. If they are valuable, I can make the decision for you and give them a lighter sentence!"

Li Mu hurriedly revealed everything, and then two more people were caught in the Duke's Mansion!

Feng Qinglan didn't expect that one of them was actually the housekeeper of the Li Mansion!