Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 361 Zhan Lan Sets Up the Game

Wu Jiangliu hemmed and hawed, unwilling to answer, but Zhan Lan didn’t press him, instead saying, "If you’re not willing to talk, that’s fine. Others are willing to speak."

Having said that, Zhan Lan left.

She sat in the yamen drinking tea, and after a quarter of an hour, Zhan Lan returned to the cell where Wu Jiangliu was being held.

Wu Jiangliu looked at Zhan Lan with suspicion, and Zhan Lan said breezily, "Secure Wu Jiangliu well. He will be interrogated and executed tomorrow."

Wu Jiangliu shouted, "You can’t just kill people arbitrarily!"

While Wu Jiangliu was making a clamor, suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a concubine of his elder brother, Wu Jianghai, being helped out of the cell by two maidens.

Zhan Lan looked at him indifferently and said, "Your dear elder brother has a concubine who is pregnant. To save this child, your brother has confessed everything!"

Zhan Lan sneered, "What deep brotherly love. Your elder brother is truly willing to do anything for his unborn son. He has confessed to all your crimes of setting up a private dungeon, bullying men and women, committing murder, and swindling on the reservoir construction..."

Zhan Lan’s each word was a devastating blow, causing Wu Jiangliu to look horrified.

He himself had no children, but his elder brother had a son named Wu Lin, and now, there was another concubine who was pregnant.

It was said that Wu Lin had become a rootless person, and the child in the concubine’s womb was now the hope of the Wu Family.

The concubine who had just left the prison, he had seen her in the manor before, and she was indeed pregnant!

No wonder his elder brother betrayed him!

But Wu Jiangliu, cunning as he was, sneered several times and said, "You’re trying to trick me!"

Zhan Lan looked at Wu Jiangliu as if he were trash, sneering back, "Enough, no use wasting words with you!"

Vermilion Bird entered and said, "My Lord, we have verified that there is indeed an issue with the stones used for the reservoir! Our people have brought the stones that were used to construct the reservoir for your inspection."

This straw broke Wu Jiangliu.

Zhan Lan hooked a smile as if to leave, and Wu Jiangliu suddenly burst into tears and said, "My Lord, wait, I will confess!"

Since his elder brother was unwilling to protect him, having voluntarily given him up, why should he be concerned with brotherly sentiment?

Wu Jiangliu gritted his teeth and said, "It was my elder brother and I who built the reservoir together, cutting corners and pocketing the difference, profiting a total of five hundred thousand taels of silver, but of those silver taels, I only took one hundred thousand! The rest are all with my elder brother!"

Zhan Lan said with little interest, "Your elder brother has confessed all this, but he didn’t mention that you only took one hundred thousand taels!"

Wu Jianghai, in a rage, his chest heaving violently, raised his voice and said, "Under the fifth tablet in the Wu Family ancestral hall, there are accounts. If you don’t believe it, go search for them!"

Zhan Lan said lazily, "But the information you’ve provided is not enough to save you from death. Besides, the soldiers have already gone to search. It won’t be difficult to find these."

Wu Jiangliu’s throat was rolling as he said, "I also know that my elder brother has some secret letters in his study."

"Oh!" Zhan Lan nodded earnestly, "Then we shall see if what you say is true!"

Having said that, Zhan Lan left the cell where Wu Jiangliu was being held.

Returning to the entrance of the county yamen, Zhan Lan looked towards Vermilion Bird, who immediately understood and nodded, "This subordinate will take care of it now."

Zhan Lan nodded slightly.

Vermilion Bird thought to himself, Madam acts so convincingly that it’s almost indistinguishable from reality. If he hadn’t known beforehand that it was an act, he would have been fooled too.

Madam knew that the County Magistrate was cunning and would rather die than confess, so she pretended to release Wu Jianghai’s concubine, letting Wu Jiangliu believe that to save his future child, Wu Jianghai had betrayed him.

Hence the excellent scene just now.

Zhan Lan sighed in relief. Now the truth was out, and everything was orchestrated by the Wu Family.

All that was left was to wait for the evidence that Vermilion Bird would find from the Wu Family’s search.

Zhan Lan was worried about Mu Yan, so she returned to the hostel, gently pushing open the door, she felt the room was warm. It wasn’t even winter yet; why would there be a need to light the stove?

Lying on the bed was Mu Yan; seeing Zhan Lan enter, he wrapped himself tighter with the blanket.

Zhan Lan saw his pale complexion and reached out to touch his forehead, but Mu Yan grabbed her hand and said, "It’s nothing serious, perhaps just a chill from the cold wind."

Zhan Lan remembered Mu Yan falling into the water earlier that day and standing in the draft to block the wind for her; he must have caught a chill.

"Mu Yan, your body is so cold, do you want to take a bath?" she suggested.

Mu Yan shook his head and said, "It’s nothing. Don’t worry about me. I’m afraid the cold I caught might pass to you, so you should rest in the next room tonight."

Before sunset, Zhan Lan asked Chu Yin to help prepare some medicine, which she personally brewed for Mu Yan.

Zhan Lan, holding a bowl of lean meat porridge, fed Mu Yan mouthful by mouthful. His gaze wasn’t as lively as usual, his eyes slightly red as he looked at her.

With a slight smile at the corner of his lips, he said, "Lan’er, thank you."

Zhan Lan gave him a glance, "Didn’t you say there’s no need for thanks between us?"

Mu Yan replied with a light smile, "Yes, your husband forgot."

The two chatted for a while longer before Zhan Lan brought over the soup medicine she had prepared, ready to spoon-feed Mu Yan.

Mu Yan shook his head, "I don’t want to drink it."

Zhan Lan coquettishly said, "I personally brewed it for you. It took an hour to be ready. Won’t you take a few sips?"

Mu Yan had never seen her behave like this, cajoling him as if coaxing a child.

He noticed the ash on Zhan Lan’s nose and realized she had personally brewed the medicine for him. Mu Yan gently wiped the ash from her nose, his mood lifting as he gladly took the medicine bowl.

He held the bowl to his lips and tilted his head back to drink. Zhan Lan watched, completely enchanted.

Mu Yan’s slender fingers holding the bowl, his beautiful jawline, and the bob of his Adam’s apple as he swallowed the medicine were all so handsome.

Putting down the medicine bowl, Mu Yan saw Zhan Lan gazing at him dreamily. He circled her wrist with his hand, pulling her closer, and said with fervent eyes, "Master, could it be tonight you wish to..."

Zhan Lan’s face flushed red instantly; she pulled her hand free, pressed Mu Yan down on the bed, tucked him in, and admonished, "Stay well covered. I’m leaving."

As Mu Yan watched her grab the bowl and flee in a hurry, his lips curved in a smile.

The cold season was nearly upon them, and the river water was chilly. Today, the chill had invaded his body, and to avoid worrying Zhan Lan, he didn’t tell her that his old cold injury had relapsed.

Mu Yan lifted the blanket and touched his back; it was completely cold.

Regrettably, he forgot to bring medicine from Ding’an City. Ordinary medicine for colds was useless.

Nor were there any hot springs here for recuperation.

Vermilion Bird, carrying out his duty without Zhan Lan’s knowledge, stealthily entered Mu Yan’s room. Mu Yan looked at him and said, "Prepare some hot water, and don’t let Lan’er find out."

Zhan Lan was on this trip for him; he couldn’t have her worry.

"Yes, Master!" Vermilion Bird nodded in agreement.

Mu Yan, immersed in the warm water, felt much more comfortable.

As the night deepened, he finally lay down in bed to sleep.

If he could get through tonight and tomorrow, his recurrence of the cold injury would greatly improve.

He put two blankets over himself but still felt somewhat cold, so Vermilion Bird added two more charcoal braziers in his room.

Not long after Vermilion Bird left, suddenly, Mu Yan heard someone quietly open the door. Thinking it was Vermilion Bird returning to add more charcoal, he didn’t bother about it.ƒrēenovelkiss.com