Chapter 155: House Arrest
"What did you say?"
Madame Bai suspected that her ears had heard it wrong, and she stared at Yan'er in disbelief and squeezed out a sentence with difficulty.
"Say it again."
Yan'er was out of breath and said down:
"I said, I saw Song Wan buy arsenic and frost!"
There was a dead silence in the courtyard.
What arsenic and frost mean, everyone knows by heart.
Not only those maids, but even Mrs. Bai's face changed when she heard it.
Why did Song Wan buy arsenic and frost?
Could it be that she was trying to poison someone?
But it's so decent, why would she do such a thing?
A series of doubts surfaced in Madame Bai's mind.
Song Wan was weird everywhere when she came over this time, and now she is still rummaging through her own house, buying arsenic and frost......
Madame Bai didn't dare to think about it.
But Song Wan is the county lady, if she rashly asks her, she will definitely not admit it.
If she bites back again and offends the county order, it will not be good.
But it was arsenic and frost, if Song Wan really had any evil intentions, if she ignored it, wouldn't she be joking with the names of everyone in the Bai family.
Madame Bai came back to her senses, and her face turned red again.
"Yan'er, you're doing a good job, keep an eye on this white-eyed wolf for me!"
Madame Bai said viciously.
She wanted to see when Song Wan's fox tail would be revealed.
Hearing her master's instructions, Yan'er immediately understood what to do.
Not long after, Song Wan returned to Baifu.
And Yan'er has been following Song Wan cautiously, watching the other party's casual performance, Yan'er is really afraid of her ruthlessness.
After Song Wan came back, she had been resting in the room, and it was not until it was almost time to eat dinner that there was a slight movement.
Naturally, Yan'er saw Song Wan coming out of the room from a distance, so she followed her all the way to the kitchen.
Sure enough, Song Wan wanted to poison her!
Yan'er already had eight or nine guesses at this time
"It smells so good!"
Song Wan stood outside the door and sighed, she walked in to look at the busy figure of the cook, and asked:
"Lady, what are you cooking tonight?"
"If Mrs. Hui speaks, there are steamed yellow croaker, boiled shrimp, and stir-fried kale......
The cook was angry, but Song Wan suddenly looked surprised.
"What? Ribs, but I just saw a dog outside the courtyard with a rib in his mouth and ran away!"
"Huh?"
The cook was shocked and hurriedly said:
"Madame, I'll go and see."
Seeing that the cook was separated by her own words, a sneer appeared on Song Wan's face.
This Bai family is really simple and easy to deceive.
That's fine, she finally got her revenge.
Song Wan walked to the side of the pot, took out the small bag of arsenic and frost from the cuff, and sprinkled it into the dish.
Then she stir-fried the dish twice, stirring all the white powder, and when she could no longer see it, she hurried out of the kitchen.
Yan'er witnessed all this and gritted her teeth with hatred.
This poisonous woman!
If it weren't for her keeping an eye on Song Wan today, I'm afraid they would all die tonight!
How much hatred and ruthlessness can make her do such a terrible thing!
Thinking of this, Yan'er was also a little creepy.
She hurried in, and the cook returned.
"Ma'am, the ribs are good, eh, ma'am?"
At this time, she saw Yan'er and hurriedly asked:
"Do you see Madame?"
Yan'er didn't have a good airway:
"Madame didn't see it, but you just got worms into this dish, and I saw it with my own eyes!"
"What
Will you?"
The cook looked at the clean dishes in puzzlement, and she didn't see the shadow of insects for a long time.
"Hurry up and pour the food, right away!"
The cook was very puzzled, and she didn't know why Yan'er ordered her so seriously, but the other party said so, I'm afraid she really went in when she didn't see it.
Recooking a bowl of vegetables is a trivial matter, but if the adults of the Bai family eat dishes with worms, it will be a big deal!
The cook immediately threw them away.
"This pot doesn't work, I can't ask for it, I'll take it, you can find a way to change the pot yourself."
Yan'er was still not at ease, so she even took the pot away.
The cook was dumbfounded, so she could only find a pot again and cook the vegetables again.
Soon, Yan'er came to Madame Bai's courtyard with the pot.
"Yan'er, what's the matter with you coming with a pot?"
"Madam, Song Wan, that poisonous woman, she, she really wants to poison! This pot is proof!"
Yan'er panted and put the pot in front of Madam Bai, pointing:
"There must be residual poison on it, I asked the cook to change the pot to cook the dishes, we can keep this in the future and use it as evidence in court!"
Seeing Yan'er so smart, Mrs. Bai was very pleased.
She was suddenly glad that her kindness protected Yan'er and indirectly saved her life.
"Okay, Yan'er, you really saved our Bai family this time, and when this matter is dealt with, I will reward you well!"
After Mrs. Bai finished speaking, she looked at her personal maid again.
"You arranged for a few tall and tall family members to go to Song Wan's courtyard to watch, and said that you wanted to protect her and don't let her leave the courtyard."
Thinking of Song Wan's special identity, Mrs. Bai couldn't directly send her to court, so she thought about putting her under house arrest in the courtyard first, and then making a decision after her daughter replied.
Not long after, several family members came to Song Wan's courtyard with sticks in hand.
According to Madame Bai's orders, they didn't startle the snakes, but just guarded here.
Time passed little by little, Song Wan stayed inside the house, anxiously waiting for a long time, but there was no movement outside.
How so?
It stands to reason that they should have eaten the poisonous dish by now.
Even if you don't die immediately, you will roll in pain.
The house should have been in chaos a long time ago, how could it be so quiet?
The more Song Wan thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong, and she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
Didn't they eat that bowl of food?
Or did the pharmacy owner sell him fake arsenic and cream?
No, she had to hurry up and see what was going on outside.
Just as Song Wan pushed open the door and saw several big men at the door, she was stunned.
When did this person come?
Song Wan forced the tension in her heart and walked out, but before she could reach the door, she was stopped by the stick in the hand of the family.
"Ma'am, please go back to the house."
Back to the house?
What does that mean?
Don't let yourself out?
Song Wan's face changed drastically, and she realized that she was afraid that something had happened that was not good for her.
Has his plan been revealed?
No way, she didn't notice anyone paying attention to her today.
And if Madame Bai finds out that she has poisoned her, according to her temperament, it is time to question herself!
The more Song Wan thought about it, the more wrong she became, and she had a plan.
"Why do you want to go back to the house? Don't I have the freedom to go out and walk around?"
Song Wan pretended to be calm and asked loudly.
"Madam, we are also under the orders of our master, and please go back to the house."
"How can I say that I am also a guest of your Bai family, is there such hospitality as you?"
"Ma'am, we've been ordered to protect you from leaving this courtyard, so I'm
It's not that we disrespect you. It's just really not going to let you out."
Seeing that the family was so determined, Song Wan could only go back in a huff.
She knew that this Bai family couldn't stay any longer.
She'd have to find a way to get out of here.
But she hasn't stolen anything yet, and even if she continues to escape, she won't be able to escape far!
For several days, Song Wan didn't find any chance to escape.
These servants do not eat, and they seem to be tireless, keeping watch day and night in front of their own courtyard.
The more time passed, the more panicked Song Wan became.
She was quite remorseful, hating that she shouldn't have come to the Bai family.
In the past few days, Qingcheng's letter has also been delivered to Mrs. Wu.
When Mrs. Wu saw Song Wan coming to the Bai family, she was shocked.
Who would have thought that Song Wan would run to the Bai family?
After getting the news, Mrs. Wu immediately went to find Ye Zhen.
"Mrs. Xie, I have a letter here, I want you to take a look."
Letter?
Ye Zhen looked at Mrs. Wu's nervous expression and took the letter suspiciously.
But when she opened it and found that it was Song Wan's whereabouts, she couldn't help but be surprised.
"Song Wan is in the Bai family now, what are we going to do?"
Mrs. Wu was so anxious that she immediately asked Ye Zhen for help.
"Hurry up and help me find a way, this Song Wan has so many bad things on her back, and she holds a grudge so much, she must want to retaliate and do something unfavorable to my mother!"
Ye Zhen hurriedly comforted:
"Madame Wu, we can't afford to mess with ourselves. Song Wan is desperate now, she may really want to find a place to settle down temporarily, and it will take some time for this letter to be sent from Qingcheng, what is the situation over there now, we may not know for the time being."
Mrs. Wu nodded, and then heard Ye Zhen say:
"Go get a pen and paper, and get a letter."
Mrs. Wu brought a pen and paper, and saw Ye Zhen think for a moment, then muttered:
"Now that Song Wan is cornered, if she gets too close, she is very likely to jump off the wall in a hurry, so you let Madame Bai treat her well, don't provoke her, and then find a way to control her and stay in the Bai family."
Mrs. Wu immediately picked up the pen and began to write.
After writing, she looked up again and asked:
"Mother asked me why Song Wan came, how do I reply?"
Ye Zhen pondered for a moment and said:
"You can't say anything about Song Wan's cheating, after all, this is a family matter of the county order, if we write this matter and spread it to Qingcheng so that others will know, the county order will definitely be very annoyed and even angry with us."
She paused and said:
"Let's just say that Song Wan committed something and was worried about the punishment of the county order, so she made the little character escape secretly."
Mrs. Wu listened to Song Wan's analysis of the Tao, and she couldn't stop admiring it in her heart.
She quickly finished writing a reply and ordered the letter to be sent back quickly
After dealing with Mrs. Wu's side, Song Wan immediately went to find her master.
She invited her master to the back alley of the Yamen and got straight to the point:
"Song Wan has news."
This shocked the master.
They already didn't have any hope of finding Song Wan, but they didn't expect Ye Zhen to have her clues.
"Song Wan is now in the Bai family in Qingcheng."
Qingcheng Bai family?
The county order still has some understanding.
Qingcheng is not far from this small county seat.
It's just that the Bai family is also a big family in Qingcheng, and its influence is no worse than that of the Song family and the Zhang family, and the county order is only the parent official of the county, and he can't control the affairs of other places with wide hands.
And if the Bai family deliberately shielded Song Wan, wouldn't it be ......
Ye Zhen saw his master's worries and explained:
"Madame Bai sent a letter to her daughter, Madame Wu. I look at the things that Madame Bai did to Song Wan
I don't know."
The master hesitated for a moment, and asked knowingly:
"What does Mrs. Xie mean?"
Ye Zhen nodded:
"I've written back to Madame Bai and asked her to find a way to control Song Wan. But this matter is not small, it is best not to implicate the Song family and the Bai family."
As soon as Ye Zhen said this, the master immediately understood.
"I understand that I won't report this matter to the county order for the time being, and I will personally bring someone to secretly arrest Song Wan back."
Ye Zhen smiled:
"Then there's Master Lao."