"Wang... Wangfei, what did this old servant do wrong?" Granny Li feigned ignorance.
"No rush, you'll know soon enough."
Leng Ruo Li's voice was soft, yet it carried a chill like melting snow from the peak of a thousand-year-old ice mountain, clean and immensely cold.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xie Yi Chuan and Steward Qi hurrying in.
"Eldest Miss, we found a small white porcelain bottle in Granny Li's room." Steward Qi said anxiously.
After speaking, he handed the small white porcelain bottle to Leng Ruo Li.
Leng Ruo Li took it, removed the stopper, and fanned the air above the bottle with her hand. She immediately smelled the same herbal scent as on Leng Jin Yu's clothes.
"Granny Li, what is this?" Leng Ruo Li asked her sternly.
"Wangfei, this is medicine powder this old servant brought to treat an old ailment."
Granny Li lied.
"Oh, I wonder what old ailment Granny Li has. Coincidentally, this Wangfei knows a little about medicine and can take a look for you." Leng Ruo Li said, probing her.
"Well, Wangfei, actually this old servant's old ailment has already been cured. This is leftover medicine powder from before."
Granny Li's words were strained.
"Is that so? Then why does this bottle of powder smell exactly like the powder on my father's clothes?"
Leng Ruo Li's gaze at Granny Li gradually turned cold.
"Wangfei, this old servant... this old servant truly doesn't know what's going on?" Granny Li stammered.
"Granny Li, stop playing coy. The powder on my father's clothes was put there by you, and you even wanted to frame someone else. You have such cunning schemes!" Leng Ruo Li exposed her directly.
"Wang... Wangfei, this old servant... this old servant had no choice..."
Upon hearing Leng Ruo Li's words, Granny Li was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
"Then do you know what medicine powder is in this small porcelain bottle?"
"This... this old servant really doesn't know."
"This porcelain bottle contains medicine that can worsen wounds and promote blood circulation. Where did you get it?" Leng Ruo Li dangled the small white porcelain bottle in front of Granny Li and asked again.
"Wangfei, a man gave this small bottle to this old servant a few days ago. That person held my son hostage and made me put the powder from this small bottle onto the Great General's clothes. If I didn't agree to his terms, he would kill my son. I was forced to do it, but this old servant truly doesn't know what powder is in this small white bottle!"
This time, Granny Li finally confessed honestly.
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruo Li frowned and asked, "What did the person who held your son hostage look like?"
"He was fat-headed and big-eared, broad-shouldered and stout. He also had several lackeys with him. They were dressed luxuriously and didn't look like ordinary people. This old servant also heard those lackeys call him 'Young Master'." Granny Li recalled.
Hearing Granny Li's description, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han immediately thought of someone, and that person was Lin Hong Tao.
"Then do you know where those people are holding your son now?" Leng Ruo Li asked with a chilling expression.
"Wangfei, this old servant knows, this old servant knows! This old servant begs Wangfei to save my son. This old servant is willing to serve Wangfei like a horse or ox for the rest of my life." Granny Li pleaded desperately.
Hearing Granny Li's words, the few people in the room had unpleasant expressions. This Granny Li was truly shameless, climbing up the ladder and getting bolder.
"Granny Li, you truly have a thick skin! You put this powder on the Great General's clothes, causing him to hemorrhage, and you still have the audacity to beg Wangfei to help you save your son? Wangfei hasn't even settled accounts with you yet."
Steward Qi was impressed by Granny Li's audacity.
"Steward Qi, this old servant knows I made a mistake, but my unworthy son is my life! This old servant cannot abandon him. Wuwuwu..."
As Granny Li spoke, she began to cry loudly.
"Alright, stop crying. Just tell us directly, where are those people holding your son?"
Leng Ruo Li was very annoyed by Granny Li's crying. To prevent her from disturbing Leng Jin Yu's rest and to find the person who instructed Granny Li to harm Leng Jin Yu, Leng Ruo Li decided to help her along the way.
"Wangfei, my son is being held by those people in a small, low house in an alley on Qianmen Street. That place is guarded by people every day. Every time this old servant wants to see him, those people stop me outside." Granny Li said, her face streaked with tears.
"Elder Brother, you stay in the manor to take care of Father. The King and I will go to the place Granny Li mentioned."
Leng Ruo Li turned and said to Xie Yi Chuan.
"Alright, Father is my responsibility. Be careful when you go." Xie Yi Chuan nodded in response.
Afterwards, Leng Ruo Li had Ye Ying escort Granny Li to lead the way, with her and Jun Mo Han following closely behind.
The group soon arrived at the place Granny Li mentioned.
"Granny Li, in a moment, you'll use the excuse of seeing your son to go in first and scout the situation. We'll hide in the dark and observe." Leng Ruo Li whispered to Granny Li.
"Yes, this old servant will obey Wangfei."
Granny Li nodded forcefully. As long as Leng Ruo Li and the others could rescue her son, she was willing to do anything.
Subsequently, Leng Ruo Li instructed Granny Li a few more times.
Granny Li lifted her leg and walked towards the entrance of the small house as usual.
"Young sirs, I am Shen Da Zhu's mother. Can I go in and see him today?" Granny Li asked cautiously.
"How is the task my Young Master assigned you coming along?" asked one of the thin and tall men lazily, looking at her.
"I've already put that bottle of powder on General Leng's clothes. Just as I was leaving, I accidentally overheard the servants attending in the front courtyard saying that the Great General had an accident. Steward Qi invited many doctors to treat him, but none of them were effective. It's said our Great General Leng is about to die, but this lowly servant dare not ask about the specifics."
Granny Li spoke about the events at General Leng's manor with great helplessness.
The guards at the entrance heard Granny Li's words, and their eyes instantly changed.
"Then what else did you hear?" the thin and tall man asked urgently.
"Alas, the servants in Great General Leng's manor are very tight-lipped. I only found out this much. Now, can I go in and have a look at my son?" Granny Li asked cautiously again.
As she spoke, the thin and tall man immediately gave a signal to the man beside him. The man who received the hint turned and ran away immediately.
"You cannot go in to see your son yet. Wait until our master arrives." The thin and tall man immediately refused her.
Granny Li was displeased upon hearing his words.
"Didn't your Young Master promise this old woman that if I completed the task he assigned, he would release my son? How can you go back on your word?"
"I want to see my son, I want my son now."
Granny Li immediately sat down on the ground and threw a tantrum.