Huang Ying was taken aback by the question. Then she frowned tightly and said uncertainly.
Bai Zheng looked towards the door, her eyebrows lifting slightly. "She looks a bit like the old woman who played the victim at the entrance of Moyou Tavern last night."
Huang Ying's eyes widened instantly.
"That's impossible. Crazy Uncle is a man, while that old woman... is a woman!"
Last night, Bai Zheng had been hiding in the dark. To observe the situation at the tavern entrance conveniently, she hadn't lit a candle in the room the whole time.
Although the old woman had caught a glimpse of her from afar, it was so dark that she couldn't make out Bai Zheng's features at all.
Even if the old woman could recognize Bai Zheng's eyes, Bai Zheng had just woken up from the poison, and her spirit was quite different from before. Just by looking at her eyes, it was even more impossible to recognize her.
But Bai Zheng was different. Since the old woman appeared last night, she had been staring at her intently, memorizing the old woman's eyes and the habitual small gestures that she inadvertently showed.
Therefore, the moment she saw this old doctor just now, she sensed something was wrong.
Huang Ying blinked hard. Obviously, she still couldn't quite believe it. "How could this be..."
"We'll know if it's him or not by giving it a try." A glint flashed in Bai Zheng's eyes, and she said softly.
"How?" Huang Ying looked at Bai Zheng curiously.
Bai Zheng didn't answer. Instead, she lowered her head and took out a fist - sized cloth bag from her chest, the only relatively intact part of her body.
Huang Ying watched as she untied the cloth bag, and a palm - sized wine pouch fell out.
"What's this?"
"Fortunately, it was wrapped tightly. Not a single drop spilled on the way here." Bai Zheng said contentedly as she bounced the wine pouch in her hand, showing a big grin.
"Is this Red Plum Wine?" Huang Ying realized and exclaimed in a low voice.
Bai Zheng quickly put her index finger to her lips. "Shh!"
Huang Ying instinctively covered her mouth and looked out of the window nervously. Seeing that the old doctor had walked a bit further without them noticing, she made sure no one outside had heard them, then gently patted her chest.
Bai Zheng regained her solemn expression and instructed Huang Ying.
"You just say that your cousin saw a group of people secretly pouring wine into the mountain spring when he was fetching mountain spring water on the peak of Fuyu Mountain yesterday. He smelled the wine and found it so fragrant that he stole a bag of it. He always dotes on you, so he gave you some when he saw you."
After getting along for the past two days, Bai Zheng had noticed that Huang Ying's personality was quite similar to Zhu Ling's. She was lively, smart and cute. It wouldn't be difficult for her to act in this play with Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng continued, "You're afraid that if you keep the wine at home, your younger brother will smell it and get greedy. Children have weak stomachs, and he's a patient. It's not good for him to drink. So you had to leave the wine with the old doctor for safekeeping."
Huang Ying nodded repeatedly, memorizing what Bai Zheng said. When she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help frowning and asking, "Leave the wine with Crazy Uncle? Given Crazy Uncle's fondness for wine, what if he steals and drinks it?"
Bai Zheng's eyes curved into a crescent, and the cunning in her eyes was hard to hide. "That's exactly what we want him to do."
Huang Ying looked at the disheveled girl in front of her. She felt that even after getting along with her for two days, she could never guess what the girl was up to. But this girl always had a kind of ability that could make people unconsciously trust her and follow her plan obediently.
Bai Zheng handed the wine to her and tilted her head towards the door. "Go."
Huang Ying nodded, took the wine pouch and went out.
In the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
The warm spring sun, with a faint floral fragrance unique to this season, penetrated the window screen and lingered on Feng Linyuan's closed eyes.
Whether it was because the light was too bright or the floral fragrance too strong, Feng Linyuan's eyelashes trembled slightly. Finally, after being in a coma for three days, he slowly opened his eyes.
"My lord, my lord is awake?"
The surprised voice spread out of the room from near to far as Feng Linyuan opened his eyes.
Soon, there was a hasty sound of footsteps. Uncle Zhu rushed in. His white beard trembled with excitement. He pushed aside Liufeng, who was excitedly licking Feng Linyuan's face, and immediately reached out to feel his pulse.
"Sure enough, only Senior Brother's medicine can save you. There's nothing seriously wrong with the Marquis' body. The toxin in his body has stabilized a lot." Uncle Zhu's eyes were full of joy, and he blurted out involuntarily, "As long as that girl can successfully find Senior Brother, the Marquis' illness will surely be cured."
Feng Linyuan had been calmly letting Uncle Zhu feel his pulse, while gently stroking Liufeng's head with his other hand.
Suddenly hearing Uncle Zhu's words, he frowned tightly and asked sharply, "Which girl? Are you talking about Zheng'er, Uncle Zhu?"
Only then did Uncle Zhu realize that he had let the cat out of the bag. He immediately regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself.
Before Bai Zheng left, she had specifically told him that in order to let Feng Linyuan recuperate in peace, there was no need to tell him that she had gone to Qinghe County in person, so as not to make Feng Linyuan worry in vain.
He had even agreed repeatedly at that time. But now, as soon as he saw Feng Linyuan wake up, he got so excited that he forgot himself and spilled the beans!
Not to mention how that girl would scold him then, given Feng Linyuan's concern for Bai Zheng, he was afraid that Feng Linyuan would directly rush to Qinghe County!
Uncle Zhu's face changed slightly. He waved his hands repeatedly and lied, "Of course it's not your little wife. Your wife, after hearing that you were ill, stayed by your bedside without rest for three whole days.
It was I, this old man, who just couldn't bear it anymore and sent her home to sleep. Speaking of which, she is really deeply in love with you..."
But Feng Linyuan didn't listen to his nonsense. His sharp eyes scanned everyone in the room, and he said in a deep voice, "Where's Mo Li?"
The powerful aura suddenly emitted from Feng Linyuan made several maids and guards serving nearby lower their heads in fear and dare not make a sound.
"Mo Li has also gone?" A cold glint flashed in Feng Linyuan's eyes, and he said slowly.
Uncle Zhu's embarrassed smile froze on his face.
Seeing that no one spoke and they all lowered their heads and dared not look at him, Feng Linyuan immediately understood. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked the black - clothed man closest to him, "Where did they go to look for Zhou Yuanning?"
"To... to..." The man who was named immediately broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, not knowing whether he should say it or not.
Feng Linyuan had always been a gentle - tempered person and had never lost his temper with his subordinates like this.
But at this moment, although he had just recovered from a serious illness, the awe - inspiring aura on him made the whole room fall into a low - pressure atmosphere, making everyone feel out of breath.
"Very well. You're determined to keep it from me, huh?" Feng Linyuan gave a cold laugh, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. Instead, they were as black as night, exuding a chilling coldness.
Seemingly sensing the master's overwhelming anger, Liufeng, who was lying in Feng Linyuan's arms, got up, slowly arched its back, all its hairs standing on end, and bared its fierce fangs at the man.
The black - clothed man trembled all over in fear and knelt on the ground directly. He replied incoherently, "Q, Qinghe County. I, th, they went to Qinghe County."
"Qinghe County?" Feng Linyuan's eyebrows lifted slightly. His well - defined fingers threw off the quilt. His voice was icy cold. "She's just a weak girl. Does she think she has lived too long by going to find the Poison God Zhou Yuanning?"