Wife, Don't Be Like This!

Chapter 117 - Kill Luo Yuheng

At this moment, Song Yan understood what 'like a fishbone stuck in the throat' meant.

Ever since he learned of the nail's existence, there had been an indescribable unease in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Can you analyze the identity of this nail?"

Song Yan's fingers tapped slowly on the table, his gaze fixed on Yang Siyao opposite him.

Yang Siyao's face was also a little solemn. She knew that if she could expose the nail's identity, she would gain the trust of Song Yan, and even the entire Luo family.

For her, this was naturally a good thing.

But to achieve this goal was not easy.

Yang Siyao began to think seriously. The room was extremely quiet. Song Yan even felt as if he could hear a tick-tock sound echoing in his ears, like the second hand of a clock moving from one mark to the next.

"First, that nail should be a woman," Yang Siyao said after a long while.

"Why?"

"Ever since I entered the Luo Mansion, I have spent most of my time in the inner residence. And a place like the inner residence, only those handmaidens can enter and exit freely."

"The men in the Luo Mansion, like the household guards, could not possibly know my situation."

Song Yan nodded with satisfaction. This was the method of exclusion.

The intelligence that Yang Siyao could grasp was too little. She had only deduced the existence of the nail based on the Yang family's warning. Besides that, she knew nothing.

"The matter of the white sugar, how many people in the Luo family know that you made it?"

The corners of Song Yan's mouth twitched slightly: "That would be a lot."

"Quite a few people have seen me make the white sugar with their own eyes. Even for those who haven't seen it personally, with word of mouth, the number of people who know is not small."

Yang Siyao scratched her hair, a little irritated. She felt that if this continued, she might become a bald person. At that time, she wouldn't even need to have her head shaved and could directly become a nun. Then she shot a reproachful glare at Song Yan, who was always creating such difficult problems for her.

After a while, Yang Siyao let out a heavy breath:

"There are too few clues. I can only make some speculations. As for whether they are correct, I cannot guarantee it."

Song Yan nodded: "No problem. At least it's a reference."

In the August night, it was sometimes hot and dry, sometimes cold and gloomy.

Autumn had already enveloped Ningping. Even at night, one could see leaves falling from the trees, floating, swaying, and landing on the ground.

Yang Siyao once again fell into deep thought. She had a bad habit of pulling at her hair when she was thinking extremely hard. And occasionally, a snapping sound could be heard. In a short time, strands of hair were wrapped around her beautiful, elegant fingers.

Fortunately, Yang Siyao had a head of thick, black, long hair. She didn't have to worry about the risk of balding for the time being.

"It's impossible to determine the specific number of nails, but I am inclined to think that the number of nails is extremely small, perhaps even just one."

Song Yan didn't speak, but in his heart, he approved of this statement.

After all, in a place like the Luo family, every handmaiden, every household guard, had gone through layers of investigation. To be able to plant even one was extremely difficult.

"This person should have a very high status in the Luo Mansion, and a very close relationship with Luo Yuheng. Luo Yuheng must trust her considerably. Only in this way could she come into contact with some of the Luo Mansion's secrets."

"The Yang family places even greater importance on her. The Yang family has rarely, or perhaps even never, activated this nail.”

"Some of the information about the Luo family that the Yang family wanted to grasp was all obtained through complex means, using other people like the Song family. The Yang family has also never used this nail to grasp your intelligence. If I had had sufficient intelligence support, in that confrontation between you and me, I might not have lost so miserably."

"This is enough to show that the Yang family has high hopes for this nail, and it will only be activated at the most critical moment, in order to achieve the effect of reversing the situation."

"Now, this nail has been activated."

"The time of activation was about when I entered the Luo Mansion."

"The event that happened at that point in time should have been the news of the complete annihilation of the Wokou who attacked Ningping reaching the imperial court. Emperor Ninghe restored Luo Yuheng's status as Grand Princess and gave her the power to recruit five thousand soldiers."

The imperial edict, after all, came later.

Following Yang Siyao's voice, Song Yan's expression also grew more and more serious.

Five thousand soldiers may not sound like much.

But for the Yang family, letting the imperial family grasp military power is the greatest threat. This point is even more important than the status of Grand Princess. This was the biggest counterattack by Emperor Ninghe, the imperial family, and the royalist faction in many years.

The Yang family naturally wants to stifle this counterattack, and Luo Yuheng, who now has her hands on military power, has become a thorn in their side.

So, the nail was activated. And the purpose of its activation is only one:

"Kill Luo Yuheng!"

Yang Siyao let out a heavy breath. Her eyes were filled with an undisguised weariness, and fine beads of sweat had appeared on her smooth forehead.

Song Yan's expression also became solemn, his face pale.

Although it was not yet clear who the other party was, as long as he knew their purpose, many things would have a starting point.

Song Yan closed his eyes, and darkness fell before him. His fingers began to tap rhythmically on the tabletop out of habit. His thoughts began to spread out following Yang Siyao's hints.

A woman, high status, a close relationship with Luo Yuheng, trusted by Luo Yuheng...

Actually, with these conditions, the range of suspicion is greatly narrowed.

Women like this are not numerous in the Luo Mansion.

Besides the several young misses of the Luo family, there are only Luo Yuheng's eight personal handmaidens, plus Daoist Priestess Yushuang.

Of the eight personal handmaidens, the four younger ones—Gu Banxia, Kong Chan, Die Yi, and Xue Ying—were gifted by Luo Yuheng to him, her son-in-law. Gu Banxia was even a bed-warming handmaiden, and the other three were about the same, it's just that because of their young age, Song Yan hadn't made a move.

Gu Banxia can be ruled out.

She is a member of Emperor Ninghe's Imperial City Department; her real identity should be a palace maid in the imperial palace.

If the Yang family had already infiltrated the Imperial City Department and bought over Gu Banxia, then the formula the Yang family wanted would absolutely not be for white sugar, but for hand grenades.

The value of hand grenades is far beyond what white sugar can compare to; it's something that can change the direction of warfare in the entire world. The Yang family isn't that stupid.

Kong Chan, Die Yi, and Xue Ying are also not very suspicious. They are too young, and their minds are not yet mature enough. To entrust such an important mission to a few little girls would be too much of a child's game.

As for Daoist Priestess Yushuang, the possibility is also not great.

After all, Yushuang mostly stays with Luo Tianxuan, and the number of times she appears by Luo Yuheng's side is not many. And with Daoist Priestess Yushuang's strength, while the younger sister-in-law is guarding him, her brother-in-law, she would have countless opportunities to make a move on Luo Yuheng.

Looked at this way, the suspicion on the remaining four personal handmaidens by Luo Yuheng's side has greatly increased.

Lu Wan, Tao Yun, Zhang Yan, and Li Qingyue.

He had, after all, lived in the Luo Mansion for several months and had some understanding of these people.

Among the four, Lu Wan was the oldest.

He had heard Gu Banxia casually mention that Lu Wan was originally Luo Yuheng's mother's personal handmaiden.

After Luo Yuheng was born, she was assigned to her side to take care of her. It could be said that she had watched Luo Yuheng grow up. The bond between her and Luo Yuheng was not that of a mother and daughter, but was even stronger.

Those who could enter the imperial palace as palace maids would naturally not have been lacking in looks or figure when they were young, but Lu Wan had never married, and had always stayed by Luo Yuheng's side.

Because her age was getting on, Luo Yuheng had planned to let Lu Wan put down her work and live a few years of easy life, but she was refused by Lu Wan. Now, she still helps Luo Yuheng manage the inner residence, and can be considered the steward of the inner courtyard.

As for Tao Yun, she was also over forty. When a princess in the imperial palace reached a certain age, a palace maid a few years older would be arranged for her, on one hand to be responsible for taking care of her, and on the other, to be a playmate. Tao Yun was Luo Yuheng's childhood playmate.

When Luo Yuheng got married, she also followed her to the Prince Consort's side. This bond was naturally extraordinary.

As for Zhang Yan, she was a little older than Gu Banxia and a little younger than Luo Yuheng, probably in her thirties. It was the age of a woman's maturity. She also had proper features and a graceful figure.

Her situation was a little special. Song Yan had once heard Gu Banxia say that Zhang Yan was not originally a palace maid by Luo Yuheng's side, but served another consort. It's just that that consort had a peculiar and brutal personality and was about to have Zhang Yan beaten to death over a small matter. Fınd the newest release on novel{f}ire.net

It just so happened that this scene was witnessed by Luo Yuheng, who then conveniently rescued her and kept her by her side.

In the imperial palace, although Luo Yuheng was of a younger generation, her status as a Grand Princess was much more noble than that of an ordinary consort.

This could be considered a life-saving grace. She probably wouldn't have been bought over.

As for the last one, it was Li Qingyue.

Li Qingyue was the same age as Luo Yuheng. Among the four personal handmaidens, only Li Qingyue did not come from a background as a palace maid.

Her mother was Luo Yuheng's wet nurse.

Because of this layer of relationship, the bond between Li Qingyue and Luo Yuheng was also extremely close. The one who had accompanied them on the outing this time was Li Qingyue.

Ever since Luo Yuheng was stripped of her status as Grand Princess and demoted, the people by her side had been changed batch after batch. But these five people, including Gu Banxia, had always followed her, never leaving her side.

The nail, who exactly is it?