Ling'er was so frightened that her face turned pale. She refused without hesitation: "How dare this servant use Madam's incense? Otherwise, Madam, please use these first and replace them tomorrow!"

As soon as the words fell, silence fell all around.

After a while, she finally heard Youyou say, "You are not Ling'er at all. Who are you?"

She was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground: "Madam, how could you doubt this servant? This servant is Ling'er. If you don't believe me, touch my face!"

Lin Yiwan sneered, "Everything in this world is similar, and so are people. Since you don't admit it, I'll give you this box of incense to enjoy!"

She quickly called Zi'er in and asked her to tie the woman up.

She screamed, "Let me go, let me go!"

Lin Yiwan turned a deaf ear to her and threw her directly into the woodshed and lit the incense box.

She was so frightened that her mind was shaken. She cried and said, "No, don't light it. There is soul-devouring incense in it. It will drive people crazy and even kill them!"

After hearing this, Zhan Yan felt a little scared.

Fortunately, Lin Yiwan exposed her conspiracy in time, otherwise, the box of incense would have been lit by now.

He quickly stepped forward and kicked her to the ground.

He shouted, "Tell me, who sent you here? Where was the real Ling'er taken?"

The woman's teeth chattered as she subconsciously replied in a trembling voice, "Yes, it's an ugly ghost!"

Zhan Yan frowned in surprise, wondering who the ugly ghost was.

But before he could ask, he found out that she had died with blood coming out of all seven orifices.

Lin Yiwan checked her pulse and spoke solemnly after a moment, "She was fed poison when she came here. I'm afraid that kick you just now caused the poison in her stomach to dissolve and kill her directly!"

Zhan Yan said in a deep voice: "The person behind this is really calculating. He killed her before she could even ask any questions!"

Lin Yiwan frowned and said, "The most urgent thing is to find the real Ling'er. Since the imposter also brought back raw chestnuts, let's start by investigating the chestnut shopkeeper!"

Zhan Yan did not hesitate at all and immediately took people out of the house to search.

Yinghun was extremely anxious. No wonder that person didn't care about the gift he gave him at all. It turned out that she was not the real Ling'er at all.

It was all his fault that he didn't notice the clues in time, and he didn't know how Ling'er was doing now.

If anything happened to her, he would never forgive himself.

He followed Zhan Yan to the home of the shopkeeper who sold raw chestnuts, grabbed him by the collar and yelled, "Tell me, where did you hide Ling'er?"

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and trembled all over, unable to speak.

Zhan Yan immediately gave Ying Yi a look, then stepped forward, pried Ying Hun's arm apart, and said, "Step aside first, I'll ask!"

He knew that Yinghun was so worried that he had completely lost his mind.

Shadow Soul staggered back half a step, his eyes filled with uneasiness.

Zhan Yan said, "If you can't calm down, return to the Marquis' Mansion immediately. Yingyi and I can also find Ling'er!"

Yinghun was struck by lightning. After a moment of silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "It is my fault. Please forgive me, Lord!"

When Yingyi asked, the shopkeeper gave a rough outline: "When Miss Ling'er was buying chestnuts, she was followed by a woman and a man. The man was extremely tall and seemed very strong. They stared at Miss Ling'er, and I even warned her at the time!"

Ying nodded: "Then do you know which direction she went after she bought it?"

The shopkeeper replied, "It's the alley on the left. I can see it clearly!"

After hearing this, Yinghun hurried to look in the alley, but he only found raw chestnuts scattered on the ground under the snow.

He couldn't help but kneel on the ground and murmured sadly: "Ling'er, where have you been?"

At this moment, she was looking at the drunk man in front of her with full vigilance. Although she had no strength in her body, she could still speak.

She lowered her voice and said, "Do you know who I am? How dare you touch me?"

The man suddenly threw his head back and laughed, and his fat skin began to shake violently.

He looked at Ling'er presumptuously: "I don't need to know who you are. You just need to know that I am your benefactor for the first night today!"

After saying that, he pounced on Ling'er.

The fat body made it difficult for her to breathe, but it still didn't scare her to the point of losing her mind.

She gritted her teeth and said, "You feel good now, but believe it or not, your head will be gone tomorrow morning!"

Anger suddenly flashed in the man's eyes, and he raised his hand and grabbed Ling'er's neck fiercely.

He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Bitch, I paid a huge price for you. Who dares to chop off my head?"

Even though Ling'er's throat was tightened by her grip, she still managed to speak: "You paid a high price, but those two people were not qualified to sell me. I was abducted by them, and my master is the Marquis of Zhan Yi. How dare you mess with me?"

The man's expression suddenly changed. He quickly released his grip on Ling'er and asked, "Are you serious? Are you from the Zhan Yi Marquis's residence?"

Ling'er nodded hurriedly: "That's right, please help me send a message to the wife of the Marquis of Zhan Yi's mansion, asking her to come rescue me. Then you can not only get the silver back, but also earn a favor!"

The man's eyes kept flickering, as if he was wondering whether what Ling'er said was true or false.

Da Niu's questioning voice came from outside: "Master Liu, why haven't you made any movement yet? Is she being disobedient? Do you want me to bring you some more medicine?"

The man shouted without hesitation: "Get lost, I'm very strong, why do I need you to bring me medicine?"

But after a moment, there was no movement outside.

Ling'er quickly lowered her voice and said, "You know they've drugged me and I can't move. I can only beg you to deliver a letter to my wife. I will definitely remember your kindness and repay you in the future!"

Mr. Liu's alcohol smell had dissipated a little by now. He had originally come to the flower boat to have fun, but he had not expected to encounter such a troublesome situation.

As a native of the capital, who doesn't know how respected the status of the Zhan Yihou Mansion is?

Not to mention that Marquis Zhan Yi is deeply trusted by the emperor, even the marquis' wife is the only daughter of Prince Li, the ruling power.

He is just an ordinary person and naturally cannot afford to offend him.

After a moment's contemplation, he frowned and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the message to the Marquis' Mansion. However, if no one comes to rescue you, don't blame me for breaking my promise. My five hundred silver coins didn't come by force of will. I'll take your first night!"

Ling'er bit her lip hard and nodded with a look of humiliation on her face: "Thank you!"

When Mr. Liu put on his clothes and walked out, he saw Da Niu and his mother, who were guarding the bow of the boat, coming out to greet him immediately.

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