Poison Genius Consort - Chapter 446

Chapter 446: The Seven Noble Families’ Nether Clan Original and most updated translations are from volare. If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen. Please stop supporting theft.

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Amidst the commotion, Han Yunxi raised her hand to call for silence. But someone couldn’t help asking in curiosity, “Esteemed wangfei, just who is this spy?”

Han Yunxi’s even tone turned icy as she ordered, “There were only a few people who went to the storehouse in the past few days. Someone come, bring them all up!”

The estate guards brought over six servants, among them three who stocked the storeroom, two pageboys, and….Steward Luo! Everyone was shocked to see him among the suspected, but Steward Luo’s expression was placid as he stood tall and straight.

“These six were the only ones who used the storehouse in the past few days.”

Han Yunxi strode out of the pavilion and looked at the six servants with a severe, frosty expression. “His Highness and this wangfei will never allow the existence of traitors here. Just who was it that broke the roof tile? Either confess, or…” Before she finished, she shot a glance at Xu Donglin, who tossed out a plank covered in nails!

The plank was only about the size of a stool, but it was covered with needles that glittered with wicked points. All of the servants knew that this nail plank was an extremely horrific punishment tool. Anyone who sat on it would be pierced by the needles with unbearable pain. Though it wasn’t fatal, it left the sufferer in agony for days before they died from blood loss.

Here was a fate worse than death.

Steward Luo remained unmoved, but the two little pageboys and three servant girls went pale with fright as they trembled. If the real culprit couldn’t be found, then all of them were ill-pressed to escape punishment. Very soon, the servant girls all fell to their knees to beg for mercy.

“Esteemed wangfei, it wasn’t me! Spare me!”

“Esteemed wangfei, I didn’t do a thing! I’ve been wronged, ah!”

Su Xiaoyu wasn’t as calm as before anymore. She creased her brows as she suddenly remembered something, but Han Yunxi spoke up to say, “There will be severe punishment for those who refuse to admit their crimes and leniency…for those who confess!”

Su Xiaoyu’s heart thumped at those words. She had the faint sense that Han Yunxi was doing all this on purpose! Back at the study, she’d said those same words—not to truly offer her clemency, but to make sure she heard them. Han Yunxi had long planned out her way of uncovering the sabotager via these storehouse servants! As expected, Han Yunxi’s words stirred one of the pageboys to falling on his knees as he kowtowed repeatedly against the ground.

“Esteemed wangfei, have mercy! This one was threatened and had no other choice! Esteemed wangfei, have mercy, ah!”