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Dongxue glanced at Chen Wencai on the ground, somewhat worried: "Miss, let me take him away. If he stays here, what if someone comes..."

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "Go and knock out the maid who is guarding outside and bring her in."

Hearing the noise, Dongxue went outside and a moment later opened the door from the outside, carrying in a unconscious maid.

The maid was none other than Honglin, who had led the way for her earlier.

Dongxue placed the person on the ground, then took out a door lock from her sleeve and handed it to Yunjin: "Miss, what should we do with this?"

"Give it to me." Yun Jin took the door lock and said to her, "Go check on Sister Mengyao, I'll handle things here."

Dongxue hesitated for a moment, glancing between Chen Wencai and Honglin: "Miss, are you alright on your own?"

"Don't worry." Yun Jin looked at her calmly. "I can handle it. Go ahead. If anyone comes this way later, come back to me after you've confirmed that Sister Mengyao is safe."

Knowing she couldn't persuade her, Dongxue could only nod and take out an exquisite silver whistle from her bosom, handing it to Yunjin: "Miss, if there's an emergency, just blow this whistle. I can find you by following the sound."

Yun Jin took the whistle and tried blowing it, producing a low, hoarse sound that was almost like a bird's chirp, which wouldn't attract attention. She put the whistle away and nodded to Dong Xue.

Only then did Dongxue feel relieved enough to climb out of the window.

The room fell silent, leaving only Yun Jin and the two people lying on the floor.

Yun Jin first picked up Hong Lin and threw her onto the bed, then walked to the table, poured a cup of cold tea, and splashed it on Chen Wencai's face.

Chen Wencai jolted awake, looked up and met Yun Jin's icy gaze. He immediately shuddered and shrank back, bracing his back against the foot of the bed.

"What...what do you want to do?" His voice trembled.

Yun Jin looked down at him and said calmly, "I'm asking you, who sent you to the capital?"

Chen Wencai's eyes darted around, and he forced a fawning smile: "I...I just missed you, so I came to see you. Back in Qingping County, we almost became husband and wife, didn't we...?"

Before he could finish speaking, a cold dagger was pressed against his neck.

Chen Wencai froze, his mouth trembling as he stammered, "No...no..."

"I'll ask you one more time." Yun Jin's voice remained calm, but the tip of her knife moved forward slightly. "Who sent you to the capital?"

"I'll talk! I'll talk!" Chen Wencai said urgently, "It was...it was a few strangers! More than half a month ago, a few men in black suddenly came to my house, asking about you and saying they wanted to see you. At the time...at the time, I thought they were there to cause trouble, so I said Yuxiang was you, but after they saw Yuxiang, they immediately insisted that it wasn't you."

Yun Jin asked coldly, "How did they know it wasn't?"

Chen Wencai swallowed hard and stammered, "They...they have...knives..."

He was so scared he almost peed his pants, so he confessed everything.

Yun Jin guessed what had happened, chuckled, and changed the subject: "Who else came with you?"

"My mother and my sister Wenjuan are here," Chen Wencai said honestly.

"What promises did they make to you?" Yun Jin asked sternly.

Chen Wencai glanced at Yun Jin secretly, then hesitated and dared not speak.

Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, lightly tapping the dagger on his face. The cold touch made him shudder, and he dared not hide anything any longer, quickly saying:

"They say... they say you are the second daughter of the Minister of Rites' family. Although we haven't consummated our marriage, many people in Qingping County know that you married me. Once I arrive in the capital, I will be the... son-in-law of the Minister of Rites' family."

After he finished speaking, he carefully observed Yun Jin's expression.

Yun Jin wasn't angry. She asked again, "How do you know that the Yun Jin they're talking about is me?"

Seeing that she didn't get angry, Chen Wencai became bolder, and his tone even carried a hint of smugness: "At first I didn't believe it, I just thought it was someone with the same name. But when I heard you talking to that maid just now, I knew it was you."

Yun Jin snorted coldly: "You're quite clever."

She paused, then continued, "How long have you been here? Where are you staying?"

Chen Wencai shook his head repeatedly: "We've been here for several days. We're staying in a big mansion, but I really don't know exactly where. The day we entered the capital, they blindfolded us, so we couldn't see anything. Later, they only let us stay in a small courtyard. Someone brought us food, but they wouldn't let us go out."

Yun Jin interrupted him sharply: "If I don't want you to leave, how do you know that house is big?"

Chen Wencai shrank back and stammered, "I... I climbed up the courtyard wall and peeked out, but I couldn't see the edge of the courtyard at all."

Yun Jin stared at him for a moment, then asked, "Where are your mother and sister?"

"It's in a courtyard behind the plum grove in front," Chen Wencai said hastily, afraid that if he answered too slowly he would be stabbed again.

Yun Jin then thought of another question: "Didn't you and Yu Xiang register your marriage with the government?"

Chen Wencai said with a bitter face, "How dare I go? You've already run away. If I go to register, I'm afraid it will give me away. If someone asks later, I'll just say that I only married a concubine."

After saying that, he began to beg for mercy: "Grandma, I was wrong, I dare not presume to associate with you. Please, have mercy on me."

Yun Jin sneered, "Let you go? You think you can get out? The moment I let you go, they'll silence you. Do you think you have a chance to live?"

Chen Wencai's face turned deathly pale, his knees buckled, and he knelt down with a thud: "Grandma, please save me! I promise I'll never do it again, I promise I'll stay far away and never dare to come to the capital again!"

Yun Jin glanced at him, took out a brown pill, and handed it to him: "Eat this, and I'll save you. Don't worry, it's not poison."

Chen Wencai hesitated for only a moment before taking the pill, stuffing it into his mouth, and swallowing it whole.

In a short while, his eyes became unfocused and vacant.

Yun Jin took out a face mask and covered her face. She helped Hong Lin up and said to Chen Wencai, "This is your wife, Hong Lin. She brought you here today."

Chen Wencai mechanically repeated, "This is my wife, Honglin. She brought me here today."

Yun Jin made him repeat it several times to make sure he remembered it before asking, "Who am I?"

Chen Wencai glanced at her, his gaze vacant, and shook his head: "I don't know her."

Yun Jin nodded in satisfaction, then pointed to Hong Lin on the bed: "Who is she?"

Chen Wencai said, "She is my wife, Honglin."

Yun Jin fed Hong Lin, who was lying on the bed, another pill of the same kind, and then reached out to pat her awake.

Honglin opened her eyes, her gaze equally unfocused and dull.

Yun Jin pointed at Chen Wencai and said to Hong Lin, "This is your husband, Chen Wencai. You brought him here today."

Honglin mechanically repeated, "This is my husband, Chen Wencai. I brought him here today."

Yun Jin made her repeat herself several times to make sure she was correct before asking, "Why did you come here?"

Honglin replied blankly, "Come see my husband."