Chen Siyuan seemed genuinely tired. She yawned and prepared to leave. As she walked past Tao Yifan, she spoke softly, "Siyuan is just an ordinary merchant's daughter. I beg you, Young Master Tao, to be magnanimous and spare me."
Tao Yifan bent down to pick up the handkerchief and quickly caught up with Chen Siyuan. Just then, Chen Siyuan was about to get into the carriage. He hurriedly reached out his hand, but she dodged it.
"This humble woman need not trouble Young Master Tao." She subtly brushed aside the man's hand and, with Chunlan's help, boarded the carriage.
Tao Yifan watched the carriage gradually disappear into the distance, his expression suddenly froze, and a look of helplessness appeared on his lips.
This woman seems to hold a grudge against me.
Tao Yifan watched the carriage drive away until it disappeared into the distance, then ordered his men to protect it from behind. He glanced at the courtyard where Madam Liu lived, then turned and entered his own courtyard.
After entering the room, he carefully examined the handkerchief in the book. He knew that it did not belong to Chen Siyuan; there was only one possibility: it belonged to Madam Liu.
Why go to all this trouble to give yourself this handkerchief?
For ordinary men and women, it might be a token of affection, but Tao Yifan didn't think so at the moment.
He looked at it carefully but found nothing. Later, he took it to the candlelight but still found nothing.
Am I just overthinking things?
Just then, Ren Lu, his longtime follower, arrived.
"Master, the Qiao family has been discovered in the southern part of the city."
"The Qiao family?" The Qiao family in the capital was a symbol of military power.
It's clearly inappropriate for them to appear in the southern part of the city.
At that moment, Tao Yifan was lost in thought and didn't notice that the hand that was in his hand had fallen down and landed right in the fish tank below.
The fish tank wasn't big; it was more of a decoration. Tao Yifan liked keeping fish, and because of the limited space, he specially asked someone to find some pretty little goldfish.
The fish, which had been leisurely swimming around, suddenly began to struggle violently.
Soon, the fish in the tank became listless, and the small fish inside floated belly up on the surface of the water.
"Master—" Ren Lu saw it clearly and exclaimed in surprise.
Tao Yifan squinted when he saw the little fish that had flipped over belly.
Could someone have poisoned Madam Liu, or was it someone close to her?
On the surface, Madam Liu only has two people by her side: the young master and Li Ma. Could it be...?
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