Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 862 Origin
Thinking of this, Tang Wan became even more serious and said to Xia He, "This pot should also be moved. Take it to the empty room in the west wing along with the one in the house. Keep a close watch on it and remember not to touch the soil in the pot with your hands."

Seeing Tang Wan's solemn expression, Xia He dared not be negligent. However, this pot was larger than the previous one, and Xia He could not move it by herself. So she called Chun Xing to help her move the "Longevity Grass" into the west wing.

While they were busy, Tang Wan was not idle either; she continued to carefully inspect the courtyard.

They explored under the pomegranate tree, at the edge of the flowerbed, and even beside the pond.

Just when she thought there was nothing else to discover, in a shady corner near the back wall, there were some broken flower pots that were about to be thrown away and a few withered branches and leaves.

Right at the edge of that pile of clutter, a small earthenware pot with almost dried-up soil and only a few withered yellow leaves caught Tang Wan's attention.

The plant that was originally in the pot seemed to be a common begonia, but it had long since withered and died.

However, the earthenware pot itself was faintly covered with a layer of yin energy. Tang Wan squatted down to examine it carefully and found that the yin energy was also emanating from the little soil remaining in the pot.

"Where was this withered flower originally placed? Do you know who took care of it?" Tang Wan asked a young maid who happened to walk over.

The young maid answered timidly, "This...this seems to be the begonia that used to be on the table outside Madam's window. It got sick before the New Year and has been listless ever since. Madam felt bad seeing it, so she had it moved here to see if it could survive. But it withered completely and hasn't been cleaned up yet."

Outside the window!
Tang Wan's heart stirred.

"Take this pot to the west wing as well, and be careful," Tang Wan instructed the maid.

The little maid had just been carrying flowers to the west wing when Xiahe returned.

Tang Wan then said to Xia He, who had just returned, "Tell the Fourth Miss that we found several problematic flower pots. These withered flower pots may also be the problem, so we need to deal with them as well."

Xia He responded, bowed, and went to inform her mistress.

Tang Wan continued to check, and fortunately, she did not see any similar media.

Tang Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief; the investigation was complete.

Tang Wan walked back, intending to go to the west wing, but before she got there, she saw Miss Liu coming over in a hurry.

"Sister Tang, have you found them all?" Miss Liu asked hurriedly.

Xia He followed behind her as she went to report the news.

Tang Wan nodded slightly and said, "We've searched the outside. I had them all put in the west wing and I was just about to deal with it. Next, I'll have my personal maids look for any missing personal items."

Besides the soil from the grave, this personal item is also essential.

As Tang Wan and Miss Liu walked and talked, Miss Liu said to Xia He, “You and Chunxing, think about whether Mother has lost any personal belongings in the past few months.”

Xia He responded, trying hard to recall.

Just then, Chen's nanny hurriedly returned with several burly, rough-looking women.

The purpose of bringing these old women here was to arrest someone, in case the curse was disrupted. However, no one knew which maid or old woman in the courtyard was the culprit.

When the old woman saw Miss Liu, she quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Miss, the person has been brought. What do you think we should do next?" Miss Liu looked at the old women in front of her, and then at the other somewhat uneasy maids and servants in the courtyard. Her mind was in turmoil.

All she knew was that she had to keep the courtyard under control and prevent anyone from leaking information or causing trouble. But how to identify who the mole was and how to arrange manpower in the safest way was beyond her experience as a sheltered young woman.
In desperation, Miss Liu could only give the order: "Guard the gates first! Keep a close watch on the main gate, the side gate, and the back corner gate! No one is allowed to leave without my permission! Nor are they allowed to wander around!"

Several rough-looking old women quickly agreed and dispersed to guard the various exits.

But this commotion only made the other servants in the courtyard more confused and uneasy, and the atmosphere in the courtyard became increasingly tense.

Tang Wan watched quietly from the side.

Seeing that Miss Liu only had people guarding her and had not taken any other measures, he said to her in a gentle voice, "Fourth Sister, don't be anxious. Such open and strict guarding is necessary, but it may also make those with ulterior motives more careful to hide, or even desperately try to take drastic measures."

Miss Liu was just feeling clumsy in her handling of the situation when she heard Tang Wan say this. She felt like she had grabbed a piece of driftwood and looked at Tang Wan anxiously: "Sister Tang, please tell me quickly, what should we do? I'm so confused."

Tang Wan didn't mince words and said frankly, "We can try to lure them out, but there's an even simpler way. I'll use facial features to identify who might be the problem, filter them out, and then interrogate them from all sides. That should be enough to find the villain hiding in the courtyard."

Upon hearing Tang Wan's words, Miss Liu excitedly grabbed Tang Wan's wrist and whispered, "I was just worried about what to do. Sister Tang, you are truly capable. I'll trouble you to help me."

Tang Wan thought to herself, "As long as you believe me, I will naturally help you find this person."

Before Tang Wan was the distraught Miss Liu. If it were someone else who didn't know her well, they would have to consider whether what Tang Wan said was true. Could face reading really be that accurate?

But at this moment, Miss Liu had no such thoughts at all.

She really didn't know what to do, so she could only try anything, since this woman in front of her was the one who could break the curse on her mother, and she figured that physiognomy shouldn't be too difficult for her.

It must be said that Miss Liu's thinking makes sense. After all, even her grandmother believed that Tang Wan could break the curse, so face reading must be much easier than breaking the curse.

Tang Wan was somewhat pleased to hear that Miss Liu had agreed so readily to let her read her face, as it was a recognition of her abilities.

So he smiled and said, "Since you put it that way, then have someone gather them together. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

Hearing Tang Wan say this, Miss Liu's mood improved considerably, and she thought that she would definitely be able to find this person.

So he instructed the nanny, "Please trouble you to gather all of us together in the middle of the courtyard, making sure no one is missing."

The newly hired old women are already guarding the courtyard, so there's no worry about anyone running away, since she brought back quite a few old women.

Upon hearing this, the nanny quickly agreed and led Xiahe to notify the maids and servants from all directions to gather in the middle of the courtyard.

After everyone had gathered, Tang Wan asked them to look up and scanned their faces with her gaze.

Before long, Tang Wan noticed a young woman with a faint bluish-black tinge at the entrance of the nasolabial folds on both sides of her nose, indicating that she might be dishonest and possibly betray her master recently. There was also an old woman responsible for sweeping, with a dark aura gathered between her eyebrows. It was not heavy and did not pose a threat to her life, but this dark aura had some connection with the yin energy on the longevity grass earlier.

Tang Wan whispered the situation to Miss Liu.

Upon hearing this, she immediately ordered the two men to be tied up and kept under guard.

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