Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1546: Chapter 1543 An Incident Occurs

“Sir, should we still go looking for that woman named Madam Tang?”

“Of course we should. In a few days, these people will be sold to Jiao Si Fang. You all go and keep watch; make sure to buy Madam Tang back.” Qi Shang’s voice was somewhat excited, yet cautious.

The several aides were all people not heavily relied upon; Qi Shang was left with just these riffraff. After giving orders, he waved them off, and once they were gone, he didn’t forget to call the housekeeper over to instruct him again on the matter.

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Chu Heng exited the palace gates and saw Lu Chuan waiting by the carriage. He boarded the carriage and said in a low voice, “Take me back to the Ministry of Revenue.”

“Yes, sir.” Lu Chuan sensed nothing amiss.

He quickly turned the carriage around.

Back at the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Zhi came up and lowered his voice, “Sir, good news. I’ve found a witness and am bringing them back secretly.”

“Well done.” Chu Heng patted his shoulder.

Zhang Zhi could clearly sense his genuine joy, somewhat surprised, “Thank you for the compliment, sir.”

Liu Ruying ran in, wiping the sweat off his forehead, quickly grabbing the tea on the table and taking a few sips. After quenching his thirst, he wiped the water off his mouth, “Damn, I’m exhausted. Those thugs in North City sure run fast, faster than me even with all my martial training.”

“But still, haha, I caught them,” Liu Ruying laughed naively and triumphantly placed his hands on his hips, looking at Chu Heng with a flattering smile, “Sir, the person is now locked up in the jail, you see…”

“When did you send them over?” Chu Heng interrupted him, suddenly asking.

Liu Ruying paused, scratching his head, “Just now, after I escorted them to the Ministry of Punishments’ prison, I came back.”

Chu Heng frowned slightly, turned around, and walked out, “I’ll go take a look.”

As he said this, he was already far out, and in the blink of an eye, he had left the Ministry of Revenue, mounted his horse, and dashed towards the Ministry of Punishments.

Liu Ruying belatedly realized something, “Hey, is the sir…”

“Quick, follow him. Something might happen,” Zhang Zhi reacted swiftly, pulling him to run outside.

When Chu Heng arrived at the Ministry of Punishments’ prison, the bailiffs guarding the gate looked somewhat surprised, “Lord Chu.”

“Mm, where is the person Official Liu just brought over?” Chu Heng asked.

The bailiff led him inside, “Sir, the person is in cell D. Please follow me.”

Chu Heng acknowledged this, quickly following him inside, but before he got close, he already smelled a strong scent of blood.

There lay the thirty-something thug in the cell, on the ground, with blood pouring from his chest, clutching a dagger stuck in his chest, his mouth full of bloody foam, struggling to say something.

“Open the door!” Chu Heng’s face was as calm as water.

The bailiff was also shocked by the scene, “Lord Chu, I don’t know how this happened either.”

“Take him to the Lu Family Medical Hall.” Chu Heng frowned, giving instructions. The guards who were following behind him quickly stepped forward, pushed aside the bailiffs trying to help, and hurriedly took the person away, leaving blood all over the ground.

And the chief warden of the prison rushed over, his forehead drenched in sweat, “Sir, the subordinate…”

“All the bailiffs on duty and those present here, lock them up separately in the cells, I will interrogate personally!”

The nearby bailiffs turned pale with fear.

They instinctively wanted to plead, but the guards Chu Heng brought had already locked them up separately.

The entire Ministry of Punishments’ prison was now under his personnel’s supervision, and others were dispatched to notify the Minister of Punishments.

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