Chapter 416: Murdering an official's family member shall be executed according to the law

As soon as the door closed, Allen Chu's eyes became anxious: "Where's the child? Where's my child?"

Upon hearing this, Mother Chu said with a smile on her face, "Hurry up and bring the child over so Han'er can see him."

The wet nurse who was guarding not far away heard the sound and walked over carefully holding the baby in the cradle.

Chu Yueshu took the baby and placed her next to Chu Ruohan with a look of joy on her face: "Sister, look at her, she's so beautiful."

Chu Ruohan turned her head weakly and looked at the small swaddling clothes.

The baby's wrinkled little face is red, his little mouth is slightly pouting, and he is sleeping quietly.

Chu Ruohan took a look, then looked at Chu Yueshu, and smiled weakly: "It's so ugly, your eyes are bad."

Chu Yueshu didn't take it seriously and retorted with a smile: "How is she ugly? She is clearly a little beauty."

Mother Chu chuckled and said, "Newborn babies are like this. They will grow up after being raised."

Chu Yueshu took the child in her arms and coaxed him softly, "Your mother thinks we are ugly, but your father and mother are both good-looking. We will definitely be the most beautiful women in the capital in the future."

Chu Ruohan listened, but shook her head gently: "No, it's better to be ordinary."

Mother Chu instantly understood her daughter's thoughts and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's good to be average."

If a woman is too beautiful, it is a sin.

Chu Ruohan knew this very well, and she didn't want her daughter to suffer unnecessary hardships because of her appearance.

Chu Yueshu held the child in her arms, looking puzzled: "What's wrong? What's wrong with being pretty?"

Mother Chu glanced at Chu Ruohan's tired face and said softly, "Yueshu, you should go back first. Your father and Chenyu are still waiting."

Chu Yueshu finally woke up from her dream, handed the child to the wet nurse, and nodded, "Oh, okay. Sister, you have a good rest, I will come to see you tomorrow."

Chu Ruohan smiled and nodded, watching her sister leave.

After the door closed, Mother Chu sat down beside the bed and gently held her daughter's hand: "Rest well, you must have scared me to death this time."

Chu Ruohan smiled faintly: "Mom, I'm fine." She paused and asked softly: "Where's Junze? What did he talk about with Doctor Qian?"

Mother Chu's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal: "It's nothing, it might be some men's things. Don't think too much about it, just have a good rest."

However, Chu Ruohan keenly noticed the strangeness in her mother's tone, and she knew that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

But she really didn't have the energy to delve into it right now, so she could only bury her doubts in her heart for the time being.

At this time, Gu Junze and Doctor Qian had walked to a secluded corner of the courtyard.

"General, I'm afraid it's not that simple." Doctor Qian's face was solemn, and his voice was very low. "The abnormalities during Madam's delivery were definitely not accidental."

Gu Junze's eyes turned cold, and his voice was as cold as ice: "Do you suspect someone has tampered with this?"

Doctor Qian sighed, "I've been examining Madam's pulse for over six months. Although she's weak, her pregnancy has been stable. She shouldn't be bleeding suddenly. Furthermore, midwife Li's behavior is suspicious."

"Where is Wengpo Li?" Gu Junze's eyes were sharp and his fingers were slightly clenched.

As he was speaking, Song Ruyan's figure hurriedly came from a distant path. When she saw Gu Junze, she immediately stepped forward quickly.

"General, there's something fishy about that midwife Li! I followed her and saw her meeting up with an old woman named Wang Pozi from the east side of the city. They both had cunning looks on their faces, and were about to sneak out of the city!"

Gu Junze's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Did you get it?"

"They've been captured!" Song Ruyan nodded. "I called a few guards, and they're now locked up in the woodshed in the backyard."

In the woodshed in the backyard, Wengpo Li and an old woman who was even older than her were kneeling on the ground. Both of them had pale faces and were trembling all over.

Several guards held swords and stood by coldly on guard.

As soon as Gu Junze entered the room, his gaze pierced the two old women like a sharp sword, and his voice was extremely cold: "Who told you to attack my wife?"

"General, please spare me! General, please spare me!" Li Wenpo was so frightened that she prostrated herself on the ground, kowtowed profusely, "It's all because of that old woman Wang. She threatened me with my grandson's life, so I had no choice!"

"You bitch!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang was so angry that she jumped up and down. "It's obviously you who are greedy for money..."

"Shut up!" Gu Junze shouted, and the entire woodshed seemed to be shaken.

He stared coldly at Mrs. Wang: "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Old Lady Wang was also frightened. She trembled and knelt down at Gu Junze's feet. "General, please spare my life! I am forced to do this!"

"This woman came to me and offered me five hundred taels of silver, saying that if I could make my wife have a difficult labor, I'd get another five hundred taels after I succeeded! I was so bewitched that I agreed!"

"Who is it? Who is that woman?" Gu Junze's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"The old woman didn't recognize her. She had her face covered, leaving only her eyes visible. Her voice was strange, as if she had deliberately changed her accent."

Mrs. Wang said tremblingly, "She always comes to see me. We meet in Zaohua Lane in the east of the city..."

Gu Junze's eyes flashed coldly, and he turned to the guard beside him and said, "Yingqing, take Wang Pozi to Zaohua Lane and see if you can find that woman."

"Yes, General." Ying Qing responded, pulled Wang Po up and walked out.

Seeing this, Li Wenpo hurriedly crawled in front of Gu Junze and said, "General, I know I was wrong! Please spare my life for the sake of my stupidity!"

Gu Junze didn't even look at her, and said coldly: "You almost killed my wife, and you still want to live?"

Li Wenpo was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, with only meaningless pleas for mercy coming out of her mouth.

Time passed bit by bit, and about two hours later, Ying Qing came back alone.

"General, she's long gone." Ying Qing knelt on one knee and reported in a low voice, "According to what Mrs. Wang said, I went to Zaohua Lane, but it was already empty. The people nearby also said they had never seen the masked woman."

Gu Junze's eyes grew even darker. He glanced at the two shivering old women beside him and said coldly, "Send them both to the government office. They are sentenced to death according to the law for murdering an official's family."

"General, please spare our lives! General—" The miserable cries of Li Wenpo and Wang Po echoed in the courtyard, but they were soon dragged out of the mansion.

Gu Junze's face was as gloomy as water. He walked to the center of the courtyard, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and there was a cold murderous look in his eyes.

"If you dare to touch my people, no matter who you are, I will make you pay the price."

When Chu Ruohan woke up again, sunlight had already shone through the window lattice onto the bed, creating mottled light and shadows.

She opened her eyes slightly and felt that her body was still weak, but much better than yesterday.

"Awake?" Gu Junze's voice came from the bedside, gentle but a little tired.