Chapter 80 Heartbreaking

What Chu Ci heard was "mother" from Chu Ling'er's mouth? This "mother" should not be Li Yanran who just returned from the Sin Village. So...

Are you sure Chu Ling'er didn't pass the information to them on purpose?

I've told them before that there were spies in either Sin Village or Jingtian Village. Now I'm telling them that the Chu family couldn't find Chu Ling'er's background before, so it turns out she has a "mother"?

Thinking of this, Chu Ci couldn't help but come up with an absurd guess: [Could it be that Chu Ling'er was able to escape on purpose?]

"How about we stop the interrogation? Just find a place to lock Chu Ling'er up." Chu Ci suddenly turned to look at Fan Jingrui and asked.

Patriarch Chu: ...

Chu Chengyun: ...

Fan Jingrui knew Chu Ci well enough, "Madam, what have you thought of?"

Chu Ci didn't hide anything. He pulled Fan Jingrui over and whispered in his ear for a while, finally concluding, "The emperor is too narrow-minded. I'm worried he'll find an excuse to deal with our family."

Unexpectedly, Fan Jingrui shook his head, firmly believing in the emperor. "No, no matter how petty the emperor is, he would never joke about the throne that's right under his butt."

Chu Ci didn't understand how Fan Jingrui came to such a conclusion, just as Fan Jingrui didn't understand why Chu Ci's ideas were so wild and imaginative.

After a long while, Chu Ci finally spoke: "Shall we continue the interrogation?"

Fan Jingrui answered irrelevantly, "Sima Zhang should have a result soon. We can just send the person over in a few days."

"No." Chu Ling'er had come to me on her own initiative. It was such a good opportunity. How could I not study the "Gu" in her body properly? I would be doing myself a disservice. Chu Ci retorted without even thinking.

It seemed that Fan Jingrui's previous words were just to change the subject. He compromised without even asking Chu Ci the reason: "Okay, everything is up to you, my lady."

Chu Ci was puzzled: "Fan Jingrui, why did your attitude change so quickly?"

Fan Jingrui didn't answer, but Patriarch Chu and Chu Chengyun, both experienced and experienced, spoke up to smooth things over. "Ah Ci, just leave this little matter to Xiao Wu."

"Yes, yes, yes. Grandpa Chu promises that Xiaowu will dig out everything she knows about what you want."

Chu Ci was indeed not good at interrogation.

Besides, Chu Chengyun's assurance really touched Chu Ci's heart. He just said with reassurance: "No matter what you want to do, you are not allowed to hand over the person until the genius doctor Hua returns."

Fan Jingrui immediately raised his hand and swore, "I promise."

Chu Ci was finally satisfied, and comforted Fan Jingrui in a very unconcerned way: "My husband, it's not that I don't trust you."

What else could Fan Jingrui do? He had to accept the fate of the woman he had chosen.

--------------------------------------------I am the naughty dividing line-------------------------------------

"Mo Yan, don't stop me. I have something important to tell the young lady." Liu Ping was sweating profusely. Without any explanation, he rushed to the backyard.

Mo Yan knew what Chu Ci was busy with, so he naturally wouldn't let him in. "No, the Young Madam is doing something more important right now. You can tell me what's going on, and I'll definitely pass it on to the Young Madam."

Liu Ping continued to charge forward, but to no avail. Finally, he became anxious and didn't care if he would be suspected. "Mo Yan, did the young lady capture a woman?"

Mo Yan was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't admit it. "Liu Ping, what are you talking about?"

Liu Ping, however, acted as if he hadn't heard Mo Yan's denial. "That woman is the Saint of the Holy Mother Church. It's been rumored in many places. The potatoes were prayed to the heavens by the Saint to save the people of Lianzhou."

Mo Yan was just about to angrily scold the people of the Holy Mother Church for talking nonsense.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ping's next words inflamed his rage to its peak. "And yet our young mistress kidnapped the Saint! And she even said we did this to monopolize the potatoes."

That so-called Saint Maiden was indeed in the courtyard, but she wasn't kidnapped by their young mistress. Even if Mo Yan was slow to react, he sensed that something was amiss.

"Please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform the young lady." After Mo Yan said this, he rushed towards the courtyard where Chu Ci was.

When he saw Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui, Mo Yan repeated Liu Ping's words without saying a word.

Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui exchanged a glance and asked at the same time, "Where is Liu Ping now?" "Have you ever asked where this news came from?"

Mo Yan replied, "I asked Liu Ping to wait at the second gate. As for the rest, I didn't have time to ask."

Chu Ci cursed Ma Ming inwardly. This guy was more trouble than help. But without wasting a moment, he quickly responded, "Let's go find Liu Ping. Mo Yan, go to the government office and get Ma Ming."

Mo Yan nodded and was about to leave.

Fan Jingrui added, "We'll go to the quarantine center again and tell them we have a batch of herbs specifically for treating the plague. The condition is that Zhang Yaoyang must come in person."

"I understand." Mo Yan turned to look at Chu Ci after hearing this. Seeing her nod, he responded and turned to run out.

There was no one around, so Fan Jingrui just spoke: "Madam, if, I mean if..."

Chu Ci's expression remained unchanged, "Let's talk as we walk."

After she finished speaking, she walked out first. Fan Jingrui nodded and followed Chu Ci's pace.

Seeing Fan Jingrui following him, Chu Ci asked, "Husband, are you planning to present the potatoes to the emperor?"

Fan Jingrui nodded. "This is the fastest way to prove it, and it will also help spread potatoes as quickly as possible. And the sooner potatoes are spread, the less hungry the people of Da Zhou will be."

Chu Ci's steps faltered when he heard this. "Husband, do you really have no resentment towards that person?"

In the original novel, even though Fan Jingrui's family was destroyed, he still suppressed all his hatred. She thought that Fan Jingrui must have great love in his heart.

As expected, Fan Jingrui's face turned bitter when he heard Chu Ci's question. "If I answer that I don't blame you, my lady won't believe it, right?"

Chu Ci nodded, but Fan Jingrui continued, "The Holy Mother Church may have colluded with officials outside Lianzhou City. Do you know the consequences, my lady?"

Chu Ci was astonished: "You had anticipated this day? That's why you told the Fifth Prince about the potatoes?"

"You know about this?" Fan Jingrui thought he had been secretive enough, but he didn't expect Chu Ci to know about it, but he didn't stop him at all.

It was rare to see Fan Jingrui so surprised, Chu Ci smiled proudly: "Of course I know."

Just as Fan Jingrui was about to ask, Chu Ci said, "However, without seeing the real thing and knowing the specific planting method, would he believe it given his suspicious nature?"

Fan Jingrui also smiled when he heard this, his smile full of doting: "Under normal circumstances it is indeed hard to believe, but my lady, you may have forgotten how many miracles you have created."

However, these words, which were clearly meant as compliments, made Chu Ci feel somewhat hurt.