Chapter 81 Bait

Chu Ci gritted his teeth and said, "So everything I did before was just a clown in your eyes, right?"

How could Fan Jingrui not hear that Chu Ci was angry, and he quickly shook his head.

But just as he was about to explain, the Fifth Prince, a dog-skin plaster, climbed over the courtyard wall with the help of the secret guards. "At least you let us know who Chu Ling'er's biological mother is."

It turned out that he was just a bait. Chu Ci had a full understanding of his own position.

But she refused to admit defeat. "To be able to get the Fifth Prince to come here despite the risk of contracting the plague, this mother must be someone extraordinary, right?"

The fifth prince immediately gave a sly answer: "The eldest princess and her husband's confidante, the most famous courtesan in the capital, Master Ming. Do you think she's ordinary?"

"A famous prostitute? It can't be that simple, right?" Chu Ci didn't quite believe that a prostitute could have such great power. "Cousin, tell the truth--"

The Fifth Prince had intended to show off, but instead ended up getting himself into trouble. "This is all the secret guards have found."

Seeing Chu Ci still didn't believe him, the Fifth Prince had no choice but to tell him everything he knew: "The matter of Li Shishi has now been handed over to the Embroidered Uniform Law Enforcement Officers. However, there are too many men who have had contact with Li Shishi, and each of them is desperate for her."

Chu Ci understood that even the emperor had his hands tied sometimes.

Although this matter is not good for me, I still feel a little bit good about it.

Chu Ci rolled his eyes, full of disdain: "Just because of this, Chu Ling'er was released?"

"That's not the case. Chu Ling'er escaped."

As for how she escaped, and how she was able to reach Lianzhou City, a thousand miles away, in such a short time, the Fifth Prince did not explain. Perhaps he did not know either, as the Emperor still had to maintain his dignity.

The three of them talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the second gate where Liu Ping was.

When Liu Ping saw Chu Ci, he immediately said, "Young Madam, please run away. Many people have believed the rumors of the Holy Mother Church and are planning to retaliate by abducting you as well."

"What happened after they escaped?" Chu Ci remained silent, so Fan Jingrui stepped forward and demanded, "Did they sell the potatoes to the Holy Mother Church, which was defrauding the people?"

Liu Ping was stunned and subconsciously retorted, "No, leave it to no one but the Holy Mother Church. That will only allow them to deceive more people."

"So, I can't leave." Chu Ci said word by word.

"But..." Liu Ping wanted to persuade him again.

But Chu Ci asked first: "Are you trying to say that it will be dangerous if I don't leave?"

Liu Ping nodded desperately.

Chu Ci smiled slightly and explained solemnly: “In fact, the moment my grandpa took out the potatoes, all of us here were in danger.”

Liu Ping didn't understand, and Chu Ci didn't intend to make him understand. He simply asked softly, "But just because there's danger, do we have to watch the people of Lianzhou starve to death?"

Liu Ping shook his head instinctively, wanting to say something, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time: "But...but..."

Seeing this, Chu Ci gave Fan Jingrui a disgusting look.

Fan Jingrui immediately attacked, "Don't worry. Just pretend you don't know about this. You came back early this morning because you ran out of potatoes."

Although Liu Ping was not clear about Fan Jingrui's intention, he turned to look at Chu Ci.

Seeing Chu Ci nod, Liu Ping quickly calmed down and kept Fan Jingrui's instructions in mind.

Seeing this, the fifth prince stared at Chu Ci for a long time.

Chu Ci raised his eyebrows at him proudly.

Elsewhere, Fan Jingrui's instructions weren't over yet: "From now on, tell everyone when you leave the house. Three days from now, at the government office gate, Mr. Chu Chengyun will personally teach everyone how to grow potatoes."

"Ah, wouldn't that let those scammers from the Holy Mother Church get the upper hand?" Liu Ping hated the Holy Mother Church to the core and really didn't want them to take advantage at all.

Seeing him like this, Chu Ci quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, we have our own way to make those scammers see but not touch."

Liu Ping was skeptical about Chu Ci's comfort. But he had no other choice. "Okay, I'll do as you say."

The police in TV dramas are always the last to appear.

Although Zhang Yaoyang and Zhang Sima are not police officers, they are even more excessive.

It was obvious that the symptoms in the isolation center had been under control long ago, but he only acted like a risk-taking person after receiving the news from Mo Yan.

Not only that, when he arrived at the gate, he even struck several poses to let no less than dozens of people know that he, the Sima of Lianzhou, had paid a visit to Chu Ci, the great man who donated medicinal materials to Lianzhou, as soon as he left the quarantine center.

"As expected of a ruthless man in the ancient officialdom, his mind is really dirty!" Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh after learning the news from the secret guards brought by the fifth prince.

After sighing, Chu Ci pulled Fan Jingrui's sleeve and said, "How about we also start practicing the art of thick black?"

Although Chu Ci spoke in a low voice, the Fifth Prince was so close! "No need, no need. You're all good like this, really good."

However, the more the Fifth Prince resisted, the more Chu Ci felt it was necessary. "My husband, I will give you the book after the matter in Lianzhou is settled."

Fan Jingrui nodded.

The fifth prince felt that the situation was very bad and always felt that a terrible beast had been released today.

But I also felt that it shouldn't be the case, so I got into a dilemma, extremely confused.

Zhang Yaoyang didn't know the Fifth Prince, but he had heard Ma Ming describe the general situation of the Chu family. Seeing the Fifth Prince in his formal attire and with a troubled look on his face, he mistook him for a guard of Chu Ci and his wife.

As soon as he arrived, he acted as if he was offering a favor and said, "I'm sorry I'm late. It seems your guards are limited. How about I dispatch a team of soldiers? It would be a way of repaying you for your help during this period."

Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui exchanged a glance, "Is this person sure he's here to repay a favor, and not to offend anyone?"

As expected, the Fifth Prince pointed at his nose and asked, "You said that I am the bodyguard of these two?"

Zhang Yaoyang didn't say anything, but he was muttering to himself, "He's just a guard, but he has such a bad temper."

But the more this happened, the more annoyed the Fifth Prince became. "You're such a jerk! I thought you staying in Lianzhou was a good choice. Now it seems I was wrong."

When the prince gets angry, his aura is still very intimidating.

Zhang Yaoyang and Ma Ming looked at each other in bewilderment. But Zhang Yaoyang, as the highest-ranking official in Lianzhou, couldn't bring himself to do that.

Finally, Ma Ming shamelessly asked, "Mrs. Fan, who is this young master?"

"This is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. Upon learning of the emergence of high-yield crops like potatoes in Lianzhou, the Emperor has specially ordered the Fifth Prince, who was traveling abroad, to inspect the area and investigate the true extent of the plague in Lianzhou."

Following Chu Ci's introduction, Zhang Yaoyang and Ma Ming could no longer remain calm and fell to their knees with a thud.