Chapter 595 Speculations

As soon as the words fell, Chu Jinnian walked out from behind the curtain, got off the carriage, and walked in front of Zhuang Qisheng.

He was intimidating without even getting angry, and the coldness on his face made his aura even more powerful. Zhuang Qisheng felt that the aura was very overwhelming, and he felt a little breathless, and even his expression was a little panicked.

But judging from the man's attire, he looked like a young man from a wealthy family. Zhuang Qisheng straightened his back and even raised his voice deliberately, "Who are you? You refuse to kneel when you see me?"

"Come here, let me give these two blind and unruly people ten strokes of the cane, so that they can learn a lesson and understand some rules."

A ferocious servant came over, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to attack Chu Jinnian and Jing Zhao.

Jing Zhao chuckled and used both his fists and feet. In just a moment, he knocked all the servants to the ground and even grabbed Zhuang Qisheng by the collar.

Zhuang Qisheng had never seen such a scene before. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he couldn't speak.

Jing Zhao hated people who bullied the weak and feared the strong the most. Seeing Zhuang Qisheng like this, he despised him even more. He just carried him in front of Chu Jinnian like a chicken and threw him on the ground.

Zhuang Qisheng felt great pain and grimaced, but seeing that Jing Zhao did not beat him up without explanation like he did the others, he thought that Jing Zhao must be hindered by his status as a prefect, and he suddenly felt more confident.

"You, actually dare to beat an official appointed by the imperial court!" Zhuang Qisheng got up from the ground and shouted at Chu Jinnian and Jing Zhao.

Jing Zhao frowned and kicked Zhuang Qisheng to the ground again. "He is just a prefect, but he is so arrogant and domineering. He doesn't know how he bullies the people. I don't know who gave him such courage. Does he really think there is no law in this world?"

"He dares to do this because he thinks he has nothing to fear with the support of Elder Wei behind him." Chu Jinnian snorted coldly.

He was just a prefect, and even knew that Wei Gelao was his backer. Zhuang Qisheng was shocked and looked at Chu Jinnian in disbelief, and he stammered, "Who are you?"

"My son's surname is Chu, and he works in the Ministry of Justice." Jing Zhao replied coldly.

His surname is Chu? He is an official in the Ministry of Justice? Could it be...

Zhuang Qisheng’s eyes suddenly widened.

Chu is the national surname. There are other people with the surname Chu in this world, but the only one who serves in the Ministry of Justice with such an imposing manner is probably the current emperor's nephew, the Prince of Qi, Chu Jinnian, who serves as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Although Chu Jinnian is not a prince and even has a bad relationship with the King of Qi, Chu Jinnian is loved by the emperor and is even the empress dowager's most beloved grandson. His status is very honorable.

What is even more commendable is that Chu Jinnian's maternal grandfather's family is one of the aristocratic families, the Qiao family. When he worked in the Ministry of Justice, he solved many strange and major cases. During this period, he was greatly praised by the emperor for risking his life to save the fourth prince.

It can be said that Chu Jinnian was very popular at this time and was a top celebrity in front of the emperor.

Today, he even ran into Chu Jinnian, and he completely offended Chu Jinnian when they met? Zhuang Qisheng was sweating profusely, and his clothes on his back were soaked. He kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice, "Master Chu, please forgive me. I was blind and offended you. I deserve to die, I deserve to die..."

"Of course, those who commit crimes against their superiors will not be forgiven easily." Chu Jinnian glanced at the extremely frightened Zhuang Qisheng, and said in a voice as cold as ice in the coldest days of winter, "But before I punish you, let me first tell you what you are doing here at this time?"

A prefect, an official appointed by the imperial court, especially one who was supported by Lord Wei, suddenly appeared at the door of Zhuang Qingning's house. Chu Jinnian had to be on guard and ask the reason.

"I'm your humble servant, I'm your humble servant..." Zhuang Qisheng stammered and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Jing Zhao, send my memorial to the capital urgently over 800 miles. It says that the Ningming prefect Zhuang Qisheng is bullying the people and causing trouble to the village. He is also disrespectful to me. Ask the current emperor how to deal with such a crime?" Chu Jinnian said in a deep voice.

"Please forgive me, sir. I..." Zhuang Qisheng had a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. His lips trembled several times, but he still couldn't utter a complete sentence. He secretly glanced at Chu Jinnian, and there was even a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.

"Prefect Zhuang only thought that Elder Wei could defend and refute Prefect Zhuang?" Chu Jinnian sneered, "Prefect Zhuang, I'm afraid you have forgotten the lesson from the past."

"If I remember correctly, this Shouguang prefect Du Yingwei..."

Chu Jinnian paused and looked at Zhuang Qisheng.

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Qisheng's face turned as pale as paper.

How could he not know about Du Yingwei's affairs? He could be said to have worked very hard for Wei Ge Lao on weekdays, but when the truth came out, Wei Ge Lao did not have any intention of protecting him. He even heard that Wei Ge Lao intended to kill Du Yingwei to silence him in order to prevent him from getting involved in the incident. He even refused to let Du Yingwei's wife and children go.

And now he is being targeted by Chu Jinnian. If he digs deeper, he will definitely find out his dealings with Elder Wei. By then, his life and his family...

He knew that Lord Wei was vicious and cruel in his actions not just the day before.

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The more Zhuang Qisheng thought about it, the more panicked he became. He was already shaking like a sieve. He kowtowed to Chu Jinnian several times in panic, "Master Chu, please spare my life, spare my life, I will tell you the truth..."

"I came here because I was ordered by Lord Wei to look for the girl named Zhuang who built the waterwheel."

Sure enough, he came for Zhuang Qingning.

Chu Jinnian's expression darkened. "What do you want to see Miss Zhuang for?"

"Lord Wei didn't say it explicitly, but from what I heard, it seems that he wants to take credit for it." Zhuang Qisheng saw that Chu Jinnian's face was extremely ugly, so he didn't dare to hide it anymore and told him everything he knew, "But this is just my guess, it's not necessarily true."

"But I estimate that it is about nine out of ten, so I came here specially to look for it, and by the way, by the way..."

"By the way what?" Chu Jinnian frowned impatiently.

Originally, she was cold and imposing, which made people feel scared. This kind of impatience made Zhuang Qisheng feel as if a heavy weight was pressing down on his shoulders. He did not dare to raise his head and could only stammer, "Your humble servant, I thought that since Miss Zhuang also has the surname Zhuang, I would like to adopt Miss Zhuang as my adopted daughter, and then wait for an opportunity to get rid of Miss Zhuang, so that my daughter can take the credit..."

"But this Miss Zhuang was adamant and refused to listen to what I said. I was furious and cursed her."

(End of this chapter)