Chapter 414 You Are Not Chu Ming
Old Master Chu suddenly stood up and carefully checked and found that it was indeed Ming'er's clothes: "Did you find anything else unusual at the inn?"
The housekeeper shook his head: "Not really, but the Ming family has packed up and is preparing to leave Yangzhou today!"
Old Master Chu found that he really had no way to stop the other party from leaving, but Ming'er's disappearance was definitely related to the other party.
His gaze passed through the main hall and fell on the group of people kneeling and trembling in the yard. They were the ones who fled the scene last night.
Now some people have fainted on the ground, their clothes are torn, and the wounds on their bodies are so deep that the bones are visible.
One of them couldn't stand it any longer and said tentatively, "Master, we really saw a ghost last night. Those officials must have been brought by the Ming family. I'm just trying to make a living. Please spare me!"
Noisy!
Old Master Chu glanced at the guards beside him.
brush--
The sword flashed, and the person who was speaking just now was dead, being carried away like an animal.
For a moment, everyone fell silent, not daring to breathe.
Old Master Chu paced back and forth anxiously. Finally, the bailiff was caught. He was still shouting, but the moment he saw Old Master Chu, he immediately shut up.
Being pinned to the ground, the yamen runner had no idea what had happened, but the bright red bloodstains on the ground made him realize that he had to be careful.
"May I ask Master Chu, I..."
Before he could finish his words, a piece of clothing was thrown in front of him.
Lao Lu's expression suddenly changed.
"It seems like we know each other?" Old Master Chu stared at him coldly: "Where is he?"
The man’s loud shout from last night suddenly appeared in Lao Lu’s mind, and his heart trembled. Could it be true?
"I'm asking you, where is the person?" In a rage, Old Master Chu drew his sword and put it on the neck of the yamen runner.
"I say, I say..." Lao Lu explained hurriedly.
…
In the inn, Luo Tingshan became curious when he heard that they were not leaving today.
Without waiting for him to ask, Zhu Mingqing turned his head and looked at him: "Don't you think the weather is terrible today?"
It was a foggy and overcast day, visibility was getting lower and lower, and there were almost no pedestrians.
Luo Tingshan nodded slightly: "But what did you see?"
Zhu Mingqing sighed: "I definitely can't set off today, let's wait a little longer."
They have so many medicinal herbs in their hands, and if the Chu family takes advantage of the situation to rob them, they will easily be put in a passive position.
Let's see when the fog dissipates.
As soon as the thought flashed through my mind, my forehead suddenly felt cold.
When I looked up at the sky again, I saw snowflakes falling.
"It's... snowing!" She reached out of the window to confirm, and her heart was even more gloomy.
Luo Tingshan turned his wheelchair and came to the window, looking at the snowflakes that were getting bigger and bigger. The treetops were already covered with a layer of white. From a distance, the whole world was shrouded in white.
"It's snowing at this time, the situation is not good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of noisy sounds came from the street.
Zhu Mingqing looked carefully and pointed outside, saying, "The Chu family!"
Old Master Chu could also feel a chill while sitting in the carriage.
He lifted the curtain and looked, his face was shocked, and he immediately ordered: "Come back home!"
The housekeeper thought he had misheard, but when he saw the master's serious expression, he was surprised: "Aren't you going to pick up the young master?"
Mr. Chu looked at the housekeeper and said, "Take someone to pick him up and bring Ming'er out safely!"
Seeing the old man's serious expression, the butler knew something serious must have happened, so he immediately responded, "Don't worry, Master. I will definitely bring the young master back safely!"
Having said that, when he followed the Yangzhou prefect to the government office and saw the young man who was already unconscious from the cold, his heart almost stopped beating!
The servant still retained some consciousness. He looked up in a daze and vaguely saw the housekeeper's silver before he fainted.
It was precisely because of his action of hugging Chu Ming at this time that he saved his life.
When the butler pushed the two men apart and saw their appearance, he suddenly stood up and looked at the prefect: "Sir, are you sure?"
The Yangzhou prefect had already been to the government office and nodded immediately, "I really don't know the reason, otherwise my subordinates would not have failed to recognize Master Chu."
Lao Lu, who was holding on to the side, begged for meat again and again: "Sir, I really didn't recognize that this was Master Chu. Otherwise, even if I were given a hundred courage, I wouldn't dare..."
The housekeeper was full of doubts, but he had no better idea at the moment. Moreover, judging from the figure, he was indeed similar to the young master. He didn't believe it and went to check other cells. They were all prisoners who had been sent in a long time ago.
"Sir, I'm afraid this bailiff will have to go with me for a while!" The housekeeper pointed to the old road and said to the prefect.
The Yangzhou prefect had known about what happened last night for a long time, but he was an official after all, so it was better to save his life if possible.
"Please give my regards to Old Master Chu. I will pay a visit to him another day regarding today's matter. This person doesn't need to go with me. I will investigate his case according to the law!"
The butler's expression froze, he looked up, and said calmly, "Sir, please don't embarrass me!"
Upon hearing this, the Yangzhou prefect's face turned very bad. How could a servant dare to speak to him like that?
He won’t let me go today!
He turned around and put Lao Lu behind him, making way: “Please!”
The housekeeper sighed deeply: "I hope you won't regret it!"
Upon hearing this, the Yangzhou prefect became even angrier. Old Master Chu had been domineering for a long time. He had always been able to tolerate it in the past, so why couldn't he tolerate it today?
Thinking of this, I really regret my behavior just now.
But after all, he was concerned about his face in front of his subordinates, so he sent the man to jail without saying a word. After the man left, he immediately had Lao Lu taken to the yard.
In the freezing cold weather, the stick hit Lao Lu mercilessly, and all the yamen runners came to watch.
Another yamen runner who was on duty last night heard Lao Lu's screams and felt even more fortunate that he did not get involved last night. Fortunately, he did not catch the man.
"Watch this carefully, everyone! If anyone makes a mistake again, they will be punished no less severely than this time!"
The Yangzhou prefect rubbed his cold arms and turned back to the house. It was too cold today. Was there going to be a natural disaster?
"Is Lao Lu a fool? He actually beat up Master Chu!" A yamen runner whispered.
"Hush, you all don't know, I heard that Master Chu offended someone and was cast under a spell. He looks completely different. No wonder Lao Lu couldn't recognize him!"
"How is that possible?"
"Don't disbelieve me, I saw it clearly when Master Chu was carried out just now. I don't know if he will ever get better!"
"Could it be that someone is deliberately impersonating me?"
“Hiss—” someone gasped, “Don’t say it, it’s really possible!”
At this time, Chu Ming was carried back to the Chu family. Many people gathered in front of his bed and were whispering about this matter.
Even Old Madam Chu was a little suspicious. She had been missing for a whole night and was clearly not wearing any makeup. Could it be that she had really been replaced by the criminals?
After Mr. Chu finished his work, he also came to the room.
"master!"
Everyone bowed respectfully and made way.
Old Master Chu slowly came to the bedside, his brows tightly furrowed, his eyes solemn, and he directly lifted the quilt to check his son's body.
Chu Ming did have a birthmark on his butt, but now it was empty, nothing there!
"Hmph!" He swung his sleeves heavily and called the butler directly: "Throw him out, this is not Ming'er!"
The housekeeper was stunned and asked carefully, "Master, are you really not going to recognize him anymore?"
After all, the bailiff spoke in a very decisive manner, and the person who arrested the man also said that he had taken the man down from the young master's carriage, so he shouldn't be wrong.
Old Master Chu's eyes darkened. The housekeeper stopped talking and ordered someone to come in to throw Chu Ming out of the house.
“Wait!”
Madam Chu always felt that something was wrong. "Master, let's wait until the person wakes up. What if he knows Ming'er's whereabouts?"
Old Master Chu's chest was filled with anger at being deceived. After this reminder, he really felt that he couldn't throw it away immediately.
But I can’t stay in my son’s room either!
He ordered again: "Butler, throw him to the woodshed!"
Just as the butler was about to lead his men into action, Chu Ming's eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he sensed danger. He felt warm all over, and a little sore and weak.
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