Upon hearing this, the constables' expressions changed instantly, and they knelt down beside Lord Rong with a thud.
"We didn't, but Lord Chu has done a lot of despicable things! I'm going to report him."
A few years ago, for a thousand taels of silver, he dragged a poor scholar to take the blame for the young master of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion accidentally killing someone.
The scholar was from out of town, and his family consisted of only his elderly mother.
His mother found out about this and went to the capital to file a complaint.
When Lord Chu found out, he sent men to kill them and silence them!
"That's right! Sir, we didn't accept any bribes! He's resorting to desperate measures to slander us!"
I'll report him too! A few years ago, Lord Chu and the former Lord Lu were rivals, both of them vying for the position of Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Lord Lu was originally from a prominent family and had a greater chance of success than Lord Chu. But Lord Lu died for unknown reasons.
When they went to investigate the case, their subordinates were also there. Lord Lu's death was quite gruesome. Madam Lu also went mad, constantly shouting "Ghosts! Ghosts!"
The murderer was never found in this case.
Everyone says Lord Lu was harmed by a ghost. But we all know that Lord Chu is a very strange person; anyone who has a conflict of interest with him will inexplicably encounter trouble! So we all secretly believe that Lord Chu was behind this..."
"I'll report it too!"
"Please, Your Excellency, see the truth..."
"..."
Lord Rong frowned as he watched the constables and Chu Shuyu fighting like dogs.
"How dare you! I had no idea you, Chu Shuyu, had committed so many evil deeds! And since you were all aware of this, why didn't you report him to me beforehand! Speak! Did you participate in those evil deeds or not!"
Lord Rong knew that some of his subordinates had done some dirty work, but he didn't pursue the matter too much.
After all, he understood the principle that "if the water is too clear, there will be no fish."
But he never expected that these people would commit so many heinous and unscrupulous acts right under the emperor's nose; they were simply courting death!
If these things were to come out, he would be charged with negligence.
Thinking of this, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead...
"Sir, no! We really don't have any!"
"My lord, spare our lives! We only took a small amount of money to help arrest some people!"
"We absolutely did not participate in the murder! The reason we didn't report it beforehand is because Lord Chu is too ruthless and too sinister! We had no other choice!"
"Yes! Yes! If we hadn't been certain that Lord Chu couldn't get up, how would we lowly yamen runners have dared to report him! After all, he and you are practically related by marriage..."
The constables cried and begged for mercy.
Lord Rong took a deep breath and said loudly:
"Lock Chu Shuyu and these people in the dungeon. I will decide their fate after I have investigated their crimes."
"yes!"
"yes!"
"..."
As soon as Lord Rong finished speaking, more than a dozen jailers came in and took Chu Shuyu and the constables he had accused away.
Lord Rong then ordered his men to put Chu Yunzhou and Chu Qingchuan down.
Then he turned around and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Madam Chu: "Madam Sheng, please forgive my rudeness. I am very sorry about what happened between Third Master Chu and Young Master Chu!"
"It's nothing! Lord Rong was unaware of it too. Ignorance is no excuse! Lord Rong, since you're busy here, we won't bother you any longer!"
As she spoke, Madam Chu bowed slightly to Lord Rong.
Upon seeing this, Chu Yunzhou and Chu Qingchuan also bowed to Lord Rong.
"That's fine then! You can go back now!"
Lord Rong smiled and said to the Chu family.
Once the Chu family had all left, Lord Rong's smile vanished instantly, his face turning so dark it seemed to drip ink...
He turned his head and said to the constable beside him:
"Investigate the entire Chu family, including the illegitimate son's branch, thoroughly! That whole family has been struck by lightning! They must have done a lot of bad things! Uncover all their filthy deeds!"
Such a commotion must have alarmed His Majesty.
He had to begin a thorough investigation before His Majesty gave the order, in order to lessen the blame for his lax governance...
"yes!"
...
"Little sister, have all the evidence against Chu Feng's lineage been given to the Dali Temple?"
Chu Yunzhou asked!
"No! The commotion at the Chu residence today was too great. The imperial court will investigate without our intervention! After all, this is the capital, right under the emperor's nose!"
Even that being would be afraid of such a grand display of divine punishment.
After all, if it really is divine punishment, then so be it. But if it isn't, with such a powerful cultivator emerging from the capital, he probably won't even be able to sleep soundly.
By providing the Dali Temple with a large amount of evidence at this time, we have actually exposed the capabilities of my Chu family.
Given his suspicious nature, it's not uncommon for him to harbor doubts about the Chu family.
Therefore, what our Chu family needs to do right now is to keep a low profile, do nothing, and wait patiently..."
Chu said calmly.
Chu Yunzhou nodded: "You're right!"
"By the way! Third Brother, Chuan'er, if I'm not mistaken, the Emperor will send someone to summon you to the palace first thing tomorrow morning! At that time, you must insist that you went to Chu Feng's house entirely because of Chuan'er."
Just let the Emperor hear the words we've prepared for the world!
No matter how much the Emperor yells at you, you must never change your tune!
Just tell the truth about everything else that happened at Chu Feng's house!
The Chu family gave their instructions!
"Aunt! Don't worry! Chuan'er is very smart! He won't reveal his little cousin's differences!"
Chu Qingchuan covered his wrist and puffed out his chest, saying!
"You! Smart my ass! You're so smart, yet you've hurt yourself like this?"
Chu laughed and teased her nephew.
Although this nephew was her junior, the two were not that far apart in age, and she always enjoyed teasing him.
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