As darkness fell, Lu Zheng changed back into his own clothes and drove his carriage to the outside of the county government office.
The county government office was in complete chaos because Cheng Rui was missing. Yao Yunhua's maid said she saw a servant carrying Cheng Rui away.
After a series of inquiries by Lord Cheng and Madam Cheng, the servants in the household were able to clearly explain where they had been that day, when, and where.
There was simply no time for anyone to carry Cheng Rui away.
More importantly, the servants in the house were not capable of carrying Cheng Rui away from the door.
Mrs. Cheng was so frightened that she almost fainted. What trouble had her son gotten into outside? What terrible enemy had he encountered?
Lord Cheng was even more furious. This was Taoyuan County, and he was the county magistrate. How dare they kidnap his son from the county government office, and no one even knew about it?
"My lord, my lady, something terrible has happened! The eldest son has been dumped at the entrance of the county government office!" It was dark when the report came from outside.
Several constables followed and brought the person in.
At this moment, Cheng Rui was left with only his underwear.
His face was pale, his body was covered in bruises, and there was blood on his underwear; he looked horrifying.
"Rui'er!" Madam Cheng was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
"Go and fetch a doctor right now!" Lord Cheng roared.
Cheng Rui moved, his hands scratching incessantly at his body as if something was crawling on him, making him extremely itchy.
"Pfft!" A foul stench wafted over.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" Soon, everyone noticed that Cheng Rui's underwear had another color besides the bloodstains.
"Ouch!" Suddenly, Cheng Rui sat up and clutched his chest.
"Ah! Where am I? My eyes! I can't see! My heart, my heart aches so much! Ahhh, it itches so much!"
"Puff puff puff!"
All the medicinal powder took effect on Cheng Rui, making him wish he were dead.
The stomping he had just endured by Gu Hui had somehow made him feel nothing.
Those present were stunned, having never witnessed anything like this before.
As the splattering sounds continued, more and more stuff flowed out of the floor, and the room became increasingly smelly.
"Rui'er..." Madam Cheng fainted this time.
Lord Cheng had his men help Madam Cheng back to her room, and then had several servants carry Cheng Rui to his own room.
It was easy to deal with Madam Cheng's unconsciousness, but Cheng Rui was awake and kept making "poofing" sounds, leaving strong traces and smells in the hall and his room. Even though it was already dark, there were plenty of lanterns in the county government office, and the traces on the ground were clearly visible.
"Hurry up and send someone to clean up! Where's the doctor? Has the doctor arrived yet?!" Lord Cheng was about to faint, but he couldn't faint. If he did, who would take charge?
On the wall of the county government office, two small heads rested there, looked at each other, and smiled.
"Brother Yuanyuan, it's done!"
"Sister, it's done!"
Gu Xin and Gu Si lowered their heads and spoke softly.
Gu Xin wanted to see what would happen to Cheng Rui, and Lu Zheng naturally granted her wish. However, he couldn't bring her to the county government office, so he found a wall overhang where he couldn't see inside the house but could see outside.
To make it easier to escape, Lu Zheng asked the old woman at Grandma Xiao's place to find some cloth and cut out a simple cloak. He also made two cloths to cover his head and face, leaving only his eyes exposed.
Gu Hui actually wanted to watch too, but when she saw Lu Zheng squat down and let Gu Xin sit on his shoulders, she also silently squatted down and let Gu Si sit on her shoulders.
Seeing Cheng Rui being carried away, the two girls felt relieved.
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