Chapter 294 Wei Qiming is back
There was chaos on the street ahead. Several guards from the Duke of Wei's Mansion were roughly grabbing a storyteller.
The people watching around were dispersed.
"Watch your mouth! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll cut off your tongue!" the leading guard shouted sternly.
The storyteller was so frightened that he trembled and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Please spare my life, sir! I only heard it from others, and I won't dare to do it again!"
"You heard it from someone else? Who? Tell me!"
Chu Ruohan's gaze fell on the man in the lead.
Although he deliberately covered his face, the familiar figure and the unique tone of voice when speaking made Chu Ruohan's heart tremble suddenly.
It’s Wei Qiming!
In the previous life, it was him…he deserved to die.
A chill rose from her spine, and Chu Ruohan's fingertips involuntarily clenched the car curtains.
In her previous life, she was forcibly sent to Wei Qiming's bed and fell into endless hell.
Every moment was filled with pain and despair... and he eventually died in humiliation and pain with hatred in his heart.
He was supposed to be a eunuch doing hard labor in the mines.
"Young Madam, should we take a detour?" Qin Fang asked in a low voice.
Chu Ruohan shook her head silently, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.
"No need. Tell the driver to stop. I want to take a look."
Although Qin Fang had concerns, he did not dare to disobey.
The carriage stopped steadily by the roadside. Chu Ruohan observed the situation ahead through the gap in the curtains.
Wei Qiming grabbed the storyteller by the collar and asked, "Who asked you to spread rumors about the Crown Prince's background recently? Tell me..."
The storyteller was so frightened that his face turned pale: "My Lord, please understand, I really only heard it from others!"
"There's been rumors circulating lately that the Crown Prince isn't a dragon, and that the Queen substituted a cat for the Crown Prince..."
Wei Qiming slapped the storyteller hard in the face: "How dare you! Don't slander the royal family!"
He turned to the people around him and shouted, "Anyone who dares to speak nonsense and slander the crown prince will suffer the same fate!"
At this time, an ordinary citizen couldn't help but murmur: "If it's true, why are you so anxious to silence people?"
Wei Qiming turned his head fiercely, like a falcon that had caught its prey.
"Who? Who's talking? Catch him!"
The guards immediately rushed towards the crowd, and the people scattered in fear.
In the chaos, Chu Ruohan clearly saw Wei Qiming's profile, and there was a crazy obsession in his eyes.
Qin Fang noticed that Chu Ruohan looked unhappy and asked with concern, "Young Madam?"
Chu Ruohan took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
"Do you know who the leader is?"
Qin Fang observed carefully for a moment, frowning slightly: "I can't see clearly, but judging from his appearance, he should be a person of high status."
Chu Ruohan sneered: "That's Wei Qiming."
"Wei Qiming?" Qin Fang asked in astonishment. "The Queen's brother? Wasn't he exiled to the mines for committing a crime?"
"It seems he has escaped." A cold light flashed in Chu Ruohan's eyes. "Also, the timing of his return makes us ponder."
As he was speaking, the situation ahead changed.
A group of imperial guards suddenly appeared and shouted from afar, "Who is making a noise here? They will be arrested for disturbing the public!"
Wei Qiming's face changed color when he heard the voice. He quickly pulled up his mask and whispered to his men, "Retreat!"
They scattered like birds and beasts and disappeared into the alley in the blink of an eye.
When the imperial guards arrived, only a few civilians with bruised faces and noses were left, along with the storyteller.
Chu Ruohan looked at the direction Wei Qiming escaped, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
"Qin Fang, send someone to follow him. I want to know Wei Qiming's every move."
"yes."
After returning to Jing'an Residence, Chu Ruohan asked Yuling to bring her a cup of hot tea. She savored it carefully, but her thoughts were still on the scene on the street.
Wei Qiming actually returned to Beijing. Duke Wei should not be so bold as to bring him back so blatantly.
Still showing off like this?
There must be something hidden behind this.
"Young Madam, Doctor Qian is here." Yuling announced softly.
Chu Ruohan put down the teacup, motioned for Doctor Qian to sit down, and said slowly, "I asked Madam Liu some questions."
She recounted every conversation she had with Mother Liu, leaving out no detail.
After hearing this, Doctor Qian's face became solemn and his brows furrowed.
"So, the prince is indeed not the Queen's biological son, but was brought into the palace by Biyu, the Queen's close friend." Chu Ruohan concluded.
"But where this child came from, no one knows."
Doctor Qian tapped the table with his fingers and whispered, "So, what Noble Concubine Jing said is true."
"Not only that," Chu Ruohan's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, "I also saw Wei Qiming on the street today."
"What?" Doctor Qian looked up suddenly, unable to hide his surprise. "Shouldn't he be serving in the mines?"
"He escaped and organized people in the capital to threaten the people who spread rumors about the prince's background."
Chu Ruohan sneered, "How ridiculous! The more you do this, the more suspicious people become."
Doctor Qian sighed: "The Wei family's actions are nothing but an attempt to cover up the truth."
"That's right."
Chu Ruohan picked up the teacup and took a sip. "What Concubine Jing said is correct. The Wei family is most likely the murderer behind this."
Doctor Qian's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly with anger, and the tea spilled onto the table.
"The Wei family... these beasts!"
Recalling that nightmarish day, Dr. Qian's eyes welled up with tears.
That night, a group of men in black broke into the house like wolves and killed everyone they saw.
None of the thirteen members of the Qian family, from elderly parents to infants, were spared.
"My poor nephew, he died clutching his beloved rattle..."
Doctor Qian choked with sobs, his face full of pain and hatred.
"My Tian family has been practicing medicine for generations, saving lives and never doing anything that would harm others. Yet, they are so cruel!"
He stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and his knuckles turned white: "Over the years, I changed my name and surname just to avenge my family one day."
"Now that the Wei family has come forward, I will never let them go! I will make them pay for their crimes with blood..."
Chu Ruohan's eyes were deep, "It's almost there..."
She put down the teacup, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the green bamboo swaying in the wind outside.
"The Wei family's crimes are too numerous to list. Over the years, they have abused their power and acted recklessly, believing they could cover up everything."
"But I also forgot that there will always be retribution."
There were hurried footsteps outside the door. Qin Fang walked in quickly and saluted, saying, "Young Madam, I have sent someone to follow Wei Qiming."
"What did you find out?" Chu Ruohan turned around and looked at Qin Fang.
"My men followed him to an inconspicuous inn in the south of the city," Qin Fang reported in a deep voice. "Strangely, he didn't return to the Duke of Wei's mansion, but stayed in the inn."
A hint of doubt flashed across Chu Ruohan's eyes, and her brows furrowed even deeper.
Something is wrong. Something is so wrong...
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