Chapter 123 When did you and the Sixth Prince become so in sync?
"You'd better not try to fool me with the same excuses you used to fool Geng Huaiyi," Pei Yuan warned coldly.
Shen Chu felt a little uneasy, but her face remained calm and composed.
She smiled and said, "Your Highness, I dare not deceive you, but what I said is not a lie. I did take back those files because I wanted to carefully review them."
Another purpose was also to protect myself. As Your Highness has seen, I previously brought Zhao Dewen down from his horse, and now I have slapped Geng Huaiyi in the face.
These two are both men of Prince Heng. Once His Highness returns from the disaster relief mission, he probably won't forgive me easily.
Pei Yuan frowned. "So you want to find something on Prince Heng from these files to save your life?"
What? You think I, the prince, can't protect you?
Shen Chu stared at him with wide eyes, "Your Highness is truly willing to protect me, I am deeply grateful."
There's a saying: "If you rely on a mountain, it will crumble; if you rely on a tree, it will sway; if you rely on a person, they will run away."
"Your Majesty, I still prefer the feeling of having everything under my own control."
Pei Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, quite displeased. "You think I, this prince, can't be relied upon?"
Shen Chu chuckled, "Just kidding. In my heart, Your Highness is definitely the most reliable person."
Seeing his smiling face and his clear eyes sparkling like stars, Pei Yuan scoffed, "That's barely acceptable. I'm leaving."
Shen Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Pei Yuan did not suspect anything else.
When they returned to the Flying Eagle Guard, Li Chengxuan came running over excitedly. "Achu, Uncle Changping and his son have confessed. It turns out that those fake medicines were produced by Wang Yao last year when he bought a pharmaceutical factory and arrogantly directed the farmers to grow herbs. In order to save costs and reduce the processing time of the herbs, many of the medicines were problematic."
The Earl of Changping didn't want to lose so much money, so he secretly bribed the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and Wang, the head of Huimin Pharmacy, to sell the medicine to Huimin Pharmacy.
In addition, Wang Yao also directed the factory manager to peddle medicinal herbs everywhere—oh, that's the guy with the triangular eyes.
His entire family's lives and fortunes were in Wang Yao's hands; no wonder they wouldn't confess no matter how much torture was used.
After reading the confession, Shen Chu was so angry that his liver hurt. "They dared to sell fake medicine to Huimin Pharmacy and clinics in the south of the city. Huimin Pharmacy treats poor people, and the people living in the south of the city are ordinary people."
If someone really dies, ordinary people, apart from being heartbroken, might at most cause a few days of trouble with the clinic and then move on; naturally, they wouldn't hold the Changping uncle and his son accountable.
They've really got a good plan; they don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all. They're worse than animals.
Li Chengxuan was also indignant, saying, "I used to think Wang Yao was just a scoundrel who did cockfighting and dog walking, but I never expected that he would do such a heartless thing behind the scenes."
If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Da's death implicated Zhou Jun, probably no one would have investigated the matter thoroughly, and the father and son would have simply escaped unscathed.
Pei Yuan, on the other hand, remained indifferent, as if he had expected this outcome.
He glanced at Chen Chu and said, "Those who needed to be arrested have been arrested, and those who needed to be interrogated have been interrogated. The rest is up to you."
Shen Chu bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, I understand."
Pei Yuan left with his hands behind his back.
Li Chengxuan scratched his head. "Achu, when did you and the Sixth Prince become so in sync? You talk like you're speaking in riddles; I can't understand a word you say."
Chen Chu paused slightly. "Really? When have you ever seen us have any chemistry?"
“Yes,” Li Chengxuan said confidently. “You two always seem to understand each other. I always feel there’s a special atmosphere surrounding you two. Could it be that the Sixth Prince favors you so much because of this?”
Shen Chu rolled her eyes. "You don't understand because you're stupid! Let's go back and organize the memorials."
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In the afternoon, Shen Chu brought the prepared memorials to the palace to report to Emperor Longqing.
After reading the memorial, Emperor Longqing flew into a rage. "What a scoundrel, the Earl of Changping! He even dares to win over people from the Imperial Hospital. Does he ever think of sending fake medicine into the Imperial Hospital to kill me?"
Guards! Confiscate the property and strip the title of the Marquis of Changping! Behead the Marquis of Changping and his son, as well as the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, and sell the women into slavery!
All staff members of Huimin Pharmacy were given fifty strokes of the cane, while Zhou Jun was released without charge.
When Shen Chu came out of the palace, the imperial guards who had been confiscating property had already surrounded the Changping Earl's mansion.
The plaque of the Changping Marquis's mansion was taken down, and boxes of valuables were carried out. Then, the female members of the Changping Marquis's family were escorted out, all of them pale-faced and looking panicked.
She quietly lowered the carriage curtain and sighed silently.
When the men in the family commit crimes, the women suffer the same fate.
Back at the Inspectorate, his colleagues came forward to congratulate him.
"A simple case of horseback riding resulting in injury was managed by Lord Shen to uncover a case of counterfeit medicine hidden behind it. Lord Shen is truly amazing."
"The heir of the Marquis of Changping is utterly despicable; he dares to sell counterfeit medicine and harm people at will."
The colleagues felt intense hatred for Uncle Changping and his son when they thought that their family members or relatives might die from taking fake medicine, while at the same time feeling grateful to Shen Chuxin for exposing the fake medicine case.
Shen Chu cupped his hands in greeting, smiled and made a few perfunctory remarks, then personally went to the Inspectorate prison and released Zhou Jun.
Upon learning that he had been acquitted, Zhou Jun immediately hugged Chen Chu's arm and cried until his nose was red. "Waaah... Brother Chen Chu, if it weren't for you, I would already be on my way to Yunnan feeding mosquitoes right now."
Brother Achu, you are my savior, and my brother for life, Zhou Jun. I... *sobs*
Shen Chu tried to comfort him, but the more she tried, the harder he cried.
She finally understood why Li Chengxuan had been comforting Zhou Jun while gazing at the sky with a melancholy expression outside the Dali Temple yesterday.
She was also very distressed.
After finally helping Zhou Jun out of the Inspectorate, they happened to run into Princess Qinghe, who was there with her servants to pick him up.
After instructing the servants to carefully help Zhou Jun onto the carriage, Princess Qinghe smiled and thanked Shen Chu, "Thanks to you and the young master for helping me this time, otherwise I really would have had nowhere to turn."
Before coming, I had the steward select some items that Lord Shen might need on a daily basis and send them to the Marquis's residence first.
Shen Chu quickly refused, "Princess, there's no need to be so polite. This is Shen Chu's duty."
Princess Qinghe's eyes were slightly red. "Young Master Shen, please don't be in such a hurry to refuse. It's just a small token of my appreciation. I've also arranged for someone from the Duke of Huguo's mansion to send a copy."
In a couple of days, after Ah Jun has rested, I will have him personally visit to express his gratitude.
Ah Jun doesn't have many friends in the capital, only the young master and Lord Shen truly care for him. He hopes Lord Shen will take good care of Ah Jun in the future.
Seeing the earnest look in her eyes, Shen Chu's heart softened.
Princess Qinghe had the title of princess but was not favored by the royal family. Her husband was bedridden for many years and did not even have an official position. Her son was timid and weak.
If she had any confidence at all, she wouldn't have asked a fifth-rank official like her to take care of Zhou Jun.
She sighed, smiled, and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect, saying, "Chen Chu will humbly accept your offer."
After seeing Princess Qinghe off, she noticed that her sleeves were soaked with tears from Zhou Jun's crying, so she returned to the Marquis of Changning's residence ahead of schedule.
Marquis Changning was drinking tea in the courtyard, toying with something in his hand, a dazzling emerald green, like a jade pendant.
Seeing her come in, Marquis Changning quickly stuffed the things back into his sleeve. "You've come back just in time. I've heard about what happened at the Marquis of Changping's residence. You did a great job. Will His Majesty reward you handsomely this time?"
Shen Chu smiled faintly, "It's only been a few days since the donation of moldy rice for disaster relief. Does Father think His Majesty will forget about it so quickly?"
Marquis Changning's face darkened, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.
"By the way, Princess Qinghe sent some things, and I had them delivered to your courtyard."
Shen Chu bowed and said, "Your son takes his leave."
Marquis Changning tugged at his sleeve and lowered his head to continue drinking his tea.
Shen Chu went straight back to her own Xizhao Courtyard.
Hongxiu was standing in the courtyard, hands on her hips, cursing. When she saw her return, she said angrily, "Young Master, you've come back just in time. Look at the state of the things Princess Qinghe sent!
Shen Chu's gaze fell on the pile of gift boxes in front of her, and her expression changed slightly.
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