Chapter 177 Soft and bouncy, doesn't want others to carry her
The soft, elastic touch under his palm instantly made Pei Yuan realize that he had patted the wrong spot.
The first thought that flashed through my mind was: Shen Chu's buttocks are soft and bouncy.
I really want to grab it again.
The thought struck him so hard that he nearly threw Chen Chu away.
How could he have such a shameful thought?
Pei Yuan cleared his throat and silently moved his hand away.
It was as if nothing had just happened.
A breeze rustled through the treetops in the woods, and cicadas chirped loudly in the trees.
The setting sun shone through the treetops, casting long shadows of the two people.
As Shen Chu watched their intertwined shadows, her heart began to beat faster and faster.
She didn't dare to think too much and quickly tried to change the subject.
"Your Highness, the people I saved were Madam Zhang and Miss Zhang. It was Jiang Hongzhi who colluded with the bandit leader Lei Ying to have them kill Madam Zhang and her daughter."
Then they staged the scene to frame Magistrate Zhao, and Prefect Yao was also involved in the scheme…”
She told Pei Yuan how she tricked Lei Ying and the conclusions she reached.
She grew angrier the more she talked, and gradually forgot that she was still on Pei Yuan's back.
"...The prefect, salt merchants, and bandits colluded with each other, and they held absolute power in Changsha Prefecture. The salt administration in Changsha was a complete mess."
The most hateful one is Jiang Hongzhi. He could be so cruel to his own wife and children; he's a heartless beast.
After she finished speaking, she thought Pei Yuan would be very surprised, but to her surprise, Pei Yuan just sneered.
"That's not surprising. He has other wives and children, so why would he care about Madam Zhang and the daughter she had?"
Shen Chu stared in disbelief. "Other wives and children? You mean Jiang Hongzhi has other women and children outside?"
Pei Yuan nodded.
"After you left, I secretly followed Jiang Hongzhi into Anhua County and discovered his secret."
Right next to the Zhang family mansion was another house, where Jiang Hongzhi's mother and the woman he later married lived.
That woman also bore him a son and a daughter; his son is twelve years old this year, and his daughter is ten.
Shen Chu gasped.
Zhang Lan was only fifteen years old, and Jiang Hongzhi's son was twelve.
In other words, Jiang Hongzhi had an affair with another woman the year after marrying into the Zhang family, and even planned to kill Madam Zhang and Zhang Lan in order to seize the Zhang family's salt fields.
Oh.
They are truly disgusting, shameless, and heartless.
Shen Chu couldn't help but use every word she could think of to greet Jiang Hongzhi.
Pei Yuan chuckled after she finished cursing.
"Your skill in cursing is as brilliant as ever. Now it seems that the words you wrote to curse me back then were really too subtle."
Chen Chu...
When talking about Jiang Hongzhi, why bring up his past glories?
"Your Highness!"
"Achu!"
Sun Yan and Li Chengxuan ran in one after the other.
Sun Yan said, "All the bandits of Leigong Village have been captured. Please return to take charge of the situation, Your Highness."
Li Chengxuan looked at Shen Chu with excitement, his face flushed with emotion.
"Ah Chu, it feels so good to catch people, it's much more interesting than reading documents."
"I just caught over a dozen bandits, wasn't that amazing?"
Shen Chu gave a thumbs up, "You're really great."
Li Chengxuan stood with his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.
He also felt great about himself, because after capturing the bandits, he wasn't so afraid of facing the Sixth Prince anymore.
Li Chengxuan boldly reached out to catch Shen Chu.
"Your Highness, please give A-Chu to me. I'll carry him on my back."
Pei Yuan frowned and dodged Li Chengxuan's hand.
"The bandit leader is still inside. Go and carry him out, but don't kill him. I want to interrogate him myself."
After saying that, he carried Chen Chu on his back and walked straight away.
Sun Yan patted Li Chengxuan on the shoulder, "Thank you for your trouble, young master."
Li Chengxuan: Why is it that the Sixth Prince carries Achu, while he can only carry the bandit leader?
Back at Leigongzhai, a Flying Eagle Guard brought them their gear that had been buried outside the salt field.
Chen Chu washed her face, took off her women's clothes, and changed back into her original clothes.
Meimei looked in the mirror and realized she was once again the handsome and dashing young Master Shen.
She went out to find Pei Yuan, but heard someone calling her from behind.
"Seventh Brother".
Shen Chu turned around and saw Zhang Lan running towards her.
Zhang Lan and Madam Zhang were brought back by the Flying Eagle Guards, and they were filled with anxiety when they looked up and saw Shen Chu's back.
Zhang Lan ran up to her, saw Chen Chu's attire, and immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Are you...Seventh Brother?"
"Insolence!" the Flying Eagle Guard shouted coldly. "This is Lord Shen Chu, the Salt Inspector appointed by His Majesty."
Zhang Lan was startled, "Salt Inspector Shen Chu?"
Shen Chu waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Miss Zhang, I entered the salt field as a salt worker to investigate the salt administration in Anhua."
Lu Qi is my alias, but you can still call me Brother Qi.
"Really?" Zhang Lan looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes.
Shen Chu nodded, "I know you as Lu Qi, so you can naturally call me Brother Qi."
Zhang Lan smiled, "Seventh Brother."
Madam Zhang twisted her ankle and limped over to greet Shen Chu.
"Many thanks to Lord Shen for risking his life to save me. I am deeply grateful."
“Madam Zhang, you don’t need to be so polite.” Shen Chu helped her up and invited the two of them into the flower hall to talk.
"What are Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang's plans for the future?"
A hint of hatred appeared on Madam Zhang's face. "Since we are still alive, of course we should go back and deal with that beast Jiang Hongzhi."
He colluded with bandits, murdered my wife and daughters, and seized my Zhang family's property. I will make him suffer a terrible death.
Shen Chu told them about Jiang Hongzhi keeping a mistress outside the marriage.
"...The house he bought for his mistress was right next to the Zhang family's. Sixth Brother said that Jiang Hongzhi built a secret passage in his study."
That secret passage leads directly to the next room; there's no need to go outside at all.
Madam Zhang swayed, her face a complex mix of emotions including shock, regret, and pain.
"The house next to the Zhang family's? I remember now, they moved here more than ten years ago."
An elderly couple moved here with their daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and other family members.
They also sent someone to deliver gifts, claiming to be surnamed Jiang, and that his son was doing business in another city and didn't come back often.
Two years ago, Grandpa Jiang died of illness, and his son did not return for the funeral.
I was wondering if something had happened to their son, but oh, turns out their "Jiang" refers to Jiang Hongzhi.
As Madam Zhang spoke, she grew increasingly resentful, and suddenly raised her hand and slapped herself twice hard.
She hated Jiang Hongzhi, and she also hated her own stupidity.
“My Lan’er has just come of age, while his son is already twelve years old. I have been deceived by him for more than ten years.”
"If only I had been a little more vigilant and noticed his wolfish nature sooner, he wouldn't have had the chance to harm my daughter and me."
"Mother, please don't be like this." Zhang Lan hugged Madam Zhang tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Mother, don't be sad. He doesn't deserve to be a husband or a father. He doesn't deserve it!"
Madam Zhang shook her head and reached out to wipe away Zhang Lan's tears, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed.
Her tears also streamed down her face.
“Mother is not sad. When I learned that he had the bandits kill us all, all I felt for him was hatred.”
I hate him, and I hate myself. It's all my fault for being incompetent, causing you to suffer so much for no reason.
The thought that my daughter and I almost disappeared from this world, while Jiang Hongzhi seized our family property, is unbearable.
"While he enjoys wealth and luxury, I feel an intense urge to tear him apart and shred him to pieces."
Zhang Lan hugged Madam Zhang tightly, "Alright, let's go get revenge, Mother, I'll go with you to get revenge."
She wiped away her tears, turned to look at Chen Chu, and then knelt down before him.
Shen Chu was startled. "What are you doing, Miss Zhang? Just tell me what's wrong."
She reached out to help Zhang Lan.
Zhang Lan refused to get up. "Seventh Brother, I have a request. Please grant it to me."
Chen Chu felt helpless, but looking at her swollen eyes, he also felt pity for her.
"You said that as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it."
Zhang Lan said, "I know that Jiang Hongzhi colluded with bandits, framed the county magistrate, and sold smuggled salt. You must be going to arrest him."
But could you give me some time to settle my personal score with him before you arrest him?
Chen Chu thought for a moment and helped her up.
"I can agree to that. What are your plans?"
Zhang Lan looked at him with anticipation.
"I want to tear off his hypocritical facade first, ruin his reputation, and make him watch helplessly as all his hard work goes to waste, only to end up with nothing."
"Seventh Brother, do you have any good ideas?"
If you mention this, she gets all excited.
Shen Chu rolled up his sleeves with great interest, "Who doesn't have a father who's not human?"
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