Chapter 207: The Dungeon in the Prefectural Government
Yuan Ting held a low official position and his family was not wealthy, so the confiscation of his property had already ended.
The officials are taking inventory of the confiscated property. After copying it down, they will send it to the prefectural government.
Then it was sent to the capital together with all the confiscated property.
As for the Yuan family, the punishment was slightly lighter than that of the Cao family.
Both men and women were slaves and could not escape slavery for their entire lives.
Seeing that there were only a few Yuan family officials, Ye Chutang made some noise to lure them away.
Then he knocked out the only guard and took away all the property in a fair manner.
She also went to the kitchen and collected all the food that could be used.
When she was leaving Yuan's house, she heard the officers discussing the "ghost thief" again.
"Hasn't the 'Ghost Thief' always been committing crimes in the capital? Why did he suddenly come to Liangzhou?"
"I've been away from the capital for a long time. Haven't you heard about what happened in Xun County?"
"Zhang County Magistrate colluded with the bandits to rob passers-by of their money. Was it also stolen by the 'ghost thief'?"
"There were rumors before that the 'Ghost Thief' was related to Master Qi. It seems to be true!"
"Stop talking, hurry back to the prefectural government and report to the governor!"
After Ye Chutang and other officials left, they went to Cui's house.
The reason why she didn't go to the Chen family was because the Chen family was the last to be ransacked.
The house search must not be over yet, there are so many people here that it is not convenient to start.
The Cui family is a famous scholarly family in Liangzhou City and lives in the east of the city.
Like the Song family, the Cui family only taught and did not retire.
However, the Cui family trained many civil servants who held high and low official positions, which was enough to guarantee the status of the Cui family.
Ye Chutang was not sure whether the Cui family knew Song Jingning's background, so he did not state his purpose and only said that he had an appointment with Song Jingning.
"This amulet is a token of trust. Show it to Master Song and he will come to see me."
The amulet was given to Ye Chutang by Song Jingning.
When he saw the amulet, he immediately trotted to the door of Cui's house, his face flushed and panting.
Seeing Ye Chutang in disguise, he quickly invited him to the front hall.
"Mrs. Qi, why are you here?"
When Ye Chutang heard this name, he knew that Song Jingning had not explained his background to the Cui family.
"I'm here to thank Mr. Song for his help to the Qi family and for the dinner."
"It's just a piece of cake, Madam Qi, don't take it to heart."
After Song Jingning finished speaking, he returned the amulet to Ye Chutang.
"Sister, you came to see me specially, is there something wrong?"
The sound was so quiet that only the brother and sister could hear it.
Ye Chutang kept the amulet close to his body.
Seeing Song Jingning's worried face, she quickly said, "It's nothing, I just want to thank the Cui family."
Although the current situation is not suitable to express gratitude openly, it can be expressed secretly.
"Brother, my medical skills are pretty good. Do you need me to check the pulse of the Cui family?"
Song Jingning felt warm in his heart as he looked at his obedient and sensible sister.
Ye Chutang came specially to thank the Cui family, so he naturally would not refuse her kindness.
"Yes, I'll go ask my grandparents to come out."
After saying this, he stood up and said to the servant guarding the door, "Go and make Madam Qi a pot of the best tea."
Ye Chutang quickly refused.
"Mr. Song, drinking tea at night makes it hard to fall asleep. Just give me a glass of water."
She is pregnant and is not suitable for drinking tea.
"Give Madam Qi a glass of honey water, and prepare some fruits and snacks."
After Song Jingning finished speaking, he went to the backyard.
Not long after, he brought the Cui family to the front hall.
Only direct descendants of the Cui family lived there.
Except for Mr. Cui, most men usually live in the academy, so there are less than ten people coming to the front hall.
Just as Ye Chutang was about to salute the two elders of the Cui family, the women of the Cui family brought their children to salute her first.
"Meet Madam Qi!"
"You don't have to be so polite. I apologize for bothering you."
Mrs. Cui looked at Ye Chutang and Song Jingning's similar eyebrows and eyes, and vaguely guessed something.
She felt a little more friendly towards Ye Chutang.
"Madam Qi governs the world and saves people. I admire you!"
"You are too kind, old lady. I am just showing off my medical skills to increase my fame."
Ye Chutang was not familiar with the Cui family and didn't know how to greet them.
After a few pleasantries, she got straight to the point.
"Madam, I shouldn't leave the prefectural government for too long. Should I take your pulse now?"
Madam Cui stretched out her arms, "Thank you, Madam Qi."
Ye Chutang took everyone's pulse.
For those who needed treatment or conditioning, she prescribed a prescription and wrote down the instructions for use.
Before leaving, she also prescribed a prescription to improve eyesight and refresh the mind.
"If you boil this medicine regularly and give it to students to drink, it will be helpful for their studies."
Mr. Cui took the recipe and put it away carefully.
He bowed to Ye Chutang and said, "Thank you, Madam Qi!"
"Mr. Cui, you are too polite. What happened today still depends on the students to pass on the secrets. This recipe is a reward, and I don't deserve your thanks."
After saying that, she said goodbye to the Cui family.
Song Jingning saw him off.
When he returned to the front hall, he saw that Mrs. Cui had something to say, so he spoke first.
"Grandfather, Grandma, the lecture in Liangzhou City has ended. I will leave early tomorrow morning."
Mrs. Cui was very insightful and suppressed her doubts.
"Jingning, you've finally come here, can you stay with your grandmother for a few more days?"
"Grandma, my grandson's schedule has been scheduled long ago and cannot be delayed."
Old Madam Cui looked at Song Jingning reluctantly and did not keep him any longer.
"You are a child with great ambitions, and your grandmother will not stop you."
Mr. Cui said to Song Jingning, "Jingning, take Chen'er and Yue'er with you on this study tour."
Today, the Qi family and the royal family have completely fallen out, and the world's situation is bound to change.
The Cui family cannot just sit on the edge of their own territory and expand their horizons.
Cui Yunchen and Cui Shuyue are the most knowledgeable and courageous among the younger generation of the Cui family.
It's just right to let them go out and explore.
Song Jingning owed the Cui family a great favor, so he agreed immediately.
"Grandson listens to grandfather."
When he went to Tianshan County to set up a branch, he also needed someone he could trust.
Just as the Cui family had discussed the study tour, Ye Chutang arrived at the Chen family.
She did not hide her identity and said to the officer at the door: "I am Ye Chutang, and I am here to check Chen Shaoping's legs."
Since Qi Qingyu has chosen to stand together with Chen Shaoping, he cannot be allowed to become a cripple and a drag.
The officer did not stop Ye Chutang and showed her the way.
It was the courtyard where she had disguised herself before.
The Chen family's house was ransacked and the yard was turned upside down, looking a mess.
Qi Qingyu was applying medicine to Chen Shaoping's leg.
Chen Shaoping was biting the wooden stick in his mouth and was sweating profusely from the pain.
He bit too hard and injured the root of his tooth, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
"Aunt, just applying medicine won't work. Let me do it."
Qi Qingyu was startled by Ye Chutang's sudden voice and quickly stood up.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"I have some personal matters to attend to, and I came to treat my brother-in-law's injuries."
Qi Qingyu's eyes sparkled with tears of gratitude, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
"We're family, you're welcome."
Ye Chutang first adjusted Chen Shaoping's bones, then applied medicine and bandaged them, and finally tied a wooden stick to fix them so that the bones could heal.
After finishing her work, she looked at Qi Qingyu.
"Aunt, if you want your brother-in-law's legs to recover, you have to buy a cart to pull him so that his legs don't get stressed."
"Okay, I understand."
"Brother-in-law, I will prepare the medicine for internal and external application, so you don't have to worry."
When Qi Qingyu heard this, he quickly took out the silver note from his arms and handed it to Ye Chutang.
"Sister-in-law, if this banknote is not enough to buy medicine, you can ask me for more."
Ye Chutang didn't answer.
"The medicine is not worth much money. I can't stay here for long. I'm leaving now."
When she left, the police had just finished ransacking the Chen family's house.
So, she made a big noise under the pretext of being a "ghost thief" and took away the confiscated property.
When Ye Chutang returned to the prefectural government, the Cao family's property had already been moved into the warehouse.
In the dead of night, she stabbed Qi Yanzhou unconscious, disguised herself, went to the warehouse, and emptied it.
Then she escaped underground to the secret room in the dungeon.
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