Chapter 379 Chen Chunhua Packed into Sacks
"Brother Wu, it's almost midnight. There shouldn't be any suspicious people coming. Let's retreat and come back early tomorrow."
Jiang Wu thought about Jiang Guanchen's instructions and said, "Wait for another half an incense stick of time. If there are no suspicious people, we will withdraw."
Half a minute later, the sound of a night watchman was heard. Jiang Wu tilted his head and looked down. An old night watchman was walking towards him, beating a gong.
Jiang Wu withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at the Song Mansion.
The old night watchman walked into the alley on the right side of the Song Mansion while beating a gong.
The sound of the gong soon died down after entering the alley.
The night watchman was Chen Chao. He came to the side door of Song Mansion, and seeing that no one was around, he put down his gong, climbed over the wall and entered Song Mansion.
"Brother Wu, someone went in!"
"I see! Let's wait and see what happens!"
It didn't take long for Chen Chao to find Chen Chunhua's room. There was no servant on night watch, and there was only a nanny resting on the couch in the outer room.
Chen Chao quickly took off the handkerchief from his waist and covered his mouth and nose with it. After a moment, he put the handkerchief back and went into the inner room.
Chen Chao used the same method to knock her unconscious, then put her into a sack he was carrying and carried her out of the side door of the Song Mansion.
Jiang Wu was surprised and happy, and pulled Jiang Ding along and followed quietly behind.
Chen Chao carried Chen Chunhua to a carriage at the entrance of the alley.
The driver stepped forward and stuffed the sack into the carriage.
The carriage passed two streets and the driver whispered into the carriage, "Boss, someone is following us!"
Chen Chao's face changed drastically.
broken!
He didn't even realize it. Is it because he is old and useless?
Chen Chao glanced at the sack and said, "Get rid of them."
Jiang Wu and the other man followed the carriage for five blocks, and the carriage disappeared after entering a dark alley.
"Brother Wu, what should we do? We lost him!"
Jiang Wu was so angry that he punched the wall. It was the first time he failed while working with the young master!
"I'll search around here. You go back to the Song Mansion and keep an eye on it."
"good!"
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the backyard of a gambling house in the east of the city.
"Madam, the person has been brought back."
Zhuang Liyue, wearing a black cloak, said calmly, "Bring the person in."
Chen Chao didn't move for a moment and knelt down. "I didn't check it out at the time. I didn't notice anyone was waiting in ambush when I entered the Song Mansion. Later, when I brought the person out, I found someone was following me."
"What?" Zhuang Liyue felt that something bad had happened.
"But I've already gotten rid of him! I've failed to do my job well, please punish me, Madam!"
Nanny Hua, dressed in black, couldn't see Zhuang Liyue's expression and didn't dare to plead for mercy.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Madam."
"Since the person has been invited back, bring him here."
Zhuang Liyue retreated behind the screen, and Nanny Hua immediately sat on the armchair in front of the screen.
Chen Chao brought Chen Chunhua in and put some ointment under her nose.
After a moment, Chen Chunhua slowly opened her eyes, found herself lying on the ground, and suddenly sat up.
"Are you awake?"
"Who... who are you? Why... am I here? Where is this?"
Chen Chunhua realized something instantly. She was kidnapped by the person behind the scenes!
Ming En was indeed assassinated!
Aunt Hua said in a tone of voice, "Don't worry about where this is. If you want to survive, just answer whatever I ask you."
There was no candlelight in the room, only a few rays of moonlight shining in, and Chen Chunhua could not see the person sitting high up at all.
"No, I don't know you. Who are you? We have no grudges against each other, right? Why did you bring me here?"
Aunt Hua was impatient. "We have our reasons for inviting you here. All you have to do is answer my questions and let me hear what I want to hear, and then you can leave here alive!"
Chen Chunhua was shaking all over at this point, forcing herself to remain calm. "Don't mess around! This is the capital, under the Emperor's rule. I have connections! I have a powerful backer, I... I advise you to let me go immediately. If I disappear without a reason, you'll be in big trouble!"
"Oh!" Aunt Hua sneered, "You're a poor fellow, yet you have a powerful backer? Tell me who it is. Who has the guts to make me pay for it?"
"It's...it's the Imperial Master Jiang family! My daughter-in-law is the daughter of Boss Jiang. If I disappear for no reason, the entire Jiang family, even the emperor, will send people to look for me!"
"Haha..." Aunt Hua sneered a few times, "As far as I know, you and Song Mingen, the eldest son-in-law of the Jiang family, have severed your relationship. How dare you think that the Jiang family will help you?"
Chen Chunhua's pretended strong back collapsed in an instant.
Seeing this, Aunt Hua stopped talking nonsense and got straight to the point, "Tell me the truth! Where did you adopt your adopted son, Boss Jiang's son-in-law, Song Mingen?"
"I……"
"Think it over before you answer. Don't try to play tricks on me. By the way, is your eldest grandson studying at the Imperial College?"
Chen Chunhua was horrified, "What do you want to do? Don't mess around!"
"Don't be afraid! As long as you answer truthfully, your grandson will be safe. Otherwise, your grandson's path to success will be a disaster! It's getting late, and I don't have much patience. Tell the truth!"
Chen Chunhua's lifeline was being held in the palm of her hand, and she had no choice but to say, "My Ming'en was picked up by my old man and me at Yueying Qingfeng Tower in Leyang County over 30 years ago. I was infertile at the time, and when I saw little Ming'en, I fell in love with her so I took her home."
"You're lying!"
"I'm not lying. You can check the back alley of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower in Leyang County over thirty years ago. It's obvious that Ming'en was abandoned by his parents at that time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten such a great deal. Ever since I got Ming'en, my life has been getting better and better. It's a pity that the old man died young. Alas, I did something that alienated him from me, and he never forgave me until his death. Woo... my Ming'en..." Chen Chunhua choked up, "My poor son, your biological parents never came to find you until you died... eh?"
Chen Chunhua stopped sobbing and looked at Aunt Hua, "You can't be Ming En's biological mother, right? Ah, you damned bastard!"
Chen Chunhua suddenly stood up and rushed over, "Ming En is dead and you only thought of looking for him, you vicious woman, I will avenge Ming En tonight!"
Before Chen Chunhua could even touch Aunt Hua, she was kicked away by Aunt Hua. "I think you're looking for death! Someone, drag me out and feed me to the dogs!"
"Bang!" Chen Chao pushed the door open and walked in.
Chen Chunhua knelt down in fear, "No, Madam, I am confused! Please forgive me, I really don't want to die!
Aunt Hua straightened her clothes and sat down again. "What you just said is true. You didn't lie to me?"
"I'm telling the truth. Madam, you're so powerful you can go to Leyang County to verify it!"
Aunt Hua continued, "So when you found the child, did you find anything on him?"
"There is only one hundred taels of silver."
"So what year and time was the child found?"
Chen Chunhua opened her mouth and said, "On the night of the eighth day of the third month in the thirty-fifth year of the Zhenyuan reign, I can't remember the exact time, eh? That's not right. Aren't you Ming En's biological mother? How could you not know where the child was thrown?"
"Someone come!"
Chen Chao hurried forward and grabbed Chen Chunhua's arm, "Madam, please spare me. Everything I said is true."
"Hmph! I'll let you go for now. You sleepwalked out of the house tonight. If you tell others that you saw me, you'll have to collect the body of your eldest grandson!"
Chen Chunhua was horrified, "No, let my grandson go, I won't say a word! I was sleepwalking out of the house!"
After saying that, Chen Chunhua was knocked unconscious by Chen Chao and taken away.
Aunt Hua quickly stood up and walked behind the screen. "Madam, what she said is true, but Chen Chao said someone is watching the Song Mansion. It can't be anyone else but the Jiang family."
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