readytorunbook Chapter 2050: Execution in Autumn
Chapter 2050: Execution in Autumn
The secret guards escorted a group of assassins who were poisoned by the cartilage powder to report to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang.
Seeing those people, Wan Shufang raised her eyebrows, her eyes flickered, and she smiled and said, "Changli, you guessed it right, he really sent someone here."
"I'm used to it." Chen Changli's face was calm. Over the years, he had already seen all kinds of assassinations and there was no ripple in his heart.
"An Yi, give them this pill. Don't try to commit suicide by taking poison. If you take this medicine, you won't die." Chen Changli warned, and threw a medicine box to An Yi: "After taking the medicine, take them to the dungeon and lock them up. Go to the palace tomorrow morning."
"Yes, master." An Yi took the order and moved quickly to pry open the men's mouths and force the pills into their mouths.
After everyone left, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang returned to their rooms to rest, waiting to enter the palace the next day to put an end to the matter.
Early the next morning.
Chen Changli and Wan Shufang brought witnesses and evidence to the palace. In the Golden Throne Hall, when the witnesses and evidence were presented to the emperor, he immediately flew into a rage: "How dare you, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, what else do you have to say?"
The emperor threw the evidence down and smashed it on the ground. Although the Minister of Revenue could not see it, he knew what was inside. What's more, there were the county magistrate and those assassins as witnesses!
He knelt on the ground tremblingly, panic and fear filled his heart, and his voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this old minister is innocent."
Seeing that he was still trying to struggle, Chen Changli winked at the county magistrate, who immediately understood and hurriedly interrupted the Minister of Revenue before he could finish his words.
"Your Majesty, I have some correspondence with the Minister of Revenue here!"
As he spoke, the letter was presented to him. Looking at his own handwritten seal on it, the Minister of Revenue could no longer kneel and suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"It's over. It's all over..."
Looking at his appearance and with all the evidence conclusive, the emperor was so angry that he made a judgment immediately.
"Humph, you still dare to quibble. Come here, the Minister of Revenue has murdered the people and killed countless people. His crime is unforgivable. He will be thrown into prison immediately and his entire family will be executed. His accomplice, Magistrate Niu, will also be guilty of the same crime and will be executed in the autumn."
The atmosphere in the Golden Palace suddenly became solemn. None of the ministers dared to speak. They could only kneel on the ground, even breathing cautiously.
Soon, the imperial guards dragged the shouting county magistrate away.
The chief eunuch also announced the adjournment of the court. Only after the emperor left did the ministers breathe a sigh of relief. They said goodbye to Chen Changli and left.
After the matter came to an end, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang returned to the Chen Mansion and were finally able to sleep well. On the day of the execution, the sun was shining brightly.
Chen Changli and Wan Shufang went to watch the execution. When the prison van was brought up, Wan Shufang noticed with her sharp eyes that Niu Jinzhi had been replaced. The person imprisoned inside was not Niu Jinzhi, but her maid.
"Changli, Niu Jinzhi ran away?" Wan Shufang poked Chen Changli's arm, motioning him to look over there.
Chen Changli only glanced at him and looked away indifferently: "It doesn't matter. The matter has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice. The person ran away. It is the Ministry of Justice's responsibility. It has nothing to do with us."
"I'm tired after so many days, I don't want to care about it anymore." Chen Changli sighed. He originally went to travel with Wan Shufang, but he always encountered such things, which made him feel irritated.
Hearing this, Wan Shufang nodded in agreement, but still hesitated: "But she has so many lives on her body."
"I will write a letter to the Ministry of Justice later. Whether they can catch the person depends on themselves." Chen Changli held Wan Shufang's hand tightly, signaling her not to worry.
Seeing this, Wan Shufang finally felt relieved. At the execution ground, with one order, several heads rolled to the ground. That day, the entire execution ground was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The people from the Ministry of Justice cleaned it for several days, but they couldn't get the smell any less.
After reporting what they knew to the Ministry of Justice, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang left Yongzhou City again and returned to Yunfeng County. The first thing they did was to visit Old Man Feng.
Inside the charity hall, the manager had already heard about what happened in the county magistrate's mansion, and was even more respectful to the two men.
"Sir, Madam, don't worry. I have always fulfilled my duties and taken good care of Mr. Feng. There will be absolutely no problems."
Hearing this, Wan Shufang handed him a purse with a smile on her face: "Thank you, sir, please take this money first."
"Oh, ma'am, what are you talking about? The Charity Pavilion was originally established to do good deeds. I can't take your money. You have already given me enough."
The manager quickly returned the money. Now that he knew the identities of the two men, he dared not take any advantage of them, for fear of being targeted and angering them.
Wan Shufang knew exactly what he was thinking, but she didn't intend to expose him. Since she couldn't give the money away, there was no point in wasting it, so she quietly put away the purse.
"The steward is a kind person. You don't have to worry about us. We just need to look after Uncle Feng."
"Okay, you two are welcome to do whatever you want."
After saying that, Wan Shufang nodded to the steward, and then she and Chen Changli walked in hand in hand. When they arrived at Mr. Feng's house, the servant who had met them before was still there.
The servant also knew the two men, so he quietly left and left the space for them.
Seeing Chen Changli and Wan Shufang, Mr. Feng was obviously a little excited: "Sir, Madam, you are here."
"My son...was my son killed by the county magistrate?"
His eyes were filled with tears and suddenly turned red. He had heard a lot of rumors these days and knew that it was Niu Jinzhi who harmed those men.
But unfortunately, he was in poor health and could not go to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang to verify it.
Seeing the old man's emotional state, Wan Shufang quickly held his hand and said, "Don't worry, old man. The bad guys have been punished, and those who died unjustly have been redressed. Your son's revenge has also been avenged."
Hearing this, Feng Dashan was immediately very happy and said several good words in a row.
"Okay, okay, Huairen, father can finally go down to see you with peace of mind."
Old Mr. Feng cried non-stop, and suddenly he grabbed Wan Shufang's hand, took out a purse from under the pillow and stuffed it into her hand, begging: "Madam, this is all the wealth I have saved."
"Could you please help me erect a new tombstone for Huairen? I want him to die in a dignified way..." The old man's face was full of vicissitudes, but his eyes were bright, filled with love for his children.
Seeing this, Wan Shufang didn't want to take the money, but she knew the old man was stubborn, so she took out some from the bag and put the rest back.
"Uncle, it doesn't cost so much money to erect a tombstone. These are enough for me. After the tombstone is erected, I will pick you up to see him." She smiled and put the silver into her pocket in front of Uncle Feng. The old man was relieved and held his hand and kept thanking him.
"Thank you, thank you sir and madam, you are really good people, good people." He said, holding Wan Shufang's hand tightly: "I, an old man, have no way to repay you, madam, sir, please stay for dinner."