Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1514: Chapter 1511 Cooperation

But because of their low status, they dared not make a sound.

Similarly, the news quickly reached the palace concubines who were interested.

Mockery and resentment were inevitable.

On this side.

Inside the Ministry of Punishments’ prison.

Chu Heng entered and heard many cries, mostly from the Liu family’s female family members.

And after Duke Zheng left, all the Liu family men were given poisoned wine.

When Chu Heng appeared, many of the cries still hadn’t stopped.

But there were also those in despair who shouted hoarsely, “Lord Chu, tell the Emperor, we really didn’t know the Eunuch left us. How could we dare commit such treacherous acts?”

Chu Heng paid no attention.

In his peripheral vision, he saw the two young misses of the Liu family. Now the second miss, Liu Qingduo, lay dying in a corner, filthy all over, with none of her former arrogance remaining.

Beside her, Liu Qingyuan’s eyes also showed fear, shrinking back, but when she saw Chu Heng, her eyes lit up, only for that light to extinguish as she remembered something.

Chu Heng slowly walked to the outside of a solitary cell.

Sitting inside was Madam Tang, her clothes disheveled and looking somewhat frail.

Madam Tang had long heard the words shouted by the Liu family.

At this moment, she raised her head, her gaze burning as she watched Chu Heng approach, suddenly lunging at the prison gate, clutching the wooden stakes tightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, “Chu Heng, are you here to rescue me?”

“Why would you ask that?” Chu Heng calmly looked at her, without any emotion.

Upon hearing this, Madam Tang’s heart sank, she held back her anger, and questioned, “It was you who proposed cooperating with me, otherwise how would Duke Zheng be imprisoned so quickly, losing his power?”

She spoke in a suppressed tone, as if sharing a secret meant only for the two of them.

Chu Heng shook his head, “Our collaboration ended long ago, you should understand.”

“But if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have had time to prepare. If I hadn’t delayed, Duke Zheng would have acted long ago. This time, he was caught off guard by you all, hence unable to resist.” Madam Tang argued.

“Since you knew Duke Zheng abandoned everything in the capital to start anew, why didn’t you leave with him?” Chu Heng said lightly.

Madam Tang’s expression froze, her calm demeanor slowly cracking.

“You guessed?” Madam Tang looked at Chu Heng with some apprehension, “Did you know long ago that Duke Zheng would leave?”

“No.” Chu Heng shook his head, “I just found it strange that Duke Zheng left without taking you. Knowing that you helped him greatly, I’d suspect he would send someone back to rescue you.”

Madam Tang’s pupils constricted, her face twitched, her dark eyes daunting as they stared at him, “You want to keep me under surveillance?”

“No, you can’t do that.”

Chu Heng merely stared at her silently, without saying a word.

Under his gaze, Madam Tang began to collapse, slowly backing away as if afraid he would see through her, then suddenly thought of something, lunged forward madly, clutching the stakes forcefully, “Tell me how I can get out, I will agree to anything you want.”

“I want to make a deal with you.” Chu Heng spoke slowly, seemingly indifferent to her fear and struggle.

Madam Tang appeared to seize the opportunity, her eyes widening, her voice anxious, “Tell me, as long as I can do it, I will agree.”

“How did Duke Zheng leave, and where did he go?” Chu Heng directly asked the question the prison guards had posed numerous times.