Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2177: Chapter 2174: Not to Be Provoked

The woman widened her eyes in fear: "How dare you! Do you even know who this is? He is your superior!"

"Are you saying this is Lord Chu Heng?" Yan Zhenming continued to ask.

The woman thought he was out of his mind for not recognizing his own superior, rolled her eyes, and said somewhat smugly, "Of course, if it weren’t for a tigress at home controlling the finances, we wouldn’t meet here."

"You should know that getting a position in the Official Gazette Office is not easy. Today’s matter should be treated as if it never happened." The woman put on airs.

Yan Zhenming nodded as if he were convinced.

Then he called out, summoning the madam outside along with a few guards.

"Arrest these two," Yan Zhenming ordered without hesitation.

The guards hesitated a bit.

Yan Zhenming was infuriated: "Hurry up, not only are these two meeting in private, they’re also tarnishing the reputation of a third-grade official."

The guards’ eyes brightened, and they quickly advanced, seeing that the man on the bed was not Chu Heng at all.

One of the guards widened his eyes, and his previously hesitant expression instantly vanished. Without any hesitation, he pulled the man off the bed.

The man, drunk, didn’t wake even as several guards dragged him down.

The woman screamed.

Yan Zhenming was angry at these people for deliberately trying to tarnish Chu Heng’s reputation, waving his hand: "You claim to be a virtuous woman, but I think you’re deliberately smearing my lord’s name, daring to call an unknown man Lord Chu. Are you trying to cause a misunderstanding or spread rumors?"

"Gag her and take her to the next room for interrogation."

At this moment, one of the guards who had run out earlier returned, panting.

He whispered a message in Yan Zhenming’s ear.

Yan Zhenming listened, his eyes piercing, realizing this might be big news!

Out of gratitude, he immediately whispered orders to other guards to send the drunk man, the woman, and the previously captured lookout who tried to flee, all to the yamen.

At the same time, he quickly drew portraits of the two and gave them to one of the guards, quietly instructing, "Go, find out the identity of these two people."

At this point, a guard studied the portraits for a moment, and seeing his companion about to leave for the task, he quickly found Yan Zhenming, "Sir, I have something to report."

"Speak," Yan Zhenming, a man of action, disliked the lackadaisical handling of urgent matters.

The guard promptly said, "Sir, if I’m not mistaken, that man seems to be the Young Master of the Qi Family."

"Hmm? Qi family? Which Qi family?" Yan Zhenming was momentarily unsure.

The guard, perhaps emboldened by working with Chu Heng, nodded knowingly, dispelling Yan Zhenming’s hope of avoiding serious trouble: "It’s the Minister Qi’s family."

"This Young Master Qi Second Son, Qi Zhen, is the second son of the second household; his elder brother Qi Yuan is the scholar who criticized the novel ’The Imperial Examination Path’ some time ago, known as Young Master Qi."

Yan Zhenming’s hand trembled slightly.

He had long known that, having entered the Official Gazette Office, future ambitions might increasingly infringe upon the interests of those in power.

Initially, he intended to focus his efforts on the commoners.

With the office running smoothly these days, the regular reports would be made.

Those in high positions should also restrain themselves, absolutely unwilling to hand evidence over to the official newspaper, so he only needed to care for the commoners.

In this way, he considered it as benefiting the people.