Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2549: Chapter 2546: Suspects

Ye Muyu couldn’t eat any more, so she decisively handed the remaining half to Chu Heng.

Chu Heng finished it without a change in expression.

But it was Nuanbao who held a candied hawthorn stick in his hand, and after eating two, he couldn’t eat any more.

He looked at his mother and father.

He finally bent down silently and passed the candied hawthorn stick to a child on the road who was staring at it and drooling.

“Thank you, little brother.”

Nuanbao, with a childish voice, tried to act mature: “You’re welcome.”

Next, the two bought rabbit lanterns and various snacks, including stinky tofu.

Perhaps the smell of stinky tofu was too unique, creating a vacuum around it, but from time to time, someone would come to buy it.

When they saw the family of Chu Heng on horseback coming to buy it, the surrounding commoners were stunned.

Looking at their appearances and attire, they obviously weren’t from an ordinary family, yet they were eating stinky tofu!

Chu Heng didn’t change his expression, quickly stepping forward to buy two portions.

Nuanbao, being young, couldn’t eat much, but he was curious.

He held one portion himself and asked curiously, “Mother, why does stinky tofu smell bad, yet people eat it?”

“You can try and see what it tastes like.” Ye Muyu encouraged him to experience it himself, although eating a lot was not allowed.

Nuanbao thought for a moment, picked up a piece, and took a small bite.

“Mother, it’s so strange. Stinky tofu smells so bad, but it doesn’t taste bad at all!”

“The stinky smell is about the sense of smell and has nothing to do with taste. Moreover, some things may not smell great, but the texture and taste can be excellent; there’s no fundamental relationship between the two.”

“Ah…” Nuanbao couldn’t help but take another small bite.

He licked his lips, seemingly thoughtful, as if he learned something from this incident.

In the end, Nuanbao’s portion was finished off by Chu Heng.

Ye Muyu liked eating stinky tofu herself and didn’t need her husband to finish it.

After strolling the streets and returning to the inn, it was already late.

Ye Muyu took Nuanbao to wash up.

Chu Heng then called out the secret guards, “Go, escort these people to the Court of Judicial Review.”

An Er took the portraits, memorized them, and turned to leave.

Early the next morning.

The Court of Judicial Review had received several suspects.

Minister of Dali Temple Yan Nan encountered the matter upon arriving at the yamen early in the morning and asked curiously, “Did Lord Chu send them?”

“Lord Yan, after reading this letter, you will understand.” An Er delivered the people and turned to leave without staying longer.

Yan Nan hurriedly took out the letter, read it, and finally understood the identities of these people, who were actually involved with the trafficking force hidden behind the Buddhist Light Temple and had started to operate again in the capital!

After reading it, his face changed dramatically, knowing that the Emperor had been furious over this case back then.

Families were executed without mercy.

These people dared to come out again; does that mean those behind them were not thoroughly eliminated?

But logically, it was Lord Chu and Minister Xiao who handled it back then, and such a glaring loophole shouldn’t exist.

The most critical point was that this information came from Lord Chu.

Which means it couldn’t have been his oversight back then, otherwise it would be openly declaring dereliction to the Emperor?

So…

Yan Nan was so startled by his own conjectures that cold sweat dripped down his back.

The resurgence of a force can only mean that someone has intervened, helping it to develop again.

The person behind this… who could it be… this is like a hot potato.

For a moment, Yan Nan resented Chu Heng for bringing this matter to him, but more than that, he had no choice but to accept it. He was in charge of this domain, and if discovered late, he feared his own position would be at risk.