What he said was clear and logical, and the vernal equinox can't help but be true or false for a moment. She took a few steps on the spot, sat down again, and asked: "You just said that your master is not dead yet. Since the current prefect is a fake,
Why didn't he just cut the roots off and kill all the adults in your family?"
The beggar smiled bitterly, "The villain doesn't know, maybe he is afraid that he will show his flaws, so he allows the real adults to imitate his words and deeds. When no one suspects them at all, he will choose to kill people and silence them."
Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, it is not completely unreasonable.
Shichun Equinox fell silent, seeming to be thinking about the authenticity of this man's words.
"Then where is your elder being imprisoned now?" Shi Chunquin asked.
"That thief didn't dare to put you in prison. He has been hiding in the secret room of the prefect's mansion. The secret room is in the study of his bedroom. Very few people know about it."
"Then how did you know?" Shi Chunquin asked doubtfully.
The beggar sighed, "I don't dare to hide it, Madam. I built that secret room with my own hands, specifically to store court secrets for you. But I didn't expect that it would become the place where the thief imprisoned you. The villain is simply making a cocoon of himself."
Seeing that his answers were clear and logical, Shi Chunfen lost his mind for a moment.
"This matter is of great importance. I have to discuss it with my family before making a decision. Before that, I'm afraid you can't run around, lest no one testify later."
Seeing that she believed him, the beggar was overjoyed and said quickly: "Madam, please don't worry, the villain is willing to do what the lady does. As long as the adult can be rescued, it doesn't matter even if the lady sends the villain to the cell."
What he said sounded nice, but Shi Chunquin didn't dare to believe it easily. She called two servants over and asked them to tie the beggar's hands and feet, and then took him back to the inn.
She didn't know if it was her fault. She just decided to keep a distance from Chu Run yesterday. She had to discuss the matter with him today. She didn't know how long it would take for him to come back after going to Caobang. If she had known it would be such a troublesome thing, she wouldn't have listened.
Li Yan told him to go their separate ways.
Shi Chunfen stayed at the inn until late at night before Chu Run and Li Yan came back. When they saw Shi Chunfen sitting in the lobby of the inn, they were both stunned for a moment.
"Grandma?" Li Yan spoke first and walked towards her quickly.
Chu Run wanted to go back to his room directly, but unexpectedly, Shi Chunfen stood up and took the initiative to greet him, "A Run, please come here."
Chu Run paused and turned his head to look at her with interest. He came and went away as soon as he called him. Did she really regard him as a dog beside her?
Thinking so, he still took a step forward, walked to Shi Chunquin, and said coldly: "I wonder why the lobby sister-in-law wants to see me?"
Seeing his business-like attitude, Shi Chunquin sighed, "Sit down first. This matter needs to be discussed."
Chu Run raised his eyebrows. Although he didn't know what kind of trouble Shi Chunfen had encountered, seeing her serious look, he still didn't continue to be angry with her. He sat down and listened to her words.
Because the matter was of great importance and she wanted to avoid suspicion with Chu Run, Shi Chunfen did not leave Yan and told the whole thing in front of her.
After hearing this, Chu Run's face became solemn, "Things are so tortuous. Is this Shuzhou prefect really a fake?"
Shi Chunfen spread his hands and said, "I don't know either."
Chu Run looked at her and asked, "What are you going to do? Don't you want to help the beggar investigate this matter?"
Shi Chunquin shook his head, "I don't know either."
It was precisely because she had no idea that she lowered her face and asked Chu Run.
Chu Run narrowed his eyes and said bluntly: "I suggest you don't care about this matter. Anyway, we came to Shuzhou just for the tea house. Now that we have negotiated terms with the current prefect, why bother meddling in other matters and creating complications?"
"But he is not the real governor of Shuzhou." Shi Chunfen said worriedly: "If I guessed correctly, he should be in the same group with the bandits in Qingzhou. On the surface, he asks for orders for the people, but in fact, he mixes the fake with the real and uses power for personal gain. Let's
Do you really want to help the tyrants and abandon the true eunuch?"
"This is not called helping Zhou to do evil." Chu Run said bluntly: "This is called having self-awareness. Don't say that this matter may not be true. Even if it is really like what the beggar said, with so few people we have, what qualifications do we have to take care of this?
The fact is that the prefect has been in Shuzhou for so long, and his power has already been deeply rooted. Even if he files a complaint with the court, the court may not bother to send troops. They would rather turn a blind eye than go into war and cause disaster to all living beings. "
"What about the real eunuch?" Shi Chunfen couldn't understand, "He did something wrong again, and does he deserve to be given up by others?"
Seeing her excited look, Chu Run quickly remembered what he had done before, and sighed: "Don't always think that people all over the world are as innocent as Usagi. Maybe the original prefect was a dog official, so he
He was replaced by the current prefect. To be honest, we have been in Shuzhou for so long, have we ever heard the people say a bad word about the prefect? Whenever they mention the prefect, they all praise him as a good official who only happens once in a century. If he really wants to
If we use power for personal gain, how can Shuzhou City be as peaceful as it is now?"
Shi Chunquin hesitated, "That's true."
The most important thing about whether an official is good or not depends on the attitude of the people. They have been in Shuzhou City for so long, and they have never heard a single person say anything bad about the prefect.
Regardless of Ren Shu's background, he has always managed Shuzhou City in an orderly manner. This alone shows that he is not someone who seeks personal gain with power.
"But the real governor is always innocent." Shi Chunfen still refused to give up, "Why don't we find out the truth of the matter first, and then decide whether to intervene?"
Seeing her being so stubborn, Chu Run sighed, "I'm afraid that the prefect has discovered our actions before we find out. By then, even if you want to distance yourself from the relationship, it will be difficult to explain to him."
"Yes." Li Yan interjected: "Grandma, this is always an official matter. We are just here to do business, so why take risks? Why don't you wait until we settle the affairs of the tea house and come to us when we return to Liuzhou?
The local governor mentioned it, and whether or not to investigate is entirely their own affairs, so let's not get involved."
Even Li Yan said this, and it was difficult for Shi Chunquin to continue persisting. After all, she knew very well how dangerous this matter was.
If it is not dealt with right away, it will not only break the existing tranquility, but may also affect the people who are following her. She can ignore her own safety, but she cannot watch others take risks with her.
"Okay then." Shi Chunfen compromised: "Let's stop interfering and talk about it after we return to Liuzhou."