Chapter 2273: Chapter 2270: Official Qi of the Capital Garrison

It seems that the Dowager Empress, in order to appear magnanimous, only sent an Imperial Physician to Old Madame Li.

However, just as he breathed a sigh of relief, bad news arrived.

Minister Qi was summoned to the palace.

Upon hearing this, Elder Qi San’s face changed drastically.

“Go, deal with those people of Li Er, and don’t leave any traces.”

Elder Qi San spoke with ruthless intent, completely indifferent to human life.

He didn’t notice that the servant waiting in front momentarily changed his expression.

“…Yes.”

Soon, on Xu Chan’s side, when secretly arresting Li Er according to Zhang San’s confession,

they discovered that Li Er had committed suicide at his own home and left a letter.

The letter stated that he once had mutual feelings with Zhang San’s sister, but Zhang San, wanting to curry favor with the powerful, delayed matters, trying to break them apart.

Later, after Li Can humiliated Zhang San’s sister, Li Er harbored bitterness.

He then orchestrated this incident.

After reading, Xu Chan sneered.

“Lord Xu, what do you make of this?” Yan Zhenming found many doubts surrounding the case.

But he couldn’t pinpoint anything wrong, not even some neighborhood testimonies that could overturn the investigation.

Xu Chan, with slender eyes and a somewhat nonchalant demeanor, said, “It’s just the usual tricks those people play; it’s normal not to find evidence. If we did find evidence, they wouldn’t have made it to their current positions.”

The sarcasm in Xu Chan’s voice was unmistakable.

Yan Zhenming, an imperial examination candidate who had come to the capital from another place, had struggled for many years. Though he knew it was tough to navigate the official circle, he hadn’t experienced it firsthand and didn’t see things as thoroughly as Xu Chan did.

“Then there’s no point in reporting this case,” Yan Zhenming sighed with some regret.

“It doesn’t matter; that person was summoned to the palace, which counts as progress.” Xu Chan wasn’t surprised by the Li family’s relentlessness this time.

Not everyone enjoys associating with hypocrites. This time, exploiting the Li family’s conflict with the Qi family.

It would likely resolve Lord Chu’s crisis.

“Let’s go back to the yamen; the Ministry of Punishment might have a response by now,” Xu Chan said with a smile.

Previously, the Ministry of Punishment had been investigating the Yonghe Restaurant case.

They had arrested many people for interrogation.

But the case hadn’t been concluded, and the Ministry of Punishment was delaying, merely wanting to base their decision on the Emperor’s attitude.

After all, upon thorough investigation, it was impossible to convict Chu Heng for such an unfounded matter.

However, in officialdom, the verdict depends on the higher authorities.

It’s unknown what Emperor Xuanming was thinking.

Apart from summoning Chu Heng to the palace for a brief reprimand, he remained silent.

As a result, the Ministry of Punishment was in a holding pattern.

The Qi family’s noble clan, wanting to bring down Chu Heng, naturally created multiple troubles for him.

All of which Chu Heng managed to resolve.

Unexpectedly, yesterday, news emerged of Third Young Master Li being beaten.

And it spread throughout the entire capital.

As no one had seen Third Young Master Li leave his house,

some clueless residents assumed that Third Young Master Li didn’t have long to live.

Various rumors and absurd gossip began to spread.

Including the notion that Third Young Master Li was murdered, with a simple reason: Zhang San would not dare assault Third Young Master Li publicly, so ambushing him was quicker.

Xu Chan immediately recognized this as a rumor spread by the Li family just to create trouble for the Qi family.

Indeed,

shortly after, news emerged of conflicts between Third Young Master Li and the Qi Family’s Gambling House.

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