Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 2191 Surprised and delighted

Seeing Xiao Jingheng's useless look, Wan Shufang chuckled, but still repeated it.

"She's already a month pregnant, and it's just normal morning sickness. Luckily you didn't drink."

After getting the answer again, Xiao Jingheng was surprised and happy. Shangguan Chu was also a little surprised. One month pregnant, that would be the wedding night.

Thinking about having a child at that time, Shangguan Chu blushed a little, but he couldn't stop feeling nauseous and vomited so much that he couldn't straighten his back.

Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Wan Shufang quickly fed her a pill: "The dishes at today's banquet were too greasy. It's normal for you to have morning sickness. Take this pill and you'll be fine."

"From now on, take good care of the baby, especially you, Xiao Jingheng, take good care of Ah Chu and don't let her get tired or worried."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng nodded vigorously, freed his hand from supporting Shangguan Chu, and immediately swore to the sky: "Madam, don't worry, I swear that I will treat Ah Chu and the child well, otherwise, I will be struck by lightning..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Shangguan Chu was so scared that he reached out his hand and covered his lips, stopping him from finishing his words.

The couple's loving appearance made everyone envious, but they still sent their congratulations, and some even gave gifts to the unborn child.

"Brother Xiao is amazing. Not only did he win the beauty, but now he's going to be a father."

"Brother Xiao is very powerful, and we have only been married for a month."

"Hahaha, you're right. If I had a wife as beautiful as Miss Shangguan, I would be a bridegroom every night." Several young men winked and teased, making Shangguan Chu and his wife feel a little shy.

He lowered his head and refused to agree, just hoping that their joke would pass quickly.

That night, Shangguan Chu and Xiao Jingheng reaped a lot of rewards. They returned home with a lot of gifts to announce the good news.

Early the next morning.

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang got up very early. After having breakfast together, Chen Changli sent her to the academy as usual. However, on the way back, he received a message saying that Liu Mochen, who was on death row, wanted to see him.

The letter stated that Liu Mochen had important matters to report.

Chen Changli was confused, and in order to prevent any trouble, he went to the death row. At this moment, Liu Mochen had been tortured beyond recognition.

His flesh looked as if it had been bitten off, pieces missing, his pants had been taken away, and his buttocks were red and swollen. It was obvious what had happened.

Liu Mochen was breathing heavily as he heard the door of the death cell being opened. He crawled over in panic and grabbed Chen Changli's trouser leg without even looking.

"Chen Changli, let me go. I...I want to live. I can tell you a big secret. I only ask you to let me out and not keep me locked up here."

He kept crying and begging, not daring to challenge Qiao at all, and he no longer had the pride of the young master of the Liu family.

Seeing him like this, Chen Changli had no expression on his face. He just asked calmly, "What secret?"

"If you're valuable enough, I can consider sending you to another prison."

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you." Liu Mochen licked his dry, chapped lips, his expression a little excited. "Chen Changli, you don't know yet, but the powerful people in the capital not only instructed the Liu family to frame Shangguan Chu's father."

"They also secretly switched grain funds allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief, causing the people of several counties to become homeless. However, they chose to suppress the government, causing many people to starve to death."

Hearing this, Chen Changli's face darkened. He concealed his surprise and asked in a cold voice, "Who has taken the grain money now?"

Liu Mochen shook his head in confusion, as if he was tired, and the hand holding his trouser leg loosened.

"I...I don't know. I just know he hid very well and no one has ever seen him."

As he finished speaking, Chen Changli turned around and was about to leave, which frightened him and he quickly grabbed him.

"Chen Changli, you promised to let me out."

"Come here, change his clothes and put him in a normal cell." Chen Changli gave the order lightly. This one sentence made Liu Mochen completely relieved.

He slowly loosened his hands and watched Chen Changli stride away. He just smiled with relief, feeling relieved that he had finally escaped from this hell.

Although he didn't let me go, at least I was no longer on death row.

At this time, Chen Changli didn't know what Liu Mochen was thinking. He just hurriedly left the cell and sent a pigeon to tell the emperor the news.

Yongzhou City, inside the imperial study.

After receiving the letter, the emperor opened it and read it himself. When he saw the content of the letter, his face changed drastically and he slapped the table.

The palace maids and eunuchs around were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to look up.

"Damn it! There are still such poisonous tumors in the capital. I will not tolerate them!"

The emperor immediately ordered paper and pen to be prepared, and sat down to write a letter: "Lord Chen, I order you to take full responsibility for investigating this case. You must find the person behind the corruption. If necessary, you may mobilize local military power."

After finishing the letter, he folded the paper and put a jade pendant into the envelope.

The jade pendant can mobilize local military power to assist Chen Changli in investigating the case.

"Little Li, send someone to deliver the letter to the Duke right now."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The young eunuch took the envelope respectfully, bent down and walked out. Soon, the expedited letter was delivered to Chen Changli.

Seeing the emperor's order, a trace of solemnity flashed across Chen Changli's face. He wanted to investigate, but this matter might not be so easy to investigate.

But the king's order cannot be disobeyed. No matter what, Chen Changli could only accept the order, put the jade pendant away, calculate the time, and get up to go to the academy to pick up Wan Shufang.

Along the way, Chen Changli was worried and absent-minded. Wan Shufang talked to him several times, but he didn't notice. This made Wan Shufang suspicious instantly. She stopped and opened her arms to block Chen Changli.

"Chen Changli, what's wrong with you today? You seem so absent-minded." Wan Shufang frowned and said dangerously, "You were probably secretly looking at the beauty while I was at the academy."

"No." Chen Changli denied it immediately. Although he knew Wan Shufang was joking, he still hugged her and coaxed her: "I only have my wife."

"Then tell me, what are you worried about?"

Hearing Wan Shufang's question, Chen Changli thought about it and finally chose to tell her about it.

After learning everything, Wan Shufang was surprised, then frowned: "It is indeed difficult to deal with, but since it happened, there must be clues left."

"Changli, I will investigate with you and will definitely help you find evidence." She held Chen Changli's hand with a determined look, which moved Chen Changli, and he couldn't help but kiss her on the forehead.

However, Wan Shufang dragged him away and went straight to the Xiao family to ask Shangguan Chu about the matter.

But Shangguan Chu didn't know that, and the group returned to the county government office, intending to look for any witnesses from that year.

In the county magistrate's study, Shangguan Chu kept flipping through old documents, trying to find clues. The documents were old and inevitably covered in dust, which made Shangguan Chu, who had just become pregnant, very uncomfortable.