Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 121 False Alarm

Everyone was stunned.

Nobody expected there really was something in the pond!

Wei Gongming rushed over and ordered several yamen runners to go down and help.

Liu Yuechu looked up at Yuan Cuo.

Yuan Cuo remained calm and composed, gently squeezing her small hand, but his slightly furrowed brows lacked their usual ease and elegance, and his steps were larger than usual.

Everyone rushed to the pond and watched as the constables struggled to pull a bag out of the pond.

The bag was quite heavy; when I lifted it up, it was only about the length of my thigh.

Liu Yuechu's heart trembled slightly as she thought about how even if Yuwen Chan was dismembered, it seemed unlikely that Yuan Cuo and Liu Muchi could act so quickly.

And this bag might only contain one of his legs at most...

The bailiffs had already removed the dirty cloth, revealing a ceramic jar sealed with mud inside.

The bailiffs lifted it up, then dropped it, and the earthenware jar shattered into pieces.

Some loose silver coins popped out, and copper coins clattered all over the ground, making a very crisp sound.

"To be honest, at first glance, it's quite a lot of money. I wonder who hid it here..." Liu Yuechu said quietly, stabbing him in the back.

Yuan Cuo quickly shook his head, "It wasn't me. My money is all with my wife. Of course, it couldn't be my elder brother's either. He has no intention of hiding anything." If Liu Musheng needs money, he can just ask directly. There's no need for such tricks.

"Bai Shao, take this and send it to Mu Chi. It might be something your aunt left behind." Liu Yuechu didn't care whose secret stash of money it was, as long as it wasn't Yuwen Chan!

She guessed that her aunt was also thinking of Liu Muchi's panic. Her aunt's life back then was indeed not easy. She clearly did not love him, but she still gave birth to his children. She lived a cautious life and did not compete for his favor. When her mother was seriously ill, she had to take care of her at her bedside. Her life was indeed not good.

Not long after her mother passed away, her father left, and her aunt also succumbed to her illness and followed her... Moreover, that pottery jar was clearly an old object, perhaps intended for Liu Muchi and Liu Yuechan, but it was discovered inside.

Wei Gongming knew nothing about the Liu family's past affairs, not even if he had been the Liu family's son-in-law in his previous life.

He wanted to order the constables to go down and search, but everyone had already gone ashore.

Huajiao was quite perceptive; he had already personally brought clean water for the yamen runners to wash up, and even served them hot tea.

It's unlikely that Wei Gongming will be able to get these people involved again.

"Hurry up and pack up, we're going to the next place!" Wei Gongming snapped coldly, not even touching the tea that Huajiao personally served him.

His gaze remained fixed on the pond, still sensing something amiss. But the constables had already wrung out their clothes, put on their outer garments, and slung their swords over their shoulders as they headed outside.

Yuan Cuo escorted the yamen runners all the way to the gate.

Liu Yuechu hurriedly called out to Liu Muchi, "Where did you hide it? Hurry up and fish it out, it'll suffocate if it stays in the water any longer!"

Liu Muchi didn't stay with Liu Yuechan either; he stayed hidden in a corner and watched secretly.

When he saw the constables pull the object out, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. "I don't know, I really don't know, my brother-in-law and I just threw him down..." He had even forgotten where he was.

Liu Yuechu was anxious, but there was nothing she could do. She could only wait patiently for Yuan Cuo to return.

Yuan Cuo was pestered by Wei Gongming for a long time, and the questions were mostly nonsense.

"Brother Wei, if you care about me, why not arrange a drink another day? Don't ramble on like this when you're busy," Yuan Cuo said with a smile, knowing what he was thinking.

Wei Gongming remained dismissive, "It would seem insince we've met, and not exchanging a few words would seem insincere. Let's forget about the drinking invitation; I don't have the time. I'll offer you a toast when you pass the imperial examination with top honors."

Yuan Cuo didn't hold back his sarcastic remarks, saying, "I will definitely invite Brother Wei that day."

Wei Gongming waved his hand, letting him return to his residence. When he saw the gate of the Liu residence closing, he instructed a few yamen runners to stay behind, "...keep an eye on the Liu family coming and going; they must have something going on!"

The yamen runners weren't unhappy either, since staying here idle was more comfortable than running errands.

But since Wei Gongming was eyeing the Liu family's true intentions, they had to twist the story: "He's just unhappy seeing his poor brother living a life of luxury!"

"So you still have to study hard. Lady Liu would rather marry a poor scholar than a brute."

"We're doomed in this life, but let's try to be reborn into a better family in the next!"

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Yuan Cuo was not surprised to see yamen runners remaining at the gate.

He asked the gatekeeper to send some food over at noon, "so that they don't go hungry."

The gatekeeper looked down on them, saying, "They treat us like thieves, and you still feed them? You and your wife are both kind-hearted, but if you're always so gentle, you'll always be bullied!"

Yuan Cuo was in a great mood after hearing this praise, but he wondered if the gatekeeper would have such a wonderful comment if he knew that he had just thrown Yuwen Chan into the water.

He rushed back to the west courtyard, and Liu Yuechu couldn't resist taking a net and fishing in the pond herself.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, I found nothing.

"You're finally back! Where did you leave this person?" She was indeed a little anxious and didn't want Yuwen Chan to really die in the Liu family.

Yuan Cuo took the net from her hand and threw it aside, saying, "It's not in the water."

He only said four words, and Liu Yuechu understood in a moment of consideration.

Liu Muchi's face turned pale, and his legs, which had gone limp, still lacked the strength to support him. "I didn't mean to, I really didn't..." He realized that his emotions had given him away, and he also realized that his brother-in-law was deliberately testing him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have thrown Yuwen Chan into the water with him and then ordered people to pull him out and take him away.

Yuan Cuo said calmly, "I didn't mean to doubt you, I was just doing this in case."

Liu Yuechu also thought it was excellent.

Perhaps Yuan Cuo knew that Liu Muchi lacked the willpower to see through Wei Gongming's scheme, so he deliberately made the pond the focus of the search.

As long as Wei Gongming focuses all his attention on the pond, he won't notice other places, and hiding someone won't be so difficult.

"Then this pottery jar where the money was hidden?" She felt it didn't belong to her aunt.

Yuan Cuo clicked his tongue twice, "It's Hou's pocket money."

If the constables couldn't get anything, they would keep an eye on the Liu family, hoping to snatch something and create a false alarm, thus satisfying their desire to avoid emptiness.

Bai Shao was stunned; she truly believed it was left behind by her aunt.

"The son-in-law is really cunning!" she couldn't help but blurt out.

Granny Fang glared at her, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is called being resourceful."

Bai Shao stuck out her tongue; she certainly didn't know any elegant words or phrases. She just felt that her son-in-law had schemed against everyone and wasn't someone to be trifled with!

"Alright, let's go back to the west courtyard first, say what needs to be said, and resolve the issues with those who need to be resolved." Liu Yuechu doesn't like to procrastinate; when trouble arises, she wants to act quickly.

Yuan Cuo agreed and led everyone back.

After the county government caused such a commotion at the prefectural government office, more people learned that Yuwen Chan was staying at the Liu family's residence.

Fortunately, they were all trusted confidants, and there were no outsiders among them.

Liu Yuechu briefly explained the matter to Granny Fang, who was so shocked that she kept chanting "Amitabha."

Uncle Chun's first reaction was: "Don't let the young master know!"

Considering Liu Musheng's big mouth, no one objected to Uncle Chun's suggestion.

"What does the master intend to do with this person?" This is what everyone is most concerned about.