Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 287 is empty.

Liu Yuechu had no interest in finding out how Li Shu was doing.

Whether she is doing well or not is none of her business.

She chatted with Princess Chen for a while, then returned to the side courtyard. She summoned Fang Suozi and asked, "Is it easy to investigate something that happened more than twenty years ago?" She briefly mentioned Ding Huangshi's childhood sweetheart relationship.

Fang Suozi sighed, "Master, that's the government's business. How could I be qualified to know? It was more than twenty years ago. I was only a few years old then. I had no idea about this gossip."

"Of course you don't know, but you can ask around." Liu Yuechu also felt that things were a bit difficult.

The matter involves the Huang family, and those who knew the truth or had a loose tongue must have already been cleaned up by Huang Fan.

As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, he could get rid of corrupt officials, so why couldn't he handle a poor family?

This matter seems simple, but it is actually not easy to figure out if you think about it carefully.

“There is another way, but I’m afraid you won’t know how to use it,” Fang Suozi said.

"What's the matter?"

"The county government is checking case files and records."

Records of the lowly people in the remote and impoverished areas outside the capital may be unclear, but the capital is an exception. The county government records all the people living in the capital in great detail.

If you go to the county government office to investigate, you will naturally find out the details very clearly.

But once this is done, Wei Gongming will find out.

Liu Yuechu certainly didn't want to disturb this person, and didn't even want to mention him.

"Or you can make up some excuse to investigate? I'll pay for it."

"I can still make up stories about people from twenty years ago?" Fang Suozi was both amused and exasperated.

Liu Yuechu pouted and glared at him fiercely, "Anyway, you've already taken care of this for me, so are you going to make me, a pregnant woman, show up in the background?!"

"I'll go, I'll go right now." Fang Suozi couldn't afford to offend this person. Otherwise, if she said a few words about him not taking things seriously, Granny Fang would chop him up!

"We also need to investigate Meng Changhuai and Changchuntang thoroughly."

"Okay, I'll check."

"We must be quick, I'm afraid someone else will make a move."

"Go right away!"

Liu Yuechu gave him a couple more instructions before letting him leave, satisfied.

Huajiao was a little puzzled, "Why didn't you ask Suozi's wife for help?" She rarely asked Fang Suozi to do things directly.

“There are some things that only men can do,” Liu Yuechu said without stating it directly.

Actually, her initial idea was to have Suozi tie up Meng Changhuai, interrogate him, or set a trap to scare Ding Huangshi and extract some useful information...

But she was also thinking it over; it wasn't worth resorting to such a desperate measure right now. And this was a matter that only Fang Suozi could handle; she couldn't let a woman get involved and offend someone like that.

Huajiao didn't ask any further questions; as long as the master had a solution, that was fine.

At this moment, Wei Gongming was drinking with Huang Fan in Jingchun Tower.

In the past, the Court of Judicial Review would never pay attention to the county government, since one was in charge of officials and the other was in charge of the people.

But this time, Huang Fan took the initiative to invite him, and Wei Gongming, after some initial surprise, also accepted the invitation with great enthusiasm.

After going to the appointment, he realized that Huang Fan needed his help. "...This man killed my wife, and I only found out afterward. I don't want to alarm outsiders, but I also don't want to see him get away with it."

He had investigated all of Meng Changhuai's information, and after much deliberation, he decided he could not take action himself.

If anything goes wrong, who knows if Meng Changhuai will resort to desperate measures? He might expose his affair with his elder sister and reveal that he helped his elder sister poison his sister-in-law, which would be a first-rate crime.

Moreover, Huang Fan felt guilty.

He had also contributed to the destruction of the Huai family. His eldest sister wanted to enter the Duke of Jing's mansion with a clean reputation and didn't want the news of their previous engagement to be known.

So he bribed the people in the county government to kill the Huai family members who were being exiled on the way... Only Huai Changmeng, who was missing, was saved by his eldest sister!

Huang Fan didn't care to blame Ding Huangshi for being mentally unstable; he just wanted to get rid of this person and put an end to everything.

He hoped that Wei Gongming could find a pretext to punish this person, while he, the instigator, could still pretend to know nothing.

Wei Gongming was slightly surprised, but quickly calmed down.

Having witnessed countless acts of deceit and treachery in the county government office every day, Huang Fan's request was perfectly normal.

Who knows whether he poisoned his wife or had an affair with her?

"It is an honor for this county that Lord Huang has found me, but it seems that I am powerless to help with this matter." Wei Gongming refused directly, "It is not that I am unwilling to help, but there are quite a few eyes watching me lately."

"You are aware of what happened to the Third Prince before. Since those incidents, I have been hesitant to act, while the county magistrates below have gained more power."

Huang Fan smiled faintly. How could he not know that this was the price proposed by Wei Gongming?

If you help him get rid of the county magistrate, he will do things for you.

However, this county magistrate is related to the crown prince. If he really makes a move, it would be equivalent to offending the crown prince, and he would also be implicated in the third prince's faction.

“Actually, your brother works under me, and I’ve always taken care of him,” Huang Fan said, touching on a sore spot.

Wei Gongming's expression stiffened. "He deserved it. I don't feel sorry for him at all. In fact, I hate him to the bone. After all, a little greed caused my father to leave this world. I will never forgive him in this lifetime." This was Wei Gongming's true feeling.

Huang Fan suddenly realized, "I see... Brother Wei, you've certainly put in a lot of effort for your family, but you're extremely capable. You're just a county magistrate; surely you can handle things quite easily?"

"Brother Huang, you don't know this, but this person is really flawless, he's an indestructible tough guy."

The change in how the two addressed each other was a deliberate attempt to show closer intimacy.

"In this world, there is no one who cannot be crushed or broken; after all, he is not a copper pea." Huang Fan smiled knowingly.

Wei Gongming raised his wine cup and offered him a toast.

After drinking, neither of them said another word about what they had discussed, and they had reached an agreement.

Wei Gongming will handle Huang Fan's affairs, and Huang Fan will never release Wei Gongming's younger brother. He can even help Wei Gongming collect incriminating evidence against the county magistrate, allowing Wei Gongming to use it against him.

Wei Gongming walked out of Jingchun Tower with a calm expression.

"Sir, shall we go back to the county government office?"

"No need, let's go back to the manor."

He lifted the carriage curtain and saw Huang Fan had also boarded the carriage. He smiled faintly. He hadn't expected that Huang Fan would step in and help him resolve the two knots in his heart.

But he's just a doctor; he doesn't need to do anything himself.

He ordered his men to find Meng Changhuai's information, identify any loopholes, and imprison him. Once Huang Fan helped him become the county magistrate, he would kill this man, and ideally, his younger brother in prison would also be dead by then…

Upon returning to the mansion, he went to the backyard.

Now serving him are two beautiful maids bestowed upon him by the Third Prince.

He almost never sets foot in Li Shu's room again. Tian Yage, that madwoman, had long been locked up and would never show her face again.

He didn't even want to see the Guan family; all he needed to do was pay them enough money.

……

midnight.

Someone rushed over and knocked on the door.

Wei Gongming was in a trance, fast asleep and completely absorbed in wine.

"Where is the master? Something's happened! Wake him up quickly!"

The maid heard what was said at the door. Reluctantly, she returned to the room, leaned close to Wei Gongming's ear, and whispered a few times.

Wei Gongming was extremely impatient; he had finally managed to get a good night's sleep.

"Why can't we talk about this tomorrow? It's not like that person died!" he cursed, but dared not mention the names of Emperor Qi Xiao and the Third Prince.

"Sir, all the case files for Meng Changhuai are gone. There's no record of him in our county office!"

Wei Gongming's eyes narrowed, and he became more alert. "Then just go and arrest them! Why are you coming to me?"

"The person is gone... Changchun Hall is completely empty!"