Chapter 554: The revenge of the Count's Prefecture

Magistrate Tian was in his sixties, full of illnesses, and was already at an age where he could kick the bucket at any time.

His death was not surprising.

What was surprising was that he was fine in the morning and ate a bowl of rice at noon. By evening, he suddenly kicked the bucket, dying extremely suddenly.

Logically speaking, prisoners detained in the Heavenly Prison, if they die, they die; report to the Ministry of Justice, and if there is no problem, let the family members come to collect the body. But the Tian family didn't accept it and ran to the Ministry of Justice to make a scene. The Ministry of Justice actually admitted defeat and launched an investigation.

Lu Datou, who delivered the spring water, bore the brunt of it and was taken into custody. The prison guard who decocted the medicine did not escape either; they were all taken into custody. Even the menial laborers who delivered the medicine and food were taken away for interrogation.

Chen Guanlou asked the Ministry of Justice official, "Are you sure there is an abnormality in Magistrate Tian's cause of death? The medical official checked it personally; Magistrate Tian's death belongs to old age, normal death. Why did the Ministry of Justice launch an investigation? It's normal for people to die in the prison cell when the weather gets hot. Is it just because the Tian family made a scene at the Ministry of Justice? Since when did the Ministry of Justice become so cowardly?"

The Ministry of Justice official gave a hehe laugh. "Is Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen anxious? I advise you not to be anxious."

Chen Guanlou narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party. Seeing that the other party was still smiling, he decisively turned around and went directly to the Ministry of Justice to find Sun Daojing.

Someone is targeting the Heavenly Prison, targeting him, the newly appointed Jiang Jiang Yucheng.

He was incomparably sure of this point.

Sun Daojing didn't want to see him, but was worried that Chen Guanlou would break in directly and make him lose face. He could only pinch his nose and invite the other party to the office.

"Who instigated the Tian family? Why did the Ministry of Justice investigate Magistrate Tian's cause of death?"

"Magistrate Tian's cause of death is in doubt; it's reasonable for the Tian family to make a scene, and it's reasonable for the Ministry of Justice to investigate."

"Old Sun, this is where you are wrong. You are playing official jargon with me now; is it interesting?" Chen Guanlou sat down broadly. "I want an explanation."

"What I just said is the explanation." Sun Daojing put on an official attitude.

Chen Guanlou sneered. "You say Magistrate Tian's cause of death is in doubt; who said that? Which coroner gave the conclusion, where is the doubt? Is there any official document record?"

"Chen Guanlou, don't be too presumptuous." Sun Daojing was furious.

Chen Guanlou became even more certain. "In that case, this case has no coroner's conclusion, no document record, yet the Ministry of Justice rashly launched an investigation to give the Tian family an explanation. Then now, the Heavenly Prison also needs an explanation, and I personally need an explanation."

"What explanation do you want? As a Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng, you should cooperate with the Ministry of Justice's investigation."

"The Ministry of Justice's investigation has the suspicion of public revenge and deliberate trouble-making. I refuse to cooperate!"

"You are simply messing around." Sun Daojing was furious; he knew that this thorn Chen Guanlou was not easy to deal with.

Chen Guanlou relaxed instead and said lightly: "Old Sun, don't be angry; there will be many more opportunities to be angry later. Just tell me, am I loyal to you, have I collected money for you, have I shared your worries, and have I made contributions for you? It's only been a few days, and you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge; your character is truly disappointing! You actually acquiesced to others dealing with me, dealing with the Heavenly Prison. That old man surnamed Tian, he was sixty-something; who would be so foolish as to deal with him, you think buying medicine doesn't cost money!"

"Chen Guanlou, the Ministry of Justice launching an investigation belongs to normal procedure. Don't make trouble out of nothing."

"The one making trouble out of nothing is clearly the Ministry of Justice. Magistrate Tian's cause of death is clearly written as natural old age. Even if it was sudden death, it was time, and it has nothing to do with the Heavenly Prison. You hold on to it and don't let go, standing up for the Tian family; you are clearly turning your elbow outward."

Chen Guanlou scolded back impolitely.

Sun Daojing had lost both his inside and outside. Fortunately, the two were talking behind closed doors, and no one else in the Ministry of Justice saw it. Otherwise, this face would be lost today.

This bastard Chen Guanlou didn't care about his face at all, calling him 'Old Sun' one by one, turning the sky upside down.

He rubbed his eyebrows, thought about it, weighed it, and decisively made a decision: "You just want to know who instigated the Tian family to make trouble. You should have guessed it; that's right, it's the Marquis Cheng'en Prefecture. And the person who came to the Ministry of Justice to pass the message was the Princess Prefecture's steward."

"Would the Princess Prefecture care about Zhu Ruhai's life or death?" Chen Guanlou was very surprised.

"Princess Qingyang and the Prince Consort have big conflicts, but they are husband and wife after all; as the saying goes, husband and wife are one body. If the Count's Prefecture collapses and loses its source of wealth, the Princess Prefecture certainly won't be happy to see this scene. Princess Qingyang also wants face; she still hopes that her husband's family can maintain some decency. You extorted thirty thousand taels from Zhu Ruhai; the Count's Prefecture hates you to death. I told you long ago that Zhu Ruhai is someone you can't move, but you insisted on acting on your own and extorting money from him. Hmph... I tell you, the investigation into Magistrate Tian's cause of death is just the beginning; there will be other troubles later."

Sun Daojing breathed out all the truth at once.

At the beginning, he opposed moving against Zhu Ruhai. If it weren't for this bastard Chen Guanlou, who fooled him, how could he have boarded the pirate ship. Fortunately, it's not too late to get off the ship now.

The Zhu Ruhai case can be withdrawn at any time.

"Old Sun, you are not capable!"

Determining that it was the Count's Prefecture making trouble behind the scenes, Chen Guanlou relaxed instead. What he feared most was not knowing who the enemy was. Knowing who the enemy was, wanting to counter-control, he could always find an opportunity.

Sun Daojing was so angry he blew his beard and stared. "I am capable in everything."

"The Count's Prefecture just surfaced to threaten you, and you became cowardly. With this, you still dare to say you are capable in everything. As for the Princess Prefecture, you think the Princess is very idle; letting the steward come forward to pass a message is already the limit."

"Why are you so sure the Princess won't ask about this?"

"I'll tell you a secret."

Sun Daojing remained calm; he suspected that nothing good would come out of Chen Guanlou's mouth.

Chen Guanlou whispered: "You guess if the Princess wants to kill Prince Consort Zhu?"

"Nonsense. This is the secret you speak of? Hmph!"

"Don't be anxious! Old Sun, you might not know yet, Prince Consort Zhu has been poisoned several times in the past few years, but the Zhu family didn't make it public. Prince Consort Zhu basically doesn't go to the Princess Prefecture, and Princess Qingyang doesn't summon the Prince Consort either. These two are already at odds."

"Are you sure? Prince Consort Zhu was really poisoned?" Sun Daojing was very surprised; not a single sound of this leaked out, where did Chen Guanlou get the news.

Chen Guanlou gave a mysterious laugh. "You don't need to care where I got the news. You just need to know that my news is one hundred percent guaranteed. Not only that, the Princess Prefecture has also discovered poison several times, fortunately, the Princess is lucky, and she avoids it every time."

"Absurd! Chen Guanlou, if you want to fabricate rumors, at least make them look like it. How would the Prince Consort dare to poison the Princess; doesn't he want his life? This is a crime that involves the nine clans."

"If I tell you, Princess Qingyang's two children are not Prince Consort Zhu's seed. Are you still surprised?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Sun Daojing said he wouldn't believe it no matter what. ===== CHAPTER 555 =====