Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 246 Shocked Li Zhen
In the woodshed, time passed by little by little.

There was still no movement in the house.

Li Zhen became more and more worried. Naturally, he was not worried about the life or death of Madam Wu, because he had no friendship with her.

He was worried about Chen Ce.

Once Madam Wu died, Li Zhen really didn't know what crazy thing Chen Ce would do. With a man as smart as a demon, if he really went crazy, the entire Ming Dynasty would probably shake. At that time, killing all of Jiao Fang's family would be the smallest price to pay.

The entire Miao area may have to be buried with Madam Wu!

No one else could do such a horrifying thing, but Li Zhen believed that Chen Ce could definitely do it!

The Miao woman in the woodshed went from being calm at first, to gradually becoming anxious, and now increasingly fearful. The sound of dripping water was like a death knell, constantly destroying the Miao woman's psychological defenses bit by bit.

She couldn't help but yell anxiously at the outside world, and kept swearing hysterically with vicious and ugly words, but this place was still as quiet as hell.

Li Zhen also heard the noise in the woodshed. He didn't understand. He clearly didn't do anything, and it wasn't even corporal punishment. Why did the woman's insults contain such deep fear?
About six hours passed in total, and the noise in the woodshed became quieter and quieter, with only faint sounds coming from it.

"I said...I said..."

The pupils of the guard at the door widened, and he quickly went to find Li Zhen and whispered, "Master Li, the woman has spoken."

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, staring at the internal factory guard in amazement, with three words written all over his face: Impossible!

Chen Ce clearly didn't do anything, so why did she suddenly speak?

"Let's go and have a look!"

The door of the woodshed was pushed open, and the Miao woman lying on the wooden board turned pale as white paper, her face bloodless, her pupils seemed to begin to dilate, and she looked like she was on the verge of death.

Li Zhen swallowed his saliva, looked at the guards around him, and subconsciously asked, "Are you torturing me?"

Although he knew that no one would dare to disobey orders and carry out torture in private, he still blurted out such a nonsense question.

Because he really couldn't understand why this happened, why this woman became like this!
Their Jinyiwei and Dongchang should be the most proficient in torture and forced confessions in the world, but now the methods they are so proud of are not good enough in front of Chen Ce!

Is there really nothing he doesn't understand?
Li Zhen did not dare to waste time, and found a basin of cold water to splash on the Miaojiang woman's face. After a long while, she finally sobered up a little. Then she said in horror: "I said, I said the antidote, don't torture me anymore!"

There was deep fear in his words, and he never wanted to experience this feeling a second time.

After Li Zhen found out the antidote for the poison, he hurriedly ordered the doctor to boil the antidote, and then went to find Chen Ce to report.

"Sir, how do we deal with this Miao girl?"

The Miao girl was pretty, and Li Zhen wanted to let the brothers have a taste of her. Chen Ce gave him a sidelong look, and Li Zhen quickly scratched his head in embarrassment: "I admit my guilt."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "If you want to play with women, you can. I'll give you money. Go to the brothel and find all kinds of women. But don't let your lust get the better of you. You know that such women are dangerous. What if the news leaks out? If they find out your identity, then your family? Relatives and friends? They will also be in danger."

Li Zhen finally realized that he had not thought too much about it before.

"I'm sorry, sir, for being so talkative."

Chen Ce said: "It's okay, go and kill them, and dump them at the gate of Jiao's mansion at night, along with the bodies of the two Miao people."

Li Zhen shuddered slightly, swallowed his saliva and said, "Will this...make things worse?"

This was tantamount to a direct provocation to Jiao Fang, and Jiao Fang would certainly not give up. The other party was a veteran of three dynasties, and Li Zhen could not guarantee how rich the political resources behind Jiao Fang were. The prestige and connections accumulated over three dynasties must be complicated.

He did not deny that Chen Ce was powerful, but there was really no need to confront Jiao Fang head-on. After all, Madam Wu had been saved now, so there was no need to bring this matter to the surface.

Not worth the candle.

Chen Ce said calmly: "When he wanted to kill me to vent his anger for his precious son, he didn't think that he would make things worse."

"Should I just sit there and wait for others to slaughter me?"

"It's okay, just do it. Even if he wants to calm down, it won't be that easy. I will cause trouble for him, but I don't have the time right now."

Li Zhen clasped his fists and said, "Okay!"

Which subordinate wouldn’t want to follow such a domineering superior? What he said was…so cool!
Li Zhen discovered that Chen Ce's personal charm is really getting stronger and stronger now. It seems that he only saw a small part of the picture before and didn't see the full picture!
……

Chen Ce brought Madam Wu back to Huaihua Hutong, settled her down first, and then went to Zhengyang Street alone to get some medicine.

Li Zhen had already prepared medicine for Mrs. Wu earlier, but she still needed to be fed later.

Chen Ce had just brought the medicine to the gate of the courtyard when he found a stranger standing in front of the door.

Chen Ce frowned, but then he thought, this person should not be from Jiao Fang's side, otherwise both the internal factory and Liu Hong would have warned him.

Qin Hong is in his early fifties and his hair is completely white. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Qin Hong has only been in this position for over a year, which shows how much pressure the Ministry of Revenue is under.

After listening to the Crown Prince's accounting theory on the 'accrual basis' in the court today, Minister Qin was greatly shocked, but what shocked him even more was the explanation given by Emperor Hongzhi.

Why did the emperor ask him to come here to look for this boy?

Why does the emperor know him?
Could it be that the Crown Prince's thought-provoking words came from the young man in front of him?

Qin Hong had too many questions in his mind. Before he came, he even imagined that the other party was a hermit who had experienced many vicissitudes of life, or a middle-aged scholar who was frustrated and missed the imperial examination.

But I never thought that the other person would be so young, unbelievably young!

Being young means having little experience, and having incomplete and incomplete knowledge... But now all of Minister Qin's previous assumptions have been completely overturned at this moment!

He even suspected that he had come to the wrong place. After repeated confirmation, he asked, "Are you the owner of this courtyard? Is there anyone else?"

While he was looking at Chen Ce, Chen Ce was also looking at him and said, "I am the owner of this house, and there is no one else here."

Hiss! Is it really him?
Chen Ce asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"

Minister Qin bowed and smiled amiably, "I am from the Ministry of Revenue, so it is a little abrupt for me to come here. I really have something that I am eager to ask you for advice."

Chen Ce said, "That's unfortunate. I have something to deal with. I may not have time in the next two days. Please come back another day."

Qin Hong: “…”

Was my introduction not detailed enough? I am from the Ministry of Revenue, a man in his fifties. Do you think my position is insignificant?

I should be able to update normally tomorrow. I have something to do at home these days. Sorry.

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