Those days when I exiled the paralyzed, deposed crown prince to farm

"Uncle Village Chief, why does she have so many red rashes all over her body? Does she have some kind of illness? It's so scary!"

Liu Sheng hid behind the crowd, staring at A-Man with his dark, bright eyes.

Seeing that Ah Man was scratching harder and harder, as if he wanted to peel off a layer of skin, they quickly moved away.

Gao Mancang slapped Liu Sheng: "What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat? She's just having some water and soil incompatibility, she's not sick at all!"

Even so, the village chief was also panicked.

This girl, exiled from another place, probably wouldn't have the guts to kill anyone, not to mention that women are naturally weaker than men. How could a weak woman kill a grown man?

The village chief came because the government had ordered that the murderer be found as soon as possible; Chen Erniu's condition clearly indicated that he had been murdered.

So the village chief tried to start with Aman, but he still had no clue.

Aman looked at Liusheng, but Liusheng arrogantly turned his head away and refused to look at her.

"Alright, now that you know you're from out of town, behave yourself and don't cause any trouble, or our Waguan Village won't tolerate you!"

It is both a warning and a threat.

"Village chief, aren't you going to search the place?" But some people were still unwilling to give up.

"Yes, village chief, what if the murderer is hiding in their yard? Their yard is so big, it's easy for someone to hide there."

The villagers were always eager for a good show. Chen Erniu was no good in the village; he had done all sorts of petty theft and harassment of women.

Now that he's dead, he's dead, but we still have to make some noise, otherwise it won't be lively enough.

"No, you can't search! What right do you have to search my yard!"

Zhao Ye was still inside the house. Since they arrived at this place, Zhao Ye had rarely seen anyone.

"Village chief, look at her! She's clearly hiding something. We'd better search her; it's for the good of our village!"

The speaker was Chen Erniu's family member, named Chen Qiuyue, Chen Erniu's sister. Her brother was dead and the murderer could not be found, so this girl from out of town was the prime suspect!

"You don't have a search warrant from the government, you can't search!"

"A search warrant? What's that? Never heard of it, hahaha!"

Ah Man thought that this place was like the capital, where a search warrant issued by the government was required to conduct a search.

But she forgot that this was a remote village in Ningzhou, and they had never even heard of a search warrant, so they didn't care about such things.

"Go in and search!"

"Young lady, please don't take offense. I'm the village chief here, and I'm responsible for the safety of the villagers. If there's no one hiding here, searching won't be a big deal, but if there is someone hiding..."

Gao Mancang's eyes were sharp, and his meaning was self-evident.

"Ah Man, let them search."

A clear, melodious voice came from inside the house. Aman moved aside to let them in to search.

Chen Qiuyue led the way and rushed inside, kicking whatever she saw along the way, and smashing it if she couldn't kick it. Everyone seemed to accept this.

This isn't a search; this is sabotage.

Knowing that they were deliberately bullying her, Ah Man could only endure it, her fists clenched tightly.

"Village chief, are you here to search my property or to smash my things?!"

Ah Man pointed at her: "If we don't find anything, what will you do if you damage my things?!"

She can't stand even a little bit!

Perhaps even Gao Mancang couldn't stand Chen Qiuyue's behavior, or perhaps he was wary of the person in Aman's room, Gao Mancang quickly shouted, "Chen Qiuyue, you have to pay for the damage you've done!"

"Pah!"

Chen Qiuyue was extremely arrogant: "She killed my brother, she should go to hell to join him. I should pay compensation? What a load of rubbish!"

"There's a man hiding in that girl's yard, huddled inside, too scared to come out. I want to see if he's a man or a ghost!"

Chen Qiuyue smashed things as she went into the room where Zhao Ye was.

Ah Man's eyes reddened: "If they don't compensate me and can't find the person, and there's no evidence to frame me, I'll take it to the county magistrate tomorrow!"

"Although I am an exile, I will not tolerate such mistreatment. The magistrate will surely uphold justice for me!"

The officials who escorted them here had mentioned beforehand that the criminals exiled this time were different from those before. They didn't say it explicitly, but Gao Mancang didn't dare to make a big fuss about it.

"Alright, alright, whatever she broke, we'll all pay for it together!"

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to pull Chen Qiuyue away.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qiuyue became as stubborn as an ox, determined to break in, kicking the door open and revealing the person inside.

He sat upright in his wheelchair, and even with his physical disability, he still exuded a noble air. He was clearly only wearing the cheapest gray-blue long gown, and his body was thin, but his eyes were very sharp and bright.

Chen Qiuyue was intimidated at first glance.

But then Chen Qiuyue stared at his face, unable to move. Aman took good care of him, cleaning him up every day.

His hair and beard were all groomed, and his once deeply sunken face had gained a lot of flesh. Even though he had taken off his once gorgeous clothes, how could the prince, who had been raised by the people since childhood, be any different from ordinary people?

That young face was three-dimensional and deep, handsome beyond compare, more like a refined gentleman who had stepped out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.

This was the first time the people of Waguan Village had seen the man's true face. They only knew that a man who had been exiled from the capital lived there, accompanied by his maid.

But little did they know, he was such a young man, and so handsome!

"Qiuyue, Qiuyue, what are you looking at? Are you going crazy thinking about men?"

Her companions stared at Chen Qiuyue, who had no ladylike reserve whatsoever; it was so embarrassing.

"Mind your own business!"

Chen Qiuyue shook off her companion's hand and hurriedly shouted to the village chief, "Village chief, I've searched the whole place, there's no one hiding in this yard!"

Her companion stared wide-eyed in disbelief and whispered, "Qiuyue, you didn't even search the house!"

Chen Qiuyue said irritably, "Didn't you see that he's in a wheelchair?"

"How can he hide people when he's like this? It's not easy for him in a wheelchair. You shouldn't push your luck too far."

companion:???

Wasn't she the one who was just shouting aggressively that she wanted to search the yard?

How come it's suddenly become that they're being too aggressive and overbearing?

Gao Mancang naturally saw the person in the room as well. His eyes were fixed on him, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and even the hand holding the gong and drum was trembling involuntarily.

What kind of person is it that would instill such deep-seated fear in someone just by looking them in the eye?

Gao Mancang swallowed hard, knowing that this person must hold a high position of power in the capital, or be a member of the imperial family, otherwise he could not have such a terrifying aura.