I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 674 - 255: Madam’s "Gift"! Seeing Witch Sect Saintess Again! _3

"Madam, rest assured. Since I promised to release the person, I will definitely not break my word," Chen Mo said calmly.

"I trust Mr. Chen’s character, what I want to discuss is not this matter."

Qin Shu looked around, confirmed that there was no one around, and whispered, "Back then, the Spring Examination leak case was suppressed with the help of the Qin Family... Now that the old case is being brought up again, I don’t care what happens to the Yan Family, I just hope Mr. Chen won’t involve the Qin Family."

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Naturally, I also have connections with the Shangguan Family; I understand the situation."

The current Tongzheng Envoy of the Ministry of Communication is Shangguan Jin, the father of Shangguan Yunfei, and the Qin Family and the Shangguan Family share a deep friendship, to some extent, they are also distantly related.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shu was pleasantly surprised, not expecting this layer of relationship between the two families.

"So, we are on the same side; that puts my heart at ease."

"By the way, there’s one more thing..."

She took a bundle of letters out of her sleeve and handed them to Chen Mo, "Please take a look at these, Mr. Chen."

"What is this?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

Qin Shu said softly, "I know Mr. Chen wants to deal with the Princely Heir, so I had someone look into the matter thoroughly."

"Although there is no major discovery, there are some clues..."

"Over the years, there have been frequent reports to the authorities, saying that after their relatives went to work at the Prince Yu Mansion, they initially wrote home, but after a while, they completely disappeared, as if they vanished from the world."

"If it were just one or two cases, it wouldn’t be significant, but there are over a dozen similar petitions, all of which were suppressed..."

"I found it peculiar, so I gathered the relevant information, hoping it could be of some help to Mr. Chen."

Chen Mo looked through the petitions in his hand, a cold gleam passing through his eyes.

Typically, those who serve in a prince’s mansion are mostly lifelong servant families, occasionally bought servants from the slave market, and short-term hired workers.

In comparison, the number of servants purchased by the Prince Yu Mansion seems to be a bit excessive...

Where have all these people gone?

Thinking of the bloody aura around Chu Heng, a vague answer surfaced in Chen Mo’s mind as he put away the petitions and cupped his hands, saying:

"Thank you, madam, this is very helpful to me."

"Glad to be of help."

Qin Shu offered a faint smile.

Chen Mo hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "I’ve thoroughly confronted Yan Peizhi this time. Regarding the source of the evidence, he will certainly suspect you, Madam. You should be cautious in the near future..."

"Yan Peizhi?"

Upon hearing the name, Qin Shu’s eyes filled with disdain, and she sneered, "Don’t worry, as long as the Qin Family is of value, he won’t say anything... Trust me, even if I were to take a lover in front of him, he’d play dumb and pretend he didn’t see anything because of an ’eye condition’!"

"..."

Though crude, there was truth to her words, yet the way she put it was too coarse.

Noticing Chen Mo’s peculiar expression, Qin Shu quickly explained, "Don’t misunderstand, Mr. Chen, I’ve never done such a thing!"

Whether you have or haven’t has nothing to do with me... Chen Mo chuckled wryly and said, "There are still duties at the government office. If there’s nothing else, Madam, I’ll take my leave."

"...Take care, Mr. Chen."

Watching Chen Mo’s retreating figure, Qin Shu bit her lip, cursing herself for her lack of discretion.

At that moment, a maid hurried over, bowed, and said, "Madam, the master invites you over."

Qin Shu’s expression turned indifferent, and she snorted coldly, "Tell him I’m busy, and prepare the carriage; I’m going back to my family home and will not be staying in the mansion for the time being."

"Yes, madam."

The maid left in response.

...

...

Chen Mo returned to the courtyard where the Sky Scale Guard remained stationed.

Li Yuan approached and asked, "How did it go, my lord?"

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Fairly smoothly; let’s head back."

His primary goal for this visit was not to deal with the Yan Family but to involve the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

As long as he held incriminating evidence, Yan Peizhi was like fish on the chopping board, ready to be cut at any time. The key was to use this to deal with Chu Heng.

In Chen Mo’s style, he would rather deliver swift justice, but he couldn’t always trouble the Empress to clean up the aftermath.

To avoid causing her problems, it was better to use the rules, rather than break them.

At this moment, Li Yuan leaned in, sniffing carefully.

Chen Mo was puzzled, "What are you smelling?"

Li Yuan blinked and whispered, "My Lord was inside for so long; I’m just checking if there’s a fox’s scent on you."

Ever since the last "poisoning" incident, she harbored suspicions towards Qin Shu.

This woman had ulterior motives toward Chen Mo, who knows what absurdities she might commit...

?

Chen Mo chuckled wryly, "Is that how you see me?"

Li Yuan responded, "What else?"

"..."

Chen Mo shook his head, sighing.

It seems there’s a deep misunderstanding about me among the people...

After leaving the Yan Family, they returned to Huai Zhen Fang.

As he entered the government office, Chen Mo saw a familiar figure.

A woman, dressed in a scarlet silk garment, sat gracefully on a chair, her features striking, curves alluring, with silver bells adorning her ankles, a blend of pure and alluring beauty.

"Yu Hongyin?"

Chen Mo frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"

Yu Hongyin stood up, her gaze towards Chen Mo somewhat complex.

The last time they met was at the first session at the Imperial College.

Since then, she attended each class punctually, but Chen Mo never appeared again...

Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, she said, "I am here to report a case."

"Report a case?"

Chen Mo sat down in an official chair.

The black cat opened its cage, leaping into his lap, purring incessantly.

As he stroked the silly cat, he said, "If you want to report a case, go to the Six Gates. Why come to the Sky Scale Guard?"

Yu Hongyin shook her head, "This case can only be reported to you."

"Hmm?"

Chen Mo paused, looking up at her, "What do you mean by this?"