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Chapter 147: Better Than No Father

“Who beats the drum to complain?”

As soon as the people from the Dali Temple received the news, they hurried over with their men.

Chen Zhi's father did not want to make a big deal out of the matter, and wanted to step forward to smooth things over, hoping to fool the people from the Dali Temple. However, the people from the Dali Temple did not care about the other party's official position at all, and ignored Chen Zhi's father's hints, even though he hinted that the master behind them was the Grand Princess.

Pulling Chen Zhi's father aside, the Dali Temple's Shaoqing raised his head, looked seriously at the young man playing the drum on the stage, and asked, "But you played the drum?"

Chen Zhi didn't even look at his father, but nodded vigorously and said, "It's me."

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple then asked, "Do you know the consequences of beating the drum?"

Chen Zhi bit his lip, clearly a little frightened, but soon he raised his head with determination and said, "I know that whether I succeed in suing or not, I will have to endure 20 lashes."

The Shaoqing of Dali Temple listened to the young man's trembling voice, looked at his clenched fists and determined eyes, and felt a secret approval in his heart.

But he remained businesslike and asked, "Who are you accusing? Do you have any evidence?"

"I am suing the following officials for corruption, deceiving the emperor, using illegal means to seize private property, colluding with the four major academies, accepting bribes, and murdering students of Panshi Academy through poisoning and kidnapping..."

As he spoke, his expression suddenly softened. A carriage was galloping towards them not far away. He could even see Qian Qiansui sticking his head out of the window, and Dean Deng on the carriage frame.

Such a big case is very difficult to handle. The Shaoqing of Dali Temple felt his scalp tingling and thought it was a hot potato.

But according to the law, once the drumbeat sounded, no matter how serious the case, the Dali Temple would have to accept it. In desperation, the Dali Temple's Shaoqing sent a letter to the palace while comforting Chen Zhi, saying, "Since that's the case, then you can go to the Dali Temple with me, bringing the evidence."

Seeing that Chen Zhi was about to be taken away, Qian Qiansui almost jumped off the carriage, and the people around him were so frightened that they hurried over to support him.

"What should I do? He's about to be taken away. That's 20 lashes! What the hell is this kid thinking? He's so impulsive. This is like a son suing his father!" Chen Zhi said he understood last time, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. How can this be called understanding? He's just crazy.

Deng Buduo stopped Qian Qiansui and went to look at Chen Zhi. He saw Chen Zhi smiling at them, as if his wish had been fulfilled and he had no more worries. He then followed the Shaoqing of Dali Temple down the drum platform with his head held high.

"You heartless beast! How could I have given birth to something like you? You want to kill the Chen family, you want to kill all nine members of my Chen family! I'll beat you to death, you beast!"

As soon as he got off the drum platform, Chen Zhi's father and his servants reached out and wanted to beat Chen Zhi as usual. It can be seen that this man often punished his son on a daily basis.

How could the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple tolerate his nonsense? The two guards beside him directly stopped the Chen family aside.

The woman beside Chen Zhi's father was still fanning the flames, clutching her handkerchief and sobbing, "Master, what should we do? If we go to the Dali Temple, will there be any future for our Chen family?"

Chen Zhi's father's face turned ugly. In front of everyone, he pointed at Chen Zhi and said, "Little beast, why don't you tell the adults that you were just playing around and joking with your father. You didn't really want to sue me."

This was his father. Given his father's position, how could he not know the significance of beating the drum? And how could he not know what the consequences would be if he beat the drum for no reason?

Yet, he still tried to make light of the situation by asking his son to exonerate him, even if it meant his son's death. Upon seeing his body, this so-called father probably wouldn't even blink, and wouldn't even bury the body.

Chen Zhi suddenly felt relieved. He turned to the Dali Temple's Shaoqing and said, "I still want to sue my father. He sent my mother's dowry to a wealthy merchant's house and forced them to adopt this maid as their daughter. He also changed the woman's household registration, passed her off as a good woman, and married her.

They even conspired to poison my mother for this woman."

Chen Zhi's father and the woman were horrified. This had been a secret buried deep in their hearts, and now it was finally revealed. For a moment, the gazes around them and Shaoqing's sharp questioning made them want to escape.

At first, it was just corruption and abuse of power, but later on, people even died. The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple knew that this matter would definitely not end well.

"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. This child wants to frame me. I have a bad relationship with his mother, but I definitely didn't kill anyone! Sir." The Chen family was completely panicked. Some servants were even quietly retreating, subconsciously wanting to escape.

The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple would never listen to his one-sided story. He waved his hands and ordered people to catch all the Chen family members who had fallen into the trap. He also gagged them and escorted them to the side, not even letting the women go.

This time, Chen Zhi did not go to see his father again, but followed the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple and walked away slowly with steady steps.

The bustle faded, and the surroundings returned to calm, leaving only Qian Qiansui pacing restlessly. Dumbledore called his entourage and told them to wait for news at the Dali Temple gate and to reply at any time.

Qian Qiansui originally wanted to go with them, but the whole family came from the Marquis' Mansion in person, just because the Concubine Dowager... came back.

Qian Qiansui was so angry that she had no place to vent. She didn't want to wait any longer. These people annoyed her so much that she should have found an opportunity to deal with them all long ago.

Qian Qiansui returned to the Marquis' Mansion with his men in a rage and went straight to the Dowager Concubine's yard. Then he found that the old men in the yard who had been hiding recently and had no trace at all were all standing up again.

It was as if they had a backbone after the concubine came back. When Qian Qiansui went in, even though there was still some fear in these people's eyes, because of the concubine's presence, they also had the courage to roll their eyes at Qian Qiansui in secret.

"The concubine said she is tired and doesn't want to see anyone. No one can come in today." Aunt Mei, who was so scared that she wanted to find a hole to hide in, now regained her arrogance as before. She folded her hands and raised her chin to speak.

Qian Qiansui found it extremely ridiculous. She walked over, slapped Aunt Mei in the face, and pushed her aside. Then she kicked the door open and rushed in ferociously. The people around her were so nervous that their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.

"How can there be such a lack of rules? I've only been away for a few days and this mansion is already in chaos?"

The concubine came out and saw Aunt Mei lying on the ground. Her fat body was limp and she was holding her cheek with her hands, her face was bruised and swollen. She was so angry that she was shaking.

"Okay, where have you been those days? Do you dare to tell it? Do you dare to tell the palace? Do you dare to tell the world? Isn't it too late to act like this now?" Qian Qiansui had had enough. She went over and grabbed the concubine's clothes, then took out a white pill from her purse and stuffed it into the concubine's mouth.

[System, bind the Rejuvenation Pill to Toffee.]