On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2055 Witness Arrives

When Su Zhenhai heard what Huo Changhe said, his blood boiled.

Once upon a time, he also wanted to do this, but his lifeline was strangled by the Liu family, and even the governor's mansion fell into the Liu family's pocket.

For the sake of the soldiers' rations, he could only endure it temporarily.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the butler lifted the curtain and came in.

The housekeeper walked up to the two men, bowed to Huo Changhe first, then turned to Su Zhenhai and said anxiously, "Sir, there are a few people outside. The leader said that this must be delivered to the distinguished guest of the mansion."

As he spoke, the butler took out an envelope from his sleeve. The envelope was made of ordinary kraft paper, but the corners were carefully pressed, making it look very neat.

Su Zhenhai reached out to take it. When his fingertips touched the envelope, he could clearly feel a bulge inside. He wondered what hard object was inside.

The distinguished guest was obviously referring to Huo Changhe. He immediately turned to Huo Changhe with the envelope in his hand and handed it to him respectfully: "Your Highness, please take a look."

Huo Changhe raised his hand to take the envelope, stroked the paper with his fingertips, and then gently opened it.

What he took out was a token with the word "Huo" engraved on the front and a silver border around the edge. It was the token of the Zhennan Palace.

Huo Changhe took a look at the token, his eyes showing a little more understanding. He immediately ordered the housekeeper: "Quick, bring them in."

The butler stepped back and came back with a few people after a while.

The leader was a man wearing green shorts with a resolute face. His eyes lit up when he saw Huo Changhe. It was Ma Liyu.

Behind him followed several common people, their clothes were patched, their faces were covered with dust, and they all looked exhausted.

Ma Liyu quickly walked up to Huo Changhe, knelt on one knee and saluted, saying in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I have fulfilled your order and brought the person here."

The people behind him changed their expressions instantly when they heard the word "Prince". After realizing what was happening, they immediately fell to their knees. The old man raised his head tremblingly, and cried in his voice: "Please, Your Majesty, make a decision for us!"

Huo Changhe looked at them and softened his tone: "Everyone, get up. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly. I am listening."

The people looked at each other, and the oldest one stood up first. His name was Old Man Zhang, a farmer who was born and raised in Rongzhou.

Old man Zhang rubbed his hands, his lips trembling as he spoke: "Your Highness, I have three acres of paddy fields at home. After the autumn harvest two years ago, the Liu family suddenly came to our door and said that the land had been requisitioned by the government to build a villa, and asked us to move out immediately.

But our ancestors have been farming there for generations, so how can we just move away? My son argued with them, but the Liu family’s guards broke his legs, and now he’s lying in bed, unable to get up.

The woman next to her went on to say that she was Aunt Li, and her husband had been working on the riverbank repairing a dock for the Liu family. He had been working there for over three months and was originally promised two hundred wen a month, but he hadn't received a penny until now.

A few days ago, her husband was so tired that he coughed up blood. He wanted to ask the Liu family for wages and medicine, but was pushed out by the housekeeper, who said, "You don't have the energy to work, and you still have the nerve to ask for wages."

The youngest one was a peddler. Last month, when his brother passed by the Liu family's villa, he was tied up by the Liu family's people as a thief. They said that he had stolen things from the mansion and would be beaten to death if he refused to work on the river.

You and I talked back and forth, recounting all the evil deeds of the Liu family, our words full of grievance and anger.

Su Zhenhai stood aside, his face growing darker as he listened. When he investigated the Liu family before, he only knew that the Liu family was domineering, but he never expected them to be so arrogant.

He turned to look at Huo Changhe and saw that there was no obvious expression on Huo Changhe's face. He just nodded occasionally, as if he had known all this for a long time.

Su Zhenhai's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered what Huo Changhe had said just now. He thought that the prince was just hot-blooded and angry, but now he understood that the prince had long been eyeing the Liu family and even arranged witnesses.

Su Zhenhai secretly sighed, he was worthy of being the King of Zhennan, he was always thorough in his work, it seemed that he was just listening to the complaint at the last minute, but in fact he had already made preparations.

With the testimony of the people, combined with what we have found out before, it will be much easier to bring down the Liu family.

Just then, Yan Ruyu lifted the curtain and walked in.

She first nodded slightly to Huo Changhe, then her eyes fell on Ma Liyu.

Ma Liyu was about to say something when Yan Ruyu waved her hand.

Old Man Zhang and a few others were still standing by, their eyes full of anticipation.

Huo Changhe turned to them and said firmly, "Don't worry, now that I know about this, I will not sit idly by.

Lord Su, please settle these people first, and then go to see Governor Ding tomorrow and ask him to give the people an explanation."

Su Zhenhai quickly responded, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."

Ma Liyu then spoke again, "Your Majesty, on the way here, I encountered robbery and assassination several times. Several people died, but I captured two alive."

Huo Changhe's eyes grew colder upon hearing this. "Oh? It seems they are even more daring than I thought. No matter who they are, as long as they endanger the people, I will not let them go."

Su Zhenhai led Old Man Zhang and several others out to settle down, leaving Huo Changhe, Yan Ruyu and Ma Liyu in the house.

"Is everything okay in the mansion?" Yan Ruyu asked with a hint of anxiety. She had been out for some time and had been thinking about the situation in the mansion.

Ma Liyu quickly took out a bundle from behind him, held it in both hands and handed it over: "Everything is fine in the mansion.

This is what the Madam asked me to bring you. It contains some clothes and food, as well as a small box. The abbot asked me to bring it. He specifically told me that this box is very important and asked me to hand it over to you immediately."

Yan Ruyu reached out to take the bundle, and when her fingertips touched the small box inside, her heart moved.

She had spoken to the abbot before, and mentioned that Su Jingzhuo was poisoned. The abbot and Doctor Cao developed an antidote and told her to give it to Ma Liyu. I guess that's what's in this box.

She lowered her head and touched the box in her bag, a smile unconsciously appearing on the corner of her mouth. She thought to herself, I came at the right time.

Huo Changhe looked at her and knew what she was thinking. He said, "Is it the antidote? Let's take a closer look later."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Okay."

It was inconvenient for Ma Liyu to live in the Su Mansion, so Huo Changhe asked him to go out of the mansion to find Beibei and the others.

Yan Ruyu gave him some red fruits and told him to have a good rest. Ma Liyu left happily.

"Your Highness, are you planning to go to the Governor's Mansion and confront Ding Hengshou?"

Huo Changhe thought for a moment and said, "Not yet. The Liu family has been entrenched in Youcheng for many years and it's time to deal with them. Once the Liu family falls, Ding Hengshou won't be in danger. We can wait for the sacrifice and catch him red-handed. Then we can take him down in one fell swoop."

"By the way," Yan Ruyu asked, "is there any news about Wu Ping'an?"

Huo Changhe shook his head: "Not yet."

Yan Ruyu smiled brightly: "Then wait for the sacrifice, I am looking forward to it."