Chapter 16 The County Magistrate Suffers a Stroke from Anger

Chen Fu had just woken up from his coma and scrambled to County Magistrate Chen’s side, “Sir, are you alright?”

County Magistrate Chen struggled to sit up, “What happened? Why does my head hurt so much?!”

Chen Fu looked around at the unconscious people and showed a look of terror, “Sir, those outsiders yesterday drugged us!”

County Magistrate Chen was startled, he looked down at the full table of food, and finally stood up, supporting himself on the table, “Someone! Someone!”

The guards at the door also woke up at this time, they stumbled in, “Sir, what’s wrong, sir!”

County Magistrate Chen quickly asked, “Where did you bring those people from yesterday?”

The leading guard replied, “From the nearby village, sir. They drugged the wine they gave us!”

County Magistrate Chen raised his hand and slapped him, “You’re telling me! Go and check the warehouse quickly!”

“Yes, sir!” The guard, holding his swollen face, walked towards the backyard.

Not long after, the group of guards stumbled back, “Sir, it’s not good, the granary and the warehouse are empty!”

County Magistrate Chen lost his footing, “What are you saying? The warehouse is empty?!”

The guards replied, “Sir, those outsiders must be bandits. They drugged us and emptied your warehouse!”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could they move all my things in one night!” County Magistrate Chen waved his hand, supporting himself on the wall as he walked towards the backyard.

Looking at the empty warehouse, County Magistrate Chen spat out a mouthful of blood.

“My mountain of gold! My mountain of rice! My mountain of flour!” He knelt on the ground, fumbling around, “Where did they all go!”

County Magistrate Chen was stingy with himself, he didn’t dare to eat or wear anything good, he just liked to sit here and look at them.

Now, there wasn’t a single grain of rice or a single gold brick left, it was like taking his life!

County Magistrate Chen lay on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

“Sir, we should send people to chase after them now, maybe we can still catch them!” Chen Fu advised from the side.

County Magistrate Chen trembled and raised his head, “Chase! Yes! Chase quickly!”

Chen Fu quickly instructed the guards, preparing to go to the backyard to fetch horses.

However, before they could leave, the pursuers sent by the Prime Minister and the Emperor arrived. They surrounded County Magistrate Chen’s mansion.

“Marquis Fu! Don’t run anymore, just surrender and die!”

County Magistrate Chen heard the voice, came out of the house, saw a group of soldiers, and asked in confusion, “Who are you?”

The soldiers had never seen the Fu family, but based on the carriage and luggage, they concluded that the Fu family was hiding here.

They didn’t bother talking to County Magistrate Chen, they immediately sent people to rush in.

These soldiers were like bandits, they overturned things, smashed things, and turned Chen’s mansion into a mess.

By the time they left without finding anyone, Chen’s mansion had become a complete wreck.

County Magistrate Chen stood in the courtyard, looking at his ransacked mansion, and accidentally suffered a stroke!

He had been stingy all his life, he hadn’t married or had children.

Now that he had suffered a stroke, he would have a hard time in the future.

The pursuers, having failed to find anyone in Chen’s mansion, followed the wheel tracks that Chu Chenyin had deliberately left behind, chasing westward, in a completely different direction from the Mengru Town where Chu Chenyin and her family were going.

When Chu Chenyin and her family arrived at the entrance of Mengru Town, it was already the morning of the second day.

They had slept in the carriage for a night. Chu Chenyin was used to sleeping in, and she only slowly opened her eyes when the carriage swayed gently and arrived at a small village in the county.

She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Fu Yanting’s chest, with its clearly defined muscles!