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Chapter 416 Murdering an official's family member is punishable by death according to the law.

As soon as the door closed, Chu Ruohan's eyes became anxious: "Where's the baby? Where's my baby?"

Upon hearing this, Chu's mother smiled broadly and said, "Quickly bring the child over so Han'er can see him."

Hearing the noise, the wet nurse who was guarding nearby carefully carried the swaddled baby over.

Chu Yueshu took the baby and placed her next to Chu Ruohan with a joyful expression: "Sister, look at her, she's so beautiful."

Chu Ruohan turned her head weakly and looked at the tiny swaddled baby.

The baby's wrinkled little face was rosy, and his little mouth was slightly pouting as he slept peacefully.

Chu Ruohan glanced at it, then looked at Chu Yueshu, and weakly smiled, "So ugly, are your eyes damaged?"

Chu Yueshu didn't take it to heart and retorted with a smile, "Where is she ugly? She's clearly a little beauty."

Chu's mother chuckled softly, "Newborn babies are all like this; they'll grow out of shape as they get older."

Chu Yueshu took the child in her arms and coaxed her softly, "Your mother thinks we're ugly, but your father and mother are both good-looking. We'll definitely be the most beautiful women in the capital in the future."

Chu Ruohan shook her head gently after hearing this: "It's better not to. It's better to be ordinary."

Chu's mother instantly understood her daughter's thoughts and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's fine if it's just average."

Being too beautiful is considered a sin.

Chu Ruohan understood this principle well, and she did not want her daughter to suffer unnecessary hardships because of her appearance.

Chu Yueshu held the child, looking puzzled: "What's wrong? What's wrong with being good-looking?"

Chu's mother glanced at Chu Ruohan's tired face and said softly, "Yueshu, you should go back first. Your father and Chenyu are still waiting."

Chu Yueshu then seemed to wake from a dream, handed the child to the wet nurse, and nodded, saying, "Oh, okay. Sister, you should rest well. I'll come to see you again tomorrow."

Chu Ruohan smiled and nodded, watching her sister leave.

After the door closed, Chu's mother sat down on the edge of the bed and gently held her daughter's hand: "Rest well, you scared your mother to death this time."

Chu Ruohan smiled slightly: "Mother, I'm fine." She paused, then asked softly, "Where's Junze? What did he say to Doctor Qian?"

Chu's mother's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal: "It's nothing, it's probably just some men's business. Don't overthink it, get some rest."

However, Chu Ruohan keenly sensed the unusual tone in her mother's voice, and she knew that things were probably not as simple as they seemed.

But she doesn’t have the energy to investigate further right now, so she can only keep her doubts to herself for the time being.

At this moment, Gu Junze and Doctor Qian had reached a secluded corner of the courtyard.

"General, things are probably not that simple." Doctor Qian's expression was grave, and his voice was extremely low. "The abnormality of the lady's childbirth was by no means accidental."

Gu Junze's eyes turned cold, and his voice was as cold as ice: "You suspect that someone tampered with it?"

Dr. Qian sighed: "I have been taking your pulse for over half a year now. Although she is weak, her pregnancy has always been stable. She shouldn't be experiencing sudden heavy bleeding. Moreover, the midwife Li's behavior is suspicious in every way."

"Where is Midwife Li?" Gu Junze's eyes sharpened, and his fingers clenched slightly.

As they were talking, Song Ruyan hurried over from the path in the distance. When she saw Gu Junze, she immediately stepped forward.

"General, that midwife Li is indeed up to something! I followed her and saw her meeting with an old woman named Granny Wang from the east of the city. The two of them had sly looks on their faces and were preparing to sneak out of the city!"

Gu Junze's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Have you succeeded?"

“We’ve taken them down!” Song Ruyan nodded. “I called a few guards; they’re currently locked up in the woodshed in the backyard.”

In the woodshed in the backyard, midwife Li and an older woman knelt on the ground, both pale-faced and trembling.

Several guards stood coldly to the side, holding long swords.

As soon as Gu Junze entered, his gaze pierced the two old women like sharp swords, his voice icy cold: "Who gave you permission to lay a hand on my wife?"

"General, spare me! General, spare me!" The midwife, Li, was so frightened that she prostrated herself on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. "It's all Wang Po's fault! She threatened me with my grandson's life, so I had no choice!"

"You shameless woman!" Granny Wang was so angry that she jumped up and down. "It was clearly you who was greedy for money..."

"Shut up!" Gu Junze shouted sharply, and the entire woodshed seemed to tremble.

He stared coldly at Granny Wang: "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Granny Wang was also frightened. Trembling, she crawled to Gu Junze's feet on her knees and cried, "General, spare my life! This old woman was forced into this situation!"

“A woman came to me and offered me five hundred taels of silver, saying that if I could make the lady have a difficult childbirth, she would give me another five hundred taels! I was bewitched by a ghost, and that's why I agreed!”

"Who is it? Who is that woman?" Gu Junze's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"The old woman didn't recognize her. She was wearing a veil, only her eyes were visible, and her voice sounded strange, as if she had deliberately changed her tone."

Granny Wang said tremblingly, "She's always the one who comes to find me. We meet there in Zao Hua Lane in the east of the city..."

A cold glint flashed in Gu Junze's eyes as he turned to the guard beside him and said, "Yingqing, take Granny Wang to Zaohua Lane and see if you can find that woman."

"Yes, General." Yingqing responded, grabbed Granny Wang, and walked out.

Seeing this, the midwife Li hurriedly crawled to Gu Junze's side: "General, this old servant knows her mistake! Please, General, spare my life for my foolishness!"

Gu Junze didn't even glance at her, and said coldly, "You almost killed my wife, and you still want to live?"

The midwife, Li, was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, only able to utter meaningless pleas for mercy.

Time passed slowly, and about two hours later, Yingqing returned, all alone.

"General, the woman has long since disappeared." Ying Qing knelt on one knee and reported in a low voice, "I went to Zao Hua Lane as Wang Pozi told me, but it was deserted. The local people also said they had not seen the veiled woman."

Gu Junze's eyes darkened further. He glanced at the two trembling old women beside him and said coldly, "Send them to the yamen. According to the law, those who plot against officials' families should be executed."

"General, spare us! General—" The mournful cries of Li the midwife and Wang the old woman echoed in the courtyard, but they were quickly dragged out of the mansion.

Gu Junze's face was ashen. He walked to the center of the courtyard, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and his eyes were filled with a chilling murderous aura.

"Anyone who dares to touch my people, no matter who you are, I will make you pay the price."

When Chu Ruohan woke up again, sunlight was already streaming through the window and falling on the bed, creating dappled light and shadow.

She opened her eyes slightly, feeling that she was still weak, but much better than yesterday.

"Awake?" Gu Junze's voice came from the bedside, gentle yet tinged with weariness.