The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 181

"Lock him up and send someone to deliver a message to our governor, letting him know that the Cui family is planning a rebellion. Also, write down everything he just said, word for word."

Zhou Chu looked at Cui Wenshan and said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhao became incredibly excited.

As a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he hoped Zhou Chu would cause trouble more than anyone else. He had been so frustrated in Suzhou Prefecture before, and now he suddenly felt like a dog relying on its master's power, which made Chen Zhao feel refreshed and invigorated. He even wanted to kick the officials of Suzhou Prefecture when he walked by.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Wenshan realized that something was amiss.

Zhou Chu had no interest in answering his questions. He simply waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards next to him took him directly into the Imperial Guard compound, where he was locked up with Cui Tingting.

The Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) in Suzhou did not have a special prison. To detain someone, they usually had to be sent to the Suzhou Prefecture's main prison. However, if someone was detained in the main prison, it was as if they were not detained at all. The Jinyiwei would detain them and then release them the very next day.

Cui Wenshan and his daughter were imprisoned in a storeroom of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Chen Zhao specially arranged for more than a dozen Embroidered Uniform Guards to guard them.

As for the wicked servants brought by Cui Wenshan, the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn't have enough rooms to imprison them, so Zhou Chu had them sent directly to the prison. Whether these people escaped or not wouldn't affect the overall situation. Once Cui Wenshan was dealt with, these people would have no chance of escaping.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

When Cui Tingting saw Cui Wenshan being escorted in by the Imperial Guards, she was shocked. In her knowledge, in the past ten years, no one in Suzhou Prefecture had dared to provoke her, let alone her father.

She couldn't understand what had gotten into the Imperial Guards, that they dared to arrest even her father.

After the Imperial Guards left, Cui Wenshan looked at his daughter and sighed.

"This time it's probably not simple. There's a young man in the Embroidered Uniform Guard who seems to have a very important background. The subordinate following him is the son of a princess, and he's even been granted a title."

Cui Wenshan said with some worry.

"So what? In Suzhou Prefecture, who dares to provoke the Cui family?"

Cui Tingting clearly hadn't grasped reality yet, and said nonchalantly.

"Shut up! You've gotten yourself into big trouble this time. These people are after your second uncle."

Cui Wenshan looked at his daughter and said angrily.

Upon hearing this and seeing her father's anger, Cui Tingting finally realized the seriousness of the situation, and her face turned deathly pale.

Soon, Cui Wenkui received Chen Zhao's letter. At that time, Cui Wenkui was discussing with Xia Yan and others how to deal with Zhou Chu. Upon seeing the letter, he was furious.

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! This Zhou Chu is utterly lawless, daring to lay a hand on my elder brother!"

Cui Wenkui was angry not because of what Cui Wenshan and his daughter had done or said, but because Zhou Chu and the Embroidered Uniform Guard dared to touch them.

Clearly, he was used to having absolute power in Jiangnan Province and never thought that his elder brother would have any problems. In his opinion, this was just Zhou Chu making a fuss over nothing.

"What happened?"

Xia Yan asked in confusion.

Cui Wenku handed the letter to Xia Yan, who frowned after reading it.

Based on his understanding of Zhou Chu, this man was by no means someone who spoke without reason. You could call him crazy, or a living devil, but he had never wronged anyone.

In his heart, he thought that Cui Wenshan and his daughter were really too arrogant, especially the words Cui Wenshan said when he surrounded the Imperial Guards. They were simply outrageous. How dare he say such things? And in front of Zhou Chu no less?

Xia Yan was no longer thinking about how to save Cui Wenshan and his daughter, but rather how to avoid getting herself into trouble.

"Zhengyuan, your older brother..."

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment, but the meaning behind her words was quite clear: Your older brother is acting far too lawlessly, isn't he?

“My elder brother is definitely not that kind of person. It must be that Zhou Chu who framed him and used this as an excuse to make trouble.”

Cui Wenku countered.