Chapter 269 - 269: The Person in the Dungeon

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Finally, Kong Rui let go of Hua Shang’s wrist and said, “It shouldn’t be a big deal. It’s just that the prescription for the next few days needs to be changed.”

“I’ll write a new prescription for you later. Get the spiritual doctor to bring me the herbs to choose before using them.”

Mr. Hua immediately nodded and stood up to instruct the servants waiting outside.

Hua Shang looked at Kong Rui meaningfully and asked after a while, “Madam, is there a problem with this medicine?”

Kong Rui smiled and said, “It’s not a big problem, but your family might have given birth to a little mouse.”

Hua Shang didn’t seem to understand what Kong Rui meant and only looked at her in confusion.

Kong Rui didn’t intend to explain too much. She would know when she brought the herbs over later.

While waiting, Kong Rui asked Hua Shang about the matter of the queen summoning him to the palace.

“When Second Uncle came to the palace that day, the queen didn’t even see him. She only asked Yin Ling to come back with him to see what was going on with me.” Hua Shang frowned with dissatisfaction.

“After that, she asked Yin Ling to come to the residence a few more times. One time, the butler brushed him off, and another time, Second Uncle chased him out.”

“The queen didn’t send Yin Ling over after that, but that day, Second Uncle caught someone sneaking around outside the courtyard. He said that he wanted to steal something valuable from the residence, so Second Uncle locked him in the dungeon of the residence for the time being.”

As Kong Rui listened to Hua Shang’s description, she knew that they didn’t believe that he was just an ordinary thief.

However, they probably had not found a way to investigate that thief’s background yet.

“Can you bring me to see that thief?” Kong Rui asked Hua Shang.

Before Hua Shang could respond, Mr. Hua, who had already walked back, immediately asked anxiously, “Madam, do you have a way to investigate that thief’s background?”

Kong Rui frowned slightly and thought about it for a moment before saying, “I can try.”

Before Hua Shang could respond, Mr. Hua said, “I’ll bring you over there now!”

Hua Shang also stood up. “I’ll go with you!”

Mr. Hua was about to refuse when he heard Kong Rui say, “Okay!”

Since Kong Rui, the attending doctor, agreed, Mr. Hua naturally couldn’t object.

He instructed the servants to take care of Hua Shang along the way, then he led Kong Rui to the dungeon in the residence.

When the dungeon door opened, he heard a pleading voice. “Please let me go! I won’t dare to do it again!”

“I really just wanted to steal some gold, silver, and jewelry. I didn’t plan to do anything else!”

Despite hearing that person’s heart-wrenching pleas for mercy, Kong Rui had an impassive expression.

His one-sided story wasn’t trustworthy.

It wasn’t until they arrived at the cage where the person was imprisoned that Kong Rui finally saw the person’s appearance.

That person was dressed in black, and his hair was tied up. He looked like he was dressed for action.

A thin rope was placed outside the person’s cage and there was a bronze five-clawed hook on the rope.

Kong Rui couldn’t help but be surprised. From this person’s equipment, he seemed like an ordinary person without any cultivation.

An ordinary cultivator wouldn’t need these tools for merely climbing a low wall.

However, this might just be a cover.

Seeing that a young lady had followed them to the dungeon, that person turned his attention to Kong Rui. “Young lady, you look kind. Help me plead for leniency!”

“I won’t dare to do it again! 1 promise I won’t steal anything after 1 get out!”

“My family is very poor. That’s why I came up with this plan!”

That person spoke tearfully. If he was outside the cage, he probably would have pounced on Kong Rui and hugged her thigh.

Kong Rui seemed unmoved by the person’s begging and walked straight to the cage.

When that person saw Kong Rui walking over, his eyes darted around, and his expression became even more pitiful.

That person thought to himself, “Those people from the Hua family seem to think highly of this little girl. The young master and second master of the Hua family personally came with her! Moreover, this little girl doesn’t seem to be on guard.. Why don’t 1 find an opportunity to capture this little girl and use her to threaten those people into letting me go?”