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Chapter 1981 Impersonation

The cell was cold and damp, with rats squeaking from time to time.

Looking at the dirty and slightly embarrassed Madam Chu, Lord Chu felt a deep pain in his heart: "For so many years, I have treated you well, why did you commit adultery with him?"

"Why am I inferior to him?"

Chu Bangguo asked two questions in a row with a trembling voice, but his eyes were particularly firm, as if he was determined to get to the bottom of it. They had been married for twenty years and had children and love.

She always has a place in his heart...

But after hearing these questions, Mrs. Chu just looked at him coldly, without any affection in her eyes: "Chu Bangguo, you are too confident."

"I've never liked you. You know what you did twenty years ago."

As she spoke, a trace of anger and hatred appeared in Mrs. Chu's eyes. Before Chu Bangguo could react, she raised her hand and slapped him hard, her tone full of hatred: "Chu Bangguo, I wanted to give you this slap twenty years ago."

"After being a high-ranking official for so many years, have you forgotten your origins? You are an impostor and the person who passed the exam should have been him."

She almost yelled the last sentence. Seeing the hatred in her eyes, Chu Bangguo took two steps back and shook his head: "You...how could you..."

"How could I possibly know? Haha, I am his wife. From the beginning to the end, this has been a revenge against you. Unfortunately, it seems we have failed."

Mrs. Chu burst into laughter and looked a little crazy. After learning the truth, Chu Bangguo ran out directly. His face was pale and he kept running into the room.

"How could she know..." Chu Bangguo kept muttering, staring at a painting on the wall with extremely complicated feelings.

Early the next morning.

Just as Chen Changli was about to leave, he bumped into Chu Bangguo, who was holding a black hat. Seeing the dark circles at the corners of his eyes, Chen Changli looked puzzled and said, "Master Chu, what happened to you?"

"Your Excellency the Duke, I have something to confess to you." Chu Bangguo mustered up his courage and finally said these words. Seeing his serious expression, Chen Changli thought something had gone wrong again and led him into the house with a sullen face.

But when he heard what Chu Bangguo said, he was stunned: "You want to resign?"

"Yes, sir, I am guilty, please punish me."

Hearing this, Chen Changli became even more confused and looked at him with a complicated expression: "Why did you resign? Chu Yaozu's matter was not your fault. What crime did you commit?"

He specifically pointed out that he was not responsible for Chu Yaozu's affairs, and his intention to retain him was very obvious. Chu Bangguo was a good official, and Chen Changli did not want to drive him away, but Chu Bangguo knelt down.

"Sir, I am indeed guilty. In the imperial examination 20 years ago, I relied on cheating and impersonation to get the official position. What happened to my wife and Steward Lin in recent years was also because of the mistake I made back then..." Chu Bangguo told Chen Changli everything in detail, his tone calm, as if he was talking about an ordinary matter.

He impersonated someone else out of vanity, but after becoming an official, he was truly dedicated to serving the people and worked diligently.

After saying this, Chen Changli fell silent. He had not expected that there was such a secret. He looked at Chu Bangguo and said, "Stand up. I will report this matter to the court. How to deal with it will depend on your majesty's opinion."

"Although you have been an unjust official, you have been diligent in government and caring for the people over the years, which can be considered as making up for it. Go back and wait for news."

"Thank you, sir." Chu Bangguo knelt down to express his gratitude, put down his black hat, and quietly retreated. After the others left, Chen Changli also stood up and walked to the desk, picking up a pen to write a letter.

After writing down the whole matter, he sent An Yi to deliver the letter back to Yongzhou City.

A few days later.

The court also sent a reply. The imperial edict was brought to the Chu Mansion by Chen Changli. Chu Bangguo and his family members came to receive the edict, and they knelt down in a huge crowd.

"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and Mandate, declares that the court official Chu Bangguo has committed a serious crime by impersonating someone else in the imperial examination. Considering his countless contributions during his tenure as an official, his merits and demerits offset each other, and he is now dismissed from his post and allowed to retire and return home. This is my decree."

"Your humble servant obeys your order. Long live the emperor."

Chu Bangguo kowtowed to express his gratitude and took the imperial edict respectfully. Seeing this, Chen Changli reached out and patted him on the shoulder. In the end, he said nothing and just turned and left.

From then on, there was no more Chu Mansion in the town.

The crisis was resolved and Guiyun Town returned to peace. In the next few days, Wan Shufang helped Caixia to run the clothing shop again and designed several new clothing patterns.

The business of the shop gradually improved. Wan Shufang asked Caixia to take good care of the charity hall. After arranging everything, the two prepared to leave.

Before leaving.

Caixia cooked a large table of food herself, and the group ate happily until late at night, when they were reluctant to leave and went back to their rooms. Seeing Anqi was about to leave, Caixia carefully grabbed his sleeve.

"Master Mozhu..." She stammered, not knowing what to say. Tears welled up in her eyes. Mozhu was Chen Changli's secret guard. Now that Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were leaving, he had to follow them.

"Miss Caixia, you..."

"I'm fine. I just remembered that I made a few sets of clothes for Master Mozhu before, and I want to give them to you. You have saved my life many times before. This is the gift I should give you in return. I hope you won't refuse." Caixia said everything she wanted to say in one go, suppressed her reluctance, dragged him into the house, and silently packed his luggage.

When she thought that they would never see each other again, she couldn't hold back her tears, which fell on her green clothes. She was so scared that she quickly reached out to wipe them away.

Looking at her actions, An Qi felt uncomfortable.

He took out a hairpin from his bosom. Because he was wearing it close to his body, the hairpin was still a little hot when he took it out, just like the young man's feelings.

"Miss Caixia, I'm afraid we may not meet again in the future. Please keep the dagger for self-defense. And this one, I carved it myself..."

As he spoke, An Qi paused, a trace of struggle and hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he did not say anything tender, and only said lightly: "This is a farewell gift for you, and it can be regarded as a way to repay your care these days."

Hearing this, Caixia was slightly stunned, her eyes suddenly became redder, and she looked at him without blinking. She originally thought that he personally carved the wooden hairpin and gave it to her to express his feelings to her.

But I didn't expect it to be just a farewell gift...

As if she was unwilling to give up, Caixia stared at him, her eyes gradually becoming firm: "Mr. Mozhu, have you ever liked me?"

"I..." An Qi hesitated and stopped talking for a long time before speaking: "The girl is kind-hearted. I am very lucky to meet you."

After he finished speaking, Caixia waited for a long time. Seeing that he really didn't say anything more, she murmured, "Is that all?"

An Qi nodded, but ultimately did not express his feelings clearly. Caixia, thinking that he did not like her, felt a void in her heart for a moment, and lowered her head to hide the loss and sadness in her eyes.