SBCEJM -Chapter 148 The Inside Informant Turns Out to Be the Wet Nurse! Is Qi Mingde Planning to Storm the General’s Residence?

Feng Zexuan had just finished saying she would join the investigation.

Li Yong immediately nodded.
“With the help of the Northern Prince, this case will surely be solved sooner!”

He felt secretly delighted—this visit was the right call.

The Northern Prince not only had exceptional martial skills, but also seemed to have “divine” assistance.
In no time, the situation of the case had been thoroughly clarified.

The other officers quickly chimed in, their eyes full of admiration.

A few younger officers were so excited their faces turned red, whispering among themselves:

“When we get back, I’m definitely bragging to my wife!”

“Exactly! Solving a case with the Northern Prince—this is huge!”

“My wife probably won’t believe me. She’ll think I’m exaggerating!”

Feng Zexuan turned to her father:

“Dad, I might come home late tonight. You and Mom should rest early.”

Feng Huai’an knew his daughter’s abilities, but as night deepened, he still couldn’t help reminding her:

“Go on, but be careful. If anything goes wrong, run immediately—don’t try to be a hero.”

He looked at his daughter’s heroic figure, feeling both pride and worry.

This child had been righteous since young, but sometimes too impulsive.

【Haha, Dad still treats me like a three-year-old.】

【Still… this concern is kind of warm.】

Feng Zexuan stepped out, continuing her mental inquiry.

【System, whose child is that one-year-old baby born in the Year of the Rat?】

The system immediately responded:

【It’s from the household of Lin Chancellor. He is openly preparing a grand first-birthday celebration, and the whole capital is talking about it.】

【The Chancellor’s residence is heavily guarded. How could a child be stolen so easily?】

Feng Zexuan found it unreasonable.

That was the residence of a top court official—guards were everywhere. Ordinary thieves couldn’t even enter.

Let alone steal the Chancellor’s precious grandson.

【Host, there is an inside informant in the Chancellor’s residence!】

【What kind of insider? Butler? Servant? Guard?】

Feng Zexuan guessed rapidly.

【The wet nurse who feeds the baby. Qi Mingde is having an affair with her, so she agreed to help.】

【What?! Qi Mingde is almost fifty—he still has a young lover?】

Li Yong and the other officers’ expressions turned strange.

A young officer couldn’t help whispering:

“This is too explosive… If the Chancellor finds out…”

“Shh!” Li Yong immediately stopped him, though shock still flickered in his eyes.

【The wet nurse’s name is Chun Tao. She is fragile-boned and often gets injured. Qi Mingde has set her bones countless times.】

【Over time, they got involved… and even had a child.】

【That child is now over one year old, the same age as the Chancellor’s grandson.】

Feng Zexuan felt a jolt of realization.

【Don’t tell me… they switched the babies?】

【Correct! The swap already happened!】

【The one in the Chancellor’s residence is Qi Mingde’s child. The real grandson is being raised at Chun Tao’s house!】

【What the—!】

Feng Zexuan exclaimed internally.

【This is getting insane. If the Chancellor finds out he has been raising someone else’s child for a year, he might drop dead on the spot.】

The officers all looked like they had just eaten a massive piece of gossip.

A swapped Chancellor’s grandson?

This was like pulling up a radish and bringing the whole mud pile with it.

Experienced officers were already thinking about how to report this to their superiors, while the newcomers were still stunned and trying to process it.

【Wait… if it’s that simple, Qi Mingde could just take the child anytime. Why is he so anxious?】

Li Yong frowned, also sensing the inconsistency.

The officers deliberately walked behind Feng Zexuan, straining their ears.

【Because Chun Tao sold the child!】

【Sold it? To whom?!】

【She even dared to sell the Chancellor’s grandson?】

【To General Chu Tiankuo’s residence. Chu Tiankuo saw the child and bought him to keep him as company for his own child.】

【He even gave Chun Tao fifty taels of silver. She took the money and ran.】

【What the hell… this is wild.】

The officers were completely stunned.

Chu Tiankuo?

That was a legendary iron-blooded general who shook the entire empire—someone even the emperor treated with respect.

【So Qi Mingde is desperate now. He only found out the child was sold to the Chu residence.】

【There are only three days left before the fifteenth of March. He plans to storm the general’s residence tonight.】

Feng Zexuan suddenly stopped walking, her eyes turning sharp.

“Captain Li, I plan to visit General Chu. Are you coming?”

【I can’t let that scum succeed.】

Li Yong didn’t hesitate:

“Let’s go now!”

“We also admire General Chu!”

Another officer quickly added:

“Meeting him would be our honor!”

The rest nodded as well.

The group headed quickly toward the Chu residence.

The streets of the capital at night were unusually quiet, with only their hurried footsteps echoing on the stone pavement.

Occasionally, night watchmen passed by and quickly stepped aside.

【System, Qi Mingde is too bold. Doesn’t he fear General Chu’s reputation?】

【Host, he has been brainwashed by a monk named Shen Tong. He is obsessed with fantasies of rejuvenation.】

【That fraud is really good at manipulating people… even “twelve zodiac formation” nonsense?】

【He’s completely delusional now. He wouldn’t even hesitate to offend General Chu.】

Soon, they arrived at the Chu residence.

The general’s estate stood solemn and imposing in the night, with stone lions casting eerie shadows under the moonlight.

A middle-aged steward cautiously poked his head out, then froze at the sight of so many people.

After recognizing them, his expression changed immediately to respect.

“Feng Zexuan, I have come to pay a visit to General Chu,” she said directly.

The steward quickly bowed:

“Please wait, Your Highness. I will inform the General immediately.”

Inside, he thought: a late-night visit from the Northern Prince—this must be important.

Not long after, Chu Tiankuo strode out.

Tall and commanding, his presence carried undeniable authority even in the dark.

“Northern Prince, what brings you here?” he asked, clasping his fist in greeting.

Feng Zexuan got straight to the point:

“General Chu, do you have children in your residence? There have been recent child disappearances. I came to warn you.”

【I’m being considerate here—warning him in advance so no one steals his child.】

Chu Tiankuo said firmly:

“With me here, no one would dare.”

His confidence was absolute.

As a battle-hardened general, he trusted his deterrence.

【Host, the Chu residence has no female head of household, and few servants.】

【The General is often away on campaigns and doesn’t pay much attention to internal affairs.】

【Stealing a child here… might actually be easier than expected.】