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

Only when you die will your children have a chance to live.

So Chu Heng and his wife simply jumped into the sea of ​​fire.

When Zhou Chu learned of this news, he felt powerless for the first time.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness filled my entire body.

Even if he had anticipated this, even if he had planned everything meticulously, all his schemes were nothing but castles in the air in the face of absolute power, crumbling at the slightest touch.

Zhou Chu didn't know what had happened to Chu Heng, but there weren't many people in the entire capital who could make Chu Heng so resolute in his decision to die.

It couldn't possibly be the emperor.

Those are most likely people like Yang Tinghe.

Chu Heng wanted to save his two children by sacrificing his own life.

Chu Li and Chu Huizu now know the reality that the Chu family has been nearly wiped out.

Both of them were stunned, seemingly unwilling to believe it was real, as if it were an illusion, a fleeting dream.

"That's right, dreams will eventually end."

As Chu Li spoke, she slapped Chu Huizu across the face.

Chu Huizu winced in pain, but he didn't blame Chu Li at all. Instead, tears streamed down his face instantly.

"Sister, this isn't a dream, why isn't it a dream!"

Chu Huizu shouted the second half of his sentence.

They originally had a nearly perfect family. Although they didn't live a life of luxury, they were still well-off young ladies and gentlemen.

Everything had been going smoothly until this sudden change occurred, and I couldn't accept it at all.

Seeing this, Zhou Chu sighed, walked over and patted Chu Huizu on the shoulder.

"Man, from now on you will be the pillar of the Chu family. You must take good care of your sister and not let her be bullied."

Zhou Chu did not mention that Chu Heng and his wife were willing to die for the two of them.

Saying this will only increase their guilt and serve no other purpose.

It might even make things worse.

Chu Huizu was about the same age as Zhou Chu.

He was originally a bit unruly, but with the sudden change in the Chu family, he seemed to have grown up in an instant.

He looked at Chu Li, wiped the tears from his face, but the tears seemed endless no matter how much he wiped them away.

Zhou Chu looked at the old beggar next to him.

"Have someone go to the mortuary and find two women of similar size to them, then throw them into the Chu family's inferno."

After saying this, he looked at Chu Li and her brother.

"Go and change your clothes, and throw these clothes in with you."

Zhou Chu knew very well that although the fire at the Chu family's house was huge, the texture of the clothes could still be vaguely discerned afterward.

The clothes won't burn completely; much of the burn will penetrate the skin.

They also wanted to throw in the clothes that Chu Li and her brother were wearing, to confuse the situation.

Zhou Chu wasn't sure if those people would let the siblings go because of Chu Heng and his wife's deaths.

But Zhou Chu didn't want to gamble, so he tried his best to make sure everything was watertight.

Upon hearing this, the siblings exchanged a glance. Chu Huizu helped the heartbroken Chu Li up, and then the two of them went to change their clothes under Chunlan's guidance.

At this moment, only Chunlan is here.

Zhou Chu did not trust the other servants.

Soon, the siblings changed their clothes. Zhou Chu handed the clothes to Jin Youcai, who nodded and went to work with them.

After dealing with this matter, Zhou Chu looked at Chu Huizu.

"Now you have two paths to take."

"First, I will hide you in the prison. I have people in the prison who will arrange for you to be put there. You will not suffer any hardship in terms of food and drink. The best place to hide people in the capital is the prison."

Zhou Chu had reason to be confident when he said that.

Getting someone out of prison is incredibly difficult, but getting someone into prison is much easier.

It's simply a matter of money.

No one would search the prison.

"I will arrange for your sister to stay in the study for the time being, serving as a maidservant. She will not leave the study during the day, and I will ensure her safety."

"As for the other option, I will have someone send both of you to the countryside. However, you will suffer a lot in the process. The people in the countryside are ignorant and do not know their limits. You will have to protect your sister then."