Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 196 Tracking
"Okay, Auntie!"

Seeing that Aunt Wei was about to criticize her father again, Sheng Changquan quickly interrupted.

As the saying goes, "A son should not speak ill of his father." In the current imperial court, filial piety is of utmost importance. Therefore, Sheng Changquan cannot remain silent in the face of words that belittle his father, otherwise, if discovered, it will inevitably affect his reputation.

After all, this isn't a private room like a teahouse where no one can hear you when you speak.

Therefore, Sheng Changquan could neither agree with Aunt Wei's statement nor say that she was wrong against his conscience, so he could only quickly change the subject and talk about other things.

"Auntie, it's getting dark, let's hurry back home!"

Sheng Changquan beckoned the carriage they had rented earlier and asked Aunt Wei, "I wonder how my sister is doing now? Is she still feeling unwell?"

"what?"

"Yes, I almost forgot about tomorrow!"

Aunt Wei slapped her forehead in frustration, then said urgently, "Quan'er, let's leave right now and hurry back to see Ming'er!"

"Yes, Auntie!"

Sheng Changquan helped Aunt Wei onto a stool and into the carriage. After giving the driver a few instructions, he turned to Aunt Wei and said, "Aunt, you should go back first. I just met a friend and need to go up and say hello. I'm afraid I'll be back a little later."

"what?"

Aunt Wei had barely settled down when she heard Sheng Changquan say this.

"Quan'er!"

Aunt Wei poked her head out of the carriage and asked, "Why don't I wait for you a little longer, and we can take the carriage back together?"

"hehe!"

"Auntie, no need!"

Sheng Changquan smiled and shook his head, refusing, "I don't know how late it will be here. You should go back and comfort your sister first. If we go back late and then disturb her, it might be inconvenient."

"This……"

"All right!"

After thinking it over, Aunt Wei decided to follow Sheng Changquan's wishes.

"Quan'er, your aunt will head back now. Also, don't come back too late, and definitely don't go to shady places like Fanlou, understand?"

Aunt Wei repeatedly warned Sheng Changquan not to enter those brothels.

"Yes, Auntie, I know everything!"

Sheng Changquan responded with a smile.

"Okay! Just remember that!"

Seeing that Sheng Changquan understood the situation, Aunt Wei lowered the carriage curtain and remained silent.

Sheng Changquan waved his hand, signaling the driver to go first. So, after giving a shout, the driver slowly started driving the carriage.

Sheng Changquan stood there for a long time, until the carriage was no longer visible, before turning around to leave.

However, Sheng Changquan stayed not to see any friends, but because he noticed something unusual about his surroundings.

It seems someone is following me?

Since experiencing the incident with the men in black and seeing blood, Sheng Changquan has found that his intuition seems to have become more acute.

He will sense if someone stares at him for a long time, as he did today.

Throughout the entire day, he could feel a naked gaze behind him every moment, as if trying to see right through him, relentlessly!
So, Sheng Changquan decided to find this hidden guy and find out his identity. He first stood still and looked around, deliberately pretending to have a secret, then suddenly took a few quick steps and turned into a narrow street, disappearing from sight.

"Tread! Tread! Tread!"

Sure enough, not long after Sheng Changquan left, a man dressed in gray suddenly ran over from a distance and stood in his original spot, watching the direction he had left in.

"Did they go there?"

The man looked at the alleyway not far away and muttered to himself.

The man in gray had an ordinary appearance, neither handsome nor ugly. Apart from his small, narrow eyes that gave him a shrewd look, he was truly unremarkable and ordinary.

Of course, "ordinary" here means truly ordinary, not like the kind of ordinary person Gu described.

"Judging from their behavior, they seem a bit strange."

The man in gray felt a surge of excitement as he recalled Sheng Changquan's reaction!
"Could it be that Sheng Changquan really has some secret?"

Remembering his wife's instructions, the man in gray felt excited and, without thinking twice, quickly ran inside, ready to follow Sheng Changquan's whereabouts and find out his "little secret".

"Shh!"

Following Sheng Changquan's route, the man in gray quickly ran over.

"Huh? What about people?"

As he walked along the alley, the man in gray realized he had lost sight of his target; he couldn't find Sheng Changquan at all.

"Damn it! Where did that guy go?"

The man in gray looked around anxiously, stamping his feet in frustration.

"No, has that guy gone ahead? I have to follow him and see..."

Because the alley had no forks, the man in gray, relying on his experience, estimated Sheng Changquan's pace and walked a distance before stopping to check on him.

Unfortunately, he found no trace of Sheng Changquan nearby. In the end, with no other choice, the gray-clad man could only continue forward, hoping to get lucky.

a long time.

Hidden in a large tree, Sheng Changquan, who had been secretly observing the situation behind him, nodded in approval.

"It seems I guessed right. The Linxi Pavilion must be getting anxious, otherwise they wouldn't have sent this guy out!"

Sheng Changquan recognized the man in gray. He was the husband of Zhou Xueniang, a maidservant of Lin Qinshuang. His name was Wang Kaiyin, and he was a minor steward in charge of purchasing affairs for the Sheng family. He held a considerable position in the Sheng family.

In Sheng Changquan's memory, Wang Kaiyin was quite capable in his dealings with people. Although he was greedy, he was ultimately sensible. So even during the years that the eldest daughter-in-law managed the household, he remained in his position without moving, which shows that he was quite capable.

However, no matter how capable Wang Kaiyin was, it was useless at this point, after all, he actually dared to follow Sheng Changquan!
In Sheng Changquan's mind, anyone who poses a threat to him, even if there is only a slight possibility, he will take action in advance, not to mention someone as bold and capable as him.

"Humph!"

As Wang Kaiyin's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, Sheng Changquan let out a cold snort and then jumped down from the tree.

"Boom!"

With a loud thud, Sheng Changquan's feet slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater.

"what!"

Just as Sheng Changquan had regained his footing, he suddenly heard a scream from behind him!
"Who?"

Sheng Changquan turned around abruptly, only to be greeted by a beautiful figure.

(End of this chapter)