Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 112: Slapping and Responsibility

In the villa on Xiaoxing Street, several scholars came in drunkenly. Wang Wubi and several other scholars bowed and said goodbye, and then a sedan chair came from afar to greet him.

However, after Wang Wubi glanced at Chen Ce, he did not get into the sedan chair. Instead, he told his servants to wait on the side, and then quickly walked towards Chen Ce.

Naturally, he had forgotten that he had invited Madam Wu to dance. Firstly, Madam Wu had changed her clothes, and secondly, he simply looked down upon this group of singers and dancers.

Yin Ping'er remembered Wang Wubi. She knew all the successful candidates in the villa today by heart. As an actress, she naturally had to have a good pair of eyes, otherwise if she made a mistake, she would be the one who suffered.

Seeing Wang Wubi coming towards her, Yin Ping'er bowed respectfully and said, "I greet Master Wang."

"Master, do you have anything to do with me?"

Yin Ping'er no longer had the condescending attitude she had just now. Instead, her tone became humble and flattering.

Wang Wubi was stunned for a moment, and casually said a few words to Yin Ping'er. How could he have the time to talk to a prostitute? It was obvious that he was not here to see Yin Ping'er.

Wang Wubi smiled and bowed to Chen Ce and said, "Brother Chen, do you know each other?"

Chen Ce said, "I just met her. She's a female doctor."

Chen Ce said with a smile.

Wang Wubi responded and said with a smile: "Haha! That's right, female doctors are dedicated to bringing happiness to us men."

"Bo Hu is hosting a banquet today. It would be a pity if you didn't come. Bo Hu misses you as his teacher so much."

Yin Ping'er was a little slow to react, her pretty face froze immediately, she looked at Chen Ce in astonishment, her eyes full of suspicion, and stammered: "You, you, you are...Tang Jieyuan's teacher?"

Chen Ce ignored her and just said to Wang Wubi: "The imperial examination is coming soon, brother Wang should not attend meetings and concentrate on preparing for the exam."

Wang Wubi nodded and said, "I know that Bo Hu is also repaying a favor. Now that he has repaid the favor, we can prepare for the exam with peace of mind."

"correct."

Wang Wubi had a look of excitement on his face, and said to Chen Ce: "Several people from the Ministry of War and several students of General Wang have been punished by heaven. This is really gratifying!"

"We are all discussing this today. This is really a blessing from heaven!"

Yin Ping'er stood aside awkwardly. She didn't know what Wang Wubi and Chen Ce were talking about. In her understanding, men talked mostly about love and romance, and talking about politics was not something that women like them could be exposed to.

But this did not stop her from liking to hear these things, because it satisfied her vanity, as if it could bring herself to the same level as them.

Chen Ce pretended to be surprised and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Wubi lowered his voice and said, "All these people died! It was said to be a plague, but in my opinion, it is not a plague at all, it is a punishment from heaven, which further proves that Mr. Wang's death was unjust."

It seems that the imperial court does not dare to report the murder, which is also the result that Chen Ce wants.

Chen Ce nodded, then said: "It's getting late, I have to go back."

Wang Wubi nodded, reminded Chen Ce to be careful on the road, and enthusiastically offered to send Chen Ce back in a sedan chair, but Chen Ce refused.

Wang Wubi said that if he passed the imperial examination, Chen Ce must honor him by attending the banquet, and Chen Ce reluctantly agreed.

Yin Ping'er was stunned as she listened, her heart beating so fast that she didn't even have the courage to look up at Chen Ce.

How could she not know that she had been fooled by Chen Ce? The whole thing about a female doctor specializing in treating impotent men was all nonsense. He was teasing her, but she couldn't hear it and thought he was a fool.

After Wang Wubi left, Yin Ping'er stood there in a daze. After thinking for a while, she quickly caught up with Chen Ce and Wu Niangzi, and said through gritted teeth: "Sir, I, I am not usually like this."

Chen Ce said "Oh".

"I was so abrupt just now."

Chen Ce nodded, and then said: "Is there anything else? If not, let's go." Chen Ce took Madam Wu and left Xiaoxing Street, leaving Yin Ping'er standing there in a daze, as if... as if she had made a mistake. Could it be that she had offended someone?

In her line of work, she fears offending others the most, especially after hearing from Mr. Wang that he is Tang Yin's teacher. How honorable must this identity be?

With just one word from him, you can lose your job.

Thinking of this, Yin Ping'er's delicate body trembled slightly.

……

It was already three quarters past ten when they returned to Huaihua Hutong. Madam Wu placed the dishes belonging to Chen Ce in Chen Ce's kitchen and returned to the courtyard.

She was very happy today, inexplicably happy, and she hadn't been so happy in a long time.

Chen Ce lit the lights in the central hall, then went to the room to get the money. Zhu Houzhao left him more than 1,800 taels of silver, and he only saved more than ten taels of silver from the income of his bookstore.

He walked out holding the small box filled with money. There were many people outside and the money was not visible, so he was not afraid.

After arriving at a mansion in Shuntian Prefecture and meeting Liu Gong, Chen Ce handed him the small box.

The military budget in the Northwest was stretched last year, and the old man hasn't paid salaries to this group of spies for a year, so they're living a miserable life.

There were six people when they came, but now only Liu Gong is left. When he saw Chen Ce coming, Liu Gong said, "Sir, it's all done."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "Don't call me Sir, I am not an official of the court."

what?
Liu Gong looked at Chen Ce in astonishment. General Wang actually let a person who was neither an official nor a clerk lead us?
He naturally did not suspect anything, but was a little surprised. Since he had the old general's wolf head order, Chen Ce would be the master of these spies from now on.

"Then I will call you Young Master from now on."

Chen Ce didn't care how the other party addressed him. He opened the small box and said, "Here are more than 1,800 taels. You can find a way to distribute them to the brothers in the northwest to help them live. You can pay the rest later."

Liu Gong nodded: "Okay."

"Master, what are we going to do next?"

Chen Ce asked Liu Gong, "Do those people who died have any family members?"

Liu Gong shook his head: "We have no relatives, and we dare not marry or have children."

Chen Ce wanted to know more about some situations. He asked, "Where are the spies now?"

Liu Gong said: "Part of it is in Turpan, and part of it is in Tatar."

Chen Ce was somewhat surprised: "They...are not Han Chinese?"

Liu Gong shook his head and said, "It's all because the Ming court and the Turpan Tatars are secretly doing private trade. They entered disguised as a merchant caravan, but they can't stay there for long."

Chen Ce thought for a while, and said to Liu Gong: "Find an opportunity to get them all out, and let them find a safe place to work in the Seven Guards of Guanxi to hide from others. I will arrange what to do next."

"When you're done, come find me at Huaihua Hutong in the capital."

Liu Gong clasped his fists and said, "Yes, young master!"

Chen Ce patted him on the shoulder, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, just said: "Go, be careful on the road."

After explaining everything, Chen Ce returned to Huaihua Hutong with his hands behind his back. More than 1,800 taels of silver were gone. He was once a small wealthy man, but now he has become a pauper again.

Even the newspaper’s start-up capital was gone.

But these spies cannot be without a penny on them, they still have to live.

(End of this chapter)