Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 120 Autumn Wind and Fallen Leaves

Chen Qing was indeed somewhat displeased with what Shen Qianhu had secretly reported to the Yiluan Division.

His displeasure wasn't with Shen Qianhu's behavior.

As the commander of the Imperial Guard in Yingtian, he was entitled to say whatever he was told if questioned by his superiors, which was perfectly acceptable.

However, on that day, the three of them sat together and drank like friends. They just drank a little too much and said a few inappropriate things.

These words posed no harm to the imperial court or the Imperial Guard. Even though Commander Shen reported them, he did not gain the appreciation of his superiors, nor did he receive any credit.

It's pointless for him to report it.

Even if His Majesty the Emperor blamed him for this at the time, at most he would reprimand Prince Zhou Yiduo and send him back to his fiefdom.

Chen Qing, who said the wrong thing, has not yet reached the point of being punished for his words.

This was not a big deal. Even if the Imperial Guard asked about it, as long as Commander Shen did not repeat the original words but only gave the general meaning, the news would not reach the emperor's ears.

It is understandable to harm others for personal gain, but there is absolutely no need to harm others without benefiting oneself.

This not only made Chen Qingxin dissatisfied, but also made Prince Jiang very unhappy with this Commander Shen.

Seeing Chen Qing's expression, Commander Shen sighed softly: "Young Master Chen, at the time I just felt that since the higher-ups had asked me about this matter, which involved a prince and was somewhat sensitive, I should say what I thought. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time."

"Thinking back on it afterwards."

Commander Shen looked ashamed: "I have indeed acted like a villain."

Chen Qing remained calm and said indifferently, "Commander Shen is in the Yiluan Division, it's his duty, no one can blame you."

Shen Qianhu looked at Chen Qing and sighed: "I've been in the capital for more than two months, but I haven't found any connections. I'm preparing to return to Yingtian tomorrow or the day after, so as not to lose my job there as well."

"Nothing much happened on this trip to the capital, but I felt I had let down Young Master Chen and the Crown Prince, so I wanted to come and apologize before I left."

He sighed, looking ashamed, and stood up to bow to Chen Qing with clasped hands.

"I'm sorry."

Chen Qing stood up, helped him up, and said with a smile, "Commander Shen, there's no need for that. The matter is long over. Now that I've joined the Imperial Guard, we're colleagues in the same department."

Commander Shen nodded and continued, "I've heard about it too."

He paused, then said in a low voice, "After what has happened, I no longer hope to continue doing business in Yingtian. Let's just cut it off from now on."

The business he was referring to was naturally related to Xia Ji.

Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "I was just about to tell Commander Shen about this. Commander Shen knows that I wrote this chivalrous story. I was originally in Deqing, which is closer to Yingtian, so I could send it to Commander Shen in advance."

"Now that I've arrived in the capital, the books are being printed here. Distributing them elsewhere, whether in Deqing or Yingtian, is too far."

He looked at Commander Shen and said with a smile, "Our previous business dealings have indeed become unsustainable. Otherwise, I'll give Commander Shen a cash payment?"

The phrase "cash discount" might sound like politeness to an ordinary person, but to a "smart" person like Commander Shen, it carried a hint of embarrassment. His face immediately turned red, and he bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Young Master Chen is too kind. I have other matters to prepare."

"Goodbye first."

He took a deep breath and walked away.

Chen Qing only escorted him to the courtyard and did not see him off any further. On the contrary, Master Gu, who was in the courtyard, saw Commander Shen leave in a hurry and followed him a few steps to see him off.

After seeing Commander Shen off, Master Gu returned to Chen Qing and shook his head: "In everything we do, harmony is the most important thing. Why did you let Commander Shen leave in such a huff?"

Chen Qing said with a smile, "He wants to respond to Tian, ​​so he came to test me to see if I'm still willing to provide him with the chivalrous records."

"He thought I would feel embarrassed and continue supplying him with goods."

Chen Qing glanced at Master Gu and smiled, "Who knew I wouldn't listen to him and would cut off all contact with him? He'll lose at least a hundred or two hundred taels a month, maybe even more, so of course he'll be angry."

Upon hearing this, Master Gu first frowned, then shook his head and said, "This little bit of money is no big deal. We might as well continue to support him with the Xia Ji."

“Send someone to escort Yingtian and have him pay for the travel expenses; it’s not a big deal.”

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "Uncle Gu, you can't be so business-minded about this kind of thing. You have to cut ties when necessary."

At this point, he glanced in the direction Shen Qianhu had left and chuckled, "That fellow probably doesn't know yet that I've been promoted to centurion of the Zhenfu Division. Otherwise, he wouldn't be sneaking around trying to take advantage of me."

At this point, Chen Qing turned to look at Master Gu and said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter. We're both in the Yi Luan Division, so we might have another chance to meet again later."

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Outer city, Baizhifang, Zhifang Hutong.

Chen Qing and Gu Pan got off the carriage one after the other. After helping Gu Pan down, Gu Pan looked around at the surroundings and sighed softly, "This outer city is far less prosperous than the inner city."

As she spoke, she looked at Chen Qing again, somewhat worried: "Dad, didn't you say before that the White Lotus Sect might be watching you? You came here with me in broad daylight, won't they see you?"

Chen Qing shook his head: "The Zhenfu Division is still following the clues and arresting people everywhere. Those people are probably all hiding now." "Besides, Yan Cong came here for us yesterday. There are still Zhenfu Division people around here, so there's nothing to worry about."

Chen Qing led Gu Pan towards Zhifang Hutong: "If they really keep an eye on us, we can just reveal our identities. A centurion of the Zhenfu Division, do we have to be afraid of retaliation from the cult bandits?"

Chen Qing has been a bit cautious lately, actually just in case, since everyone in Hejiazhuang who knew his identity that day is still in the Zhenfu Division prison.

Other members of the White Lotus Cult are unlikely to know anything about him.

"It's the one right in front."

Chen Qing led Gu Pan to the entrance of a house. The house had a very small courtyard with only two rooms. In the corner, there was another small room with some kitchen utensils.

Although it's called a courtyard, the walls aren't very high, and you can see right inside.

Before Gu Pan even knocked, she frowned and murmured, "Aunt Zhao, have you been living here for the past three years?"

Chen Qing said in a low voice, "Someone wants to force Vice Minister Zhao to back down, so naturally they won't let his family live too well."

At this point, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Is anyone home?"

After knocking a few times, a young woman came out of the room. She was holding a half-finished embroidery in her hand, and her tone was full of vigilance.

"Who?"

Chen Qing coughed lightly: "We've come to visit Vice Minister Zhao's family."

There was a moment of silence inside. After a while, the door slowly opened, revealing a woman of similar height to Gu Pan, but dressed much worse and without makeup, making her appear quite plain.

"Are you from the Zhenfu Division?"

The young woman looked at Chen Qing with a fierce glint in her eyes.

"We will not write to my father as you wish, so give up on that idea!"

Gu Pan, who was standing to the side watching the woman, suddenly reddened her eyes and asked, "Is this Sister Manjun?"

The young woman then turned her gaze to Gu Pan, who was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.

"I am Pan'er."

Miss Gu stepped forward, took Miss Zhao's hand, and sighed, "Don't you recognize me? I'm Gu Pan from Deqing, Huzhou."

"We've met several times before."

"Deqing..."

Although the two families had a good relationship, the closest relationship was between Vice Minister Zhao and Gu Shao. Gu Shao was a businessman in Huzhou, while Vice Minister Zhao was an official in the capital. The two families did not actually meet very often.

Miss Zhao was stunned for a long time before she remembered. She looked at Gu Pan, her eyes also reddening: "Why has Sister Gu come to the capital?"

Gu Pan shook her head: "I'll talk about that later. What about Aunt Zhao?"

"It's inside."

The young woman, Zhao, looked at Chen Qing and sighed, "He's been sick and bedridden for quite some time."

Chen Qing frowned and asked, "Aren't the people from the Garrison Command going to do anything about it?"

Miss Zhao clenched her fists and gritted her teeth slightly: "They only want us to write letters to persuade my father to confess his crimes, they don't care about anything else?"

Chen Qing glanced at the two women in front of him, then at the room, and sighed softly: "Miss Zhao, if others don't care about this, I will."

Miss Zhao looked at Chen Qing, frowned, and said, "Who are you? Is it any of your business?"

"I can't handle the big issues."

Chen Qing spoke very sincerely.

"Until we find the root of the problem, it will be difficult to help your family get out of this situation, but it should be no problem to make your family's life better."

Miss Zhao looked at Chen Qing, then at Gu Pan.

Gu Pan whispered, "This is Chen Qing, he's mine... mine..."

Since their engagement was broken off, she couldn't say anything about their relationship anymore.

"I am the unmarried husband of Pan'er."

Chen Qing spoke for her, then silently stepped back: "You two have been apart for so long, have a good talk. I'll go find some men from the nearby Zhenfu Division."

"Ask them about the situation."

(End of this chapter)