Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 41: Assassin the King and Killing the King

"Probably."

Chen Qing touched the wound on his cheek, looked back at Miss Gu, and said with a smile, "Although it would be appropriate to say a few flattering words to Miss Gu at this time, I still want to tell the truth. The reason why I am so disheveled and out of control today is more due to the pent-up resentment of the past few years."

"After I came to Deqing, I no longer wanted to compete with the mother and her two children for anything, but I took a step back and took a step forward."

As he spoke, Chen Qing turned to look at Miss Gu, forcing a smile on his face: "Especially after arriving in Deqing, I no longer wanted to back out."

Chen Qing's words were half true and half false.

The truth is naturally his experiences over the years, but the real reason he took action was that his body had been replaced by a different soul.

Miss Gu looked at Chen Qing and sighed softly, "If the young master severs ties with the Chen family, what will happen to my father…?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's expression froze.

Indeed, Master Gu's marriage alliance with the Chen family was to leverage the Chen family's reputation or the prefect Chen Zhaoming's influence to ensure that the Gu family would not be coveted by others in the short term.

If Chen Qing and Chen Zhaoming break up, then he will no longer have the identity of a member of the Chen family. Can this "deal" still be reached?

In twenty years, Mr. Gu has been able to build such a large business. He is by no means an indecisive person. In fact, he is quite rational and decisive.

After listening to Miss Gu's words, Chen Qing lowered his head and considered them seriously for a while. Then he turned to look at Gu Pan and said with a smile, "Miss, what do you think?"

In Chen Qing's opinion, Master Gu most likely wouldn't turn his back on someone.

This wasn't because Master Gu was particularly righteous; it was more because he had to go to the capital on business and didn't have much time left.

Miss Gu stood up, looked at Chen Qing, and sighed: "What does it matter to me, a young woman, what I think?"

Chen Qing got up to see her off, and said seriously, "I'll go talk to Uncle Gu in a bit."

Miss Gu hummed in agreement, walked to the door, and looked back at Chen Qing.

"Young master, do you have a courtesy name? It's too formal for us to be called 'young master' and 'young lady' like this."

Chen Qing looked at her and said with a smile, "Once this storm is over, I will take a courtesy name."

"it is good."

Gu Pan finally looked directly at Chen Qing's face, and a smile appeared on her face: "I will come to visit you again tomorrow, young master."

After saying that, she bowed her head and took her leave.

After Miss Gu left, Chen Qing was about to return to his room when his little maid, Xiao Yue, ran into his room. She closed the door, looked around, and whispered, "Young master, that wicked old woman surnamed Li is gone!"

Chen Qing looked at her and said with a smile, "Didn't you go to get some hot water?"

Xiaoyue snorted: "What do you mean, pour hot water? Aren't you just trying to get me away from talking?"

“I peeked into the main hall. The woman had her face covered by a veil. She talked with the master for a while before leaving with her son.”

Xiaoyue looked at Chen Qing.

"The mother and son were injured, but the master did not let them stay at his house. I guess the master still favors you, young master."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing raised an eyebrow but did not respond.

Looking at his expression, Xiaoyue asked, "Young master, what exactly is the situation in your family? How did it come to this?"

Chen Qing looked at her and asked with a smile, "Are you curious, or is your young lady curious?"

Everyone is curious.

Xiaoyue rested her chin on her hand and looked at Chen Qing: "I've been in Deqing for many years, and I've never seen a wealthy family make such a fuss."

"It's a long story."

Young Master Chen stood up and said, "I'm going to see Uncle Gu and have a chat with him. I'll tell you the details another time when I have some free time."

Xiaoyue nodded, escorted Chen Qing to the door of his room, and suddenly said with a smile, "But it's a good thing that your family is in such a mess, young master."

Chen Qing turned around and looked at her, his face full of confusion.

Xiaoyue said with a grin, "If things hadn't turned out like this, you probably wouldn't have come to Deqing, young master."

Young Master Chen chuckled silently, offering no reply. Instead, he walked with his hands behind his back to the main hall of the Gu family home, where he met Old Master Gu, who was smiling and sipping tea. Chen Qing stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "I acted impulsively and caused trouble for my uncle."

Master Gu waved to him and said with a smile, "When you hit people, it didn't seem like a momentary impulse. Those two servants of the Gu family were still crying out in pain just now. I estimate it will be difficult for them to recover in a month or two."

After Chen Qing sat down, Master Gu smiled and said, "I guess you already had a plan in mind before you even started, didn't you?"

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "After all, I am the eldest son of the Chen family, and they are wary of me, which is why I was able to succeed."

Master Gu's smile widened. He personally poured tea for Chen Qing and said, "Nephew, you are indeed meticulous and ruthless."

Chen Qing was somewhat surprised. He looked at Master Gu and asked, "Uncle, you're not angry?"

"Why should I be angry?"

Looking at Chen Qing, Master Gu said with a smile, "I'm not angry at all; on the contrary, I'm very happy."

He took a sip of tea and said, "I've noticed some time ago that you're not stupid, but I'm worried that you're weak-willed and might not be able to protect Pan'er in the future."

"Looking at it today, I feel much more at ease."

Chen Qing took the tea, took a sip, and looked up at Master Gu.

Old Master Gu patted Chen Qing on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I can probably guess what you're worried about. Don't worry, don't worry, the things that have happened in your family are actually... not something that can be discussed openly."

“Your father is even less likely to make these things public.”

Mr. Gu lowered his head and drank his tea: "Anyway, I didn't expect your father to actually do anything for the Gu family. Since I have no desires or wants, I'm not afraid of offending him. Besides, this matter will soon be on his desk, and then..."

Master Gu looked at Chen Qing and chuckled, "He might even be hoping I won't go around telling everyone, since you don't know anyone in officialdom, my dear nephew."

"I genuinely know several censors."

Chen Qing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled with relief.

"I should have realized that my uncle is very capable, knowing important people in the capital."

It's not that I'm particularly skilled.

Master Gu said, “Nephew, you probably don’t know this, but I didn’t do business when I was young. I studied medicine and practiced medicine in various places after graduation. I even opened a clinic in the capital before leaving the capital and returning to Deqing to open my own clinic.”

"Later, it gradually became a medicine shop, which is now Anrentang."

"In treating patients and saving lives, I will naturally meet some important people, but to them, I am just a doctor who treats patients, not someone they can be proud of."

Recalling the past, Mr. Gu sighed, "It's a pity that my nephews only think about running the pharmacy and making money; none of them are willing to settle down and learn medicine from me."

He sighed and said, "Shouzhuo did learn some medical skills from me, but I never expected him to become so wicked."

Chen Qing thought for a moment and then said, "Opening a clinic is probably not the same thing as this huge Anrentang, is it?"

Mr. Gu nodded and hummed in agreement.

"You can't make a lot of money by running a clinic. The fact that I was able to get started was partly due to my sworn brother."

He looked at Chen Qing and shook his head slightly: "I'll tell you more about this when I have the chance."

Mr. Gu paused for a moment, then continued, "From now on, don't think about anything else. Just continue living in the Gu family. I and Madam Li have already written to your father."

At this point, the richest man in Deqing said with a smile, "To be honest, I have the same idea as her. We both hope that your father can really kick you out of the Chen family."

Chen Qing turned to look at Master Gu and understood what was going on.

This old man probably wants me to wholeheartedly devote myself to the Gu family.

Seeing Chen Qing's expression, Master Gu stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "With your father's temper, he will definitely be angry after he finds out about this. He might come to Deqing to cause you trouble before long."

"Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid, if you really push me too far."

Chen Qing gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"I'll go to the capital to assassinate the emperor."

(End of this chapter)