Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 67 Yiluan Division

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing merely glanced at Prince Jiang and sighed, "Young Prince, please don't try to fool me. I'm afraid you can't beat up a court official who has passed the imperial examination without cause."

He looked at the somewhat chubby Prince Zhou and added, "Even in Bianzhou Prefecture, I'm afraid that's unlikely?"

In this era, scholars held a very high status, even completely surpassing military generals.

In Jiang Qi, the power of the vassal kings had been suppressed to a considerable extent. These vassal kings could indeed oppress the local people in their respective vassal states, and sometimes the court would turn a blind eye to their killings.

However, civil officials and those who passed the imperial examinations were not among those they oppressed.

Let alone a prefectural governor, even a newly appointed official who has just passed the imperial examination is not subject to the whims of local lords who might attack or scold him at will.

Although the princes of Jiang Qi did not have castrated guards, each prince's palace had one or more personal guards, and they were not kept like fat pigs. They were quite prestigious in their respective vassal states.

However, the vassal king Jiang Qi also lost his military and political power. If he really wanted to take action against the court officials, he could certainly do so by force. But if he was reported to the court afterward and had no grounds for complaint, he would definitely be stripped of his title and state by the court.

It should be understood that if Jiang Qi's title as a prince were revoked, the entire lineage of titles would vanish, unlike the Qing dynasty's practice of removing the person but not the title.

More than a hundred years have passed since the founding of the dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor is finding it somewhat difficult to support these members of the same clan and lineage. He is just worried about finding a pretext, and most of the regional princes are still obedient.

After Chen Qing exposed the chubby Prince Jiang, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just coughed and said with a smile, "I didn't realize you knew so much about this."

"You can't even brag? You're really boring."

Prince Jiang smiled at Chen Qing and said, "However, I did inquire about you."

At this point, the chubby boy also showed an angry expression: "Your father is indeed infuriating. At the end of the year, I will go to the capital and find someone to write a book on his favoritism towards his concubine over his wife, so that I can vent my anger for you."

"There is absolutely no problem with that."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "My father did have such suspicions before, but now this marriage is over. I never married into the Gu family, and he never officially recognized his concubine. So how can it be said that he favored his concubine over his wife?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Jiang stood there stunned. After thinking for a long time, he realized that Prefect Chen was indeed now impeccable.

There is no crime that can be brought against him.

After all, he didn't even kick Chen Qing out of the house. Theoretically, Chen Qing could still inherit the family business after returning to Huzhou, but Chen Qing himself was unwilling to go back.

In other words, although Chen Huan failed to bring his "rebellious son" Chen Qing back to Huzhou for discipline during his last visit to Deqing, and even lost 50,000 taels of silver, he no longer had any problems in terms of morality, especially in terms of the court's review.

Prince Jiang was stunned for a while before he understood what was going on. When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but sigh.

“My father was right. You scholars are indeed cunning and treacherous.”

Chen Qing smiled wryly and said, "Your Highness, I can hardly be considered a scholar. I'm not even a student of the lowest level. If I go out and say I'm a scholar, I'll be spat on by other scholars."

Prince Jiang shook his head: "I'm not stupid. You were already at the level of a scholar when you wrote those things."

He walked into Chen Qing's courtyard as he spoke.

"You should think about coming back to Bianzhou with me again. You may not be as successful as your father in Bianzhou, but at least you won't have to be subservient to others in Huzhou."

Chen Qing did not respond upon hearing this.

If we really go to Bianzhou, we won't have to rely on Chen Huan anymore, but we will have to rely on the Zhou Prince's Mansion.

The chubby boy walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back. Just then, Gu Pan and Xiao Yue came out from the inner room. This Prince Jiang looked up at Gu Pan, stared blankly for a moment, and then turned back to look at Chen Qing in a daze.

"you you…"

Prince Jiang turned to look at Chen Qing.

"You little rascal, you're keeping a mistress in a golden house, aren't you?"

He was two or three years younger than Chen Qing, so he shouldn't have addressed Chen Qing that way, but as a member of the imperial family, it was perfectly reasonable to address him that way.

Chen Qing coughed and said, "This is Miss Gu, the owner of Deqing Bookstore. I was just discussing something with Miss Gu."

Prince Jiang looked at Gu Pan again, then at Chen Qing, and said with a smile, "I understand. You two are already together. It was your father who broke you up."

As a member of the imperial family, there might be things in this world he hadn't seen, but he had seen far too many women. Even though Gu Pan was exceptionally beautiful, this Prince Zhou quickly regained his composure and his speech returned to normal.

After all, it would be almost impossible for someone of his status to marry a merchant's daughter.

It's even more impossible for him to insist on taking a concubine.

At this moment, Gu Pan also came closer. She heard Prince Jiang's last words, but her expression remained calm. She didn't say anything more, but simply bowed and said, "This commoner greets Prince Jiang."

Someone who would skip school at Yingtian because of martial arts novels is unlikely to be a gloomy and wicked person. After all, anyone with a deep mind wouldn't do such a thing. The chubby boy just smiled and said, "Miss Gu, you don't need to be so polite. In fact, it should be me who has disturbed you two."

Miss Gu shook her head: "I have already finished discussing things with Young Master Chen."

She glanced at Chen Qing and continued, "I have matters to attend to at home, so I will take my leave now."

Prince Jiang looked at Gu Pan with a smile and said, "Miss Gu, please go ahead. Chen Qing and I still have things to discuss. We'll visit you another day."

Miss Gu nodded quickly, then left with Xiaoyue.

After Gu Pan had walked away, Prince Jiang, who had been watching her retreating figure, finally came to his senses and sighed to Chen Qing, "Women from the Jiangnan region speak so gently and pleasantly. Back in Bianzhou..."

At this point, he frowned and continued, "My two older sisters are very fierce."

Chen Qing smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me, Young Prince?"

"There is indeed one more thing."

This Prince Jiang walked to the pavilion under Chen Qing's house and sat down. After Chen Qing followed, he frowned and said, "I don't know which scoundrel complained. I just left Yingtian and someone from Yingtian is already chasing after me."

Chen Qing thought for a moment.

Although Magistrate Hong had already sent a letter to Yingtian, the letter might not even have been sent out of Deqing yet, so the person who filed the complaint was clearly not Magistrate Hong.

“People from Yingtian are coming. I estimate I’ll have to leave Deqing in two or three days because they’ll capture me and take me back to Yingtian.”

At this point, he looked at Chen Qing and continued, "Our agreement must stand, otherwise I won't be able to hold my head up among those people when I return to Yingtian."

"Remember this, I must be the first to see this manuscript, before all of them!"

Chen Qing smiled and nodded: "If the young prince leaves me an address later, I will definitely deliver it to the young prince first."

"it is good."

Prince Jiang nodded and said, "Since you are a straightforward person, I will not forget your matter. In a few months, I will come to Deqing to pick you up, and we will go to the capital together."

"besides."

He glanced at Chen Qing and continued, "Your story has made quite a splash. In just over a month, it has become a sensation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. I'm not the only one who has noticed you; I bet quite a few others have too."

"Right now, some of the people who came to Deqing to take me back might be looking for you."

Chen Qing was taken aback and asked, "Young Prince, could you please be more specific? Who are these people who have come to see me?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Prince Jiang laughed and said, "Who else could be in charge of these messy things?"

"Naturally, it's the Ceremonial Office."

"Those people are acting all mysterious."

The Prince of Zhou said calmly, "They may not come to see you openly, but after a while, they will come to the Gu family or your bookstore."

Prince Jiang chuckled.

"Who knows, there might be people from the Yiluan Division hiding there."

(End of this chapter)