The number one rebel of the Great Wu

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Changgeng swung his stick at him.

With a loud thud, the unlucky sixth brother's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

Upon hearing the news, the pimps outside came over and, seeing the situation, were about to rush over and start a fight.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Changgeng's movements were very strange. Every time they were about to touch him, he would always turn around at an extremely strange angle.

Chen Changgeng naturally didn't need to use his full strength to deal with these people.

He only needs to control his strength so that he can just beat them black and blue.

If things escalate too much, revealing our true strength would be disastrous.

Meanwhile.

Shen House.

Shen Qingci finally finished receiving the people who came to pay their respects.

Among them were local officials appointed by the imperial court, elders of the Shen family, and well-known wealthy merchants from Jiangxia Town.

There were over a hundred people in total, and the gifts in the hall were piled up like a small mountain.

Have all the people who gave gifts worth more than 500 taels of silver been tallied?

Shen Qingci rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"It's all been written down; there are a total of twenty-two people."

Ruyi brought a booklet as a gift, and some names in it had already been circled with a pen.

"Start with the Shen family, investigate them."

"in addition……"

"Your Highness!"

With a whoosh, Ru Shuang jumped down from the roof.

The Shen family guards stationed in the courtyard were already used to it and didn't even glance at it.

"Why are you back?"

"Didn't I tell you to follow Chen Changgeng?"

Ru Shuang's expression changed slightly.

"I saw Xiao Gengzi go to Mianyue Tower with my own eyes."

"I've come specifically to request permission to kill him!"

Ru Shuang's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Ru Shuang and Ru Yi were extremely loyal to Shen Qingci. Upon hearing this, Ru Yi instantly felt murderous intent!

Right now, Shen Qingci, the Crown Princess, is looking for Chen Changgeng to conceive her child.

At such a critical moment, he actually went to that kind of place!

Isn't this an insult to the Crown Princess?

Upon hearing the words "Mianyue Tower," Shen Qingci couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

That bastard!

He even made up an excuse that he was doing a errand for himself, but unexpectedly he turned around and went to a brothel!

How could she possibly tolerate this!

"Your Highness, this person must not be employed again."

"Your body is of noble birth, how could you...share with people from places of pleasure?"

Ruyi put down the booklet in her hand and spoke out angrily.

But the phrase "sharing the same person" was something he simply couldn't bring himself to say.

"That scoundrel, he can fool Xiang'er all he wants."

"You even went to places like that behind my back!"

Shen Qingci had already noticed that Xiang'er's gaze towards Chen Changgeng was strange.

This time when she returned to her hometown, she deliberately did not have Xiang'er serve her.

Just the thought of Xiang'er already made her feel a little uneasy, let alone...

"never mind."

After a moment, Shen Qingci calmed down and looked up at Ru Shuang.

"Chen Changgeng acts differently from ordinary people; perhaps he has other purposes for going to Mianyue Tower."

"You follow him and continue to investigate. If you find out he has really done something outrageous..."

"Bring him back, I'll personally interrogate him!"

Ru Shuang nodded heavily, accepted the order, and flew away.

When Ru Shuang returned to Mian Yue Lou, it was already completely surrounded by government officials.

The three members of the Shen family were helped out of the room, and all three were in terrible condition.

Chen Changgeng fared no better; he was shackled and taken directly to prison.

"Aren't those the three young masters of the Shen family branch?"

Ru Shuang's eyes trembled slightly.

"Could it be that this kid knew the three of them would be at Mianyue Tower, and that's why he came here specifically to cause trouble?"

Seeing that everyone was fighting like this, it was clear that Chen Changgeng couldn't do anything outrageous during the time he was away.

"Could it be... that I've misunderstood this kid?"

When Shen Qing first left the capital prison to take Chen Changgeng away, Ru Shuang was by his side.

At the time, Chen Changgeng was slightly disrespectful to the Crown Princess, so she always disliked him.

Later, he deceived Xiang'er and spoke glibly in front of the Crown Princess, which made Ru Shuang's impression of him plummet.

That's why this whole mess happened today.

"Let's go back first. Since he's been arrested, the plan has succeeded."

"Next, we should go find His Highness and go to the prison to retrieve the person."

……

Jiangxia Town, the prison.

The cell was dark and cramped, reeking of excrement and urine.

Chen Changgeng was brought in and randomly shoved into a cell.

After all, it was just a small town's prison, with only eight cells in total on both sides.

However, each cell held at least four or five people, and they were all emaciated and looked like ordinary people who had just had bad luck.

"Brother, what did you do to get in here?"

As soon as Chen Changgeng was freed from his shackles, a disheveled young man approached him and asked in a low voice.

Chen Changgeng turned his head in surprise and asked in return.

"And you?"

"Pfft, is that even a question?"

"They offended the young master of the Shen family!"

"Eight out of ten people here got in because they offended the Shen family."

"You look unfamiliar. You must have just arrived in Jiangxia Town?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you've only just arrived in Jiangxia Town and you've already offended the local tyrant. You're really unlucky!"

Seeing that this young man showed no signs of hardship or distress, but was instead quite optimistic.

Chen Changgeng was immediately puzzled.

"They're locked up in jail, and they've been wrongly accused. How come you're not angry or upset?"

"What's the use of getting angry or anxious?"

"Once you enter this place, you definitely won't be able to leave without paying."

"My parents are raising money outside, and I'll be released in a few days."

"If you don't have money, you're in trouble."

"Look at that old man. He was splashed with water in front of him by someone when the fourth young master of the Shen family was walking on the street."

"He's been arrested and locked up for three years! Judging from his appearance, he probably won't live more than a few days."

"And that one, he used to sell wontons on the street, but the sixth young master of the Shen family ate his wontons."

"Instead of being grateful, he actually dares to ask for money?!"

"He was arrested immediately. Now he has lost his business, his wife ran away with someone else, and his eight-year-old daughter was sold into the Shen family as a servant."

The young man shook his head, a half-smile on his face.

"How do you know so much about these things, sir?"

"May I ask your name?"

"Hey, what's with all this talk about respect and taboo? I'm just a little rascal, my name is Geng Liang."

"Brother, if you'd be so kind as to call me Liangzi."

Seeing that this person was so outgoing and familiar with these matters, Chen Changgeng realized he could make use of him.

He immediately cupped his hands in greeting.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Chen Changgeng."

"Hey Chen, it's me!"

Geng Liang cupped his hands in greeting, circled Chen Changgeng twice, and asked curiously.

"But then again, how did you get beaten up like this?"

"I simply helped those in need when I saw injustice on the road."

"Those three villains were also badly injured, so I didn't lose out!"

Chen Changgeng grinned and deliberately described the appearances of the three young masters of the Shen family. He also vividly described the scene of his fight, leaving Geng Liang stunned.

"Brother Chen, why are you even less anxious than me!"

"Do you know how big of a mess you're in now!"

"The three who attacked you are the fourth, sixth, and thirteenth young masters of the Shen family!"

"At most, we'll offend one person, but you've offended three!"

"It was all to help others! Brother Chen is loyal, righteous, and generous; I, Geng Liang, admire him!"

"Hey, what a worthless life. It's just a pity that the girl I wanted to save, Yuzhu, will probably not escape the clutches of evil in the end."

Chen Changgeng had not explicitly stated that the incident occurred at Mianyue Tower, nor had he mentioned Yuzhu's name.

To everyone's surprise, when Geng Liang heard that Yu Zhu and the other person were two people, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly confirmed it.

"Brother Chen, who did you say?"

"You, you, you say that again!"