Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 4 Young Master Nephew

"What's wrong, my dear nephew?"

Mr. Gu moved a chair and sat down next to Chen Qing. He looked at Chen Qing, whose face was bruised and swollen, with a somewhat surprised expression.

Chen Qing lay on the bed, glanced at Master Gu silently, and then sighed.

"Little Yue, you really don't keep your word at all."

After he recovered somewhat from the beating, he returned to the Gu family. He didn't encounter anyone along the way, except for Miss Gu's maid, Xiaoyue.

Most likely, it was Miss Gu who sent her to keep an eye on Chen Qing.

Chen Qing specifically told her not to tell anyone, but she didn't expect that not long after she returned to her residence, Master Gu came to her door.

Master Gu frowned: "Did my nephew offend someone in Deqing?"

Chen Qing sighed: "I came to my uncle's place as soon as I arrived in Deqing. I haven't gone out for the past few days. This is the first time I've gone out."

He glanced at Master Gu, forcing an awkward smile: "Uncle, have you offended someone?"

Master Gu frowned, as if he had thought of something. He looked up at Chen Qing and asked, "Nephew, you don't even recognize the person who hit you?"

Chen Qing shook his head.

"Most of them are local scoundrels from Deqing."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Finding someone like this is useless; it might even cause trouble."

Master Gu snorted coldly: "I've been in Deqing for so many years, I'm really not afraid of offending any scoundrels."

He looked at Chen Qing and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, my dear nephew, I will send someone to inform the county government right away. In two or three days at most, we will definitely find those people who beat people up and avenge you!"

"He dares to hit the prefect's son? He's utterly lawless!"

After saying that, he got up to leave.

"uncle."

Chen Qing called out to him.

Master Gu stopped and turned to look at Chen Qing, asking, "Is there anything else, my dear nephew?"

Chen Qing feigned a troubled expression, and after hesitating for a long time, he sighed and said, "Otherwise... otherwise, let's just call off this marriage."

"I'll stay with my uncle for a few days, then I'll go back to the prefectural city."

These words made Master Gu narrow his eyes immediately. He didn't rush to leave, but sat back down in front of Chen Qing and carefully examined him.

"Nephew, do you know who did it?"

Chen Qing shook his head: "I don't know."

He looked completely innocent.

"However, I think it was something my uncle said to me this morning that caused the trouble."

"What I said?"

Master Gu stood there, stunned. He thought about it carefully for a moment, but still couldn't remember: "Which sentence?"

Chen Qing forced a smile.

"It's not appropriate for me to say that, nephew, as it would be seen as stirring up trouble."

As if he had thought of something, Master Gu stood up, pondered for a moment, and then gave Chen Qing a deep look.

"Nephew..."

He didn't continue, but changed the subject, saying, "Nephew, please rest first. I will personally go to see the magistrate and arrest the person who attacked you, so I can avenge you."

With that, Master Gu put his hands behind his back and strode away.

His steps were quick and hurried, clearly indicating that he was already angry.

Young Master Chen lay on the bed, watching Master Gu leave. After a while, he sat up, walked to the bronze mirror in the room, and looked at his reflection.

He glanced at his already bruised eyes and became even angrier.

"That's both wicked and stupid."

After cursing, he wanted to say a few more things when there was a knock at the door: "Young Master Chen, Young Master Chen."

It was a young girl's voice.

Chen Qing's eyes darted around, and she lay back down on the bed.

"Come in."

The door creaked open, and Xiaoyue, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, came in carrying a basin of water and a few pieces of white cloth: "Young master, I've come to treat your wounds and apply some medicine."

Chen Qing lay on the bed, slightly sat up to glance at her, then lay back down: "You little brat, you're so untrustworthy. By now, I'm afraid the whole household knows I was beaten."

Xiaoyue put the basin aside, somewhat embarrassed: "Young master, you are a guest. If something happens to you and I don't tell the master, I will be the one punished later."

She wrinkled her nose. "Our family has very strict rules. If you make a mistake, you get a beating and you don't get any food."

Chen Qing got up and looked at her again, then lay down again: "Your Gu family is really something, daring to set up a private court."

"It's not a spanking."

Xiaoyue waved her hand and corrected, "It's a spanking."

She soaked a white towel and walked to Chen Qing's bedside: "Young master, let me clean your wounds."

"Let me apply some more medicine to you."

Chen Qing looked at the little girl and said with a smile, "The wound on my face isn't broken, but I have quite a few injuries on my body. Do you want some medicine?"

"ah."

Xiaoyue's face flushed crimson. She turned her head away and remained silent for a long time, but she did not leave. After an unknown amount of time, she whispered in a very low voice, "Then...then young master, you...you take off your clothes, and I...I'll apply the medicine to you with my eyes closed."

"This...this is all our family's own medicinal powder, it's very...very effective."

Chen Qing found her appearance amusing, but didn't continue teasing her. He simply smiled and said, "Let's just forget about it. What if the marriage falls through and it ruins your reputation for no reason?"

Once a young lady's personal maid like Xiaoyue gets married, she will most likely become her husband's concubine, which is not much different from being a concubine. Although the Gu family is a family that takes in a son-in-law, Chen Qing is an official's son, so once he gets married, he will probably also become a concubine.

However, if this marriage doesn't happen, then it's unlikely.

Xiaoyue's face, which had been only slightly flushed, suddenly turned bright red: "Young Master, what...what nonsense are you talking about..."

Chen Qing sat up and said with a smile, "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I'm fine, just a little bit of a pain in the body."

Young Master Chen said with a smile, "The biggest impact is probably that I won't be able to see your young lady again for a while, otherwise my bruised and swollen face would be too unsightly."

Xiaoyue washed her face and calmed down. After a while, she turned around and looked at Chen Qing.

“Our Deqing County is usually a very good place. I don’t know which villain is so despicable as to beat you up, young master.”

"It does not matter."

Chen Qing pointed to the chair next to his bed and said with a smile, "Sit down, I have something to ask you."

Xiaoyue said "Oh" and sat down in front of Chen Qing.

"What does the young master want to ask me?"

"Mr. Gu, how many brothers and how many nephews do you have?"

Without hesitation, Xiaoyue replied, "My master is the third son, and he has two older brothers."

"However, there are only three young nephews."

Speaking of her three young nephews, Xiaoyue said with a smile, "My three young nephews are all very nice people. Whenever they go out to sell goods, they always bring back some novel and beautiful things for you, and sometimes they even bring back gifts for me."

Chen Qing said "Oh," and then asked, "How many cousins ​​or nephews do you have?"

"That's too many."

Xiaoyue said with some pride, "My master's business is very big. It's not just in Deqing, but also in the prefectural city and other places. Many of the Gu family's relatives work for us."

"However, none of them are close to our family. Apart from our three nephews, those who live further away rarely come to our house."

Xiaoyue looked at Chen Qing and asked, "Why are you asking these questions, young master? Do you want to get to know a few of your nephews?"

"When they come, shall I call you 'Young Master'?"

Chen Qing shook his head and said with a smile, "I was just curious and wanted to ask about the Gu family, since I might be living here in the future."

"so."

He looked at Xiaoyue and said with a smile, "Go back and tell Miss that I will meet with her again after I have recovered from my injuries and regained my handsome appearance."

Xiaoyue spat lightly, "Shameless."

Chen Qing chuckled: "Am I not handsome?"

Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at him, didn't reply, but just sighed: "Miss was supposed to meet with Young Master tomorrow, but now that it's been delayed, who knows when it will be."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "You seem quite anxious."

Xiaoyue blinked and asked, "How long will it take for Young Master's injury to heal?"

"do not know."

Chen Qing shook his head.

"This matter is beyond my control."

he said with a smile.

"It's very complicated."

(End of this chapter)