Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 77 Sit down?
That day, Chen Qing and the others from Yingtian had a meal together. In the afternoon, he went to the Gu family compound to explain the situation to Miss Gu and asked her to start packing.

The Gu family made their fortune in the wholesale of medicinal herbs, and Anrentang had quite a few carriages that could travel long distances. Early the next morning, Anrentang prepared four decent carriages and added them to the little fat man's caravan.

The three carriages were for passengers, while the last carriage mainly carried miscellaneous items, such as charcoal for heating and other daily necessities.

As for servants, besides Xiaoyue, the Gu family also brought three or four people to accompany Prince Jiang.

In fact, with the Gu family's wealth, it wouldn't be a big problem for them to assemble a caravan to go to the capital on their own. Going to the capital with this Prince Zhou would just mean they could borrow some of his influence.

As the sun rose, after Gu Pan and Prince Jiang exchanged greetings, the caravan was about to depart when Commander Shen, riding a tall horse, dismounted and approached Gu Pan and Chen Qing. He clasped his hands in a fist salute and said with a smile, "Greetings, Young Master Chen and Miss Gu."

Gu Pan turned to look at Chen Qing, who then introduced her: "This is Commander Shen of the Yingtian Yiluan Division. He is traveling north with the young master this time."

Gu Pan glanced at Chen Qing with surprise, then quickly bowed her head in return.

"This humble woman greets Commander Shen."

Commander Shen smiled sincerely and said seriously, "It's already winter, and it will only get colder the further north we go. We're traveling together, so we should look after each other. If Young Master Chen or Miss Gu need anything, please feel free to contact me."

"If it's within my power, I, Shen, will do my duty without hesitation."

Chen Qing and Gu Pan both bowed their heads in thanks.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qianhu said, "Young Master Chen, many of the brothers in the Yingtian Yiluan Division have heard of your great name. If you wish to join the Yingtian Yiluan Division in the future, come to Yingtian to find me."

He patted his chest, his face serious: "There's absolutely no problem!"

In just a few months, he alone earned four figures from Xiaji, and because he was able to get the money in advance, he also gave away a lot of favors.

At this time, Commander Shen was quite satisfied with Chen Qing's "transfer of benefits." He said these words simply because he wanted to continue this transfer of benefits in the long term.

Chen Qing looked at him and said with a smile, "If Commander Shen's trip to the capital goes smoothly this time, we might not be able to see Commander Shen in Yingtian again, right?"

Upon hearing this, Commander Shen was speechless and said, "Going to the capital to make connections is just leaving a name with those officials there. Whether they will use it or how they will use it is still uncertain."

"It's highly likely we'll still have to respond to Tian."

Chen Qing said with a smile, "If I go to Yingtian, I will definitely go to find Lord Shen."

Commander Shen clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chen Qing, said "It's a deal," and then turned and mounted his horse.

Chen Qing helped Miss Gu into the carriage, and as the caravan began to move, the two of them left Deqing together.

After the carriage left Deqing, Miss Gu lifted the curtain to look outside, then closed it again, looked at Chen Qing who was riding with her, and sighed softly: "This is the first time I've ever left Huzhou Prefecture."

Chen Qing used tongs to pick up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the stove of the carriage. He sighed softly, "A few days ago, Uncle Gu also sent me a letter. In the letter, he said he didn't really want you to go to the capital. Once you get to the capital, he might find out that I took you with me and turn against me."

At this point, he looked at Miss Gu and asked with a smile.

"How does Pan'er plan to make it up to me?"

At this moment, Xiaoyue was in a carriage behind them. There were only the two of them in the carriage. Gu Pan looked up at Chen Qing, hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to reach out and hold Chen Qing's hand.

"Is this...is this okay?"

For a young woman of this era, this was an extremely outrageous act.

Chen Qing smiled and looked at Miss Gu: "When we get to the capital, if Uncle Gu blames me, Pan'er must protect me."

Gu Pan hummed in agreement and looked up at Chen Qing.

"Uncle Chen disagrees."

Miss Gu said worriedly, "What will we do in the future..."

"Don't worry about him."

Young Master Chen said calmly, "This trip to the capital might resolve this matter. If it doesn't, then we can each go our own way."

Miss Gu remained silent, looking down at the increasingly bright red charcoal fire.

After a while, she remembered something and said softly, "When I met with the Prince of Zhou this morning, I heard that we also have a top scholar from Yingtian and a great Confucian scholar from Yingtian traveling with us. It seems that the eldest son was not very enthusiastic towards them."

"On the contrary, he is on very good terms with Commander Shen." Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "That Master Han has the title of Jinshi and Jieyuan. I estimate that his trip to the capital is almost a sure thing."

He muttered to himself, "They might not even think highly of us. We'll just meet them once and get to know them. If we get too close, they'll look down on us even more."

The two scholars I met yesterday, the one named Zhang Xun, the top scholar from Yingtian, was on the surface quite enthusiastic towards Chen Qing.

However, given the vast difference in their current social status, Chen Qing was too lazy to try and establish any connection with him.

As for Master Han, his trip to the capital is probably to be reinstated as an official. He has a cold face, not much better than Chen Zhaoming's attitude, and Chen Qing is even less likely to flatter him.

Ultimately, becoming strong yourself is the only right thing to do.

Chen Qing took a deep breath.

"Once we get to the capital, let's see if there's a way out. If that path is also blocked in the capital..."

Chen Qing's eyes flickered, but he didn't continue speaking.

He strongly suspected that Mr. Yang and his daughter were members of the White Lotus Sect, or at least had some connection to it.

If all other avenues fail, Chen Zizheng will have to shout out, "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"
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In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed, and Chen Qing and his group had already crossed the border from Shandong and were about to enter Zhili.

It was already mid-December, and the weather in the north was getting colder and colder. Even the little fat boy, who had grown up in Bianzhou, was finding it hard to bear. He stayed in the inn every day and only started to travel when the sun rose.

That day, everyone camped out in the wild. The Gu family's carriage carried a lot of good charcoal. At Miss Gu's instruction, Chen Qing carried the charcoal and gave it to Prince Jiang and Zhang Xun and others.

Prince Jiang had no shortage of charcoal, but Zhang Xun, Master Han, and the others were indeed out of charcoal at the moment. The top scholar thanked Chen Qing repeatedly, pulled Chen Qing into his tent, and talked for a while before letting Chen Qing leave.

Because it was so cold, even Master Han, who always had a cold face, showed a slightly kinder expression to Chen Qing and thanked him.

After delivering the charcoal to Commander Shen, Chen Qing hesitated for a moment, but ultimately carried the basket of charcoal to the tent of the "Qinhuai River Women" that the chubby boy had mentioned.

He coughed and cleared his throat: "Miss, it's cold. I have some charcoal here that burns for a long time. Would you like some?"

The tent was quickly opened a crack, and a pair of eyes peered out through the gap, seemingly observing Chen Qing outside.

After a while, the gap closed, and a very pleasant sound came out from inside.

"I just saw Young Master Chen delivering charcoal everywhere, and I thought he had forgotten about me."

The voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of allure. Even without seeing the person, just hearing that voice was enough to make some men infatuated.

Hearing this voice, Chen Qing was secretly surprised.

No wonder she's the woman favored by a big shot in the capital; her professionalism is truly exceptional.

"Then I'll leave it at the door."

Chen Qing placed a basket of charcoal at the tent entrance and turned to leave.

He didn't want to get involved with this woman in any way.

The tent flap slowly opened.

"Mr. Chen."

Chen Qing turned around and saw a woman in a moon-white jacket with a veil covering her face, smiling at him from inside the tent.

"We've been traveling together for over ten days, and I haven't had a chance to speak with you, young master. Today, I finally have the opportunity to say a few words. Why don't you come into the tent and sit down?"

She looked at Chen Qing with a seductive gaze.

"When I was in Deqing, I heard from Seventh Master..."

"I have mentioned you, young master."

(End of this chapter)