"What? You're saying … Li Minghan is back?"
Hearing Chen Licheng's words, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed and his expression darkened.
"Yes, I heard this from a servant of the Li family. It shouldn't be wrong," Chen Licheng said apprehensively as he looked up at the middle-aged man.
Seeing the expression on his uncle's face, he knew that the rumors about the grudge between the Chen and Li family 20 years ago were probably true.
The gorgeous woman raised her head and said fiercely, "Li Minghan and that bitch still dare to come back. Not just us, but the Li family probably can't tolerate them anymore. Will Li Mingze return the position of family head to him? Even if he's willing, the Li family won't be willing, right?"
"Li Minghan left all those years ago and delayed my little sister for 20 years. Now that he's back, let's settle old and new debts together!" The middle-aged man said gloomily. When he said that name, there was an unconcealable disgust on his face.
"Don't tell my little sister about this for now. Let Chen Yue go directly to the Li family to arrest them. There's evidence, and no one else can say anything." When the middle-aged man looked at the guard with a broken leg, his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light. If one of these people had died from their injuries, things would have been much easier to deal with.
Although the Li family had declined, they were once a prominent family that couldn't be underestimated. Even if the Chen family wanted to target them, they couldn't do so unscrupulously and would meet with great resistance. If not for this, the Li family would have been pushed out of the capital long ago.
"Hmph, Chen Yue, Chen Yue can't even protect himself now!" A cold snort sounded from the door. Another middle-aged man with a dignified expression walked in. Behind him was the pale-faced Chen Yue.
Chen Guogong was already old, and he was more of a deterrent in the Chen family. The person in charge of the daily affairs of the Chen family was the current Chen Guogong's eldest son, Chen Qing.
"How is this possible? Chen Yue is doing a good job as the Chen family's Magistrate. Why would Big Brother say this … Could it be that someone is targeting the Chen family? "Chen Chong said in shock.
Losing a capital order was nothing to the Chen Family, but knowing that Chen Yue was a member of the Chen Family, they still wanted to make a move on him. The meaning behind this was not ordinary.
"I heard that Little Tian and the rest had a conflict with someone outside?" Chen Qing didn't answer but asked a question instead.
"Big Brother, you have to seek justice for Little Tian!" The beautiful woman wiped her tears and said, "Look at how Little Tian and the others were beaten by the Li family. Also, my Chen family's guards all had one of their legs broken. This is not beating them, but slapping our Chen family's face!"
"I'm afraid it's not just the Li family, right?" Chen Qing asked again.
The woman said with a face full of resentment, "Yes, if they didn't have an accomplice, we wouldn't have suffered such a big loss. That person didn't put our Chen Guogong Public House in his eyes at all. I've already sent people to investigate. I won't let him go so easily!"
Chen Qing sneered and said, "Of course they wouldn't put our Chen Family in their eyes. His Majesty's body is unwell, and the princes and princesses are all praying for His Majesty. Ning Wang's Shizi and Shizi Fei are also in Jing City. Today, they went to Cold Mountain Temple and were offended by this group of blind dogs. Tell me, who would you not easily let off?
"What, they, they are … How is this possible?" The beautiful woman's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this. She said in disbelief.
Could it be that those servants whose legs were broken had offended Prince Ning and his wife today?
Chen Qing glanced at them and said, "I've told you long ago that we will get back at the Li family for my little sister's grievances. There's no need to cause trouble for the He family. Yet, for this small matter, you've dragged Chen Yue into it as well. Bending the law for personal gain to the supervisor of Gyeonggi Province, I'm afraid Chen Yue's position in the capital has come to an end. Everything that the Chen family has done for him over the past few years has gone down the drain …"
A bitter smile appeared on Chen Yue's face. With the current situation, he couldn't intervene.
"Chen Yue has been in office for three years and hasn't made any major mistakes. He won't lose his position because of this matter, right?" Chen Chong hesitated and said, "Moreover, the Chen family has influence in the imperial censor. Why don't we send someone to the supervisor of the imperial censors? We should …"
Chen Qing looked at him and asked, "His Majesty just appointed Prince Ning as the supervisor of Gyeonggi Province two days ago. This morning, he was offended by that group of servants. Just now, you were still thinking about how to not let him go. How do you think we should do that?"
"This …" Chen Chong was stumped for words.
Although the Chen family was one of the top nobles in the capital, all of this was given by the imperial family. If they were to clash with the imperial family, they wouldn't end up well.
If it was an ordinary clash, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, this wasn't Prince Ning's territory. In terms of strength, the Chen family was stronger. However, the crown prince and his wife were praying for His Majesty. If this matter was blown out of proportion, it wouldn't just be a conflict with the crown prince.
"Let's drop this matter for now. Send someone to prepare a generous gift and personally deliver it to the crown prince's residence. Tell them that it was the evil servants of the family who offended His Highness. Apologize to them carefully. As for Chen Yue's matter, don't mention it again."
The only thing the Chen family could do now was to lower their stance as much as possible. As for Chen Yue's fate, it would depend on how the crown prince wanted to deal with it.
As for the Li family, they didn't know what kind of relationship they had with the crown prince's residence. The power structure in the capital was very complicated. If a single move was made, it would affect everything.
Chen Qing said a few words in a low voice and said, "For the time being, keep the matter of Li Minghan's return to the capital a secret from Third Sister. Tell them to watch their mouths. If even the slightest bit of information is leaked, they will not be let off lightly!"
When Chen Qing said this sentence, a figure had already retreated from behind the screen. When she passed through the courtyard of the back hall, there were already two streaks of tears on the woman's face. She was still mumbling to herself, "He's back, he's finally back …"
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The old mistress went to the Cold Mountain Temple today to pay a visit to an eminent monk with profound Dharma. However, it seemed that she didn't see the Ruyi Dew. She didn't see the master and returned in disappointment.
She didn't expect the old monk to be a famous person. Li Yi didn't know whether or not his Dharma was profound, but he liked to give empty promises. He promised to copy the scriptures, but all he got was a promise of "I will repay you generously in the future". It was too insincere.
Li Yi felt it was a pity that the old monk wasn't in Qing 'an Prefecture. Otherwise, he could have given him a chance to repay him generously. The Ruyi Dew that Master Tan Yin had consecrated, why couldn't he sell it for ten times the price?
Now, he could only wait until the branch of Ruyi Workshop opened in the capital and then invite him to cut the ribbon to repay the favor.
He had even thought of the advertising slogan, "Ruyi Dew – Master Tan Yin said it was good after using it!" If he painted a charmingly naive bald head on the bottle, it would definitely sell well …
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