Xue Chen followed Song Chengxuan from Quanzhou, accompanying him in his expedition to the southeast to recruit talents to win over Ryukyu. He was Song Chengxuan's number one adviser.
In the past, I only heard Li Xu say that Xue Chen was treacherous and cunning, and that he was a piece of heavy iron, invulnerable to fire and water. The court tried several times to shake up his relationship with Song Chengxuan, and even tried to attack his wife's family, but to no avail. She was in Beijing with
I met Xue Chen twice. Xue Chen was very tired of her and Li Xu. He was unwilling to maintain even the superficial harmony. He said that Li Xu was a sanctimonious hypocrite who would not hesitate to sacrifice his wife and family in order to achieve his goals.
, the comments about her are better than that of Diao Chan who brought disaster to the country.
Now think about it, Xue Chen hates Li Xu because Li Xu and Song Chengxuan will have a fight sooner or later, and his wariness against her naturally stems from the grudges between the Anyi Hou Mansion and the Wei Prince Mansion.
Figures like military advisors are always better at weighing things up. Xue Chen does have a straightforward side. Although he has a bad temper, he is a man of flesh and blood.
Xue Chen came to Changzhou this time because of Song Chengxuan. After calculation, she seems to be the culprit.
Now in the eyes of Commander Xue, she is probably the misunderstood beauty Diao Chan. If the Commander knew again that she had visited Song Chengxuan at night, she might be promoted to a seductress that confuses people's hearts.
Xu Qinghuan pulled back his thoughts and looked carefully into the yard again.
Although Mr. Wang San's expression was unclear, his movements were slightly stiff and he bowed to Xue Chen from time to time. Xue Chen never spoke.
The Wang family must have been in trouble again, so Xue Chen came all the way. How could a merchant like the Wang family hire a general soldier to follow them? After all, it must be related to the White Dragon King, and Xue Chen was not prepared to give the Wang family a break.
Opportunity to get answers immediately.
It seems that besides Wang Yuchen's accident, the Wang family also made another mistake that was caught by Xue Chen.
Mrs. Wang San walked into the courtyard and felt that the atmosphere was unusual. She saw the person behind Mr. Wang San. Although she didn't know who it was, the person who came was not friendly, so she stepped forward to salute.
Haven't had time to say hello yet.
Master Wang San has already spoken: "Where is Brother Chen? Where has he gone?"
Mrs. Wang San was startled, her lips opened and closed twice, but no words came out.
Mr. Wang San was even more anxious: "Hurry up, I have something to ask him."
Mrs. Wang San then said hesitantly: "I don't know, I am also looking for Brother Chen in the Yamen, I..."
"I want you to tell the truth," Mr. Wang San said with veins floating on his forehead. "This is related to the safety of our entire Wang family. I must find him immediately."
Mrs. Wang San immediately shook her head and said sincerely: "I really don't know. I was talking to Brother Chen before the people from the Yamen came, and then... Brother Chen went out through the side door."
Mr. Wang San's expression became even more ugly: "What are the people from the yamen doing here?"
"They said," Mrs. Wang San said, "the yamen just suspected that...Brother Chen was out there...killing...killing someone."
Mr. Wang San's eyes widened, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead. No wonder there were so many people at home. When he came back from outside, everyone looked at him strangely.
"This...injustice," Mr. Wang San took a long time to say such words, then turned to look at Xue Chen, "Master Xue, I will definitely try my best to find Brother Chen and find out what happened at home."
"Then you should hurry up," Xue Chen said, "This matter involves national law. It is useless for you to promise me. Sooner or later, your Wang family will have to give an explanation to the Yamen."
After Xue Chen finished speaking, he was ready to leave.
Mr. Wang San seemed to see someone in the small study. I am afraid that Mrs. Wang San still didn’t know the seriousness and was still covering up for Wang Yuchen. He subconsciously said: "Who is there? Is it Brother Chen?"
"No, no," Mrs. Wang San said immediately, "those are the Seventh Lady and the eldest lady of the Anyi Houfu, who are also here for this case."
The eldest lady of the Anyi Hou Mansion.
Xue Chen's eyelids twitched when he heard this. This was a sign of disaster. The most important thing for him to come here this time was for the Anyi Hou Mansion. Thinking of this, he frowned and looked into the room.
The window of Wang's house was open, and two figures could be seen dimly.
Xue Chen was about to take a closer look at Miss Xu to see what kind of beauty trap the young master had fallen into. As soon as he passed his gaze over, he saw the people in the room saluting him and catering to his investigation openly and honestly.
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Xue Chen couldn't help but frown, with a bad premonition in his mind. This matter seemed to be more difficult than he thought. He hadn't even seen the face of the eldest lady of the Anyi Marquis Mansion, but he had already sensed her intelligence.
Ordinarily, a female family member should pretend to be nonchalant, but she stepped forward to greet him like this, as if she knew his identity and intentions.
Xue Chen suddenly regretted why he didn't find out earlier. Now he doesn't know how much the young master has been confused and when he will wake up.
Xue Chen thought of this and was anxious to go back to find the young master. Only by carefully seeing the crux of the problem could he prescribe the right medicine. If it was too late, he might be seriously ill...
Xue Chen didn't delay any longer and turned to leave.
When Xu Qinghuan saw Xue Chen's back, the scenes from his past and present life seemed to overlap.
Xue Chen's attitude towards her was exactly the same as in his previous life.
"That gentleman seems to be..." Madam Seven remembered now, "It seems to be Mr. Xue, the commander-in-chief of Quanzhou. Mr. Xue is here. Did something happen to the Wang family in Quanzhou?"
As soon as Mrs. Seven finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Wang San walking into the house.
Mrs. Wang San apologized: "If there is something going on at home, I will leave Mrs. Seven and Miss Xu alone."
The seventh lady nodded and prepared to leave with Xu Qinghuan.
"Third Madam," Xu Qinghuan said suddenly, "Did Mr. Wang's blood-stained clothes and shoes go to the Yamen?"
Mrs. Wang San nodded: "I've given it all. The Yamen general will take away all the things in brother Chen's room and check them."
Xu Qinghuan said: "When the third wife saw the blood-stained clothes, didn't she think about disposing of them? If these evidences fall into the hands of the Yamen, they will definitely be detrimental to the Second Master Wang."
Mrs. Wang San was startled, what did Miss Xu mean? Was she testing whether she was telling the truth?
Mrs. Wang San smiled bitterly: "I have had such thoughts, but I dare not just dispose of things casually. How can I explain it clearly to the government in the future? I still don't believe that Brother Chen would do that kind of thing. He sold the goods during the famine.
There are many people who sell their children. Many people abandon their children because they don’t have food rations at home. Lin Sanniang picked up Brother Chen and sold them to us. Such behavior is not a heinous person. Brother Chen should not do anything to her.
Resentment, unless..."
Xu Qinghuan said: "Unless Lin Sanniang knows Wang Yuchen's life experience, and Wang Yuchen's life experience is of great importance."
Mrs. Wang San couldn't help but swallow again.
Xu Qinghuan seemed to have expected that Mrs. Wang San would behave like this: "I'm afraid that Lin Sanniang you mentioned has come to see you, right? She told you Wang Yuchen's life experience, right?"
Mrs. Wang San's heart was beating in a panic: "Yes... but our family really has nothing to do with this. We didn't know anything before this. We hid it just for Brother Chen... We were afraid that Brother Chen would be implicated, and Lin Sanniang
What he said may not necessarily be true. How can we believe it without evidence?" Is it because of this that Brother Chen went to interrogate Lin Sanniang?
Mrs. Wang San's eyes couldn't help but darken for a while. Those things she couldn't believe might be true.
The seventh lady and Xu Qinghuan said goodbye and left.
Mrs. Wang San then hurriedly went to find Mr. Wang San: "What happened to my brother? What happened in Quanzhou?"
Mr. Wang San's face turned blue: "There was a spy among the people I took to Quanzhou. He was caught spying on Quanzhou's military situation. After interrogation, he learned that it was Brother Chen who instigated...
Our Wang family may be doomed."
Mrs. Wang San was stunned: "It's true...it's all true...Brother Chen may have known it for a long time."
"What do you know?" Mr. Wang San asked.
Mrs. Wang San said: "He... is the child of the White Dragon King... he is the son of Old Mrs. Xie's brother, that... traitor who wants to attack Changzhou."