"Brother Xiao? Why are you here?" Li An hurriedly stood up and greeted him as if he were a relative.
Picking up the tea bowl on the table, Xiao Chen looked at it carefully, then put it in front of his nose and smelled it: "Good guy, I haven't seen you for two days. Your tea is very high-end."
Li An chuckled: "I used Wang Wencheng's filial money to buy some good wine."
Xiao Chen was stunned, then gave a thumbs up: "Master Li has made progress. If a servant wants to please you, you must give him a chance. This is called the beauty of adulthood, and you will do this in the future."
After hearing Xiao Chen's compliment, Li An walked over obscenely and lowered his voice: "I said, I gave you the five thousand taels of silver, but you must not show your mouth."
"What?" Xiao Chen showed a surprised expression, "Master Li, this is not true. I just squandered a few taels of silver for a meal, and you made me take such a big blame."
"Brother Xiao, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say." Li An smiled strangely while holding Xiao Chen's arm and pushing him to sit down on the chair under the nave.
"I told Wang Wencheng that I gave you the money, and you have a big appetite. If I don't satisfy you, it will be difficult for me to make progress. Although you have taken the blame, I will give you all the money in the future." Li An winked.
He closed his eyes and said softly.
Staring at Li An in front of him, Xiao Chen seemed a little unfamiliar. This guy has changed too much.
No wonder the emperor said today that he had led Li An into trouble. Fortunately, he did not complain. Look at his current moral character. He is nothing like a minister of the Ministry of Justice. He is just a shameless gangster.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said with a serious face: "We will talk about the future matters later. I have something serious to explain to you now."
"Brother Xiao, please speak." Li An also said seriously.
"Tomorrow, I will leave the capital and go to Taicang to do some errands. Your wife and son-in-law have been renting an inn to stay there, and there are more than a dozen brothers who have been guarding me. If this continues, the cost will be a bit high. I think
Come on, give Madam and Young Master a new place." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"It's time to change, it will definitely cost a lot of money if this continues. Brother Xiao, can I meet the madam and the young master?" Li An's face was full of smiles, and he tried hard to please.
"As long as you go out, Wang Wencheng will notice that he has been missing recently." Xiao Chen said as he tapped the table with his left hand.
Hearing Xiao Chen's refusal, Li An looked disappointed.
"Okay, Young Master Xiao said to change the place. However, since you are leaving, it is better to change to a safer place."
"In terms of safety, I do have a place. Although the name is not nice, the food is good and the place is big. Young Master can move around as he pleases inside. No one from outside will find it." Xiao Chen said with a slight smile.
"Where?"
"Dongchang Prison."
"Ah?" Li An opened his mouth wide.
Speaking of prisons, there are also prisons in the Penal Department. But how can the inside compare with the outside? Not to mention that the room is small, and there is no freedom. Who would want to live there?
"Why, you don't want to?" Xiao Chen stared at Li An and frowned slightly.
Li An hunched over, took out a thousand taels of silver notes from his arms, and stuffed them into Xiao Chen's hand.
"Brother Xiao, no matter how good he is, he is still in a big prison. He is not a prisoner. It feels weird to live in a big prison. Do you think we can change the place?" Li An said with a wry smile.
"If you don't want to go to the prison, you can live in the 13th Army Station."
"That's a good relationship. As long as it's in Dongchang, it's safe, so I feel relieved." Li An said with a smile.
Xiao Chen picked up the banknote, smiled, and put it in his arms.
"Then it's settled. But I have to make it clear to Mr. Li. I will leave tomorrow and take all the troops of the Thirteenth Army with me. Then there will be no problem with food and accommodation. It's just a matter of safety.
You arrange people to protect it yourself."
"Ah?" Li An was stunned, "Doesn't that mean that the Thirteenth Battle is just an empty courtyard?"
"Well, it's just an empty courtyard. Although the name of Dongchang Prison is not good, who would know that it is Dongchang Prison? Besides, the courtyard is not as big inside, and there are many new guest rooms. I also have one in it.
, just enough for my wife and son. The most important thing is that there are always more than 200 Dongchang captains on duty inside, so there is absolutely no problem with safety."
Xiao Chen crossed his legs, gently shook his ankles, and casually introduced the Dongchang Prison.
"There are guest rooms in the Dongchang Prison? Is that still a prison? It's an inn." Li An couldn't believe his ears and asked with his mouth wide open.
"Those who can be imprisoned in Dongchang Prison are definitely not ordinary people, and the environment must be better. The guest rooms are built to facilitate our trial of prisoners. Moreover, there are garden ponds inside, and most importantly, the kitchen standards inside are very high.
, when the young master comes out, he might be as tall as you."
"Oh, the Dongchang Prison is so good. Brother Xiao said that I want to go in and stay for a few days. How about you arrange for your wife and son to go in." Li An narrowed his eyes and tried hard to put a smile on his face.
Full of smiles.
Xiao Chen shook his head and pinched the top of the bridge of his nose with his hand: "You asked my wife and son to be assigned to the Thirteenth Battle, and I agreed. Now I have to change to the Dongchang Prison. That is not my jurisdiction. I have to go and fight with him.
Du Shaoqin, the warden of the prison, told me. That man is very greedy. If he arranges for prisoners to go in, he will naturally have nothing to say. If he arranges for prisoners to go in for vacation, it will be very difficult. "
Li An stared at the place where Xiao Chen collected the cashier, his eyes narrowed: "Then please go and talk to Brother Xiao."
"Oh, I'm afraid I can't say anything. How about I arrange for the young master and the wife to go in in the name of the prisoner, so that he has nothing to say?"
"No, no, no." Li An shook his head hurriedly, "If this matter spreads out in the future, where will I, Li An, put my face?"
"Then there is nothing I can do. Du Shaoqin is really too greedy. If I were his superior, I would never let him serve as the prison warden." Xiao Chen sighed, turned his wrist over on the table, and gently hooked his fingers in
few times.
After looking at Xiao Chen's gesture, Li An didn't understand its meaning. He had to take out another thousand taels of silver notes from his pocket and put it on it.
"Since the prison warden is greedy for money, we will satisfy him." Li An said harshly.
"Okay, let's use the banknotes to stop his mouth." Xiao Chen said seriously, and stuffed the banknotes in his hand into his arms.
Seeing Xiao Chen put away the banknotes, a stone in Li An's heart finally fell to the ground.
As long as my wife and children have a safe and comfortable place to live, spending a little money is nothing.
"Mr. Li, I'm going to check out someone's inn right now. Dongchang saved people and asked Dongchang to pay the money. I'm afraid it won't be easy for Mr. Chang." Xiao Chen said with an apology on his face, "Embarrassed."
looked at Li An.
Li An gritted his teeth: "About how much money?"
"I'll use Dongchang's reputation to pay off the price with the shopkeeper. One thousand taels should be enough."
