Chapter 250 I used to hold you when you were little

He said "No," but his expression didn't suggest he didn't know the other person.

The crowd looked at each other with some confusion, wanting to ask, but seeing Young Master Shu's expression, they dared not ask.

Young Master Shu has been enjoying traveling around these past two years. Could it be that he has been to Lingnan and knows that person from earlier?

"Please make yourselves at home."

Young Master Shu put down his teacup, closed his fan, and stood up.

Several lackeys followed excitedly.

"Young Master Shu, please be careful. I wonder if you will be returning to Guanzhou anytime soon?"

"Yes, I heard that someone in Guanzhou has been selling inkstones from Xianzhou recently. I wonder if Young Master Shu would be interested?"

Several people escorted him as he left Yunlai Restaurant.

The people in the hall then looked away.

"These people have really disgraced us scholars."

The scholar who had questioned Wei Jingchen was somewhat displeased, but he only dared to speak after Young Master Shu had left.

The group chatted and laughed, then changed the subject.

After leaving, Young Master Shu made an excuse to leave the group and then slipped back into Yunlai Restaurant.

"Hey, long time no see. What's gotten into you? You look so disheveled."

Wei Jingchen was already waiting for him in the backyard. Seeing his nonchalant attitude, he couldn't help but pinch his forehead.

"If Chief Minister Luo sees you like this, he'll surely give you another scolding."

Young Master Shu's smile froze, and he frowned, saying, "When will you stop spoiling the mood?"

What are you doing here?

Wei Jingchen did not answer, but asked a question instead.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can I not come if you don't explain clearly that my sister might have been scammed?"

This young master Shu is the youngest son of the great writer Shu Mobai and the grandson of Luo Zicheng, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy.

Shu Han, who also passed the imperial examination last year.

This person was a few years older than Wei Jingchen, but Wei Jingchen was precocious and never had much to talk about with his peers.

He did have a good relationship with people like Shu Han.

"What I find even stranger is that you've come here to be an accountant?"

Shu Han stroked his chin, looking at him curiously.

This eldest son of the Wei family, despite his young age, has a calm and composed personality, making him seem like a mystery.

"It's not appropriate to discuss the Fifth Prince's affairs in a letter, so I only mentioned it briefly."

Lord Ding has already begun his investigation; you just need to wait and see.

The provincial examination is tomorrow, and he's still running around everywhere. Isn't he afraid that the great writer Shu will grab his butt and spank him?

"How can my sister's matter be solved by Ding Yan alone? Tell me, and I'll take the message back. My father certainly won't beat me."

After pondering for a moment, Wei Jingchen lowered his eyes and then told the other party about the Fifth Prince's involvement with the Yuan family.

Shu Han's face turned pale and then red, and he slammed his hand on the table.

With a loud bang, the table didn't crack, but his hands turned red from slapping it.

"This is outrageous! This is simply outrageous!"

Ignoring his swollen, red hands from clapping, Shu Han paced back and forth in the room in annoyance.

"What are your plans, Lord Wei?"

Ultimately, this involves the face of the royal family and his sister.

Given his father's personality, he probably won't easily turn against him.

But how could he swallow this insult?

"This matter won't bring down the Fifth Prince, but if Uncle Shu finds out about it..."

The Fifth Prince could never become emperor; therefore,

What do you think the Fifth Prince will do to your family?

Wei Jingchen looked up at Shu Han, making Shu Han so angry that his teeth itched.

"Are we just going to watch him bully my sister? I didn't agree to my sister marrying him when the King of Yue proposed!"

"My family is full of scholars and officials; I knew the King of Yue had ulterior motives when he asked for my hand in marriage!"

At this point, Shu Han gritted his teeth and shut his mouth.

His father had said that since he held no official position, the King of Yue's request for his hand in marriage would greatly diminish the King of Yue's status.

This way, the King of Yue can be kept in check in the court, and His Majesty will feel more at ease.

But Shu Han always felt that the King of Yue's request for marriage was definitely not because the Shu family did not hold official positions.

My maternal grandfather was merely the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, and the Shu family was even further removed from the imperial court.

But both the Luo and Shu families are exemplary scholars of the world.

The fact that the King of Yue married a daughter of the Shu family indicates, to some extent, that the King of Yue had a good reputation.

The King of Yue's maternal family held military power; if they also had a good reputation...

With the emperor dead and the princes still young, if the Prince of Jin were to die, the Prince of Yue would be the only choice to inherit the throne.

Thinking of this, Shu Han suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"You don't mean to tell me that the King of Yue intends to..."

Shu Han then understood why Wei Jingchen had only sent him a message.

He also told him in the letter that someone was hunting down the Prince of Jin.

Wei Jingchen did not deny it, but simply took a sip of tea and put the teacup down.

Shu Han pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on, unsure whether to cry or laugh.

"You should be glad you discovered this early."

Shu Han got angry when he saw him like this, grabbed his ear and scolded, "Hey, you brat! What are you doing pretending to be so mature for once?"

Wei Jingchen swiftly freed the ear.

"Don't move!"

"You little rascal, I used to hold you when you were little! You were so cute when you were little, now..."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Shu Han helplessly shut his mouth again.

Anyone who has gone through those things can never be the same as before.

He said the wrong thing.

After a long silence, Shu Han finally spoke: "I'm sorry."

"Alright, just keep an eye on things in the capital. Do you know when the Grand Tutor will be back?"

Wei Jingchen changed the subject.

"They're on their way back to the capital. The Grand Tutor is furious about what happened to the Prince of Jin and will probably go straight to the palace to question His Majesty."

Others might not dare, but who is the Grand Tutor?

Even when the late emperor was alive, he had to show deference to him, let alone the young emperor now.

"Alright, have someone send me any news you may have."

"I want to go see the Prince of Jin."

As soon as Shu Han opened his mouth, Wei Jingchen shot him a sharp look.

What kind of look is that?

"What reason do you have to see him? The Prince of Jin's letter was addressed to the Court of Judicial Review, and you are just a newly appointed candidate."

"The Dali Temple hasn't received any news yet, and you've already arrived. How do you explain that?"

Shu Han opened his mouth, then choked.

So the Prince of Jin didn't know his identity?

After thinking about it, Shu Han realized he was overthinking things.

How could he easily let the Prince of Jin know something that even his father didn't know?

"Don't worry, I'll go back to Beijing right now and keep an eye on things for you."

Then, Shu Han took a package out of his sleeve and put it down.

"I just came back from the Northwest and brought this for you."

After saying that, he gave Wei Jingchen a deep look, then turned and left.

Wei Jingchen unfolded the layers of oil paper and was immediately stunned.

It's a layered flaky pastry.

It tasted bad because it had been sitting for too long.

But Wei Jingchen still pinched a little and put it in his mouth.

Even though it didn't taste good at all, a smile crept onto his lips.

Be careful on your way back.

"Fine, keep those words to yourself!"

Shu Han waved his hand and walked out the door, his swaying posture reverting to that of a refined scholar.

After Shu Han left, the manager of Yunlai Restaurant came out carrying several account books.

"Young master, these are the account books for the past two years. Please take a look."

Even Shu Han didn't know that he wasn't there to be an accountant.

This restaurant, Yunlai Restaurant, was originally part of Tingyu Pavilion.

"Thank you for your hard work. You can go now. Call me back in half an hour."

"yes!"

The shopkeeper left, leaving Wei Jingchen to look at the account books.

The rainy season in Lingnan had just ended, yet the account books showed no signs of mold, indicating that they had preserved them very well.

It was almost noon, and the sun was quite dazzling.

Xu Yinan quickly bought the things and was about to leave when she couldn't find Wei Jingchen anywhere.