Chapter 280: Disregarding Relatives

"get off."

Zheng Yuan looked around and spread his hands, "This is in the middle of nowhere, I——"

The driver parked the car steadily on the side of the road.

He sighed and complained, "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang, when it comes to my sister-in-law, you really don't recognize any relatives!"

Zheng Yuan did come with the mission of persuasion.

The preparations at the top have been completed. Although Meng Hongwen's network of influence is extensive, the quality of some parts is questionable. Jiang Zhongyi and Guan Guofeng made a few probing attempts and exposed their true colors, which were defeated one by one. Now the review team has narrowed the scope from the weakest part outside to the urban area, leaving only Zhounan.

But Meng Hongwen had Ji Mingyin and Yan Baiqing by his side, and they were on guard so tightly, both overtly and covertly, that there was no way to break through.

Chen Qing is the key to instigating internal strife between the two. With her around, Yan Baiqing might turn against him.

Jiang Jingyan is determined to prove Yan Baiqing's violation of discipline, and Meng Hongwen has to pay the price for the old case seven years ago. The two things are carried out at the same time. Not to mention the many obstacles, the father and son may be forced to "sit in the same boat", making them even more difficult to deal with.

In fact, Jiang Jingyan is good at developing and training spies. He has sent out quite a few in the past. However, judging from the situation at Jiang's house just now, this "spy" can be anyone, but it cannot be Chen Qing. He will turn against anyone who mentions it.

Zheng Yuan stood there waiting for Jiang Jingyan's car to leave his sight, and waved to the car parked under the shade of the trees behind.

"Brother Zheng." The man in the driver's seat got out and opened the door for him. "Sister Jing called to ask about the situation."

Zheng Yuan was upset. "What the hell can I do? Jingyan has that temper. Are you going to talk to him?"

The man retreated, "I dare not... Mr. Jiang subdued me during the previous training."

"Look at you!" Zheng Yuan straightened his shirt and rolled down the car window for some fresh air. "Go look up a landline number."

He gave a string of numbers and said, "Don't tell anyone yet. Find out and tell me."

The man agreed and drove back to the provincial office.

…

Jiang Jingyan answered the phone after Zheng Yuan got off the car.

This was the first call Chen Qing had made during his stay at the Tang family.

"Mr. Jiang, Miss Chen had her period this morning."

His chest trembled, and his expression suddenly became fierce. "How is she?"

"It's stable for now. The doctor said that Miss Chen's bad mood is a big taboo for pregnancy. There's a concert in the city soon, and the Tang family is invited. Old Master wanted to ask for your opinion on whether Miss Chen should go out or meet people of her age."

The person who called was the captain of the Tang family's inner courtyard bodyguards. On the day Chen Qing arrived at the Tang family, Old Master Tang made the decision and assigned an elite team to her.

Old Master Tang knew that Jiang Jingyan couldn't be distracted at this moment. Even though the bodyguard downplayed the situation, he could guess how bad the situation behind this phone call was.

Jiang Jingyan felt unhappy and said in a low voice, "She likes the erhu. Please trouble the old man to arrange it. A girl will be sent to the Tang family today. The person who sends her to pick her up will tell you the details."

Over there, the bodyguard glanced at Old Master Tang and hummed, "Understood."

The head nanny stood by, feeling uneasy. "It's too much trouble to protect the pregnancy. Miss Chen is still young. If this doesn't work, there will always be next time. There's no need to rush!"

The old man scraped the tea foam from the teacup and said, "If you tell Jingyan this, he will definitely put the safety of the adults first, but——"

He fell silent and put down his teacup. "Alright, go check again to see if Miss Chen is awake."

The head nanny hesitated to speak and left the hall.

It was raining heavily in the south today. Old Master Tang stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back, his face full of worry.

Outsiders did not know the importance of Chen Qing's pregnancy. If things were as serious as Jiang Jingyan expected, this pregnancy would become the only offspring of the Jiang family.

He is a person who values ​​family heirs very much. Since Jiang Jingyan is willing to entrust Chen Qing and the child to the Tang family, he must find a way to protect both of them.

The bodyguard who had just made the call returned and said, "Grandpa, the girl Mr. Jiang mentioned has entered the city."

"Who?"

"It seems to be related to the case of Miss Chen's parents. The team around Master Xiao sent them back."

When the convoy arrived at the Tang family's old house, Chen Qing just woke up.

She woke up with abdominal pain in the morning and fainted for half an hour. Fortunately, the doctor came in time, gave her acupuncture, and made some medicine for her to drink to preserve the pregnancy. She has been in a coma ever since.

The servant said that the old man had hired an additional Western doctor to take a two-pronged approach to stabilize the fetus.

Chen Qing lay there with his bones stiff. He stood up and walked around, and saw a huge convoy of cars going down the mountain outside the window.

"Who's back?" She held onto a glimmer of hope. "Master Xiao or Jiang Jingyan?"

The nurse gathered the shawl around her shoulders and said, "It's from your friend, Mr. Jiang, and he sent it to you to entertain you."

"friend?"

Chen Qing was just wondering when the head nanny opened the door and asked her to come downstairs. "It's a girl named Li. The old man is arranging for someone to question her. Make sure there's nothing wrong with her before bringing her to see you."

She suddenly realized that she was Li Xiangli's daughter.

"I want to eat first." Chen Qing lowered his head and patted his stomach gently, "I'm a little hungry."

The head nanny was delighted when she heard this. "It's a good thing that you can eat! Mr. Jiang said you like sweet cakes. Our kitchen chef is very skilled in making them. We have coconut cakes, red bean cakes, and sugar-coated cakes. We can make them whenever you want."

Chen Qing pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

It's not that she had never parted with Jiang Jingyan. When he was in Zhounan, he was often so busy that they didn't see each other for a month. However, regarding his safety and his current situation, the Tang family spoke with one voice, telling her that everything was fine.

Back then at Chengde Villa, Jiang Jingyan had deliberately let her avoid it in order to lure Yan Baiqing out, and had also asked Tang Xiaoming to keep an eye on her. This time he used the same trick again, sending her here directly, completely away from her, so that no information from the outside world could come in, and she could not find out what she wanted to know.

Worry and anxiety accumulated, bursting out from time to time, extinguished, and then piled up again in my heart, until this morning I was overwhelmed.

Chen Qing stayed in the restaurant longer than a meal. Seeing her put down her chopsticks, the servant asked softly, "Miss Li is in the front hall. Would you like to see her now or after her nap?"

"Now." She wiped her mouth and stood up. "Please get my violin case, the white one."

Li Yao remained silent after entering the Tang family. The old man asked the female bodyguard to search her body and question her, but she only asked one sentence: I'm sorry for Chen Qing.

She refused to sit down or go in, and insisted on standing in the front hall corridor. The rain came in and soaked her coat, and she shivered with cold.

"A self-torture trick?"

Suddenly, a cold and desolate voice came from behind. Li Yao paused, turned around and knelt on the ground.

Chen Qing didn't look at her at all. His face was tired and irritated. "Pull it up."

The bodyguard grabbed Li Yao's arm and half-dragged her into the house.

Chen Qing sat down in the main seat, glanced at her, and said in a calm tone, "Now that you know it's me you're here to see, are you relieved?"

"I..." Li Yao shivered, her eyelids drooping as she stared at the ground. "I have no choice."

"Of course you have a choice. You think I won't do anything to you, or even feel sorry for you. Instead of waiting for news from your parents at Boss Song's, why not come and beg for my forgiveness and let your family be reunited?"

"No! No—"

Chen Qing took the violin case from the nanny and threw it at her feet.

The jinghu was smashed to pieces, and the bowstring made a rough buzzing sound.

Li Yao's eyes welled up with tears, but she gritted her teeth and held back her tears. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Uncle Chen..."

After the echoes, Chen Qing took a deep breath. "My parents didn't teach me to be unable to distinguish right from wrong. I know who to hold accountable for the Li family's actions."

Li Yao looked at her.

"What else do you know?" Chen Qing stared, his words resonating. "Since Li Xiangli left the recording with you, you know to kowtow and confess your guilt to me. Confess every detail one by one. I'll assume you still have a conscience."