Chapter 798 Extra: He Rui & Chen San 2
Why are you here?
He Rui looked at Chen San and nodded politely to him.
"I heard you were having some trouble. I happened to be in the neighborhood doing some things, so I came to check on you."
Chen San spoke in a very calm tone, but his eyes looked at He Rui with a hint of anxiety, as if he wanted to make sure she hadn't been bullied.
"Thank you for making this trip." He Rui relaxed and a smile appeared on her face.
Chen San has arrived; her ordeal for today is finally over.
Seeing the two talking so familiarly, Ji Rongchang finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
He swallowed hard, his face pale, and said, "Third Master Chen, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"
"I didn't know Miss He was one of your people. I was blind and offended Miss He."
"I will send a thousand taels of gold to Miss He as an apology later."
"Please, Master Chen, forgive me this time!"
Chen San glanced at Ji Rongchang, then turned his gaze back to He Rui.
The meaning is quite clear: the decision is up to He Rui.
Ji Rongchang clearly saw through it too, and quickly turned around to bow to He Rui and apologize: "Miss He, please calm down. It was all because I was blinded by greed and had evil thoughts."
"If I had known beforehand that Miss He was one of Master Chen's people, I would never have dared to come here."
"I, Ji, am willing to offer a thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver, only asking Miss He to forgive my abruptness today."
Ji Rongchang bowed very low, spoke sincerely, and showed sufficient sincerity.
He Rui thought for a moment and then nodded. "We're all people walking the streets of Beijing, we run into each other all the time. Who doesn't have some connections?"
"Young Master Rongchang would be better off being more careful with his words and actions in the future!"
This means letting him off the hook this time.
Ji Rongchang nodded hurriedly and respectfully, saying, "Miss He is right."
Seeing that He Rui had spoken, Chen San didn't press the matter further and simply raised his hand.
The little beggars made way for them.
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
As soon as Chen San finished speaking, Ji Rongchang hurriedly nodded and bowed while leading his men to flee in a sorry state.
After boarding the carriage a short distance away, and once the carriage had driven some distance, the person beside Ji Rongchang asked, "Young Master, are we really going to suffer this loss today?"
"A thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver—where are we going to come up with that much money?"
These people, including their young master, were nothing more than passing through the money exchange. The silver they earned was sent to the Vice Minister's mansion before they could even enjoy it.
If it weren't for the fact that the Vice Minister has been asking for more and more money lately, Young Master Rongchang wouldn't have set his sights on that woman, He Rui.
He Rui's master is Madam Qinghe of the Qiao family in Nancheng. They had already found out this long ago.
They also knew that Lady Qinghe had a goddaughter whom she had taken in as her goddaughter, the wife of the Marquis of Enping.
But they knew even better that He Rui cared about her mother!
Therefore, they had already devised a foolproof method to force He Rui to comply.
But who could have predicted that an unapproachable Master Chen would suddenly appear out of nowhere!
Now look what happened, they tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead.
Where are they going to get 15,000 taels of silver as compensation?
The personal servant was extremely worried.
But then Ji Rongchang said in a gloomy tone, "Do you think my money, Ji Rongchang's money, is so easy to take? Ha, I'm afraid she might have the life to take it but not the life to spend it!"
The servant was startled. "Young master means..."
"Third Master Chen is powerful and untouchable, but what is He Rui? If I can't touch Third Master Chen, can't I at least touch that woman He Rui?"
Ji Rongchang said with a sinister look in his eyes, "Tie up her mother later..."
The servant gasped, "Aren't you afraid of what will happen to Master Chen if you do this..."
Ji Rongchang scoffed: "He Rui is alive, so it's normal for him to stand up for her. But if she's dead, do you think he would still go against the Vice Minister's Mansion for the sake of a dead person?"
"Ha, we're all men, how could we not understand each other?"
"There are plenty of young and beautiful women in this world. Even if He Rui is gone, there will be Zhang Rui and Li Rui. Can Chen San really be devoted to He Rui?"
The servant was still worried, but seeing his young master's firm attitude, he could only agree, "What the young master says is true."
However, before Ji Rongchang could implement his plan, three days later, his brother-in-law, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was impeached by the censor for embezzling public funds, extorting money and property, and disregarding human life... The evidence was conclusive, and he was arrested and imprisoned on the spot.
Ji Rongchang, as an accomplice, was arrested that same day.
Ji Rongchang was still in a daze when he was imprisoned.
It wasn't until the jailer brought him a message from Master Chen, saying that he had offended someone he shouldn't have.
Someone we shouldn't have offended? He Rui? Or Chen San?
Ji Rongchang still couldn't believe it until this moment that his good days were over because of such a small friction.
Even his seemingly unapproachable brother-in-law was brought down so easily?
Chen San, Chen San… He ultimately underestimated Chen San's abilities! He also underestimated He Rui's position in Chen San's heart!
Meanwhile, He Rui, upon learning that Ji Rongchang and his brother-in-law had been imprisoned, couldn't help but seek out Chen San.
"You did this?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Chen San's face. "You, you don't need to be angry. I didn't mean to make you break your promise. I just couldn't help myself."
He had originally planned to have Ji Rongchang spend some money to let the matter drop.
But who knew that he later heard that Ji Rongchang actually wanted He Rui to be his concubine!
How can we tolerate this?
He Rui is his woman...
Okay, Ji Rongchang said that, but He Rui didn't refute it, did she?
Hehe, so he's tacitly acknowledging He Rui as his woman, right?
If anyone dares to covet his woman, he's no man if he lets them go!
He Rui looked at him with amusement. "Why would I be angry? You've solved a potential problem for me. I'm more than happy about it."
Chen San felt relieved and broke into a big smile.
Then He Rui said, "It's a pity that Ji Rongchang hasn't delivered the thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver that he promised to compensate me."
His tone was full of regret and pity.
Chen San's lips twitched, and he scratched his head awkwardly. "Yes, it was my oversight. I should have waited for him to send the money over before sending him to jail."
He Rui nodded in deep agreement: "Yes. That's fifteen thousand taels of silver, enough to support you and your men for several years."
Chen San was now even more embarrassed. "How about we just forgo this year's allowance?"
"If you don't want it, what about your brothers? If your brothers don't want it, what about their families?"
He Rui glared at him, annoyed: "Alright, does the old lady need your little bit of money?"
He stood up and said, "I just came to ask about Ji Rongchang. Now that I've asked, I'm going back."
"I'll see you off!" Chen San quickly stood up and followed.
When Chen San returned after seeing the person off, the few teenagers who had been lurking at the door called out from afar, pretending to be serious, "I, I'll see you off!"
"Let me walk you home."
"Let me see you off~~~"
"Mmm~~ I want to give it to you, I want to give it to you..."
One by one, they imitated his speech in strange, odd tones, instantly making Chen San blush with embarrassment.
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