Chapter 19
The carriage left and the drums sounded the same as yesterday. Lin Xing and Yu Hang were also doing the same work as yesterday. Nothing unexpected happened and everything was calm.
Unlike the peaceful days here, Shen Ling went to the Zhao Mansion as soon as he returned to the city. He always kept his mission in mind. As soon as Shen Ling got off the carriage, the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion came out to greet him.
"Mr. Shen's sudden visit is to look for Mr. Zhao? But it's really unfortunate that Mr. Zhao is no longer in the mansion."
"Not in the mansion? Doesn't the Zhao family know the order given by the Prime Minister? It seems that the Zhao family does not take the Prime Minister seriously." Shen Ling pretended to be very angry and actually scared the housekeeper.
“Mr. Shen, you don’t know that the young master went out because he had important matters to attend to, not because he was disrespectful to the Prime Minister.”
"Important?" Shen Ling's tone was strange. The housekeeper couldn't help but look up to observe his expression, and then Shen Ling pointed to the distance.
The butler looked in the direction he was heading and was about to kneel down. Why did his young master come back at this time and bring a woman with him? He didn't know how to defend himself for a moment, and his waist bent lower and lower.
In a blink of an eye, Master Zhao came to the two of them. He didn't notice the strange atmosphere and went straight to Shen Ling and said, "Brother Shen, you haven't come to see me in the past few days. How come you are free today?"
Fearing that his young master would say something he shouldn't, the housekeeper said before Shen Ling could speak: "Young Master, Mr. Shen is here to discuss something with the old master."
Master Zhao nodded in understanding, hugged the woman in his arms and left without saying another word.
Shen Ling looked at the housekeeper and said coldly: "Please lead the way."
"Mr. Shen, please come this way."
After following the housekeeper for a while, Shen Ling realized something was wrong. This was not his first time to come to the Zhao Mansion, but this road was very unfamiliar.
Looking at the housekeeper walking in front, Shen Ling asked, "Where is the housekeeper going to take me?"
The butler kept walking forward, "Old slave
Take Mr. Shen to bathe and change clothes, and then go visit the master. ”
These words made Shen Ling notice his clothes that he hadn't changed for a few days. When he was with the other two, he became more casual.
The housekeeper took him to a room where hot water and clean clothes were prepared for him.
"Do you need me to find a few people to serve Master Shen?"
“Don’t be so nosy.” Shen Ling’s temple twitched.
"I'll be waiting outside. Tell me what you need at any time."
Shen Ling nodded and listened to the sound of the door closing behind him. He didn't have the leisure to enjoy himself here at this moment. Lin Xing and Yu Hang were still busy, and he also needed to speed up the process.
After quickly washing and changing his clothes, Shen Ling went out to find the housekeeper to take him to meet Master Zhao. As soon as they went out, the butler led the way without waiting for him to say anything.
The butler did not take him to the reception room, but stopped in the backyard of the Zhao Mansion.
Shen Ling said with an impatient tone: "Is the housekeeper fooling me? Or does Mr. Zhao not value me enough to talk here?"
The housekeeper said humbly: "Of course I don't dare. It's because the master thinks that Mr. Shen is one of his own family, so he is more casual. If Mr. Shen is dissatisfied, this old servant will take him to the reception room immediately."
"No need. Since Mr. Zhao is so kind, I can't refuse." Shen Ling was not angry. He just lied to the housekeeper. He didn't care about this kind of thing.
Shen Ling walked into the backyard and saw a scantily clad woman dancing among the flowers. He quickly looked away, not wanting to meet the eyes of Master Zhao next to him.
When he saw him coming, Mr. Zhao still maintained his previous attitude of appreciating the dance and had no intention of standing up to greet him. At this moment, Shen Ling guessed that Mr. Zhao was angry about the previous incident, so he gave Mr. Zhao face.
But he just didn't want to give in. Shen Ling was unwilling to associate with such a scumbag, and the two of them were in a stalemate. Or the dancer discovered that a stranger had entered, stopped in horror, and looked at Master Zhao at a loss.
Noticing the dancer's movements, Mr. Zhao said with a smile, "Keep dancing, why stop?"
"This... Master..." The dancer didn't expect that Master Zhao would not play by the rules. She didn't know whether to dance or not.
Shen Ling didn't expect that Mr. Zhao would be so shameless, but since the dancer noticed him, he would just open up and speak frankly.
"Mr. Zhao is in such a good mood that even if refugees enter the city, they can still enjoy the dance here."
Master Zhao just wanted to embarrass Shen Ling, so he spoke first, and Master Zhao naturally went down the stairs.
"But without my nephew by my side these days, it's really a little boring."
Shen Ling changed the subject, "I don't think so. Master Zhao has been living a very comfortable life these days. Even outside the city, I have heard a lot about Master Zhao's deeds."
Mr. Zhao thought Shen Ling had given in, but he didn't expect him to say that. His expression changed, "What do you mean?"
"Mr. Zhao should know it very well, but I think Mr. Zhao should know even better why you can sit here and enjoy the dance instead of running away."
"Oh, I forgot to tell Master Zhao that the Prime Minister came to my house to attend a banquet a few days ago, and I was sent by him to help. Now I have to go back and report to him."
Shen Ling pretended to say goodbye and turned to walk out, but Master Zhao called out to him from behind.
"My dear nephew, please stay. I haven't seen you for a few days. Would you like to stay and have a good chat?"
"No, I still have things to take care of." Shen Ling was about to leave, but Master Zhao stopped him again.
"My dear nephew, our two families are old friends. Uncle has done some things because he is old and confused. You know what kind of person I am."
"Master Zhao, you are joking. How could a fair and honest person like the Prime Minister be influenced by me? Besides, I am just reporting the truth."
Mr. Zhao is a little anxious now. Neither soft nor hard tactics work. Is he going to wait for the Prime Minister to come and question him? He was also confused at the time and actually sent his own people to kill the refugees.
He was thinking about how to remedy the situation, and Shen Ling spoke up and gave him hope, "The Prime Minister has been in the city these days, and I think he will not leave in the near future. If Master Zhao can take the opportunity to do something good, perhaps the Prime Minister will not blame him. Now the refugees are in urgent need of silver and medicinal materials. If Master Zhao can provide some, that person can also make mistakes."
Mr. Zhao immediately patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, nephew, I will send him out of the city right away."
"By the way, the Prime Minister doesn't like people who are too ostentatious. Mr. Zhao has been..."
"No one in the Zhao Mansion will leave the house at will in the next few days, please rest assured, Prime Minister."
Shen Ling smiled with satisfaction, said goodbye to Master Zhao, and turned to leave the Zhao Mansion. What he said just now was true, he really had to go back and report to the prime minister.
On the way back, Shen Ling discovered that there were indeed fewer people in the city, which was a good thing. If a plague broke out, it would at least slow down its pace.
The carriage stopped at the Zhao Mansion. Shen Ling got off the car and called the servant to instruct him on some things. He watched the servant leave before he walked into the mansion. The government had already received the news that he was coming back, and someone immediately came forward and took him to the room where the prime minister was.
Shen Ling took a deep breath outside the door, and after preparing himself mentally, he knocked on the door. The voice of the prime minister came from inside the room, asking him to come in.
He pushed open the door and saw the prime minister sitting at the table handling business, and he breathed lighter unconsciously.
"My dear nephew, you have worked so hard. Please take a seat." The prime minister put down the documents in his hand and took Shen Ling to the table.
"It's not hard. It's my honor to share the Prime Minister's burden."
The Prime Minister laughed and patted Shen Ling on the shoulder: "It's really a pleasure to listen to my nephew talk. I wonder if my nephew has been getting along well with Lord Yu and Manager Lin these days?"
"Well, these two and I have met each other too late, and we are like old friends."
"Then I'm relieved. I think you three will get along more often in the future."
This made Shen Ling confused. He had already returned, and the two of them should also return to the city in two days. How could they get along so often?
The Prime Minister saw his doubts and explained, "Nephew, don't be confused. You will know in the future. I will ask you one last question and then let you go back to rest. Do the people there have any impression of you?"
"There should be some. The three of us have been getting along with these people these past few days."
"Okay, nephew, go back and have some rest. Come back to see me after this is over in a few days."
The Prime Minister had already asked to see him off, so there was no reason for Shen Ling to stay any longer. He stood up, said goodbye, and left. On the way back to the house, he kept wondering why the prime minister only asked these irrelevant questions? None of the preparations he had prepared were used.
Only when he sat down at the table did he realize that perhaps the prime minister already knew all the news outside the city and didn't need him to tell him anything. The prime minister was really amazing.
He wrote down everything that happened today word for word in the letter, and after finishing it, he asked the servant to deliver it to Lin Xing as soon as possible, and then he went to have a good rest.
He was not the only one who wrote a letter. Lin Xing and Yu Hang gathered together to look at the two letters that were delivered, one from Shen Ling and the other from Liu Lian.
Compared to Shen Ling's fulfilling day, the two of them did nothing today except making medicine, but it was good this way.
"Why did Xiao Shen leave? Will he come back?" The lady next to him looked around for a long time without seeing Shen Ling, and couldn't help but ask.
"There are some things that need to be dealt with in the city, so I probably won't be back. The situation here is almost under control now, and we will leave in a few days."
Lin Xing explained patiently. She noticed that after she said these words, Xunhuan, who was standing next to the old lady, suddenly darkened his eyes. No way, can we eat the melon now?
"Is that so? Thank you all for your hard work these days." The old lady nodded thoughtfully.
“It’s not hard, this is also our responsibility.” She looked around, leaned over to Xun Huan and whispered, “But Miss Xun Huan, do you care about Shen Ling very much?”
As Lin Xing wished, Xun Huan's face turned red all of a sudden, and he began to stutter, "I didn't, I just, I just..."
Lin Xing looked at Xun Huan with an ambiguous smile, but suddenly thought of something, put away her smile, and became serious, "But I have something to say. I am not good at discussing other people's private affairs, but Xun Huan, I can't bear to see you get hurt."
Xunhuan looked at her suspiciously, waiting for her next words.
Lin Xing sighed and said, "Chen Ling redeemed many women from brothels before. You can understand the others without me saying anything more about seeking pleasure."
Xun Huan smiled calmly: "I don't dare to dream of marrying Master Shen. Xun Huan knows that I am not worthy of him. Shopkeeper Lin, don't worry. Xun Huan knows her limits."
Looking at Xunhuan's expression, Lin Xing didn't know what to say. She chose to read the two letters again while listening to the drumbeats. Looking at Sister Lian's handwriting, she seemed to be back in the restaurant.
Not knowing whether everyone in the restaurant was safe, Lin Xing looked towards the room where the patient lived, wondering when this matter would be completely over.
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and several carriages were seen galloping in the distance. Lin Xing and Yu Hang hurried to check the situation, hoping that someone was not here to cause trouble.
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