Chapter 1091: Suppression

Chen Guanlou injected a stream of internal energy into Master Qin's body, controlling the other party and alleviating the other party's pain.

"Old Qin, think it over; at least you are still alive. Instead of struggling with whether you should do good deeds and be a good person, you should think about how to protect the lives of your family. Liu Changrong is not that important!"

Master Qin did not continue to hit his head against the wall.

He slumped on the ground, with no image to speak of, looking like his heart was dead. The beliefs he had held for decades collapsed in an instant, and the pain in his heart was unspeakable.

Added to the death threat and the safety of his family, wife, and children, he was suffering internally and externally, and for a moment, his breath was chaotic, with a strong tendency to die if he couldn't catch his breath.

Don't let him be angered to death alive.

Chen Guanlou hurriedly said: "If you die, Liu Changrong won't let your Qin family go either. If you are alive, at least you can serve as a target. If you are willing to pay, I will ensure the safety of your family, how about that?"

"How much money, how to ensure it?" Master Qin regained his senses. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen was right; he couldn't die now, he couldn't let the man surnamed Liu off easy. First, ensure the safety of his family, then plan for the future.

Chen Guanlou stated a number and added: "I will find someone to mediate the conflict between you. Ensure that Liu Changrong will no longer take action against the Qin family."

"Who are you looking for?" Master Qin was very curious.

Chen Guanlou smiled. "You don't need to know who it is. You only need to know that once I take the money, I will definitely get the job done. If it can't be done, I will refund your money. But I can only refund half."

"Fine! Even if I have to smash pots and sell iron, I agree to this deal."

Chen Guanlou's asking price was not high, only asking for ten thousand taels of silver.

But this sum of money, for the Qin family, was comparable to an astronomical figure. The Qin family had farmland and villas, but they were all in their hometown. Here in the capital, small shrimps like them didn't dare to compete with noble families for land, mountains, rivers, and forests; they had to retreat three times, only setting up a few shops to earn some living expenses. Every year, they relied on money sent from their hometown.

Therefore, the Qin family didn't have much cash.

After scraping together, they only had two or three thousand taels.

Master Qin made the decision to mortgage the shops in the capital to Chen Guanlou, and when the money from the hometown was sent, he would redeem the shops.

He was the head of the family, and his word was final.

Chen Guanlou took the money and had to get to work.

He spent money to hire thugs from the fighting guild to protect the Qin family, and also spent money to ask brothers from the Six Sects to help keep an eye on things.

Then he had to find someone who could suppress Liu Changrong and could suppress the other party to death.

This person was Yu Zhaoan.

Yu Zhaoan received the visiting card and was in a trance for a while.

The days in the Heavenly Prison had passed for several years. For him, it was an extremely distant matter. He didn't want to recall the encounters of those years; it was too cruel.

But he didn't expect that Chen Guanlou would actually take the initiative to come to his door, once again stirring up those memories.

"Prime Minister, do you want to see this person? A mere Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng, it's better to decline." The steward was Yu Zhaoan's confidant and understood Yu Zhaoan's thoughts very clearly. He had always known that the Prime Minister did not like to mention the experience in the Heavenly Prison.

Yu Zhaoan was hesitating. He held the visiting card and smiled. "Guess what business he has coming to my door?"

"The little one doesn't know. But one thing is certain: this person never visits a temple without a reason."

Yu Zhaoan nodded, his thoughts churning at this moment. The experience in the Heavenly Prison replayed in his mind; the past he thought he had forgotten, he didn't expect it to still be so clear. The so-called forgetting was just deceiving oneself.

Especially the experience of being held in the imperial prison and having his legs broken. Every time he thought about it, his legs felt like they had been broken again, and it was agonizing.

He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "Agree to him. This official will host a banquet tomorrow."

"Prime Minister..." The steward was not very supportive.

Yu Zhaoan waved his hand. "This official has it in mind; do as I say."

Chen Guanlou received a positive reply and was in a good mood.

Thinking that he was asking for a favor, it wouldn't be good to come empty-handed.

After searching around, he prepared a painting as a meeting gift and visited on time the next day.

The gatekeeper led him to the garden pavilion, where the banquet had already been prepared, just waiting for him to take his seat.

"Greetings, Prime Minister Yu."

Chen Guanlou bowed.

Yu Zhaoan sized him up, his thoughts churning. "Long time no see, you are still the same. On the contrary, this official has visibly aged."

"Why should the Prime Minister care about skin and appearance? The key is whether your ambitions have been realized."

Chen Guanlou sat down at the lower left, just like an old friend. The two had spent a few years together, even if it was in the Heavenly Prison.

Yu Zhaoan's eyebrows twitched a few times. "Not only has your appearance not changed, but even your temper hasn't changed."

"I have always been consistent and have not changed my original intention," Chen Guanlou said with a smile.

Yu Zhaoan drank a cup of wine, his emotions fluctuating. After many years in his official career, he had reached the pinnacle of being a subject. Proud? Complacent? Lost? Melancholy?

He had all these emotions.

He had also experienced the coldness at the high places.

Floating in the official sea, seeing old friends, it couldn't be called joy, and it couldn't be called disgust. He just didn't want to face that experience and certain people.

"You came to find this official, what for?"

Chen Guanlou didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "The Yu family has an in-law, the Cui family. The Cui family has a son-in-law surnamed Liu, called Liu Changrong. This person is currently working in the Court of Imperial Sacrifices."

Yu Zhaoan nodded knowingly.

As the Right Prime Minister and the chief official of the yamen below, he was very clear in his heart. He knew this person Liu Changrong; the other party had even tried to climb up to him, but he had rejected it.

He saw at a glance that the man surnamed Liu was treacherous inside and had a dogmatic and stubborn personality. This kind of person could get things done, but was also prone to ruining things. Being paranoid in doing things easily caused trouble.

Look, a powerful figure could see through Liu Changrong's essence at a glance and wouldn't give the other party a chance to get close.

Look at Master Qin again; they had been together for so long, yet he hadn't seen through the essence of the man surnamed Liu, and he deserved to be bullied by the man surnamed Liu again and again.

"What happened to him?"

"This person has a dark heart, and his methods are vicious and despicable."

Chen Guanlou recounted the grievances between the Qin and Liu families one by one. Including some street rumors.

"According to the news I gathered, the eldest Qin daughter did indeed encounter an accident back then, and was fortunately rescued by the son of the Shi family. Hence the breaking off of the engagement. A few days ago, the eldest Qin daughter was forced to death. Two lives, and the man surnamed Liu is still not satisfied. Not only does he return kindness with enmity, but his methods are truly despicable; a grown man doesn't do proper work, but specializes in calculating against women, which is shameful!"

Yu Zhaoan understood and asked directly: "What do you want this official to do?"

"Liu Changrong relies on the Cui family, and the Cui family relies on your Yu family. Can the Prime Minister say a word, let the man surnamed Liu restrain himself a bit, and let the grievances with the Qin family end here. As for the future, whether the Qin family will take revenge, or whether Liu Changrong will continue to suppress the Qin family, we don't care. I took the Qin family's money, and I only care about this lawsuit at hand."

Chen Guanlou was very open, and he didn't deny that he was taking money to do things. If the Yu family wanted money, he could also split a portion. ===== CHAPTER 1092 =====