Chapter 44: Killing without form

The bystander sees clearly.

Master Du recognized Chen Guanlou's suggestion; it was time to strive for himself. He couldn't just sit there and be dismissed by the second master without a sound.

This year, saying it's easy is easy, saying it's difficult is difficult.

Wanting to find another job like the Marquis Prefecture private school that is relaxed, well-paid, and doesn't bear responsibility, in the vast capital, is also extremely difficult.

There are many scholars, and the competition is fierce.

He is old, and he doesn't want to compete with young scholars for a job of two taels of broken silver a month; he can't afford to lose that face.

If he can preserve the Marquis Prefecture's job, he will try his best to preserve it.

Even if it can't be preserved, it's good if the eldest master can come forward and introduce him to the next job.

After Master Du had an idea, his mood also relaxed.

He asked Chen Guanlou:

"Have you never thought about climbing the Marquis Prefecture to climb a relative? You work in the Heavenly Prison, it's not a long-term plan after all."

Chen Guanlou laughed: "Many thanks to Master Du for worrying about me. The Heavenly Prison job is indeed a lowly industry, I knew it from the beginning. However, it's also true that the Heavenly Prison makes a lot of money. I need this job in the Heavenly Prison now, and just want to work hard."

Master Du looked at him with complex eyes, "If you want to change jobs, you are not short of money now, finding the Marquis Prefecture's relationship can definitely be done. I don't dare to say anything else, the Marquis Prefecture comes forward, you spend money, planning a Ninth-Rank sesame official for you is definitely no problem."

Chen Guanlou laughed, "Can the Marquis Prefecture look up to me? I left the five generations long ago, I lick my face and go to the door, I'm afraid I'll be stepped on under the feet."

"A great man can bend and stretch, what does it matter if you are a turtle grandson occasionally. Besides, that is your own family, not an outsider. When you see the old lady, you have to kneel and greet her!"

What Master Du said was the truth. Kneeling to your own family is better than kneeling to an outsider. Anyway, it's all being a grandson, being a grandson to your own family is not shameful.

Chen Guanlou shook his head repeatedly, "Forget it, I'd better guard the Heavenly Prison, I have no idea of changing government offices for the time being."

"Even if you don't change government offices, you should have a good relationship with the Marquis Prefecture." Master Du analyzed with him: "Before, your family was difficult, not going to the Marquis Prefecture to be annoying was right. Now that you have money, you should properly set it up and think of a way to restore contact with the Marquis Prefecture. Not asking the Marquis Prefecture to help you with anything, just asking that when you encounter difficulties, others can give you three points of thin face because you are a descendant of the Marquis Prefecture, and give you convenience. You say, is this the reason."

Chen Guanlou nodded, he agreed with Master Du's statement, but he wasn't so willing in his heart. He had had enough of being a turtle grandson when he was flattering clients in his previous life, and he really didn't want to continue being a turtle grandson in this life.

However, it might not be necessary to be a turtle grandson.

Dealing with the stewards of the Marquis Prefecture, you only need to have money in place, and everyone is a good brother. When things happen, with these stewards around, he can pull the tiger skin and make a big flag.

If the Marquis Prefecture's stewards are not useful, then even if he begs to the three masters of the Marquis Prefecture, it won't be useful. The three masters couldn't possibly stand up for him. Unless, he could offer a large sum of silver, at least a thousand taels of silver to start, maybe they would be willing to help him a little bit.

"Master Du's words make sense. However, the Marquis Prefecture is chaotic, even if I want to flatter, I don't have a clue. I flatter the eldest house, the second house and third house will definitely be dissatisfied. I flatter the second house, the eldest house might hate me. Difficult, difficult, difficult! I heard that the stewards of the Marquis Prefecture are divided into several factions."

Master Du stroked his beard, "I was invited by the eldest master, I can only go to the dark on one road, firmly follow the eldest master. As for you, it depends on what you seek. At present, the second house manages the house, not considering the long term, naturally you have to flatter the second house. Most of the stewards of the Marquis Prefecture also choose this way.

Considering the long term, the eldest house is the heir to the Marquis Prefecture, you should flatter early and seek stability. The old lady is old, her body is worse than one year, and there will be a day when she goes. At that time, the Marquis Prefecture will face division. No matter how the second house fights, it can't win the eldest house, and sooner or later it will have to move out of the Marquis Prefecture."

Chen Guanlou nodded repeatedly, Master Du's analysis was reasonable and well-founded.

But he spat out a shocking sentence, "If the eldest house has no descendants, the second house can lie and win."

Master Du froze upon hearing this, his face gradually turning white.

He hurriedly put down his wine glass, hiccuped, and said anxiously: "This kind of talk is not allowed."

Chen Guanlou ate a peanut, while saying: "Am I really talking nonsense? Counting the things in the Marquis Prefecture over the years, counting the situation of the eldest house, does Master Du really think it's God's will?"

"What do you mean by this? Little Lou, wine can be drunk randomly, but words cannot be spoken randomly. Disaster comes from the mouth, remember, remember!" Master Du was so nervous he wanted to block Chen Guanlou's mouth with something.

Chen Guanlou laughed, "I'll just make up a story, just say it casually. The eldest wife's body is not good, lying in bed and taking medicine all year round, I'll just take it as her body is really weak. As a result, the eldest young wife is also weak, and also takes medicine all year round. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's bodies are not good, both are sick people, it's really a coincidence! This kind of thing, Master Du is well-informed, have you ever seen it in other noble families? The eldest master has practiced martial arts since he was young, the Marquis Prefecture was built on military merit, the eldest master has so many long-term personal guards, going out hunting, actually broke his leg. Hehe... This family, it's really unlucky. Only the eldest young master is left, and he is not in the mansion all year round. Tsk tsk..."

In mid-winter, Master Du inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat.

"This kind of talk is not allowed. I don't know what the situation of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is. However, I do know about the eldest master breaking his leg. It is said that the eldest master went out hunting with other noble masters, was greedy for merit and advanced rashly, didn't realize he was old, his body was not as good as when he was young, so he fell off the horse. That was a simple accident!"

"Human hearts are usually expressed in the form of accidents, this is the truth I learned in the Heavenly Prison." Chen Guanlou said with a smile.

"If it were man-made, the eldest master couldn't possibly not find out." Master Du gritted his back teeth and dropped this sentence heavily.

Chen Guanlou nodded, "Just take it as an accident. The eldest house is too unlucky, everything is not going well, either sickness or disaster. One day, if the eldest house has no descendants, I won't be surprised at all."

"You, you... the second house father and son don't have this ability, don't talk nonsense again."

"The second house doesn't have this ability, the old lady of the Marquis Prefecture might not have this ability." Chen Guanlou picked up his wine glass and sipped, while laughing: "I am a Chen family member, how the old lady of the Marquis Prefecture climbed up when she was young, I heard a little bit. This is not a big secret in the clan."

Now this old lady of the Marquis Prefecture is a concubine. In those years, the old Marquis died of his original wife, and intended to marry a successor, looking at the old lady's legitimate sister. In the middle, I don't know what happened, in short, the legitimate sister was out, and married far away, and never returned to the capital in her life. Her family was unwilling to give up this marriage with the Marquis Prefecture, so they recorded the old lady under the legitimate mother's name, counted as a legitimate daughter, and replaced the legitimate sister to marry the old Marquis as a successor.

At that time, the old lady was only in her teens, and she could turn the tide, and marry into the Marquis Prefecture as a proper wife. This kind of ability, how many people can compare?

Decades have passed, the old lady's methods are only becoming more and more pure, reaching the point of killing without form. Any swordsman, martial artist, in front of her, are all weak. ===== CHAPTER 45 =====