Chapter 622: Chen Guanlou is Getting More and More Promising

Chen Guanlou kept his word.

That day, Liu Jinxing was transferred to the Grade-A prison and locked up next to Li Ren, making it convenient for the two to discuss matters.

Chen Quan asked for instructions on whether to send someone to watch and record the content of their conversation.

Chen Guanlou waved his hand. "No need! When gods fight, we little ghosts shouldn't participate. Let them toss. If they toss themselves to death one day, it's their own fault."

"I obey your order, my lord!"

"Liu Jinxing probably won't live long; you send someone to watch him, don't let him die too suddenly, too ugly, or too obviously."

Chen Quan's eyes changed; he became very nervous. The lesson of Huang Zhimin was right in front of him, and he didn't dare let the prisoners in his jurisdiction die easily.

Chen Guanlou knew what he was worried about. "Liu Jinxing is a commoner, irrelevant; if he dies, he dies, and no one will pursue it. It's different from Huang Zhimin before. You don't need to be overly nervous. However, Li Ren must not die; at least he cannot die within this year. Watch him well for me. Do you know?"

"This small one understands!" Then, Chen Quan asked curiously: "Why does my lord say Li Ren cannot die within this year?"

"The Li family's lawsuit won't have a result for a while. Protecting Li Ren's life is a great achievement for you."

Chen Quan didn't ask any more questions and went down to make arrangements after accepting the order.

Liu Jinxing was half-dead; the former pretty boy now only had a face that could barely be looked at.

Seeing Li Ren, he cried, crying heart-rendingly.

"I thought I would never see brother-in-law again. Brother-in-law, save me, save me, I don't want to die."

"Don't cry, be careful not to ruin your body. Rest assured, I will definitely save you, and the Li family will also save you. Persist, persist. I will have someone apply medicine for you first."

After a pause, Li Ren said again: "In a few days, the Ministry of Justice will interrogate you. You rest first; later, I will teach you how to answer. Don't act on your own and lose your life."

Liu Jinxing now relied entirely on his brother-in-law; whatever his brother-in-law said, he would only nod and accept it entirely. He didn't have the slightest suspicion about his brother-in-law's intentions.

Get off work, go home.

Just as he entered the house, the Marquis's mansion sent someone to invite him over for a chat.

"Who invited me?"

"It is the Grand Steward."

"Why did the Grand Steward invite me?"

"This small one doesn't know; this small one is just an errand runner."

"Fine, lead the way."

This time, he didn't take the back door but the side door. When entering the Marquis's mansion, he even encountered the female relatives of the mansion returning from burning incense.

A group of powder and rouge, chirping and chirping, like three thousand ducks calling.

Chen Guanlou only felt his ears buzzing and his head aching. For a time, he couldn't help but admire the men of the Marquis's mansion

If it were him, he would probably drive all these women out on the spot; it was noisy to death!

Fortunately, after turning a moon gate, he was further away from those powders and perfumes, and the clamor also faded away; his ears were finally quiet.

The Head Steward met him in the small study of the outer courtyard.

Looking at the court gazette, in the past few months, the war in the north has been deadlocked with no progress. The memorials urging for grain and military supplies have not stopped. Emperor Jian Shi is very impatient and has already issued two imperial edicts urging the Marquis to end the war in the north quickly.

The Master is extremely cunning. If the Late Emperor were still alive, he might have been more honest and not dared to play too many tricks. As for Emperor Jian Shi, heh, the Master is not afraid at all; naturally, he uses all sorts of excuses to delay and various tricks to deceive. Plus, the war in the south is equally deadlocked, so for a time, Emperor Jian Shi can do nothing about him.

He can't do anything about the Master, but he can create trouble for the Heir, Chen Guanfu.

Heir Chen Guanfu is in charge of the Ministry of Works and has recently been frequently impeached; even the smallest mistakes are magnified and attacked wantonly by others.

Chen Guanlou pondered, what could the Head Steward want him to do? He is just a small Jiang Jiang Yucheng and cannot help the Heir.

As it turned out, to his surprise, the Head Steward invited him not for the Heir, but for the Li family's case.

Chen Guanlou immediately asked curiously, "Is the Hou Fu friends and old acquaintances with the Li family?"

"When the Master was studying in his early years, he was a classmate of Minister Li. Now that the Li family is in trouble, the other side is coming on aggressively, and the Li family is struggling to cope, so they want to ask the Hou Fu for some support."

"The battle has just begun, and the Li family is already unable to hold on and wants to ask the Hou Fu for support? Head Steward, are you joking? The Li family cannot be this weak."

"Whether the Li family is weak or not, I do not know. I am only acting on orders. The Master personally instructed to look after them a little when necessary."

Chen Guanlou pondered for a moment, "I am just a small Jiang Jiang Yucheng; all I can do is keep a close watch on the Li family's prisoners. I'm afraid I can't help with other matters."

"You are being modest. You have a close personal friendship with Minister Sun Daoning; I know that your words are more effective than anyone else's."

Indeed, there is no wall in the world that doesn't let the wind through.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "I wonder what the Heir's attitude is?"

"The Heir has no attitude toward the Li family."

The implication was that helping is fine, and not helping is also fine.

Chen Guanlou was a bit disgusted; the Hou Fu always found him to deal with these base, shitty matters.

"Head Steward, it's not that I don't want to help. The battle has just begun. Even if the Hou Fu wants to provide support, it should wait until the Li family has exhausted all its strength; that would be providing charcoal in snowy weather. Helping now, what can be gained? Aside from a 'thank you,' there's nothing. Head Steward, you aren't unaware of such a simple truth. Besides, once a favor is used, it's gone. Although I have some friendship with Sun Daoning, why should I speak for the Li family? Just because the Li family has a thick face?"

"Don't worry, the Li family will offer a generous gift afterward."

"I don't take just any money." Chen Guanlou stated his attitude bluntly, without any ambiguity. The implication was that he did not intend to take this money from the Li family, at least not now.

"It's better to wait and see for a while, to see the Li family's combat effectiveness first. Head Steward, don't you agree?"

Chen Guanlou was giving sincere advice.

Who helps someone fight a war by jumping into the fray at the very first moment? It's not a business one is eager to rush into, and the Li family is not the true Son of Heaven. The best timing is naturally to wait until the Li family is severely damaged and has only one breath left before stepping in; that would be a life-saving grace, and such a favor is greater than heaven.

The Head Steward pondered for a moment, "What you say makes sense. The Master only instructed to provide some support and didn't say exactly when to start. Let's slow down and let the Li family rush up to fight a few battles to see the situation first. When the time comes, if you are needed to step forward, I hope you will not refuse."

"That depends on the specific situation! If I dare to promise you now, you wouldn't dare to believe me either." Chen Guanlou joked with a smile.

The Head Steward laughed out loud; that was a reasonable point.

This kid Chen Guanlou is becoming more and more promising.