Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2539: Atonement for Sins 2.0
Shen Haolin watched Ying Wu leave and stood outside for a long time, looking at the stars in the sky. Until he felt a little cold, he wrapped his robe tightly around him and went back into the house.

After taking off his robe, he stood by the fire and turned around twice, which helped to warm off the coldness in his body. He felt less cold and then tiptoed back to the inner room.

He opened the door to the inner room, took a deep breath, walked slowly to Shen Cha's bed, looked carefully, and found that she was sleeping soundly and was not woken up by the sound of him and Ying Wu talking. He felt relieved and covered her with the quilt again. Then he walked to his own bed, lay down, covered himself with the quilt, and sighed softly.

Finally, he could have a good sleep. Shen Haolin turned over and sighed silently. This night was really lively!
What Shen Haolin, who was already sleeping soundly, didn't know was that Shen Cha, who should have been fast asleep, slowly opened her eyes the moment he lay down, pulled her quilt, and revealed a faint smile.

In fact, she had fallen asleep in the outer room just now, but when Shen Haolin left the room to talk to Ying Wu, she was already awake, but she did not open her eyes in order not to worry her brother.

So, no matter how low the two people spoke, she still heard every word.

As for how she handled Xiaotong, she still agreed with her brother's method. This was not something they should be involved in. It was just because Mianbai and Ke Chenyi were related to the royal family, so they were more concerned about these two people. They also asked about the situation of other people in the troupe. As for Xiaotong, because she was young, was Ke Chenyi's so-called apprentice, and he was the first one to come forward and complain, they would definitely pay more attention to her.

However, now everything has been settled. Ke Chenyi died to apologize, and Mian Bai paid all his fortune. Even if this matter has been resolved, the remaining matters should be resolved within their troupe.

Shen Cha felt that if Mian Bai couldn't even manage his own people, how could he manage the Imperial Music Garden and the Inner Court in the future? She might suggest that Song Jue change someone else.

Although Song Jue did not say it explicitly in the letter, it can be seen between the lines that he meant this.

Moreover, according to past practice, half of the managers of the Inner Court Department in the past dynasties came from the Imperial Music Garden. For example, the previous manager was the most famous pipa player in the Imperial Music Garden. Not only did he play the pipa well, but he also managed the Imperial Music Garden in an orderly manner. If Mian Bai had met this manager when he first entered the Imperial Music Garden, this tragedy of being forced to jump into the well would not have happened. Because this manager was very capable, she was transferred to the Inner Court Department in her tenth year as the manager of the Imperial Music Garden, and became the manager of the Inner Court Department a year later.

Come to think of it, the current manager of the Inner Court was also transferred from the Imperial Music Garden, and he is not young anymore. It is indeed time to consider a successor, but I don't know if Mian Bai really has the ability to do so.

Shen Cha turned over with his eyes closed, thinking silently in his heart, this time it was just a test for Mian Bai. If he couldn't even discipline such a kid, then Mian Bai should just give up this job.

Shen Cha thought about this and slowly fell asleep again.

The rest of the night was relatively peaceful. No one disturbed their sweet dreams again, and both of them slept until dawn the next day.

When Shen Cha woke up, she heard voices outside. She didn't move, but just lay on the bed and listened quietly to the noise outside.

After hearing a few words, she couldn't help but laugh, and said that this Mian Bai was not an easy person to deal with, and this method of dealing with people was acceptable.

Shen Haolin, Ying Wu, and Mei Lin outside didn't know that Shen Cha had woken up, so they controlled their voices when they spoke. Ying Wu stayed with Mian Bai all night and saw with his own eyes how he dealt with Xiao Tong.

"Your Majesty has chosen a good manager for Yuleyuan." Ying Wu chuckled. "I conveyed the Duke and the boss's intentions to Mian Bai, and Mian Bai told me that he knew what to do. Xiaotong is a typical child who only responds to hard tactics and does not respond to soft tactics. We cannot be too nice to him. We need to use both hard and soft tactics."

"You're even using military tactics?" Merlin raised an eyebrow, poured hot tea for Shen Haolin and Ying Wu, and said, "How do you use both soft and hard tactics?"

"First the force, then the courtesy." Ying Wu took a sip of tea, thanked Merlin, and continued, "He asked me for a whip, and then asked the brothers to bring Xiaotong over. He whipped him more than 20 times without saying anything. I watched coldly from the side. The force of the whip was just right. It wouldn't break the skin, but it was enough to make people feel pain. This is how it looked."

"He told us that Mianbai would beat people up when he got drunk, and beat them until their skin was torn and bruised. This..." Merlin looked at Yingwu, "is a little exaggerated, isn't it?"

"There is definitely some water, and some acting. After all, the injuries on Xiaotong's body can't be fake, right? As for how these injuries came about, only God and the earth know them." Ying Wu looked at Shen Haolin, watching him drink tea leisurely, and said, "After the fight, he slowly said what he should say, and then let him choose for himself."

"He chose to follow?"

"Yeah!" Ying Wu nodded, "She agreed without saying anything. From the looks of it, she has no choice but to agree. If Xiaotong doesn't agree, I'm afraid Mianbai will really knock her out and throw her into the carriage before she can even use Sister Miaomiao's medicine."

"It was handled well." Shen Haolin put down the teacup and looked at Ying Wu. "But we can't let our guard down. If he can escape once, he can escape a second and third time. Tell the brothers in charge of escorting him to keep a close eye on this guy to prevent him from sneaking away halfway through the journey."

"Don't worry, Duke. I've already given the order." Ying Wu took a sip of tea and continued, "I've also told Mian Bai that, just in case, we should give this kid some special drugs before he leaves. It's a double guarantee and a little bit of insurance."

"Special drugs?" Merlin looked at Ying Wu and asked in confusion, "Why special drugs? Ordinary drugs won't work?"

"He has suffered a lot. He has tried many kinds of drugs, such as sleeping pills and anesthetic powder. Ordinary sleeping pills don't work at all, so..." Ying Wu sighed, "We need Sister Miaomiao to make special sleeping pills for them to be effective."

"So that's how it is." Merlin nodded. "But this is much better. We can finally send them off without any worries. We can also take care of our own affairs with peace of mind."

"Has Ke Chenyi's funeral been arranged and the news spread?"

"Yes, everything is ready, just waiting for the big fish to take the bait."