Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2857 Master Qingsong 75.0
Hearing Song Yaojia's words, the expressions of the group were all helpless. They had seen anxious people before, but they had never seen anyone so anxious. Their anxiety made them feel that their behavior was slightly impolite.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Song Yaojia looked at their expressions and smiled helplessly. "What kind of expressions are those?"

"Why are they in such a hurry? People always need to rest and change clothes when they come back, right? How can they do this, just blocking people's door?"

"Their case has been dragging on for a long time with no progress, so they're naturally anxious and can't wait any longer. They want to know what happened. But this is Master Qingsong's first time visiting Gongsun Yue's residence in Jinyangfang, and he'll be staying for three days. So, he needs to be properly arranged. After all, he was taken directly from the Prince of Dai's residence. If he's not properly arranged and my father and uncle question him, he might not be able to take someone away again next time. So, he stopped the children and arranged Master Qingsong's accommodation first, choosing a comfortable courtyard that the master would like."

"Those guys were just waiting there?"

“Yes!” Song Yaojia nodded. “They waited quietly at Ning Zhou’s house for about half an hour before they saw Gongsun Yue and Master Qingsong, who had already washed up and changed their clothes.”

"Do they know my advisor?"

“I don’t know him.” Song Yaojia shook her head gently. “But seeing how respectfully Gongsun Yue treated Master Qingsong, I knew he was a master. Later, when Gongsun Yue introduced him as the eldest elder of the Yun family, I couldn’t believe my ears. Yan Chen told me that he never thought he would meet the legendary national advisor in his lifetime, and suddenly felt that this case had a great chance.”

"Do they really think that way?" Jin Miaomiao said, both amused and exasperated. "Is the reputation of my advisor really that great? Just because they hear that I'm their advisor, does that make the case seem much more promising?"

“If it were anything else, they might not be so excited, but the Yun family is the head of all the Celestial Masters in the world, and Master Qingsong is the head of the Yun family. If they wanted to deal with these swindlers, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?” Song Yaojia spread his hands. “They were quite surprised as to why Master Qingsong would get involved in this case. However, after listening to Gongsun Yue’s introduction, they all fell silent.”

"Silence? It's unbelievable, isn't it?" Shen Cha said mercilessly. "They probably never imagined that there could be people in this world who think they're so tired of living, right?"

“That’s true.” Song Yaojia nodded and sighed softly. “Yan Chen told me that they must have felt a mix of emotions at the time. They wanted to say something, but they didn’t know what to say, so they just remained silent. Gongsun Yue must have seen what they were thinking at the time, so he considerately let the matter drop and went straight to talking about his plan with Master Qingsong.”

"Did he tell Yan Chen and the others that someone was watching them from outside?"

"This was the first thing they said. Yan Chen and the others were a little skeptical, so they sent people to take a long detour to check and confirm that there were indeed suspicious people around Jinyangfang."

"Doesn't that make you think they're courting disaster?"

“Yes!” Song Yaojia said, both amused and exasperated. “Yan Chen was very helpless when he talked about it, saying he’d seen people courting death, but never anyone as reckless as this.” He spread his hands. “After confirming that there were people spying at the entrances and exits of Jinyang Ward, they’ve decided that for the next three days, they’ll only be able to travel through the inner gate. But the daily life of the Gongsun family will continue. For example, the people in the mansion will still go out to buy things, and Gongsun Yue and the Master will still go to the market. But they can’t go to the yamen or the Prince’s mansion for the time being, to avoid arousing suspicion.” “By the way, speaking of the Prince’s mansion,” Jin Miaomiao looked at Song Yaojia, “Gongsun Yue took my advisor away from the Prince’s mansion. Did he ask the two princes if he could borrow my advisor for a few days?”

“I’ve said it before, and my father and uncle both know that Master Qingsong’s trip to the capital was mainly to clean house, so it’s perfectly reasonable for Gongsun Yue to ask him to leave.” Song Yaojia took a sip of tea. “Yan Chen said that he later found out that there were actually people from the Yun family among those swindlers. No wonder their people were exposed so quickly.”

“This probably has nothing to do with whether or not there are members of the Yun family.” Shen Haolin pulled Shen Cha along, and the two of them stood up and slowly strolled around the room. “Although they are fraudsters, they still have some basic knowledge. People from the Jingzhao Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple have absolutely no understanding of this aspect, and they will give themselves away as soon as they open their mouths.”

“They don’t even need to open their mouths; their demeanor is completely different from those swindlers.” Shen Cha chuckled and said, “They’ve been pretending to be experts for years, so naturally they exude that kind of aura, but the people in the government are not like that.”

“That’s true.” Shen Haolin agreed with Shen Cha’s statement. “Especially the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review. Their aura of good triumphing over evil is too strong. Anyone with eyes can see it at a glance. Not only that, their murderous aura is also heavy, which makes them seem very out of place.”

"Ah, it really is!" Song Yaojia nodded. "So that's how it was exposed." He thought for a moment, "Hmm, when I go back and tell Yan Chen about this discovery, he should be able to let it go."

"Are you still holding a grudge?"

"It's not that I'm holding a grudge, it's just..." Song Yaojia thought for a moment, then shrugged, "Anyway, I can't really explain that feeling, it's just... something that can only be felt, not explained!"

He smiled at Shen Cha, stood up, and joined the stroll. He walked up to Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu, looked at them, helped them adjust their blankets, and then strolled with Shen Haolin and Shen Cha.

"I roughly understand what you mean by that feeling." Shen Cha glanced at Song Yaojia, took Shen Haolin's hand, and walked slowly. "Gongsun Yue and Master Qingsong's plan is to lure the enemy into a trap. What about Yan Chen and the others? What are their plans?"

"Their idea is to cooperate. Whatever Gongsun Yue and Master Qingsong need, they will cooperate unconditionally. Ning Zhou is more worried that if the other side has some capable fighters, their few will not be enough. Should they transfer people from the patrol battalion or the Imperial Guard?"

"Your worries weren't unfounded, were they?" Jin Miaomiao watched them walk around and pulled Merlin into the group. "Did you look for them later?"

“We found them.” Song Yaojia nodded. “Gongsun Yue’s guards left from Ning Zhou’s house, got into Ning Zhou’s carriage, took a long detour, shook off the tailings, went to see Uncle Bai, and borrowed some men from him. However, they didn’t borrow many, about ten or so. They followed Ning Zhou, Jin Yi, and Yan Chen’s carriages back to Jinyang Lane and stayed at Gongsun Yue’s residence.”

"With all these external forces already prepared, how exactly did they manage to trap us like turtles in a jar?"