Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 110 Zhao Shilang

Although during this time, Chen Qing had been in contact with the White Lotus Sect and the Zhenfu Division, dealing with them and even getting along very well.

But in reality, Chen Qing never forgot why he came to the capital, or rather, why Master Gu came to the capital.

To be honest, given his current status, it's somewhat inappropriate for him to be in contact with prisoners in the imperial prison.

But upon closer reflection, there isn't really any major problem.

As long as he doesn't think about releasing prisoners privately, there won't be any problems. Putting aside everything else, helping that Lord Zhao improve the living conditions in the imperial prison is no problem at all.

Master Gu was deeply moved by Chen Qing's words and sighed, "I'm really a burden to you, Zizheng."

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "It's alright. We came to the capital, and even I entered the Zhenfu Division, for this very reason. Now that I'm in the Imperial Prison, there's no problem with it. Uncle Gu, just tell me what you want to say."

Master Gu tugged at Chen Qing's sleeve, pondered for a long time, and then sighed: "I really can't think of anything to say right now. How about this, Zizheng, you go and get some sleep first, and I'll talk to you when you wake up."

Chen Qing nodded, then looked at Master Gu and said, "Uncle Gu, there's one more thing. We'll probably have to move soon. It's really not safe to live here. Anyone who wants to come into the house can come in."

Master Gu nodded and said, "Okay, I've got it."

Chen Qing looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How is the girl that the Zhenfu Division sent to Uncle Gu's place doing now?"

Upon hearing this, Master Gu became serious.

“I didn’t sleep all night. Besides waiting for you, Zizheng, I was treating her injuries. I’ve already treated her external wounds, but she’s lost too much blood and now she has a persistent high fever and is unconscious.”

"If she can wake up in the next two days, eat, and take her medicine, there shouldn't be any problems. If she doesn't wake up..."

Mr. Gu shook his head: "Then there's nothing I can do."

Chen Qing nodded, indicating his understanding.

Mu Xianniang's injury was almost a penetrating wound. Although it wasn't in a vital location, in this era, such an injury would be quite fatal regardless of its location.

He thought for a moment and then said, "I'll go check on her first."

Master Gu nodded: "Pan'er is watching over her. I'll take you there."

Hearing that it was Miss Gu who was guarding him, Chen Qing felt a little embarrassed. He followed behind Master Gu all the way to the side room in the courtyard.

At the door of the room, Xiaoyue was squatting down, brewing medicine. When she saw Master Gu and Chen Qing, she quickly stood up.

"Master, young master."

Master Gu glanced at Xiaoyue and coughed, "From now on, call him son-in-law."

Xiaoyue paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and called him "son-in-law".

Chen Qing glanced at her, smiled wryly, then pushed open the door and went inside. Sure enough, he saw Miss Gu sitting by the bed, changing the cool towel on Mu Xianniang who was lying on the bed.

Seeing Chen Qing and her elderly father enter, she stood up, glanced at Chen Qing, and sighed softly: "What exactly happened? In just one night, Miss Mu has been injured like this."

"This kind of injury is almost enough to take away half of my life."

Chen Qing looked at Mu Xianniang, who was pale and had her eyes closed, and then at Miss Gu. He shook his head slightly and said, "I only wanted to capture her and didn't intend to hurt her. It's just that she reacted too strongly at the time, which is why she was injured by the Zhenfu Division."

At this point, Chen Qing stepped forward, took Miss Gu's hand, and asked, "Pan'er didn't sleep last night either?"

When Miss Gu saw her father was there, she quickly pulled her hand away from Chen Qing's.

"What are you...doing?"

Chen Qing chuckled, then turned to Master Gu and said, "Uncle Gu, you and Pan'er should go and rest first. I'll check on Miss Mu's injuries."

After that, Master Gu left the room with his daughter. Chen Qing moved a chair and sat by the bed. Looking at the unconscious Mu Xianniang, he thought for a moment and then sighed, "You can't die. If you die, I don't know how long I'll be in trouble."

Mu Xianniang kept her eyes tightly closed and remained motionless.

Chen Qing continued to look at her, stood up, and said, "If you wake up, don't even think about sneaking out. The outside is full of people from the Zhenfu Division. If you sneak out and they catch you, you'll be labeled as a member of the White Lotus Sect."

Mu Xianniang has practiced martial arts since childhood, so her physical condition is not too bad. Although she has a high fever now, she will regain some mobility once she wakes up.

After giving this instruction, Chen Qing didn't say anything more, stood up, and left with his hands behind his back.

Just as he got up, Mu Xianniang on the bed twitched her eyelids, as if she was about to wake up, but she quickly returned to calm and remained unconscious.

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Because he had spent a lot of time and energy last night, Chen Qing woke up at sunset. He got up, changed his clothes, went to Miss Gu's room, and smiled as he reached out his hand, saying, "Give me back my Zhenfu Division token. I need to report to the Zhenfu Division."

Gu Pan'er took out her waist token and handed it to Chen Qing, sighing softly, "My father said that Da Lang is going to see Uncle Zhao." Chen Qing hummed in agreement and said, "We're going to the Imperial Prison today, so there's a good chance we'll see him. Of course, we should give it a try. If we can see him, that would be great. If not, we'll just have to wait for the next opportunity."

Gu Pan'er stepped forward, took Chen Qing's hand, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, this is ultimately a family matter. If there are any risks, please don't panic..."

Chen Qing waved the sign of the Northern Garrison Command and said with a smile, "I'm already a member of the Northern Garrison Command. After this incident, the court might even promote me. What's so strange about going to the Imperial Prison?"

Don't worry.

Chen Qing gently comforted him, "Once I'm done with this busy period and the weather gets warmer, I'll take you on a proper tour of the capital."

Gu Pan'er nodded and softly replied, "Okay."

Chen Qing then put the waist token into his pocket and walked to the street. Yan Cong had been waiting for him for a while. Upon seeing him, he immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Zizheng, you slept for a long time."

Chen Qing greeted him and asked, "How's the situation?"

"The brothel in Zaoshu Hutong has also been shut down."

Yan Cong's eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating he hadn't slept much all day. He looked at Chen Qing and said in a low voice, "The situation there is even worse. The cultists dug a cellar underground and imprisoned dozens of girls."

“Our brothers dug out several skeletons under that courtyard. The coroner took a quick look and found they were all the skeletons of young girls.”

"Those beasts have done a lot of harm."

Yan Cong was also somewhat annoyed, and said in a low voice, "These cult bandits deserve to die!"

Chen Qing nodded without replying, and followed Yan Cong. The two of them made their way through the city, eventually arriving at the inner city.

After arriving at the inner city, the two made their way to the gate of the imperial city.

"Brother Zizheng, hang up your waist tag."

Chen Qing then hung the waist token of the Northern Garrison Command on his waist and followed Yan Cong to the various government offices and yamen at the gate of the imperial city.

"Brother Zizheng, look, in front are the Front Army Commander's Office and the Right Army Commander's Office, and behind us is our Yiluan Division."

With Yan Cong leading the way, Chen Qing entered the Yi Luan Division without any hindrance. After wandering around the Yi Luan Division, the two finally entered the territory of the Bei Zhen Fu Division.

After entering the Northern Garrison Command, Chen Qing was still looking around curiously when a familiar Jinyiwei officer came up to greet him.

Some people call him "Brother Chen," while others call him Young Master Chen, both being quite polite.

Of course, most people came up to greet Yan Cong, and some joked with a smile, "Young Master Yan, if you handle this case well, you'll probably be promoted to centurion!"

Yan Cong just laughed and cursed a few times, and didn't say much more to them. Soon he led Chen Qing all the way to the prison of the Northern Garrison, which was the gate of the Imperial Prison.

He went in first, and Chen Qing followed him in. As soon as they entered the prison, a sour and foul smell hit them.

Chen Qing couldn't help but frown.

In this era, no matter how high-ranking the prisoners are, the prison environment is generally not good, because a poor environment is also part of the punishment.

It makes it easier for people who are locked up to speak.

After a while, Chen Qing finally managed to adjust. He relaxed his mouth and nose and looked around at the prison reserved for high-ranking officials of the Great Qi Dynasty.

It looks much like an ordinary prison, except that the people there are mostly in single cells, and it is rare to find two people in one cell.

Among them, many prisoners recognized Yan Cong. When Yan Cong passed by, they all smiled and called him "Young Master Yan" or "Young Commander Yan".

“Brother Zizheng, a number of key figures in the cult are being held here. My father’s intention is for the two of us to be in charge of interrogating these people.”

"Then, we will also submit a formal report to His Majesty."

Chen Qing nodded, looked around, and saw that Bai Sanping, "Mother Liu" and others had been locked in the prison.

He looked around, trying to find the figure of "Minister Zhao".

He was looking around when Yan Cong followed his gaze and asked, "Brother Zizheng, who are you looking for?"

"I didn't contact anyone, I didn't contact anyone."

Chen Qing snapped out of his daze, waved his hand, and smiled.

"Begin the interrogation."

(End of this chapter)