My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Outside the residence of the Minister of Rites.

As the carriage slowly came to a stop, Jiang Xiaobai lifted the curtain and jumped down from the carriage.

Tang Ningshuang and the eldest princess followed closely behind.

"Huh!"

After Jiang Xiaobai regained his footing, he looked up and glanced ahead, his expression somewhat surprised.

The gates of the Minister's residence were tightly closed, and the outside was deserted. There were no servants coming in or out, and not even the generals who were usually responsible for guarding the gate could be seen.

"Is there no one left in the Minister's residence?"

Tang Ningshuang looked at the tightly closed door and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Probably not!"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and spoke.

That's right. If Chen Zhanqiu is brought down, it would be normal for the Minister's mansion to be deserted.

But now, Chen Zhanqiu is still the Minister of Rites, and his official position has not been revoked, so he can't just give up this mansion!

and so……

There's definitely something wrong here.

With a sense of doubt, Jiang Xiaobai went to the gate, raised his hand, and gently knocked on the door.

"who!"

At that moment, a deep voice came from inside the door.

"Oh, it's me, Jiang Xiaobai!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Come and find my brother Chen Jian, let's have a chat!"

"Let's go, there's no one in our Minister's residence right now!"

A cold voice rang out from inside.

"There's no one here, why are you talking!"

Jiang Xiaobai said helplessly.

"Oh, I...I'm not human!"

The person behind the door spoke quickly, their voice clearly indicating nervousness.

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

It seems he was ostracized.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xiaobai took a step back, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly into the Minister's residence, "Brother Chen, I've come to find you!"

"Brother Chen Jian!"

"Brother Chen, did you hear that?"

Despite Jiang Xiaobai's constant shouts, there was still no response from inside the Minister's residence, but the footsteps inside became noticeably more chaotic.

After a short while, the tightly closed door suddenly swung open with a bang.

Chen Zhanqiu walked out, his face full of anger, and pointed at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "Jiang Xiaobai, get out of here!"

"My son is so simple-minded. Ever since you bewitched him, he's been constantly clamoring to go outside!"

"I haven't even settled this score with you yet, and you... you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but chuckle as he listened.

Now he understood why the Minister's residence looked deserted.

So it turns out Chen Zhanqiu was just trying to keep an eye on him!

It's likely that Chen Zhanqiu had instructed all the servants in the mansion beforehand not to open the door no matter how much he knocked.

"Lord Chen, I'm not looking for you!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Chen Zhanqiu and said, "I'm looking for Brother Chen Jian!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai walked past Chen Zhanqiu again and called out towards the mansion, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen!"

"Jiang Xiaobai, shut up right now!"

Chen Zhanqiu's face darkened. He hurriedly stepped in front of Jiang Xiaobai and roared, "You are not welcome in my Minister's residence!!"

To be honest, he's tempted to kill Jiang Xiaobai right now.

He's clearly his son!

As a result, his son wholeheartedly sided with Jiang Xiaobai.

Who can I complain to about this?!

"Minister Chen, you can't say that!"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Chen Zhanqiu and said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen to your son if I were to bring you down one day?"

"Therefore, Brother Chen, following me is the best choice!"

"Jiang Xiaobai, go to hell!"

Hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Chen Zhanqiu trembled with anger. Just as he was about to speak, a servant rushed out of the mansion, shouting, "Master, something terrible has happened!"

"Young Master broke free of his chains and ran away!"

"What?"

Chen Zhanqiu was speechless for a moment, then turned around abruptly and said, "He managed to stretch that thick chain open?"

"The young master heard the shouts outside and it burst open!"

The servant looked bitter.

No sooner had the servant finished speaking than a cold snort came from the top of the wall: "Father, my mind is made up to find Brother Jiang. Don't even think about trapping me!"

"Jian'er!"

Chen Zhanqiu looked up and saw Chen Jian standing on the wall.

The next moment, Chen Jian leaped and landed steadily not far away.

"Brother Chen!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled immediately upon seeing Chen Jian.

Brother Jiang!

Upon seeing Jiang Xiaobai, Chen Jian walked over with a face full of excitement.

"Jian'er, get back here right now!"

Chen Zhanqiu glared at Chen Jian and said, "Do you know that Jiang Xiaobai, that bastard, is still investigating me? He... he's my political enemy!"

"Now that you're calling him brother, where do you place me?"

"Brother Jiang, are you investigating my father?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jian paused slightly and looked at Jiang Xiaobai with a surprised expression.

"Ahem, yes!"

Jiang Xiaobai coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Your father may be suspected of cheating in the imperial examinations, but... I don't have any evidence yet!"

"So, we can't convict your father yet!"

"Yeah?"

Chen Jian pondered for a moment, then looked at Chen Zhanqiu with a serious expression and said, "Father, where is the evidence of your crime? Hurry up and hand it over to my brother Jiang!"

what?

Chen Zhanqiu stared at Chen Jian, completely stunned: "Jian'er!"

"You...you're going to help an outsider against your father?"

"Father, I've said it several times, Brother Jiang is not an outsider!"

Chen Jian shook his head and said, "Brother Jiang is my closest friend!"

"I beg you, Father, for my sake, not to put Brother Jiang in a difficult position!"

"Jian'er, you..."

Chen Zhanqiu raised his hand to cover his chest, and his body swayed slightly.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Zhanqiu gritted his teeth and looked at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "Jiang Xiaobai, you've bewitched my son like this, this isn't over!"

"Ahem!"

Jiang Xiaobai coughed lightly and said, "Lord Chen, you can't say that..."

"It's Dad!"

Chen Jian frowned, looked at Chen Zhanqiu, and sighed, "Sigh, you can't speak properly, so just say less!"

"I……"

Chen Zhanqiu opened his mouth, his face turning red, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Brother Jiang, my father is somewhat lacking in social skills!"

Chen Jian looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Hey, let's just ignore him and go our own way!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, gave Chen Jian a strange look, and got into the carriage first.

After seeing this, Chen Jian quickly followed suit and sat down.

After the eldest princess boarded the carriage, Tang Ningshuang flicked her whip, and the carriage drove off.

"Don't go, my dear son!"

Chen Zhanqiu watched the carriage gradually disappear and couldn't help but take two steps after it.

As the carriage drove further and further away without showing any sign of stopping, Chen Zhanqiu's expression grew increasingly grim.

Finally, Chen Zhanqiu gritted his teeth and roared in the direction the carriage had left, "Jiang Xiaobai!"

"You...you son of a bitch, just you wait!!!"