Chapter 240 Midnight
Mei Chengan spread his hands and said.
"I'm not familiar with the procuratorate. I have no idea who to contact and what procedures to go through."
Shadow thought for a moment and said.
"Wang Qinian is your man, so you can ask him."
Mei Chengan blinked.
"I find it troublesome. Besides, I'm very busy all day. What's wrong with you doing a little work for your beloved disciple?"
"..."
The conversation ended here. Shadow returned to Chen Pingping's yard, while Mei Cheng'an left the Supervisory Office directly.
After leaving the house, Mei Cheng'an first found Teng Zijing and told him everything that Fan Xian had asked him to convey.
After hearing this, Teng Zijing thanked him and drove out of the city without any pretense.
After watching for a while, Mei Cheng'an walked towards several maids, who had already been waiting there with their horses.
Mei Cheng'an walked closer, looked at the maids who still had a murderous aura around them, nodded, and mounted his horse.
"Let's go home!"
As soon as the words came out, accompanied by a few shouts of "Gee", a group of five riders galloped along the street, facing the new moon and the night.
……
Chen Pingping's office.
"You've been to the Honglu Temple, right?"
After answering Fan Xian's questions, Chen Pingping put away his lost mood, waved his sleeves, and wheeled his wheelchair back to the desk, during which he asked casually.
Fan Xian's gaze had been following him, and he hummed when he heard that.
Chen Pingping picked up a bamboo slip from the table in front of him and spoke as he opened it.
"It's a good thing. After the war, negotiating for peace is a major national event. Do it with all your heart."
Fan Xian nodded.
"I see."
Chen Pingping looked up at him.
"Just work hard. If anything goes wrong, tell me. If anyone gives you a problem, tell me and I will help you solve it."
Fan Xian felt the long-lost earnest teachings from his elders, and his heart was warmed, but...
"Anything, anything?"
Chen Pingping let go of the bamboo slips, leaned back and smiled.
"Anything is fine! No matter how difficult it is, I will do it."
Fan Xian almost said the eldest princess's name, but after thinking it over, he didn't say it.
He was not sure whether the woman was a problem for Chen Pingping. The most important thing was that he had not completely let down his guard.
Chen Pingping was very nice to him, and Uncle Wu Zhu confirmed that he had a very good relationship with his mother. However, after all, they had only met twice, and it was not possible to become close immediately. It took time to cultivate this relationship.
Moreover, everything that happened today happened too suddenly, and he needed time to digest it. He needed to think clearly about whether he should say certain things or not.
Chen Pingping smiled and sat up straight again, looking down at the bamboo slips. After looking for a while, he found that Fan Xian was still standing stupidly in front of him.
Looking up at him again, Chen Pingping laughed in silence.
"Go back. It's so late. You're tired today. Go back and have a quick meal and rest early. Although it's early summer, the temperature difference at night is still a bit large. Remember to cover yourself with a blanket."
After saying this, Chen Pingping suddenly coughed a few times.
Fan Xian frowned slightly.
"Your cough hasn't healed yet? It's been over a month."
Chen Pingping coughed twice and waved his hand.
"It has nothing to do with the last time. Last time it was a cold. Mei Chengan acupunctured my acupuncture points and I recovered the next day.
This time it's just a simple cough. It may be because I'm old. I cough occasionally recently. Don't worry."
Fan Xian thought for a moment and said.
"I'm not very good at acupuncture. I'll get you some medicine later."
Chen Pingping looked up at him with a little surprise, and after a moment he suddenly smiled, happy from the bottom of his heart.
"Okay."
The shadow who was leaning against the wall outside the door with his arms folded glanced towards the room when he heard the words.
I'm just getting some medicine, and I'm trying to make you happy. What a loser!
……
You know what, it's really thrilling to gallop on a horse on the empty streets in the dead of night. It's so cool.
When Mei Cheng'an got home, he still felt a little unsatisfied. If he hadn't been growling with hunger, he would have gone for another run.
The dinner time in the mansion had passed, but Mrs. Mei specifically asked the kitchen to leave some food for them.
Mei Cheng'an leisurely ate his dinner at the long table in the front hall of his courtyard.
He didn't ask the maids to serve him, and told them to go downstairs to wash up and have dinner, because he had a meeting after dinner.
After enjoying dinner, Mei Cheng'an, who looked elegant but was actually in a state of chaos, burped and went to the yard to eat.
After admiring the moonlight for a while, he returned to his room and read the letter written to him by his wife. He received the letter before he left for the Supervisory Office, and he had not had time to read it.
There was nothing important in the letter; it just described her daily life over the past two days.
Recently, she has been keen on changing her clothes and accompanying her cousin Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er to stroll around the streets.
With Ye Ling'er, a martial arts expert, present, Mei Cheng'an also asked Brother Crab from the Kyoto government office to take good care of him when he was on patrol, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.
The letter contained information about what kind of acrobatics they saw, what delicious food they ate, what interesting books they read, what games they played, what tricks they fell into, how much money they lost, and so on.
After receiving the letter, Mei Cheng'an read it with great interest and couldn't help laughing.
His wife's happiness made him happy, and what made him feel a little relieved was that his wife also mentioned Lin Wan'er's current physical condition in the letter.
After more than a month of careful nursing, with the help of Fan Xian's various homemade secret medicines and diligent Tai Chi training, Lin Wan'er's health has greatly improved.
My body is much stronger now than before. Although I still cough occasionally when the wind blows, the hemoptysis phenomenon has disappeared.
As a doctor, what could be more gratifying than seeing the patients you treat gradually get better?
After reading the letter with satisfaction, Mei Cheng'an put away his daughter-in-law's letter and got up and left the house.
There was no rush to write the reply, as he heard the footsteps of the maids. It was almost time for the meeting.
……
"Heaven, Earth and Man!"
"Gentlemen, do not work hard!"
"Midnight!"
"Bang, bang bang!"
The reassuring sound of the night watchman came from the front of the Fan Mansion and quickly spread in all directions. One of the wisps reached the ears of Fan Xian, who was resting in the courtyard of the Fan Mansion.
Opening his eyes, Fan Xian tilted his head to look.
"Here I come, uncle."
Wu Zhu's figure appeared in front of him exactly on time.
"Are you uneasy again?"
Fan Xian was a little surprised.
"Uncle, how did you figure that out?"
Wu Zhu walked up to him and tilted his head.
"Feel."
Fan Xian was a little amused and confused when he heard this. He felt it was too mysterious.
Wu Zhu asked.
"Why are you so uneasy?"
Fan Xian put away his distracting thoughts, thought about today's experiences, and spoke.
"There was an internal turmoil in the Supervisory Commission today. Chen Pingping wants to hand the Supervisory Commission over to me."
After a pause, Fan Xian narrowed his eyes.
"He also said that if I had any difficulties, I could just tell him and he would help me solve them. I almost mentioned the eldest princess' name."
Wuzhu picked up the iron chisel and said something.
"When it comes to killing people, I'm better than him. Do I want to kill the princess?"
Fan Xian turned his head to look at him and laughed.
"Uncle, I almost told Chen Pingping about it, but I changed my mind. I still say that she is Wan'er's mother after all."
Wu Zhu seemed too lazy to think about all these twists and turns.
"So, do you want to kill me?"
"..."
Fan Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Well, he decided to just go with the flow.
"Don't kill, don't kill."
After saying this, Fan Xian adjusted his mindset, thought about it carefully, and said.
"The princess values power more than life and death. If we bring her down and drive her out of Kyoto, it will be more painful for her than death."
Wuzhu tilted his head.
"I can't do this."
Fan Xian smiled.
"I will do it myself."
Wu Zhu nodded.
"what ever!"
Fan Xian glanced at the harem map on the table, which he had memorized by heart, and thought for a moment.
"Uncle, I know the map by heart, but I'm afraid I have to slow down my plan to break into the harem and steal the key. I have to find a better time."
"You decide."
Fan Xian nodded, folded the map and put it away. Suddenly, something moved in his mind and he turned to look at Wu Zhu.
"Uncle, that shadow from the Overwatch Council, and Mei Cheng'an, plus her four maids, the six of them killed more than 150 traitors from the Overwatch Council who were above the seventh rank.
This force is truly frightening!
This was when the two of them didn't do much. I knew Shadow was of the ninth rank. Chen Pingping said he could defeat a thousand cavalrymen by himself.
But I never asked Mei Chengan, I just know that you have seen him before? Can you tell what his strength is?"
Wuzhu Road.
"He has only just entered the ninth rank."
Fan Xian uttered a cry and put his chin on the table, his tone sounding somewhat depressed.
“She’s really ninth rank. I had my doubts when I saw his maid’s true fighting ability. This is really depressing news.
I know he is better than me, but I always thought that he could only be at the eighth level at most, but I didn't expect that he was already at the ninth level.
I have been practicing since I can remember, without interruption since I was a child, and now I am only at the eighth level.
I was wondering, how did this guy practice? How can he be so fast? Does he have a cheat? "
Wu Zhu asked.
"What is a cheat?"
"that is…"
Thinking that it would be too troublesome to explain, and that Wu Zhu might not understand even after he explained, Fan Xian suddenly didn't want to explain anymore and waved his hands weakly.
"nothing."
Fan Xian thought to himself that he would definitely find an opportunity to interrogate his fellow villagers in person. It would be great if there really was a cheat. It would not be shameful to lose to a cheat.
if…
Impossible! He must have!
After resolutely deciding on his thoughts, Fan Xian changed the subject.
"Uncle, have you ever seen what a shadow looks like?"
"No."
"Uncle, you know what? I went to the deepest part of the Overwatch Council dungeon today. There was a person imprisoned there. He was very scary, and his whole body was chained..."
The sound became lower and lower until it became silent.
Wu Zhu tilted his head, somewhat confused.
Is it possible to fall asleep while talking?
……
Mei Mansion courtyard, front hall.
Mei Chengan was sitting at one side of the long table, speaking to the four maids sitting opposite her.
"You all know that I am the Director of the Supervisory Council. In the Supervisory Council, apart from Wang Qinian, there is no one else who is directly under my command.
And you four are the people I trust the most. It’s more reassuring to use outsiders than to use my own people, so…”
……
Chapter 2: A Little Later
(End of this chapter)
