Ning Chen was about to go in when he heard footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw Eunuch Quan and several imperial guards coming from a distance. When they came closer, Eunuch Quan said, "Ning Chen, listen to the order!" When Ning Chen knelt down, Eunuch Quan unfolded the imperial edict, "Your Majesty has ordered that an emergency has occurred at the border. Ning Chen is ordered to go to the border immediately to deal with it. This is the order!" "Minister, I accept the order!" Ning Chen took the imperial edict, stood up, and subconsciously reached into his arms. But he touched nothing. He forgot that he had no silver notes on him, and the remaining gold beans were given to Yudie. He smiled awkwardly, "Old Quan, I was in a hurry to leave today, and I didn't bring any money with me... I'll make up for the tea money next time." Eunuch Quan smiled and said, "There's no need to be so polite between us!"
"Then lend me some silver, I don't have a penny on me now." Eunuch Quan: "???" But in the end, he took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Ning Chen, and didn't forget to remind him: "Remember to pay me back, our family only has that little salary every month, and we have to save it for retirement." Ning Chen smiled and said, "Don't come on, you are a favorite of His Majesty, His Majesty can treat anyone badly but not you... At most, I will take care of your retirement when you are old." Eunuch Quan was a little touched, but suddenly felt something was wrong, "Do you mean you don't want to pay me back?" Ning Chen rolled his eyes at him. "Mr. Ning, be careful on this trip! I'll go back to the palace first." "Goodbye!" After Eunuch Quan led his men away, Feng Qizhen and others ran out. "Ning Chen, are you going to the border again?" "The Chinese New Year is only half a month away, you may have to spend the New Year at the border." "What happened at the border again? Did the Wu army attack?" Everyone surrounded Ning Chen, talking at once. Ning Chen had just returned to Beijing for two days, and now he was leaving again. Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "The emperor's order is greater than heaven... Lao Gao, Lao Chen, Lao Feng, you follow me to the border!" The three of them not only had no objection, but were full of joy. Although they missed the Chinese New Year, following Ning Chen to the border might earn them military merits. Soon after, Ning Chen brought the three to Geng Jing's room, where Pan Yucheng was also. Ning Chen told the story again!
Gao Ziping and the other two realized that going to the border was just a cover, and the real purpose was to go to Xiuzhou. Ning Chen said, "We have to leave today. If everything goes well, we can catch up with the New Year." "We can't reveal our identities on this trip. We can only investigate secretly." Pan Yucheng said, "I have an idea. You pretend to be a young man from a noble family, and we pretend to be your guards... We go to Xiuzhou to visit relatives and friends." Ning Chen nodded. Geng Jing said, "I will have someone prepare new certificates for you. When you arrive in Xiuzhou, you can't use your real names!" The certificate is the household registration, which is equivalent to an ID card! "You all think of a new name for yourselves." Ning Chen thought for a while and said, "I'll call myself Wu Wei." Wu is his mother's surname. Pan Yucheng and others also took new names. The Supervisory Office is familiar with making new certificates, and it was done in less than half an hour. After getting ready, Ning Chen and his friends left the Supervisory Office. It was almost lunch time, so they went to Chen Chong's house for lunch and went straight to Xiuzhou after that. On the way, several people stopped by to buy gifts. You can't go to someone's house empty-handed. But Chen Chong was so shameless. Most people would be polite and not let the guests spend money... But this guy picked it himself. "This silver lock is good. My son is short of a silver lock." "This bracelet is good. My daughter is short of a pair of bracelets." "This hairpin is also good. My wife has never worn a hairpin." Chen Chong muttered while picking. Feng Qizheng couldn't help it and kicked him on the butt, "Why don't you let your wife and children come with me? It's too miserable to follow you. You have nothing." Who knew Chen Chong nodded repeatedly, "Okay! I'll keep my wife and give you the children." Feng Qizheng laughed and scolded, "Get lost! You still want me to raise your children, you're just thinking about good things." "It's not in vain. You're a lonely man. When you're old, you'll be alone and helpless. My son is your son. When you're old, I'll let him take care of you and see you to the end." "But we have to make it clear first. When you die, the property must be left to my son." Feng Qizheng scolded, "Get lost! You're not a son of a man, and you're still thinking about my property... Call me dad, and I'll leave my property to you after I die." "Dad!" Chen Chong didn't hesitate.
"Old Feng, let's make a deal. Your property must be left to me after you die... I have to find a way to kill you. What if I die before you? How about we sign a written agreement?" Feng Qizheng cursed: "Get lost! You want to inherit my property just by calling me dad? I'll give you this dad... Dad!" "No need to pay it back, you keep it, Dad!" "No, you are my dad, I'm afraid you will kill me for my property." "No, Dad, don't worry!" The customers around were stunned, each with a look of astonishment on their faces. Where did these two idiots come from? Ning Chen silently covered his face and quietly stepped back a few steps... I don't know them. In the end, it was Pan Yucheng who stopped the two from being stupid. Choose a gift, and all the expenses will be paid by Master Feng! On the way to Chen Chong's house, Pan Yucheng handed Ning Chen a fan, "I bought it for you just now." Ning Chen was speechless, "It's freezing cold, why did you buy me a fan?" Pan Yucheng said: "You are now a young master of a noble family. I think all the young masters will hold a fan regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter." Ning Chen couldn't help but complain: "A bunch of pretentious people, pretending to be cultured... Who would hold a fan in the middle of winter without a problem in their brains?" "Pretentious? What crime is this?" "Nothing, just saying it casually." Ning Chen took the fan and couldn't help complaining: "Is it easy to investigate a case? You have to learn to be crazy." ...... Chen Chong's home is on the edge of the inner city. Originally, his family was in the outer city, and with his salary, he couldn't afford to buy a house in the inner city. But when he came back from the Northern Expedition last time, Ning Chen gave him tens of thousands of taels of silver, plus the reward from His Majesty, and he became rich all of a sudden... He bought a three-entry courtyard on the edge of the inner city. The family can also afford servants. Chen Chong asked someone to lead the horse down, and told him to feed it with concentrated feed. He had to travel overnight at night, so the horse must be well fed. Immediately, he led a few people in. "Daddy..." "Daddy..." As soon as I entered the inner courtyard, a little girl of eight or nine years old and a little boy of five or six years old ran over. These are Chen Chong's son and daughter. The little girl has a round face and is fair and cute! The little boy is chubby.
Ning Chen was about to ask the names of the two children when a woman came out of the main hall. Gao Ziping and Feng Qizhen immediately shrank behind Ning Chen. From the reactions of the two, Ning Chen knew that this woman should be Chen Chong's wife. Ning Chen was a little surprised. According to what Feng Qizhen and others said, he always thought that Chen Chong's wife should be big and strong, and she would look like Zhang Fei with a beard. But when he saw the real person, it was completely different from what he imagined. Chen Chong's wife was not very beautiful. She was of average appearance, with a little dark skin, a heroic look between her eyebrows, and a windy walk. She had the heroic spirit of a child of the rivers and lakes.