Traveling to ancient times to sweep the catering industry

Wang Shen was still kneeling in the rain, his body soaked. His younger brothers and sisters stood under the eaves watching him, feeling a little uncomfortable as well.

He didn't want to force his parents in this way, but time waits for no one, and he was afraid that something might go wrong again.

Moreover, rather than experiencing the pain of losing Cheng Wenwen again, Wang Shen chose to continue kneeling.

Fortunately, his father and mother were not heartless people and they quickly compromised.

The maid came and said, "Master, the mistress and the master have agreed to let you get up quickly."

"Did mother agree?" Wang Shen asked as his face regained some vitality.

The maid nodded and said, "Young Master, please get up and go inside to change your clothes. I'll tell you later."

"No! Please explain it clearly!" Wang Shen said.

The maid saw that Wang Shen would not get up if she did not explain clearly, so she had to quickly say: "Madam said that she still wants to meet this young lady of the Cheng family. If she has a good personality, she will marry into the family. However, the marriage must be simple to avoid being laughed at."

Wang Shen nodded: "Okay!"

"My Lord, please get up quickly!"

The maid helped him up.

After kneeling for so long and soaking in the rain for a while, Wang Shen's legs were naturally a little numb.

The maid helped him into the room, and Wang Shen quickly changed his clothes and was about to go out.

Ah Bing stopped him and said, "Master, it's raining, where are you going?"

Wang Shen said: "I want to go see my father and mother and explain this matter clearly, and then go see Wenwen and tell her about this in person."

Ah Bing said, "Master, I'll go to Miss Cheng's place. You don't have to go out. It's raining too hard."

Wang Shen looked at the heavy rain and realized it was really difficult to go out.

Wang Shen nodded and said to A Bing, "You don't have to go. I will go to Wenwen's place by myself tomorrow."

Wang Shen went to Mrs. Wang's yard holding an umbrella.

When Mrs. Wang learned that her son had arrived, she felt mixed emotions.

Master Wang snorted and asked the maid, "Why is he here again instead of taking a break?"

The maid replied, "The eldest master said that he came to thank the master and his wife for their help."

Mr. Wang had a sullen face and said nothing, not even saying whether he wanted to meet her or not.

Mrs. Wang tried to understand him and realized that he was a little less angry but just couldn't save face, so she just said to the maid, "Call the eldest master in."

Then, Wang Shen came in. As soon as he came in, he knelt down and kowtowed to Master Wang and Madam Wang.

"Thank you, Father and Mother, for your help."

Mrs. Wang felt sorry for him and said, "Hurry up and get up! Stop kneeling."

"Thank you, mother." Wang Shen stood up.

Mr. Wang was displeased and said, "Don't be too happy too soon. If the Cheng family girl's behavior is not good, we will never let her into our family. If you beg again, you will not be allowed into our palace!"

Wang Shen also knew that he was wrong to force his parents to agree this time, so he nodded and said, "Father, Wenwen is a good girl with good character. You can rest assured."

Mr. Wang continued, "If what you said is true, then I can let her in. I am afraid that you have been bewitched by the girl from the Cheng family and you cannot distinguish between good and evil!"

Wang Shen looked at Master Wang and said, "Father and mother should understand me. I am not the kind of person who is seduced by beauty."

Mr. Wang waved his hands and turned his eyes away, saying, "Alright, alright, your mother will choose a time to go to the Cheng family to take a look. Go back! I don't want to see you now either."

"Yes! My son has left."

Wang Shen then retreated.

After confirming his father and mother's attitude, Wang Shen felt relieved and just waited until he could tell Wenwen tomorrow.

……

Cheng family.

They only then learned that Qi Shuo was escorted to Beijing.

When Mr. Cheng Er learned about this, he became extremely anxious.

"What happened? How come Shanzhou's entire army was wiped out? Qi Shuo was too careless!" Master Cheng said angrily.

Madam Cheng Er said, "At that time, I thought he would be promoted and transferred to the capital! Who knew he would be sent to the capital for questioning? Master, this will not implicate our family, right?"

"If we only hold him responsible, it won't implicate anyone. But if your Majesty is dissatisfied and holds all nine clans responsible, our family will be finished!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cheng Er immediately became anxious: "What should we do? Will our family be in trouble?"

When Master Cheng Er thought of this worst-case scenario, he regretted in his heart that he should not have married his niece to a government official just for the sake of a position. Now, he had just gotten comfortable in his official position when he was suddenly charged with a serious crime.

Moreover, even if the emperor did not punish the nine clans, his superiors would know that their nephew-in-law was being punished, and he would not end up well, and his career in officialdom would become much more difficult.

"Master, we have to make plans early!" said Mrs. Cheng Er.

Master Cheng Er asked, "What are your plans?"

Madam Cheng said, "Isn't Wenwen still in the capital? Tell her to find a way to divorce Qi Shuo. If they do, Qi Shuo will have nothing to do with our family! If they can't divorce, then divorcing him is fine."

Master Cheng Er said, "But Qi Shuo is under guard now, how can we ask him to write a divorce letter? Even if we find a way to see him, how can he do that when he is about to die?"

"Then let's... break off relations with Wenwen! Divide the family! Yes, separate the family. She is an orphan from the third house. If she is separated, she will have nothing to do with us!"

Mrs. Cheng came up with this idea in a hurry.

Master Cheng Er felt that it seemed to be of some use, but he added: "Even if we separate from her, we can't erase our kinship! When they confiscate our property and see the nine clans, they will still find us!"

If the nine clans were so easy to sever, those families would have severed ties long ago when the emperor confiscated the nine clans, and would not have been implicated.

Madam Cheng said with a bitter face: "Then we have to give it a try! We can't just wait to die! If nothing works, we should pack up and run away as soon as possible!"

"This is the only way." Master Cheng sighed, "Go find Wenwen quickly and explain this matter clearly. Try your best to break up with Qi Shuo. Ask him to write a divorce letter or a divorce letter. If she wants to come back to live with you then it's fine. But if she can't break up, then we have to break up with her."

Madam Cheng nodded: "I know, I know, I will definitely convince him."

But they didn't know yet that Cheng Wenwen had divorced Qi Shuo a long time ago.

……

"This damn rain, I don't know how long it will last, the road is hard to walk on."

"Rest in this store for one night and go into the city tomorrow."

"That's all."

It was raining heavily and the city gates were closed early. The officials who wanted to go to Beijing had to stay in the post station outside the city and wait until the next day to enter the city.

"Waiter, get us a room." The officers called to the waiter.

"Sir, how many rooms do you want?" the waiter asked when he saw the servant sitting in the hall.

There were a dozen officers in total, and one of them was a tall man who was particularly eye-catching. He just looked like a prisoner being guarded.

"Give us two large bunk beds and one ordinary room."

The officer took out the silver and handed it to the waiter. After the waiter took it, he immediately made arrangements and finally took them upstairs.

I thought that this ordinary room must be for the chief of the police, but the chief of the police said to the tall man: "Sir, you can live here! If you need anything, call us. Our people are guarding outside."

This "guarding" actually means "watching over".

The tall man then walked into the room and closed the door.

The guard outside the door ordered: "Two people take turns to guard, and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes"

The waiter watched this confusing move and didn't understand why a prisoner could be given a separate room while he had to sleep in a dormitory bed?

Very strange.