Chen Kan left, leaving only Chen Ying who was stunned.
The passing courtiers looked at Chen Ying, the mockery in their eyes almost overflowing.
At this time, no one said anything to add insult to injury.
After returning from Xuanwu Lake, Chen Kan went straight towards Fang Mansion.
Nowadays, the gate of Fang Mansion is tightly closed, and even the people passing by subconsciously avoid the gate of Fang Mansion.
Chen Kan led the horse to the door of Fang Mansion, but the concierge was no longer there.
"Squeak!"
Chen Kan pushed open the door and made a heart-wrenching creak.
The small courtyard is still the same as in memory, clean and without too many decorations. The only difference is that the owner of this small courtyard is now in prison.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, a middle-aged man's voice came from the main hall: "Who?"
A figure followed closely and stepped out of the room, and he immediately saw Chen Kan standing in the yard.
"Junior brother?"
The person who came called out somewhat uncertainly.
"Big brother!"
Chen Kan smiled and said hello to the middle-aged man who came out.
The person who greeted him was none other than Fang Xiaoru's eldest son, Fang Zhongxian. The moment he saw Chen Kan, Fang Zhongxian's face showed an incredible look at first, and then he was surprised.
"Junior brother, aren't you in Beijing? When did you come back?"
Chen Kan went up to him and said with a smile: "The teachers are in jail. Wouldn't it be unfilial for me, a student, not to come back and see?"
"Zhongxian, who is here?"
While the two were talking, an old voice came from far away in the room, and a silver-haired Zheng appeared in front of the door, hunched over.
Seeing Mrs. Zheng's current appearance, Chen Kan's eyes suddenly turned red, and then he had no time to reminisce with Fang Zhongxian, so he hurriedly approached her and asked in a trembling voice: "Master Wife, you...why did you become like this?"
Hearing Chen Kan's voice, Mrs. Zheng stretched out her hand tremblingly: "Yuansheng, is that you Yuansheng?"
"It's me, Master Wife, I'm back."
Chen Kan never expected that Zheng, who was not yet sixty years old, would now have white hair. It was clear that Zheng's body was still strong when he left.
"It's really Yuan Sheng, Yuan Sheng, you are finally back."
Zheng tremblingly grabbed Chen Kan's hand, her face full of surprise.
"Quick, quick, go into the room and say, Zhongxian, go and ask your second brother to come over."
"well!"
Fang Zhongxian responded and hurriedly ran out to call Fang Zhongyu.
Chen Kan helped Zheng into the room. He felt his nose was a little sore. He never thought that Zheng would age so fast. He should come back soon.
Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyu's homes were nearby, so soon the two brothers walked into the small courtyard together.
The moment he walked in and saw Chen Kan, Fang Zhongyu couldn't help but said in surprise, "Junior brother, it's really you. When did you come back?"
Chen Kan raised his hands to Fang Zhongyu and said, "Second Senior Brother, I just arrived this morning. I didn't go to the court to do some things. I rushed over as soon as the court came."
"Okay, okay, just come back."
The two of them pulled out the benches and sat down. They seemed to have a thousand things to say in their hearts, but they didn't know where to start.
In the end, it was Chen Kan who broke the silence first and asked: "Teacher?"
Chen Kan just mentioned Fang Xiaoru, and the two brothers' faces suddenly showed that this was indeed the case.
After a moment, Fang Zhongxian muttered: "Before he went to jail, my father warned us two brothers that his plan may last for a year and a half."
Chen Kan perked up and asked, "Brothers, what exactly is Teacher planning?"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. Fang Zhongyu said: "The teacher said, we don't know what father is planning. Before he was imprisoned, he only asked us to take good care of our mother. He will be in prison for as long as six months or as long as He will be reinstated as a general officer in one year."
"By the way, before my father was imprisoned, he told us that if you go back to Beijing, you don't have to try to rescue him. You just need to do everything as usual."
Chen Kan frowned, but when his words came to his lips, they just turned into a helpless sigh.
He understood the implication of Fang Xiaoru's words. Fang Xiaoru did not want him to get involved in the dispute between imperial power and ministerial power.
So Chen Kan didn't ask any further, because the Fang brothers might not know more than he did.
I stayed with Zheng and Fang brothers for a while to talk about household matters, and gave Zheng a few words of comfort.
Chen Kan also knew the reason why Zheng was so haggard now. When Fang Xiaoru was imprisoned at first, he did not inform Zheng of his plan, so Zheng thought the sky had fallen.
She was a very traditional woman and didn't understand the gossips in the court. She just heard that Fang Xiaoru was in jail, so she wanted to go with him.
If the Fang brothers, who had known the truth for a long time, had not returned home and discovered the Bai Ling prepared by Zheng, Zheng might have hanged herself.
But even though the Fang brothers told their old mother that their father's imprisonment was the result of their own planning, Zheng was still worried and anxious, and her hair turned gray soon after.
After listening to the Fang brothers explain the entire process, Chen Kan couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart.
Zheng's mentality has calmed down now, but she still couldn't help but sigh after hearing about the past.
After doing some household chores for a while, Fang Zhongxian suddenly asked: "Junior brother, are you still leaving when you come back this time?"
Chen Kan nodded: "I came back to Beijing this time because of the teacher's imprisonment. When the matter is resolved, I will naturally go to Beijing again."
"By the way, I may have to move back home for a few days. There is no one in the Marquis Mansion, it's empty."
"Okay, just move here."
Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyu naturally had no objections to Chen Kan moving back. For so many years, Chen Kan had always reserved a room in this small courtyard.
Mrs. Zheng was even more overjoyed. She held Chen Kan's hand tightly and refused to let go, for fear that Chen Kan would run away if he let go.
After chatting for a while again, Chen Kan looked up at the sky, and then said to a few people: "Master's wife, two brothers, I still have some things to deal with. Let's talk about it when we come back later."
"Okay, I'll ask your sister-in-law to come over and clean up the room right now. We'll talk about it when you come back later."
The two of them also knew that Chen Kanchu must have a lot of things to do when he returned to the capital, so they didn't say much.
After bidding farewell to the three of them, Chen Kan went out to fight his horse and headed towards Wuyi Lane.
After returning, Chen Kan arranged his personal guards in the Hou Mansion. Next, he was going to the Jinyi Guards. It was impossible to go to the Jinyi Guards without the protection of his personal guards.
If Li Jinglong and Ji Gang were to take revenge, he would have no place to run.
After summoning his personal guards, Chen Kan did not stay long in the Hou Mansion.
A group of people rushed towards Jin Yiwei in a mighty manner.
Li Si asked with a worried look on his face: "Master Marquis, are we going like this? Do we really not need to wear armor and carry a gun?"
After asking, he looked at the wooden stick in his hand with a constipated expression on his face: "Even if you don't bring a blunderbuss, you can just bring a knife. Just bring a wooden stick. What if those bastards from Jinyiwei are cruel? "
Chen Kan rolled his eyes at him angrily: "We are in the capital, not on the grassland. Please put away your persecution paranoia, okay?"
That's right, Chen Kan went to Jinyiwei just to cause trouble.
Or to be more precise, to rob people.
He made a great contribution to capturing Ben Shiyali alive, and naturally it cannot be written off by beating Chen Ying in the court.
What Li Rang really wants to exchange with Zhu Di is Chen Qia, who is in prison awaiting execution. As for beating Chen Ying, it can only be regarded as an addendum at best.
But Chen Qia's current identity is very sensitive. He was originally a discarded flag in the struggle between ministerial power and imperial power.
Due to the emperor's face, it was impossible for Zhu Di to forgive him.
Whether it is based on the struggle between the two powers or the emperor's face, Chen Qia must die, because his living will arouse the shame of Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru.
In this case, if Chen Kan wanted to rescue Chen Qia, he could only use some other means.
This is the tacit understanding between Zhu Di and Chen Kan. Zhu Di is willing to give Chen Kan some face, and Chen Kan will not make Zhu Di look bad.
What's more, it involves something as important as the emperor's reputation, so Chen Kan can't help but make more calculations.
When approaching the Jinyiwei Yamen, Chen Kan suddenly accelerated his horse speed.
Chen Kan sped up, and the guards under his command had no choice but to speed up, no matter how reluctant they were.
The Jinyiwei Yamen was already close at hand. Chen Kan suddenly raised the long stick in his hand and shouted: "Ji Gang, you are a villain who only steals other people's military exploits. You must accept your life!"
Following Chen Kan's loud shout, the Jinyi captains who were patrolling at the Yamen Gate seemed to suddenly see more than a hundred people and began to panic in an orderly manner.
"who?"
As soon as a captain in Jinyi opened his mouth, Chen Kan hit him on the shoulder with a stick.
Then the whole person swayed a few times and fell down.
"Killing!"
A hoarse roar sounded, but Chen Kan had already charged towards Jin Yiwei's imperial prison.
"Who dares to act recklessly on Jinyiwei's territory? Do you want to die?"
Chen Kan's face twitched and he swung away the Jinyi captain with a stick.
To be honest, Chen Kan is very dissatisfied with Ji Gang now. He should at least find some people with better acting skills.
This is too exaggerated. Who in the entire capital doesn't know who Chen Kan is?
As a result, the captain in Jinyi was still asking him who he was. Are you really not afraid of others seeing through such poor acting skills?
However, the arrow was aimed at Xuan, and now was not the time to worry about the acting skills of these Jinyi captains. Chen Kan could only rush towards the imperial prison with a depressed look on his face.
The commotion caused by Chen Kan attracted more and more Jinyi captains, but these Jinyi captains only symbolically rushed up to stop him for a few times, then pretended to be defeated and lay down on the ground.
Ji Gang stood on a certain attic with a gloomy face, watching Chen Kan lead the men into battle with cold eyes.
Li Jinglong's eyes were filled with gloating.
"After what you've experienced, Ji Gang will lose his authority in the future. Are you really not going to beat him up to vent your anger?"
Hearing this, Ji Gang turned to look at the careless Li Jinglong and sneered: "Why, your Duke Cao Guo is not a member of the Jin Yiwei, why don't you go up and beat him up?"
