Chapter 14 The Trap

Liu Ya'er was angered again by Jiang Chen's evaluation. Hearing this, she said somewhat irritably, "Let's go to Ruyi Restaurant then."

As soon as she said that, she knew she had misspoke.

She quickly looked at Jiang Chen and breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that Jiang Chen didn't react.

Fortunately, he didn't notice the loophole in her words.

If Jiang Chen knew what Liu Ya'er was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud.

If he wasn't cooperating, this play would have ended long ago!

The group arrived at Ruyi Restaurant in a carriage, ordered a private room, and took their seats.

Liu Ya'er politely let Jiang Chen order. Jiang Chen was not polite at all and ordered all of Ruyi Restaurant's signature dishes.

"Three young ladies, what brings you to Xizhou?" Jiang Chen asked.

The three of them exchanged glances, and Liu Xu'er said, "Our three sisters suffered a family disaster. We couldn't continue living in our hometown, so we sold our family property and headed north."

"We originally wanted to go to the capital, but when we passed by Xizhou, we heard that there was an upright official here, so we thought about settling down in Xizhou."

"Oh, I see."

Jiang Chen feigned sudden realization, then slapped the table.

"The three young ladies really chose the right place. The upright official you heard about is none other than me!"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen revealed a smug look.

"That lord, is he you, young master?"

The three of them showed surprise at the right time.

Jiang Chen nodded. "Of course. Just ask anyone in Xizhou, and they'll all know."

"Ah, I never thought we'd be so lucky as to meet an upright official!"

The three of them almost burst into tears of joy.

They looked so excited that Jiang Chen would have been fooled if he hadn't been sure they were sent by the Su family.

"Alas!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly sighed.

"Why does the young master sigh?" Liu Ye'er asked.

Jiang Chen sighed again and said, "Although I am an upright official, I am still alone. I am unfilial to my parents and ancestors!"

If they hadn't been well-trained, the three of them would have rolled their eyes on the spot.

Who didn't know that the current Emperor was licentious and had countless beauties in his harem?

And he said he was still alone!

He was truly insatiable!

Although the three sisters wanted to immediately get closer to Jiang Chen, they thought it would be too "unreserved," so they restrained themselves.

"That is indeed a pity," Liu Xu'er said.

As soon as Jiang Chen heard this, he knew there was no hope for today.

He didn't bother saying anything else, picked up the wine pot and started drinking, then stood up.

"Thank you for your hospitality. Farewell."

After saying that, he went downstairs, leaving the three of them dumbfounded.

Not long after Jiang Chen left, the waiter came up and knocked on the door.

"Distinguished guests, the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall you ordered will be ready soon..."

Before the waiter could finish speaking, a sharp voice came from the room.

"Ready for what! Check out!"

After Jiang Chen left the restaurant's line of sight, his eyes immediately became clear.

The purpose of these three people seemed to be different from what he had expected.

According to Jiang Chen's original guess, these three should be the Su family's honey trap, taking action against him when he was unprepared.

But after today's contact, Jiang Chen was absolutely certain that was not the case.

If that was really their purpose, they would have had a chance today.

After thinking about it, Jiang Chen couldn't figure out the reason.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen had a guess.

"Could it be that they were afraid I was testing them today?"

"Well, no matter what their purpose is, I'll find out soon!"

Back at the yamen, Advisor Wu was waiting.

"Lord, Old Liu, the cook, has confessed that he was instructed by the Su family to poison you. Lord, what do you think we should do with him?" Advisor Wu asked.

Jiang Chen waved his hand. "Lock him up first and ignore him."

Jiang Chen had already known what Old Liu had said.

And Old Liu's testimony alone could not shake the foundation of the Su family.

Moreover, Jiang Chen came to Jiangnan this time to eradicate all the aristocratic families in Jiangnan!

Jiang Chen noticed that Advisor Wu hadn't left, so he asked, "Is there anything else?"

Advisor Wu said, "Lord, the heads of several well-known families in Xizhou City have sent invitations, wanting to meet you."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. It seemed that today's action against the Zhou family was still very effective.

At least it had alarmed the aristocratic families in Xizhou City.

"Tell them I don't have time lately," Jiang Chen said.

Only by disturbing the grass could he find out where the snake was!

In the evening, Jiang Chen continued to cultivate the Qiankun Guiding Technique.

At the third watch (midnight), Jiang Chen's ears twitched slightly, and he opened his eyes.

"Come down," Jiang Chen said, looking up at the roof.

After a rustling sound on the roof, a slender black figure silently entered the room through the window.

Seeing the figure, Jiang Chen was a little surprised.

"Jing Yue?"

The person in black knelt on one knee. "Your Majesty, I have disturbed you! Jing Yue deserves to die!"

"Get up quickly."

Jiang Chen stood up and helped Jing Yue up, smiling. "Why are you here?"

"This subordinate heard that Your Majesty has mobilized the army and came here specifically to help Your Majesty quell the rebellion," Jing Yue said.

"Good! Good!"

Jiang Chen laughed. "With you here, I have even more confidence."

Under the black mask, a faint blush appeared on Jing Yue's face, unnoticed.

She immediately thought of something and couldn't help asking, "How did Your Majesty know I was here?"

"I just heard the noise," Jiang Chen said.

Jing Yue's eyes were full of surprise. "Your Majesty, your strength has actually reached such a level!"

As the leader of the dark guards, Jing Yue's strength could be described as one in a million.

Her concealment skills were unmatched.

However, she was actually discovered by Jiang Chen.

This meant that Jiang Chen's strength was no weaker than hers.

Jiang Chen smiled and patted Jing Yue's shoulder. "This is all thanks to you for finding the Qiankun Guiding Technique for me."

Jing Yue's face became even redder, and her emotions were a little disturbed.

"Then this subordinate will not disturb Your Majesty's practice."

After saying that, Jing Yue left in a hurry before Jiang Chen could react.

"Hey—"

Jiang Chen shook his head and had no choice but to sit back and continue practicing.

The next morning, Jiang Chen was flipping through the files when a guard walked in carrying a food box.

"Your Majesty, this was sent by those three women, saying they were thanking the young master," the guard said in a low voice.

Jiang Chen frowned.

Did they want to repeat the same trick?

Giving the guard a look, the guard opened the food box and used a silver needle to test each dish.

"Your Majesty, it's not poisonous."

Jiang Chen was a little surprised. If they didn't use poison, did they want to slowly get closer to him?

Jiang Chen looked at it and found that the food box only contained some home-cooked dishes, such as braised pork.

He didn't know if the three women had made it themselves, but at least from the appearance, the quality was not bad.

Jiang Chen picked up his chopsticks and was about to taste it.

Jing Yue's figure appeared silently.

"Your Majesty, let me try it first."