Chapter 457 (1/2)

Chapter 457

Chen Shen and his ether add up to a hundred and twenty seven people but he only bought a hundred and twenty six sets of silk clothing He set his own share aside and the re The s were then used to buy food for hisaround Xiangyang As they were not used to it, they walked extre the silk cloth This caused thened to go to the Cai Fa his silk clothes on the inside but normal clothes on the outside

“This is the Cai residence?” Jin Pangzi looked at the large building It was one of the top three buildings in ter off the position of the Cai Fa and put it aside He then took out the letter and walked towards the Cai Family residence with little confidence The Cai Faans like them even farted, they would be killed

As the Cai Family was influential and Cai Mao was the uarding the house There were a few of the the house They could just idle around as they were in the zhou where it was extremely peaceful

One of theht Yet, he did not dare to just lie down on the floor for a nap as he would be punished forthe Cai Family lose face This soldier could only yawn and look around in his boredozi

“Liu Li Look over there That noble over there look hilarious He is wearing silk clothes but he look like a ood silk” The soldier said to his co awake

The other soldier took a look and also laughed “Haha That is a wild boar!” The silk clothes becazi The soldiers looked in envy as they themselves had to work hard to survive They could not afford silk clothes Meanwhile, nobles could just obtain things like these with their parent’s ood in those expensive silk clothing

“Quiet He is co this way!” The other soldier quickly said While they could make remarks on a person’s appearance, they could not let others hear it They may work for the Cai Family but they were only soldiers They could not offend other nobles and so, they quickly kept quiet However, their eyes still showed that they were looking down on this person

“Not good! Did he hear us?” The soldier panicked when they saw Jin Pangzi approach If they were heard, it would mean that they have offended a noble The Cai Family would also not offend other nobles just to protect the subdued by the Cai Fa that he and his three brothers would not even be able to fully cover up the sign

“Young Master! We did not speak those words intentionally Young Master is nanimous, please don’t bother yourself with us!” The soldiers quickly cupped their fists towards Jin Pangzi before he could say anything

“Hzi felt confused by their words “Is this the Cai Fanboard was big, the soldiers beca thezi asked this question because he was illiterate

“I want to zi replied He ca a letter

“Sir, we really did not do it intentionally, please spare us! Please let us go!” The soldiers continued to beg Not many people could meet directly with the influential Cai Fazi also had an influential background

“What’s theme in? I said I want to zi was in a hurry There were two other more families to deliver the letters to

“Sir We already admitted our o?” The soldier sue causing troubles If only he knew that Jin Pangzi was so good he would not have gossiped needlessly If Jin Pangzi lodged a coht be sent to the frontlines and would no longer be able to enjoy their safe high paying job of guarding the Cai Family residence

In the end, the soldiers tried to buy Jin Pangzi’s silence with a heavy bag of ht he was si the letter However, he was a principled man He would still try and finish his job, so he asked for the soldiers to call for the onethis, the soldier gritted his teeth and took out another bag As he feared that he would get pickpocketed, he played it safe by keeping his zi commented as he pocketed the ood job

“I still need to see housekeeper of the residence because I have things to tell hiain

“Sir We knoe have offended you but we already have no more money!” The head of the soldiers was about to cry Even after accepting the o

“I know you don’t have money, it is okay I don’t want anyzi kne people took care of their money He knew that the soldiers were now broke

“A delivery?” The soldiers asked They did not see what Jin Pangzi was going to deliver but they did not care as long as it would not bring theo and inform them”

One soldier went in A short while later, the housekeeper Cai Ye, ca for the Cai Family?” Cai Ye was a disciple of a branch house of the Cai Fa it was hard for him to become successful, he chose to beco well

When Cai Ye ca s as he ondering who the noble with the delivery was

However, when he canize After all, as the housekeeper of the Cai Fazhou and kneho he could not offend Even then, he continued to treat Jin Pangzi politely as the hest quality silk

“Who are you?” Cai Ye szi to introduce hi, one of the servants beside Cai Ye suddenly asked in surprise “Jin Pangzi! Why are you here?”

“Jin Pangzi?” Cai Ye turned around and frowned How could this servant address a noble this way? He would definitely have to teach this servant later

This servant noticed Cai Ye’s adaze and panicked as Cai Ye was very capable at ad the Cai Family Even the servants all feared him

“Housekeeper Cai! This one knows his nized this man!” The servant explained and knelt He kneould suffer if he did not give Cai Ye a good explanation

“Cai Zhong?” Jin Pangzi looked back at the servant with hatred

“The two of you know each other?” Cai Ye asked

“That’s right This person is a knight-errant that collected tax in Xiangyang I recognize hi explained Even as a servant of the Cai Fah to live their lives That hy the servants collect tax and gifts from the many people that want obtain the protection of the Cai Family However, Chen Shen’s men already collected the tax and so there was conflict

Cai Zhong used the Cai Family’s name to have these people arrested They could have been exiled if Chen Kang did not intervene That hy Jin Pangzi also hated Cai Zhong

“A knight-errant?” Cai Ye raised his lips in disdain Basically, the an, people of the lowest status How could such a person ask to personally meet Cai Ye when even small nobles had to be respectful to him?

“Ah! This one didn’t know!” The soldiers were stunned They even bribed him and reported his arrival to the housekeeper

“Hone

“Arrest him!” The leader of the soldiers iaze The other three guards izi This et rebuked Naturally, they would hate hi to throw Jin Pangzi into the torture chazi was immediately surrounded The money was not yet taken as Cai Ye was still there

“For pretending to be a noble, throw him into the torture chas!” Cai Ye immediately ordered nobody would bat an eye that they killed a hooligan “The rest of you, subject yourselves to twenty strokes!”

“Understood!” The soldiers replied as their hatred for the fatty grew

“Let ly accused and was about to be beaten to death When did he even pretend to be a noble?

“I cazi shouted

“Drag hizi had shouted loudly, he attracted the attention of those passing by

“Our Boss, Chen Shen, asked zi quickly explained This had no effect as Cai Ye did not knoho Chen Shen was Jin Pangzi then brought up Chen Kang but he did not know Chen Kang’s na was only at Cai Ye’s rank in status