Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 588 - 590 He is Back_1

Chapter 588: Chapter 590 He is Back_1

Over the past half a month, Song Cheng had been busy moving around, trying to unravel Qin Kun’s influence within the court.

The affairs of officialdom are a hazy mix of truth and fiction, not to be taken lightly in the slightest.

Song Cheng’s recent return to the Capital City was under the guise of visiting relatives and friends. During this time, he paid visits to many old friends, former colleagues who had served in the court alongside him. Some visits were arranged during the day, others at night, he had made appointments with everyone he could.

Once Song Cheng went in, Ye Ge guarded the door.

Thanks to his disguised appearance and his low-profile demeanor, nobody in Capital City paid him any mind. To most people, he was just another ordinary carriage driver.

They had to wait a long time again on this occasion.

An hour later, Song Cheng finally emerged. Ye Ge immediately went to greet him as soon as he saw him coming out.

"Master Song, please get in the carriage," Ye Ge carried on with his duty as a guard, helping Song Cheng into the carriage before driving off.

They returned to the inn and closed the door behind them. Song Cheng then took out a booklet from his bosom. The booklet contained records of every former colleague he intended to or had paid a visit to, and he marked them one by one with his pen:

"Things are becoming quite clear now. The Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue are likely Qin Kun’s men, especially the former. Some officials I’ve visited explicitly stated they will support Qin Kun if he becomes the emperor, given the emperor’s lack of achievements in recent years. For over a decade, Qin Kun has been managing the day-to-day affairs of the court. However, some think Qin Kun has been involved in many reprehensible deeds behind the scenes, like the case of Zhuang Xiang, and then there was that incident years ago..."

Song Cheng looked pensively at Ye Ge.

Ye Ge’s face was expressionless: "Actually, there are many sensible officials in the court. The emperor has been controlled for over ten years because he ascended the throne as a child. What can a ten-year-old possibly do? He had no choice but to bear the humiliation and struggle on."

Song Cheng continued to mark in his booklet: "Tomorrow, I will pay a visit to Wang Quan of the Ministry of Punishments. After my visit to him, my trip to the officialdom will come to an end."

"You’ve worked hard, Master Song," Ye Ge saluted Song Cheng: "We can head back to Fujun the day after tomorrow."

The weather was getting warmer after a period of persistent spring rains. The long-absent sunshine made its return, and the nightfall was not as swift as before.

It was still early when Nan Feng returned from Spikenard Square. A faint sunset was shining on the gate of her house. She was about to unlock the door, only to find that the bronze lock she had hung outside her door in the morning had been moved to another clasp.

Upon a closer examination, she suddenly became excited.

After so much worry, he had finally returned!

Nan Feng immediately opened the door.

The reason she returned home early was to take in the quilt she had left drying in the yard to prevent it from getting damp from the evening dew.

Meanwhile, Ye Ge sat quietly at the stone table in the courtyard. Behind him were two red quilts that Nan Feng had been drying, which served as a backdrop, accentuating his towering figure.

He was not wearing the disguise today. His handsome face turned slowly towards Nan Feng. That fleeting glance seized her heart and set it pounding again.

Strange, they were married, yet her heart still fluttered so easily at his glance.