Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback
Chapter 560: Exactly how great is this deity?

Chapter 560: Chapter 560: Exactly how great is this deity?

Prefect Zhao took Mr. Chen You alone into the inner room.

Lowering his voice, Mr. Chen You pleaded for help, "Uncle, save me! Please help your nephew get revenge!"

Their families had always had a good relationship, so he called Prefect Zhao "uncle" as a matter of habit.

Prefect Zhao asked, "Who did you offend today?"

Mr. Chen You stomped his foot, "Uncle, today I went with some of the young masters from our clan to a secluded alley for tea. Someone said that a beauty was standing downstairs, so we went down. We merely wanted to invite her to tour Ding’an City with us, but what bad luck we had! We encountered another meddlesome woman who thought we wanted to harass the beauty, and she had people beat us!"

Prefect Zhao sneered, "I had your father tell you, things are different recently. You must act cautiously, but you didn’t listen. You got beaten and deserved it!"

Mr. Chen You looked sullen; he covered his bruised face, "Uncle, you’ve watched me grow up, you must help me find out who the woman in that carriage was. If I know who she is, I’ll definitely show her!"

"Silence!" Prefect Zhao was quite upset with Mr. Chen You. It’s not terrible to be foolish, but what’s frightening is arrogance, believing the world revolves around oneself.

Seeing Prefect Zhao was truly angry, Mr. Chen You furrowed his brows and said, "Uncle, don’t be mad. I guess that woman is the young miss of some wealthy family, and the Protector she brought was really skilled. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have fallen into her trap."

Prefect Zhao’s gaze deepened, "You said it was a woman with a very skilled Protector?"

"Yes!" Mr. Chen You was sore all over from the beating, and even his gums hurt at the mention of that woman.

Prefect Zhao asked urgently, "Did you see her face clearly, what kind of carriage did she ride, and besides the Protector, was anyone else with her?"

Chen You’s eyes shifted, he nonchalantly said, "Her carriage looked like one from a wealthy merchant’s family. A few highly skilled Protectors were with her, but no one particularly special."

Prefect Zhao’s eyes darkened. The carriage was quite ordinary. Besides the richest Shen Family, several merchant families in Ding’an City were also strong, but whose young miss was she?

He initially thought it might be the Empress disguising herself for a visit, but after Chen You’s description, it seemed she was merely a merchant’s daughter.

If it were the Empress, she’d be unforgiving to the Chen family’s few dissolute young masters.

Besides, the Empress preferred sending people to the Ministry of Justice; she seemed to trust Minister Xiao Chen more.

So putting all these thoughts together, Prefect Zhao had a clear sense; he seemed to be overthinking it.

Prefect Zhao looked at Chen You, "I will pretend to give you fifty lashes and then send you home. Remember, even if you act, do it convincingly. Remember, don’t go out recently. If anyone asks, just say you were caned and can’t get out of bed."

Chen You pouted, "Uncle, can’t you just send us back directly? Haven’t we always handled things like this?"

Prefect Zhao glared at Chen You in frustration, "When will you stop causing trouble for your father and me? The Empress gave direct orders. I just dealt with Chief Li and several constables. His Majesty and the Empress are reforming the bureaucracy now. If you make trouble for me, neither you nor your father nor anyone in your Chen family will have it easy."

Chen You, reprimanded by Prefect Zhao, didn’t dare to argue.

Prefect Zhao urged, "Go quickly, and wait for the batons."

Chen You widened his eyes, "Uncle, you’re really going to beat us!"

Prefect Zhao kicked him in the backside and grumpily said, "Get out!"

After Chen You ran out with a grin, Prefect Zhao shook his head behind his back, feeling helpless. Chen You would drag his father down someday!

Chen You and several other dissolute youths, laughing and joking, pretended to get beaten and were sent out of the Capital Government with cries.

Several young masters were closely guarded by their family’s carriage and more than twenty Protectors, intending to send them home.

On their way, in an alley, Chen You lifted the curtain of the carriage and suddenly saw a familiar carriage.

Outside the carriage were the few Protectors who had beaten them and a feminine man, presumably the woman’s steward.

"Oh, what a small world!" Chen You gritted his teeth as he eyed the oncoming carriage.

He was supposed to stay in, pretending to be beaten, but he was unwilling to be toyed with by the woman across from him. Now that his family’s Protectors had arrived in such numbers, he couldn’t believe their twenty or so couldn’t beat the opponent’s five.

"Find a way to abduct the woman in the carriage for me!"

"Yes, young master." The Chen family’s Protectors were long used to the young master’s bullying ways. After all, someone always handled the aftermath, so there was no trouble.

Initially, their young master entered the Capital Government safely, and came out just as safely.

More than twenty Protectors immediately surrounded Zhan Lan’s carriage.

The driver pulled the reins, stopping Zhan Lan’s carriage. Little Anzi frowned and looked at the carriages blocking their path.

He stepped forward and said, "Everyone can use this road. Why are you blocking it, not letting us pass?"

Chen You laughed inside the carriage, "What do you think? Your young miss has piqued this young master’s curiosity. Beauty, who are you anyway, why are we so destined to meet? Since we’re so destined, I invite you to the Chen Residence as a guest, how about it?"

Little Anzi shouted sternly, "Do you know who our master is? Inviting a god is easy, sending one away is hard. I fear you won’t be able to manage the situation then!"

Inside the carriage, Chen You slapped his thigh, laughing loud enough to rock back and forth.

He hadn’t been so intrigued by a woman in a long time. Despite having many wives and concubines, the unseen and untouchable ones always made him itch.

He eagerly wanted to unveil the mystery behind the woman across.

Even if beaten, even if it was a troublesome fate, he accepted it because he was too interested in the woman inside the carriage.

Chen You licked his lips, supporting his forehead with one hand, his grin deepening, "Really? Getting more amusing. I must see how much of a deity the girl inside that carriage is. If she really is divine, I’ll divorce my wife and marry you!"