Chapter 1902: Shu Yu Witnessed the Commotion (Patreon)

Chapter 1902: Shu Yu Witnessed the Commotion

All eyes suddenly focused on Shu Yu. Did she know something?

Shu Yu nodded and said, "Chen He went to the county jail." She had been at the prefectural yamen and witnessed the commotion concerning Chen He.

Lu Sanzhu found it odd and asked, "Why did Chen He go to the jail at this critical moment? Did he suddenly become a filial son and want to visit his parents?"

"He did visit his parents, but as for being a filial son..." Shu Yu chuckled lightly.

Chen He went to the jail to secure the Chen family's assets. Currently, both Chen Bing and Pan Shi were imprisoned, and the family faced a significant debt. Chen He was the only one who could raise the necessary funds.

However, all the family's money was managed by Pan Shi, and he would surely question her about it. Pan Shi, hearing that Chen He intended to visit her frequently and retrieve the money, had disclosed the location where the silver was stored.

Subsequently, Chen He also went to see Chen Bing. The house and shop were still under Chen Bing's name. Chen He had calculated that by selling the house and shop, and adding the original family savings Pan Shi had told him about, he should have around a thousand taels of silver. After repaying the debts owed to Grandma Fang, Zhou Tiedong, Guo Zheng, and others, the rest would be his.

However, at this point, Chen Bing held a deep grudge against Chen He and refused to hand over the house and shop. Chen He had threatened that if he didn't receive them, the government would take them and sell them at a low price.

That was precisely what Chen Bing wanted. He would rather let the government take them than let Chen He and Chen Qiu benefit. Furthermore, he told the authorities that even if the house and shop were sold, it might not be enough to repay the debts. There was still some silver left in the family, and he couldn't allow Chen He to take that.

Chen He was furious but eventually left the jail cursing.

Shu Yu found the Chen family's drama of betrayal quite entertaining. She believed that Chen Bing should thank her; otherwise, he would have had to wear the cuckold's hat for several decades, and ultimately, all their family assets would have benefited someone else.

Lu Sanzhu suddenly realized something and said, "So that's what happened. I was wondering why he looked so terrible when he came back and started fighting with someone as soon as he entered the house."

"Who did he fight with?"

"That steward's son."

The man who had an affair with Pan Shi was the steward of the Pan family. Once the case was resolved, government officials took the steward away, and he was sentenced to two years in jail.

The steward was roughly the same age as Chen Bing and already had a family of his own. However, his wife had died in the past two years, leaving him with a son in his twenties who had not yet married. The son now worked for the Pan family's second master.

Upon hearing the news, the son was utterly dumbfounded. Not only had his father had an affair with the lady of the Pan family, but he had also gained a new pair of siblings. It was truly a colossal joke.

However, as a servant, he couldn't do anything about it. He could only clench his fists and endure the curious glances from other servants.

These glances made him extremely uncomfortable, and unfortunately, when Chen He returned and couldn't find the steward, he turned to confront him.

Both of them were harboring deep-seated anger. Previously, the steward's son had shown respect to Chen He because of his status. But now, since they were both sons of servants, he no longer felt inferior and didn't hold back.

The two of them ended up in a heated confrontation.