Chapter 52 Chen Qun

  As soon as Guo Jia entered the Chen Mansion, he immediately put on a different face, without any signs of nervousness or guilt. He strolled leisurely along the corridor, occasionally smiling and nodding at people, as if he were very familiar with the place.

  "Master, are all those things you just said true?" Ming'er suddenly asked from behind, her voice a bit hoarse, as if she had been crying.

  "Huh? What did I just say?" Guo Jia asked strangely.

  "You said I'm useless and can't even handle small things without making mistakes, all you know is crying!" Ming Er said in a low voice.

  Guo Jia turned his head back and only then did he realize that the little maid had actually taken those words to heart, he had thought it was all just acting a moment ago.

  "I said, those are just nonsense, you're so clever and can't tell?" Guo Jia couldn't help but say.

  "But I think I'm just like that." Ming Er rubbed her eyes and had a lot of self-awareness?

  "Hmm!" Guo Jia smiled and patted Ming Er's little head, asking, "Then what do you think a maid should know?"

  "Even if I couldn't help Young Master with his plans, at the very least I should be able to do laundry and cook!" Ming'er replied.

  "There are strategists for planning, and servants for doing chores. If it's really as you said, then tell me, why did my uncle Huang bring you back to be a servant?" Guo Jia asked back.

  Tomorrow, she pouted and muttered to herself,

  "I thought I could come up with a plan at first..."

  "Wrong, Old Man Huang wanted you to come back and accompany his daughter in reading and playing. Now that you're with me, I don't need to read books, so you just need to play with me!" Guo Jia said.

  "Who serves as a maid like that?" Ming Er couldn't help but say, feeling that Guo Jia was just comforting her.

  "Don't underestimate this matter, if it weren't for you, who would I be saying these words to now? Usually when I'm bored, who else can I talk to? Moreover, who says you can't come up with strategies anymore? I have something to ask your advice on right now." Guo Jia said.

  "Oh?" Ming Er raised her head slightly, wanting to determine if Guo Jia really had something to ask for her advice or was just making an excuse to fool her.

  "You said I don't know which room that lady lives in and I also don't know her maiden name, how should I go find her now?" Guo Jia stopped and asked.

  He is indeed facing this problem now. Should he just ask someone directly about "the one who's getting married soon"? That wouldn't draw attention, would it?

  After thinking about it tomorrow, his eyes suddenly lit up and he suggested

  "I can go take a look for you, young master!"

  She's just a little girl tomorrow, and with any excuse, she should be able to ask for directions. Who would suspect such an adorable little thing? It's absolutely different from the situation where Guo Jia comes out!

  Just as he thought he would get a definite answer from Guo Jia the next day, he suddenly heard Guo Jia say slowly.

  "I think it's enough, no need anymore..."

  "What?! Ming Er hastily lifted her head, could it be that her suggestion had a problem again?"

  When they saw Guo Jia's expression, Ming Er hastily turned around and looked back. Someone was walking towards them from the distance. And if he wasn't mistaken, this person should be the one who had been suspected of being sneaky and had escaped earlier.

  As expected, it was indeed someone from the Chen family sneaking over to see how Xin Pi was doing!

  It's obvious that the other party is now coming for him, so Guo Jia didn't hide anything and instead took the initiative to meet them.

  "Oh dear, Brother Chen, it's been a long time!"

  "Oh? When have we met before?" The man stopped and asked, apparently this person was indeed surnamed Chen.

  "Is Brother Chen so forgetful? Didn't we just meet?" Guo Jia asked back.

  "When did we meet again?" the man continued to ask.

  "Immediately." Guo Jia replied.

  "Haha! Interesting! Indeed worthy of being a 'double non' Guo Jia!" The man burst out laughing.

  Guo Jia raised an eyebrow.

  "Oh? So Brother Chen knows me?"

  "Xin Pi, apart from his elder brother Xin Ping, was particularly close to Guo Tu and Guo Jia of the Guo family. I see that you are so young, you must not be Guo Tu, but rather 'Double Non' Guo Jia!" The man explained.

  Guo Jia's eyes twitched, it seems that the name "Double Fly" will be hard to shake off for a lifetime. Many times, Guo Jia would think to himself, if he had mentioned a few more famous people in front of Pang De at that time, what would he be now? Wouldn't he be "Triple Fly", "Quadruple Fly"?

  "I didn't expect Brother Chen to be so well-prepared. It seems that our side is completely at a disadvantage. May I ask for your advice?" Guo Jia asked with a bow.

  "Chen Qun, Chen Changwen." The newcomer introduced himself.

  Guo Jia narrowed his eyes, Chen Qun?! Could it be that Chen Qun? Although Guo Jia couldn't recall what the historical figure's name was, now it seemed about right. After all, in this Three Kingdoms era, famous people often came from famous families.

  "Where is Brother Chen now?" Guo Jia asked directly.

  "Cough, cough." Chen Qun awkwardly cleared his throat, "I don't have any achievements to my name yet."

  As soon as he heard this, Guo Jia's eyes lit up and he directly hooked Chen Qun's neck, completely in a familiar manner.

  "Brother Chen can come with me!"

  Although he hasn't received any extraordinary generals, getting a famous and named strategist is also pretty good. Guo Jia believed that the heavens sent Chen Qun to him, this was fate!

  However, he might have overlooked that fate also has different categories...

  "With you?" Chen Qun suddenly sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, Guo Jia, you're just a commoner now!"

  Scholars often pride themselves and belittle each other.

  If Guo Jia were a person of status, then saying this would be fine, but Guo Jia himself is a nobody who has not proven himself, and yet he dares to order others around. Chen Qun heard this and was furious!

  What makes you think I'm Chen Qun coming after you? Why didn't you, Guo Jia, come after me instead?!

  "Brother Chen, your words are quite off the mark. Look at me now, I'm just a commoner, but it won't necessarily be that way for long." Guo Jia said unintentionally.

  "Haha!" Chen Qun narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Guo Fengxiao! I know you'll soon become Cai Yong's son-in-law, but as for Cai Yong himself... of course, I don't mean anything else. It's just that Cai Daoyou has no desire for fame or wealth. You think Guo Jia can ascend to greatness with this? That's simply the biggest joke under heaven!"

  When he heard this, Guo Jia also became unhappy, and almost changed from a hook neck to a pinched neck.

  "Chen Qun! Do you think I, Guo Jia, am the kind of person who rises to power by relying on women and eating soft rice?!" Guo Jia shouted loudly.

  "How dare you! I just wanted to remind Your Excellency that it's better not to harbor such wild fantasies." Chen Qun tilted his head, with a rather arrogant expression.

  "Great! Haha, great!" Guo Jia took a deep breath, laughing in extreme anger, "Then do you dare to make a bet with me?!"

  "What are you betting on?" Chen Qun raised an eyebrow, "Are you betting that you can succeed by relying on a woman to get ahead?"

  "Whoa!"

  "Ah! You dare to hit me?!"

  "What's wrong! I'm hitting you! I couldn't hit anyone else, can't I even hit you?!"

  "Guo Fengxiao! You think I'm afraid of you?"

  Rustling and crackling sounds...

  The little servant girl beside him couldn't help but cover her eyes, it turned out that even a weak and bookish scholar like him would fight in the same way as a street thug.

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  There are still several chapters before the plot starts to unfold