Chapter 374 - 202: Hope Everyone is Fine! Thank You for Your Sincerity! (Thanks to the Support From Book Friends)_2
In her view, as long as Yuchi assumes the role of an Advisor by her side, the problem wouldn’t be significant. At least, no one has stipulated that an Advisor must be a member of the Celestial Capital Department, right?
Yuchi smiled and shook his head, saying:
"There’s no need. The other party won’t care who I’m with, and when I’m by your side, they certainly won’t ask about random things. When we arrive at the Celestial Capital Department, just proceed according to your thoughts, as if I’m not here. Express whatever ideas you have directly."
If the Celestial Capital Department paid attention to the people around Song Yinghan, Song Yinghan wouldn’t have found not even a single real clue by now. With his current status, even if he’s given the identity of a husband, others wouldn’t bother to ask.
"Alright then, watch my performance later. I believe I should be able to accomplish something!"
To avoid punishment from Yuchi, the great beauty Song considered she needed to think carefully, at least learn some of the truth from the Celestial Capital Department.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to search fruitlessly in Canglan City for so long. Yet Yuchi managed to clear a path in just half an hour.
It’s not only his ability to analyze logically that is swift; even his driving speed is remarkably fast.
The speed is simply astonishing.
"Impossible! Later, I must seriously inquire into things. No matter what, I must find out some information about Ling Huzhong. Otherwise, I really can’t hold my head high in front of him. If he wants to bully me, I wouldn’t have the confidence to speak to him. Should I rely on my own strength and force him to kowtow to me?"
"That certainly won’t happen."
"So, I need to defeat him in his strongest area. When that moment comes, I’ll let him know the consequences of offending an influential figure and offending me, Song Yinghan. Watch how he teases me usually."
Song Yinghan felt increasingly confident, wondering if given such apparent circumstances, she should be able to manage, right?
After all, it’s just a matter of questioning, what’s so difficult about it?
...
Around ten in the morning, Yuchi, led by Song Yinghan, arrived outside of the Celestial Capital Department. Seeing the luxurious mansion in front of him, he exclaimed his luck:
"The inn is half an hour away from Ziyue Star Pavilion. Ziyue Star Pavilion is also half an hour from the Celestial Capital Department, which is half an hour from my inn. Is this really an equilateral triangle?"
In the vast Canglan City, it’s his first visit, choosing randomly, and ending up with a good result, can it be?
The Celestial Capital Department is a jack-of-all-trades institution.
They can manage various affairs, do a bit of everything, but are not specialized.
Entered the Celestial Capital Department.
This mansion of the Celestial Capital Department is truly imposing. To buy the entire place, two taels of silver might not suffice, don’t you think?
"Two taels of silver are too much; there’s even a chance for change with one tael..." Walking, Song Yinghan muttered to Yuchi beside her: "Besides, they’re really not asking who you are."
"Haha, naturally they’re not asking." Yuchi replied with a smile.
Recent events unfolded just as Yuchi had predicted.
Initially, Song Yinghan arranged an identity for Yuchi to introduce him to others.
As Yuchi anticipated, his arrival did not surprise the Celestial Capital Department people. They didn’t care who appeared beside Song Yinghan; they merely wondered if Song Yinghan was again investigating that matter.
Hadn’t you asked before? Doing this is a waste of time.
Regarding why the Canglan City Celestial Capital Department is indifferent to Song Yinghan, unlike the Jiangzhou City Celestial Capital Department, it’s frankly straightforward.
First, Jiangzhou City is nowhere near as influential as Canglan City in terms of scale, nor in the capacity to collect tax silver, making Jiangzhou City’s Celestial Capital Department weaker. In such circumstances, Song Yinghan is a "star" in Jiangzhou City, but a "stranger" in Canglan City.
Second, although most people come from the same hometown in the Canglan City Celestial Capital Department—largely from the Stargazing Pavilion—it’s not the only one. Stargazing Pavilion numbers are not few. Hence, in Canglan City, while a few individuals hail from the Stargazing Pavilion Song Yinghan attended, most others graduated from different Stargazing Pavilions.
Based on this second point, things become easier to understand.
To Canglan City’s Celestial Capital Department, Song Yinghan seems to wield "an ancient sword in today’s court." Were it not for the Stargazing Pavilion’s esteemed status, others would ignore anything Song Yinghan says.
Ultimately, it’s a proud existence; they have the capital to be haughty, not worried about money.
...
In the following hour, Song Yinghan began asking questions patiently.
The general meaning is simple: since Ling Huzhong is your Celestial Capital Department member and behaves so unusually, you couldn’t have been completely unaware. So, just directly relay what you’ve seen to me, Song Yinghan.