Chapter 201 (1/2)

T/N: This chapter is longer than the previous chapters I've translated thus far To keep eable, I've decided to split the chapter into two parts so that it doesn't feel so daunting

Chapter 201 - Enter the Capital

Seven days later, An Chang De rushed back to An Yuan County

It took two days by horseback to cover the distance between Yong Zhou and An Yuan County

However, An Chang De's fa Fu's death They used to sha Fu for money Now that the two families have fallen out with each other, it's been two months since they've asked for money They couldn't even afford to care for a horse In order to get to Yong Zhou, they had to find a caravan that was going there

The caravans were slower and spentDe and his wife expected

The couple ca's trusted aide His na with sharp, calculative eyes Jiang Zhong Ting gave his trusted aide full control over thethe An family

In the afternoon, An Chang De took Qian You Hao along to the county office to look for County Magistrate Zhang

When County Magistrate Zhang heard that An Chang De ca's trusted aide, he rushed out to greet the of their intentions and i

”Brother Chang De, Qian da ren, the two of you are one step late”

[T/N: A term of address to indicate a certain level of closeness, not actual blood related brothers]

[T/N: 大人 da ren: lit ”big person” Used as a title of respect toward superiors]

An Chang De thought the other was trying to shi+rk away It was like this last time, too But this tied ”County Magistrate Zhang, I know you're afraid of getting into trouble, but this tiistrate da ren as support, what are you still afraid of? Are you saying you don't even put Prefectural Magistrate da ren in your eye?”

[T/N: 放在眼里 fang zai yan li: to attach importance to]

When County Magistrate Zhang heard this, he kneas a threat to hi, he hurriedly explained, ”Brother Chang De, you istrate, what Ilandlord of An family left An Yuan County yesterday You really did come late”

”What did you say? He really left An Yuan County?”

An Chang De had yet to express the surprise in his heart Qian You Hao's expression became cold

County Magistrate Zhang smiled ”It's true They left just yesterday afternoon When my people received the news, he had already left with a co Fu's immediate family with him There were also a few maids and servants The steas left behind, but he is a small person of no importance”

[T/N: I' this ot left behind with their daughters]

A shadow crossed Qian You Hao's face Their plans were et An Zi Ran As soon as he left, the plans could not be i Fu had no real power and could not make decisions It was useless to catch them They're not worth much to An Zi Ran As for that steward, he was but a lowly servant that could be discarded at any time