BHBF Chapter 87.2

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 87.2: Playful Son (65)

Shao Yu also received an assignment today. He did not return to the Dali Temple, but entered the Ministry of Revenue and served as the Minister of Revenue.

This position is different from the original plot. In the original plot, he took over as the Minister of Personnel.

This time, perhaps it was because the old emperor saw Shao Yu’s performance during his tenure in Qingning County and hoped that Shao Yu could bring something different.

Shao Yu has a simple mind and will take any job given to him. He does not agree with the family monarchy, but he also has no intention of overthrowing it. However, the people are innocent, and Shao Yu only wants to do his best to improve their lives.

Shao Yu returned home, still thinking about the Ministry of Revenue’s next move. After seeing Shao Jiashu, he put aside his work and asked her about her experience today.

After listening to the whole story, Shao Yu said, “You were ordered to enter the palace as a companion. Since the princess is willing to distance herself from you, she won’t order you around. So, wouldn’t you be just following the emperor’s orders and slacking off? Isn’t that good?”

After hearing this, Shao Jiashu felt something was strange.

“Don’t always think that the atmosphere is bad. Just think of it as studying in an academy without any formalities. Learn as much as you can.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashu nodded reluctantly.

Seeing that she was still in a bad mood, Shao Yu asked, “There’s a lantern festival on Xifu Street tonight. Do you want to go?”

Shao Jiashu nodded vigorously.

After dinner, the entire Shao family went out. Even Shao Jialiang, who was about to take the imperial examination, was present. Shao Jiashan even rushed to Fang’s house in advance to pick her up.

Shao Yu was afraid that there would be too many people around and that Fang Yurou would be bumped into, so he asked Zhao Zhong to follow and protect her.

“It was better when we were in Qingning. There was no need to wear such a thing back then.” Shao Jiashu complained about the veil on her head.

Xiao Han, who was also wearing a veil hat, said, “Just wear it honestly and don’t move around. If you lose me, I’ll punish you when we get back.”

Shao Jiashu agreed reluctantly.

Shao Yu also asked another attendant, Wang Xi, to follow Shao Jiashu. Zhao Zhong and Wang Xi both knew kung fu, so they were asked to keep an eye on the person, so that even if they got separated, there would be no need to worry.

Shao Jialiang suddenly saw a butterfly hairpin on a roadside stall and stopped immediately.

However, Shao Jiashu’s attention was drawn to a rabbit lamp.

“How much is this lamp?”

“How much is this lamp?”

Shao Jiashu couldn’t help but turn her head and look at the person who said the same thing to her.

The man stood in the not-so-bright light, his face not clearly visible behind a veil, but Shao Jiashu could still sense his gentle expression.

When Jing Shang saw that the person he was fighting with was a girl wearing a veil, he immediately gave in, but there was still a look of regret on his face.

Seeing the other party like this, Shao Jiashu felt embarrassed and said, “You buy it.”

After hearing this, Jing Shang did not refuse anymore, but explained with an apologetic tone: “My little sister loves rabbits. She looked around for a long time and found this one to be the most exquisite. But she gave it up.”

Upon hearing this, Shao Jiashu immediately said, “It’s okay. I was just in a momentary mood. Who knows, I might fall in love with another lamp in a while.”

Jing Shang bought another small fish lantern from the stall owner and said to Shao Jiashu, “I am so grateful for your kindness today, young lady. I have no way to repay you, so I can only use this lantern to express my gratitude.”

Coming from the same stall, this little fish lantern was just as exquisite and cute. Shao Jiashu took one look at it and fell in love with it. She thanked Jing Shang softly.

Jing Shang finally bowed to Shao Jiashu before leaving.

Shao Jiashu stood there in a daze for a moment, then picked up the small fish lantern in her hand, looked at it carefully, and continued walking forward.

The maidservant whispered at this time: “Miss, we have lost the master and his wife.”

Only then did Shao Jiashu realize that she had been separated from her parents without realizing it. She soon spotted Wang Xi not far away, so she wasn’t too scared.

Shao Jiashu also knew that Wang Xi would not stop her no matter what she did. He would just follow her closely to protect her. Therefore, she would never have any intention of getting rid of him. Instead, she had more fun.

Shao Jiashu and her maid followed the crowd forward, and stopped to watch when they saw something lively. They walked and stopped like this, and finally stopped beside a stage built on the roadside.

At this time, there was a lot of noise on the stage, and it was very lively.

Shao Jiashu was so engrossed in watching that she didn’t notice someone approaching her and reaching for the purse on her waist.

“Sister, look, how lively it is!”

Shao Jiashu was suddenly bumped by someone. She turned around and saw that it was Jing Shang again. She couldn’t help feeling confused when she heard what he said.

Jing Shang, however, acted like he was protecting his own sister, and shouted at the pickpocket, “Stay away from my sister!”

Jing Shang was also watching the show here. He happened to see the familiar little fish lantern, so he took a closer look and happened to discover the pickpocket’s actions.

Seeing this, the pickpocket knew that the deal could not be completed, so he turned around and left angrily.

Shao Jiashu lowered her head at this time and saw that her purse was hanging around her waist and was about to fall off. She immediately understood what was going on and thanked Jing Shang.

“It’s okay. There are a lot of people at the Lantern Festival, so be careful young lady.”

After Jing Shang finished speaking, he planned to leave again.

However, something strange happened.

The stage was originally in good condition, but suddenly the bottom broke, and the entire stage seemed to be out of control and fell towards the direction where Shao Jiashu was.

Jing Shang pulled Shao Jiashu to his side with force and quickly retreated while protecting her.

Neither of them was injured, but due to such violent movements, the lamps in their hands fell to the ground, and the veil on Shao Jiashu’s head was also lifted.

There were screams coming from the crowd, but they seemed to be very far away from the two of them.

Shao Jiashu finally saw the other person’s exact appearance, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Orchids and jade trees.

There were only these four words in Shao Jiashu’s mind at this moment.

Jing Shang also looked at Shao Jiashu with amazement.

Shao Jiashu’s cheeks gradually turned red. She looked down and saw the lamp on the ground. She immediately became anxious: “Your rabbit lamp!”

Both her little fish lantern and Jing Shang’s rabbit lantern fell to the ground because of this incident and were trampled to pieces by the crowd.

Jing Shang shook his head and said, “Forget it. I’ll buy her another rabbit lantern later. Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Shao Jiashu shook her head and turned to look at the stage. Due to this incident, many people failed to retreat in time and were hit directly.

She said with some concern: “I don’t know if these people are hurt.”

Jing Shang said, “Find a place to hide, I’ll go take a look.”

After saying that, he squeezed back in again and helped the crowd lift the stage.

Wang Xi also appeared at this time and protected Shao Jiashu.

But Shao Jiashu’s eyes were all on Jing Shang at this time, watching his actions with some concern.

The commotion here attracted the attention of almost everyone on the street.

Shao Yu rushed over and took a look at Shao Jiashu first. After confirming that his daughter was fine, he said to Wang Xi, “After you send the lady and the young lady back, take out all our medicine boxes.”

They came out to see the lantern festival tonight, so they didn’t bring their medicine box with them. Now that such a big thing happened on the street, they naturally needed a doctor’s help.

Shao Jiashan also hurried over. Fang Yurou and Zhao Zhong were not with him. Obviously, Shao Jiashan also asked Zhao Zhong to escort her back first.

“Shan’er, Ah Hei, go and help with the simple treatment of the wound first. Do you know how to do it?” Shao Yu asked.

Shao Jiashan and Ah Hei nodded together.

The two men pushed their way toward the crowd, shouting, “Make way, we are doctors.”

When they heard that it was a doctor, the crowd automatically made way for them.

Shao Yu also followed him in.

Although Jing Shang didn’t know how to treat wounds, he was always there to make arrangements.

This young man obviously didn’t look like an ordinary citizen, yet he was so kind-hearted that Shao Yu couldn’t help but take a few more glances at him.

Jing Shang didn’t know Shao Yu, but seeing how skillfully he treated the wound, he guessed that Shao Yu must be a very good doctor.

Jing Shang could have left early, but for some reason, he followed Shao Yu and the others around and ran around.

The original intention of holding the Lantern Festival was to bring joy to the people, but there were casualties, which was considered a major event, and the prefect of Jingzhao also rushed over.

The current Jingzhao prefect was transferred from another place half a year ago. There was no grand court meeting in the past two days. Therefore, although he knew that Shao Yu had returned to the capital bto serve as the Minister of Revenue, he did not know Shao Yu yet.

When he met Shao Yu, he thought he was just an ordinary doctor.

The capital was the emperor’s capital, and every move was watched by all civil and military officials. The prefect of Jingzhao did not dare to relax at all. He said to his subordinates, “Such a major incident has occurred. First, make sure everyone’s injuries can be treated.”

“Treatment costs…” The subordinate hesitated at this time.

The Jingzhao prefect immediately said, “It’s too late to worry about this little consultation fee. If the troupe can’t come up with it, then let the government pay it first.”

He also asked his subordinates to settle the medical fees with the doctor present.

There were more than just Shao Yu and his three disciples present, but none of them asked for money.

Shao Yu walked straight to the side of the Jingzhao prefect and said, “Such a major event has occurred. The Lantern Festival cannot be held. Let the people disperse first.”

But the prefect of Jingzhao was somewhat reluctant. After all, the Lantern Festival was only halfway through, and the emperor had also said that he might come out to take a look. The prefect of Jingzhao did not want to give up this good opportunity to show himself.

“How can a big event like the Lantern Festival be ended just like that?” The prefect of Jingzhao said unhappily.

Shao Yu wasn’t angry either. He just said, “The people are panicking and don’t have the energy to watch the lanterns. Gathering together will only lead to chaos. The troupe needs to preserve the scene and investigate whether it was an accident or deliberate. With so many casualties, there should be an explanation.”

After hearing this, the prefect of Jingzhao was still very unhappy, but he also knew that what Shao Yu said made sense. However, when he thought about being ordered around by a doctor, he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

“Which clinic are you from?” asked the prefect of Jingzhao.

Shao Yu said: “I don’t have a clinic.”

The Jingzhao prefect frowned slightly and said, “A traveling doctor.”

There are many kinds of doctors. The top one is naturally the imperial physician, followed by the doctors in various clinics. As for the traveling doctors, they are almost at the bottom of the contempt chain.