"What do you mean by that?" Shu Yu tilted her head and asked.
Cheng Xian rubbed his temples, "Old Master Cheng has some distant relation with the Lord, but the connection is quite remote. The Lord, being a governor now, naturally has plenty of people around him wanting to ride his coattails. Old Master Cheng wants to seize opportunities but hasn't found the right one yet."
But this time, Cheng Xian's arrival made Old Master Cheng see a glimmer of hope.
When Old Master Cheng first met him, he subtly hinted that he wanted him to take Cheng Family's two bastards to the southwest, to seek a position by Lord Cheng's side, even if it's just running errands, suggesting that using one's own people is convenient and reassuring.
