Sun Yisheng has never been so high-profile in his life.
He is a ninth-grade official, a low-ranking official in Xijing City. When he goes out on weekdays, few people look at him highly. But today, he felt the attention of thousands of people, which made him feel dizzy and his heart beat faster.
But Chen Shi, who was walking under the umbrella and entering the capital, had a different mentality.
"My grandfather killed many people here and is called the Butcher of Xijing." He said to Sun Yisheng.
Sun Yisheng trembled, and lost all the attention he had just received, and said quickly: "Master, please don't mention this matter again! Mr. Chen Tang also suffered the hostility of many people because of this incident."
Chen Shi didn't take it seriously, and then a voice from the crowd came: "He is the boy scholar, a man who has been dead for eleven years."
Chen Shi looked towards the source of the sound, but saw a crowd of people. Many people looked at the people entering the city and could not tell who was speaking. More than 260 people from all over Xiniu Xinzhou entered the city at the same time, which was very rare in the history of Xijing.
What they have seen the most is often the many servants and retainers supporting the noble family members as they enter the city.
This group of people who entered Xijing were all weathered and dusty, and some still had old wounds, but their spirits were surprisingly good, and they seemed to have not been polluted by the world.
"He is alive again."
There are voices in the crowd talking, "The man who should have died long ago was resurrected three years ago and came to Xijing to find his supreme Taoist embryo."
Chen Shi glanced around and saw too many faces. There were also some big-eared Sky Listeners squatting on the roof, waving their arms and recording something quickly. He noticed that countless eyes were falling on him, and he seemed to be able to feel the emotions of the owner of the eyes.
There was curiosity, hostility, doubt, and appreciation... Chen Shi withdrew his gaze and stopped looking for the person who was talking.
"Before you came to Xijing, many people in Xijing knew you."
Sun Yisheng said to him, "Your actions will attract the attention of many people." There are already many people outside Gongtian Mansion holding signs, eagerly waiting for people to come out.
After a while, Fu Yin sent everyone out of Gongtian Mansion and said with a smile: "When you settle down in Xijing, people from the hometown association will come to greet you at the door. Go to the guild hall in the same province each to stay safe and wait for the exam to start. I wish you all the best wishes for the gold medal!"
Leave Gongtian Mansion, and sure enough, many people outside were holding signs with the names of each province written on them, such as Xinxiang, Gongzhou, Xianzhou, etc. Everyone looked for the name of their own province. After finding it, they came to say goodbye to Chen Shi.
Gongtianfu Yin looked at these candidates in surprise. Everyone wanted to bow to Chen Shi and say goodbye. Some even ran up to him and kowtowed before leaving, regardless of whether Chen Shi accepted it or not.
"Chen Jieyuan, do you want to go to the guild hall in Xinxiang?"
Hu Feifei asked Chen Shi. She held her daughter in hand and looked up at Chen Shi expectantly, hoping that he could live with them. Chen Shi shook his head and declined politely, saying: "I still want to find Chen Tang."
He was about to leave with Sun Yisheng, when Gongtian Fuyin's voice came: "Chen Jieyuan, stay."
Chen Shi stopped, Gongtian Fuyin's eyes were warm and his face was warm. He looked at him gently and said with a smile: "Chen Jieyuan doesn't know something. This Xijing is not far away from Xinxiang. The Emperor Tiangao in Xinxiang is not far away. If you commit something or something, someone will help you to calm it down. But there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in Xijing. The local fierce dragons are worse than worms when they arrive in Xijing. They have to be coiled, otherwise there will be disaster." Sun Yisheng felt awe-inspiring in his heart.
Gongtian Fuyin had something in his words, which was clearly a warning to Chen Shi. In Xinxiang, Chen Shi was a strong dragon, but in Xijing, he was worse than a snake. It was best not to cause trouble! Along the way, Sun Yisheng finally understood Chen Shi's temper, his strong personality and lack of tact, and he was worried that he would cause trouble.
Chen Shi looked solemn and said, "Students should take Fu Yin's lesson to heart." Sun Yisheng was stunned: "He didn't contradict him?"
Gongtian Fu Yin was quite satisfied and said, "Go ahead. Don't commit any crime. If you commit any crime, I won't be lenient if you fall into my hands." Chen Shi said yes.
Sun Yisheng thought to himself: "Gongtian Fuyin is also very generous. He knows that many governors have died because of Master Chen, and yet he dares to say such strong words in front of Master Chen. It is really remarkable."
Chen Shi was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "The students don't know your name yet." Gongtianfu Yin said, "I am Xia Jiuge."
"It's from my family." His face darkened.
Chen Shi praised: "Your Excellency, what a good name." After that, he followed Sun Yisheng and left.
Gongtianfu Yin Xia Jiuge watched him leave, only to feel that Chen Shi's dog glanced at him twice more. Under the guidance of Sun Yisheng, Chen Shi brought the black pot and wooden cart to the inner city of Xijing.
Xijing is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is mostly the official residence and palace of Xijing officials, while the outer city is where officials and people who go to Beijing live. There are differences between the inside and the outside.
Chen Tang is a third-rank official and owns a house and about ten houses in Xijing. If the official position is lower, he will not be a high-ranking official and will be kicked out of the inner city and have to settle in the outer city. After Chen Shi followed Sun Yisheng to the inner city, he felt that the inner city was much quieter. Although there were many cars and horses passing by, they all passed each other and it was not crowded.
Even if it is crowded, they will stop and wait quietly for the cars and horses in front to pass by.
In the outer city, if there is a congestion, it will be much noisier, and sometimes there will be fights. Not long after, they came to a house, and Sun Yisheng said, "Master Chen, we're here."
Chen Shi's body was a little stiff. He stopped and looked at the house. He felt a little embarrassed and pretended not to care. There is a main entrance to the house, and a side door is opened next to it. There are two bookbox stones on the left and right in front of the door, indicating that the owner is a civil servant. There is an empty space in front of the door, which is a place for parking horses. The wooden cart drove over on its own initiative and parked itself there.
At this time, some raindrops fell from the sky, and the wooden cart opened the canopy to protect itself from the rain. Black Guo ran under the car to hide from the rain.
Sun Yisheng walked up the three stone steps with a crutch and came to the door and knocked on the door.
Chen Shi followed him, rubbing his hands several times until his joints turned white. "Don't be nervous." Sun Yisheng said, "You were calm along the way."
"I'm not nervous." Chen Shi said nervously, his neck a little stiff. At this time, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was a servant. He was in his thirties or forties. He recognized Sun Yisheng and invited him in quickly. "Master Sun, is this the young master?" the servant wearing a black hat asked.
Sun Yisheng said: "Call me Master." "Master." said the servant.
Chen Shi nodded, wondering whether he should step his left foot first or his right foot when entering the door. Sun Yisheng turned around and said in surprise: "Master, come in."
Chen Shi responded and wanted to move his legs, but unexpectedly his two feet moved together and he jumped over the threshold. "I'm too nervous."
Chen Shi was a little annoyed and said to himself, "I shouldn't be so nervous. Chen Tang doesn't recognize me, and I don't recognize him either. I will leave as soon as I see him and go live in the Xinxiang Guild Hall."
The servant looked back in surprise, wondering why he jumped into the house. Sun Yisheng whispered: "The rules of my hometown in Xinxiang are that when you first enter the door, you must enter with both feet." The servant had never been to Xinxiang, so he believed it.
Chen Shi almost walked forward with hands and feet. He quickly stopped and calmed down before returning to his normal walking posture. He looked around and distracted himself, and it turned out that he was much better.
This yard is not big, with two entrances. The front yard is the guest room and reception area, and there are two kitchen utility rooms. The back yard should be a resting place for the owner’s family. However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There is a wind and rain corridor in the front and back yard, the landscape is arranged in the yard, there is a rockery fish pond in the back yard, and several pine trees and crape myrtles are planted.
There were not many people in the yard. Chen Shi saw two or three maids and servants.
Sun Yisheng used crutches and took Chen Shi to sit in the main hall of the backyard. He said, "Sit down for a while, and I will go and talk to Mr. Chen." Chen Shi nodded lightly and sat on the chair. The chair was cold. He moved his buttocks and looked at the layout of the main hall.
The main hall is not a place to receive guests, but a space for family members to eat, worship Buddha and worship their ancestors. It has a square table and several round stools. Behind the table is a table, seven feet long and short. In the center of the table is a spiritual tablet with the words "Xian Kao Chen Gong taboo Yindu Prefecture Jun Sheng Xilian" and other words.
There is a small incense burner in front of the burial place, and the burner is full of incense ashes.
Chen Shi looked away. There were offerings on the table, and the fruits were newly put on them and were still very fresh.
There is a sword on the other side of the table, and there is also an incense burner. There is incense in the burner, which is still burning, and the breath of incense floats towards the sword. The sword exudes a strong extraordinary power, and it must have been sacrificed for many years.
There is a landscape painting hanging behind the table. The landscape painted in the painting should be Qianyang Mountain. The painting is very detailed. Chen Shi also saw the Orochi Xuan Mountain coiled on the top of a mountain.
He relieved his nervousness, moved closer, and searched for the location of Huangpo Village. Sure enough, he quickly found Huangpo Village, and saw that the village was actually drawn in the painting, and there was an old willow tree with a crooked neck on the loess slope next to it.
The most peculiar thing is that there is a hanged ghost hanging on the tree!
"Chen Tang also met Zhu Xiucai!" Chen Shi was surprised.
What surprised him the most was that there was someone under the tree, a scholar-looking man, who was raising his head as if talking to a hanged man! "Who is this person?" He was surprised.
Grandpa? Or the creator Xiaowu? Or...Chen Tang!
Sun Yisheng was waiting quietly in the front hall. The servant had already gone to the Hubu Yamen to look for Chen Tang. The servant was also a practitioner, and with the armor and horse talisman, he should have seen Chen Tang.
He waited for another incense, and heard footsteps outside the door.
Sun Yisheng turned around and saw a middle-aged official walking in. Before he could take off his red official robe and his official hat, he quickly leaned forward and said, "Master Chen, I am glad that you have fulfilled your duty and brought the young master back with you!"
Chen Tang quickly stepped forward, supported him, and helped him sit down. He checked his injuries first and found that Sun Yisheng was fine. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yisheng, you have worked so hard this time! If it weren't for you, Chen Shi would I'm afraid he died on the way!
He straightened up and bowed to the ground
Sun Yisheng quickly returned the gift and said with a wry smile. Don't thank me. Even without me, your son could have come to Xijing alive, maybe faster. I feel that I didn't exert much strength along the way...
He looked strange. Apart from being injured and enjoying the treatment of Chen Shi's elixir and black pot, the rest seemed to be eating and drinking every day. There were a lot of people around him, checking his injuries every day, begging him not to die.
Chen Tang was surprised and didn't understand why he said that.
Sun Yisheng smiled and said: "My son is still waiting in the main hall. We have plenty of time to chat. Come over quickly!" Chen Tang said lightly: "He is not my son. My son is dead... Yisheng, what kind of person is he?"
Sun Yisheng hesitated and told the truth. He complained and said: "An honest boy, steady, mature, generous, decent, kind and benevolent. I can't fault him. It's just that... He looked embarrassed and hesitated in his heart.
He felt that Chen Shi acted like this on purpose in front of him. "Just what?" Chen Tang asked.
Sun Yisheng pushed him out and said with a smile: "Go quickly, go quickly! Don't keep him waiting!"
Chen Tang walked out of the front hall, and Sun Yisheng watched him walk to the backyard. He saw Chen Tang walking awkwardly, walking forward on both hands and feet. Sun Yisheng coughed, and Chen Tang also noticed that he was a little nervous. He calmed down and then returned to normal.
"Please come, madam." He stopped a maid and said. The maid hurriedly went.
Chen Tang came to the main hall and stood for a moment before walking in.
Chen Shi turned around and saw a rather tall middle-aged man in official attire, standing at the door of the main hall. He had a tall and straight posture and a dignified appearance. He had some resemblance to his grandfather. If his grandfather had been decades younger, he might have looked like this.
His eyes were complicated, and he looked at Chen Shi, feeling a little silent for a moment.
Chen Shi had originally imagined the scene of meeting Chen Tang many times in his mind, and deduced many possibilities, including scenes of exchanging harsh words and scenes of killing Chen Tang. But when I really saw Chen Tang, I suddenly felt at peace in my heart, and all the scenes I had imagined before disappeared.
He is a child raised by his grandfather, and he longs for a father-son relationship.
No matter what Chen Tang said or did before, as long as he recognized him as his son, he was willing to stay and call Chen Tang his father. Chen Tang came to the chair by the wall, sat down, and said, "Sit down."
Chen Shi sat down and rubbed his hands again, until his knuckles turned white.
"Xijing is too far away, and you have suffered a lot. I am very happy that you can come to Xijing safely."
Chen Tang looked at his hands and thought to himself, "When your grandfather left, I couldn't go back. It was too far from Xijing to Qianyang Mountain and I didn't have time to rush back. After he left, I thought a lot. Although he was paranoid, I was not much better. I was also wrong..."
Chen Shi felt that a piece of ice was melting in his heart. He stopped rubbing his hands and just pinched his fingers and said nothing.
Chen Tang was silent for a moment and said: "You can stay here for as long as you like, but... I still won't recognize you as my son." Chen Shi clenched his fists heavily, and his heart quickly froze.
Chen Tangdao: "I will not recognize you. My little ten is dead and I put him in the coffin with my own hands. His body is small and weighs dozens of kilograms. My little eleven died eleven years ago... I don't know who you are, but I will treat you as my son...
"I don't care!"
Chen Shi stood up and slammed the table, and the table between the two of them shattered with a crash, "It's not comfortable to live here, I'll go back to the Xinxiang Guild Hall!"
Chen Tang was also filled with the fire of ignorance. He wanted to slam the table, but the table had already been smashed by Chen Shi. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "You call me Lao Tzu in front of me? Is this what Chen Yindu taught you? Lawless!"
Chen Shi said angrily: "You can call me Chen Yindu? You have to call me daddy!" "Damn!"
Chen Tang was so angry that his hands shook and he wanted to raise his hand to hit him, but he held himself back.
The two men glared at each other, their bodies almost touching each other, each clenching their fists. Chen Shi snorted, walked past him, and was about to leave Chen Mansion.
He had just walked out of the entrance of the main hall. At this time, the maid pushed a wooden wheelchair and walked along the wind and rain corridor. Sitting in the wheelchair was a woman, neatly dressed, with her hands on her knees
Chen Shi's body trembled and he froze in place.
This woman is on the family portrait placed in the treasure box of Old Chen's family in Huangpo Village.
At that time, Chen Shi as a child was sitting on his grandfather's lap, and the woman and Chen Tang were standing behind his grandfather. At that time, she had a smile on her face.
It's just that now, the woman in the wheelchair is stupid and her eyes are dull. Her soul seemed to be lost, lost for a long time.
Only the body is alive.
Chen Tang walked out of the main hall, walked quickly beside her, squatted next to the wheelchair, held the woman's hands, and showed a rare smile on his face. "Ruru, my son is back."
There was no harshness in his voice, only gentleness remained, "Look, is my son back? Ruru, take a look, it's Xiao Shi, exactly the same as before."
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