When Li heard that her brother was coming, she was naturally overjoyed. She was busy instructing the maids and old women to clean up the house, and at the same time asked the kitchen to prepare for tomorrow's banquet. She also thought that the cook at home came from the south to cater to Zhou Shaojin's taste. Although her brother often came to the capital for business, she was the host this time, so she had to ask her brother to taste the local taste of the capital. Unfortunately, the family was full of women and no one could accompany her. She could only find a way to order a table from a famous restaurant. While waiting for the maid to clean the guest room, she asked Li Ma to pass a message to the steward Xiang, asking him to recommend a few special restaurants. Then she turned around and opened the boxes and took a set of her own bedding, pillows and other sleeping supplies to the guest room... She was very busy.
Zhou Shaojin was leaning against the big kang by the window, staring in a daze at the two orioles singing melodiously under the veranda.
The house over at Chaoyangmen is really big.
If you want to make the house as lively as the one in Jiuru Lane, it will probably take at least two to three years of hard work.
Uncle Chi lives there alone, it's so lonely...
She suddenly missed Cheng Chi very much.
Zhou Shaojin grabbed the big pillow unconsciously.
I don’t know what Uncle Chi is doing
Madam was afraid that coming back too late would scare Youjin, so she politely declined the offer even though the dinner was already prepared.
The kitchen also prepared many Hangzhou dishes according to her taste.
She thought of Cheng Chi having dinner alone in the vast and empty hall under the dim light, facing a table full of dishes... She felt like she had a little bird in her heart and couldn't stop it.
Zhou Shaojin asked someone to call Nanny Shang in, blushing and whispering, "Mammy, can you help me pass a message to Uncle Chi?"
Seeing her shy and timid like a trembling little flower blooming, Shang Ma Ma knew exactly what was going on! Then she thought of Zhou Shaojin's shy character, and dared not even show a trace of smile in her eyes. Instead, she said respectfully as if she hadn't noticed anything: "Second Miss, just give me your orders."
Zhou Shaojin calmed down and lingered in the study for a while. Then he handed the sealed letter to Nanny Shang with a red face.
Before she could speak, Nanny Shang said solemnly, "Don't worry, Second Miss. I will definitely hand it over to the Fourth Master myself." She even explained for her, "Brother Guan is about to hold a hundred-day banquet. I wonder if anyone from Jinling City will come?"
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved and said a few words to Nanny Shang with a smile before letting her leave.
Cheng Chi was talking to Xiao Zhenhai: "... I don't want him to submit to us, why bother?"
He was leaning back in the armchair behind a large drawing table, looking casual and lazy. On the drawing table was a half-finished painting of a peacock. The lines had been outlined, the peony flowers had been filled in with color, and the only parts left of the peacock were the bright red crown and shawl-like feathers.
Xiao Zhenhai couldn't help but complain in his heart: I'm working hard outside, but this guy is enjoying a comfortable life at home, and he's still picky... I wonder what happened to that little beauty? She looks so delicate and gentle, but I didn't expect that she could actually calm down Cheng Zichuan. I have to think of a way to talk to that little beauty... That little beauty looks easy to deceive...
He rolled his eyes and said, "I understand what you mean. Since you just want them to pass on a message, then I know what method to use." At this point, his expression froze slightly, and hesitated for a moment, and said, "Are you really going to pass on a message?"
The capital city is under the feet of the emperor and it is the headquarters of the Six Gates. No thugs dare to make any move here and all gangs have to behave themselves. But Cheng Chi did the opposite. In just two months, his men had defeated all the thugs in the capital city. However, Cheng Chi told him that he did this just to be able to know the big and small things happening in the capital city.
Why doesn’t he stay at Liushenmen
Xiao Zhenhai now knows Cheng Chi's name.
He often called Cheng Chi by his name in his heart.
Cheng Chi was too lazy to say more to Xiao Zhenhai.
Ever since Qin Zining's accident, he has learned not to put all his eggs in one basket.
Qin Ziping has now gone to work at the Six Gates. After some time, he should be able to get access to some news from the Six Gates.
As for Qin Zian, he might as well go to the Xishan camp.
Most of the people in the Xishan Camp are descendants of meritorious officials. They are one inside and one outside the Forbidden City. If anything happens in the Forbidden City, the Xishan Camp and the Imperial Guards will switch camps.
You can also hear many secrets of the families of meritorious officials.
Cheng Chi thought about how he had just kissed Zhou Shaojin on the cheek and forehead in the afternoon, and she had just blushed and drooped her eyelids, as shy as a flower, and just lay quietly and softly in his arms.
His mood suddenly brightened up. He stood up, picked up the paintbrush again, and mixed the light gold color he would use later.
Xiao Zhenhai was furious.
He is indeed a young man from a family of scholars, and he is so literary when he greets people.
However, this guy kills people as easily as cutting grass, and he is also very cunning!
Thinking of this, he felt a little pain in his teeth. He bowed to Cheng Chi and walked out.
Huaishan passed him by.
The old man's wooden face, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, now showed a hint of joy.
Xiao Zhenhai couldn't help but slow down his pace.
Just as he drew aside the curtain, he saw Huaishan take out a letter and respectfully handed it to Cheng Chi, saying calmly, "Fourth Master, my second cousin has written a letter and asked someone to bring it over!"
At this time
Cheng Chi looked out the window.
Xiao Zhenhai couldn't help but shrink his head and quickly left the study.
Cheng Chi didn't notice.
For him, he had a thousand ways to make Xiao Haizhen disappear, but he let him go only for Zhou Shaojin's sake. If he didn't obey, although he would have to spend energy to train and teach him, he didn't mind changing someone.
"Did the person who brought the letter say anything?" Cheng Chi asked as he opened the letter.
It has been less than two hours since they separated. What on earth happened to Zhou Shaojin
Huaishan said, "The messenger didn't know anything. Mrs. Zhou still makes decisions about family matters, so I didn't ask any more questions."
He was afraid of attracting the attention of the people in Yuqian Hutong.
Cheng Chi nodded and read the letter quickly. His eyes couldn't help but soften and his expression became warm and elegant.
"It's alright," he said to Huaishan, "My second cousin just asked me something!"
I'm afraid Second Cousin isn't just asking Fourth Master some questions!
Otherwise, why would the Fourth Master need to explain to him
A smile flashed across Huaishan's eyes and he stepped back.
Cheng Chi read the letter Zhou Shaojin wrote to him again.
Just a normal question.
She asked him if he had dinner yet and what he was doing. She also said that the weather in Beijing was cool at night and asked him to be careful not to catch a cold.
Then she told him that she saw Little Sparrow, Snowball and two orioles when she returned home, and asked him why Zhou's father agreed to send her pets to the capital since Guan Ge's hundred-day birthday would be in a few days, and whether he agreed to let her stay in the capital and not go back.
Finally, she said that Li’s uncle would come over tomorrow, and she would probably have to help take care of Youjin at home.
The letter stopped abruptly.
But I still feel unsatisfied.
The little girl is missing him, right
She also told him that she was not free tomorrow and asked him to go and play by himself.
The smile in Cheng Chi's eyes deepened.
His little girl, is she thinking about him
Cheng Chi suddenly wanted to write a letter to Zhou Shaojin, asking her what she had for dinner? Who did she eat with? What was she doing now? Was she making clothes for him under the lamp? He wanted her to stop working so hard, and play shuttlecock or jump rope with the maid when she was free, and not stay in the house all the time... He also felt that if he didn't urge her, she would not go out for a walk no matter how much he said.
Thinking about it this way, he felt that it would be most reassuring to keep Zhou Shaojin by his side and marry her as soon as possible.
He called out Huaishan loudly.
Huaishan walked in quietly.
Cheng Chi asked: "Where is Zi'an now?"
"We will reach Jinling City tomorrow." Huaishan estimated.
Cheng Chi nodded and said, "Give Zi'an a message and ask him to remind my sister-in-law when he arrives in Jinling not to mess with her. Cheng Youyi didn't get punished today, but he will definitely get punished with Cheng Jiashan in the next exam. The Cheng family in Jiuru Lane still has a good reputation. Don't lose the big picture and lose the small details."
As long as Jiuru Lane is not divided, in the eyes of outsiders, Cheng Shi is Cheng Jing's nephew and a descendant of Jiuru Lane. He can use the connections and resources left by the Cheng family as long as he has the means, and Cheng Jing can only watch helplessly - he can't jump out and say to others that I don't like this nephew, don't help him. Wouldn't that confirm Cheng Jing's reputation as ungrateful.
On the contrary, if the eldest and second branches split up now, when the next science and technology competition comes, Yuan only needs to take a walk around the capital. This will not only allow him to keep the eldest branch's connections and resources firmly in his own hands and prevent them from being used by Cheng Shi, but also let others know that this branch of the Cheng family in the capital is no longer a family with the Cheng family in Jiuru Lane, and take this opportunity to say hello to everyone.
As for Cheng Xu's old favors, they were now fading and could be of little use. Without the support of the eldest son, Cheng Shi could only rely on Cheng Xu, and was no better than a scholar from a poor family.
Take one subject every three years.
By then everyone will be an opponent.
The less support your opponent has, the more confident you will be.
I'm sure Yuan would give serious consideration to such an account.
But Yuan was much more urgent than Cheng Chi imagined.
As soon as she understood the interests involved, she immediately used Cheng Jing's power and sent someone to deliver an urgent letter to Cheng Chi over a distance of 800 miles. She said a lot of things, asking Cheng Chi to agree to divide the family for the sake of the overall situation. Whether it was Cheng Jing, her, Cheng Xu, or Cheng Zheng, they would all remember his kindness. She also promised that once the family was divided, Cheng Jing would be able to be the master of the family, and would not only rebuild the ancestral hall, but also revise the family tree. As a Jinshi who had passed the imperial examination twice, he would not have to be bound by the ancestral precepts to do business. As long as he was willing, she would persuade Cheng Jing to support him in his official career... In short, she would coax him into taking out the silver to divide the family.
Cheng Chi couldn't help laughing.
He said to Huaishan, "Send this letter intact to the old lady."
If his little girl wasn't there, the clan would just be divided and he would continue to be the youngest son who didn't attract any attention.
But Shaojin's identity is special. If she wants to marry him and live comfortably, he has to be strong and provide a good life for her.
But now, we can split up the sect, but it has to be according to his wishes!
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