A carriage stopped in front of the Zheng brothers' mansion, although the carriage shape is not gorgeous, it can even be called simple in the rich Yangzhou Mansion, but this is obviously the kind of carriage specially used for running long distances, the so-called more delicate things are easier to damage, but this kind of structure is simple, there is almost no decoration, can withstand long-term road bumps will not fall apart, even if it is broken, it is easy to repair the simple carriage to become the preferred means of transportation for long-distance travel.

A person got out of the car, one in his early forties, wearing a purple robe and a tulle soft hat, standing at the door of Zheng's mansion for a while, first moved his legs, which were a little numb from sitting in the car for a long time, and then looked up at the tall courtyard in front of him.

"Is this it?" Turning his head, he asked the driver who was driving the car.

"This is it, Second Steward." The coachman replied.

Got a positive answer, this person nodded, and walked towards the gate of the Zheng Mansion, the big families have people who are specially responsible for guarding the gate of the courtyard, seeing that there are strangers who don't know about to come in, they hurriedly left the rest of the gatehouse to stop the other party, "This gentleman, is there something wrong?" Although the vehicle was very ordinary, it seemed that the people were dressed more exquisitely, and the subordinate who guarded the door did not dare to be careless, and asked politely.

"Is this Zheng Jigong, Zheng Jifu's mansion?" The visitor asked directly.

"Yes, you are?" The accent is not local, and he has a strong northern accent, which is very similar to the accent of his own brother when chatting, and the family member who answered the door did not dare to be careless, and asked hesitantly.

"I am Zheng Xing, the second housekeeper of the Zheng family in the capital, and I came to Yangzhou on the order of the patriarch. Are the uncle and second master at home? "The person who came identified himself.

"Ah, it turned out to be Zheng Er's housekeeper, and the uncle and the second master don't have a home now. You wait first, I'll ask Steward Zhao to come over. "I heard that this is the person from the Zheng family in the capital, and the family of the Ying Door was startled, although they are all subordinate identities, but the level of the people is higher than their own I don't know how many generations, this time it is with the task of the patriarch to do things, and the situation is a bit like the minister who seems to be ordered to do errands. Although it does not have the power to cut first and then play, it is not much different in the Zheng family's family system.

"Well, I'm tired." It took more than 40 days to travel from the capital to Yangzhou. Although it was not a day and night journey, and there was a carriage to travel, his body was still very tired, and the most important thing he wanted to do now was to find a place to lie down and sleep. And this kind of thing can be arranged by the housekeeper here.

The man who answered the door ran into the house. It didn't take long for him to return, only this time he was followed by a middle-aged man who was trotting and busily buttoning his coat.

"Are you the second housekeeper Zheng from the capital?" When he ran to Zheng Xing, the man finally fastened all the buttons, and asked politely while panting slightly.

"Exactly." Zheng Xing replied.

"I am Zhao Zhong, the housekeeper of Zheng Mansion, and the eldest and second masters should be in the chess courtyard at this time, and they will be able to come back in about another hour. Why don't you rest in the guest room first, and I'll send someone to the chess academy to report the news? After the housekeeper introduced himself, he made his own suggestions to the other party.

"Then there is Steward Lao Zhao." Zheng Xing arched his hand and said--On identity. He and the other party are both housekeepers, the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, although his status is much higher than the other party, but there is no need to put up a shelf in front of others.

"Heh, the things in the part, the things in the part, Xiao Wu, go and carry the luggage." Steward Zhao hurriedly smiled and said with a smile, and at the same time instructed the family who answered the door to take care of the coachman.

In the conference room of the Jiangdu Chess Academy, Zheng Jigong was presiding over the meeting, the theme of the meeting was the adjustment of the teaching plan for the second half of the year, and Li Qiusheng, who was in charge of this plan, was foaming at the mouth and explaining the highlights of his own plan, when there was a gentle knock on the door.

Who's knocking at this time? Don't know what's going on right now? ――Not only Li Qiusheng, who was talking excitedly, but also the other teachers who attended the meeting were a little strange, what was so urgent that they wanted to disturb the ongoing meeting?

"Please come in." Frowning, Zheng Jigong raised his voice and said.

The door opened, and it was not the teachers, students, or other staff of the chess academy who came in, but the Tsing Yi and the small hat, but the clothes of the subordinates.

"Little Five? What's up. "Recognize it as a descendant of the family, it must be something from the other side of the family, Zheng Jigong asked.

"Uncle Hui, someone from the capital has come, claiming to be Zheng Xing." Jia Ding Xiaowu replied.

"Second Butler Zheng? When did it arrive? "Like many large families, in addition to the head of the family, the big housekeeper generally does not leave the capital, so what is the property of the Zheng family all over the country is usually responsible for the second housekeeper, so Zheng Xing is not an ordinary subordinate in the Zheng family, he has considerable real power in his hands, and the Zheng family sent him to Yangzhou, there must be something very important.

"Not long ago, Steward Zhao arranged for him to rest in the guest room and asked me to report to you." Jia Ding Xiaowu replied.

After thinking about it, Zheng Jigong spoke, "Jifu, you go back first to see what the situation is, and I'll go over after the meeting here." "-I am the host of the meeting, and it is not good to affect the normal work of the chess academy due to family affairs, so it is the most appropriate to let the second brother go to see Zheng Xing at this time.

"Good. Little five, lead the way. Zheng Jifu also wanted to know what was going on in the capital, so he immediately got up and left the table, and followed Ding Xiaowu out of the conference room.

The distance between the Zheng family and the chess courtyard is not very far, and it didn't take long for the two of them to return home, first found Zhao Zhong to ask about Zheng Xing's situation, and learned that the other party was resting in the guest room, so Zheng Jifu asked the other party to call someone, and he was waiting in the living room to meet the guests.

After a while, Zhao Zhong took Zheng Xing to the living room, Zheng Xing's face was flushed, and his spirit was slightly atrophied, probably because he didn't expect Zheng Jifu to come back so quickly and go to bed to take a nap and was suddenly woken up - no matter how powerful he is in the Zheng family, he is also the status of a subordinate, although Zheng Jifu is not the best among the children of the Zheng family in this generation, but he is also the master, and he can't help but come when he asks him to talk back.

"Second master." Seeing Zheng Jifu, Zheng Xing hurriedly saluted.

"Well, Zheng Xing, you have worked hard, did you disturb your sleep?" Zheng Jifu asked with a smile - the achievements of his brothers in Yangzhou still need to be reported to his father through this person, so he is still more polite.

"Don't dare, it's my duty to do things for the Zheng family, how dare I mention the word hard work, Second Master Lao bothered." Zheng Xing hurriedly said.

"Hehe, what are you going to do in Yangzhou this time?" Zheng Jifu asked--The Zheng family did not run a chess academy in Yangzhou to make money, so they didn't care much about the accounts, and if it was an audit, it stands to reason that there was no need to let Zheng Xing run. (To be continued......)