An old house in the north of Lin'an City, it is still a little magnificent from a distance, the courtyard gate is towering, the two big stone lions at the door are majestic, and the steps of two zhang wide are paved down, but when they get closer, the heavy gate is pasted with a seal, the words on the seal are blurred, the door is covered with dust and mottled cracks, and the place where the plaque should be hung on the door is empty, obviously the house of a certain senior member who has been seized.

Lan Wenyu sat at a tea stall not far away, drinking tea slowly, but his eyes stayed on the two doors.

The tea stall was deserted, placed under the tree, there were no two guests, the stall owner was an old man, seeing that he had been staring at the house, he smiled, "The guest officer is interested in that house?" ”

Lan Wenyu shook the big bowl of tea in his hand, and said lazily: "It seems that this house has been sealed for a long time, and the court refuses to release it?" ”

"It's put it away, but who dares to buy it?" The old man sighed twice, "You just look at the lintel to know, this is a family, there are five in and five out of the house, the back is connected to Jingshan, there is a big lake, the scenery does not know how good, such a big house, whether you can afford to buy it is one thing, do you know whose house it is, it can scare you when you say it." ”

Lan Wenyu smiled indifferently, "I'm bold, I can't be scared easily, you can say it." ”

The old man folded his hands and counted, "It must have been eight or nine years, at that time, there were two big families in Houjing City, Wen was a scholar of Huangfu University, and Wu was this family, General Wei Chi, at that time, these two families were in power and opposition, and they were very popular, but unfortunately, there were no hundred days of red, and the imperial power was turbulent, and they all became victims of the struggle. The old man has been setting up a stall here for several years, seeing that the Wei Chi family has gone from glory to defeat, in a short period of time, the clansmen ran away without a single left, and then the court sealed the house, and then did not care about it, you see that the seal is rotten and no one cares, it is estimated that the people above have forgotten this house. ”

The old man came over with a teapot to relay the water, "Look at the guest officer, he is not like the people of the capital, the old man dares to say so much, but now that His Royal Highness Jin Luan has changed two emperors, the matter of the Wei Chi family is probably not a taboo." ”

"Where have all the people of the Wei Chi family gone?"

"This old man doesn't know," the old man said and sighed, "the side branch is probably still alive, but the main family is ...... Alas, General Wei Chi is a good person, and his three sons are also brave and good at fighting, especially the youngest son Yu Chi Wenyu, who was born with a good appearance, and has been the prince's companion since he was a child. ”

Lan Wenyu didn't speak, there was a light flashing in his eyes under the brim, not thirty, he was already thirty-two.

"Uncle, is there a candle seller around here?"

"Ouch, then you have to go through the alley in front, this area used to be very lively, since the accident at Wei Chi's house, this place has been much more deserted, and many business people have moved away."

"Why don't you leave?"

"The old man is just thinking about the old, the Wei Chi family once favored me, the old man has no other ability, so he stays here, there are naughty children to pee at the door, draw the door, the old man goes to drink a few sounds, and sometimes Hou also helps to clean up, but he doesn't dare to do too hard, for fear of being discovered."

Lan Wenyu sighed, "Can I inquire below, what favor has the old man received from the Wei Chi family?" ”

"When the old man's grandson was born soon after he was seriously ill, and he had no money to hire a doctor, the old man stopped the horse of General Wei Chi with a shy face, and the little general gave me a full amount of silver, so that the grandson of the old man was saved, and now he is twelve years old, and he is a half-sized child, and he can grow strong."

"Uncle is so blessed," Lan Wenyu stood up, took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, "Thank you." ”

The old man looked at the ingot of silver and was dumbfounded, drinking a bowl of tea is a copper matter, how to give such a big money, he rubbed his hands in embarrassment, "Guest officer, the old man can't find it, if you really don't have any money, forget it." As far as the old man said today, don't spread the word. ”

Lan Wenyu smiled, "Then don't look for it, not only did I drink tea, but I also listened to the story, it's worth it." ”

When he left, he looked back at the old mansion again, and the old man stood aside and saw the eyebrows under the brim of his hat flashing, and his mouth opened wide in shock, and he didn't speak for a long time.

When he was far away, he fell to his knees and kowtowed heavily in the direction where the man had gone.

He has only received two ingots of silver taels in his life, but it is from the hands of the same person, after a few years, the demeanor of the little general is still the same, but it is difficult to return home, which is really embarrassing.

Lan Wenyu bought incense and candles, and went around the courtyard wall to the back door, which was more evasive in comparison, and when he saw that there was no one around, he jumped up into the wall.

The backyard was overgrown with weeds, covering the path completely, and he walked up, the half-man-high grass reached his waist, as if he were walking on the wilderness. But this is not the wilderness, this is his home!

Looking at the familiar grass and trees, Lan Wenyu's eyes gradually became misty, it has been almost ten years, when he left, he was just in his twenties, but when he came back, he reached the age of standing, but he had no merit, no wife, and he was alone, what to stand?

He didn't even have the face to come back to see his ancestors, because he even changed his surname, not only changed his surname, but also betrayed the country, and took the imperial surname of Nanyuan. He doesn't regret this, if he doesn't flee and don't change his surname, he won't be alive now, and now that he is back, he wants to make amends to his ancestors and ancestors, and he wants to restore the glorious court of the Wei Chi family, it was his mistake at the beginning, and he should pay it back.

Although he has been away for so long, although the house has been dilapidated, he has not forgotten this place for a moment, every brick and tile is engraved in his mind, it is extremely clear, he is flying like an arrow, walking faster and faster, and soon arrived at the ancestral hall, where the ancestors of the Wei Chi family are enshrined.

Pushing open the dusty door, there was a squeak, and the dull smell of dust came to his nose, he waved his hand, and saw that on the altar, the tablets of the ancestors were still standing there. After the eldest prince Mo Ronghan ascended the throne, the people of Wei Chi's family probably ran out, although they copied his home, they did not smash his ancestral hall, so they could keep it intact.

Not only did it remain the same, but there were also four more tablets, and he walked over slowly, his eyes swept over the four tablets one by one, from his father to the eldest brother and second brother, and finally himself. It reads his former name: Yu Chi Wenyu. He was seriously injured and fled in the chaos, and it was not known if anyone collected their bodies, but someone secretly carved a tablet and placed it in the ancestral hall so that they could have a place to rest.

He took out the incense candle and lit it, held the slender incense stick, knelt down and respectfully worshiped three times, to his ancestors, to his parents, to his brother, and finally, he lit the incense again and bowed heavily to his tablet......