Chapter 98: Return to the Chen Mansion
Chen Wenqi returned to the Chen Mansion before dinner, during this time everyone in the Chen Mansion was busy, Chen Hai was secretly interacting with some officials who were close to Chen, intending to form a strong fortress to guard against the sudden attack of the Nie family, Chen Jin and Chen Jianxing were silently paying attention to the dynamics of Nie Bei's investigation, Chen Jian was paying attention to Huatu and the family in Washington, Chen Lan's whole mind was on contacting the killers in the rivers and lakes, and it took several days to finally find a buyer, but because he had an official position, he had to go to court every day, It is inseparable, and it is inconvenient to come forward, so the matter of negotiating with the Jianghu people was handed over to Chen Yu.
After Chen Yu was dismissed from his official position and lost his permanent qualification to be an official, he practiced martial arts hard at home, everyone forgot about him, and he also lived in seclusion, no longer making friends with any outsiders, so no one knew his whereabouts, and no one would pay attention to whether he left the imperial capital Huaicheng or not, and when he left, no one knows.
Dou Yanxi has also been paying attention to this matter after asking Hu Peihong to send the incense to the palace, and so has Hu Peihong, both of them are waiting for the good news of Chen Dedi's success.
Tonight, it's time to wait.
The person who sent the letter was first sent to the Chen Mansion, and then went to the wordless plaque mansion, but there was no one to go, so he found a beggar to investigate, and then found that Chen Wen cut back to the Chen Mansion, and he also went, and left after delivering the letter.
Therefore, before Chen Wen had returned to the Chen Mansion, all the masters of the Chen Mansion had already known that the purse's strategy had succeeded.
Hu Peihong first showed the letter to Chen Jianxing, and then took it to Yanzhuo Hospital to show Dou Yanxi and Chen Hai.
Dou Yanxi looked at it and said happily: "Now you can rest assured." ”
Chen Hai said: "I can't be completely relieved yet, when the killer on Chen Yu's side is in place, and when Concubine Wan dies silently, this can be truly assured." ”
Dou Yanxi said: "That's right." ”
But no matter what, success is also a happy event, Dou Yanxi put away the letter and said to Hu Peihong: "Now you can rest assured, let's talk to the boss, the third and the fifth at dinner in the evening, so that they can also be happy, relax their hearts, everyone has been tense these days." ”
Hu Peihong said "yes", didn't stay long, and returned to Xuanya Courtyard.
After Yu Feifei withdrew from the forbidden army from the street, he ran to Chen Wenqi's yard twice in three days, Chen Wenqi showed up at first, and then he simply stopped showing up, his mother, he really had nothing to do with him, and he ran so diligently, for fear that others would not know that the murderer was him.
Yu Feifei didn't see Chen Wenqi a few times later, and when she went back, she always complained to Chen Jin, and said angrily: "It's all your idea, it's okay now, my son didn't come home, I can't see him now, I don't know if he is good or bad, you are his father, purely his creditor!" ”
Chen Jin listened to her chatter and ignored her, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, who was his creditor!
What a woman is stupid.
Chen Jin'er didn't listen to his heart and was not upset, so he ran outside to hide quietly.
Zhang Ruoshui walked around with Yuan Boxi because of the ancestral house, and now that Concubine Wan is favored by the harem, many people in the imperial capital Huaicheng have gone to Washington to settle down, although Zhang Ruoshui doesn't have to catch up with this trend, but he can't be realistic.
With the current fame and status of the Chen Mansion, there is no need to go to Washington to stutter at all, but there are still many benefits to walking around occasionally.
It is naturally impossible for Dou Yanxi to do such a thing as walking, he is the wife of Chen Guogong, and he is also the wife of the second grade, how can he lower his status to walk around with Yuan Boxi, Hu Peihong is the mother of the current queen, and he will not go, so the task of moving around falls on Zhang Ruoshui, and it happens that the house where he lives in Washington is the main house of the Zhang family, so it will be even more natural.
Zhang Ruoshui will take Weng Yuqian with him every time he goes back, he has a companion and is easy to talk to, so the relationship between Zhang Ruoshui and Weng Yuqian and Yuan Boxi is very good.
A large family does their own thing, and the division of labor is extremely clear.
Originally, this division of labor should not have changed much, nor would there be any changes, but today, the people who suddenly came back interrupted the progress of all of them.
After dinner was prepared, a large family went to the dining hall of the main building, and the maids and servants were also busy over there one after another, Chen Hai took Dou Yanxi, Chen Jin took Yu Feifei, Chen Jianxing took Hu Peihong, Chen Jian took Zhang Ruoshui, Chen Lan took Weng Yuqian, and the children at home came one after another.
When they arrived at the main building, the family met, laughed and talked to each other, and then went through the door.
It's just that before he went in, the housekeeper Yin Zhong hurried over, and said to Chen Hai with a shocked look of surprise and excitement: "Master, the third little boy is back!" ”
The three little sons are the names of the people of the Chen family Chen Wenzi, because the old man of the Chen family is alive and the young masters are alive, and the juniors are all named the little sons in order of ranking, but the name of Chen Wenchu among the officials is Chen Commander, and when he leaves the official office, when he gathers with friends outside or asks for flowers and willows, those people call him Chen Sanshao.
When Chen Hai heard this, the footsteps he had just lifted suddenly fell, he turned his head to look at Yin Zhong, and asked in disbelief, "Who are you talking about?" ”
Yin Zhong said loudly: "Three little boys! The third little boy is back, right at the door! ”
Chen Hai was shocked: "Really? ”
Yin Zhongxi smiled: "Really." ”
Dou Yanxi hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, bring it in." ”
Chen Jin also looked at Yin Zhong in shock, Yu Feifei had already run to the door, and before he could run to the door, he saw that Chen Wenqi had already walked in, followed by Ergouzi.
When the second dog saw her, he hurriedly saluted: "The eldest lady is good." ”
Chen Wen shouted at Yu Feifei with a smile: "Mother." ”
Yu Feifei's eyes were red, and she rushed up to hug him, and Chen Jin, Chen Jianxing, Chen Jian, Chen Lan, Chen Hai, Dou Yanxi, Hu Peihong, Zhang Ruoshui, Weng Yuqian, and other children and children of the Chen juniors who came behind him all looked at him with tears of joy.
Chen Wenqi helplessly let Yu Feifei hold him, his eyes raised, and he looked at so many family members opposite, this big family is currently walking a tightrope on the cliff, and if he is not careful, he will fall to pieces.
Chen Wencho retracted his gaze, hugged Yu Feifei with one hand, and went forward to greet everyone, after greeting him, everyone's eyes were red, and Chen Hai said, "It's good to be back." ”
Dou Yanxi stretched out his hand to him: "Come, Wen Chop, let Grandmother hug me." ”
Chen Wenchu walked over, hugged Dou Yanxi in his arms, and said, "Grandmother is in good health, and Wen Cho is also relieved." ”
Dou Yanxi said: "Grandmother is fine, you don't have to worry, it's you, you've lost weight." ”
As soon as this sentence came out, Yu Feifei's tears fell.
Hu Peihong, Zhang Ruoshui and Weng Yuqian were also happy, but they were not so happy that they cried, seeing Yu Feifei crying, the three of them were busy comforting, Chen Jin, Chen Jianxing, Chen Jian, Chen Luan and those Chen children and children all gathered around, chattering happily, and there were also people whose eyes were red because of happiness, and they cried with joy, but it was difficult to hide the joy on the faces of this family.
At last, the family entered the main building.
It just so happened that dinner was also set, and they all took their seats.
Originally, Chen Wen's bowl and chopsticks were not prepared, but now they have been added.
Chen Wenchu sat on Chen Jin's lower hand, and when Chen Wenchu was holding the chopsticks, Chen Jin's hand was raised and held his hand, Chen Wenchu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chen Jin.
Chen Jin didn't look at him, let go of his hand, patted the back of his hand three times, and said, "Let's eat." ”
Chen Wen said, "I'll eat it." ”
As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and ate them seriously.
Chen Jin looked at him, couldn't help but be happy and surprised at the same time, and at the same time full of doubts, thinking about why he came back? Is it really put down?
Looking at his expression, it looks like he really let go.
So, don't investigate the cause of the Queen Mother's death, and don't blame the family anymore?
Everyone didn't understand Chen Wenqi's sudden return, and they naturally preferred to believe that Chen Wenqi had really passed the threshold of the Queen Mother, rather than for other reasons.
After eating, Chen Wenqi was called into the study by Chen Hai.
Even if Chen Hai doesn't call Chen Wenqi, Chen Wenqi will go to him.
Several people and men sat separately in the study, Chen Wenqi silently drank the tea poured by Ergouzi, Chen Hai, Chen Jin, Chen Jianxing, Chen Jian, and Chen Lan all looked at him.
Chen Wenqi couldn't drink it anymore, put the teacup aside, looked up, looked at Chen Hai, and said, "I know that my grandfather is thinking about why I came back suddenly, but in fact, there is no reason, I just came back to say a word to my grandfather." ”
Chen Hai asked, "What words?" ”
Chen Wen said: "Resign." ”
Chen Hai was stunned, he didn't expect him to spit out these two words.
Chen Jin, Chen Jianxing, Chen Jian and Chen Lan were also stunned one after another, and the four of them all turned their heads to look at Chen Wenqi, their eyes showing incomprehension and incomprehension.
Chen Jin said: "Why did you tell your grandfather to let your grandfather resign? ”
Chen Wenqi looked at him and said lightly: "I don't just let my grandfather resign, I also want my father to resign with the second, third, and fifth uncles." As he spoke, he paused for a moment, and then said: "In addition to you, all the Chen family personnel in the court have also resigned, so as to save the lives of the entire Chen family." ”
The five men glanced at each other, and their expressions gradually became solemn.
Chen Wenqi would not say this for no reason, and letting everyone in the Chen family withdraw from the court is not a joke.
Although the Chen family is not as big as the Nie family, there are many people under the clan, and there are even more officials in the court. At best, the impact is smaller, but it's not a trivial matter, and it's not a joke.
Chen Hai pondered for a moment, and then asked, "You came back to say this to your grandfather?" ”
Chen Wen said, "Hmm." ”
Chen Hai said: "Don't you move back to live? ”
Chen Wen said: "I moved, since I came back, I won't leave again." ”
Chen Hai breathed a sigh of relief, his face was relieved, Chen Jin was also overjoyed after hearing Chen Wenqi's words, Chen Jianxing, Chen Jian and Chen Lan all showed smiles on their faces, thinking that with Chen Wenqi's return, then the Chen family would be equivalent to a tiger with wings.
But Chen Wen came back and asked them all to resign, which is really strange.
Chen Jin said: "Wen Chop, it's because Nie Bei found out the evidence and found that you were the murderer who destroyed the imperial chariot and injured Concubine Wan with an arrow, so in order for the Chen family to protect themselves, you let us all resign?" ”
Chen Wen said with a smile: "Dad's words are reversed, if Nie Bei really finds evidence that cannot be overturned, then I will only bear it with all my might, let alone come back." ”
Speaking of this, Chen Jianxing interjected and asked, "Then why do you have such thoughts?" Resigning is not a trivial matter, especially the resignation of the entire Chen family, not to mention whether the emperor is allowed or not, even if it is approved, the emperor will first ask the reason, so what should we say? You can't tell the emperor to resign, so we can save our lives, right? ”
Before Chen Wenqi could answer, Chen Jian grabbed a very important piece of information in Chen Wenqi's words, and he said: "What does Wen Qi mean is that Nie Bei has not found evidence that can punish you so far?" ”
Chen Wenqi thought about the reason why Nie Qingwan suddenly announced him to the palace today, she did not announce him alone, but added Xia Tu to return together, which is probably her consideration of wanting to confuse the public in order to protect him, and she confessed her true identity to him without reservation, thinking that she had made up her mind not to pursue him again.
No matter whether Nie Bei finds out or not, he will be fine.
Chen Wen turned his mind a few times, and said softly: "I didn't find it, if I found it, I wouldn't be at home now." ”
Chen Jian patted his chest: "It's okay, it's in time." ”
Chen Wen frowned at him for a moment and asked, "What does Third Uncle mean by this?" ”
Chen Jian was just about to say that their Chen Mansion had already contacted the Jianghu killers and sent Chen Yu to negotiate, it should not be long before those killers would arrive in Huaicheng, the imperial capital, and take Nie Bei's head, but before he could say this, Chen Hai coughed lowly, and Chen Jian immediately swallowed the words in his mouth and stopped talking.
Chen Wenqi squinted at Chen Hai and asked, "Grandfather, is there anything Wen Chu can't listen to?" ”
Chen Hai said: "You are a member of the Chen Mansion, all the affairs of the Chen Mansion will not avoid you, this matter grandfather can tell you, but you can't take care of it." ”
Chen Wenqi stretched out his fingers and tapped the desktop, a pair of evil peach blossom eyes with a gloomy sparkle, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Chen Hai said: "It's not a big deal, it's just to find someone to kill Nie Bei." ”
Chen Wen was startled at the bottom of his eyes, raised his head in astonishment, and said in a slightly deep tone: "Kill Nie Bei?" ”
Chen Hai said: "Hmm. ”
Chen Wenqi turned his head to look at Chen Jin and Chen Jianxing, as well as Chen Jian and Chen Lan, and saw that the four of them nodded in unison, Chen Wenqi knew that they did think so, and they had already acted, right?
Chen Wen frowned and asked, "Who are you looking for to kill?" ”
He didn't object, which was a bit of a surprise to Chen Hai, but Chen Hai didn't say anything, only said: "Jianghu people." ”
Chen Wen said: "You have thought it through. ”
Chen Jin said: "This is also a matter of no choice. ”
Chen Jianxing said: "Otherwise, when he finds out something, what will you do?" What about Chen's house? ”
Chen Jian said: "Wen Shu, since you are back, the third uncle will not avoid you talking about the past, as soon as the Nie Mansion comes out, it is necessary to find out the truth about the death of the Queen Mother back then, we are accomplices, the Nie family will not let us go, no matter whether there is an assassination of Concubine Wan, Nie Bei will definitely point the finger at my Chen Mansion, so instead of being punished, it is better to punish others." ”
Chen Lan said: "Yes, the law of the jungle eats the strong, you should know this truth best." ”
Chen Wenqi really knows best, how can he not understand such a truth after following the Queen Mother for so many years? They want to kill Nie Bei, so as to cut off all hidden dangers, and they can also arouse the anger of the Nie family, completely provoke all the Nie family members, and then have a final showdown, maybe they will win, they may lose, but it is better to be vigilant day by day, and they will not be at ease.
Using the people in the rivers and lakes, so that people can't find out who is behind the scenes, is really a good step, the people in the rivers and lakes who do this kind of thing have always used people's money to eliminate disasters for others, and to kill a hidden master like Nie Bei, the Chen family will naturally not find some people with false names who can't be on the table, and what they are looking for must be one of the best assassination agencies in the rivers and lakes, once such an institution takes over this transaction, it will never sell the buyer, because this is the rule.
And the rules of the Jianghu people are the credibility of the Jianghu people walking in the world, and such a reputation, even if they die, they will definitely carry it on the tombstone of glory.
Then, once the killing of Nie Bei is successful, the Chen family will be able to completely let go of their hearts, at least, no one can solve the case of Wan Guifei being hit by an arrow, and no one can solve the case of the death of the Queen Mother, even if there are outstanding talents of the younger generations and solving the case of Wan Guifei being hit by an arrow, they will definitely stop at the case of the death of the Queen Mother.
And as long as the death of the Queen Mother is not involved, no one can shake the foundation of the Chen family.
However, they did not know that the Queen Mother ...... He has returned to the world.
Chen Wencho stretched out his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and asked in a thick voice, "Have you already found the assassination organization on the rivers and lakes?" ”
Chen Lan said: "I've found it." ”
Chen Wencho let go of his hand, looked at him, and asked, "What organization?" ”
Chen Lan said: "Dark Moon Tower." ”
Chen Wen raised his eyebrows: "I thought it was the Jade Temple Pavilion." ”
Chen Xuan said: "The killer in the Jade Brake Pavilion is indeed very powerful, but the Hanyun son of the Jade Brake Pavilion disappeared in the rivers and lakes, and he didn't come out for many years, and then I heard that he returned to the rivers and lakes, but that time he returned, causing the fall of the Jade Brake Pavilion, and now I heard from the people of the rivers and lakes that the Jade Brake Pavilion has reappeared in the rivers and lakes, I have sent someone to contact, but I have not been able to find this dragon who has not seen the end of the rivers and lakes, so I have to give up, the Dark Moon Tower is much easier to find, and in recent years, the Dark Moon Order is another feared existence on the rivers and lakes, mentioning the Dark Moon Order, The people in the rivers and lakes all talk about the color change, so the killer in it is not worse than the Jade Brake Pavilion, but the asking price is relatively high. ”
Chen Wenqi asked: "Have you negotiated the price?" ”
Chen Lan said: "It's good to talk." ”
Chen Wenqi asked, "Who is going to contact you?" ”
Chen Lan said: "Yuan Yun." ”
Chen Wen was stunned: "Fourth brother? ”
Chen Lan said: "Yes." ”
Chen Wenqi ranked third in the ranking of the younger generation, Chen Yu ranked seventh, but in Chen Jin's big house, Chen Wen ranked second, Chen Yu ranked fourth, and the two brothers only shouted the title of the big house, so Chen Wenqi asked Chen Yu to call the fourth brother.
Chen Wen twisted his eyebrows and didn't say anything for a while.
Chen Hai said: "Yuan Yun has already set off, if there is no delay on the road, it should be almost to the Dark Moon Tower, you should also know the rules of the Jianghu people, the negotiated deal, will be carried out to the end, after the buyer and the seller have reached a deal, the transaction must have an end, if the buyer breaks the contract halfway, and the seller is laughed at by the Jianghu people, or it damages their prestige among the Jianghu people, then the seller will definitely take the buyer's head, in order to sacrifice this humiliation, now that Yuan Yun has gone, we have no way back." ”
Chen Wen rubbed his forehead, thinking that I was still late to come back, he sighed lightly and said, "When these killers come to the imperial capital Huaicheng, I will go to them to negotiate again, and my grandfather will not have to worry about this matter." ”
Chen Hai squinted: "You want to stop it?" ”
Chen Wen slashed: "Killing Nie Bei is not a foolproof way, the perfect way is to withdraw from the court." ”
Chen Hai's old face sank and he didn't speak.
Chen Jin saw that his father was unhappy, so he quickly stood up, pulled Chen Wenchu and left, and pulled Chen Wenchu all the way to Xuanya Courtyard.
Entering the house, Yu Feifei pressed Chen Wen into a chair and said to him with a smile: "When you come back, it means that you have figured it out, and that mother will go to order you a family affair tomorrow." ”
Chen Wen was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "No." ”
Yu Feifei said: "How can you not use it, how old are you, twenty-seven!" Your dad ...... when you were your age."
Before he could finish speaking, a man's low cough came from the door.
Yu Feifei pursed her lips, glared at the man who was slowly coming in at the door, and didn't continue, but said to Chen Wen excitedly: "Niang will go tomorrow to list some women of the family, and then attach a portrait, show it to you, you can pick as much as you want." ”
Chen Wen was speechless, rolled his eyes and thought, my ancestors are back, can I still look down on others, tossing blindly.
But I only thought about this in my heart, but I didn't say it to Yu Feifei, Chen Wen said: "Mother, it's late, my son just came back, have you cleaned up the yard for me?" ”
Yu Feifei said: "It's cleaned up, it's still your original yard." ”
Chen Wen snorted, and when he saw that his mother's attention was taken away, he stood up: "That son went back to sleep, the first day I went home, I have to sleep well, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow!" ”
After speaking, his footsteps moved, and he fell into the courtyard in an instant, and when he turned around, the person was gone.
Yu Feifei: The martial arts of the "......" son is still so handsome, and his appearance is so high, he will definitely be able to stun those women from the family, and now he will not worry about having no daughter-in-law to marry.
Yu Feifei was so excited that she called Xu Xiu to come in and muttered there.
Chen Jin: "......" is really a woman, and she only thinks about those superficial things.
Chen Wenqi left Xuanya Courtyard and went all the way to the courtyard where he lived before, and the second dog followed behind him, pointing here and there excitedly, sighing vigorously, where has changed, where is still the same as before, and said which place is their favorite place to play when they were children, and the chatter has not stopped along the way.
Chen Wenchu was silent all the way, he walked without slow, without any pause in between, until he stood in front of the familiar courtyard gate, he stopped, looked up, and looked at the plaque door.
There is a horizontal sign hanging on the plaque, and the three big characters of the evil temple are written on the plaque.
It turns out that this courtyard is not called the evil temple, but has a very poetic name, called a package of Fengyue Pavilion, and later was ridiculed by his little ancestor, he changed it, the little ancestor said, his knife is the head of all kings, can cut all the evil in the world, take the intention to ward off evil spirits, complement each other, he listened, he pestered her to let her give him the inscription, she failed to stand his nonsense, and finally the question, later, his knife was also named because of this.
This plaque was given by her.
The words on this plaque were written by her own hand.
Chen Wenqi said quietly in his heart: Little ancestor, I am also back, for you, I will leave for three years, for you, I will return to my hometown and return to the peak.