"Tell me, what's the matter with coming to me today?"

Cen Xijun picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Yu Chen, and asked.

"How do you know I have something to say?"

Yu Chen lifted the corner of his robe and sat down next to Cen Xijun, holding a teacup and taking a sip of tea, he was a little surprised when he heard the words.

“…… I've been running this private school for a while, right? Today is your first time here. ”

Faced with Yu Chen's question, Cen Xijun sighed almost inaudibly, but still answered with a good temper.

"Uh...... Ahh You know I hate private school the most in my life......"

When Yu Chen heard Cen Xijun say this, he was still a little reluctant, and he wanted to go back to make up for it.

"Alright, there's something to say."

Cen Xijun won't be angry with Yu Chen for this matter, he grew up with him, and he knows him very well - Yu Chen is good anywhere, but his brain is not enough.

"Ah, my father wants me to study in Japan......"

Yu Chen was rarely serious, just because he was a little awkward, he didn't dare to look at Cen Ximian's expression, if he cried for a while, he couldn't help it.

"When?"

Cen Xijun would not cry as thoughtlessly, but when he heard Yu Chen's words, he couldn't help but pause when he held the teacup, turned his head to look at the young man with his head hanging on his side, his eyes fluttering, and looked at him for a long time before he asked back.

"I'll be gone next month."

“……”

Cen Xijun didn't speak.

Since the last imperial court decreed the abolition of the imperial examination, a series of reform laws have been enacted, including a decree encouraging the sending of young talents to study in Japan. Cen Xijun knew about it, but he didn't expect Yu Chen to go too.

"I'll send you."

Cen Xijun was silent for a long time, and there were many words of concern that he wanted to instruct, but in the end, he only held back a dry word.

"Ah, this is a long way to go, I don't know when the return date is, I have something I want to ask you."

Yu Chen didn't have any resentment because of Cen Ximian's somewhat cold attitude, but just looked at Cen Ximian's extremely solemn request.

"You say, I promise you."

Cen Ximi's voice was faint, but his attitude was firm, which was reassuring. I didn't even ask what it was, so I agreed to him first.

"Ah Juan, I want you to help take care of my sister, you know, Jin'er is not in good health, my father has been busy with business, and my mother has to take care of my younger brother, but she can't take care of her, I don't worry about Jin'er, so I want to ask you to help take care of it."

When Yu Chen said this, he didn't feel good in his heart, Jin'er has always been well-behaved, but his health is not good. Other girls also have some little sisters, but Jin'er due to physical reasons, the number of times she goes out can be counted on one hand, the three children in the house, the loneliest is her, in the past, there was her brother by her side, and now when she leaves, she really has no one to talk to.

Cen Xijun probably also thought that what Yu Chen asked for was for Xiaojin, in fact, he didn't need Yu Chen to speak, he would take care of it himself, after all, Xiaojin was his sweetheart and his future wife.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Xiaojin."

Cen Xijun seriously responded to Xia Yuchen's request to reassure him.

"Ah, I told my father and mother, please come and enlighten my brother and be his master, so that you can go to Yufu...... After all, although you and Jin'er are unmarried, it's not convenient to meet, but I opened the back door for you......"

"Don't talk nonsense! Pay attention to the reputation of Xiaojin. ”

Before Yu Chen finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cen Xi's voice.

Yu Chen has always been brainless when he speaks, he did this to facilitate Cen Xi's family to enter and leave Yu Mansion, and from time to time he could find an opportunity to talk with Jin'er to relieve his boredom, but when he said it, it carried some private meaning.

This is not a hidden place, if these words are spread, it may cause criticism, Cen Xijun himself doesn't care about the rumors, but he can't let Xiaojin's reputation be damaged, so he hurriedly scolded Yu Chen to prevent him from saying something shocking again.

"Uh...... Ah, my father and mother have agreed to this, just remember to go when the time comes. ”

Yu Chen was reminded by Cen Xi, and immediately reacted, immediately changed the topic, touched his nose, and looked a little embarrassed.

"Got it, I'll go, don't worry."

Cen Xijun didn't care about Yu Chen's words, but still seriously responded to this errand.

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The fifth day of the fifth month of May

This day was the day when Yu Chen set off to study, and Cen Xijun stood on the pier to bid him farewell.

It was still early, and there were not many pedestrians along the way, only a few shops opened early to welcome customers, but when they arrived at the dock, there were suddenly more people.

The not very wide wharf is crowded with dozens of boats of all sizes, the largest of which is the boat that Yu Chen and his party took to study in Japan, and at a glance, I saw a group of teenagers standing on the deck, leaning on the railing and waving goodbye to their relatives on the shore. These were the other children who studied with Yu Chen, who were personally escorted to Japan by court officials. There were about thirty of them, many of whom were thirteen or fourteen years old.

Looking at each other across the bank from their relatives, they were all teary-stained. Cen Xi looked at it, and there were tears in his eyes, but Yu Chen was still smiling heartlessly, and he couldn't see the sadness.

Only Cen Xijun came to see him off today, Master Yu and Mrs. Yu were originally going to come, but they were rejected by Yu Chen, and Yu Jin was coaxed by Yu Chen at the wrong time, and he shouldn't have gotten up yet.

"Ah Chen, this is for you, remember, you must carry it closely."

Cen Xijun took out a dagger from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Yu Chen. The dagger is small, only two-thirds the length of the forearm, the ornamentation is simple, only the cloud water pattern is carved on the handle, the color is not eye-catching, and it looks very special.

Yu Chen stared at the dagger with a light in his eyes, and hurriedly reached out to take it, as soon as he pulled out the dagger, he saw a cold light on the blade, and he knew at a glance that this thing was extremely sharp, and it was definitely not an object on the market that was only for enjoyment.

Yu Chen is different from Cen Ximian, he prefers to dance with knives and guns than to study, and this dagger is exactly what he wants.

"Ah Chen, this study is not easy, when you go to a strange place, I am afraid that someone will pick quarrels and provoke trouble, you put it away, if someone has the intention of harming you, use it to stab that person's heart, don't be merciful!"

Cen Xijun stretched out his hand and grabbed Yu Chen's right hand holding the dagger, and Yu Chen was a little painful with his strength. Cen Ximi's face was cold, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of anger, like this, Yu Chen couldn't help but redden. He knew that Cen Xiyu was afraid, afraid that he would be bullied and lose his life.

Everyone knows that the current imperial court and Japan are on the same footing, and over the years, there have been wars of all sizes, and although they are going to study, it is not possible to ensure that someone deliberately kills them.

Yu Chen grew up with Cen Xijun since he was a child, and he rarely saw him so excited. Although Cen Xijun is a few months younger than him, he is as calm as his eldest brother, every time he gets into trouble, Cen Xijun cleans up the mess for him, but now that he is gone, he doesn't know when he will be able to see this Cen Xijun who maintains himself everywhere.

"Ah, take care, I'm leaving."

The boatman over there was already urging, Yu Chen wiped his tears, hid the dagger in his sleeve pocket, stepped forward and hugged Cen Ximi, and after saying goodbye solemnly, he turned around and got on the boat, not looking on the deck like others, but went directly into the cabin, and did not look at Cen Xijun again.

Cen Xijun stood on the pier, and did not turn around and walk back until the shadow of the big ship completely disappeared into the river.

He never thought that he and Yu Chen would have such a parting. The brother who has been with him for twenty years left like this, and went to another land that he didn't know, Cen Xi's family was born for the first time, and he wanted to ignore the urge to leave a person, maybe he should also be as coquettish as Yu Chen used to be, although he was embarrassed, wouldn't it be useful? After all, as long as he used this trick, he never refused his unreasonable request......