Chapter 8: The Mansion of the Marquis of Qingyuan
The Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is located in Changting Street in the east of the inner city, which was originally the residence of Hu Zhengkang, the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and was later sold to the Marquis of Qingyuan and became the Mansion of the Marquis of Qingyuan. The founding prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty is hereditary, and the ancestral training of the Marquis of Qingyuan can be passed on or not, that is to say, as long as it is the next generation of the family, the pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty, can be outstanding, even if it is a side branch, it can also inherit the Marquis of Qingyuan.
Chen Dehuai, Marquis of Qingyuan, is the seventh generation Marquis of Qingyuan, and he is the successor to the title of his uncle Chen Guangwu. The genealogy of Qingyuan Mansion is two crosses; "Qingyuan inherits Guang, Deqin is able to prosper, Jingzhong obeys the ancestral teachings, and there is a legend from generation to generation. From these two crosses, it can be seen that the first generation of Qingyuan Marquis Chen Rui's smelting family is strict.
In fact, Chen Dehuai is not the most powerful, the fifth generation of Qingyuan Marquis Chen Jiqiao is the great-grandson of Chen Qingdu, the third son of the first generation of Qingyuan Marquis Chen Rui, and he inherits the title every three generations. From the long branch to win the lord quite a cow, open to the third branch for the authentic, this branch has attacked the Qingyuan Marquis three generations. can overwhelm other ethnic branches, Chen Jiqiao is strict with himself by example, strict with his children and grandchildren, strengthens civil and military training, and does not dare to slack off.
Qingyuan Mansion not only strengthens the clan, but also pays attention to network protégés, and the three and four military attaches under the Qingyuan Hou are not counted. This is the root of the prosperity of the Marquis of Qingyuan. The Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is very successful in operating the dart bureau, that is, the protégés and former officials are all over the country and can be taken care of at any time. Chen Dehuai has three sons, the eldest son Chen Qinrui has been weak since he was a child, gave up his official career, concentrated on the family business, and is very famous in the business field in the capital, ranking seventh among the nine sons. The second son Chen Qinyu is a prodigal, and the third son Chen Qinqi is only a five-grade military attaché, the worst thing is that he is not enterprising, he is a quiet military officer in the capital, and enjoys a leisurely and wealthy life, Chen Dehuai can only look at the ocean and sigh helplessly.
Only the eighth generation of the clan's nephew Chen Qinqiang, Yan Yu has been beating at the border, and has repeatedly made war exploits after killing, and is now serving as the commander of Shaanxi Shi Zheng Sanpin, among the next generation who can carry the family's great responsibility, only the nephew Chen Qinqiang is the best one. Chen Dehuai has been strong all his life, but his son is not successful, which is a big regret that cannot be erased in his heart.
After returning from the Yunyang Hou Grassland, Chen Dingxian came to the Qingyuan Hou Mansion, and Chen Dehuai saw him in the study. As soon as Chen Dingxian came in, he bowed and saluted: "Grandpa!", Chen Dingxian, the first generation of the fixed word, is the most promising, and is naturally treated by Chen Dehuai.
Chen Dehuai sat in front of the bookcase and pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit down!".
The majesty of the Marquis of Qingyuan made Chen Dingxian a little restrained, and he suppressed it, "I'm standing well!".
He still knows Chen Dingxian very well, knows that he is a diligent junior, and he is not reluctant, "The game with the Marquis of Yunyang lost badly, right?", in fact, he already knew the result, since Chen Dingxian was embarrassed, he could only speak by himself.
Chen Dingxian nodded slightly, and replied ashamedly, "Shame on grandpa's expectations, grandson has embarrassed you.".
There is no blame for the results, which have long been known, and young people need encouragement, "You are not to blame!" Hou Shizi of Yunyang has been practicing bowing since he was a child, and he deliberately formed a team to run in for a long time, how long have you been, how can you be an opponent?".
Seeing that he didn't blame himself, Chen Dingxian couldn't help but feel aggrieved, "I thought there was still a fight, but I never thought I would lose too badly!".
Seeing that he was still annoyed by this, he gave him a reassurance, "Your Uncle Qiang has a powerful man, I just visited him today, I told him to go to the practice ground on a cloudy day, you guys hurry up.".
Chen Dingxian heard that it was the person recommended by his uncle Chen Qinqiang, and immediately showed joy, Chen Qinqiang is also a master of bowing, and the other three families had no temper when they formed a team to fight, and the person introduced by Uncle Qiang must be a talent, and he suddenly felt strange, "Why didn't he enter Beijing earlier?".
Chen Dehuai explained unhurriedly, "This person has a family to take care of, and recently he can't get away from military affairs, so he can only leave the capital after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Xuanfu is unstable!".
"The person recommended by Uncle Qiang must be right, the Qingyuan team finally has a chance to turn over!", Chen Dingxian said happily, but Chen Dehuai was not so excited, and seemed to be worried.
After being silent for a while, Chen Dehuai hesitated a little, "Your Uncle Qiang said that this person will definitely come out on top as the team leader, but he doesn't know the situation in the capital, but it's a pity that the time is in a hurry, and the loss is not ugly.", he still frowned between words.
Chen Dingxian was unmoved, if he saw the dawn, his confidence doubled, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up. Clenched his right fist and became interested, "As long as you can let Lan Tingshu know that we are not easy to mess with!".
Chen Dehuai thought about it more long-term, but he was still worried, "It's best not to touch the Yunyang Hou Mansion in the lottery, I will be satisfied if I can compete with the Yunyang Hou Mansion for the championship.", there is no tenacity in his eyebrows at all, so that time is gone.
Chen Dingxian didn't want Chen Dehuai to look down on himself, it was the opportunity to perform, even if he lost, he couldn't lose, "We will train harder and won't let grandpa down!".
As long as the children and grandchildren are angry, winning or losing for a while is nothing, and they can't be discouraged, so they quickly smiled and encouraged: "Okay!" The Marquis of Qingyuan is going for the jackpot!".
Chen Dingxian had Chen Dehuai's motivation to see that he was in a good mood, and he also had a smile on his face. Chen Dehuai stepped forward and patted Chen Dingxian on the shoulder, "This person must be a capable person, you practice diligently under his guidance and win glory for the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion!".
"Yes!", Chen Dingxian's voice was very loud.
"I haven't seen your mother for a long time, she's okay?", you can't just ask others to do things, you also have to care about your family.
"Very good! She asked me to train hard and not to live up to the expectations of the Hou Ye.", Chen Dingxian did not forget to say that his mother was virtuous.
Chen Dehuai nodded frequently, "I'll take time to see her!", and patted Chen Dingxian's shoulder again as he spoke.
Returning to his seat and sitting down, he didn't want to delay his time any longer, and said euphemistically: "I didn't let you take a sip of tea, and my family forgot about it, why don't you have a cup of tea and leave?", everyone can tell that it's time to leave.
Chen Dingxian's trip was not for a cup of tea, and when he saw that Chen Dehuai had given an eviction order, he hurriedly excused himself and said, "I'm not thirsty!" Grandson farewell!", after saying the salute, Chen Dehuai lowered his head and didn't say anything.
got up to leave, and just arrived at the door, suddenly Chen Dehuai shouted: "That's right! There are good supplements in the house, you go to the housekeeper and bring a few boxes to your mother.".
Chen Ding turned around and listened, very disappointed in his heart, but still showed it, and responded: "I'll go now!", turned around and left.
I thought that the gift and nutrition products given by Chen Dehuai should have been prepared a long time ago, but now I go to ask for it, it seems that my portion is not enough, and I can't help but be a little frustrated. I contributed to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion this time, I thought I would be treated differently, but I never thought it would be like this.
Chen Dingxian didn't want these gifts, so he went straight to the gate of the mansion, but after thinking about it, he went back empty-handed, his mother wouldn't mind, but what would the snobbery in the family think, and his mother still hoped that he could get ahead. After thinking about it, he turned around and went to find the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion.
The housekeeper of the Hou Mansion is a clansman of Chen Dehuai's five suits, according to the genealogy or the Qin character generation, and is Chen Dingxian's uncle. Steward Chen is busy in the big living room, and there are many things to arrange in the Nuo Hou Mansion. Chen Ding stepped forward and saluted first, "Uncle Jin, Master Hou said that there is a gift for me to bring back.".
The housekeeper suddenly woke up and patted his head, "Master Hou said, let me send it to the study, you see that I have forgotten this busy work, or I will bring it to you personally.", his feet still stood without moving while speaking, and he was still telling the servants to work.
Qingyuan Hou Chen Dehuai's attitude affected the rest of the Hou Mansion, and he would not be treated by Steward Chen, otherwise he would have taken everything to get it, and he wouldn't even look at himself. Chen Dingxian was very interested, "Don't dare! I'll go with Uncle Jin."
Chen Qinjin didn't keep silent, he still stayed for a while, and when the arrangements were made, he didn't say hello, he raised his feet and walked forward, Chen Dingxian had to follow. When he arrived at a room with gifts, the room was full of good things, mostly pastries and supplements, Chen Qinjin first took a box of supplements to him, but when he saw that there were still extra pastries, he reluctantly said: "You take two more boxes of pastries, good things come in pairs, I wish my nephew Jinbang High School!".
Although Chen Dingxian didn't have a taste in his heart, he didn't show it, and responded respectfully, "Thank you Uncle Shi!", after taking the two boxes of pastries, he saluted again, "Uncle Shi, you are busy, nephew farewell!", after speaking, he walked out of the room towards the gate of the Hou Mansion.
Chen Qinjin did not send it off, but counted the items and left by him alone.
On the way home, Chen Dingxian was in a trance, but he knew that these three boxes of gifts were not just a reward, they represented the importance that Qingyuan Hou Chen Dehuai attached to him, and it was a symbol of face in front of outsiders.